C L A S S Rev. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., former director of UP’s volunteer services office (now the Moreau Center), received Pope Francis’ commission as a Missionary of Mercy on Ash Wednesday 2016 in Rome, Italy. To say this was a highlight of his life and ministry would be an understatement, as set forth in a terrific article Fr. Joe wrote for Notre Dame Magazine. See the article at https://magazine.nd.edu/news/65182. Notre Dame Magazine has asked Fr. Joe to write periodic articles over the course of the Year of Mercy about his experiences as a Missionary of Mercy. Not much escapes the everwatchful Karl Wetzel, who writes: “Even without the use of my oft-employed magnifying glass to tease details out of an old photo I have determined that Lou Masson won the race in which he was competing in the photo on page 46, Portland, Spring 2016. One sees a thin red string just ahead of him as he strides down the track marking the finish line. I am familiar with the use of string as an economical and ever-ready substitute for the tape at the end of races, but in my case those events were only in high school. So, one broke the string, not the tape. Hats off to Lou, too, for running during the summer and, at age 19, probably post high school. I was never so motivated; for me competitive running stopped in May 1954. Ahh, youth!” Thanks Karl, Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you. Stories started streaming in as word made its way around the University on the passing of beloved Spanish professor Manuel Macias on March 19. His longtime colleague and friend, business professor John Goveia, shared the following: “After Manny had his stroke years ago I visited him at his recovery facility on SE Stark street. Karl Wetzel told me he probably would not talk but he could listen, smile, nod his head, and would certainly enjoy a visit. So I thought it would be a good idea to bring my eight-pound Maltese whose name was Kylie. Well, Kylie could count to four (by barking), and Karl will attest to that! I mainly did a monologue and told Manny about biking the El Camino in Spain, trips to the Galapagos and Patagonia — all Spanish speaking places. And Karl was right, Manny mainly smiled and nodded his head. Then something unexpected happened. “I had to show Manny the counting dog demonstration. I took Kylie out of Manny’s
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lap, put her on the floor, and said, ‘Kylie, two!’ Kylie barks twice. Then someone says, ‘I hear a dog!’ Soon the room is full of other patients wanting to see Kylie perform. Manny is now beaming and Kylie is loving it. Eventually I ran out of treats, and Kylie will not work for nothing. Shortly thereafter we departed, but left Manny with a room full of his new friends. It was a totally positive experience for all.” Thanks John, one story down,
N O T E S cancer. Eventually he bought out his father’s silent partners and changed the name from Willamette Western to Reidel International to reflect his ownership and the company’s increasing construction business overseas. The company built the I-205 bridge spanning the Columbia River; built the approaches on the Fremont Bridge spanning the Willamette River; conducted major work on most of the bridges in Portland; and many
Kate Hummel ’00 served in the Peace Corps (Gabon), NATO (Brussels), the World Food Program (Rome), and the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (UNESCO) before her current posting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN’s refugee agency. Why the UN? “Because we save lives,” she says eloquently and bluntly. “We give futures. We give hope. We foment joy.” Amen to that. about a million to go. We sure miss Manny. Arthur “Art” Reidel, a longtime friend and industrial neighbor of the University, passed away on February 25, 2016, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, after a lengthy stay ana courageous battle fighting the side effects from radiation therapy for prostate cancer 25 years ago. Art joined his father’s“dinky little tug and barge company,” Willamette Tug and Barge, when his dad was diagnosed with colon
other construction jobs in the Western states. Reidel landed the dredging contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when Mt. Saint Helens erupted in 1980; the company had 14 dredges on the rivers clearing the shipping lanes. Art’s brightly painted tugs could be seen on the Willamette and Columbia rivers and San Francisco Bay; there was even one in a Kellogg’s Raisin Bran commercial, they were so colorful. He supported the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts of America, the
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American Cancer Society, the Oregon Maritime Museum, and others too numerous to mention; he was a life trustee of Lewis & Clark College and a member of the Presidents Circle at Portland State University. Art was a force to be reckoned with. He questioned everything, wouldn’t take no for an answer, and never gave up. He will be greatly missed by many. Survivors include his loving family: wife, Janet Reidel; son, Jim Reidel; daughter, Christina Semerad; stepdaughter, Lesley Broyles and husband, Jeff; grandchildren, James and Taylor Reidel, Samantha Songer, Cassidy Semerad, and Elena, Sam and Jake Broyles; niece, Gretchen Morehouse; and nephews, John, Jim, Jeff and Hank Harder. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Ena J. Sandstrom, widow of University of Portland School of Business dean Edward J. Sandstrom ’37 (1952-1957), passed away on March 26, 2016. She was born in England and built Lancaster bombers during World War II; she met Edward during his service in the U.S. Army Air Force and they wed in June 1945, and Robert Capa was their wedding photographer. Edward passed away in 2010 after 65 years of marriage. Survivors include her brother, Bernard Rilatt; children, Robert, Bernard, Karl, John, Kathryn Gutowski, and Patricia Burke; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Our prayers and condolences to the family. The University’s Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 3, at the Faculty Awards Dinner, with the following results: The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 in memory of a dedicated servant of the University and presented annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished service, was presented to Elise Moentmann, history. Winners of the Culligan Award wear the medal with their academic regalia, as a sign of the University’s highest faculty honor. The Deans’ Award for Faculty Leadership, presented annually to a tenured faculty member who exemplifies, in an extraordinary way, the qualities of teaching and scholarship described in the University’s Articles of Administration for appointment, advancement in rank, and tenure, was presented to Laurie McLary, international languages and cultures. The Outstanding Teaching Award, presented