THE ALUMNI BACK PORCH
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Worthwhile investment Ann Hudock ’90 practices community partnership worldwide. — D E B B I E J U N I E W I C Z ’ 9 0
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question posed by then University of Dayton President Brother Ray Fitz S.M., to a soon-to-be graduating Ann Hudock ’90, but her response was anything but ordinary. “He asked me what my plans were after graduation and I told him, ‘I’d like to go to Sierra Leone, and I’d like you to send me,’” Hudock said. Fitz said he was intrigued. “Since the University was looking for ways to promote student volunteerism in developing countries, I told Ann I would pay for the trip, but she had to come back to UD and work to set up a process for future groups to go to Sierra Leone,” he said. “She did just that and we started a tradition of summer immersion in developing countries. Today the experience of immersions in developing countries is very strong in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering. This year the School of Business Administration is initiating a program on microlending in cooperation with the Marianists in Kenya. “The University got a pretty good return on its investment, and I got a lifelong friend working for justice,” he said. Hudock is still receiving a return on that investment. “That’s what launched me on the journey 46
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MAGAZINE | Spring 2020
