COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON
“I can guarantee He has a plan for each of you. And you’re going to be successful at whatever you do because you have the Jesuit training, you have the Jesuit education, you have the Jesuit enlightenment.”
Alumni Welcome Class of 2022 at Commencement Luncheon Adm. Brett Giroir ’78 Addresses Seniors
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esuit graduates from 1943 through 2021 gathered at the Hyatt Regency on senior day to welcome the 236 members of the Class of 2022 to the Alumni Association at this year’s Commencement Luncheon. The seniors were addressed by Brett Giroir ’78, who served as the 18 | J A Y N O T E S | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 2
16th Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Acting FDA Commissioner, and admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He also served as the U.S. Representative to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization within the Department
(above) Adm. Brett Giroir ’78 speaks with a fellow alum. (opposite, clockwise) Seniors line up after entering the Regency ballroom; Zane Madi ’22 and Jackson Ballay ’22 pose for a picture with Adm. Brett Giroir ’78; Alumi and seniors sit down for lunch; John McMahon ’87 with Jim Ryder ’62 and Mark Rodi ’59; Seniors listen to the fight song before they sit down for lunch; Ron Drez ’83 converses with fellow alumni; Senior Jackson Junius enjoys the company of his fellow classmates and alumi
of State. He was recently a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the “Testing Czar.” Giroir began by congratulating the soon-to-be alums on their accomplishments and reminiscing about his formational experiences at Jesuit. He said that their Jesuit education will be part of them forever.
