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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012

Having Faith in Education

INSIDE: ••••• First DNP Graduating Class ••••• Triumph through Adversity ••••• Centennial Celebrations Begin

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Message from the Editor Ray Willhoft ’00

Putting the Pieces Together Putting a magazine together is not an easy task. Imagine a giant puzzle with hundreds of pieces of all different shapes and sizes that somehow must fit together to create a cohesive work of art.

The challenge I face with each issue of LOYNO is to bring you, the readers, a publication that cohesively brings together all of the stories and successes of Loyola University New Orleans—the puzzle pieces, if you will. Not everything will appeal to everyone, but there is something for everyone.

Much like the magazine, the Loyola community—alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends—is composed of many puzzle pieces as well, each one unique in his or own her way. Though it is sometimes hard to see how we all fit together, when we do, we create an amazing picture.

Each member plays his or her part in the grand scheme, and without us all, the picture is simply incomplete.

Now that we are full swing into our centennial year, working together is more important than ever. We have accomplished amazing things in the last 100 ones, and no doubt many more are in store in the years to come.

So, keep playing your part as an active member of the Loyola community because the university needs you to complete its picture of success.

The university’s first century was great.

Let’s make its second one outstanding.

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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 2012 Editor Ray Willhoft ’00 Designer Craig Bloodworth Photographer Harold Baquet Intern Carlyn Worthy ’12 Director of Publications and Marketing

Jennifer Schlotbom ’00 Director of Creative Services

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The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. LOYNO Magazine is published three times per year.

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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE FROM THE DEN

6..................President’s Reflection 6..................News HOWLING and PROWLING

10................Community Engagement 11................Local Flavor 12................Ask Iggy 13................Media Shelf 14................Lessons from the Faculty

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38................Alumni Events 40................Alumni Voices 42................Wolftracks 43................Alumni Milestones 50................Memorials

page 22 FEATURES

ON THE COVER Stained glass window depiction of Jesus, Whitney Bank Presentation Room, Thomas Hall Visitor Center.

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16 .............Having Faith in Education Loyola’s Jesuit principles have guided the university throughout its first 100 years and remain relevant for the next 100 years to come.

22 .............Taking Nursing to the Next Level The College of Social Sciences School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) online program is training students for leadership in health care.

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Chronicling Faith and History

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Dr. Bernie Cook, author of Founded on Faith: A History of Loyola University New Orleans, has created a lasting treasure for alumni who have gone before and who are yet to come.

Free of Fear Recent graduate Carlyn Worthy ’12 shares what she expected from her Loyola experience and what she gained.

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Trials, Triumphs, and a Mother’s Love.........................26 History alumnus and Loyola Board of Trustees Member Sean O’Keefe ’77, H’03, has faced great challenges in his life, but he has never lost sight of what truly matters.

Wearing Success.................................................................30 Communication alumna Julia Stackler ’03 has turned her passion for design into a successful handbag business.

Undefeated Young Alumna Katherine Klimitas ’11 has faced adversity with courage, humor, and a spirit that cannot be defeated.

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FROM THE DEN CAMPUS

News sistance to students who have undergone an unexpected hardship during the course of the semester and are in jeopardy of not being able to pay their tuition bill. The $25,000 gift will help improve retention of students by providing financial assistance to students and support to faculty and staff who work directly with them.

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The 2012 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Top Online Education Programs rankings guide singled out the Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing as one of the best online graduate programs in the country. The publication ranked Loyola No. 1 for student services and technology, and Loyola also placed a strong second in the country for faculty credentials and training, while finishing seventh for teaching practices and student engagement.

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The Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola is taking on the issue of predatory payday lending by spearheading the formation of the advocacy organization Louisiana United for Fair Lending. The group received a $25,000 grant, which will be used for organizing and printing costs throughout Louisiana, from the Foundation for Louisiana.

EVENTS Loyola and the Alumni Association presented “The Spiritual Exercises: The Heart of Ignatian Spirituality,” a series of lectures on Wednesdays in February and March to observe the season of Lent. Lectures included “From Servant to Friend: The Ignatian Path to Discipleship,” by the Rev. Jerry Fagin, S.J.; “Taught by God: Ignatius as Teacher and Student,”

by Sylvester Tan, S.J.; and “Not just ‘Jesus and Me’,” by the Rev. Fred Kammer, S.J., J.D. The Gregorian Chant Laetare Mass was also held on March 18.

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U.S. News & World Report listed Loyola University New Orleans among its top-ranked law schools and online nursing programs in its 2013 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

Loyola and AT&T Louisiana jointly created a special scholarship fund that offers financial as-

concert with the Loyola Jazz Band on March 10. The two-day festival also included a performance by the Loyola Faculty Jazz Ensemble, masterclasses with Neumeister and other acclaimed jazz musicians, and performances by high school jazz bands and combos from across the country.

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Respected Washington political insider Charlie Cook took part in the Institute of Politics’ Ed Renwick Lecture Series on March 28. His lecture, “Politics on the Menu: Washington Insider Charlie Cook Dishes on Election 2012,” was followed by a question and answer period moderated by Fox 8 journalist Lee Zurik.

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The 43rd Annual Jazz Festival at Loyola presented worldrenowned trombonist Ed Neumeister in a one-night-only

Loyola hosted its fourth annual Student Peace Conference, an interdisciplinary summit dedicated to global peace, April 16 – 20.

This year’s conference featured keynote speaker Jeff Goodwin,

President’s Reflection

The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.

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I often speak about the Jesuit practice of the Examen. The Examen is a practice in which people are invited to review what has gone on in one’s daily life and plan what one will do in the near future. I believe the Examen is a valuable practice for us, as a Jesuit university, as we engage in an ongoing process of reflection, evaluation, and planning.

As we make decisions about the university’s future, it is worth remembering, and using, a criterion Ignatius used for decision making: “the magis.” Magis is a Latin comparative adjective that is translated as “the better.” In practicing the Examen and looking at a choice of options, Ignatius invited people to examine all options and choose the better path. What choice would lead to the greater glory of God?

The internal logic of Ignatian decision making is logic of continuous improvement. What is the better path? What will lead to the better outcome?

For us, our mission is our basis, as a university, to make this comparative judgment. I think the logic of “the magis” can help us, as a university, continuously improve. I think it was insightful for Ignatius to ask people to choose what is “the better” choice and not “the best.”

His choice of comparative terms reflects a view that we are engaged in an ongoing project where there is always room for improvement and development. As we plan, implement, and move forward, I believe living in the spirit of “the magis” will help us to continually improve and become a stronger university.

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FACULTY/STAFF Katherine Adams, Ph.D., Hutchinson Distinguished Professor and chair of the English department, collaborated with professors from the University of Tennessee to publish Seeing the American Woman: 1880 – 1920.

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Loyola honored the Class of 2012 at its Commencement Ceremonies on May 12. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, presidential historian, and executive vice president of Random House Publishing Jon Meacham gave the commencement address and also received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. The other honorary degree recipients were Connie Jones, legendary cornet player and a founder of French Quarter Festival, and Paul Pastorek ’76, J.D. ’79, former Louisiana superintendent of education and Loyola alumnus. Stephen Higginson, J.D., a newly appointed judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit and a former Loyola faculty member, delivered the address at the College of Law commencement ceremony.

Ph.D., a noted scholar on social movements, revolution, and terrorism, in the lecture, “Understanding Occupy Wall Street.”

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The Department of English and the Biever Guest Lecture Series presented Scott Shershow, Ph.D., in the lecture, “The Sacred Part: Dignity and the Right to Die,” on April 19. Shershow’s lecture was drawn from his current research analyzing the debate about a socalled “right to die”— the entwined questions of euthanasia, assistedsuicide, and “death with dignity.”

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The Loyola Institute for Quality and Equity in Education, along with the League of Women Voters, on April 19 held an educational forum, “High Schools in New Orleans – What Works?,” designed to identify positive steps and initiatives achieved by highperforming New Orleans public schools in efforts to replicate these accomplishments system-wide.

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The College of Music and Fine Arts presented a Tribute Concert to Janet Swanzy on April 22, with proceeds benefiting the Janet Stiges

Swanzy Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Swanzy was the founder and director of the Preparatory Music program at Loyola. She retired from Loyola in 1998, and later stepped down as the director of the Prep program in 2000. She continued to teach private lessons in the Prep program until 2005, when she passed away at age 71.

Paul Barnes, Ph.D., the Rev. John H. Mullahy, S.J., Endowed Chair in Environmental Biology, and Loyola alumna Michele Abbene ’05, published “Soil Coverage Reduces Photodegradation and Promotes the Development of SoilMicrobial Films on Dryland Leaf Litter” in Ecosystems.

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Barbara Brainard, M.F.A., extraordinary professor of visual arts, was featured as a visiting artist when she presented her exhibit, “A New Orleans Portfolio: Works

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A sneak preview of the documentary film My Louisiana Love, produced by Monique Verdin ’11 and Sharon Linezo Hong, was shown at Loyola on April 23. The film traces a young woman’s quest to find a place in her Native American community as it reels from decades of environmental degradation. A discussion with the filmmakers followed the screening. (www.mylouisianalove.com) ••••••

Loyola’s Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series presented the U.S. debut of the chart-topping recording sensations, The Priests, along with special guest vocalist Sarah Jane McMahon ’02, on April 23.

Sonya Duhé, Ph.D., director of the School of Mass Communication, was selected for inclusion in Leadership Louisiana, sponsored by the Council for a Better Louisiana.

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Kendall J. Eskine, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, had his manuscript, Stirring Images: Fear, Not Happiness or Arousal, Makes Art More Sublime, accepted and published in Emotion, a top-ranked psychology journal of the American Psychological Association.

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Mark Fernandez, Ph.D., professor of history, was named the seventh annual Woody Guthrie Fellow through the BMI Foundation, Inc., and was named a Louisiana Historical Association Fellow for his extensive publications on Louisiana’s history and culture and his service to the LHA. ••••••

Michael Giorlando, D.D.S., head men’s basketball coach and director of Athletics and Wellness, was honored at the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hillyard Champions Luncheon. Giorlando led the Wolf Pack to the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division championship this season.

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Peter Burns, Ph.D., professor of political science, is considered one of the nation’s best professors and is featured in the book, The Best 300 Professors, a collaborative effort between The Princeton Review and RateMyProfessors.com ••••••

Ann H. Cary, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., professor and director of the School of Nursing, was one of only five people nationwide elected as a board member to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Glenn M. Hymel ’69, M.Ed. ’70, Ed.D., professor of psychology, was the recipient of the American Massage Therapy Association’s 2011 National Distinguished Service Award; recipient of the Massage Therapy Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award for Visionary Leadership; founding executive editor of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB); and associate editor of the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.

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FROM THE DEN

Marc Manganaro, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University and professor of English, was named provost and vice president of academic affairs for Loyola, and will begin work on July 1.

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Trimiko Melancon, Ph.D., assistant professor of English and faculty in African and AfricanAmerican studies, was awarded a prestigious career enhancement fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

News M.L. “Cissy” Petty, Ph.D., vice president for Student Affairs, was elected as an executive board member of the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program and was selected to serve as a member of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice Editorial Board for the 2012 – 2015 term.

Catherine Wessinger, Ph.D., the Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J., Professor of the History of Religions, received a contract from New York University Press to edit the Women in Religions series, consisting of 11 volumes written for both classroom assignment and personal reading.

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Artemis Preeshl, M.F.A., associate professor of theatre arts, was awarded Honorable Mention for Best World Cinema Feature for her dramatic short film, Pancha Ratna-Five Gems, at the DIY Film Festival’s 10th annual gala.

The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., university president, and six other local community members were recognized on Jan. 15 with the Martin Luther King, Jr., Jazz Award.

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Uriel Quesada, Ph.D., director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, was selected to be an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2012 – 2013 academic year.

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John Rankin, guitar and music industry studies instructor, was awarded the 2011 Best of the Beat: Lifetime Achievement in Music Education Award.

Brooks Zitzmann, LMSW, staff counselor at the University Counseling Center, was selected as an Excellence Award Bronze Honoree and was awarded the Ignatian Medal for Outstanding New Professional in Jesuit Student Affairs by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

Stephen Murphy joined Loyola as emergency manager, a newly created position responsible for managing university-wide emergency preparedness and business continuity programs.

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Doris Newman, human resources coordinator, and Rich Wilson, senior academic adviser in the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, were presented the Coadjutor Optimus Award on April 3 during Loyola’s staff appreciation luncheon.

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Six Loyola MBA students competed in March at the Idea Village’s IDEAcorps Initiative in downtown New Orleans. The competition was part of the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, presented by the Idea Village. Loyola’s team, consisting of Joshua Daly ’09, Christine Lazarro ’09, John Myhre, Shasta Phelps, Sarah Zarate, and Christopher Zimny ’10, partnered with NolaCajun.com, an online source for New Orleans and Cajun food specialties.

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Michael P. Olson, M.L.S., Ph.D., former professor and associate university librarian for information commons at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was appointed the new dean of libraries for the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library.

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Six Loyola students and recent graduates were recognized for exceptional journalism ability at the Southeast Journalism Conference convention. The honorees were: Leslie Gamboni, Kaitlin Riley ’11, Melanie Ziems ’11, Jamie Futral, Sam Winstrom, and Angie Hernandez.

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Andrew Albert, philosophy sophomore, was one of 12 college sophomores nationwide to receive a scholarship to attend the Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s 10th annual summer rigorous leadership program for high-achieving African-American male college students. Albert also was awarded a prestigious 2012 Fulbright Summer Institute Scholarship to study at Newcastle University in Newcastle, U.K. He was selected as one of only 50 students from across the United States to be invited to participate in the four-week program, in which he will examine Europe’s current and future role in a global economy.

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Robert A. Thomas, Ph.D., Endowed Chair in Environmental Communications, was awarded Loyola’s top faculty honor, the 2011 Dux Academicus Award, for excellence in teaching and scholarship.

Loyola, through the College of Business, was granted a university chapter of AIESEC, the world’s largest student-run organization that fosters leadership capabilities through instructional leadership development programs and foreign internships.

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Americas. The team consisted of: David Aviles, Ophelia Battle, Cristina Chiu, Kristin Diaz, Kate Gremillion, Erica Guastella, Norrene John, Jared Katsoupis, Jamie Martin, Eddie Schneider, John Bickle, and Kylie Tregre.

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Members of The Maroon staff were singled out by the Society of Professional Journalists, being awarded the organization’s Mark of Excellence. Additional award winners were: Precious Esie, Carl Harrison, Leslie Gamboni, Jamie Futral, Masako Hirsch, and Camara Thomas.

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Douglas Alexander, a physics junior, is training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in July as a fundraiser to support physics programs in New Orleans area schools. His goal is to raise enough money through his nonprofit, Climbing Kilimanjaro for the Physics of Tomorrow, to purchase and distribute packages of physics demonstrations for approximately 27 public/charter high schools. (www.nolaphysics.org)

Tom Sevick, an environmental science major, was awarded $2,500 from the Louisiana Sea Grant Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program to conduct research this summer.

and student adviser and marketing professor Michael Pearson, Ph.D., was awarded the AMA Lifetime Achievement award, which has only been presented five times over AMA’s 75 years.

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The Loyola student-run multimedia journalism outlet, Pack News, wrote and produced a full-length web news story for “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill,” a national news program featured on the PBS network. The story, “Voice of the Voters: Louisiana Youth,” aired March 20.

Liquid Peace Revolution, a rock band of three current and two former Loyola students, won the local round of Hard Rock Rising, an international battle of the bands at the Hard Rock Café New Orleans in March. Members include Kyle Deshowitz, Evan Hall, William A. Alber, Matthew J. Keegan, and Jason M. Percle.

The band released its first CD, Flower Power Evolution, in July 2011 and is currently working on a second album. (www.theliquidpeacerevolution.com)

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The Louisiana Academy of Sciences honored Amy Sprout, psychological science major, with the Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award in the social sciences division for her senior research work.

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The Loyola chapter of the American Marketing Association was honored with the 2011 – 2012 Outstanding Membership award,

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The Loyola advertising team, Rebirth Advertising, placed fourth in their region in the American Advertising Federation’s annual national student competition for their campaign, “Meet Your Match,” produced for Nissan

Black Student Union (BSU) members Jasmine Barnes, Jasmine Jones , LaDadrian Darden, Jessiona Bryant, Tiffany Walker, Teri Conrad, and Sabrina Stansberry, along with their adviser Courtney Williams, associate director of the Office of Residential Life, spent their spring break volunteering at the Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Corporation.

ATHLETICS The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics recognized the Loyola men’s basketball team as the 2011 – 2012 Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Team for demonstrating respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership, and sportsmanship.

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Loyola has created the Coach James “Big Jim” McCafferty Athletic Scholarship, targeting first generation student athletes. The scholarship will award $5,000 per year to a member of either the basketball or cross-country/track teams.

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The annual Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann Baseball Scholarship Fundraiser, honoring the longtime Loyola baseball coach, was held on May 3. All of the proceeds went towards funding a scholarship for baseball players.

The Loyola Bateman Team in the School of Mass Communication won the nation’s premier case study competition for public relations students. The team, comprised of Maggie Moore, Nhi Tieu, Jack Lien, Wade Kimbro, and Alexandra Broussard, successfully created and implemented a specific public relations campaign for United Way Worldwide, designed to address the rising trend of childhood obesity in a sustainable way by advocating for healthy lifestyles through education, outreach, and other tactics. magazine.loyno.edu

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HOWLING and PROWLING Community Engagement

Service learning sets a record

By Nathan C. Martin

Junior Jacqueline Joseph helped victims of domestic violence for her service learning during the spring semester. She was also instrumental in the delivery of Easter baskets to children who live in various abuse shelters. The Easter baskets and other initiatives were made possible by a grant the Office of Service Learning received from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation. he women who stay at the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children in New Orleans are escapees of situations in which few of them would have imagined themselves. The center is a haven for victims of domestic violence, and while it offers women and children practical protection Spring 2012 Service from their abusers, it also proLearning Stats: vides them empathy, support, • 416 students had 458 service and the knowledge that they are not alone. Along with the learning experiences Metropolitan’s professional staff, Loyola students from assistant • 34 sections; 28 courses professor of criminal justice • 40 of 416 students had Rae Taylor’s class on domestic violence help instill this sense more than one service in Metropolitan’s clients. learning experience (9.5%) Jacqueline Joseph, a junior • 13,675 hours documented political science major, said (avg. 32.9 hrs./student) she used lessons about control dynamics from Taylor’s class • Represents an in-kind to explain to Metropolitan contribution worth women how domestic violence $260,645.49 aggressors routinely manipulate their victims into feeling iso• 44 partner agencies lated, helpless, and make them think something particularly wrong with them has led to the abuse.

“You let them see that this just doesn’t happen to them,” Joseph says. “It’s great to see women learn that there are other people going through the exact same thing.”

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Joseph is just one of the 754 Loyola students who completed service learning during the 2011 – 2012 academic year. During the spring semester alone, 416 Loyola students had 458 service learning “experiences”— meaning that some students, like Joseph, conducted service learning at separate agencies for separate classes during the same semester. This level of participation is a record for the Office of Service Learning, which launched in its present form in 2008.

The benefits of Loyola’s service learning to the New Orleans community are substantial. During the spring semester alone, 416 Loyola students documented 13,675 hours of work at 44 partner agencies, such as the Metropolitan Center. This amounts to roughly $260,645 of inkind contribution to the agencies. To look at it another way, the service learning in a single semester amounted to what would be 85 months—a little over seven years— of full-time work on behalf of the community.

But even these impressive statistics do little to illustrate the full impact of service learning at Loyola.

The idea that a person should work on behalf of others is fundamental to the tenets of Jesuit education at Loyola.

The idea that one should develop into a man or woman for others permeates classroom instruction and discussion, and indeed is outlined in the university’s mission. Service learning provides students hands-on experiences that enforce these ideas, preparing them to go forth after graduation and apply their Loyola education in ways that positively impact their communities.

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Local Flavor

A summer tradition: Shaved ice, syrup, and a little NOLA magic

By Autumn Cafiero Giusti ’00

t’s 100 degrees in the shade, and you long for those carefree college days when summers were spent at Uptown snoball stands — spooning your way through 16 ounces of nectar cream bliss. Ice, as fine as snow, soaked up all that syrup like a sponge.

But if you go looking for something that fits the bill outside of New Orleans, chances are you’ll get a “snow cone”—a crystallized ice concoction served in a paper cone. After a few minutes in the sun, you’re left with a hunk of ice the size of a baseball, floating in a pool of watered-down syrup.

So what exactly is it that makes the New Orleans snoball so special? The answers may lie within the Uptown snoball scene, where some of the industry’s originals still serve throngs of thirsty customers year after year.

First, it’s important to make the distinction between a snoball and a snow cone. Every year, when freshmen make their first trip to Williams Plum Street Snoballs, co-owner Donna Black schools them on the proper way to order.

“They call it a snow cone. We tell them we don’t serve snow cones—only snoballs. By the end of the summer, they’re calling it the right thing,” she says.

Introduced at the 1919 Texas State Fair, the snow cone consists of crunchy, ready-made crushed ice crystals topped with simple syrup. By comparison, the snoball consists of made-to-order, finely shaved ice, and the flavor combinations are endless.

Two local establishments claim to have pioneered the snoball—Hansen’s Sno-Bliz, and SnoWizard Inc.,

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a manufacturer of snoball machines and syrups that operates a stand of the same name.

Ernest Hansen was a machinist who in 1934 invented, and eventually patented, what his family says was the first motor-driven ice shaving machine. He and his wife, Mary, opened Hansen’s Sno-Bliz five years later.

Meanwhile in 1936, neighborhood grocer George Ortolano had begun selling snow cones in his store and was looking for a way to mechanically produce the same super-fine ice as a hand-plane ice shaver. He dubbed his invention the Snow-Wizard Snow-Ball Machine, because it was “like magic the way it turned blocks of ice into fine, fluffy snow.” He later dropped the ‘w’ in the name and the treat, popularizing the term “snoball.”

“Most of the stands today still use the original SnoWizard,” says Ronnie Sciortino, Ortolano’s nephew who now runs the company.

At Hansen’s, Loyola University graduate Ashley Hansen ’95 runs the family snoball stand, maintaining the practices and traditions her late grandparents, Ernest and Mary Hansen, established 73 years ago.

Following Mary Hansen’s original recipes, the stand makes its syrups fresh daily out of Louisiana cane sugar and Abita spring water, per the Hansen motto, “There are no shortcuts to quality.” Ernest Hansen’s aluminum and steel ice machine continues to churn out shaved ice daily. “To me, it’s like a living heirloom that was passed down,” Ashley Hansen says of the stand.

Visit magazine.loyno.edu for more information on these snoball stands.

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HOWLING and PROWLING

Ask Iggy

Dear Iggy,

Dear Iggy,

What is the history of your statue located in the Peace Quad between the Danna Student Center and the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library?

—Alumnus

What is the meaning behind the images on the Loyola University New Orleans seal?

This memorial statue is said to be a life-sized depiction of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. It was dedicated in October 2000 and was a gift of the Jesuits at Thomas Hall and Mr. and Mrs. John P. LaBorde.

The statue has been lovingly nicknamed Iggy, and the tradition of dressing Iggy for campus events started in the fall of 2000.

—Alumnus The two fleurs-de-lis on the seal stand for New Orleans and Louisiana. The wolves are taken from the family seal of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. The wolves over the pot symbolize generosity and giving.

There is a story that after everyone had eaten, there was still enough to give to the wolves. The pelican feeding her young is a symbol of the state of Louisiana. The blue banners on either side, “Deo et Patriae,” mean “God and Country.” The Roman numerals at the bottom of the seal, MCMXII, mark the 1912 charter of the university.

The seal is located on the second floor of Marquette Hall outside of the Office of the President, and on the northwest corner of the Palm Court. But don’t walk on the seals! It’s a sign of respect.

Dear Iggy, What is the significance of the ceremonial medal worn by the university president during commencement?

—Alumnus The concept of a president’s medallion is historically significant. In ancient and medieval Europe, such insignia was worn by figures of authority as a means of distinction. The medallion traditionally hangs from the wearer’s neck as a breastplate.

Loyola’s president’s medallion is a gold-dipped reproduction of the university seal, to which two fleurs-de-lis and a Roman cross have been added.

The Roman cross symbolizes Loyola’s Catholic character and is inscribed with the date 1726, the year of the arrival of the Society of Jesus in Louisiana. The two fleursde-lis link the medal to its sterling silver chain, emphasizing Loyola’s link and commitment to the French heritage of the city of New Orleans and Louisiana. The fleur-de-lis on the left is inscribed with the date 1837, the founding of St. Charles College. The right fleur-de-lis is inscribed with the date 1849, which was the year the College of the Immaculate Conception was founded on Baronne Street.

Got a question for Iggy?

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Media Shelf

The Women of Katrina: How Gender, Race, and Class Matter in an American Disaster Sociology alumnus Emmanuel David ’03, along with Elaine Enarson, draws on original research and firsthand narratives from women in diverse economic, political, ethnic, and geographical contexts to portray pre-Katrina vulnerabilities, gender concerns in postdisaster housing and assistance, and women’s collective struggles to recover from this catastrophe. (www.emmanueldavid.com)

She Walks on Gilded Splinters Law alumnus Gene Dwyer, J.D. ’80, presents the never before told story of Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau, her life and legend uncensored. The book is a mixture of historical fact and the legend of this powerful woman. (sbpra.com/genedwyer)

Adopting in America: The Diary of a Mom in Waiting

She’s Vocal, He’s Instrumental: A True Story of Faith, Love and Music

English alumna Lori Lyons ’87 tells the story of how she and her husband persevered through the heart-break of infertility to find their miracle of a child through open adoption. (www.thelyonsdin.com)

From children sharing a love of music to professional musicians and teachers with a combined 80 years of music education between them, music education alumna Simonia Milton, M.M.E. ’00, and husband Archie believe their lives are a testament that the Lord orchestrates His plan in the lives of His children. (www.arsimil.com)

Couples Money: What Every Couple Should Know about Money and Relationships Sociology alumna Marlow Felton ’89, along with husband Chris, discusses financial obstacles couples may face and how to overcome them from the perspective of a married couple in the financial services industry. (couplesmoney.com)

A Meaning for Wife Associate Professor of English Mark Yakich, Ph.D., presents the story of a man trying to come to terms with the sudden death of his wife, the aging parents he has long avoided, and the tribulations of single parenthood.

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HOWLING and PROWLING

Lessons from the Faculty

Being You

By C. Patrick Gendusa, M.F.A., Extraordinary Faculty, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance

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o many people spend their lives trying to be what they think they should be in order for others to accept them. Forget it! Just be you! Be the kind and loving person that you are. You will waste your whole life trying to be something you are not when you could have been loving life as yourself.

Why do I cherish the world of theatre? No one is a misfit in theatre.

Theatre is a safe haven where everyone is accepted and welcomed to be who they are with no fear. Theatre is not a means of escaping yourself. It is a means of exploring yourself. It is not a place to become a character that you like better than yourself. Theatre is a place to let your true self develop and fly. You cannot become someone else until you know who you truly are.

The best actors are not using the stage as an escape. An actor shares a part of him/herself with a different audience every night and with a wonderful group of people on the stage and behind the scenes. I became a much better actor, director, and teacher when I stopped worrying about what people thought of me and realized why I was put on this earth. When I became fully human, I started to soar and allowed my own light to shine.

Early in my career, I taught at an all-male Catholic high school. I was hired to create a four-year college preparatory theatre program. The students mocked me every day when I walked across campus. You see, I didn’t look or act like any other teacher. I wore an earring and outlandish, flashy clothes. One might say I was eccentric.

I made a choice not to acknowledge the daily sneers and looks. I could have handed out detentions but I didn’t. I also wasn’t going to wear a dress shirt and tie like the other teachers. I made a choice to hold my head up high and just be me.

I wanted the students to realize that I was cool for just being me. I was not going to change who I was just to

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“fit in.” I couldn’t do that. To tell you the truth, I don’t know how to be anyone else but me.

Over time, I became less of a misfit to the students, and they grew to love and respect me for being ME. They appreciated that they really knew who I was. I wasn’t some person putting on the teacher mask and pretending. We are all God’s creation, and we’re in this together. I was myself…crazy clothes and all. The students gave me more respect than most teachers.

Part of their respect came from my demeanor encouraging them to be unique. They learned it was ok to be yourself and not to worry about what others think. If they don’t like you…it’s their loss.

Performing various characters that are completely different from you can help with acceptance. When you have to embody a character that has different views from you, a different lifestyle than “Too often we underestimate the yours, or makes different choices power of a touch, a smile, a than you, it forces you to see the world through their eyes. kind word, a listening ear, an So many times while working with a student actor on a scene, honest compliment, or the I hear, “I wouldn’t do that.” I always respond, “It’s not you!” smallest act of caring, all of As an actor, it is your job to bring that character to life. The which have the potential to actor must understand the reaturn a life around.” son for every line that comes from the character, the choices —Dr. Leo Buscaglia they make, and how they react and respond to the other characters in the play. You have to know the character’s life before the play, during the play, and after the play. It is a wonderful way to explore a life that is not your own. Perhaps this is why actors are much more compassionate and understanding of others. Actors are always walking in someone else’s shoes. It is a wonderful gift to embrace.

Don’t blame others for your life. Embrace your life. Live it, love it, and share it! Forgive yourself for not being perfect. Forgive others for their lack of understanding. Accept responsibility for your own life.

You are beautiful, and there is no one else like you. Let people in your life to share the wondrousness that is you! Don’t underestimate the love inside of you. Touch everyone around you with that love. You CAN make a difference.

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By Robert S. Benchley

As Loyola University New Orleans celebrates its centennial, it ponders its own way of proceeding toward a future anchored in Jesuit principles, but relevant in the age of Twitter.

The Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J., laughs when asked if the motorcycle accident 40 years ago was his “Easy Rider” moment. Driving too fast around a sharp turn, the Peace Corps volunteer—filled, he says, with the recklessness of youth—spun out, slammed into a guardrail, and broke his leg. Looking back four decades, there is a delicious irony in the fact that his assignment was teaching English at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. Although raised a Catholic, Dziak had never attended a Catholic school, and there he was with the Jesuits. As he waited to be airlifted back to the U.S., one of the priests offered him some inflight reading—the Autobiography of Ignatius, which contained a story about the Jesuit patron saint lying in bed with a broken leg.

“That was my first real introduction to Ignatian teachings,” says Dziak, today Loyola’s vice president for Mission and Ministry and director of the Jesuit Center.

After his leg healed, Dziak returned to Seoul to finish his tour of duty, then stayed for a second tour.

“I rediscovered my Catholic faith in Korea,” he says. Upon returning home, he canceled his plans for law school and entered the Jesuit novitiate.

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Most Catholic schools, and especially Jesuit high schools and universities, celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the beginning of every school year. It is a tradition almost as old as the Society of Jesus itself, going back to the first Jesuit school in Messina, Sicily, in 1548.

Every September, Loyola holds the Mass of the Holy Spirit for faculty, staff, and students in Holy Name of Jesus Church.

M.L. “Cissy” Petty, Ph.D., vice president for Student Affairs and associate provost, had a more recent “calling”—and literally on the telephone. She was on vacation in Santa Fe, N.M., when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. Raised in the South, Petty watched in horror as the destruction of New Orleans unfolded on television. Then a recruiter telephoned to ask if she would be interested in a job at Loyola.

“As a southerner, a change agent, and having felt a calling, I wanted to be a part of the rebuilding of this great American city; Loyola is the leader of putting faith into action. I know of no other university that can provide its students first-hand leadership experience doing this work.”

Petty saw that the Jesuit concept of cura personalis— care of the whole person—squared perfectly with her Christian foundation and traditional student affairs values. An early adopter of all forms of social media, she had kept in close touch with all her students through her blog.

Now, six years after her 2006 arrival on campus, she typically connects with Loyola students through “tweetups”—meet-ups arranged via “tweets” on Twitter.

CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP “One of the things I always say about Ignatius is that his spirituality is very adaptable,” says the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., university president. “The fundamental piece does not change, but how we live it is changing.”

True, but the juxtaposition of Dziak and Petty—a priest and a non-Catholic woman working side-by-side in senior administrative roles at a Jesuit institution—would probably have shocked Loyola’s leaders of 50 years ago, and may even bother some alumni today.

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changed mightily.

But there is good news in that change. The numerical decline in the Jesuit priesthood has required turning over many leadership responsibilities to lay people. That necessitates educating them deeply in Ignatian principles so they can carry the mission forward; they, in turn, will teach others. In the online world, this is what is known as “going viral.” At the same time, the “Loyola Difference” is attracting record numbers of student applicants, in the broadest mix of gender, race, and religious traditions in the university’s history. And, happily, the new generation of students arrives on campus already deeply committed to the traditional Ignatian concept of helping others. Service is cool. Could Ignatius have said it any better?

AHEAD OF THE CURVE However much the world may be changing around Loyola, the educational mission on campus remains constant, agrees Marc Manganaro, Ph.D., the new provost, who arrives this summer from Gonzaga University, a Jesuit institution in Spokane, Wash. “We’re educating the whole student,” he says. “It’s not just a matter of skills and habits, information and critical thinking, but the concept of character formation.”

Revisions to Loyola’s Common Curriculum—in process for some time—will be implemented this fall.

“Some of that reappraisal is required by the associations schools belong to,” says Manganaro, “but knowledge is like a living being that is constantly changing. Bodies of knowledge have emerged that didn’t exist 50 years ago.”

Fortunately, he says, “Loyola is ahead of the curve” in curriculum reform compared to many institutions.

“I feel like I’m coming to Loyola at a very good time,” says Manganaro. “Certainly there are things to be done,

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The Office of Service Learning offers programs that bring education to life by connecting the classroom to community needs. One of the agencies with which students volunteer is NOLA Green Roots, which manages a network of community gardens throughout metropolitan New Orleans.

but the university is very well positioned. Our centennial year gives Loyola a chance to present itself—to showcase its past and its heritage while pointing towards its future.”

ENTICING APPLICANTS When talking with prospective students, Loyola has a lot to tell them, says Salvadore Liberto, vice president for enrollment management and associate provost. “We offer a great education and a values-rich experience,” he says. “Combine that with our location, and we have significant success in the marketplace.”

Applications are up 120 percent in five years, Liberto notes. Loyola’s competition, he says, is determined by each applicant, and can be based on geography, academics, or religious affiliation.

“Some students have preferences regarding a religiously affiliated school, but Ignatian teachings are open to anyone. The 12 Ideals of a Jesuit Education have a Catholic trajectory to them, but they don’t exclude anyone. It’s our job as the enrollment wing of the university to make sure that’s well represented in our materials, and that students and their families are aware of what we’re about. We spend a lot of time enticing applicants to join us, but, conversely, no one should show up surprised. Our current student body is about 55 percent Catholic, and that’s true of many Jesuit universities.”

Social media has also made an impact on admissions. “You have to have a really strong presence,” says Liberto. “A few years ago, it was a nice bonus; now it’s conspicuous if you don’t have it. You need to have interactive elements on your website, too. For example, we have a dedicated web portal for accepted students and their parents so they can interact with us. We also have a lot of student content, because they like to hear from each other.”

REACHING OUT Today’s Loyola student is wired, sophisticated in the use of social media, and in touch with other students. “To think that we need to foster one-on-one dialogue—these “Students come to Loyola students are way beyond that,” says Petty. “I have a pretty solid seeking ways to live their presence online. It’s a way of reaching students who might faith. The ways that they not come to your office, but profess it might not be who might write to you that a parent died, or that the toilet traditional, but that doesn’t paper we buy is no good. Those are two things that really hap- mean they have no interest in pened. their faith. You can’t express “When we plan programs, we ask students to do reflective how strong a faith-based exercises in small groups,” she continues. “But I don’t negate university is by just counting that I can have a meaningful heads at Mass.” contact online. Twitter lets me —The Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J. say things that matter to me and have students who want to interact with me do so. For me, it’s about engagement— if not by talking then by writing to them.” Although all forms of communication are important to Petty, she has an open door policy and loves when students drop by for a visit.

Kurt Bindewald, director of University Ministry, associate director of Mission and Ministry, and resident chaplain, also understands wired students, but on some retreats he takes their cell phones away. “The students balk at first,” he says, “but they are often surprised when they realize they don’t have to be connected every single second. It gives them a sense of freedom.” magazine.loyno.edu

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Each year, the Ignacio Volunteers program offers several opportunities for life-changing service immersion experiences, including: Jamaica Winter Experience, Belize Christmas Camp, Belize Baseball Camp, Jamaica Experience, Belize Summer Camp, and Belize Faculty-Staff Experience. Last August, 16 Loyola students, faculty, and staff traveled to Belize, Central America, for 24 days to host the “Umadagu Lescuelana” summer camp in the coastal town of Dangriga, Belize. This was the 20th anniversary of the camp, which was first started in 1991 by the Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J., vice president for Mission and Ministry.

Being unconnected, says Bindewald, gives students time to spend with themselves, which is critical to the Loyola experience and something the students seem to want. “I’m not sure that they are more interested in spirituality than in the past,” he “We can no longer rely simply says. “Maybe they’re just more vocal about it. That’s a good deon the presence of Jesuits to scription of our current generation of students. They tell it advance the mission of the like it is, and they’re not afraid university. It’s everybody’s to ask for what they want or need.” Their spiritual developresponsibility. We need to ment is not necessarily something they are seeking out by share the leadership of the going to Masses or chapel, he mission and create a culture says, but more through service to the community.

“Loyola has never had a rethat is mission-driven in quired community service commany ways.” ponent—we’ve never had to,” —The Rev. Kevin Wm. says Bindewald. “Many students come here with that interest, Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. seeing that there is still work to be done post-Katrina. Many professors include a service learning component in their courses. Our Ignacio Volunteers program offers immersion experiences in Jamaica and Belize. We take groups of 15 or 16 students per trip, and they work with the elderly, with AIDS patients, or in other ways. We have so many students who want to go on these trips that we have a waiting list.

We have also had trips for alumni, and we are taking faculty and staff as well. It has a tremendous impact on our students. When interviewed as seniors, there isn’t one who was an Ignacio Volunteer who doesn’t list it as one of their most important formative experiences.”

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BRINGING HEAD AND HEART TOGETHER Dziak uses his experience in Korea as a parallel with what Loyola students experience inside and outside the classroom. “I saw a faith that was action-oriented,” he says. “It was outwards-oriented—the words and the walk together, the head and the heart together. I have never wanted to be just a pure intellect in the classroom.

“Students come to Loyola seeking ways to live their faith,” he continues. “The ways that they profess it might not be traditional, but that doesn’t mean they have no interest in their faith. You can’t express how strong a faithbased university is by just counting heads at Mass. I teach a course on Ignatius and the rules of discernment—ways you can look at life and apply to your own future. I tell my students, ‘God has a dream for each of us, and it is up to each of us to determine what that dream is.’ I tell the students it is their job to learn where God is leading them and what their vocation is meant to be.”

Bindewald uses a different metaphor. “When I talk to incoming freshmen, I say, ‘If you’re here just to learn about stuff, you’re in the wrong place.’ In the superhero movies that are so popular right now, and that students love to watch, the hero and the villain are usually both very bright. The problem is that one is all heart, the other all mind. Here at Loyola, we’re trying to form a superhero who is both. We want to develop people who can think critically and who have skills, but who also have the desire and energy to make a difference, and can put love into service.”

FAITH IN THE FUTURE At Loyola, as at all Jesuit institutions, the superheroes of the next 100 years won’t look the same. There already are more women than men, and almost more nonCatholics than Catholics, in their student populations.

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Because of its geographic location, Loyola is strategically working to build stronger links throughout Latin America, which will have an additional impact on campus diversity.

The larger issue, however, is who will mold those superheroes.

“We have very few Jesuits left in higher education,” says Manganaro.

“Fewer Americans are entering the priesthood and, by extension, entering the order. A young priest these days is one who is under 70, and that’s not going to change. Every year, a Jesuit president somewhere is being replaced by a lay person.”

He’s correct: of the 28 schools affiliated with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), one-third are no longer headed by Jesuits. There is a similar falloff at lower administrative levels.

“We can no longer rely simply on the presence of Jesuits to advance the mission of the university,” says Wildes. “It’s everybody’s responsibility. We need to share the leadership of the mission and create a culture that is mission-driven in many ways.”

It is a challenge, and an opportunity, being dealt with at the highest levels of Jesuit institutions. The answer—the only answer—is to teach lay people, Catholic or not, the role of Ignatian principles in higher education. It’s asking them to accept, follow, and preserve a set of principles that are faith-neutral; to continue to take bright-eyed, unformed adolescents and send them back out into the world as human beings made whole. Such training has always been part of the Jesuit educational system, but the need for leaders who are not Jesuits has pushed the effort up several notches. The AJCU has created the Ignatian College Program, an 18-month program for faculty and staff with online courses, retreats, immersion programs, and other elements.

Petty is the type of person for whom such a program is intended.

“Ignatius could have been the original leadership coach,” she says. “Although Episcopal, I had a lot to learn about the Catholic tradition. I completed a two-year course at St. Thomas University on Catholic Spirituality in 2010. At the heart of it, Ignatius sets up the spirit to have ownership of how you will grow as a spiritual person.

Jesuit education is about freedom. I think that’s pretty radical and transformative.”

Which brings us back full circle to Dziak. “The desire for an ongoing sense of the mission, to keep Loyola committed to what it was founded on, is, in many ways, the charge of our office,” he says. “There was a time two or three decades ago when Jesuits sought the help of lay colleagues in running schools. Now we are asking them how we can help them continue the mission.

“Some alumni have a traditional view of what it means to be in a Catholic school. When they walk on campus, they say that we have lost our identity. I think that’s wrong. I recently heard a longtime faculty member say that we see fewer Jesuits these days, but there is more discussion of what it means to be a Catholic, Jesuit university than there was 25 years ago. We need to find our niche—to find what we are and make sure it is expressed. Years ago, you didn’t worry about that. The feeling was: the Jesuits are here, and they know. But today we need to ask the questions and make sure the educational vision and heart of Ignatius continue to be the guiding principles in all that we do.”

Robert S. Benchley is a freelance writer based in Miami, Fla.

THE 12 IDEALS OF A JESUIT EDUCATION • Pursuit of Excellence • Respect for the World, Its History and Mystery • Learning from Experience • Contemplative Vision Formed

by Hope • Development of Personal Potential • Critical Thinking and Effective Communication • Appreciation of Things Both Great and Small • Commitment to Service • Linking Faith with Justice • Special Concern for the Poor and Oppressed • International and Global Perspective • Discerning Mindset: Finding God in All Things

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Taking Nursing to THE DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) ONLINE PROGRAM IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE.

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o the Next Level

By Carlyn Worthy ’12

The College of Social Sciences School of Nursing, first established at Loyola University New Orleans in 1979, has graduated more than 1,000 baccalaureate and 700 graduate students who have left Loyola with the knowledge necessary to positively impact the lives of thousands. Three years ago, this renowned school made a decision to further enhance educational opportunities for its students. In 2009, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) online program was born.

THE BEGINNING During the new program’s planning stages, the faculty administered a needs assessment to students enrolled in the master’s program in order to gain insight on what they would like to receive from a doctoral program. The faculty also talked with local health care organizations to determine their needs in terms of employment.

The program received approval from the Board of Trustees in May 2009. Shortly thereafter, it received SACS accreditation, and in 2012, was accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. It is fully accredited through June 15, 2017. With the stamp of approval, the program was open for business, and advertising began in July 2009. The School of Nursing reached out to current students and alumni who they believed would benefit from the higher-level program.

The program enrolled 25 students in May 2010, and the response to the program’s induction was favorable. The program offers three tracks—one post-BSN to DNP and two post-master’s to DNP. The program was designed to offer nurse practitioners the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary for executive leadership. The mission of the faculty and staff at the School of Nursing is to prepare students to transform the system for the betterment of patients and their loved ones by means of a rigorous Jesuit education. It is currently one of 182 such programs in the country and the only DNP program provided by a Jesuit university in the coastal states from Virginia to California.

ACADEMIA I met with Ann Cary, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., director of the School of Nursing and RWJ Executive Nurse Fellow (2008 – 2011), and Gwendolyn George, D.N.P., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.B.C., assistant professor and coordinator of the DNP program, to discuss the changes and their profound impacts on the students and faculty.

“The first cohort that we admitted was exclusively nurse practitioners. When we admitted our class last year, we also admitted executive leaders,” George says. “So, while nurse practitioners will historically practice in clinics where they see individual patients and with their doctoral degrees be prepared to change the system, we also wanted them to reach out to nurses in the executive suite who are working in large hospitals.”

We discussed the expectations of students in the program, which is primarily hosted through online interactive instruction. Students come to campus once a year in face to face learning communities and to build a professional rapport.

Cary explains how community outreach is implemented into the program.

“DNP students have practicum courses so they’re out working in their community with other providers and nursing and health organizations. In order to confer the doctoral

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2012 Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduates degree, students have to complete a minimum of 1,000 hours of practice. Some of those hours are credited at the master’s level. Most of the nurse practitioners in our first cohort received credit for 500 of the hours earned at the master’s level. In the DNP curriculum, they perform an additional 540 practice hours at the doctoral level. So the total number of hours will be well over 1,000.”

We later discussed the differences between an education in nursing at the master’s level and the doctoral level. Cary and George ensured that the doctorate builds on the master’s degree and challenges students to go beyond their usual means to accommodate patients.

“It requires more in-depth knowledge. At the master’s level, students are certainly critically thinking and analyzing, but do not go to the same level of scholarly inquiry or depth. Also, for nurse practitioners, it’s the difference between taking care of patients and their families and how to navigate the system and execute change at the system/organization level. I think that probably the biggest difference that students notice is that when they’re in their master’s program they’re more focused on, ‘How do I take care of this one individual person? How do I impact their life? How do I impact the family?’ At the doctoral level, the focus is to change the system so the individual benefits from the highest and most innovative approaches to health and care delivery. Doctoral education transforms the student, the practitioner, and the patients and systems in which they practice.”

Transformational change lies at the root of the system.

This is one of many principles of health care emphasized by the program. Nurses are prepared to lead health care systems and teams to advance quality of care.

IGNATIAN VALUES AND THE PROGRAM The practice of incorporating Ignatian values is one of our many accolades at Loyola. Our tradition of spirit is one of the major factors that contribute to the success of our alumni. Changing the world for the better one person

at a time is a pillar in the education of our nursing students.

The DNP program saw its first graduating class walk across the stage on May 12. Of those students, two spoke with us about the impact their education had on their careers.

Yolanda Hill, D.N.P. ’12, says her career was changed for the better from the leadership skills implemented in the program. Hill conducted research for her capstone project at LSU’s Health Science Center in Baton Rouge, La. The project identified effective ways to implement healthy lifestyle changes among parents of overweight and obese children. She developed a program for nurse practitioners that would aide them in assessing parents and provide them with the skills and factual support necessary to foster change in their dietary habits.

“I needed to be a critical leader in order to get this project implemented,” Hill says. “I don’t think this project would have been as successful without it.”

Michelle Midkiff, D.N.P. ’12, has been a member of the Loyola community for more than 10 years. She “danced with Loyola in the late ’80s” when she enrolled in BSN courses. She finished her undergraduate degree at the University of South Alabama, but came back because of Loyola’s unique program. She says she learned the importance of evidence-based practice, recognizing a need for change and not just for change’s sake.

Midkiff’s capstone project focused on spirituality in health care and the efficacy of the 12-step principles. She administered Dr. Jerry Hirschfield’s The 12-Steps For Everyone…Who Really Wants Them and offered them to patients who were suffering from mild to moderate depression.

Over the course of 12 weeks, patients were responsible for reading a chapter per week. After completing the 12step program, she followed up with patients via phone.

Midkiff not only saw a vast improvement in symptoms, but she also realized that the 12 steps were strikingly similar to the virtues of St. Ignatius. Midkiff recognized a

Carlyn Worthy ’12 (communication) worked as the publications intern for the Office of Marketing and Communications during the spring 2012 semester.

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strong connection between faith and healing. She hopes to continue implementing this strategy into her work.

Both Hill and Midkiff say that their doctoral education prepared them for the capstone change projects without realizing it. They were able to justify their research, apply new skills, and implement leadership into their projects, qualities that will undoubtedly continue to help them now that they have graduated.

AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK The School of Nursing hopes that time and resources will allow it to expand the DNP online program, which is already enjoying great success. Now in its third year, the program is celebrating its first graduating class, the induction of 77 new students, and a “Top Five Online Program” ranking from U.S. News & World Report. This program is only headed for bigger and better things, but it will never stray from what matters most.

“The faculty is committed to student centeredness—the student is at the heart of everything we do,” says George. “I think when that’s your philosophy, it translates to your teaching and scholarship—everything you do.”

For more information on the Doctor of Nursing Practice online program, visit css.loyno.edu/nursing/ doctor-nursing-practice

2012 DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE GRADUATES Titilola Tolulope Adebanjo Doctoral Project: Church Based Weight Loss Program among African-American Women: Ages 25 – 65 Years Old through Diet Control and Regular Exercises Jennifer M. Barnett Doctoral Project: Continuity of Care for Persons with Diabetes in the Indigent Clinic Setting: A Checklist for Nurse Practitioners Irene Woods Bean Doctoral Project: Hypertension on the Rise in Young African American Males Latanja Lawrence Divens Doctoral Project: Living Healthy with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: Strategies to Improve Health Stephanie Rena Griggs Doctoral Project: Evaluation of Culturally Competent Care in a Primary Care Facility Yolanda Kenyatta Robertson Hill Doctoral Project: Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention to Assist Pediatric Nurses in Assessing Readiness to Change and Confidence to Change in Families of Overweight and Obese Children Sherida Lakeisha Jackson Doctoral Project: Evaluating the Management of Underserved Type II Diabetic Patients in the Primary Care Setting Janet Winslow Kelchner Doctoral Project: Assessing a Process Improvement Protocol of Osteoporosis Screening within a Primary Care Setting Nanette LeBlanc Doctoral Project: Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Type II: Adherence to Clinical Guidelines Glenda Gant London Doctoral Project: Implementation of a School Based Health Center Hypertension Educational Program Chelsea René Mansfield Doctoral Project: A Behavioral Intervention to Affect Adolescent Sexuality among High Risk Adolescents Michelle McClure Doctoral Project: Increasing Healthcare Providers’ Awareness of the Need to Assess for Sleep Problems at the Time of Routine Visits Michelle Fournet Midkiff Doctoral Project: Spirituality in Health Care: A Path to Peace—Using the 12 Steps to Reduce Anxiety and Depression Naomi Ruth Smith Doctoral Project: Health Promotion for Weight Loss: Educating Parents on Childhood Obesity and Meal Planning for Healthy Living Tammy Teresa Stewart-Dixon Doctoral Project: Implementation of a Practice Change to Include Spirituality Assessment and Depression Screening in the Management of Diabetes Angelique Griffin Torres Doctoral Project: Adult Diabetes Mellitus Type II: Implementing a Cultural Based Community Diabetic Education Program for the Cajun Community of Raceland, Louisiana LaLisa Patrice Wade Doctoral Project: Health Literacy and Diabetic Outcomes in a Rural Indigent Population Kathy K. Wright Doctoral Project: Using an After-School Program and Canines to Improve Physical Activity in School Aged Children

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Trials, Triumphs, and a M

By Ray Willhoft ’00 History alumnus and Loyola Board of Trustees Member Sean O’Keefe ’77, H’03, has held many enviable dream jobs throughout his career, as well as faced horrific nightmares. Through it all, he has demonstrated an unwavering spirit, modeled after that of his mother, while navigating the ups and downs in his life.

LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS O’Keefe’s parents were both born and raised in New Orleans, but growing up, his family moved around the country due to his father’s career as a U.S. Navy submarine engineer. But, New Orleans was always the place the O’Keefes came back to (mainly to visit family), and en route to his father’s duty stations roughly every two years. When it was time for O’Keefe to choose a college, Loyola was the only choice for him.

“In my mind, there was one university, and then there were all the others,” he says with a smile.

Of course, his family influenced his decision as well. His grandfather, Arthur, J.D. ’23; uncle, Arthur ’45; uncle, Michael, J.D. ’55; aunt, Beverly Carlin ’48, M.S. ’63; and his brother, Patrick ’72, J.D.’75, were already alumni, and his sister, Kathleen ’84, followed in the family’s footsteps later as well.

It was at Loyola that O’Keefe learned valuable lessons that would later guide his life.

“Loyola taught me to think critically and reflect on why you think the way that you think,” he says. “Leadership requires reflection, and I have had plenty of reasons to be reflective—Loyola taught me how to do so constructively.”

ENTERING PUBLIC SERVICE Loyola political science professor Stan Makielski helped guide O’Keefe to the selection of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University for graduate study in the field of public administration.

After earning a master’s degree from Syracuse in 1978, O’Keefe’s life of public service began upon his selection as a presidential management intern.

Soon after completing the internship, he served on the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations staff for eight years and was staff director of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. His first presidential appointment in 1989 was to serve as comptroller and chief financial officer of the Department of Defense, followed by a second appointment as secretary of the Navy in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush.

As secretary of the Navy, O’Keefe encountered the first of what would be many challenges in his career. Taking over in the wake of the Tailhook sexual harassment scandal, he oversaw a thorough investigation that led to significant cultural and policy changes within the naval services.

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Mother’s Love

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A SIDE TRIP INTO ACADEMIA From 1993 – 1996, O’Keefe served as a professor of business administration and assistant to the senior vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School at Pennsylvania State University. From 1996 – 2001, he was an endowed chair professor of business and government policy at his graduate alma mater, the Syracuse Maxwell School.

“Whatever modest level of Concurrently, he served as the director of National success I’ve obtained has all Security Studies, a partnerbeen just remembering a ship of Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins Uniconstant motivation, which is: versity for delivery of executive education proyou never know what you can grams.

“The opportunity to do until you try. And if along come back to the Maxwell the way it’s not successful, School years later, to join the faculty and teach at that’s an experience too. that level, was a dream That’s something you learn come true. This experience was probably one of the from as well.” most significant stages of my personal and professional life,” notes O’Keefe.

In 1998, he co-authored “The Defense Industry in the Post-Cold War Era: Corporate Strategies and Public Policy Perspectives,” and he was a contributing author for Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future (2000).

In 2003, O’Keefe delivered the commencement address at Loyola and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.

TAKING FLIGHT O’Keefe enjoyed his time spent in academia, but he was once again drawn into public service in 2001 when President George W. Bush appointed him deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and assistant to the president. A year later, the president appointed O’Keefe the administrator of NASA. He was initially criticized for having no formal training in science or engineering, but his prior leadership experiences and management expertise balancing budgets made him an ideal candidate, and during his tenure, he brought spending on the International Space Station under control and completed its construction. Similarly, the management resolve to maintain milestone objectives and focus on cost led to the remarkable accomplishments of the third Hubble telescope repair mission and the successful landing of the two exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity that continue operations to this day.

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tragedy. In 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy occurred on his watch. Once again, O’Keefe relied on the life lessons he had learned, steered NASA through the crisis, and helped initiate reform within the organization.

“The resolve we adopted that tragic day was to find out what happened, go fix it, and then rededicate ourselves to the human passion for exploration that the Columbia crew had given their lives to achieving.

Their spirit lives on,” says O’Keefe.

A TIGER’S TALE Departing NASA in 2005, O’Keefe, fulfilling the dream of many Louisianans, returned to his home state when he was appointed chancellor of the Louisiana State University. Once again, O’Keefe’s appointment drew criticism, this time due to his extensive experience in government rather than academia.

Never one to back down from a challenge, O’Keefe met his critics head on, and is credited for attracting better students and faculty, steering a path to the first tier of national academic achievement, increasing annual grants and giving, and conducting the Forever LSU capital campaign, the largest and most successful fund-raising campaign in LSU’s history.

It was also under O’Keefe’s leadership that LSU was instrumental in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as thousands of Louisianans came to the LSU campus for refuge, medical treatment, and support.

“Our contributions at LSU during that really critical period of months after Hurricane Katrina were in many respects the ultimate in public service—bringing people in, treating folks in medical facilities, working to help people whose lives had been completely changed. Katrina was a natural disaster of epic proportion. But in that time, ‘the better angels of our nature’ were at LSU as Louisianans helped each other,” he says.

DEFENDING THE COUNTRY Following his tenure at LSU, O’Keefe was selected as a corporate officer of the General Electric Company in the Technology Infrastructure sector, working with the GE Aviation business producing aircraft engines.

It was from GE that he was recruited to the position he holds today, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of EADS North America, the U.S. subsidiary of the global EADS Group, the largest aerospace company in the world. His duties consist of directing EADS activities in the U.S., developing strategic partnerships with U.S. companies, and enhancing the competition of EADS in the U.S. marketplace, including the development, growth, and management of largescale defense acquisition programs. Globally, EADS is

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the parent company of some of the most recognized brands in the international aerospace and defense sector, such as Airbus, Eurocopter, Cassidian, and Astrium.

SURVIVING THE ODDS Though he had faced and overcome many obstacles in his career, on August 9, 2010, O’Keefe encountered the biggest challenge of his life. While flying to a remote fishing camp in southwest Alaska with his son and several friends, the plane inexplicably crashed into a mountain. O’Keefe’s longtime mentor and friend, former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, and four others were killed in the tragic incident. O’Keefe and his son, Kevin, were among the four survivors.

“The degree of separation between survival and departing this life was a fraction of what I would have ever imagined. It could have been anybody,” O’Keefe said on the TODAY show. “The randomness of this whole experience was such that any doubt you have about divine intervention goes away.”

HONORING A MOTHER’S LOVE AND DEDICATION The greatest influence on O’Keefe’s life has been his parents. His mother, the late Patricia Carlin O’Keefe, always displayed compassion and dedication to her family. As a teenager in New Orleans, while her intended soulmate, Patrick O’Keefe, was completing studies at the U.S. Naval Academy, she worked at the Higgins factory building naval landing craft of the kind on display at the WWII Museum in New Orleans.

After Patrick was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy, he married “Patsy,” and she became the anchor of the family of five that she often managed alone as he was at sea or deployed.

“I often wonder how she did it—raising five kids is no picnic!” says O’Keefe, who was able to honor his mother with a great gift. As secretary of the Navy, he named his mother the sponsor of the 18th Trident submarine USS Louisiana, which entitled her to swing the champagne bottle, name the vessel, and be a lifelong advocate for her crew. On christening day, Patricia launched this submersible behemoth vanguard of national security with the words, “I christen thee USS Louisiana, and may the luck of the Irish be with all who sail in her.”

“This was one of my smarter decisions,” says O’Keefe with a laugh. “My Mom loved it, and the Navy loved her. She took her role very seriously. Indeed, her sponsorship represented the sacrifices that the spouses of armed forces members make all the time, but are not often recognized.”

When Patricia passed away in 2010, she was buried in Arlington National Cemetery where her

Patricia Carlin O’Keefe husband, Patrick, will join her some day. On the side of the marker at Arlington that remembers Patricia, inscribed are the words, “Sponsor of the USS Louisiana.”

During her life, Patricia became a proud collector of memorabilia on the USS Louisiana, and her memorabilia, and other collections, from the christening and commissioning of the submarine were put on display in April at the Round Table Club in New Orleans.

O’Keefe was able to honor his mother one more time with the creation of the Patricia Carlin O’Keefe Distinguished Professorship in History at Loyola.

The professorship will allow a faculty member to award stipends to student assistants working on research projects for him or her, thus helping the students pay for their education.

O’Keefe’s mother and father were able to pay for his education and that of his siblings. So, he and his wife, Laura, wanted to honor his parents’ hard work and sacrifice, while helping students who may not be as fortunate.

“I welcome this opportunity to give something back to Loyola and to students who can use a little help to benefit by the great experience this university offers,” says O’Keefe. “My mother made sacrifices for my education, so I am privileged to help the sons and daughters of other parents who are sacrificing as well.”

TRYING AND LEARNING Though his life has been filled with many ups and downs, O’Keefe has never given up, and more importantly, he has never been afraid to try. That philosophy, which he has maintained through it all, has served him well.

“Whatever modest level of success I’ve obtained has all been just remembering a constant motivation, which is: you never know what you can do until you try. And if along the way it’s not successful, that’s an experience too. That’s something you learn from as well.” magazine.loyno.edu

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Wearing Success

By Carlyn Worthy ’12 WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGN, JULIA STACKLER ’03 HAS IT IN THE BAG. Communication alumna Julia Stackler ’03 has garnered success in doing what she loves most—creating handbags. She launched Darlington Originals, a custom leather handbag company, in December 2011, and hasn’t looked back since.

Stackler relocated to Champaign, Ill., after accepting a job offer with one of the University of Illinois’ marketing departments. However, in 2009, she got an itch to start her own business, stating that she grew tired of working for other people.

Pursuing entrepreneurship can be a scary process and often involves great risk. In preparation for her new venture, Stackler earned an MBA at the University of Illinois. She felt with a strong foundation in business, she would increase her chances of success.

When asked why handbags, she says, “I felt like handbags were a good outlet to give people a way to design for themselves. It’s different than clothing.

That challenge is taken out of the equation.” Her company is one of only a few in the country that offer custom leather handbags.

Darlington Originals was created with a “Style

of the Month” concept in mind. A new style is released every month and remains on the website for three months. The interactive website allows every customer to select a style, a leather or suede exterior, “Anyone can go to the store and a colorful print for the interior.

Customers also have the option of and buy the latest Coach saving their creations to personal bag—they have beautiful wish lists. These wish lists can be used for inspiration in creating your stuff—but what’s more own product or, if you like what you see, you can purchase that product. interesting is being able to say Stackler also takes a very you designed the bag that hands-on approach to producing her materials. In addition to maryou’re wearing.” keting and managing the company website, she measures and cuts the —Julia Stackler ’03 pieces that will go into constructing the handbag. Once the pieces are ready, they are shipped to an outside contractor that will finish the job. The completed handbag is then shipped to the customer.

Darlington Originals is unique in many aspects.

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Most entrepreneurs in the business steer clear of leather working, because it has become an endangered art. It can be difficult to find good manufacturers who will produce the quantities needed for a small business.

Thankfully, Stackler has entrusted her products to a small leather manufacturer in Indiana.

With the help of Rose Darling— a character created by Stackler who serves as a spokeswoman for the site— Stackler remains connected with her customers and the latest trends in the industry through blogging and maintaining active profiles on Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter.

“I’m just kind of a fashionista I guess. I’m constantly looking at magazines and blogs to see what people are wearing from an artistic standpoint,” she says.

Stackler has considered expanding the business and hopes to incorporate other leather accessories.

“I think that’s the important part of where my business is going, it should still incorporate the creative aspect,” she says. “Anyone can go to the store and buy the latest Coach bag—they have beautiful stuff—but what’s more interesting is being able to say you designed the bag that you’re wearing.”

While attending Loyola, Stackler was a staff writer for The Maroon, Loyola’s award-winning weekly student newspaper, and The Wolf magazine. She cites the education she received from the School of Mass Communication as a major contributor to her success.

“I would not have been able to do everything I did if I didn’t have a communication degree from Loyola. I feel strongly about that,” Stackler says. “I think it’s more of my communication degree than my MBA that helped me to understand what I’m doing, to think about it holistically. I learned a lot of lessons that I still think about now. What I learned was invaluable.”

To purchase a Darlington Originals custom handbag, visit www.darlingtonoriginals.com For updates and special offers, you can “like” Darlington Originals on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DarlingtonOriginals or follow Darlington Originals on Twitter @mydarlington

Carlyn Worthy ’12 (communication) worked as the publications intern for the Office of Marketing and Communications during the spring 2012 semester.

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In the Footsteps of Ignatius of Loyola & Francis Xavier 12 Days: June 16 to 27, 2013 Under the Spiritual Direction of Fr. Ted Dziak, S.J, Fr. Mark Lewis, S.J., and Fr. Bob Gerlich, S.J. Hosted by: Loyola University New Orleans & Spring Hill College Highlights Include: • • • •

Loyola – home of St. Ignatius Aranzazu – popular Marian devotion for Ignatius Xavier – home of St. Francis Xavier Montserrat – shrine to the Black Madonna

• Manresa – site of Ignatius’ conversion • Barcelona – city tour and sites of Gaudi • Plus much, much more!

Pricing available with brochure after September 1, 2012 To be placed on the priority mailing list to receive your brochure and registration form, contact:

Fr. Ted Dziak, S.J. – Tel: (504) 865-2304 or E-mail: dziak@loyno.edu

WANTED!

20 Riders for the Loyola Centennial Float in the 2013 Krewe of Tucks Mardi Gras Parade – Saturday, February 9, 2013

The cost is $1,500 per person.* Your Tucks Parade package includes: • (1) Ticket to the Tucks Coronation Ball; spouse or additional tickets cost $100 each • Tucks throws (beads/cups) and Loyola centennial beads and costume • Tucks Extravaganza After Parade Party for float riders at Marriott • Marriott hotel package discount for Tucks Parade weekend A deposit of $500 is due by August 1, 2012. Balance is due by November 1, 2012. * Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Riders should be 21 years or older.

If you would like to participate, please call (504) 861-5454 or e-mail alumni@loyno.edu

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Centennial Celebrations This spring, celebration was in the air as Loyola University New Orleans’s centennial festivities got underway. Here are some of the centennial events held during the spring semester. For a complete listing of events, historical milestones, shared memories, and photo galleries, visit www.loyno.edu/2012

The campus dressed up with centennial banners appearing in April throughout main campus, the Broadway campus, and even on streetcars and down St. Charles Ave.

Centennial Week began with the Centennial Lecture Series— Leading Civil Rights: Loyola and Desegregation in the ’50s and ’60s featuring the Hon. Moon Landrieu ’52, J.D. ’54, H’79, H’05; Norman Francis, J.D. ’55, H’82, Ph.D.; Edgar “Dooky” Chase III ’71, J.D. ’83; and moderated by the Rev. R. Bentley Anderson, S.J., Ph.D, held on April 10.

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Loyola’s history came alive on April 11 with Loyola’s Photographic Treasures, showcasing photographs from the archives presented by University Photographer Harold Baquet with special guests Russ Cresson ’49 and the late Tracy Smith, Loyola’s first and second university photographers.

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Begin!

More than 325 guests attended the Centennial Kick-Off and All Alumni Welcome Reception on April 13, featuring the opening of the Loyola University Centennial Exhibit, located throughout the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library. The exhibit will be open through May 13, 2013.

On Founder’s Day, April 14, Bernard Cook, Ph.D., Provost Distinguished Professor of History and author of Founded on Faith: A History of Loyola University New Orleans, presented a book signing and lecture.

The Loyola Concert Band, on April 14, treated more than 400 guests to a musical spectacle, featuring the premiere of “Centennial Fanfare” by Colonel John Bourgeois ’90, H’05.

The 100th Anniversary Celebratory Mass, with the Most Rev. Alfred C. Hughes, 13th Archbishop of New Orleans, as principal celebrant, took place on April 14 with a crowd of more than 650 attendees.

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Founder’s Day, April 14, came to a rousing conclusion for the university’s more than 650 guests with the Picnic Dinner Anniversary Celebration, featuring food, activities, music by The Yat Pack and Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes (composed of several Loyola alumni), and a performance by the 610 Stompers; the premiere of the Loyola Centennial Video; and a spectacular fireworks finale. Emmy-Award winning NBC News journalist Tom Llamas ’01 served as master of ceremonies, with remarks from New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05, as well.

Photos courtesy of Harold Baquet, Conrad Pramono, Crystal Shelton, James Shields, and Fireworks by Pyrotecnico.

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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE! Save the Dates Upcoming Centennial Events

SEPTEMBER 20 Centennial Lecture Series: Catholic Education Lecture by Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond

SEPTEMBER 28 NolaLoyola: Living for the Music Lecture The Development of New Orleans Music: Brass Bands and Jazz

SEPTEMBER 29 Centennial Ring Ceremony

OCTOBER 13 Washington, D.C., Centennial on the Road

OCTOBER 22 Centennial Concert with Renowned Jazz Musician Wynton Marsalis

OCTOBER 25 Reading by Noted Author and Alumna Claire Keegan ’92

OCTOBER 27 New York Centennial on the Road

NOVEMBER 1 – JANUARY 10 Mentors: Loyola Visual Arts Faculty and Their Students Exhibition

NOVEMBER 17 Chicago Centennial on the Road

For more information, visit www.loyno.edu/2012 or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-798-ALUM, (504) 861-5454, or e-mail alumni@loyno.edu

MANY THANKS to our valued centennial sponsors!

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Alumni Events

The del Corral family, Wayne, M.B.A. ’91, Shannon ’98, and Floyd ’51, celebrate at Loyola’s Annual Alumni Jazz Brunch.

Alumni from the Boston Chapter met for their annual Crawfish Boil on April 21.

The Southern Mississippi Chapter enjoyed the Bay St. Louis Second Saturday “Loyola Crew” Art Walk and Reception on March 10. Bottom row: Andrew Nash ’96, Laurie Leiva ’03, Joy Mehrtens ’85, Sherri Floyd ’72, RJ Pierce, Gina Tillia-Nash; Top row: Laureen Montgomery ’90, Ted Longo ’83.

College of Business Alumnus of the Year Eric Eckholdt ’89 (second from the right) was honored at the Annual Alumni Jazz Brunch on April 15.

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Trenese Smith ’10, Kimberly B. Reed ’08, and Trenell Smith ’10 at the Women’s Basketball Alumni Game held on February 11.

Young alumnae Maura Seiler ’07, Siobhan Ricksecker ’07, Amber Dickerson ’07, and their guests enjoyed Starlight Racing at the N.O. Fair Grounds on March 16.

Louise Neville, J.D. ’81, Dean Don Boomgaarden, and Amie Gartenberg, J.D. ’81, enjoyed An Evening of Jazz in NYC on March 29.

Alumna Katie O’Flarity Pitre ’06 (far right) enjoyed Family Night at Segnette Field with Madelyn Davey, Kevin Davey, and future member of the Wolf Pack Conor Davey.

Mary Flynn Hull ’02 and Lauren Campisi, J.D. ’05, celebrate Loyola’s Centennial Kick-off at the Welcome Reception in the Monroe Library.

Alumnae Alice Fellows Petagna ’72, Diane C. DePaula ’72 and Linda Ory Joint ’72 share memories at the Reunion Class Dinner on April 13

8.1.2012 TUCKS PARADE Deadline to sign-up as a rider in the 2013 Krewe of Tucks Parade.

(Parade takes place on Feb. 9, 2013.)

(504) 861-5454 alumni@loyno.edu

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Marc Buller ’87 and Ed Claughton ’94 prepared the spicy crawdads for the Miami Chapter Crawfish Boil on March 31.

Helen Moore, Thomas Jones ’62, Ernest ’62 and Louise Spivey at the Class of 1962 Reunion.

Centennial Picnic: Allison Plaisance ’00, Michael Plaisance ’00, J.D. ’07, Jordan Huck ’04, J.D. ’07, Michelle Huck ’04, Kristen Rivero ’04, Trey Ragan ’04, Brandon Thibodeaux ’04.

The Denver Chapter enjoyed their annual Crawfish Boil on April 4. Nate Ohlsson ’02, Darla Rushing, Kelly Covington ’04.

Mary Ann Mattingly Sherry ’62 and Sandra McDonald Shedlarski ’62 reminisce at the Reunion Class Dinner held on April 13.

Dental alumni Joseph S. Locantro ’52 and Jack A. Hudson ’52 recall their time at Loyola at the Reunion Class Dinner.

The Las Vegas Chapter celebrated their Mardi Gras Happy Hour on February 18.

Leo Welcker ’48, Gina Mushmeche ’98, Matt Dannan ’04, Cynthia Thomas ’00, Sofia Velazquez, Elly Hanks ’04, Patricia Davillier, Conrad Davillier ’75.

Josh Aranguiz ’09, Miles Fully, Jr., Stephen Mcgovern ’07, and Dave Curtin ’08 participated in Loyola’s Golf Tournament on April 20.

Young Alumni Centennial Happy Hour at the Rusty Nail on April 12. Top row: Catherine Blume ’08, Lydia Mulero ’09, Vanessa Howell ’08, J.D. ’11; Bottom row: Ellen Altamirano ’06, Erica Babycos ’09, Liz Daino ’10.

10.20.2012

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WOLVES ON THE PROWL Loyola’s National Day of Service.

Save the date!

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TO SPAIN In the Footsteps of Ignatius of Loyola & Francis Xavier For more info., contact Fr. Ted Dziak, S.J., at (504) 865-2304 or dziak@loyno.edu

For more information about upcoming events, visit alumni.loyno.edu or call (504) 861-5454.

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Alumni Voices My “Disability”: The Ins and Outs of Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Excerpts from Looking Up

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The Basics Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a genetic bone disorder caused by a lack of collagen—the stuff that makes your bones, skin, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nails grow correctly. This lack of collagen causes my bones to be deformed and break very easily. They don’t grow to their natural extent either, so I am very short— about two-foot-seven. Because my bones are weak, I have never been able to walk, so I move around with the assistance of an electric wheelchair. Some people call it my red Corvette; this isn’t totally inaccurate since it is probably one of the most expensive wheelchairs out there! It goes pretty fast, too, and has headlights. I guess one could say I’ve been “driving” since I was two-and-a-half.

While there are people who have heard of OI (also called Brittle Bone Disease), most have misconceptions and often don’t realize that there are several levels of severity and variations to the disease, which can prove fatal by two years of age.

On the other hand, some children stricken with OI don’t know it until near puberty when they randomly break a bone one day. I am officially classified as a Type III.

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No two OI persons are the same. Some of us can lead practically normal lives; others have to deal with a few extra challenges. As Amy Roloff says in the teaser for the show Little People, Big World, “We can pretty much do what everyone else does, but just in a different way.” Although that may not be completely true for me, I do try to lead my life as normally as possible despite my “disability.”

Lifespan Even if I didn’t have this disability, I think my outlook on life would be the same: life is too short to dwell on the little things. My condition has magnified this attitude for me. Because the severity of OI patients varies so greatly, it is hard to pin down a specific life expectancy for any one of them. Those with less severe forms usually have pretty normal life spans. To quote one website, those with more severe types, like me, “have life expectancies that tend to be shortened.” Well now, that’s encouraging isn’t it?

There was data compiled a few years ago that said someone like me was expected to live to age forty, sometimes fifty, sometimes longer. The truth is that scientists and doctors don’t know because there are so many variables at play.

Who knows? I might just outlive all of you people.

Aggravatin’ & Irritatin’: Pet Peeves and General Complaints Back Pack, Purse, & Butt Level As much as I love my wheelchair for its functionality, there is one disadvantage to being in it that most people don’t think of right off hand. My face is literally looking at people’s butts. And you think you have seen some badonkadonks…

The seat height of my chair presents another problem; it is also the same level as backpacks hang. It was actually very dangerous for me to be in the halls in grade school and high school because of just this. Kids don’t pay attention. For that matter, neither do most adults. I can’t even tell you the number of times in my life I’ve been whacked in the head with a book bag, purse, clutch, camera bag, briefcase, or satchel. Luckily, as my father would say, my head’s the hardest part of my body, so it’s all good.

Things to Think About There are things that I have to think about every day that very few others must. For instance, I can’t open doors

by myself. I can’t write for a long time because it hurts my wrist. I can’t hit bumps hard in my wheelchair because it hurts me. I can’t drive. I can’t pee privately or bathe myself.

I often need someone to help me make and cut my food. I have to lie down to type, paint, draw, and write. I usually need a straw to drink and plastic utensils to eat because I can easily lift them. I have to schedule physical therapy every week and make sure I do my exercises to stay healthy.

You get the drift.

It’s not that I am complaining about all of this, because I’m most definitely not. It does get aggravating at times, but I also realize that I get to do a lot of things that most people my age don’t. I am often able to manipulate myself into the front row at concerts because I have a hard time seeing anywhere else. I have had the opportunity to meet several famous people, including Dustin Hoffman, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, and Gene Hackman.

I get to skip to the front of the line at Disney World because I’m in a wheelchair. It’s simply a forced trade off. It is still nice sometimes to know that people realize that I have to think a little differently than most.

I Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Funny Stories “Mommy, It Talks!”

I was never aware that I was an “it” until a little girl informed me as such.

I was at the movies with my cousin about seven years ago, and there was a little blonde girl, probably about five years old, sitting a couple rows above us. I noticed that she kept looking curiously at me throughout the movie, which is understandable for a five-year-old. Anyway, as my cousin and I were waiting for everyone to exit so that we could safely leave, the little girl walked past us and I politely waved at her and said “hi.”

She promptly ran behind her mom’s legs, pointed at me with her short, chubby finger and exclaimed, “Mommy, it talks!”

Yep, I’m an “it.”

My cousin and I practically died laughing. We had to sit back down. The little girl’s mother was mortified. She kept repeating, “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry!” After we managed to contain ourselves, we assured her that it was okay, and thanked her and her daughter for the laugh. That story pretty much gets told at every family get-together.

Katherine Klimitas ’11 (visual arts) is an artist, graphic designer, jewelry designer, and author. Looking Up is her story told through personal reflections, anecdotes, and photographs. To order a copy or to learn more about Klimitas, visit www.kakartnola.com or www.facebook.com/kakartnola

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1970s John J. Finan Jr., M.B.A. ’70, Baton Rouge, La., president and CEO of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc., and Loyola Board of Trustees member, was elected to serve a one-year term on the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI). In addition, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System plans to manage a new 40-bed public hospital opening in St. Bernard in August, and an 80-bed community hospital in the soon-to-be renovated

Methodist Hospital in eastern New Orleans late next year.

1980s Bill Cortner ’81 (finance) and Nancy Heck Cortner ’80 (marketing/finance) moved from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Clinton, Ohio, near Akron/Canton. Bill retired from Procter and Gamble after 23 years and joined the JM Smucker Company to continue working with Folgers Coffee (and Millstone and Dunkin Donuts). They moved to a house on a peaceful lake.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Peter M. Garson ’85 (finance) joined the Madison, Wis., office of the law firm of Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.C. in its Business and Trust & Estate Planning Practice Groups.

Peggy Crutchfield Lewis ’86 (management), New Orleans City Council clerk, was named president of the Louisiana Municipal Clerks Association. She took on a leadership role with the LMCA in 2006 when she was elected to the executive board. In subsequent years, she served as public relations officer, secretarytreasurer, and most recently in 2011, as vice president.

1990s Alyson Mount ’92 (accounting), vice president and corporate controller with Entergy Corporation, was named senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Alyson, who is a certified public accountant, joined Entergy in 2002.

Billy Perez, J.D. ’94, M.B.A. ’94, who serves as Special Counsel in Adams and Reese’s New Orleans, La., office, was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans (SENO), an organization that connects entrepreneurs and innovators with the resources necessary to start and build their businesses primarily through accelerator and professional mentor programs.

Jorge Ramirez ’95 (finance) was appointed CFO of Copeinca ASA. He previously worked for Amanco Group (1995 – 2008), holding various positions in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Brazil, his last one being CFO for Latin America. Since 2008, he served as CFO of Camposol Holding Plc, the leading agro industrial company in Peru.

Scott Shamblin, M.B.A ’95, joined VisiQuate, a leading SaaSbased enterprise performance management company in Santa Rosa, Calif., as senior vice president for business development, healthcare.

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND NATURAL SCIENCES 1950s Dr. Melvin G. Bourgeois ’57 (pharmacy), Morgan City, La., was elected to a two-year term as president of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

1960s Edward T. Brett ’67 (history), Ph.D., Pittsburgh, Pa. had his fourth book, The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family: African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize, published by the University of Notre Dame Press. His third book, The U.S. Catholic Press on Central America: From Cold War Anticommunism to Social Justice, was also published by Notre 42

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Dame. Edward, who has taught for the last 28 years at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, was named professor emeritus.

Harold “Max” Messmer ’67 (history), chairman and CEO of Robert Half International, Inc., was named one of San Francisco’s Most Admired CEOs by San Francisco Business Times.

1970s Dr. Robert Jeanfreau ’77 (psychology), Metairie, La., released The Story Behind the Stone, a pictorial guide that covers more than 40 New Orleans monuments.

1980s Nicole Baute Honorée ’89 (natural science), Hammond, La., the LSU System director of research and economic development initiatives, was named Volunteer of the Year by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).

1990s James Seese II (psychology), Covington, La., director of human resources for Globalstar, a leading provider of mobile satellite services, was promoted to vice president of administration.

Tami Hotard ’93 (English), Panama City, Fla., published Big Charity: Paralysis at Charity

Hospital and the Seduction of Confinement, available at www.amazon.com Kristin Taylor Ashworth ’99 (psychology) was named partner in the Mobile, Ala., office of Burr & Forman, L.L.P. Kristin’s practice is general litigation, with a concentration in employment law.

Malcolm Hood ’99 (English), Windham, Vt., husband, father, farmer, entrepreneur, chef, writer, and world traveler, founded Pizza Hippo (www.pizzahippo.com), an organic pizza franchise. Malcolm has partnered with Kindle Farm School, a nonprofit farm school for troubled boys in Vermont, which grows the vegetables for his pizzas.

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ALUMNI MILESTONES 2000s C.J. Guenzel ’03 (accounting/finance) joined First Nebraska Trust Company as a trust officer. He most recently served six years as a vice president and trust officer in Atlanta, Ga., with one of the nation’s largest trust companies.

The Rev. David Lauricella, Jr. ’06 (management) became pastor of Harahan Christian Church on Hickory Avenue in Harahan, La., after his grandfather, founding pastor Marion “Sugar” Lauricella, passed away in August 2010.

David has overseen sending bottled water to tsunami victims in Japan and to tornado victims in Alabama, reading glasses to missionaries for distribution to the poor in South America, and bales of hay to drought-stricken farmers in Texas.

He and his volunteers also purchased thousands of cans of food to replenish the Kenner Food Bank prior to last Christmas.

Patrick Haile ’09 (marketing) serves as the marketing director for Mister Softee of Texas, owned by his uncle, Joseph McSweeny. (mistersofteetexas.com)

2000s Kendrick Johnson ’01 (computer info. systems), Silver Spring, Md., under the name K. Murry Johnson, published Image of Emeralds and Chocolate, in which he combines two never before paired genres: black gay and vampire fiction. (kmurryjohnson.com) Dawson McCall ’04 (history) was named STAR teacher by St. Stanislaus College’s 2012 STAR student John-Paul Drouilhet. Dawson is a 2000 graduate of SSC and is in his sixth year of teaching there, where he teaches world history, U.S. government, economics, and is the head coach of the cross country, track, and freshman basketball teams.

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Births 1 • Alexandra Sweet Bayer, J.D. ’99, and her husband, Alfred J. Bayer III, welcomed their first child, a daughter, on October 21, 2011. Madison Emily Bayer was 6 lbs., 11 oz. and 20.25 inches long and is very healthy, happy, cute, and loves to smile.

2 • Mary Bolton ’03 (education) welcomed daughter Josephine Elizabeth on February 14, 2012. She weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz. and was 21 inches long.

3 • Wendy ’00, J.D. ’03, and Scott Gremillion ’01 (marketing) welcomed their second child, Braxton Cale Gremillion, born at Lakeside on March 11, 2012. Braxton weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz. and measured 20 inches. The Gremillion family also has a daughter, Adelyn, who is almost three.

4 • Rebecca Rings Martinez ’06 (psychology) and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed their first son, Patrick Joseph Martinez, into the world on March 18, 2012.

5 • Erich Mattei ’04 (economics) and Megan Key Mattei ’04 (visual arts) welcomed their second child, Quinn Elise Mattei, into the world on September 26, 2011. Quinn joins big brother Emile, age two. Quinn weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz. and measured 20 inches long.

6 • Karl ’05 (political science) and Kate Weis ’05 (communication) welcomed their first wolf cub. Audrey Lane Weis was born on January 5, 2012, at 6:20 a.m.

Bethany Comboy Bordelon ’02 (communication) and Gregory J. Bordelon, M.B.A. ’02, welcomed the birth of their second child, Blaise Alexander Bordelon, on December 30, 2011.

Courtney Siems Sutherland ’01 (biology) and her husband, Johnson, welcomed their daughter, Josephine Carol, into the world on September 20, 2011. She is quite the traveler and has already visited New Orleans. The Sutherlands live in Houston, Texas.

Jacque, J.D. ’99, and Mary Slavich Touzet ’01 (history), J.D. ’04, announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Renee, on February 27, 2012. She joins her big sister, Claire, who is two and a half.

Heather (Melton) Wadland ’97 (English) and her husband, Nolan, welcomed their son, William Pickworth Wadland, into the world on July 10, 2011, in Seattle, Wa. After three surgeries and two and a half months in the NICU, they were thrilled to go home as a family in late September 2011. They wish to thank everyone for their prayers and support.

Weddings Alison Koederitz ’05 (history) married Adam Tate at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 2011. Alison is the director of youth, young adult, and campus ministry at the Diocese of Austin.

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Wolftracks COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND NATURAL SCIENCES, continued Juan Calix ’05 (biological sciences) co-authored a major article in Clinical Infectious Diseases, a leading journal in the field of infectious disease with a broad international readership.

The article focused on the

evolution of the significant human pathogen, streptococcus pneumoniae, in response to different environments within the host. Juan is pursuing his doctorate at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Scientist

Training Program, and is working in the laboratory of pathologist Moon Nahm, M.D.

Making History through Leadership and Service Throughout her academic career, Dr. Laurie M. Joyner ’86, sociology alumna, has been committed to community engagement, student service and support, and engaged scholarship. Now she will be taking that commitment one step further, and making history, on July 1 when she takes the reins as Wittenberg University’s 14th president, becoming the first female president of the 167year-old national liberal arts university in Ohio.

“I am honored to be selected to lead Wittenberg University at this important time in its history,” Laurie says. “Wittenberg was attractive to me for its commitment to the liberal arts within the context of an inclusive, person-centered academic community.”

Laurie most recently served as vice president for planning and dean of the college at Rollins, where she was a member of the President’s Cabinet and provided leadership for campus-wide strategic planning and student success initiatives. In addition, Laurie served as interim vice president for academic affairs and provost, overseeing undergraduate and graduate education and student affairs spanning three schools, and as dean of the faculty from 2007 – 2010.

Before joining Rollins, Laurie served as associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University New Orleans, where she oversaw college curricular initiatives, the administration of academic policies and procedures, and the assessment of student learning outcomes. She also developed and implemented a comprehensive First-Year Experience program and faculty development initiatives.

For Laurie, a consistent priority has been linking academia to diverse communities in ways that deepen student, faculty, and staff learning, while addressing pressing social issues. No doubt her new role will allow her to continue to do just that.

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COLLEGE OF LAW 1950s Norman C. Francis, J.D. ’55, H’82, Ph.D., president of Xavier University of Louisiana and the longest-tenured university president in the U.S., was honored by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), in conjunction with AT&T, which has created a scholarship in his name. The AT&TNAFEO Francis Fellow Awards will go to two students from Xavier University and one student each from Dillard University, Grambling State University, Southern University, and Southern University-New Orleans.

1970s Larry Curtis, J.D. ’77, Lafayette, La., was selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers, as one of Louisiana’s top 50 lawyers. He has been listed in the practice areas of maritime/transportation law every year since its inaugural publication in 2007. Larry was also listed in the 2012 edition of Woodward & White’s publication and The Best Lawyers in America.

He currently serves as president of the Lafayette Bar Association.

William H. Langenstein III, J.D. ’78, joined Chaffe McCall’s New Orleans, La., office. He formerly served as managing member of Langenstein and Associates, A.P.L.L.C., which merged with Chaffe McCall.

William has extensive experience in taxation, real estate, and both corporation and business law, and currently serves as an honorary consul to the Republic of Korea.

He is a member of the New Orleans Estate Planning Council and is a past chairman of the Louisiana Bar Association, Section of Taxation. He also sits on the boards of several companies.

Kathleen O’Leary, J.D. ’78, was named president of NIPSCO and is responsible for all regulatory and economic development effort at the utility.

She previously was with NIPSCO’s parent company, NiSource, and another subsidiary, Columbia Energy.

Barton Hegeler, J.D. ’79, La Jolla, Calif., became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.

Brent Wood, J.D. ’79, PA manager with Chevron Corporation in Covington, La., was elected secretary of the board of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

1980s Billy Gaudet, J.D. ’82, Adams and Reese partner in the firm’s New Orleans, La., office, was named a Litigation Practice Group Leader.

Nancy Scott Degan, J.D. ’83, New Orleans, La., of the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., was nominated to lead the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Litigation. She will assume the role of vice chair of the Section of Litigation in August 2012 at the conclusion of the ABA Annual Meeting. She will serve as vice chair from 2012 to 2013, and as chair-elect from 2013 to 2014. Upon conclusion of the 2014 ABA Annual meeting, she will begin a one-year term as the chair of the ABA Section of Litigation.

Ed Laizer ’83 (general business), J.D. ’85, Adams and Reese partner in the firm’s New Orleans, La., office, was named to the Adams and Reese Executive Committee, comprised of six partners who oversee the strategic operations of the firm and its attorneys and staff in 13 offices in six states and Washington, D.C.

Robert Zarbin, J.D. ’86, Annapolis, Md., was honored by the Daily Record as one of 25 attorneys recognized for Leadership in Law. In addition, Robert was appointed by the Maryland Court of Appeals to serve on its Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.

1990s Carol Malz, J.D. ’91, Oneonta, N.Y., a sole practitioner, was among 22 winners of the New York State Bar Association’s 2012 President’s Pro Bono Service Awards.

Thomas Hosty, J.D. ’92, Oklahoma, Okla., has been recognized three times in Super Lawyers for criminal defense. He specializes in Oklahoma DUI law.

Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, J.D. ’92, was named dean of Stetson University College of Law in Tampa Bay, Fla. Christopher joined Stetson from the LSU Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he served as vice chancellor for business and financial affairs and as the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law. Maria B. Glorioso ’91 (psychology), J.D. ’95, New Orleans, La., managing partner of The Glorioso Law Firm, was elected as the first female president of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.

Steven W. Hays, J.D. ’95, joined Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.L.L.C. He practices out of the firm’s Royal Oak, Mich., office, concentrating his practice in all aspects of patent and trademark law including preparation, prosecution, and litigation.

2000s Brendan Doherty ’00 (political science/communication), J.D. ’03, was appointed litigation manager in the Houston, Texas, office of Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. Jane H. Heidingsfelder, J.D. ’03, New Orleans, La., was elected to partnership with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P. Lauren Tafaro, J.D. ’04, was elected to partnership with the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese. She serves on the Labor and Employment Team, drawing on her diverse experience in insurance defense, toxic tort, and personal injury litigation and also focusing on insured employment claims.

Lauren Campisi ’02 (economics/political science), J.D. ’05, was elected a member of the New Orleans, La., office of McGlinchey Stafford, P.L.L.C. Her practice focuses on consumer finance regulatory compliance matters and litigation.

Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq., J.D. ’05, New Orleans, La., offers a new service focused on defending nurses before the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

She will represent nurses facing complaints and charges including, but not limited to, violations of the Nurse Practice Act, patient confidentiality breaches, DWIs, drug or alcohol problems, and failures to complete continuing education credits. She is also offering her services for petitioning for license reinstatement, appeal of license denial, and modification of disciplinary orders already handed down by the board. (www.neworleans-criminaldefense.com)

Michelle L. Corrigan, J.D. ’97, St. Louis, Mo., a member of Stinson Morrison Hecker, L.L.P., was elected partner. She focuses her practice on product liability litigation. magazine.loyno.edu

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Wolftracks COLLEGE OF LAW, continued Jaimmé Collins, J.D. ’05, was elected to partnership with the New Orleans, La., office of Adams and Reese. She focuses her practice in the areas of commercial litigation and general business.

Hurricane Katrina that helps displaced New Orleans residents build new construction homes on their original lots. Previously, Jaclyn practiced real estate and business law in the greater New Orleans area for five years.

Jonathan R. Katz, J.D. ’05, Metairie, La., was elected to partnership with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Bryan Jeansonne, J.D. ’06, Baton Rouge, La., was elected to serve on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, the governing body of the Republican Party of Louisiana. Bryan is a partner in Christensen Dore Jeansonne & Shahla law firm, which was formed in 2010 by former Congressman Jon Christensen, Jason Dore, Bryan Jeansonne, and Tarek Shahla.

Shelly Spansel, J.D. ’05, was elected to partnership with the New Orlean, La., office of Adams and Reese. She practices in various areas of litigation, including labor and employment litigation and healthcare litigation.

Jaclyn Hill, J.D. ’06, New Orleans, La., was named executive director for Build Now, a local nonprofit founded after

Wesley M. Plaisance, J.D. ’07, joined the New Orleans, La., office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., as an associate. His practice includes gaming,

commercial litigation, and bankruptcy and loan restructuring.

David Rochford ’04 (philosophy/pre-law/English), J.D. ’08, finished up his first twoyear posting in Saudi Arabia, where he worked at various consulate offices in that country as well as two special assignments in neighboring Yemen. As a consular officer, he worked on issuing travel visas, helping Americans in trouble, and working with local residents wanting to emigrate to the U.S. He will start his second tour with the U.S. State Department this summer in the Middle East.

2010s Matthew B. Champagne, J.D. ’11, Esq., joined LeBlanc Law Firm as a new partner at the

firm’s Covington, La., office.

Matthew joined the firm’s trial division, where his primary focus is criminal defense and custody litigation.

Heather Ladner, J.D. ’11, joined the Gulfport, Miss., office of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, P.L.L.C. She is a member of the firm’s government, environmental, and energy group, and serves in the areas of school law, government relations, governmental regulations, and administrative law.

Ryan Kent Howell Nevin, J.D. ’11, Nashville, Tenn., joined The Nevin Law Firm as an associate. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy, estate planning, debt relief, adoptions, probate, real estate, and general practice.

COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS 1980s Christine MacDonnell ’84 (clarinet, flute, oboe, and bass clarinet) and pianist Steven Vaughan ’84 released their new CD, Enchanted Saint-Saens. This recording is unique in that one artist is performing all of the various woodwind pieces. Christine received her master of music degree from The Juilliard School. A popular freelance musician and Broadway regular in NYC, she performs both locally and nationally with orchestras and chamber ensembles. She served two U.S. presidents in the President’s Own Marine Band. Her recently released solo clarinet CD, Clarinet Rhapsody, hailed as “beautifully played and well deserved of its title,” can be obtained from cdbaby.com. Steven received his M.F.A. from Tulane University and worked with both New Orleans Opera and the New Orleans/

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Cincinnati Ballet. Now living in Manhattan, he’s performed at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall, and served as president of the New York City Alumni Chapter. He currently serves as director of music ministry for Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brooklyn, N.Y.

1990s Dr. Chris Thompson, M.M. ’91 (performance), Springfield, Mo., hailed as “a lyric baritone possessing a rare combination of velvet tone, comic timing, and elegant stage deportment,” divides his time between several performance mediums including opera, operetta, oratorio, recitals, and musical theatre in a variety of capacities: soloist, conductor, music director/pianist, and stage director.

He serves as coordinator of vocal studies at Missouri State University.

Elizabeth Hopkins Mazurik ’97 (visual arts), a.k.a. Erin Joseph, Spirit Lake, Idaho, published her first book, Grandma’s Short and Sweet Survival Guide, available at www.amazon.com Amy Guidry ’98 (visual arts), Lafayette, La., had her work on display Feb. 24 through March 30 at the Slidell Cultural Center at City Hall in Olde Towne. Amy’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide, including the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Alexandria Museum of Art, the Women’s Research Center at Brandeis University, and the Acadiana Center for the Arts.

2000s Justin Hopkins ’06 (performance) won second prize in the finals of the 2012 Lotte Lenya Competition, held in April at the Eastman School of Music in

Rochester, N.Y. A bass-baritone from Philadelphia, Pa., Hopkins tied with Jacob Keith Watson, tenor, for second place prizes of $10,000.

2010s Lisa McKinley ’11 (visual arts) joined Peter Mayer Advertising in New Orleans, La., as a graphic designer.

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Awarded for Service Business alumnus and former Board of Trustees Member John “Jack” Dardis ’63, chairman and owner of Dardis, Couvillon, and Associates, a branch of Next Financial Group, Inc., has spent his life in service to others. When he received the 2011 Adjutor Hominum Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Loyola Alumni Association, it was yet another recognition of his moral character, service to humanity, and unquestionable integrity.

“When I see the list of past winners, it is a bit overwhelming to be included in that group.

Twenty-five years ago, my wife’s father, for whom I have the utmost respect, received this John “Jack” Dardis ’63 and University President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. award—what a great honor to be perceived in any way like him,” Jack said.

Catholic Foundation and serves on a number of other boards.

While attending Loyola, Jack was student council presiHe also has received several awards for his service to the comdent and a member of Alpha Omicron service fraternity, Delta munity.

Sigma Pi business fraternity, and sodality president. He received Jack’s service to Loyola has continued throughout the the Charles H. Bailey Award for Outstanding Male Leader on years as a member of the President’s Council, a trustee-member Campus, the Alpha Pi Omicron Award for Service to the of the Endowment and Finance Committee, and chairman of University, the Dean’s Award from the College of Business, and the Endowment Committee. He also taught for two years in the the Chicago Tribune Award, among others.

College of Business, headed the Loyola MBA Program from Jack’s life of service continued in the U.S. Army from 1978 – 1979, was selected as Alumnus of the Year in 1991 by 1963 – 1967. While on duty in Vietnam, he accepted the asthe College of Business, and has spent many years supporting signment as the liaison officer for a mission club project in an Wolf Pack athletics. orphanage and school for blind girls.

Jack lives with his wife and fellow Loyola alumna, Anne ’67. They have 10 children and 24 grandchildren.

Within New Orleans, Jack is president of the board of the

ALUMNAE REUNION These Loyola graduates and former roommates gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyo., for a reunion last summer at the home of Mildred Manion ’63. Left to right: Jeannie Jones Yeager ’63 (education), Mildred Manion ’63 (business), Doris Gibson Lackey ’63 (political science), Nicky Nichol Bourgeois ’63 (arts and sciences), the Hon. Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, J.D. ’64. Loyola mourns the loss of Mildred, who passed away this spring.

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Wolftracks COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 1949 Peter Finney ’49 (journalism), New Orleans, La., Times-Picayune columnist, whose budding journalism career coincided with his time on Loyola’s basketball team more than 60 years ago, was inducted into the United States Basketball Writers’ Hall of Fame during the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans.

1970s Janet Flanagan ’75 (communication) was named director of annual giving for Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools in Sioux City, Iowa, and is coordinating the Heelan Auction, providing support to the annual fund, and working with alumni. She operated Perry Creek Communications for the past seven years, and previously worked in marketing for many years at St. Luke’s Health System and Morningside College.

Michael E. Guillot ’75 (secondary education), assistant headmaster for Institutional Advancement at Holy Cross School in New Orleans, La., was named president of De La Salle High School in New Orleans.

1980s Vikki Spruill ’80 (communication), president and CEO of Ocean Conservancy in Washington, D.C., since 2006, was named new president and CEO of The Council on Foundations (CoF).

Dr. Emile C. (Mel) Netzhammer III ’81 (communication), who has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs for Keene State (N.H.) College since 2006, was named the new chancellor of Washington State University Vancouver.

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Jack Truxillo, M.E. ’85 (administration), New Orleans, La., in his new position with the Office of Catholic Schools, collaborates with principals throughout the archdiocese on their admission and recruitment strategies. Jack was principal of St. Agnes Elementary School in Jefferson from 2000 – 2005 before assuming his current post as director of admissions at his alma mater, Jesuit High School.

Prior to his years serving Catholic education, Jack spent 22 years with Jefferson Parish public schools.

1990s Kathleen Bambrick ’91 (communication) assisted Allyson Raphel in documenting her experience as a deaf woman who underwent a life-changing cochlear implant surgery in her 30s. In addition to extensive writing, editing, and formatting of the memoir, Kathleen also acted as liaison in researching and submitting queries to literary agents and publishers. The book, Turning a Deaf Ear, is currently available through Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Diesel e-Book Store, Scrollmotion, and Smashwords.

Kenneth Tarleton ’95 (nursing) received the Recognition Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Nurse at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Before arriving at M.D. Anderson, he spent eight years as a travel nurse working in operation rooms across the U.S. Kenneth works in the Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine at M.D. Anderson.

Karen Wyble ’96 (nursing), Arnaudville, La., accomplished health care executive and registered nurse, was named regional vice president of operations at LHC Group, a national provider of postacute care services. She will work with hospitals around the country to

facilitate partnerships for home health and hospice care. Karen most recently served as chief operating officer for the Heart Hospital of Lafayette and vice president of cardiovascular for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. She previously served as assistant vice president of nursing at Lafayette General Medical Center.

Kristen Crockett ’98 (communication), Alexandria, Va., celebrated the launch of her first book, The Gift of Past Relationships.

Kristen facilitates relationship workshops and works with individuals and couples to improve their personal and intimate relationships.

2000s Ansel Augustine ’00 (sociology), M.P.S. ’02 and John Smestad, Jr. ’96 (history), M.R.E. ’00 were honored by the White House, in coordination with the Corporation for National and Community Service, for their commitment to service through the MLK Drum Majors for Service program. Former Loyola student Daniel Green was also recognized with the award. They are part of the Imani team, a group of 14 adults, young adults, and high school students acknowledged by the White House for their efforts to rebuild the New Orleans faith community. The team has gone into black Catholic churches and helped rebuild those ministries, youth ministries in particular, and brought life back to the churches and surrounding neighborhoods.

Erika Kennair ’02 (communication), vice president for scripted development for Syfy, was profiled in the April 23 Multichannel News feature, “40 Under 40.” Erika is responsible for developing new original programming and talent for Syfy.

She is currently shepherding the

pilot projects Defiance, starring Grant Bowler and Julie Benz, and Rewind.

Becky Benes, M.P.S. ’03, San Angelo, Texas, published Oh My Chocolate: God, the Great Chocolatier. Becky is a certified business coach who also leads workshops and church retreats.

Shawn P. Daly, M.R.E. ’03, Ph.D., P.E., was named dean of Niagara University’s College of Business Administration in New York. Shawn previously worked for the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to UIW, he worked in research and development engineering with a multinational chemical firm and managed the sales and marketing initiatives for an entrepreneurial laboratory instrument manufacturer.

Dr. Elizabeth Fiser ’04 (political science), Greeneville, Tenn., is working in both inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation departments for the Takoma Regional Hospital. She is completing specialized training in “women’s health” physical therapy to treat women with urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, and pregnancy.

Julie Parker ’04 (communication) was promoted to account supervisor from senior account manager with Meers. In her new role, Julie provides senior level account leadership for key clients for the Kansas City-based digital marketing and advertising agency.

Amanda Gilliard Richmond ’04 (elementary education), fouryear starter on the nationally recognized women’s volleyball team and member of the all-decade team, was named 2012 Teacher of the Year for Enterprise Elementary in Florida where she resides with her husband, Brian, and four-year-old son, Gavin.

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Invading New Orleans, Street Style Jennifer La Rocca ’05 (communication) is the manager of the Healthcare Practice for BursonMarsteller in Miami, Fla. Burson-Marsteller is a leading global public relations and communications firm with a worldwide network of more than 2,000 professionals working across 68 offices and 81 affiliate offices in 109 countries. They provide clients with strategic counsel and program development across the spectrum of public relations, public affairs, digital media, advertising, and other communications services.

Katrina Workman Berger, M.C.J. ’06, Haymarket, Va., was selected as the deputy assistant director for domestic operations within the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of Homeland Security Investigations Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Prior to this selection, she was detailed to the Department of Justice as the deputy director for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Fusion Center, a multi– agency center located in the Fairfax, Va. area. In addition, Katrina is a contributing author, along with several Loyola faculty members and another former graduate student, to a criminal justice textbook titled Crime and Criminal Justice in Disaster. She also co-authored a chapter with Professor Dee Wood Harper, Jr., in a criminal justice publication titled Strategic Responses To Crime: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally.

2010s Candace Young ’10 (nursing), M.S.N. ’12, accepted a position as director of case management at Cleveland County Medical Center, part of the Carolinas Health Care System, in Shelby, N.C.

By Carlyn Worthy ’12 Three years ago, visual arts alumnus Justin Shiels ’07 fused his passions with industry experience to launch InvadeNOLA, and an innovative digital magazine was born in the Big Easy. The magazine began as a small blog between friends, but quickly picked up the pace as word spread of the new publication dedicated to New Orleanians.

“Right before 2009 I said to myself, ‘I want to do a New Orleans-specific magazine.’ Focusing on the same things—art, fashion, music, and culture. That’s what I’m passionate about. I just did it,” Justin says.

Justin and the InvadeNOLA team have spread the word about InvadeNOLA with events around the city. Some include a dance party called Son of Rambo, which featured the musical stylings of local artists and a book signing. Their latest event was a street style brunch in the Central Business District co-sponsored by the NOLA Fashion Council. Readers were able to meet and engage with the InvadeNOLA staff as well as innovative designers that headlined NOLA Fashion Week.

The daily blog and online magazine covers an array of topics that range from festivals to gallery openings, television, food, and more. Young professionals are the target audience, but anyone can identify with this magazine. The InvadeNOLA team spreads positive vibes to all New Orleanians who are vehement about their city.

Justin attributes the success of the magazine to his advertising background, his undergraduate degree in graphic design, and the professional aesthetic of the InvadeNOLA staff. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in arts administration at the University of New Orleans. When he’s not in school, he balances his time between InvadeNOLA and working at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

To view the latest edition of InvadeNOLA, visit InvadeNOLA.com

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BY JUSTIN SHIELS ’07

LOCAL ARTIST TO WATCH Hannah Chalew

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LOCAL BAND Big History

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In Memoriam ALUMNI Edward P. Burvant, Sr., D.D.S. ’39 Camilo Kelly ’43 (philosophy) Doris M. Albert ’44 (arts and sciences) Margret L. Alm ’44 (pharmacy) Donald A. Amann ’44 (science) Beverly J. Danton ’44 (medical technology) Frances H. Lachart ’45 (music education) Edwin F. Moise ’45 (arts and sciences) Carmela M. Wood ’45 (economics) Audrey B. Brown ’46 (journalism) Audrey W. Shaffer ’45 (business) Marietta M. Cosenza ’46 (theory and composition) Rose M. Federico ’46 (philosophy) Nathaniel J. Chesnut, Jr. ’47 (economics) Col. William C. Hurt, D.D.S. ’47 Ray A. Liuzza, Sr. ’48 (journalism) Albert Schipplein, Jr. ’48 (pharmacy) Charles J. Oshell, Sr., D.D.S. ’49 Joycelyn L. Schowalter ’49 (medical technology) George H. Toye, J.D. ’49 Henry F. Artus ’50 (business) James A. Cobb ’50 (business) Harold F. Douglass ’50 (pharmacy) Arthur V. Leto ’50 (business) Douglas A. Molony, J.D. ’50 Dr. Alfred G. Wiedemann, Jr. ’50 (arts and sciences) Charles Anthony Caruso ’51 (theory and composition/voice) The Hon. Dom C. Grieshaber, J.D. ’51 Frank J. D’Aquin ’52 (business) Carmen S. Million ’52 (education) Newell H. Schindler ’52 (piano) Lorraine A. Tackett ’52 (theory and composition) The Rev. Matthew J. O’Rouke ’53 (administration)

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Elizabeth M. Browne ’54 (business) Madeleine D. St. Romain ’54 (arts and sciences) Horace E. Trepagnier Jr. ’54 (biology) Gerald J. Hymel ’55 (arts and sciences) Samuel R. Mayes ’55 (pharmacy) Sr. Eleanor J. Strehle ’55 (arts and sciences) James E. Leithman ’56 (business) Sylvia A. Probst ’56 (education) James L. Hagen, Jr., D.D.S. ’58 Sr. Elizabeth R. Rhodes ’52 (education), M.Ed. ’58 Norman A. Zaffater, D.D.S. ’58 Peggy P. Madere ’59 (pharmacy) Grady K. Martin ’59 (arts and sciences) Harlan B. Rogers, Jr., D.D.S. ’59 Lillian C. Trent ’55 (business), J.D. ’59 Patrick C. Burke ’60 (business) Velma T. Kemp, M.Ed. ’60 Louise R. Stenberg, M.Ed. ’60 George W. Gervais, Jr. ’61 (pharmacy) Mildred Y. Manion ’63 (business) Lee S. Eilers ’65 (business) Margaret J. Grace ’65 (music) Lester G. Briwa, Jr., M.E. ’67 (administration) Lourdes B. Armbruster ’68 (education) L. Sidney Charbonnet III, J.D. ’68 Norma G. Micca ’68 (administration) Mary M. Schoen ’68 (mathematics) Robert A. Adams, M.B.A. ’69 Daisybel F. Neyrey ’69 (arts and sciences) Dr. Bernel R. Sanders, M.Ed. ’70 Joseph E. Woll ’61 (business), M.B.A. ’70 Michael C. McCrossen ’71 (commercial science) Joseph W. Hecker, J.D. ’71 Marshall L. Klein, J.D. ’71 Marie G. Leckert ’71 (arts in commerce) Jary Bilecky, J.D. ’72 Joseph W. Davenport, Jr. ’73 (business) John J. Hazard III ’74 (commercial science)

Kevin Hodges ’75 (communication) Conrad A. Bourgeois, J.D. ’76 John L. Hoormann, Jr. ’76 (criminal justice) James C. Paratore ’76 (communication) Clement F. Perschall, Jr., J.D. ’76 Craig K. Kaucher ’77 (music education) Wendy S. Lemieux ’78 (social work) Roy M. D’Aquila ’76 (political science), J.D. ’79 Brian T. Griffin, J.D. ’80 Wallace N. Messina, Jr. ’80 (commercial science) Antonio O. Cardet ’81 (accounting) Margaret L. Lazaretti, J.D. ’81 Judith A. Gic, J.D. ’84 Jean M. Sweeney, J.D. ’84 John T. Benedict, Jr. ’86 (management) Margaret Z. Perrone, M.R.E. ’87 Diana C. Carroll, J.D. ’92 Elizabeth S. Nevinger ’92 (communication) Daniel A. Liner ’93 (accounting) Helen E. Burke ’94 (continuing education) Grace Talbot, M.S. ’94 (reading) Conrad C. Krauft, M.P.S. ’96 Ronald D. Hunt, M.P.S. ’98 Jose V. Linan ’00 (finance) Margaret M. Devaney, M.P.S. ’04 Matthew W. Jones ’12 (finance/accounting) FACULTY/STAFF The Rev. Gerald M. Fagin, S.J. De’Lisa M. Jones-Mastrapa ’09 (criminal justice) Dr. Peggy McCormack Tracy Smith FRIENDS James E. Smith, Sr.

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The Perfect Charitable Gift: Unused Retirement Funds The late Rev. Stephen J. Duffy cared deeply about Loyola University New Orleans and its mission. That is why this longtime faculty member designated Loyola as a beneficiary of his retirement fund. Thanks to Fr. Duffy’s generous gift, an endowment of more than $1.3 million will be used by the Department of Religious Studies to support a Chair of Roman Catholic Systematic Theology.

If Fr. Duffy had left his retirement asset to a non-charitable beneficiary, a substantial portion of those assets would have gone to the IRS. During Fr. Duffy’s life, all the contributions to his retirement fund, both his and his employer’s, were in pre-tax dollars. Upon his death, any distributions of the retirement assets to non-charitable beneficiaries would have been subject to ordinary income tax. If Fr. Duffy’s estate had been subject to the federal estate tax, that tax would have further reduced the amount going to any non-charitable beneficiaries.

Making Loyola University New Orleans a beneficiary of your retirement assets will allow the assets to pass to our organization free of any income tax obligation and will qualify for the estate tax charitable deduction.

To learn more about the advantages of using retirement funds for your philanthropic goals, contact Robert Gross, Director of Planned Giving, at (504) 861-5565 or rgross@loyno.edu

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