The Spring Hill College Magazine | Summer 2012

the spring hill college magazine | Summer 2012

IN THIS ISSUE: LEARNING COMMUNITIES | COMMENCEMENT | HOMECOMING | RETIRING FAcULTY & STAFF

The Spring Hill College Magazine Volume 6, Number 2

Editor: Lindsay Hughes, MLA ’08

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Art Director: Margaret Broach

Photography: Jubilee Photography Seth Laubinger ’02 Keli Mazza ’12

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Maya Moody Jeff Nelson ’02 Spring Hill College Archives

Contributing Writers: Monde Donaldson Timmie Hathorn ’07 Greta Sharp Jim Stennett Emily Stewart ’12

President: Rev. Richard P. Salmi, S.J.

Director of Communications & Institutional Marketing: John Kerr The Spring Hill College Magazine is published three times a year by the Office of Communications and Institutional Marketing.

3 Campus News

4 Steppingstones to Success: Commencement 2012

6 College Honors Retiring Faculty and Staff

8 Badger News

Jim Stennett

12 FEATURE Enriching the Campus Community Lindsay Hughes, MLA ’08

Comments: should be addressed to: Lindsay Hughes, Editor Spring Hill College Magazine, 4000 Dauphin Street Mobile, AL 36608-1791 (251) 380-2289 or (877) SPR-HILL lhughes@shc.edu

16 Remembering Dr. Boyle 18 Celebrating the Spring Hill College Experience Greta Sharp

20 Alumni Honored at President’s Society Brunch

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21 Chapter Updates / Upcoming Alumni Events

22 Class Notes 24 Your Gifts at Work

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President’sLetter

Dear Alumni and Friends, I recently had the privilege of standing on the Avenue of the Oaks and shaking the hands of each of our graduates. As each student walked across the stage I wondered what their future might be and prayed that they might be successful. Success can be defined many ways, but for our graduates I trust it means that the College has formed them to be leaders engaged in learning, faith, justice and service for life.

President John F. Kennedy once said that “leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Leadership formation is one aspect of the Spring Hill College experience that students benefit from throughout their lives. This issue of the magazine focuses on our learning communities in residence life and the leadership opportunities they provide our students. Leadership skills are acquired and refined not only through course content and what students learn but also by the learning environment and where learning takes place. Classrooms, labs and the Burke Memorial Library are certainly important places for student learning, but so are many other campus locations, especially our residence halls. In their “home away from home,” students continue the learning process begun in the classroom as well as how to relate to others and to appreciate their similarities and their differences.

In an effort to enrich the learning opportunities outside the classroom for students, Spring Hill has joined a growing movement on campuses across the country by creating learning communities in our residence halls. Our learning communities have just completed their second very successful year of building community among students, between students and their professors, and among the many staff members who are involved. Student cohorts in learning communities share a common residence where they not only live but also meet formally and informally in their chosen groups. Our learning communities are housed in Viragh Hall and Skip’s Place residence halls.

During the past year, Spring Hill’s learning communities were formed around several areas of interest that included fitness and recreation, cultural immersion, service in the Ignatian spirit and the fine arts. The students met regularly for discussions or activities based on their chosen topic along with faculty and staff members who served as mentors and discussion leaders. The conversations I’ve shared with students, faculty and staff, along with the surveys we’ve conducted, confirm that everyone involved find the entire experience to be enriching.

The feature on our learning communities that follows in this issue will show you why they are becoming a popular choice for students and how this type of learning experience adds so much to a student’s formation.

Sincerely,

Richard P. Salmi, S.J. President

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CampusNews Hilperts returns to the Hill to lead Advancement Division Jeffrey A. Hilperts, Spring Hill College class of ’99, joined the staff in mid-April as vice president for advancement, a division that includes development, alumni programs, and communications and marketing.

A native of Fairhope, Ala., Hilperts holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Spring Hill College and a Master of Science in human services management from Franklin University.

“Being back on the Hill, especially this month, has been one of the most special periods in my career,” Hilperts said. “I have had the opportunity to see the complete life cycle of the College. Whether speaking to prospective students, walking down the Avenue of the Oaks during commencement, or celebrating the shared experience of a Spring Hill education at Homecoming on the Hill, it is clear to me that the best things about this place never change: the people and sense of community.”

Hilperts serves as the College’s senior development officer and strategist and as chief adviser to the president, the trustees and other college officials on all matters involving current or potential philanthropic support for the College.

“My plan is to listen first. Listen to our alumni and friends. Listen to Father Salmi.

Listen to our faculty, our students, parents and colleagues. Their stories and priorities Jeffrey A. Hilperts will set the course for our efforts,” he said. “We will build a culture of engagement.

Ideally, we will find an opportunity for everyone to find a meaningful way to help advance the College through direct service or philanthropic investment. We will find the institutional priorities that allow us to engage others in our success while focusing on what continues to make Spring Hill special.”

Prior to taking the position at Spring Hill, Hilperts served as senior director of development and campaign director for The Ohio State University Foundation. He directed the university’s $2.5 billion multi-year comprehensive fund-raising campaign and provided leadership in campaign planning, management and volunteer engagement. He worked with academic executives and volunteer leaders to develop the strategic plan for the campaign, the largest comprehensive campaign in the university’s history.

Hilperts previously served as director of development and alumni affairs at the Michael E. Moritz College of Law at Ohio State and was a regional representative for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Carmody presents Caestecker Chair Lecture Dr. Timothy Carmody, professor of theology at Spring Hill College, presented the Caestecker Chair Lecture on March 21.

Carmody was named the Thomas E. Caestecker Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts in 2009.

His lecture, “Hearing God in the Garden: The Image of Eden throughout the Bible,” examined how the Garden of Eden story – with its many central elements of garden, trees, rivers, gems, fruit, man and woman, and serpent – is used in other books of the Bible. In addition to Genesis 2-3, Carmody focused on four texts: Ezekiel, Song of Songs, Paul’s Letters (primarily 1 Corinthians), and Johannine Literature (Gospel of John and Revelation).

“I try to show how reading the Bible as a dialogue between different texts can help the reader hear each individual voice in new ways,” Carmody said. “This kind of reading respects both the creativity of the original writers and the creativity of the reader who generates new meanings and possibilities from the dialogue.”

Thomas E. Caestecker provided $1 million to establish the liberal arts chair in 1996.

Dr. Timothy Carmody

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Steppingstones to Success Photos by Jubilee Photography

The class of 2012 toss their hats in front of Byrne Memorial Hall.

Kayla Smith ’12 is a Donnelly Scholars success story.

As the first in her family to graduate from college, she plans to become part of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit team of nurses at USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Mobile.

“It feels like a great accomplishment to be a first-generation college graduate, and I know my family is just as proud of me as I am myself,” said Smith, a nursing major from Mobile who plans to pursue graduate school in the near future.

Smith was among the first group of Donnelly Scholars to walk the Avenue of the Oaks at commencement Saturday, May 5.

The Donnelly Scholars program was established in 2008 to serve first-

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generation college students at Spring Hill College. Twenty-four students started in the 2008 cohort, and 12 successfully completed their degree requirements this year.

The program is named in honor of the Rev. W. Patrick Donnelly, S.J, the 31st president of the college, who served from 1946 to 1952. Secondgeneration college students have an advantage over first-generation students in that their parents have knowledge about how to maneuver through the college system. The Donnelly Scholars program aims to close the gap on that advantage, so graduates are equipped to become successful alumni.

“The Donnelly Scholars program had a positive impact on me during my

time at Spring Hill,” Smith said. “It made my transition to college smooth, and it was great knowing I had a mentor to go to, such as Mrs. Tracey Childs or my assigned faculty member, if I had any questions.”

The Hon. Sonja F. Bivins served as the keynote speaker at commencement.

She, too, is a Spring Hill success story.

A Mobile native and 1985 alumna, Bivins participated in Spring Hill’s Upward Bound program and went on to become the U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Alabama, a position she has held since 2004.

“Spring Hill has had such a huge impact on my life, but never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that I would be standing before you today,” Bivins told the crowd. “In fact,

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1. Faculty enjoy the commencement ceremony under the oaks.

2. The graduates process from Byrne Memorial Hall.

3. The Hon. Sonja F. Bivins served as the keynote speaker at commencement.

Recognitions when I first laid eyes on this campus back in 1978, I never envisioned myself attending college here, let alone earning a degree from this great institution.”

Bivins was selected to participate in the Upward Bound program while a sophomore at Mobile’s Murphy High School. The national, federally funded program is designed to help students obtain the skills necessary to succeed in college. Upward Bound targets promising high school students who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds or homes in which no one has graduated from college.

“Although Spring Hill proved to be a really good fit for me, it was not until years later that I came to appreciate and value the Jesuit education that I obtained here,” Bivins said. “That education equipped me to go on to law school and to compete with some of the best and the brightest. It also helped me to develop leadership skills that have served me well in my professional pursuits.”

Bivins’ interests include the Just the Beginning Foundation, a multiracial, nonprofit organization comprised of lawyers, judges and other citizens.

The foundation is dedicated to developing and nurturing interest in law among young persons from various socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She is also involved in other activities designed to help equip young people to make good decisions, to excel academically, and to become servant leaders in their communities.

Bivins was elected to the Spring Hill College Board of Trustees in 2007 and continues to serve as a trustee.

She credits her Spring Hill education for helping to shape her for a life of service to her community.

“I think Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., probably said it best when he commented that the real value of a Jesuit education ‘lies in who our students become,’” Bivins said.

“Your Jesuit education has prepared you to not only be successful in your professional pursuits, but also to make positive contributions to our society.

Of course, what you do with your Jesuit education is on you.”

She encouraged graduates to seek God’s calling for their lives and to walk with integrity. “No paycheck, promotion or job is worth your integrity. If it fails the sniff test, you must sound the alarm,” Bivins said. “Yes, it may take you outside of your comfort zone, but God has your back. You will come out of the experience with your integrity intact and far stronger than you thought possible.”

Ignatian Awards Fulfill the ideals of Jesuit education for scholarship, leadership and service Alex J. Griffin Hannah R. Zimmerman Toolen Award Highest scholastic achievement Ashleigh A. Ficarino Karissa F. Wilson Edward B. Moody, S.J., Teacher of the Year Award Dr. Jamie L. Franco-Zamudio Assistant Professor of Psychology Dawson Service Award Dr. Carolyn R. Simmons Associate Professor of Chemistry William J. Rewak S.J. Service Award Theresa McGonagle Crider ’90 Assistant Professor and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Emeriti Faculty Dr. Charles L. Kargleder Professor of Foreign Languages Dr. Ralph D. Sandler Associate Professor of Business

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Photo by Seth Laubinger ’02

Dr. Ralph D. Sandler Professor Emeritus of Business Dr. Ralph D. Sandler has been a member of the faculty in the Division of Business since 1985. He has served the College as a teacher, an advisor, a division chairperson, a director of the MBA program, and a member and chairperson of numerous faculty committees.

“Dr. Sandler has always taught with intensity,” Provost Dr. George Dr. Andrew Sharp ’83 (left), professor of accounting, and President Sims said at commencement. “His intensity is a blend of his enthusiasm Richard P. Salmi, S.J., congratulate Dr. Ralph Sandler on for the subjects of finance and economics, his understanding that clear retirement. Photo by Jeff Nelson ’02. thinking about finance is necessary for sound decision-making, and his commitment to prepare students to make good decisions for themselves and the organizations they serve. When a graduate applies what he or she has learned to make great financial decisions, no teacher could be prouder of that graduate’s success than Dr. Sandler.”

Sandler said, “In thinking about my 27 years at SHC, the most striking change has been the vast improvement in the condition and appearance of the campus. … Yet, as I leave the College, my most vivid memory will be the friends and colleagues I have worked with over the years. Despite the many financial challenges SHC and its employees have had to confront, because of these friendships the College for me has been a very enjoyable place to work. I wish the remaining faculty and staff at SHC the very best.”

Sandler was named Professor Emeritus for his 27 years of service to the College.

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Gwen Brightbill Division Secretary, Social Sciences Gwen Brightbill joined the Spring Hill staff in 1995 as secretary in the Office of Student Development, now known as Student Academic Services.

In 2000, she moved to the Division of Social Sciences, which she served for 12 years.

“My tenure at SHC has been quite interesting. Having worked in both administration and academics has given me a good understanding of how the College works as a whole,” Brightbill said. “While the past 17 years have been filled with many good times shared with some wonderful friends, I am really looking forward to not having to be awakened by an alarm, spending as much time as possible with my four grandsons, working in my garden and traveling.”

Dr. Alexander Landi, professor of political science and law, bids farewell to Gwen Brightbill. Photo by Jeff Nelson ’02.

Ellen Richardson Secretary, Office of Admissions Ellen Richardson joined the staff in 2000, and although her position evolved through the years, she always supported the Admissions Office at the front desk. In 2009 she received the William J. Rewak, S.J., Service Award.

“My time at Spring Hill College was the best ever. Spring Hill College was like family to me,” Richardson said. “I enjoyed meeting the new prospective students and their families and sharing my love of the family, community and service atmosphere of all the College. Retiring was a long and hard decision to make.”

Steve Pochard, retired director of admissions, gives a retirement gift to Ellen Richardson. Photo by Jeff Nelson ’02.

Photo from the Spring Hill College Archives.

SHC mourns loss of Dr. Charles Kargleder Kargleder named Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages

Longtime Spring Hill College Professor Dr. Charles Kargleder died at age 72 on Saturday, May 19, 2012. He taught in the Department of Foreign Languages from 1967 until 2012. He served the College and its students conscientiously as a teacher, advisor, department and division chairperson, and a member of numerous faculty committees and college task forces.

Kargleder was too ill to attend the May 5 commencement ceremony, where he was named Professor Emeritus for his 45 years of service to the College.

“Dr. Kargleder shared the best of his life with students and colleagues at Spring Hill College,” said Provost Dr. George Sims at commencement. “His love of learning – a love he focused on the literatures and cultures of Latin America – was evident in the classes he taught, in his scholarship, and in the conversations he had with colleagues every day. Dr. Kargleder generously shared his great love of learning with us all.”

Kargleder devoted much of his life to the study, research and teaching of Spanish and SpanishAmerican literature. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1960.

He earned a Master of Arts degree in romance languages from the University of Alabama in 1962 and his doctorate in the same subject from UA in 1968. Kargleder served as a graduate fellow twice at UA and, through the years, was a grant reviewer for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In the 1960s and ’70s, Kargleder traveled to Central America where he did extensive research in the national library of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. In addition, he spoke across the country and gave numerous papers about Mexican writers and figures from the Mexican Revolution. Active in the study abroad program, Kargleder was a program coordinator for Spanish and served as director for the program in the Yucatan.

Kargleder was named the 2005-2007 Altmayer Endowed Chair in Literature, which recognizes a faculty member who has fostered an understanding and appreciation of literature through teaching, scholarly contributions and his own creation of literary works.

Memorial donations in Kargleder’s honor may be made to Spring Hill College Campus Ministry, 4000 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36608.

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BadgerNews

By Jim Stennett For the latest Badger news visit www.shcbadgers.com

The Department of Athletics honored graduating seniors for accomplishments in their sports and in the classroom.

Career G.P.A. Award winner was

Abby Galen, a senior soccer forward from St. Louis, Mo.

Phoenix Iverson and Kendell Carvin were named the Male Student-Athletes of the Year, and Yiting Cao and Kate Imwalle the Female Student-Athletes of the Year.

Iverson, a defenseman on the Badger soccer team from Decatur, Ala., was a four-year starter with 61 starts in 62 appearances. He won both Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete and Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) All-Academic Team recognition as a junior and a senior while his defenses pitched 13 shutouts since his freshman season in 2008.

Tyler Schwab, a senior basketball point guard from Panama City Beach, Fla., received the Buddy Lauten Award. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a graduate degree and who has overcome hardship.

Cao, a native of Shanghai, China, was a two-year starter as right side hitter for the Spring Hill volleyball team where she earned NAIA 1st team All-America and 2nd team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as a senior with a school record 731 kills, 457 digs and 98 total blocks.

Nationally, she finished the year ranked No. 1 in the NAIA with 5.38 kills per set and No. 2 in total kills.

For her career, Cao tallied a total of 1,182 kills, a .376 attack percentage, 717 digs and 149 total blocks. She was named to the SSAC All-Academic Team in both her junior and senior years, the 2011 SSAC Player of the Year, and the SSAC West Division Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011.

Cross country runner Kate Imwalle from Mobile’s McGill-Toolen Catholic Carvin, the starting left fielder for the High School is the only runner in SHC Badger baseball team who attended history to qualify for the NAIA National Murphy High School in Mobile, started Championship Meet all four years of her all 50 games played in 2012 and led his college eligibility. A 2011 Daktronicssquad with 167 at-bats. He collected 43 NAIA Scholar Athlete and a two-time hits with five doubles, a homerun and 17 SSAC All-Academic Team member, RBI for a .257 season batting average.

Imwalle holds eight of Spring Hill’s top In his three-year career on the Hill, 10 times over the 5-kilometer distance in Carvin appeared in 135 games with 131 school history, including the all-time top time of 18.39.10. starts. He hit for a .289 average with 129 Imwalle, a four-time All-Conference selection, also holds the total hits including 13 doubles and 59 RBI. He stole 18 bases on the SHC record in the 3200-meter (12.28.88) and 6-kilometer (23.05.77) base paths and was caught just three times. distances. As a freshman, she won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) Individual Championship and was named the Female Conference Runner of the Year.

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BadgerNews Women’s tennis advances to NAIA National Tournament

Photo by Seth Laubinger ’02

Sweeping wins in both matches with the University of Mobile this season, the women’s tennis team (9-4) advanced to the NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship Tournament held at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile on May 15-19, 2012.

At the 2012 SSAC Tennis Championships in Montgomery, the SHC ladies fell 5-0 to 7th-ranked Brenau University in the quarterfinal round after taking an 8-1 victory over Loyola University New Orleans in the opening round.

Junior Shelby Fritscher of Covington, La., was named to the 2012 Musco Lighting-SSAC Champions of Character Team for the second consecutive season. Fritscher, a secondary education and social sciences major, was also named to the 2012 SSAC All-Academic Team where she was joined for the second straight year by junior Caroline Hitt of Baton Rouge, La., a management accounting major. Also on the list of the conference’s top classroom performers was sophomore Monica Castello, a nursing major from UMS-Wright in Mobile.

The men’s team (6-9) also advanced to the SSAC quarterfinal round with a 5-4 win over Loyola, but lost a 5-2 decision to tournament host and 5th-ranked Auburn-Montgomery (AUM). Junior Jake Lyons of Jacksonville, Ala., was named to the 2012 Musco Lighting-SSAC Champions of Character Team. Lyons, a pre-health major, also qualified for the 2012 SSAC All Academic team and was joined on the list by sophomore Jacob Neu, an applied mathematics major from Lafayette, La.

Sims Earns

750th Career Win The baseball team gave head coach Frank Sims his 750th career on April 14 with a Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) victory over Brewton-Parker College 8-7 in Mt. Vernon, Ga. In his 28th season as a head coach, Sims has compiled a record of 750-747-3 in 27 years at Spring Hill College after spending a season as the skipper at Milton College in 1983.

Sims began his career at SHC in 1985 with just 10 games remaining in the season and has been calling the shots for the Badgers ever since. Over his years at Spring Hill, his teams have posted six 30-win seasons, two 40-win years and four conference championships. Sims has coached over 60 allconference players and been named a conference Coach of the Year on four occasions.

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BadgerNews Baseball earns 10 SSAC awards The baseball Badgers (22-28) brought home 10 individual awards in the SSAC postseason, led by sophomore 2nd baseman Brian Sims from Mobile’s Murphy High School.

He was named to the 2012 All-Conference Team as a utility infielder following a season in which he led the Badgers in hitting with 60 total hits and a .382 average. In the field, Sims turned 33 double plays while committing just four errors in 215 fielding chances.

Three young Badgers were named to the All-Freshman Team. Right-handed relief pitcher Keller Douglas (2-0) of Covington, La., led SHC with a .193 ERA and recorded 39 strikeouts with a save in 37.1 innings of work. Centerfielder Andy Robbins of Kirkwood, Mo., hit .260 for the year and built a .322 on-base percentage while tying for the team lead with eight stolen bases. Catcher Ryan Stevens of Theodore, Ala., hit .252 with nine doubles and two homeruns while cutting down seven attempted base-stealers from behind the plate.

Junior 1st baseman John Hollingsworth of Daphne, Ala., was named as the SHC representative on the 2012 Musco LightingSSAC Champions of Character Team. Five Badgers were named to the All-Academic team: junior right-handed pitcher Casey Adams of Brooksville, Fla.; sophomore 1st baseman Robert Boudreaux of Lafitte, La.; sophomore outfielder Jeff Johnston out of Mobile Christian Academy; junior left-handed pitcher Michael Moch of Cumming, Ga.; and senior catcher Fred Rossi of Shreveport, La.

Softball builds for strong future The Badger softball team finished the 2012 season with an overall record of 18-26 and an SSAC mark of 8-14 and finished just one victory short of qualifying for the SSAC Championship Tournament.

A 10th inning 1-0 home loss to Faulkner University proved to be the difference of an entire season for the Badgers, but the team made remarkable strides despite having six freshmen in the starting lineup.

Freshman catcher Jade Bourgeois from Geismar, La., was named to both the conference’s All-West Division and All-Freshman teams after a season in which she led the Badgers in virtually every offensive category including batting average (.316), doubles (15), RBI (32) and homeruns (6). Shea Blanchard, a freshman shortstop from Breaux Bridge, La., was named as the SHC representative on the 2011 Musco Lighting-SSAC Champions of Character Team and Jenny Laird, the team’s senior starter at 1st base, was named to the SSAC All-Academic Team.

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Freshman Jade Bourgeois of Geismar, La.

BadgerNews Golf teams wrap up 2011-12 in Mississippi

Sophomore Avery Kyle of Plano, Texas

The Spring Hill College men’s golf team finished the 2011-12 season with a 6th place finish out of nine Southern States Athletics Conference (SSAC) teams. The ladies ended the year in 5th place of 7th teams at the 2012 SSAC Championship Tournaments held at The Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian, Miss.

Junior Nathan Ceille of Hales Corners, Wis., was named to the 2012 SSAC Men’s AllTournament team after placing 9th at the conference’s championship tournament in a +16 score of 232.

Sophomore Avery Kyle of Plano, Texas, was named to the 2012 SSAC Women’s All-Conference and AllTournament teams following a season in which she finished in the Top 10 at seven of eight tournaments with two individual championships.

Adam Spiller, a freshman from Mobile’s Cottage Hill Christian Academy, and Stephanie Lee, a freshman from Mobile’s Baker High School, were named to the 2012 Musco Lighting/SSAC Champions of Character teams.

The Badgers earned six spots on the SSAC Men’s & Women’s Golf All-Academic teams. Ceille, a marketing/ management major, was joined by teammates Chris Cartmill, a junior biology major from Chesterfield, Mo.; Rickie Lee, a

sophomore finance and economics major from Bayou LaBatre, Ala.; J.D. Sabio, a senior from St. Louis double majoring in marketing/management and finance and economics; and Danny Wagner, a sophomore from St. Louis majoring in accounting.

For the women, sophomore Shelley Husband, a pre-pharmacy major from Pass Christian, was also recognized for her academic achievement.

At the conclusion of the season, Spring Hill named Shane Allen head coach of the women’s program, while Steve Hodges will remain the head coach for the men’s team.

Alumni take on Badgers in 2nd annual soccer game

Twenty-five men’s soccer alumni took on the current Badger roster at Library Field on April 21, as part of Homecoming on the Hill.

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Learning communities enhance the residential experience

By Lindsay Hughes, MLA ’08

Community. It’s the one word that students choose to describe their Spring Hill experience, time and time again.

“The community at Spring Hill is strong,” said Bridget Wells ’12. “We know each other, we trust each other, we love each other, and we take care of each other. Nothing will ever change that.”

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Being part of a residential campus builds relationships, as students live together, eat together, study together, and play together.

“Living on campus for the past four years has made my Spring Hill experience absolutely amazing,” said Wells, a marine biology graduate from Hanceville, Ala. “Living on campus has made making friends effortless and has made those friends become family very quickly. Being able to walk into the next room, apartment, or pod over and see my best friends has been really comforting. I love walking from class to my apartment and running into so many people that I know along the way. Those little impromptu meetings and conversations that happen around campus every day are wonderful and are what makes Spring Hill’s community unique.”

The Division of Student Affairs launched a new program in fall 2010 to enhance the residential experience. Learning communities allow first-year students with common interests and pursuits to live together and support one another through planned learning activities and informal interactions. The communities are organized around themes, such as fitness and recreation, the great outdoors, healthy living, cultural immersion, service, and fine arts.

Last year about one-third of first-year students were members of learning communities.

Housed in Viragh Hall, the learning communities help to fulfill the vision of the late Albert P. “Skip” Viragh ’64, whose previous gifts included the development of the Rydex Commons that ultimately transformed the College’s landscape. The Viragh family donated funds to build the residence halls that make up the Viragh Complex, which feature pod-style living arrangements and common areas.

Margarita Perez, assistant vice president for student affairs, has spearheaded the program. She has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from students who have participated in the learning communities. Outcomes include higher academic achievement, fewer disciplinary issues, and more active, engaged residents.

“The learning communities have been a successful addition to our residence life program,” Perez said. “These communities have given students opportunities to connect to the College,

Top: The art community visits the Southern Poverty Law Center on a civil rights tour through Montgomery, Ala. Center: From left, Lylah Fitzgerald, Taylor Russ, Madison Freeman and Holly Carpenter, all members of the culture community, gather for a picnic.

I love walking from class to my apartment and running into so many people that I know along the way. Those little impromptu meetings and conversations that happen around campus every day are wonderful and are what makes Spring Hill’s community unique.

Bottom: The service community participates in a Habitat for Humanity build.

– Bridget Wells ’12 Hanceville, Ala.

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engage in learning, and build strong friendships with others in the communities.”

Perez said she looks forward to seeing the impact of learning communities on the campus after four years of implementation.

She expects the retention rate of students will increase, as each incoming class has the opportunity to participate in a community.

Students who are involved in learning communities often branch out to other activities, Perez said, taking on leadership roles in student government, fraternities and sororities, or applying to become Badger Connection guides and resident advisors.

For the past two years Katie Nores ’13 has served as a resident advisor in the “Service in the Ignatian Spirit” learning community.

“There has been a sense of integrity and pride instilled in our learning community students, and I have found that they strive for higher classroom achievement and become active participants in both residence life and their Spring Hill community,” Nores said.

A secondary education and English major from Ocean Springs, Miss., Nores said leading the service learning community has been one of the best experiences of her Spring Hill education. “Through projects such as Habitat for Humanity and feeding the homeless, I watched my residents grow and mold into kind, considerate beings, graced with humility and a sense of purpose. In serving others, each of us found a greater calling,” she said. “I would argue that at the end of our experience in this community, not only have they made a lifetime of memories, but they have already begun to transform into the leaders we strive for at Spring Hill, engaged in learning, faith, justice and service for life.”

Robert Brown ’14, a rising junior from Ocala, Fla., was part of the “Fitness and Recreation” pod his first year and the “Outdoor Living” pod his sophomore year. He has participated in activities ranging from canoeing and paintballing to climbing rock walls and ropes courses.

“My time in the learning communities has really helped me to be a part of a community,” said Brown, an accounting and finance/ economics major. “When you come to Spring Hill you join a bigger community; however, once you get here, you will find many more smaller communities to join. This is one of the many communities that I am involved in on campus.”

Patrick Green ’14, a rising junior from St. Louis, agrees.

“Coming to Spring Hill, I only knew a handful of students. The learning community style of living was a great opportunity to Top: John Russell, Jesse Augustine, Hillary Berger and Renee Cherry, members of the sports and recreation community, help to construct a house with Habitat for Humanity.

Center: Dominique Whiting, a student in the culture community, participates in a Holi celebration, the Hindu Festival of Colors.

Bottom: Megan Gietl and Shelley Wanschek of the outdoors community enjoy a day of kayaking.

When you come to Spring Hill you join a bigger community; however, once you get here, you will find many more smaller communities to join.

– Robert Brown ’14 Ocala, Fla.

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meet other students and get involved,” Green said. “I have enjoyed living in a pod with 12 other guys. I have become best friends with most of the guys I lived with in the ‘Health and Fitness’ learning community and have continued to live with them.”

Green, a biology/pre-health major, has taken advantage of the many activities offered to the learning community, including taking yoga classes, learning from a nutritionist about healthy eating, attending a relationship seminar, and playing on the intramural football team. “We would spend our Sundays watching football, setting up practice for our intramural team, and playing in the intramural flag football league,” he said.

This fall the program is expanding to include learning communities for upperclassmen. Called Skip’s Communities, these communities will be housed in Skip’s Place residence hall.

“The learning communities for firstyear students are more structured, and we do a lot of the programming,” Perez explained. “In Skip’s Communities, the students really take ownership. They decide who their pod mates will be and design their outcomes and goals for the community.”

Nicole Kocher ’15 will be a student leader for “The Nerd Pod” next year.

She plans to engage members of her community, mostly science majors,

When our students leave these communities, they leave with the purpose to strive for greatness in every aspect of their college careers. This has been one of the greatest gifts that Spring Hill could bestow on its students.

– Katie Nores ’13 Ocean Springs, Miss.

though on-campus activities such as the Science Olympiad, the Chemistry Club’s crawfish boil, “Lord of the Rings” movie marathons, and Dragon Ball Z gaming tournaments – “because we are ‘nerds,’ hence the pod name,” she said.

“We are all very excited to share a living space together, to be able to obtain help from peers in similar courses due to our similar majors, and to be an active part of the Spring Hill College community,” Kocher said.

Nores, a rising senior, lived in Viragh Hall her freshman year, prior to the introduction of learning communities. She said it is impressive to see the influence the learning communities have had on the complex.

“Students have formed inter-communal

friendships and relationships that were once nonexistent,” she said.

“These communities have done so much for our residents,” Nores continued. “They’ve helped to gradually integrate them into the college world, encouraging independence, but also stressing the importance of community. When our students leave these communities, they leave with the purpose to strive for greatness in every aspect of their college careers.

This has been one of the greatest gifts that Spring Hill could bestow on its students.”

Editor Lindsay Hughes is Associate Director of Communications and Marketing at Spring Hill College.

Members of the service learning community visit the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Ala.

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The Spring Hill College community said goodbye to Dr. Charles Boyle, professor emeritus and former archivist, on Feb. 6, 2012.

He died at age 87. We solicited memories of Dr. Boyle from alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends. The following are a few excerpts from their reflections.

Photo from the Spring Hill College Archives.

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“To me Charlie was a quiet giant.

A man who the more he disappeared in his humility and faith, the brighter the strength of his character shone.

He taught me how to be humble. He taught me how to forgive. He taught me how to be a Christian, how to be Catholic.

He once observed that being a practicing Catholic, like good writing, was not a natural act. That it was an unnatural act. What he meant by this, I think, was that being a Catholic – like writing – was learned behavior.

It is taught. It is inculcated. It is rote: you don’t feel like writing? Fine, you do it anyway: you write. You don’t feel like going to Mass? You go to Mass. You don’t feel like forgiving? You forgive. Etc. But he never said any of these things to me. He lived them. He taught by example, which is what all truly great men do: they don’t tell, they show.”

– Excerpt from Dr. Boyle’s eulogy

by Murray Robinson, who served as assistant to the director of the Venice study-abroad program from 1987 to 1988.

“Dr. Boyle was chair of the English Department during my four years (‘74-’78) as an English major at SHC. He was exceedingly kind, patient, and warm to me and all the students who met him. I have many fond memories of him both as a person and as one of my favorite English teachers. My sincere condolences to Mrs. Boyle and the entire Boyle family. God bless Dr. Boyle.”

– Edward Laurente ’78 Exton, Pa. “I was incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Boyle. In a way, it’s as if a part of my Spring Hill experience passed away as well. To me, Dr. Boyle represented what Spring Hill was all about: a close-knit community where people knew you and truly cared about you. I will never forget Dr. Boyle’s kind smile and his wealth of knowledge about Spring Hill. Spring Hill has lost a true icon of our campus.”

– Adam Ganucheau ’08 New Orleans, La.

A treasure to the humanities and humanity itself has been lost. May his soul sing from the heavens above to welcome all who have been touched by his kindly smile, gravelly voice, gentle spirit and the poetry of his life. We will miss you.

– Cece Redmond ’90 Mobile, Ala.

“I worked closely with Dr. Boyle in 2004 and 2005 when we were planning to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the College’s integration. Dr. Boyle brought a wealth of knowledge to our meetings. He was passionate about Spring Hill, and that was illustrated through the wonderful stories he told about his experiences here.”

– Tracey Childs Mobile, Ala. “Although I never met Dr. Boyle, I read two of his books on the history of Spring Hill published by the Friends of the Library during Christmas break this year. Without Dr. Boyle, I would have never learned of the intriguing history behind Spring Hill College. Without writing down our history, it can forever disappear. I now share this history with my friends, and I love the interest it sparks on this place we call home. I only wish I could have spoken with him about the school’s history and learned more from Dr. Boyle.

Father (Marvin) Kitten informed me of Dr. Boyle’s illness a few weeks ago, and I was sad to hear that such an intelligent, inspirational, and sharing man was struggling with his health. Thanks to Dr. Boyle for sharing Spring Hill College’s history, and my condolences go out to the family.”

– Elizabeth Neal ’14 Montegut, La.

“Dr. Boyle was truly a gentleman and a scholar. I had the pleasure of experiencing his teaching excellence.

He was part of my ‘Big Three’ with Dr. Smith and, of course, ‘Chief.’”

– Mike Moriarty ’64 Houston, Texas “As my advisor and professor, Dr. Charlie Boyle had a profound influence on my years at SHC. He helped me define my major and guided me through the full experience of a true Catholic liberal arts education. I am a member of the class of 1981 and I, too, have my college books. Thank you, Dr. Boyle. Rest now.”

– Bardie Brown ’81 “We enjoyed our time with him and his wife during our time in Venice.

They made the program a wonderful experience; it is a memory that I treasure today.”

– Scott Eastin ’90 Decatur, Ga. “I had the privilege of working in the English Department with Dr. Boyle. He was truly a wonderful man and loved by all. He was affectionately known as ‘Mr. Spring Hill.’ He will be missed.”

– Dottie Barnett Mobile, Ala.

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Artist Stephanie Morris ’69 and Roberta Boyle ’81, widow of Dr. Charles Boyle, pose with the painting of Dr. Boyle, which will hang in the Burke Memorial Library.

The portrait dedication was part of the Homecoming on the Hill activities.

Kellye Kneipp Cunningham ’02, Nate Cunningham ’02 and daughter Paige enjoy the crawfish boil.

Later in the day, classmates held a comedy benefit for the Cunninghams to help them with medical expenses incurred with Paige’s heart transplant.

A tour of the new Rev. Daniel Creagan, S.J. Memorial Plaza capped the weekend activities. Shown admiring the obelisk, donated by Bart Kendrick ’82, are Dr. John Hafner ’60, Patrice Baur, chief curator at the Mobile Museum of Art Dr. Paul Richelson, and Bro Baur. Patrice Baur spearheaded the efforts to create sculpture garden in memory of the late fine arts professor Rev. Daniel A. Creagan, S.J. ’51.

Photos by Seth Laubinger ’02

By Greta Sharp

It was a celebration of Golden Badgers, class clowns and one of the top baseball teams in Spring Hill College history as hundreds of alumni returned to campus for Homecoming on the Hill in April. The weekend included the Zoghby-DeVaney Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament, individual class celebrations and a Delta river boat tour.

At the popular Seafood Extravaganza in Byrne Memorial Hall, alumni reminisced while enjoying traditional Southern fare like fried catfish and bread pudding.

Denny Webb ’62 recalled how Spring Hill prepared him for law school at Emory University. “I was astounded at how good of an education I got in spite of my efforts not to get one,” he joked. “The Jesuits, they had a way of teaching, of sharing knowledge.”

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agreed Lynn Durel ’62. “How fortunate we were. I had all the best teachers.

For me it was like heaven. It was a wonderful intellectual challenge. How well educated I was just made all the difference in the world.”

Brian Melton ’77 recalled the long history and the years of dedicated Jesuits that made the college such a special place, as well as the close-knit family of Spring Hill College students.

“If I had to do it over again, I would not hesitate to go to Spring Hill,” he said.

At Spring Hill, the Jesuits’ role was not limited to the classroom.

Gerry Castille ’77 recalls sailing with Rev. Paul Tipton, S.J., on Sunday mornings, when he celebrated Mass in the boat. But that’s not his favorite Spring Hill memory: “Probably the best thing that happened to me here is I met my wife,” Castille said.

Christina Maceluch-Kalisz, Julie

Wolfarth Cobb, Joann Schwartz Schutte and Sheila Birrane Albers, all 1992 graduates, are part of a still tightly knit group of nine alumnae who met as freshmen in O’Leary Hall, attended one another’s weddings and vacation together. “I am amazed that 20 years later we still take our girls’ trips,” Albers said.

Members of the 1992 championship baseball team gathered in Stonisch Field House. The team set both school and conference records in the days before there were locker rooms, a field house, or even lights on the field.

“We were the best team in the history of Spring Hill College,” said Justin Foltz ’92. “We kind of set the bar. It was an unbelievable time, an unbelievable group of guys.”

Philip Kahn ’92 came to Spring Hill as a transfer student and was part of that team. “It’s very special to be back,”

Baseball teammates from the Class of ’92 gathered in the field house to celebrate their championship season. On hand for the Friday night event were: from left, bottom row, Matt Randol ’96, Blake Stein ’95, Keth Walker ’91and Justin Foltz ’92; back row, Jeff Burg ’92, Dave Cresson ’93, Jay Deas ’92, Tim Nicoud ’94, Phil Kahn ’92, Kevin Grimes ’92 and David Weems ’96.

he said. “It’s a great Catholic school environment. Coming to this place was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Saturday night was just for laughs with “Comics Come Home,” featuring Chris Flanagan ’02 and Gabe Dorado ’02, at McKinney’s at The Hill in the student center. The idea for the comedy special began with Lona Stanley Barousse ’02, but was attended by alumni from a variety of class years. The event was a fundraiser for Paige Cunningham, the daughter of Nate Cunningham ’02 and Kellye Kneipp Cunningham ’02, who received a heart transplant last September when she was only 10 months old.

“It just meant so much that our Spring Hill family reached out and wanted to do something for us,” Kellye Cunningham said. Funds raised will help with Paige’s continuing medical

Class of ’92 girlfriends Christina Maceluch-Kaliz, Julie Wolfarth Cobb and JoAnn Schwartz Schutte talk about old times at the Seafood Extravaganza.

expenses. Two Spring Hill nursing students babysat Paige and her younger twin sisters so the Cunninghams could enjoy the show.

The Seniors with Seniors lunch in Stewartfield gave the classes of 2012 and 1962 a chance to learn from and laugh about one another’s experiences.

“They were very energetic, very fun to be around,” Webb said.

Other homecoming weekend events included a picnic lunch on the South Lawn, the dedication of the portrait of Dr. Charles J. Boyle, who died earlier this year, and the President’s Society brunch. A beautiful Sunday morning welcomed alumni to Mass with President Richard P. Salmi, S.J. After the President’s Society brunch, benefactors toured the Rev. Daniel Creagan, S.J., Memorial Plaza to view its recent sculpture additions.

The Department of Communication

Arts hosted a liquidation sale of nondigital items, including photography equipment and music libraries.

Proceeds from the sale, which totaled $1,300, will be reinvested into the communication arts and graphic design programs. The departments are moving this summer from Moorer Hall to the former WHIL studio in the Rev. Gregory F. Lucey, S.J. Administration Center.

As always, changes to the physical campus drew accolades from alumni.

“I’m proud the campus looks so good,” said Melton.

Durel, who grew up near the college and returns several times a year, remembers the 10-foot-tall azalea bushes on campus before Hurricane Frederick. “I’m back here for the place,” she said. “I love the campus. I’m very sentimental about it all.”

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Alumni honored at President’s Society Brunch Spring Hill College alumni Dr. John E. Lemoine, class of 1962, and Jessica Baker, class of 2008, were honored at a President’s Society brunch on April 22 as part of the College’s Homecoming on the Hill festivities.

Jessica Baker ‘08 - The Karopczyc Award Named after Lt. Stephen E. Karopczyc, Class of 1965, a Medal of Honor recipient killed in service during the Vietnam War, the Karopczc Award recognizes a young alumnus for outstanding service to the College or community.

During her four years at Spring Hill, Baker actively volunteered through the Foley Community Service Center with multiple programs, including Fast Forward, USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital, and Focus First.

She traveled to Belize City in 2007 through Spring Hill’s International Service Immersion Program. She returned to Belize again in 2008 with a group traveling to southern Belize. Both trips heavily influenced her decision to enter into a volunteer program upon graduation.

In 2008 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in pre-health and moved to Washington, D.C., with plans to enter medical school after a year of volunteering. She spent the next year working as an AmeriCorps volunteer at Christ House, a medical haven for men and women who are too sick to be in a shelter but not sick enough to be in a hospital.

Baker found the experience at Christ House to be life changing. She applied for the international program of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and was offered a placement in Belize City working at St. John’s College. She spent her first year in Belize City working as a high school science teacher, and in her second year she worked with the junior college as a theology teacher and the division’s campus minister.

Baker fell in love with teaching while in Belize and returned to the United States in 2011 to continue that path. She is now a biology teacher and director of mission and identity at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans.

Dr. John E. Lemoine ‘62 - The Gautrelet Award The Gautrelet Award was established in honor of Rev. Francis Gautrelet, S.J., the first Jesuit president of Spring Hill College.

The award recognizes an individual of high integrity who has demonstrated outstanding professional achievement.

A native of Cottonport, La., Lemoine earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Spring Hill in 1962. He went on to receive his medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1966 and completed his residency with Family Medicine Charity Hospital of Louisiana.

He served as a resident physician during the Vietnam War and as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. In 1970 he was assigned as the post surgeon at Pine Bluff Arsenal Army installation in Jefferson County, Ark., where he received the Army Commendation Medal for his exemplary leadership and was promoted to major.

For 39 years Lemoine practiced family medicine in Bunkie, La. He served as CEO and chairman of the Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company from 1997-2007, and he continues to serve the organization as a board member. LAMMICO is a medical professional liability insurance company, which is owned and directed by practicing physicians.

Lemoine is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, serving on both the Civil Justice Reform Council and the Health Care Task Force. He has been a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society, the Avoyelles Parish Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physician Executives.

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Courtney Pike Templin ’04 and Joanna Buscemi ’05 bowl with the Badgers at Seven Ten Lanes in Chicago.

Young alumni gather to begin a pub crawl in downtown Mobile.

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New Orleans alumni celebrate Mardi Gras at the home of Jonathan ’02 and Mary Wallace Shaver. From left are Frank Marino ’06, Jonathan Shaver ’02, Ryan Renfro ’01, Maryann Bullion ’01, John Dempsey ’01 and Jessica Krinke ’01.

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The Kinseys enjoy crawfish on campus at the Mobile Alumni Crawfish Boil.

From left are Thomas Kinsey ’13, Terri Kinsey ’85 and Steven Kinsey ’85.

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Dallas Alumni Happy Hour

Chicago National Jesuit Alumni Event

Chicago Alumni Event at Arlington Park

Atlanta Alumni Barbecue

For complete details, additional events and registration, log on to www.shc.edu/alumni or call 877-SPR-HILL.

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ClassNotes 1940s William J. Schaffer Jr. ’47 and his wife, Alice, recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in Mobile.

They have two daughters, three granddaughters, and four great grandchildren.

1950s Reggie Copeland Jr. ’50 is a partner with The Gardner Firm, PC in Mobile.

1960s Dr. Stafford Betty ’64 recently published “The Imprisoned Splendor,” a partner novel to “The Afterlife Unveiled: What the Dead are Telling Us About Their World.” He is a professor of religious studies at California State University.

Rev. Simon J. “Si” Hendry, S.J. ’47 was recently selected as a trustee for Wheeling Jesuit University.

He is currently the director of the Catholic Studies Program at the University of Detroit Mercy, a position he has held since 2006. He is also the superior of the Jesuit community at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Nancy Anne Huffman ’65 resides in Auburn, Ala., where she is an active Auburn University sports fan and member of Auburn United Methodist Church.

Bruce Hartney ’67 finished his first full marathon in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2011. He has also run five sanctioned half marathons.

1970s Patrick J. Geary ’70 was appointed to the faculty of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. Prior, he was the Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA from 1993 to 2004.

Kathleen Balthrop Havener ’76 is the chair of the American Bar Association GPSolo Division Committee on Tort and Insurance Practice Committee, liaison from GPSolo Division at ABA Commission on Women, and managing member at the Havener Law Firm, LLC in Cleveland.

Christopher C. Schatzman ’76 has been promoted to vice president of the Radcliff Schatzman Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in Mobile.

Jim Hendry ’77 has been hired by the New York Yankees as a special assistant to general manager Brian Cashman.

Ed Laurente ’78 celebrated his 30th anniversary with his wife, Annette, along with his 25th year working at Vertex Inc., where he is the director of software production and distribution in Berwyn, Pa.

1980s Emmett Duffy ’81 won the inaugural Kobe Award for his achievements in marine science. The international award, which includes a cash prize, honors an individual who has contributed to progress in the field of marine biology and ecology. He is a professor at Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Jay Harris ’81 was inducted into the Saugerties Sports Hall of Fame in Saugerties, N.Y. He was honored as an individual who has had many achievements in the sport of baseball.

Mark Bunting ’84 is the new vice president and general manager for WKRG-TV in Mobile. He has been at WKRG since 1986.

Rev. Alisa Secrest ’88 recently relocated to Western Colorado. She is the new pastor at the Delta Presbyterian Church. She has three sons: a freshman in college, an eighth-grader and a fifth-grader.

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1990s Timothy Lane ’90 is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., in St. Louis.

Tracey Moore Brachle ’92 and husband, Paul, announce the birth of their third child, Margaret Jane “Maggie,” born Aug. 5, 2011. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.75 inches. Maggie joined big sister, Mary Kate, and big brother, Luke. They reside in Cincinnati.

Kevin L. O’Gorman ’92 has released a new book, “The Learning Leader: Reflecting, Modeling and Sharing,” with co-writer Jacqueline E. Jacobs.

Kevin is currently the associate superintendent for instruction and accountability for Aiken County Public Schools in Aiken, S.C. Chante Stone-Hendrix ’93 has been named diversity coordinator for the Division of Health Sciences College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama.

Brian Caruso ’99 and Kerri Tedesco ’99 were married on March 3, 2012. They currently reside in New Orleans.

Kelly McCarron ’99 has been promoted to director of development at the Mitchell Cancer Institute at the University of South Alabama.

Michael H. O’Meara ’95 is a complex manager and senior vice president of investments at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in St. Louis.

Felicia Stewart ’99 completed her MBA at Southern Methodist University last year. She and her partner, Christy Guest Stewart, welcomed twin girls, Helen and Harper.

2000s Dr. Krista Kant ’01 recently completed the board certification process in obstetrics and gynecology through the University of South Florida. She currently practices in St. Petersburg at Women’s Health Care Florida.

Vanessa Craston-Hava ’02 and Stephen Hava welcomed their first child, Margaret “Maggie” Grace, on Nov. 18, 2011. Vanessa is an AVP in the internal audit department for Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank. They reside in New Orleans.

Mary Anne Madonia ’02 is a sales and marketing manager at Mary’s Gone Crackers, a company that makes organic, kosher, vegan, dairy-free crackers and cookies. She is based in New York City.

Elizabeth McDonough, MD ’02 is finishing her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Vanderbilt and will be moving in July to Little Rock, Ark., where she will start her first faculty position at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

Tom Hunter ’03 is an accounting manager at KETC 9 in St. Louis.

Emily Ferrill Rios ’03 is a senior account executive for Cookerly Public Relations. She resides in Atlanta with her husband, Gus, and son, Will.

Clare Bush ’05 graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center this spring and is going into pediatrics.

Dr. Daniel Norfleet ’05 has graduated from medical school in Alaska and now resides in Portland, Ore. Caitlin Smith ’05 has completed her first year of the Organizational Behavior Ph.D. program at Tulane University.

Ashleigh Posner Dieudonne ’06 currently resides in Slidell, La., with husband, Richard. They announced the birth of their second child, Bentley Dieudonne, in July 2011. Bentley joined 4-year-old brother, Trey.

Nicole Oertli ’06 and Kevin King ’06 were married Nov. 12, 2011 by Rev. David Borbridge, S.J., at Spring Hill College.

Sarah Ampleman ’07 is a library clerk at the St. Louis County Library in St. Louis.

Dr. Brian Dupont ’07 and Kristin Mares ’06 were married April 2, 2011 at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans. Brian is in his first year of residency in radiology at the University of South Alabama, and Kristin is an occupational therapist practicing in Spanish Fort, Ala. Ryan Miller ’07 and Kathleen Parks ’07 were married May 26, 2012 at St. Joseph Chapel.

Julie Anderson ’08 is a retail sales representative at the Hershey Company in Dothan, Ala. Robert Barrow ’08 teaches JROTC at LeFlore Magnet School in Mobile.

Joanna Buscemi ’08 is doing a research postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago.

She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Memphis in August 2011.

Colleen M. Francis ’08 and Matthew Lail were married by Rev. R.V. Baylon, S.J., at Spring Hill College on Dec. 17, 2011.

Lindsey Nicosia ’08 is a client relationship manager at EzeCastle Integration in New York City.

Jackson Pugh ’08 and Karen Hill were married March 10, 2012 at St. Raymond’s Cathedral in St. Louis.

Luke Schleicher ’08 and Molly McCoy were married in St. Joseph Chapel on April 28, 2012.

Scott K. Gibson III ’09 was named head of school at Lowcountry Preparatory School in Pawleys Island, S.C. He is currently serving in his fourth year as head of school at an independent school in the Midwest.

Brenton Heffernan ’09 and Megan Scofield ’08 were married on Oct. 1, 2011 by Rev. Michael Williams, S.J., at Spring Hill College.

John Francis Robb ’09 and Mary Catherine Conn ’09 were married Nov. 19, 2011 in Houston.

Sean P. Simpson ’09 graduated from Loyola University Chicago in May 2011 with master’s degrees in accountancy and business affairs. He is working for the Saratoga Spice Co. in Chicago as a costing analyst and is in executive business development.

Jessica Stieven ’09 has joined Archer Wealth Management as an operations and investment assistant. She is also the recruiting committee chair for the Junior League of St. Louis.

2010s Nicholas Clapper ’10 and Anna Claire Flood ’11 were married May 26, 2012 in Alpharetta, Ga. Kaci Maclay ’10 and Justin Harrison ’10 were married June 2, 2012 at St. Joseph Chapel.

Megan Harrison ’11 and husband, Bryan, announced the birth of their twin daughters, Lynleigh Alyse Harrison and Ryleigh Adele Harrison, born Sept.

27, 2011 in Mobile. The girls were welcomed by big brother Landon. Lynleigh was 4 pounds, 11 ounces and 18.5 inches and Ryleigh was 4 pounds, 4 ounces and 18.5 inches.

Kelly Schneider ’12 and Michael Francis were married May 25, 2012 at St. Joseph Chapel.

ClassNotes

Harold T. “Hal” McCormick ’51 Trustee Emeritus Harold T. “Hal” McCormick ’51 died April 20, 2012 in Birmingham, Ala. McCormick was a trustee from 1991 to 2000.

He was awarded the Collifontanum Award for his long service to the College as an alumnus and trustee and was inducted in to the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame for his basketball achievements. McCormick and his teammates were Gulf States Athletics Conference champions in 1951. He was named second team All Conference. He was a strong advocate of the Spring Hill athletics program.

He was a former president of Wheelabator Technologies, Inc. (known today as Signal Technologies) and past chairman of the board and president of Rust Engineering. In recent years, he and two partners purchased Rachel Alexandra, a filly that went on to win the 2009 Preakness Stakes and clinch the season’s 3-yearold Horse of the Year honors.

Contributions in his name can be made to: Spring Hill College 4000 Dauphin Street Mobile, AL 36608

In Memoriam James “Jim” Baskin ’50

Harold D. Hudson ’52

Charles J. Baylot ’50

Daniel J. King III ’57

Dr. Jack A. Blackman Jr. ’52

Charles M. Kokes ’54

William “Bill” H. Blount ’34

Joseph I. Kresse ’49

Dr. Noel M. Brawn ’63

Eldred C. Latham ’54

E.R. (Edward Rogers) Burgett ’71

Bernice L. Marshall ’80

Jack Campbell ’41

Charles L. McDonnell ’44

James J. Carney ’59

James “Bob” R. McGuire ’56

Michael G. Casper ’40

John W. Mobley ’51

William “Gus” Cayton ’67

Brother George A. Murphy S.J. ’47

Albert M. Charlton ’71

John “Jack” E. Oswald ’73

James H. Chaillot Jr. ’57

Paula B. Poole ’85

Dr. Richard C. Connell ’52

Charles “Chaz” Prosser ’78

Ernest D. Corte Jr. ’58

Richard Allen Rominger ’68

Patricia Anne Dee ’63

Dr. Frederick Anthony Rossini ’62

John A. Deimel ’50

Dennis Shea ’60

Homer Deitlein ’59

Larry Striplin ’52

George “Justin” Ehni ’02

Charles R. Stuart Sr. ’58

Peter J. Ford ’58

Jean Marie Sweeney ’81

Mary Ann Salsovic Gamble ’78

Sterling Andrew Tatum ’06

Robert E. Gier ’52

Joseph J. Tiedemann ’08

Dennis Hamby ’67

John Thomas Toenes Jr. ’69

Elmo L. Hammer ’59

Dr. Eugene W. Vogt Jr. ’44

Joseph M. Hayden ’59

James “Jim” R. Walsh ’51

James M. Hicks ’63

Robert J. Zietz ’49

McKinney receives award for service to Chicago-area underserved

Photo by Maya Moody

St. Vincent de Paul Center and Marillac Social Center honored long-time supporter Jim McKinney ’69, chairman of the SHC board of trustees, at their 18th annual Fleur de Lis Ball, held Feb. 25 in Chicago.

McKinney received the 2012 Fleur de Lis Award for his work and support of the St. Vincent de Paul Center and his outstanding service to Chicago-area children of working-poor families, the homeless and isolated seniors.

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Giving Jessica Pouncy, class of 2013 Scholarship Recipient Elementary Education major New Brockton, Ala.

Your Gifts at Work I chose Spring Hill College because of the intimate feel of the classes and campus community. I loved the beauty of the campus and the close attention every student receives from their professors.

My favorite aspect would be the education program at Spring Hill. I have heard many times that our education program puts us ahead of the game because all the experience Spring Hill allows us to gain. After graduation, I intend to find a job teaching at an elementary school in Mobile and pursue a master’s degree in elementary education.

I would tell my scholarship’s donor that they were an answer to my prayers. Receiving their support has meant that hard work does pay off. I have been working diligently to keep my grades up for personal purposes, but to have someone support me for what I have already been working towards means the world to me.

This has also meant a lot to my parents who have been supporting me through school. This has been an answer to their prayers as well.

Read more scholarship recipient success stories at www.shc.edu/giving/why-give

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