Remembering Welles

The Boston College Police Department has raised more than $10,000 for the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust through its new Red Bandanna Police Patch Project.

BCPD is selling commemorative patches designed with a red bandanna background to pay tribute to Welles Crowther ’99, a former BC lacrosse player who used his signature red bandanna as a protective mask while saving as many as 18 lives before losing his own in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. His heroic story was the subject of The Man in the Red Bandanna by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi and an award-winning documentary.

The patches can be ordered online through the Boston College Bookstore or in person at the BCPD headquarters in Maloney Hall for $10 each with a limit of two patches per person. During October, Boston College police officers are authorized to display the patch on their uniforms. This year, police cruiser

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

Jack Dunn

SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

Patricia Delaney

EDITOR

Sean Smith

419 has a red bandanna design in support of Crowther, whose jersey number was 19.

The proceeds from this project go directly to the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust, established in 2001 by the Crowther family to honor their son and keep his memory alive. The trust presents scholarships and awards to young men and women of academic and athletic excellence who serve their communities through education, health, recreation, and character development. The trust also supports other not-for-profit organizations with similar missions. To learn more about the trust, see www.crowthertrust.org.

On October 22, the 18th annual Red Bandanna 5k will take place on campus and virtually in support of the trust. All runners will receive a red bandanna. To register, go to racewire.com/register.php?id=12790.

CONTRIBUTING STAFF

Christine Balquist

Phil Gloudemans

Ed Hayward

Rosanne Pellegrini

Kathleen Sullivan

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Caitlin Cunningham

Lee Pellegrini

Salmanowitz Program for Moral Courage in Film.

•Lucy Rubenstein (Lake Forest, Ill.), applied psychology and human development major with biology minor and special education concentration, on pre-dental track. Tour guide and panelist for the Student Admission Program; president of Best Buddies at BC; Campus School volunteer.

•E’Sachi Smalls (Bronx, NY), nursing major. Student ambassador for the Student Admission Program; involved with Campus Ministry and its Kairos Retreat Program.

•Devianna Smith (Chelmsford, Mass.), double major in political science and communication. Resident assistant at Vanderslice Hall; academic advising fellow; chair of the

Student Conduct Board; former president of the AHANA Pre-Law Students Association and treasurer of the Caribbean Culture Club.

•Julia Spagnola (Webster, NY), political science major. Vice president for Undergraduate Government of Boston College; Campus School volunteer; Campus Ministry Appalachia program student leader.

The students—who applied, and were selected by a panel of University alumni, staff, faculty, and administrators—were acknowledged during the BC-Clemson game.

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