NAC Magazine: Fall-Winter 1996

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Fall/Winter 1996 Enrollment rises from 128 to 148

Student Body Largest since 1987 The class of 2000, the first class of the new millennium, was warmly welcomed by the College community in August. The 39 "new men" bring total enrollment to 148, the largest since 1987. There were 128 men enrolled one year ago. The new class also brings (or brings back) (Arch)diocesan representation in the College from Boise, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Davenport, Harrisburg, Helena, Lansing, Memphis, Norwich, Ogdensburg, Orlando, Providence, Rochester, Salt Lake City, Stockton, and Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles. Three men who are part of the class of 1999, transferred from other seminaries. With these three, the College welcomed "new men": Luke Ballman (Atlanta), Daniel Barnett (Spokane), Victor Blazovich (Spokane), Grattan Brown (Memphis), Thomas Connolly (Spokane), Jason Crossen (Davenport), Joel Cycenas (St. Paul-Minneapolis), Michael Dodd (Tulsa) and James Faman (Pittsburgh). Also, Francisco Flores (Boise), Dennis Garcia (Santa Fe), Joseph Giroux (Ogdensburg), William Hambleton (Salt Lake City), John Kimes (Eparchy Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles), Ron Kunkel (Chicago), Thomas LaHood (Washington), Derek Lappe (Seattle), Raymond LaVoie (Harrisburg) and Jeffery Loseke (Omaha). Also, Michael Lynam (Pittsburgh), Timothy MacDonald (Lansing), Patrick Martin (Tulsa), Robert Moses (Orlando), Gerard O'Connor (Fall River), Gregory Parkes (Orlando), William Rice (Erie), Ralph Segura (Bridgeport), Jose Sema (Stockton), David Shoemaker (Mobile), Lawrence Shrader (Washington) and Bryce Sibley (Lafayette). Also Thomas Sinnott (Scranton), John Sistare (Providence), Kristian Teater (St. Louis), Scott Traynor (Sioux Falls), Alejandro Valladares (Mobile), Daniel Whalen (Pittsburgh), Robert White (Norwich) and Jeffrey Wilbom (Denver). With these new men, the North American College continues its long tradition of wel- coming seminarians from the United States and Canada to, in the words of Pope Pius XII, "imbibe the sacred wisdom of Holy Mother Church at its very source and to be nourished at the very heart of the Catholic world. . ." (Apostolic Letter to the American Hierarchy, Feb. 18, 1948). Thomas LaHood 2000, Archdiocese of Washington Last Updated on 23/01/97


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