Loyola Magazine Spring 2010

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LOYOLAPutting First-YearStudents on thePath to Success

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LOYOLAUN I V E R S I T YNEW ORLEANSM A G A Z I N ESPRING 2010 • VOL.20 • NO.1 • WWW.LOYNO.EDU

COVER FOCUS16 Putting First-Year Students on the

Path to Success

FEATURES22 Jesuit Values in Action

26 Bringing Alumni Back to the Pack

32 Thinking Critically, Acting Justly

36 Loyola in Print

DEPARTMENTS06 On the Avenue

06 News12 Students14 Athletics

38 Tracking the Pack

40 Wolftracks43 Wolf Pups49 Calendar of Events50 Memorials

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With prayers and best wishes,

Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., President

From the PresidentLast fall, I reminded everyone that we accomplished a great deal in 2009.

Now, the work for the present, and into the future, is the implementationof Loyola 2012, the university’s strategic plan. In time, as we move throughimplementation, we will evaluate our achievements, and that evaluativeprocess will give us the substance for a new cycle of planning and imple-mentation. Loyola must be a place that is always involved in a cycle of plan-ning, implementation, evaluation, and planning.

Loyola 2012 allows us to strengthen our undergraduate admissions bybuilding a strong demand for a Loyola education. The goal of our work isnot to only have a great year this year or next, but continue to growdemand over the long term. The more we can build the demand for aLoyola education, the better we will be able to realize the goals of our plan.

Our fall to spring retention rate was 96 percent for first-year students.This is a three-percent increase from 93 percent from last year. There havebeen many retention initiatives that have contributed to this success,

including a fuller selection of First-Year Seminars, expanded learning communities, and the countlesshours of support offered by members of our faculty and staff. Nevertheless, we have room for improvement,and we will continue to expand our retention initiatives.

ILIVE, a relatively new program at Loyola, is shaping our students’ way of interacting with the worldby focusing on specific, individualized strengths. The pilot program features Gallup’s StrengthsFinderassessment, and focusing on strength-based development is the fundamental core of The Ignatius ofLoyola Institute for Values Education, or ILIVE. ILIVE gives undergraduate students ways in which tolearn and live the values of Loyola, enhance their academic commitments, and transition into lives ofservice to others.

Loyola 2012 also involves implementation of the Master Plan for facilities, which will take place overa number of years. The plan was developed with the Kell Muñoz firm under the leadership of Loyola alum-nus and former Board of Trustees Member Henry Muñoz. The first phase involves the renovation ofThomas Hall, a project that has already begun, which will provide prospective students and current stu-dents with a convenient one-stop shop including convenient access to Undergraduate Admissions,Financial Aid, the Bursar, Student Records, and Student Finance. With the Thomas Hall project, as withother future projects, we will work to attain certification under The Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.

The first phase also involves a two-floor addition to the West Road Parking Garage, improvements tothe campus infrastructure serving Monroe Hall, and improvements to the main campus central plant.

The second phase of the Master Plan will include a new student center and residence hall, as well asthe start of a multi-phase renovation to Monroe Hall. Planning on these projects is currently underway.

Having celebrated our accomplishments in 2009, we must continue to come together as we work torealize the dreams of our future articulated in Loyola 2012. As we know, the road ahead will not be easyfor the city or us. But it is, I believe, worth staying the course to build a renewed university and a renewedcity. The work ahead involves risks, but they are, I believe, risks worth taking.

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The families and friends of Loyola students came tocampus for Family Weekend, October 2 – 4, to see forthemselves what makes Loyola so unique. Eventsincluded attending classes with students, a bus tour ofNew Orleans, a Mass and discussion with UniversityPresident Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., a wine and cheesereception, a performance by the Loyola SymphonyOrchestra, and a Jazz Brunch.

Parents flock to campus forFamily Weekend

Loyola celebrated the 20th anniversary of thewomen’s studies minor on October 8. Professor EmeritaNancy Fix Anderson, Ph.D., presented her paper,“Women at Loyola: A History,” followed by a receptionin the Diboll Gallery.

The minor is an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinaryprogram that seeks to provide students and the universitycommunity with educational frameworks and strategiesfor intellectual and personal growth, positive social

Women’s Studies 20th Anniversary Celebrationchange, and political awareness that informs activeparticipation in public affairs. It prepares students togain an awareness of women’s issues, and to understandhow social constructions of gender and sexuality affectand have shaped daily experience, broader socialstructures, institutions, social relations, and cultural andaesthetic production. By its very definition, attention togender necessitates an approach that examines genderacross race, class, sexuality, age, and nationality.

Dr. Nancy Fix Anderson presented “Women at Loyola: A History.”

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The Loyola Department of Theatre Arts and Dancejoined playwright Moisés Kaufman and the TectonicTheater Project for The Laramie Project: Ten YearsLater, a global follow-up of the powerful play andmovie, The Laramie Project, on October 12. The epiloguefocused on the long-term effects of the hate murder ofMatthew Shepard, who was brutally killed in Laramie,Wyo., in 1998. The depravity of his murder galvanizedactivists in a call to eradicate anti-gay violence andhate crimes.

Loyola’s production reunited its original 2008 cast ofThe Laramie Project. The play, written by members of theTectonic Theater Project and playwright MoisésKaufman, was directed by Loyola theatre arts professorC. Patrick Gendusa.

The Jesuit Center and the Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) presented Loyola Week, a series ofevents, activities, and exhibits to celebrate the Jesuitheritage of Loyola University New Orleans, November1 – 7. Loyola Week was established for the larger Loyolacommunity to rediscover and explore the Jesuit heritageof the university, its history, founders, identity, andmission. As a Jesuit educational institution, theuniversity’s principles are based on the more than450-year-old teaching foundations of Ignatius of Loyola,the founder of the Jesuits.

Activities included: an outdoor Mass; an outdoorscreening of The Exorcist; Katrina’s Internally DisplacedPeople—The Status and the Stories panel discussion;Migration in the South lecture; Dress it Up: Dinnerwith the Jesuits; Jesuits at Work: The Blending of Jesuit

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The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later comes to campus

Jesuit heritage celebrated during Loyola Week

Callings and Professions panel discussion; The Battle ofPamplona: Flag Football without the FootballTournament; Carnivale: Interfaith/Intercultural Bazaar;and Wolves on the Prowl: Tenth Annual NationalCommunity Service Day.

Loyola joined more than 100 other theaters in theU.S., Canada, Great Britain, Spain, China, andAustralia in performing the play on October 12, theanniversary of Shepard’s death, in an effort to raiseawareness about hate crimes. The main productiontook place in New York, N.Y., at Lincoln Center’sAlice Tully Hall.

The epilogue explored how Shepard’s murdertransformed the town of Laramie and how his murdercontinues to reverberate through the community. Theplay included new interviews with Shepard’s motherand his murderer, Aaron McKinney, who is currentlyserving two consecutive life terms in prison. The writersalso conducted follow-up interviews with Laramieresidents who were a part of the original play.

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U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) presented“The Fed and Foreign Policy” at Loyola on September 2.Paul was invited to speak at Loyola by the College ofBusiness Economics Club.

Paul, a Republican who represents the 14thCongressional District in Texas, ran unsuccessfully forU.S. president in 2008. Although he didn’t win thepresidency, Paul gained millions of supporters whowere drawn to his philosophy of limited governmentand a free economy. Most recently, Paul challengedU.S. economic policy, criticizing the “Cash forClunkers” program and challenging the FederalReserve System to an audit.

On behalf of the LoyolaInstitute for Ministry(LIM), Catherine Zeph,Ed.D., LIM faculty coordi-nator for instructionaldesign and assistant profes-sor of religion and educa-tion, traveled to theArchdiocese of Benin City,Nigeria, to conduct the firstever LIM facilitator trainingin Africa, July 13 – 17, 2009.Beforehand, a former princi-pal’s home on theImmaculate ConceptionCollege campus was reno-vated for the sole purpose ofLoyola classes. The buildingwas painted to replicate themaroon and gold of Loyola,and the group posted a bigLoyola University NewOrleans sign and three flag-poles, one each for theNigerian, Vatican, and soon to come, Loyola flags.

Zeph trained 12 facilitators, all of whom usedlaptop computers to read their materials, and theystarted new learning groups this past winter. Tom

LIM expands into Africa

Ryan, Ph.D., LIM director, traveled to Benin City inMay 2009 to meet with their archbishop and to sign theagreements between the Archdiocese of Benin City andLoyola University New Orleans.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul speaksat Loyola

U.S. Representative Ron Paul

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More than 130 distinguished guests comprised ofalumni, friends, faculty, and students gathered onOctober 14 at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans,La., to honor Loyola’s devoted scholarship donors.

Scholarships make Loyola accessible to all, and theyreward hard work and academic excellence. Eighty-fourpercent of Loyola students receive some form of finan-cial aid, and nearly one-third—nearly twice the nation-al average—of our undergraduate students are first intheir families to attend college.

Although many of our endowed scholarships werenot awarded this year due to broad declines in the financialmarkets, Loyola is thankful to our generous benefactors fortheir generosity to our deserving students. Loyola is

Scholarship donors honored for generous support

Loyola was among 26 Louisiana colleges anduniversities to receive a collective $160,000 in matchingfunds from the State of Louisiana through the 2008 –2009 Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund.The funds established two endowed professorships in theCollege of Law and first generation undergraduatescholarships in both the College of Business and theCollege of Music and Fine Arts.

With $40,000 distributed to each fund, the Hon.Herbert W. Christenberry Professorship, the JackNelson Distinguished Professorship, the Thomas andCatherine Kloor Endowed Scholarship for FirstGeneration Students, and the RosaMary FoundationFirst Generation Scholarship in Music and Fine Arts are

Loyola receives $160,000 from the State of Louisiana Board of Regentsnow fully endowed at $100,000 each due to generoussupport from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Christenberry,J.D. ’57, Stuart Smith, J.D. ’86 Thomas ’52 and KittyKloor, and the RosaMary Foundation.

The permanently endowed professorship funds willultimately provide the selected faculty member toenhance teaching, research, and scholarly activities,while the first generation scholarship will benefit aneligible student or students with a scholarship alongwith at least 10 hours of campus employment. This isLoyola’s first time to receive the matching scholarshipfunds since the First Generation UndergraduateScholarship was announced by the Board of Regentson August 1, 2007.

especially grateful to those endowment donors whomade additional scholarship gifts in support of ourdeserving students.

Tonja Howard, Lauren Courville, Stephen Barbas, J.D ’79, Dr. Judith Hunt, Dr. Behrooz Moazami

Shannon del Corral ’98, Floyd del Corral ’51, and Nancy Brennan

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The Loyola College of Social Scienceslaunched the Center for the Study of New Orleans(CSNO) on August 10. The center, headed by Schoolof Mass Communication professor Leslie Parr, Ph.D., isa cross-disciplinary resource hub that promotes researchand reflection on the history, politics, culture, andenvironment of New Orleans, La.

The center held four public events during the 2009 – 10academic year. The programs explored New Orleans’unique culture by drawing on the expertise of nationallyknown New Orleans scholars. The center also plans tooffer a Loyola minor in the study of New Orleans wherebystudents complete courses across the Loyola curriculumthat support the CSNO’s mission.

The events included: An Evening of Jazz andHistory, readings by renowned Up from the Cradle ofJazz author Jason Berry, accompanied by performanceswith a band led by Dr. Michael White with vocalistJohn Boutté; What is New Orleans?, a discussion onthe people, culture, and geography of New Orleans,with Susan Saulny, New Orleans native and writer for

Loyola launches Center for the Study of New Orleans The New York Times, Larry Powell, professor of history atTulane University, and Richard Campanella,geographer and author of Bienville’s Dilemma: AHistorical Geography of New Orleans; and New Orleansin the ’60s: A Time of Change, a panel discussion onthe turbulent era of segregation, integration, and emergingidentity groups, with Alecia Long, a history professor atLouisiana State University and author of The GreatSouthern Babylon: Sex, Race, and Respectability in NewOrleans, 1865 – 1920, Rafael Cassimere, University ofNew Orleans history professor, emeritus, and KentGermany, who teaches history at University ofSouth Carolina.

The final event will be Taken Against Their Will:Kidnappers, Detectives, and Slaves on March 23.Historians Mike Ross, University of Maryland, andAdam Rothman, Georgetown University, will weave atale of intrigue as they discuss two infamous 19th-centuryLouisiana kidnapping cases.

For more information on the CSNO, visitwww.loyno.edu/studyneworleans

An Evening of Jazz and History was the first event hosted by the Center for the Study of New Orleans.

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Since the initial enrollment of nursing students atLoyola in 1979, the School of Nursing has mountedinnovative programs in nursing, keeping pace withdramatic changes in nursing education. That traditionof excellence continues with the transition of itscurriculum for nurse practitioners from the master’slevel to the doctoral level. Loyola is the first universityin Louisiana and among the first 90 in the country tooffer the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)Degree Program.

In May 2009, Loyola’s Board of Trustees unanimouslyapproved the addition of the D.N.P. Degree Programto the curriculum for the School of Nursing, which ishoused within the College of Social Sciences. Theschool will enroll its first cohort of 25 post-master’sdegree students this spring. The program will admitnurses who hold a master’s degree as a family/adult,women’s health, pediatric, or gerontology nursepractitioner. The program will be delivered exclusively

School of Nursing offers La.’s first Doctor of Nursing Practice Programonline to meet the enrollment demands of nursesnationally, regionally, and locally.

Rapid growth in the complexity of health caredelivery requires nurses to be prepared with the highestlevel of scientific knowledge and practice expertise toassure the health of the public. Graduate nursingeducation has responded by instituting the D.N.P.degree, joining other health professions offering thepractice doctorate. The D.N.P. is similar in stature toterminal practice degrees in medicine, pharmacy,physical therapy, and audiology.

Loyola continues to produce highly skilled nurses withadvanced degrees. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary,the School of Nursing annually enrolls more than 650students. It has graduated nearly 1,200 registered nurseswith baccalaureate degrees and more than 500 advancednursing practice providers with master’s degrees.

For more information, visitwww.css.loyno.edu/nursing

The School of Nursing celebrated 30 years of educating students.

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Loyola student Mia Borders andher Funk-Rock & Soul band have

been touring New Orleans, La., in support of theirnew release, “Southern Fried Soul,” under thesinger-songwriter’s own independent label, BlaxicanRecords. The 11-song collection is the band’s sec-ond effort together, following their 2007debut, “the ep.”

Produced by Borders and hitmaker WilliamJ. Smith in Nashville, Tenn., the album featuresall original songs, written by rhythm guitaristBorders and composed with her band—PabloGonzalez (bass), Nick Hingel (drums), and KyleSclafani (lead guitar). Also featured on the albumare Nashville piano pro Jim Wilson and New Yorksax player Cyrus McGoldrick.

Hailed as “New Orleans’ hottest buzz band” byWhere Y’at magazine, and named one of “97 QuirkyNew Orleans Discoveries” by New OrleansMagazine, Borders has left a lasting impression on

Student Mia Borders releases debut album for own labelher hometown’s local music scene. Her official website(www.miaborders.com) features not only full-length audioand video clips from the album, but also exclusive remixes,acoustic renditions, and liveperformances.

Mia Borders (second from left) with her band, Funk-Rock & Soul

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The College of Law’s Trial Advocacy Team wonfirst place at the Quinnipiac University CriminalJustice Trial Advocacy Competition held October30–November 1, in New Haven, Conn. By winningthis competition, Loyola received an automaticinvitation to the American Bar AssociationNational Criminal Justice Trial AdvocacyCompetition in Chicago in March 2010.

Loyola’s team was made up of students NiaWeeks, Karina Perez, Ryan Higgins, and DanteButler, who also received an award for conductingthe best cross examination during the preliminarytrials. The team is advised by Blaine LeCesne, associateprofessor in the College of Law, and coached by BillSommers, ’72, J.D. ’75, an adjunct faculty memberwho works with the Trial Advocacy Program.

Loyola’s team participated in four trials whichinvolved a multiple-count indictment for murderand included numerous evidentiary issues as well asconstitutional law questions. Loyola won the finalround against Fordham University School of Law.The Loyola team’s trials were judged by a variety ofstate and federal judges.

The competition was sponsored by QunnipiacUniversity School of Law and the Criminal JusticeSection of the American Bar Association. Participatingschools at this national competition includedGeorgetown University Law Center, The GeorgeWashington University School of Law, CreightonUniversity School of Law, University of Denver SturmCollege of Law, Georgia State College of Law, andQuinnipiac University School of Law.

Trial Advocacy Team winsnational competition

The New Orleans City Council gaveproclamations to political science studentsAlexandra Hoover, Julie Sisson, andDavid Zoller for their work on a policybrief titled “Customer Service in New Orleans,Louisiana.”

Mass communication student KevinZansler, photo editor for The Maroon, wasone of three journalism students at areacolleges chosen in a competitive applicationprocess to receive a New Orleans PressClub scholarship.

Mass communication student LourdesFulton received the Nia RobertsonMemorial Scholarship at the annual PublicRelations Society of America New Orleanschapter awards banquet. Also, 2009 graduatesJanine Sheedy, Sarah Mackota, AshleySutton, and Vicki Voelker and currentsenior Heather Miranne were awarded theSilver Anvil Award in the externalrelations/nonprofit public relationscampaign category.

The College of Law’s Moot Court Team,which consisted of law students MeganPeterson, Tyler Rench, and coach KellyStein, placed second overall in the JohnMarshall Law School International MootCourt Competition in InformationTechnology and Privacy Law. The teamwas also awarded best petitioner’s brief,which will be published in The JohnMarshall Journal of Computer andInformation Law.

Overcoming Katrina: African AmericanVoices from the Crescent City and Beyond,co-authored by first-year law studentD’Ann Penner and Keith C. Ferdinand,M.D., received the 2009 CongressionalBlack Caucus Health BraintrustLeadership in Journalism Award from theCongressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Student Successes

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The Loyola University NewOrleans women’s t enn i s t eam

returned to campus this spring, led by head coachZubin Engineer.

The 2010 squad showcases an extremely youngteam, with all but one player being an underclassman.The only member with collegiate experience isjunior Claire Landry (Lafayette, La.). Engineer gotthe ball rolling in September, bringing Landry onboard as the first member of the recently establishedprogram.

Landry joins Loyola after playing two years atNCAA-I Lipscomb University. She played singlesand doubles for the Lady Bison and will do so forthe Wolfpack, taking the #1 spot in both. In highschool, Landry won two Louisiana state titles indoubles.

The sophomore class consists of four members inKatherine Beargie (Pensacola, Fla.), RachelCrump (St. Louis, Mo.), Frances Sweeney (MexicoCity, Mexico), and Elizabeth Wallace. Beargielettered two years in high school at PensacolaCatholic under head coach Geoff Watts. Crump,out of St. Joseph’s Academy, was a member of thetennis team that won four straight Missouri statetitles. Beargie and Crump will team up to play #2doubles for the Pack. Sweeney, who played doubles

Women’s tennis returnsin the ASOMEX Tournament while in high school,will team up with Landry for #1 doubles. Sweeny isalso battling for #2 singles.

Three freshmen, Frances Bonnin (PoncePuerto, Rico), Hannah Neal (Portland, Ore.), andMaggie Copeland round out the team for Engineer.Although Bonnin’s high school did not have a tennisteam, she played recreationally and is looking toplay #4 singles. Neal, who lettered all four years atSunset High, where she played doubles, is alsofighting for #2 singles and will team up withBonnin for #3 doubles.

Loyola started their 2010 campaign with a homematch on Jan. 31. The Wolfpack was tested earlywith two of their first three matches against Xavier(La.). The Gold Nuggets have been the class of theGCAC, winning six of the last eight titles.

After a double-header on Feb. 13 at homeagainst Tougaloo and Belhaven, Loyola headed outon the road for four straight GCAC matches, finishingup on March 13 at William Carey. Loyola hostsanother GCAC double-header on March 20 beforeheading to Thibodaux on March 26 to take onNicholls State.

The Wolfpack wraps up the season on April 18 athome against LSU-Shreveport, before heading intothe GCAC Tournament which starts on April 23.

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For the second consecutive year, the Loyola men’s

basketball team assisted the New Orleans Hornets and

the Louisiana Children’s Museum in launching the

Read to Achieve initiative for the 2009 – 10 season

with the “Run, Read, Leap, Achieve!” literacy event on

October 20. Loyola head coach Michael Giorlando,

along with assistant coach Joey Stiebing and players

Ryan Brock, Darrinton Moncrieffe, and Nick

Tuszynski, all participated.

The event included more than 500 third graders from

the Recovery School District, Jefferson Parish, and St.

Bernard Parish schools. The students spent the morning

learning about the importance of literacy and education

through different stations located inside the museum and

outside in block-party style on Julia Street. They also

enjoyed creative writing sessions hosted by the Louisiana

Department of Education.

Not to be outdone, head coach Kellie Kennedy

and the Loyola women’s basketball team lent a

Wolfpack serving the community

helping hand to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s

Unmask the Cure-Costume for a Cause event on

October 23.

Loyola’s participation fell under the university’s

commitment to the National Association of

Intercollegiate Athletics Champions of Character

program which promotes servant leadership by student

athletes and coaches in the community. Kennedy

served as a judge for the costume contest, while the

Wolfpack players and coaching staff assisted with the

set up and served food to the participants.

Women’s basketball player Trenese Smith was named

one of the Female College Athletes of the Decade by The

Times-Picayune. Smith was fourth in the newspaper’s reader

poll behind winner Seimone Augustus (LSU). Sylvia

Fowles (LSU) was second, and Janell Burse (Tulane) was

third in the poll.

During the 2008 – 09 season, Smith

was named third team NAIA

All-American and second team

All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports

Writers Association. The Gulf Coast

Athletic Conference tapped Smith as

the Player of the Year for the third time

in her career. Smith was honored as the

Allstate Sugar Bowl Outstanding

Female Amateur Athlete for the second

consecutive year.

In 2007 – 08, Smith earned second

team NAIA All-American and first team

LSWA All-Louisiana honors. She also

Trenese Smith listed among The Times-Picayune’s Female College Athletesof the Decade

set the Loyola single-season scoring record with 690 points

and the single game mark with 30 points. She had 10

three-pointers in a game against Dillard to set a GCAC record.

Smith was the GCAC Freshman of the Year in 2006 – 07.

That same year, she was honored as All-American honorable

mention and second team All-Louisiana.

During her career, Loyola has appeared

in the NAIA National Tournament the

last three years. The Wolfpack has won

the GCAC regular season championship

three times and GCAC Tournament Title

twice. Loyola has a 91-32 record for a

winning percentage of .740 with Smith in

the lineup.

This season, the LaPlace, La., native

broke the 2,000 point barrier and is the

leading scorer in Loyola women’s

basketball history. Smith is averaging

17.6 points per game which is 24th in

the NAIA in scoring.

Photo by Layne Murdoch, N

BA Photos

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Whether they are 2,000 miles or 15 minutes away from home, for first-year students, collegecan be both the most exciting and the most frightening time of their lives. Standing on the cuspof adulthood, they eagerly embrace their first taste of freedom, yet the daunting responsibility ofchoosing their future path in life is a serious concern. And though in the past, students weremostly thrown into the collegiate experience headfirst with a “sink or swim” mentality,universities have changed their approach to students’ first year on campus.

Putting First-Year Students on the Path to SuccessBy Ray Willhoft ’00

Class of 2013

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The Office of Enrollment Management is the first contactfrom Loyola that students receive. But getting the students toenroll is only half of the challenge. The staff also plays a majorrole in ensuring the first-year students stay at Loyola uponarriving, with the Enrollment Management counselorsmaintaining their relationships with the students andperiodically checking in on them.And since students today have a wide array of colleges to choose

from, it is more important than ever to make sure their collegiateexperience meets or exceeds their expectations. “We want to recruitstudents to graduate,” says Liberto, “and we’re here for students to besuccessful. The first weeks on campus are crucial for new students, sowe work closely with the other offices on campus to develop apersonal relationship with the students.” Liberto also maintains hisown blog, titled “Salutations,” on the Loyola website.That collaborative philosophy has driven the university to

refocus its retention efforts, even including retention as a majorcomponent of Loyola 2012, the university’s overall strategic plan. Liberto also has created a new position within Enrollment

Management. The Rev. Jim Caime, S.J., who has worked atLoyola since 2002, is the university’s new retention coordinator,and his focus is helping first-year students continue at Loyolato their sophomore year. “My job is to make students feel connect-

The First-Year Student Approach: Then and NowAttending college in the past, particularly

in the 1950s and ’60s, was often like goingthrough boot camp. In many cases,introductory courses were designed to weedout students who were not prepared for therigorous work of higher education. In fact,according to Vice President for EnrollmentManagement and Associate Provost SalLiberto, it was not uncommon on the first

day of class to hear the professor say, “Look to the person onyour left and look to the person on your right; one of themwill not be here next year.”But times change, and today Loyola University New Orleans

takes a different approach to first-year students, encouraging theirsuccess rather than intimidating them about failure. Recognizingthat the transition from high school to college isn’t easy, severaluniversity offices have come together to make students’ first year ofcollegiate life smoother than that of their predecessors. And thoughstudents are still presented with an academically-challengingcurriculum, both the faculty and staff are dedicated to helping themachieve success.Loyola now offers a First-Year Experience Program that

integrates students academically and socially into the Loyolalearning environment. The experience has enhanced studentengagement and achievement and features a number of programsand events that help students make connections between themesof the programs and Loyola’s mission of educating students to bemen and women for others.

The Journey Begins

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Welcome to Life on Campus

ed to the university and to one another,” explainsCaime. “The more students get invested in the

Loyola community, themore vibrant the cam-pus becomes, and themore students want tostay.” First-year studentsoften feel overwhelmed,so Caime’s goal is tomake sure they under-stand that the universitycares about them andwants them to do well.Since 28 percent of

first-year students arethe first in their familiesto attend college, Caimealso works closely withparents, as they aregoing through a transi-tion process as well.

O f c o u r s e , t h e O f f i c e o f E n r o l lm en tManagement is not the only office making the firstyear of college easier for students and parents.

Dovetailing with the work of the Office ofEnrollment Management, the Office of StudentAffairs, which includes Co-Curricular Programs,Residential Life, and the Danna Student Center,introduces first-year students to life on campus.“For the Office of Student Affairs, ourbusiness has always been about studentsuccess,” explains Vice President forStudent Affairs and Associate ProvostCissy Petty, Ph.D.That first step towards success begins

before classes even start by familiarizingnew students with the university. DuringNew Student Orientation, Student Affairsconducts optional Loyola Lagniappesummer sessions—two-day introductoryprograms wherein students and parentsmake new friends, attend importanteducational resource sessions to learn aboutacademic expectations, receive academicadvising, and register for courses.

Next comes Wolfpack Welcome, a three-day pro-gram held immediately before classes begin. Thisprogram, which all new students attend, is filledwith events, workshops, and activities that helpthem become acclimated to Loyola and the city ofNew Orleans. Themes of diversity, healthy choices,safety, and academic success tips are addressed, as wellas fun and exciting activities including the traditionalfirst-year class photo in the Marquette horseshoe, allleading up to the first day of classes. There also isparent programming to help parents acclimate to theinstitution and city as well.By the time all of the orientation activities are

finished, students are comfortable with the campusand New Orleans and are ready to begin the fallsemester. But throughout the entire academic year,there is no shortage of things to do on campus.With more than 100 student organizations span-ning the academic and social spectrum, as well asnumerous events sponsored by the UniversityPlanning Board (UPB), first-year students canfind the right fit for themselves on campus andhave a true collegiate experience.“I never imagined that I would be so involved as

a freshman,” says first-year student LindseyMartin. “It is amazing to me how many resourcesthere are to find activities that are perfect for you.There are so many opportunities here to beinvolved in the best organization possible for you,and if you can't find it, then you can organize itand start it yourself.”

“Orientation andFirst-Year Seminars arethe programs that havehelped ease my transitionto college life. Duringthese programs, I metother students in mymajor, and I have alsomet students that havesimilar interests to theones I have.”

—Andrea Aleman,First-Year Student

First-year students got a taste of school spirit during the Wolfpack Welcome picnic.

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Ensuring Success in the Classroom

Encouraging Success Outsideof the Classroom

College classes are very different from highschool classes, so it’s important for first-yearstudents to understand what is expected of them.Loyola’s Common Curriculum introducesstudents to the rigors of college work from thefirst day of classes.

And First-Year Seminars, which all first-yearstudents take, reinforce this rigor and give studentsa chance to synthesize what they’re learning inother courses. The seminars are small courses thatexamine a single topic from the perspectives of sev-eral disciplines. Taught by leading teacher-schol-ars, they provide unique classroom experiences, aswell as co-curricular events, field trips, dinners,films, and other social gatherings. (See page 32.)

The First-Year Seminars are the anchor ofLoyola’s First-Year Experience Program. Themost successful First-Year Experienceprog rams na t ionwide combinechallenging academic seminars withpower fu l l ea rn ing communi tyexperiences outside the classroom toreinforce and enrich the learning theyoffer students. Loyola’s program doesexactly that: it is based on a partnershipbetween first-year students’ faculty andStudent Affairs professionals whocollaborate on reflection activities,special events, and field trips for thestudents.

“We are a Jesuit university, we focuson educating the whole student,” notes

Director of the Career Development Center RobertaKaskel. “By partnering with faculty, we provide ourstudents with tools for academic success andencourage them to achieve personal success.”

One of the ways this is done is through theResidential Learning Communities (RLCs),which place students together in a living environ-ment by interest or major with the goal of encour-aging personal and academic growth and fosteringrelationships. Currently, there are seven RLCs:Cardoner Fellows, Faith/Justice, Honors,International Experience, Psychology, Wellness,and Writing and Literature. Located in BuddigHall, most RLCs consist of 20 students, and theyhave been met with high praise.

“Students enjoy living with other students likethemselves, who share com-mon values and interests,” saysAssistant Director forResidential Life ReaganSidney. “They might spend 12hours a week in class focusingon academics, so we try to findways to engage their minds therest of the time.”

The students seem to agree.“Of everything that I have

experienced here at Loyola, the thing that I ammost thankful for is the Cardoner LeadershipProgram” notes Martin. “We all live on the 10thfloor of Buddig and take the Rebuilding NewOrleans seminar. Within the first c o u p l e w e e k s

o f school, the 20 of usbonded immediately.We are constantly incontac t w i th oneanother whether it ish a v i n g l u n c h o rsupper together, or ourreoccurring hallwayhangout t imes . Iwould not feel nearlyas much of a connec-tion here at Loyola ifit wasn’t for thesebeautiful people.”

Student volunteers assisted first-year students during Wolfpack Welcome.

Guest speaker Martha Ward lectured toCreole Crossroads seminar students.

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A Time for Transitionand Reflection

The Parental Connection

Loyola’s Jesuit identity provides the foundation forthe university’s educational philosophy, and theOffice of Mission and Ministry offers manyopportunities within the First-Year ExperienceProgram for spiritual reflection and growth.University Ministry offers the Freshmen TransitionsRetreat, through which first-year students can get offcampus, meet other first-year students, and reflect onthe challenges and opportunities of transitioninginto life at Loyola. Upper-class students, faculty,and staff share their experiences of transition,including the changing relationships with God,friends, and family; decision making and discernment;and involvement in the Loyola and New Orleanscommunities.Each residence hall also has a live-in chaplain for

students to turn to with any problems theymight be experiencing in their lives.

Ultimately, the greatest resource forfirst-year students is their parents, soLoyola maintains a close relationship withparents to ensure that students stay ontrack both personally and academically.There is also an early warning system inplace to notify parents of possible troublewith regard to their son or daughter.Student Affairs staff in particular remain

in contact with parents throughout the aca-demic year and even serve as substitute parents if thesituation calls for it. “Sometimes students need a dif-ferent voice to get them back on the right path,” saysAssistant Vice President for Student Affairs RobertReed. And it certainly helps when that voice comesfrom a person students know and trust. “We have agreat team that loves our students and gets great joyfrom educating them and touching their lives,” notesPetty. “Our students can feel that.”

In addition, Student Affairs hosts the annualFamily Weekend, which invites parents and siblingsto campus and gives them the opportunity to see theirstudent in class and in action. Open to parents of allstudents, parents of first-year students in particular

find the weekend a great way to make sure that theirstudent has adjusted to collegiate life and is doingwell.

One measurement for the success of Loyola’s newapproach to first-year students is retention. If studentsenjoy their first year of college, then they will stay throughgraduation. Through Loyola’s collaborativeapproach to the education of first-year students, theuniversity’s retention rate continues to rise. In 2008 –2009, the university achieved an 80-percent retentionrate for all students.This percentage indicates students’ growing satis-

faction with their first-year experience at Loyola. And itcompares quite favorably to the national average for four-year, private, “selective” master’s institutions which was 80.1percent in 2008–2009 according to the ACT 2008 – 2009data, but the university is dedicated to doing better. “The best

retention initiatives happen on the ground, not in the air,”says Liberto. “Our goal is to reach an 86-percent retentionrate for the university, so there is still much work to be done.”Loyola is dedicated to refining its First-Year Experience

Program by focusing on sophomore retention and addinga more residential aspect to campus life.And since student athletes had a 92-percent retention

rate for 2008 – 2009, special attention also will be placedon examining their strategies for success.“Our student athletes feel an immediate connection to

the university from the moment they are recruited due tothe personal contact they receive,” explains Director ofAthletics and Wellness and Head Men’s BasketballCoach Michael Giorlando, D.D.S. “Our mandatory

Parents received a first-hand view of Loyola during Wolfpack Welcome.

Building on the Past,Moving Toward the Future

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Resources for New StudentsSeveral centers on campus are invaluable resources for first-year students:

The Academic Resource Center offers specialized programs designed to promote academic success. Studentswork closely with academic counselors to develop strategies for time management, note taking, textbook reading,and memorization.

The Career Development Center helps students discover who they are and how that translates into careeropportunities. As students learn about careers and begin their professional journeys, the center strives to help themdiscover personal authenticity and fulfillment in the world of work.

The University Counseling Center provides professional services in the area of psychological counseling. In itswork with students, the center recognizes the developmental nature of student life; therefore, services areeducational and preventative in focus.

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) supports excellence in critical thinking and writing in allundergraduate programs and classes at Loyola. WAC offers a variety of services to help students improve theirwriting and to assist faculty in designing effective writing assignments.

study halls for freshmen, the mentoring studentsreceive from the coaches, and the learning communitywith their teammates all contribute to the success of

our students.”But the university seems

to be on the right track, andperhaps the best measure-ment for success is what thestudents themselves have tosay. “In our most recentresults of the StudentSatisfaction Inventory (fall2009), our students reportedbeing significantly moresatisfied than their counter-

parts at other institutions across the nation,” explainsSenior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs LydiaVoigt, Ph.D.

“My college experience has been amazing, and Ibelieve it will only get better,” says first-year studentAndrea Aleman. “Orientation and First-Year Seminarsare the programs that have helped ease my transition tocollege life. During these programs, I met other students inmy major, and I have also met students that have similarinterests to the ones I have.”

And Aleman isn’t alone. “My college experience hasbeen great,” comments first-year student Carli Marcello. “Iabsolutely love it here, and I am so happy I chose this uni-versity. I love that my professors know me by name and

that they are committed to the students. Without thistrue support from the professors, I think adjustingto the col lege workload would have been muchmore difficult.”

Thanks to the partnership between faculty and staff,all united in their commitment to student success,Loyola’s first-year students today are truly given a well-rounded introduction to collegiate life, paving the wayfor great accomplishments at Loyola and beyond.

“We want to recruitstudents to graduate, andwe’re here for studentsto be successful.”

— Sal Liberto,Vice President forEnrollmentManagement andAssociate Provost

Protest and Pop Music seminar students presented their projectsin class.

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Jesuit Values in ActionLoyola’s Ignacio Volunteers

lend a hand to the people of Belize

By Katie Massimini

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The Central American town of Dangriga, Belize,stretches along the Caribbean coast. It is the culturalcenter of the Garifuna, people of mixed indigenousand African descent, and is the largest town insouthern Belize. Each year, a small group of Loyolastudents—Ignacio Volunteers—travel to Dangriga toserve as teachers and coaches for about 300 localBelizean primary school students at the annualUmadagu Lescuelana summer camp.

“Every year, the kids in town look forward to it,”says the Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J., vice president forMission and Ministry. “Our co-teachers have awelcome party where they perform culturaldrumming and dancing, and we bring things like theCupid Shuffle and Michael Jackson’s Thriller danceto the event.” The interaction is a fun exchange ofcultures for all involved.

The Ignacio Volunteers live in a Dangrigacommunity center for the elderly, called the Helpagebuilding. The center, unused by the community inthe summer, sits right on the Caribbean coast. Thestudents sleep on mats on the floor and eat mealstogether at the center. The weather is hot, theshowers are cold, and the living is simple.

Ignacio Volunteers are paired up with local highschool and junior college students to teach arts and

crafts, reading and writing, and math, as well as coachbasketball, soccer, and volleyball. “At the end of ourtime in Dangriga, we also have a Parents’ Night, andwe get the entire town together to watch thekids perform,” says Dziak.

As Loyola students teach their students andexplore the town, Dziak reminds them that they arethere to be present to everyone they meet. “One ofthe challenges for students is to unplug. No iPod, cellphone, cable TV, Internet. We want our group to bepresent to those in front of us, not living in anyvirtual world.” The goal is for the students to immersethemselves in the experience, and to value theinteractions they have with the students, theirco-teachers, the townspeople, and themselves.

Before they depart for Belize, Ignacio Volunteersspend months preparing for their trip. Studentsinterested in the trip apply during the fall semester,and 12 applicants are chosen by Christmas. Duringthe spring semester, they raise funds ($1,200 each),go on an overnight retreat, practice teaching, andgather supplies.

Dziak and one other staff member, Joe Goddu ’08,a recent Loyola alumnus of the immersion program,also accompany the Ignacio Volunteers. The entireexperience in Belize lasts 23 days.

“The crystal blue waters, the green towering trees, the water dropletscollecting on the spider webs, the roaring waterfall, and the clear blue sky

after a cleansing rain made the experience truly magical. I felt at one with natureand welcomed by its majesty. I believe that God was strongest at this moment.”

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During the firstful l week, thevolunteers exploreBelize, touring rain-forests and Mayanruins and jumping offwaterfalls. They alsomeet many people, including residents of a smallMayan village. The volunteers spend two nightsthere—sleeping on the floor—with no electricity orrunning water. After that, they are off to Dangriga for

two weeks.They endwitha couple of

days on a caye offthe Caribbeancoast, involved infinal reflection andrelaxation.Dziak says, “It’s

important to realizein today’s world that there are people out theremaking a sustenance living. And these people are soloving—our students come back and realize all theyhave, having lived as one with them.”

This Ignacio Volunteer trip, along with the otherLoyola immersion trips, is organized by Dziak andUniversity Ministry staff member Josh Daly through

the Office of Mission and Ministry.Mission and Ministry sponsors theIgnacio Volunteer Immersion Programs,including two in Jamaica, two in Belize,two new domestic trips (a BayouExperience and a New Orleans UrbanPlunge, both to be held during springbreak) and one new trip to El Paso,working with the migrant populationalong the Mexican border.

“Not one day goes by without me rememberingmy kids, my classroom, the Helpage, our beautifuldinners. I can say I became a much more confident

person after this trip; I learned to rely less onmaterial things and let go; trust that it is God

who has the greater plan for me.”—Arlene Imendia

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The UmadaguLescuelana summercamp, now well-known throughoutBelize, was created byDziak in 1990 and hasbeen held 16 timesduring the past 19years. The program isnow in its fourth yearat Loyola.

Dziak started theprogram while he

served as director of immersion programs at BostonCollege. While he was president of St. George’sCollege in Kingston, Jamaica, hecontinued the program, andinvolved college students fromBelize and Jamaica as summer campteachers. “I’ve been to Belize severaltimes. Knew the people, knew thecountry. Belize is English speaking,so that’s the easiest country to do aprogram like this,” he says.

Immersion volunteer work hasalways been in Dziak’s blood,starting with a stint in the PeaceCorps to Korea. “International

immersion has always been important to me. BeforeBoston College, I assisted recent graduates in theJesuit International Volunteers, a kind of a JesuitPeace Corps,” he says. Dziak was the foundingdirector of the program, now called JVI, atGeorgetown in 1983. It is now part of the JesuitVolunteer Corps, an agency that places recentuniversity graduates in service work.

“Immersion programs create a sense of globalawareness and citizenship. It’s a way to help ourstudents to understand the world,” he says. “Studentstake back so much more than they give. They beginto understand that there’s so much you can learn,even—and especially—in an area that seems to us tobe so much poorer than our world.

“Sometimes the changes ourstudents experience are reallyprofound. It ties into what wedo as a Jesuit university: selflessgiving, being men and womenfor others. They can really gainfrom their service; it affectstheir values, their life direction,and their future.”

For more information onthe Ignacio Volunteers, visitmm.loyno.edu/community-serv-ice/ignacio-volunteer-programs

“This trip made me push my limits and gave me insightto what I think my life’s aim should be.”

—Jeffrey Ramon

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During the past 97 years, the LoyolaUn ive r s i t y New Or l e an s A lumn iAssociation has vigilantly maintained itsmission of serving Loyola University as theranks of its alumni steadily increased. As ouralumni spread across the state, the nation,and the globe, the Alumni Association hasprovided them with a crucial link to theiralma mater.

Including the members of the Class of2009, the Alumni Association now has morethan 46,000 members. These members enablethe Alumni Association, through a variety of

programs, services, and communications, toserve Loyola’s alumni and to help boost theuniversity to greater heights. Just this pastyear, the Alumni Association provided supportfor 118 events in 17 cities from August 1,2008, to July 31, 2009, serving a total of 7,000participants. And during the same time period,through its print and online publications,which include Loyola University New OrleansMagazine and the monthly e-mail newsletter,The Pack Press, the Alumni Association hadmore than one million communication contactswith alumni and friends.

Mission: Guided by the Jesuit principles of being men and women with and forothers, the Loyola University New Orleans Alumni Association is organized toserve alumni, promote a spirit of cooperation and fellowship among alumni,encourage the development of lifelong relationships between alumni and the

university, and foster philanthropic loyalty and support for the university.

Bringing Alumni Back to the PackThe Loyola Alumni Association is committed to providing

quality programs, services, and communicationsBy Monique Gaudin Gardner

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This September, the Alumni Associationlaunched a new website at alumni.loyno.edu,which includes an online social networkingcommunity. Registered users can access theAlumni Directory; import Facebook photosand add alumni events to Facebook Walls;find alumni events in their area and receiveinformation about Alumni Weekend; submitand view Wolftracks; join and create commu-nity groups by graduation year, major, club,and interests; and upload and view photos ingal ler ies . More than 400 members have

registered and are creat ing groups basedon graduation year, major, or other interests.Registering is free and only requires a feweasy steps.

The online community is also a vehicle formembers to update their contact information.Providing updated e-mail addresses ensuresreceipt of up-to-date news from the universityand of special invitations to campus andchapter events.

The Alumni Association can also be seenon Facebook and Twitter.

New and Improved Communications

Membership in the Alumni Association isautomatic upon graduation and allowsgraduates to affiliate with chapters aroundthe country and abroad and to participate inthe many events that take place on campusand around New Orleans.

Alumni Weekend was held in conjunctionwith Commencement Weekend this past yearfor the first time. The Class of 1959, Loyola’s50-year graduates, participated inCommencement and received a round ofapplause from the Class of 2009 as theyprocessed into the Superdome. Later, theywere inducted into the Golden Wolves

New Programs that Build Support for the University

The Class of 1959 participated in the 2009 Commencement.

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Society. Milestone reunionclasses attended a dinnerand gala, and the AdjutorHominum Award waspresented during theAnnual Alumni AssociationJazz Brunch. AlumniWeekend 2010 will beheld May 7 – 9.

As a part of educatingstudents to their lifelongrelationship with theuniversity, the AlumniAssoc ia t ion gave a l lentering students, the Class of 2013, a specialglass with the alumni logo to welcome them tothe campus last fall. The Alumni Associationwill continue to sponsor events for studentsthroughout the year.

The Young Alumni Pack has been activewith A Summer Cocktail Reception at Cure inearly June and the annual Young Alumni Nightat Rock n’ Bowl in July. Each of these events wasdesigned to welcome new alumni—youngalumni—“into the fold” and get them activelyinvolved as soon as possible.

In addition to the annual events, the AlumniAssociation hosted several Wine and CheeseReceptions this year in support of the MontageFine and Performing Arts Series.

The Alumni Association added Singing withSanta, a new tradition to the annual Christmasat Loyola: A Musical Celebration, in Decemberin which Santa and Mrs. Claus made an earlyChristmas visit to Loyola’s campus.

The Alumni Association is also supportingWolfpack Athletics in a BIG way this year. Inaddition to participating in the annual pep rally

preceding The Battle of FreretStreet Men’s Basketball Gameagainst Tulane and hosting theAnnual Hall of FameReception and InductionCeremony in February, theAlumni Association is hosting aseries of “tailgates” whichstarted in October 2009 andwill end in April 2010. Thetailgates precede volleyball,basketball, and baseballgames. The final event will beA Family Day at Wolfpack


The Young Alumni Pack enjoyed a night at Rock n’ Bowl in July.

The Alumni Association hosted the Annual Hall of Fame Reception inFebruary 2009 for former athletes.

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Baseball vs. LSUS at Segnette Field on April 17.The Alumni Association Joint Career

Networking Committee has been working withthe Office of Career Development to launch anew program, DINEworleans, which is a seriesof small, intimate mentoring dinners hosted andattended by local alumni. The dinners provideLoyola students with networking opportunities,

and the pilot program was held in June at thehome of alumna Janice Foulks ’70, M.E. ’72 inthe French Quarter.

The Alumni Association is also workingclosely with the Office of Admissions to assist theuniversity in its admissions recruiting efforts.Alumni leaders are volunteering this year bywriting letters to prospective students, telephoningadmitted students, attending admissions fairs,and hosting receptions for admitted andprospective students. The Alumni Associationhosted four Summer Send-Offs in Atlanta,Lafayette, Chicago, and Washington D.C.,attended by incoming freshman, their families,and alumni.

In August, the Alumni Association hostedLoyola in Linen, a hugely successful event inconjunction with White Linen Night, the

annual summer pre-art season celebration inNew Orleans.

The Alumni Association is excited to sponsorfour faculty lectures as a part of the new LoyolaAlumni Enrichment Series—Growing inKnowledge and Deepening our Faith. Professorswill have the opportunity to communicate withtheir audience and inform and educate them about

current events related to the university.The first event of the new year took

place in New York City on January 14.Dr. William Barnett, professor ofeconomic s and Chase BankDistinguished Professor of InternationalBusiness gave his lecture, “GreenShoots: Prelude to Sustainable Recoveryor a Severe Relapse?”

The second lecture took place inWashington, D.C., at President Lincoln’sCottage on January 24. Dr. BernardCook, professor of modern Europeanhistory and Loyola

historian, discussed“Loyola UniversityNew Orleans: 100Years.” The AlumniAssociation will hosta third lecture onMarch 18 in Atlantawith Sonya Duhee,director of theSchool of MassCommunication, andother experts. Plansare in theworks for aCollege ofMusic andFine Artsevent.

Art patrons enjoyed Loyola in Linen in August.


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The Alumni Association partnered againwith the Jesuit Center on a Lenten Seriesheld on five evenings during Lent. Also, inpartnership with the Office of Mission andMinistry, the Alumni Association held anAlumni Memorial Mass. University PresidentKevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., and ChancellorEmeritus James Carter, S.J., celebrated the

Mass. More than 800 prayer requests forhonored alumni and friends who passedaway within the last year were accepted andsent up.

Loyola University New OrleansAlumni Travel provides travel opportunitiesfor our a lumni and the entire Loyolacommunity, re inforcing the univers i ty ’straditions and values with emphasis on theeducational as well as Ignatian spiritualitythat is unique to a Jesuit education. Thisyear, in partnership with the Jesuit Center,

the Alumni Association is offering anAlumni Volunteer Service trip to Jamaicawhich is being held in May. This immersiontrip is a volunteer service opportunity forour Loyola alumni to provide support andassistance to the disadvantaged people ofKingston, Jamaica.

Although not a new event, but a newcommitment by ouralumni chapters toparticipate, Wolveson the Prowl,Loyola’s NationalDay of CommunityService, took placein November. InNew Orleans alone,more than 360 stu-dents, alumni, andfriends volunteeredin the GoodShepherd Schoolfield day, beautifiedthe Odyssey Houseand the Success

Prep Academy, rebuilt houses with the St.Bernard Project Rebuild Day, planted fruitorchards with Parkway Partners , anddecorated New Orleans City Park for itsannual Christmas in the Oaks Fundraiser.

Elsewhere, members of the AlumniAssociation cleaned Nazareth House, afamily homeless shelter in Boston, Mass.;sorted food at the Greater Chicago FoodDepository and at Catholic Charities ofCentral Texas in Austin, Texas; volunteeredat the Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas,

New Programs that Support Fellow Members and the Community

Students, alumni, and friends volunteered in New Orleans, La., and around the country forWolves on the Prowl in November.

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Finally, support for Loyola comes in manyforms—from donations and governmentgrants to volunteer activities and advocacy.While much of this support is direct, membersof the Alumni Association support Loyolaindirectly by engagingone of

t h e i raffinity part-

ners. For years,alumni have supported

Loyola scholarships throughtheir use of the Bank of America

affinity credit card. The AlumniAssociation has recently teamed up withMarsh CampusConnexions to offer carefullyselected insurance programs from some of the

nation’s leading insurance carriers, which aredesigned to meet a variety of needs at variousstages of life. Marsh Campus-Connexions is

w e l l k n o w n f o rproviding a competitive

advantage in the marketingand servicing of alumni association

insurance programs that will benefitnew graduates, alumni, and their familymembers. These cost-effective financialsolut ions can be an ideal answer forthe sel f -employed entrepreneur. . .or asmart way to fill the gaps in an employerbenef i t program.

For more information on any of theAlumni Association’s programs, events, andservices, call (504) 861-5454, 800-798-ALUM,or visit alumni.loyno.edu

New Services

Texas; prepared meals and bags ofsupplies for homeless at the Las VegasRescue Mission; participated in theUnited Way of Greater Los AngelesHome Walk; assisted Raleigh, N.C.,students with college and careerplanning; landscaped, painted, andorganized Pathways to Care inCasselberry, Fla.; and assisted seniorcitizens with an art project at theArmed Forces Retirement Home inWashington, D.C. Two additionalevents were planned at the LafayetteCatholic Service Centers inLafayette, La., and at the SallieHouse, a home for children awaitingplacement with foster families inTampa, Fla. Chicago alumni sorted food at the Greater Chicago Food

Depository for Wolves on the Prowl in November.

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As part of its mission to educate the whole person,Loyola University New Orleans has implemented aprogram of First-Year Seminars for all first-yearstudents. The seminars are special-topics coursesconducted by leading Loyola faculty. All are smallclasses grounded inan interdisciplinarya p p r o a c h t oknowledge and anexploration ofvalues through thepr i sm o f theo v e r a r c h i n gtheme, “thinkingcritically, actingjustly.” T h e yprovide uniqueclassroom expe-riences, as well asc o - c u r r i c u l a revents, field trips,dinners, films, and other social gatherings.

All first-year students are taking a seminar thisacademic year, either in fall 2009 or spring 2010. Thecourses cover a broad spectrum, ranging fromAmerican Health Care, taught by UniversityPresident Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., to MedievalMonsters, American Heroes, Rebuilding NewOrleans, and Social Justice and The Wire.

With such a diverse selection of seminars, theresults have been positive across the board. “The

feedback so far indicates great enthusiasm for theseminars among students and faculty alike,” says Dr.Melanie McKay, vice provost for facultyaffairs. “They love the topical approach to subjectmatter, which brings in perspectives of different

disciplines. Andmany of the coursesput values intoaction throughservice learning,volunteer projects,and civic engage-ment.”And the projects

the students arefocusing on areequally diverse.For DesigningYOUR Life, taughtb y A s s o c i a t eP r o f e s s o r o f

Graphic Design Daniela Marx, students toured thelow-income Gert Town neighborhood, which is stillin the rebuilding process since Hurricane Katrina.They then designed a logo for the Gert TownCommunity Center, created and installed signage,produced a flyer about the center and its services,coordinated a display of the center’s existinginformation and resources, and developed a plan toredesign the main room of the community center togive it a more comfortable, welcoming atmosphere

Thinking Critically,Acting Justly

Students taught Jesuit values through First-Year Seminars

Designing YOUR Life students helped redesign the Gert TownCommunity Center.

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for center partici-pants of all ages.

S t u d e n t senrolled in theCrescent CityPeople seminar,taught by Professorof History MarkFernandez, createdan oral historyproject for St.John the BaptistC o m m u n i t yCenter with videointerviews. Thestudents produced an hour-long collage of therecordings, which will be screened at the center’supcoming 40th anniversary celebration.

For Innocence Behind Bars, taught by VisitingAssistant Professor of Mass Communication MichaelPerlstein, students volunteered at one of severalcriminal justice agencies that work to free the inno-cent or help their transition back into society uponexoneration. The seminar also included field trips toNew Orleans Criminal Court and the PublicDefender’s office, as well as guest speakers ranging

from exoneratede x - i n m a t e s ,defense attorneys,a criminal courtjudge, and an FBIexpert on falseconfessions. Butservice learningwas the key.“The centerpiece

of this course is theservice learningrequi rement , ”explains Perlstein.“The topic of

wrongful convictions is compelling on paper, butconfronting the problem in the real world can bedownright harrowing and, hopefully for the students,transformative. Even as first-semester freshmen, thestudents will find themselves making a profounddifference in people’s lives.”

Students are certainly seeing beneficial resultsfrom the seminars. “The Rebuilding New Orleansclass with Dr. Burns exceeded my expectations,” saysMaria F. Solis-Zavala. “Not only am I now a betterwriter and researcher, but I believe learning so

Fall 2009 First-Year Seminars:Protest and Pop MusicTruth, Lies & LiteratureAmerican DreamsCrescent City PeopleCreole CrossroadsCreating Medieval MonstersInnocence Behind BarsAmerican Health CareRebuilding New OrleansPolitics and CommunityBrain and BehaviorSocial Justice and The WirePerforming ActivismDesigning YOUR Life

Protest and Pop Music students taught Sojourner Truth charter schoolstudents about the role of music in highlighting issues in society.

Political Consultant Mary Matalin spoke to American Health Care: Justice for All? students.

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much about theeffects Katrinahad on NewOrleans and justabout the city ing e n e r a l i sextremely useful.We are all part ofthe New Orleanscommunity now,and taking thisclass has made usmore informedand responsibleabout the city.”

“The Jesuits tell us to think critically andto promote social justice, and this class doesboth,” notes Chad Landrum of the MedievalMonsters seminar. “It shows us medieval per-secution, and by comparison, our class hasbeen able to expose modern persecution, andpoint out the small things that build up intothe large human rights violations (such as theHolocaust) . By knowing what leads topersecution we can learn how to stop it.”

And the facultythemselves areleaving quite animpact. “ProfessorBell was a greatlecturer, veryknowledgeable inhis field, andalways got me tothink and ques-tion,” notes ElliotDowney, whowas enrolled inProtest and PopMusic.

With such positive responses, the First-YearSeminars are sure to be a staple for all futureincoming students. And according to McKay,the program will only get better. “We’re alreadybuilding on this year’s success as we design amore comprehensive First-Year Experienceprogram for next year.”

For more information, visitwww.loyno.edu/fye/seminars.html

Spring 2010 First-Year Seminars:Protest and Pop MusicBanned BooksPolitics & Reel LifeNew Orleans: Home of the MuseSocial Equality through

Ms. Jennifer JeanfreauThinking SpaceAmerican HeroesCreole CrossroadsPicturing the CityLove, Death & OperaDiversity in AmericaProtest & Propaganda

Designing YOUR Life students toured the low-income Gert Townneighborhood.

Protest and Pop Music students showed Sojourner Truth charter school students how music can make adifference in peoples’ lives.

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College of BusinessMehmet Dicle, Ph.D., Financial Economics,

University of New OrleansDavid L. Luechauer, Ph.D., Organizational

Behavior and Social Psychology, Universityof Cincinnati

Len J. Treviño, Ph.D., International Business,Indiana University

Xue Wang, Ph.D., Finance, Binghamton University

College of Humanities andNatural SciencesJon L. Altschul, Ph.D., Philosophy, University of

California, Santa BarbaraTeresa D. Bednarz, Ph.D., Biblical Studies, Brite

Divinity School, Texas Christian UniversityThe Rev. Michael A. Bouzigard, S.J., Ph.D.,

International Development, University of Oxford,England

Charles W. Cannon, Ph.D., English, University ofIllinois, Chicago

Hillary C. Eklund, Ph.D., English, Duke UniversityKatherine G. Fidler, ABD, History, Emory

UniversityJulie D. Gauthier, Ph.D., Molecular Biology,

University of MarylandVirginia A. Hoffman, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Yale

UniversityAna-Maria Matei, Ph.D., Mathematics, University

of ToursHoyt Meyer, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of

California, Berkeley Kimberlee S. Mix, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Dartmouth

CollegeJustin A. Nystrom, Ph.D., History, University of

GeorgiaUriel Quesada, Ph.D., Spanish American

Literature, Tulane UniversityKevin Rabalais, Ph.D., Creative Media, Royal

Melbourne Institute of TechnologyLori F. Ranner, M.A., Philosophy, Byzantine

Studies, University of OxfordChristopher S. Schaberg, Ph.D., English,

University of California at DavisVincent P. Stretch, Ph.D., Experimental

Psychology, University of California San DiegoJonathan S. Tenney, Ph.D., Near Eastern

Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago

College of LawHiroko Kusuda, J.D., Tulane University School of LawCraig R. Senn, J.D., University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill School of LawKaren Sokol, J.D., Yale University School of LawJoAnne Sweeny, J.D., University of California,

Ph.D., Law, Queen Mary University of London

Welcome to our New Loyola Faculty (2009 – 2010)

Imre Szalai, J.D., Columbia University School of LawRobert F. Weber, J.D., University of Michigan

Law School

College of Music and Fine ArtsJoy L. Allen, Ph.D., Music Therapy, ABD, Temple

UniversityDonald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., Musicology,

Eastman School of Music, University of RochesterWilliam T. O’Connell, B.F.A., Tisch School of the

Arts, New York UniversityRobert Rainey, M.M., New England ConservatoryNicholas Volz, D.M.A., Brass Pedagogy &

Literature, Indiana University

College of Social SciencesSean A. Cain, Ph.D., Political Science, University

of California, San DiegoYolanda R. Cal, Ph.D., Advertising, University of

Texas, AustinAnna A. Chavez, M.A., Theology, Catholic

Theological UnionCynthia R. Collins, Ph.D., Nursing, The Catholic

UniversityDebra B. Copeland, Ph.D., Nursing, Louisiana

State University Medical CenterSonya Duhé, Ph.D., Journalism, University of

Missouri, ColumbiaTimothy F. Dwyer, Ph.D., Marriage & Family

Therapy, Purdue UniversityChristine H. Ebrahim, Ph.D., Counselor

Education, University of New OrleansMary C. Foley, M.S., Nursing, Loyola University

New OrleansThomas W. Foster, Ph.D., in Counselor Education

& Supervision, Kent State UniversityCynthia M. Garza, Ph.D., Latin American Studies

and Cultural Anthropology and Performance,Tulane University

The Rev. Thomas P. Greene, S.J., J.D., LoyolaUniversity New Orleans School of Law

Alfred C. Kammer, J.D., Yale University Schoolof Law

Vincenzo A. Sainato, Ph.D., Criminal Justice, JohnJay College of Criminal Justice

S. Rae Taylor, Ph.D., Sociology, University ofCentral Florida

University LibrariesElizabeth Cashman, M.L.I.S., Library Science &

Information Studies, McGill UniversityBrian Sullivan, M.L.S., Library Science, Indiana

UniversityMalia Willey, M.L.S., Library Science, Indiana

University

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Maurice Blondel, Social Catholicism& Action Française: The Clash overthe Church’s Role in Society duringthe Modernist Era

The Book: How does the churchrealize its public mission? How dodifferent theological and philosophicalcommitments influence theconception of the church’s role in thepublic square? This work casts lighton contemporary arguments oversocial Catholicism and the believer’srole in society by illuminating asimilar dispute among FrenchCatholics during the Modernist Crisis(1909 – 1914). Bernardi’s studypresents a thorough expositionand analysis of this significantcontroversy.

The Author: The Rev. Peter J.Bernardi, S.J., Ph.D., is an associateprofessor in Loyola’s Department ofReligious Studies. His researchinterests include Modernism, thetheological renewal that prepared forVatican II, christology, and themeaning of salvation (soteriology).

Available through www.amazon.comand www.barnesandnoble.com

Wolf River: A Boyhood Memoir

The Book: Rick Gutknecht self-published a245-page boyhood memoir, Wolf River,writing that, “Most of us spend ourlifetimes searching for truth, love,hope, and joy—and the marvelousSource of these gifts. This is thebeginning of one search, and a lovesong to the southern Mississippi landof my roots, and the beautiful river thatflows through it.”

The Author: Rick Gutknecht ’53served in publication and promotionmanagement with Freeport Sulphur inNew Orleans, La., and Hallmark Cardsof Kansas City, Mo. He wrote threesuspense novels and has begun afourth, all set or originating in theauthor’s familiar Gulf Coast locale.He lives in Prairie Village, Kan.

Available throughwww.barnesandnoble.com

Clinical Massage in the HealthcareSetting

The Book: Covering advanced massagetherapy skills, this practical resourceprepares you to work with medicalprofessionals in a clinical setting, such asa hospital, hospice, long-term care, or otherhealth-related practice. It discusses themany skills you need to succeed in thisenvironment, helping you become acontributing member of an integratedteam. Also covered are the essentials ofclinical massage, such as indications andcontraindications, review of massagemethods, range of motion testing, SOAPnote documentation, and a massagetherapy general protocol. Case studiesshow how a multidisciplinary approachapplies to real-world clients.

The Author: Glenn M. Hymel, Ed.D., L.M.T.,professor of psychology and formerchair, is currently in his 35th year onLoyola’s faculty. His principal areas ofspecialization include educationalpsychology, research methods andstatistics, and the complementary/integrative medicine aspects ofhealth psychology.

Available through www.amazon.com andwww.barnesandnoble.com

L O Y O L A I N P R I N T Faculty / Staff / Alumni Books

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Interrogating the Image:Movies and the World of Filmand Television

The Book: Interrogating the Image arguesthat movies examining the role film andtelevision plays in the lives of their audiencehave created changes both in the moviesthemselves and in their viewers, andconsiders 14 films where the moving pictureis central to the narratives. Three filmsdiscussed—The Purple Rose of Cairo,Pleasantville, and The Truman Show—offerframe-breaking experiences for theircharacters that allow spectators toappreciate the ruptures between lived realityand media-play, delivering therapeuticpayoffs that can be restorative, reconstruc-tive, or rejective. Other examples come fromthe worlds of cinema (The Majestic, Matinee,Cinema Paradiso), television (Bamboozled,Network, Natural Born Killers, Medium Cool),and the sociopolitical realm where mediadominates (Being There, Wag the Dog, BobRoberts, Bulworth).

The Author: Del Jacobs ’75 is adocumentary filmmaker and professor offilm and media studies at State College ofFlorida, where his explorations in filmhistory have focused on spectatorship andgenre study. He is the author ofRevisioning Film Traditions: The Pseudo-Documentary and the NeoWestern.


Almost Silenced

The Book: Carisa Páez Velloso travels withher daughter to London at the behestof the family of her six-year-old child’sfather. What seemed a genialinvitation turns into a nightmare, andCarisa finds herself embroiled in afight against English nobility andlaws written in their favor. A chancemeeting with widower Max DiSanto,advocate of law, brings hope of retainingcustody of her deaf daughter. The caseMax and Carisa set out to winengages more than written law, assparks ignite within their damaged,unwilling hearts.

The Author: Isabel Mere (aka PollyMcCrillis ’80) firmly believes thatplaying in the dirt is nature’s coun-selor, walking in another’s moccasinskeeps a person humble, wading inpublic fountains should be universallaw, and never is it wise to disregardthe inner voice telling her to callsomeone. She lives with her husbandin the southwest Ozarks of Missouri.


Tinsel: A Search for America’sChristmas Present

The Book: In Tinsel, Hank Stueverturns his unerring eye for the idio-syncrasies of modern life in Frisco,Texas—a suburb at once all-American and completely itself—totell the story of the nation’s mostover-the-top celebration:Christmas. Stuever follows three ofFrisco’s true holiday believers asthey navigate through the Nativityand its attendant crises. Tinsel is acompelling tale of our half-trillion-dollar holiday, measuring whatwe’ve become against the ancientrituals of what we’ve always been.

The Author: Hank Stuever ’90is an award-winning pop culturewriter for the Washington Post’sStyle section. He is the author ofOff Ramp, an essay collection, andhas appeared on Today, The View,The Early Show, and NationalPublic Radio. He lives inWashington, D.C.

Available through www.amazon.comand www.barnesandnoble.com

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Young Alumni Night atRock n’ Bowl

Strike up great conversation and reconnect withfriends! That is exactly what 40 members of theLoyola Young Alumni Pack did on July 31 as theygathered for the perfect mix of bowling, socializing,and music. They had a ball at Rock n’ Bowl, anauthentic New Orleans treasure located in the heartof Mid-City! This event also served as a great phil-anthropic opportunity. Each person brought schoolsupplies, which were later distributed to Loyolaalumni who teach in the public school system.

Amarena Diaz ’06, Michelle Clarke ’06, Valerie Bernard ’06,Dana Paternostro ’02, (back row) Nick Payne, and President of

the Young Alumni Board Leigh Thorpe ’03

Loyola in Linen:A White Linen Night Affair

Loyola in Linen was a hugely successful socialevent tied in with White Linen Night, a NewOrleans summer tradition that offered anevening of amazing art, great music, andfamous cuisine. More than 200 alumni, family,and friends enjoyed a cool relaxing receptionat the Renaissance Arts Hotel on August 1following their Julia Street stroll through theNew Orleans Warehouse/Arts District.

Joe ’70, J.D. ’74 and Linda ’70 Pappalardo

Annual Houston AlumniBrunch

Alumni and friends from the Houston AlumniChapter toasted to a successful brunch onNovember 15 at the Backstreet Café. All ofthe guests enjoyed the opportunity to meetwith one another for this annual chapterevent. Parker Bigley ’95, Houston chapterpresident, and Robert Gross, director ofplanned giving, were pleased to meet withalumni and exchange favorite stories.

Alumni enjoyed the Annual Houston Brunch!

10th Annual Wolveson the Prowl

On November 7, more than 500 Loyolastudents, alumni, and friends participated in serv-ice projects for the 10th Annual Wolves on theProwl, Loyola’s National Day of CommunityService. In the Jesuit tradition, Loyola strives todevelop individuals who dedicate their lives toservice for others. Alumni in 12 chapter citiesrolled up their sleeves for various charities. Theseservice projects are great ways for alumni to stayinvolved and contribute to Loyola’s mission todevelop individuals who dedicate their lives toservice for others.

Los Angeles Chapter President Norma Miranda ’06,Jimmie Bany, Flefil Mireya Sanchez, and

Anthony Garrison-Engbrecht ’07

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Chicago Summer Send-offBarbecue

The Chicago Alumni Chapter sizzled with asuccessful summer send-off party for all of theChicago-area incoming freshmen on August 9.Board of Trustees Member Kevin Poormanand his wife, Jeanne, graciously opened theirhome and prepared a delicious barbecue ontheir top-ranked outdoor kitchen. More than50 alumni, family, and friends feasted whileenjoying the beautiful backyard surroundings.

Laura LaBauve-Maher ’90, Chicago Chapter PresidentStacey O’Malley ’89, 2008 scholarship winner Kyle Vogt,

and 2009 scholarship winner/incoming freshmanJeanine Sims

Miami Alumni Happy Hour John Martin’s Irish Pub was the scene for afun Miami social gathering on October 17.This happy hour allowed alumni andfriends of the Miami Alumni Chapter toreconnect with one another while enjoyinggood company, spirits, and hors d’ouerves.

Ernesto and Tere ’99 Acosta, Ed ’94 andKelly Claughton, and Mari Novo ’98

Northshore Alumni Cocktailand Dinner Party

The Northshore Alumni Chapter celebrated theseason with a holiday cocktail and dinner party atthe award-winning LOLA restaurant onDecember 4. Guests enjoyed outstandingLouisiana cuisine along with live jazz musicprovided by Loyola musicians. Dean DonaldBoomgaarden from the College of Music andFine Arts attended the event and presented abrief college update to alumni and friends. Hatsoff to Elizabeth Manshel ’89, Northshore chapterpresident, for planning such a nice event!

Northshore Chapter President Elizabeth Manshel ’89,Harry Bruns ’84, (seated left to right) Jennifer Traina ’88,

Amy and Wayne Aufrecht ’94, J.D. ’97, Anna Wong’06, and Richard Traina, J.D. ’92

Singing with SantaSanta and Mrs. Claus made an early Christmasvisit to Loyola’s campus on December 6.Nearly 100 alumni, family, friends, faculty, andstaff enjoyed a festive afternoon in the St.Charles Room of the Danna Student Center.A dazzling Christmas tree, giant nutcrackers,colorful arched-balloons, and of course,Santa’s shiny red sleigh all set the mood forthis fun-filled day!

The Frank Oliveri, III ’77 Family

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1960sAlbert S. Pappalardo ’64,

CRE, president, PappalardoConsultants, Inc., NewOrleans, La., was awarded the2009 Committee ServiceAward by The Counselors ofReal Estate (CRE) at itsAnnual Convention inOctober 2009 in NewOrleans. The honor rec-ognizes Albert’s long-termdedication to CRE com-mittee service.

1980sTod A. Smith ’84 was

promoted to president andgeneral manager of WVEC-TV in Hampton/Norfolk,Va.

Blake Escudier ’87,M.B.A. ’93 is teaching MBAmarketing courses online forKaplan University of theU.S. and LansbridgeUniversity of Canada. Hehas also become a certifiedsmall business mentor inMelbourne, Australia.

1990sJohn M. Howe ’94,

founding attorney of the LawOffices of John M. Howe inWest Palm Beach, Fla., waselected to a second, two-yearterm on the Palm BeachCounty Bar AssociationBoard of Directors. He alsowas reelected to the Florida

Association of CriminalDefense Lawyers (“FACDL”)Board of Directors as a direc-tor at large, and he wasnamed co-chair of the PalmBeach County BarAssociation (PBCBA)Diversity Task Force.

Rhett F Bailey ’94,M.B.A. ’95 works as a projectmanager for Entergy Services,Inc., in New Orleans, La. In2007, Rhett created Boba-rettProductions, Inc., an inde-pendent pop music label. Herecorded, produced, and mar-keted his third rock album forthe New Orleans-based“Snuff Film Fest” project.

2000sStephanie Bernard ’05,

New Orleans, La., was a fea-tured chef on the FoodNetwork TV show “Chef vs.City” in September 2009.

Mike Lloyd ’05,Cambridge, Mass., is inhis third year at HarvardLaw School.

Greg Fontenot ’09 hasembarked on a year of full-time volunteer service withJesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC)Northwest. His year kickedoff with a weeklong orienta-tion at Camp Adams inMolalla, Ore., and will con-tinue through August 2010.

College of Business

College of BusinessAccountingEconomicsFinanceInternational BusinessManagementMarketingBusiness of MusicM.B.A.

College of Humanitiesand Natural SciencesBiological SciencesChemistryClassical StudiesComputer InformationSystemsComputer ScienceDental HygieneDentistryEnglishGeneral StudiesHistoryHumanitiesMathematicsModern Foreign LanguagesPhilosophyPharmacyPhysicsPre-professionalPrograms:Pre-dentistryPre-engineeringPre-lawPre-medicinePre-veterinary

PsychologyReadingReligious Studies

College of LawCivil LawCommon LawLL.M.

College of Music andFine ArtsDanceDramaDrama/CommunicationsGraphic ArtsJazz StudiesMusic CompositionMusic EducationMusic Industry StudiesMusic TherapyPerformancePiano PedagogyTheatre ArtsVisual Arts

College of SocialSciencesApplied ScienceCommercial ScienceCommunications:AdvertisingBroadcast JournalismBroadcast ProductionCommunicationsStudies

Film StudiesPhotojournalismPrint JournalismPublic Relations

CounselingCriminal JusticeEconomics (non-business)EducationLiberal StudiesPolitical ScienceNursingSociologyLoyola Institute forMinistry (LIM)

Where Do I Fit In?Life can be confusing. Figuring out which LoyolaUniversity New Orleans college you belong toshouldn’t be. Just look for your former major to seewhere you now belong.

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1960sGaye Saucier Farris ’64,

Carencro, La., retired asinformation and technologybranch chief of the U.S.Geological Survey’s NationalWetlands Research Center.Gaye worked for the centerfor 29 years, 26 as a federalemployee and three as aLouisiana Geological Surveyemployee on loan to the cen-ter. In that time, she was atechnical editor, a supervisorytechnical information special-ist, and acting assistant direc-tor in 1988 and 2007 – 09.

John M. Famularo ’68, amember of Stites & Harbison,P.L.L.C., Lexington, Ky., waselected as a regent of TheAmerican College of TrialLawyers (ACTL) Board. Herepresents Region IX, whichconsists of Kentucky, Ohio,Tennessee, and Michigan for afour-year term.

Connie Regan-Blake ’69,Asheville, N.C., has a CDwith a new look! Originallyissued as “Spirits Walk,” it is acollection of haunting anddownright scary stories thatreflect the heritage of theBritish Isles and the SouthernAppalachian Mountains.Now “Chilling GhostStories” is also available ina new format as a digitaldownload card (www.story-window.com).

1970sSean O’Keefe ’77 was

named chief executive of TheEuropean AeronauticDefence and Space Co.’sNorth American subsidiary.

1980sFernando Figueroa ’86,

Corpus Christi, Texas, dean ofuniversity studies at TylerJunior College, was namedprovost and vice president ofinstruction at Del MarCollege.

Daniel Bradley ’87, after14 years as a prosecutor,opened up his own legal prac-tice in Houston, Texas. He isboard certified in criminal law,has taught trial skills, editedand contributed to severalbooks on criminal law, and isenjoying the flexibility of self-employment. Dan and hiswife, Kim, have two younggirls who teach them lessonsin humility daily. They haveattended Jazz Fest annuallysince 1992.

Darrin Rankin ’87 wasnamed vice president for stu-dent affairs and enrollmentmanagement at MarygroveCollege in Detroit, Mich.

1990sJohn Caine ’97 joined

plastic injection molderPermian Plastics in O’Fallon,Mo., as territory sales manag-

er. He focuses on the biotech,electronics, pharmaceutical,consumer products, and per-sonal care markets.

2000sFergus Tuohy ’00, a finan-

cial advisor with AmeripriseFinancial in Birmingham,Ala., achieved the CERTI-FIED FINANCIALPLANNERTM certifica-tion. Fergus successfullycompleted the rigorousrequirements that includecourse work and a series ofexaminations covering thefinancial planning process,risk management, invest-ments, tax planning andmanagement, retirementand employee benefits, andestate planning.

Jason Bolte ’05,Cincinnati, Ohio, lived inPoint Pleasant, W. Va., for ayear and worked on promot-ing tourism for all of MasonCounty. During his tenure atthe Mason CountyConvention and Visitor’sBureau, he wrote his first bookfor Arcadia Publishing, Imagesof America: Point Pleasant. Allproceeds from that book wentdirectly to Mason County tohelp promote tourism.

Christopher Lupton ’05,New Orleans, La., is partici-pating in the 2009 JapanExchange Teaching program.

Matthew Thiel ’07 isone of 33 WorldTeach vol-unteers in AmericanSamoa, participating withclasses, seminars, and pre-sentations on Samoan cul-ture, classroom manage-ment, and teaching strate-gies to aid in educating theterritory’s youth.

William Horne ’08 mar-ried Laura Post ’07 in July2009. The couple resides inNew Orleans, La. Bill is a his-tory and religion teacher at DeLa Salle High School, andLaura is communicationscoordinator at TulaneUniversity School of PublicHealth and TropicalMedicine.


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1960sCharles C. Foti, Jr.,

J.D. ’65, former Louisianaattorney general, joinedNew Orleans law firmKahn Swick & Foti, L.L.C.(KSF), as a named partner.Charles will continue hiswork with KSF’s securitiesand consumer fraud prac-tice groups, includingKSF’s institutional clientbase.

1970sThe Hon. James

McKay, III, J.D. ’74, NewOrleans, La., was electedpresident of the AmericanJudges Association at itsannual meeting inSeptember 2009.

1980sElwood F. Cahill, Jr.,

J.D. ’80, of Sher GarnerCahill Richter Klein &Hilbert, L.L.C., in NewOrleans, La., was named toThe Best Lawyers inAmerica 2010 for RealEstate Law.

The Hon. Louis J. Volz,III, J.D. ’80, received a life-time appointment as a fed-eral administrative lawjudge with the SocialSecurity Administration,Office of DisabilityAdjudication and Review,

in 2008, and was assigned tothe Metairie, La., office. InAugust 2009, he accepted atransfer to the New Orleans,La., office.

Marguerite L. Adams,J.D. ’81, of Liskow &Lewis, New Orleans, La.,was named to The BestLawyers in America 2010for Real Estate Law andTrusts & Estates Law.

Paul O. Dicharry ’69,J.D. ’81, of Taylor Porter,Baton Rouge, La., wasselected for inclusion inThe Best Lawyers inAmerica 2010.

David W. Leefe, J.D.’82, of Liskow & Lewis,New Orleans, La., wasnamed to The Best Lawyersin America 2010 forMaritime Law and PersonalInjury Litigation.

Daniel Abel, J.D. ’83 isco-owned of Trout PointLodge (www.trout-point.com), located onthe southern peninsula ofNova Scotia, which is “aresort in the north woodsthat combines culinary,backwoods and nature,and Acadian French cul-tural tourism.” The lodgewas one of 10 finalists forthe Ashoka GeotourismChallenge 2009.

Robert S. Angelico,J.D. ’86, of Liskow &Lewis, New Orleans, La.,was named to The BestLawyers in America 2010for Tax Law.

Magdalen BlesseyBickford ’83, J.D. ’86joined the New Orleans,La., office of Jackson Lewis,L.L.P., as a partner.

Philip Greene, J.D. ’86,Washington, D.C., left theDepartment of Commerceand joined the Departmentof the Navy’s Office of theGeneral Counsel, where heis the new TrademarkCounsel to the U.S.Marine Corps, located atthe Pentagon.

Dan Claitor, J.D. ’87,Baton Rouge, La., waselected to the LouisianaLegislature as senator forDistrict 16.

James C. Exnicios, J.D.’87, of Liskow & Lewis,New Orleans, La., wasnamed to The Best Lawyersin America 2010 for TaxLaw.

Jeffrey Burgan, J.D.’89 joined the Board ofTrustees for Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology. Healso is chairing the searchcommittee to find the next

president of Rose-Hulman.

1990sThomas Ganucheau,

J.D. ’91, partner withBeck, Redden & Secrest,L.L.P., in Houston, Texas,was elected to theExecutive Committee ofthe Texas Association ofDefense Counsel (TADC)as its 2009 – 2010 execu-tive vice president and willassume the position ofTADC president in 2011 –2012.

Patricia Lynch Franklin,J.D. ’92 joined the nation-al law firm of Hinshaw &Culbertson, L.L.P., as apartner in its Miami, Fla.,office.

Patrick Yancey, J.D.’94, Houma, La., became amember of the LouisianaBar Foundation, whichhelps provides free legalservices to people acrossLouisiana.

Michael E. O’Brien,D.D.S. ’70, J.D. ’98,Slidell, La., associate pro-fessor and director of pre-doctoral studies in theDepartment of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery atLSU Health SciencesCenter New OrleansSchool of Dentistry,

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received the 2009 DanielM. Laskin Award from theAmerican Association ofOral and MaxillofacialSurgeons.

Maurice A. Brungardt’94, J.D. ’97 is employedby the U.S. Department ofState and is currentlyassigned to Washington,D.C. In addition to a vari-ety of temporary dutyassignments, he was previ-ously posted domesticallyto San Juan, Puerto Rico,and overseas to Kampala,Uganda.

Michael J. Barker, J.D.’99 is a partner with

Hinshaw & Culbertson,L.L.P., in its Jacksonville,Fla., office.

2000sA. Kevin Troutman,

J.D. ’01, a partner in theHouston, Texas, office ofFisher & Phillips, L.L.P.,was named chair of thefirm’s national HealthcarePractice Group.

Shaune Pierre Bordere,J.D. ’03 served as theDallas Regional EqualEmployment OpportunityCounselor for Texas,Louisiana, and Mississippito more than 75,000 U.S.Decennial Census man-

agers, supervisors, profes-sionals, and staff. Shaunewas solely responsible forresolution, training, andadministration of EEO andother labor complaints.

Timothy M. Bourcier,J.D. ’06, AICP, seniorplanner with Davis, Bowen& Friedel, Inc., Annapolis,Md., was selected toreceive the 2009 award for“Outstanding Planner” bythe Maryland Chapter ofthe American PlanningAssociation.

Michelle Anderson,J.D. ’07, an associate withFisher & Phillips, L.L.P.,

moved from the Tampa,Fla., office to the NewOrleans, La., office.

Janel Glynn ’04, J.D.’07 joined Gallagher &Kennedy, P.A., a full serv-ice business law firm basedin Phoenix, Ariz., as anassociate.

Elisa C. Mills, J.D. ’08,associate of Schonekas,Winsberg, Evans &McGoey, L.L.C, in NewOrleans, La., was recog-nized by Cambridge Who’sWho for demonstratingdedication, leadership, andexcellence in commerciallitigation.


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Wolf PupsAaron Bankson ’00 and Heather Arnett ’01

welcomed a son, Ian Patrick, on October 7, 2009.

Anne Bannerman Flanegan, J.D. ’01 andher husband, Tim, welcomed a daughter, ParkerGrace, on June 2, 2009. Parker was born healthy andhappy, weighing in at 7.2lbs and 21 inches long.

Erin Denison Guilbeault ’01 married KenGuilbeault in October 2004, and they welcomedtheir first child, Alexa Rose Guilbeault, onSeptember 27, 2009. The family resides inTampa, Fla.

Mary Margaret Jetton Jacobs ’02 and her

husband, Joshua Jacobs, welcomed baby LillianMarie into their family on February 19, 2009, andare expecting their fourth child in April 2010.

Cindy Huber McCrossen ’94 and her hus-band, John, welcomed Ellie Grace into theirfamily on April 17, 2009. Big brothers areHunter, 7, and Connor, 5. The family resides inLaPlace, La., where John is an OB/GYN atRiver Parishes Hospital.

Amanda, M.S. ’97 and John Redmann ’86,J.D. ’89, welcomed their first child, JohnWilliam Redmann, Jr., weighing 7lbs 15.3 oz, 181/4" in length, in September 2009.

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Thena Robinson, J.D.’08, New Orleans, La., anattorney for the SouthernPoverty Law Center’sSchool-to-Prison ReformProject, was named toGambit’s annual “40 Under40” list.

Byron R. Arthur ’89,J.D. ’09 is an associate attor-ney in the New Orleans, La.,office of Kean Miller. Hepractices in the environmen-tal, energy, and corporate lit-igation practice groups.

William M. Burst,J.D. ’09 is an associateattorney in the NewOrleans, La., office ofKean Miller. He practicesin the admiralty and mar-itime, energy, and corpo-rate litigation practicegroups.

Tod Everage, J.D.’09 joined McGlincheyStafford’s New Orleans,La., office and practices inthe commercial litigationsection of the firm.

Allison Goertz, J.D.’09 joined the New Orleans,La., law firm Galloway,Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &Smith, P.L.C.

Amanda L. Howard’03, J.D. ’09 is an associ-ate attorney in the NewOrleans, La., office ofKean Miller. She prac-tices in the admiralty andmaritime, energy, andcorporate litigation prac-tice groups.

Anthony Marchese,J.D. ’09 joinedMcGlinchey Stafford’sNew Orleans, La., officeand practices in the con-sumer financial servicesand commercial litigationsections of the firm.

Seth J. Smiley, J.D. ’09joined the Wolfe Law Groupin New Orleans, La., as anassociate attorney.

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College of Music and Fine Arts1990sEric Ladwig ’98, Dallas,

Texas, has a novel in ebookform called Dry Days (afantasy) that was publishedon a website called interna-tionalagora.com

Jefferson Turner ’99,New Orleans, La., musi-

cal director for musicalsand cabaret and musicaltheater teacher for theNew Orleans Center forthe Creative Arts, wasnamed to Gambit’s annual“40 Under 40” list.

2000sAaron Bankson ’00

and Heather Arnett ’01were married on January5, 2002. Aaron served inthe Marine Corps for sixyears including bothEnlisted and Officerranks and completed twotours to Iraq. Aaron iscurrently the shippingand receiving area leader

for New Belgium Brewing.After working in adultand family literacy inCalifornia and Tulsa,Okla., Heather complet-ed a master of library andinformation sciencedegree from the Universityof Southern Mississippi inDecember 2009. The

Mark Your Calendar! • 2010 Alumni Weekend • May 7 – 9, 2010Celebration of Milestone Reunions

Classes 1960, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, ’00 & ’05Senior Crawfish Boil • Golden Wolves Induction Ceremony

Maroon and Gold Gala • Alumni Mass • Jazz Brunchalumni.loyno.edu

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1960sM.J. Montgomery Jr. ’60,

M.E. ’62, Metairie, La., cele-brated 50 years of service toRidgewood PreparatorySchool as a teacher andheadmaster.

Shirley Porter Washington’64, New Orleans, La.,author, has been recognizedby Cambridge Who’s Who forshowing dedication, leader-ship, and excellence.

Sister Gertrude Levy’62, M.E. ’67, celebrated her90th birthday with friendsand colleagues donatingmore than $2.3 million inher honor to Seton Medical

Center Austin. Sr. Gertrudehas served the patients, fami-lies, and associates of theSeton Family of Hospitals formore than 35 years and is thelongest serving Daughters ofCharity in Austin, Texas.She currently is a communi-ty ambassador at SetonMedical Center Austin andworks nearly full time, visit-ing with patients and theirfamilies every day. She hasno plans to retire.

1970sDr. Sheri Melton ’71 was

awarded a Fulbright-Nehrulecture-scholar grant to teachgraduate classes in exercisephysiology and nutrition at

Guru Nanak Dev Universityin Amritsar, India.

Terry Fisher ’76 was pro-moted to associate vice presi-dent for marketing for Loyola.

Jim Paratore ’76 is theexecutive producer of come-dian George Lopez’ new talkshow, “Lopez Tonight.”

1980sMaría Celeste Arrarás ’82,

the host and managing editorof “Al Rojo Vivo con MaríaCeleste” (“Red Hot Live withMaria Celeste”), produced byTelemundo/NBC, released anew book, Make Your LifePrime Time: How to Have It All

Without Losing Your Soul.

Robbie Vitrano ’85 wasfeatured in The New YorkTimes and in the August issueof Entrepreneur magazine forhis work in stimulating smallbusiness development inNew Orleans, La. Vitranoowns the branding, market-ing, and public relations firmTrumpet.

Lucy Herbers Unger ’86was named to the Missouri andKansas Super Lawyers 2009. Apartner at the trial law firm ofWilliams Venker & Sanders inSt. Louis, Mo., Lucy also servesas chair of the firm’sManagement Committee.

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Banksons welcomed ason, Ian Patrick, onOctober 7, 2009, and nowreside in Fort Collins,Colo.

Patricia Sills Bernstein ’00(www.muffinsills.com),New Orleans, La., had asolo show which openedon January 2 at the BigTop/Three Ring CircusGallery on Clio St. inNew Orleans. She gotmarried on December 20,2008. Her husband is alocal musician with a newCD, “Songs from the Tree

of Life.” They also havean animation on YouTubefor one of his songs,“Black Santa.” Patricia isan adjunct teacher atwherever she can landclasses.

Meredith Arnold ’08received a post-graduatemusic scholarship at St.Andrews University inScotland, studying underthe direction of harpistIain Hood, known for hisexpertise in traditionalClàrsach (Celtic harp).Meredith is currently

pursuing her master’sdegree at St. Andrews,majoring in managementin the creative industries.For the past nine years,she has played harp pro-fessionally.

Sara Melton ’09 isserving in the PeaceCorps in a small village inUkraine, and living witha local family. After “sur-viving” the swine flu,Ukraine border closing,and temporary schoolclosings, she is nowenjoying teaching

English, American culture,and history in secondaryschool. She has becomequite an expert at “Skype-ing” from a cafe at one ofthe local villages after a 40minute walk!

Rebecca Potter ’09,Halethorpe, Md., wasselected by The John. F.Kennedy Center forPerforming Arts for itsprestigious internshipprogram last fall as part ofthe Kennedy CenterInstitute for ArtsManagement.

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Marlena “Marla” LemusDonovan ’88, Kenner, La.,was honored by the March ofDimes at the annualSignature Chefs Gala on Oct.25, 2009, where she receivedthe 2009 Freda LupinButterfly Award for outstand-ing contributions to her com-munity.

Lenny Vangilder ’88,Kenner, La., is the corporatesales manager for ThePrivateer Athletic Foundation,the fundraising arm of theUniversity of New OrleansAthletics Department.

Phyllis Verrone ’88 gradu-ated from Argosy Universityin Sarasota with a doctorate ininstructional leadership. Shewill continue teaching at the

elementary school level butwill now also be teachingteachers online.

Kim Holden ’89, NewOrleans, La., is co-anchor ofthe FOX 8 Morning News, a3-hour show every weekdayfrom 6 to 9 a.m.

Mark Nosacka ’89 ischief executive officer ofTenet’s Good SamaritanMedical Center in WestPalm Beach, Fla.

Jorge A. Riopedre, Jr. ’89,president of the board of theHispanic Chamber ofCommerce of MetropolitanSt. Louis, was named executivedirector of the organization.

1990sChimene Grant Connor

’90, New Orleans, La., direc-tor of advertising and tourismmarketing for the AudubonNature Institute, was namedone of the 10 Top FemaleAchievers by New OrleansMagazine.

Mike Dabadie ’91launched a new marketresearch consultancy,Heart+Mind Strategies(hea r t andminds t r a t e -gies.com) in Washington,D.C. The firm is the recon-stitution of Wirthlin,which served as the pollsterto Ronald Reagan andmany premier businesses.Along with three otherpartners, they have been

recognized for market-ing strategy on behalf ofindustries and clientsincluding Las Vegas,got milk?, Visa, and theAmerican PetroleumInstitute. Mike is agraduate of LeadershipLouisiana and served aspollster to several con-gressional officials andissue campaigns.

Dr. James Breazile,M.R.E. , Stillwater,Okla., was the recipientof a 2009 RegentsDistinguished TeachingAward. James, a profes-sor in the Department

of Physiological Sciences atThe Oklahoma StateUniversity Center forVeterinary Health Sciences,teaches physiology to first-year veterinary students.

J enn i f e r Osbo rneMiller ’93, Covington, La.,and her company, Osborne& Miller Stationary( w w w . o s b o r n e a n d -miller.com), were fea-tured in the December2009 issue of North ShoreReport (www.neworleansci-tybusiness.com).

Amy Boyle Collins ’96,New Orleans, La., execu-tive director of the YoungLeadership Council, wasnamed one of the 10 TopFemale Achievers by NewOrleans Magazine.

Chantelle Sargent-Pierre ’97, Steven Pierre’96, and their two-year-oldson, Winston, moved fromNew Orleans, La., to LosAngeles, Calif. Chantelleis the new director ofadmission for theWildwood School. Stevencontinues his work ingraphic design and frontend web developmentunder his company,P h e n o m e n o n(www.pheno.biz).

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2000sLionel Toyer ’00, New

Orleans, La., is the operationsmanager for French QuarterFestivals, Inc. (FQFI), theorganization that annuallyproduces French QuarterF e s t i v a l , S a t c h m oSummerFest, and ChristmasNew Orleans Style.

Luis Rivera ’01 , o fHenderson, Franklin, Starnes& Holt, P.A., in Fort Myers,Fla., was included in the 2009Florida Rising Stars.

Leslie Bourgeois ’02,Gretna, La., was promotedto contract specialist withthe Department of Energy,Strategic Petroleum Reserveon April 12, 2009.

Lucy Bustamante ’02,WWL-TV anchorwoman in

New Orleans, La., was chosento co-host “Live with Regisand Kelly” during its “FromLocal to ‘Live!’ Co-host for aDay” promotion. Lucy wasone of five female broadcast-ers from the show’s affiliatesselected by viewers to sharethe stage with Regis Philbinduring the week of August 17– 21. Lucy kicked off the weekwith her turn in the chair onMonday, August 17.

Mary Margaret JettonJacobs ’02 married JoshuaJacobs in May 2008. OnFebruary 19, 2009, Mary,her husband, and two step-sons, Josh, 8, and William,7, welcomed baby LillianMarie into their family.Lilly will be a big sistersoon as they are expectingtheir fourth child in April2010. Mary was a registered

nurse in the operatingroom but is now enjoyingbeing at home for herchildren.

Brian Azzarello’s ’05article on strategic rebrand-ing, titled “Rebranding for aNew Generation,” was pub-lished in the 2009 editionof IMC Review: Journalof Integrated MarketingCommun i ca t i on s , anationally distributedpeer-reviewed publica-tion. He also graduatedwith an M.S. in integrat-ed marketing communi-cations from RooseveltUniversity in Chicago,Ill., in December.

Jamie Ianelli ’05 ,New York, N.Y., is in histhird year at Harvard LawSchool.

Jennifer La Rocca ’05was named HonoraryConsul of Panama inMiami, Fla., by the newpres ident of Panama,Ricardo Martinelli.

R e b e c c a R i v e r a -Vazquez, M.S. ’08 createdand developed The MagisFoundation, Inc. (TMF), aPuerto Rico-based non-profit organization thatfocuses on promotinghealthy lifestyles throughfree-of-cost physical andmental health education.TMF is currently promot-ing the “We Can!” programfrom the U.S. HealthDepartment, which hasprovided all of the physicalhealth and nutrition infor-mation that has been com-bined to the mental healtheducation program it offers.

Lauren Beshel ’06 and her business partner, ThiriDeVoe, opened Branch Out Vintage & SustainableGoods, a clothing boutique at 2022 Magazine Street the fallof 2009. Branch Out is New Orleans’ first and only all-sus-tainable clothing and accessory store for men and women.Branch Out carries a large variety of eco-friendly fashionforward clothing lines, hand selected quality vintage pieces,and locally made designer goods. Lauren’s mantra for thestore is “hip not hippie!” She would like to help people begood to the Earth and look good doing it.

www.branchoutshop.comThiri DeVoe and Lauren Beshel ’06

Fashion Goes Green Photo courtesy of Scott E. Sim

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By Sean SnyderFor estate planning lawyer Larry Lehmann ’74,

flying is more than a hobby, it is a mission.Lehmann has found ways to not only incorporatehis passion into his law practice by maintainingclients throughout Louisiana, but also has foundways to use flying to give back to those in need.

It was during his youth that Larry fell in lovewith the skies. He recalls a time when he and a fewof his high school friends saved up enough moneyto skip school to take a 15-minute airplane tour ofNew Orleans. That trip was the beginning of a life-long fascination with flying which would lead him

to become an instrument-rated pilot in 1982.In 2008, Larry became a founding member of

Pilots for Patients, a nonprofit organization thatassists medically stable patients throughoutLouisiana with their medical travel needs. Pilots forPatients maintains more than 75 pilot volunteerswho agree to donate use of their time, airplanes,and fuel for accepted missions. Since its first flightin 2008, the organization has conducted 416 airmissions and 36 ground missions to cities such asHouston, St. Louis, and New Orleans.For more information on Pilots for Patients,

visit www.pilotsforpatients.org

Larry Lehmann ’74

Flying for a Cause

College of Social Sciences (continued)Although TMF is not areligious organization, itsname, purpose, and missionwere inspired by Jesuit tra-ditions and philosophy aswell as Rebecca’s experi-ence at Loyola. TMF’s

motto is ad majorem ab imopectore, and its mission is toempower people withknowledge that willenhance their lives andthat of their loved ones. Itsvision is a physically and

mentally healthy communi-ty. (www.volunteerspr.com)

Kelly Rogers, M.S.N.’08 is director of riskmanagement at OrangePark Medical Center in

Orange Park, Fla. Kellyhas obtained her certifi-cation in healthcarequality (CPHQ) and hercertification in health-care risk management(CPHRM).

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSMARCH3 Lenten Series Event7 Alumni Association Past President’s

Reception10 Walker Percy Center Launch10 Lenten Series Event16 Alumni Association Board Meeting17 Lenten Series Event18 Atlanta Faculty Programming

with Sonya Duhe20 Race Judicata24 Lenten Series Event 26 College of Business Alumni Luncheon26 Googling God LectureTBD Central Florida Alumni Crawfish Boil

APRIL1 John Biguenet Event in Orlando7 Loyola Alumni Night at the Hornets17 Wolfpack Baseball Family Day

vs. LSUSTBD Atlanta Alumni Crawfish BoilTBD Houston Alumni Crawfish Boil

MAY1 Austin Alumni Crawfish Boil5 – 6 Chapter Leadership Conference7 Senior Crawfish Boil7 University Baccalaureate Mass8 Unified Commencement Ceremony8 Golden Wolves Luncheon8 Reunion Class Dinners8 Alumni Weekend Maroon and

Gold Gala9 Annual Alumni Association Jazz

Brunch11 College of Law Graduation Mass12 College of Law CommencementTBD Dallas Alumni Crawfish BoilTBD Las Vegas Alumni Crawfish Boil

JUNE5 Chicago Alumni Crawfish Boil10 Law Alumni Cocktail Reception at

LSBA Convention27 Dallas Alumni Day at the Rangers

For more information, visitwww.loyno.edu/calendar or

call (504) 861-5454.

By Catherine I. Koppel

Gentilly, La., native Royd Anderson ’98 was just

four years old when the deadliest ferry crash in U.S.

history took place about 25 miles from his home.

From his father’s stories, Royd learned of the October

1976 disaster, but, he says, “I was also aware that people

from my generation don’t know a lot about it.”

So, for his master’s thesis for film school at the

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Royd wrote and

directed The Luling Ferry Disaster. Released on the

30th anniversary of the crash, Royd incited a

movement in St. Charles Parish, La., to create a

monument honoring the victims and survivors of the

crash. The monument was dedicated on the banks of

the Mississippi River three years later.

Royd credits Loyola with giving him the tools to

research and recount this and other under-reported

tragedies in history—literally and figuratively. He

spent “many months” at Loyola’s J. Edgar and Louise

S. Monroe Library poring over microfilm detailing

the George Prince ferry crash.

“Writing a script and doing research was almost

second nature, based on the solid foundation I got at

Loyola,” Royd says. “Loyola encouraged me to develop

my talents to the fullest, and use them to

better humanity.”

A Tribute to the Past

Royd Anderson ’98

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