SAINT VINCENT M A G A Z I N E
Spring 2013
Cardinal Wuerl and James Rohr 2013 Commencement
Upcoming Campus
Events
Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery American Architecture in Coverlet Design Through June 30 http://www.mccarlgallery.org/
Prep Reunion May 31-June 2
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre The Nerd, May 30-June 15, www.svst.org
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre Too Many Cooks, June 20-July 6, www.svst.org
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre I Love A Piano, July 11-27, www.svst.org
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre Lend Me A Tenor, August 1-14, www.svst.org
Homecoming September 27-28
Concert Series OC TIMES, Vocal Quartet September 7, 8 p.m. concertseries.stvincent.edu
The Saint Vincent Gallery Br. Cosmas Wolf, Master Sculptor and Draftsman October 25, 2013-February 28, 2014 gallery.stvincent.edu
Commencement December 14
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kasey radicic dials into success
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enior Kasey Radicic has spent the past four years learning about the Saint Vincent community through her experiences as a work-study student. As a Phonathon caller, she connects with countless alumni from all classes, and has set an impressive fundraising precedent while doing so. A native of Smithfield, Pa., Radicic began working for the Phonathon as a freshman in the fall of 2009. Though shy, she eventually shed her insecurities and has raised more than $515,000 for the college, becoming the program’s all-time highest fundraiser and the only student in the Phonathon’s history to ever reach the $500,000 mark. Phonathon began in the 1970s and at the time was operated solely by volunteers. Alicia Barnes, current director of the Annual Fund office, and her team of 30 student callers were on track to raise $425,000 in pledges by the semester’s end. On an average night, they call more than 1,000 alumni, parents and friends of the college. As a biology and psychology double major striving for a career in medicine, Radicic loves hearing from graduates who are now doctors. “I consider it the perfect opportunity to network and get insider advice on medical school interviews,” she said. Radicic has made the Dean’s List each semester and enjoys speaking with older alumni who talk about how much Saint Vincent has evolved. She worked as a prefect in Wimmer Hall, as an admission ambassador and as an intern at Excela Health. Radicic sees the phonathon callers as family members and is thankful for the close-knit friendships she has gained while working there. She credits Barnes for creating an atmosphere that fosters friendship and teamwork. “I don’t know where I’d be without phonathon,” she said, noting that the program gave her the confidence to excel in other aspects of her life. She believes her success comes from staying sincere and focused in everything she does. “I enjoy what I do. Working for the phonathon isn’t just about fundraising; it’s about connecting with alumni and letting them know they are still an important part of Saint Vincent.” —Sadie Stresky
To Make a Gift to HELP students like Kasey, contact the Office of Institutional Advancement, 724-805-2895.
Departments
11Business Students Get Experience, Jobs Via SAP
President’s 4 Message More Features 5 Cardinal Wuerl receives honorary degree, speaks at commencement; James E. Rohr also receives degree
Sports 22 Men’s Basketball Team Wins PAC; “Super” Work for Coughlan; Tennis Success
Faculty 24 Five new faculty members; Love of languages drives professors; faculty publications and honors
14 Summer Theatre Turns 45
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New CFO appointed; President’s Award given to Olivia Sharkey; faculty awards
Melissa Kaminski, Brook Chernet, Don Miller works gain attention; Class Notes
20 Saint Vincent Gets Social S a in t V inc e n t M a g a z ine ARCHABBOT AND CHANCELLOR Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B. PRESIDENT Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B. EDITOR Kim Metzgar svmagazine@email.stvincent.edu
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His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl and Mr. James E. Rohr at the May 11, 2013 commencement of Saint Vincent College.
Looking back, l o o k i n g f o rw a r d . . .
A Message From The President
Dear Alumni and Friends,
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s we close another academic year, many good memories come to mind, centering on the young people, especially those from the graduating class, who have touched our lives in the past year.
We began with our fifth annual Service to the Community Day, when all of our freshmen went out into the community, hundreds of them helping 37 local nonprofits and community organizations with projects. Service plays an important role throughout our students’ time on campus; close to two-thirds of seniors take part in service projects, and every student organization completes one service project each year. We see the need for our students to see themselves as part of a global community, so in addition to local service opportunities, we sponsor service trips to Alaska, Appalachia, New Jersey, and abroad in Brazil, China, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy and Taiwan. As it happened, a group of our students was in Rome on a previously planned trip with Campus Ministry and witnessed the historic transition as Pope Benedict XVI stepped down and preparations were made for the election of Pope Francis. We celebrated a milestone with the completion of the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion, a $39 million facility that supports our tradition of providing the highest-quality educational programs in the liberal arts and sciences while reflecting the Benedictine hallmarks of hospitality and stewardship for the earth. Every student takes at least two courses in the pavilion, which served as the setting for our 10th annual Academic Conference. Nearly 300 students showcased their research at the conference on April 24. The community also celebrated exciting athletics accomplishments, including conference wins by the men’s golf, women’s tennis, men’s cross country and men’s basketball teams. Men’s golf, women’s tennis and men’s basketball also competed in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, with women’s tennis losing in the first round to nationally-ranked University of Mary Washington, men’s golf finishing a respectable 34th in its first-ever visit to the tournament, and men’s basketball dropping a hotly contested first-round game to Ohio Wesleyan in front of a packed and partisan house. This fall, we will welcome a class of 465 freshmen. Of those reporting a class rank, more than 34 percent are in the top 15 percent of their class. We will begin the first class of a new Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program, a cooperative venture with Excela Health that will prepare certified nurse anesthetists to serve in leadership roles in modern health care systems. And we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Fred M. Rogers Center, which carries on the legacy of our friend Fred Rogers, who saw the potential of television to nurture and educate young children. We have just selected our first visiting professor in early learning and children’s media, Dr. Junlei Li, who will help to more deeply engage our students in the legacy of Fred Rogers and in teaching, application and research at our Fred M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media. It’s an exciting time at Saint Vincent, and each of us has a role to play, whether that is in teaching and learning, or by mentoring, recommending, employing or assisting our students in other ways. Thank you for your continuing support of Saint Vincent.
Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., President
Cardinal Wuerl:
“For Life’s Great Challenges, Stay Rooted in Christ”
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ardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, addressed nearly 350 graduates and their parents and friends at Saint Vincent College on May 11. He remarked that as graduates of Saint Vincent they possess the gifts of intellect and moral values to transform the world: “...Science and technology have brought mankind enormous progress, but science and technology by themselves will not save us. Grounded in the material, they ultimately do not provide the hope that we need. Science without ethics, art without spirituality, technology without human moral values, materiality without transcendence remain branches in search of a vine. All of the branches must be connected to the vine of truth and this includes revealed truth, God’s Word. Part of our rootedness, part of the plant, part of the whole arrangement, if you will, includes the spiritual dimension of human life with the moral values that follow on the realization that we do not live by bread alone.
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into a better place that is truly reflective of what the Scriptures call the kingdom of God—a realm of justice, peace, truth, compassion and love. “...Because of your education, you bring a vision of life and purpose rooted in the Gospel and enlightened by your faith. Not only are you prepared to address the truly great questions—How shall I live? What are the values that should direct my life? What is the purpose and meaning of my existence?—but you are also qualified to help others recognize the importance of those questions. “...Remember always that we live in a world where so many have so little. Yet we are all one family—one human community. Be prepared to recognize and accept the fact that you can change the world—that you have the power to advance that transformation that has been underway for 2,000 years.... Each of us does count. We are all important.... “You and all who are graduating this year face grave challenges and great opportunities. Learning, science and technology will provide you and your generation with more know-how than technology has been able to provide the human race up to this date. How you use what you know will determine the human quality of life for the next century. You now join all of us in the awesome struggle to decide from all that we know how to do—what we ought to do!” “May you always hear in your heart the simple challenge of Jesus whenever you ask, What am I going to do?—What are we going to do? We are going to change the world! We are going to make all things new!” The entire commencement address is available at: www.stvincent.edu/news/ WuerlCommencementAddress/
Cardinal Wuerl continued his address: “...One of the enervating forces of our culture, one of the views that drain life of focus and vision, is the assertion that everything is up for grabs. There is a growing mentality of relativism, which holds that everything is equally true and that there are no norms and lasting guides to help us through life. Your generation faces great challenges to the whole idea that we are all in God’s plan, interrelated in a way that calls us to make this world a better place—to actually change the world,” Cardinal Wuerl said. He made special mention of the role that Saint Vincent will play in their lives: “One of the benefits of an education at Saint Vincent College is your understanding that you are ready not just for a career in your chosen field, but also to respond to God’s call to each of us to experience the fullness of life that includes a relationship with God. You bring with you the fruit of an education that recognizes, as this college proudly claims in its motto, ‘Knowledge vindicates truth and justice.’ “You have had the opportunity for a formation of mind, heart and spirit. In your openness to the broad range of data, facts, science and technology, you have also encountered the wisdom of God. We have come to appreciate more deeply the ancient wisdom that none of us lives by bread alone.” “...The Saint Vincent community has sought to instill in you the core Benedictine values of love, prayer, reflection, self-discipline, stewardship, respect for others and the humble awareness that we do have obligations to each other,” he said. “Accordingly, you are invited into a great human adventure—the changing of the world
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PNC Chairman James E. Rohr: “Remember The Values You Learned Here and You Will Meet Life’s Challenges” James E. Rohr, executive chairman and former chief executive officer of the PNC Financial Services Group, was also honored at the 2013 commencement with the conferral of an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in recognition of his outstanding service to the region and to children and families everywhere.
Allegheny Conference on Community Development and the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts,” Brother Norman said. “He has served as a director of the Heinz Endowments as well as the Committee for Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy. As chief executive officer of PNC, he established the Grow Up Great project, a $350 million initiative that began in 2004 to help prepare children—particularly underserved and disadvantaged children—from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. Through his efforts an endowment has been established at the Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College to support the Senior Fellows Program. Mr. Rohr has also promoted protection of the environment at PNC, which has demonstrated its commitment to ‘Green Architecture.’ Last year, he announced plans for the Tower at PNC Plaza in Pittsburgh. When it opens in 2015, it will be the world’s largest green skyrise.” Mr. Rohr told graduates of being asked to serve on the Saint Vincent College Board of Directors at a time when there were many issues facing the college: co-education, tenure and many others. Members discussed issues, and there were differing opinions, he noted, but “there was a respect each person had as they dealt with issues and with each other.... My director sent me out to be on a board, to help them, but they helped me because of the values I learned at Saint Vincent College. “Be sure to remember the values you learned at Saint Vincent. With those values and hard work you will be successful in meeting life’s challenges.”
Mr. Rohr joined PNC’s management development program in 1972 and served for more than 40 years with the company in a variety of leadership positions, including vice chairman, director and chief operating officer. Named chief executive officer in 2000, he oversaw the company’s expansion into new markets and led PNC to record growth. In presenting the honorary degree, Brother Norman Hipps, O.S.B., president of Saint Vincent College, said “today Saint Vincent honors a person whose life exemplifies the ideals that we teach and seek to live, a person whose service to the community and generosity of spirit are evident in every stage and achievement of his life.” “The grandson of immigrants, James E. Rohr was born and grew up in Cleveland. He lost his father at the age of 10 and helped his widowed mother, working at a ‘fish house’ in Cleveland, as she struggled to afford his education. He graduated from St. Ignatius Jesuit High School, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and earned an MBA from The Ohio State University. He came to Pittsburgh from Cleveland at the age of 24, and has been a dynamic contributor to the community ever since. In a culture where the rugged individualist is often exalted, Mr. Rohr has been a builder of consensus and community —not just a successful businessman, but a true and inspiring leader. “He has chaired the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Saint Vincent Magazine
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Spring Commencement 2013 Cardinal Donald Wuerl Commencement Speaker | Honorary Doctor of Theology
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ardinal Donald Wuerl is the Archbishop of Washington and was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. He participated in the March conclave that elected Pope Francis. Prior to his appointment to Washington, Cardinal Wuerl served for 18 years as Bishop of Pittsburgh. During his tenure, he became known as the “Education Bishop” because of his unflagging support for Catholic education. He established the Bishop’s Education Fund for those in need and the Extra Mile Education Foundation, which sustains parochial schools in the inner city of Pittsburgh. He founded the Department for Persons with Disabilities, a model of inclusive education for persons with special needs from kindergarten through college—the only program of its kind in the nation. Known for his teaching ministry, Cardinal Wuerl is the author of numerous articles and books, including two bestselling catechisms, The Teaching of Christ and The Catholic Way. His recent books include The Mass (2011), Seek First the Kingdom (2012), Faith That Transforms Us: Reflections on the Creed (January 2013), New Evangelization: Passing on the Catholic Faith Today (January 2013) and The Church (March 2013). In his recently released book on the “New Evangelization,” Cardinal Wuerl provides leadership and inspiration as he calls on ordinary people to become instruments of faith. “Today, like the first disciples, we can be Jesus’ witnesses and proclaim his Good News in our everyday lives,” he writes, praying that each person will heed his call “to change the hearts of others, and transform the world.”
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Mr. James E. Rohr Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
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ames E. Rohr is executive chairman and former chief executive officer of the PNC Financial Services Group, one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Rohr moved to Pittsburgh in 1972 and joined the PNC Group (then Pittsburgh National Bank). Named director in 1990, he was elected president in 1992 and named chief operating officer in 1998. He has served on the Boards of Directors of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame, and, for 11 years, was a member of the Board of Directors of Saint Vincent College. As chairman of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, he has helped revitalize Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. As chief executive officer of PNC, he established the Grow Up Great project, a $350 million, multi-year initiative that began in 2004 to help prepare children—particularly underserved and disadvantaged children—from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. Widely recognized for his civic leadership and contributions to community development in Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohr has received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship, the Sesame Workshop Corporate Honoree Award, the WISER Hero Award of the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement and the Horatio Alger Distinguished Americans Award. He has been honored through the Diocese of Pittsburgh with membership in the Knights of Malta. For his leadership of PNC, he was named American Banker’s “Banker of the Year” in 2007, and for his service to the community, he was named Pittsburgh Magazine’s “Pittsburgher of the Year” in 2011. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children, Julie, Kristen and James Jr., and five grandchildren.
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2013 Commencement From left are His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and Most Rev. Lawrence E. Brandt, J.C.D., Ph.D., Bishop of Greensburg. In the center picture, from left, are James E. Rohr, executive chairman and former chief executive officer of PNC Financial Services Group, who received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree; Cardinal Wuerl, who received an honorary doctor of theology degree; J. Christopher Donahue, chairman, Saint Vincent College Board of Directors.
A Triumph For Senior Biochemistry Graduate Christie Cyktor, a senior biochemistry major from West Newton, rode down the aisle at commencement. She rode in her electric wheelchair to receive her diploma from Brother Norman Hipps, O.S.B., president. Cyktor, who has been physically challenged with Arthrogryposis, a condition that has severely weakened her joints and muscles, has smiled through that affliction all of her young life and just about any other challenge fate has thrown at her during the past four years. Her mother, Lori, died with cancer just two weeks before Christie’s sophomore year and her father, Jeff, died of a heart attack a year later. But her older sister, Kari, her brother, Josh, twin sister, Jennifer, and brother-in-law, Anthony, were there to congratulate Christie at graduation. Inspired by the loss of her mother, Cyktor started a chapter of Colleges Against Cancer on the Saint Vincent campus to raise funds to fight cancer, and raised nearly $40,000. Cyktor said faculty and staff members have “been great about providing accessible housing, transportation, just about anything I need. I have been able to participate in the cotillion, bus trips, even a trip to New Orleans for the national chemistry conference.... Saint Vincent has been great about making sure that I have a normal college experience.” She will pursue a master’s degree in forensic science at West Virginia University. View a video of Cyktor at this link: http://pittsburgh. cbslocal.com/tag/christie-cyktor/. —Don Orlando
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Students successful in job market With Small Business App By Kim Metzgar
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hen Taylor Berinti, C’13, first enrolled at Saint Vincent, she decided to major in both political science and business management. She had an interest in going to law school. But a Management Information System (MIS) class that exposed her to a program called SAP Business One® changed everything for her, and she ended her final semester knowing she had not one, but two job offers, three months before graduation.
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“I thought it was a really cool technology,” Berinti said. “I began to really appreciate the benefits of the system. What it did really interested me,” Berinti said. SAP Business One is an easy-tounderstand system, an integrated business management solution that helps students broaden their business understanding. To do this, students in the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government learn MIS and Accounting Information Systems (AIS) from Robert Markley. The Latrobe Specialty Steelsponsored instructor had been teaching both AIS and MIS through lectures, using database software and QuickBooks® for a number of years. However, he wanted to expand students’ theoretical knowledge with practical hands-on experience. “I wanted to deepen students’ understanding of how information systems are truly the backbone of companies today—and to do this, I needed to expose them to a realworld business management system.” He was looking for a comprehensive solution that covered Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply
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Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and basic reporting in an integrated fashion. He was also looking for software that would be easy for the students to learn. Markley evaluated other software applications. He chose SAP Business One®, feeling it best-suited Saint Vincent. The college is now a member of the SAP University Alliance. McKenna School students get classroom training, and practical experience as well: “I still discuss key concepts in class, of course, but labbased exercises reinforce those concepts by bringing them to life,” said Markley. “I started my career at PriceWaterhouse and then went on to found two “The response from students and their parents has been regional consulting firms that specialized in delivering great. Their overall comprehension of key concepts is ERP solutions,” said Markley. better. Equally important, it is helping us stand out and “When I was ready for a career change, I wanted secure excellent internships for our students.” to leverage my experience —LATROBE SPECIALTY STEEL-SPONSORED to make a difference—and INSTRUCTOR ROBERT MARKLEY teaching has given me this opportunity.” Berinti is one of many success stories. As juniors, students work for an SAP partner and the following year sit for the certification exam. “I worked in San Francisco last summer for a company called Vision 33, which is an SAP Business One partner,” Berinti said. “The partners sell SAP and go into companies to implement and customize add-ons. It is used primarily by manufacturers, distributors and professional service organizations and the add-ons enhance it and customize it to each customer.” “I got to do face-to-face client work, communication and problem solving, a lot of support. If we had a problem with the system we implemented, we would take care of it from the office” through remote sessions on the customer’s computer. One customer sold plumbing pieces and parts, and another marine and boat supplies. A third was in the agriculture and farm industry. Vision 33 liked Berinti’s work enough to offer her a job after graduation. She chose a job with another SAP partner, N’Ware Technologies, in Dover, New Hampshire. The company provides small and medium manufacturing and distribution companies with IT tools and services. It specializes in the field of enterprise
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Saint Vincent Makes List Of 43 Schools Worth Attending By Liz Cousins
Saint Vincent College is listed as one of eight private colleges worth attending in Is College Worth it?, among the likes of Amherst College, Baylor University and Hillsdale College. Of the 43 schools that made the list, the authors do say that they are “not the only schools worthy of possible attendance. Many others like them merit a student’s time and investment. We list these to illustrate that there is a broad range of worthwhile institutions in higher learning.” Saint Vincent is described as having a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, “with particularly strong programs in politics and theology.” The book also cites the scholarships for undergraduates as being particularly generous. Is College Worth It?, written by former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett and David Wilezol, a graduate student at Catholic University, is a study of higher education in the United States, and the burden of student loan debt that dogs students, both graduates and those who end up dropping out alike. In chapter 3, the authors pose the questions “Is college worth the high cost? Does it provide a degree of economic security and personal happiness that cannot be found elsewhere? Taking into account the high risk of debt and unemployment or underemployment, does the end justify the means? Should everyone go to college?” The book uses personal anecdotes as well as statistical analysis in an attempt to answer these questions. Is College Worth It? further questions the usefulness of various courses offered at well-known public and private universities, and cites four respected schools that do not require that students take a course in U.S. history in order to earn a degree, although they all offer a course on pop star Lady Gaga. The book also includes hypothetical scenarios to help students decide if they should attend college, or should consider an alternative to the current model that calls for most high school graduates to attend college, no matter whether interest or aptitude is present. “We are honored to be included in this new book,” said Saint Vincent President Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B. “Secretary Bennett gave our commencement address in the spring of 1998, and is familiar with the curriculum and programming offered by our Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government. We appreciate his recognition of our efforts to provide educational programs of the highest quality in nearly 50 major areas of study and to communicate Catholic, Benedictine values.” Saint Vincent Magazine
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Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
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n oft-used cliche, ‘If these walls could talk,’ holds an entirely different meaning backstage of the performing arts center in the Robert S. Carey Student Center. Here, they do. Names of actors, stagehands, plays—it’s all there, each painted concrete block telling part of the longstanding history of theatre productions at Saint Vincent. Out of those student productions—which still continue— were the seeds of what grew into the Saint 14 Vincent Summer Theatre, now in its 45thspring year. 2013
From left: the late Father Tom Devereux, O.S.B., who helped found the theatre 45 years ago; the late Joe Reilly, longtime artistic director; and Pat and Joe Reilly in a production of “The Senior Circuit” in 2002.
Pat Reilly is someone who has seen theatre at Saint Vincent evolve and from varying perspectives: actor, wife, mother, friend and all-around assistant. First an actor in student productions, she was also around for the founding of the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre, now in its 45th year. Pat starred in a student offering, “West Side Story,” and it was there that her life changed irreversibly. Just as her own story is told on these walls—the painting over of the line separating Pat Carney’s block from the adjacent one of her future husband Joe Reilly—these walls tell a tale. “The blocks help you realize how long things have been going on back here,” Pat said. “Many pre-date the summer theatre, student performances. The entirely gray ones are people in the tech crew. There are names of shows, actors.” Her story begins with the off-white name and year, Pat Carney, 69, painted on a red block mid-way up a wall, back when Seton Hill was a college for women and Saint Vincent was a college for men, and the schools collaborated on certain activities. “When I was a sophomore at Seton Hill I saw a sign for an audition for West Side Story and so I tried out. To my astonishment, I was cast as Maria. “I remember at one point, Sister Zoe [Dorsa] was there and Father Tom [Devereux, who directed the theatre] was there and he told her he would be doing West Side Story and she said ‘it can’t be done.’ He took that as a challenge, and at the bottom of the poster for the play he put the letters ‘ICBD’ for ‘it can’t be done.’” Saint Vincent Magazine
She points to Father Tom’s memorial block—actually three blocks—on the wall, where the letters ICBD are painted in the lower right corner. West Side Story started the tradition of a big student musical every year, a tradition that continues. Father Tom and some Saint Vincent students, including John Carasella and Bob Devlin, were talking one day and decided that they should start a summer theatre, she said. “They didn’t know they couldn’t, so they did,” Pat added. “The summer after I graduated we started. We built sets. We did the shows. We painted. We rehearsed. Father Tom was a prefect in Gerard Hall, and he had a phone there. There was a phone backstage, and a phone next to the amphitheatre. We took calls for tickets wherever we were. In the afternoon we would bring all the papers [with reservations] together, divvy up the tickets, and that’s how it was run. We all decided that whatever profit we would make we would divide equally from ‘our shows.’ Everybody got $75 for the summer. “Father Tom’s brother [Father Alexander] was an accountant, was in business, and he helped develop the form we use to track reservations, which is still in use,” she said. The nascent theatre had no budget to speak of, Pat recalled on a walk through the prop room. Shelves are filled with vases, lamps, shoes, picture frames, figurines, suitcases, silver, even a suit of armor. “Father Tom would haunt flea markets. We have tons 15
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of lights, lamps. Many of the boxes still have the labels he put on them. He would pick things up as needed.” She pointed at a variety of framed photographs. “There are a lot of photos of Father Tom in there. Many of his family photos became props. And sometimes when a monk died, things showed up.” The theatre produced six plays in six weeks, starting with Arsenic and Old Lace and ending with Harvey. “We had a wonderful reaction from the people who came that summer,” she said, noting some early patrons continue to attend plays. She recounted that Father Tom had been driving into Pittsburgh one day and her future husband “Joe was hitchhiking. Father Tom recognized him as a student here and gave him a ride. Both realized they had a great love of theatre. That was the beginning of their friendship.” She had seen Joe Reilly while working the theatre, but did not pay much attention, as at the time he was a seminarian. “I was doing shows here. I knew who he was. He was a friend of Father Tom’s. He wore a cassock all the time, but it was full of holes and covered with paint spots” from set-building. “He left the seminary and was drafted into the Army—this was during the Vietnam War—but he helped with the sets before he left.” Pat said Saint Vincent’s founder, Boniface Wimmer, was a great believer in the arts, and noted that “without the support and friendship of the Benedictines we wouldn’t still be doing this. Through Father Tom, Benedictine hospitality became a part of the theatre. It allowed the people of the town of Latrobe to become a part of the Benedictine community. A lot of the townspeople had not been on campus until they came to theatre.” The theatre’s cabaret evolved during the second summer as a way for patrons to meet the actors, and to build a sense of community. There were seven plays in seven weeks. “We used glass beer mugs that had to be washed every day, and we began serving sandwiches, dip and raw veggies. It was more work for us because we did everything ourselves, but we learned quickly. It wasn’t too long after that we settled on popcorn, hot dogs and sauerkraut,” she said. “We learned.” Father Tom, who even parked cars, also learned, Pat said. He once “decided to do a play that he had never read to the end. The first act was really good, but the second act was horrible. We needed an ape costume for it. It was just so awful at the end, and he was panic-stricken. From then on he read all the way through every play.” Pat Carney became Pat Reilly, and Joe Reilly became the theatre’s artistic director. As the audience grew, the theatre began doing fewer plays with more extended runs. “Father Tom attracted good people,” she said of the many actors who return year after year to the theatre, from Philip Winters to Joy and Stuart Pankin. “Father Tom really loved the actors, as did Joe. It is a difficult life. Actors are always out of work. But he believed that the theatre is service-oriented, and he tried to make the week as comfortable as possible for them. It was a great deal of fun, but it was fun while doing hard work, and quality work. He tried to improve things, and he had very little ego involved. It wasn’t for him to think he was wonderful, although he was. “I remember one summer in the amphitheatre, talking to a doctor from Latrobe Area Hospital after a show, a funny show, and he said, ‘I needed this so much. This morning I lost a 4-year-old.’ Saint Vincent Magazine
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He was able to forget everything else for a couple of hours. It is nice to be able to do that.” The Reilly family grew, with two daughters, Annie and Colleen, who also developed a love of theatre, Annie for acting and Colleen for directing. Colleen is now director of the theatre. “One year for my daughter Annie’s birthday, Father Tom thought it would be nice to have the birthday party here.” Pat gestured to the backstage area. “Father Tom pulled costumes he thought they would like and they dressed up. I see some of those kids today who were in her class and they still remember that.” Another morning when Colleen was between 2 and 3 years old, Pat had an appointment and Joe offered to take their daughter to rehearsal. “It turned into the whole morning,” Pat said. “She would, at that very young age, sit for hours and watch rehearsal, and watch what her dad did with the actors. She seemed to absorb everything. She still remembers a lot of the blocking for some of the plays.” “Some of my earliest memories are in the theatre,” Colleen said, picking up the story. “I remember one summer when I was about 3, watching rehearsal, Angel Street [1978]. I loved it. It was very interesting. There were all kinds of things going on. I never got bored sitting and watching. “The summer when I was 4 [1979] was Opal’s Baby. It was the first show I got to go to, and I got to stand up [on the seat between Father Tom and her mother] for most of it and wear clothes.” Mother and daughter laughed as Colleen explained. “I went to dress rehearsals in PJs. So I was finally allowed to wear clothes and watch the whole show live. The script calls for an eccentric character and a junk shop and my baby bathtub was a prop.” Colleen has a master of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California, School of Cinema-Television, and lived in Los Angeles for ten years, her mother said. “In the spring of 2009 she made the decision to come back and find work in Pittsburgh, and she was coming home to do that in June when Joe died [June 27]. They asked for her résumé. She was offered Joe’s job. “When I watch her direct I see so much of what Joe did. If something doesn’t work she finds a different way of approaching it. I think it comes from a love of the whole process, not just the end result.” Colleen, who is also assistant professor of visual arts at Saint Vincent, begins reading plays in October, and planning the season for the theatre, which became an Equity theatre in 1984. The theatre also tries to use as much local talent as possible, although many actors return each year. “I never thought I’d stay this long,” Pat said, “since 1969. I still help when I can. When the director says there is a part for me I do it. I help with paperwork, whatever I can. I’ve enjoyed the Opal characters that I’ve played, and Betty from The Foreigner. I enjoyed Souvenir from the end of the summer that Joe died. I liked that immensely, even under the circumstances. “People bond with that first group of friends in college, and it was the same here at the theatre. We really felt like we were part of something bigger. We didn’t know it then. We struggled. We kept plugging away. We all loved Father Tom. Most of us would have done anything for him. And we did.” Saint Vincent Magazine
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Opposite page, from top, Broadway Bound, a winter show in 1990; Murder Among Friends, 2001; The Dining Room, a 1987 winter show; Opal’s Baby, 1991; this page, from top, Tuna; Come Blow Your Horn, 1982; The Busybody, 1989. Note the Devereux family portraits in some of the set decorations and the variety of table settings and items gathered by Father Tom.
2013 Theatre Gala The 24th annual Saint Vincent Summer Theatre Gala is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, in the Robert S. Carey Student Center. The gala will feature an evening of gourmet foods, entertainment and the theatre’s production of I Love a Piano including the music of Irving Berlin. Tickets are $125 per person. All proceeds benefit the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre. For tickets and information, call 724-805-2901.
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SAINT VINCent GETS SOCIAL By Simon Stuchlik
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arlier this spring, hundreds of students turned the Carey Center into a massive home field advantage during the Men’s Basketball run to the NCAA tournament. Who would have known that a little phrase, #CramTheCarey, was responsible for this enthusiasm?
The social network Twitter® has ascended rapidly since its creation in 2006, with over 500 million users worldwide sending over 200 million ‘tweets’ (messages of 140 characters or less) every day. The network’s rapid growth has made it a serious competitor to Facebook® as an online outlet to express a quick thought or share a nice picture. And during the men’s and women’s PAC basketball tournaments, its power became tangible in the Saint Vincent community. Twitter allows its users to organize conversations into topics via hashtags. And thanks to the Saint Vincent
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student body, the Twitter topic #CramTheCarey was one of the most talked-about topics in the Pittsburgh region during the tournament. Students began organizing their fan initiatives through the hashtag, designing and selling t-shirts and organizing get-togethers—culminating in the effort to organize busses for the long drive to the NCAA Tournament first-round game in Ohio. “It became far more than a Twitter trend. It turned out to be an experience,” Assistant Sports Information Director Sean King said. “The students turned it into a rallying cry that made the Carey Center one of the most raucous and loud small-college sporting environments.” Men’s basketball head coach D.P. Harris agreed. “The student participation made all the difference this year,” he said. “The #CramTheCarey kids really made us feel like we had a sixth man. When we got to Ohio, opposing coaches and players were talking about the hashtag and how crazy of a place to play the Carey Center is.” The movement made a tangible difference as well. The average attendance for each game rose from 628 spectators during the 2012/2013 season to more than 800 this year, leading the PAC by a healthy margin of 250. Each of the last four games was watched live by more than 1,000 fans, who crammed the Carey to capacity in two of those games. These numbers illustrate the growing importance of social media in today’s culture. Networks such as Facebook and Twitter are an important source of information, especially about current events. When Pope Francis was elected in March, up to 130,000 people tweeted every minute about this historic moment, while a prayer for the new Pope posted to the Saint Vincent Seminary Facebook page reached more than 3,500 users. But above all, social networks allow their users to stay in touch with friends and family, building and maintaining relationships in an increasingly digital environment. As such, they are important assets for Saint Vincent College in reaching out to its former, current and future students. 20
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“Saint Vincent is a community built on relationships, and that is reflected in our approach to social media,” Suzanne English, vice president of marketing and communications said. The effort is especially seen on the College’s Facebook page; on ‘Trivia Tuesday,’ students and alumni attempt to answer historical and current questions about Saint Vincent, while the ‘Sunday Faculty Feature’ highlights professors and often leads to reminiscing by alumni. Social media also plays a crucial role in the effort to recruit new students each year. “89 percent of prospective college students use Facebook daily, and 45 percent are on Twitter,” English said. “We need to be there, communicating with them so they have a sense of what it is like to be a daily part of the Saint Vincent community.” Ways of reaching out range from tweeting news releases about upcoming lectures and other events to posting pictures and videos of campus on Facebook, YouTube® and the online photo album Flickr®. On March 20, a Facebook statement by Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, O.S.B., concerning the birthday of the late Fred Rogers was seen, ‘liked’ and shared by more than 6,900 neighbors. Unsurprisingly, social media now permeates the campus, with many of the departments from biology to music maintaining an active presence on various networks. The Alumni Office updates its audience on Facebook about upcoming events. Sports Information
manages the popular SVC_Bearcats Twitter account, where over 750 followers can get live updates and scores from the various athletics teams. Event and Conference Services showcases its decorating abilities on Pinterest. Mascot Vinny can be followed at SGA_Vinny, and even the hawk that has recently been sighted around campus expresses his thoughts on Twitter at StVincentHawk. “People care deeply about Saint Vincent and like to stay connected,” English noted. “We love to stay in touch with them too—that’s why so many people engage on our pages.”
Fire and Ice
Video Wins National Award Fire and Ice: The Saint Vincent Fire of 1963, a documentary about the Saint Vincent fire of 1963, has been awarded a Bronze Telly Award in the history and biography category of the 34th annual Telly Awards, a national competition that honors excellence in film and video productions. The video was edited by David Safin of Manor, director of multimedia services and instructor in communication at Saint Vincent. Safin worked closely with Jerome and Albert Oetgen, who wrote the script for the video, and with Kim Metzgar and Jordan Hainsey from Saint Vincent Archabbey Public Relations, who gathered much of the material featured within.
Using archival photos, video footage and narrative accounts from those who lived through the day, “Fire and Ice,” traces the story of the Saint Vincent fire of 1963 and the subsequent rebuilding of the Saint Vincent campus, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the blaze. DVD includes documentary, introductions, fire film footage and the 2013 Anniversary event. 1 hour, 11 minutes Also available: The Saint Vincent Fire, an 104-page softcover book chronicling the Saint Vincent Fire of 1963 through eye-witness accounts and photographs.
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Men's Basketball Team Wins PAC, Advances to NCAA Tournament By Simon Stuchlik In one of its most successful seasons in recent memory, the men’s basketball team captured the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship for the first time since joining the conference in 2008 and advanced to its first NCAA tournament this winter. Relying on strong support by the Saint Vincent community, the team won the regular season title on the back of a 13-1 home record, clinching home field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. After earning the PAC trophy follwing three consecutive wins, the squad—along with two busloads of supporters— traveled to Ohio for its first-round NCAA Tournament game against Ohio Wesleyan University, putting up a strong fight before suffering a narrow defeat to end its season. “This past season was phenomenal,” head coach D.P. Harris recounted. Harris, who takes his players to morning prayer with the Benedictines to start off each season, relies on a philosophy of what he calls “ABC—Academics, Basketball and Character” to ensure that his players keep their priorities in order even when playing well. “The fact that we played a top-five schedule in the country makes our season even more impressive.” The team impressed throughout the season with its balanced scoring, with three players averaging more than 10 points a game. But an especially vital part of this year’s run to the NCAA Tournament was senior point guard Chris Klimchock, who followed in the footsteps of his older sister, former women’s basketball star Laura Klimchock (C’08), by earning First Team All-PAC honors and a selection to the Second Team All-Great Lakes Region by d3hoops.com. Klimchock graduated in May, but Harris is optimistic that the team can build on its success next winter. The majority of starters are returning to a team that is graduating
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Above, senior point guard Chris Klimchock drives to the hoop during the PAC Championship game against Thomas More College. Below, The men’s basketball team is presented with the conference trophy by PAC assistant commissioner Kevin Fenstermacher.
only three seniors, and he feels that the experience gained during the playoffs will be invaluable for the underclassmen. “We set a benchmark for next year,” Harris said. “Now, there won’t be any surprises. We’ll be ready and poised to be successful.”
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If It Can't Be In Pittsburgh... Saint Vincent College may be known as the summer home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it also set the groundwork for a member of one of the Steelers’ fiercest rivals. Eddie Coughlan, C 08, spent four years learning and refining his video capabilities as a student at Saint Vincent before joining the Baltimore Ravens as a production coordinator after his senior year. On April 12, he was back on campus to talk to David Safin’s Field Production video class about his path to being on the sidelines during Baltimore’s Super Bowl win this February. Coughlan, who was offered the job upon completing an internship with the Ravens, stressed that it takes hard work and dedication to excel in a career in video. “You have to love what you do,” he told the students. “In this field, only people that want to make themselves better at all times and constantly look to gain experience can truly shine.” Two Emmy awards from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, won for features he produced for the Ravens’ broadcasting department RaveTV, reveal his dedication. But beyond the determination to get better, Coughlan acknowledged that his college experience laid an important foundation for his success. He credits two people in particular. “Dave Safin gave me the tools and vision to do what I do,” he said, “while (sports information director) Jeff Zidek gave me the opportunity to execute them.” Working as a student for Zidek allowed him to gain experience in videotaping sports games, which he calls “invaluable” for excelling in his career. Coughlan’s work, which consists of seven-day work weeks with 12-14 hour days during the NFL season, is not always glamorous, but the rewards are fulfilling. Responsible for shooting sideline footage during games and a member of the broadcast team that produces,
Eddie Coughlan and his former professor, David Safin, show off a NATAS Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Programming, won for his work for the Baltimore Ravens. shoots and edits five TV shows per week, Coughlan interacts with players and coaches on a regular basis. He travels all over the country. And in June, he will receive a Super Bowl ring with his name on it. Telling Ravens stories to a roomful of Steelers fans may be a difficult task, but the students walked away with a deeper understanding of how classes and internships contribute to a successful career. “It was great to get a perspective about where to go in life after college and how to get there,” Eric Arbore, a senior multimedia student, said. “It really made me hopeful for my personal future.” —Simon Stuchlik
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In the closest Presidents’ Athletic Conference tennis championship in years, the men’s tennis team lost to Grove City by two points at the 2013 President’s Athletic Conference men’s tennis championship. The Wolverines won five of the nine flights; had the Bearcats captured just one more flight the results would have been reversed and they would have secured their first-ever conference championship. David Cenkner, a freshman from Acme (at right), was the first player in Bearcat history to earn PAC most valuable player honors. He and Anthony Nemanic won in first doubles, and Cenkner also won first singles. For more on the tennis team’s success this year visit http://athletics.stvincent.edu. Look for more on spring sports in the fall magazine. Saint Vincent Magazine
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Love Of Languages Drives Professors, Veteran And New By Liz Cousins
Twenty-six years isn’t the only difference in how Dr. Doreen Blandino and Dr. Juan-Carlos Rivas ended up teaching at Saint Vincent. For both it was their first fulltime teaching job, but the similarities end there. Blandino started in the fall of 1986, and is the second senior faculty woman on the campus. “I didn’t have any friends to go out with, no family here. I cried my first semester,” she said, adding that she was working to finish her dissertation when she went home at night. But she liked the students, admired her colleagues, and eventually “something clicked. The Benedictines were wonderful, too,” she added. “Everyone on campus displayed that Benedictine hospitality, which really made the difference.” With few female faculty at the time she was hired, Blandino also credits Dr. Vera Slezak and Dean Alice Kaylor with helping her to adjust to life at a small, male-dominated liberal arts college. When Blandino started teaching at Saint Vincent, there were no foreign language majors on the campus, and no foreign language certification for teachers was offered, either. “We had minors in French, Spanish, and German,” she said. Over the years, majors in French and Spanish were added, then minors in Italian, Latin and Chinese joined the offerings. An international studies minor is also offered by the Language Department. In the future, Blandino hopes that online courses in foreign languages will be offered, possibly an online foreign-language literature course. A Latin American minor is another hope, as is the possibility of offering core courses of Spanish
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for the fields of health care, social services, public service, or business. In 2002, foreign languages were added to the college’s core curriculum. “I think that was a valuable change,” Blandino said. “Because it reaffirmed that foreign language is an important part of a liberal arts degree. The ability to communicate in more than one language and to understand other cultures is essential in today’s world.” “Our students discover other cultures when they learn another language, because the arts and sciences, history, practices, and perspectives become available,” she added. “As teachers, we have a very small hand in creating the future,” Blandino said. “Everyone in the department hopes to foster the Benedictine values and help students develop skills to reach their potential so that they may lead productive lives as citizens of our multicultural world.” Rivas’s family immigrated from Mexico to California when he was 12 years old. According to Rivas: “I started middle school with hundreds of other ESL [English as a Second Language] kids. By the time we finished high school, I think only three of us graduated. I never really thought about attending college until my math teacher started teaching a class that prepared students for college and encouraged me to apply. ” When the teacher found out that Rivas didn’t send any applications out, he helped him to fill out the application for the University of California–Riverside, the only University of California-system school that was still accepting applications. Blandino recalls that her fascination with languages began at a young age. “Growing up, I would hear my grandmother speak in Italian to a few of the old ladies in her neighborhood who immigrated to the United States. And some of my relatives would speak in broken Italian when they didn’t want us kids to know what was going on. I wanted to break the code,” she said, “and find out what they were saying to each other.” She always wanted to be a teacher, and thought about becoming a high school English or history teacher. She changed her mind once she began learning French in high school because she realized she could discuss other subjects through teaching a foreign language. However, Blandino didn’t plan to teach foreign languages to college students when she majored in French and minored in Spanish at the State University of New York in Oswego. “I sort of fell into teaching college students,” she said. “I went to grad school right after graduation because a master’s degree was part of the requirement for permanent certification to teach high school in New York state. In graduate school I was fortunate to have a 24
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teaching assistantship and my professors encouraged me to continue for the doctorate because I had the talent and I was a natural [teacher] in the classroom.” She went on to earn both her master’s degree and her doctorate in French from the University of Buffalo, another SUNY school. Rivas, on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with teaching high school students when he earned a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish with a concentration in literature from UC-Riverside, before going on to earn his master’s degree there, as well. “In what I experienced in my high school, teachers were not respected at all, and I didn’t want to face that every day,” he added. He didn’t expect to go to college, and in fact was the first member of his family to graduate from high school. “The expectation where I come from in Mexico wasn’t to go to high school. There is no high school there,” he said. Once Rivas was in college, he became interested in Spanish-language literature. “In order to get free tuition for my master’s degree, I had to teach,” he said. “I didn’t think I’d like it because I was shy and I didn’t think I was going to do a good job. But I loved teaching. I loved it.” He went on to earn his doctorate in Spanish literature, specializing in medieval and early modern literature, from the University of Arizona. Both Blandino and Rivas are glad they are teaching at Saint Vincent. “We want to be at a small school, where there is an emphasis on teaching,” Blandino said. Rivas added that his desire to mentor students is what led him to seek out full-time positions at small, liberal arts schools. Saint Vincent Magazine
“My family was surprised that I ended up here because I had turned down scholarships from similar colleges,” Blandino said. “Maybe my life would have been a little different if I’d gone to a small school, I don’t have the connectedness with my alma mater that our graduates do.” When Blandino was applying for teaching jobs, she needed to send out nine transcripts with her applications. “But I only had enough cash on me for eight,” she said. So she skipped the transcript for Saint Vincent. “I went back a few days later with the money to get one more transcript. Something told me to apply,” she said. Both say they are bothered in the classroom by students who aren’t prepared for class. “It is difficult for students to be engaged if they don’t have the foundation. It’s disheartening,” Blandino said. “I want them to feel that education is a winning ticket. Education is something that no one can take from you.” “But then you get a student who thanks you for helping them, or a student you don’t think you connected with lets you know that they enjoyed your class and learned a lot,” Rivas said. He added that he recently had a student from one of his basic Spanish classes email him that she had gone to Rey Azteca, a local restaurant, and ordered her meal in Spanish. “It’s challenging to have some of those interactions here, because of the lack of a local Hispanic community,” he added. Students may not appreciate the foreign language requirement while they are in school, Blandino said. “But then they see me years later, and they tell me they’re glad they took the foreign language courses.” 25
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FIVE PROFESSORS JOINED THE SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE FACULTY FULL TIME FOR THE 2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
Brother Albert Gahr, O.S.B. Title: assistant professor of biology. Degrees: Saint Vincent College, B.S., biology; Saint Vincent Seminary, M.A., monastic studies; Ph.D., genetics and developmental biology, West Virginia University. Post-Doctoral Work: genomic research, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service’s National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, where he also served for three years as staff molecular biologist. What I like about Saint Vincent so far: Sense of home. It was 13 years between the time I left college and came back to the Archabbey. On my return to campus I was welcomed by many of the same professors I had in college and even classmates who are now working at the college. There is really something great about this place to see how much time people are willing to give to make Saint Vincent a great place and how even after you graduate there is something that draws you back. What most people don’t know about me: I grew up on a small family farm that is still maintained by my father and mother.
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Title: instructor of business. Degrees: Saint Vincent College, B.S., accounting; Duquesne University, M.B.A., human resource management and M.S., leadership and business ethics; University of Cincinnati, doctoral candidate, management and organizational behavior. What I like about Saint Vincent so far: Saint Vincent is like returning home for me. I was a business major years ago at SVC, and I’ve missed it here ever since graduating. The people and culture at Saint Vincent have remained an inspiration to me throughout my career and I am honored to now be welcomed back as a faculty member to add a contribution to this great institution. What most people don’t know about me: I love music. In addition to writing songs, singing and playing trumpet, I am an avid listener of many genres. I have a hard time getting work done without playing music in the background because it’s such an important part of my life.
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Dr. Kathleen Ramos Title: assistant professor of education. Degrees: Clarion University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Spanish; University of Pittsburgh, M.A., foreign language education, Ph.D., language, literacy and culture. What I like about Saint Vincent so far: I love the faculty’s dedication to teaching as well as the Education department students’ enthusiasm and commitment to serving children as future teachers! I also appreciate the serenity and beauty of the campus. What most people don’t know about me: I have twice visited Cuba—once on a humanitarian mission and once as part of an educators’ exchange.
Dr. Jessica Harvey Title: assistant professor of communication. Degrees: Purdue University, B.A., public relations; Arizona State University, M.A., communication; University of Washington, Ph.D., communication. What I like about Saint Vincent so far: Hands down, it’s the people. Since the day I arrived here, I’ve felt so welcome and part of the SVC community. The students, faculty and staff have all been so very helpful and kind. As a new faculty member, as well as being new to the area, it’s really helped me transition into my new position. What most people don’t know about me: Pennsylvania is my ninth state of residence. It’s a beautiful part of the country, which I’m excited to explore. Beyond that fun fact, I do love television. There are about a handful of shows that I am dedicated to watching. Although, because I study media effects, I justify this as a form of research.
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Title: assistant professor of modern and classical languages. Degrees: University of California, Riverside, B.A., M.A., Spanish; University of Arizona, Ph.D., Hispanic literature in Medieval, Renaissance and Golden Age Spanish literature. What I like about Saint Vincent so far: I like the importance placed on quality education, my dedicated and respectful students, the peacefulness of the campus and all the welcoming smiles from people in general. What most people don’t know about me: I grew up in a small Mexican village with no electricity or running water, and in the past I’ve worked as a day laborer and construction worker, which is why I’m extremely appreciative of my current career. (See page 24 of this issue for more on Dr. Rivas.)
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Law Professor Authors Book on Criminal Procedure Dr. Bruce A. Antkowiak, professor of law, legal counsel and director of the Criminology, Law and Society program, is the author of the Third Edition of Criminal Procedure in Pennsylvania: Elements, Analysis and Application, which has been published as a two-volume set. In the foreword, Linda L. Kelly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, comments: “In 1935, United States Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland wrote the now iconic opinion in the case of Berger v. United States in which he famously defined the role of the prosecutor as ‘a servant of the law’ and, even more importantly, emphasized that the twofold aim of the law is ‘that guilt shall not escape or innocence suffer.’ Justice Sutherland’s words capture the spirit of the law’s commitment to
fair play and its intolerance of wrongful convictions, and eloquently reminds all lawyers that they are required to play by the rules. While lawyers are expected to advocate vigorously and skillfully on behalf of the parties they represent, they remain bound to the core principles of fairness and due process which form the bedrock of our system of jurisprudence. These ideals are achieved only through
Jason King Submits Article For Encyclopedia Entry Dr. Jason King, Theology, Associate Professor and Chair, had an article: “Philip Pullman” in Don’t Stop Believing’: Pop Culture and Religion from BenHur to Zombies, Craig Detweiler, Robert Johnston, and Barry Taylor, eds., in 2012. This essay is an encyclopedia entry on the work of Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials, and its relevance for religion. Recent presentations included: “Benedictine Obedience, Authority and Conversatio morum”, at the 68th Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America, and “Trying not to ‘shove religion down their throats’” presentation at the 59th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society. Saint Vincent Magazine
the procedures which have been developed and refined during the course of the evolution of our legal system, and which form the bridge between those ideals and the real life events that are played out daily in our courtrooms.” “Bruce Antkowiak’s latest edition of Pennsylvania Criminal Procedure: Elements, Analysis and Application once again recognizes the elemental connection between the noble ideals which form the basis of our legal system and the rules and procedures which implement those ideals and allow justice to be served,” she said. “Professor Antkowiak is a renowned legal scholar who has served as a federal prosecutor, worked in the private practice of law, and taught constitutional law, criminal law and numerous other courses at Duquesne
University School of Law and Saint Vincent College. His hands-on experience as a trial lawyer and an academician is reflected throughout the pages of this work in both its scholarly teachings and practical application. This is a book for practitioners, both experienced and newly sworn. It teaches both the guiding principles of our legal system and the procedures for implementation of those principles, while reminding us of the legacy of those who were instrumental in forming that system, and our continuing obligation to preserve that legacy. Professor Antkowiak has given us a cutting edge, insightful and practical treatise on Pennsylvania Criminal Procedure, and an invaluable resource for lawyers who practice in the courts of the Commonwealth.”
Dawn Edmiston Receives Award Dr. Dawn Edmiston, associate professor of management and marketing in the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government, has been named the recipient of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Teaching Excellence Award in region 2. ACBSP recognizes individuals annually from each of its 10 regions who exemplify teaching excellence in the classroom. Edmiston will be honored, along with other regional recipients, at the 2013 ACBSP annual 28
conference, June 21-24 in Salt Lake City, Utah. “Her teaching evaluation scores are among the best I recall of any McKenna School business faculty member,” said Dr. Gary M. Quinlivan, dean of the McKenna School. spring 2013
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rom my first memory of Will Stubbs to my last, I can trace the trajectory of my dreams. He first turned me on to poetry in ‘Language and Rhetoric’ class freshman year with his verbal antics and striking comparisons…. Many who had his classes will remember his love of the local Western Pennsylvania dialect, especially ‘Yu’nz.’ …I loved how he could make simple yet profound poetry out of ordinary events such as walking the railroad tracks with his colleague, philosophy professor Denny Quinn or beginning a literature class on Herman Hesse’s Demian…. I still remember the advice he gave … about poetry: imagine your memory as if it were a space, enter it, and explore it with your mind’s eye; get things, not just colors and abstract emotions into the poems; live as much as possible in the moment, the local, and the word.” Thus writes Peter A. Blair, C’73, in the introduction to a recently-published book of poems by Will Stubbs, who taught at Saint Vincent from 1968 until his retirement in 1997. Welcome to the Dying Rose Knights, a 100-page
Tim Kelly Presents On History Major
History Professor Dr. Timothy Kelly shared his work on Saint Vincent’s new History Major Seminar Sequence to historians from fifty different departments who attended the American Historical Association’s national conference in New Orleans. Colleagues from Saint Francis University in Brooklyn, Principia College (Elsah, Illinios), the University of Indiana,
hardcover volume, includes a collection of 39 poems that Stubbs had been working on during his retirement with faculty secretary Shirley Skander. The project had been set aside after his death in 2002, until Skander rediscovered them in her files recently. The edition was published by the Saint Vincent College Center for Northern Appalachian Studies and retails for $15. It is available online at www.stvincent.bkstr.com. Stubbs taught a variety of courses, including Contemporary Poetry, Greek Literature, and Business Communication. His poetry had been published in numerous journals and magazines, including Southern Poetry, EPOCH, Transatlantic Review, Fiddlehead and Poetry Northwest. His first published collection of poetry was entitled The House of Long Smoke (Eadmer Press, 1993). “To honor this dedicated teacher and supremely talented poet, the English Department will have a formal reading of the book from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, September 13, at the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion. Peter Blair will keynote the dedication,” said Dr. Richard Wissolik, director and general editor of the Center for Northern Appalachian Studies. Wissolik also noted other ways of honoring Stubbs are also being considered. Proceeds from sales of the book will benefit a reading series, founded in 2008, that brings contemporary writers of poetry, non-fiction and fiction to campus. —Kim Metzgar
Bloomington, Houston Community College, and Alverno College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) also presented in the workshop. This workshop developed out of the American Historical Association’s national initiative to “tune” or “reform” the History Major at American colleges and universities. Saint Vincent College was one of sixty colleges and universities from all over the country chosen to participate in this initiative.
Area history enthusiasts, liberal activists and social justice advocates mourned the loss of a community leader known for tireless work in each of those areas, reported Chauncey Ross in The Indiana Gazette. Chris Catalfamo, 59, of Indiana, died January 12, 2013, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. A retired history professor, a board member of the Indiana County Chapter of the NAACP and a former president of the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, Catalfamo was celebrated in historic preservation circles for her deep fascination and expertise in the American Civil War. She taught U.S. history and Latin American history at Saint Vincent from 1989 to 1994. Health issues led to Catalfamo’s early retirement from the faculty at Saint Vincent. But Catalfamo put her energy into promoting the abolitionist movements in Indiana County and the area’s role in the Underground Railroad.
Recognized Dr. Mary Beth (Roitz) Spore of North Huntingdon recently received Greensburg Central Catholic’s 2013 Distinguished Centurion Award. She was chosen for the award based on the demonstration of faith, values and humility in her life, church and community.
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In Memoriam: Chris Catalfamo, History Faculty
Josienne Piller
Josienne N. Piller, 56, died December 16, 2012. She had B.A. and M.A. degrees in art history and taught at Saint Vincent College, the University of Pittsburgh—where she directed the university gallery—and other area colleges.
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Vice President For Finance, Administration Appointed
Richard S. Williams has been named vice president for finance and administration. Williams is the chief financial officer and serves as a member of the president’s cabinet with responsibility for supervising the budget, financial planning, business operations, facility management, financial
aid, auxiliary services and related areas. He returns to Saint Vincent after having held the same position from 2001 to 2007. During a career spanning more than 30 years, he has also worked for Armco Inc.; Synetar LLC; Hy-Tech Machine Inc.; Geneva College and, most recently, AK Steel Corporation. Williams earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with highest honors from The Ohio State University and a masters degree in accountancy from Saint Vincent College. He and his wife, Chris, relocated to the area from Cincinnati. They have two children, Craig and Megan, who are both graduates of Saint Vincent.
President’s Award Winner Olivia Sharkey (see Winter 2013 Saint Vincent Magazine), a theology major with a minor in Spanish, has been named the 39th annual winner of the President’s Award, Saint Vincent’s highest student honor, presented to the member of the graduating class who best embodies what the Catholic Benedictine, liberal arts college values in its students
—outstanding academic achievement, student leadership and community service. College President Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., presented the award. Sharkey will join the Jesuit Volunteer Corps to teach theology and work as service program coordinator at Christ the King (Cristo Rey) High School in Newark after she graduates.
Honors Convocation Recognizes Faculty Members Dr. Caryl Fish (pictured, center) associate professor of chemistry in the Saint Vincent College Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing, was honored with the presentation of the Boniface Wimmer Faculty Award at the Saint Vincent College spring Honors Convocation on April 24 in Saint Vincent Basilica. The Boniface Wimmer Award recognizes a senior faculty member for sustained teaching excellence. Fish is the director of the environmental science program and is in her 22nd year as a faculty member. Fish has been an integral
person in a number of environmental projects including the remediation of mine drainage in the local watershed and the establishment of the environmental science major.
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Dr. Elaine Bennett (above, left) assistant professor of anthropology received the Quentin Schaut Faculty Award. It recognizes the contributions, leadership, and achievements of a 30
junior faculty member. Bennett’s research work combines her expertise in public health and anthropology and her passion to help those in need (see Spring 2012 Saint Vincent Magazine). spring 2013
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elissa J. Kaminski, C’10, a graduate teaching assistant at Virginia Tech, has had multiple news pieces on her research published, even overseas. The communication major studied the effects of visual representations of the thin ideal in the media as related to popular genre fiction, known colloquially as “chick lit.” Kaminski wrote that these representations “have been widely explored, but textual representations of the thin ideal in novels have received scant attention. The chick literature genre has been criticized for depicting characters who worry about their body weight and who have poor body esteem. Excerpts from two chick lit novels were used to examine the effect of a protagonist’s body weight and body esteem on college women’s (N = 159) perceptions of their sexual attractiveness and weight concern. Two narratives were used to minimize the possibility that idiosyncratic characteristics of one excerpt might influence the study’s results. Underweight (versus healthy weight) protagonists predicted readers’ lower perceived sexual attractiveness. Protagonists with low body esteem (versus control) predicted readers’ increased weight concern. Scholars and health officials should be concerned about the effect chick lit novels might have on women’s body image.” Her research was published in the journal Body Image, and the story was picked up internationally, including in the United Kingdom’s the Guardian and in The Huffington Post. “The negative effects produced from the current study underscore the concern of previous scholars for the potential effect of chick lit protagonists’ obsession with weight and appearance,” write Kaminski and co-author Robert Magee in the study, ‘Does this book make me look fat?’. Scholars and health officials should be concerned about the effect novels have on women’s body image, especially since these issues could lead to disordered eating and other health issues.” “I think the findings of my research should be used to raise awareness,” said Kaminski. “Some preliminary findings from one of my unpublished studies indicate that if readers are aware that they identify with a character with poor body esteem, the readers actively work against the negative effects and report more satisfaction with their bodies. So, by possibly letting readers know that protagonists with poor body esteem may harm their own body esteem, it may help readers fight against these negative effects. I plan on pursuing this further in the future.” Kaminski has been accepted to the Ph.D. programs at Ohio State and Penn State. —Kim Metzgar
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Tom Hanks and Donald L. Miller, C’66, D’93
New HBO Series To Be Based On Don Miller Book News out of Hollywood includes Dr. Donald L. Miller, C’66, D’93 (featured in the Winter 2012 Saint Vincent Magazine). HBO will develop a third World War II miniseries with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, based on Miller’s Masters of the Air. The new miniseries will explore the aerial wars from the viewpoint of the enlisted men of the Eight Air Force. Miller most recently completed work on the HBO film He Has Seen War. His latest books, to be published by Simon & Schuster, include The Siege: Vicksburg 1863, and Supreme City: New York in the Twenties. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He noted that Spielberg and Hanks “purchased exclusive rights to Masters of the Air for use as the basis for a ten-part HBO series drama. It will have a full cast of characters, and I will be working as historical consultant to the series.” “It’s all in the very preliminary stages,” he said. “Things will move faster on the project as they complete the process of hiring scriptwriters. After that they’ll put together the master script and then sign writers for each of the episodes.” He added that Hanks and Spielberg will produce the entire series, which will follow HBO’s successful series Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). Miller was historical consultant for Emmy-winner The Pacific. “I can’t say how long it will take,” Miller said, noting that The Pacific was one of the most expensive television projects ever, due to the large-scale sets, special effects and the nature of the stories with large ensemble casts. “I feel very honored to be asked. I think it will be great working with these guys.” —Kim Metzgar
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Chernet Study Focuses On Bio-Electric Signals, Cancer Growth Brook Chernet, C’08, a doctoral student at Tufts University, (see “Where Are They Now?” Spring 2012 Saint Vincent Magazine) had his research featured on Yahoo and ScienceDaily among other news sites. His study found that a bio-electrical signal can identify cancer prone cells and their growth can potentially be suppressed by manipulating the electrical charge across their membranes. “The discovery helps establish “a bio-electric basis for the early detection of cancer,” said Chernet, who was first author of the paper, co-authored with Michael Levin, professor of biology and director of the Tufts Centre for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. “We’ve shown that electric events tell the cells what to do. The voltage changes are not merely a sign of cancer. They control and direct whether the cancer occurs or not,” Levin noted in the journal Disease Models and Mechanisms. Bio-electric signals underlie an important set of control mechanisms that regulate how cells grow and multiply. Chernet and Levin investigated the bioelectric properties of cells that develop into tumours in Xenopus laevis frog embryos, according to a Tufts statement. The researchers hypothesized that cancer can occur when bioelectric-signalling networks are perturbed and cells stop attending to the patterning cues that orchestrate their normal development. They induced tumor growth in the frog embryos by injecting the
samples with mRNAs (messenger RNA). The embryos developed tumor-like growths that are linked with human cancers such as melanoma, leukemia, lung cancer and rhabdomyosarcoma (a soft tissue cancer that most often affects children). They were also able to show that changing the bioelectric code helped suppress abnormal cell growth. When Chernet and Levin analyzed the tumor cells using a membrane voltage-sensitive dye and fluorescence microscopy, they made an exciting discovery. “The tumor sites had unique depolarized membrane voltage relative to surrounding tissue,” said Chernet. “They could be recognized by this distinctive bioelectric signal.” To counteract the tumor-inducing depolarization, they injected the cells with mRNA encoding carefully-chosen ion channels (proteins that control the passage of ions across cell membranes). Using embryos injected with oncogenes such as Xrel3, the incidence of subsequent tumors was substantially lower than it was with embryos that received the oncogene but no hyperpolarizing channel treatment. Experiments to determine the cellular mechanism that allows hyperpolarization to inhibit tumor formation showed that transport of butyrate, a known tumor suppressor, was responsible. The research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation.
Alumni Council Awards Father Gilbert Scholarship Justin A. Teets, center, a junior from Vanderbilt was awarded the Saint Vincent Alumni Council’s Father Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B. Scholarship at the Saint Vincent College Easter Ball at Lexus Club at PNC Park. Participating in the presentation were the Rev. Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., left, executive vice president of Saint Vincent College, and Molly Robb-Shimko, right, chairperson of the Saint Vincent Alumni Council Endowed Scholarship Committee. A 2011 graduate of Connellsville Area High School, Teets is the son of Bill and Theresa Teets. A politics major with minors in economics and criminology, law and society, he is currently president of the Student Government Association Executive Board. He previously served as president of his freshman and sophomore classes and was named SGA member of the year in 2011-2012. He is a member and president of the College Republicans, serves as an admission ambassador, student photographer for the office of public relations and is the student-alumni relations committee chair. Saint Vincent Magazine
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Upcoming Alumni Events The key word this season is “new.” The transition from winter dormancy to spring growth is a testimony to life itself. Spring brings new life to the landscape. A new class of graduating seniors bears witness to our heritage. A new Pope takes the helm of the Church. The mausoleum construction in the cemetery marks even more campus growth. Your Alumni Council continues to serve our community. Recent events come to mind, such as the Easter Ball. It enhanced the Father Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B. Alumni Scholarship Fund to record levels. We met with graduating seniors at the Networking and Etiquette Dinner, organized by the Career Center, Alumni Relations, Campus Life and Student Government. The seniors are bright, articulate and prepared to enter the real world. During the Etiquette Dinner, several students recognized the role of alumni taking time to help students attain their goals. Financial support to enhance programs, mentoring advice and internships for professional growth, even opening doors for admission…. were remembered and appreciated. Students, staff members and alumni also joined in a weeklong project of rebuilding a playground in Latrobe. The past was well-represented by hundreds of firefighters on January 28. Remembering the fire of 1963, a ceremony honored the firefighters who saved the campus and who continue to protect their communities in the area. The Saint Vincent Fire Department continues the legacy of Brother Pat Lacey, O.S.B. The future will see the launching of a Doctor of Anesthesia Practice (DNAP), while the McKenna School and Boyer School continue to expand their programs and facilities. When you plan your travels, consider a return to our alma mater and visit Saint Vincent, past and present.
For information: alumni@stvincent.edu 724-805-2568
Baltimore Alumni Social Wednesday, May 29, 5-7 p.m. M&S Grill, Baltimore, MD
Alumni & Friends Golf Outing Latrobe Elks and Champion Lakes Golf Courses Friday, June 7
Pittsburgh Grill Social Thursday, June 13, 5-7 p.m.
Greensburg Alumni Lunch—Giannilli’s II Tuesday, June 18
Bearcat Family Zoo Day The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m.—3 p.m.
Latrobe Alumni Lunch—Campus Friday, July 12
Greensburg Alumni Lunch—Giannilli’s II Tuesday, July 16
Latrobe Alumni Lunch—Campus Friday, August 9
Greensburg Alumni Lunch—Giannilli’s II Tuesday, August 20
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Bearcat Open Monday, September 30
Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner Saturday, October 26
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Fire and Ice
To The Editor: As I read the article entitled “Day of Fire and Ice” in the Winter issue of Saint Vincent Magazine, chills went through my body. This happened only two years after I had concluded my eight wonderful years at the Prep and the College. I experienced the bad dream via a radio broadcast from the Latrobe radio station on the Pennsylvania Turnpike while driving home to Pittsburgh from Washington, D.C. I had difficulty keeping the car on the road. The article makes me feel first-hand, 50 years later, what so many brave people went through to save the buildings. It was difficult to read about the beloved chapel where we prepsters attended daily Mass and Sunday night Benediction exploding its windows and losing its bells. The chapel was the center of our lives during those teenage years. My thanks to all the brave people who battled the elements to save the infrastructure so that it could be rebuilt to what we have today. God bless Father Edward and Father Max who lost their life’s work in a tragedy that none of us who lived there could have ever imagined happening. Thanks to Brother Norman for his preface to the article and thanks to the author, Jerome Oetgen, and all who assisted him, for painting such a moving and complete picture of the day Saint Vincent “was cut down” and to all of those who have made it “flourish again,” stronger than ever 50 years later. Paul Oesterle, P’57, C’61
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Engagements
Births
Marjorie Merod, C’10, to Daniel Stevens
Holden John Gillespie to Jackie (Quinn) Gillespie, C’96, and husband, Ryan, on December 24.
of Raleigh, North Carolina. An October 19 wedding is planned at Saint Theresa of Lisieux, Montauk, New York.
Juliana Garcia to Cara (Conroy) Garcia, C’97, and her husband, Jorge, on October 23. She joins Above, Juliana, Gavin and Cara (Conroy) Garcia. big brother, Gavin, 5. Lillandra Beth Weiland to Ruth
(Early) Weiland, C’98, and her husband, Dave, on August 9. Gillian Marie Polo to Carrie (Grubich) Polo, C’99, and her husband, Bryan, on October 22. She joins big sister, Brailey.
Gillian Marie Polo
Timothy James Collard II to
Luke J. Collard, C’06, and his wife, Joanne, on January 15. Parker Christian Belli, son of Angela Belli, Environmental Education Coordinator at the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve, and her husband, Christian, was born on February 6,
Lillandra Beth Weiland weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. He joins a proud brother, Eliot.
Abrey G. Suscovich, C10, to Joseph M. Mylant, C’11. They will be married at Saint Parker and Eliot Belli
here are they now? BUSINESS SYSTEM LEADER Ryan D. Retter, a business management major and operational excellence minor, is a business system leader at ATI Allegheny Ludlum. “Saint Vincent teaches students how to learn in the classroom, and how to grow as an individual through experiences outside of the classroom. Creating an atmosphere where everyone says ‘hello’ or holds the door for one another, is a community of people who share the same common vision of Benedictine hospitality. Whether it was daily interactions with professors and faculty, or being the chairperson of the orientation committee, or a prefect in the residence halls, Saint Vincent allows each and every student the opportunity to succeed. The activities, events, and opportunities that collectively shape the educational journey of those who live and learn here are what make it such a special place. I will always call Saint Vincent my second home. I always remember a quote from Boniface Wimmer: ‘Forward, Always Forward, Everywhere Forward.’ Striving each day to make a difference and advance your career, lead a project or cross-functional improvement team, or teach others. The McKenna School management department is one of the only departments in the United States to offer students in-depth training in operational excellence (e.g., Toyota Production System, Kaizen Blitz, Value Stream Mapping, and Supply Chain). This specialized program has allowed me to succeed and make lasting impacts early in my career. —Ryan D. Retter, C’08 Saint Vincent Magazine
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Vincent Basilica on June 28, 2014.
Carl Vater, C’09, to Margaret Bewley. The wedding will be held on August 10 at Ascension Catholic Church, Bowie, Maryland.
Marriages Jason Kocian, C’02, and Lacey Waldroop on September 15 at the Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Asheville, North Carolina. Among the wedding attendees were Nathan
DeAngelis, C’02; Paul Roman, C’02; Dr. Eric Kocian, SVC Criminology Professor, best man; and Dr. Rob DePasquale, lector. Brandy L. Kovac, C’02, and Philip C. Croco on October 6 at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. Alumni included in the wedding party were Nicole (Kovac) Rush, C’99, and Jamie Bender, C’02.
We Want to Know! Send news and address updates to Mary Ann Dunlap in the Alumni Office: 724-805-2568 or email alumni@stvincent.edu.
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Those pictured in the Holowaty wedding photo include
Tim Holowaty, C’03, and Stephanie Bury, C’10, on September 15 at Saint Michael’s Church, Elizabeth.
Jolene Lynn Wertz, C’06, and Nathan Andrew Cole were united in marriage on October 6 at Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Duncansville. Alumni in attendance included Liz Guthrie, C’08, bridesmaid; Eric Narolesky, best man;
Paul Kolesar, C’97; Josh Guthrie C’07; Justin Sharick, C’07; Adam Marshal; Jeffrey Gregg C’08, Virginia Shaffer, C’08; Amy, Abby and Joey
Mary Anne TarquinioHigginbotham, C’98; Melanie Schmidt; Tom Holowaty; Louis C. Posa, C’68; Alyssa R. Pacellio, C’10; Jill S.Wallin, C’96; Joseph J. Stritmatter, C’03; Timothy T. Holowaty, C’03; Stephanie Holowaty, C’10; Mary King – Rea, C’10; Bradley W. Lloyd, C’05; Christopher A. Rea, C’09; Thomas J. “TJ” Drake, C’06; Jason A. Csanyi, C’05; Patrick C. Bates, C’08; Thomas M. Delcoco, C’04; John Dobos, C’03; Michael J. Ziemianski, C’79; Craig V. Dolan, Jr., C’07; Richard C. Myers, C’05; Marc E. Bilinski, C’02; Matthew B. Harvey, C’03; Amy L. Lipscomb, C’91; Vincent C. Kadlubek, Jr., C’69; Richard B. Guskiewicz, C’54; Nicole M. Matich, C’10; Michele C. Angelo, C’10; Thomas P. Ward, C’05; Ryan M. Silvis, C’05; Michael P. Smith, C’10; Ben Komlos; Gabrielle F. Matich, C’10.
November 3. In attendance were, pictured above, from left, David Baker, C’08, Laura
(Fedor) Baker, C’07, John J. Wojtila C’07, Christine Straley, C’07, Kimberly (Wurst) Bundy, C’07, Kristy Hartbauer, C’07, and Kristine Wurst C’07. The newlyweds are living in Baltimore.
Melissa A. Cramer, C’09, and James A. Anderson on December 1 with Father Aron Maghsoudi, C’02, S’06, as celebrant.
Nicci M. Lucchetti, C’09, and Aaron M. Morrida on July 28 with Father Jean-Luc Zadroga, O.S.B., S’00, officiating.
Class News 1950s Eugene R. Riggio, M.D., C’50, and his wife, Rosemary, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this year!
Gervase B. “Jerry” Nealon, C’58, and his wife, Karolyn Nealon, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! He sold his medical equipment company in 2011. They have three children and five grandchildren.
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September 29 at Saint Vincent Basilica with Father Philip Kanfush, O.S.B., C’96, S’99, as celebrant.
James F. Suda, C’60, and his wife, Mimzy, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on September 29. They have two grandchildren; Caila is a sophomore at McDaniel College, and Ashley is 10 years old and in fifth grade at Delmar, Delaware Middle School.
Richard Stillwagon, P’65, C’69, represented Saint Vincent
C’97. Cara Sondra Kaufman, C’07,
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Marcus J. Croley, C’10, and Erin Adelaide Perry, C’10, on
Wertz representing the Bride’s deceased brother Allan Wertz
and Devin Jay Meyers (at right) on October 11. The destination wedding ceremony was held on the beaches of Negril, Jamaica. Mary Trinkle, C’07, was in attendance at the wedding. The parents of the bride and groom hosted a reception in Baltimore on
classmate, Lauren Scheloske,
Jacqueline D. Novak, C’10, to Nicholas Zarnich (above) at the Atlantis in the Bahamas on May 23. One of her bridesmaids was her best friend and fellow 36
College at the inauguration of Michael A. Driscoll as the 26th president at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Friday, April 26.
Daniel W. Jamison, C’68, represented Saint Vincent College at the inauguration of Dr. Anne Prisco at Felician College on March 15. spring 2013
Lawrence A. Sladek, D.D.S., C’68, is now retired. He enjoys volunteering, playing golf and spending time with his four grandchildren; all born in 2012.
Clyde G. Smith, C’68, notes that from September 27-29, the Class of 1968 will celebrate its 45th anniversary. “At one time or another, these 134 classmates, many with their wives or friends who also attend our reunions, expressed how much they would enjoy having you join us on Saint Vincent’s campus in September 2013. Please everyone, try to attend. You will have fun. During the coming months, please look for the usual correspondence about our 45th class reunion and please plan to attend during SVC’s homecoming weekend.”
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G. Alan Yeasted, M.D., C’70, was named Governor of the Pennsylvania Western Chapter of the American College of Physicians, the national organization of internists.
Thomas J. “Tim” Rennie, C’72, a certified public accountant, was elected to a two-year term on the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Council at its annual meeting held in Bedford.
J. Robert Hanlon, Jr., C’73, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2013 in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation— Plaintiffs and Real Estate Law.
for regulating the practice and licensure of optometry in Pennsylvania.
1980s
Louis “Ted” Steiner, C’83, and his wife, Pam, became grandparents on April 3 with the birth of grandson, Callan Ryder. Proud parents are their son, Michael, and his wife, Liz.
Gary R. Morrison, C’85, is the new superintendent of Fishbourn Military School, Waynesboro, Virginia. He is married to Susan (Taylor) Morrison, C’89.
Gene M. Battistella, D.O., C’88, was recently re-elected to serve on the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA), a statewide organization for physicians holding the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree.
Deborah A. Colosi, C’88, has been with the Private Industry Council for four years, and was promoted to Employment Training Supervisor of the Pa. CareerLink Westmoreland County on October 22.
Dr. Paul W. Guevara, C’88, is currently living in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is in a private Endodontic Practice. Dr. Guevara is a Colonel in the Hawaii Army National Guard, and serves as the Deputy Commander for the Medical Detachment. He was selected
by the Governor of Hawaii to serve on the State Board of Dentistry, and was appointed an Examiner for the Northeast Regional Board of Dentistry. Dr. Guevara also volunteers his time as an Endodontic instructor for the Lutheran Medical Center.
1990s
Michelle R. Miller-Kotula, C’90, was recently accepted as a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. She has been a full-time labor arbitrator since 2006. She is listed as an arbitrator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, American Arbitration Association, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, SERB of Ohio and several other panels.
Richard H. Bulzacchelli, S.T.D., C’91, assistant professor of Theology at Aquinas College published a new book, Elohim Created: A New Look at the First Creation Narrative (The Aggiornamento Project, 2012). He also has two articles published in Linacre Quarterly, volume 80, number 1, “The Diagnosis of Death and the Irreducibility of the Human Person,” and in the Ave Maria Law Review, volume 11, “Developing the Seminal Theology of Pope Paul VI: Toward a Civilization of Love in the Confident Hope of the Gospel of Life.”
2000s Matthew Duran, C’06, has been named the assistant varsity baseball coach at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School, Md., where he teaches Latin and Spanish. He is also the mens’ junior varsity soccer assistant coach. He was previously named Knights of Columbus High School Teacher of the Year. Amanda Reese, C’08, recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a masters of education degree as a reading specialist.
Nicholas T. Broskey, C’09, a doctoral student at the University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, just returned from “The American College of Sports Medicine Conference” in San Francisco, California where he presented on “Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial and Lipid Droplet Volume Density: Validity of Electron Miscroscopy PointCounting Measurements.”
Amanda M. Como, C’09, received a juris doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University Law School.
Sherrie E. Dunlap, C’09, accepted a new position as director of development at CASA of Westmoreland, Inc. CASA is a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy on behalf of abused and neglected children. CASA assists the courts to ensure the child’s placement in a safe, permanent and nurturing home. The website is www. westmorelandcasa.org. She was the February career guest speaker at Duquesne University’s PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) meeting.
Dr. Larry Sylvester, C’79, (see photo at right) is given an oath of office by Franklin County Judge Shawn Meyers at the courthouse on April 9. Dr. Sylvester was nominated by Governor Tom Corbett and recently confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate to a position on the Pennsylvania State Board of Optometry. According to the website, the State Board is responsible Saint Vincent Magazine
Cecilia R. Dickson, Esq, C’99, joined the Webb Law Firm as an intellectual property attorney, focusing on patent, trademark and copyright litigation and other intellectual property issues.
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Anthony Guaetta, C’74, on March 16.
James R. Young, P 74, on June 18.
John M. Erdely, C’82, on January 15.
Daniel F. Gleixner, C’09, graduated from the Duquesne University School of Law in June 2012.
February 15.
March 3.
Joseph O. Church, C’74, on the
John B. Mastrangelo, Jr., on
loss of his wife, Eileen Church.
February 4, 2012.
Terence M. Antonacci, C’77, on the loss of his father, Irmo “Babe” Antonacci, C 53, on
2010s Jedediah G. Pencinger, C’10,
August 8.
Charles W. Arbore, III, C’09, on January 28.
William O. Sutherland, P’48, C’51, on March 23. Joseph F. Kirkpatrick, M.D., P’48, on December 30.
Paul B. Bartos, M.D., C’73, and Jeffrey M. Bartos, C’84, on the death of their father, Joseph E. Bartos, M.D., P’41, C’48, on
William M. Fallon, C’83, on
Bernard E. LaBuda, C 84, on Tom and Shirley Little hosted a gathering in Tampa in February. Taking part were Bob Kline, Joe Antenucci, P’62, Mike Stephany, P’63, Tony Serra, P’62, Tom Little, P’62.
loss of their mother and motherin-law, respectively, Angela Bozelli, on Friday, February 8.
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Irmo “Babe” Antonacci, C 53, on February 16.
Frank P. Hess, P’39, on the loss of his wife, Una May Hess, on February 28.
February 16.
David J. Trentin, C’78, on the loss of his mother, Dorothy L. Trentin, on January 22.
Anna Marie Bobnar-Kuo, D.P.M., C 82, on the loss of her mother on March 19.
Carla J. Burke, C’87, on the loss of her father, John Casteel, on December 9.
has earned a master of arts degree in history from Villanova University. Pencinger was also accepted into the incoming class at Widener University School of Law for fall 2013.
Rev. Ernest C. Paone, C’53, S’57, on May 10.
Robert W. Coughlin, C’55, on
Joseph S. Schuchert, P’46, on the loss of his brother, Thomas J. Schuchert, P’53, on February
Nicholas V. Kunz, C’11,
December 28.
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John P. Thurin, P’55, on
Richard G. Fallon, P’46, C’54,
January 18.
on the loss of his nephew, William M. Fallon, C’83, on March 3.
her father and his father-in-law, Joseph Forte, on February 6.
William F. Metzger, P’55, on
the loss of his grandfather on December 4.
graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Thomas J. Schuchert, P’53, on February 21.
Charles E. Brunot, C 57, on
Deaths Joseph E. Bartos, M.D., P’41, C’48, on February 15. Cletus R. Long, P’43, on March 2.
Hugh F. McKeegan, Ed.D., P’44, C’48, on October 20. John A. Santavy, P’45, C’50, on March 19.
Joseph Metil, P’45, C’51, on December 10.
Matthew J. Ulishney, P’51, on March 29.
Alfred Schendel, P’45, C 52, on October 7.
August 20, 2011.
John Patrick Kelly, Jr., C’58, on December 24.
the loss of his wife, Janet, on December 31.
George J. Landers, C’62, on
Robert A. Mallison, M.D., C’61,
June 21.
Rev. Robert J. Roche, O.S.B., S’62, on December 20. Joseph W. Kownacki, C’63, on January 11.
Peter J. Tamutus, C’64, on October 8.
Donald R. Foreman, S’65, on March 8.
Jane A. Forte-Guaetta, O.D., C’91, and her husband, Chad Guaetta, C’91, on the loss of
Michael C. Gerdich, C’98, on
Rebecca L. Bush, C’06, Jillian M. (Bush) Stuchlik, C’09, and Simon Stuchlik, C’12, on the loss of their uncle, Robert Bush, on December 14.
Daniel G. Jenkins, M.D., P’64, on the loss of his mother,
Sarah E. O’Connor, C’06, and Daniel O’Connor, C 16, on
Virginia Jenkins, on March 21.
the loss of their grandfather, Jerome H. “Jake” Curtis, on February 28.
Robert L. Kasperik, P’64, on the death of his father, Louis Kasperik, on March 26. Lawrence A. Sladek, C’68, on the loss of his wife, Barbara J. Sladek, on December 20.
J. Ronald Grattan, C’69, on
A. Stephen Bozelli, C’71, and Dr. Richard Miller, C’79, on the
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the loss of his mother, Isabel (O’Laughlin) DeSantis on January 1.
on the loss of his wife, Lois Lynch Mallison, on January 31 of a malignant brain tumor.
R. Thomas “Tom” Olmer, Jr., C’66, on February 17. December 21.
John J. DeSantis, C’84, on
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Chelsea Sinclair, C’09, on the loss of her step grandfather,
Robert Coughlin, C’55, on December 28.
Thomas P. Kollar, C’11, on the loss of his mother, Judith Kollar, on Tuesday, December 11. spring 2013
Rita M. McGinley, 1918-2013
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ita M. McGinley, teacher and philanthropist, died on February 15, 2013. She was 95. She was a friend and benefactor of Saint Vincent, and in 2011 the College awarded her a doctorate of humane letters honoris causa for her lifelong commitment to the education and well-being of children and families. Born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on August 24, 1918, McGinley was the daughter of Bernard and Katherine McGinley. Her father was a well-known sports entrepreneur and coowner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Her mother was a teacher. Dr. McGinley was a graduate of Mount Mercy College, Pittsburgh (now Carlow University). After graduation, she spent her entire career as a teacher and guidance counselor in the Braddock School District, which later merged with other Pittsburgh area schools districts to form the Woodland Hills School District. Her nephew, John R. “Jack” McGinley Jr., said that teaching was his aunt’s true calling and that she would have chosen it as her profession above any other alternative. “She loved the interaction with young people. She liked contributing to their growth. She liked instilling knowledge in them and equipping them for a place in society,” he said. “I think she found great satisfaction in that. She had a great heart.” When her father died, Rita McGinley inherited a partial stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers, which, after her retirement, she used to establish the Rita McGinley Foundation. For almost thirty years, her foundation has contributed to schools, institutions and organizations that serve the poor, the elderly and disadvantaged youth. She was an early supporter of Operation Safety Net, which provides help and health care to homeless people. She has also contributed generously to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, the Extra Mile Education Foundation, Duquesne University, Saint Bonaventure Parish School, Oakland Catholic and Central Catholic high schools, the Little Sisters of the Poor, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Phipps Conservatory, the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind, the Capuchin Franciscan Friars, the Jubilee Kitchen and the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s capital campaign. In the last year of her life she endowed the Rita M. McGinley Center for Student Success at Carlow University and made a generous contribution to Saint Vincent which established the Rita M. McGinley Chair of Early Learning and Children’s Media at the Fred Rogers Center. “Rita McGinley was an extraordinary person,” said Saint Vincent College chancellor Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, O.S.B. “In her Christian witness and spirit of selfless generosity, she is a model for all of us. From her youth until the day she died she used the special talents God gave her to help others, especially the least of the Lord’s brothers and sisters. —Jerome Oetgen
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