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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2010
Victory at Last Celebrating the Class of 2010’s and New Orleans’ Successes
ALUMNI COME BACK TO THE PACK MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU BRINGS HOPE TO NEW ORLEANS MASTER PLAN FOR FACILITIES GETS UNDERWAY NEW ORLEANS CUISINE CELEBRATED
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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS Loyola University New Orleans President
The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Victoria A. Frank Associate Vice President for Development
Chris Wiseman ’88 Associate Vice President for Marketing
Terrell F. Fisher ’76 Editor
Ray Willhoft ’00 Art Director
Allee Parker Designer
Craig Bloodworth Photographer
Harold Baquet Director of Alumni Relations
Monique Gaudin Gardner Associate Director of Alumni Relations
David Robinson-Morris ’06 Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Lisa Adams ’82 Director of Public Affairs and External Relations
Meredith M. Hartley Communications Coordinator
James Shields Communications Manager
Sean Snyder Contributors
Shon Cowan Baker Jamie Bustos Chelsea Fielding Catherine I. Koppel Brett Simpson ’96, M.B.A. ’03 Photo Contributors
The Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J. Dan Helfers Tracie Morris Schaefer Kevin Zansler
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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS M A G A Z I N E SUMMER 2010 • VOL.20 • NO.2 • WWW.LOYNO.EDU
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A Time of Celebration
FEATURES 24 28 30 32 34 36
A Change for New Orleans The Facilities Master Plan: Construction Begins Living to Eat The Golden Wolf and the New Graduate The Value of Virtue Loyola in Print
DEPARTMENTS 06 On the Avenue 06 News 16 Students 17 Athletics
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Tracking the Pack Wolftracks 43 Wolf Pups 49 Calendar of Events 50 Memorials
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From the President Now that the 2009 – 2010 academic year has come to an end, we can look back on our accomplishments with a sense of pride and celebration. First, congratulations to our 1,201 new graduates who officially made the transition from students to alumni during the Unified Commencement on May 8 and the College of Law Commencement on May 12. I’m sure we all can expect great things from them as they begin a new chapter in their lives. While one class leaves, a new class arrives. Undergraduate application activity remains strong for fall 2010, with applications and acceptances up more than 20 percent over last year. With this pool of very strong applicants, the Enrollment Management and Financial Aid and Scholarships offices have been working hard to enroll 800 new first-year students and 125 new transfer students. I also am happy to report that the first-year, fall-to-spring retention rate was three percent ahead of last year, and we expect that the fall-to-fall retention rate will continue to move in a positive direction. In addition to first-year retention, we are continuing to look at the retention rates of all of our students as a means of improving graduation rates across the university. We have many opportunities to improve student retention, and all of us can play a role in that. Graduate admissions and enrollment are also very important to both our mission and our strategic plan, and we are working to strengthen our efforts in those areas as well. It is evident around campus that we have begun to implement the first phase of the new facilities master plan for the campus. Part of this first phase will address some serious deferred maintenance issues that have accumulated in the past years. Now, as we begin new construction, is the opportune time for us to address some of these problems, and they must be addressed before we begin the second phase of construction, which will involve a new student center and residence hall. Plans are also being finalized, and preliminary site work is underway, for the renovation of the former Dominican Conference Center on the Broadway campus. This space will be used by the College of Law as the new home of the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice. Finally, thank you, the entire Loyola community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and friends of the university—for all of our accomplishments and successes this past academic year. With your hard work, generosity, and belief in Loyola, I am confident that we will continue to achieve great things as we move towards our centennial in 2012.
With prayers and best wishes,
Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., President
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COLLEGE PROFILE
The College of Music and Fine Arts: Preparing students for careers in the arts and for lives of purpose in the Ignatian tradition
Arts are central to the human endeavor. They enliven our spirits and fill our minds with wonder. Loyola’s College of Music and Fine Arts offers a broad scope of artistic study that consistently produces individual excellence. It is the preeminent Jesuit center for fine and performing arts.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND CENTERS MUSIC
THEATRE ARTS AND DANCE
Bachelor of Arts in Music Jazz Studies Music Composition Music Education Music Industry Studies Music Performance Music Therapy Music with Elective Studies
Theatre Arts Dance
VISUAL ARTS Studio Arts Graphic Design
CENTERS Center for Music and Arts Entrepreneurship
YOUR PRIVATE GIFTS TO THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS ARE CRITICAL. Whether it is to add that special touch to an opera performance, provide students with the quality instruments or supplies they need, or ensure that our artistic productions are of professional quality, your annual gifts are vital to the success of the College of Music and Fine Arts.
For more information, contact Anna Justice, Development Officer, at ajustice@loyno.edu or (504) 861-5989, or donate online at giving.loyno.edu
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Alumni Weekend celebrates Wolfpack pride Alumni Weekend, May 7 – 9, was held in conjunction with commencement events, which allowed alumni to celebrate their Wolfpack pride alongside graduating seniors. The annual Senior Crawfish Boil was added to the Alumni Weekend lineup, which offered the graduating class a chance to rub elbows with visiting alumni as they reconnected with Loyola. The weekend of events also included the induction of Loyola’s 50-year graduates, the Golden Wolves, who also processed in Loyola’s commencement ceremony, Class Dinners, the President’s Maroon and Gold Gala, and the Annual Alumni Association Jazz Brunch. At the brunch, Mary Ann Glorioso Valentino ’41, longtime New Orleans cultural and civic leader and supporter, was honored with the Adjutor Hominum Award, which is presented to outstanding alumni whose lives exemplify the characteristics that Loyola seeks to form in its graduates, including moral character, service to humanity, and unquestionable integrity. It was an exciting time for all alumni, especially those who celebrated their milestone reunions this year—the Classes of 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005.
Alumni Association President Mark Morice, J.D. ’98, University President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Mary Ann Glorioso Valentino ’41
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Benefactors honored for their support Loyola honored its top benefactors on March 11 for their continued support of the university at the annual Benefactors Dinner. At the dinner, Claire and S. Derby Gisclair ’73 were inducted into the Society of St. Ignatius for their lifetime giving to Loyola. In addition, Tom Benson, H’87, owner of the Super Bowl XLIV championship team, the New Orleans Saints, received the 2009 Integritas Vitae Award, the university’s highest honor to an individual who exemplifies a high moral character and selfless service without expectation of material reward or public recognition. In addition to his philanthropy in New Orleans, Benson
also has been a longtime supporter of Loyola. In 1999, his generous gift to the university funded the first phase of construction of the Gregory R. Choppin Chemistry Wing in Monroe Hall. The wing was completed in fall 2008. Benson also made a considerable contribution to Loyola to create the Jesuit Social Research Institute, which was established in 2007 to promote research, social analysis, theological reflection, and practical strategies for improving the social and economic conditions in the southern United States and in select parts of the Caribbean and Latin America with a particular focus on issues of race, poverty, and migration.
Board of Trustees Chair Suzanne Mestayer, University President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., Tom Benson, H’87
University President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., Claire Gisclair, Board of Trustees Member S. Derby Gisclair ’73
The Hon. Moon Landrieu ’52, J.D. ’54, H’79, H’05, Herbert Christenberry, Jr., J.D. ’57, Ann Christenberry, Tom Kloor ’52, Verna Landrieu ’54, H’05, Kitty Kloor Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
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Loyola mourns the loss of College of Law Dean Brian Bromberger The Loyola community is mourning the loss of Brian Bromberger, dean of the College of Law and the Judge Adrian G. Duplantier Professor of Law. Bromberger passed away on May 27 after succumbing to a heart attack. He had planned to retire from Loyola on July 31 and rejoin his family in his native Australia. Bromberger came to Loyola in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he had served as the associate dean for academic affairs and a professor of law since 1995. At Loyola, Bromberger led the College of Law through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath; established the prestigious Westerfield Fellows Program for future legal educators; and expanded services from the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice, enabling the college to keep pace with clinical legal education trends nationwide. Very recently, Bromberger passionately and successfully fought against a bill in the Louisiana legislature that would severely restrict university law school clinics from representing poor and indigent clients. The bill failed in a senate committee on May 19. Because of his dedication and service to the Loyola community, Bromberger was awarded the President’s Medal during the College of Law Commencement on May 12. “During his 50 years of teaching, which he celebrated just this year, Brian affected countless lives in many profound ways,” says University President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. “He was a strong leader, an advocate for his college and its people, a skilled mediator, a dedicated scholar, and a friend to many.”
Loyola College of Law Dean Brian Bromberger
New center launched in name of literary giant Walker Percy The memory and contributions of prominent CatholicAmerican author and former Loyola faculty member Walker Percy have been honored through the creation of
Marcus Smith, Ph.D., emeritus professor of English, remembered Walker Percy at the dedication of the Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing.
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a new center bearing his name. Loyola launched the Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing on March 10 with reminiscences of Percy by Marcus Smith, Ph.D., emeritus professor of English, and Patrick Samway, S.J., Percy’s biographer. Award-winning filmmaker and New Orleans native Winston Riley also introduced a partial screening of his documentary, Walker Percy: A Documentary Film. Riley’s documentary accounted Percy’s story with archival film, excerpts from Percy’s work, and interviews with family, friends, and scholars. Immediate plans for the center include purchasing a press to publish literary and academic texts, expanding the Loyola Writing Institute to offer fee-based, non-credit classes to the community, and enhancing publications, reading series, and interdisciplinary work already in place. The center will also seek writing outreach opportunities with public high school students. To learn more about the Walker Percy Center, visit www.loyno.edu/wpc
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Lenten Series 2010: “Sacred Music and Sacred Words” Loyola’s Jesuit Center and the Alumni Association presented “Sacred Music and Sacred Words,” a series of concerts and lectures held in February and March to observe the season of Lent. The series was headlined by Ignatian spirituality expert Joe Tetlow, S.J., and popular New Orleans priest Tony Ricard ’87. The series kicked off with “Ayiti Cheri,” a Haitian benefit concert and dance performance.
Other events included: “What is Sacred about Rock and Roll?,” a concert by a liturgical choir and musicians’ group comprised of both Loyola students and alumni; “Don’t Be Stupid! Lessons You Should Already Know,” a lecture by the Rev. Tony Ricard; “American Culture, Religion, and Spirituality,” a lecture by the Rev. Joseph A. Tetlow, S.J.; and a concert by Professor John Mahoney and his jazz band.
Harold Baquet: A Retrospective Award-winning Loyola Photographer Harold Baquet, who has been with Loyola since 1989, discussed his 30+ year career in photography and told the stories behind the images he has captured during his career in a presentation on February 24. Baquet discussed his Louisiana roots, as a member of a seven-generation Louisiana family, as well as New Orleans culture, music, food, faith, work ethic, craft ethic, and racial identity, among other topics. Baquet explored how his work relates to his personal experience and motivation. He also covered the skill sets young people who want to pursue photography as a career should develop. Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
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Dr. Larry Lorenz receives 2009 Dux Academicus Award Alfred L. Lorenz, Ph.D., the A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor of Mass Communication, was awarded the Loyola University New Orleans 2009 Dux Academicus Award, which recognizes a faculty member who “is able to impart the knowledge and wisdom of the humanities, sciences or the professions to students in a manner consistent with the unique philosophy of Loyola University New Orleans as a Jesuit institution of higher education.” Lorenz, who joined Loyola as a professor in 1981, was nominated by colleagues, students, and former students, who cited his distinctive work as a faculty member, department chair, and interim dean fol-
lowing Hurricane Katrina. Lorenz earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Marquette University in 1958, and entered the U.S. Army shortly after. In 1962, upon discharge from the Army, Lorenz joined United Press International, where he helped tell the stories of the Cuban Missile Crisis, integration in the South, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He continued to work occasionally as a stringer while earning both a master’s and a doctoral degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University. Lorenz returned to Marquette as a faculty member in the College of Journalism in 1968, where he spent 12 years. He also taught for a year at New Mexico State University before coming to Loyola to chair the Department of Communications. Lorenz is a prolific writer and reviewer and author of two books, News: Reporting and Writing and Hugh Gaine: A Colonial Printer-Editor’s Odyssey to Loyalism. He also hosts “Informed Sources,” a weekly public affairs program on public television in New Orleans, La. Lorenz is married and has five children, all of whom are Loyola alumni.
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Shotgun nominated for best new American play Shotgun, a play by John Biguenet, M.F.A., Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor of English, was nominated for the American Theatre Critics Association’s ATCA/Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Award for best new American play of the year. Past recipients of the award include August Wilson, Horton Foote, and Arthur Miller. Shotgun, the second installment in Biguenet’s Rising Water trilogy, was selected for presentation as staged readings at In-Progress: New Play Reading Series, at Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Mo.; Forum: New Play Roundtable Reading Series, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey; and PlayFest: The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater.
The play then went on to premiere last summer at Southern Rep Theater in New Orleans, where it received an extended run and was the subject of multiple cover stories in New Orleans publications OnStage, Gambit, and The Times-Picayune.
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Loyola community mobilizes to bring “Hope to Haiti” The Loyola community united to respond to the devastation of the Haitian earthquake through a variety of events, fundraising, and spiritual support for Haitians and their loved ones abroad. The Hope for Haiti task force was assembled to identify relief resources and plan for a sustained aid effort by the university for the island nation and its people affected by the tragedy. Hope for Haiti also started a blog at blogs.loyno.edu/haiti, where the public can learn more about Loyola’s efforts. On January 16, Loyola hosted a free concert dedicated to Haiti at which audience members could donate funds toward the relief effort and learn the ways they can help the Haitian people. The concert, led by Loyola Director of Orchestras and Haitian emigre Jean Montès, was actually planned far in advance of the earthquake as a joint performance of the New Orleans Youth Orchestra, the Loyola Symphony Orchestra, and the Cornell University Orchestra. Cornell musicians came to New Orleans as part of a service project to help Hurricane Katrina victims.
The Ignatius Chapel Mass community raised $3,254.25 during collection, which was donated to organizations with which Loyola has a connection. A second benefit concert was held at Loyola on February 26. The concert, “Ayiti Cheri,” the Creole term for “Haiti beloved,” featured performances of Haitian dance and music and exhibited Haitian art, poetry, and cuisine. Montès and his string quartet, along with Haitian dancers, were among the evening’s performers. There also was a discussion of the history of Haiti and New Orleans and how the two regions are related. Haitian art was on display and available for bid during a silent auction. Although admission was free, donations were encouraged, and all proceeds benefited the Haitian relief effort. In addition, Montès traveled to Haiti in late March with a group of students and volunteers to deliver musical instruments to the earthquake-devastated Holy Trinity School of Music.
Center for Spiritual Capital honors leading businessman “Doc” Laborde scholars and CEOs who delve into the ethics of commerce The Loyola Center for Spiritual Capital hosted its first and the religious roots of business; and forums including event on May 19—a dinner and lifetime achievement journalists, academics, clergy, and students on challenges to award tribute to Alden “Doc” Laborde, principled businessspirituality in the work world. The center is also developing man and founder of Tidewater, Inc. Laborde is the only an online 12-hour graduate certificate program for middleLouisianian inducted into the U.S. Hall of Fame of and upper-level business leaders to analyze key elements of Business, and as a lifelong Catholic, has been recognized on erosion in social virtue and social capital, and critique the numerous occasions for his dedication and service to his teachings of mainstream religious traditions on business. faith. His entire life exemplifies the value and meaning of For more information, visit spiritual capital. www.business.loyno.edu/spiritual-capital The College of Business launched the center earlier this spring, co-founded by John Levert, Jr., and directed by Nicholas Capaldi, Ph.D., the LegendreSoulé Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics. The center is a first of its kind at a Catholic university and second only in academia to Yale University’s Spiritual Enterprise Institute. The center will feature lectures by speakers with a sound understanding of value-based decision-making and how traditional faiths can play a vital role in retrieving and reinvigorating the spiritual roots of business practice; conferences of John Levert, Jr., College of Business Dean William Locander, Alden “Doc” Laborde Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
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Annual Law Alumni Luncheon gathers friends, honors alumna More than 250 alumni came together for the Annual Law Alumni Luncheon on January 29 at the Hotel InterContinental New Orleans. This luncheon is one of the most popular events for the College of Law. The Hon. Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, J.D. ’64 received the 2010 St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College of Law Alumni Association. The award, named for the patron saint of lawyers, is presented annually to an alumnus/a who has volunteered services to the College of Law or the university, maintained the highest standards of the profession, and furthered the mission of the alumni association.
Richard E. McCormack, J.D. ’84, the Hon. Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, J.D. ’64, and the Hon. Harry T. Lemmon, J.D. ’63
Health care and education leaders headline College of Business Alumni Luncheon The Loyola College of Business Alumni Board took a candid look at issues vital to businesses wishing to relocate to New Orleans or stay in the city at its 25th Annual College of Business Alumni Luncheon on March 26. Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek ’76, J.D. ’79; Ochsner Chief Operating Officer Patrick J. Quinlan, M.D.; and GCR & Associates CEO Gregory C. Rigamer were panelists for the discussion about “Surviving and Thriving: A Business Focus on Housing, Healthcare and Education.” Television and radio host Monica Pierre served as moderator. The College of Business also honored Saints Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dennis Lauscha, M.B.A. ’93 as outstanding alumnus of the year and business owner/franchise developer Ryan Brach ’00, M.B.A. ’03 as young alumnus of the year.
Gregory C. Rigamer, Patrick J. Quinlan, M.D., Paul Pastorek ’76, J.D. ’79
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Loyola hosts expert panel discussion on tensions in Iran and Iranian-U.S. relations The ongoing volatile political scene in Iran and relations between the United States and Iran were the topics at a panel discussion at Loyola on February 18, which featured four experts on Iran—Misagh Parsa, Ph.D., Mehran Kamrava, Ph.D., Mark Gasiorowski, Ph.D., and Jack Goldstone, Ph.D. For the discussion, Parsa, professor of sociology at Dartmouth College and a foremost expert of third-world revolutions, presented “Origins of the Post-election Conflicts and Unrest in Iran.” Kamrava, interim dean of Georgetown
University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar and director of the Center for International and Regional Studies, presented “The Unfolding of Iran’s Second Spontaneous Revolution.” Gasiorowski, professor of politics and international relations at Louisiana State University, presented “U.S. Policy toward Iran under the Obama Administration.” The panel discussion coincided with the International Studies Association convention in New Orleans, La., which was attended by regional and international scholars.
Misagh Parsa, Ph.D., Mehran Kamrava, Ph.D., Mark Gasiorowski, Ph.D., and Jack Goldstone, Ph.D.
Dr. Alicia Bourque named 2010 Coadjutor Optimus Award recipient Alicia Bourque, Ph.D., director of the University Counseling Center, received the 2010 Coadjutor Optimus Award, which is presented to staff members who demonstrate service above that required or expected and who are representative of the university’s commitment to its Jesuit values, on March 31 at the annual Staff Service Award Luncheon. Bourque carries a full load of client visits and addresses concerns daily. She has become an integral part of several committees and initiatives outside the scope of her normal position, such as her work with the Substance Abuse Task Force, women’s issues, university health programming, Wolf Pack Wellness Initiative, University Crisis Response team, and Early Warning Committee. She spearheaded the university response to H1N1, developing a plan that included educating the population and a method for tracking and monitoring symptomatic students. Bourque is tapped most often to serve on committees
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Loyola inducts 2010 Hall of Fame members, honors faculty supporter Loyola Wolfpack Athletics and the Alumni Association honored exceptional athletes and a supporter of the university’s many teams on February 20. WGNO-TV Sports Director Ed Daniels ’79 emceed the induction of five new members into the Loyola Wolfpack Hall of Fame during halftime at the men’s Loyola-Belhaven basketball game. Inductees into the Hall of Fame included John Altobello
(basketball, 1939 – 42), Henry “Zeke” Bonura (basketball and baseball, 1927 – 31), Chester Doll (basketball, 1951 – 52, 56 – 58), Robert Hanberg (tennis and basketball, 1959 – 64), and Yussef Jasmine (basketball, 1997 – 00). Loyola political science professor Peter Burns, Ph.D., received the St. Sebastian Award for exhibiting outstanding efforts on behalf of Loyola athletes off the field of play and charitable, community, civic, and spiritual service to humanity.
2010 Wolfpack Hall of Fame inductees
Endowed scholarship established in legendary coach’s honor The Maroon and Gold officially kicked off efforts to fund the Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann Scholarship at a special reception that was held at Rock n’ Bowl on February 28. Friends, family, and former Wolfpack players were on hand to honor Loyola legend and New Orleans icon “Rags” Scheuermann. The endowed scholarship, which will benefit a current student-athlete on the baseball team, will be the first instituted in the new era of Wolfpack Athletics. Scheuermann’s teams won 234 games in 15 seasons, and were considered among the finest squads in the nation each year. His legacy to Loyola baseball not only consists of an impressive .649 winning percentage, but more importantly, the multitude of players he taught to love the game, who later themselves became coaches or leaders in the community. For more information or to support this scholarship, please contact Renny Simno ’98, Development Officer for Wolfpack Athletics, at (504) 861-5851 or e-mail grsimno@loyno.edu
Family of Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann
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Loyola colleges collaborate to produce interdisciplinary fine arts project By Sean Snyder Last December, signs displaying the warning, “Beware: 10-Minute Plays Ahead,” began popping up around Loyola’s campus advertising an interdisciplinary project between the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences and the College of Music and Fine Arts, spearheaded by John Biguenet, M.F.A., Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor of English. For the 10-Minute Plays collaboration, budding playwrights enrolled in Biguenet’s class, Writing the Short Script, composed scripts, and engaged with students from the theatre arts and graphic design programs to produce them. The staged readings were performed for live audiences December 1 and 8, 2009, in Marquette Theater. “A playwright doesn’t know what he or she has on the page until it’s heard on the stage, and for students in my writing workshop to have the full experience of writing a play, they needed to see their works performed,” says Biguenet. “Similarly, acting and graphic arts students participating in the project profited by public presentations of their work.” Assisting with the project was C. Patrick Gendusa, M.F.A., visiting assistant professor of theatre arts, who
selected and directed the actors, and Daniela Marx, M.F.A., associate professor of graphic design, who advised the art design component. In November, Marx incorporated the project in her Graphic Design III class, allowing students to compete to be project designer. Winning the honor was graphic arts junior Phil Dodson, whose design was produced into posters, coasters, and T-shirts. In all, there were 17 different designs created through Marx’s class, all of which were on display outside of Marquette Theater during the performances. “In the arts, and especially in theater, such collaboration among various types of artists is common,” says Biguenet. “Fortunately for our students, Loyola is small enough so that collaboration among three departments is possible and, in fact, encouraged.” “Like colleges and universities across the country, Loyola is enhancing its interdisciplinary focus with new programs, team-led projects such as this one, team-taught courses, the hiring of new faculty with interdisciplinary strengths, and by encouraging interdisciplinary research and teaching among the entire faculty,” notes Jo Ann Moran Cruz, Ph.D., dean of the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences.
Students in the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences and the College of Music and Fine Arts came together for the 10-Minute Plays collaboration. Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
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MBA students take first place at entrepreneurship challenge Six Loyola MBA students helped spur a joint New Orleans MBA team to victory against several top-rated business schools in the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week Idea Corps Challenge on March 27. The competition capped off a week of activities aimed at incubating business development in New Orleans and beyond. MBA students Brian Danos, RaShaud Haines, Michael Pitre, Barrow Reedy, Kelly Spears, and Christynn Vierra joined forces with students from University of New Orleans’ and Tulane University’s business schools to match a team from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management in a tie for first place. The New Orleans contingent defeated teams from a variety of schools, including Berkeley, Northwestern, and Stanford Universities and the University of Chicago. Brett Matherne, Ph.D., Loyola’s Chase Minority Entrepreneurship Distinguished Professor, advised the team. The team was tasked with providing business strategy and consulting services to Jack and Jake’s Local and Organic Market, which is launching a community supported agricultural market group. For their efforts, the winners were whisked from the competition to James Carville’s home for the closing celebration, where the two winning MBA team leaders gave brief presentations before a private performance by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield. Hosted by the Idea Village, a New Orleans nonprofit that identifies, supports, and retains entrepreneurial talent in the city, Entrepreneur Week gathered cutting-edge investors and business leaders, corporate volunteers, and 90 MBA students from across the U.S. to support more than 75 earlystage New Orleans business ventures and focus on emerging business opportunities. The Idea Village partnered with Google, the New Orleans Saints, the Downtown Development District, and the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and other sponsors to host a series of activities for participants. Students also attended presentations from high-profile speakers including Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute; Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team; Jim Coulter, CEO of TPG Capital; and retired Army General Wesley Clark.
Student Successes The
Associated Collegiate Press
named The Maroon, Loyola’s student newspaper, a First-Class publication, as part of a voluntary critique and evaluation program. This is the second-highest ranking possible for a college newspaper and places The Maroon in the top 17 percent of all student publications in the nation. Vocal performance student David Castillo won first prize in the Stewart Brady Competition for Young Artists sponsored by the Y.E.S. Foundation for the Arts of San Francisco, Calif. The win netted him $3,000 in prize money plus an appearance in the finalists’ concert. Philosophy and medieval studies student G. Nicholas Courtney was the 2010 recipient of The Davies-Jackson Scholarship for a two-year study at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, England. Nikki Demetria Thanos, a third-year law student, was the recipient of the 2010 Working in the Public Interest Student Achievement Award, presented by the student-led WIPI group at the University of Georgia School of Law. The College of Law Moot Court Team
won The DePaul University
College of Law National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition. The team included law students David Vicknair, Geoff Sweeney, and Daniel Shanks, and was coached by Lindsey Surratt and faculty adviser Dr. Derek Fincham.
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Loyola Women’s Tennis Team completes successful season In their first season since the 1990s, the Loyola women’s tennis team finished the 2010 season with a record of 411. All four of the Wolfpack’s wins came in GCAC play where they finished fifth in the regular season standings. Loyola faced a tough schedule in their inaugural season with two matches against NCAA schools, McNeese State and Nicholls State, and nine against teams who finished the season ranked in the NAIA Top 25. The four ranked opponents were GCAC champion #16 Xavier, #20 William Carey, #21 Mobile, and #24 Spring Hill. After Claire Landry Loyola dropped their first three matches, the Wolfpack won three straight to get their record to 3-3. Loyola edged Belhaven 5-4 to pick up their first win, then shut out Tougaloo and LSUShreveport to put the ‘Pack at .500. Loyola closed out the regular season with another win over LSUS
before being eliminated in the GCAC Tournament by Spring Hill. Junior Claire Landry led the Wolfpack with six wins in singles play and won six matches in doubles, pairing up with sophomore Katie Beargie. Landry, a transfer from Lipscomb University, competed in the No. 1 position for Loyola. Beargie picked up four wins in singles action. Sophomore Rachel Crump notched the first win for Loyola this season, defeating Ashley McGill of Xavier on Feb. 13. Crump won five singles matches on the year and teamed up with sophomore Frances Sweeney for five doubles victories. Sweeney also won a pair of singles matches. Freshmen Hannah Neal and Frances Bonnin played No. 2 doubles, winning four matches on the year. Neal held the No. 2 spot in singles for Loyola and came away with three victories. Bonnin played No. 3 singles, winning two matches on the year.
Loyola Baseball honors All-Decade Team The Loyola baseball team has experienced some great seasons over the past decade, including setting the single season record for victories in 2000 and winning the GCAC Tournament in 2002. The Wolfpack has had several great players during that span, and the program honored 19 of them, naming an All-Decade Team for the 2000 – 2009 seasons. The Wolfpack kicked off the AllDecade Weekend with the 13th Annual Loyola Athletics Golf Tournament at the Audubon Golf Course on April 16. The team was honored with a presentation at Segnette Field before Loyola’s baseball doubleheader against LSU-Shreveport. Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
Former Loyola athletes for the All-Decade Team included: Doug Neill, Brian Van Haverbeke, Scott Schenck, Brad Showalter, Tory Western, David Lindsey, Mike Ceravolo, Tommy Daigle, Scott Gremillion, Ryan Moity, Chad Stouder, Josh Borges, David Lauricella, Andy Rodriguez, Kevin Fontenot, Charles Robinson, Greg Veltri, Brian Mason, and Bryan McCulley. The 19 players were selected by a committee of current athletic staff members and former players. Players were eligible if they appeared in any game for the Wolfpack from 2000 to 2009.
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Victory at Last Celebrating the Class of 2010’s and New Orleans’ Successes By Ray Willhoft ’00
“Just as the New Orleans Saints gave the city of New Orleans the unity and winning attitude that it needed, our Class of 2010 has given our university hope for its restoration, and through its efforts, reflects a most sacred duty of a Jesuit institution —service.” —The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., University President
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The past few months have been a time of great celebration in New Orleans, La. A new mayor (and Loyola alumnus) was elected, the New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, festivals have been better than ever, and most recently, the Loyola University New Orleans Class of 2010 celebrated its graduation. It has indeed been a joyful time, all the more so because the road leading to these victories was often bumpy. But as with anything in life, determination and perseverance go a long way, and the payoff is truly worthy of celebration.
It was amidst this odd mix of uncertainty and spirit of renewal that Loyola’s Enrollment Management counselors took on the daunting task of recruiting for the Class of 2010. Though recruiting efforts were “When I made my final already underway prior to the storm, the question remained: would anydecision to attend Loyola, one want to attend college in New there was undoubtedly a Orleans? Though the city was on the concern and some initial mend, it was far from the ideal place fear. But beyond that, I to acquire a college education. Having suffered only minimum was mostly excited to be damage from the storm, Loyola was able to start a new chapter indeed open for business, so getting in my life in a city that the word out was the first step to getting the students in. The Office of was starting a new chapter Enrollment Management created the in its life as well.” Each One Reach One campaign in —LeeAnn Moss, which every member of the Loyola In order to fully appreciate News 2010 Graduate community—students, faculty, staff, Orleans’ recent successes, one must and friends—was asked to recommend one high school sengo back to 2006, which for the citizens was a year filled with ior who could apply to Loyola’s Class of 2010. Once the uncertainty as they continued to contend with the effects of names were in, information was sent out, dispelling myths Hurricane Katrina. Though talk of renewal was in the air, about the city as well as illustrating the unique opportunity no one knew what the future of the city would be. Many decided to stay and students would have to assist in the rebuilding of one of the world’s most fascinating cities. rebuild their homes, But more than just recommending students, Loyola their city, and their community members became ambassadors for both the unilives, while others versity and the city. “Parents and students had many queschose to begin again tions about infrastructure and health care in the city, as well elsewhere. as concerns about our campus, so having someone they But little by little, knew reassure them and put them at ease was critical,” says people returned Keith Gramling, director of Enrollment Management. home, businesses reopened, and hope began to appear. Though there were still many unresolved Thanks to the Each One Reach One campaign and the problems, a sense of camaraderie emerged as men and entire Loyola community, 555 students enrolled and women from other parts of the country, particularly students became the Class of 2010. Though the class was considerfrom other colleges, ventured to New Orleans to lend a ably smaller than in previous years, the students still boasthand in the rebuilding effort. ed impressive academic credentials. But more importantly,
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For the Class of 2010, this was the they were drawn to Loyola’s combeginning of a unique four-year jourmitment to service learning and ney in which they would witness were eager to assist in the rebuildfirsthand the highs and lows of New ing of New Orleans, often despite Orleans as it found its way back to their own fears and the fears of the road to success. their families. “Almost every time I told someone I was going to school in New Orleans, they would cringe and doubt my decision,” says 2010 grad“No matter where uate LeeAnn Moss. “When I made Fast forward to 2010, which has so you’re from or where my final decision to attend Loyola, far been a time of celebration and you go from here, keep there was undoubtedly a concern pride for New Orleans, at a time and some initial fear. But beyond when it was needed the most. New Orleans close to that, I was mostly excited to be able Starting with the election of the your heart and to start a new chapter in my life in a Hon. Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05, remember what you city that was starting a new chapter former Louisiana lieutenant goverwere a part of and in its life as well.” nor, as mayor on February 6 (see page That excitement to be a part of 24), New Orleans has been on an know that we are all the rebuilding effort was echoed by upward swing. Though there had linked together forever.” many other students as well as they been many ups and downs with the —Drew Brees, realized that their college experirebuilding effort over the years, the Super Bowl ence would be anything but typical. citizens of New Orleans gained a new XLIV MVP “I really wasn’t concerned about sense of hope with this changing of studying in a city that was in recovthe guard. ery,” notes 2010 graduate Lee Hudson. “I saw it as an opporThe following day, on February 7, the New Orleans tunity to help others and be in a city when it needed new Saints dominated the headlines when they won Super Bowl vision the most.” XLIV, a first in the franchise’s history. Black and gold spirit Since Loyola already incorporated service learning into had already been in the its curriculum, it became the ideal place for students lookair with the Saints’ ing for more than the traditional classroom experience. amazing season, and “We offered the students a great collegiate experience since the win served as the we were combining rigorous academic discipline with culmination of loyalty, unique volunteerism opportunities to make a real differperseverance, and ence,” notes Gramling. “Students were able to put the Jesuit pride. ideals into action.” “Everything about Students were able to jump right in and assist in the the Saints unites us,” notes Lisa Martin ’80, rebuilding effort through the Loyola University M.A. ’95, director of Community Action Program (LUCAP), which arranged the Center for Interculopportunities for gutting and rebuilding homes, as well as other volunteer projects to assist victims of the storm. tural Understanding “I had very few concerns moving here—if anything, I and instructor with the School of Mass Communication was anxious to get here and start making a visible differ(who also will be leading a panel discussion in the fall on ence, something not many college students get to do in the impact the Saints have had on the citizens of New Orleans). “Their winning season has given us a positive their four years, never mind within their first four weeks,” shared experience that we didn’t have before. After dealing says 2010 graduate Lauren A. Navarro.
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with all of the problems from Katrina, we finally had something to believe in—and they delivered.” Just a few days later, on February 16, Mardi Gras 2010 took place, bringing with it tourists from around the country and the world who simply wanted to be a part of the celebration. The word was out—New Orleans was back. It was finally being seen as a functioning city with a bright future rather than a city on the mend.
EndingofofaaJourney Journey TheTheEnding But for Loyola, the greatest celebration took place on May 8 when the Class of 2010 filed into the Louisiana Superdome for the Unified Commencement. Appropriately, New Orleans Saints Quarterback and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees served as the commencement speaker. Brees moved to New Orleans in 2006, the same year Loyola’s graduating class enrolled in the university. Both the graduates and Brees invested themselves in New Orleans when the city was at its lowest point, and their efforts have contributed to the city’s success. “No matter where you’re from or where you go from here, keep New Orleans close to your heart and remember what you were a part of and know that we are all linked together forever, ” Brees told the graduates. As with the citizens of New Orleans, the graduating students’ faith and perseverance finally paid off, and all are the better for it. “Just as the New Orleans Saints gave the city
of New Orleans the unity and winning attitude that it needed, our Class of 2010 has given our university hope for its restoration, and through its efforts, reflects a most sacred duty of a Jesuit institution—service,” says the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., university president. Though commencement signified the end of the Class of 2010’s journey as Loyola students, it also marked the beginning of the graduates’ time as proud Loyola alumni. The students set out upon a new road, taking with them the valuable support they had gained and the lessons they had learned at Loyola. “Loyola has given me so many opportunities to succeed, and I know I will always have a group of people behind me no matter what I decide to do in life,” says Moss. Hudson agrees. “I have held many leadership positions since I began my college career at Loyola, and I feel like these opportunities have prepared me for the future.”
Unforgettable Ride AnAnUnforgettable For New Orleans and its citizens and Loyola and its graduates, 2010 has indeed been a time of victories and celebration. And though there have been many bumps along the way, the past four years have been an experience no one will ever forget. Moss sums it up best: “This city has given me so much life and inspiration through both its struggles and its celebrations. It’s just been an honor to have been a part of it.”
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2010 Honorary degree recipients awarded for contributions to New Orleans
Commencement speaker/honorary degree recipient Drew Brees and honorary degree recipients Clyde Kerr, Jr., and R. King Milling
Loyola awarded honorary degrees to Drew Brees, Super Bowl XLIV MVP; R. King Milling, longtime New Orleans environmental and civic leader; and Clyde Kerr, Jr., trumpeter and music mentor to countless young New Orleans musicians, during its 2010 Unified Commencement. Drew Brees, who also delivered the commencement address, led a dominating performance against the Indianapolis Colts on February 7, resulting in the New Orleans Saints’ first Super Bowl victory in franchise history. The quarterback dedicated the win to the city of New Orleans, his adopted home since 2006. Since his arrival in New Orleans, Brees has played a fundamental role in efforts to rebuild the city, dedicating his time to fundraising as well as hands-on work. He and his wife, Brittany, are active philanthropists, establishing the Brees Dream Foundation in 2003 with a mission to advance cancer research and provide care, education, and other opportunities for children. Clyde Kerr, Jr., as one of New Orleans’ highest caliber musicians, has played with some of the world’s most notable artists, ranging from the
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Jackson 5 and Aretha Franklin to Tony Bennett and the Neville Brothers. Kerr has been a longtime fixture in the city as a teacher, and has dedicated himself to passing along his skills to countless young musicians, most of whom are underserved. He taught at Loyola, Xavier University of Louisiana, and, for 16 years, at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Kerr is now retired, but his first solo album, This Is Now! - The St. Agnes Sessions, was released in November 2009. R. King Milling is the former president of Whitney National Bank and Whitney Holding Corporation in New Orleans, where he served for almost 25 years. He retired in 2008, but he still serves on the Board of Directors for both organizations as he has done since 1977. Milling has worked to save Louisiana’s wetlands and restore the coastline, as well as performed decades of work with many other causes. In 2009, Milling’s civic work earned him The Times-Picayune’s Loving Cup, awarded to those people who have worked unselfishly for the community without expectation of public recognition or material award.
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Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05 brings new hope to the city By Catherine I. Koppel
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May 3, 2010, was one of the most anticipated days in New Orleans history—or at least recent history—for the citizens of New Orleans and for the Loyola University New Orleans community. Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina, and knee-deep in the city’s spotty recovery, voters elected a new mayor, and on May 3, he was inaugurated in downtown New Orleans before thousands of excited citizens. There was similar cause for enthusiasm on Loyola’s Uptown campus because many at Loyola, who have worked tirelessly to improve governance and other systemic impediments in New Orleans, believed that in the new mayor, the city truly needed a person with and for others. And, Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05 was a familiar face. On inauguration day, Landrieu spoke of the many neighborhoods and communities that comprise New Orleans and the challenges that lay ahead for citizens. He championed the city’s diversity and encouraged citizens to unify for their shared survival. “Your neighbor looks just like you and nothing like you at all,” Landrieu said to applause and cheers of agreement. “We need to spend less time apart and more time together fighting the common enemies that threaten us all.” Recognizing the equality and solidarity of people, promoting of the common good, and understanding one’s political rights and responsibilities were themes stressed in Landrieu’s hopeful, inspiring, and honest speech—themes instilled in every Loyola graduate. And at Loyola’s Unified Commencement on May 8, Landrieu shared a few special words of encouragement with the Class of 2010: “There are choices that we can make in our lives, and now is a time for service and a time to find higher common ground.” Landrieu credits his Jesuit and Catholic education for shaping his governing philosophy and commitment to public service. He graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans in 1978, where he was active in theatre. He went on to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in political science and theater from Catholic University, in Washington, D.C., and intended to pursue acting before his father suggested law school. Landrieu, who met his wife, Cheryl Quirk, J.D. ’85 at Loyola College of Law, earned his law degree in 1985. Landrieu was born in New Orleans, into one of the city’s most well-known political families, with deep Loyola ties. The fifth of nine children to Verna ’54, H’05 and Moon ’52, J.D. ’54, H’79, H’05 Landrieu, Mitch Landrieu grew up in the modest, diverse Broadmoor neighborhood. 25
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Landrieu learned politics at the national “Be the Change: Comcast hand of his father, who also served “Your neighbor looks just like you Leadership Award” for his leaderas mayor of New Orleans from and nothing like you at all. We need ship in founding the City Year 1970 to 1978, during a time of to spend less time apart and more Louisiana, a youth service organizagreat upheaval and change. Moon tion, and in 2004, he received the time together fighting the common Landrieu desegregated city agenAnti-Defamation League’s A.I. enemies that threaten us all.” cies and welcomed AfricanBotnick Torch of Liberty Award, —Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05 which honors civic leaders who Americans into his administration for the first time in New Orleans promote tolerance and respect in history. He sought to find the commonalities in all people diverse communities. He received the Chamber of regardless of race or background. Commerce Business Champion Award in 2001 and 2002; Gerard A. Rault, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Law, who the Alliance for Good Government Legislator of the Year taught Mitch and several of the Landrieu siblings at Loyola, Award in 2002; the Orleans Parish Medical Society says he and they all had that and other successful traits. “As Legislative Leadership Award in 2002; and the Friends of a student, Mitch had a certain humility, mixed with confithe Parishes Award from the Louisiana Police Jury dence,” notes Rault, “and he wore it with panache.” Association in 1998. Those traits have served Landrieu well as a practicing Landrieu has also used his creative energy, passion, and work ethic to help guide Loyola by serving as a member of attorney, who specializes in mediation and arbitration. He the Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2010. has served as a member of the Supreme Court Task Force In 2005, Loyola awarded Landrieu, his parents, and his on Alternative Dispute Resolution and is responsible for developing the pilot mediation program in Orleans Parish. siblings with honorary degrees for their combined service In 1987, at the age of 27, Landrieu was elected for the with and for others. Four of his siblings are also alumni: first time to a seat in the state legislature being vacated Shelley ’81, Madeleine, J.D. ’87, Martin, J.D. ’88, and by his older sister, Mary, who was becoming treasurer of Maurice, J.D. ’92. Madeleine Landrieu currently serves as a the state. member of the College of Law Visiting Committee. As a legislator, he built coalitions and was instrumenAnd during the mayoral race, Loyola hosted a New tal in reforming state finances, advancing Louisiana’s Orleans Mayoral Debate on Corruption on January 15, medical industry, and restructuring the juvenile justice coordinated and sponsored by the Loyola Society for system. After 16 years in the state house, Landrieu ran Civic Engagement. for lieutenant governor in 2003 and won outright, with Then on January 21, the Mayoral Forum on Education, 53 percent of the vote. Youth, and Families, co-sponsored by Loyola’s Institute for As lieutenant governor, Landrieu cultivated the tourism Quality and Equity in Education and a broad range of comindustry and promoted the state’s cultural economy. After munity groups with an interest in education, was held at at Katrina, Landrieu worked tirelessly to rebuild the state’s secWarren Easton Senior High School in New Orleans. The Loyola community is indeed proud of Landrieu’s ond largest industry. accomplishments, and like the citizens of New Orleans, is Landrieu’s work for the common good, in and out of pubgrateful for the new hope he has brought to the city. lic office, has also been rewarded. In 2006, he won the
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The Facilities Master Plan: Construction Begins Loyola University New Orleans has approved $35 million in infrastructure improvements, and work began in January on the first phase of the facilities master plan for the university. Projects within the plan will primarily relieve space constraints on campus and assist the university in managing future growth. The plan was approved in December by the university’s Board of Trustees. “This plan reflects Loyola’s commitment to a thriving, growing residential campus,” says the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., university president. “We are really looking forward to the results, which will further accentuate the utility and beauty of our campus.”
Phase I includes: • $14.5 million in improvements for Thomas Hall. The renovation budget includes updates to heating and cooling infrastructure, architectural fees, furniture, fixtures, and other contingencies. Once renovations are complete, Thomas Hall will provide Loyola students and prospective students a one-stop-shop administrative building, housing the Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
offices of Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, the Bursar, Student Records, and Student Finance. The renovation will also free space in Marquette Hall, which is expected to be used for additional classroom space. • $6 million for a twofloor addition to the West Road Parking Garage to meet city requirements for construction for new residence hall facilities, which are slated for future phases of the master plan. Loyola is working in conjunction with Tulane University on the design for the garage addition. • $1.5 million for improvements to the hightemperature and chilled water piping that provides Monroe Hall with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. • $8 million for the main campus Central Plant, to replace the chiller and cooling tower. • $5 million for contingency improvements to the main and Broadway campuses. For updates on the campus construction, visit the Construction Notes blog: blogs.loyno.edu/progress 29
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sLiving to Eatd Most people eat to live. In New Orleans, however, people live to eat. Loyola alumnae and food experts Lorin Gaudin ’84 and Elizabeth Manshel ’89 weigh in on what makes New Orleans cuisine so irresistible. Q: How would you describe New Orleans cuisine? L: Diverse, dynamic, and delicious. E: In one word, eclectic. It is a foodie’s dream come true, with restaurants serving everything from traditional French cuisine to down and dirty, drip-down-yourarms sloppy po-boys. New Orleanians know good food, and their wants are simple—fresh, consistent, and served with a smile! Q: What is the best thing about it? L: That it represents an amalgam of cultures and cuisines and is in its own right a true regional cuisine. E: If you are hungry, there is always something good cooking at almost any hour of the day in your local neighborhood restaurant. Q: What was the best thing you have ever eaten locally? L: Impossible. The best thing I’ve ever eaten is the last thing I ate, which in this case was a shrimp po-boy, dressed, from Guy’s. E: Oysters! Fried, raw, charbroiled, Rockefeller, en Brochette, Mosca, Bienville, and oyster artichoke soup, to name just a few of the ways I like my oysters prepared! Q: What makes a great restaurant? L: Attention to detail...all details—food, service, space, use of local products, the chef being present and in the kitchen. E: Most importantly, the restaurant has to serve good food, but the place must also have what I like to call a buzz. The “buzz” is the feeling you get from the combination of a pleasant ambiance, great service, and the happy customers who are eating at the restaurant. 30
Q: What are your top five favorite restaurants? L: Oh no, I’m not getting roped into that. This city’s restaurant scene morphs with intense frequency, and my favorite today may not be my favorite tomorrow. E: Gio’s Villa Vancheri, Café Lynn, The Hungry Forager, Del Porto, and Lola’s. Lorin Gaudin ’84 has passion for all things foodish— writing, talking, and feasting on New Orleans’ delicious dishes and drink. She parlayed her education to become a food writer/editor/reporter for a number of print and electronic publications— local, regional, and national. She also appears on television, covering New Orleans’ amazing chefs, restaurants, food, and dining scene. She hosts a weekly food/dining radio show, “Five-OhFork,” airing on WBOK-1230AM, and she is on the board of the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society, which produces the annual event Tales of the Cocktail. For Elizabeth Manshel ’89, food has always been a big part of her life, especially New Orleans cuisine. She has been writing for local paper the Northshore Conifer for more than three years. She is not a critic per se because she decided she would write the column under one condition and that would be no negative reviews. Her philosophy is simple—if she does not enjoy her experience at an establishment, then she will not write about it. She also prefers to focus on chef owners rather than national chains and tries to highlight local talent, especially on the Northshore. Her reviews can be found at www.northshoreconifer.com Loyola University New Orleans Magazine
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The Golden Wolf By Shon Cowan Baker
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and the New Graduate Golden Wolf James Hunnicutt, Sr., Pharm.D. ’60, and his granddaughter, mass communication graduate Rachel Funel ’10, share their Loyola experiences: Q: Why did you decide to attend Loyola? J: While I was in high school, I was working for Marquer Pharmacy as a drug clerk. Dr. Constant Marquer, Sr., and his son had both attended Loyola, and he suggested that I go to Loyola as well. Dr. Marquer spoke with my dad and offered to pay for my first semester of pharmacy school if I would give it a chance. Although the academics were tough, my experience taught me perseverance and my professors prepared me not only for pharmacy, but for life. R: Born in New Orleans, La., and raised in St. Bernard Parish, I have a strong love for New Orleans life. When my Loyola acceptance letter came, I knew that I would be close to my hometown for another four years. Also, when I applied, I discovered that my grandpa attended Loyola’s pharmacy school, and he was thrilled that I would be continuing his legacy at Loyola. Q: What is your fondest memory of your time at Loyola? J: I’ll always remember the friendships I made at Loyola—the closest friends I have now, I met at Loyola. One of the best things about Loyola, for me, was the feeling of closeness I got from being on a small campus. At that time, students lived in houses, not dorms, and we graduated in the church. After I graduated, one of my professors, William P. O’Brien would come by to check in on me at the pharmacy—he would stop by to see if I had any problems or needed to talk. He eventually introduced me to the Louisiana Pharmacists Summer 2010 www.loyno.edu
Association, and I became the president for two terms. I was able to travel all over Louisiana and meet incredible people, and I owe this to my Loyola education and the many people who influenced me while I was a student. R: I have many fond memories at Loyola, but there is one time in particular that I remember like it was yesterday. I was one of the students who received the Qatar scholarship from Loyola. During one of the visits when the personal ambassadors to the president came, Loyola picked me to give them several tours of the campus and explain to them my experiences during Hurricane Katrina. To this day, the ambassadors visit Loyola and continuously ask Loyola staff about my college experience and sometimes ask to see me. Q: How has Loyola influenced your life? J: My Loyola degree demands respect. After I graduated, when people would learn that I was a Loyola graduate, they knew they could trust me and that I understood what I was doing because my Loyola professors prepared me well. My family and I have had a good life, and I owe it to my education at Loyola. R: Loyola has influenced my life in several ways. It’s inspired me to step outside the box and be unique by not trying to fit in. It has also encouraged me to be very career driven and always maintain a professional attitude at all times of my life. Loyola is a great school, and students will always grow and develop into greater people. Sometimes, it even means not realizing it until after graduation.
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The Value of Virtue The Rev. Gerald Fagin, S.J., Ph.D., explores Christian virtues in his teaching and new book By Chelsea Fielding Associate Professor of Theology and Spirituality Gerald M. Fagin, S.J., Ph.D., has spent his life exploring virtues in his education and teaching, and in his new book, he is sharing what he has learned. Born in Dallas, Texas, Fr. Fagin attended Jesuit High School there. During his senior retreat in high school, he heard the call to enter the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1956 and later attended Spring Hill College, where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. After theology studies at Regis College in Toronto, he was ordained in 1969. He continued his studies and received his Ph.D. in systematic theology in 1974 from the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto. After helping in the formation of young Jesuits at Loyola and at Grand Coteau, Fr. Fagin was missioned to teach at Loyola. He teaches courses in systematic and moral theology and courses in spirituality for the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM), as well as an undergraduate course on Ignatius Loyola for the Department of Religious Studies. “Teaching at Loyola and being part of the
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Institute for Ministry have been great experiences,” says Fr. Fagin. He enjoys teaching and working with people who are involved in church ministry. Through the years, Fr. Fagin also developed a deep interest in Jesuit spirituality. He has guided people through The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and taught people how to guide others through the Exercises. He desired to know more about the Exercises and began to explore them through the lens of Christian virtues. During a sabbatical in the fall of 2005, Fr. Fagin began writing his new book, Putting on the Heart of Christ: How the Spiritual Exercises Invite Us to a Virtuous Life. The book offers a look at The Spiritual Exercises through the insights of virtue ethics. Fr. Fagin covers 15 virtues in the book, including gratitude, reverence, and compassion. The book focuses on the kind of person the Exercises produces rather than on decisions and actions to be lived out. Fr. Fagin hopes his book will help people come to a deeper understanding of The Spiritual Exercises and what it means to follow Christ. “It is not simply what God has called me to do, but who God has called me to be.”
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“Teaching at Loyola and being part of the Institute for Ministry have been great experiences.” —The Rev. Gerald M. Fagin, S.J., Ph.D.
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LOYOLA IN PRINT
Gunshot Straight The Book: When Charles “Shake” Bouchon, professional wheel man, walks out of prison for grand theft auto, he’s got only two problems: he’s too nice a guy for the life he’s led and not nice enough for any other. Full of blindsided doublecrosses and hard shots to the head, Gunshot Straight is a tale of love, luck, and larceny against the odds. The Author: Lou Berney ’86, is an accomplished writer, teacher, and liar. He has written feature screenplays and created TV pilots for, among others, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Focus Features, ABC, and Fox. He is the author of The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories, and his short fiction has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. Available through www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com
Faculty / Staff / Alumni Books
You’re Hired! Actions to Get and Keep the Job You Love
Nursing in the Storm: Voices from Hurricane Katrina
The Book: You’re Hired provides action steps to shorten the time it takes to find your next job. Tools are included for every part of the process—from leaving your last role to negotiating the package for the next one. Employ the strategies and tactics in this book that have worked for senior executives for years. Now, let them work for you!
The Book: Nursing in the Storm: Voices from Hurricane Katrina takes you inside six New Orleans hospitals—cut off from help for days by flooding— where nurses cared for patients around the clock. In this book, nurses from Hurricane Katrina share what they did, how they coped, what they lost, and what they are doing now in a city and health care infrastructure still rebuilding, still in jeopardy. The Author: Sandra E. Cordray ’78, M.A., M.J., for three decades, has worked in the fields of marketing and media relations for health care and educational organizations, holding management positions at the hospital and regional levels in New Orleans, Texas, and south Florida. During her nine years at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans, she handled marketing and media relations and served as public information officer for the hurricane season.
The Author: Dwain Celistan ’80 is a retained executive recruiter and coach. Prior to recruiting, he held senior marketing, sales, and general management positions in the U.S. and UK. Available through www.amazon.com and www.careeraccelerationcoach.com
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You Might Be A “DOG PERSON” if...
Crime and Criminal Justice in Disaster
How Not to Marry the Wrong Guy
The Book: This book reveals the human fixation of life with dogs through humorous illustrations and clever discoveries of our affectionate behaviors from a dog’s point of view.
The Book: The sudden disruption of the normal flow of human activity in the form of disaster gives rise to both pro-social and antisocial behavior. For some, disaster is an opportunity to take advantage of others’ misfortune and increased vulnerability. Crime and Criminal Justice in Disaster has two principle objectives: to understand why and how crime occurs in the wake of disasters and how the criminal justice system responds to disasters and the crime that follows. This volume is a collection of original essays by sociologists, criminologists, and law enforcement professionals, most of whom have had first-hand experience with the impact of disaster on the criminal justice system.
The Book: Anne Milford canceled her wedding five months before the big day. It was a heart-wrenching decision, but one she has never regretted as she is now happily married with three children. On telling her story, she realized her qualms were remarkably common. That too many brides—she learned later from hundreds of interviews— were staying in mediocre or bad relationships for all the wrong reasons. How Not to Marry the Wrong Guy will help readers listen to their guts, pay attention to those red flags, and get out before saying “I do,” when their heart is screaming “I don’t!”
The Author: Holly Cunningham ’83 has been an illustrator since she was a child and throughout her adult life. She has illustrated for major magazines and newspapers. Her creative imagination and sense of humor played a big role in the writing of her book based on her own transformation into a “DOG PERSON.” Holly lives in Florida with her husband, two daughters, and, of course, her “doggie inspiration” Coco the Cockapoo and his two furry siblings, Mary and Snow, the rabbits. Available through www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com
The Author: Dee Wood Harper, Ph.D., is a professor of criminal justice at Loyola. His scholarly research, spanning more than 40 years, has been wide-ranging, addressing issues in gerontology, sociology of education, epidemiology of addiction, sociology of tourism and crime, and more recently, the death penalty and violent crime and deviance.
The Author: Anne Collins Milford ’86 has more than 20 years experience as a freelance writer and editor and 16 years as a happily married woman. She lives in St. Louis, Mo., with her husband, three children, and dog Dingo. Available through www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com
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Loyola Alumni Enrichment Series in NYC
Dr. Bill Barnett, David Ingles ’88, and Eric Eckholdt ’89
Men’s Basketball Alumni Weekend
Members of Loyola’s 1995 NAIA Southwestern Regional Championship basketball team, including former coaches and athletic staff
The New York City Alumni Chapter kicked off the New Year with a special event, Loyola Alumni Enrichment Series—Growing in Knowledge and Deepening our Faith. Dr. William Barnett, professor of economics and Chase Bank Distinguished Professor of International Business, presented a lecture titled “Green Shoots: Prelude to Sustainable Recovery or a Severe Relapse?” Barnett had the opportunity to speak and interact with 30 alumni about this current subject.
Members of Loyola’s 1995 NAIA Southwestern Regional Championship basketball team gathered together at The Den on Loyola’s campus on January 23 to celebrate their 15th anniversary. The basketball players, family members, former coaches, and athletic staff all enjoyed a reception in their honor as part of the Men’s Basketball Alumni Weekend.
Raleigh Super Bowl Party Laissez les bons temps rouler! Mark and Jennifer Schlegel Corigliano ’95, J.D. ’00 hosted a Carnival Time Potluck Dinner and Super Bowl Party on February 7 in North Carolina. Alumni and friends from the Raleigh Chapter treasured the evening as everyone shared their favorite Louisiana dishes. In addition to celebrating the Mardi Gras spirit, the evening was topped off with a Super Bowl victory by our beloved New Orleans Saints!
Chicago Mardi Gras Happy Hour The 11th Annual Chicago Alumni Mardi Gras Happy Hour was celebrated in the windy city on Fat Tuesday, February 16. Nearly 40 alumni and friends from the Chicago Alumni Chapter gathered for this fun social event at McGee’s Tavern & Grille. The guests received festive Mardi Gras beads with a bright-colored medallion—the alumni seal. And of course, everyone appreciated the traditional New Orleans king cake.
Hostess Jennifer Corigliano ’95, J.D. ’00, Brynne ’08 and Randy Hebert
Greg Greene ’05, Viola Rogers (Summer’s mom) and Summer Butler ’99
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Loyola Alumni Enrichment Series in Washington, D.C.
Front row: Gina Trippi, J.D. ’80, Leslie Bouterie ’74, John Kerr, Robert Raphael, J.D. ’67; Middle row: Frances McKenney, Michael McKenny ’77, Michael Eck ‘65, Maribeth Cullom, Ray Cullom; Back row: Dr. Bernard Cook, Rosemary Cook, Jeffrey Fulton ’97
Las Vegas Mardi Gras Party
Elly Hanks ’99, Jessica Williams ’07, Cynthia Thomas ’00, Matthew Dannan ’04, Laura Dianiska ’07, Sofia Velazquez ’04
The Washington, D.C., Chapter of Loyola University New Orleans hosted the second lecture in a series on January 24, Loyola Alumni Enrichment Series— Growing in Knowledge and Deepening our Faith. Dr. Bernard Cook, professor of modern European history from the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, and a Loyola historian, presented his lecture, “Loyola University New Orleans: 100 Years.” President Lincoln’s Cottage in D.C. provided a unique and historic setting for alumni and Cook.
Throw me somethin’ mister! The Las Vegas Alumni Chapter had their own balcony party on February 6 as they welcomed the start of carnival season with a Mardi Gras Party. The Rhythm Kitchen provided the perfect setting for alumni and friends to second line with their purple, green, and gold umbrellas! Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to mix and mingle, and to especially savor the yummy New Orleans appetizers
Past Presidents Dinner and Reception The Loyola University Alumni Association hosted the first ever Past Presidents Dinner and Reception on Sunday, March 7. The Audubon Golf Club House provided a beautiful patio and dining area that overlooked the prestigious golf course. The evening began with a cocktail reception, followed by a delicious dinner. Ten past presidents and their guests, along with alumni and development staff, all enjoyed the opportunity to mix and mingle and reminisce about their service to Loyola.
Greek Alumni Crawfish Boil Greek alumni and students gathered for an afternoon of fun at the annual Greek Alumni Crawfish Boil. The event was held on March 21 at the Broadway Activities Center behind Greenville Hall. Ice House Catering provided the pirogue set-up with the spicy crawfish and all of the fixings—potatoes, corn, and sausage. More than 30 alumni, friends, and students enjoyed the hot and steamy critters!
Marla L. Donovan ’88 (Term 1999), Blanche M. Comiskey ’51 (Term 1982), and Gloria Mouledoux (sister-in-law of Blanche Comiskey)
Rodney Hess, Nick Payne, Michelle Clarke ’06 (Delta Gamma), and Laurel Hess ’06 (Delta Gamma)
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College of Business
Where Do I Fit In? Life can be confusing. Figuring out which Loyola University New Orleans college you belong to shouldn’t be. Just look for your former major to see where you now belong. College of Business Accounting Economics Finance International Business Management Marketing Business of Music M.B.A.
College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Biological Sciences Chemistry Classical Studies Computer Information Systems Computer Science Dental Hygiene Dentistry English General Studies History Humanities Mathematics Modern Foreign Languages Philosophy Pharmacy Physics Pre-professional Programs: Pre-dentistry Pre-engineering Pre-law Pre-medicine Pre-veterinary Psychology Reading Religious Studies
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College of Music and Fine Arts Dance Drama Drama/Communications Graphic Arts Jazz Studies Music Composition Music Education Music Industry Studies Music Therapy Performance Piano Pedagogy Theatre Arts Visual Arts
College of Social Sciences Applied Science Commercial Science Communications: Advertising Broadcast Journalism Broadcast Production Communications Studies Film Studies Photojournalism Print Journalism Public Relations Counseling Criminal Justice Economics (non-business) Education Liberal Studies Political Science Nursing Sociology Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM)
1960s Rene J. Petersen ’66, contracting officer representative at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic New Orleans Office, was recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership, and excellence in military information technology.
1990s Matt Horner ’92, Frontenac, Mo., joined World Wide Technology in 1999 when the information technology company was a $300 million firm. A decade later, he sits on the 12person executive committee for the company, which now brings in $2.5 billion in annually. Matt was also selected as one of St. Louis’ “40 Under 40” for 2010 by the St. Louis Business Journal.
J. Keith Short, M.B.A. ’92, Baton Rouge, La., was named executive vice president and president of the Collier and Lee County markets for IBERIABANK, the 123-year-old subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corporation. John M. Howe ’94, West Palm Beach, Fla., was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.
2000s Jason Cook ’03, Atlanta, Ga., was named agent of the month for January by Atlanta Intown Real Estate Services for having the highest dollar volume in closings during the month of December. Eleftherios Toras ’08, Metairie, La., passed the CPA exam and is licensed in Louisiana.
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College of Humanities and Natural Sciences 1940s Mary Lou Schultis Widmer ’45 released her latest book, The View from Rampart Street, in March. It is a romantic historical novel set in New Orleans in the 1840s, based on a system called placage in which beautiful young quadroon girls were trained all their lives to be mistresses to wealthy Creole gentlemen. In this story, the quadroon heroine rebels against this fate, wishing only to be an actress in the theater. Mary Lou is a former teacher, historian, and author of 12 published books, fiction and non-fiction. To order
this novel, e-mail Mary Lou at mlwidmer@cox.net. Her books are also available at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.com
1970s Cullen Larson ’73 was appointed regional director for Catholic Relief Services’ Southeast office in Atlanta, Ga.
1980s Christopher R. Eck ’88 is working as a historic preservation officer for the U.S. General Services Administration in Atlanta, Ga., on construction and rehabilitation projects
across eight southern states. He is currently a part-time student in Harvard University’s master’s program in sustainability and environmental management. Chris stays connected to New Orleans, La., in part, by serving as a member of the Monroe Library Visiting Committee. He lives in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell with his wife of 16 years, Tracy, and their two children, Alexis and Griffin.
1990s Karla Buitrago ’96, Raleigh, N.C., joined North Carolina Lieutenant
Governor Walter Dalton’s staff as communications director. Lacie Michel ’99 and Alfred “Chris” Bogen, Ph.D., celebrated a “Spook-tacular” Halloween with their wedding (October 31, 2009) at St. Peter Catholic Church in Reserve, La. More celebrations took place in December 2009 when Lacie graduated from Louisiana State University with her Ph.D. in sociology. Lacie is an assistant professor of sociology at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La.; she and Chris reside in Monroe, La.
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Esteemed By Her Peers By Judy LaBorde Billie Gail Jeansonne, D.D.S. ’68, Ph.D., was awarded the lifetime achievement award in dental education presented by the American Association of Endodontics. She was the 10th recipient of the award since it was initiated in 2001. The focus of the national award is to honor extraordinary educators who have demonstrated excellence through selfless commitment to full-time educational pursuits, and whose guidance has instilled in his/her students the desire to pursue excellence in their careers. Billie has been on the faculty of the LSU School of Dentistry since 1977 and is currently a professor in the Billie Gail Jeansonne, D.D.S. ’68, Ph.D. Department of Endodontics. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, she played a key role in helping the dental school relocate to Baton Rouge and then to return to the New Orleans campus. Billie received a doctorate in physiology and biophysics from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1973. In 1981, she received her certificate in endodontics from the LSU School of Dentistry.
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College of Law 1960s Cullen Landry ’64, J.D. ’66, New Orleans, La., and THE MIDNIGHT STREETCAR R&B BAND were chosen to perform at the 2010 French Quarter Fest. The band was established to preserve New Orleans-style R&B music. Ted Frois, J.D. ’69, Westport Island, Maine, and Houston, Texas, joined the Board of Trustees for The Nature Conservancy of Maine.
1970s Donna D. Fraiche, J.D. ’75, of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., in New Orleans, La., was named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010. David Sherman, J.D. ’77, Metairie, La., reigned as king of the Argus Mardi Gras parade. Kim Gandy, J.D. ’78, Silver Springs, Md., a Louisiana Tech alumna and nationally known women’s rights advocate, spoke on “The History of the Women’s Movement” on the Louisiana Tech campus and again at the Lincoln Parish Library in March. Kim is cur-
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rently vice president and general counsel of the Feminist Majority Foundation.
1980s Marguerite L. Adams, J.D. ’81, of Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, La., was named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010. Kurt Goins ’78, J.D. ’81 received the Public Defender Gideon Award from the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (LACDL) in December 2009. This award is named for the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, a United States Supreme Court case which established the right to counsel for indigent defendants in felony cases. Kurt is an assistant public defender with the Caddo Parish Public Defender Office in Shreveport, La. David W. Leefe, J.D. ’82, of Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, La., was named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010. Nancy Scott Degan, J.D. ’83, of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., in New Orleans, La., was named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010.
Robert S. Angelico, J.D. ’86, of Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, La., was named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010. Gary Cooper, J.D. ’87, Lawrence, Kan., was hired by Safety National as association manager in its underwriting department. James C. Exnicios, J.D. ’87, of Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, La., was named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010. Paige Sensenbrenner ’83, J.D. ’87, partner with Adams and Reese, L.L.P., was named senior partner in charge of the firm’s New Orleans, La., office.
1990s William C. Perez, M.B.A. ’94, J.D. ’94 joined Adams and Reese as Special Counsel in the Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group in the firm’s New Orleans, La., and Washington, D.C., offices. Steven W. Hays, J.D. ’95, joined the Intellectual Property Group of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, L.L.P., in
Pittsburgh, Pa., as a senior associate. Steven and his wife, Carolyn, currently reside in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., with their son, Robert, and their daughter, Madison. Holli Herrle-Castillo, J.D. ’96, New Orleans, La., celebrated the release of her debut novel, Gumbo Justice, in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Public Safety Writer’s Association writer’s conference. The novel is the first in the Crescent City Mystery Series, and although fiction, draws upon Holli’s previous experience as a prosecutor in Orleans Parish. The second novel in the series, Jambalaya Justice, is scheduled for release summer 2010 by Oak Tree Press. Holli has worked for the Louisiana Appellate Project as an appellate public defender since 2000. Monica Sanchez, J.D. ’98, Metairie, La., LHLA secretary, was one of five recipients of the 2010 Top Lawyers Under Forty Awards from The Hispanic National Bar Association.
2000s Nolan C. Knight, J.D. ’00, Desoto, Texas, was named a shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
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College of Law (continued) C. Larry Carbo, III, J.D. ’01 was promoted to income shareholder status within Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s Houston, Texas, office. In 2007, he was recognized as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by H Texas magazine. Sarah Schneider Kaseforth, J.D. ’01, Omaha, Neb., accepted a position as Claims Counsel with Fidelity National Title Company’s Omaha Regional Claims Center.
Keron James, J.D. ’03, and his younger brother, Kofi, own and operate J&K Signature Styles, a women’s clothing and accessories store in Port-of-Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Keron, an entertainment lawyer, also co-manages his family business— Millennium Property Management Company, Ltd.
ship. Gregory focuses primarily on product liability matters in the areas of pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, asbestos, and motor vehicles. Bill Wynne, J.D. ’03 was named a partner in the law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P., in New Orleans, La.
Gregory F. Rouchell, J.D. ’03, of the Adams and Reese, L.L.P., New Orleans, La., office, was elected to partner-
Courtney C. Miller, J.D. ’04, Metairie, La., an associate with Adams and Reese L.L.P., was appointed to the
Supervisory Committee of the Board of Directors of Shell New Orleans Federal Credit Union. Kimberly A. Cannon, J.D. ’07 joined the law firm of Bogert & Rembold, P.L., in Coral Gables, Fla., as an associate. Her practice will focus in commercial litigation, construction litigation, and tort liability defense. Victoria P. White, J.D. ’07 joined Adams and Reese as an associate in the
Wolf Pups Theresa Chardos Camilli ’02 and her husband, Peter, are thrilled to announce the birth of Dominic Henry born January 18, 2010. Kara Hannan-McGinn ’01 and her husband, Mike, welcomed Maura Grace McGinn on March 30, 2010, weighing 6 lbs. 3 ounces. Kristin Chasteen Northrup, J.D. ’06 and her husband, Tom, celebrated the arrival of their second son, James Michael, on December 10, 2009. James joins his big brother, John Matthew, born in 2007. Kristin works for the state of Florida as an attorney in Pensacola. James A. Seese, II ’90 and Mary Danna Rauchle Seese ’98 welcomed Robert Daniel Seese on July 18, 2009. Robert weighed 9.6 lbs and was 20 3/4 inches long. Big sister Claire Danna is so excited to have a baby brother!
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Dominic Henry Camilli
Laura-Elizabeth Ware Wash ’97 and her husband, Matt, welcomed their second son, William Christopher, on May 15, 2009. Will joins 2-yearold brother Davis. Laura-Elizabeth celebrated 10 years at Oracle Corporation as a PeopleSoft Solution Consultant. Alia Wynne ’00, J.D. ’04 and her husband, Robert Pitard Wynne, J.D. ’05, welcomed their first child, Henry Wolfgang Wynne, on April 16, 2009
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College of Law (continued) Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group out of the firm’s New Orleans, La., office.
Brett Horton, J.D. ’09 was named counsel for budget and appropriations for the United States Senate
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Washington, D.C. He has been with the committee
since August 2009, and also handles regulatory issues and federal procurement.
10-month-old son, Thomas.
er for the Corks N Canvas Metairie, La., location. Shannon started at Corks N Canvas as an instructor.
College of Music and Fine Arts 2000s Allan Perales ’00, Chicago, Ill., earned his M.B.A. with Dean’s Honors
at Loyola University Chicago on May 15, 2010. He celebrated his achievement with his wife, Vicki, and their
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Nature—Up Close and Personal As vice president of marketing for Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, La., which operates Audubon Zoo, Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Park, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Entergy IMAX© Theatre, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, Wilderness Park, and Audubon Insectarium, Chimene Grant Connor ’90 is bringing nature to the masses. Chimene establishes the strategic direction of the marketing department in meeting revenue and attendance goals for all attractions. She plans, organizes, directs, and oversees day-to-day marketing activities including advertising, public relations, group sales, tour and travel, research, promotions—including festivals and Chimene Grant Connor ’90 events—and sponsorships. Chimene also assists executive management in setting short- and long-term organizational goals with regard to mission, market position, product development, pricing, promotion, distribution, and other key issues. Prior to joining Audubon Nature Institute, Chimene was a partner/account executive at Montgomery & Stire Advertising. She also serves on the boards of directors of New Orleans Multicultural Tourism Network, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, Louisiana Travel Promotion Association, and Habitat for Humanity New Orleans Area.
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College of Social Sciences 1950s A. Joseph Kaiser ’57, Advance, N.C., was appointed to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services by Gov. Bev Perdue. Joseph is a certified peer support specialist for CenterPoint Human Services in Winston-Salem.
1960s Peter M. Cadaro, Jr. ’63, New Orleans, La., completed his 21st year as jury commissioner for Orleans Parish, having been appointed by four Louisiana governors. He was previously a judicial assistant to Judge Jim McKay and Judge Leon Cannizzaro. He was also chief clerk for Eddie Sapir from January 1975 through January 1980. As a Loyola student, he was the outstanding fighter in the 1961 intramurals. Laurelee Roger Toscano ’64, New Orleans, La., was named Ursuline Academy’s 2009 Distinguished Alumna.
1970s Ken Trahan ’79, Kenner, La., long-time sports broadcaster and journalist, was
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inducted into the De La Salle High School Sports Hall of Fame. Ken has spent more than 32 years working in the media industry in New Orleans, La., and has spent the balance of his career covering high school sports in the greater New Orleans area, championing the cause of De La Salle High School athletics as well as all area schools.
in University Miami Gardens, Fla. She studies media—film, TV, and videogames.
1990s David Chatelain, J.D. ’75, M.P.S. ’96, Moreauville, La., was appointed by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court as judge pro tempore on the Third Circuit Court of Appeal.
1980s Richard R. Schlinkert ’80, Birmingham, Ala., was named Southeast regional sales manager for Jupiter Systems, the industry leader in display wall processors. Karen A. Miller ’84 was elected treasurer of the New Orleans Paralegal Association. She is a selftaught artist, featuring original, one-of-a-kind, and exclusive limited edition mixed-media and assemblage collages. Her HappyHourKitty Art is represented by the Rougarou Bayou Riverfront Trading Post Folk Art & Traditional Crafts Gallery, located on the second level of the Riverwalk New Orleans. (www.KarenMillerArt.com)
Linda Lucarell Miller, M.R.E. ’95, Youngstown, Ohio, is the Ursuline High School teacher of religious education, liturgy coordinator, director of El Fuego, the Liturgical Choir, and lay leader of prayer for the Diocese of Youngstown. She traveled to Israel last school year to set up a Triwizard program with Jewish and Arab Palestinian students and students at Ursuline High School. “Trialogue” included periodic live video conferences with Israel. Linda is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry Program at St. Mary’s Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio, and received an award from the Diocese of Youngstown for 30 years of teaching.
Andrea Campbell ’85 is a professor at St. Thomas
Fran Rajotte, M.P.S. ’97, Nashville, Tenn., was
named assistant administrator at Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. Fran is wellknown in the Nashville and national nonprofit community as the director of development and communications for the Visitation Hospital Foundation which supports a medical clinic and healthcare missions in Haiti. She will continue in her position with Visitation Hospital Foundation as she also works part-time as assistant administrator at Catholic Charities.
2000s Katrina Workman Berger, M.C.J. ’06, Merrifield, Va., was reassigned to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Headquarters and named as the deputy directorfor the OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force) Fusion Center in Fairfax, Va. Under the Department of Justice, the center is a multi-agency criminal intelligence network with the primary mission of identifying, disrupting, and dismantling the drug trafficking and money laundering organizations most responsible for the nation’s supply of illegal drugs.
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Creating New Perspectives Tom Macom ’09 got to illustrate his own perspective when he participated in a group show featuring more than 50 new photographs of contemporary French life by eight American art school graduates at Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood, April 7 - 21. The show moves to galleries in New Orleans and New York Hand-carved artisan drum [Hiva Oa, Îles Marquises] by Tom Macom ’09 later this year. Called Jeunes Talents 2010, French Impressions: New Photographic Perspectives, the exhibition was conceived in the spirit of photographer Robert Frank. Eight American students from prestigious art schools in Los Angeles, New York, and New Orleans were sent to France to capture the essence of French life and culture with fresh sensibilities, unsullied eyes, and new perspectives. Jeunes Talents 2010 was a joint cultural tourism project of Atout France, the Cultural Services Department of the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, and France Los Angeles Exchange (FLAX). (www.franceguide.com/jeunestalents) The cities of Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Marseille, and Toulon each hosted one of the photographers for 10 days, with all expenses paid, while the city of Lille and the islands of Tahiti in the South Pacific—a French overseas region—each hosted two photographers.
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Remembering a Broadcasting Legend Local broadcasting legend Phil Johnson ’50 died on March 22 after suffering from a lengthy illness, but his contributions to New Orleans and Loyola live on. Phil began work at WWL-TV as promotions manager in 1960 when Loyola owned the station. Phil, who would go on to serve as a documentary writer and producer, news director, and assistant general manager there, was most well-known to the New Orleans public for the pointed and courageous editorials he presented on air for 37 years until his retirement in 1999. Phil’s work as news director for WWL helped propel the station to dominance in the New Orleans market and Phil Johnson ’50 nationwide, ushering in a host of legendary broadcasters such as Hap Glaudi, Nash Roberts, and Jim Metcalf. Local viewers and listeners still enjoy many of Phil’s hires today: Angela Hill, Garland Robinette, Sally-Ann Roberts, Eric Paulsen, Jim Henderson, and Dennis Woltering. Prior to joining WWL, Phil worked as a sports writer, city-side reporter, and feature writer for the New Orleans Item, and as a reporter for both the Miami Herald and the Chicago Sun-Times. In 1999, Loyola’s Board of Trustees awarded Phil the Integritas Vitae Award, the university’s highest honor, bestowed upon a recipient displaying high moral character and selfless service, without expectation of material reward or public recognition, and adhering to the principles of honesty, integrity, justice, and the preservation of human dignity. Throughout his professional career, Phil lived a life guided by the principles of the Jesuit tradition and was an enthusiastic supporter of the university and Jesuit High School, of which he was also a graduate. Phil highlighted the university’s accomplishments in editorials, bringing attention to Loyola’s role in educating young men and women with and for others, and he generously contributed his time and talents to fulfill university requests. Phil organized the first Communications Visiting Committee for what is now the School of Mass Communication with a network of national newsmen and media executives. He also brought many network personalities to the campus, including Charles Kuralt and Walter Cronkite, most notably for the dedication of the Communications/Music Complex in 1983. In 1999, Phil donated his lifetime’s work to Loyola. The collection consists of more than 10,000 broadcast editorials he produced throughout his 39-year tenure at WWL. This generous donation is housed in the Booth-Bricker Special Collections and Archives at the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library. Phil was the first graduate of Loyola’s journalism program to attend Harvard as a prestigious Nieman Scholar, and 30 years later, he was named to the Harvard selection committee to choose future Nieman Scholars. Phil is survived by his wife, five children, and eight grandchildren. Two of his children, Siobhan Johnson Rome and Bjorn Johnson, are both 1988 graduates of Loyola.
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Making a Difference through Research Juan Jose Calix ’05, Fultondale, Ala., who is seeking an M.D./Ph.D. degree with an emphasis on microbiology and pursuing a career as an academic physician in pediatric infectious disease, is on a mission to make a difference. His past academic training has prepared him to make significant contributions in the microbiological field. For his undergraduate research, he had the opportunity to work in two labs. He did a summer undergraduate research fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he worked in the lab of Dr. Jurgen Brojatsch studying the kinetics of anthrax-toxin mediated killing of macrophages. He then spent a year in the lab of Dr. Patricia Dorn at Loyola, where he studied the genetic flow of the Central American vector for American trypanosomiasis, Triatoma dimidiata. These experiences provided a strong foundation in basic laboratory techniques and exposed him to the lifestyles of an academic scientist. They also provided opportunities to present research at the local, regional, and national levels.
Juan is currently training in the laboratory of Dr. Moon Nahm, which focuses on the immunological and pathological implications of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule biology. His project focuses on S. pneumoniae, a significant pediatric pathogen, and how it can change its antigenic polysaccharide capsule to escape the host humoral response. The long-term goal of this project is to gain a better understanding of the flexibility of capsule structure and aid in the design of future vaccines against the bacterium. This project is multidisciplinary and offers the chance to interact and collaborate with scientists at different institutions. He also has had the chance to mentor younger graduate students who have contributed to this project. The experience and expertise he obtains from this work will contribute to both the overall knowledge of the field of S. pneumoniae disease prevention and to his personal goals of being a physician scientist on the translational front of infectious disease intervention
Dr. Moon Nahm and Juan Jose Calix ’05
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Loyola University New Orleans Magazine
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS AUGUST 7 Loyola in Linen: A White Linen Night Affair 19 End of Summer Cocktail 23 Lagniappe Organization Expo
Alumni bring artwork of Keith Haring to Loyola’s Diboll Gallery The colorful and vibrant mastery of the late New York City, N.Y., artist Keith Haring was on display in
SEPTEMBER 16 Mass of the Holy Spirit 17-19 All Alumni Retreat
the Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery November 5, 2009, through January 29, 2010, thanks to Loyola alumni Stuart H. Smith, J.D., ’86 and Barry J. Cooper, Jr., M.B.A., ’94, J.D., ’00. Smith and Cooper began
OCTOBER 1-3 Family Weekend 10 Houston Alumni Brunch at Brennan’s
collecting Haring’s work in 1997 when they moved to the New Orleans French Quarter, and they continue to add to this collection today. Born in Pennsylvania, Haring developed an interest in art at a young age. He set out to reach the
NOVEMBER 6 Wolves on the Prowl
widest possible audience with his early drawings in subways and quickly gained recognition in the art world with his stylized figures. His images often con-
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tradict their simple appearance and contain highly politicized messages, pertaining to issues such as poverty, religion, and oppression. Haring, who died of AIDS at age 31, was a tireless AIDS activist whose art often depicted the illness from his own unique perspective. Haring’s imagery has become a universally recognized visual language of the 20th century. The Keith Haring Foundation, established in 1989, continues his legacy of giving to AIDS organizations and children’s programs. The exhibition was supported by the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust.
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Memorials Alumni Richard A. Snider, D.D.S. ’37 Mary L. McCourtney ’38 Dr. Frederick C. Grieshaber ’39 Sr. Jeanne M. Cazanavette ’41 Arthur M. Hayes ’36, J.D. ’41 Dr. Marian Yeager ’41 Naomi C. Bonnabel ’42 Felix J. Lipani, Jr. ’42 Sr. Andree M. Raymond ’42 Alvin W. Nolan, D.D.S. ’43 Carl J. Oldenburg ’43 Philip J. Tomeny, Jr., D.D.S. ’43 Sr. Marquerite Fortier, RSM ’44 William G. James, D.D.S. ’45 Margaret T. Toups ’45 Abraham Goldfarb, J.D. ’47 Henri A. Alciatore ’48 Betty A. Copping ’48 Elsie S. Morales ’48 Eric T. Rayner ’49 John F. Troy ’49
William H. Harrison, Jr. ’50 Phil Johnson ’50 Glendy J. Munson ’50 Jack E. Sassone ’50 Kenneth A. Molony ’51 Wanda M. Poche ’51 The Hon. Louis G. DeSonier, Jr., J.D. ’52 Louis J. Gallo, D.D.S. ’52 James C. Cockfield, J.D. ’53 Dr. James M. Hemstreet ’53 Robert K. Gallmann ’55 Anthony J. Lala, D.D.S. ’56 John S. Baiamonte ’57 Digby W. Barrios ’58 John J. Zollinger, III ’58 John M. Lee, M.Ed. ’59 Harold C. Scheffler, Jr. ’59 Richard A. Deas ’53, J.D. ’60 Mildred S. Harris, M.A. ’60 Jack Morris ’60 Harvey J. Nicaud ’60 Robert W. Troyer, J.D. ’60 Robert J. Laporte ’61 Virginia D. Johns ’63 Camile L. La Combe ’64
Allen L. Schindler ’65 Daniel G. Martindale, D.D.S. ’66 Stuart J. Douglass, J.D. ’67 Dr. Constance C. Dolese ’65, M.A. ’68 William M. Randle ’99 Robert W. Johnson, D.D.S. ’70 Bruno F. Marasco ’70 Alfred A. Theriot, Jr. ’70 Louis P. Wineski, Jr. ’70 G. Michael Grosz, J.D. ’71 Regina C. Cooper, J.D. ’72 Bobby O. Hall ’72 Joseph Kazik ’72 Winfred L. Montgomery ’72 The Rev. Roger A. Swenson M.A. ’72 Louise Marie T. Fein ’73 Edward M. Ordemann ’73 The Hon. Michael G. Sullivan, J.D. ’73 Franklin W. Thurlow, Jr. ’73 Lionel J. Scorza ’74 Carl J. Huling ’75, M.B.A. ’77 Kendall R. Moses, J.D. ’77 Diane D. Batusic ’78 Louis Talluto ’78
John E. Yaeger ’78 Camerino R. Fernandez ’81 Nancy B. White, J.D. ’84 Loree Leblanc, M.E. ’85 Robert A. Preston, Jr. ’82, J.D. ’86 Mary W. Gros, M.R.E. ’88 Michael D. Harvard, M.B.A. ’89 George K. Slough, M.R.E. ’91 Patricia Green, M.R.E. ’93 Sr. Mary T. O’Donnell, RSM, M.P.S. ’96 Charles V. Ricketts, C.P.S. ’96 Judy A. Pace, J.D. ’97 Susan P. Prokop, M.P.S. ’99
Nashville Volunteers Needed New York City Tim Marsek ’04 Northshore, La. Elizabeth Cigali Manshel ’89 Philadelphia Molly Gatto ’80 Phoenix Anastaja Hatton ’07 Puerto Rico Ramon Gonzalez ’82 Raleigh Leigh Peplinski ’93
Shreveport Aimee Pote ’08 St. Louis Matt Bruns ’98 Tampa Anne Smith ’92 Washington, D.C. S. Gina Trippi, J.D. ’80
Faculty/Staff Charles Edward Braswell Brian Bromberger Dr. Patrick D. Walsh ’78, M.C.J. ’02
Students Rochelle Gagliano
Alumni Chapter Presidents Acadiana, La. Rebecca Doucet, ’99 Atlanta Mike Blackstock ’98 Austin Erin Osman ’06 Baton Rouge Volunteers Needed Boston Volunteers Needed Central Florida Susan McEvoy ’88 Chicago Stacey O’Malley ’89
Dallas Summer Bosch ’97 Denver Marlow Felton ’89 Houston Parker Bigley ’95 Las Vegas Elly Hanks ’95 Los Angeles Norma Miranda ’06 Miami Joe Sorce, J.D. ’94 Mississippi Gulf Coast Michael Reso ’94
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