LoyolaM A G A Z I N E

SUMMER 2013

The Class of 2013First row from back, standing, left to right:Richard Atallah, Fernando Morett, Nicolas Donarski, Daniel Gubitosa, Alex Simons, Giuseppe Zappala-Arjona, Robert Reuland, Tim Hurkmans, Roberto Napoleon, Jonathan Panzures, John Mullin, James Bickford, Richard Singh, James McEnrue, Brendan Masi

Second row from back, standing, left to right:James Lyness, Headmaster, Thomas Jorgensen, Kayla Lee, Erin Mulrooney, Alexandra Cojocaru, Juliana Meirelles, Emma McCauley, Faith Amenn, Deirdre Haney, Andriana Ilnicki, Alexandra Ciobanu, Evy Sun, Danielle DiGirolamo, Ned Taylor-D’Ambrosio, Tony Oroszlany, President

Third row from back, sitting, left to right:Grace Cho, Meghan Xanthos, Maria Sosa, Marie Puntillo, Kendall Dickieson, Tatiana Gleeson, Christina Bach, Rebecca Petitti, Catherine Petitti, Hannah Tolan

Fourth row from back, sitting on the floor, left to right:Carlos Morales, Jared Rodgers, Alexander Junquera, Adrian Van Hauwermeiren, Juan Barragán, Rodrigo Caballero, Jack O’Sullivan, Andrew Leone

Contents5 A Message from the President

6 A Message from the Headmaster

7 Remembering Loyola

8 Are You a Member?

10 Board of Trustees Update

11 DNA, Videotape, Internet, and Family

14 15 Years of Golf

16 Loyola’s Pioneers

19 Wishing Upon a Starfish

21 Graduation

24 School Year in Review

34 New Faces at Loyola

35 Reunion 2013

36 Alumni Events

41 Alumni Notes

49 Calling All Alumni Parents

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Loyola Magazineis written and produced by the Advancement Office in conjunction with other offices, departments, and members of the Loyola community.

PublisherTony Oroszlany ’87 President

EditorsFrancesca Tresniowski Lanning ’84 Vice President for Advancement

Mary Ann Lynch Minson ’99 Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations

Laura Gutiérrez Campbell ’96 Director of Advancement and Parent Annual Giving

Kate FiscusAdvancement Associate

ContributorsLaura Armstrong ’94 Arthur Doenecke ’57 Andrew DonacikFrancesca Lanning ’84 Mary Ann Lynch Minson ’99 James LynessBarbara MaleckiKathleen McCarthy ’85 Tony Oroszlany ’87 Danilo Tramontozzi

PhotographyFrederick AgnostakisMario ArenasHarisch StudioJDZ Photography LLC 2013Thomas HanleyRachel MeulerMary Ann Lynch MinsonEileen Cooney OroszlanyDaniel SullivanMark Wyville

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A Message from the President

Dear Loyola Family,

Recently, I received a note from the mother of a member of the Class of 2013. In this note, she introduced a new word in her vocabulary which was “Eucharisteo.” She wrote that Ann Voskamp, in her book One Thousand Gifts—A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, lets readers know that “Eucharisteo” means to be thankful and grateful and Voskamp challenges all of her readers to find those one thousand gifts in life and to be thankful. The 2012-13 school year was a challenging one in many ways, but my reflections in looking back on the year bring me to a sense of gratitude quicker than focusing on those aforementioned challenges. At our end-of-year faculty meeting I thanked our faculty, staff, and administrators for constantly paying attention to the smaller details in working to form students who are becoming women and men for others. Not too long before that meeting, I thanked a group of parent volunteers for being the backbone of what we refer to as our “Loyola family.” In between, I acknowledged our trustees for the leadership that they provide which helps define our Loyola School of today and tomorrow. Speaking of the Loyola of tomorrow, next year, all students will be required to have iPads and we expect that the full introduction of this learn-ing tool will give our students the opportunity to interact with lessons in ways that they never have before. We are excited at the prospect of flipping our classrooms and offering students the oppor-tunity to help lead the learning process with 21st Century technological advances. At the same time, though, the most important part of any learning experience will still be the interaction of teacher and student. In April 2013, on LinkedIn, famed entrepreneur Richard Branson concluded, “While gadgets like smartphones and tablets certainly do have a huge positive impact upon my working life, it is the people around me who really make the dif-ference.” That will always be true at Loyola School. Another “recent event” that I would bring to your attention is the completion of a management book entitled The Missing Human Factor—How to Engage Human Beings in Order to Create Coopera-tion and Loyalty by Filippo Galluppi, a graduate of Loyola’s class of 1947. Filippo, a trained engineer

and inventor, asserts that loyalty and cooperation are characteristics that are necessary for high performing businesses; I believe that is true for great school communi-ties too, and I know that Loyola School is blessed with both characteristics. In his acknowledgements, Filippo writes of Loyola, “Someone asked me a few years ago what it was that this school has taught me that made me feel close for so long.” He thought a great deal about the question and resolved that “Loyola had taught me to think (and) to reflect on and discern what is really important.” Well, Filippo, that is still true for our students today. Enjoy our Loyola Magazine and the articles and sections that talk about alum, Sean Walsh, who sent his two sons to Loyola; a faculty spring service trip to Belize; thoughts from alumni of the Class of 1977 (the first full co-ed graduating class at Loyola); Arthur Doenecke’s legacy commitment to Loyola’s future; and other notable 2012-13 ac-complishments which were the results of the hard work and dedication of volunteers, faculty, admin-istrators, student athletes and performers, coaches and moderators, parents and friends…all who cooperated in loyal service to our Loyola School.

Sincerely,

Tony Oroszlany ’87President

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A Message from the Headmaster

Greetings from Park and 83rd, where another school year has drawn to a successful close. This was certainly a year full of

challenge, as well as a year full of oppor-tunity: we confronted issues as varied as coping with the effects of Hurricane Sandy to incorporating iPads into our curriculum. Loyola’s motto, “ex fide, fortis,” however, was greatly in evidence: from our faith, we found the strength to be present for one another as we coped with our challenges, and as we shared our joys and triumphs, as well. The Loyola community was truly a group of “Men and Women For and With Others.”

The year brought great opportunities for growth in many ways. For faculty members, the school formalized a program of ongoing Ignatian formation to help teach-ers, administrators, and staff members understand more fully the ideals of Ignatian spirituality. We went through a year of self-study in preparation for our decennial ac-creditation visit in the coming academic year, which cul-minated in our written report reflecting on our myriad strengths, while identifying the areas of challenge for continued growth. Our faculty began the use of iPads in delivering instruction, both in the classroom and using “flipped” classroom video techniques. Our students who already owned iPads were allowed to use them in their classes beginning in February, and all students will be re-quired to have an iPad as we return to school in Septem-ber. Faculty members attended three days of additional iPad training in mid-June, and continue to model for our students what it means to be life-long learners. As the class of 2013 joined the ranks of Loyola’s alumni, Theodore Taylor-D’Ambrosio, in delivering the Farewell Address on behalf of his fellow graduates, spoke of the ways in which Loyola has nurtured their growth over the past four years. He described the class of 2013’s journey as a movie which he called One Big Family, and he stated: “Something that has shaped the way we acted during our time at Loyola has been the Grad at Grad. The motivation to be academically excel-lent, open to growth, committed to doing justice, loving, and religious has been instilled in our minds ever since our first open house at Loyola, when Mr. Lyness first ex-plained the meaning of ‘cura personalis’ and the Grad at Grad. Whether it was a last minute study session before an AP English test or reflecting on an August Camden trip, the Grad at Grad has always been an integral part of the script of our movie.” This year, following graduation, eight members of the class of 2013 joined Director of Christian Service Billy Bludgus and Director of Campus Ministry Sue Baber and put the characteristics of the Grad at Grad

into action during the annual ten-day service trip to Belize. It speaks highly of the habit of service our young men and women are forming that they volunteer to do this work even after graduating from Loyola. The group accompanied a Belizean family in the construction of a new home, prayed in solidarity with the local com-munity, lived in community and in a spirit of simplicity, explored the history, culture, and beauty of Belize, and reflected – naturally! – on God’s presence through all of it. Here are some of their reflections: “I am happy to be here to bring support and a sense of hope. I’m glad I was given the chance with seven of my friends to make someone’s dream a reality, and to explore and learn about the country of Belize.” (Kendall Dickieson ’13) “I have absolutely loved this trip because it gave me a chance to test my faith and make a difference, but also because it gave me a chance to meet some of the most amazing people I have ever met.” (Theodore Taylor-D’Ambrosio ’13) “It was definitely a life-changing experience. Throughout the trip, I always felt God’s presence. Every time we came together to pray before working or eating, we had the opportunity to thank God for the great gift of being in Belize and to ask Him for strength. My experience in Belize has offered me the opportunity to reflect on my own life and life in Belize, and to think about justice. It has helped me to become a more spiri-tual person.” (Maria Sosa ’13) This group of ten Loyola alumni and faculty members made a difference in the world by making a difference in the lives of people with whom they came in contact in Belize. As Loyola encourages all of its students to do, these young people were taking steps to “be the change you wish to see in the world.” All of the work we do at Loyola is infused with the spirit of St. Ig-natius in ways that we hope are continually helping our students to become young men and women of compe-tence, conscience, and compassion. Our work could not be possible, however, without the generous support from you – Loyola’s alumni, parents, and friends. Know how grateful we are for that support, and know that your generosity is helping to “set the world ablaze” with the spirit of Ignatius. Please keep us in your prayers, and know that we keep you in ours.

Best wishes and God bless!

James LynessHeadmaster

Remembering Loyola in My Will

I attended PS 152 in the Midwood section of Brooklyn because our local parish church, Our Lady of Refuge, did not have a parochial school. My parents and I were very pleased with the education I received at “dear old PS 152” through the 6th grade but that suddenly changed when a new junior high school opened in our neighborhood. The teachers were mostly young graduates, discipline was lax, homework was minimal, and we were required to take classes in home-making, sewing, metal shop, drama class, etc. in addition to the newly-deemphasized 3 Rs. I believe the new curriculum was called “progressive education”, whatever that means. My parents were furious. Through a friend they learned of Loyola School, a private Jesuit day school for boys in Manhattan. In those days Loyola had a junior school including grades 7 and 8. In the early 1950s Loyola was very much a neighborhood school with almost all of the students living within walking distance of 83rd and Park. I believe my fellow classmate and lifelong close friend, Bill Blaber, and I were the first students to enroll at Loyola from Brooklyn. We survived the initial teasing about being from Brooklyn and being Dodgers fans, but we never got used to the hour-long subway ride in and out of Manhattan. I can honestly say that was the only thing I did not like about my time at Loyola. I know it may be hard to believe now but in my days at Loyola (1952 – 1957), the Jesuit faculty outnumbered the lay faculty. We always had two scholastics assigned for two or three years on their way to ordination. They were great guys, closer to us in age and outlook, more like big brothers really. Mr. William McGarry, also from Brooklyn, and Mr. James

Hewitt stand out in my mind. I will never forget Mr. Hewitt telling us many times, “You don’t realize it now but you are

having the best times of your lives.” How right he was. Our teachers were, without exception, gentlemen. They were always firm but fair. We were taught respect for others and respect for ourselves, and to be kind to everyone regardless of who they were. Consciously and subconsciously we were taught to emulate our mentors. I have been a family physician and an emer-gency room physician for over forty years now and it has been my experience that a person’s character and outlook on life are mainly for-mulated and molded in junior and senior high

school, not in college or graduate school (in my case Holy Cross and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland). When I think of men like Fr. Ambrose, Fr. Hare, Fr. Gan-non, and so many others, I think of men of absolute integrity who loved their vocation, loved Loyola, and were proud of their students and their achievements. I can honestly say that my five years at Loyola, plus my parents’ love and encourage-ment, made me the person I am today. I have remembered Loyola in my will because of my ex-perience at Loyola and its lifelong effect. Though I am mainly retired now and cannot give as much annually as I would like to, I am happy to be able to include my alma mater on 83rd and Park in my will. Please consider doing the same in yours 3

Several months before my cousin died earlier this year, he asked me, “Arthur, have you made a recent will?” Two weeks after his death, my wife, Norma, and I were at our attor-ney’s office revising our wills. This time we included Loyola School as a beneficiary. To

understand why I included Loyola in my will, I should tell you how I became a student at Loyola and why my five years there meant so much to me.

If you are interested in making a planned gift to Loyola or have already named Loyola in your gift planning, contact Francesca Lanning, Loyola’s Vice President for Advancement,

at 646.346.8136 or flanning@loyola-nyc.org

Are You a Member?Are you a member of Loyola’s Alumni Association? When presented with this question, responses of alumni ran the gamut, but most admitted that they were unsure. Many of the replies I heard included:

I don’t believe so.

I guess I’m not—I have to admit, I don’t know what it means to be a member. I haven’t given money in years if that’s what it is...

I have no idea.

I don’t think so. How would I know?

To be honest, I don’t know. Am I?

The topic of what constitutes being a member of Loyola’s Alumni Association was one of much discussion at Alumni Association Board meetings this past fall. The Alumni Association Board (AAB) is comprised of representatives from each decade who are passionate about all things Loyola, past, present and future. Much like the above replies, even members of the Alumni Association Board expressed uncertainty as to who was a member of the Alumni Association. Is it just those of us who sit on the Alumni Association Board and could the two terms be used interchangeably? Does being a member require going to meetings, paying dues, or attending events? Or does it refer to a broader group and encompass all graduates of Loyola School? After further review and conversations amongst fellow Alumni Association Board members, as well as with other Jesuit Secondary Education Association Schools, I am pleased to announce that most of you who are reading this article are indeed members of Loyola’s Alumni Association! As our by-laws now read:

“All graduates of Loyola School and all active members of the Loyola community who attended the school for two years or more shall be eligible to become members of the Alumni Association.”

So, whether you graduated in the 1930s, in 2013, or somewhere in between, please allow me to be the first to officially say, “Welcome to Loyola’s Alumni Asso-ciation!” As a member of the Alumni Association, you are a lifelong part of the Loyola community and are always welcome back to 83rd and Park. Throughout the year, the Alumni Association Board sponsors a wide range of events, inviting you to reconnect with fellow alumni. These include the Alumni Dinner in February and Alumni Night each Thanksgiving Eve, as well as a service day in December, a sports tournament every winter, a spiritual retreat in the spring, and reunions in the fall. Even when unable to make your way back to 980 Park, you can always stay connect-ed and up to date by visiting Loyola’s website, www.loyola-nyc.org, joining Loyola’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/loyolaschoolny) or following Loyola on Twitter (twitter.com/loyolaschoolny). I encourage you to come back often, but if you are unable to be with us in person, know that Loyola is always just a click away!

For additional information about the Alumni Association, AAB-sponsored events, or to share your thoughts, you can contact members of the Alumni Association Board via the Advancement Office (alumni@loyola-nyc.org).

by Laura Armstrong ’94

2013-14 Alumni Events Save the Date!OCTOBERSaturday, October 19, 2013 Alumni Reunion:*Classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, & 2008

Sunday, October 20, 2013 Family Day *Alumni and their families are welcome to attend!

NOVEMBERWednesday, November 27, 2013 Alumni Night

DECEMBERSunday, December 8, 2013 Alumni Service Day

JANUARYSunday, January 12, 2014 Coach “A” Alumni Sports Day

FEBRUARYFriday, February 21, 2014 Alumni Mass & Dinner* The following years will celebrate their reunion at the Alumni Dinner: 1964, 1959, 1954, 1949, 1944.

MARCHThursday, March 6, 2014 Back to School Night

APRILSaturday, April 5, 2014 Alumni Retreat

MAYFriday, May 9, 2014 Benefit Auction

JUNEMonday, June 2, 2014 Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic

Alumni Association Board 2013 – 2014

Laura A. Armstrong ’94 President

Robert P. Booher ’641960’s Decade Representative

Fausto A. Bozza ’731970’s Decade Representative

Thomas Brennan ’012000’s Decade Representative

Joseph N. Bustros ’94 1990’s Decade Representative

Margaret E. Dolan ’032000’s Decade Representative

Raymond T. Fastiggi ’691960’s Decade Representative

Christina L. Gallinari ’052000’s Decade Representative

Filippo B. Galluppi ’471940’s Decade Representative

Fernando Feria Garibay ’931990’s Decade Representative

Thomas A. HanleyLay Faculty Advisor

Nancy M. Harnett ’77Vice-President

Gerard J. Herrling ’731970’s Decade Representative

Richard F. Jameson ’91 1990’s Decade Representative

Lucy McCarthy Jamshahi ’841980’s Decade Representative

Francesca P. Tresniowski Lanning ‘84Co-Moderator

Lisa Beggins Marzen ’871980’s Decade Representative

Christina M. Maurillo ’81 1980’s Decade Representative

John V. McNamee ’771970’s Decade Representative

Marie A. McNamee ’77Emeritus Member

Sunita Stevens Meyers ’88Lay Faculty Advisor

Mary Ann Lynch Minson ’99Co-Moderator

Michael Mirabella ’951990’s Decade Representative

Sean G. O’Shea ’871980’s Decade Representative

Glenn F. Pallen ’641960’s Decade Representative

Rev. Hernán Paredes, S.J.Jesuit Advisor

Christina Sorbera ’002000’s Decade Representative

Diana Sorbera ’04 Secretary

Mark D. Speed ’71Emeritus Member

Norma Ragalli Stafford ’90Treasurer

M. Bradley Steinthal ’511950’s Decade Representative

Patrick Tierney ’02 2000’s Decade Representative

Danilo TramontozziFormer Faculty Emeritus Member

Alen Trubelja ’072000’s Decade Representative

Anna Marie Paolicelli ‘11, Rachel Gregory ‘10, Ellen Anderson ‘11, and Veronica Hudson ‘11 at Alumni NightAlumni Association Board

Board of Trustees Update

At the final meeting of the 2012-13 school year on June 5, 2013, Loyola School’s Board of Trustees bid farewell and conveyed special thanks and appreciation to its departing members—Margaret Florentine, Mary Claire Bonner Lagno, P’08, Victoria Bishop McLaughlin, Joseph Sorbera, P’00,

’04, ’04, and Anil Stevens ’89. These members have dedicated their time and expertise in serving Loyola over the past several years and the School has grown in large part due to their guidance and leadership. The Board also welcomed four new members—Maureen Dore, P’09, Dinah Gretsch, Charles Marino ’73, and Victor Polce ’73. Please take a moment to read their bios below.

Maureen Dore, P’09 Maureen’s son, Thomas, graduated from Loyola in 2009 and is a recent graduate of Notre Dame University. Maureen’s husband, Pat Dore, served Loyola’s board from 2006-2012. Maureen at-tended Bay Path College and has a pro-fessional background in retail manage-ment including as Owner/President of

The Connecticut Yankee, a specialty retail store. Maureen served on the board of Sharon Day Care Center and currently serves on the board of the Sharon Historical Society. She is a former vice president of Loyola School’s Parents Association and chaired the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Benefit Auctions. Maureen remains active in auction coordination efforts at Loyola and is also the recipient of The Prior Medal.

Charles Marino ’73 Chuck Marino is a graduate of Loyola’s class of 1973 and was the recipient of this year’s Gannon Award at the annual Alumni Dinner. Chuck was awarded a B.S. from Lehigh University and an M.S. from the University of Missouri, both in Civil Engineering. Chuck is mar-ried to Helen Ross, sister of Joe Ross

’71. Helen and Chuck are the parents of Julia, recent graduate of Convent of the Sacred Heart, and Jack, a rising junior at Loyola School. Chuck and Helen’s nephew, Matthew Goldstein, gradu-ated from Loyola in 2009 and is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University. Chuck, a licensed professional engineer with 35 years of experience, is the President of AMCC Corp. Chuck is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and has served on Loyola’s facilities committee from 2002 to the present, and was a member of the Loyola Board of Trustees from 2004-2010. He has been directly involved in many Loyola projects over the last 10 years including long range planning.

Victor Polce ’73 Victor Polce graduated from Loyola School in 1973 and received a B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College in Government and French; and a Master’s degree in International Finance from Columbia University. Victor and his

wife, Joy, are the proud parents of Jacqueline, whose wedding took place last fall at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Since 2005, Victor has been CEO and President of Customized Mort-gage Solutions in Old Tappan, New Jersey. Victor has also been mayor of Old Tappan since 2000, after serving two years on the borough council. He worked from 1998-2004 as a senior vice president and trading room manager with American Express; from 1993-1997 as head of corporate and hedge fund foreign exchanges sales with Commerzbank; and held a similar role at ABN Amro from 1989-1993.

Dinah GretschDinah Gretsch is a former Loyola School trustee and the wife of Fred Gretsch ’64 both of whom have been close friends and supporters of Loyola School for decades. Born in South Carolina on a military base, Dinah grew up in an Air Force family. Her mother was a German “war” bride. Dinah lived

across the United States and in England and attended schools in both countries. She purchased her first business at the age of 20 and joined the Gretsch Company in 1979 where she is an inte-gral part of the company’s success as Executive Vice President/CFO. Dinah is also a key member of the Gretsch Foundation, the charitable arm of the family. Dinah started Mrs. G’s Music Foundation in 2010 whose mission is to enhance children’s lives through participation in music. The Foundation supports music education and programs in rural schools and Head Start programs and has brought in key musicians from across the U.S. for day work shops with the children at these schools. Dinah currently and/or has previously served on the boards of Loyola School, UGA Music Business Program, Sacred Heart Church in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah Country Day School, Georgia Music Hall of Fame Foundation, Georgia Music Foundation, Notre Dame Academy in Savannah, Georgia, and Georgia Southern University.

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Sean M. Walsh, Loyola Class of 1966, does not mince his words when asked to advise how to

safely use the Internet: “Unless one has a closed family website which is encrypted and password protected, I would not post personal information on the internet.  It makes you very vulnerable to attacks from anywhere in the world.  You don’t really need to put a lot of personal information out there.  Once you put something out on the Internet, you can never take it back. People have to make major distinctions regarding the information shared publicly.” Walsh, who is Assistant General Counsel in the National Security Law Branch of the Federal Bureau of Inves-tigation’s (FBI) General Counsel Office, knows of what he speaks.  He provides legal advice to the Counter Intelligence and Counter Terrorism programs of the FBI and is national security counsel to the FBI Cyber Division.  A pioneer in the field of computer forensics, Walsh has investigated and tried many cases in-volving the forensic use of digital infor-mation.  He has also lectured worldwide including at the European Computer Crime Conference at The Hague and Loyola School’s Senior Career Pro-gram. Sean also served as the Interna-tional President of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association. Walsh is reflective on the subject.  “I think there is a social revolution taking place.  When you talk to someone under 30 or over 30 they have different views of privacy and exchange of informa-tion.”  He explains, “I think people over 30 cherish a certain amount of privacy and give the necessary information to their family, friends, or business associ-ates.  People under 30 seem to give more information out.  Information exchange

is instantaneous now when in the past people had the opportunity to take time to think before they sent something out.” Such digital information is also of course used to enhance legal cases, as technology is employed to gather evidence and aid in prosecutions. It is not necessarily a straightforward task. “There is a whole lot of information out there,” says Walsh.  “The questions become, can you find it, and what value is it?  The integrity of your collection process is also important.  The collec-tion, presentation, and preservation of evidence becomes critical.”   A paramount issue is the speed at which technology advances.  It is often difficult for lawmakers and law enforce-ment to keep up with a rapidly changing landscape.  “It is very much a wild west,” he says.  “The issue for law enforcement today is how ubiquitous the systems are.  Years ago, you had AT&T and a local telephone company.  If you had to get records from a landline, you had a central place to go.  Now systems are set up ad hoc by anyone in any place and can be moved.  The collection points become difficult for law enforcement even with the appropriate court order. There are so many ways in and out of the various operating systems.”  It can be a dangerous place, warns Walsh.  “Today you don’t know who is at the end of the email message, the Facebook page, or even a cell phone because many use ficti-tious names.  Legitimacy of the contact person on the other side is a mystery to you.  Once you provide your personal information or interests whether con-sciously or unconsciously, it is sent all over the place.” Walsh’s interest and expertise in technology is long-standing.  Indeed, he was in charge of the first law en-

Get to know the world, and don’t be parochial in what you do.

Sean M. Walsh ’66, P’00, ’03by Kathleen McCarthy ’85

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forcement video technical unit which developed the use of video to take sus-pect statements and record lineups and crime scenes. This use was introduced to bridge in part what Walsh terms the “credibility gap” being experienced by city prosecutors in the 1970s. Mistrust-ing government, jurors were becoming less likely to believe a police officer when he testified to a defendant’s confes-sion or statement. Remembers Walsh, “We were losing a lot of homicide cases because most of these cases relied on statements and confessions from the defendant.”  Consequently, prosecutors decided to video record to show the jury directly what was happening, reckoning as Walsh says that, “Jurors, and this is true in today’s media, people in general, don’t want someone else to tell them how a tornado, for example, hit.  They want to see it for themselves.” The strategy worked.  “Jurors saw first-hand how a suspect was given his or her rights; how they were treated, what they said, what their demeanor

was, and what their attitude was,” he explains.  “It gives you a whole differ-ent perspective when you actually see the defendant do it.”  While there was a great deal of initial resistance to the innovation, it has become widely ac-cepted. The result?  “Video tape and the use of DNA have dramatically changed how cases are looked at today” says Walsh.  “It cut down on appeals. Pleas increased dramatically and the quality of questioning improved.”  Walsh used his first computer when he was a student at Fordham Univer-sity.  “It was a 1620 IBM main frame located in the bottom of Dealy Hall in 1966,” he recalls.  “It was a rather large computer that now would be someone’s laptop!”  He had grown up wanting to do something in the sciences or en-gineering, and pursued that through college.  However, while still a student at Fordham, Walsh got the chance to work on the staff of then Senator Robert F. Kennedy. That experience, which involved trying to respond to people

Very often to this day I know so many people not in my class, three years ahead, three years behind, even some who came after me.  You get a feeling that the whole school is your class.

Sean Walsh ‘66, his wife, Christine, and children, Stephen ‘03, Sean Michael ‘00, and Kathleen

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who had written asking the Senator for help, inspired Walsh to enter public service.  His decision “...came about because of the times we were living in, President Kennedy’s speeches, and it all tied together with history.  It all came together for me and changed the direction I went, but I still had the interest in science, technology, and all things electrical,” says Walsh.  “I enjoyed debate and arguing my points which I learned in high school – very Jesuitical I guess knowing that I was completely right!”  Walsh went on to graduate from Fordham University School of Law.  Prior to joining the FBI, he worked as a prosecutor in the District Attorney’s offices of both the Bronx and New York County, as well as in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and as an Assistant General Counsel to the NYC SCA Inspector General’s Office. And before all that was Loyola.  For the decision to enroll, Walsh credits his father, who grew up in Yorkville (along with his mother), and had attended St. Ignatius Loyola and Regis High School.  “He’s the one who believed very strongly in Je-suit education having received one.  He’s the one who directed me to it.” Walsh has many fond memories from those school days, most revolving around the teachers.  “Fr. Ambrose taught me in my first year.  He was in charge of the Library where he sat at a desk,” Walsh recollects.  “We had a small study group who met in what used to be the cafeteria, but is now Mr. A’s office and we used to go up to the Library afterwards.  Fr. Ambrose would answer any questions we had and help us to get our homework done.”  Also influential were “two great scholastics, Tom Morrissey and Bart Collopy.  Morrissey taught us history over several years, and Collopy taught us English. They were very good teachers and were able to create an interest in the subject. They made the subject come alive.” And as is the case for so many of the school’s alumni, figuring prominently in Walsh’s memories from Loyola is “our overarching” Fr. Eugene Prior, S.J.  “I only had a religion class with him but he was the counselor and was someone you could always talk to. He made you feel very comfortable at school,” remembers Walsh.  “On the first day of school I was sitting on the bleachers in the gym and he came over to talk to me and made me feel very welcome.  That was his first year at Loyola for his long continued tenure, although he had been there before as a scholastic.  He had a Regis t-shirt on under-neath his cassock and I told him he would have to get rid of that!” It has come naturally for this alumnus to stay connected with Loyola. “When I tell my friends about the alumni events I go back to at my high school they look at me strangely because it is not typical,” he says.  “I think it is a function of several things.  One, the school is very small with only 200 students.  Very often to this day I know so many people not in my class, three years ahead, three years behind, even some who came after me.  You get a feeling that the whole school is your class.”  Walsh continues, “The family atmosphere and size of the school, everyone helps everyone else.  It was a great, fun

place with great teachers who were very concerned about the students.  I think the school always made it a point to remain open for its alumni.  One of the keys with that has been the continuity of the faculty...that stability lended a lot.  People went back not to see the building, per se, or the administra-tion.  They went back to see the faculty and their friends, and those friendships continued many years after they left school. I guess my father was right!” Walsh believes his high school years were formative ones so much so that he and his wife, Christine, a pediatric cardiol-ogist, sent their two sons, Sean “the actor” and Stephen “com-puter graphic guru” to Loyola as well.  Sean is a graduate of the class of 2000 and Stephen graduated in 2003. They also have a daughter, Kathleen, who is a doctor. “What Loyola did while studying subjects, the perspective was to look at each holistically.  It wasn’t just a moral study. We studied the dif-ficult choices people have to make and what it meant to have to live with those decisions,” he explains.  “Imbued throughout the whole curriculum there was a discussion of values and how you make decisions.  The thought process, that ques-tioning, to reach an intellectual decision is extremely critical and more important than the facts you learn in a particular class.  All life is a Greek tragedy!  Now, how do you deal with it?”   Knowing now how the world would develop since he graduated from Loyola, what advice does Walsh wish he could have given his eighteen year old self?  “Get to know the world, and don’t be parochial in what you do.  Recognize that what-ever you are doing today is probably not what you are going to be doing in ten years.  You will remake yourself and be part of a very global economic and social community.  The world is coming closer together because of technology but cultural differences are still enormously different and you have to learn how to deal with them and recognize it.” It appears that Sean Walsh has done exactly what he would have advised! 3

Bob Booher ‘64, Sean Walsh ‘66, and John Sheehy ‘66 at the Alumni Dinner

15 Years of Golf

On June 3, 2013, Loyola School celebrated the 15th year of its golf classic, which for the past 11 years has been called the Shea-Armstrong

Golf Classic in honor of Loyola graduates, Joseph P. Shea ’72 and Michael J. Armstrong ’85, who were vic-tims of the World Trade Center disaster on Septem-ber 11, 2001. Joe and Mike were great supporters of Loyola School and were involved with the annual Golf Classic since its inception in 1998. Over the years, the Classic has grown to become one of the School’s main fundraising events with the help of our golf commit-tee and lead sponsors, Theodoros Zorbas, P’99 and Philip McMa-nus, P’08. The Shea and Armstrong families have also been staunch supporters of the event returning each year to honor their loved ones. Members of their families reflect fondly on their experiences:

This outing every year, to me, is a great way to connect with my former classmates and enjoy their company as I did when we were at Loyola together. It is also an opportunity to reflect on my time at Loyola and the important life lessons I learned at this great institution. Of course, it is also a great tribute to Joe and Mike and their dedication and commit-ment to the institution that meant so much to them. I know that for my brother, Joe, it was equally rewarding to have the opportunity to support the school he loved, to share time with great friends and former teachers, and, especially, to spend time with his lifelong friend, mentor, father fig-ure, and most loved teacher, Joe Hanser. He often played golf with Mr. Hanser during the year, and their camaraderie was infectious. Their competition was fierce and their loving embrace at the conclusion of these rounds was a beautiful thing to behold. Anyone who experienced these games was moved at their intra-game trash talking followed by their genuine enjoyment at each other’s success. That alone was worth the interminable drive out to Long Island. May these memories live forever. They will with me. —Tom Shea ’74

The Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic is a day that I look forward to each year. Having Mike’s name associated with it is an honor and one I know that he would be proud of. The Loyola golf outing is also where Mike first met Joe Shea that led to Mike being hired at Cantor Fitzger-ald. When I think back to the first Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic in June 2002, a memory that stands out is a presentation that took place following registration and prior to the golfers starting out for the day. The Class of 2002 had dedicated their yearbook to Mike, Joe, Tommy Cullen, and Kevin Crotty, the four alumni who were September 11th victims. The dedication page was read aloud and we were each presented with a yearbook. It was quite moving. —Laura Armstrong ’94

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A very exciting moment we still seem to talk about each year was when an attendee hit a hole-in-one shot for $10,000 at the 2007 outing. Laura and I were the lucky witnesses to that exciting moment! I also love the hole #3 battle between me and Laura and Neil Sullivan ’81 and Ed Winsch ’69. The competition for who will be assigned to volunteer each year at that hole really makes me laugh!

Whenever Mike’s name is attached to a Loyola conversation or a Loyola event, we are deeply honored, because we know how much that would have meant to him. His love for Loyola was a beautiful thing to witness, and that love was a strong current than ran through him for the rest of his life, sixteen years after graduation. It appeared to me that Mike was as interested in Loyola as he was the day he graduated. —Marian Armstrong

The first golf outing was held at Brookville Country Club on Long Island hosted by sponsoring member, Frank Nemia ’73, and then moved to Tamarack Country Club in Greenwich, Connecti-cut before settling in at North Hills Country Club on Long Island where it has been held for the past 10 years. In its first year, the outing raised approximately $1,300 and was the result of much hard work from the Development Office including in-house design and printing of invitations and signage. Members of the Loyola family contributed their time and efforts to get this first outing, and new Loyola tradition, off the ground including alumnus Ray Zrike ’68 whose company donated prizes for the winning teams. The Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic has grown so much over the years because of a love for Loyola and a belief in the School’s mission. This sentiment is echoed in the words of Loyola School’s President, Tony Oroszlany ’87: “The Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic has been a wonderful friend-raiser and fundraiser for the past 15 years and I look forward to it for many years to come.” At its peak, the outing raised over $100,000 in 2008, a record due in large part to Ted Zorbas, P’99 whose leadership efforts began in 1999 and continued through 2012. Ted was awarded The Prior Medal at the 2011 outing in recognition of his outstanding service and commit-ment to this event. In 2013-2014, we continue to look for new sponsorships and to build new relationships that will help us to continue to raise signifi-cant funds through the Outing. Our hope is to revamp and grow our event by involving more alumni, parents, alumni parents, and friends of Loyola School. If you are interested in participating in the tournament, sponsor-ing a portion of the event, becoming a committee member, or providing a prize/giveaway with your company logo, please contact Mary Ann Minson at mminson@loyola-nyc.org or 646.346.8134. 3

1. Dennis Dunne, Peter Schmole ‘75, John Connor ‘75, and Chip Horne ‘76 at the 2000 golf outing 2. Marian Armstrong, Neil Sullivan ‘81, and Laura Armstrong ‘94 at the 2012 outing 3. Pat Farrell ‘93, John O’Brien ‘93, Mike Smith ‘94, and Scott Smith ‘94 at the 2005 outing 4. Jim Sheehy ‘69, Ed Byrne ‘69, Bob Sheehy ‘68, and John Sheehy ‘66 at the 2005 outing 5. Phil McManus, P’08 (second from right) and guests at the 2005 outing 6. Dan Dobrjanskyj ‘74, Bob Nicol ‘74, Tom Shea ‘74, and John Petrilli ‘74 at the 2002 outing 7. David Zrike, Warner Dupuy, Ray Zrike ‘68, and Joe Hanser at the 2002 outing 8. Danny Shea and guest, Nancy Shea, Maura Devaney, Vincent Murray ‘69, and Peter Shea at the 2012 outing8

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Loyola’s Pioneers

A “private school for boys” reads the still faintly vis-ible Park Avenue signage on the corner of East 83rd Street.  And so Loyola had been since its establish-ment in 1900.  Forty years ago this September, how-

ever, the school transformed itself.  Loyola turned co-educational, becoming only the second Jesuit high school in the United States to admit girls, thereby radically changing the course of its own history. Loyola’s decision in 1973 to “go co-ed,” as the phrase went, was doubtless responsive to the contemporaneous socio-political calls for equality of opportunity for women.  The school’s then President Fr. Robert Haskins, S.J. noted, “We must be able to and willing to read the signs of the times.  No longer can we offer quality educa-tion to a single segment of the population; but if we are going to fulfill a role in society, we must address ourselves to the whole of that society.”  To be in the co-educational vanguard, of course, was also understood as a valuable opportunity for Loyola.  Headmaster Michael Guerra observed, “With increasing justifiable emphasis on the new role of women and contributions of women in society, we cannot ignore the need to educate women for leadership in the world and within the Church.” The first class to spend its entire time at Loyola in a co-educa-tional setting was the Class of 1977. Members of that class were truly Loyola’s pioneers on the co-ed frontier. They experienced firsthand the excitement, the optimism, the challenges, and the pos-sibilities presented by this new era.  In so integrating the school, the Class of 1977 paved the way forward for Loyola graduates who have

followed, the alumni and the alumnae of the past four decades, and for those of the future.  Some members of that class, who have gone on to great achievement in business, law, medicine and other fields, share memories of those formative years. High school began on a high note for this class.  “Our first day, a news crew came to the school, and interviewed some of us about our pioneer status,” recalls Marie Scott McNamee.  “It certainly struck me that this was an important event for our class, the school and the freshman females.”  Adds Carolyn Yordan Castel, “As 17 girls among approximately 120 boys, it was hard to ignore that we were breaking new ground.  And, of course, the faculty and administrators—and fellow students—acknowledged it.  But I don’t think that at the age of 14, we truly understood the impact of what we were doing and how much of a sea of change it was for Loyola with its long tradi-tions of Jesuit education.”   Interestingly, for several of the class, it was more the opportu-nity for a Jesuit Catholic education than a co-educational one that attracted them to Loyola.   Recalls McNamee, who hailed from the Bronx, “I very much wanted to go to a Jesuit high school since my Dad was a teacher at Xavier High School. The Athletic Director [at Loyola], Lou Tambini, and two former grads of my grammar school visited us to announce that Loyola was going co-ed – I was sold!”  She explains, “There were very few co-ed choices for high school at that time.  Loyola was a novelty but it was not a decision about single sex or co-ed.  For me it was attending a Jesuit school and the fact it was located in Manhattan was also a lure.”  Mary Sciutto remembers, “My family belonged to St. Ignatius Loyola

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Church for years.  We lived close by and were influenced by the strong Jesuit tradi-tion that was part of that community.  I also attended St. Ignatius Loyola School with my three siblings, and at that time, most of my classmates and I wanted to attend Loyola because it was an outstanding Catholic high school in the neighborhood.”  Sciutto also pays tribute to her mother who was a pioneer in her own generation as a magazine writer and editor and was “strongly sup-portive of the opportunity for me to be in the first class of women at a traditionally all boys school.  She always encouraged us to take on leadership roles and be good role models for other women.”   Moreover, many of the students had come from co-educational elementary school backgrounds, so a co-educational high school was not, as Joseph Nemia describes, “a major paradigm shift.  The fact that women (we referred to them as girls) were going to be members of the class did not register in the brain of an eighth grade student as I sat for the entrance exam.”  For Nemia, who came from a parochial elementary school in Brooklyn, the biggest influence to attend Loyola was his brother Frank Nemia, who graduated in 1973.  “Looking back, Frank’s deep involve-ment in extracurricular activities, especially on the soccer field, made Loyola the only logical choice.  His relationships across the faculty and student body raised my interest in attending Loyola beyond measure.”   While it may not have involved a major paradigm shift for some of the incoming students, co-education did require certain adjustments for those already at Loyola. The physical plant had to be adjusted to co-ed status, especially the restroom, shower, and locker facilities.   “The administration showed leadership and enthusiasm for the undertaking and clearly gave a lot of thought to the many things the school itself could do to make this new era successful and the transition seamless,” recalls Mary Murphy.  Loyola appointed Mrs. Susan Piliero the first Assistant Headmaster for Co-education in the fall of 1973.  Murphy also credits Sr. Dale McDonald, P.B.V.M, for providing guidance to the female stu-dents. But, she adds, “Sr. Dale was there for everyone, so perhaps my impression of her being particularly helpful and accessible to the girls is giving her less credit than she is due, because the boys felt that she was their confidante as well.” Murphy praises the equality that existed between the students at the school. 

“I think one of the best things about the way the school handled the integration of girls is that the faculty, administration, and staff seemed to draw no distinctions in how the girls and boys were treated.  Everyone was encouraged to do his or her best and I think the school was very even handed and not at all sexist. It was a great experience to be a girl in that school and be treated the same and to have the same expectations placed on you as were placed on boys.”  McNamee agrees. “The faculty did a great job of keep-ing things gender neutral.”    Still, there were the inevitable wrinkles to be ironed out.  “While the administra-tion did its best, you were conscious of the newness of women in the environment,” continues McNamee.  One area where that newness figured in was discipline.  Asserts McNamee, “We were definitely treated a bit more delicately that first year.  Fr. Thomas Blessin, S.J., who was responsible for the discipline, had to develop new approaches as his highly effective meth-ods of discipline were not as applicable to females.”  Sciutto concurs, “In general we were treated the same as the boys, except when it came to discipline.  As a traditional boys school, the paddle, the JUG yard, and other measures were used when the boys broke the rules.  Fr. Blessin, a beloved priest and teacher, struggled with how to discipline the girls and would often deliver a “lighter sentence” to a girl who got into trouble especially during our first year at the school.  I remember getting into trouble in French class for passing notes with my friend Jerry.  Our penance?  We were asked to memorize and recite a poem about llamas for the headmaster! Once Fr. Blessin and the other staff got used to having girls in the school, however, we were treated the same as boys,” concludes Sciutto.  “In class we were not treated differently,” notes McNa-mee.  “I think it is a hallmark of Loyola that female students were always empowered to do their best and not become wallflowers or feel disenfranchised.  We were competi-tive academically.”  This was borne out, for example, by Janice Dooner Lynch who remembers being the first female winner of gold medals for the highest cumulative aver-age for four years and the highest average in senior year at Loyola.  Girls also participated in extracurricular activities.  Murphy counts her time on the Speech and Debate team as “one of the most rewarding and happiest experiences.” Remarkably, even with less than twenty females at the school, sports teams were

We must be able to and willing to read the signs of the times.  No longer can we offer quality education to a single segment of the population; but if we are going to fulfill a role in society, we must address ourselves to the whole of that society.

Below: The 2012 Class of 1977 ReunionBottom: Mary Sciutto, Geraldine Flach, and Marie Scott McNamee at Senior Career Day

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set up.  “We fielded a basketball team that first year that was placed in the competitive CHSAA league and amazingly did quite well,” remembers McNamee.  Sciutto recounts, “We were coached by Br. Edward Sheehy who was an outstanding athlete and coach and wonderful supporter of women’s athletics at Loyola.”  Access to the facilities, however, did become a point of contention.  According to Sciutto, “We had to fight for court time as the Loyola Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity were used to having the gym to themselves and now they had to make room for the girls – that was an ongoing battle.”  For Murphy, “The use of better equipment was an issue.  I remember protesting quite loudly that the girls were relegated to inexpensive plastic basketballs and not even allowed to practice with the regular leather covered basketballs.  Eventually this injustice was rectified, but it was bizarre that it occurred at all.”   Adjustments were required not only to the physical space, but also to the attitude of some in the Loyola community. Male students, especially upperclassmen, had to get used to sharing a school with female students. McNamee recollects, “Our freshman class did not know better, but it was a struggle for a number of upperclassmen.  They signed up for a male high school, and here we were changing that male environment and culture.”  Sciutto agrees.  “The boys in our freshman class were very supportive and became our good friends. The upperclassmen had a harder adjust-ment.  They had entered an all-boys school as freshmen but the culture changed when girls were admitted, and it was difficult for some of them.”  McNamee tells a story that highlights the culture change: “One day a jock strap was hung up on the bulletin board and all hell broke loose that females would be exposed to that.  Female students needed to leave morning assembly so the guys could be “talked to.”  For Castel, however, “The male upper classmen were as welcoming of the new girls as they would be of any new group of freshmen.  Our own class was very close with lots of interaction among social groups.”  Murphy remembers, “My strong impression was that the boys were excited about the change and if they had any lingering resentments, they were not on display.  They were good schoolmates and the boys in our class in particular deserve credit for being great classmates.”  Cyrus Dehkan recollects that “for the most part, everyone was welcoming.” Castel testifies to the enduring value of those boy/girl friend-ships.  “From my perspective, this became a great proving ground for the business world where senior management of most large

corporations, even today, is predominantly male.  Strong working relationships are more often than not male/female relationships and women in the workplace need to be confident of their capabilities in that environment.  Frankly, today I sometimes look around a confer-ence table, and notice that I may be the only woman or perhaps one of two, but that no more affects how I interact than if the room was entirely female.  I think that my Loyola experience had something to do with that.” With male and female students being educated together, it seems likely that romance was also in the air at East 83rd Street. Looking back over decades, class members are divided on this point.  Remembers Castel, “While there were a few romances among the group, for the most part, the class of 1977 had strong boy/girl friendships.”  Agrees Murphy, “While some of the kids did date, I never felt it was a big part of the school social scene.  The groups of kids I spent the majority of my time with tended to socialize in large non-exclusive groups.” Offering a male perspective, Nemia recalls things slightly differ-ently.  “There was plenty of dating – and it was clear that this behav-ior was headed into unchartered territory for many faculty members. It was a learning experience for all!”  Sciutto’s memory also is that “many people dated; most of the freshmen girls had crushes on the upperclassmen, and romances developed.  I was in love with all of the Varsity basketball players!”  For an ultimate testimony to suc-cessful integration, the last word on romance should surely be left to McNamee: “Funny you should ask [about dating].  I am married to a classmate [ Jay McNamee] who I dated in senior year.”  The Class of 1977’s legacy is Loyola School today, which thrives as a private Jesuit independent school for boys and girls.  Even more important is the individual satisfaction the class members continue to have with those high school years, and with the lives they have led since.  That many connect their high school experience with later success is a source of pride for Loyola.  “I am very grateful to Loyola for making it possible to attend a wonderful school that provided me with an excellent education which opened up so many opportuni-ties for me,” says Dooner Lynch who went on to practice law.  “It was a terrific place to go to school and profoundly influenced me in a positive way,” says Murphy, who also practices law and was notably a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.  “My classmates, my teachers, and my overall experience at Loyola taught me to aim high, to serve others, and to believe that anything was possible as I left to start a new life at college,” says Sciutto, now a physician. “I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to receive a Loyola education.”  Nemia states emphatically, “My four years at Loyola were some of the best years of my life…The Loyola experience created valued friendships that are a big part of my life today.  From a personal development perspective, Loyola provided me with a sense of empowerment, self-confidence and the skill set to become a leader in many facets of my life.  I attribute much of my career success to my parents for allowing me to attend Loyola, but my interactions with both Fr. Prior and Mr. Tramontozzi were truly special. In different ways, they allowed me to grow beyond academics. Fr. Prior’s regular counsel and Mr. Tram’s direction in the field were truly invaluable experiences.” And the tradition continues with alumnae born of alumnae—Dooner Lynch’s daughter, Kellie, graduated from Loyola in 2009 and McNamee’s daughter, Shannon, graduated in 2012.  Congratulations Loyola on forty years of co-education, and particular congratulations to the pioneering Class of 1977! 3

Nancy Harnett and Marisa Salamone Greason at the Alumni Dinner

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Wishing Upon a Starfish

The workday began expect-edly just as the others, with we laborers forming a loose

circle by joined hands, prepared to pray. A quiet voice led us, asking the Lord to give us strength and patience for the physical tasks that waited. And the Lord most assuredly must have answered, in the symphony of joyous sing-song produced by the tropical birds that populated the nearby palm trees. We were in Belize City. Our group – 10 strong, composed of eight Loyola faculty members and two spouses – journeyed to this Central American city to construct a home for a family in need. All of us harbored some uncertainty and felt the twinge of some trepidation at the demands that loomed. It is fair to remark that the pedestrian activities of a seasoned carpenter, such as hammering five-inch nails, cutting imposing beams of woods with a circular saw, clamber-ing up ladders to precarious heights, and mixing oozy, backbreakingly heavy concrete, were remote in our daily experience, if not entirely foreign. Certainly such tasks are not included in our contractual obligations at Loyola. Conspiring against us were the sun blinding Belizean sky and the humidly soupy Caribbean air, which transformed our dry t-shirts into drenched towels. Temperatures regularly climbed into the mid 90s. Tony Oroszlany and Jim Lyness, President and Headmaster respectively, typically ended their workdays like bathers leaving a pool, with rivulets of sweat running ferociously down their arms and legs. Morning prayer clearly assumed significance for us as a cherished daily ritual. So we placed our trust in the hands of the Lord, stepping forward with can-do gusto and spirited alacrity, to compensate for our inadequacies in carpentry. Susan Baber, Director of Campus Mininstry, led us, handling every detail of our experiment with care and wisdom,

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ranging from the practical to the spiritual. We spent one week in Belize in late March under the aegis of Hand in Hand Ministries, a nonprofit organization that provides outreach, service, and educa-tion to the poor and disenfranchised. In a scenario of role reversal, we followed our students for we largely adhered to the same pro-gram inspired by Billy Bludgus, Director of Christian Service, who leads a flock of graduated seniors to Belize City every June. In time, the sinews of strong friendship have grown richly between Loyola and Hand in Hand Ministries as our school has journeyed to Belize City every year since 2004. Hand in Hand’s home-construction program is called Building for Change. Led by two faithful carpenters who have made Hand in Hand’s mission their own, the program has produced over 200 homes for people of meager means, some of whom represent the poorest of the poor. Each home built under Building for Change follows more or less the same template, with dimensions not exceed-ing those of a bedroom in a typical New York City apartment. The home we built would house a mother named Joeline and her three young, pleasantly effervescent children. Our experiment held intertwining stories. One was the way we grew in self-knowledge, a seemingly inevitable outcome in a cir-cumstance that predictably offered challenges new to each of us. We learned what we could – and could not – do. We learned to adapt, we learned to stretch. We learned to walk, both figuratively and literally. Witness Kris Cupillari, Dean of Students and mathematics teacher, who was anxiously drawn to the imposing challenge of that rib cage of a roof, some 15 feet or so above ground. To prepare for stepping along the thin beams of the rafters, she dutifully practiced with a board on firm ground, nurturing an involuntary natural stride. And wouldn’t you know? Kris treaded the aerial beams with the grace of a Balanchine ballerina, and nailed corrugated metal roofing to those beams with the dexterous swing of a veteran car-penter. Another story was the story of The Starfish, the inspiration behind the name of the home where we resided during our week’s stay. The story centers on a young boy who one morning encounters a breathtaking throng of starfish scattered on the beach, washed onto the sand from the surging tide. The boy does not submit to the apathy engendered by the overwhelming prospect of such countless numbers. Rather he grasps the first sea creature within reach and gently tosses it back to its watery home. Then he dutifully proceeds to the next, gently returning it, too, to the sea. Then, onto the next, and again onto the next, undaunted by the sheer constellation of starfish in his gaze. So he proceeds, stepping inexorably forward, one starfish at a time. In Belize we made the story of The Starfish our own, at least for a brief moment in our lives. The story’s faithful, indomitable boy spoke to us with clarion clarity – our reason for being, our purpose on this mortal coil – is to make a difference in our world, one person at a time, one life at a time. A thread that ran perpetually through our experiment was appreciation of a stark difference that is ever present in our lives, the difference between what we need and what we simply want. Life’s meaning, we were powerfully reminded, is almost certainly tapped every time we forge new friendships in our efforts to help others. 3

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Graduation

Loyola Academic AwardsGold MedalHighest Cumulative Average for Four Years at Loyola SchoolFaith Amenn

Silver MedalSecond Highest Cumulative Average for Four Years at Loyola SchoolGrace Cho

Gold MedalHighest Average in Senior YearErin Mulrooney

Silver MedalSecond Highest Average in Senior YearFaith Amenn

Loyola School Honorary AwardsThe Jesuit Secondary Education AwardThe graduate who most closely resembles the ideals of an Ignatian educationDeirdre Haney

The Father Peter J. Daly, S.J. MedalThe graduate demonstrating the most significant advance in personal growth and developmentAlexandra Ciobanu

The Loyola Alumni MedalThe graduate who best represents the quali-ties and ideals of Loyola SchoolFaith AmennTheodore Taylor-D’Ambrosio

The Loyola School Parents’ Association Award for School Spirit and LeadershipJames Bickford and Catherine Petitti

Loyola School Athletic AwardsThe Louis A. Tambini AwardOutstanding Male AthleteAndrew Leone

The Brother Edward Sheehy, S.J. AwardOutstanding Female AthleteDeirdre Haney and Andriana Ilnicki

Loyola School Special AwardsNew York City Comptroller’s AwardThomas Jorgensen and Erin Mulrooney

New York City Council Speaker’s Achievement AwardAndrew Leone and Emma McCauley

New York State Attorney General’s AwardCarlos Morales and Catherine Petitti

New York State Comptroller’s Achievement AwardFernando Morett

On May 31, 2013 the Loyola School community gathered together in the Church of St. Igna-tius Loyola to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of forty-six outstanding young women and men. The Class of 2013 was addressed by Virginia Cerussi, Chair of the Math-

ematics Department. Ms. Cerussi recalled a memory of her father in addressing the class noting that anything which can be replaced with money is not worth worrying about. As a class, this sentiment became reality as our newest alumni displayed through their actions the value of their education and the strength of the relationships formed during their time at Loyola.

Class of 2013Faith Amenn Barnard College Richard Atallah New York University

Christina Bach Loyola University Maryland

Juan Barragán Lehigh University

Jay Bickford Lafayette College

Rodrigo Caballero American University of Paris

Grace Cho Georgetown University

Alexandra Ciobanu Fordham University

Alexandra Cojocaru University of Rhode Island

Kendall Dickieson University of Vermont

Danielle DiGirolamo Marymount Manhattan College

Nicolas Donarski Syracuse University

Tatiana Gleeson Saint Joseph’s University

Daniel Gubitosa The George Washington University Deirdre Haney Loyola Marymount University

Tim Hurkmans Boston University

Andriana Ilnicki Fairfield University

Thomas Jorgensen Loyola University Chicago

Alexander Junquera Rhodes College

Kayla Lee The George Washington University

Andrew Leone Fairfield University

Brendan Masi Fordham University

Emma McCauley Stony Brook University

James McEnrue Loyola Marymount University

Juliana Meirelles American University

Carlos Morales Columbia University

Fernando Morett Fordham University

John Mullin Skidmore College

Erin Mulrooney Dartmouth College

Roberto Napoleon Le Moyne College

Jack O’Sullivan The George Washington University

Jonathan Panzures New York University

Catherine Petitti Fairfield University

Rebecca Petitti Loyola University Maryland

Marie Puntillo Loyola University Maryland

Robert Reuland Carleton College

Jared Rogers University of Notre Dame

Alex Simons University of Denver

Richard Singh Boston College

Maria Sosa The George Washington University

Evy Sun Fashion Institute of Technology

Theodore Taylor-D’Ambrosio Loyola University Maryland

Hannah Tolan Bates College

Adrian Van Hauwermeiren Marquette University

Meghan Xanthos The George Washington University

Giuseppe Zappala-Arjona The George Washington University

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School Year in Review Concerts

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School Year in Review Dramatic Productions

The Cast and Crew of 13, the musical:Jay Bickford ’13, Peter Carzis ’15, Chelsea Dua ’14, Marianne Farrell ’16, Regina Fierro ’15, Henry Greene ’15, Alessia Guise ’16, Will Kurach ’14, Caroline MacLachlan ’15, Cooper Marshall ’16, Jack Mullin ’13, Wallis Perry ’16, Elliot Scarangello ’15, Nicole Seredenko ’15, Kiera Xanthos ’16 Director: Barbara MaleckiMusical Director: Solomon HoffmanChoreographers: Alex Nowicki ’11 and David FernandezStage Managers: Faith Amenn ’13 and Kamie Ma ’14

The Cast and Crew of A Servant of Two Masters:Jay Bickford ’13, Peter Carzis ’15, Chelsea Dua ’14, Marianne Farrell ’16, Henry Greene ’15, Alessia Guise ’16, Will Kurach ’14, Caroline MacLachlan ’15, Jack Mullin ’13, Elliot Scarangello ’15, Emmet Teran ’14, Kiera Xanthos ’16 Director: Barbara MaleckiStage Managers: Faith Amenn ’13 and Kamie Ma ’14

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School Year in Review ForensicsThis year, the Forensics team won its first tournament in over a decade, at Fordham, beating Regis by 2 points. 14 of the team members qualified to represent Loyola at the New York State Forensic League Cham-pionships, where the team placed 8th, quite a feat for a small team. Seniors Catherine Petitti and Meghan Xanthos qualified for competition at the National Catholic Fo-rensics League Grand Tournament, which was held in Philadelphia over Memorial Day Weekend. Meghan Xanthos placed in the semi-final round in Student Congress. The team bid farewell to assistant Liz Petitti ’09, as she departs to begin a Masters degree in Speech Pathology at Boston College. She, assistant Kevin Quaratino ’09, and Coach Barbara Malecki could not be prouder of the team.

Forensics Team RosterJules Almazar ’16 *Faith Amenn ’13 *Alex Anwer ’15 (Honorable Mention at States in JV Prose/Poetry) Peter Burke ’16 Max Brooke ’15 Max Cox ’14 *Aisling Coffey ’15 *Marianne Farrell ’16 (Semi-finalist at States in JV Prose/Poetry) Regina Fierro ’15 *Maggie Hom ’14 Thomas Iannitto ’14 *Will Kurach ’14 (Semi-finalist at States, alter-nate for Nationals in Humorous Interpretation) *Hanna May ’15 Carlos Morales ’13 Chaz Phillips ’14 *Julia Robinson ’16 (2nd place at States in JV Prose/Poetry) *Kate Rose ’16 *Bruno Schaffa ’14 (Semi-finalist at States in V Extemp) *Nicole Seredenko ’15 *Catherine Petitti ’13 (Captain, Catholic National qualifier in V Prose/Poetry) Perby Senal ’15 *Meghan Xanthos ’13 (Captain, 2nd place at States, Catholic National semi-finalist in Con-gressional Debate) Andy Yoon ’15 *Kiera Xanthos ’16 *Indicates qualification for States.

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School Year in Review SportsGirls’ Cross-CountryOlivia AllenJulia GoetzDeirdre HaneyTeressa HealyAlejandra MartinHanna MayCarolyn MullerKatarina TrubeljaHelen TolanCoaches: Andrew Donacik and Billy Bludgus

Boys’ Cross-CountryMax BrookeHunter BulkeleyJohn CampbellRyan DaniusisMike DonnellyChris GathersEricson HernandezJames HillJesse JaroszewskiTommy JorgensenJack MarinoJulian MatizTom RyanHenry SchulteNed Taylor-D’AmbrosioEmmet TeranCoaches: Andrew Donacik and Billy Bludgus

Varsity VolleyballCaroline Amigron Gabby CelentanoGianna CutroneKendall DickiesonDanielle DiGirolamoNicole DiTolla Andriana IlnickiErin MulrooneyCatherine PetittiRebecca PetittiKatherine RossMia StefanouJulia SuozziAmanda Webb Coach: Kate Gilfillan

Junior Varsity VolleyballMarie AielloNatalia BarraganCaitlin BonnerStephie BrackSybilla Longinotti-Buitoni

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Tori CoxEricson HernandezNina KellySophia LainoClaire RobinsonJulia RobinsonChristine SantiagoRobert SchroederCoach: James Richroath

Varsity SoccerJuan BarraganGarrett BrownRodrigo CaballeroJohn HealyMaggie HomDylan HennessyTim HurkmansJeffrey KallenAndrew LeoneJames McEnrueFernando MorrettJared RodgersBruno SchaffaAlexander SimonsAdrian van HauwermeirenOlivier van HauwermeirenGiuseppe Zappala-ArjonaCoach: Jacques Joseph

Junior Varsity SoccerAlexander AnwerLouis BreretonNicholas BreretonStephanie CianciEdward CurryJonathan DerksErika MoffaNicholas MollerusVictoria MontalbanoJoshua SacreeIsabella ScarpelliTristan Simmoneaux-LanoixMichael TierneyMolly TobinPatrick WarehamAndy Yoon Coach: Frank Vivolo

Varsity Boys BasketballJoey BristolLouis BreretonNicholas BreretonMichael DonnellyMichael FrankMaggie HomTim HurkmansPeter KissAndrew LeoneNed Taylor-D’Ambrosio

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Charles PhillipsJake PrestonThomas RyanCoach: Fred Agnostakis

Junior Varsity Boys BasketballLukas AulettiMark AkhimienEdward CurryJonathan DerksRyan DanusiusMichael MalishevBosco MerigheJoshua SacreeGiovanni SalernoJarrod SinibaldiTristan Simmoneaux-LanoixMichael TierneyPatrick WarehamCoach: Jacques Joseph

Varsity Girls Basketball Cara Brinster Gabriella CelentanoKendall Dickieson Nicole DiTollaTatiana GlennAndriana IlnickiNina KellyHanna MayEmma McCauleyErika MoffaAna Lucia Parham-Santana Katherine RossMolly TobinCoach: David Palladino

Junior Varsity Girls BasketballNatalia BarraganJulia BonadonnaCaitlin BonnerNora CalibanAisling CoffeyNina KellyVictoria MontalbanoEvelyn O’ByrneAna Lucia Parham-SantanaSommer QueallyHannah ValenteCoach: Dennis Sullivan

Girls’ Varsity Track And FieldOlivia AllenStephanie AndersonNatalia BarraganStephie BrackStephanie CianciHadley CrossKendall DickiesonDanielle DiGirolamo

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Tatiana GleesonTeressa HealyAndriana IlnickiNina KellyKayla LeeCooper MarshallAlejandra MartinCarolyn MullerClaire RobinsonChristine SantiagoIsabella ScarpelliHelen TolanKatarina TrubeljaCoaches: Andrew Donacik, Kate Gilfillan, and Jamie Schombs

Boys’ Varsity Track And FieldJuan BarragánMax BrookeHunter BulkeleyChris GathersEricson HernandezTim HurkmansJesse JaroszewskiTommy JorgensenAndrew LeoneJared RodgersTom RyanBruno SchaffaBobby SchroederTristan Simonneaux-LanoisNed Taylor-D’AmbrosioOlivier van HauwermeirenCoaches: Andrew Donacik, Kate Gilfillan, and Jamie Schombs

Varsity BaseballLukas AulettiLouis BreretonNicholas BreretonGarrett BrownJoseph ClarkMax CoxJack DemlerJack MarinoJimmy McEnrueJack MullinEvelyn O’Byrne James PizzitolaPaul PizzitolaLuke PrambergerJoseph ScarpelliJarrod SinibaldiRichard SinghThomas SmythJosh Sacree Michael TierneyPatrick WarehamCoaches: Gabe Rotman and Mark Howell

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Varsity SoftballCaitlin BonnerNora CalibanAisling CoffeyTori CoxMarie GalloJulie GoetzDeirdre HaneyMaggie HomLisa LeynVictoria MontalbanoHannah MayJuliana MeirellesErika MoffaCamila NunezRebecca PetittiSummer QueallyJulia RobinsonNicole SeredenkoPerby SenalMia Stefanou Molly TobinCoach: Fred Agnostakis

Varsity GolfRichard AtallahCara Brinster Peter BurkeEdward CurryJack Healy Alex JunqueraJeff KallenAndrew MitchellFernando Morett Michael PashDylan PeerHenry SchulteAlex SimonsEmmet Teran Adrian van HauwermeirenGiuseppe Zappala-Arjona Coach: Thomas Hanley

Sports Highlights

General• All Fall teams—Cross-Country,

Varsity Soccer, JV Soccer, Varsity Volleyball, and JV Volleyball—made it to the playoffs.

• Athletics Director, Coach Fred Agnostakis, had his 400th win in his over-20 year long career coach-ing basketball.

• Andrew Leone ’13 set a new school record for most points scored in Varsity Basketball and was named “All League” player and league MVP.

• Tim Hurkmans ’13 grabbed a career high 15 rebounds at Loyola’s solid victory over UNIS 60-38 on November 20, 2012 and was named an “All League” player.

• Coaches of the Year—David Palla-dino, Girls Varsity Basketball, Fred Agnostakis, Boys Varsity Basket-ball, Jacques Joseph, JV Soccer.

• In the NYCAL, the Girls JV Basketball team placed 2nd in the regular season and were finalists in Championship tournament.

Girls Varsity Basketball• Tournament championship winners

and placed 3rd in the regular season with a 15-5 record.

• Defeated public school, Queens Complex, 38-30 to win the Lady Cougar Invitational champion-ship for the fourth straight year. Andriana Ilnicki ’13 was named Tournament MVP. Cara Brinster ’14, Gabby Celentano, and Nicole DiTolla were named to the All-Tournament Team.

• The Varsity Lady Knights took 3rd place in the Horace Mann Invitational with a decisive 48-25 win over rival Co-lumbia Prep. Andriana Ilnicki was named to the NYCAL All-Tournament Team.

• The team was awarded the NY-CAL Sportsmanship Award for the second straight year.

Softball• NYCAL league tied for first place

and won the championships. • Deirdre Haney ’13 was selected

league MVP by coaches.

Track & Field• Boys finished 2nd overall at the

championships.

Golf• League champions.

For expanded athletics highlights, visit www.loyola-nyc.org/student-life/athlet-ics/athleticsathletic-teams. To view more sports and student life photos check out Loyola Media at www.loyola-nyc.org/student-life/multimedia.

Incoming Freshmen & Transfer StudentsJoin us in welcoming the newest members of the Loyola community – our transfer students and the Class of 2017!

Theodore Aiello St. Ignatius Loyola School

Lekem Amsal Immaculate Conception School

Frances Barranco St. Luke’s School

Gabriella Batista St. Ignatius Loyola School

Eleanor Brown St. Ignatius Loyola School

Arielle Brutus Baldwin Middle School, Long Island

Honor Chotkowski Tesseract School, Arizona

Liam Clark St. Ignatius Loyola School

Fiona Coffey St. Ignatius Loyola School

Natalie Constante St. Philip Neri School, Bronx

James Conte All Saints Episcopal Day School, New Jersey

Frank Czuchan Eastchester Middle School, Eastchester

Victoria Della Pace Anderson School

Zoe Diflo St. Ignatius Loyola School

Penelope Elliott Forrestdale School, New Jersey

Bryanna Geiger Buckley Country Day School, Long Island

Anthony Gray St. Francis of Assisi, Queens

Brian Green Holy Family School, Bronx

Georgia Greenleaf PS 126/Manhattan Academy of Technology

Catherine Grieco ’16 Notre Dame School

Christina Hadley Alabama Christian Academy, Alabama

Emma Himes The Geneva School of Manhattan

Benjamin Kass Allen-Stevenson

Lily Keller St. Ignatius Loyola School

Siobhan Kiernan St. Stephen of Hungary

Nicholas Konig Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, Croton-on-Hudson

Charles Loomis The Buckley School

Christian Louca Iona Grammar, New Rochelle

Francesca Marini Fichera St. Ignatius Loyola School

David Monaco Pelham Middle School, Pelham

Alejandro Moreno St. Ignatius Loyola School

Gabriel Murrieta The Buckley School

Samantha O’Donoghue St. Ignatius Loyola School

Francis Ofori-Amanfo The School at Columbia University

Summer O’Sullivan St. Margaret of Cortona, Bronx

Alexander Parson St. Bernard’s

Roman Pena ’16 Allen-Stevenson

Pablo Perez-Pelaez St. Ignatius Loyola School

Arthur Perry NYC LAB School for Collaborative Studies

Filippo Ravalli Saint David’s School

Thomas Reynolds St. Ignatius Loyola School

Tomaso Rock ’15 Liceo Scientifico Giuseppe Mercalli, Italy

Dylan Scales Westlake Middle School, Thornwood

Anthony Scarangello Allen-Stevenson

Miles Señal P.E.A.R.L.S. Hawthorne School, Yonkers

Sierra Serinese St. Ignatius Loyola School

Ita Marie Tannian Annunciation, Crestwood

Hannah Taylor-D’Ambrosio ’16 Convent of the Sacred Heart, Connecticut

Willow Thornton St. Margaret of Cortona, Bronx

Sara Timermans Pastor ’16 Colegio Nuestra Señora Del Recuerdo, Spain

Liam Tobin Annunciation, Crestwood

Natalie Vestergom St. Ignatius Loyola School

Caroline Vinci Franklin Avenue Middle School, New Jersey

Bernard Witek Buckley Country Day School, Long Island

Do you have a child, grandchild, relative, or friend interested in Loyola School?

This year Loyola will host two Information Nights:Wednesday, October 9, 2013Tuesday, October 22, 2013

And two Admissions Events:Tuesday, October 29, 2013Wednesday, November 6, 2013

For more information, contact the Office of Admissions at 646.346.8131 or visit the Admissions website where you can complete an online application at www.loyola-nyc.org/admissions

We invite alumni from the classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008 to come home to Loyola on October 19-20, 2013 to celebrate your milestone reunions! We are excited to present a revised and refreshed reunion model this year which will include a beefsteak dinner, dj, photo booth, and more!

Reunion 2013 Schedule and Details:Saturday, October 19, 2013• The evening will begin with Mass in the Loyola School Chapel followed by tours of the

school. Cocktail receptions will be held for individual class years in separate classrooms located throughout the building.

• A delicious beefsteak dinner will then be served in the Alumni Gymnasium. Alumni will sit with their respective classmates for the dinner. For those unfamiliar with a beefsteak-style dinner, get ready to have a lot of fun and a lot of food! Your meal will include several courses including salad, pasta, unlimited beef tenderloin on French bread (we will also have a veg-etarian option!), and dessert.

Sunday, October 20, 2013• All alumni including reunion years will be invited to celebrate in Loyola’s Family Day which

will be held in the Alumni Gymnasium. Current parents, students, and alumni and their families will come together for Halloween themed festivities. There will be great food, con-tests, and games. This is a great opportunity for reunion classes to continue the celebrations and for Loyola alumni and their families to attend a family-centered event.

Reunion 2013 Coordinators1968: Paul Kelly, Bob Miller, Ray Zrike1973: Fausto Bozza, Ray Calloway, Gerry Herrling1978: Rafael Castellanos, Andrea Iannuzzi-Lynaugh1983: Chris Dillon1988: Noel MacMahon, Sunita Meyers, Mike Paganussi1993: Claudia Dillon, Pat Farrell, Thomas Galvin, Deirdre Humen, Tat Kwok, Stacey Usiak1998: Isaac Cohen, Victoria Kauffman2003: Maggie Dolan, Michelle Spiegel, Drew Smith2008: Rory Banim, Stefano Cassar, Kate Finnerty, Vincent Recca

Questions about Reunion 2013? Contact Kate Fiscus in the Advancement Office at 646.346.8135 or kfiscus@loyola-nyc.org.

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Alumni EventsAlumni Networking NightAlumni gathered at Park Avenue Tavern on March 7, 2013 for Alumni Networking Night. Jill Maina of Ernst & Young LLP was this year’s speaker and she spoke to alumni about strategies to develop your personal brand. It was a great eve-ning of networking and alumni from the 1960s-2010s were in attendance.

Alumni Service DayOn Sunday, December 2, 2012 alumni and their families, stu-dents and administrators gathered together to celebrate Mass and compile boxes with approximately 2,000 donated food items for the Welcome Table at St. Francis Xavier Church. Our students donated a majority of the canned food items and were strongly supported by alumni donations as well! Donated items were distributed to individuals and families who rely on Xavier’s food pantry. This year’s donations set a record for this event! Special thanks to faculty moderator, Joann Kusk, for lead-ing the student effort this year and alumna Andrea Gannon Brereton ’85 for organizing Christmas card making. Many thanks also to our students for their canned food donations, help with counting cans and assembling the boxes, and help with setup on the morning of the event and Christmas card making with our youngest volunteers.

Alumni DinnerDue to inclement weather, this year’s annual Alumni Din-ner was rescheduled from Friday, February 8, 2013 to Fri-day, March 1, 2013. Rev. Vincent Butler, S.J. was this year’s posthumous recipient of the Rev. James F. Fox, S.J. Award. Kevin C. Murphy ’71 accepted the award, presented by Tony Oroszlany ’87, on Fr. Butler’s behalf. Charles C. Marino ’73 was this year’s recipient of the Robert I. Gannon Award, and was presented the award by Tony Oroszlany ’87. Please join us at the next Alumni Dinner which will be held on Friday, February 21, 2014.

The Rev. James F. Fox, S.J. AwardPresented annually by Loyola School to a past or pres-ent member of the Faculty or Administration who has demonstrated extraordinary devotion and commitment to educating men and women for others while exhibiting a deep faith and dedication to the mission of Loyola School.

The Robert I. Gannon AwardPresented annually by Loyola School to an Alumnus who exemplifies those qualities that are best expressed in the life and work of the Reverend Robert I. Gannon, S.J. of the Class of 1909; namely, wit, wisdom, faith, and generosity.

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Coach “A” Alumni Sports DayMany thanks to all alumni who participated in the Alumni Soccer Tournament at Coach ‘A’ Alumni Sports Day and to our alumni, family, and friends who cheered on the teams! Alumni players from 1988-2012 returned home to Loyola for fast-paced and exciting games. The tournament champion-ship game featured undefeated team, Paul Andersen ’02, Steven Franzetti ’09, Court Wallner ’10, and Martino Asaro ’12, versus team Prior United, Pat Farrell ’93, John O’Brien ’93, John Smith ’94, Mike Smith ’94, and Joe Tiernan ’94. Prior United played hard but could not break the undefeated team’s win-ning streak and lost 5-2.

Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic65 golfers traveled to North Hills Country Club in Manhas-set, New York on Monday, June 3, 2013 to support Loyola School. Though the day started out with continuous, heavy downpours, attendees enjoyed a great day of golf when the rain let up after a slightly delayed start. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Philip McManus, P’08, Pat Farrell ’93, New York Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, Park Dental Care of Astoria, Thomas Shea ’74, and Isabella and Joseph Zappala, P’13 for their leadership support of this year’s Outing. Many thanks also to our Committee members whose efforts contributed to a profit of $25,000. We would also like to extend our appreciation to our volunteers without whose help, the day would not have been possible—Fred Agnostakis, Laura Armstrong ’94, Marian Armstrong and Richard Duggan, Toni Buono P’10, P’14, Gerry Herrling ’73, Laura Prunty ’12, and Neil Sullivan ’81. Special thanks to auctioneer, Sean O’Shea ’87, who enthusiastically encouraged participation in our Live Auction.

Winners of the 2013 Golf Classic1st PlaceCarl GoldsteinFernando Morett ’13Guido Van Hauwermeiren, P’13, ’14 Joseph Zappala, P’13Giuseppe Zappala-Arjona ’13

2nd PlaceTom Shea ’74 Tim DaleyTom CullenPeter Occhi

3rd PlaceJohn Brinster, P’10, ’14 Jeff Goetz, P’11, ’12, ’16 Gerry Kelly, P’15 Chris Suozzi, P’14 Dan Scales, P’17

Closest to the PinRay Zrike ’68

Longest DrivePaul Gomez ’71

Most Accurate DriveBob Nicol ’74

Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic CommitteeLaura Armstrong ’94Toni Buono & John Brinster, P’10, ’14Pat Farrell ’93Gerry Herrling ’73Jerry Kelly, P’15Philip McManus, P’08Glenn Pallen ’64Norma Ragalli Stafford ’90Neil Sullivan ’81Ted Zorbas, P’99

Save the Date!The Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic will be held on Monday, June 2, 2014. More details to follow!

If you are interested in being part of the com-mittee for next year’s Golf Classic, please con-tact Mary Ann Minson ’99 at 646.346.8134 or mminson@loyola-nyc.org.

1. Past and Present Gannon Award Winners with Tony Oroszlany ‘87 and Fr. James Curry, S.J., Fox Award winner: Walter Higgins ‘57, Frank Ser-baroli ‘69, Mark Speed ‘71, Malcolm Speed ‘70, Chris Levy ‘70, Danilo Tramontozzi, Bob Sheehy ‘68, and Chuck Marino ‘73 2. Myron Michalski ‘89, Lucy McCarthy Jamshahi ‘84, Mauro Maccioni ‘91, Norma Ragalli Stafford ‘90 and her husband, Tim, and Jim Finn ‘87 3. Kevin Murphy ‘71 and Tony Oroszlany ‘87

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1. Kristen Gorman ‘02, Krisztina Geosits ‘00, Julian Parham-Santana ‘06, Christopher DiMarco ‘03, and Andrea McDermott ‘02 2. Coach ‘A’ Alumni Sports Day Soccer Tournament Participants 3. Patrick Wareham ‘16, Aisling Coffey ‘15, Bobby Schroeder ‘15, Amanda Webb ‘14, Joann Kusk, Hunter Bulkeley ‘14, Julia Bonadonna ‘16, and Rainbow Pan ‘16 4. Carl Goldstein, Guido Van Hauwermeiren, P’13, ‘14, Joseph Zappala, P’13, Giuseppe Zappala-Arjona ‘13, Fernando Morett ‘13, and guests 5. Jeff Goetz, P’11, ‘12, ‘16, Chris Suozzi, P’14, Daniel Scales, P’16, John Brinster, P’10, ‘14, and Jerry Kelly, P’156. Paul Gomez ’71, Ray Zrike ’68, Patrice Hanser, and Nick Anastasi.

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ReunionsDuring the fall of 2012, seven alumni classes returned home to Loyola to celebrate milestone anniversary reunions. Alumni enjoyed tours of the School and a cocktail reception before con-tinuing their celebrations at venues throughout New York City, including bar.vetro, Caffe Grazie, Uptown, and Vivolo.

Class of 1977—35th Reunion

Class of 1987—25th Reunion

Class of 2007—5th Reunion

Class of 1967—45th Reunion

Class of 1997—15th Reunion

Class of 1992—20th Reunion

Class of 2002—10th Reunion

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Alumni Notes1948 William Healy has published a medical mys-tery novel, Osprey. Visit www.drosprey.com for more information on this fun new book.

1951 Ron Morgan released the updated version of two websites, www.InternationalScience-Center.org and www.enjoyisc.org at the Florida Institute of Technology 2012 Tech Xpo, held in Melbourne, Florida on Octo-ber 9, 2012. They are the only websites in the world that allow you to change the first home page to the picture configurations and picture refresh times that you would prefer. You can even just stay on the home page all day watching the beautiful pictures. The second home page is the Science section of the site which lets you select any science category that you may be interested in. The sites are dedicated to science, nature, beauty, and enjoyment.

1957 Daniel Fischer is now retired and living in Oregon. In an effort to preserve what he can of his life for his children and grandchildren, Dan has launched a website, www.daniel-cfischer.com, where you can read his most recent work, “My Crazy Mud Caper.”

1957, 1958, 1959 Ed Hughes ’59 once again hosted a summer party at his home for Loyola friends includ-ing Walter Higgins ’57, Richard Dundon ’58, Brian Gilsinan ’58, Bob Lepis ’58, and Ed Montenegro ’58.

1958 Bill Doyle was awarded a Bronze medal in the male basketball 3-on-3 category at the September 2012 Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia.

1959 John “Fuzz” Bruno and his wife, Nancy, are delighted to announce the arrival of their grandson, Tristan Bruno Grandison. They are also busy selling wines from previous vintages at their winery, Oak Summit Vine-yard, in Millbrook, New York.

Alfred Ferrari and his wife, Evelyn, spent the

month of April 2013 cruising from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Ft Lauderdale, Florida via Southern Argentina, Cape Horn, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Columbia, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands. Highlights of the cruise included a visit to Machu Picchu and sailing through the Panama Canal. Al met Mr. and Mrs. Sirio Maccioni , P’85, ’91 on board, Loyola alumni parents and owners of Le Cirque and other fine restaurants.

1963 Charlie Dolan and his wife, Karen, spent their forty-fifth anniversary on board the MSC Poesia on April 15, 2013 sailing be-tween Nassau, Bahamas and BCC Bermu-da. They were also recently featured in an article in their local magazine for a birthday party they held for their 1913 Ford Model T which was purchased by Charlie’s father in 1964. Charlie hopes that one day his son, Chuck, will keep the car in the family.

1966 Walter’s Egan’s song, “Magnet and Steel,” is featured on the soundtrack of the movie, “This is 40.” His latest cd, “Raw Elegant,” is now available on iTunes.

1970 Fr. Tony Burrascano, OSA was transferred to St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery, on the campus of Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania. This is the largest Augustin-ian monastery community in the world with 54 Friars in residence. Tony is the Treasurer of the monastery and continues to be the Director of the Foreign Mission Office for the Augustinian Friars.

1971 Randy Rosso retired from the United States Department of Justice in August 2010. Randy is loving retirement and is looking forward to next Class of 1971 reunion.

1972 After a successful career in the film indus-try, having produced such hits as Zendog, The Land of the Astronauts, Dick Tracy, and Eloise at the Plaae, Thomas Adelman has real-ized his lifelong dream of launching his own production company, Storytime Dreams.

1. Alfred Ferrari ‘59 and his wife, Evelyn, at Machu Picchu 2. Charlie Dolan ‘63 cranking up his 1913 Model T while his wife, Karen, looks on.3. Ed Hughes ‘59, Richard Dundon ‘58, Bob Lepis ‘58, Brian Gilsinan ‘58, family and friends4. Randy Rosso ‘71 and his family at his son’s gradua-tion from University of Maryland, College Park in May 2012.

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Joseph Pegno’s garage, Joe’s Muscle Car Ga-rage, celebrated its holiday/open house on December 9, 2012.

1974 Herbert Sarria Cruz took a recent trip to Maui, Hawaii and proudly wore his Loyola colors! Herb is the Medical Director of Telepsychiatry for Kings View Corpora-tion, a faith-based non-profit that is the largest provider of telepsychiatry in the State of California. He is also the Cor-porate Medical Director for WestCare, a non-profit nationally renowned provider of substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.

As a board-certified psychiatrist providing emergency services for his entire career, he recently was the focus of a Congressional briefing for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

1975 Jim Dwyer was a consultant for the Broad-way play, “Lucky Guy,” by Nora Ephron, a show set 25 years ago in the raucous, ragged New York City of 1988 about Mike McAlary, a colleague and fellow journalist who died in 1998. Jim is an actual char-acter in the play and most of his entire interview with Nora Ephron in develop-ing the script is used. Loyola School is also mentioned in the article as a former classmate, Malachy Cleary, auditioned to play Jim in the play. Visit http://the-ater.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/theater/lucky-guy-by-nora-ephron-as-recalled-by-jim-dwyer.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&adxnnlx=1364826450-8tXl-SZ3Jyymbhp%20JVfgb0g to read the full article.

Bruce Hoffman works for Flight Safety Inter-national at the West Palm Beach Center in Florida. He retired after 32 years as a military flight instructor. In his new posi-tion, Bruce works with various government agencies training pilots in the operation and capabilities of the SK70 (BlackHawk) helicopter.

1978 Rafael Castellanos was recognized by and re-ceived the President’s Call to Service Award from the White House at the Department of Parks and Recreation headquarters on January 8, 2013. Ray has performed 40 years of volunteer public service and accept-ed the award on behalf of all the members of the Central Park Medical Unit.

1979 Michael Larkin, Vice President for Advance-ment at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, was quoted in the February 14, 2013 issues of the Austin American-Statesman and the Austin Business Journal regarding a $20M gift for a scholarship endowment at the school. Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2013/02/14/mundays-give-20m-to-st-edwards.html to read the full article. 

1980Elizabeth Wilson is engaged to be married to Joseph Balogh.

1982 Jackie Hanrahan published the children’s book, Happy Hippo Billy, the heartwarming, true story of an orphaned hippo dropped off on her friend’s doorstep. To view an excerpt of the book, visit http://www.happyhippo-billy.com/.

1984 Brew Mbirika recently updated the office: “Still Rockin-n-rollin with my Dublin-based Irish band, BLUESUN! Recently quali-fied to be an English High School Teacher at Trinity College Dublin, but the music remains my true vocation and that seems to be taking off again with US airplay on college radio. Hit me up on Facebook and check out my music on www.reverbnation.com/bluesunireland. Come visit me in Ire-land! Currently re-learning both Italian and Spanish as well and got accepted intoTrin-ity’s Masters of Education program to start September 2013.”

1985 Family and friends of Michael Armstrong† gathered at Park Avenue Tavern on No-vember 10, 2012 for the annual Posse’s Fall Gathering. They gathered again for the 12th annual Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation Golf Outing on May 10, 2013 at New York Country Club.

1986 Michele Crespo-Fierro was the recipient of the 2011 Hispanic Health Student Scholar-ship from the National Hispanic Health Foundation & Dissertation Fellowship at the Centro for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. She is so proud of her daughter, Regina, who is entering her third year at Loyola!

Jane Martinez Dowling is in her 5th year as the Executive Director at KIPP in NYC. KIPP is the largest and most successful charter school network in the country and Jane leads its college success efforts for over 700 KIPP students in New York, the largest and most comprehensive program in the national network. During her tenure, the or-ganization has increased the college gradua-tion rate of minority first generation college

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students – 8.3% nationally – to nearly 40%. Jane was recently profiled in Paul Tough’s latest book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, and is a distinguished lecturer and national speaker on college success and education reform efforts.

1988 Heather Anderson is engaged to be married to Scott DePalma.

1989 Jane Elwood Lebak’s third novel, The Wrong Enemy, was published in October 2012 with MuseItUp Publishers. A guardian angel has broken Heaven’s one written law: http://tinyurl.com/jlebakt.

Myron Michalski is engaged to be married to Christine Cayero. A wedding is planned for September 13, 2013.

1990Joaquin Perez, son of Rafael Perez and his wife, Susana, was baptized in the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola by Fr. Curry on July 7, 2012.

1991 Peter D’Arcy, Regional President at M&T Bank, was quoted in a February 17, 2013 article of Crain’s entitled, “Lenders loosening up: Stronger economy and property market, low interest rates lift the sector’s appeal.”

1994 Laura Armstrong was honored on Febru-ary 21, 2013 at the Irish Echo newspaper’s sixth annual Irish Top 40 Under 40 Awards. In attendance were Laura’s mother, Mary, sister, Marian, and fellow alumni, John Smith and Joe Tiernan.

1995 Marie McCarthy is engaged to be married to Len Altimari. A wedding is planned for November 9, 2013.

Annie Castro Muscatella is the new Director of Photography at Latina Magazine/Latina Media Ventures.

Phyllis Papadavid was recently appointed to the position of senior foreign exchange strategist at BNP Paribas bank in London

after having been economic advisor to the government of Mongolia for two years. Check out Phyllis’ weekly blog on Greece: http://insightgreece.wordpress.com/.

Dee Tubridy’s company, In Good Company Hospitality Group, recently partnered with The Refinery Hotel located at 38th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, and opened Parker & Quinn, Winnie’s Tea Room, and The Rooftop @The Refinery.

1997 Christopher Beha is engaged to be married to Alexandra Andrews. A wedding is planned for January 4, 2014.

Marco Bongioanni was deployed last De-cember with his Army Reserve company from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion to support operations in the Horn of Africa. He has been working closely with partner nation militaries in the region which include Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Marco will be home sometime in September and hopes to see some class of 1997 faces at Alumni Night!

George Davila moved back to Miami, Florida in February, where he began his legal ca-reer following law school. 

Alexandra Plazas joined as a partner in a Brand Development Agency called ARDT Creative and opened a luxury lifestyle showroom in TriBeca called The Triple ‘A’ Loft.  They will soon celebrate their one-year anniversary and the project is gaining momentum.  They represent emerging brands from all over the world including Creatures of The Wind, Maison Ullens, Louise Goldin, Melinda Gloss, Julien David Casamania furniture, Alan Faye fine jewelry, and Alex Downs sculpture and hope to expand into public relations and event plan-ning to create a full service offering for the brands they work with as well as creating a space that feels more like a retail concept then a traditional showroom.

Serena Vivolo, daughter of Frank Vivolo and his wife, Lyle, was baptized in the Loyola School Chapel by Fr. Curry on July 14, 2012.

1998 Patrick Driscoll’s web series, Tiny Apartment, has been picked up for a pilot by Comedy Central. Tiny Apartment is a comedic web

1. Eileen Cooney Oroszlany, Pat Farrell ‘93, Laura Armstrong ‘94, Brendan Sullivan ‘86, Tony Oroszlany ‘87, Dermot Sullivan ‘89, Kevin Sullivan ‘85, and John O’Brien ‘93 at the Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation Golf Outing2. Alexander Oleksyn ‘003. ARDT Creative/The Triple ‘A’ Loft Showroom from Alexandra Plazas ‘97

series written, created, and produced by Mike O’Gorman, Jessie Cantrell, and Pat Driscoll about a couple living in a tiny apart-ment.

Idalja Temmer had an ink drawing featured in a juried show from July-August 2012 at the Bowery Gallery in New York City. Visit http://leadinknlight.tumblr.com to view Idalja’s drawings. Idalja’s work was also featured in a show, Frames on L, from April 19-May 31, 2013.

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1999 Christina Coster completed the 2013 Aqua-phor New York City Triathlon on July 14, 2013.

Cameron McMunn-Coffran co-authored an article on the computation behind stock market closing price prediction. It appeared in August’s Journal of Convergence Informa-tion Technology. View the article by visiting http://www.aicit.org/JCIT/ppl/Binder1_part50.pdf.

Graziella Reis-Trani participated in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on October 20-21, 2012.

Melissa Schroeder is engaged to be married to Keaton Babb.

2000 Kelly Beleckas is engaged to be married to Brendan Mooney.

Michael Davila is engaged to be married to Gisel Castillo.

Alexander Oleksyn received his MFA last year at the Glasgow School of Art, Scot-land and then completed a six-month fully sponsored artist residency at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, China. Following his time in China, Alex was sponsored to attend another residency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He will be moving back to New York City this Fall.

2001 Dennis Blanchette participated in the Bike MS New York City ride on October 21, 2012.

Thomas Brennan is currently an associate editor at Marvel Entertainment and recently graduated from the New Leaders Council Fellowship, an intensive leadership develop-ment program that trains the next genera-tion of progressive political entrepreneurs.

Emilie Castro is engaged to be married to Christos Xidias.

John Fitzsimons is engaged to be married to Lindsey Avery.

Francis Vecchione is engaged to be married to Meghan Quinlan.

2002 Iris Colon is engaged to be married to Kevin Groen.

2003 Rebecca Bear Dallis is engaged to be married to Jason Fallon.

Stephen Walsh is engaged to be married to Caroline Nixon.

2004 Marcella Milio was recently interviewed by Sereine Magazine and appears in their May 13, 2013 issue for her work as owner of wardrobe consulting company, Vestiti! by Marcella. Visit http://sereinemagazine.com/2013/05/13/cwm-stylist-marcella-from-vestiti-by-marcella/ to read the full article.

Luigi Racanelli recently graduated from Vil-lanova School of Law and is studying for the New York and New Jersey Bar Exams. He will be clerking for a New Jersey Tax Court Judge in Newark, NJ. During his one-year clerkship, Luigi will complete his LL.M. (Masters of Law) in Taxation at Villanova University. In October 2014, he will be working at KPMG with the Real Estate Transaction Group.

Charles Sekel and his band, First Blush, per-formed at Sullivan Hall on August 30, 2012. Charles also became engaged to be married to Karolina Lempert.

2006 Matthew Labunka produced the Atari Arcade which was chosen as one of Time magazine’s Top 50 websites of 2012.

Jonathan Suquet is engaged to be married to Abby Zanone.

2008 Nicholas Berry graduated from Vassar Col-lege in June 2012 and is an assistant teacher at St. Bart’s nursery school.

2009 Ayanna Legros was featured on the front cover of Northwestern Magazine as part of an article entitled, “Ten Standout Seniors.” Visit http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/summer2013/feature/standout-seniors-sidebar/ayanna-legros.html to read the full article.

Kellie Lynch graduated from Princeton Uni-versity on June 4, 2013, Summa Cum Laude in Economics. She was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Emily Miano has accepted a position with Americorps Vista and will spend the next year in service with an after-school pro-gram for at-risk kids outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Kristen Miano was accepted into the domes-tic program of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for 2013-2014.

Kevin Quaratino was recently admitted to Fordham University’s School of Law and will begin studies there this fall.

2010 Ted Conrad has been elected President of the Fordham College Republicans and Secretary of the New York State Associa-tion of College Republicans for the 2012-13 academic year. He recently served as a Stu-dent Volunteer at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.

Elizabeth Kotite has been performing with the award winning comedy group Nat Turner Revue in New Jersey, Chicago, and New York City and has graduated to level three within the group. Elizabeth continues to work as an extra in film and television and has appeared in Smash, 30 Rock, Golden Boy, Deception, and Bird Man.  Elizabeth was part of a 2-week musical workshop this past October for a potential musical called Rip Van Winkle, The Musical. In March, she performed with the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in a monologue play called State of The Union where she gave her thoughts on love and life. She also recently started a job as a mystery shopper and has been on vari-ous assignments throughout NYC.

2011 Francisco Bernard is currently an intern at Fox Television Stations and has worked with the Web Producers for myfoxny.com and as an assistant to the sales teams. He is also a freelance correspondent covering the New York Giants for sports website, isportsweb.com. A student at Boston College, he will be the Director of Social and Political Action for the Organization of Latin American Affairs, Events Coor-dinator for the Dominican Association of Boston College, Co-Chair for the Hispanic

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Heritage Month Committee, Staff Writer for Gavel Media, and will conduct his own field research as part of the Community Research Program offered at BC. He has written two articles for Gavel Media so far on college admissions and school spirit which can be read by visiting http://bcgavel.com/author/frankie-bernard/). Frankie also operates his own blog named Bernard’s Block through WordPress.com. You can subscribe to his blog by visiting: bernards-block.wordpress.com.

Cara Esposito represented Saint Joseph’s University at the Northeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics held at Cornell University from January 18-20, 2013. Cara presented to fellow students in attendance. Visit http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan13/womenPhysics.html for more information.

2012 Grace Conrad competed for the St. Law-rence University Crew Team, rowing in the “Women’s Novice 4” boat that captured Liberty League and New York State Cham-pionships.

Faculty Billy Bludgus is engaged to be married to Michelle O’Neill.

Christian Gregory completed his nearly 5,000 mile summer bike ride across the United States in an attempt to raise awareness about bullying in schools.  His anti-bullying campaign ended at Loyola on August 27, 2012.

Rachel Meuler’s two person show, Freedom to Live, opened at Art Connect New York on January 9, 2013 and runs through Febru-ary 13, 2013. You can view an online exhibi-tion by visiting http://freedomtolive2013.tumblr.com/.

David Palladino was cast in the show, Heaven on Broadway Resurrected. The performance was on September 23, 2012 in Stamford, Connecticut. David was also in a musical revue, Showstoppers on Stage, in Norwalk, Connecticut in May 2013.

Weddings1980 Thomas Nemia married Linda Bertschuk on October 27, 2012.

1989 Anil Stevens married Anita Krishnan on March 16, 2013. Tony Oroszlany ’87, Sunita Stevens Meyers ’88, Peter Buchenholz, Myron Michalski, Todd Rodriguez, Carmen Fernan-dez Romero, Dermot Sullivan, and Christina Zaccario were in attendance. Fr. Steve Katsouros was a concelebrant.

1991 Raul Castro married Claudia Lee on September 9, 2012 at The Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Ayubu Azzizi, Mauro Maccioni, Peter D’Arcy, Frances Del Valle, Jeremy Donohue, and Richard Jameson were in attendance.

Frances Del Valle married Bevan Versfeld on October 13, 2012 at St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University. Laura Angelino Noll, Laura Hollman O’Leary, Marilyn Ramirez Corson, Liza Rodriguez Albro, Goro Abe, Mauro Maccioni, Raul Castro, and Jeremy Donohue were in attendance.

1992 Douglas Borkowski married Rachel Reinhart on August 11, 2012. Fr. Curry was the celebrant.

Loyola School has an official connec-tion to the Papacy! Faculty member, Rev. Hernán Paredes, S.J., spent time during the summer of 2012 with Pope Francis who also served as Fr. Paredes’ Jesuit Superior when he was a scholastic at Colegio Maximo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fr. Paredes said that Pope Francis’ influence and direction ultimately led him to life as a Jesuit.

1. Frances Del Valle ‘91 and her husband, Bevan Versfeld2. Bobby DiTroia ‘99 and his wife, Liz Essig3. Gillian Pensavalle ’01 and her husband, Michael Smith

1993 John O’Brien married Karyn Santora on July 13, 2013 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Pat Farrell was an usher and John Smith ’94 was a reader. Also in attendance were Laura Armstrong ’94, Caragh Corsi, Michael Macaluso ’94, Maryhelen McCarthy ’94, Bran Noonan ’94, Tony Oroszlany ’87 and Joseph Tiernan ’94.

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1994 Joseph Tiernan married Lea Sugimura at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on May 4, 2013. John Smith was best man, Brian Macken was a groomsman, and Laura Armstrong was a reader. Brent Gamit ’91, Todd Blanchard, Jennifer Macken Griffiths ’96, Michael Macaluso, Maryhelen McCarthy McCaffrey, John O’Brien ’93, Sara Putnam, Mike Smith, Raymond Smith ’89, and Scott Smith were also in attendance.

1995 Jessica Gallagher married Jason Muldoon on May 23, 2013 at Liberty Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. Karianne Humen, Andrew Galvin, and former faculty member, Audrey Grieco, were in attendance.

Doug Murphy and Nicole Kapit were mar-ried at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on January 12, 2013. Chrystianne DeAlmeida was matron of honor and Gavin Byrne was best man. Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. was the celebrant.

1996 Gianluca Rottura married Barbara Mancuso on June 10, 2013.

1997 Joseph Brogan married Aileen McCarthy at Old St. Joseph’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 15, 2012. Fr. James Mayik, S.J. was the celebrant. Joe’s brother, Rod, was best man and Aleks Radovich, Jon Kaloudis ’98, and McCarthy Hawkins ’95 were groomsmen. Frank Vivolo, Brian Purcell, George Davila, Felice Barry Milani ’98, Samantha Tringali Howie ’98, Nick Zorbas ’99, Pat McGovern ’00, and Ryan Hawkins ’00 were in attendance.

1998 Stephen Feiler married Kelly Schulz on Au-gust 17, 2012 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.

Van Giles married Danielle Veldhuizen in Chicago, Illinois on August 11, 2012. Friends Jon Kaloudis and Isaac Cohen were in attendance to celebrate their special day. The couple resides in the Old Town neigh-borhood on the north side of Chicago.

Alanna Morgan married Marcos Cabrera on July 20, 2012 at the Tarrytown House Estate in Tarrytown, New York.

1.Iris Lim ‘03 and her husband, Bryan Beutel 2. Joe Brogan ‘97, his wife, Aileen McCarthy, and their wedding party 3. Jessica Gallagher ‘95 and her husband, Jason Muldoon 4. Todd Blanchard ‘94, Brent Gamit ‘91, Scott Smith ‘94, Michael Macaluso ‘94, Raymond Smith ‘89, Joe Tiernan ‘94 and his wife, Lea Sugimura, Mike Smith ‘94, John Smith ‘94, Maryhelen McCarthy McCaffrey ‘94, Sara Putnam ‘94, Laura Armstrong ‘94, Brian Macken ‘94, Jennifer Macken Griffiths ‘96, and John O’Brien ‘93 5. Nicole Kapit ‘95 and Doug Murphy ‘95 6. John O’Brien ‘93 and his wife, Karyn Santora 7. Van Giles ‘98 and his wife, Danielle Veldhuizen 8. Sara Fay ‘99 and her husband, Chaffin Snider 9. Megan Tubridy ‘03 and her husband, MacLean Moore

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Lauren Spagnoletti married Adam Donshik on March 9, 2013.

1999 Bobby DiTroia married Liz Essig on Octo-ber 6, 2012. Fr. Curry was the celebrant.

Sara Fay married Chaffin Snider on De-cember 29, 2012. Christina Coster, Jadzia Switniewska Duffy, Emily Ryan Escott, Mi-chael Escott ’95, Andrew Giacalone, Patrick Minson, Mary Ann Lynch Minson, Frank Mrakovcic, Adele Plumail Salisbury, Corey Scagliola, Donald Panella, Adam Waggoner, and Adam Waller were in attendance.

Vinnie Vernuccio married Katie Engdahl at Doukenie Winery in Purcellville, Virgin-ia on May 4, 2013. Patrick Minson was best man and Andrew Giacalone was a grooms-man. Mary Ann Lynch-Minson and Sara Fay Snider were in attendance.

2000 Courtney Ambrose married Cary O’Brien on June 7, 2013. Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. was the concelebrant. Ryan Hawkins, Benjamin Lanzet, Patrick McGovern, Ximena Gallegos Perez, Julianne Plazas, Eric Raicovich, Sara Shannon, and Elizabeth Sullivan were in at-tendance.

Evan Danaher married Meghan Kearns at the Sea Island Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia on April 27, 2013. Ryan Hawkins was best man and Benjamin Lanzet, Patrick McGovern, Patrick Minson ’99, and Kieran O’Neil were groomsmen. Courtney Ambrose, Mary Ann Lynch-Minson ’99, Raul Perez ’94, Ximena Gallegos Perez, Julianne Plazas, Sara Shannon, and Christina Sorbera were in attendance.

2001 Gillian Pensavalle married Michael Smith on December 7, 2012.

2002 Terrence Crowe married Adrienn Kneser on July 7, 2013. Michael Bachorowski , Michael Carr, Anthony Inocentes, and Randall Shoe-maker were in attendance.

2003 Kelly Brozo married Christopher Scholz on August 11, 2012.

Stephanie Leach married Kevin Grace, Jr. on December 31, 2012 at St. Barnabas Church in the Bronx, New York.

Iris Lim married Bryan Beutel on April 27, 2013 at Church of the Resurrection in Rye, New York.

Megan Tubridy married MacLean Moore on February 1, 2013.

2005 Glynnis O’Shea married Kevin McDonnell on April 20, 2013. Glynnis received her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University in February 2013 and is a research study assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Brittany Price married Patrick Flanigan on May 25, 2013. Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. was the celebrant.

Francis Tolan married Kerry Hutton on July 12, 2013.

Births1983 & 1993 Christopher Dillon ’83 and his wife, Claudia Lesnik Dillon ’93, welcomed the birth of their son, Christopher Gene, on September 14, 2012. Christopher joins big sisters, Felicia and Claire.

1994Shana Darling O’Keefe and her husband, Sean, welcomed the birth of their son, Brody Flynn, on June 19, 2013. Brody joins big sister, Morgan.

1988 Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman and her husband, Richard, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Abigail Rose, on December 7, 2012. Abigail joins big sisters, Kate and Grace, and brother, Christopher.

1991 Marc Lavaia and his wife, Debbie, wel-comed the birth of their son, Rocco Charles, on December 12, 2012.

1992 Donna Zaccario and her husband, Patrick Fitzmaurice, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Colleen Grace, on August 2, 2012. Colleen was baptized in the Loyola School Chapel by Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. on May 26, 2013.

1993 Alessandra Rotella Cohen and her husband, Neil, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Gabriella Juliette, on October 15, 2012.

Patrick Farrell and his wife, Heidi, welcomed the birth of their son, Collins, on April 14, 2013. Collins joins big brothers Michael, Patrick, and Brendan. Collins was baptized in the Loyola School Chapel by Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. on June 1, 2013.

1. Alexander Bustros, son of Joe Bustros ‘94 2. Brody O’Keefe, son of Shana Darling O’Keefe ‘94

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1994 Joseph Bustros and his wife, Andrea, wel-comed the birth of their son, Alexander Jeffrey, on February 3, 2013.

Michael Macaluso and his wife, Eve, wel-comed the birth of their son, Lee Michael, on January 28, 2013.

1995Dee Tubridy and his wife, Rachel, welcomed the birth of their son, Shane Kelly, on June 22, 2013. Shane joins big sister, Rosemary, and brother, Ryan.

1996 Heather Milone Caplan and her husband, Paul, welcomed the birth of their son, Jor-dan Milo, on July 29, 2012.

James Harding and his wife, Kathleen, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Grace, on September 27, 2012. Grace joins big brother, Conor.

1997 Matthew Geller and his wife, Alina, wel-comed the birth of their son, Samuel, on December 23, 2012.

P.J. Harte and his wife, Amy, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth, on November 1, 2011.

1998 Vanessa Tramontozzi Coppa and her hus-band, Christopher, welcomed the birth of their son, Ryan Morson Coppa, on April 17, 2013.

Catherine Santora and her husband, Mat-thew, welcomed the birth of their son, Jo-seph Vincent St. Pierre, on October 2, 2012.

1999 Jadzia Switniewska Duffy and her husband, Matt, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Sabina Isabella, on May 10, 2013.

2002 Blaise Kavanagh and his wife, Nicole, welcomed the birth of their son, Augustin Robert, on September 30, 2012.

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Calling All Alumni Parents!

It is with great enthusiasm that Loyola’s Advancement Office announces the newly re-formed Alumni Parents Association! The Association’s mission is to provide

parents of alumni with a means of maintaining the bonds and friendships that began and developed while their child at-tended Loyola. The Association will work to accomplish this by hosting and planning events, communicating Loyola news, and securing volunteers and attendees for various events and outreach activities. Membership is open to all parents of alumni and we encourage you to get involved and participate!

Ways to participate may include:• Attending Alumni Parents Association gatherings to

remain connected with other parents and Loyola faculty and staff.

• Help in planning or lending your special talent to an upcoming event.

• Hosting an Alumni Parents Association social gathering or event in your home or at a restaurant.

• Cheering on Loyola’s current students with other alumni parents at sporting events, concerts, or theater perfor-mances and arranging a group outing afterwards.

• Bragging about your alumni student! Parents of alumni are often our best source of information about our alums, so please send us those pictures and stories. We appreci-ate it!

The Association’s first planning meeting was held on July 16th and included a small group of very involved Alumni Parents to help establish the structure of the Association. We invite all Alumni Parents to attend the next meetings which will be held at Loyola on the following dates:

September 12, 2013, 6pm January 27, 2014, 6pm March 13, 2014, 6pm

For more information or to join, please contact Laura G. Campbell ’96, Director of Advancement and Parent Annual Giving at (646) 346-8133 or lcampbell@loyola-nyc.org.

We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting and are excited to hear your ideas and input!

1. Alumni Parents Reception 2013 Wine Tasting & Food Pairing 2. Toni Buono and John Brinster, P’10, ’14, Elizabeth McKenna, P ’10, and Mary Downey, P’01,’10 3. John and Catherine McCarthy, P’84, ’85, ’89, ’94 and James and Geraldine Coffey, P’08, ’15

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1945 Philip Moloney on September 1, 2012.

1948 John Howland on April 20, 2012.

1952 Robert Gasser on November 28, 2012.

1959 Valerie Fryke Finn, wife of Kenneth Finn, on October 19, 2012.

1961 Alfred Schmitt on January 1, 2013.

1966 Imelda Jimenez, mother of Edmundo Jimenez, on August 15, 2012.

1967 & 1968 Raymond Zrike, Sr., father of Stephen Zrike ’67 and Raymond Zrike ’68, on December 15, 2012.

1968 Edward Beck, cousin of Leo Larkin, in April 2013.

1969 Jeanne Vanderbilt, mother of Alfred Vander-bilt, on December 15, 2012.

1969 & 1971 Agnes Serbaroli, mother of Francis Serbaroli ’69 and Joseph Serbaroli ’71, on September 27, 2012.

1969 & 1981 Paolo Squassi on January 24, 2013 and Margherita Squassi on March 27, 2013, parents of Peter Squassi ’69 and Christopher Squassi ’81.

1970 Elizabeth Cunningham, mother of Timothy Cunningham, on May 22, 2013.

John Sherman, father of Peter Sherman, on January 29, 2013.

1973 Stephen Caridi, father of Ricky Caridi, on November 26, 2012.

1974 Lillian Verdi, mother of Paul Verdi and Peter Verdi, on June 11, 2013.

1978 Alice Spiro, mother of Eugene Spiro, on February 8, 2013.

1981 & 1987 Alex Maurillo, father of Christina Maurillo ’81 and Michael Maurillo ’87, on March 15, 2013.

1983 Stephen Sedlacek, father of Susan Sedlacek, on August 21, 2012.

1983 & 1989 Albert DeMatteo, father of Darren DeMat-teo ’83 and Drea DeMatteo ’89, on March 12, 2013.

1986 Thomas O’Brien, father of Karen O’Brien Hartigan, on May 12, 2013.

1987 & 1993 Clelia Rotella, mother of Vittorio Rotella ’87 and Alessandra Rotella Cohen ’93, in December 2012.

1991, 1992 & 1998 William Feiler, father of Christine Feiler Arena ’92 and Stephen Feiler ’98, and father-in-law of Gianfranco Arena ’91, on March 22, 2013.

1995 & 2000 Emma Hallett, grandmother of McCarthy Hawkins ’95 and Ryan Hawkins ’00, on June 6, 2013.

1995, 2002, 2003 & 2005 Jane Tubridy, grandmother of Daniel Tubridy ’95, Thomas Tubridy ’02, Megan Tubridy Moore ’03, and Molly Tubridy ’05, on March 25, 2013.

2000 & 2003 Robert Kwasnik and Mariusz Pecio, brother and stepbrother respectively, of Albert Kwas-nik ’00 and Daniel Kwasnik ’03 on Novem-ber 17, 2012.

2003 Ronald Sarno, father of Niamh Sarno, in March 2013.

2004 & 2006 Angela Fusco, grandmother of Joseph Fusco ’04 and Carl Fusco ’06, on March 23, 2013.

2006 & 2008 Jack Quinn, grandfather of Stephanie Banim ’06 and Rory Banim ’08, on October 22, 2012.

2007 Clementine Clemenza, grandmother of Casey Clemenza, on October 9, 2012.

2009 & 2013 Edward Veldorano, grandfather of Elizabeth Petitti ’09, Catherine Petitti ’13, and Rebecca Petitti ’13, on September 6, 2012.

2010 Helen Brinster, grandmother of Andrew Brinster, in April 2013.

2011 Thomas Squires, grandfather of Sean McAlinden, in November 2012.

2011 & 2015 Irene Thrun, grandmother of Alexandra Thrun-Nowicki ’11 and Catherine Thrun-Dupuy ’15, on February 21, 2013.

Faculty Maureen Hanley, mother of Thomas Hanley, on March 21, 2013.

Former Faculty Rev. Thomas C. Blessin, S.J. on October 31, 2012.

Rev. John J. Gerhard, S.J. on July 18, 2012.

Current Parent Dr. Scott Gray, father of Scott Gray ’15, on October 24, 2012.

Current Student Michael Santangelo ’15 on December 30, 2012.

In Memoriam

Save The Date!Twenty-Second Annual Loyola Benefit AuctionFriday, May 9, 2014 Wallace Hall

Cocktail Reception Dinner

Live & Silent Auctions Raffle

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Campbell at 646.346.8133 or e-mail her at lcampbell@loyola-nyc.org

The Michael J. Armstrong FoundationPosse’s Fall Gathering will be held Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 8:00-11:00pm at Park Avenue Tavern99 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016

For more information, please contact Laura Armstrong at: 845.398.0350, michaelarmstrongfoundation@gmail.com or visit the Foundation’s website: www.michaeljarmstrong.com

Shea-Armstrong Golf ClassicJoin fellow alumni, parents, faculty and friends

Monday, June 2, 2014More details to follow!

In memory of Joe Shea ’72 and Mike Armstrong ’85

There will be great food and drink, wonderful raffle prizes, hole-in-one competitions, and much more!

If you have any questions or are interested in joining the golf committee contact Mary Ann Minson ’99 at 646.346.8134 or mminson@loyola-nyc.org.

The 4th Annual Friends of the Jesuits Golf OutingMonday, September 30thMeadow Brook ClubJericho, NY

Golf Outing Co-Founders:Pete Dagher, Brian Devaney, Gary Goodenough

• To benefit those in need through the works of the Jesuits

• To support the care of elderly and infirm Jesuits

Individual golfer: $1,250

Contact Debra Ryan at the New York Province Office at ryan@nysj.org or 212-774-5544.For registration and information on sponsorships and journal ads visit: www.nysj.org

DONATE ONLINE!Support Loyola by making a donation, paying off a pledge, or making a pledge online!

Go to Loyola’s website: www.loyola-nyc.org and click on the “Make a Gift Now” button.

It’s safe and secure, and you can donate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Save the Date!Annual Alumni DinnerFriday, February 21, 2014

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Minson ’99 at 646.346.8134 or e-mail her at mminson@loyola-nyc.org

Stay Connected!Keep in touch with your alma mater, network with fellow alumni, learn about upcoming events, and view photos:• Become a Facebook Fan

Become a fan of Loyola’s page today! Visit www.facebook.com/loyolaschoolny to stay up to date on school happenings!

• Professional Networking on LinkedIn Join the Loyola School Group to net-work with fellow alumni. Visit www.linkedin.com and look for our logo.

• Follow Us on Instagram Loyola is now on Instagram! Follow us @loyolanyc for daily picture updates of what our students are up to throughout the year.

Brooklyn Prep Alumni Association’s 2013 Golf Classic

Please join Brooklyn Prep and other local Jesuit high school alumni and friends for a wonderful day of golf on September 12, 2013 at the Knollwood Country Club in Westchester. Rain date: September 19, 2013.

All proceeds benefit The Rev. John D. Alexander S.J. BPAA Endowment Fund to permanently finance scholarships at Loyola School and other Jesuit high schools in the tri-state area.

For additional information, please contact: Dave Campbell at davec538@aol.comRalph Mascia at ralph.mascia@leumiusa.com

Save the Date!Alumni Parents ReceptionThursday, October 10, 2014

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Campbell ’96 at 646.346.8133 or e-mail her at lcampbell@loyola-nyc.org.

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