LIGHT the WORLD campaign leadership Campaign Chairs Charles I. Clough, Jr. ’64 and Gloria L. Clough, MDiv’90, MS’96 William J. Geary ’80 and Kristi J. Geary Kathleen M. McGillycuddy NC’71
coNvening Campaign Chairs Margot C. Connell, H’09 John M. Connors, Jr. ’63, H’07, and Eileen M. Ahearn Connors ’66, MSW’95 Peter S. Lynch ’65, H’95, and Carolyn A. Lynch, H’09 Patrick T. Stokes ’64 and Anna-Kristina L. Stokes
Winning Philosophy Inspires Fulchino Gift THE FULCHINOS MAY sound like the typical Boston College Athletics benefactors. Paul Fulchino ’69 holds an enduring love of sports, and both he and his wife, Pat, have strong Boston roots. But it is a personal connection to BC that truly motivates their support. Fulchino is a Boston College High School Hockey Hall of Famer who played on the same team as BC Men’s Hockey Coach
Jerry York ’67, MEd’70, CAES’73, in the 1960s. After a successful freshman year at West Point, Fulchino decided that a military career was not for him and subsequently entered BC as a sophomore. By then he was married with a child. During his undergraduate years, Fulchino kept up with the rigors of his math major while working full time at Raytheon. Taking in a few Eagles hockey games provided a
Campaign Council Peter W. Bell ’86 and Marilee Denelle Bell ’87 Boston College Fund Matthew J. Botica ’72 and Christine C. Botica Chicago Region Robert A. Ferris ’63 and Evelyn J. Ferris Northern California Region David T. Griffith ’68 Legacy Gifts T.J. Maloney ’75 New York Region
Bill Arnold ’14
rare but much-needed indulgence for him. Years later, that love of BC sports would be reignited during a University event in Dallas, where Fulchino, then the president, chairman, and CEO of Texasbased aerospace company Aviall Inc., and his wife listened to an address given by BC Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo. “When Gene stated to the group, ‘I’d rather be number 25 in the country and graduate 99 percent of our athletes than be number one and graduate 45 percent of our athletes,’ the reaction was overwhelming,” recalls Fulchino. “Everyone applauded him for that in the great state of Texas, the football capital of the country.” Fulchino was impressed, too, and it wasn’t long before he was also in touch with his old teammate Jerry York. “I think those two guys drove my interest back into BC,” Fulchino says of DeFilippo and York. “I trust them because they believe in education first and athletics second.”
Stephen P. Murray ’84 New York Region David P. O’Connor ’86 New York Region Thomas P. O’Neill III ’68 Gasson Society Dineen A. Riviezzo ’89 Boston College Alumni Association
The Fulchino family recently established a $1-million Cornerstone Scholarship that will benefit the men’s hockey team in perpetuity.
Now personally invested in BC in a way he hadn’t previously considered, Fulchino and his wife have endowed a $1-million Cornerstone Scholarship for the men’s hockey team. The Fulchinos are not just subsidizing the education of team forward Bill Arnold ’14; they provide guidance to him as a student and an athlete. In email exchanges, Arnold updates the couple on his life at Boston College, and Fulchino offers advice, most recently encouraging him not to turn pro until graduation. “He’s a great kid,” says Fulchino, who has ensured that Arnold’s education and growth as a student-athlete are in great hands—the Fulchinos’, Coach York’s, and BC’s.
Paul Fulchino, left, savored many hockey victories with Jerry York when the two were teammates at Boston College High School in the 1960s.
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Haub Family Drives Carroll School Research Continued from Page 1 School’s Portico course to volunteer service at the Campus School, our children have already encountered many opportunities to grow as intelligent, caring individuals.” The Haubs are also giving their time and talents to the University. Christian Haub recently joined the Board of Trustees, and the couple now co-chair the Parents’ Leadership Council (see PLC story on Page 6), further enhancing their con-
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nection to—and impact on—the Heights. Much like their children, the Haubs feel that they were welcomed into the BC family immediately and are compelled to show their gratitude—through their service and a gift they hope enhances the University’s Jesuit, Catholic pursuit of knowledge. “At BC, we feel like we are contributing to something greater than ourselves,” says Liliane Haub. “We’re making a gift that reaches out into the world.”
Jun Qian, inaugural Haub Family Fellow