SPRING I 2018 A M A G A Z I N E F O R A L U M N I A N D F R I E N D S O F H O LY N A M E S U N I V E R S I T Y
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
ALUMNI NEWS
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H oly Names & Samuel Merritt: Two universities. One campus. HNU adopts new academic model
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HNU's Digital Learning Initiative
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D ianne Dobbs: Committed to public service Melody Hudson: Advocate for women's equal rights
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J ahan Bayramova: Champion from Turkmenistan Shaylah Ellis: Inspired to educate
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Donor List for 2017
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CAMPUS NEWS
In Memoriam
ather Sal Ragusa, ministering F in the 21st Century
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FEATURE INTERVIEW
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Leading us into the future: interview with Michael Groener
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nne F. Walker, PhD, A assistant professor of English Timothy Weekes, EdD, assistant professor of education James Stryker, PhD, associate professor of management Maree Hennessy, MM, director of the Kodály Center Rick Patrick, MA, professor of art
HNU Wrestlemania 2018!
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teven Borg appointed S Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Celebrate 2018 Jubilarians
HNUTODAY A MAGA ZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS SPRING I 2018
HNU Today is published by the Office of Marketing and Communications at Holy Names University.
EDITORS Stephanie Silva, university communications manager Sonia Caltvedt, director of marketing and communications
DESIGN Maria Theren, graphic designer
CONTRIBUTORS Stephanie Silva, university communications manager Sonia Caltvedt, director of marketing and communications Kelsey Lindquist, assistant director, annual giving Carol Nicklas, SNJM ’64, alumni relations volunteer Alison Mundy, director of advancement The opinions expressed in HNU Today do not necessarily represent the views of the editors nor policies of Holy Names University. Comments for the editors may be sent via email to: media@hnu.edu, or in writing to: Editors, HNU Today, Marketing and Communications Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd. Oakland, CA 94619
UNIVERSITY OFFICERS Michael Groener, interim president Luis Guerra, vice president for facilities and events Rob Kinnard, vice president for finance and administration Alan Liebrecht, vice president for enrollment management Lizbeth Martin, PhD, provost and vice president for academic affairs Michael Miller, vice president for student affairs and title IX coordinator Carol Sellman, SNJM ’69, MM ’78, EdD, vice president for mission integration
ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT Ana Raphael-Scott ’89
HNU BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steven Borg ’86, MA, chairperson of the board I The Honorable Carol A. Corrigan ’70, JD, vice chairperson of the board I Barbara A. Bray, SNJM ’68, MA ’89, MEd I Miguel Bustos ’93, MBA, MA I Steven A. Callaway I Cynthia Canning, SNJM ’68, MA I Rachel O’Dwyer Flynn, MPA I Barbara Hood ’70, MPA I Alan Hyman I Mary Pat LeRoy, SNJM ’68, MEd ’75 I Elizabeth Liebert, SNJM, PhD I Maureen (Nikki) Maziasz ’01 I Martha E. Rolley, SNJM ’72, EdD I Kathleen Ross, SNJM, PhD I Loretta Reilly Smith ’87 I Nicki Jean Thomas, SNJM ’71, MA I Agnieszka Winkler ’67, MA, MBA Holy Names University is a private, co-ed university located on 60 acres in the hills of Oakland, California. An academic community committed to the full development of each student, HNU offers a liberal arts education rooted in the Catholic tradition, empowering a diverse student body for leadership and service.
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Cover photo: HNU student, Victoria Camarena Photo by: Stephanie Silva
President’s Message DEAR HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY,
In November 2017, I was appointed interim president of Holy Names University, after having served as your vice president for finance and administration. Since then, I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to lead a university community that is both supportive and extraordinarily visionary. As we celebrate the founding of Holy Names University 150 years ago, it is an ideal time to reflect on our responsibilities as a university today, and plan together for our future. I’d like to share some of our current initiatives with you. Many of you have received the exciting announcement regarding our exploration of an alliance with Samuel Merritt University (SMU), in which we would share our campus, including modernized facilities, but remain distinct universities. In this issue, we’ve provided a window into the mission and the values of SMU, which are very similar to our own. I’ve been encouraged by the enthusiastic support and interest in opportunities for collaboration that we’ve received so far, and look forward to sharing more as our discussions progress. With our digital learning initiative, we have the opportunity to offer a Holy Names education to more people, and to deliver it in a way that is responsive to the realities of life as a working adult. Employers seek digital literacy as well as collaboration skills, both online and offline, and workplace demands will continue to change. It is our job to provide all of our students with opportunities to attain relevant skills at Holy Names. Provost Lizbeth Martin began working with our academic deans last summer on a reorganization of the University into schools that take advantage of our academic strengths and that offer students what they need for today’s careers. This new academic structure supports our belief in the value of an undergraduate educational experience grounded in the rich traditions of the liberal arts. That’s where our students develop the critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills they will need to succeed in their working lives.
As we celebrate the founding of Holy Names University 150 years ago, it is an ideal time to reflect on our responsibilities as a university today, and plan together for our future." Michael Groener Interim President, Holy Names University
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary demonstrated incredible fortitude and foresight when they founded the University on the shores of Lake Merritt in 1868. And today, we continue to fulfill their mission to transform lives, shape leaders, and improve society. Whether you are a current student, an alum, or a friend of the University, you inspire us to continue to innovate in order to serve our community as best we possibly can. It is an honor to be your president at this exciting time in our history.
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Planning for the Future
Two Universities. One Campus. Endless Possibilities. LAST NOVEMBER, Holy Names University and Samuel Merritt University announced that they are exploring an alliance that includes sharing the Holy Names campus. Early in March, the two universities agreed to undertake a joint master plan for the campus renovation.
the financial benefits and operational efficiencies of working together, they also share an aspirational vision: to provide a premier educational environment for a diverse population of students and to deepen their relationship with the Oakland community.
Holy Names and Samuel Merritt have compatible missions and values. Both universities are dedicated to academic rigor, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement—all of which are necessary to prepare today’s graduates to play active roles in their communities.
This unique collaboration—two separately governed universities sharing a single campus and investing together in expansion and development—could be a new model for higher education.
Samuel Merritt is at capacity in its current facilities in downtown Oakland and has long sought a new site for its main campus; Holy Names seeks to improve and update its existing campus. While both universities recognize
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Each university would remain independent, with distinct governing boards, faculties, administrations, and students, but the schools would take advantage of their common campus through complementary programs and resources, coordinated community service, shared facilities, such
Samuel Merritt University Like Holy Names, Samuel Merritt University (SMU) has deep roots in Oakland. Founded in 1909, SMU is a private, not-for-profit, health sciences institution. The University offers degrees in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and podiatric medicine. In addition to its main campus in Oakland, it also has campuses in Sacramento, and San Mateo, California.
BIG IMPACT Samuel Merritt University, an affiliate of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Sutter Health, is one of the largest sources of new registered nurses in California. The University is also the largest provider of physical and occupational therapists, physician assistants, and podiatric physicians in the greater East Bay.
SHARED VALUES The mission of Samuel Merritt University is to educate students to become highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals who positively transform the experience of care in as the library and dining areas, and enjoyment of the natural setting and open space. The universities envision a vibrant, collaborative community with expanded intellectual and social opportunities for both institutions in the spectacular setting of the Holy Names campus.
diverse communities. Like students at Holy Names, SMU students are committed to serving
Planning for the campus renovation is in the early phase; Samuel Merritt hopes to relocate its main campus to the Holy Names site in 2023. Both universities will keep faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the Oakland community informed as they move through the process. A draft master plan for the shared campus will be available for review in late spring.
A COMMON COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
To learn more about the alliance, visit www.sharedcampus.org.
Holy Names is inspired and energized by exploring the possibilities of a shared campus with
both their local communities and those in need across the globe. Students and faculty regularly provide free healthcare through volunteering at local churches, hosting free public health clinics, and offering youth mentorship programs. SMU faculty and students also travel internationally on medical missions to deliver supplies and provide clinical care.
Diversity and inclusion are integral to the SMU experience, another important commonality with Holy Names. SMU demonstrates this commitment by: C reating a strong sense of belonging for all campus members E ducating a diverse and culturally responsive healthcare workforce D eveloping culturally competent leaders that reflect community demographics W orking to reduce healthcare disparities in underserved communities an institution with such a compatible mission. HNUTODAY I 3
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SHARPENING FOCUS AND BROADENING OPPORTUNITIES:
HNU adopts new academic school model IN JANUARY OF 2018, Holy Names University began educating our students within a structure of four academic schools: Business and Applied Social Sciences; Education; Liberal Arts; and Nursing, Health, and Natural Sciences. The academic school structure is common in universities and allows HNU to concentrate on our academic strengths while providing more opportunities for student learning and for interdisciplinary collaboration. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lizbeth Martin was at the helm of the restructuring, and believes that the focus and efficiencies that it brings encourage healthy growth. In addition to consolidating administrative functions, each school has been defining its identity, including developing mission statements and strategic plans. Advisory boards are also being formed for each school in order to support them with fundraising and program development.
“The academic school structure makes us more ‘understandable’ to credentialing bodies,” says Dean of the School of Education Kimberly Mayfield. “Our operations and roles are clearer now.” Beyond the opportunity to speak a common language with our peer institutions and with outside agencies, Mayfield feels that the new structure also provides better lines of communication for faculty members. Deans can now serve as champions for faculty who are closer to the day-to-day functioning of their school. Weekly Deans’ meetings offer opportunities to collaborate, and standardize practices. “We can now be more intentionally interdisciplinary,” says Martin. For example, Dean of the School of Business and Applied Social Sciences Charlie Sarno sought feedback from Dr. Mayfield regarding a new proposal for Diversity Studies.
SCHOOL OF NURSING, HEALTH, AND NATURAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Undergraduate
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
Majors
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Communication Studies Communication Studies, emphasis in Digital Media Interdisciplinary Studies Self-Designed
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Liberal Studies
Accounting Business (emphases) Finance International Business Management Marketing Sports Management Criminology International Relations Politics and History Psychobiology Psychology Sociology
Biology Community Health Sciences Kinesiology Nursing Post-licensure, RN to BSN and ADN to MSN Pre-licensure, Generic BSN
Credentials
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Concentrations* Digital Arts Diversity Studies Latino/a American Studies Literature Music Philosophy Religious Studies Writing for Professionals
*Concentrations available across schools
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Graduate Programs Counseling Psychology Counseling and Forensic Psychology (dual degree) Educational Therapy Forensic Psychology MBA
Graduate Programs MSN/MBA MSN (concentrations) Administration Management Care Transition Family Nurse Practitioner Informatics Nurse Educator
Undergraduate
Bilingual Authorization Mild/Moderate Credential Multiple Subject Credential Single Subject Credential
Graduate Programs Education Music, Kodály Vocal Pedagogy
Within the School of Liberal Arts, HNU is now offering concentrations, providing an opportunity for students to take a focused set of classes in a discipline outside of their major. The concentrations, which range from 12-18 units, provide an opportunity for students to take a focused set of classes in one or more disciplines outside their major in order to complement it or to broaden their career opportunities. Dean of the School of Liberal Arts Ann Alderman has been working with students, faculty, and advisors to create these new options. For example, students passionate about Latino/a Studies suggested new courses in PreColumbian Mesoamerica and in AfroLatinx Cultures. Students interested in Professional Writing requested courses in sports blogging and online editing. In the future, the school may create an Interdisciplinary Studies major that would combine several of the concentrations. The new school structure also allows the University to be more effective in assessing student learning and achievement. Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness Kevin Gin says, “Instead of a one-sizefits-all model of assessment that is applied to all academic disciplines, school structures allow us to define learning that aligns with the academic disciplines and emergent pedagogy
MEET OUR DEANS
...this new structure will enable us to move forward faster and adjust to the demands of the everaccelerating higher education climate. We can move more nimbly to seize opportunities that serve students better."
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Dean of the School of Nursing, Health, and Natural Sciences Edith JenkinsWeinrub discovered that the Math and Science faculty in her school could take advantage of the anatomy and physiology assessment tool and exam that she’s found so helpful for nursing students. Says Dr. JenkinsWeinrub, “Math and science provide an important foundation for a nurse’s education, and determine student success, so being in the same school is helpful.”
ANN ALDERMAN, PhD Dean, School of Liberal Arts
Lizbeth Martin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
CHARLES SARNO, PhD within each school. For instance, we can evaluate educational success within Education and Nursing by focusing on a deep analysis of the professional competencies that students gain in their program, their success on licensure exams, and/or their internship field performance.” Says Martin, “What I am most excited about is the fact that this new structure will enable us to move forward faster and adjust to the demands of the ever-accelerating higher education climate. We can move more nimbly to seize opportunities that serve students better, while maintaining a liberal arts foundation that teaches problem solving skills, communications skills, and how to become a lifelong learner. These days people have no other option than to continue learning as society changes more and more rapidly. When our students graduate, they will need the ability to teach themselves the additional skills they need down the road.”
Dean, School of Business and Applied Social Sciences
EDITH JENKINS-WEINRUB, EdD Dean, School of Nursing, Health, and Natural Sciences
KIMBERLY MAYFIELD, EdD Dean, School of Education
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Feature Story
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Digital Learning Initiative COMMITTED TO BRINGING TECHNOLOGY-enhanced education to students on and off campus, Holy Names University launched the Digital Learning Initiative (DLI) this year to stimulate new, accessible, ways of learning through online coursework. The initiative is aligned with exciting campus-wide plans to better integrate technology in the classroom, increase HNU’s educational reach, and collaborate with industry partners.
The HNU community contributed well over $1 million to the Digital Learning Initiative! Special thanks to The Fletcher Jones Foundation, Ann Reynolds, and Alan Hyman, whose leadership gifts and bold vision drove this highly successful effort.
BUILDING ON OUR MISSION The initiative builds on HNU’s tradition of bringing quality education to non-traditional students. In 1981, HNU launched the Weekend College (WECO) for adult learners and busy professionals. The weekend program was revolutionary at the time and helped many working, adult students complete a bachelor’s degree. The DLI continues the mission of the weekend program by using modern technology to develop an accessible, fully online, bachelor’s completion program. The campaign to raise funds for the DLI has been hugely successful thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends, and a grant of $603,250 from the Fletcher Jones Foundation, an organization dedicated to the support of private, non-profit colleges and universities in California. “We are thankful that The Fletcher Jones Foundation supports our vision to promote innovative learning opportunities for all students,” said Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lizbeth Martin. “The digital learning initiative will reinvigorate an important piece of HNU’s history and mission by providing accessible, quality education for non-traditional students, in addition to HNU’s traditional population.” HNU’s Instructional Designer Katrina Fullman says the University will develop unique online classes that blend HNU’s signature “high touch” personalized approach with new and engaging technology.
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There’s a mythology that everyone under the age of 30 is a tech whiz. The reality is that there is a digital divide in our country.” Katrina Fullman, Instructional Designer
TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED EDUCATION
SETTING OUR STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS
HNU’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) was founded in 2014 to advance evidence-based pedagogy, technology-enriched learning, and holistic assessment. CETL is powering tech-based developments in HNU’s classrooms by awarding grants to innovative faculty members each year. Faculty have used grants to develop projects ranging from a series of basic math videos to hybrid and fully online courses.
Students interacting with different technology platforms are also gaining the skills they need to be successful in a professional setting.
“Today’s students use digital technologies in every part of their lives and expect their university experience to reflect this. I create multimodal writing projects for my students that incorporate text with digital images, videos, maps, and other visual elements.” says Anne Walker, assistant professor of English. Faculty members are developing classes that blend in-person interactions—such as class discussions, group work, and lectures—with web-based or digital technologies like online course materials and assignments, videos, web conferencing, group discussion boards, websites, and blogs. Using tech in the classroom helps keep content fresh and engaging and improves student learning and engagement. With tech-enhanced instructional formats, students can take in information at their own pace before coming to the classroom, and then use class time to process, integrate, and apply their knowledge—a flipped classroom. Chantilly Apollon, assistant professor of biological science, has developed hybrid courses that use a flipped classroom model. In a recent classroom survey, Apollon's students said that hybrid activities help them better understand course material and retain information.
“There’s a mythology that everyone under the age of 30 is a tech whiz.” says Fullman. “The reality is that there is a digital divide in our country. Those with higher socio-economic status enjoy greater access to digital devices and tools. They also have greater digital literacy. It’s our job as educators to guide students that need it across this divide.” TILT (Technology in Learning and Teaching), a faculty senate committee, was formed in 2015 to help faculty implement techenhanced education and help students improve their digital literacy. In the future, the committee plans to play an important role in implementing the DLI, as the University scales up a fully online undergraduate degree completion program.
PARTNERING WITH TECH LEADERS HNU has partnered with a leading Silicon Valley tech company and five other small liberal arts colleges around the country to pilot a new data science class this year. Students participating in this lab class are using tools and platforms that will make them qualified for high-paying, in-demand, jobs in the tech industry. Laura Plunkett, assistant professor for math and science, is teaching the class, “I am thrilled with how engaged and committed my students are. They are mining real datasets—child poverty rates, NBA salary data—and are responding to the challenge with enthusiasm, even though what they are learning is new and difficult. Students appreciate that they are helping future students.” Digital learning is the now and the future. HNU is embracing technology to provide greater access to higher education, enhance learning, and provide students with skills for the 21st century workplace.
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Campus News
First year at new campus on Mountain Boulevard & first year with residence halls
SNJMs arrived at Lake Merritt in Oakland
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First time Sisters were served strawberries & cream
First visit by royalty (Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawaii)
First graduation ceremony
Sister Sophia Park enjoys traditional strawberries and cream every year on HNU's Founders' Day
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CAMPUS NEWS
2004 "Holy Names University"
First weekend college offered
First year men allowed in all programs
First tweet
First year accepted for full membership in the
Holy Names University celebrates 150 years
1868–2018
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CAMPUS NEWS
MINISTERING IN THE
21 st Century FATHER SALVATORE RAGUSA, SDS, is co-director of campus ministry and chaplain for the University. As chaplain, he facilitates celebrations of the Mass and sacraments and as co-director of campus ministry, along with Jenny Girard Malley, he fosters a sense of community at HNU through storytelling, meal sharing, and service opportunities. Fr. Sal felt called to a life of service from a young age. At four years old he stood on a church pew and proclaimed that he wanted to become a priest. He went on to receive both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in theological studies with an emphasis on liturgy and sacraments, from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas. After he was ordained to the priesthood in 1988, he met members of the Society of the Divine Savior (the “Salvatorians”). He immediately felt at home amongst the Salvatorian’s diverse membership of priests, brothers, sisters, and laypeople, and he appreciated that they offered service to the community while living in the community. Fr. Sal joined the Salvatorians and has served as a
campus minister for 28 of his 30 years as a priest. He served at Saint Mary’s College of California for 24 years before joining the HNU community. Fr. Sal said, “Coming to HNU was the best thing that ever happened to me. Collaborating with the Sisters of the Holy Names--women actively committed to social justice--and serving such a diverse institution is a blessing. Students and staff are overwhelmed with the issues of our times: immigration, homelessness, broken families, financial and food insecurity. I leave my door open to provide them with spiritual direction and pastoral counseling. I let them know they are not alone, there is a God.” Fr. Sal lives on campus and believes his continued presence in everyday spaces, like the laundry room and cafeteria, helps to open new lines of communication. He also connects with students in the digital world through social media, texts, and emails. “This is how we need to preach in the 21st century” says Fr. Sal. “We need to translate the richness of Catholic traditions to a new audience and meet them where they are.”
Top to bottom: Father Sal blesses a new student. Father Sal takes a selfie with students at Convocation. Father Sal poses at HNU's annual Wrestlemania event. Father Sal wears a crayon costume for Halloween.
I leave my door open to provide spiritual and pastoral counseling. I let them [students] know they are not alone, there is a God.” Father Salvatore Ragusa
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Feature Interview
Q&A
LEADING US INTO THE FUTURE
AN INTERVIEW WITH
Michael Groener
ON NOVEMBER 1, 2017, Michael Groener (pronounced "Gray-ner"), who served as vice president for finance and administration at Holy Names University since the summer of 2016, was named interim president of the University. Groener has more than 35 years of experience working at the vice president level in higher education finance and administration. He has a wealth of experience in the development and implementation of strategic plans and projects that have helped universities attain financial sustainability. Groener has drawn on his passion for challenges, glass-is-always-half-full optimism, and strong work ethic to succeed throughout his career.
On his 35+ years of experience working in higher education
On HNU and the HNU community
On where we are headed and how we will get there
I started working in higher education just four years out of college. Dissatisfied with some of the practices at the financial institution I worked for, I accepted a position in trust administration at Claremont Colleges. I expected to stay a couple years before moving on…Twenty-seven years later, after serving as vice president for business and finance, and treasurer, I took an early retirement.
Since joining HNU in July 2016, I have enjoyed the seemingly limitless radical hospitality. I feel very welcome here. I have gotten to know and respect my Cabinet colleagues and the dedicated faculty and staff who report to them. HNU is fortunate to have an experienced community of academic and staff professionals.
As I assume responsibilities as interim president of Holy Names University, I remain as optimistic as when I arrived two years ago.
The early retirement didn’t last long. I was offered new opportunities as vice president for administration and finance at Occidental College, where I served for seven years, and then as CFO and vice president of finance at Drew University. In these positions, I was involved in managing many exciting campus construction projects, facility renovations, and establishing a financially beneficial joint-venture partnership. Every institution I worked for prided themselves on the immersion of their students in the liberal arts and I became a strong believer in that throughout my career. I remain convinced that a liberal arts education is the best education a person can get.
I am enjoying working here more than I have enjoyed working anywhere. This is the first time I have been so deeply involved in the strategic direction of an institution and I find that very stimulating and very challenging. I feel fortunate and honored to take on this position at HNU. As we celebrate our 150 year milestone and march together into HNU’s future, a future that will continue to embody the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary’s (SNJM) mission of supporting the poor and marginalized, I know the SNJMs will reaffirm their dedication and commitment, inspiring the rest of us in the HNU community to follow their good example.
It’s an incredibly challenging time in higher education. We are in a new economic reality. Society is questioning the value of a higher education and our challenge is to keep the holistic education of the individual alive, and provide students with clear professional and vocational direction. HNU’s financial sustainability can be enhanced through strategic affiliations and collaborations with other institutions on academic programs and on co-curricular and support activities. We’re in the initial stages of exploring an exciting collaboration with Samuel Merritt University. This creative alliance would improve student opportunities and help expand and modernize the Holy Names campus. I feel my career has prepared me well to take advantage of the opportunities in front of us. This is such an exciting time at HNU and I look forward to making my own contributions to the life of the University.
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Faculty Watch NNE F. WALKER'S POETRY PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED IN ART A PERFORMANCE Anne Walker, PhD, assistant professor of English, had her poem, “To Red Rock Beach,” published in the literary journal, MARY: A Journal of New Writing. These 100-word prose poems concentrate attention on the precision of image, narrative, and language. An interactive art performance based on Walker's poetry was presented at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center in February 2018. The poems presented reflect on landscape and bodies and the memories rooted there. The performance, “beating heart of the track,” was designed by Dawn Trook and included readings by Walker, images-in-motion by Trook, spontaneous music by Devi Jimenez, visual art and performance assistance by Tonya López-Craig, and was documented by photographer Misha Bruk.
IMOTHY WEEKES SELECTED TO PRESENT TWO RESEARCH T PAPERS Timothy Weekes, EdD, assistant professor of education was selected to present two research papers at the American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in New York City in April 2018. Weekes co-presented his paper, “Re-Envisioning the EdD Dissertation: Practical Action, Visions for Leadership, and Reflections on the Journey” with the San Francisco State Educational Leadership Program Chair, Barbara Henderson. This paper builds on research Weekes completed at SF State, where he analyzed dissertations written by students from a California State University’s educational leadership program to determine if their dissertations were mostly practical, as compared to theoretical. The findings recommended that EdD programs should adopt a four-chapter dissertation format, ideal for practical dissertations. The second paper presented, “Urban Charter School Pedagogy” was based on Weekes’ dissertation research, which investigated high performing charter schools that served low-income African-American students.
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FACULTY WATCH
JAMES STRYKER SELECTED TO PRESENT A RESEARCH PAPER James Stryker, PhD, associate professor of management co-authored a research paper, "B Corps and the Language of Responsible Leadership" that was accepted for presentation at the 16th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education in January 2018. The research paper explores the mission and vision statements of B Corps, for-profit companies certified to meet rigorous standards of corporate social responsibility, against the mission and vision statements of Fortune 100 companies to determine if there is an identifiable language of socially responsible leadership.
RICK PATRICK, PROFESSOR OF ART
MAREE HENNESSY IN DEMAND AT MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES Maree Hennessy, MM, director of the KodĂĄly Center, has been in demand as a clinician at various local and international conferences and universities this year. She has presented at music education conferences in Seattle, San Jose, and Canada. Later this year she will be the keynote speaker at a national music education conference in Australia.
Rick Patrick is truly a man for all seasons. He teaches in many areas including art history, jewelry, ceramics, graphic design, and 3D design and printing. He is a licensed, practicing architect and recently gave a lecture on design at an international conference in Barcelona. We like him in spite of these Renaissance talents. His classes are among the most popular on campus, and he is one of our most respected and convivial colleagues.�
45 years of service
Ann Alderman, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts
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Alumni News
Dianne Dobbs
DIANNE DOBBS ‘96, MBA ‘98
The thing that stood out about HNU, and stuck with me, was the emphasis on making our community a better place. It was the thread that ran through all the programs and classes.” Dianne Dobbs ‘96, MBA ‘98
Governor Brown recently appointed Holy Names University alumna Dianne Dobbs ‘96, MBA ‘98, as a Commissioner to the Board of Parole Hearings. This appointment is the next step in Dobbs’ successful career of public service and advocacy. Dobbs was driven to make a strong public impact from a young age. Her family immigrated to the US from Jamaica to escape political upheaval, and she watched her parents work hard to build a better life for their family. Though she was intent on going to college, she made an impulsive decision in her second year at college to drop out and join the Army. The army brought her to California, where she was stationed as a secretary at the Presidio army base. She met her former husband and moved to Louisiana, Texas, and Germany before settling down in Oakland. Dobbs worked in various administrative and secretarial roles in the Bay Area until she realized she could only move up so far without a degree. It was time to go back to school. She enrolled in the weekend business program at HNU and earned both her bachelor’s degree and MBA. “HNU was the best thing that happened to me,” Dobbs said. “The thing that stood out about HNU, and stuck with me, was the emphasis on making our community a better place. It was the thread that ran through all the programs and classes. The instructors challenged students to bring our responsibility to the community into the classroom.” After going on to earn her Juris Doctor degree, Dobbs worked as an attorney for Sacramento Child Advocates and the California Department of Consumer Affairs. She took a position as Deputy Commissioner at the Board of Parole Hearings in February 2017 and was appointed as a Commissioner to the Board of Parole Hearings later that year. Dobbs feels fortunate to be part of the rehabilitation process for inmates.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Melody Hudson
fights for women’s equal rights
HNU was, and is, a community committed to social justice. My education prepared me to become a strong voice in the global community and an advocate for women’s equal rights.” Melody Hudson, MBA ‘12
MELODY HUDSON, MBA ‘12 Holy Names University alumna Melody Hudson, MBA ‘12, founded The Equal Balance Movement to fight for equal pay for women. The movement has inspired women across the nation to take action. In March 2018, Hudson shared her message with world leaders at the 2018 United Nations Global Engagement Summit in New York. “HNU was, and is, a community committed to social justice. My education prepared me to become a strong voice in the global community and an advocate for women’s equal rights. I spent years working for Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups and my experience in these male-dominated industries highlighted the gender pay gap crisis. I founded The Equal Balance Movement to fight for equal pay for all women,” says Hudson. Hudson has lived in the Bay Area for the last 20 years and is passionate about using her voice to make a positive impact in the community. She started working with the Women of Impact team at Girls Inc. to help empower young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, and started a production company, Head Not the Tail to create films and branded media that address important social issues. In 2016, she wrote and directed a documentary, Invisible Women: Being a Black Woman in Corporate America, that highlights the race-related issues impacting black women in the corporate workplace. Her documentary premiered at HNU and received critical praise at film festivals across the country. During the making of the documentary Hudson honed in on the issue that would become the focus of her next project—pay inequality. The Equal Balance Movement is actively promoting support for the Lady Liberty Bill, a bill that proposes increased pay transparency in the workplace. “We can’t fight for what we don’t know.” says Hudson. “This is the first step to fighting for what is right. My work is aligned with the Sisters of the Holy Names mission to serve women and children.” Visit theequalbalancemovement.com to learn more about the movement and how you can get involved.
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Student Stories STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT
As a child, Jahan's doctors said it was a miracle for her to be alive. They recommended physical activity to help her stay healthy. She discovered tennis and never looked back.
A Champion from Turkmenistan JAHAN BAYRAMOVA is a star tennis player. She is ranked number one in her home country, Turkmenistan, and first on the HNU women’s tennis team. She is a junior and will graduate next year with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. After finishing her bachelor’s degree, Bayramova wants to complete a graduate degree at HNU. She hopes to gain the education and skills needed to open her own tennis and sports academy. Her dream is to offer free coaching to children and inspire a love of tennis and other sports. Bayramova’s athletic ability is surprising. At 11 months old she was diagnosed with meningitis and experienced three clinical deaths and 16 days in a comma before recovering. Her doctors said it was a miracle for her to be alive and not disabled, and they recommended that her parents emphasize physical activity to help her stay healthy. She tried swimming and dance before discovering tennis at eight years old. Tennis quickly became a focal point in her life. At eleven, she moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to train, and joined a tennis academy in Villena, Spain, two years later. She lived in Spain for the next five years, following the academy’s strict training regime and schedule. During this period, she traveled to 37 countries and represented her country on the national team in world cup events. Bayramova felt she was destined to attend HNU after learning that two friends, one a fellow Turkmen, would also be attending. Bayramova said, “HNU is home, it feels like a family to me. Since day one the community here has been warm and friendly. My first year here was difficult, I sustained an injury that kept me from playing tennis and required a long and painful recovery. I am thankful that my physical therapist, coach, and teammates were supportive in helping me come back.” In addition to her studies and tennis, Bayramova is the Red Cross Club president and HSAAC representative, works as a student assistant for Upward Bound, and is a self-described chocoholic.
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SHAYLAH ELLIS, an English major, lives by Ghandi’s words, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Shaylah Ellis knew from an early age that she wanted to become an English teacher. Her mother, Robyn, taught her to love language and stories and encouraged her to read regularly. She developed a passion for books. In grade school, when students were asked to bring their favorite book to class she couldn’t pick just one and brought a heavy book bag full instead. Ellis’ teachers also encouraged her passion for reading. She was continually inspired by the great teachers she came across through the years. Their powerful and positive influence on her and her peers showed her that if she wanted to make a real difference in the world she should become a teacher. When deciding on a college to attend HNU seemed like an obvious choice. Ellis knew she wanted to stay in Oakland— the city she grew up in and loves—and that she wanted to be on a smaller campus with plenty of opportunities to get involved and lead. As a junior, Ellis has already been involved in a staggering amount of groups and clubs on campus. She is, or has been, a peer mentor,
resident assistant, sophomore class president, junior class president, community outreach coordinator and president of the Black Student Union, and vice-president of the GayStraight Alliance Club called PROUD. She has also created a new club to help the homeless community in Oakland. Next year, she will proudly represent the student body as president of the Associated Students of Holy Names University (ASHNU).
STUDENT STORIES
Inspired to Educate
“By staying active in the HNU community and meeting new people I am always teaching and learning. I believe that everyone is simultaneously a teacher and a student.” Ellis said. Ellis’ first year at HNU coincided with another major life event: she met her biological father for the first time. Unfortunately, their time together was cut short when he passed away earlier this year. This difficult loss has further motivated Ellis to make a positive impact in the world and do something great for her community. Thanks to a generous scholarship Ellis received from Mr. and Mrs. Marinshaw, she will continue to make a positive impact at HNU and, after she graduates, in the Oakland community as a teacher.
By staying active in the HNU community and meeting new people I am always teaching and learning." Shaylah Ellis ‘19
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A N N U A L R E P O R T O F D O N O R S : C A L E N D A R Y E A R 2 017 January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017 Mother Marie Rose Society ($250,000 and up)
President’s Circle ($1,000 to $2,499)
The Fletcher Jones Foundation The Estate of Jane Gilmer Logan and R.H. Logan
Anonymous (4) Elizabeth Arden Allen ’63 Angela Campbell Backman ’58 Elaine ’64 and Robert Benoit Betsy Fabro-Borg ’86 and Steven Borg ’86 Paul T. Boyd Andrea Brearcliffe Bryant ’60 and Anthony Bryant Joanne Mahoney Carder ’64 Aimee and Chad Carveiro Kathleen Connelly ’64 and Parkes Johnson Paul J. Cortese David Covell ’03 Michelle and Michael Denobriga Joyce Dobbel Maureen M. Dunn ’70 Michael Ferro ’07 Rachel O’Dwyer Flynn Fremont Bank Foundation Clara Felix George ’63 Sheila and Phillips ’73 Gibson Robert Giomi Dolores Grunbaum Maria Panesi-Guerra ’02 and Luis Guerra ’02 Mary Hester Gabriella and E. Glenn Isaacson Mary M. Joyce ’58 Agnes and Andrew Katanics Rosaleen Collins Kelly ’55 Cynthia LeBlanc ’70 Stella Liang Zee ’73 Deanna Louie ’64 and George Golden Carol Costa Mahoney ’69 Mary and John Marinshaw Lizbeth Martin Patricia McLoughlin McMahon ’64 and Steve McMahon Mary Van Valkenburgh McNamara ’53 Mary Burke Morris ’62 Mary Alice Muellerleile Ellen ’64 and Gerald Oicles Barbara Patterson ’88 The Estate of Cdr. Julia E. Pickering ’71 Karl S. Pister Mary Ann Bareilles Quittman ’55 Judith Radovcich ’63 San Francisco Musical Fund Society Kristin Schnieders ’67 Mary Louise Schuster ’62 Francesca Simon-Windy ’65 Lindy and Gary Sitzmann Robert Slyker Barbara Wisnewski Smith ’62 Marian Rago Smith ’60 and J. Carden Smith Richard Stoykovich ’13 Joan Suzio ’67 Rose M. Tassielli ’58 Thomas C. Thatcher Cecelia Tutt ’62 Michael J. Vartain Susan M. Vinella-Brusher ’91
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Clara McGary White Club ($250 to $499)
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Chapel Bell Tower Club (Up to $99.99) Anonymous (2) Maria Abiera ’16 Michelle Allen Carolyn ’78 and Blair Anderson Mike Anderson Megan Ankuda ’17 Ena Andrea Arce ’17 Karen Woodward Arlen ’83 Eleanor Armstrong Sabina J. Aurilio Dorothy Rossick Bachand ’47 Helen Baumgartner ’56 Evelyn Bautista Nate Beach Montel E. Beeson ’79 Adriena Bel Louise R. Berman ’79 Iris Bettis ’76 Ann Binning Louise Zanardi Birch ’62 Lucretia Bobo ’16 Jim Boddy Lavinia Savwoir Bornor ’74 Barbara Brandi Boyle ’65
Phyllis Boyle ’78 Barbara Bray, SNJM ’68 Rosemary O’Connor Brennan ’65 Sheryl Brinkley ’99 Jerry Bruce Kelli Buck Helen D. Calhoun ’08 Dorothy Siri Callaghan ’69 Patricia Calloway ’95 Sonia Caltvedt Sarah Cane Beatriz Carballo ’04 Grace Carino ’17 Elizabeth Cavallero ’75 Elaine P. Chen-Ramirez ’93 Fiona Cheng ’90 Carole Chicoine ’65 Barbara Cobarruvias Ariel Contreras Angela and Esteban Contreras Saloma Guesnon Cordero ’62 Helen Bilse Cox ’51 Mary Angeli Craig ’71 Virginia Crinnion ’40 Eva A. Csoboth Jeremiah Cunnningham Emma Curtis Tammy J. Dain ’09 Derrick Dalan Melissa Del Rosario ’16 Micki Dias Ronaliza Diokno ’17 Lynne ’89 and Michael Dirk Gail Kindblad Dold ’65 Kimberly ’94 and William Douglas Rosemary Hibel Emmerling ’67 Samantha Esparza ’17 Dolores Sousa Esposito ’52 Patrick Fahy Gertrude Robbins Fator ’82 Muffie Pennisi Fendler ’89 Norman A. Fernandes ’82 Carol and Jerome Fischenich Bethany Fitelson Ellen Florey ’00 Cindy Foley Marie Frisbie ’58 Tracy Gaitan Therese Gander ’72 Sandy Garcia Stephanie Garcia Carmen Garrett ’70 Jane Gates ’67 Diego Gavino ’16 Lucy Geer FaTima Geeston ’17 Marice George Paul Giacoletti Regina Gibbs ’04 Ray Gilcrest Carmen LaMalfa Gilson ’62 Denise Go May Belle Golis ’79 Tereza Gonsalves Dena Gonzalez Leonardo Gonzalez ’13 Mary Louise Gormly ’84 Angelika Grazutis ’08 Jacqueline Griego Chavez ’05 Marianne K. Griffin ’52 Matthew Halligan ’17 Theresa Handis ’07 Adrienne D. Harley ’66 Edward Harris
Gary Harris ’07 Kristal F. Harrison ’12 Patricia N. Havel ’88 Leslie and Mark Hazelwood Frances Heaton ’69 Sherrell Hildreth Lillian G. Hill ’17 Suezhen Hong ’08 Carol Hopkins Wes Hopkins Mary Agnes Meader Huston ’62 Mary Sexton Hutton ’47 Ed Jones Mary E. Jones ’71 T. Ann Jordan ’66 William J. Joyce Marjorie Kane ’84 Kenneth Kantor Elmer and Gloria Kaprielian Kevin Kavanaugh Cheryl A. Keller ’06 Paul Kennedy Veronika ’71 and Barnabas Kerekes Cathy Keyawa Thomas S. Kite ’77 Beverly Kluger James Koeppen ’67 Ingrid Lai Lori Landberg Carol L. Larkin ’65 Carolyn L. Harrison Lawrence Murphy ’65 Sheri Lee Michelle Lehman Christine Lemos Katie Lemos Kelsey Lindquist Nancy Lineburgh ’82 Patricia Loftus Allegretti ’68 Carolyn Cranston Lott ’72 Corrine Lotz Steve Lovato Thomas Lubrano Jocelyn Ly Robert Machado Rosemary Machado ’61 Marleen Maffeo Patricia Mahadevi ’15 Esteban Maravilla Jan Renee Marcoux ’68 Colleen ’53 and Peter Marelia Mark A. Walsvick, CFP Marion Marshall Mio Matsuhisa and Jeffrey Levy John Mayer ’17 Marquetta McCleod ’09 Elizabeth McClure ’63 Patricia McDowell ’64 Gertrude J. McEwen ’77 Tony McGhfere Patricia McGuigan ’54 Carol Melka McKinstry ’67 Jane Meagher ’70 † Laura Brown Meiser ’67 Kim Mertle Judy Kusby Middelkoop ’67 Shiela Curtis Millhollon ’58 Sandra Marian Miraglia ’63 Matt Mirtoni Barbara Miyao Catherine J. Molnar Ozzie Moralez Mary Jane Morgan ’63 Tyler Morley
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Non-Cash Donations and Gifts in Kind Anonymous Aimee and Chad Carveiro Angela and Esteban Contreras Robert De Cesare Fitbit Sandy Gasca Cindy and Craig Gnos GoKart Racer Adriana Lewis Livermore Wine Trolley Gina Matthews McGuire and Hester Metropolitan Golf Links Steven Moen T. Morris Nor Cal Metal Fabricators PaintballTickets.com Pinot’s Palette Plank Rock Wall Wine Company Loretta Reilly Smith ’87 Alyssa Smoke Martin Soares Sugar Bowl Resort The Tech Museum of Innovation Allen Umbarger Winchester Mystery House Amy and Phillip Wright Zaragoza Family
TR IBUTE GIFTS Honorees listed in bold Gifts have been received in honor of the following:
Paulina Mary Kennedy, SNJM ’35 Mimi Tieburg Bini ’65
Class of 1960 Kathleen Gallagher Dunlap ’60
Eleanor G. “Toni” Locke Karen Woodward Arlen ’83
Class of 1962 and Cecelia Tutt ’62 Mary Burke Morris ’62
Neil and Amelia McDaniel The Neil and Amelia McDaniel Charitable Trust
Roy Bogas The Leo J. and Celia Carlin Fund Joanne Hartenstein Dickson ’70 Maureen M. Dunn ’70 János K. Horváth Zoltan D. Barany
Gifts have been received in memory of the following: Catherine Bareilles Ball ’60 Virginia Crinnion ’40 Arnold and Lillian Baranco Gordon Baranco Margaret Batt Mary Ann Benson Lucillia Bezerra Boyd ’42 Paul T. Boyd Tom Branson Margaret S. Branson, MA ’62 Rose G. Buck, MBA ’89 Eugene Buck Margaret Campbell, SNJM ’53 Ann Louise Alderman, MA ’93 Claire Patricia Croak Cipriano ’40 Patricia Cipriano ’68
† Deceased
Francis and Pauline Corcoran Mary Frances Corcoran Barranti ’66 and Richard Barranti
Corporate and Matching Gifts
Mary Ambrose Devereux, SNJM ’35 Kathrine Johnson Lewis ’67
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HNU LIFE MEMBERS Recognizing lifetime giving totals of $100,000 or more The Adams Family Agnes Vinson Anderson ’46 Mary T. Vinson Anderson ’44 † and Harold † Anderson Anonymous (3) The Bank of America Foundation The Beaver Foundation Leah Bigalow ’50 † Gertrude M. Blackstock ’32 † Andrea Brearcliffe Bryant ’60 and Anthony Bryant Dorothy W. Buckley ’33 † The California Endowment California Postsecondary Education Commission Clorox Company Foundation Flo Ann Hackim Connors ’46 † The Honorable Carol A. Corrigan ’70 S. H. Cowell Foundation Mary McDonald Coykendall ’48 and John W. † Coykendall Paula Deluca † Rosalyn M. † and John N. † Demling Patricia W. Engstrom ’50 † Dawn M. Erdelatz ’50 † and John S. Erdelatz † Helen Trahan Farschon ’65 William E. Figara Gerald Fox † Martha Frank-Jones and Wesley L. Jones † Fremont Bank Foundation Margaret G. Sweeney Gardiner † Barbara Carlin Glaser ’47 and Jules Glaser † Mabel W. Goode † Margaret Stuart Graupner † and Adolphus E. Graupner Jr. † Bill Hannon Foundation The Heafey Family William Randolph Hearst Foundation HEDCO Foundation Michael and Maureen Hester Foundation William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Geraldine T. Hobgood ’48 † Jean L. Hunter † Alan Hyman Independent Colleges of Northern California The James Irvine Foundation The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation Helen B. Jackson † Mary M. Johansen † The Fletcher Jones Foundation Kaiser Permanente W. M. Keck Foundation The J. C. Kellogg Foundation Rosaleen Collins Kelly ’55 and James † Kelly Maura E. Kelly Koberlein ’84 and Derril L. Koberlein ’84 Gerry † and Howard † Korth Kresge Foundation Noelle Leca and Michael Moradzadeh Margaret L. † and Dean S. † Lesher Betty J. Lewis †
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Nadine Burrell Lipson and David E. Lipson Jane Gilmer Logan † and Rock † Logan The J. M. Long Foundation Joseph and Vera Long Foundation Thomas J. Long Foundation Cecilia Lucas † The MacGillivray Family Alice Macrae ’37 † Dr. Cornell C. Maier Margoes Foundation Rose Adelle Marsh ’35 † Marna A. Maynard ’56 † Nikki Maziasz ’01 Mona L. McDaniel ’37 † Barbara ’96 and Neil † McDaniel Eva Rita McLean ’50 † and Glenn E. † McLean The Joseph and Mercedes McMicking Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Ursula M. Moran ’30 † Loretta P. Morgan ’39 † Barbara † and Edward † Morrill Mary Alice Muellerleile, PhD Grace A. Murphy † Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, PhD Lucille E. † and Olliver O. † Orrick Joan A. Payden Christina Pehl and Mark Headley Josephine and Edwin † Raphel Dolores H. Raskob † and Dudley R. † Kennedy Elizabeth M. † and James B. † Rettig Ann and Jon Reynolds Virginia Robles ’88 † Laurance Rockefeller † Ronald V. Rosequist Irene † and Charles R. † Sargent The Schaeffer Family Claire Ahern Shaklee † and Raleigh † Shaklee Albert T. Shine, Jr. † Frank N. Sim † Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Loretta R. Smith ’87 Y & H Soda Foundation Robert W. Summers † The Sweeney and Gardiner Families Nancy Sweetland Theresa Towey ’55 † Catherine † and Eugene † Trefethen Upward Bound Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation Carolyn Wall † The Whalen Family Foundation Harriet Williams ’29 † Agnieszka Winkler ’67 and Art Lund Beth Noia Wiseman ’48 † and Richard Wiseman Irene Campbell Woodward † and Richard J. † Woodward, Jr. George Zimmer † Deceased
M A R IE-ROSE DUROCHER L EG AC Y SOCIET Y Anonymous (13) Melanie Laine Andersen ’65 and Michael Andersen Agnes Vinson Anderson ’46 Mary Vinson Anderson ’44 † Donna McNeill Baylor ’64 Donald E. Bell † Rose Batori Bertolero ’38 † Gertrude Blackstock ’32 † Betsy Fabro-Borg ’86 and Steven Borg ’86 Lucillia Bezerra Boyd ’42 † Kathryn Wrona Brooks ’70 Fannie Garrett Brown ’69 † Andrea Brearcliffe Bryant ’60 and Anthony Bryant Dorothy Walsh Buckley ’33 † Lillian and Ross † Cadenasso Claire McAleer Canning ’48 † Edith † and Gene † Carney Carmelo Carone † Barbara Fahey Chase ’56 and Vernon Chase Kai-Yun Chiu ’61 † Sandra Wilslef Conley ’66 and Robert Conley Kathy Connelly ’64 and Parkes Johnson Flo Ann Hackim Connors ’46 † Mary McDonald Coykendall ’48 and John W. † Coykendall Dorothy E. Dati † Carol Gates Olney Dean ’70 Debra and Michael Delaney Rosalyn M. † and John N. † Demling Lucina A. Dineen † Marguerite Cunningham Dobbins ’31 † Eva Lohmann Dodd ’48 † Cari Dominguez Nancy Langan Edmonds ’51 † Patricia W. Engstrom ’50 † Dawn Evans Erdelatz ’50 † Wyn Ernest † Helen Trahan Farschon ’65 Rita M. Felix ’62 † Anne Sanchez Fleming ’59 † and John J. Fleming Martha Frank-Jones and Wesley L. † Jones Russell T. Frazer Dr. Joyce Galeno ’53 † Mabel W. Goode † Elana Hunter Hall ’60 Rosemary N. Hallum Mary B. Harley † Shirlese Hayes ’96 Grace N. Heisler † Jeanne Poe Henderson ’62 Geraldine T. Hobgood ’48 † Linda Bellini Howson ’64 Jean L. Hunter † Sonja and Alan Hyman Mary Louise Hynes † Dr. Elinor R. Ives ’25 † Lois Akers Johnson ’53 † Mary M. Joyce ’58 Olive S. Kinley †
Maura E. Kelly Koberlein ’84 and Derril L. Koberlein ’84 Inger Marie Kroman ’32 † Charlene Robbins Kunitz ’83 and Don † Kunitz Iris Montano Leonard ’33 † and Patrick H. † Leonard Betty J. Lewis † Nadine Burrell Lipson and David E. Lipson James Loebl † Jane Gilmer Logan † and Rock † Logan Marty Loquvam † Gertrude Raab Lucia ’51 Aileen Mackie ’64 Alice Macrae ’37 † Dr. Cornell C. Maier Louise Marstall Lizbeth J. Martin Sharon Hawn Mata ’67 † Marna Maynard ’56 † Lu McCabe ’50 † Barbara ’96 and Neil † McDaniel Mona McDaniel ’37 † June Hardy McFaul ’44 † and Howard † McFaul Elenore E. McGorty ’39 † Patricia McGuigan ’54 Eva Rita McLean ’50 † Margaret Mealey ’33 † Jani MacGregor Medeiros ’83 Sandra Marian Miraglia ’63 Loretta Connors Morgan ’39 † Sheila Perkins Moura ’51 and Joseph † Moura Eileenmarie Bay Mueller ’43 † Kathrine L. Butterfield Murphy ’67 † Maxine Murray † Mary K. O’Leary ’38 † A. Kathleen Oliver ’61 Germaine Orlando ’54 Frances Hart Cummings Paganini ’74 † Catherine ’68 and Don † Peery Eldora Perry Peters ’40 † and Frank † Peters Cdr. Julia E. Pickering ’71 † Betty Powell † Mary Ann Bareilles Quittman ’55 Ann Leary Ragus ’29 † Rashaun Raymond ’81, MBA ’95 Ann Reynolds Virginia Robles ’88 † Louise † and Ron Rosequist Irene Sargent † Patricia Johnson Savage ’69 Joan Corey Semonella ’67 and Gary J. † Semonella Albert T. Shine Jr. † Shirley L. Silvani ’55 † Barbara Wisnewski Smith ’62 and Roger Smith Loretta Reilly Smith ’87 Elizabeth Anne Sousa ’42 † Robert Summers † Lorena Fragley Thorup ’51 † and Robert Thorup Mary Tigh ’55 Theresa V. Towey ’55 †
IN MEMOR I A M Notices received after September 22, 2017 Gretchen Maeshner Trent ’55 and James † Trent Mary † and Walter † Truxler Cecelia Tutt ’62 Donna Erickson Vercesi ’68 and Gerald Vercesi Lea Vergano † Vivian Fiske Wake ’89 Carolyn Wall † Dolores Meader Walters ’51 † Barbara Church Wickhorst ’49 Harriet Williams ’29 † Beth Noia Wiseman ’48 † Richard J. Woodward Jr. † Noreen Yamaoka ’91 Diane and Michael ’86 Zum Brunnen † Deceased
Raskob
Raskob Learning Institute and Day School Apple Computer, Inc. Taffy and Kristopher Johnson Vanessa and Brandon Sandra and Douglas Jones Bergmark Amity Karim David Birnbaum Family Nancy Larson Giving Fund Jeff Lipton Andrea and Mats Bodin Kimberly Mahoney Gregory Bohm Sara and Barry Mohn Isabella Brown Jennifer Nadeau and Susie Gehring Linda Brown Christina Pehl and Mark Headley Amy and Christopher Lori and Douglas Perlstadt Callaghan Maria Pflaum and Vincent Jurgens Andrew Cameron John Phillips Rebecca Castelli and Jon Medea Pluim Burnett Linda Pollack Chevron Humankind Christine Puccio Corporation Red Hat Mary Coleman Adina R. Rose Conyes Foundation Tina and John Sachs Beth and David Covin Joseph Salvador Carla Dartis and Steven Molly Sampson Carter Lisa Scheffer L. Crossley Dellis and Danny Sam and Donald G. Dellis Margaret Schilling Deborah DeMott Amy Schoenblum and and Jonathan Garfield Jonathan Carey Mark Devito Eric Seyfarth Sarah Eslinger Susan and Mitch Silvani Christina Feliciana Mary and Lincoln Silver and Chris Chan Margaret and F. Christopher Evagelia Spathis Mary and Eric Stephens Gelini United Lutheran Church Genentech, Inc of Oakland GIV, LLC Jennifer Vedock Jill and Taggart Gorman Kimberly Voisin and Joanne Gouaux David Woodruff Tiffin L. Groff Terry and Jason Weinstein Julia Gumina Lesley West Kathryn Hecht Paige Wheeler-Fleury and Lisa Hess Gregg Fleury Delia E. Hewins Dennis Johnson
1940s
Family and Friends
Marie Bechtold Roth ’42 (December 27, 2017)
Ross Cadenasso - friend (February 1, 2018)
Sarah O’Brien Crinnion ’43 (December 6, 2017)
Shirley Clemmons - mother of Nancy Clemmons, SNJM, former student (December 30, 2017)
Marion Wallace Bruce, MM ’45 (October 17, 2017) Claire McAleer Canning ’48 (December 20, 2017) Mary McEnhill McInerney, MA ’48 (November 30, 2017)
1950s Patricia Frommelt Streblow ’50 (October 27, 2017) Margaret Ann Martin Shaw ’51 (January 17, 2018) Helen Clare Howatt, SNJM ’55 (former HNU librarian) (January 11, 2018) Joan Brien Lamasney Henderson ’56 (February 2018) Catherine “Diane” Johnston Wassmann ’57 (January 30, 2018)
1960s Jean Finnegan Mullin ’60 (December 24, 2017) Helen O’Sullivan, SNJM ’61 (January 4, 2018) Carole Cruz Jobe ’64 (January 5, 2018) Cathy Cohagen Dawson ’65 (December 20, 2017) Janice Anne Kassell Kay ’65 (February 17, 2018) Nancy Damlos Silva ’65 (October 27, 2017) Mary Catherine Toomey Dunn ’67 (January 5, 2017) Helena Schreurs Henry ’68 (July 12, 2017) Elizabeth Shields, SNJM ’68 (October 4, 2017)
1970s Marcia Canning ’70 (January 4, 2018)
1980s Diane Vinella Lloyd ’88 (January 23, 2018) Carole Peccorini, MA ’88 (October 19, 2017)
1990s Joyce Lee DeFrenn Locke ’94 (February 6, 2018)
2000s Curtissa Luckey Clay ’01 (December 31, 2017)
Valerie Corpus - former faculty (September 20, 2017) Irene Giovanetti Crosetti - former student (January 3, 2018) Jean Prouty Doolin – former student (January 13, 2018) Marian Slyngstad Esser - sister of Sally Slyngstad, SNJM ’71 (February 2, 2018) Thelma Ferreira - mother of Doreen Ferreira Jones ’67 and Jacqueline Ferreira Davis ’66 (September 7, 2017) James Foos - husband of Jean Salamon Foos ’69 (November 11, 2017) Donna Johnson, OP – former student (February 15, 2018) Cletus Kurtzman - husband of Mary Ann Dombrink Kurtzman ’60; brother-in-law of Patricia Dombrink ’63 and Kathleen Dombrink ’67 (November 27, 2017) Donna Grace Mahood Hendricks – former student (November 8, 2017) Guy “Butch” Markell - husband of Mary DeVincenzi ’69 (February 27, 2018) Laura Michels, SNJM - former student (February 7, 2018) Bernie Mullins - brother of Lorraine Mullins, RSM, former student (December 5, 2017) Elsie Malsoff Nielson - former student (November 9, 2017) Joan Raftery - sister of Ruth Raftery, SNJM ’37 and Fr. Paul Raftery, former HNU chaplain (February 23, 2018) Keith ‘Cynan’ Roberts - husband of Kimberly Malin Roberts ’96 (January 11, 2018) Walter A. Truxler - friend; father of Patricia Truxler Coleman ’88, grandfather of Laura Truxler, HNU faculty (December 25, 2017) Robert Wilhelm - HNU trustee; father of Julianne Wilhelm ’66 (November 22, 2017)
To share a death notice with the University, please contact the HNU Alumni Association at (510) 436-1240 or alumni@hnu.edu.
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Hawk News HNU Wrestlemania! The most electrifying event in HNU history THIS YEAR HNU’S WRESTLEMANIA IV raised $5,600 dollars for Make-A-Wish Bay Area, and helped grant a wish for a young child in Alameda County. This fundraising event, currently organized by the student athletics committee HSAAC, has won the Make-A-Wish Award from the NCAA Pacific West Conference for the past two years and raised a total of $11,300. The idea for HNU’s first Wrestlemania originated in a 2015 hallway conversation between Josh Hammer, an education student, and Justin Vacca, director of housing and residence life. Hammer proposed bringing a fully choreographed and story-driven wrestling event to HNU. “I’ve always believed that school spirit and pride is of the utmost importance. How could I say no to one of my student leaders wanting to put on an event like HNU Wrestlemania?” said Vacca. The initial idea spawned late-night training sessions and adventures hunting down spandex costumes, and culminated in a legendary match between Captain Hawk (Hammer) and the Evil Boss (Vacca). When all was said and done, the inaugural event had raised $1,200 and enough community support to continue to the present. Over the years, HNU’s Wrestlemania has steadily grown bigger and better, thanks to the support of staff, faculty, volunteers, and donors. This support has allowed for equipment upgrades, like a professional wrestling ring and training sessions donated by Gold Rush Pro Wrestling, enhanced costumes, dramatic plotlines that extend beyond the ring, and ever more creative matches—like the first-ever mascot rumble between the Dominican Penguin and the HNU Hawk. Hammer explains that HNU student participants are passionate about the event because they want to make a difference in a child’s life. “The event,” he says “is aligned with the SNJM core values and HNU’s mantra, ‘Enter to Learn; Leave to Serve.’” HNU Wrestlemania will be back next spring as HAWKMANIA V. Get ready for another thrilling ride! Top to bottom: Josh Hammer, aka "The Hammer" disputes a referee call. Jake Ward inspires his fans. Jamie Lopez, aka "Jamie Hawk" makes a devastating slam. The entire Wrestlemania team poses after a successful night of fundraising.
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The Last Word STEVEN BORG ’86
Appointed Chairperson of the Board of Trustees HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Borg ’86, MA, as the chairperson of the board of trustees. He succeeds outgoing chair Barbara Hood ’70 who has relocated to Morro Bay, CA, but will continue as a member of the board. Steve has served on HNU’s board since 2008, and most recently served as vice chair, along with California Supreme Court Justice Carol Corrigan ‘70. He is a senior vice president and corporate marketing director with California Bank & Trust, a division of Zions, and has over 30 years of financial service industry experience, with a focus on marketing communications, strategy, product/channel management, and customer experience. Steve attributes his creative and strategic thinking, business leadership, and active collaborative and communicative approach to his experiences as a student at Holy Names University. A key tenet of Steve’s core values is that we stand on the shoulders of others, and benefit from the work of those who have come before us. This is a calling to share talents and time. “It was at HNU where I was introduced to the philosophy and values of the servant-leader. It was an invitation to share one’s gifts in order to enrich the lives of others, and build better organizations that ultimately create more just and caring communities and world.” Steve has served on and led various board committees including advancement, marketing and enrollment, mission integration, and finance. In addition to the HNU board of trustees, Steve is on the board of Oakland School for the Arts and is finance committee chair for Corpus Christi Church in Piedmont. The University gratefully acknowledges Barbara Hood’s leadership and passionate dedication for over three years as board chairperson. Barbara has served on HNU’s board for more than a decade, and is a caring philanthropic partner to her alma mater. We thank her wholeheartedly for her generous spirit.
CELEBRATE
2018 Jubilarians
On Saturday, April 7, 2018, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Los Gatos, the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary rejoiced with their Golden Jubilarians: Sister Annamarie Thérèse Colapietro ’69 (former HNU Director and Regent, 1994 – 2004) Sister Ann Gilchrist Sister Marilyn Miller ’69 Sister Cheryl Milner ’70 Sister Susan Marie Maloney ’70 Sister Carol Sellman ’69 (HNU Vice President, Mission Integration) We congratulate these six Sisters of the Holy Names who will be celebrating their Jubilee of Grace in June:
Sister Carol Sellman with HNU students
70 Years of Religious Profession Sister Colleen Kern ’62 Sister Collette Carroll ‘62 Sister Juliana Lucey ’54 (former HNU Professor of Mathematics, 1965 – 1969) 60 Years of Religious Profession Sister Jo’Ann De Quattro ’66 Sister David Emmanuel Paula ’56 Sister Marianne Viani ’66 HNUTODAY I 25
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