LCPL Michael D. Glover ’97 Selfless man of service, motivated by 9/11 attacks, killed in action as a Marine in Iraq. †
Mr. Roger T. Kirwan ’60 Founder of Ganis Credit Corp., Chairman and CEO of Woodside Credit Corp., philanthropic leader at Xavier and many other institutions.
Bold Vision. Compassionate Leader.
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As Xavier’s 52nd headmaster, Rev. David S. Ciancimino, S.J. ’77 proved a bold yet compassionate school administrator. A strong leader, unselfish in his devotion to others, he guided the Xavier staff and student body through one of the most challenging periods in Xavier history — the attacks on 9/11. Prior to his 1997-2004 term as Xavier headmaster, Fr. Ciancimino served as principal of Canisius High School in Buffalo, N.Y. Following Xavier, he went on to serve the New York Province of the Society of Jesus as provincial’s assistant for secondary education and was named provincial in 2008. In his current capacity, he is guiding the merger of the New York, New England and Maryland provinces and his care for the Jesuits in those three areas during this time of transition has been praised as a great source of comfort. “Fr. Ciancimino is one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met,” said Martin Kurzatkowski ’02. “When speaking with him, you always know he is listening, and doing so with compassion. Since my first year of high school, I’ve been blessed to be able to consider him a friend, and it is a friendship I will cherish for the rest of my life.”
Shaper of Jesuit Education Rev. Vincent Duminuco, S.J., was a world-renowned expert in the academic study of education. Fr. Duminuco served as Xavier’s 45th headmaster from 1969-1974
Mrs. Grace Lamour First female faculty member at Xavier, beloved science teacher who inspired generations of Xavier students. †
and was later named president of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association ( JSEA). In 1986, he was named secretary of education for the Society of Jesus, a worldwide position he held until 1996, when he became a visiting professor at Fordham University. Fr. Duminuco’s most recent work, published in 2000, was The Jesuit Ratio Studiorum: 400th Anniversary Perspectives and featured “Characteristics of Jesuit Education” and “Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach,” two influential documents he was instrumental in creating. “Fr. Duminuco had a genuine love for teaching and mentoring his students,” said Jennifer Mussi, Ph.D, a former Xavier trustee. “His commitment to and passion for the Society of Jesus was evident in everything he did, and his presence is greatly missed. His legacy lives on through the many students he taught the classic and contemporary texts of the Society of Jesus, many of whom currently serve in Jesuit secondary and higher education throughout the world.” Fr. Duminuco passed away in 2008.
Man For Others In his life and death, LCPL Michael Glover USM ’97 embodied the ideal “Man for Others.” The attacks on 9/11 made a deep impression on this Son of Xavier. In 2004, LCPL Glover interrupted his studies at Pace Law School and enlisted in the U.S. Marines. A year later, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, he recruited friends and Xavier Magazine
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