Where Y’at

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1950s

William Hugh Murray ’53 retired from IBM, Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche, and Verizon and is living in New Canaan, CT, after a long career in cybersecurity. He is a Distinguished Fellow of Information System Security Association and a Fellow of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium. He was inducted into the National Cybersecurity Hall of Fame and was a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

Peter Quick ’54 was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Notre Dame Seminary during its spring commencement exercises in recognition of his 50 years of support for the Notre Dame community.

# Jack DuArte ’59 recently published The White Buses, the tenth book in his World War II series. It tells of the intricate plan to rescue thousands of prisoners in Nazi Germany’s concentration camps by Swedish and Danish volunteers utilizing buses painted white.

1960s

Daniel Hogan, Jr. ’60 recently published his ninth book, Flavia: E Sempre Troppo Presto Per Arrenders (It’s Always Too Soon to Give Up). He has also published numerous books on economics and entrepreneurship.

Toby Kolstad ’63 published a work on string theory titled Particles are Looped Strings, a New Paradigm for the Structure of the Atom. It is available online and from most bookstores.

Keith Rodriguez ’64 co-authored and self-published a book in 2021 called Ending Generational Poverty: Learning to Love Your Neighbor. He lives in Lafayette with his wife, Janet, and currently works as a bankruptcy trustee. He has been doing volunteer work since 2003 at Bridge Ministry, a Christ-centered, inner-city non-profit working with the generationally poor.

# Class of 1967— For the 6th consecutive year, the Class of 1967 conducted the Harry Tompson Center Shoe Drive. This year the Class of 1967 donated 60 pairs of new men’s running shoes and 270 pairs of new socks. They delivered the shoes and socks on February 11 and met with the HTC staff. The attached photo shows the members of the Class of 1967 who delivered the shoes and socks—from left to right, Glenn Scheyd, Craig Forshag, Pete Serio, Tony Milazzo, and Bill Kelley, Shoe Drive Chairman.

Walter Schindler ’69 was honored as “Game Changer of the Year” for his pioneering work in developing and leading Transformation LLC to pursue profitable sustainable investment strategies and advisory services. This is the seventh consecutive year he has received this international award.

1970s

Wayne Gsell ’72 and his wife, Joey, moved to Cincinnati to be in the same city as her son’s family and her grandchildren. He is retired from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Brian Borrello ’76 returned to New Orleans from his home in Portland for the latest installation of Guns in the Hands of Artists, a show where artists give makeovers to weapons seized by or surrendered to the police. Brian’s show coincided with Prospect 3, New Orleans’ international contemporary art biennial.

’59

JACK DUARTE

’67

SCHEYD, FORSHAG, SERIO, MILAZZO, & KELLEY

’97

JOHN RUSS

’90s ’98 ’14

MIGUEL HULL & KYLE SMITH COREY FITZPATRICK CHRIS WILSON

Michael H. McGarry ’76 was recently elected to the board of directors of Shin-Etsu Chemicals, a Japanese company with annual sales of more than $15 billion and a market cap exceeding $50 billion. Shin-Etsu is the world’s largest producer of PVC and silicon wafers for the global semiconductor market. A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, McGarry continues to be the Chairman and CEO of PPG and also serves on the board of US Steel.

Antonio García ’77 completed his 35th year of full-time university teaching in May 2022, including posts at Northern Illinois, Northwestern, and Virginia Commonwealth universities, directing jazz programs for 27 of those years. He and his wife, Mary, are moving back to their native New Orleans in summer 2022 to reunite with their family there, where he expects to discover the next chapter of his career. Tony continues to serve as a board member of the Midwest Clinic music conference, associate jazz editor of the International Trombone Association Journal, and a Bach trombone clinician for Conn-Selmer.

Frank Rabito ’77 and Charles Marsala ’78 were inducted into the Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame in February. Jake Cannizzaro ’22 received an LAISHF scholarship award.

Moises Arriaga ’78 has been elected to the board of directors of the North American Skull Base Society and named Senior Examiner of the American Board of Otolaryngology— Head and Neck Surgery, which certifies new ear, nose, and throat surgical specialists. He recently published the 5th edition of his coedited textbook Otologic Surgery, which is the most widely read textbook on ear surgery worldwide. Since 2005, he has served as director of Otology and Neurotology for LSU in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Pat Veters ’79 and his wife Susie received the 2022 Servus Fidelis Award from the Willwoods Community for service to the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The award was presented at the Willwoods Community Gala on May 7 at Metairie Country Club.

1990s

Stephen Morgan, Jr. ’92 is now the president of the Louisiana Dental Association after expanding and building a new dental practice where Ross Cascio ’98 has worked since graduating from LSU Dental School. Stephen and his wife, Amanda, have made Houma their home over the last 15 years with their three children. Stephen still runs and is training for his next big adventure—his second ultramarathon.

# Miguel Hull ’97 & Kyle Smith ’98 reconnected when Hull visited New York City for the first time. The pair were able to meet up for lunch in Union City, New Jersey. Having both attended UNO they hadn’t seen each other since Hurricane Katrina.

# John Russ ’97 was recently named a 2022 James Beard Award semifinalist in the Best Chef: Texas category. Russ is the executive chef and coowner of Clementine, a neighborhood restaurant in San Antonio, which he, along with his wife and pastry chef, Elise, opened in 2018. Clementine’s other accolades include landing on various “Best Of” lists and garnering recognition from ABC News, Southern Living, CBS MoneyWatch, Eater, CultureMap, Texas Monthly, and Tasting Table.

# Corey Fitzpatrick ’98 reigned as Thoth LXXIV during this year’s Mardi Gras.

Joey LaHatte ’99 was recently elected for public office for Kenner City Council, District 3, the area encompassing the Treasure Chest, Pontchartrain Center, Driftwood, BeachView Heights, and Palm Vista. He also owns LaHatte Law Firm, LLC, which specializes in hurricane recovery insurance claims for homeowners and business owners.

2000s

Edgar “Dook” Chase IV ’00, executive chef of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant and owner of Chase Concessions, LLC, was honored by the UNO 25 initiative, which highlights 25 businesses and nonprofits owned or led by UNO alumni.

Justice Buras ’05 was named Abita Springs Middle School Teacher of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year.

Max Gruenig ’06 was recently promoted to sales leader for New Orleans and Mississippi at AssuredPartners Insurance.

James Barrios ’07 completed a general cardiology fellowship at UAB Hospital in June and is starting a clinical electrophysiology fellowship. He and his wife, Mary, have two sons.

Stephen Duncan ’07 is a financial advisor with Duncan Moore Wealth Management of Raymond James.

Benjamin Ireland ’08 has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of French and Director of Asian Studies at Texas Christian University. Dr. Ireland serves as Core Faculty in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies and Women and Gender Studies, while serving as a Faculty Partner in TCU’s John V. Roach Honors College. He earned his Ph.D. in French literature at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2017.

Myles Prados ’09 has completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is now starting a fellowship program in infectious disease also at UAB.

2010s

Quinn Stiller ’14 recently completed his MBA at the University of Notre Dame and was awarded the Lucy B. Pilkinton Memorial Award for Excellence in Management Communication. He will return to the energy sector as a controller’s analyst with ExxonMobil in Spring, TX.

# Chris Wilson ’14 recently partnered with foreign security forces while deployed to Africa. He was the first and only lieutenant in the US Army to be a combat advisor and served in a senior captain’s role as a ranger-qualified team leader of a small, specialized team in the Security Force Assistance Brigade out of Ft. Bragg. On May 1 he was promoted to captain.

Evan Dudenhefer ’16 is serving as a Catholic missionary with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) at McNeese St. University in Lake Charles. He graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2020.

Brady Stiller ’16 is working as senior analyst at the Dedham Group in New York City.

Jack Cronvich ’17 graduated from LSU with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.

Jacob DeRamus ’17 graduated in civil engineering from LSU.

Mack Miller ’17 graduated from LSU in information systems and decision science and started a new job at Outsolve. He is in the process of obtaining an MBA with a concentration in data analytics from LSU.

Cutty Ashley ’18 will teach English in Morocco through a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant. Ashley double majored in global studies and Arabic studies and minored in history at the University of Richmond. While at UR, he researched the politics and cultures of the Arab world and received two critical language scholarships. He also graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Blaine Calcagno ’19 is a member of the national championship baseball team with the University of Mississippi as a student manager. The Ole Miss Rebel baseball team won the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, NE.

Peyton Toups ’19, a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named editor-in-chief of The Penn Review for the 2022-23 academic year.  THE JESUIT LEGACY CONTINUES:

BLUE JAY BAPTISMS

Throughout the year, Blue Jay alumni and their families often celebrate baptisms and weddings at one of the two chapels on Jesuit’s campus.

(Above) On July 24, Marie Frances Huber, daughter of Kyle Huber ’09 and Lindsay Huber, was baptized in the Holy Name of Jesus Chapel on Jesuit’s campus by Fr. Anthony McGinn, S.J. ’66. Marie’s godfather (far right) is Jay Huber ’98, Kyle’s brother.

(Below) On April 2, at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Hyattsville, MD, alumus Fr. Reginald Hoefer OP, ‘09, baptized Patrick Bryan Reuter. Patrick is the third son of Hoefer’s classmate, Christopher Reuter ’09. Pictured below are Nicholas, Eileen, Christopher, Patrick, and Freddy Reuter with Fr. Hoefer. 

WHERE Y'AT FLASHBACK

Before the publication of Jaynotes, Alumni received tidings from Jesuit through the AlumNews phamplet. Here we bring you a page from the 1968 May edition of AlumNews. It features the precursor to "Where Y'at" then known as "Where Are They?" boasting news from alums with graduate years between 1922-1967. Also featured is the Class of 1923 celebrating their 45th reunion. This year is their 100th anniversary. 