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Ryan Baker Ralph D’Alessio ’13 Doug Garmon Mike Jung ’14 Christian Taske ’07 Notre Dame College, a Catholic institution in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, educates a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility.
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Campus Life >> 2 Keeping Imagination Alive >> 8 TEEL Student Publishes Children’s Book in the U.S. & U.K. Notre Dame Goes Global >> 11 College Attracts International Students, Opens World to Domestic Ones From Impossible to Possible >> 20 Jess Suvak ’11 Runs Across the World’s Largest Salt Flat in Bolivia Cinderella Story >> 23 Former Falcon Mike Mannozzi ’10 Competes at Pan American Games Around the World in 16 Years >> 26 Alumni, Students, Employees & Friends Travel the Globe with Notre Dame Class Notes >> 28 Leadership Spotlight >> 32 NDT Profiles Trustee Marilyn Cunin President’s Report & Honor Roll of Donors >> 33
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On the Cover: International students Laura Heaton (left) and Charlie McElroy proudly show off their home countries’ flags. They are just two of a growing number of foreign students who attend Notre Dame College. Photo by Mike Jung
from the president
Dear friends of Notre Dame College, You all know that Notre Dame College is not about numbers. Notre Dame is about the students. Notre Dame is about values. Notre Dame is about the mission to educate a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility. But you also know that without a budget there’s no institution; and without the institution there’s no mission. While the College is not about numbers, numbers permit us to do what we do. Notre Dame is long past the days of being a small business operation. We have an operating volume of $43 million. Notre Dame just recruited the largest incoming class in the College’s history with 483 new students. We have a total enrollment of nearly 2,200 students. Notre Dame is a job creator while other businesses are laying off. We now have more than 250 employees. In terms of numbers, the state of the College is very good. But the important question is, “Why do we do this?” We do what we do because we believe in the mission set forth by the Sisters of Notre Dame. We do what we do because we believe in our students. We do what we do because we believe in diversity and opportunity. Notre Dame is the most diverse college in Ohio. One fourth of our students are minority students and nearly half of them are not Catholic. They come from 20 different states and a dozen different countries. Notre Dame is an opportunity college. More than half of our students are the first in their families to go to college. In short, the NDC student body is a microcosm of our country. We are America.
Notre Dame is the most diverse college in Ohio.
Notre Dame provides a private, values-based, Catholic education in the liberal arts to students who might otherwise not have access to such an experience. More than $16 million of our operating volume is given right back to our students in the form of financial aid. We have been able to do that over the years thanks to our successes in enrollment. In fact, Notre Dame is one of the fastest growing colleges in the United States. But for us to responsibly continue on that path, we now need to do in fundraising what we did in enrollment. In order for us to increase full-time enrollment from 1,300 to 1,600 in the next three to five years, and to update and build the facilities to accommodate that growth, we need to raise $10 million. That is an ambitious goal, but, as Daniel Burnham, the great architect who built Chicago and Cleveland, once said, “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood.” What Burnham meant was that only big plans inspire people. At Notre Dame, we are trying to make big plans; plans that inspire our students, employees, alumni and friends. Those plans include renovating the aging Regina facilities, creating a presence on Green Road and building an athletic complex. Our goal is to become one of the finest colleges in the Great Lakes region; and we are well on our way to making that a reality. With your support we can dare to dream, dare to seek, dare to create, dare to dare. This is what we inspire our students to do as well. We help them discover what their mission is. We help them define their vision for the future. We help them figure out what kind of person they want to become. If all we did were to help them earn a living, we would have failed. Life is not about numbers. Life is about values. Sincerely,
Andrew P. Roth, Ph.D. president
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Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan Delivers Abrahamic Center Distinguished Lecture Internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions Dr. Reza Aslan delivered the 2011 Abrahamic Center Distinguished Lecture on the topic of Islamophobia in America in the Regina Auditorium on Nov. 3. Dr. Aslan is the author of the international bestseller “No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam,” which has been named by Blackwell Publishers as one of the 100 most important books of the last decade. He is also the author of “How to Win a Cosmic War,” a contributing editor to The Daily Beast, and a member of many prominent foreign relations and policy councils. Dr. Aslan
is also the editor of “Tablet and Pen,” a literary anthology that uses the arts to bridge the gap of understanding between East and West. He appears regularly in the media, as a guest on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report” and other high profile outlets. In his talk titled “Ten Years Later: Fighting Islamophobia and Understanding Muslims,” Dr. Aslan addressed a swell of rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. He sidestepped the division of “us” versus “them” and delivered a timely presentation on strengthening U.S.-Muslim relations. Dr. Aslan’s talk spoke to the heart of the Abrahamic
Center’s mission of placing interfaith respect, tolerance and social justice at the core of the college experience at Notre Dame. The Center is devoted to developing such programs, which foster mutual respect among all peoples, and celebrate religious, racial and cultural diversity, for the College and the Greater Cleveland community.
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Notre Dame Catches Falcon Fever During Homecoming Students, alumni and friends of Notre Dame College caught “Falcon Fever” during this year’s homecoming celebrations from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. From the Alumni & Friends Clambake & Cookout to the Falcon Football game and tailgating to the Alumni Reunion Brunch, the weekend offered something for everybody. Even though the clambake and cookout took place on a rainy Friday night, the 70s party band Disco Inferno brought Saturday Night Fever to the tent in front of the
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Regina Auditorium. Alumni, friends and students enjoyed the music, the fabulous food and a silent auction. On Saturday, alumni had “Breakfast with the Brains,” as they dined with current professors and engaged in a conversation with Chief Information Officer Deb Sheren on the state of education at the College. They then headed to Korb Field, where they picked up their pom-poms for a pre-game tailgating party and to cheer the Falcon football team to a 34-16 victory over Central State.
The weekend ended with Mass in Christ the King Chapel and the Alumni Reunion Brunch in the Great Room, which celebrated the graduating classes ending in “1” and “6.”
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New Master of Arts
“SPS 1” Celebrates Program Launch Notre Dame’s newest graduate program – a Master of Arts in Security Policy Studies (SPS) – officially launched this summer. The inaugural class of eight students known as “SPS 1” came to campus on Aug. 18 for on-site, practical exercises and to celebrate the program launch. The students come from as far as Serbia with diverse backgrounds that include experience in the military, law enforcement and intelligence fields. They hope to take their careers to the next level with a master’s from Notre Dame. The hybrid program consists of online classes in addition to three strategic weekend visits to campus. Classes include homeland security, terrorism and counterterrorism, strategic leadership, biodefense and strategic intelligence. Within
the graduate program, Notre Dame also offers graduate certificates in biodefense and science/technology analysis, transnational threat analysis, terrorism and critical infrastructure threat analysis, and strategic intelligence. During their first visit to campus, the “SPS 1” students participated in several leadership exercises, examined the Khobar Towers Bombing
and Cuban Missile Crisis case studies, and conducted a site visit to the Cleveland Clinic Global Security Office. “This cohort will always be very special,” said Dr. John Hatzadony, the director of the Graduate Program in Security Policy Studies. “They will be leaders in a program of leaders and life-long learners, in public and private, domestic and international security.”
9/11 Tribute
Marching Band Sets Tone at Browns Game The Notre Dame College Marching Band had the privilege to provide halftime entertainment during the Cleveland Browns’ NFL season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals at Browns Stadium on Sept. 11. Honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the band performed its 2011-12 program “American Sketches,” a snapshot of music that helped found the nation. The band also played a few tunes for Notre Dame students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College during a pre-game tailgate party in front of the stadium.
“I am so proud of the band’s performance on 9/11,” Director of Bands Bill Neater said. “This band came together in just three short weeks and performed in front of a huge hometown crowd. Their performance was
inspirational and I was so proud to be a part of that day.” To watch a video of the band’s day at Cleveland Browns Stadium, visit www.youtube. com/NotreDameFalcons.
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Alumni Happy Hour
Become a Five O’clock Falcon! Want to connect with local Notre Dame College alumni? Here’s your chance! Join your classmates for “Five O’clock Falcons – NDC in Your Neighborhood,” a new networking initiative sponsored by Notre Dame’s Alumni Relations Office. Once a month, the College hosts a happy hour at a local establishment in Northeast
Ohio for alumni to connect with each other and their alma mater. Each happy hour location offers discounted drink specials and complimentary appetizers. For updates on times and locations, regularly visit NotreDameCollege. edu/alumni/five-oclock-falcons. What are you waiting for? Become a Five O’clock Falcon!
Innovative Bicycle Camp
Kids Lose Training Wheels Lose The Training Wheels, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization, brought its innovative style of teaching children with disabilities how to ride a bicycle to Notre Dame College for five days in August. Local volunteers, most of them members of the Notre Dame community, taught 29 children with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike. They provided each camper with approximately one hour of instruction each day
using a series of adapted bikes and techniques. At the end of the camp, 25 of the 29 kids were able to pedal through the Murphy Gymnasium without any assistance. “We are still loving the memory of the week,” said Megan McMahon, a parent advocate who partnered with the College to bring the camp to Notre Dame. “Thank you for giving us the opportunity, NDC.” To view a video about the Lose the Training Wheels
camp, visit www.youtube. com/NotreDameCollege.
Juried Arts Show
Art on the NDC Circle The picturesque Notre Dame campus was the stage for the College’s first juried arts show, Art on the NDC Circle, this summer. Local artists exhibited and sold paintings, ceramics and jewelry at NDC’s Quinlivan Circle in front of the Administration Building on June 25 and 26. The event
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was presented in collaboration with the City of South Euclid and was part of a weekend celebrating the arts that included a Cleveland Shakespeare Festival presentation on the evening of June 25. Teresa Yondo won first place in the art show with her ceramics and sculptural art.
Notre Dame Names New Nursing Chair Dr. Beth L. Kaskel has been named the new chair of Notre Dame College’s nursing division, replacing Dr. Diane Jedlicka who retired last year. Dr. Kaskel comes to Notre Dame from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, where she served as associate professor of nursing since 2006. She previously worked as nursing program director and associate professor at Ohio Northern University,
assistant professor at James A. Rhodes State College, as well as program/regional director of geriatric partial hospitalization programs at Richland Hospital in Mansfield, Ohio. “When Diane Jedlicka announced she was stepping down, we knew we had a monumental task at
hand in finding a replacement,” Provost Dr. Mary Breckenridge said of the appointment. “After an exhaustive search and interview process, we are delighted to have attracted the caliber of nursing professional that we found in Beth Kaskel. Her unique set of skills, experiences and credentials are a perfect match for guiding the division forward upon the solid base Diane built up over the last five years.”
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Sr. Helen Burdenski Retires Professor of Marketing Sr. Helen Burdenski, SND ’62 retired this summer after 38 years of teaching at Notre Dame College. Colleagues and former students celebrated Sr. Helen’s retirement with a reception in the College’s Great Room on May 6. Over the many years she has taught at Notre Dame,
Sr. Helen has touched the lives of countless alumni, many of whom shared their memories of Sr. Helen in reflections that were presented to her during the reception. The College also honored Sr. Helen during the annual honors convocation, where she received the Professor Emeritus Award.
Move to NCAA
Falcons One Step Closer to DII Membership Notre Dame College has been approved for provisional status in the NCAA membership process, which advances Falcon athletic programs one step closer to becoming a full-fledged NCAA Division II member in time for the 2012-13 academic year. The College initiated application for NCAA membership in 2008 and has since been following a prescribed timeline for full DII
membership. Year three in that timeline (2011-12) is known as a provisional year, which requires NDC to drop its NAIA membership as it meets all NCAA legislation. The NCAA administers athletic programs for more than 400,000 student-athletes competing in three divisions at over 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Central America.
“Becoming a provisional member of the NCAA is another exciting step for Notre Dame College and its student-athletes,” said Dr. Andrew P. Roth, president of Notre Dame College. “Working within the NCAA value-structure will enhance the intercollegiate experience for all of our student-athletes.”
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Notre Dame Quotes Online, On Campus & In the News
tower tweets Notre Dame College has highest enrollment in its history
Congratulations to the men’s bowling team on their firstplace finish at the American Heartland Championship! Way to go Falcons!
Headline in the Sun Messenger, which reported about another year of record enrollment at NDC
So happy to see two of my absolute favorites: Tony Zupancic and Mary Lou Currivan. Of all my degrees, I feel I got the best education, made the best friends, had the best teachers, and worked the hardest for my B.A. in Accounting at NDC.
Angie Mitch-Via on Facebook
Wow. This is such an inspiring story. I definitely didn’t know that Jacqi did that. Wow. Laurie Mae Shorts on Facebook about a story on NPR that featured Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre Jacqi Loewy, who donated a kidney to a fellow actor
Anita Lekutis Hanks ’96 on Facebook about a feature on the College’s homepage that profiled past and present leaders at NDC
Each year we continue to grow and grow. Thanks to all the alumni who continue to believe in NDC year in and year out.
Best musical ever. Was happy to be in ‘Godspell’ at NDC in 1983.
Sammy Miller, Jr. ’08 on Facebook
Congrats to @NotreDameOhio for their wrestling success! Honored today by the OH House.
Congrats, @NotreDameOhio! The college is one of 17 in the nation recognized by the Quality Matters Program for its quality online courses.
State Representative Andrew O. Brenner on Twitter about a resolution by the Ohio House of Representatives that honored the Falcon Wrestling team for its backto-back NAIA National Championships
Learning House, Inc. on Twitter about recognition NDC received for its online programming
Wonderful! Dr. Galovic will be a fantastic director of athletics! Sarah Nank ’10 on Facebook about the appointment of Dr. John Galovic as NDC’s director of athletics
“What a team! Every team member gives 100% ... and it shows!” Margaret Stupica Thompson on Facebook about the Falcon Men’s Soccer team
Rita Grasso ’85 on Facebook about the fall play performed in NDC’s Performing Arts Center in October
Congratulations to Notre Dame College for being admitted to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The service of your school’s students, faculty and staff is commendable. A post on Facebook by the government organization that announces the community service honor roll every year
“Congrats grandma!” Elise Coneglio ’05 on Facebook about Ethel McGuigan ’48 being named the 2011 Fidelia Award winner
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Dr. Frances Ulrich congratulates graduate Anshawn M. Ivery ’11, the 2011 Sr. Mary Agnes Bosche Award recipient, during this year’s commencement festivities.
Notre Dame’s indoor color guard, including sophomore Amy Nelson, is getting ready for its second winter season.
Notre Dame has launched “My NDC” a new Web portal where students can register for classes, view unofficial transcripts and calculate their GPAs.
5 2 Welcome Weekend was a big hit with the about 400 freshmen who arrived on campus to a college carnival, a community food collection and an opening convocation in August.
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Freshman Marcia Leon performs in Notre Dame’s fall play “GODSPELL,” the Broadway musical based on the Gospel According to Matthew.
6 Head Men’s Soccer Coach Michael “Mac” McBride celebrated his 150th win in 10 years with the Falcons as they defeated Oberlin College 3-2 in overtime on Sept. 28.
8 A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter lands on campus to pick up 60 ROTC cadets from Notre Dame, John Carroll University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and Hiram College as part of a military training exercise on Oct. 21. The students were taken to field training exercises in Ravenna, Ohio.
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TEEL Student Publishes Children’s Book in the U.S. & U.K.
Billy is a little boy who wears a blue, striped t-shirt, red shorts, green boots, and a paper crown he made at camp. One of his best friends is Griz, a larger-than-life, brown grizzly bear. Together, the unlikely buddies eat peanut-butter-andhoney sandwiches, look at the stars and explore the woods where they play hide-and-seek. (Billy always wins because Griz is too big to hide anywhere.) They share secrets and tell jokes as Billy rides on Griz’s back. When it’s time for a nap, Billy sleeps in Griz’s massive paws. The story of Billy and Griz is one of friendship, adventure and imagination. It is being told and illustrated by Notre Dame College student Suzanne McGinness, 26, in her debut picture book “My Bear Griz,” which was just published by Frances Lincoln Publishers in the U.S. and the U.K. McGinness is a student in Notre Dame’s TEEL program hoping to become a visual arts teacher. She created “My Bear
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By Christian Taske ’07
Griz” in 2009 while pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. McGinness’s book starts with an introduction of Billy, his handwriting all over the page as he describes his favorite things in life and proclaims, “My name is Billy and I love bears!” Billy and Griz go on everyday adventures that McGinness colorfully illustrated in a layered technique. She made her original drawings with a ballpoint pen, retraced and water colored them on a separate paper, and layered them in Photoshop. “It’s a drawing and painting combined,” McGinness says. “It gives me a little more freedom to play around with the contrast and size and impact.” McGinness drew Griz larger than any bear you would find in real life, but in a friendly, cuddly kind of way. She left the backgrounds abstract and used bright colors to hint that
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Billy and Griz’s adventures are not taking place in the real world. “We don’t really know where they are. But we know that they are in their own world and time,” McGinness says. (Spoiler alert: On the last page, the reader finds out that Griz in fact is a little teddy bear and that his and Billy’s adventures took place in Billy’s imagination.) McGinness says the idea for the book grew out of her own childhood imagination. “It’s kind of that childhood wish that your stuffed animals are alive. When you’re not there, they’re playing in the room without you,” she says.
McGinness’s courses, during one of which she began working on “Griz.” McGinness, who wrote her master’s thesis on “The History of the Collage and How It Affects Imaginative Space in Children,” entered her book in a Macmillan Publishers competition where she won honorable mention. For her graduating show, it was displayed in a gallery at Piccadilly Circus. There, Frances and Lincoln approached McGinness expressing interest in “Griz.” The publisher then took the book to the World Children’s
To illustrate the contrast between reality and imagination, McGinness needed a stuffed animal that in Billy’s mind can become massive in scale. A teddy turned grizzly bear was the perfect fit, especially since the story was always going to take place in the woods and McGinness wanted a character with a lot of texture. The book’s themes of friendship and adventure resonate with young children. McGinness read the story to first graders at Kirtland Elementary School, and it was a big hit. “They laughed at the right parts and got excited,” she says. “It was a great experience, because it was my first time sharing it with children.” With few words and colorful illustrations, the 32-page book is for kids ages 2 to 6. Its message is simple: “Keep your imagination alive!” That message, the book’s storyline and its unique illustrations caught the attention of publishers in 2009. At the time, McGinness was in England pursuing her M.F.A. in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, the first university in the world to offer that degree. The program was developed by Martin Salisbury, an internationally acclaimed author, illustrator and leading researcher in children’s book illustration. Salisbury taught many of
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with his dog and becomes friends with a monster that crawls out of his fridge one day. McGinness created the characters and settings out of clay and photographed them in a Tim Burton kind of style. McGinness, whose favorite children’s book is Eric Carle’s “The Hungry Caterpillar,” hopes “Griz” will open doors for additional book contracts. Besides illustration, her other passion is teaching. So after finishing her master’s in a one-of-a-kind program in England, the Shaker Heights native decided to come back to Ohio to earn her teaching license at one of the state’s leading programs for aspiring teachers. McGinness is now in her third and final semester in Notre Dame’s TEEL program. She is currently student teaching and plans to teach visual arts at the elementary school level. “Notre Dame had a really good program for me,” she says. “Since I already have my master’s, I didn’t want a long program of study. The College set up a plan for me that I could complete in a year and a half.”
Book Fair in Bologna, Italy, where it received a lot of attention. Shortly after, McGinness was offered her first book contract. “Griz” was published in the U.S. and the U.K. on Sept. 1. A Dutch version is due in 2012. The book even made it on the cover of Frances and Lincoln’s fall catalog. “This has been a goal of mine for a very long time,” McGinness says. “I worked so hard while I was in England hoping to get a publishing deal. I was lucky enough to get picked up.” While “Griz” is her first published book, McGinness created several others during her studies at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She is currently working on getting one of them published. Titled “Thomas and Benjamin,” the book is about a boy who lives alone
McGinness says she always wanted to work with children and that her time at Notre Dame confirmed that. She hopes to establish a career as both a teacher and author. “I like to help kids be creative and express themselves,” she says. McGinness chose NDC’s TEEL program because she wanted to become more familiar with the art of teaching. “I really wanted to go through the program because I didn’t know anything about teaching,” she says. “I’ve learned so much from classroom management to education psychology. The classes here have been so valuable and the teachers have been outstanding.” “My Bear Griz” is now on sale at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.com for $17.95.
Christian Taske ’07 is the editor and writer at Notre Dame College.
What attracts many of these students is the chance to play sports in a high-level, collegiate setting while pursuing an excellent education. Notre Dame’s mission of personal, professional and global responsibility resonates with them as they prepare to enter an increasingly globalized job market. The international business major, one of the College’s newest programs, is responding to this reality by requiring students to take a foreign language, spend a semester in another country or complete an internship abroad. This past summer, the first three students fulfilled that requirement by interning in India and China.
Notre Dame Goes Global College Attracts International Students, Opens World to Domestic Ones At the 2011 Notre Dame Medal Dinner, board member Sam Miller shared a little anecdote that illustrates how the College’s image has changed over the last few years. “When I told people that I was on the board at Notre Dame,” Miller said, “they would ask me, ‘How do you like that drive to Indiana?’ […] Today, nobody asks me that question anymore.” In the past, Notre Dame College has been referred to as the best-
kept secret in Cleveland. Tucked away behind Regina High School in suburban South Euclid, Ohio, the small liberal arts college did not receive much recognition outside Greater Cleveland. The College traditionally attracted female students in the area who wanted to become teachers. But when Notre Dame went co-ed in 2001, it opened its doors not only to men but to students from all over the map. In fact, with the
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addition of quality educational programs and various sports, the College has become a magnet for students from all over the world. Today, it is not uncommon to walk across the campus and run into students from Germany, Turkey or Australia. Notre Dame College has become international.
For those students who are not international business majors but still want to experience different cultures, the College is in the process of establishing a study abroad program. Already, students have the chance to visit a different country every year with Notre Dame’s educational travel program. Over the last five years, students, faculty and alumni have visited Israel, the United Kingdom, China, Spain and Greece. This spring, they will travel to Italy. Notre Dame students increasingly also decide to travel the world on their own, as they compete in athletic events in Mexico or embark on educational adventures in Bolivia. On the following pages you will get a sense of the international flair that has become part of Notre Dame College, an institution that has its roots in Coesfeld, Germany, home of the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame who founded NDC based on a global mission.
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NDC Academics & Athletics Have Become a Magnet for Students from Around the World
Charlie McElroy, U.K.
Juan Coca, Puerto Rico
International Flair Dean Miller, South Africa
Laura Heaton, Northern Ireland
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Students have come to Notre Dame to don the blue, white and gold from places like Australia, Turkey, Tunisia and Canada. Students from a dozen foreign countries currently call College Road their educational home. What attracts them is the chance to play sports on a high level while pursuing a quality education. Programs like men’s soccer, women’s lacrosse, men’s water
polo and baseball have their rosters dotted with international influences. And those influences – on the field and in the campus community – make Notre Dame College a bigger place than the one defined by property lines and square feet. The international flair taken on by Falcon Athletics helps the College fulfill its mission to educate a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility. “Notre Dame is a place where international students can succeed and grow personally and professionally,” says Associate Head Men’s Soccer Coach Carl Nolan, who doubles as NDC’s
international student advisor. “It’s a place where they can continue their athletic careers and do so in a competitive environment.” That environment drew the attention of Jarlys Mejia, a baseball player from Santiago in the Dominican Republic. Mejia came to the United States to parlay his skills as a middle infielder into an education. He transferred from North Iowa Area Community College this year because he sees Falcon Baseball as a place to compete and as a door to something bigger. “I want to play at this level. I came here because of baseball, but I want to stay until I finish my degree,” he says. His coach Nick Weisheipl says Meija brings energy and enthusiasm to the team. “Jarlys has a magnetic personality that makes his teammates root for him. He brings different life experiences to our team; we have a lot of that on the baseball squad.” On that squad, Mejia plays alongside Travis Bondy, who came to Notre Dame from Windsor, Ontario. Bondy, a right-handed pitcher heading into his junior season, was one of five players from Canada on last year’s baseball team.
Travis Bondy, Canada
Notre Dame’s student-athletes are excelling on the playing field and in the classroom. And many of those students have come a long way also – literally. In the classrooms and throughout the landscape of NDC’s men’s and women’s sports, major contributions are being made by a growing number of international students.
Jarlys Mejia, Dominican Republic
Academics and athletics at Notre Dame College have come a long way over the last decade: NDC began accepting men in 2001; the College added undergraduate and graduate programs that now total over 30 disciplines; the athletic department increased the number of teams to 22; and Falcon athletes have won multiple national championships and scholar-athlete awards.
“Notre Dame made the choice to cross the border an easy one with its great international-student track record,” Bondy says. “Carl Nolan and the folks in Student Services are great to work with. As an international student-
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you to the point that you will become a harder-working student and athlete than you have ever been.”
A better-rounded team is what all of NDC’s athletic programs have become. It’s what the experience of competing in college athletics wearing Falcon colors has become. And that richer experience comes courtesy of influences from around the globe.
For fellow Scotsman and teammate Chris Fairley, NDC had a similar appeal. “I chose Notre Dame because of its fantastic soccer reputation from going to the NAIA final last year,” he says. “But I also chose Notre Dame because of the small classes.”
“Notre Dame College offers a great environment for international student athletes to thrive in,” says Nolan, who himself hails from Chorley, England. “The quality of the coaching staff here at the College places the international studentathletes in a great position to be successful with their academics and their collegiate athletic careers.” The chance to be successful in both academics and athletics is what brought men’s soccer player Kerr Newbigging to the United States. “I decided to study abroad because back in Scotland it wasn’t possible for me to play soccer at a high level and gain an education alongside it,” the freshman forward says. Kerr says he chose Notre Dame because it offers a well-rounded student-athlete experience. “I knew after speaking with the coaches, viewing the educational setup and looking at the facilities that Notre Dame College was the place I wanted to be,” he says. “The coaches and teachers here will push
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The freshman defender says the small college in suburban South Euclid, Ohio, is a great place for international students because they fit in right away. “It is easy to settle in where people have a fascination about you and your background.” Freshman midfielder Stefan Bogdanovic, who hails from Cacak, Serbia, says he came to the United States not only to play soccer but for a chance to receive a better education. The transition wasn’t easy, he says, but the College helped him adjust. “The healthy environment and the support of the whole team, the professors
But not only athletes come to Notre Dame College from abroad. Some international students attend NDC simply for the educational experience. Laura Heaton is one of those students. The Belfast, Northern Ireland, native is pursuing a degree in criminology at Queen’s University Belfast. She came to Notre Dame College this summer to study business for a year. The difference between the college in Cleveland and the university in Belfast is striking, Heaton says. “At home I am used to classes of 100 to 200 people with one assignment a term: a 3,000-word paper. So attending Notre Dame for a year is a massive adjustment.” Heaton says students in Northern Ireland face the same challenges as their counterparts in the U.S. They are worried about finding a job and paying for their education. The one difference, she says, is that college athletics in America provide financial support and sometimes open up career paths. “In Northern Ireland, we don’t get these opportunities,” she says. Having come a long way over the past decade, Notre Dame College is proud to be able to offer such opportunities to domestic students as well as those who have come a long way themselves – literally. Skip Snow is the director of sports information at Notre Dame College.
Stefan Bogdanovic & Nikola Nikolic, Serbia
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athlete, I hope to bring a different perspective to the field in order to create a better-rounded team.”
and all the other employees at NDC helped me fit in.”
Students in Notre Dame’s International Business Program Intern in China & India
By Christian Taske ’07
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Going Out on a Whim Senior Geoff Becktell Interns with Consulting Firm in Hangzhou, China On his way to Hangzhou, China, this past May, Notre Dame College senior Geoff Becktell spent an unexpected night in Tokyo. Becktell, who was flying from Minnesota to Shanghai to embark on a three-month-long internship with a Chinese consulting firm, was catching a connecting flight in Japan’s capital – or so was the plan. Instead, he walked to the wrong gate, missed his flight and spent the night in the world’s most populous metropolitan area. The incident, however, was the only time during his adventure to the Far East that Becktell felt lost. The fact that he didn’t speak Chinese, that he wasn’t familiar with the culture and that he didn’t know anybody in China did not pose a problem for the ambitious 22-year-old. Life is about taking chances, Becktell says.
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The Elkhart, Indiana, native had arranged an internship with 5CGroup International Corporation, a consulting firm focused on renewable energies, green agriculture and eco-tourism, to fulfill one of the requirements for his degree in international business. Along the way, he fell in love with the Chinese and gained insights into the business practices of a country that is one of the biggest players in the global economy.
China, Becktell picked up some basic Mandarin, established important business contacts and was involved in several unique projects that illustrate how interconnected the global economy is.
“China is doing really well in the world, is growing as an economy and is a completely different culture,” Becktell says. “I thought, ‘Hey, why not give it a shot?’”
For one of those projects, Becktell worked with an American investor who looked for a supplier in China to produce and sell electric bikes in Nigeria. “That project came at the best time possible because Nigeria was having a gas crisis this summer,” says Becktell, who visited several factories with the investor before finding the right supplier.
What Becktell now calls a somewhat naïve approach to his internship turned out to be the best decision he made during his college career. Over his three months in Eastern
Becktell also worked with an Australian businessman, who competed with an American investment group, to purchase a license from a pharmaceutical
“I had to learn all of this, how this whole chain works,” Becktell says. “In China, there’s a distributor for everything. Things aren’t usually directly sold.” In addition to these major projects, Becktell learned about basic Chinese law on how to set up a company and was educated on the wind and solar industry.
confined to classrooms and wanted to get out in the world.” Becktell arranged the internship through JuniorExpat, an internship placement agency that specializes in China and Indonesia. He had to put up with some fees in the 12-monthlong process but was determined to follow through. He was drawn to China after writing a paper comparing exchange-rate regimes in China and the U.S. for Dr. Ronald Matthews’s comparative politics class. He was offered three currency trading internships in Shanghai, but turned them down after he received the offer from 5CGroup in Hangzhou. “In the end, I really fell in love with Hangzhou,” Becktell says. “It’s actually called ‘Heaven on Earth’ in China. It’s just a beautiful place.”
“I worked a lot with suppliers, trying to build relationships between our clients and manufacturers primarily around Hangzhou,” Becktell says. But he also traveled quite a bit, visiting a wind energy fair in Beijing and a rotor blade factory in Nantong, for example. In addition, Becktell polished contracts translated by Chinese interns. One of those contracts involved a $1 billion deal between an American investor and the Chinese government to build a theme park in Hangzhou that could compete with the Shanghai Disney Resort. This unique experience fulfilled a graduation requirement for Becktell, who like all students in the international business program needs to study a foreign language for three years, study abroad for a semester or intern in a foreign country. “I decided an internship abroad was the ideal choice,” Becktell says. “I guess I was tired of being
“That’s one of the reasons I chose Xiasha. Quite a few people to mingle with,” Becktell says. “Chinese people are so friendly. I never felt alone.” He says many Americans have the wrong impression of China. “I feel we in America are oftentimes fed parochial views about China that portray the Chinese as our enemies because of the way their government is structured. Many Chinese people actually disapprove of the government. But the reality is that there are few outlets to safely show that disapproval,” Becktell says. “You can judge other cultures and other people, but unless you speak their language it’s all irrelevant.”
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company in New Zealand to sell a drug in China. The drug helps cows produce 80 percent more female offspring for the milk industry. 5CGroup worked with the Chinese equivalent of the FDA to get the drug approved and met with largescale dairy farmers to stir interest in the drug. Becktell meanwhile negotiated with the company from New Zealand to lower their price for the license. The deal wasn’t finalized before Becktell left, but when it is the investor will hire distributors in China to sell the drug.
Becktell has fallen in love with China and is even considering moving there after graduation next May. He hopes to possibly be hired by 5CGroup as he continues to work for the firm while finishing his degree at NDC. Becktell recently put the firm in touch with a company in California that maintains windmills. As a result, representatives of that company travelled to Beijing to meet with 5CGroup’s CEO and to attend a renewable energy fair. Becktell is also currently working with 5CGroup and two fellow interns, one from Russia and one from the Netherlands, to establish an internship program that would make it easier for students in the U.S. and Europe to come to Hangzhou.
The city was listed by The New York Times as one of the top 41 places to visit in 2011. About an hour from Shanghai, the Hangzhou area of about 8.7 million people is known as one of the most prosperous tourist destinations in China. Historic pagodas, ancient temples and lush gardens surround the city’s West Lake, which is nestled between a mountain range and the city’s modern skyscrapers. Becktell lived in Xiasha District, an industrial and educational center with 14 universities and more than 200,000 students, located about 10 miles east of Hangzhou.
“We are going to cut a lot of the fees down and help them with their visas using our government leverage,” Becktell says. “We would place them in the plethora of companies in the Xiasha and Hangzhou area. It’s just such a great opportunity.” Becktell suggests fellow students pursue such opportunities. His advice for those hesitant about interning abroad: “Get out and see the world. Don’t be afraid to go out on a whim, even if you don’t know the language, even if you don’t understand the culture. Immerse yourself!”
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A Land of Contrasts Donovan Maben ’11 & Tom McKrill ’11 Experience Two Sides of India During Internship When Donovan Maben ’11 and Tom McKrill ’11 graduated this May, their educational experience at Notre Dame College wasn’t quite over yet. The two students had one adventure left. Together with Assistant Professor of International Business Steve Hotchkiss, Maben and McKrill traveled to Bangalore, India, over the summer to intern with the Sisters of Notre Dame in the business offices of their Sophia School. To fulfill one of their degree requirements, the two students, who majored in international business at Notre Dame, spent four weeks at the school, which
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educates more than 3,000 children from kindergarten through high school. In addition, they traveled the country and toured the facilities of three international corporations. In the process, they learned about the accounting and finance practices of India, and experienced that the country of more than a billion people is a land of contrasts. On their travels to Mysore, Mangalore, Jaipur, Akra and Delhi, the two students and professor Hotchkiss were confronted with constant contrasts of beauty, wealth and poverty. They visited stunning Hindu temples, relaxed in elaborate parks in major cities,
and met wealthy people who live in elegant high rises or private enclaves. But they also saw the slums and encountered countless of the more than 600 million Indians living on only about $2 a day. “Such poverty is so overwhelming that it is hard to envision a day when it will be even partially alleviated,” Hotchkiss says. “But in spite of this abysmal condition, there is a beauty of the people and a certain peacefulness that is hard to define, not to mention believe.” Hotchkiss says the students realized that, despite this massive poverty, India is a country of sophisticated
Such an experience cannot be replicated in the classroom, Hotchkiss says. “There’s no substitute for it. All the books in the world only create an illusion. You need something that’s concrete, visible, tangible.” Hotchkiss set up the internship with the help of Sr. Valerie Sweeney, SND ’75 and Sr. Marie Manning, SND ’71 of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Chardon, Ohio, who financially support the mission in India. The Sisters in Bangalore agreed to host two interns to work closely with the business manager at Sophia School. The school is located on the grounds of the SND Provincial Center in Bangalore and serves a rather affluent clientele. It has an operating budget of close to $5 million and uses much of the funds to support poor missions in small communities throughout India. It employs 65 teachers and most of the 30 Sisters living there work in management positions at the school. Maben, McKrill and Hotchkiss were living in the simple guest quarters at the complex. The interns worked with the school accountant to become familiar with Indian accounting practices, payroll, fees management and government regulations. “We learned that there is no inventory for NGOs and that the depreciation rates are calculated based upon the income tax rates, for example,” McKrill says. “All tuition payments are made through the ‘Central Bank of India,’ which is housed on campus but only used by the school for tuition and fees purposes.” Besides those hands-on experiences McKrill and Maben were able to gain some insights into India’s booming
economy as they visited three global corporations: RCI, a division of Wyndham Worldwide and one of the largest brokers of timeshare trades with 3.8 million members globally; Wipro Limited, the second largest IT services company in India with more than 120,000 employees worldwide; and the pharmaceutical company Micro Labs Limited.
was clear to us why this company is and will be very successful.”
The visit to Micro Labs was particularly eye-opening for the students.
“These companies have in common a strong sense of a social contract – something we seem to be losing in the U.S.,” Hotchkiss says. “The motto of one company read: ‘Determined to Win, Action with Sensitivity, Unyielding Integrity.’ How can one not admire that?”
“Micro Labs distributes its products worldwide but has only recently been FDA approved in the U.S.,” Maben says. “Its main goal by 2014 is to enter the U.S. market and achieve sales of $1 billion.” Maben and McKrill met with assembly line workers, chemists and even senior-level executives at Micro Labs. What struck them the most was that, despite its ambitions, the company is run like a family business. “It was apparent from our meetings with the operational staff and business department heads that everybody acts and is treated as family at Micro Labs,” Maben says. “This, no doubt, starts at the very top and works its way down to the lower levels of the company.” Maben and McKrill experienced this personal touch first-hand as senior executives including the sales, finance and marketing managers met with them to answer questions. “It was extremely impressive to see how friendly and eager these executives were to answer our questions even though they were extremely busy,” Maben says. “Usually it would be next to impossible to get all the seniorlevel executives in one room.” The interns were also impressed with the plant’s cleanliness, quality control and commitment to be eco-friendly. “Everything that could be recycled at the plant, such as excess water, was re-used in some other capacity,” Maben says. “At the end of the day, it
Visiting these hi-tech companies opened the students’ eyes to the business opportunities in India as well as the companies’ strengths and what they have to offer to U.S. clients.
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and skilled people who work for world-class corporations. The management style in these companies can be radically different from those in the U.S., the students realized as they learned to appreciate a different way of living.
Hotchkiss, Maben and McKrill were so impressed with the experience in India that Hotchkiss plans to repeat it for other students. He is also looking into other countries where the Sisters of Notre Dame may have connections and is working on putting together a study abroad program. “The students had a very rich, deep and broadening experience,” he says. During the final days of that experience, Hotchkiss and the students visited the Indian Institute of Management, a prestigious graduate school that receives 20,000 applications for 500 openings each year. Its professors hold chairs endowed by Indian and worldclass corporations, and its lush, self-contained campus was like an oasis. The next day, they visited Chrystal House, a K-12 school that teaches children of families living in slums on less than $2 a day. “Such are the contrasts in India,” Hotchkiss says. “Visible affluence amidst overwhelming poverty.” To read a blog about Tom and Donovan’s internship in India, visit NotreDameCollege.edu/blogs/india-2011.
Christian Taske ’07 is the editor and writer at Notre Dame College.
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“I now know if I train hard or study hard, I can accomplish the impossible.�
From Impossible to Possible
Suvak was missing her graduation day to participate in an extreme, long-distance running expedition with impossible2Possible, a nonprofit organization that uses adventure as a medium to promote education. She had been chosen from thousands of applicants to be one of five youth ambassadors who would take on the daunting task of running 155 miles in six days, and conduct scientific experiments in the process, to promote the International Year of Chemistry.
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When her classmates walked across the stage in the Regina Auditorium to receive their diplomas this past May, graduate Jessica Suvak ’11 was more than 4,000 miles away, and 12,000 feet above sea level, running across the world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni, and the Andes mountains in Southwest Bolivia.
In order to reach the finish line in time, the five ambassadors would have to run nearly a marathon a day – at an altitude at which the thin air caused headaches and nosebleeds, and on a terrain that included steep mountain climbs, rocky roads and the occasional encounter with a tarantula. By Christian Taske ’07
Graduate Jess Suvak ’11 Runs Across the World’s Largest Salt Flat in Bolivia
For most people running a marathon on paved roads in the U.S. is a challenge. To accomplish the same feat six days in a row in such adverse conditions is nearly inconceivable. That is no longer the case for Suvak, who says the adventure has changed her. “Altogether it’s made me more open to ideas,” Suvak says. “It’s made me a stronger person. I now know if I train hard or study hard, I can accomplish the impossible.” Before she signed up for the experience, Suvak, a three-sport athlete at Notre Dame, at most ran four miles at a time. But through an intense workout plan that included running about half a marathon every week she continuously built up her stamina in the months leading up to the expedition. She finished her first marathon ever on day two in Bolivia.
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Today, the 22-year-old runs 50Ks (31 miles), competes in triathlons, and plans to finish the Ironman competition before she turns 25. “After that experience I just can’t relax anymore,” Suvak laughs. “I need to find that next step I guess.” Suvak says she used to be a timid person, but no longer is afraid to take on such challenges. Maybe that’s because the physical demands in Bolivia brought her close to her breaking point, but didn’t ultimately break her spirits. Suvak’s days began at 6:30 a.m. when she woke up in her icecovered tent from a night with
temperatures below freezing. After a quick breakfast and demolishing the camp, the youth ambassadors embarked on eight hours of running, every step carefully monitored by a team of doctors, physical trainers and cameramen. The ambassadors carried several layers of clothes, two liters of fluids to stay hydrated, microphones and cameras to film their adventure, and a GPS system to track their progress on impossible2Possible’s website. On average, they burned 3,000 to 5,000 calories and drank three gallons a day. All the while, medical staff continuously monitored their oxygen levels and blood pressures.
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of times we had to use a one-on, one-off technique, where we would run for a minute and then walk for a minute, because the air was so thin we couldn’t breathe.” None of the runners had done any altitude training to prepare for such a climb. “We literally just went in there and hoped for the best,” Suvak says. But the young adults, who included another runner from the U.S., two from Canada and one from Chile, kept each other’s spirits up and developed close friendships in the process. In addition, they were able to rely on the expertise of professional, long-distance runners who followed them closely. These guides included Hannah McKeand, who has set a record for skiing 690 miles from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole in under 40 days; Ferg Hawke, whose résumé includes a 9:27hour Ironman and a third-place finish at the three-day Ultraman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii; and Ray Zahab, who ran the entire width of the Sahara Desert (4,600 miles) in 111 days. Despite their experiences, the guides at times found it difficult to keep up with the youth ambassadors. “We couldn’t be any more blown away and impressed by how well they are doing,” Zahab said in one of the many expedition videos posted on i2P’s website.
Since part of the salt flat was flooded, the group’s journey was cut short by 30 miles but re-routed through the Andes, where the runners reached up to 15,000 feet above sea level.
Despite the physical demands, the ambassadors found time to hold live webcasts with high school and grade school students and conducted experiments with the scientists on the expedition team. They extracted lithium from the salt flat (50 percent of the world’s lithium can be found in the Salar de Uyuni), for example, and explored why the Salar’s salt crystals don’t sink to the bottom of the lake. Some of the experiments were broadcast live to classrooms in the U.S. and Canada.
“I was huffing and puffing just from walking,” Suvak says. “A lot
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made the expedition so special. “To tell kids our age or younger that they can do anything physically or mentally if they put their mind to it is so amazing,” says Suvak, who neither had a long-distance-running nor a science background when she applied for the expedition. The Seven Hills, Ohio, native says Notre Dame College, where she ran track and played softball and volleyball, prepared her for the experience. “If it wasn’t for NDC I wouldn’t be running,” she says. “NDC really opened me up to thinking that I could do other things.” Her personal goal for the adventure in Bolivia was simply to stay strong and finish the run. When Suvak and her four fellow runners reached their destination, they fell to the ground feeling elated and exhausted. “The best feeling was probably finishing,” she says. “But two seconds later you’re like, ‘What am I gonna do next?’” Besides pushing her physical boundaries, Suvak plans to use her marketing degree with a minor in fine arts to find a job in sales or possibly go back to school for photography. She has developed a taste for traveling and plans to help promote future impossible2Possible expeditions as well (Gatorade plans to produce a Web series about the Bolivia expedition, for example). Suvak isn’t quite sure yet what she wants to do with her life and plans to take it step by step, much like she approached the 155-mile run. If her performance in Bolivia is any indication, she will surely be successful. “I believe that with training and hard work,” Suvak says, “you can push yourself to do whatever you want.” For videos and more information about Suvak’s adventure, visit http:// impossible2possible.com/bolivia/.
Christian Taske ’07 is the editor and writer at Notre Dame College.
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Cinderella Story By Christian Taske ‘07
Former Falcon Mike Mannozzi ’10 Competes at Pan American Games
When Michael Mannozzi ’10 met with Notre Dame’s Vice President for Enrollment Dave Armstrong in 2006, he was wearing a hand-me-down, brown, slightly ill-fitting, three-piece suit, eager to leave an impression and hopeful to be admitted to the College.
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Mannozzi wasn’t exactly at the top of his high school class and he couldn’t really afford a private college education. But Armstrong, impressed by Mannozzi’s humility and courtesy, decided to admit the Youngstown, Ohio, native; and Mannozzi received a wrestling scholarship that would allow him to pay for the education he desired. “If I give you this great opportunity,” Armstrong told Mannozzi, “you have to do something great in return.”
The Pan American Games are held between athletes from the nations of the Americas every four years during the year before the Summer Olympics. The XVI Pan American Games took place from Oct. 14 to 30. Mannozzi traveled to Guadalajara all expenses paid by USA Track & Field.
11 minutes behind Argentina’s Fabio Gonzalez who placed 11th.
Even though he finished last in the 20k race walk, his first
“We had lunch with Mike in the Pan Am Village on Friday,”
international event for Team USA was the highlight of Mannozzi’s athletic career as he won the hearts of the fans.
said Jesus Briseno, a student physical therapist. “He was an easy person to get to like and he showed his perseverance today.”
Mannozzi, 25, held captive thousands of fans watching the race along the Avenue Vallarta near the Arcos de Guadalajar Monument. The crowd boisterously cheered as Mannozzi finished the last 1,000 meters of the race and crossed the finish line nearly
Mannozzi posed for pictures and signed autographs even as he was boarding the bus back to the Pan American Village.
After cooling down and entering the recovery tent, Mannozzi received a standing ovation from 20 students studying physical therapy at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara.
“I’m gonna do that,” Mannozzi replied. Four years later, Mannozzi spoke at Notre Dame’s commencement as the recipient of the Sr. Mary Agnes Bosche Award, which is given to an undergraduate student who demonstrates honesty and trustworthiness, a commitment to excellence, and selfless service to Notre Dame and the larger community.
The success story was complete, but it didn’t end there. Today, Mannozzi is a graduate with a bachelor’s in education who is serious about living the College’s mission of personal, professional and global responsibility. This past October, he exhibited this on an international stage, when he represented the USA at the Pan American Games, the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics, in Guadalajara, Mexico. “Next to the Olympics and the World Championships, this is the biggest track and field event,” Mannozzi said. “As an athlete participating, you are considered one of the best in your country representing your nation. It’s a great honor for me.”
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Mannozzi had graduated from his brown suit to the black commencement robe and in the meantime had traded his wrestling gear for a track & field outfit. He was leaving Notre Dame College as a 3.0 GPA student and a national champion in race walking.
Mannozzi said the biggest bonus of his experience, other than representing his country, was meeting people from other countries. “They believed in me and didn’t even know me and were supportive,” he said. “There are no words to describe what kind of experience that is.” Mannozzi had qualified for the Pan Am Games through a combination of hard work and luck. Coming off a hip injury, the former Falcon placed sixth in the 20k at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 26. His time of 1:34:40 qualified him for the Pan Am Games after four of the five race walkers who finished ahead of Mannozzi declined to participate due to injury and other conflicts. But the race in Oregon resulted in more than just a ticket to Guadalajara. Since Mannozzi managed to cross the finish line below the 1:36:00 mark, he also qualified to race in the U.S. Olympic Trials next year to compete for a spot on the London 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Mannozzi knows he will have a nearly impossible task qualifying against some of the world’s top race walkers. But the fact that he qualified for the Pan American Games and the U.S. Olympic Trials is an accomplishment in itself, especially when you consider how he entered the sport of race walking. As an average wrestler on Notre Dame’s future national championshipwinning team, Mannozzi quickly decided to step off the mat and onto the track instead. The Falcon track & field coaches in 2007 hesitantly welcomed him as a walk-on, not realizing he would soon race walk right past his teammates and opponents. “I never knew what lay ahead as a walk-on to the track team,” he said. “I don’t think anyone knew.”
Mannozzi quickly exceeded everyone’s expectations including his own. In 2010, his last season as a Falcon, his meteoric rise culminated in winning the national indoor championship in the 3,000-meter race walk. “Notre Dame was the first place that really gave me a chance to grow. The community embraced me as a person. It was something like I’ve never known in my life,” Mannozzi said. “Notre Dame helped me chase my dreams.” But his successes didn’t end at the College. After graduation, Mannozzi began working with Coach Vince Peters who has trained two other Olympic Trials qualifiers in his 20-year-long career. With Peters, Mannozzi scored some impressive results. He finished fifth in the 1-mile race walk at the prestigious Millrose Games, the most venerable indoor meet in the country, at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Jan. 5. Three months later, he won the Ohio 50k Championships in Yellow Springs in 4:41:49. The time allows Mannozzi to participate in the 50k Olympic Trials in San Diego next January, in addition to the 20k trials in Eugene next June. “The 50k is such a brutal race,” Mannozzi said. “There are only five of us who qualified for both distances.” Mannozzi went a considerably shorter distance on April 30, when he won the bronze medal in the 10k at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, the largest and longest-running track and field competition in the U.S. that draws more than 19,000 athletes. Mannozzi came in second at the USA National 10k Race Walking Championship in Albany, N.Y., on June 4; he finished fifth at the USA National 40k Race Walking Championship in Ocean Township, N.J., on Sept. 11; and he won silver at the USA National
5k Race Walk Championships in Kingsport, Tenn., on Oct. 1. Then came the Pan Am Games. “Every step of my journey has been a huge milestone that I have accomplished,” Mannozzi said. “Two years ago, I never thought I would be talking about the Pan Am Games.” His dream is to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, but he knows he would have to improve his 20k and 50k times by about 12 and 32 minutes respectively.
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loud,” Mannozzi said. “That was an amazing experience. They kept me going considering I was pretty much solo most of the race.”
“It’s very unlikely to cut off that much time at this level in less than 10 months before the Olympic Trials,” Mannozzi said before falling right back into his usual optimism. “But I’ve shocked people in the track world and myself in terms of the strides I’ve made. It’s never impossible. If I don’t make it 2012, if I stay healthy, I have a shot at 2016.” Whether he qualifies or not, Mannozzi’s story is one that exemplifies the mission of Notre Dame College, said Armstrong, who is now vice president of development. “One of our goals is to provide a private, values-based, Catholic education in the liberal arts to students who might otherwise not have access to such an experience,” he said. “This is really a Cinderella story that we are proud of at Notre Dame.” Part of that Cinderella story is the brown suit Mannozzi wore for his admissions interview in 2006. The suit belonged to his father who had died in 2001 from multiple sclerosis and had been confined to a wheelchair for the last 10 years of his life. “I race for him,” Mannozzi said, “and carry his name.” Christian Taske ’07 is the editor and writer at Notre Dame College.
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Around the World in 16 Years Alumni, Students, Employees & Friends Travel the Globe with Notre Dame In John and Chris Barni’s marriage, John, a marketing manager for a manufacturer of CT scanners, had always been the one to travel the globe for business, while Chris stayed at home in Gates Mills, Ohio, to take care of their children. But seven years ago, with her kids grown, Barni decided it was her turn to see the world. For the first time in her life she traveled abroad, while her husband stayed back. In 2004, Barni, a graduate of the class of 1963, visited Italy and Switzerland on Notre Dame College’s annual spring break trip. Since then, Barni, together with her husband, has been on every single trip organized by the College. Her journeys have taken her to
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Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Greece, Spain, the United Kingdom, China and Israel. Barni is just one of many alumni whose world has been opened up by Associate Professor Roslyn Scheer-McLeod, who has organized Notre Dame’s educational travels for the past 16 years. Scheer-McLeod has taught at the College for 45 years and her impact on NDC is significant. But nothing carries her signature more than the annual trip for alumni, students, employees and friends of the College. “One of the most exciting aspects of our journeys is that we take the College’s mission on the road to educate for personal, professional
and global responsibility,” ScheerMcLeod says. “The other is the intergenerational experience, as our alumni, employees and students come together to become one community of NDC travelers.” Scheer-McLeod is a globetrotter who takes every opportunity to see the world. It’s not uncommon for her to jump on a plane and visit friends in the Netherlands, England or France. She seems to have connections everywhere and uses these connections to give others the opportunity to see the world as well. “She watches over us and takes such good care of us, whether it’s looking for an ATM machine in Athens or finding a bathroom in London,” says Barni, who has never traveled
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abroad without Scheer-McLeod. “Every time, it’s an experience.” Barni recalls the trip to the U.K. when the group was stuck in the Newark airport for 33 hours after a snow storm hit New Jersey. Scheer-McLeod made sure the travelers received meal vouchers and new boarding passes, and stayed fairly comfortable hunkered down in the airport terminal. “When we travel, even the first timers, we all travel as a family. Everybody watches out for everyone,” Barni says. “Part of it is Roz, part of it are the people who have been on these trips before.” One of these travelers is Dr. Andrew P. Roth, Notre Dame’s
president, who went to Israel this year. “The trip was an outstanding experience,” Dr. Roth says. “In addition to the obvious value of a journey through Israel and the Holy Land, the trip was planned with great precision and creativity by Roz. It was superb!” Those who have traveled with Scheer-McLeod say the spring trips are always fun and educational as she hires excellent tour guides through the Boston-based educational travel organization ACIS. Next year’s trip to Italy will be no different as it is shaping up to become the most popular one so far. Over 40 people have already signed up to visit St.
Mark’s Square in Venice, the Accademia in Florence, the Colosseum in Rome, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. For Barni, the educational benefits and the adventures on these trips are priceless, an opportunity she plans to take advantage of every year. “As long as I can do this,” she says, “I will go.” To read the blog about this year’s trip to Israel, visit NotreDameCollege. edu/blogs/israel-trip-2011. For more information on Notre Dame’s educational travel, visit NotreDameCollege.edu/academics/ academic-resources/educational-travel.
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1960 Terri Kochik Erickson ’60 and her husband Bill say they are grateful to God for 50 exciting, adventurous, challenging and blessed years of marriage, enriched by seven uniquely talented children and 10 wonderfully energizing grandchildren. They are currently enjoying life and the wonders of Seattle at Providence Mount St. Vincent Long Term Care Facility, where Bill is managing his Parkinson’s Disease.
1962
1971 Sister Margaret Gorman ’71 has been appointed the new provincial superior for the Sisters of Notre Dame of the Christ the King Province, in Chardon, Ohio. Her six-year term began July 31. Sr. Margaret worked with the faculty and staff at Notre Dame serving in various capacities on the College’s senior administrative team from the mid 1990s to early 2000. As the principal of Regina High School, she also worked closely with the College on the Seniors at Notre Dame (SAND) program, which allowed Regina seniors to complete their final high school year at NDC while earning college credits.
1987
Marilyn Zele Van Doesburg ’62 celebrated her first gallery exhibit this past April. After years of painting for herself, she decided to go public at the Gallery De Werkvloer in Utrecht, Netherlands, the city near her home. The event was a dream come true, Marilyn says. Her husband Cor, who has been a jury member for many art events, gave the opening speech, and a fellow villager sang a series of French songs for soprano. To top it all off, Marilyn sold three paintings!
Karen Gilliam, Ph.D. ’87, manager of organization and employee development for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, has earned the Certified Diversity Executive Certification. This recognition covers topics such as equal employment opportunity laws, strategic diversity planning, diversity training, diversity recruiting, employee resource groups, and diversity measurement. Karen is the author of the book “Finding Your Voice in a World That Needs It,” which provides a unique look into the inner person and self-realization. She recently gave a presentation to the faculty and staff at Notre Dame College encouraging them to unlock their unique potential and live a life of purpose.
1990 Claudette Matero ’90 was certified as a spiritual director by the Ignatian Spirituality Institute of John Carroll University this past August. A spiritual director companions people on their journey to a deeper relationship with God. In addition, he or she can also lead individuals in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
1990 Carole Iseli ’90 would like to share special news on behalf of many Notre Dame College alumni: On May 15, the Associates of the Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) celebrated the 10th anniversary of the associate relationship with the congregation at a special liturgy and dinner at the Provincial Center in Chardon, Ohio. Eight alumni who were part of the first group of associates in 2001 were among those celebrating: Brenda Crawford ’02, Bernice Dondero ’78, M.Ed. ’97, Carole Iseli ’90, Claudette Matero ’90, Patricia Scholl ’82, Marilou Battista Strathern ’56, Susan Synek ’74 and Pamela Wright Waitinas ’61. Claudette and Pamela are past presidents of the Notre Dame College Alumni Association, and Claudette and Bernie are former and current co-directors respectively of the Associates of the Sisters of Notre Dame.
1993 Sharon Minor Joles ’93 and three other participants were selected from 27 applicants to be part of a management training program at Progressive Insurance.
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The group is now supervising front line support center representatives. In a year to 18 months Sharon will be reviewed for a position in IT management. She has
been at Progressive for 12 years now. Sharon and her husband also just celebrated their 16year wedding anniversary with a trip to Las Vegas in May.
1998
Luke Roger Grejda was born April 29 at 7:30 a.m. to Arlene Kray Grejda ’98 and her husband Andy. Luke weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches long.
1999
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1995
Gina LaVerde ’99 and her husband David Ellis welcomed their daughter Silvia Regina Ellis on June 1. Silvia made her debut at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan and weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. She is the first grandchild for NDC faculty members Tony and Eileen LaVerde.
2003 1999 Rachel Strutz ’95 fulfilled her lifelong dream of visiting each of the 50 states this July. Rachel spent her childhood visiting many of the 50 states with her parents. The final states on her list were Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. After landing in Minneapolis, Minn., Rachel ventured across the border to see the St. Croix River in Wisconsin. She then visited the bridges of Madison County, Iowa – John Wayne’s birthplace – and traveled along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Rachel walked in the corn fields of Nebraska, where the stalks were three feet taller than her, before reaching Kansas. There, Rachel found time to reflect upon the state and its special meaning to her. Her late mother’s name was Dorothy and, drawing upon the state’s connection to the Wizard of Oz, Rachel felt her mother was there with her in spirit.
Kathleen Harris ’03 received her Ph.D. in Special Education from Kent State University in August 2010. Kathy is now teaching early childhood education and special education classes as an assistant professor at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa.
2005 Heidi Day Hall ’99 gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on June 11 at Akron General Medical Center. Luca Joseph Hall was welcomed into the world by his proud father Eric and loving big sister Lola.
2001 Theresa Waters Sacher ’01 is proud to announce the birth of her daughter Lilian Faye Sacher, who was born on April 21 and weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces.
Ashleigh Bielek Pennington ’05 and her husband Scott welcomed baby Olivia Rose on July 2.
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2005
2007 Christian Taske ’07 and his wife Tricia welcomed their first child, baby girl Maia Teresa, on April 20. Maia weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches tall. The happy family lives in Painesville Township, Ohio, with Maia’s big brother, toy poodle Muchie.
Stefanie Wagner ’05 obtained her clinical social work license in June. She currently works as a child and adolescent mental health therapist for the Bedford City Schools. Stefanie married the love of her life Andrew Ryan on August 19. The couple resides in Warren, Ohio. Andrew is a small business owner in Boardman, Ohio.
2007 2006 Magan Johnson ’06 accepted a position at the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority in April. She became engaged to Miguel Torres on May 28, and the couple plans to be married on July 6, 2012, at the Church of Saint Clare in Lyndhurst, Ohio.
2007
Amanda Gurski ’07 married her long-time boyfriend Eric Darrow at the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio, on June 4. They recently bought their first house together and are enjoying married life at home with all of their fuzzy pets.
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2007 Marcia Bogarty ’07 received her Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Capella University on June 17.
Jessica Baron ’07 is currently in her fourth year as a kindergarten teacher at Perry Elementary School. Jessica married Jarod Miller at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Mentor, Ohio, on July 16. Jessica’s sister Meghan Baron ’11 was the maid of honor. Alumnus Robert Tracy ’07 was the best man. Alumni Kristy Stefanski McKibben ’08, Patty Stefanski ’08, Carmella LoCascio ’07 and Nicholas Somich ’06 were members of the bridal party. Megan Dennis Tracy ’07 served as a reader at the wedding.
2008 Krystal Workman ’08 has begun her studies to receive a Master in Forensic Science and Technology at Pace University in New York City.
2009 Patricia Jennings ’09 has been working as an account manager with National Enterprise Systems in Solon, Ohio, since April.
2010
Lauren Robare ’10 and Daniel Williams were married in Notre Dame’s Christ the King Chapel on May 27. Their large wedding party of 19 included brothers, sisters and little cousins, and was an amazing celebration of family and friends. After the wedding, the couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Las Vegas.
In Memoriam We offer our condolences to relatives and friends of the recently deceased and pray that our good God will welcome them into everlasting joy. Student Sabrina Marcell Williams 04/2011
June Koptis Kozelka ’42 10/2011
Dolores Terwoord Lad ’40 08/2011
Alumni Susan K. Stiller Barrett ’56 03/2010
Catherine J. Pierce Cuff ’51 01/2011
June Gallagher Deissler ’43 09/2011
Mary Scaravelli DeMarco ’43 09/2011
Alice McGuigan Enright ’52 09/2011
Mary Lou Satow Hemmeter ’57 03/2011
Ruth Bergeron Herbison ’33 01/2011
Eileen Leavy Huber ’70 04/2009
Marcella Joan Kempel ’42 02/2011
Janet E. Shipley Knieriemen ’91 08/2011
Sr. Marjorie Kotershall, HM ’37 04/2011
Mary R. Longfield ’43 08/2011
Catherine R. Malloy ’41 05/2011
Rita McCabe ’38
Husband
Dr. Arthur Noetzel 07/2011
Joseph Mullaney
Father of Gretchen Walsh
05/2011
Husband of Marie Lavelle Mullaney ’49
Dane Williams, Sr. 03/2011
Father of Jeanne Williams ’75
Justin R. Noetzel 09/2011
Husband of Frances Burger Noetzel ’41
Sister Marilyn Carville
02/2011
Barbara Wiseley McCarthy ’41 10/2011
Muriel Fish Meckler ’42 03/2011
Colleen Coughlin Neville ’96 06/2011
Sr. Mary Paulanne Perl, SND ’56 10/2011
Jeanne M. Semark Rensel ’41 08/2011
Sr. Mary Kieran Seubert, SND ’50 06/2011
10/2011
Sister of Nancy Huth ’63
Mother
Anita Marie Gauchat Notley
Marie Brodnick
10/2011
10/2011
Mother of Carol Brodnick Gundelach
’75
Dorothy Lukach 04/2011
Mother of Lynne M. Lukach ’74 Rita Remay Moenk
Patricia Dolan Tenbusch ’51 09/2011
Nancy Mart Thompson ’52 01/2011
Brother Todd Gauchat 03/2011
Brother of Suzanne Joseph ’70
09/2011
Mother of Sr. Mary Jeanne Moenk, SND, Ph.D. ’68
Elizabeth Schuster Straker ’38 08/2011
Sister of Suzanne Gauchat Joseph ’70
Grandson Charles Matthew Kho
Father Dr. Earl Costa 05/2011
10/2011
Grandson of Ann Waczovszky Kho ’63
Father of Charlene Costa ’70
Memorial Masses may be offered in Christ the King Chapel for your deceased loved one. For more information about scheduling a Mass, please contact Anthony Camino, director of campus ministry, at 216.373.5387.
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leadership spotlight
Husband, Daughter Put Trustee Marilyn Cunin on Path of Service Leaders are often inspired by others to do great things. For Notre Dame College trustee Marilyn Cunin inspiration came from two family members who are no longer with her - her daughter Mary Catherine and her husband John. Both put Cunin on a path of service that honors their memory and has made a difference in the lives of disabled individuals and students. One of five children, Mary Catherine, who was called Cookie all her life, was born with cerebral palsy in 1954. She lived to be 17 years old. Diagnosed at age 3 with a mental age of about nine months, Cookie was never able to walk or talk. But she knew how to love and she taught her family to share their love with those less fortunate. In the late 1950s, Cunin called Catholic Charities asking if they knew anyone who could provide short-term babysitting care for their daughter. She was given the name of Notre Dame College alumna Dorothy Gauchat ’43, who operated Our Lady of the Wayside, a non-profit, non-denominational organization that offers residential services to individuals who are mentally or physically disabled. The Cunins drove out to Avon, Ohio, met with Dorothy, introduced Cookie, and the rest is history. Ever since, Cunin has been a leader for Our Lady of the Wayside, raising funds to support the individuals and their families served by the agency. She has served on its board of directors and currently serves as an advisor. “Marilyn, without question, is an exceptional person who strives to improve the quality of life of others,” says Terry Davis, president and CEO of Our Lady of the Wayside. “Marilyn leads by example, never waivers under pressure, and displays a calming demeanor when addressing major challenges.”
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Cunin’s approach to addressing societal issues is simple. When discussing the needs of challenged individuals with other leaders, she often says, “You do the very best you can, but your best must include an improvement in the quality of their lives.” With Cunin’s help, Our Lady of the Wayside has grown from an organization with three homes serving 87 individuals to an organization that now operates 45 homes and provides support services to more than 300 individuals throughout Lorain and Cuyahoga counties. “We have all benefited from her wisdom, interest in providing financial support, and generosity,” Davis says. “Her commitment to those who are less fortunate is unsurpassed.” At Notre Dame, Cunin has displayed that same kind of commitment as a member of the College’s board of trustees for 14 years. She became affiliated with NDC when she took over the seat of her husband John who died in 1997. Cunin immediately fell in love with the College, noting its size, diversity and mission grounded in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Since then, she has been an important part of accomplishing the financial stability and record enrollment the College has experienced. She served as vice-chair of the board from 2005 to 2011, and was named trustee emerita this year. “My years on the board have been a growing process – for me and the College,” Cunin says. “The transition from empty residence rooms with Sisters living there to dorms now bursting at the seams with students is very exciting. It has given so much life to the College.” The College owes much to Cunin in return. A true humanitarian, she is a
member of the College’s President’s Club, the Marian Legacy Society and the Lifetime Giving Society. “Without her keen leadership skills and her tireless work for the advancement of our College, Notre Dame would not be what it is today,” says Dr. Andrew P. Roth, president of Notre Dame College. “She is an outstanding contributor to our cause and serves as a mentor and ambassador to our students, administrators and fellow trustees. She is without question an exceptional person who lives to improve the quality of life of others.” Cunin’s leadership is evident in her willingness to assist in shaping the strategic direction of several other organizations as well, including the Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, where she followed her husband as chair of the Distribution Committee. Currently, she serves as a member of that committee. Among her many awards and recognitions, Cunin has received the “Church in the City” Award from the Commission on Catholic Community Action, the “Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer” Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Notre Dame College Fidelia Award, and the 2010 Our Lady of the Wayside Starlight Guardian Humanitarian Award. “Marilyn is an exceptional leader,” fellow Notre Dame trustee John Betchkal says. “She is that largely because she has, among her many strengths, an unbridled abundance of positive and constructive approaches to life’s easy and complex moments. Her manner is calm and quiet; her effect is firm and convincing.” By doing that, Cunin has created a legacy for herself, her husband and her daughter.
The 2011 President’s Report & Honor Roll of Donors This Madonna with child is a gift to the College by Notre Dame President Dr. Andrew P. Roth and his wife Judy, who purchased this carved, olive wood statue in Bethlehem, West Bank, on the College’s educational travel to Israel this past spring.
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Notre Dame College Operating Summary (Before Investment Income & Depreciation Expenses)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Educational & General
$11,920,875
$13,721,944
$14,740,267
$16,373,850
$19,290,382
+
Auxiliary Enterprises
$1,681,635
$2,088,573
$2,587,331
$3,060,667
$3,139,620
+
Interest
$129,383
$169,186
$33,497
$805,017
$967,492
+
Other Expenses
$1,375,185
$1,656,809
$1,893,267
$2,051,899
$2,187,875
=
Total Expenses
$15,107,078
$17,636,512
$19,254,362
$22,291,433
$25,585,369
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Tuition & Fees
$18,573,003
$21,641,114
$24,373,748
$29,611,008
$34,424,490
-
Less: Scholarships
$(6,853,501)
$(7,698,650)
$(8,636,504)
$(11,546,522)
$(13,922,202)
=
Net Tuition & Fees
$11,719,502
$13,942,464
$15,737,244
$18,064,486
$20,502,288
+
Gifts & Grants
$1,130,449
$1,393,109
$743,978
$1,561,476
$1,035,826
+
Auxiliary Enterprises
$2,564,479
$2,617,657
$3,075,582
$4,987,361
$5,069,977
+
Other Sources
$210,436
$298,506
$131,855
$89,277
$246,861
=
Total Revenues
$15,624,866
$18,251,736
$19,688,659
$24,702,600
$26,854,952
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Total Revenues
$15,624,866
$18,251,736
$19,688,659
$24,702,600
$26,854,952
-
Total Expenses
$15,107,078
$17,636,512
$19,254,362
$22,291,433
$25,585,369
=
Operating Margin
$517,788
$615,224
$434,297
$2,411,167
$1,269,583
Operating expenses
Operating Revenues
Operating Margin
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Enrollment +
Graduate
167
183
222
282
340
+
Part-time Undergraduate
437
502
572
539
518
+
Full-time Undergraduate
887
950
1104
1298
1346
=
Total
1491
1635
1898
2119
2156
Full-time Equivalent
1219
1331
1549
1749
1820
Yearly Full-time Growth
11.9 percent
7.1 percent
16.2 percent
17.6 percent
3.7 percent
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Enrollment
1820
1749 1549 1331
1346
1298
1219 1104 950
887
572
502
437
2007
2008
518 340
282
222
183
167
539
2009
2010
2011
250
Full-time Faculty 61 54
54
152
45
98
36
2007
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2011
Increase
Employment from 2007 to 2011 (Full-time and part-time employees) Notre Dame Today
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Meet the President’s Staff College Reorganizes Senior Staff to Respond to Rapid Changes Notre Dame College has reorganized its senior administrative staff to sustain enrollment, increase its retention efforts, and enhance institutional advancement and fundraising. The most important staff changes are the following: Dr. Mary Breckenridge was named provost with responsibilities for both academic and student affairs; John Phillips was promoted to senior vice president of finance and administration; Dave Armstrong has become the new vice president of
president
Dr. Andrew P. Roth
development; Beth Ford ’00 was promoted to dean of admissions and financial aid reporting to Phillips; Dr. Rob Davis was named dean of the Finn Center reporting to Phillips; and Dr. John Galovic was named director of athletics.
to successfully conclude its “Voyage of Discovery” to become one of the region’s finest colleges, said Dr. Roth, who in his role as president plans to place a major emphasis on board development, community relations and fundraising.
“As the College prepares to reassess its strategic alternatives in response to a rapidly changing external environment, it is critical that it possess the organizational flexibility to anticipate and to respond to those changes,” President Dr. Andrew P. Roth said. “A critical part of that response is sustaining the College’s stunning enrollment successes of the past decade. Enrollment, however, can no longer be the College’s sole revenue source.”
“The College must develop multiple additional sources of revenue from both auxiliary enterprises and traditional fundraising,” Dr. Roth said. Above all, Dr. Roth said, the College must continue its mission-centric dedication to developing students with a sense of personal, professional and global responsibility. “In fact, this is our most important objective,” Dr. Roth said, “the College’s very reason for being and the inspiration for doing all that we do.”
It is imperative for the College to develop new funding streams if it is
Special Assistant for Mission
Sr. Carol Ziegler
Executive Assistant
April Kennedy
Provost
Dr. Mary Breckenridge
Chief Communications Officer
Brian Johnston
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director of Athletics
Dr. John Galovic
Chief Information Officer
Deb Sheren
Vice President of Board and community Relations
Karen Poelking
Sr. Vice President of Finance and Administration
John Phillips
Vice President of Development and General Counsel
Dave Armstrong
Ethel McGuigan ’48
By Al DiFranco
Receives Fidelia Award, Announces Scholarship For Ethel McGuigan’48, Notre Dame College is all about family. The alumna has two daughters, a granddaughter, three sisters in-law and a daughter in-law who also graduated from NDC. But her family’s connection to the College goes deeper than that. When McGuigan raised her seven children near the 40acre campus, its apple orchard
The College, however, was more than the McGuigans’ playground or place to go to Mass. The Sisters of Notre Dame were McGuigan’s spiritual sisters. They cultivated a spirit of giving and serving that complemented her natural generosity. So it was no surprise that, when McGuigan returned to her familiar “second home” to be honored with the 2011 Fidelia Award on Sept. 22, she announced the establishment If you are interested in establishing a of the Ethel and scholarship to honor your family or someone Edward McGuigan who has had a special impact on your life, please Scholarship.
contact the Notre Dame College Development Office at 216.373.5234 or giving@ndc.edu. was their playground and Christ the King Chapel their place of prayer. McGuigan’s four sons even had their own altar server hooks in the chapel.
In her acceptance speech to the audience gathered in her honor, McGuigan told stories of raising her family near the campus and “falling in love with the apple orchard in our backyard.” Thanking the College for what it has meant to her and
“Notre Dame is deeply grateful for Ethel’s support,” said Dr. Andrew P. Roth, president of Notre Dame College. “She embodies the College’s mission of personal, professional and global responsibility and is a true exemplar for our students of how to live a good life.”
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her family, she said she hopes the scholarship will help future students enjoy the opportunities she and so many members of her family were able to experience at Notre Dame.
McGuigan received the Fidelia Award, one of the College’s highest honors, for her many contributions of time, talent and treasure to her alma mater. Under Ethel’s leadership, the McGuigan family gave generously to support the Christ the King Chapel renewal project in 2008. Without her support, the renewal would not have been possible, as McGuigan also spearheaded the class of 1948’s 60-year reunion fundraising effort that resulted in the restoration of the stained glass window overlooking the altar. Always a strong and loyal advocate for the College, McGuigan served on the NDC Alumnae Association Board in the 1960s and 1970s. She was president of the Alumnae Association in 1971 and 1972. In 1995, she was named the Notre Dame College Alumnae Association Woman of the Year in acknowledgement of her faithfulness to her family, her church, her profession and her alma mater. “Her devotion to the College deserves our utmost respect,” Dr. Roth said. “We are proud to award the 2011 Fidelia Award to Ethel McGuigan.” Notre Dame College presents the Fidelia Award to those who have rendered distinguished service and demonstrated outstanding fidelity to the College. The Fidelia Award was first presented in 1981 to Joseph H. Keller, patron of NDC’s indoor recreational facility. Al DiFranco is the director of development at Notre Dame College.
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I Give Back Because…
…as a recent Notre Dame College graduate and scholarship recipient, I understand the positive impact donations make on a student’s life. I now have a job I enjoy because of the terrific education I received at NDC. That education was made possible by the generous contributions of our alumni and friends. Today, I am proud to be a donor myself and to give back to my alma mater! David Chadowski ’11 Accounting Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
If you would like to give back to Notre Dame College, please visit NotreDameCollege.edu/because or call 216.373.5234.
We gratefully acknowledge our many special friends whose contributions provide special support for the College and its students.
Gold ($10,000+) Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation The Cleveland Foundation Donley’s, Inc. Fluid Line Products, Inc. Mr. Carl D. Glickman Mr. William R. Gustaferro Stella Corbett Hetzer ’59 and John J. Hetzer John Huntington Fund for Education Rose Mary Iannetta Revocable Trust KeyBank Foundation Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust The Milton & Tamar Maltz Family Foundation Medical Mutual of Ohio The Samuel H. and Maria Miller Foundation Mr. Justin R. Noetzel+ Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Inc. Parker-Hannifin Foundation PNC Bank The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust Ruth Ratner Miller Foundation Philanthropic Fund Michael R. and Marian K. Shaughnessy Sisters of Notre Dame Thomas H. White Foundation The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Estate of Dorothy J. Witting
Silver ($5,000+) AT&T Matching Gift Program Cleveland Clinic Mrs. Jenniffer and Mr. Daryl Deckard Mr. Albert DeGulis Johnson Charitable Gift Fund The Krause Family Foundation Learning Disabilities Foundation of America Legacy Village Lyndhurst Community Fund The Robert Muir Family Foundation Edwin D. Northrup II Fund Trust Dr. Andrew P. and Judy Roth The Turner Trust
Bronze ($1,000+) Alan C. Greenberg Philanthropic Fund Leslie Armstrong and David A. Armstrong, Esquire AVI Foodsystems, Inc. Maryann McBride Belanger ’69 Ben S. and Gerome R. Stefanski Foundation Patricia Bertrand ’59 Mr. John and Mrs. Kathleen Betchkal Kay Lazio Bidinger ’58 Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79 and Rick Bihn Blue Streak Sports Camps Mr. Mark H. Brandt Mary Breckenridge, D.Ed. and Jim Breckenridge Mrs. Kathleen Burke, Esquire and William S. Gaskill
Mr. Taesun Cha Change For Charity Cleveland Central Catholic High School Cleveland Indians Baseball Company Mrs. Marianne Conway Mrs. Marilyn Cunin Rose Marie DeGrandis ’48 Mr. John P. DeGulis Deloitte Foundation Corinne L. Dodero Trust Mr. Sean Dorsey Dr. J. Peter and Carol H.Fegen Fund Employee Benefits International, Inc. Estate of Ellen M. Kynkor Trust The Fedeli Group Mr. John Filak, Sr. Sharon Shiplett Gandee ’63 Mr. Richard and Mrs. Robbin Garcia GE Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Geier Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gleixner Mr. Gerald Gold Gross Builders Hahn, Loeser & Parks, Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Scott Harvey Mrs. Ann Hawkins and Mr. David Hodgson Mr. Stephen M. Hotchkiss Mrs. Sherilyn Diane Hunter Hribar ’75 Insurance Management Company Dr. Diane Jedlicka Jewish Federation of Cleveland Mary Ann Sabol Johanek, Esquire ’52 Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Lillian Vosmik Joliat ’51 Jones Day Mr. Sanjiv K. Kapur Lillian Robinson Kastelic ’48 KeyBank Donna Hiznay Kleiner ’76 Dana Holy Kromer, DO ’81 Kulas Foundation The Laub Foundation Learning House, Inc. The Lerner Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lozick Lubrizol Foundation Marous Brothers Construction Ms. Patricia Matlin Anne Davidson McBride ’57 Patricia McCann ’56 Clarice Minch McCartan ’44 Mrs. Joan McCarthy McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A. Ms. Mary E. McCrystal Deborah McGuigan ’01 Ethel Jones McGuigan ’48 Rev. Edward Mehok The Metro Health System Micelis Dairy Products Ms. Myrtle I. Muntz NDC Alumni Association Nemacolin Woodlands Inc. Normandy Catering Service & Party Center, Inc. North Eastern Ohio Education Association
Northwestern Life Foundation Frances Nugent ’50 Ohio Commerce Bank William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation Mr. Peter R. Osenar Dolores C. Parks Peck ’42 Kitty Byrider Phelan ’54 Karen and John “Tony” Poelking Anne Poorman ’84 Mr. Andrew C. Putka, Esquire Mrs. Ethel M. Quinlan Joan Cronin Reagan ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rego Roll Giving & Paramount Communti Giving Mr. E. Robert Roskind Safeguard Properties Mrs. Roslyn Scheer-McLeod Ms. Deborah L. Sheren Dorothy Zivcsak Simon ’56 Mrs. Amalija L. Skalicki The Smith-Prochaska Foundation Leslie Stadler Berch ’71 State Teachers Retirement System Carol R. Strater ’89 Dr. Dalma Takacs Todd Associates, Inc. Union Insurance Group Mr. Dominic Visconsi Pamela Wright Waitinas ’61 Mrs. Gretchen Walsh Clara Weiss Fund Margaret W. Wong, Esquire Ms. Frances R. Zverina
honor roll
Honor Roll of Donors July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
Tower Club ($500) Abbott Fund Matching Grant Carole Albanese Aizenman ’68 Mr. George Aronoff Bach, LTD DBA Summit Place CCAP Enterprises, LLC CDG Acquisition, LLC Cleveland Heartlab, LLC Cohen Community Foundation Mr. Stephen Crandall, M.A. Mr. Robert Davis, D.N.P. Mr. Sean R. Deasy Rob and Karen Dewling Carol Diedrichs-Himes ’81 Mr. William Doraty Dottore Companies, LLC Audrey Hubeny Dvorak ’56 Mr. Brian Emerson Fast Lane Swimming Mr. Stephen Feltch, Ph.D. Mr. John P. Galovic, Ed.D. M. Vida Urbancic Horn ’57 Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc. Interstate Diesel Service, Inc. Justine Kausek Jaklitsch ’64 Mr. Brian Johnston Linda Schostek Kacenjar ’79 Mr. James Kendel Kesslers Team Sports Mr. George Linberger
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Margaret Wong & Associates Co., LPA Nancy Meacham ’67 Mr. Sean O’Donnell Mr. Louis Oliverio Patricia Opaskar ’65 Ms. Karen Penler Port Hospitality, LLC Christine Mead Powers ’93 Progressive Insurance Foundation Julie Censky Randall ’60 Theresa Tokesky Riedl ’70 Ronald and Helen Ross Family Philanthropic Fund Beatriz Diaz Schinness ’68 Marilyn Vorst Seck ’62 The Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation Shared Financial Services Susan Kimszal Shea ’76 Mr. Michael Sloe Dr. Marvin Sobel Mary E. Swinker ’75 Judge Roger Synenberg Mary Sue Borzy Takacs ’56 Carol & Murray Taylor Mr. Arthur C. Thomas Thomas J. Scanlon Attorney-At-Law Total ID Solutions, Inc. Rozanne F. Victory ’40 Mr. Charles W. Walton Barbara Westfall ’69 Mr. Gary L. Wolfe
Notre Dame Club ($300) ABE Air Balance Engineers, Inc. Linda Maxwell Bedo ’71 Bricklayers Social Club Mr. Andrew Burkle Mrs. Kristin Smith Butterfield ’99 Ms. Kathleen Carvin Catholic Charities Health and Human Services The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation Ann Salvatore Chasar ’65 The Cliffs Foundation Mrs. Pamela Cook Christine Gottermeyer Curtis ’64 Mary Anne Trivison DelSander ’50 Mr. Harlan Diamond Mr. Al DiFranco Mrs. Mary Anne Donner William Dorsky Maureen Soeder Fernbacher ’63 Dolores Pauloski Finn ’52 Phyllis S. Finn ’60 Mrs. Beth Johnson Ford ’00 Lilly Gyulveszy ’57 Margaret Russell Haile ’67 Mrs. Diane D. Hauserman Cornelia Hodgson Holy Spirit Parish Mr. Adam Howard Mr. Edward Hyland Donald Jacobson Margaret Atkins Jacobson ’59 Mary Jane Janki ’64
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Mary Louise Jurkiewicz Beckstrom ’87 Geraldine M. Kempski ’53 Kinzua Environmental, Inc. Dr. Anthony LaVerde Doris R. Gotter Lutz ’46 Alex Machaskee & Associates Ms. Catherine M. McMahon Mrs. Kathleen Molnar Mrs. Rachel Morris Norchi, Barrett & Forbes, LLC Ms. Kathryn K. Petersen Mr. Peter Radonich Mrs. Dianna Roberts ’96 Mariellen Terwoord Simon ’68 Linda Gross Slaby ’73 Helen Komp Sonnhalter ’41 Mr. Robert Valerian Beverly Frattura Waltz ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisman Mr. Glen W. Westlund Claire Minadeo Wilson ’60 Sylvia Patterson Winfrey ’96 Audrey Reinmann Zupan ’52
Century Club ($100) Mr. Roger Abood Accu Blast Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Angela Gentile Alessandro ’73 The Alpha Group Agency Amica Companies Foundation Mrs. Sherree Anderson Ms. Susan Anderson Yasha Haas Arant ’71 Mr. Andy Barch Mary Budd Barnett ’51 Rita Dorony Basalla ’81 Mr. James Bates Earlean Bergman ’81 Mr. Raymond Birch Joanne Kozsey Biro ’60 Dalia Kavaliunas Bitenas ’73 Mary Ann Black ’70 Dr. Michael Bloom and Peggy Sullivan Anne Kemper Blount Marilyn Markert Bourguignon ’55 BP Matching Funds Program Mary Ann White Brislin ’53 Helen Laslo Brown ’52 Jacquelyn Brown ’61 Ms. Kara H. Browning Anne Bruder ’88 Diane Steele Bugner ’73 Ms. Frances D. Burke Margaret Walsh Campbell ’46 Joan McFee Canfield ’43 Jeanne Putka Carrick ’45 Bonnie Bunch Carter ’79 Roslyn Hunter Case ’77 Mrs. Cynthia Cassidy Marcella Frato Castellarin ’57 Chester Industries c/o Mike & Linda Chester Ms. Jeanne M. Christian, M.A. Gerald R. Chromey
Classic Teleproductions Victoria E. Pilkington Clemons ’75 Cleveland District Council I.S.D.A. Virginia Hagley Coller ’41 Mary Alice Conkey ’85 Georgiena Noonan Cook ’48 Council of Independent Colleges Court of Appeals of Ohio Patricia Rybicki Coviello RD ’52 Angela M. Marton Crego ’76 Cres Cor Mrs. Judith Curran ’57 Elizabeth L. Damm ’58 Lenore Galati D’Angelo ’54 Dave’s Precision Automotive, Inc. Diana S. de la Rosa-Miklic, CPC ’90 Mr. Joseph R. Deasy Mary D’Angelo Deblasis ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Sean F. Deming Bob and Ann DeVenny Bonnie Felice DiCillo ’63 Grace Marie Sgro DiDomenico ’64 Martha Diederich ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Dinda Mr. & Mrs. David Dixon Ann S. Dowdell ’49 Mr. Michael Dugan Andrea Vegh Dunn, RD ’78 Mr. Donald Dunson Marley Ford Eiger ’70 Encore Painting Enterprise HVAC Service & Control The Equipment Guys, Inc. Marianne D. Erb ’43 Ernst & Young, LLP ExxonMobile Foundation Ms. Estamarie Fairchild Laura Fecko ’96 Judith Magid Feniger ’85 Mary Myers Ferron ’93 Mr. John J. Filak, Jr. Mr. A. Dale Flowers FM Systems Ford Motor Company Anna Frauenhoffer ’75 Dr. & Mrs. Avrum Froimson Roseann Conforto Fusco ’64 Eileen S. Gallagher ’52 Gardiner Trane Geraldine Feldhake Gast ’44 mr. victor gelb General Electric Company Marlene Hennes Girton ’63 Cecilia Girz, Ph.D. ’70 Martha Girz, MD ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Ab Glickman Mr. Robert Goldberg Goodrich Foundation Janet McKee Goots ’54 Ms. Sandra Grassman, M.B.A. Mr. Alvin L. Gray Mariann Lasko Grdina ’66 Mr. Thomas Grossman Michele A. Gubernatis ’68
Moira McGreer ’91 Joanne Plaga McNamee ’65 Norma Gabriel Meaker ’49 Mr. Mark Merims Mary Barrett Mertzlufft ’43 Eugene and Helen Machuga Mikel Louise A. Miller ’86 Maria Miller ’95 Ms. Cynthia Mills Dr. Gregory Moore Patrice Moore ’72 Mr. John J. Moran Marie T. Morelli ’64 Rosemary Emery Mulcahy ’75 Myoptix, Inc. Mae Thomey Nagel ’61 Deborah Bradlin Neilly ’89 Mr. David Neiswander Loretta Nemeth ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Nichols Mr. Thomas J. Nichols Mr. P.M. Noble Northern Ohio Printing, Inc. Ms. Margaret Oakar Olympic Village/State Street Diner David Orosz, Ph.D. Stephanie Oryszak ’02 Jerry Wernet Osenar ’66 Paladin Protective Systems, Inc. Panera Bread #4631 Mr. Charles J. Patterson Mr. John Petrunak Mr. Russell J. Pinzone Mr. Tony Pinzone Anne Kuntz Platt ’54 Christine Sloan Potoczak ’96 Sandra Gulling Powers ’67 Frances Porubsky Previts ’63 Ms. Jean Quinn Bonnie Racin ’88 Ms. Lori Radonich ’02 Carol Moizuk Rath ’55 Frances Rifici Ratka ’79 Ms. Amy Regal Joanne Amodeo Rinella ’91 Ms. Thelma Rippen Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson Mr. Jeffrey Robinson M. Jean Muenker Robinson ’48 Mrs. Dawn M. Roche Mr. Kenneth L. Rogat Mr. and Mrs. Modestino Romeo Margaret Urbancik Rosa ’50 Ms. Norton Rose Hank and Diane Roth and Family Elaine Schneider Ryan ’60 Ruth Pheiffer Sabiers ’65 Scott and Cristina Sternot Salminen Mr. Alan R. Schonberg Mr. Herbert Schulbach Scott E. Seiple DBA State Farm Insurance Anna E. Bamberger Scourfield ’35 Second Sole Mrs. Louise Seifert
Sylvia Sgro ’85 Patricia Sgro-Kickel ’86 Jeannette Shaker ’57 Marieann Berg Shovlin ’62 Linda Janchar Sinar ’69 Sisters of Saint Joseph Marybeth Dula Skala, RD ’69 Veronica C. Smith ’54 Linda M. Smith-Richardson ’94 Mr. Robert M. Snyder Standby Screw Machine Products Co. Mr. Brooks Steputis Maryellen Amato Stratmann, MD ’76 Mrs. Natalie M. Strouse Joan Sturbaum ’56 Angela Gregur Sustarsic ’45 Doris Kresse Tainer ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Thoburn Jeanne Dreisig Thomas ’52 TIP Capital Kelley Troha-Cerroni, MD ’88 TVM Enterprises, Inc. DBA Monarch Recovery Mr. B. Van Tyne Dr. Frances Ulrich Diane Chayka Wahl ’65 Coretta Crowell Waller ’03 Paulette Skirbunt Watson ’63 Virginia Wenzel ’64 Mary Willoughby ’96 Janet Borer Winton ’60 Constance Swanciger Wysocki ’60 Elizabeth Rossum Zaboly ’56 Theresa Thomas Zigmond ’66 Ellen Lewis Zoller ’51
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Mr. Erik Gudenas Mrs. Carol M. Gundelach ’75 Catherine Culek Haggerty ’36 Josephine Brown Hanlon ’56 Ms. Patricia Harding Mary Terese Brady Harrs ’54 Mary Kay Meacham Hemenway ’65 John D. Henderson Mr. Daniel R. High Mr. Dave Hillborn Ms. Susan Hlavacek Ms. Antoinette Horn Loretta D. Horvath ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Mike Houck Ms. Jeanette Howard Mr. Jody Hudson Therese J. Hummer ’46 IBM Corporation Carole Iseli ’90 J.P. Clark Insurance Agency Charles I. Jacobson Karen Janiga ’75 John Carroll University Johnson, Miller & Schmitz Suzanne Gauchat Joseph ’70 Tina DiBacco Jurcisin ’85 Just Add Water Ms. Christine Kasidonis Kathleen Craig Kelly ’71 Ms. April Kennedy Marilyn C. Kilbane ’56 Mr. & Mrs. Richard King Mary M. Todd Knake ’65 Eleanor Raper Kocevar ’52 Mary Darr Koehler ’79 Ms. Joan Kohn Mary Jo Cooper Kranz ’56 Nan Krebs ’54 Dr. Pat Amato Kreienkamp ’79 Cecelia Hissong Kruger, MD ’61 Regina Breig Kupecky ’70 Ms. Amy Kyler Ms. Amy R. Kyler-Stallman Judith Lachvayder-Frazier ’65 Mr. Richard S. Lang Mrs. Debra Lavin Legacy Electric, LLC Jennifer Lewane ’92 Colleen Butler Lloyd ’73 Mr. G. Thomas Lutz Marilyn Hausser Madigan ’55 Ellen T. Maglicic ’63 Carol DeRose Mancino ’60 Mina Boyson Marciniak ’68 Margaret Maritz ’83 Mark Rychel, Photographers Mr. Mark Massey Bill & Diane Matthewman Mayfield Boneyard, LLC Rev. Philip H. Maynard Steven and Kathleen Kenny McCrillis Lesley Evans McCue ’04 McGarry & Sons, Inc. Noreen Malloy McGhee ’63
Friends ($1+) Geneva Anderson ’88 Mrs. Joan Andrews Kathleen Connare Andrews ’70 The Artist & Poets Garden Avery Dennison Avon & Gifts Baskets Sharon Brooks Awad ’76 Ms. Trudy M. Ayers JoAnn Balmat Bacnik ’79 Ms. Jacqueline Baer Cowdery Mr. J.L. Bailey Mary Lou Balchak ’61 B. Antonia Balciunas ’70 Anna Ball ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Ball Mary Anne Barbic ’74 Francine Wrobel Barr ’69 Mary Etowski Barringer ’69 Julanne Bednar ’71 Mary Ann Pajcic Belin ’67 Doris M. Belovich ’49 Patricia Flanagan Berring ’60 Lisabeth Bertok ’80 Mrs. Brenda Beursken ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Dave Bieganski Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth “Woody” Biggs Mr. Kevin L. Bille Mr. Allen Binstock
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Sylvia Keppler Bolyard ’62 Georgene Koptis Borowiak Patricia Dunnigan Botosan ’45 Antoinette Bouhassin ’61 Mary Helen Braeunig ’57 Mary Scalabrino Broadbent ’54 Melissa Boyer Bundy ’90 Sr. Helen Marie Burdenski, SND ’62 Domenica Ricco Burrell ’99 Gale McLin Bush ’80 Erin Butterfield ’08 Mr. Patrick Butterfield Terese Anne Tran Byrne ’50 Ms. Nance Call-Szorady Mr. Anthony Camino Mr. & Mrs. William D. Carle Mr. Robert A. Cart Mr. I. James Cavoli David Chadowski ’11 Rachel Wilson Chase ’98 Ms. Kathryn Check Joanne Pfefferle Chromey ’56 Lynne Telich Chrzanowski ’75 Candy Clemson ’70 Grace M. Condelli ’90 Ellen Bretz Cooper ’75 Mrs. Laura Coserta Ms. Kathy Cotman Linda Cotman ’75 Mr. Harold Covitt Ms. Kathryn Dagenbach Faye D’Amore ’92 Amelita D’Angelo-Ritz ’59 Ms. Maximiana Danoso Cynthia Sternot Debevec ’91 Elizabeth Kapp DeCrane ’60 Ms. Kaitlin Deeley ’11 Delightful Lights Patricia Sofra DeLisio ’96 Lisa Berzin DePaulo ’85 Rosina McGarrity Dial ’60 Mr. Joe DiBartolomeo ’11 Frances Mercurio Dinunzio ’66 Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Dolls By Diann Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Donofrio Pamela Sockol Downs ’90 Edible Arrangements Edie’s Beadies Mary McGovern Elliott ’50 Odikpo Emembolu ’06 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Faiman Roseanna Boiarski Falcone ’81 Catherine Wincek Fallon ’61 Mary Ellen Wack Fisher ’81 Judith Patton Flynn ’57 Phillip and Margaret Ford Mr. Nicholas Formica ’07 Mrs. Charlotte Fornaro Karen Pytlak Franks ’82 Jane Freund ’65 Mrs. Diane Roman Fusco Hedy M. Fye ’61 Claire E. Gallagher ’54
Notre Dame Today
Colleen Sullivan Gavaghan ’52 Generations Christine Joyce Gibbons ’73 Jillian Gigliotti ’09 Mr. Pat Gillespie Jean Yeager Girz ’45 Mr. Joseph G. Glass Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND ’72 Mary Ann Golski ’66 Marianne Gorgone ’60 Margaret Goecker Gornik ’48 Ms. Samantha Gougler Honora L. Ruffing Grant ’66 Mr. CP Guier Mary C. Gunderman ’50 Carol Gyorki ’89 Patricia Hagler-Tucker ’92 Ruth Dietrich Haines ’36 Mrs. Rosemary Hajdukovic Marian Lee O’Loughlin Halasz ’52 Anita Hanks ’96 Laurie Hanson ’98 Nancy Belloni Hanson ’81 Carol Ann Harrison ’71 RoseMary Harrison ’50 Dr. Gerald E. Hartdagen Jean Heflich ’79 Irene Heiber ’72 James Henning ’05 and Alyssa Henning ’10 Sonya Beno Higgins ’64 Laurel Hildebrand ’89 Adele Schmotzer Hippley ’63 June Collins Hlivak ’84 Ms. Tina Hobson Dolores Hoge-Joyce ’94 Mercedes Bauers Hronek ’45 Ms. Norma J. Hutchison Mary Jane Iacco ’73 Mr. Anshawn M. Ivery ’11 Jane Jagels-Romeo ’61 Ruth Dolan Jameson ’50 Mrs. Natalie Janesz Ann McAuley Jeffries ’52 Carol Nardi Johnson ’95 Carolyn Johnson ’84 Bruce W. Jones, Ph.D. Miss Doris Jones Helen Dempsey Joyce ’50 Mrs. Virginia Carey Joyce Eileen Kearns ’50 Kehoe & Associates, LLC Kelman & Moses, Inc. Mr. John H. Kendel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kenney Ms. Cassandra Kernan ’11 Ms. Sharon Kerschner Dr. Amy Kesegich Janet Kicher ’80 Joan Haytas Kilbane ’59 Mrs. Johanna M. Kinder Angela Kochera ’53 Jody Jurkiewicz Kocsis ’89 Ms. Donna Koehler Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kolman
John Koppitch ’08 Mary Ann Kaminski Koral ’57 Sr. Mary Jean Korejwo, SND ’60 June Koptis Kozelka ’42 Kay Kozelka, Esquire ’73 Jeanne Coleman Kray ’49 Theresa Lalain ’95 Ms. Kimberly A. Lane Mr. Jason Lapinski Mary Hawkins Lasch ’50 Irene Laudani ’54 Marie Schneider Lee ’45 Marilyn McKimm Lhota ’48 Joan Falatek Lidrbauch ’59 Mr. Jason Lipinski Ms. Lori R. Lipton Lissy + Company Marla Loehr, Ph.D. ’60 Breda Osenar Loncar ’63 Mary Binsack Luberger ’48 Tiffany Mackie ’01 Laura Malee Greenwald ’97 Patricia Masterson Brown ’95 Claudette Matero ’90 Ms. Angela Matusik Mr. Tom Maurer Mrs. Alison McBrady Pat Heilemann McElroy ’72 Mr. Kevin M. McGarry ’11 Elizabeth Petrikovic McGee ’55 Margaret McGrath ’83 Barbara Schade McGreer ’64 Janet Corcoran McManamon ’50 Susan McNamara ’00 Joan Zahurancik McNeeley ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Meisel Mrs. Angela Melite Heidi Mell ’05 Mr. Henry F. Meyer, III Mrs. Ann F. Miller Barbara Ziegman Miller ’61 Doris Miller ’70 Sarah Miller ’53 Sr. Marie Helene Minut, SND ’74 Mr. Terry Mitchell Ms. Rosemary Mitri Mrs. Dorothy R. Mitterer Mrs. Donna Molner Kimberly Montella ’99 Anne Marie Visk Moore ’79 Patricia Roginski Moriarty ’71 Mary Gaietto Morris ’79 Mary Jane Slowey Murphy ’51 Susan C. Murphy ’87 Mr. Patrick J. Murray Mary Arko Napoli ’57 Rosemary Neelon ’74 Karen Lee Newshutz ’64 Claire Dannemiller Nolan ’47 Jean Hutchinson O’Neil ’60 Mary Karen Killeen O’Neil ’64 Bernardine Clark O’Neill ’86 Mary Stahl Oravec ’82 Darlene Orlando ’10
Agnes Kleinhenz Sopko Audrey Sopko Mrs. Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr. Judge Leo M. Spellacy Marie Spencer ’00 Dr. Barbara Sposet and Mr. Raymond Sposet Carol A. Staiger ’65 Stained Glass Panels Connie Stepich ’06 Monica Cesar Strathern ’56 Mrs. Barbara C. Strauss Mr. Rajendiran K. Subramanian Mr. Robert M. Subwick Virginia M. Supan ’85 Patricia Hocevar Suster ’63 Carrie Crozier Svigel ’70 Agnes Hellman Szpila ’45 Ms. Lorrie Tagliaferro ’11 Betty J. Takitch Riedel ’64 Mr. Christian Taske ’07 Joann Telzrow ’74 Mr. Jared Tentler ’11 Sr. Mary Beth Anne Tercek, SND ’72 Mary Ann Thein ’58 Theodore W. Jones Trust Ms. Nona Tobias Carolann Gang Toomey ’57 Ms. Kathleen Trivette Sr. Mary Louise Trivison, SND ’50 Ms. Rasa Valaitis Bambi Vargo ’09 Mrs. Mary Vargo Winifred Murray Vaughn ’42 Eileen Rosenbaum Vehar ’69 Marilyn Fisher Venables ’80 Verizon Vivian J. Paul dba Avon Representative Constance Vokas ’68 Katalin Almay Volker ’68 Mr. Donald Voorhees Dorothy Lachvayder Voytko ’43 Judith Reagan Warner ’70 Ms. Sheila Weaver ’11 Ms. Evelyn U. Wern Mr. James White ’11 Erika Salay Whitely ’02 Clarice Williams ’06 Ms. Shondell A. Williams Deanna Wills ’85 Mrs. Amy Wilson Mrs. Loren Winans Mr. Mark Witkiewicz Ms. Edie Wohlgang Mary Ellen Marsh Wolff ’42 Anna Wyss-Zilles ’82 Charlotte Yarboro ’93 Ms. Barbara York Barbara Chadwick Yusko ’82 Margaret Zahler ’70 Betty Korpowski Zak ’69 Anita Latona Zelek ’73 Nancy Shea Zeleznik ’60 Jane M. Zickes ’60 Greta Ziegman ’82
Ms. Karen Zoller Aldona Balciunas Zorska ’62
Alumni Gifts by Class We extend our deepest gratitude to our loyal alumni whose generous gifts demonstrate their support for the continued success of the College, its mission and its students.
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Ms. Kimberly Orr ’11 Ms. Sarah Palace Vivian Paul Zita R. Paumier ’49 Ruth Verhovitz Pellecchia ’92 Sr. Helen Mary Peter, SND ’45 Josephine Cannizzaro Petkovsek ’82 Martha P. Petti ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phillips Laurie Palmer Piechowski ’02 Helen K. Pigage ’69 Mary Skelley Pilla ’51 Mary Louise Pestak Poje ’68 Marcella Pokorny ’78 Mr. Andrew Pollis Bernice Babas Polzner ’52 Clark Pope ’08 Ms. Joyce S. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Dale Porter Mrs. Susan Potoczak Allison Sharaba Powell ’94 Mrs. Dorothy Coates Power ’53 Dr. Louise Prochaska Catherine MacDonald Quinlan ’49 Sr. Eileen Marie Quinlan, SND ’74 Raggedy Ann, Inc. Lynne Bohn Rambasek ’67 Valeria Szoke Ratoni-Nagy Ms. Fatima Redman Joyce Reichard ’01 Linda Seeman Revay ’80 Ms. Joan E. Richards Mr. Mark Ridley Marilyn McGinley Rivas-Plata ’60 Stacey Robinson ’01 Rockwell International Corp. Ms. Ashley Rucker ’11 Rita Rudd ’56 Catherine Quinn Rupp ’71 Mary Jo Faragov Russman ’79 Helen Rudd Samolis ’65 Barbara Latona Samson ’73 Joan Myers Satava ’51 Mr. and Mrs. John Sattele Barbara Kiss Sauter ’69 Geraldine Schlak ’92 Patricia Schreiner Kerner ’81 Alberta Petrarca Schumacher ’50 Ms. Michelle Selby Maria Seman ’79 Joan Shepherd Lippus ’78 Mr. Mike Shiels Aimee Shinhearl ’96 Ms. Michele N. Shrefler Mr. and Mrs. Michael Simcic Ms. Camille M. Simpson Ms. Roseann Simunich Dr. Carole P. Smith ’61 Ms. Karen Smith-Farmer Sr. Janeta Ms. Katie Snitzer ’11 Diana Zackel Soeder ’90 Sharon Alderman Somers ’01 Ms. Tessa Somich
class of 1935 Anna E. Bamberger Scourfield
class of 1936 Catherine Culek Haggerty Ruth Dietrich Haines
class of 1940 Rozanne Franey Victory
class of 1941 Virginia M. Hagley Coller Helen K. Komp Sonnhalter
class of 1942 June Koptis Kozelka Dolores C. Parks Peck Winifred M. Murray Vaughn Mary Ellen Marsh Wolff
class of 1943 Joan McFee Canfield Marianne Dietrich Erb Mary Elizabeth Barrett Mertzlufft Dorothy Lachvayder Voytko
class of 1944 Geraldine M. Feldhake Gast Clarice M. Minch McCartan
class of 1945 Patricia Dunnigan Botosan Jeanne Putka Carrick Jean Yeager Girz Pauline Murphy Henderson Mercedes Bauers Hronek Marie S. Schneider Lee Sr. Helen Mary Peter Angela Gregur Sustarsic Agnes R. Hellman Szpila
class of 1946 Margaret W. Walsh Campbell Therese J. Buettner Hummer Doris Rae Gotter Lutz
class of 1947 Eileen T. Burbridge Kolman Claire L. Dannemiller Nolan
class of 1948 Georgiena Noonan Cook
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Rose Marie Morelli DeGrandis Margaret Mary Goecker Gornik Lillian P. Robinson Kastelic Marilyn J. McKimm Lhota Mary Jean Binsack Luberger Ethel Jones McGuigan M. Jean Muenker Robinson
class of 1949 Doris Belovich Ann Sexton Dowdell Jeanne Coleman Kray Norma Gabriel Meaker Zita R. Paumier Catherine L. MacDonald Quinlan Viola Montz Spaniol
class of 1950 Terese Anne Tran Byrne Mary Anne Trivison DelSander Mary C. McGovern Elliott Mary C. Hoying Gunderman RoseMary Elizabeth Harrison Loretta Vargo Horvath Ruth Dolan Jameson Helen R. Dempsey Joyce Eileen Kelly Kearns Mary K. Hawkins Lasch Janet Corcoran McManamon Frances A. Nugent Margaret M. Urbancik Rosa Alberta Petrarca Schumacher Mary Louise Trivison
class of 1951 Mary B. Budd Barnett Lillian Elizabeth Vosmik Joliat Mary Jane Slowey Murphy Mary Helen Skelley Pilla Joan Angela Myers Satava Ellen A. Lewis Zoller
class of 1952 Helen V. Laslo Brown Patricia Virginia Rybicki Coviello Dolores LaVerne Pauloski Finn Eileen Josephine Stanton Gallagher Colleen Colleen Sullivan Gavaghan Marian Lee O’Loughlin Halasz Laetitia Mary Maher Hils Ann Marie McAuley Jeffries Mary Ann Sabol Johanek Eleanor Raper Kocevar Bernice Babas Polzner Joan Mary Cronin Reagan Doris J. Kresse Tainer Jeanne Marie Dreisig Thomas Audrey Marie Reinmann Zupan
class of 1953 Mary Ann White Brislin Mary Anne Frances Gerak Donner Mary Susanne Gyulveszy Geraldine M. Kempski
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Angela Marie Kochera Sarah Ann Miller Dorothy Louise Coates Power
Joan Haytas Kilbane Joan Falatek Lidrbauch
class of 1954
Patricia F. Flanagan Berring Joanne Catherine Kozsey Biro Elizabeth A. Kapp DeCrane Rosina McGarrity Dial Phyllis S. Smyczek Finn Marie Goetz Geier Alicia Reuscher Gleixner Marianne Rinella Gorgone Eleanor Slivers Hils Mary Jean Korejwo Marla Loehr Carol A. DeRose Mancino Jean Hutchinson O’Neil Marilyn McGinley Rivas-Plata Elaine Schneider Ryan Claire Minadeo Wilson Janet Borer Winton Constance S. Swanciger Wysocki Nancy M. Shea Zeleznik Jane Marie Zickes
Mary Agnes Scalabrino Broadbent Lenore Marie Galati D’Angelo Claire Elizabeth Gallagher Janet Laura McKee Goots Mary Terese Brady Harrs Nan Krebs Irene A. Hocevar Laudani Katharine Gertrude Byrider Phelan Anne Kuntz Platt Veronica Colette Finneran Smith
class of 1955 Marilyn Rose Markert Bourguignon Marilyn Ann Hausser Madigan Elizabeth A. Petrikovic McGee Carol Joan Moizuk Rath
class of 1956 Joanne Marie Pfefferle Chromey Audrey Marie Hubeny Dvorak Josephine Marie Brown Hanlon Marilyn Catherine Kilbane Mary Jo Cooper Kranz Patricia Alice McCann Martha Magdalene Petrus Petti Rita Agnes Rudd Dorothy Mae Zivcsak Simon Monica Joan Cesar Strathern Joan Marie Sturbaum Mary Susan Borzy Takacs Elizabeth Rossum Zaboly
class of 1957 Mary Helen Baldus Braeunig Marcella Ann Frato Castellarin Judith L. Lang Curran Judith Mary Patton Flynn Lilly Gyulveszy Vida Maria Urbancic Horn Mary Ann Kaminski Koral Anne Davidson McBride Mary Regina Arko Napoli Jeannette Shaker Carolann Gang Toomey
class of 1958 Kay Denise Lazio Bidinger Elizabeth Lois Gans Damm Helen Marie Schaffer DeGulis Mary Ann Zickes Thein Beverly Ann Frattura Waltz
class of 1959 Patricia A. Bertrand Martha Diederich Amelita D’Angelo-Ritz Carol H. Huber Fegen Stella Ann Corbett Hetzer Margaret Atkins Jacobson
class of 1960
class of 1961 Mary Lou Suhy Balchak Antoinette Bouhassin Jacquelyn Brown Catherine A. Wincek Fallon Hedvig Varga-Sinka Fye Jane K. Clifford Jagels-Romeo Cecelia F. Hissong Kruger Helen Ann Machuga Mikel Barbara Ann Ziegman Miller Mae M. Thomey Nagel Dr. Carole P. Prochaska Smith Pamela W. Wright Waitinas
class of 1962 Sylvia Keppler Keppler Bolyard Sr. Helen Marie Burdenski Jane Maryann Sorensen Dinda Marilyn Rose Vorst Seck Marieann B. Berg Shovlin Marilyn R. Terbraak Aldona Balciunas Zorska
class of 1963 Christine Ann Smigel Barni Bonnie Marie Felice DiCillo Maureen Ellen Soeder Fernbacher Sharon Rose Shiplett Gandee Adele Marie Schmotzer Hippley Marlene Ann Hennes Girton Breda Mary Jane Osenar Loncar Ellen Therese Ticknor Maglicic Noreen Mary Malloy McGhee Frances Ann Porubsky Previts Patricia Ann Hocevar Suster Paulette Susan Skirbunt Watson
class of 1970
Christine Gottermeyer Curtis Grace Marie Sgro DiDomenico Roseann Marie Conforto Fusco Sonya Ann Beno Higgins Justine Lou Kausek Jaklitsch Mary Jane Janki Barbara Anne Schade McGreer Marie Therese Morelli Karen Lee Kempel Newshutz Mary Karen Killeen O’Neil Louise Ellen Prochaska Betty Jane Riedel Takitch Virginia Pliska Wenzel
Kathleen L. Connare Andrews Birute Balciunas Mary Ann Pereksta Black Candy Clemson Marley F. Ford Eiger Cecilia Girz Suzanne Gauchat Joseph Regina M. Breig Kupecky Doris Louise Miller Theresa Ann Tokesky Riedl Carrie Crozier Svigel Judith Marie Reagan Warner Margaret Mary Zahler
class of 1965
class of 1971
Ann Carol Salvatore Chasar Mary Katherine Evans Jane Agnes Freund Mary Kathleen Meacham Hemenway Judith Marie Lachvayder-Frazier Joanne Jean Plaga McNamee Patricia Ann Opaskar Ruth Ann Pheiffer Sabiers Helen Margaret Rudd Samolis Carol Ann Staiger Diane Rose Chayka Wahl
Yasha Haas Haas Arant Linda Maxwell Maxwell Bedo Julanne Szuhy Bednar Leslie Ann Sledz Stadler Berch Sarah Jane Polacsek Bonilla Margaret Jeanne Wayda Ford Carol Ann Harrison Kathleen A. Craig Kelly Patricia Ann Roginski Moriarty Catherine M. Quinn Rupp Geraldine Julia Krzic Schreibman
class of 1966
class of 1972
Frances Mercurio Dinunzio Mary Ann Cavagna Golski Honora L. Ruffing Grant Mariann Lasko Grdina Jerry Ann Wernet Osenar Theresa Thomas Zigmond
Mary Kathleen Glavich Irene Heiber Patricia Elizabeth Heilemann McElroy Patrice Moore Mary Beth Anne Tercek
class of 1967
Angela Gentile Alessandro Dalia R. Kavaliunas Bitenas Diane Steele Bugner Christine Joyce Gibbons Mary Jane Iacco Colleen Butler Lloyd Kay J. Kozelka Joan Marie Zahurancik McNeeley Barbara Latona Samson Linda M. Gross Slaby Anita Latona Zelek
Mary Ann C. Pajcic Belin Margaret Russell Haile Nancy Meacham Sandra M. Gulling Powers Lynne Bohn Rambasek
class of 1968 Carole Albanese Aizenman Michele A. Dulick Gubernatis Mina B. Boyson Marciniak Mary Louise Pestak Poje Beatriz Maria Diaz Schinness Mariellen Terwoord Simon Constance Vokas Katalin Almay Volker
class of 1969 Francine M. Wrobel Barr Mary T. Etowski Barringer Maryann M. McBride Belanger Helen Kuhn Pigage Barbara K. Kiss Sauter Linda Janchar Sinar Marybeth Dula Skala Eileen R. Rosenbaum Vehar Barbara J. Westfall Betty Korpowski Zak
class of 1973
class of 1974 Mary Anne Barbic Marie Helene Minut Rosemary Neelon Eileen Marie Quinlan Joann Telzrow
class of 1975 Lynne Telich Chrzanowski Victoria E. Pilkington Clemons Ellen Ann Bretz Cooper Linda Marie Cotman Anna M. Frauenhoffer Carol Marie Brodnick Gundelach Sherilyn Diane Hunter Hribar Karen E. Janiga
Rosemary Therese Emery Mulcahy Mary Elizabeth Swinker
class of 1976 Sharon Brooks Awad Angela M. Marton Crego Donna W. Hiznay Kleiner Susan Kimszal Shea Maryellen Amato Stratmann
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class of 1964
class of 1977 Roslyn A. Hunter Case
class of 1978 Andrea V. Vegh Dunn Joan Marie Shepherd Lippus Marcella Ann Pokorny
class of 1979 JoAnn B. Balmat Bacnik Maureen Ann Raleigh Bihn Bonnie Bunch Carter Jean Heflich Linda Ann Schostek Kacenjar Mary Jeanne Darr Koehler Patricia Amato Kreienkamp Anne Marie Visk Moore Mary Patricia Gaietto Morris Frances Irene Rifici Ratka Mary Jo Jo Faragov Russman Maria Helen Seman
class of 1980 Lisabeth Bertok Gale McLin Bush Janet Kicher Linda Ann Seeman Revay Kristina Marie Strom Marilyn Fisher Venables
class of 1981 Rita M. Dorony Basalla Earlean Bergman Roseanna Boiarski Falcone Carol F. Diedrichs-Himes Mary Ellen Wack Fisher Nancy Belloni Hanson Patricia Schreiner Kerner Dana M. Holy Kromer
class of 1982 Karen Marie Pytlak Franks Ruth Ann Havasi Mary Stahl Oravec Josephine M. Cannizzaro Petkovsek Barbara Chadwick Yusko Greta A. Ziegman Anna Marie Wyss-Zilles
class of 1983 Margaret M. Maritz Margaret McGrath
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class of 1984
class of 1994
class of 2006
June M. Collins Hlivak Carolyn Renita Johnson Anne Frances Poorman
Dolores A. Hoge-Joyce Allison Marie Sharaba Powell Linda Smith-Richardson
Odikpo C. Emembolu Connie Stepich Clarice Williams
class of 1985
class of 1995
class of 2007
Mary Alice Conkey Lisa J. Berzin DePaulo Judith A. Magid Feniger Martha Girz Tina M. DiBacco Jurcisin Sylvia Grace Sgro Virginia Supan Deanna Wills
Patricia A. Masterson Brown Carol Nardi Johnson Theresa Andrea Lalain Maria Annette Miller
Nicholas Formica Christian Taske
class of 1986 Louise Ann Miller Bernardine Clark O’Neill Patricia Monica Sgro-Kickel
class of 1987 Mary Louise Jurkiewicz Beckstrom Susan C. Bushnell Murphy
class of 1988
Patricia Ann Sofra DeLisio Laura J. Fecko Anita Joy Hanks Christine Sloan Potoczak Dianna Marcia Roberts Aimee Christine Shinhearl Mary Helen Willoughby Sylvia C. Patterson Winfrey
class of 1997 Laura Rose Dombrowski Malee Greenwald
Geneva Anderson Annemarie Bruder Bonnie Mae V. Racin Kelley Troha-Cerroni
class of 1998
class of 1989
Domenica Ann Ricco Burrell Kristin E. Smith Butterfield Kimberly Deborah Montella
Mary Kathryn D’Angelo Deblasis Carol Vanootighem Gyorki Laurel Monarchino Hildebrand Jody Ann Jurkiewicz Kocsis Deborah Bradlin Neilly Carol R. Strater
class of 1990 Melissa Boyer Bundy Grace Condelli Diana S. de la Rosa-Miklic Pamela Sockol Downs Carole A. Iseli Claudette G. Matero Diana Zackel Soeder
class of 1991 Cynthia Lill Sternot Debevec Moira McGreer Joanne Amodeo Rinella
class of 1992 Faye D’Amore Patricia Hagler-Tucker Jennifer Lewane Ruth Verhovitz Pellecchia Geraldine L. Schlak
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Rachel Marie Wilson Chase Laurie Jean Hanson
class of 1999
class of 2000 Jessie A. O’Neill Arose Beth Ann Johnson Ford Susan E. Steele McNamara Marie E. Spencer
Erin Niclole Butterfield John C. Koppitch Clark Pope
class of 2009 Jillian S. Gigliotti Bambi G. Vargo
class of 2010 Anna N. Ball Darlene P. Orlando
class of 2011 Brenda Beursken David J. Chadowski Kaitlin Deeley Joe DiBartolomeo Anshawn M. Ivery Cassandra Kernan Kevin M. McGarry Kimberly Orr Ashley Rucker Katie Snitzer Lorrie Tagliaferro Jared Tentler Sheila Weaver James White
class of 2001
Board of Trustees
Tiffany Mackie Deborah A. McGuigan Loretta M. Nemeth Joyce Chambers Reichard Stacey Jo Robinson Sharon C. Alderman Somers
We are indebted to those members of the board of trustees who, through their good counsel and philanthropic spirit, lead and support the continued growth of the College.
class of 2002 Susan Marie Hilscher Bailey Stephanie J. Oryszak Laurie E. Palmer Piechowski Lori M. Radonich Kristin A. Ulrich Somich Erika M. Salay Whitely
class of 2003 Coretta Ann Crowell Waller
class of 1993
class of 2004
Mary D. Myers Ferron Christine E. Mead Powers Cristina Sternot Salminen Charlotte H. Yarboro
Lesley Anne Evans McCue
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class of 2005 James M. Henning Heidi M. Mell
Mr. John J. Betchkal Mr. Mark Brandt Mr. James E. Brogan Mr. Taesun Cha Mrs. Marilyn Cunin Sr. Mary Antoinette Dershaw, SND Mac and Debbie Donley Mr. Sean Dorsey Mrs. Diane Roman Fusco Mr. Richard and Mrs. Robbin Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Richard Geier Sr. Jacqueline Gusdane, SND Mr. William R. Gustaferro Mr. William F. Hauserman Mrs. Ann Hawkins and Mr. David Hodgson Stella Corbett Hetzer ’59 and John J. Hetzer Mrs. Sherilyn Diane Hunter Hribar ’75 Mr. Sanjiv K. Kapur
Faculty & Staff We are thankful for the generous support of our faculty and staff who freely contribute to the financial well-being of the College. Mr. Roger Abood Mrs. Sherree Anderson Ms. Susan Anderson Leslie Armstrong and David A. Armstrong, Esquire Mr. Andy Barch Mr. Kevin L. Bille Dr. Michael Bloom and Peggy Sullivan Mary Breckenridge, D.Ed. and Jim Breckenridge Mr. Andrew Burkle Mrs. Kristin Smith Butterfield ’99 Mr. Anthony Camino Ms. Jeanne M. Christian, M.A. Mrs. Pamela Cook Mr. Stephen Crandall, M.A. Mrs. Judith Curran ’57 Ms. Kathryn Dagenbach Mrs. Beth Davis Mr. Robert Davis, D.N.P. Mr. Sean R. Deasy Mr. Al DiFranco Mr. Michael Dugan Mr. Brian Emerson Ms. Estamarie Fairchild Mr. Stephen Feltch, Ph.D. Mrs. Beth Johnson Ford ’00 Mr. Nicholas Formica ’07 Mr. John P. Galovic, Ed.D. Mr. Joseph G. Glass Ms. Samantha Gougler Ms. Sandra Grassman, M.B.A. Mr. Thomas Grossman Ms. Patricia Harding Ms. Susan Hlavacek Mr. Stephen M. Hotchkiss Mr. Adam Howard Mr. Brian Johnston Bruce W. Jones, Ph.D. Ms. April Kennedy Ms. Sharon Kerschner Dr. Amy Kesegich Ms. Amy Kyler Ms. Kimberly A. Lane Mr. Jason Lapinski Dr. Anthony LaVerde Mr. Jason Lipinski
Ms. Patricia Matlin Mrs. Alison McBrady Ms. Mary E. McCrystal Rev. Edward Mehok Mrs. Angela Melite Mr. Mark Merims Ms. Cynthia Mills Mrs. Kathleen Molnar Dr. Gregory Moore Mrs. Rachel Morris Ms. Myrtle I. Muntz Ms. Margaret Oakar Mr. Louis Oliverio David Orosz, Ph.D. Ms. Sarah Palace Ms. Karen Penler Karen and John “Tony” Poelking Mrs. Dorothy Coates Power ’53 Dr. Louise Prochaska Sr. Eileen Marie Quinlan, SND Ms. Lori Radonich ’02 Linda Seeman Revay ’80 Mr. Mark Ridley Mrs. Dianna Roberts ’96 Dr. Andrew P. and Judy Roth Mrs. Roslyn Scheer-McLeod Ms. Deborah L. Sheren Mr. Mike Shiels Ms. Michele N. Shrefler Mrs. Natalie M. Strouse Mr. Rajendiran K. Subramanian Mr. Robert M. Subwick Dr. Dalma Takacs Mr. Christian Taske ’07 Sr. Mary Louise Trivison, SND ’50 Dr. Frances Ulrich Mrs. Gretchen Walsh Ms. Shondell A. Williams Ms. Karen Zoller Gifts in Kind We thank all of the individuals and organizations who donated their time, talent and items to the College this past year. Mr. Tim Abraham Altura Communications Solutions, LLC Ms. Lenore Benjamin Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79 and Rick Bihn Loretta Morrow Blackmon ’93 Anne Bruder ’88 Sr. Helen Marie Burdenski, SND ’62 Candy Clemson ’70 Mary Alice Conkey ’85 Mr. George Cortesi Mrs. Marilyn Cunin Ms. Mary P. Dougherty Nancy Erdey, Ph.D. ’69 Edible Arrangements Mr. Richard and Mrs. Robbin Garcia Mr. Stephen M. Hotchkiss Ms. Evelyn Hunt Sr. Mary Karita Ivancic, SND ’71
Kathy Jackson ’09 Tina DiBacco Jurcisin ’85 Mary Louise Jurkiewicz Beckstrom ’87 Linda Schostek Kacenjar ’79 Mr. Don Kadusky Mary Ellen Klein ’62 Ms. Anne Lukas Mann Jewelers Mr. George Martin Heidi Mell ’05 Dr. Gregory Moore Normandy Catering Service & Party Center, Inc. Dr. Arthur J. Noetzel + Christine Piatak ’72 Sr. Eileen Marie Quinlan, SND ’74 Frances Rifici Ratka ’79 Joanne Amodeo Rinella ’91 Sylvia Sgro ’85 Patricia Sgro-Kickel ’86 Dr. Carole P. Smith ’61 Ms. Margaret Snyder Dr. Colleen Sweeney-Ascherman Sr. Mary Louise Trivison, SND ’50 Dr. Frances Ulrich Coretta Crowell Waller ’03 Mary Willoughby ’96
honor roll
Sr. Michelle Marie Kelly, SND Mrs. Joan McCarthy The Samuel H. and Maria Miller Foundation Mr. Peter R. Osenar Mr. Andrew C. Putka, Esquire Dr. Andrew P. and Judy Roth Michael R. and Marian K. Shaughnessy Sr. Mary Frances Taymans, SND Sr. Mary Beth Anne Tercek, SND ’72 Margaret W. Wong, Esquire
Commemorative Gifts We remember those members of the Notre Dame College community who are no longer with us and honor other special individuals who support the College. In Memory of Mary Luke Arntz, SND ’35 Mr. Raymond Birch In Memory of Terice Balchak Escott Mary Lou Balchak ’61 In Memory of Lavenia Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth “Woody” Biggs In Memory of Mr. Henry Binstock Mr. Allen Binstock In Memory of Rita Geason Braeunig ’44 Joanne Pfefferle Chromey ’56 In Memory of Rita Whearty Buchanan ’41 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Meisel In Memory of Mr. Dominic DelSander Mary Anne Trivison DelSander ’50 In Memory of George Donner Mrs. Mary Anne Donner In Memory of Jeanne Kirby Evert ’45 Margaret Walsh Campbell ’46 Ms. Kathy Cotman Ms. Maximiana Danoso
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In Memory of Ms. Betty Ann Faragov Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79 and Rick Bihn The Cliffs Foundation In Memory of Ms. Doreen Faragov Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79 and Rick Bihn The Cliffs Foundation
In Memory of Dorothy Celebrezze Liptak, MD ’53 Mary Ann White Brislin ’53
In Memory of Sr. Mary LeRoy Finn, SND ’40 Mr. Raymond Birch
In Memory of Robert C. Luberger Mary Binsack Luberger ’48
In Memory of Mary Gyulveszy ’53 Lilly Gyulveszy ’57
In Memory of Rosemary Montey Joanne Pfefferle Chromey ’56
In Memory of Matthew James Haas Yasha Haas Arant ’71
In Memory of Violet Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lozick
In Memory of Mary Lou Satow Hemmeter ’57 Mary Helen Braeunig ’57 Mrs. Judith Curran ’57 Judith Patton Flynn ’57
In Memory of Pauline Palub ’34 Ben S. and Gerome R. Stefanski Foundation Margaret Walsh Campbell ’46 Ms. Constance C. Gillespie Mr. Pat Gillespie Mr. Robert A. Gillespie Ms. Sharon Gillespie Mrs. Nancy Kumaraswami Ms. Kathryn K. Petersen Ms. Rasa Valaitis Ms. Barbara York
In Memory of Jeanne Hoban Patricia Schreiner Kerner ’81 In Memory of Mary McKeon Hyland ’44 Mr. Raymond Birch In Memory of Sophie Jacko ’79 Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79 and Rick Bihn The Cliffs Foundation
In Memory of Andrew and Agnes Roth Hank and Diane Roth and Family
In Memory of Patricia Carroll Kelly ’61 Jacquelyn Brown ’61
In Memory of Marian Elizabeth Scaffidi Patricia Schreiner Kerner ’81
In Memory of Kathleen Kendel ’98 ABE Air Balance Engineers, Inc. Mr. Daniel J. and Frances Clark Mr. James Kendel Mr. John H. Kendel Mr. P.M. Noble Mrs. Dorothy Coates Power ’53 Mr. B. Van Tyne Mrs. Gretchen Walsh
In Memory of Helen Nuspliger Schulbach ’47 Mr. Herbert Schulbach
In Memory of Don Kupecky Mary Louise Jurkiewicz Beckstrom ’87 In Memory of Ellen M. Kynkor ’83 Mr. J.L. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Ball Margaret Walsh Campbell ’46 Carole Iseli ’90 Lillian Vosmik Joliat ’51 Suzanne Gauchat Joseph ’70 NDC Alumni Association Theodore W. Jones Trust Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Thoburn Eileen Rosenbaum Vehar ’69
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In Memory of John Lacombe Barbara Schade McGreer ’64 Moira McGreer ’91 Aldona Balciunas Zorska ’62
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In Memory of Viola Montz Spaniol ’49 Mrs. Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr. Viola Montz Spaniol ’49 In Memory of Mercedes Spotts ’75 Mr. & Mrs. William D. Carle Court of Appeals of Ohio Lillian Vosmik Joliat ’51 Kelman & Moses, Inc. NDC Alumni Association Mr. Andrew Pollis Ms. Joan E. Richards Judge Leo M. Spellacy In Memory of Eileen Lozick Stakich ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lozick In Memory of Betty Stover Lillian Vosmik Joliat ’51 In Memory of James Stover Lillian Vosmik Joliat ’51
In Memory of Dorothy Witting Sisters of Saint Joseph In Memory of Mary Clare Yarham ’40 M. Vida Urbancic Horn ’57 In Honor of Rita Dorony Basalla ’81 Mary Louise Jurkiewicz Beckstrom ’87 In Honor of Sr. Helen Marie Burdenski, SND ’62 Mrs. Joan Andrews Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79 and Rick Bihn Margaret Walsh Campbell ’46 The Cliffs Foundation Mr. Stephen Crandall, M.A. Mr. Donald Dunson Ms. Estamarie Fairchild Cecilia Girz, Ph.D. ’70 Mr. Stephen M. Hotchkiss Lillian Vosmik Joliat ’51 Bruce W. Jones, Ph.D. Mary Louise Jurkiewicz Beckstrom ’87 Linda Schostek Kacenjar ’79 Ms. Sharon Kerschner Sr. Mary Jean Korejwo, SND ’60 Laura Malee Greenwald ’97 Susan McNamara ’00 Nancy Meacham ’67 Rev. Edward Mehok Eugene and Helen Machuga Mikel Mrs. Rachel Morris David Orosz, Ph.D. Ms. Karen Penler Mary Jo Faragov Russman ’79 Mrs. Roslyn Scheer-McLeod Linda M. Smith-Richardson ’94 Maryellen Amato Stratmann, MD ’76 Mrs. Natalie M. Strouse Dr. Frances Ulrich In Honor of the Class of 1965 Anonymous In Honor of Mary Elizabeth Sokol Cotleur ’98 and Mark A. Cotleur Margaret Walsh Campbell ’46 In Honor of Marilyn Cunin Mrs. Diane Roman Fusco In Honor of Carter Haynes Ms. Amy Regal In Honor of Stella Corbett Hetzer ’59 and John J. Hetzer Linda Schostek Kacenjar ’79 Mrs. Amalija L. Skalicki Mrs. Barbara C. Strauss + deceased
Notre Dame College Board of Trustees
Officers
Sr. Michelle Marie Kelly, SND
Mac Donley
Principal St. Thomas Aquinas School
Chair
Richard Garcia Vice Chair
Members Mark Brandt Director McGladrey & Pullen
Brian Brennan Managing Director Key Banc Capital Markets
Daniel Clark CEO United Nations Insurance Agency, Inc.
Sr. Mary Antoinette Dershaw, SND ’67 Staff Accountant Gilmour Academy
Mac M. Donley President & CEO Donley’s, Inc.
J.W. Sean Dorsey Managing Director League Park Advisors
Richard Garcia Vice President & CEO Avtron Holdings, LLC
Melissa Garrett ’02 Director/Sr. VP Information Management KeyBank
Sr. Jacqueline Gusdane, SND President Notre Dame/Cathedral Latin
Sr. Margaret Mary Gorman, SND ’71 Provincial Superior Sisters of Notre Dame
Dr. Albert Green CEO Kent Displays, Inc.
Ann Hawkins, CPA Accountant & Attorney Hawkins & Co., LLC
Sherilyn D. Hribar ’75 President SelectLinx
Sanjiv K. Kapur Partner Jones Day
James P. Marra Director of Business Development Blue Point Capital Partners
M. Joan McCarthy Owner MJM Services
Barbara Miller Co-Founder Graffiti, Inc.
Samuel H. Miller Co-Chairman Forest City Enterprises
Geoffrey J. Ritts Partner Jones Day
Chris Ronayne Executive Director University Circle, Inc.
Andrew P. Roth, Ph.D. President Notre Dame College
Michael Shaughnessy President Color Matrix Corporation
Brooke Spectorsky President / G.M. WKYC/Gannett Television
Sr. Mary Frances Taymans, SND ’67 Executive Director, Secondary Schools Department National Catholic Educational Association
Sr. Beth Anne Tercek, SND ’72 Finance Manager Sisters of Notre Dame
Margaret Wong President / Managing Partner Margaret W. Wong & Assoc. Co, LPA
Dr. May Wykle Former Dean of Nursing Case Western Reserve University
Emeriti Kathleen Andrews ’59 Vice Chairman Andrews McNeal Universal
John J. Betchkal Retired Executive General Electric
Edward B. Brandon Retired Chairman & CEO National City Corporation
James E. Brogan Retired Brogan & Associates
Frederick W. Clarke Executive Vice President Arisdyne Systems, Inc.
Marilyn Cunin Chairperson Bruening Foundation
Marie Geier ’60 Retired Director of Development Notre Dame College
William R. Gustaferro Retired Executive VP & CEO Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Sr. Rita Mary Harwood, SND Secretary, Parish Life & Development Diocese of Cleveland
William F. Hauserman Retired Chairman Sunar Hauserman, Inc.
Sr. Margaret Hess, SND ’58 Consultant, Financial & Legal Sisters of Notre Dame
Stella A. Hetzer ’59 Secretary / Treasurer Fluid Line Products, Inc.
Sr. Mary Jean Hoelke, SND Director, Elementary Education Ministries Sisters of Notre Dame
Joyce E. Koreman ’60 Community Volunteer / Activist
Peter R. Osenar Consultant
Andrew C. Putka Attorney-at-Law
Harold B. Todd Retired Executive VP National City Corporation
Stephen M. Todd Area Managing Partner Ernst & Young, LLP
John C. Webb President Trend Dynamics
Sr. Mary Brendon Zajac, SND ’70
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Tuesday, Nov. 29
Friday, Dec. 9
Saturday, Dec. 3
Saturday, Jan. 21
Five O’clock Falcons / Notre Dame College Holiday Lighting Administration Building Foyer 6 p.m. Breakfast with Santa Administration Building 9 a.m
Notre Dame College Choir’s Christmas Concert Regina Auditorium 7 p.m. Alumni Men’s Basketball Game Murphy Gymnasium 11 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26
Five O’clock Falcons Grotto Wine Bar, Shaker Square 5 – 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3
Falcon Baseball’s Night at the Races Fundraiser Normandy Party Center, Wickliffe 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Five O’clock Falcons Delmonico’s, Independence 5 – 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 22 Five O’clock Falcons Blue Canyon, Twinsburg 5 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 14
Alumni Association Spring Luncheon & Annual Business Meeting Location TBA 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 19 Five O’clock Falcons Trivs, Strongsville 5 – 8 p.m.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Visit NotreDameCollege.edu/alumni/events for more information or call the Notre Dame College Alumni Office at 1.877.NDC.OHIO x 6385.