QU | Special QU Anniversaries
Windows to the Future This fall Quincy University celebrated the 25th anniversary of the sculpture “Windows to the Future.” Created by former QU professor of art, the late Fr. Tom Brown, OFM, the sculpture symbolizes the successful completion of a five-year campaign in 1994. The campaign project included closing off Lind Street between 18th and 20th. Constructed by Michelmann Steel Company, the contemporary outdoor stainless steel sculpture stands 18 feet tall. The openness of the sculpture symbolizes minds open to change for the better. The windows in the sculpture pierce a wall, suggesting focus as it opens to outside possibilities. The walls open out to the nearness of the future. Plaques inscribed with the donor’s names circle the sculpture, recognizing them for their vision, openness, and investment.
Hawks Stay Connected Anniversary of the MBA For all the latest alumni events and to find an event in your area go to quincy.edu/alumni/events Visit the Alumni Feature page to nominate a deserving alum for a 2021 Heritage Award and find out how you can be a part of the 2021 Alumni Day. Have news of a wedding, birth, promotion, award, anniversary, retirement, or a mission trip? Tell us your story at quincy.edu/ alumni/update-profile 44
QUniverse | Spring 2020
Quincy University’s Master in Business Administration degree program has been preparing leaders in the workforce for the past 35 years. Developed by the late Fr. Melvin Grunloh ’55, OFM, PhD, CPA, former chair of the business department, the program has seen more than 600 graduates. Fr. Melvin began teaching full-time at Quincy College in 1961. While serving as chairman of the division of business and accounting, he researched and developed the curriculum for the MBA program. He worked on the plan for several years with
the help of the late Richard Magliari, PhD, but became ill around the time the program became a reality. Gabriel Manrique, PhD, the first director of the MBA program and Frank Naggi, the first coordinator of the MBA worked to get the program started on the right foot. They maintained manageable class sizes and carefully planned part-time curriculum of evening and weekend classes to meet the needs of those first students. In the spring of 1987, the MBA reached its first milestone with the announcement of the first graduating class.
