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THE  NEW  LAND 


PROLOGUE 


Territorial  imperative 


C.P.E.  Bach  and  the  Rebirth  of  the  Strophic  Song  (Scarecrow, 
2003),  by  the  recently  retired  English  and  music  professor 
William  Youngren,  is  a  patio  pavement  stone  of  a  book:  1 1 
inches  tall,  8  3/4  inches  wide,  and  1  3/8  inches  (518  pages) 
thick.  Weighing  in  at  just  over  three  pounds  of  take-no- 
prisoners  literary,  musical,  and  cultural  analysis,  it  is  fur- 
ther flavored  with  sheet  music  reproductions,  cascades  of 
untranslated  German  poetry,  long  discursions  on  the  prin- 
ciples of  18th-century  aesthetics  (Youngren's  first  academ- 
ic specialty)  and  philological  sidebars  (the  distinction 
between  deiritlich  and  dentliche  turns  out  to  be  a  matter  of 
consequence). 

C.P.E.  is  in  fact  a  reduction  of  the  dissertation  (975 
pages)  that  Youngren  wrote  for  a  doctorate  in  music  he 
began  working  toward  when  he  was  in  his  mid-fifties  and 
was  awarded  when  he  was  in  his  late  sixties.  The  book's  the- 
sis, simply  put,  is  that  the  second  surviving  son  of  Johann 
Sebastian  Bach  was  not  just  a  master  instrumental  compos- 
er and  the  author  of  the  best-selling  keyboard  instruction 
book  of  his  era — Die  Runst  das  Clavier  zu  spielen,  if  you  need 
to  know — but  a  prolific  and  compelling  writer  of  strophic 
songs,  which,  you  need  to  know  as  I  needed  to  know,  are 
songs  whose  stanzas  consist  of  lines  with  recurring  patterns 
of  rhythm  and  rhyme,  as  is  common  in  folk  music.  More- 
over, says  Youngren,  C.P.E.'s  mastery  of  this  medium  has 
been  obscured  because  the  man  had  the  misfortune  to  de- 
cline while  Haydn,  Mozart,  and  Beethoven  were  rising  and 
just  as  intellectuals,  dazed  by  Enlightenment  dreams,  be- 
came convinced  that  history  was  a  straight  ascending  line  of 
human  progress,  which  led  those  of  them  studying  the  his- 
tory of  music  to  draw  a  satisfyingly  tidy  connection  from  the 
elder  Bach  and  Handel  to  the  Romantic  geniuses,  bypassing 
C.  P.  E.  and  a  number  of  his  inconvenient  contemporaries, 
and  leaving  the  world  (or  at  least  the  portion  of  it  that  cared) 
with  the  impression  that  the  German  predilection  for  mak- 
ing high  art  of  poems  and  music  began  with  Schubert. 

That's  about  what  the  book  says,  though  it's  possible,  of 
course,  to  learn  much  else  from  a  stroll  through  its  pages, 
such  as  why  Haydn's  simple-sounding  music  is  not  so  sim- 
ple after  all,  and  that  Horace's  influence  on  18th-century 
German  aesthetics,  and  particularly  poetry,  was  consider- 
able for  a  man  who'd  been  dead  about  1,700  years,  and  that 
an  F-major  cadence,  when  it  follows  a  B-flat  chord,  feels 
"rather  hopeful,"  and  that  when  the  Seven  Years'  War  was 


going  badly  for  Germany,  one  of  the  economic  conse- 
quences was  a  marked  uptick  in  the  sale  of  songs  that  dealt 
with  spiritual  longing. 

IT'S  A  STANDARD  conceit  of  American  universities  to 
claim  that  the  research  conducted  by  their  faculties  results 
in  (or  in  the  temporizing  phrase  I  have  too  often  written 
into  press  releases,  "could  well  result  in")  a  cure,  a  boost,  in- 
creased understanding,  reduced  cost,  a  new  paradigm,  less 
recidivism,  fairer  distribution,  or  earlier  detection. 

As  a  rule,  this  isn't  true.  Yes,  these  lovely  outcomes  do 
occur,  but  mosdy  not,  and  most  of  what  most  faculty  mem- 
bers obsess  about  late  into  the  night,  most  of  the  thick  books 
they  write,  and  most  of  what  they  discover  about  the  dead  and 
the  unseen  (their  principle  subjects)  affords  no  general  happi- 
ness, stirs  no  observable  march  of  progress,  and  has  no  prac- 
tical implications. 

And  that,  to  me,  is  the  university's  glory,  in  that  it  makes 
a  home  for  work  that  simply  examples,  for  the  benefit  of 
students  principally,  a  way  of  living  that  steers  not  by  the 
nearest  obtrusive  rock  but  by  intelligence,  alertness,  and 
stubborn  hunger  for  the  labor  that  makes  one  strangely 
happy,  including,  if  it  comes  to  it,  spending  half  a  decade 
correcting  the  record  about  the  origins  of  lieder. 

C.  P.  E.  Bach  and  the  Rebirth  of  the  Strophic  Song  has  earned 
adjectives  such  as  "unprecedented,"  "monumental,"  "magis- 
terial," "essential  [for]  all  serious  [library]  music  collections," 
and  "a  key  illustration  of  what  liberal  arts  means."  I  would 
not  know  one  way  or  the  other,  of  course,  nor  have  I  any  in- 
tention of  trying  to  acquire  the  scholarly  apparatus,  as  they 
say,  that  would  help  me  to  know.  In  fact,  I  don't  intend  to 
read  any  further  in  the  book  than  has  been  necessary  for 
writing  this  essay.  For  me,  rather,  the  higher  significance  of 
C.P.E.,  and  of  similar  volumes  that  justify  yards  of  shelf 
space  in  my  office,  is  not  the  knowledge  it  purveys  but  its 
unselfconscious  affirmation  that  this  universe  is  a  stop  worth 
making,  a  place  of  mystery  and  possibility,  with  new  territo- 
ry on  every  hand  to  be  plowed,  cleared,  or  just  gawked  at, 
range  after  endless  range,  the  view  jolting  us  into  acts  of  rev- 
erence, practical  and  impractical. 

Our  story  on  Boston  College's  new  material  territory, 
which  will  serve  as  a  venue  for  exploring  further  ethereal 
territory,  begins  on  page  34. 

Ben  Birnbaum 


BOSTON  COLLEGE 

SUMMER  2004  TftHQ'ilZlTlC  VOL.64    NO.  3 


20      Women's  place     Elizabeth  A.  Johnson,  CSJ 

Two  conflicting  views  guide  the  Church's  position  on  women, 
and  have  from  the  very  beginning.  And  therein  lies  hope 


Jason  Reblando  '95, 


29    Small  wonders 

Andrew  Teed  '98 

Winners  of  the  2004  flash  fiction  contest 


30    In  re:  Brown   charksjogktreejr. 

The  court's  decision  was  simply  just.  "Deliberate  speed"  was 
simply  not 

34    Overview 

A  tour  of  the  Brighton  campus 

special  section: 

42    THE  CHURCH  IN  THE  21ST  CENTURY 

learning  from  others — Padraic  O'Hare  on  Rabbi  Abraham 
Joshua  Heschel,  Fr.  Robert  P.  Imbelli  on  the  i8th-century's 
Jonathan  Edwards,  Mary  Jo  Bane  on  the  activist  Ida  Wells-Barnett, 
Roberto  Goizueta  on  Latino  Catholics 


1  f  :JF**1 ' 


33 

DEPARTMENTS 

2  LETTERS 

3  LINDEN  LANE 

•  Songcraft  •  For  Carroll  •  Radio 
girlz  •  Chasing  chocolate  •  Fit  to 
print  •  Good  hair  day  •  Rumors  • 
Pigskin  pioneers  •  Summer 
reading  list  •  Safe  by  design  • 
The  way  we  were 

49     WORKS  &  DAYS 

China  TV's  Keith  Gallinelli  '94 

ADVANCEMENT  AND 
CLASS  NOTES 

Follows  page  23 

COVER  A  view  to  the  apple 
orchard  on  BCs  new  campus. 
Photo  by  Gary  Wayne  Gilbert 


LETTERS 


BOSTON  COLLEGE 

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BENEFIT  PACKAGE 
Alicia  MunnelPs  article 
"Retirement  Blues"  (Spring 
2004)  makes  one  of  the 
strongest  cases  I've  seen — 
although  the  author  probably 
didn't  intend  it — for  401(k)  or 
defined-contribution  plans  to 
replace  the  current  Social 
Security  system.  Automatic 
enrollment  in  such  plans,  with 
government-mandated  re- 
quirements, would  be  far 
preferable  to  the  bloated  gov- 
ernment agency  we  now  have 
and  to  Congress  using  retire- 
ment funds  as  loans  for  highly 
questionable  public  spending. 

BILL  MARKOT  '67 
Newton,  Massachusetts 

REPAST  REVISITED 
I  was  thrilled  to  see  BC 
Hillel's  Kabbalat  Shabbat  din- 
ner featured  in  the  Spring 
2004  issue  ("Meal  Clans"). 

When  I  was  a  student,  this 
was  one  of  my  favorite  events, 
bringing  together  the  stu- 
dents, faculty,  and  alumni  who 
were  the  core  of  our  BC 
Jewish  community.  Now  that  I 
work  for  Hillel  International,  I 
realize  the  vibrant  Jewish  life 
at  Boston  College  could  serve 
as  a  model  for  small  Jewish 
communities  on  campuses 
across  the  country.  The  photo 
spread  now  hangs  in  Hillel's 
international  center.  B'Shalom 
(in  peace). 

BRIANNE  NADEAU  '02 
Washington,  D.C. 

LESSON  PLAN 

I  enjoyed  Paul  Elie's  essay 
"Pilgrims"  (Spring  2004),  es- 
pecially because  I  am  about  to 
teach  the  Jhumpa  Lahiri  story 
he  mentions  in  a  course  of 
mine  on  Catholic  characters 
and  the  character  of  "the 
Catholic"  in  American  litera- 


ture. It  goes  with  other  stories 
that  foreground  the  many 
different  Catholic  cultures  in 
America:  Frank  O'Connor's 
East  Coast  Irish,  Flannery 
O'Connor's  southern 
Georgian,  Robert  Olen 
Butler's  Louisiana  Vietnamese, 
Sandra  Cisneros's  Chicago 
Mexicans.  I'll  ask  my  students 
Paul  Elie's  questions — is  the 
apparently  stripped  house 
hoarding  the  faith's  treasures 
or  trash?  Is  it  somehow  magi- 
cally producing  a  Christian 
faith  the  secularized 
Americanized  couple  from 
India  needs,  or  reproducing 
the  colors  of  their  homeland's 
faith  in  Catholicism's  tradi- 
tional "creole?"  I'll  ask  them 
whether  artifacts  appearing  in 
the  house  seem  to  them  to  be 
marked  "Christian"  or 
"Catholic."  And  I'll  trust  that 
Catholics  coming  of  age  in  the 
current  climate  of  division  and 
loss  will  recognize  how  our 
flights  as  well  as  our  quests  are 
part  of  our  pilgrimage. 

PROFESSOR  JUDITH  WILT 
Department  of  English 

kia's  gift 

I  just  finished  reading  the  ar- 
ticle about  our  Kia  ("The 
Gift,"  by  Ben  Birnbaum, 
Linden  Lane,  Spring  2004). 
You  have  captured  that 
evening  with  all  the  emotion 
enveloping  it.  Since  Kia's 
passing,  I  have  come  to  know 
her  "Boston  family,"  and  it 
has  been  a  great  source  of 
comfort  to  know  that  she  was 
so  well  loved.  Kia  loved  BC 
and  everyone  there. 

JULIE  MERCER 
Lake-wood,  New  Jersey 

Ms.  Mercer  is  the  mother  of 
Patrick  Mercer,  the  late  Kia 
Rozier's  fiance. 


TRADITION 

Re  "Distance  Learning,"  by 
Paige  Parvin  (Spring  2004): 
I  teach  in  the  religious  studies 
department  at  a  Jesuit  high 
school  in  San  Francisco.  My 
students,  formed  by  a  post- 
modernist worldview,  often 
struggle  to  appreciate  the  role 
that  tradition  plays  in  our 
Catholic  identity.  As  a  teacher 
of  scripture,  I  struggle  with 
ways  to  help  them  to  under- 
stand the  power  and  wisdom 
of  our  history. 

In  Atlanta,  BC's  president 
William  P.  Leahy,  SJ,  re- 
sponded to  a  question  regard- 
ing women's  ordination  by 
saying  that  "a  person  without 
memory  is  without  identity." 
Indeed.  My  students  may  have 
trouble  grasping  the  impor- 
tance of  shared  interpretation 
through  the  ages,  but  they 
don't  have  any  difficulty  with 
the  question  of  who  they 
would  be  without  their  own 
memory.  I  now  understand 
how  to  help  them  understand. 

CHAD  EVANS  MA'97 

San  Francisco,  California 

FOLKARD  RECALLED 
I  read  in  the  Spring  issue  the 
letter  from  Jack  Crowe  '82  re- 
calling the  late  Professor  Al 
Folkard.  I  had  Folkard  during 
my  first  year.  I  recall  talking 
with  him  about  the  paintings 
going  up  in  Gasson  Hall  near 
the  bell  tower,  and  stepping 
out  to  the  atrium,  where  he 
told  me  the  story  of  each 
panel.  Whenever  I  visit  BC,  I 
try  to  see  those  paintings. 

MICHAEL  LORD  '93 
Hanover,  New  Hampshire 

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2  SUMMER  2004 


LINDEN    LANE 


Paul:  Write  down  five  items  that  might  be  found  in  your  character's  bedroom. 


For  a  song 

ELLIS  PAUL'S  SIX-STEP  PROGRAM 

On  a  windy  Saturday  afternoon  in  early  May,  some  40  students  and 
campus  visitors  migrated  indoors  to  Lyons  42  3 .  They  were  there  for 
a  master  class  with  Paul  Plissey  '87 — known  to  the  wider  world  as  the 
singer-songwriter  Ellis  Paul.  He  was  at  Boston  College  to  receive 
this  year's  Arts  Council  Alumni  Award,  and  had  delivered  a  crowd- 
pleasing  homecoming  concert  on  the  plaza  the  day  before.  Now  the 
lanky  39-year-old  was  gingerly  stepping  to  the  front  of  a  classroom 
to  impart  his  self-taught  method  for  writing  songs. 

Paul's  urbane,  pop-inflected  acoustic  style  has  been  featured  on  10 
albums  and  has  earned" him  12  Boston  Music  Awards.  He's  been  the 
opening  act  for  the  pop-folk  star  Shawn  Colvin,  and  his  extensive 


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club  and  coffeehouse  touring, 
together  with  radio  airplay,  has 
brought  him  a  solid  national 
following.  The  story  goes  that 
he  first  picked  up  a  guitar 
while  at  BC,  after  a  knee  in- 
jur}' grounded  him  and  ended 
his  college  track  career. 

The  master  class  began 
with  Paul  interviewing  his  stu- 
dents, asking  them  about  their 
backgrounds  in  a  friendly  but 
focused  manner.  There  were  a 
number  of  musicians  on  hand, 
not  surprisingly,  as  well  as 
some  poets,  and  a  woman  who 
said  she  worked  in  market  re- 
search and  wanted  to  see  how 
songcraft  might  overlap  her 
own  "story-driven"  field. 

The  key  to  effective  song- 
writing,  Paul  said,  is  to  show, 
don't  tell.  "To  show  loneliness, 
you  have  to  make  it  physical. 
Are  the  shades  down?  Are 
there  pizza  boxes  around?" 
He  said  he  focuses  on  "people 
at  a  crossroads,  surrounded 
by  opportunity  and  change 
and  loss,"  leaving  open  the 
challenge  of  communicating 
what  brought  them  to  that 
point  and  what  may  follow. 

As  students  scribbled  notes, 
he  stepped  to  the  blackboard 
and  began  to  lay  out  a  six-step 
method  for  pinning  down 
character. 

First,  he  said,  write  down 
the  name  of  the  person — real 
or  fictional  or  famous — you 
want  to  frame.  Next,  think  of 
five  items  that  could  be  found 
in  that  person's  bedroom. 
Third,  write  down  five  things 
that  the  person  wrould  see 
when  he  or  she  looks  into  the 
mirror.  Then,  identify  two  col- 
ors that  the  character  calls  to 
mind.  Fifth,  find  a  nonhuman 
metaphor  that  could  describe 
your  character.  Finally,  write  a 
line  of  dialogue  that  conveys 


the  way  the  character  speaks. 

Paul  illustrated  with  one  of 
his  own  songs.  Years  ago,  a 
high  school  student  from  his 
Maine  hometowTi — the  boy 
who  "always  had  the  loudest 
voice  at  the  party" — fell  to  his 
death  while  climbing  a  light 
pole  as  part  of  a  stunt.  Paul, 
chalk  in  hand,  began  ticking 
off  salient  details  of  his  charac- 
ter's life.  In  his  bedroom,  for 
example,  Paul  imagined  a  cap 
and  gown  on  the  floor,  beer 
cans  stashed  in  a  closet,  and 
videos  of  Saturday  Night 
Live.  In  the  mirror,  his 
character  peered  through 
bloodshot  eyes  at  his  un- 
combed hair  and  untucked 
shirt.  The  line  of  dialogue: 
"Pick  me  up  a  six-pack  at 
the  package  store?" 

For  a  long  time,  Paul  said, 
he  wanted  to  write  about  this 
character  but  the  shape  of  the 
song  eluded  him.  During  an 
exhausting  cross-country  tour, 
however,  a  story  started  to 
germinate,  prompted  by  a  re- 
curring sight — the  solitary, 
pale  water  towers  that  loom 
over  America's  small  towns. 
The  song  that  emerged  was 
"Eighteen." 

Jimmy  Aberdeen  is  the 
name  that  Paul  conjured  for 
the  song's  tragic  character  (he 
cautioned  students  to  find 
ways  to  fictionalize  the  people 
they  write  about,  unless  the 
story  is  unequivocally  flatter- 
ing). He  liked  the  name  be- 
cause it  carries  an  echo  of 
James  Dean,  reinforcing  the 
restlessness  and  doom  he  was 
aiming  to  convey. 

"Eighteen"  is  told  through 
the  eyes  of  a  man  returning  to 
his  hometown  to  attend  a  high 
school  reunion,  whose  memo- 
ries lead  him  back  to  a  night 
vears  before  when  a  friend  fell 


to  his  death  while  painting 
graffiti  on  a  water  tower. 
"Jimmy  fell  down  through  the 
darkness  /  An  ambulance 
brought  silence  to  the  scene  / 
And  carried  off  the  life  and 
broken  dreams  /  of  Jimmy 
Aberdeen."  At  the  end  of  the 
song,  the  man  climbs  the 
water  tower  ladder,  spray-paint 
can  in  hand,  to  complete 
Jimmy's  mischief. 

Sitting  down  with  his  gui- 
tar, Paul  launched  into  the 
song,  tapping  a  heavy  black 
boot  as  he  sang,  his  face  tight 
with  emotion.  Some  students 
continued  taking  notes,  others 
smiled  or  nodded  in  time  with 
the  music. 

When  he  sits  down  to  work 
on  his  songs,  Paul  told  the 
class  afterward,  he  generally 
blocks  out  a  significant  stretch 
of  time — 10  P.M.  to  three  A.M. 
is  ideal — and  lights  a  candle 
for  atmosphere.  He  prefers 
writing  in  his  living  room  to 
the  studio.  He  begins  with  iso- 
lated snatches  of  music  that  he 
works  out  on  the  guitar,  play- 
ing a  certain  melody  over  and 
over  until  it  becomes  "almost 
like  a  mantra." 

Once  the  musical  founda- 
tion has  become  nearly  auto- 
matic, he  starts  singing 
nonsense  syllables  in  falsetto, 
testing  the  boundaries  and  ca- 
dences of  the  melody  to  see 
what  they  will  bear.  Sooner  or 
later — and  sometimes,  he 
stresses,  much  later — the  vo- 
calizing will  yield  an  intelligi- 
ble phrase.  Paul  compares  the 
process  to  taking  a  Rorschach 
inkblot  test;  what  comes  out 
could  as  easily  be  the  image  of 
a  bird  in  flight  as  the  fragment 
of  a  memory'  from  childhood. 
Once  other  associations  begin 
attaching  themselves  to  this 
phrase,  Paul  shelves  the  guitar 


and  focuses  on  the  lyrics, 
eventually  going  back  and 
forth  between  words  and 
music  to  make  adjustments. 
For  example,  the  phrase  "you 
turn  a  blue  eye  to  me"  recent- 
ly presented  itself  in  a  practice 
session,  Paul  said,  and  15 
hours  of  work  had  to  this 
point  yielded  a  half-finished 
song  about  a  couple  reckoning 
with  the  deepening  serious- 
ness of  their  relationship.  He 
played  for  the  class  what  he 
had  of  the  song  so  far. 

The  hour-and-a-half  lesson 
concluded  with  questions  from 
the  students.  Who  are  Paul's 
influences?  Woody  Guthrie 
and  U2,  among  others,  he 
said.  Some  questions  were 
technical.  A  student  asked 
about  tuning  the  mandolin  in  a 
minor  key.  Paul  conceded  the 
dilemma.  "A  mandolin  just 
comes  happy,"  he  said. 

And  inevitably  among  as- 
piring musicians,  the  conversa- 
tion turned  in  coolheaded 
fashion  to  royalties  and  finan- 
cial pathways.  Someone  asked 
how  best  to  go  about  placing 
songs  in  movies  or  on  TV. 
(Paul's  music  has  burnished 
episodes  of  MTVs  The  Real 
World,  the  Jim  Carrey  vehicle 
Me,  Myself  &  Irene,  and  the 
movie  Shallow  Hal.) 

Soap  operas,  Paul  respond- 
ed, are  a  reliable  market,  con- 
stantly in  need  of  soundtrack 
material.  The  answer  seemed 
to  break  a  spell,  and  a  shadow 
of  anxiety  washed  over  the 
students'  faces. 

Benjamin  Healy 

Benjamin  Healy  is  a  writer  based 
in  Boston.  Highlights  from  Ellis 
Pauls  Robsham  Theater  conceit 
may  be  viewed  on  Boston 
College  Magazine  s  @BC  web- 
site, www.bc.edu/atbc. 


4  SUMMER  2004 


ALL  BUSINESS 

CSOM  selects  an  alumnus  with  global  reach  as  dean 


Andrew  C.  Boynton  78  has 
been  named  the  new  dean  of 
the  Carroll  School  of 
Management.  Boynton,  the 
head  of  the  Executive  MBA 
Program  at  the  International 
Institute  of  Management 
Development  (IMD)  in 
Lausanne,  Switzerland,  will 
assume  the  Carroll  School 
post  on  January  1. 

Boynton  succeeds  Helen 
Frame  Peters,  who  served  as 
dean  for  three  years.  Since 
July  of  last  year,  Professor  M. 
Hossein  Safizadeh  has  been 
the  interim  dean. 

Boynton  will  oversee  the 
University's  second  largest 
school,  with  2,048  undergrad- 
uate and  978  graduate  stu- 
dents. The  Carroll  School 
grants  six  degrees:  a  BS  in 
Management;  MAs  in  finance, 
accounting,  and  business  ad- 
ministration; and  a  Ph.D.  in 
management  with  concentra- 
tions in  either  finance  or  orga- 
nization studies.  Also  under  its 
organization  are  the  Center 
for  Responsible  Leadership, 
the  Small  Business  Develop- 
ment Center,  and  the  Boston 
College  Chief  Executives 
Club. 

Following  his  graduation 
from  the  Carroll  School, 
Boynton  earned  his  MBA  and 
Ph.D.  in  strategic  management 
at  the  Kenan-Flagler  Business 
School  of  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill. 
He  began  his  academic  career 
as  an  assistant  professor  at  the 
Darden  Graduate  School  of 
Business  Administration  at  the 


Boynton  '78,  who  directs  a  Swiss  executive  MBA  program,  will  begin  his 
tenure  in  January. 


University  of  Virginia.  In  1994, 
he  returned  to  Chapel  Hill  to 
join  the  faculty  at  the  Kenan- 
Flagler  School,  where  he  re- 
ceived tenure  in  1996.  The 
following  year  he  was  named 
professor  of  management  at  the 
IMD.  Boynton  created  the 
IMD's  Executive  MBA 
Program  in  1997,  and  has 
served  as  its  director  since. 

The  IMD,  founded  in  1990 
by  two  Swiss  business  schools, 
enrolls  managers  with  a  partic- 
ular interest  in  international 
commerce.  Each  year,  its  54 
full-time  faculty  members 
teach  more  than  5,000  execu- 
tives representing  70  nationali- 
ties, and  it  has  over  50,000 
alumni.  The  campus  is  located 
40  minutes  from  Geneva. 

Its  executive  MBA  program, 
which  Business  Week  magazine 


ranked  as  the  sixth  best  in  the 
world  in  2003,  enrolls  execu- 
tives and  prospective  executives 
currently  employed.  While  at- 
tending, students  remain  with 
their  corporations,  which  serve 
as  "laboratories"  for  practicing 
skills  acquired  through  a  com- 
bination of  month-long  courses 
and  distance  learning. 

Boynton  is  the  coauthor 
with  Bart  Victor  of  Invented 
Here:  Maximizing  Your  Orga- 
nizations Internal  Growth  and 
Profitability  (Harvard  Business 
School  Press,  1998),  and  is  a 
consultant  to  firms  in  North 
America,  Europe,  Asia,  and 
Australia. 

A  native  of  Basking  Ridge, 
New  Jersey,  Boynton  and  his 
wife  Jane  (Murphy)  '78  have 
four  sons. 

Public  affairs  staff 


ARTISTIC  MERIT 

Rev.  Hubert  Walters,  who  for 
22  years  has  been  the  director 
of  the  Voices  of  Imani  gospel 
choir  and  an  adjunct  music  lec- 
turer in  the  College  of  Arts  & 
Sciences,  has  been  presented 
with  an  artistic  achievement 
award  by  the  Boston  College 
Arts  Council.  Also  receiving 
awards  were  singer-songwriter 
Ellis  Paul  '87  (see  page  3)  and 
students  Jennifer  Minguci  '04 
(theater),  Paul  Schutz  '04 
(music  composition),  Krista 
D'Agostino  '05  (theater),  and 
Elyse  Mallouk  '06  (studio  art 
and  English). 

SHIRT  ORDER 

On  April  22,  some  600  Boston 
College  students,  faculty,  and 
staff  donned  blue  T-shirts  with 
the  message,  "Cay?  Fine  by 
Me."  The  shirts  were  distrib- 
uted by  the  student  govern- 
ment and  the  Women's 
Resource  Center;  the  College 
Republicans  at  Boston  College 
issued  a  press  release  support- 
ing the  action.  Supplies  of  the 
shirts  were  exhausted  in  two 
hours,  and  the  organizers  plan 
to  order  more  next  year. 

DIGITAL  SHEAVES 

The  Boston  College  Libraries 
have  purchased  access  to  the 
Eighteenth  Century  Collections 
Online  database,  which  aims  to 
collect  and  make  available 
every  significant  title  printed  in 
Great  Britain  between  1701  and 
1800,  along  with  thousands  of 
works  from  the  Americas.  The 
database  houses  a  variety  of 
materials,  from  books,  directo- 
ries, and  advertisements  to 
sheet  music  and  sermons. 
When  completed,  it  will  con- 
tain nearly  150,000  titles  repre- 
senting more  than  33  million 
pages  of  material. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  5 


VICTORY  IN  DEFEAT 

Jeffrey  Sullivan  '06,  a  sopho- 
more political  science  major, 
has  been  awarded  the  112th 
Fulton  Prize,  given  to  the  best 
speaker  in  the  annual  debate 
competition.  Arguing  against 
the  FCC's  indecency  regula- 
tions, Sullivan's  side  lost  the 
debate  in  a  narrow  decision. 


Station  master 

Estefania  Alves's  signal  has  been  heard  round  the  world 
An  interview  by  Cara  Fein  berg 


COLLABORATION 

Professor  Thomas  Chiles  (biol- 
ogy) is  the  corecipient  of  a 
five-year,  $4.65  million  grant 
from  the  National  Institutes  of 
Health  to  study  a  subset  of 
white  blood  cells  called  B-ia. 
Overproduction  of  B-ia  has 
been  linked  to  the  onset  of 
autoimmune  diseases  and 
leukemias.  Chiles's  corecipient 
is  Thomas  Rothstein,  a  profes- 
sor of  medicine  at  Boston 
University. 

CORPS  CONSTITUENCY 

Thirty-one  members  of  BC's 
Class  of  2003  entered  the 
Peace  Corps.  In  addition,  35  BC 
alumni  are  currently  serving  in 
the  Jesuit  Volunteer  Corps,  out- 
numbering alumni  from  any 
other  college  or  university. 

STUDENT  RESEARCH 

The  Beckman  Scholars  Pro- 
gram at  BC,  which  funds  under- 
graduate research  in  science, 
has  been  renewed.  An  initial 
award  from  the  Arnold  and 
Mabel  Beckman  Foundation  in 
2001  provided  support  for  five 
students  in  chemistry  and  biol- 
ogy to  participate  in  faculty- 
supervised  research  for  two 
summers  and,  on  a  part-time 
basis,  during  one  academic 
year.  BC  is  one  of  13  institutions 
to  be  granted  such  funding  for 
2004-06,  during  which  period 
another  five  students  will  re- 
ceive a  total  of  $17,600  each. 


In  a  convened  storage  closet  on 
the  fourth  floor  of  the  St.  Marys 
Women  and  Infants  Center,  in 
Boston  s  Dorchester  neighborhood, 
12  teenage  girls  run  R-LOG 
540-AM.  Broadcasting  "music 
that  respects  women, "  the  station  s 
signal  reaches  2.6  miles  into  the 
surrounding  city,  Monday 
through  Thursday,  between  4  and 
7:30  P.M.  Estefania  Alves  '07 
came  up  with  the  idea  for  the  sta- 
tion while  a  senior  at  Jeremiah 
Burke  High  School  and  helped  to 
found  it  in  February  2004. 

How  does  a  17-year-old  invent  a 
radio  station? 

A  few  years  ago,  I  and  a  couple 
of  girls  got  to  talking  about 
how  most  girls  in  this  commu- 
nity, which  is  mostly  immigrant 
and  low  income,  have  the  men- 
tality that,  "I  might  as  well  give 
up  now  because  I'm  not  going 
to  make  it  farther  anyway." 
We  took  some  ideas  to  Larry 
Mayes,  head  of  the  Log  School 
[a  settlement  house],  and  he 
arranged  a  meeting  with 
[Boston]  Mayor  Menino.  I 
talked  about  a  radio  station, 
and  the  mayor  liked  the  idea 
and  helped  us  find  funding. 
Eight  months  later  we  were 
breaking  down  walls  and 
moving  in  sound  equipment. 

What  kind  of  music  do  you  play? 

Music  from  the  early  '90s, 
Usher,  Alicia  Keyes,  Avril 
Lavigne,  Sarah  McLachlan. 


Alves:  We  want  girls  to  say,  "I  don't  have  to  be  what  this  music  tells  me  to  be." 


We  might  have  Cape  Verdean 
music  for  an  hour,  or  a  Trin- 
idadian  music  set.  W  e  just 
don't  play  things  that  degrade 
people  who  might  be  listening, 
especially  women. 

Is  there  any  rap  or  hip-hop  that 
is  respectful  to  women? 

Sure.  Nas  sings,  "I  know  I  can 
be  what  I  wanna  be."  Often, 
artists  will  have  some  songs 
that  are  positive,  some  that  are 


negative.  Usher  is  a  favorite  of 
ours  right  now.  His  song, 
"Confessions,"  talks  about  how 
he  cheated  on  his  woman  and 
got  another  woman  pregnant. 
But  Usher's  song  is  about  how 
much  he  regrets  the  mistake, 
how  he  wishes  he  could  have 
done  things  differently. 

Can  you   really  tie  community 
problems  to  pop  music? 

Kids  here  want  to  be  like  rap- 


6  SUMMER  2004 


pers,  want  to  talk  like  them. 
And  so  many  of  the  lyrics  are 
full  of  swears,  or  are  about 
men  having  sex  with  women 
and  then  dropping  them  to  the 
side.  I'm  not  saying  rap  music 
introduced  the  word  "bitch," 
but  it  can  make  that  an  okay 
word  to  use.  Eventually,  peo- 
ple begin  to  feel  that  that's  just 
the  way  it  is,  and  they  can't 
do  anything  to  change  it. 

So  how  do  you  compete  with 
commercial  radio? 

We  don't  compete;  we  offer 
alternatives.  We  may  not  reach 
a  wide  audience,  but  I  can  see 
changes  in  the  girls  who  work 
here.  I  remember  when  they 
came  in.  They  had  ideas, 
but  they  were  scared  to  voice 
them.  Now,  they  are  so  vocal 
about  their  thoughts.  So 
many  times,  ideas  never  go 
anywhere,  especially  in  Dor- 
chester. But  this  one  got  up 
and  running.  And  it's  reaching 
farther  than  Dorchester — I've 
had  calls  from  Sweden, 
London,  California,  New 
York,  and  Virginia.  They  heard 
about  us  from  programs  on 
NPR,  or  the  BBC,  or  in  news- 
paper articles. 

What  kept  you  from  being  one 
of  the  neighborhood  girls  who 
wasn't  going  to  make  it? 

I  always  had  sports  and  student 
government — positive  outlets 
that  geared  me  toward  believ- 
ing in  myself.  That's  what  the 
station  is  about.  We  give  girls 
a  place  to  go  and  something  of 
their  own.  Then,  we  make 
sure  the  experience  is  about 
leadership  and  empowerment. 

What  exactly  do  the  girls  do? 

They  run  the  DJ  equipment; 
they  are  on  the  mike;  they  re- 
port community  news;  they  in- 


terview people;  they  write 
public  service  announcements. 
We  try  to  bring  in  women 
leaders  from  the  community 
for  the  interviews.  Recently  we 
interviewed  Kathleen  O'Toole, 
the  new  police  commissioner, 
and  a  BC  graduate  actually. 

When   you   decided   to  take   a 
stand   against  offensive  lyrics, 
did   any   of  your  friends   say, 
"Where  does  she  get  off  telling 
us  what's  offensive?" 
Mostly  I  got  support.  I  guess 
some  people  might  have 
thought  it  was  kind  of  uppity. 
Even  now,  I  don't  go  around 
mentioning  the  radio  station. 
I  let  people  find  out  about  it 
and  form  their  own  ideas. 

You  sometimes  listen  to  rap. 
How  do  you  square  that  with 
the  radio  station's  public  stand? 

That's  a  sticky  issue,  because  I 
like  the  music  even  if  I  don't 
like  the  message.  But  until 
radio  stations  decide  they 
won't  play  offensive  lyrics,  we 
have  to  accept  that  it's  out 
there  and  popular  and  our  first 
goal  is  awareness:  We  want 
the  girls  to  be  able  to  say,  "I 
don't  have  to  be  what  this 
music  tells  me  to  be."  They 
have  choices.  The  music  can't 
tell  them  who  they  are. 

What  was  it  about  radio  that 
captured  you? 

I've  always  loved  radio.  I've 
always  been  the  type  to  listen 
to  JAM'N  94.5  and  call  in  to 
win  concert  tickets,  though  I 
never  won  any.  I've  always 
enjoyed  being  out  in  the  open. 
I'm  interested  in  anything  that 
puts  me  on  the  spot. 

Cara  Feinberg  is  a  writer  based 
in  Boston.  Alves  majors  in  human 
development  and  communication. 


EARS  OF  THE  HEART 

by  Robert  Cording 

When  we  are  dying  the  last  faculty  usually 
to  shut  down  is  hearing. 

St.  Benedict  said,  Listen  with  the  ears  of  your  heart. 

And  so  I  try  to  remember  what  was  once  heard 
in  the  practice  of  the  heart's  listening: 
the  surprise  of  a  robin's  common  song 

when  I  was  ready  to  hear  it.  And  wind  saying  itself 
in  the  tulip  leaves  outside  my  childhood  window. 

So  many  times  I've  needed  to  learn  again 

what  I  am  always  forgetting — 

that  each  thing  has  its  own  pitch  and  vibration  and  rings 

with  the  exactness  of  a  bell. 

Like  the  sounds  rain  makes  so  differently 

filling  a  tin  cup  or  waterfalling  leaf  by  leaf  through 

the  understories  of  a  forest. 

And  there's  my  mother's  voice  calling 

me  home  for  supper  and,  later,  saying  goodbye. 

When  I  am  dying  to  the  world  will  the  ears  of  my 
heart  hear — 

in  a  hospital  room's  trickle  of  sad  laughter, 

in  the  sitcom  leaking  down 

from  the  television,  in  the  doctor's  voice  calling  my  name 

when  no  one  is  sure  I  am  still  listening — 

the  voice  of  my  beloved  moving  like  light 
at  the  beginning  of  each  day, 

speaking  in  words  I  have  heard  but  never  clearly  enough 
to  write  down,  saying  everything  I  could  never  say? 

Robert  Cording,  Ph.D.  '77,  is  the  Barrett  Professor  of  English 
at  the  College  of  the  Holy  Cross.  To  hear  him  read  this  poem 
aloud,  or  to  purchase  his  fourth  collection  of  poems,  Against 
Consolation  (2002),  at  a  discount  from  the  BC  Bookstore,  go 
to  Boston  College  Magazine's  website,  www.bc.edu/bcm. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE   7 


Bar  mode 


STEVE  ALMOND'S  CHOCOLATE  VISION  QUEST 


It  is  possible  to  say  that  you  have  not  lived  a  fully  actualized 
life  unless  you  have  eaten  a  Clark  Bar  straight  off  the  as- 
sembly line.  I  am  qualified  to  make  this  judgment  because  I 
have  eaten  a  Clark  Bar  straight  off  the  assembly  line.  I  have 
eaten  two. 

My  guide  at  the  New  England  Confectionery  Company 
(Necco)  headquarters  on  Mass  Ave.  in  Cambridge  was 
Manny  De  Costa,  the  facilities  manager.  Manny  is  a  slightly 
puffed  version  of  Norman  Schwarzkopf:  stern,  firm- 
chinned,  capable  of  inflicting  significant  damage  with  his 
bare  hands,  though  he  turned  out  to  be  the  nicest  man  imag- 
inable and  no  danger  to  anyone  at  all,  unless  you  happen  to 
be  coated  in  chocolate.  Manny  had  come  to  Necco  as  a  ship- 
ping clerk  3  5  years  ago.  Now,  he  oversaw  six  floors  and  400 


employees.  He  was  dressed  in  a  suit  and  tie,  which  he  ac- 
cented— for  our  visit  to  production  areas — with  a  white 
gauzy  shower  cap  that  sat  on  his  head  like  a  collapsed  souffle. 
Necco  acquired  Clark  Bar  America,  Inc.  in  1999.  A  na- 
tive of  Pittsburgh,  the  Clark  was  first  produced  in  1917  and 
became  one  of  the  most  popular  bars  of  the  post- World 
War  II  candy  boom.  It  consists  of  a  crunchy  peanut  filling 
covered  in  a  milk  chocolate  coating.  Most  people  would 
compare  it  to  the  Butterfmger,  though  it  has  far  more 
peanut  flavor  than  a  Butterfmger  and  a  softer  bite.  Necco  it- 
self used  to  produce  a  chocolate-covered  peanut  crunch 
known  as  the  Bolster  Bar.  But  everyone  seemed  to  agree  the 
Clark  Bar  was  tastier.  This,  according  to  Manny,  is  because 
of  the  Clark's  unique  production  process. 


8   SUMMER  2004 


Step  1 :  The  staples  were  boiled  into  a  sticky  glop,  cooled, 
and  pulled  to  a  beige,  taffylike  consistency. 

Step  2 :  The  filling  was  fed  into  a  huge  machine  that  flat- 
tened it  and  spread  a  layer  of  real  peanut  butter  on  top.  A  sin- 
gle worker,  hovering  over  the  machine  with  a  spatula,  rolled 
this  slab  into  a  sort  of  giant  burrito.  This  step  was  the  linch- 
pin of  the  entire  Clark  gestalt.  It  ensured  that  the  filling  was 
striated  into  sediments  of  peanut  butter  and  crunch.  (Manny 
later  demonstrated  this  to  me  by  biting  a  snack-size  bar 
lengthwise  and  showing  me  the  sediments.) 

Step  3:  The  burrito  was  lowered  into  a  batch  roller, 
where  it  was  funneled  down  and  came  snaking  out,  ticker 
tape  style,  to  be  cut  into  segments. 

Step  4:  The  peanut  crunch  was  now  ready  to  be  covered 
in  chocolate,  a  process  known  as  enrobing.  Enrobing  is  the 
money  shot  of  candy  production,  a  sight  so  sensual  as  to 
seem  pornographic.  The  conveyor  belt  carried  the  naked 
Clarks  forward,  into  a  curtain  of  chocolate,  which,  in 
spilling  down,  created  the  delicate  ripples  and  wavelets  you 
find  atop  most  candy  bars.  It  is  this  illusion  of  liquidity  that 
I  have  always  found  so  seductive;  when  we  look  at  the  top  of 
a  candy  bar,  what  we  see  is  a  particular  moment,  the  dy- 
namism of  the  fluid  state  captured. 

Step  5:  The  wet  bars  were  carried  into  a  cooling  tunnel. 
A  half  hour  later  they  emerged,  100  yards  down  the  line, 
ready  for  packing.  The  entire  genesis  of  the  Clark,  from 
raw  ingredients  to  wrapper,  took  90  minutes. 


The  fresh  bar  had  a  more  supple  consistency  than  store- 
bought.  The  peanut  butter  was  more  redolent.  The  choco- 
late coating  melted  the  moment  it  hit  your  tongue.  "Fresh 
off  the  line  is  a  different  thing,"  Manny  said.  "It's  like  from 
someone's  kitchen.  I  eat  them  all  day  long.  That's  why  I'm 
as  big  as  I  am." 

It  was  precisely  at  this  moment,  watching  Manny  De  Costa 
pat  his  stomach  and  laugh  in  a  jolly  vibrato  while  offering  me 
a  second  fresh  Clark  Bar,  that  I  considered  asking  him  to 
adopt  me.  This  feeling  was  reinforced  during  our  brief  trip  to 
the  sample  shop  on  the  first  floor,  where  Manny  and  his 
wife — who,  it  turned  out,  worked  in  the  sample  shop  and  was, 
if  this  is  even  possible,  nicer  than  Manny — foisted  a  shameful 
amount  of  candy  onto  me,  which  I  tried  (not  very  hard)  to 
refuse,  and  which  I  seriously  considered  donating  to  orphans, 
before  deciding,  instead,  to  eat  it  all  myself.  That  was  my 
first  taste  of  industrial  candy  production.  I  was  delirious. 

Steve  Almond 

Steve  Almond  teaches  creative  writing  at  Boston  College.  His 
essay  is  drawn  from  Candyfreak:  A  Journey  Through  the 
Chocolate  Underbelly  of  America  (copyright  ©  2004  by  Steve 
Almond)  and  reprinted  by  permission  of  Algonquin  Books  of 
Chapel  Hill.  The  book  may  be  purchased  at  a  discount  from  the  BC 
Bookstore  via  www.bc.edu/bcm.  Anyone  wishing  to  make  a  sim- 
ilar pilgrimage  to  the  Necco  factory  should  be  advised  that  the  com- 
pany s  operations  have  since  moved  to  Revere,  Massachusetts. 


EXTRA,  EXTRA 

Student  newspaper  to  launch  a  second  edition 


The  Heights,  Boston  College's 
student-run  newspaper,  will 
begin  publishing  twice  a 
week,  in  October.  The  paper, 
which  has  been  a  weekly 
since  1919,  will  appear  on 
Mondays  and  Thursdays,  with 
Thursday's  edition  including 
a  magazine  insert  from  Sports 
Illustrated. 

The  Monday  edition  will 
remain  similar  to  the  current 
weekly,  though  at  a  size  re- 


duced from  36  to  28  pages. 
The  Thursday  edition  will 
average  20  pages  and  will  in- 
clude news,  sports,  an  opinion 
page,  and  an  arts  and  reviews 
department. 

The  paper  is  produced  by 
150  undergraduate  staff  mem- 
bers and  contributors.  Editor- 
in-chief  Ryan  Heffernan  '06 
notes  that  the  need  for  more 
stories  to  fill  the  paper's  addi- 
tional pages  will  give  less-se- 


nior contributors  the  opportu- 
nity to  work  on  more  demand- 
ing projects  than  had  been 
available  to  them  under  the 
present  schedule. 

Thursday's  insert,  Sports 
Illustrated  on  Campus,  was 
launched  last  year  and  is  dis- 
tributed through  student 
newspapers  at  70  participating 
colleges.  The  magazine  pre- 
views the  upcoming  weekend 
in  college  athletics. 


Last  March,  the  Heights's 
website,  www.bcheights.com, 
was  recognized  as  the  most 
trafficked  college-weekly  site 
on  the  College  Publisher  net- 
work, ahead  of  websites  repre- 
senting newspapers  at  100 
other  institutions.  In  early 
2001,  the  Heights  was  one  of 
the  first  journals  to  join  the 
network,  which  serves  250  stu- 
dent papers  across  the  country. 
Paid  Voosen 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  9 


FINE  PRINT 

How  many  letters  can  you  fit  on  a  hair? 


At  three  P.M.  on  March  10, 
2004,  Christopher  LaFratta,  a 
doctoral  student  in  John 
Fourkas's  chemistry  lab,  wrote 
the  word  "hair"  on  a  hair  be- 
longing to  another  lab  worker, 
Vincent  Chen  '04.  With  the 
aid  of  a  computer,  LaFratta 
constructed  the  word  in  three- 
dimensional  letters  roughly  10 
microns,  or  millionths  of  a 
meter,  high.  The  point  of  the 
exercise  was  to  test  whether 
lasers  can  build  tiny  polymer 
structures  on  biological  mate- 
rials without  harming  the  tis- 
sue. They  can. 

That  piece  of  typography  is 
one  of  many  complex  objects 
that  Fourkas,  in  collaboration 
with  Professor  of  Physics 
Michael  Naughton  and 
Professors  Malvin  Teich  and 
Bahaa  Saleh  of  Boston 
University,  have  created  with  a 
technique  called  multiphoton 
absorption  polymerization 
(MAP).  In  MAP,  a  laser  beam 
shines  through  a  microscope 
into  an  acrylic  resin.  Wherever 
the  microscope  focuses  the 
beam,  a  light-sensitive  chemi- 
cal— a  photoinitiator — begins 
a  chain  reaction  that  binds 
molecules  into  solid  plastic. 
"It's  the  same  kind  of  process 
as  when  you  get  a  composite 
filling  in  a  tooth,  and  they 
stick  a  UV  light  in  your 
mouth,"  says  Fourkas.  But 
MAP  happens  on  a  much 
smaller  scale:  Each  laser  pulse 
creates  a  plastic  building  block 
just  140-billionths  of  a  meter 
long.  By  laying  down  thou- 
sands of  such  "voxels"  (as 


The  team's  microscopic  constructions.  Above:  "HAIR"  written  on  top  of  a 
human  hair.  Below:  Micro-pyramids  and  interlocking  square  frames 


three-dimensional  pixels  are 
called)  in  a  controlled  pattern, 
then  removing  the  leftover 
resin,  "you  can  make  absolute- 
ly anything,"  Fourkas  says. 

In  an  article  in  the  Journal 
of  Applied  Physics,  the  re- 
searchers reported  creating 
pairs  of  pyramids  linked  by 
slim  cables,  interlocking 
square  frames,  and  hollow 
bulbs — none  larger  than  a  few 
10s  of  microns  across — from 
globs  of  resin.  These  are  of  lit- 


tle use  in  themselves.  But  simi- 
lar creations  could  find  their 
way  into  miniature  devices 
such  as  optical  switches,  3-D 
computer  chips,  or  even  tiny 
surgeon-robots  that  would 
course  through  blood  vessels 
like  the  submarine  Proteus  and 
her  crew  in  Fantastic  Voyage. 

Fourkas  never  expected 
that  he  could  use  his  equip- 
ment to  build  directly  on 
human  tissue.  "The  light  at 
the  focal  point  of  the  laser  is 


quite  intense,"  he  says.  "So  we 
were  surprised  that  it  didn't 
damage  the  hair."  He  credits 
the  unusually  high  efficiency 
of  his  photoinitiator.  "This 
means  we  can  create  polymer 
at  relatively  low  laser  power. 
With  other  photoinitiators, 
the  power  would  have  to  be 
higher,  so  the  hair  might  have 
been  damaged.  Also,  hair  turns 
out  to  be  more  resilient  than 
we  might  have  guessed." 

Now  that  the  technique  has 
been  proven  safe  for  human 
tissue,  the  biomedical  possibil- 
ities seem  endless.  "You  can 
think  about  attaching  a  little 
handle  to  a  cell  in  a  petri  dish 
so  you  could  grab  it  and  pull  it 
wherever  you  wanted," 
Fourkas  says.  "Or  you  could 
build  a  monitoring  device  that 
would  let  you  know  what  was 
going  on  inside  the  cell.  You 
could  put  an  TV'  on  the  cell 
and  deliver  specific  drugs  and 
watch  how  the  cell  reacts  and 
how  it  interacts  with  other 
cells.  Sky's  the  limit,  really." 
All  the  more  so  once  Fourkas 
takes  delivery  of  an  apparatus 
that,  he  hopes,  will  produce 
voxels  just  10s  of  nanometers 
long  (the  current  record,  set  in 
Japan,  is  120  nanometers). 

Although  Fourkas's  is  not 
the  only  group  working  on 
MAP,  it  may  be  the  only  one 
that  applies  the  technique 
to  cheap,  readily  available 
materials.  Some  researchers 
use  proprietary  resins  that, 
Fourkas  says,  "are  sort  of  black 
boxes — nobody  will  tell  you 
what's  in  them,  so  you  can't  do 


10  SUMMER  2004 


anything  to  change  the  prop- 
erties." Others  brew  specialty 
chemicals  that  are  laborious  to 
duplicate.  "We  wondered  if 
there  were  materials  out  there 
whose  properties  we  could 
tune  to  whatever  applications 
we  were  pursuing,"  Fourkas 
says.  For  now,  the  winning 
blend — the  one  used  for  the 
"hair"  sign — is  a  mix  of  com- 
mercial chemicals  that  are  de- 
signed to  resist  shrinking  and 
promote  hardness,  along  with 
that  highly  efficient  off-the- 
shelf  photoinitiator. 


Now  Fourkas  has  begun 
building  structures  that  have 
moving  parts  and  is  developing 
ways  to  coat  sections  of  objects 
with  metals,  which  have  prop- 
erties polymers  don't  have, 
such  as  the  ability  to  conduct 
electricity.  One  technique  his 
lab  is  studying  uses  a  polymer 
containing  chemicals  that 
release  silver  when  struck  by 
laser  light.  "We'd  like  to  be 
able  to  create  devices  that 
incorporate  mechanical  prop- 
erties, optical  properties, 
electronic  properties,  mag- 


netic properties,"  says  Fourkas. 
And,  of  course,  once  he  has 
built  something  useful, 
Fourkas  would  like  to  be  able 
to  replicate  it  easily.  He  and 
his  group  have  that  covered, 
too,  and  literally.  They  have 
slathered  some  of  their  tiny 
sculptures  with  a  material 
called  PDMS— "essentially 
bathtub  caulk" — that  forms  a 
rubbery  mold  that  can  then  be 
removed  and  filled  with  poly- 
mer to  create  an  exact  replica. 
"It  would  be  much,  much 
faster  to  produce  structures 


this  way,"  Fourkas  says.  "Just 
writing  the  word  'hair'  took 
about  an  hour." 

David  Brittan 

David  Brittan  is  a  freelance 
writer  and  editor  who  lives  in 
Newburyport,  Massachusetts. 
Other  members  of  John  Fourkas s 
group  are  Richard  Fairer,  a  post- 
doctoral researcher,  and  doctoral 
student  Tommaso  Baldacchini. 
Vincent  Chen  '04,  who  con- 
tributed a  hair  to  the  experiment, 
is  now  a  doctoral  student  in 
chemistry  at  Georgia  Tech. 


AROUND  THE  WATER  COOLER 


Since  it  was  announced  in  April  that  the 
Boston  Archdiocese  was  going  to  sell 
Boston  College  43  acres  (and  three  con- 
siderable structures)  on  the  north  side  of 
Commonwealth  Avenue,  few  conversa- 
tions on  the  south  side  have  concluded 
without  a  sidebar  on  the  latest  rumors 
or  ideas  for  how  the  land  and  buildings 
(and  dreamed-of  buildings  to  come) 
would  or  should  be  used.  The  following 
are  notions  that  have  surfaced  within 
hearing  of  the  magazine's  editors.  Some 
seem  reasonable,  some  frightening,  but 
none,  it  must  be  said,  are  being  consid- 
ered at  the  moment.  A  significant  land- 
use  study  will  take  a  year  or  more  to 
complete.  At  issue  is  not  only  appropri- 
ate use  of  the  new  property,  but  how  the 
addition  of  43  acres  at  one  edge  of  the 
University  can  enhance  what  is  now  a 
tightly  knit,  balanced  campus.  For  a  tour 
of  the  new  Brighton  Campus  see  page 
34.  For  the  rumors,  read  on. 


1  Housing  for  new  faculty,  visiting  fac- 
ulty, graduate  students,  undergraduate 
students,  Jesuits. 

T  Administrative  offices  for  finance, 
fund-raising,  human  resources,  presi- 
dent's staff. 

T  McMullen  Museum,  baseball  stadi- 
um, conference  and  retreat  center, 
chapel,  television  studio,  chemistry 
building,  physics  building,  school  of 
theology,  medical  school,  parking 
spaces,  School  of  Social  Work,  Boston 
College's  23  research  centers. 


T  A  stable.  This  surfaced  at  a  meeting 
of  BC  officials  and  Brighton  residents, 
some  of  whom  believe  that  Fr.  Leahy — 
rasied  on  an  Iowa  farm,  after  all — is 
inordinately  fond  of  horseback  riding. 
For  the  record,  the  Leahy  family  has 
used  tractors  for  many  decades,  and 
the  president  has  not  been  on  a  horse 
since  he  was  "a  lad."  In  any  case,  Iowa 
favors  hogs  over  horses  by  a  wide 
margin.  Rumor  fomenters  take  note. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  11 


First  team 


BEFORE  THE  BIG  EAST  AND  THE  ACC  THERE  WAS  THE  LITERARY  INSTITUTE 


editor's  note:  Reid  Oslin  '68,  senior  media  relations  offi- 
cer at  BC,  was  for  24  years  (1974  to  1997)  the  University's 
associate  athletic  director  and  sports  information  director. 
His  new  book,  Tales  from  the  Boston  College  Sideline,  is  an 
anecdotal  history  of  football  from  the  James  Street  days  to 
the  2003  San  Francisco  Bowl: 

It  was  a  sweltering  September  night  in  1973  in  College 
Station,  Texas,  when  the  Boston  College  football  team  took 
the  field  for  the  first  time  against  the  famed  Texas  A&M 
Aggies.  Just  before  kickoff,  A&M  sports  information  direc- 
tor Spec  Gammon  turned  to  his  BC  counterpart,  Eddie 
Miller,  and  asked  dryly,  "When  did  y'all  stop  playin'  club 
football?" 

"1893,"  Miller  replied. 

BC  went  on  to  defeat  the  Aggies, 
32-24. 

EDWARD  IGNATIUS  Devitt,  SJ, 
BC's  ninth  president  (1891-94),  had  a 
clear  priority  for  his  administration: 
upgrading  and  expanding  the  28-year- 
old  school's  small  library. 

It  came  as  no  surprise  then,  that  in 
the  spring  of  his  first  year  as  president, 
Fr.  Devitt  was  not  especially  receptive 
to  a  proposal  offered  by  two  undergrad- 
uates— Joseph  E  O'Connell,  of  the  class 
of  1893,  and  Joseph  Drum,  of  the  class 
of  1 894 — to  start  a  varsity  football  team. 

Fr.   Devitt  pondered  the  students' 
idea — similar  proposals  had  been  de- 
nied by  his  predecessor,  Robert  Fulton,  SJ.  Two  weeks  into 
the  fall  semester  of  1892,  he  grudgingly  agreed  to  the 
request.  There  was  one  catch,  however.  Devitt  wouldn't 
allocate  any  money  to  the  new  organization. 

Boston  College  football  had  been  born. 

AS  AT  MANY  U.S.  schools,  athletics  and  physical  education 
at  BC  did  not  formally  begin  until  after  the  Civil  War. 
During  the  1880s,  BC  students  took  part  in  military  drill  ex- 
ercises and  a  limited  program  of  intramurals  and  class  games. 
Located  then  on  James  Street  in  Boston's  South  End,  the 


school  did  not  own  a  sports  field,  just  a  small  gymnasium, 
with  three  pieces  of  gymnastics  equipment  and  little  else. 

College  football — an  offshoot  of  rugby — grew  in  popular- 
ity after  Princeton  and  Rutgers  played  the  first  intercollegiate 
game  in  1 869.  But  it  would  be  nearly  20  years  before  the  sport 
would  surface  at  BC,  in  a  series  of  interclass  games. 

Football  then  was  far  rougher  than  today's  version,  with 
no  helmets  and  little  protective  equipment  worn  by  the 
combatants.  Pushing,  pulling,  and  locked  arms  were  al- 
lowed, and  most  offensive  strategies  consisted  of  only  three 
plays:  a  dive  into  the  line,  a  run  around  the  end,  and  a  punt. 
A  favorite  kick-return  play  was  the  "Flying  Wedge,"  in 
which  members  of  the  receiving  team  joined  arms  in  a  mas- 


BC  football,  1893:  Second  row,  center  left,  is  sprinter  Wefers;  center  right,  is  coach-quarterback  Drum. 


sive  surge  to  escort  the  ball  carrier  up  the  field.  Injuries  wrere 
commonplace.  The  wedge  formation  was  outlawed  in  1896. 
One  of  Boston  College's  early  running  backs,  Hughie 
McGrath,  played  the  game  with  a  leather  strap  sewed  to  the 
bottom  of  his  trousers.  His  teammates  would  use  the 
makeshift  handle  to  toss  him  over  the  top  of  the  scrimmage 
line  in  short  yardage  situations. 

THE  PLAYING  and  scoring  rules  changed  frequently  in 
those  days.  Originally,  teams  had  three  tries  to  make  five 
yards  and  a  first  down;  touchdowns  were  worth  four  points 


12  SUMMER  2004 


until  1898,  when  a  score  netted  five.  In  1912,  a  touchdown 
put  six  on  the  scoreboard.  Conversely,  the  scoring  value  of  a 
field  goal  steadily  decreased,  going  from  five  points  in  1883 
to  four  in  1904,  before  the  current  figure  of  three  was  de- 
cided upon  in  1909. 

BEFORE  THERE  was  an  official  football  team  at  BC, 
there  was  the  "Boston  College  Athletic  Club,"  organized  in 
1884  to  oversee  physical  education  and  athletic  activities.  It 
was  the  forerunner  of  the  Boston  College  Athletic 
x\ssociation,  which  would  be  established  in  1887.  A  young 
Jesuit  scholastic,  Leo  Brand,  SJ,  was  appointed  as  the  first 
faculty  director  of  athletics.  Boston  College  athletics  histo- 
rian Nathaniel  Hasenfus  termed  Brand  "a  clever  liaison  of- 
ficer between  students  and  president  when  a  real  diplomat 
was  necessary,"  as  interest  and  participation  in  sports  mush- 
roomed on  James  Street  toward  the  end  of  the  century. 

IN  1892,  BC's  first  team  of  football  players,  with  no  fund- 
ing and  no  coach,  scrambled  to  find  practice  fields  and  com- 
plete a  schedule  of  games.  The  squad  never  played  an  actual 
game — opting  instead  for  a  series  of  informal  practice 
scrimmages  and  exhibition  matches  against  schools  and  am- 
ateur clubs  in  the  area. 

Senior  Joe  O'Connell,  one  of  the  students  who  had  pe- 
titioned Fr.  Devitt,  was  the  captain.  Many  members  of  that 
1892  squad  went  on  to  professional  careers  as  doctors, 
lawyers,  and  educators,  but  two  of  the  school's  original 
football  alumni  had  particularly  significant  careers: 
Lineman  John  Douglass  became  the  first  BC  graduate  to  be 
elected  to  the  U.S.  House  of  Representatives,  serving  in 
Congress  from  1925  until  1935;  running  back  James  Carlin 
entered  the  Society  of  Jesus  after  graduation  that  spring 
and  was  president  of  the  College  of  Holy  Cross  from  1918 
until  1924. 

Another  member  of  the  1892  squad,  halfback  Frank  Brick, 
played  the  sport  without  the  knowledge  or  approval  of  his 
parents.  He  was  listed  in  the  lineup  as  "Plinthos" — which  his 
fellow  students  of  Greek  knew  to  be  the  word  for  "brick." 

rN  1893,  Joseph  Drum,  then  a  Boston  College  senior,  was 
named  head  coach  of  the  school's  first  "official"  football 
team — an  unpaid  position.  When  he  called  the  start  of  prac- 
tice in  September,  22  willing  candidates  reported.  Among 
them  was  Bernie  Wefers,  a  transfer  from  Holy  Cross,  who 
would  later  set  four  world  track  records  in  various  sprint 
events.  Drum  immediately  had  himself  a  strong  outside  run- 
ning threat — a  coaching  luxury  that  several  of  his  successors 
would  never  enjoy. 

Drum  named  himself  starting  quarterback  when  Boston 
College  lined  up  for  its  first  official  game  on  October  26, 
1893,  against  St.  John's  Literary  Institute,  a  local  amateur 
team.  He  completed  his  significant  series  of  "firsts"  for 


Boston  College  football  when  he  scored  the  game's  only 
touchdown,  jarring  the  ball  loose  from  a  St.  John's  runner 
and  carrying  it  across  the  goal  line  for  a  4-0  BC  victory. 
Boston  College's  second  game  did  not  go  so  well.  The 
James  Street  lads  lost  6-0  to  Technology  '97 — a  team  of 
freshmen  from  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology — 
at  Clovis  Field  in  Cambridge.  BC's  chances  for  a  late-game 
comeback  were  stymied  in  this  one.  The  contest  was  called 
off  at  halftime  because  the  Harvard  '96  team  had  a  game 
scheduled  against  the  Boston  Athletic  Association  on  the 
same  field  and  demanded  that  BC  and  MIT  relinquish  the 
lined  turf. 

BOSTON  COLLEGE'S  University  historian,  Thomas  H. 
O'Connor — a  1949  BC  graduate  and  longtime  football  sea- 
son-ticket-holder— offers  a  look  at  how  one  of  BC's  most 
visible  athletic  traditions,  the  maroon-and-gold  school  col- 
ors, came  into  being: 

"In  those  early  years  when  Boston  College  was  located 
on  James  Street  and  was  still  a  part  of  Boston  College  High 
School  or  vice  versa,  members  of  the  student  body  had  no 
particular  colors  of  their  own.  Students  on  their  way  to  var- 
ious athletic  contests  had  no  striped  ties  to  wear,  no  arm- 
bands to  put  on,  and  no  pennants  to  wave  to  announce  their 
school  affiliation.  To  work  out  a  solution  to  this  problem, 
T.J.  Hurley  of  the  class  of  1885,  composer  of  such  perenni- 
al favorites  as  "For  Boston"  and  "Hail  Alma  Mater,"  was 
chosen  to  head  a  committee  to  decide  on  a  set  of  colors  that 
would  be  distinctively  BC. 

"After  considering  the  colors  of  such  rival  Jesuit  institu- 
tions as  Holy  Cross,  Fordham,  and  Georgetown,  Hurley 
and  his  committee  reported  back  to  the  student  body  that 
their  choice  was  maroon  and  gold,  in  part  because  none  of 
the  other  Jesuit  colleges  had  those  colors.  The  student  body 
was  unanimous  in  accepting  the  report  and  immediately  set 
about  having  the  first  official  banner  made. 

"According  to  T.J.  Hurley's  personal  account,  BC  stu- 
dents convinced  the  ladies  who  worked  at  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music — at  that  time  located  near  the  Jesuit 
institution  on  James  Street — to  produce  the  first  maroon 
and  gold  banner,  which  was  an  instant  success  and  was  dis- 
played at  every  event  at  the  school. 

"Unfortunately,  after  a  celebration  at  the  James  Street 
school,  the  original  hand-stitched  banner  mysteriously  dis- 
appeared and  was  never  seen  again.  Old  and  savvy  alumni 
continue  to  look  through  attics  and  cellars  in  hopes  that  the 
original  banner  will  be  found." 

Reid  Oslin 

©  2004  by  Reid  Oslin,  reprinted  by  permission.  The  book  is  avail- 
able at  a  discount  from  the  BC  Bookstore  via  www.bc.edu/bcm. 
Mr.  Oslin  will  be  discussing  BC  football  at  the  BC  Bookstore  on 
September  11  at  6:00  P.M.  (before  the  Penn  State  game). 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE   13 


O'Neill  Library,  fourth  floor 


ONE  IN  A  MILLION 

A  reader's  guide 


editor's  note:  In  December 
2003,  a  mere  16  years  after  ac- 
quiring its  millionth  volume, 
the  Boston  College  library  sys- 
tem celebrated  the  arrival  of  its 
2-millionth  (see  "Book  marker," 
page  16).  To  commemorate 
the  milestone,  BCM  asked  fac- 
ulty from  a  variety  of  disci- 
plines to  report  on  the  most 
influential  books  in  their  fields 
that  were  among  the  million 
most  recently  acquired  by  the 
University. 


David  Quigley,  American  his- 
tory: The  Wages  of  Whiteness: 
Race  and  the  Making  of  the 
American  Working  Class,  by 
David  Roediger  (Haymarket, 
1991) 

I  started  grad  school  in  1991, 
planning  to  work  on  race  and 
the  American  city.  By  decade's 
end,  I  had  done  just  that,  focus- 
ing on  postbellum  .Manhattan. 
But  along  the  way,  my  under- 
standings of  race,  class,  and 
American  public  life  were  al- 
tered by  Roediger's  master- 
piece. Wages  reimagined  the 
19th  century  by  linking  race 
with  the  history  of  America's 
working  class  and  by  exploring 
the  racial  identities  of  white 
Americans.  The  book  ushered 


in  an  era  of  thinking  about  race 
as  an  idea  that  is  at  least  partly 
constructed  by  culture,  and  not 
by  genes  entirely.  It  helped  ini- 
tiate a  golden  age  of  scholar- 
ship on  race  in  America. 

Solomon  Friedberg,  mathe- 
matics: Oenvres,  Collected 
Papers,  by  Jean-Pierre  Serre, 
four  volumes  (Springer- Yerlag, 

1( 


Progress  in  mathematics  is 
tvpicallv  communicated 
through  research  papers.  I 
would,  therefore,  choose  the 
collected  papers  of  Jean-Pierre 
Serre,  a  mathematician  now 
retired  from  the  College  de 
France,  in  Paris.  Serre's  contri- 
butions span  a  half-century 
and  include  fundamental  de- 


velopments in  algebra,  number 
theory,  complex  analysis, 
topology,  and  algebraic  geom- 
etry. His  contributions,  which 
in  this  space  can  only  be  de- 
scribed in  the  dense  technical 
shorthand  of  mathematics,  in- 
clude the  use  of  spectral  theory 
to  study  the  homotopy  groups 
of  spheres,  the  use  of  sheaves 
in  the  context  of  complex  vari- 
able theory  and  of  algebraic 
geometrv,  and  the  formulation 
of  the  Serre  conjecture,  which 
played  a  role  in  Wiles's  proof 
of  Fermat's  last  theorem. 
Serre's  work  is  distinguished  by 
its  breadth  and  its  depth.  In 
2003,  Professor  Serre  was 
awarded  the  first  ever  Abel 
Prize — similar  to  the  Xobel 
Prize,  but  for  mathematics. 


14  SUMMER  2004 


Suzanne  Matson,  English: 
The  Wild  Iris,  by  Louise  Gliick 
(Ecco,  1992) 

Gluck's  sixth  poetry  collection 
appeared  to  instant  acclaim, 
including  receipt  of  the 
Pulitzer  Prize.  Twelve  years 
later,  its  high-concept  formu- 
lation remains  as  stunningly 
original  as  it  was  at  the  time  of 
its  publication.  The  volume 
weaves  a  polyphonic  colloquy 
among  voices  from  the 
"green"  world;  a  god  who  will 
"disclose  /  virtually  nothing"; 
and  a  human  speaker  who 
tends  a  garden,  searchingly 
vulnerable  as  she  tries, 
through  insufficient  language, 
to  process  unruly  states  of 
feeling,  intimations  of  mortali- 
ty, and  the  persistent  hunger 
for  intellectual  certainties.  The 
memorable  lyricism  makes  an 
immediate  connection  to  read- 
ers; students  reading  it  in  my 
classes  often  name  it  as  their 
favorite  book  of  the  semester. 


Larry  Wolff,  European  histo- 
ry: A  History  of  Private  Life, 
edited  by  Philippe  Aries  and 
Georges  Duby,  translated 
from  the  French  by  Arthur 
Goldhammer,  five  volumes 
(Harvard,  1987-91) 

These  stunningly  illustrated 
and  beautifully  translated  vol- 
umes explore  the  history  of 
private  life,  from  the  ancient 
world  to  the  20th  century, 
evaluating  the  historical  di- 
mensions of  such  elusive  sub- 
jects as  solitude  and  intimacy, 
marriage  and  family,  fantasy 
and  sexuality.  Conceived  under 
the  editorship  of  two  towering 
French  historians,  the  volumes 
employ  an  array  of  brilliant 
scholars:  for  example,  Peter 
Brown,  the  great  explicator  of 
Augustine,  on  the  loneliness  of 
early  Christian  hermits;  Roger 
Chartier,  a  noted  historian  of 
books,  on  the  rise,  during  the 
Renaissance,  of  solitary  and 
silent  reading;  and  the  social 


historian  Alain  Corbin  on  do- 
mesticity and  hysteria  in  the 
1 9th  century.  These  volumes 
seek  to  expand  frontiers  of  re- 
search by  thinking  historically 
about  the  most  intimate  as- 
pects of  culture  and  society, 
and  they  have  set  a  compelling 
agenda  for  historians. 

Alan  Wolfe,  American  poli- 
tics: The  United  States  of 
Ambition:  Politicians,  Power  and 
the  Pursuit  of  Office,  by  Alan 
Ehrenhalt  (Random  House, 
1991) 

Looking  at  politicians  as  they 
are  and  not  as  we  expect  them 
to  be,  the  journalist  Alan 
Ehrenhalt  showed  that  people 
increasingly  run  for  office  not 
so  much  for  power  or  gain,  but 
because  they  have  chosen  to 
devote  their  lives  to  the  weird 
calling  called  politics.  Liberals 
and  conservatives  both  believe 
in  causes  to  such  an  extent  that 
they  are  willing  to  put  up  with 
the  small  talk,  long  hours,  and 
bad  food  that  campaigns  de- 
mand. And  those  who  make 
good  candidates,  therefore,  do 
not  make  good  leaders,  since 
they  lack  the  primary  skills  for 
achieving  success  in  a  divided 
government:  the  ability  to  bar- 
gain and  compromise. 
Beautifully  written,  with 
telling  examples,  Ehrenhalt's 
book  is  a  classic  in  political 
science  that  rivals  another 
great  work  in  the  field  written 
in  another  era  by  a  journalist, 
Samuel  LubelPs  The  Future  of 
American  Politics  (1952). 

Richard  Kearney,  philosophy: 
River  of  Compassion:  A  Christian 
Commentary  on  the  Bhagavad 
Gita,  by  Bede  Griffiths 
(Element  Books,  1992) 

Griffiths  was  a  Benedictine 
monk  from  England  who  trav- 


eled to  India  and  set  up  an 
ashram  for  the  study  and  prac- 
tice of  dialogue  between 
Christians  and  Hindus.  I  have 
to  say  that  the  book  taught  me 
as  much  about  neglected  as- 
pects of  my  own  Catholic  tra- 
dition as  it  did  about  the 
Vedantic  traditions  of  Asia. 
Like  Thomas  Merton  on  Tao 
or  the  Dalai  Lama  on  the 
Gospels,  Griffiths  brings  us 
back  home  by  generously  en- 
gaging with  ways  of  thinking 
other  than  our  own. 

Brendan  Rapple,  library 
science:  Being  Digital,  by 
Nicholas  Negroponte  (Knopf, 
1995) 

Writing  soon  after  the  birth  of 
the  World  Wide  Web, 
Negroponte,  founder  of 
MIT's  Media  Lab,  provided  a 
fascinating  overview  of  how 
digital  media  transformed  our 
lives  in  the  early  1990s  and 
foretold  the  future  of  life's 
digital  dimensions.  In  particu- 
lar he  predicted  that  the 
change  from  atoms  (physical 
books)  to  bytes  (content  in 
digital  format)  was  irrevocable 
and  unstoppable.  His  views 
have  been  prescient  and  influ- 
ential in  the  library  world. 
Today  electronic  databases,  e- 
journals,  e-books,  and  a  host 
of  diverse  digital  multimedia 
are  much  more  the  norm  than 
the  exception,  and  libraries 
have  changed  dramatically  in 
the  kind  of  services  they  offer 
and  in  how  they  imagine 
themselves. 

Phyllis  Goldfarb,  law: 
Minding  the  Law,  by  Anthony 
Amsterdam  and  Jerome 
Bruner  (Harvard,  2000) 

Mining  anthropology,  linguis- 
tics, cognitive  psychology,  lit- 
erary theory,  history,  classics, 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE   15 


Galileo's  Istoria 


BOOK  MARKER 

When  librarians  look  to  com- 
memorate the  acquisition 
of  a  2 -millionth  volume,  they 
don't  honor  whatever  happens 
to  drop  through  the  mail  slot 
after  number  1,999,999.  And 
so  it  came  as  no  surprise  that 
Boston  College's  2 -millionth 
book,  honored  at  a  ceremony 
in  December  2003,  turned  out 

to  be  Istoria  e  Dimostrazione  Intorno  alle  Macchie  Solari  e 
Loro  Accidentia  and  not  Diirs  Hardy  Trees  and  Shrubs. 

Istoria,  or  History  and  Deinonstrations  Concerning 
Sunspots  and  Their  Properties,  was  written  by  Galileo 
Galilei  and  published  in  Rome  in  1613.  A  collection  of 
treatises  in  the  form  of  letters  to  a  German  patron, 
the  book  describes  Galileo's  observations  of  sunspots. 

"Today  this  short  book  would  earn  Galileo  three 
Nobel  Prizes,"  contends  Daniel  Coquillette,  the  Monan 
Professor  of  Law  and  a  rare  book  scholar.  He  cites  the 
book's  proofs  that  the  earth  revolves  on  its  axis  and 
around  the  sun,  and  Galileo's  positing  of  the  principle  of 
inertia. 

The  volume  was  a  gift  from  Angelo  and  Wega  Firenze, 
drawn  from  the  collections  of  Wega  Firenze 's  late  father, 
Pasquale  Sconzo.  A  mathematician  and  astronomer, 
Sconzo  was  an  IBM  research  scientist  who,  in  Italy  in  the 
late  1920s,  bought  an  inexpensive  box  of  books  at  an 
estate  sale  without  knowing  that  it  contained  the  Galileo 
treasure  (recently  appraised  at  between  $20,000  and 
$25,000). 

At  more  than  2  million,  Boston  College's  book  hold- 
ings are  among  the  top  100  in  the  country,  in  the  range  of 
libraries  at  Georgetown  and  Boston  University.  Harvard's 
1 5  million  volumes  are  the  most  held  by  an  American 
university.  Nicole  Estuanik 

"Page  Turner"  an  annotated  slideshovs-tour  of  the  Galileo 
book,  may  be  viewed  on  the  magazines  @BC  website  at 
www.bc.edu/atbc.  Click  "'Archives.'" 


and  poetry,  the  authors  try  to 
identify  the  primary  methods 
by  which  law  works — catego- 
rization, narration,  and  persua- 
sion— and  to  understand  more 
richly  what  sort  of  "way  of 
life"  law  is.  For  example,  in 


analyzing  the  Supreme  Court's 
opinion  upholding  the  consti- 
tutionality of  the  death  penalty 
despite  staggering  evidence 
of  race  discrimination  in  its 
application,  the  authors 
demonstrate  that  while  the 


underlying  reasons  for  the  de- 
cision are  tied  up  with 
American  cultural  narratives 
about  race  and  the  death 
penalty,  these  reasons  are 
shielded  from  critical  scrutiny 
by  the  rhetoric  the  court 
chooses  to  use.  Reading  a 
court  opinion  is  a  richer  enter- 
prise after  experiencing 
Amsterdam  and  Bruner's  book, 

Diane  Vaughan,  sociology: 

The  Social  Meaning  of  Money: 
Pin  Money,  Paychecks,  Poor 
Relief,  and  Other  Currencies,  by 
Viviana  Zelizer  (Basic  Books, 
1994) 

This  book  not  only  rechan- 
neled  economic  sociology  but 
also  had  an  impact  on  econom- 
ics. Attacking  the  understand- 
ing of  money  as  a  uniform 
commodity  with  established, 
unvarying  worth,  Zelizer  shows 
how  individuals  reinterpret  its 
economic  worth  in  social 
terms.  Her  book  is  a  social  his- 
tory drawn  from  archival  docu- 
ments, including  women's 
magazines,  household  manuals, 
court  cases,  and  memoirs.  In  it, 
she  describes  an  "earmarking" 
process  by  which  women,  busi- 
ness, and  government  have 
revalued  money  through  such 
innovations  as  pin  money, 
money  as  gifts,  food  stamps, 
and  other  welfare  monies, 
which  divest  currency  of  its 
impersonality  and  embed  its 
value  in  social  ties. 

Peter  Gray,  psychology: 
The  Adapted  Mind:  Evolutionary 
Psychology  and  the  Generation  of 
Culture,  edited  by  Jerome  H. 
Barkow,  Leda  Cosmides,  and 
John  Tooby  (Oxford,  1992) 

Perhaps  the  most  significant 
development  in  psychology  in 
the  past  20  years  is  the  in- 
creased use  of  evolutionary 


theory  to  inform  psychological 
theories  about  the  human 
mind,  a  movement  referred  to 
as  evolutionary  psychology.  The 
Adapted  Mind  is  a  manifesto  for 
this  movement  and  a  descrip- 
tion of  many  of  its  accomplish- 
ments. The  chapters — authored 
by  leaders  of  this  movement — 
show  how  evolutionary  theory 
has  been  useful  in  constructing 
theories  of  cooperation,  mating 
and  sex,  parenting  and  child 
development,  language,  the 
mental  foundations  of  culture, 
and  sleep,  where,  for  example, 
evolutionary  theory  posits  that 
sleep  came  about  to  preserve 
energy  and  to  protect  individu- 
als during  that  portion  of  each 
day  when  there  is  little  value, 
and  considerable  danger,  in 
moving  about. 

Colleen  Griffith,  theology: 
She  Who  Is:  The  Mysteiy  of  God 
in  Feminist  Theological 
Discourse,  by  Elizabeth  A. 
Johnson  (Crossroad,  1993) 

This  is  an  historic  book,  be- 
cause how  one  speaks  of  God 
influences  current  and  future 
Christian  thought  and  prac- 
tice. Johnson  connects  feminist 
and  classical  wisdom  to  recast 
the  "persons"  of  the  Trinity  in 
metaphors  that  have  female 
resonance.  She  begins  with 
"Spirit-Sophia,"  whom  she  de- 
scribes as  the  living  God 
vivifving,  empowering,  and 
gracing  the  world.  Then  she 
moves  on  to  describe  "Jesus- 
Sophia"  as  Wisdom  made 
flesh,  and  "Mother  Sophia" 
who  is  origin,  creator,  and 
source  of  life.  This  recasting  is 
not  just  conceptually  and 
morally  adequate,  it  is  inspir- 
ing and  emancipator}'. 
Christian  theology  must  grap- 
ple with  the  expansive  vision 
of  God  offered  here. 


16   SUMMER  2004 


WIRED  HELP 

Making  the  world  a  safer  place  for  Aunt  Hermina 


The  team,  with  prototype  of  Assist.  From  left:  Logan,  Scali,  Barciauskas,  and  Pavlov 


Their  invention  inspired  by  a 
team  member's  8  7 -year-old 
aunt,  four  Boston  College  stu- 
dents placed  second  in  the  in- 
augural Microsoft  Windows 
ChallengE,  held  March  19-21 
at  Microsoft's  Redmond, 
Washington,  campus. 

Juniors  Andrew  Logan, 
Greg  Pavlov,  and  Joel  Bar- 
ciauskas, and  sophomore  Dan- 
iel Scali,  all  computer  science 
majors,  received  $3,000 — and 
$1,000  for  the  University — for 
their  design  of  an  inexpensive 
home  sensor,  dubbed  Assist, 
that  checks  for  unusual  heat 
fluctuations,  smoke,  and  carbon 
monoxide.  When  a  dangerous 
change  is  detected  Assist,  which 


runs  on  a  rewired  computer  the 
size  of  a  paperback  copy  of  War 
and  Peace,  e-mails  or  sends  a 
cell-phone  text  message  to 
someone  outside  the  home. 

Logan's  great-aunt 
Hermina  inspired  the  project. 
"She  wanted  to  keep  her  inde- 
pendence," says  Logan.  Assist 
allows  seniors  to  live  alone 
knowing  "someone  will  know 
if  something  goes  wrong"  or 
"if  they  accidentally  leave  the 
stove  on." 

The  competition  required 
students  to  create  a  device  on 
the  theme  "Making  the  World 
a  $afer  Place."  The  group 
worked  on  the  project  for  a 
year.  Computer  science  lectur- 


er William  Ames,  formerly  an 
engineer  at  Hewlett-Packard, 
helped  develop  the  $264  pro- 
totype. Associate  Professor 
Robert  Signorile  was  the 
team's  advisor. 

The  students  made  im- 
provements to  Assist  until  days 
before  the  competition.  "We 
never  really  got  the  chance  to 
test  out  the  carbon  monoxide 
detector,"  says  Barciauskas. 
"We  didn't  want  to  blow  up 
our  prototype,"  explains 
Pavlov. 

Twenty-nine  teams,  repre- 
senting 2 1  universities  from 
across  the  United  States,  par- 
ticipated in  the  competition. 

Paul  Voosen 


PRIORY-TIZED 

Boston  College  has  reached  an 
agreement  in  principle  to  pur- 
chase St.  Stephen's  Priory, 
encompassing  78.5  acres  on 
the  Charles  River  in  Dover, 
Massachusetts,  from  the 
Dominican  Fathers  Province  of 
St.  Joseph.  The  property,  which 
BC  will  use  as  a  retreat  and 
conference  center,  includes 
buildings  totaling  68,792 
square  feet.  More  than  1,400 
BC  students  participate  in 
University-sponsored  retreats 
each  year. 

TRUMAN  SHOWING 

Joseph  Halli  '05  of  Northport, 
Alabama,  has  become  the  fifth 
BC  student  in  seven  years  to 
win  a  Truman  Scholarship.  The 
award,  which  recognizes  lead- 
ership and  public  service,  pro- 
vides $3,000  for  senior  year 
and  $27,000  for  graduate 
study.  Halli  will  apply  his  grant 
toward  a  law  degree  and  a 
master's  in  social  work.  BC 
was  cited  last  year  as  a  Truman 
Honor  Institution  for  its  suc- 
cessful participation  in  the 
scholarship  program. 

DEATHS 

•  Paul  T.  Banks  '39,  MA'4i, 
assistant  professor  of  mathe- 
matics at  BC  from  1948  to 
1982,  on  July  12,  at  age  87. 

•  Christopher  Catanese  '05, 
honors  student  in  the  College 
of  Arts  and  Sciences,  on  July  6, 
at  age  21. 

•  John  R.  Eichorn,  founder  of 
the  Campus  School  and  pro- 
fessor emeritus  of  the  Lynch 
School  of  Education,  on  June 
9,  at  age  90. 

•  Ruth  O'Connell  Fallon,  direc- 
tor of  admissions  for  the 
Graduate  School  of  Social 
Work  from  1964  to  1989,  on 
June  17,  at  age  91. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE   17 


Goodbye  to  all  that 


BOSTON  COLLEGE,  THE  MOVIE 


Towers  on  the  Heights  is  2  8  min- 
utes of  flickering,  jumpy,  crack- 
ling 16-millimeter  home  movie. 
Produced  by  a  volunteer  crew 
of  faculty  and  students  in  1956 
at  a  cost  of  $2,500,  Towers  was 
ordered  up  by  then  Boston 
College  President  Joseph  R.N. 
Maxwell,  SJ,  as  a  means  to 
extend  the  geographic  range 
of  student  recruitment.  Eight 
prints  were  made,  and  over  the 
course  of  about  10  years,  those 
prints  were  exhibited  by  a  net- 
work of  alumni  admission  vol- 
unteers who  projected  the  BC 
story  onto  portable  screens  in 
church  halls,  furnished  base- 
ments, and  high  school  audito- 
riums across  the  country. 

And  then  the  time  of  Towers 
passed,  and  all  the  copies  went 
missing  except  for  two  that  lay 
in  canisters  in  a  storage  closet 
in  the  offices  of  the  University's 
audiovisual  department  until 
1987,  when  John  (Jack)  Foley 

'56,  who  had  worked  on  the  film  as  a  student  and  who  is  cur- 
rently an  administrator  in  BC's  facilities  management  office, 
asked  Dave  Corkum,  a  producer  at  audiovisual  services,  to 
look  around  for  copies  of  the  movie.  Corkum  found  the  can- 
isters and  transferred  their  contents  to  videotape,  from 
which  they  were  rendered  into  bits  and  bytes,  in  which  form 
they  were  presented  on  Boston  College  Magazine's  @BC  web- 
site, under  the  tide  "Distant  Spires,"  which  is  how,  on  one 
recent  afternoon,  I  came  to  view  the  film  four  times  in  a  row 
from  my  desk  chair  in  a  chaotic  office  on  a  bluff  overlook- 
ing the  Willamette  River  in  Portland,  Oregon. 

Some  observations: 
•  Everyone  at  BC  in  1956  is  well  dressed:  suits,  ties,  flowing 
dresses;  swirling  cassocks;  jaunty  birettas;  ROTC  uniforms. 


Film  clips  (top):  A  Jesuit  in  the  Sc 
Officers  Training  Corps.  In  the  editi 


•  Gasson  Hall  appears  so  often 
that  it  is  arguably  the  hero  of 
the  film. 

•  A  priest-professor  in  the 
chemistry  lab  seems  to  be 
changing  wine  into  water. 

•  Many  faces  are,  as  my  grand- 
ma used  to  say,  maps  of  Cork. 

•  The  fair  Ophelia,  descending 
a  staircase  in  a  snippet  from  a 
production  of  Hamlet,  looks 
oddly  ecstatic,  or  perhaps  tipsy. 

•  A  hamster  is  manhandled 
without  any  apparent  regard 
for  its  self-esteem  or  NTH  reg- 
ulations yet  to  be  promulgated. 

•  The  claim  is  made  straight- 
faced  that  there  is  an  archery 
bow  on  campus  for  every  stu- 
dent. 

•  During  the  clips  of  the  BC- 
Holy  Cross  football  game  at 
Fenway  Park,  the  Eagles'  tight 
end  jumps  the  snap  on  a  play 
where  BC's  halfback  darts  into 
the  Crusader  end  zone. 

•  Physics  professor  James  Ring, 
SJ,  in  the  longest  set-up  joke  in  the  film,  punts  a  football 
to,  apparendy,  Iowa,  and  then  winks  into  the  camera  for  a 
week. 

This  is  a  serious  movie,  however;  serious  in  its  earnest 
portrayal  of  Boston  College,  and  serious  also  in  haunting 
ways  that  its  creators  could  not  possibly  have  intended:  its 
guileless  persuasiveness,  its  freedom  from  irony  or  cynicism, 
and  particularly  the  quiet  confidence  of  the  Catholic  world 
the  movie  portrays. 

That  world  is  pointedly  celebrated  in  the  film  with  refer- 
ences to  chapel,  and  set  pieces  on  hymn  singing  and  on  the 
Mass  of  the  Holy  Spirit  that  opened  the  academic  year  in 
the  1950s  (and  still  does  today).  While  Fr.  Ring's  comic  role 
as  the  greatest  punter  in  history  is  the  star  turn,  other  priests 


hool  of  Education,  and  the  Reserve 
ng  studio  (bottom)  is  Jack  Foley. 


18   SUMMER  2004 


are  shown  at  work  (a  very  young  Fr.  Francis  Sweeney  teach- 
ing outdoors)  in  the  background  (presenting  awards  to  stu- 
dent cadets  on  the  Dustbowl).  Without  ever  saying  so,  the 
movie  makes  clear  that  priests  were  in  charge  at  Boston 
College  in  1956,  both  literally  and  figuratively. 

That  Catholic  world  in  which  priests  were  prime  and  un- 
questioned authorities  is  gone  now,  both  on  the  Heights  and 
in  the  world  at  large,  and  only  the  most  sentimental  among 
us  would  mourn  its  demise  overmuch.  It  was  never  as 
sweetly  monolithic  as  it  appeared,  anyway;  the  Catholic  ge- 
niuses Dorothy  Day  and  Thomas  Merton  were  trying  to 
wrench  the  Church  back  to  radical  simplicity  then,  for  ex- 
ample, and  the  hierarchy  was  silencing  such  eloquent  vision- 
aries as  John  Courtney  Murray.  The  true  measurement  of 
the  dustiness  of  the  Church  in  the  1950s  is  the  word  shout- 
ed by  Pope  John  XXIII  in  1962:  aggiomamentol  open  the 
windows!  let  in  fresh  air!  Nor  were  the  1950s  in  the  United 
States  all  that  simple  and  peaceful:  The  icy  savagery  of  the 
Korean  War,  the  oily  national  paranoia  led  by  Joe 
McCarthy,  the  violent  death  throes  of  American  apartheid, 
the  advent  of  the  birth  control  pill — much  more  was  hap- 
pening on  and  off  campus  than  is  intimated  in  the  earnest 
Towers  on  the  Heights. 


And  Boston  College  is,  to  be  blunt,  a  greater  university 
today  than  it  was  then,  by  every  measure.  Yet  it  would  not  be 
great,  or  be  alive  at  all,  without  the  confidence,  dedication, 
and  zest  captured  by  the  students  and  faculty  who  made 
Towers  on  the  Heights. 

The  first  rule  of  the  universe  is  entropy — all  things  fly 
apart,  from  marriages  to  empires.  The  second  rule  is  that 
nothing  dies  utterly  if  one  works  at  knowing  and  preserving 
its  spirit.  So  marriages  may  be  reinvented,  and  nations  rise 
to  new  grace  and  maturity.  And  the  Jesuit  university  emerges 
from  the  acid  bath  of  modern  and  postmodern  times  an  in- 
stitution that  is  less  sure,  less  prideful,  less  at  peace  than  it 
was  in  1956;  but  more  interesting,  challenging,  difficult, 
powerful,  and  capable.  The  Heights  is  no  longer  a  place 
from  which  one  looks  out  upon  the  world.  The  Heights  is 
the  messy  and  glorious  world. 

Brian  Doyle 

Brian  Doyle  is  the  editor  of  Portland  Magazine,  at  the 
University  of  Portland,  and  the  author  of  Leaping:  Revelations 
and  Epiphanies  (Loyola,  2003),  a  collection  of  essays.  Towers  on 
the  Heights  may  be  viewed  on  the  magazines  @BC  website, 
www.bc.edu/atbc.  Click  "Archives, "  then  "Distant  Spires. " 


clean  slate — The  stained  glass 
windows  of  Bapst  Library's  Gargan 
Hall  are  being  fully  restored  for  the 
first  time  in  the  building's  76-year 
history.  The  windows  were  de- 
signed by  the  artist  Earl  Sanborn 
in  Gothic  Revival  style,  and  each 
section  portrays  an  aspect  of  the 
University's  curriculum  of  studies 
at  the  time  of  the  building's  con- 
struction. At  left,  technicians  from 
Serpentino  Stained  and  Leaded 
Glass  remove  the  panes,  which 
will  be  sent  to  the  company's 
workshop  in  Needham,  Massachu- 
setts. The  panes  will  be  soaked 
overnight  in  a  solution  of  hot 
water  and  soft  soap,  rubbed  clean, 
and  then  reassembled  in  new  fix- 
tures. The  restoration  of  half  the 
windows,  begun  in  June,  will  be 
finished  in  October.  Work  on  the 
second  half  will  start  next  summer. 


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WOM 


TWO  CONFLICTING  VIEWS 

GUIDE  THE  CHURCH'S  POSITION 

ON  WOMEN,  AND  HAVE  FROM 

THE  VERY  BEGINNING. 

AND  THEREIN  LIES  HOPE. 

BY  ELIZABETH  A.  JOHNSON,  CSJ 


When  the  African-American  poet  Audre  Lorde  switched 
from  wearing  eyeglasses  to  contact  lenses,  she  wrote: 

Once  I  lived  behind  thick  walls 

of  glass 

and  my  eyes  belonged 

to  a  different  ethic 

timidly  rubbing  the  edges 

of  whatever  turned  them  on. 

Seeing  usually 

was  a  matter  of  what  was  .  .  . 

behind  my  brain. 

Now  my  eyes  have  become 

a  part  of  me  exposed 

quick  and  risky  and  open 

to  all  the  same  dangers. 

I  see  much 
better  now 
and  my  eyes  hurt. 

Today,  as  Catholic  women  increasingly  view  the  Church 
through  the  lens  of  gender,  many — and  I  include  myself 
among  them — think  we  see  more  clearly  where  its  problems 
lie,  and  the  hints  also  of  solutions,  and  our  eyes  do  hurt. 

But  what  gives  women  even  the  right  to  envision  the 
Church? 

Christianity  took  shape  in  a  culture  where  elite  men  held 
power  over  other  men,  and  over  women  and  children  and 
slaves.  As  the  Church  grew  and  became  more  established,  its 
leaders  adopted  that  same  structure,  called  patriarchy  (rule 
of  the  father)  or  kyriarchy  (rule  of  the  lord).  The  Church  re- 


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mained  patriarchal  through  the  centuries,  as  society  did,  and 
gave  religious  authorization  to  that  organizing  pattern — 
men  in  charge. 

I  am  not  male-bashing  here.  Within  that  system,  some 
men  have  been  humanly  mature,  spiritually  advanced;  they 
have  been  very  nice  to  women  and  even  loved  them.  But  the 
system,  a  pattern  of  relationship,  predetermines  the  roles 
men  and  women  play.  The  Church  reflects  this  inequality, 
in  its  sacred  texts,  its  religious  symbols  (most  importantly, 
God),  its  rituals,  governance,  and  laws.  And  as  a  result,  for 
most  of  the  Church's  history,  women  have  been  silent  and 
invisible  in  the  public  square. 

When  the  book  I  edited,  The  Church  Women  Want: 
Catholic  Women  in  Dialogue,  was  published  two  years  ago, 
one  critic  told  me  it  should  have  been 
called  "the  Church  Jesus  wants."  Some 
people  argued  that  men  should  have 
been  consulted  too.  But  the  main  criti- 
cism came  from  men  and  some  women 
who  felt  that  women  have  no  right  to 
envision  the  Church — that  we  should 
practice  the  godly  virtues  of  loyalty  and 
obedience  to  what  the  men  in  charge  de- 
cide is  right  and  true. 

There  is  ultimately  only  one  source 
of  authority  for  the  Church,  namely  the 
Spirit  of  God,  giver  of  life  and  source  of 
all  love.  It  is  the  Spirit  who  enables  the 
community  of  disciples,  the  Church,  to 
carry  forward  the  word  and  presence  of 
Christ  into  the  world.  It  is  the  Spirit  who 
makes  this  living  community  "the  only 
real  reliquary  of  Jesus  in  the  world  today,"  as  the  Dutch  the- 
ologian Edward  Schillebeeckx  put  it. 

In  her  2001  Madeleva  lecture,  delivered  at  St.  Mary's 
College  in  South  Bend,  Indiana,  and  published  as  Speaking 
with  Authority,  Mary  Catherine  Hilkert,  OP,  developed  an 
engaging  argument  for  the  religious  authority  of  women's 
voices  today. 

First  and  foremost,  she  said,  in  the  sacrament  of  baptism 
the  Spirit  of  God  profoundly  consecrates  every  woman. 
Body  and  soul,  a  woman  is  blessed  and  made  holy  by  this 
participation  in  God's  own  life.  Like  all  baptized  persons, 
each  woman  shares  in  the  dying  and  rising  of  Christ,  be- 
comes in  effect  another  Christ,  called  to  share  in  his  work  of 
prophet,  priest,  and  leader.  And  indeed,  Vatican  II  taught 
that  it  is  not  only  ordained  priests  or  vowed  religious,  but  the 
whole  Church  that  is  called  to  Christ's  mission.  We  are  in  an 
age  of  great  rediscovery  of  the  importance  of  baptism  for 
empowering  the  laity,  which  includes  women,  in  the  Church. 

Second,  said  Hilkert,  through  their  actual  experience  of 
living  the  Christian  life  day  by  day,  women  gain  insight  into 
the  ways  of  God.  Across  their  whole  lifetime,  as  they  age, 


IN  THEORY, 
AT  LEAST,  THE 

AMBIGUITY 
SURROUNDING 


women  as  well  as  men  are  capable  of  growing  in  wisdom  and 
grace.  They  can  spot  what  is  right  and  what  is  wrong,  what 
is  essential  and  what  is  expendable,  thanks  to  their  prayer 
and  lived  Christian  experience. 

Third,  through  their  suffering,  women  also  gain  knowl- 
edge of  the  power  of  sin,  and  of  what  needs  to  be  done  to 
heal  and  redeem  life,  for  themselves  and  others  who  weep. 
We  know  by  being  pressed  down  precisely  what  humanity 
requires  in  order  to  flourish.  The  suffering  of  oppression, 
which  must  be  resisted  at  every  turn,  does  grant  sufferers  a 
right  to  speak. 

The  authority  of  baptism,  of  Christian  life  experience, 

and  of  compassionate  suffering — that  is  what  gives  women 

of  faith  the  right  to  envision  the  Church  we  want.  And  the 

growing  strength  of  our  voices  about 

matters  of  God  in  our  day  is  a  gift  to  the 

Church  and  the  world. 


WOMEN  IS 

CLEARING.  NOT  SO 

IN  PRACTICE. 


A  HUGE  ambiguity  about  women  runs 
through  the  Christian  heritage.  On  the 
one  hand,  there  are  sacred  texts  and  laws 
that  keep  women  in  a  subordinate  role. 
These  sources  are  appealed  to  today  by 
people  who  wish  to  maintain  the  status 
quo.  On  the  other  hand,  there  are  points 
of  light  in  scripture,  in  tradition,  and  in 
official  teaching  that  challenge  this 
arrangement.  I  call  these  texts  and  prac- 
tices and  teachings,  which  are  also  en- 
trenched in  our  tradition,  the  prophetic 
strand.  They  emphasize  the  solidarity  of 
God  with  the  poor  and  with  other  peo- 
ple of  little  worldly  influence,  women  among  them.  They 
are  the  supports  for  liberation  theology  and  feminist,  wom- 
anist,  and  mujerista  theologies.  Far  from  assigning  domi- 
nance of  one  group  over  another,  the  prophetic  pattern 
supposes  a  Christian  community  of  mutual  regard,  a  disci- 
pleship  of  equals. 

In  other  words,  two  visions — the  patriarchal  and  the 
prophetic — are  present  in  our  heritage.  Sic  et  Non,  yes  and 
no,  to  cite  the  title  of  a  famous  medieval  book  by  the  the- 
ologian Abelard.  This,  I  think,  is  a  source  of  hope.  It  makes 
clear  that  what  we  have  been  living  with  under  patriarchy  is 
not  all  there  is  to  Christianity.  Something  more  is  possible. 
Consider  scripture.  We  all  know  the  creation  story  that 
opens  the  Bible.  On  the  sixth  day,  "God  created  humankind 
in  his  own  image;  in  the  image  of  God  he  created  them;  male 
and  female  he  created  them.  And  God  blessed  them"  (Gen 
1 :2  6-2  8a).  How  simply  this  text  makes  a  major  claim:  Women 
and  men  together,  and  equally  as  human  beings,  are  created 
in  the  image  and  likeness  of  God.  The  New  Testament  in- 
herited this  teaching  and  gave  it  a  Christian  twist.  And  so  an 

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22  SUMMER  2004 


TIN  KNICHT 


SO  MOVED 

More  than  600  people  converged  on  BC's  Newton  Campus  on  April  16-17  for  a  conference  entitled  "Envisioning  the 
Church  Women  Want."  They  heard  prepared  talks  by  theologians,  including  Elizabeth  Johnson,  Miriam  Therese 
Winter  of  the  Hartford  Seminary,  and  Ada  Maria  Isasi-Diaz  of  Drew  University,  and  joined  in  workshops  whose  top- 
ics ranged  from  the  tension  inherent  in  being  Catholic  and  feminist  to  the  U.S.  bishops'  failed  attempt  at  a  "Wom- 
en's Pastoral"  12  years  ago  (Bishop  Matthew  Clark  of  Rochester,  New  York,  was  a  panelist);  from  new  forms  of 
Catholic  leadership  now  being  modeled  by  women  to  "Is  the  Church  Women  Want  the  Church  Men  Want,  Too?" 

When  it  was  all  over,  the  attendees,  who  were  mostly  women,  had  the  opportunity  each  to  leave  a  written 
response.  A  sampler: 


I  hope  for  equality  and  open  hearts. 

We  are  the  Church;  we  have  the  ability  and  the  power  to 
move  mountains. 

Just  when  labor  becomes  most  painful  and  we  think  we 
can't  go  on,  the  baby  is  birthed  into  light  and  new  life. 

Jesus  is  in  the  boat  with  us.  We  can't  sink! 

With  the  Holy  Spirit  we  can  build  a  new  Church. 

I  hope  I  live  long  enough  to  see  women  given  their  God 
and  given  place  in  the  Catholic  Church. 

A  broken  heart  can  lead  the  spirit  to  breathe  new  life. 

I  hope  women  will  stop  asking  for  permission. 

We  must  find,  care  for,  and  nourish  each  other.  Perhaps 
for  a  long,  long  time. 

That  my  daughters,  granddaughters  will  worship  in  a 
Church  that  recognizes  and  values  all  its  people. 

I  hope  we  are  really  at  a  moment  when  this  envisioning 
can  be  enacted  .  .  .  but  I  am  afraid. 


I  need  to  take  some  risks. 


I  am  not  alone. 


I  hope  I  can  remain  Catholic.  I  have  more  hope  now  than 
when  I  walked  in. 

Hope  is  in  every  woman  whose  path  crosses  mine  if  I  just 
pay  attention.  And  with  God's  blessing,  men  will  also  share 
the  load  and  burden  along  the  way. 

I  have  one  life  to  live  and  I  will  not  let  the  last  part  of  my 
life  die  out — I  will  speak  my  truth. 

I  hope  that  I  can  be  transformed  to  truly  live  the  message 
of  Christ. 

I  am  a  baptized,  committed  member  of  the  Church,  I  have 
a  place  in  the  Church,  I  am  called  by  God  to  bring  justice 
and  love  to  the  world  and  to  the  Church. 

I  must  stay  with  the  Church  to  effect  change. 

Pages  of  notes,  a  hopeful  heart,  memories  of  the  hundreds 
who  gather  to  keep  on  through  shared  strength. 

I  can't  say  I  have  much  hope. 

Hope. 


ADVANCEMENT 

A  report  on  gifts  to  Boston  College 


FIRST  CHAIR  IN   ECONOMICS  HONORS  FR.  NEENAN 


Upon  learning  that  the  first 
endowed  chair  in  the  depart- 
ment of  economics  had  been 
named  in  his  honor,  William 
B.  Neenan,  SJ,  said:  "As  a 
young  Jesuit  beginning  my 
Ph.D.  work  in  economics,  I 
never  in  my  wildest  dreams 
would  have  thought  that  my 
name  would  be  associated  with 
Boston  College's  economics 
department  in  such  a  positive 
way."  Fr.  Neenan,  the  vice 
president  and  special  assistant 
to  the  president,  went  on  to 
say,  "I  am  extremely  gratified 
and  very  proud."  The  William 
B.  Neenan  Millennium  Chair 
in  Economics  will  be  present- 
ed to  its  first  chair  holder, 


Professor  James  E.  Anderson, 
in  a  celebratory  event  on 
October  6,  2004. 

Funded  by  Margaret  A.  and 
Thomas  A.  Yanderslice  '53, 
Hon. '03,  the  chair  pays  tribute 
to  Fr.  Neenan 's  extraordinary 
25-year  career  at  Boston 
College.  Since  coming  to  the 
Heights  in  1979,  Fr.  Neenan 
has  served  as  Gasson  pro- 
fessor, dean  of  the  College  of 
Arts  &  Sciences,  and  academic 
vice  president  and  dean  of 
faculties,  before  his  current 
position.  Prior  to  his  distin- 
guished sendee  at  BC, 
Fr.  Neenan  earned  a  Ph.D.  at 
the  University  of  Michigan, 
in  Ann  Arbor,  and  went 


on  to  join  the  faculty  there. 

In  addition  to  his  academic 
accomplishments,  Fr.  Neenan 
has  established  several  cele- 
brated, decades-long  traditions 
at  BC.  Shortly  after  his  arrival 
from  Ann  Arbor,  the  Sioux 
City,  Iowa,  native  initiated  a 
luncheon  club  for  BC  students 
from  the  Midwest.  The  popu- 
larity of  this  semiannual  event 
catalyzed  a  number  of  other 
regional  social  groups  for  out- 
of-state  undergraduates.  Fr. 
Neenan  also  initiated  an  annual 
"Dean's  List  of  Recommended 
Reading."  The  University 
community  eagerly  awaits  the 
publication  of  this  book  list 
each  vear. 


Professor  Anderson,  the  in- 
augural chair  holder,  is  a  high- 
ly respected  member  of  the 
faculty  and  one  of  the  world's 
leading  international  trade 
theorists.  "It  is  personally 
pleasing  to  me  that  this  chair 
is  named  for  Bill  Neenan,  a 
mentor,  colleague,  and  friend," 
Anderson  said. 

"Fr.  Neenan  is  the  soul  of 
the  University,"  said  Thomas 
Vanderslice.  Vanderslice  and 
his  wife  previously  funded  the 
Margaret  A.  and  Thomas  A. 
\  anderslice  '53  Chair  in 
Chemistry  and  the  Patricia 
and  Joseph  T.  '49  Vanderslice 
Millennium  Chair  in 
Chemistry. 


Wall  Street  Dinner 
Toasts  Academic 
and  Professional 
Excellence 

An  elegant  dinner  gala,  at 
New  York  City's  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel  this  past  April, 
honored  Wellington  T  xMara, 
president  and  co-CEO  of  the 
New  York  Giants.  Mara  was 
presented  with  the  President's 
Medal  for  Excellence  by 
University  President  William 
P.  Leahy,  SJ,  for  his  several 
decades  of  loyal  association 
with  the  Giants  and  his  active 
participation  in  religious  and 
civic  organizations.  The  annual 
gala  supports  the  University's 
Presidential  Scholars  Program, 
which,  to  date,  has  raised  more 
than  S12  million  in  scholarship 
endowment  funds.  The  Boston 
College  Wall  Street  Council — 


Front  row  (from  left):  Jennifer  Sladek  '04,  Ellen  Burke  '04,  Elizabeth  Bernardi  '04,  Rebecca  Simmons  '04,  Melinda 
Holme  '04,  Nika  Daragan  '04,  Laura  Pyeatt  '04.  Back  row  (from  left):  Paul  Wenger  '04,  Paul  Taylor  '04,  Patrick  Grady 
'04,  Wellington  and  Ann  Mara,  William  P.  Leahy,  SJ,  James  Smith  '04,  Timothy  Carraher  '04,  Matthew  Gaul  '04 


a  network  of  more  than  150 
members  of  the  New  York  fi- 
nancial community — spon- 
sored the  tribute  dinner. 
University  trustees  Peter  S. 


Lynch '65  P'01,  Robert  M. 
Devlin  P'98,  and  Wall  Street 
Council  cofounder  Mario  J. 
Gabelli  P'90,  '94,  '95,  '00 
served  as  the  event  cochairs. 


Advancement  is  prepared 
by  the  Boston  College 
Office  of  Development 


24  SUMMER  2004 


During  the  month  of  November,  the  BC  Alumni  Association  will  post 
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names  of  the  people  you  would  like  remembered  by  returning  this  card. 
You  may  also  send  your  remembrances  by  e-mail  to  bcaa@bc.edu. 

This  year's  Alumni  Memorial  Mass  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  November  7, 
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Dear  Boston  College/Newton  College  Alumnus/a: 

As  the  new  academic  year  approaches,  we  look  forward  to  providing  new  opportunities  to  connect  you 
with  one  another  and  with  alma  mater.  In  the  spirit  of  new  beginnings,  I  would  like  to  take  this  opportunity 
to  welcome  Jim  Husson  as  the  new  vice  president  for  advancement  at  Boston  College.  Jim  brings  with  him  a 
wealth  of  ideas  for  enhancing  the  services  we  provide  to  alumni,  parents  and  friends  of  Boston  College 
through  closer  collaboration  among  the  various  offices  within  University  Advancement,  including  the  Alumni 
Association.  I  am  thrilled  to  be  part  of  the  Advancement  Planning  Team,  which  comprises  senior  managers 
from  throughout  the  department,  who  together  will  be  responsible  for  strategic  planning  and  decision-mak- 
ing for  University  Advancement  as  a  whole. 

The  start  of  the  new  academic  year  is  also  the  time  to  welcome  the  incoming  Class  of  2008,  some  15 
percent  of  whom  are  children  of  alumni.  These  incoming  students  join  the  Boston  College  community  at  an 
exciting  time  of  transition,  as  we  gear  up  to  join  the  Atlantic  Coast  Conference,  undertake  a  comprehensive 
strategic  planning  process  and  launch  a  fund-raising  initiative  to  support  the  acquisition  of  43  acres  of  land 
from  the  Archdiocese  of  Boston.  (For  more  information  on  the  strategic  planning  process,  please  go  to 
www.bc.edu/offices/avp/planning/.)  During  this  time  of  transition,  however,  our  objectives  at  the  Alumni 
Association  remain  steady:  expanding  the  national  chapter  program,  building  a  stronger  graphic  identity,  pro- 
moting connections  between  current  students  and  alumni,  and  enhancing  the  all-alumni  Reunion  Weekend 
and  related  programming. 

As  it  has  in  years  past,  our  board  of  directors  will  be  instrumental  in  helping  us  achieve  these  objectives.  On  July  i,  2004,  Christopher  "Kip" 
Doran  '68  became  president  of  a  board  notable  for  its  diversity  in  terms  of  geography,  gender,  class,  school  affiliation  and  ethnicity.  Kip,  who 
lives  and  works  in  Denver,  where  he  has  served  as  chapter  leader,  is  the  first  president  from  the  Rocky  Mountains.  He  is  joined  at  the  helm  by 
Susan  Power  Gallagher  NC  '69,  the  first  vice  president/president-elect  from  Newton  College.  Kathleen  Donovan  Coudie  '56  as  treasurer  and 
Julie  Finora  McAfee  '93  as  secretary  round  out  this  year's  officers.  The  executive  committee  met  over  the  summer  to  jumpstart  their  planning 
for  the  coming  year  and  to  strategize  about  new  ways  to  serve  as  ambassadors  for  Boston  College. 

We  look  forward  to  welcoming  all  members  of  the  2004-05  board  at  its  first  meeting  on  Parents'  Weekend,  which  will  kick  off  with  the  2004 
Alumni  Achievement  Awards  Ceremony  on  Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at  Robsham  Theater.  This  year's  winners  truly  exemplify  the  spirit  of 
"Ever  to  Excel,"  and  I  hope  you  will  join  us  in  honoring  them  and  their  remarkable  accomplishments. 

Later  in  the  fall,  we  will  carry  on  another  BC  tradition  as  we  honor  deceased  alumni  at  a  Mass  of  remembrance  on  the  Feast  of  All  Souls  in 
November.  Please  take  a  moment  to  return  the  inserted  remembrance  card  with  the  names  of  classmates  and  friends  you  would  like  to  be 
remembered. 

FanFest  gets  under  way  this  year  on  September  n,  when  the  Eagles  take  on  Penn  State  at  Alumni  Stadium.  I  look  forward  to  seeing  you 
there  as  we  begin  another  exciting  year  at  Boston  College. 

Ever  to  Excel, 


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Grace  Cotter  Regan  '82 
Executive  Director 


ALUMNI      ASSOCIATION 

CLASS  NOTES 


2004  Alumni  Achievement  Awards 


The  Alumni  Association  is  pleased  to  continue  this  year  its  tradition  of  honoring  distinguished  graduates  at  the  Alumni 
Achievement  Awards  Ceremony.  This  year's  ceremony  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at  7  p.m.  at  Robsham 
Theater.  All  alumni  and  friends  are  invited  to  join  us  as  we  recognize  the  outstanding  accomplishments  of  10  distinguished 
alumni.  A  complimentary  reception  immediately  following  the  ceremony  will  be  held  in  the  Heights  Room. 
Please  call  800-669-8430  to  make  a  reservation. 

2004  Alumni  Achievement  Award  Recipients 

Arts  and  Humanities:  Joseph  Connors  '66  Public  Service:  Matthew  Vossler  '84 

Commerce:  Richard  Syron  '66,  HON  '89  Religion:  Fr.  Gregory  Ramkissoon  '81,  MA  '82 

Education:  James  R.  Powers  '33,  MA  '34  Science:  Daniel  Downey  '70,  MS  '76 

Health:  Judith  Krauss  '68  Young  Alumni  Award  of  Excellence:  Elisabeth  Hasselbeck  '99 
Law:  Lauren  Stiller  Rikleen  JD  '79  William  V.  McKenney  Award:  Fr.  Nicholas  Sannella  '67 

Visit  ummf.bc.edu/alumniawards  to  nominate  an  alumna/us  for  the  2005  Alumni  Achievement  Awards 


Executive  Director:  Grace  Cotter  Regan  '82  ♦  Class  Notes  Editor:  Anne  Merrill 
Boston  College  Alumni  Association  ♦  825  Centre  Street  ♦  Newton,  MA  02458  ♦  617-552-4700  ♦  800-669-8430 

www.bc.edu/alumni  ♦  classnotes@bc.edu 


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To  My  Fellow  Alumni: 

Like  so  many  of  us  before  and  after,  from  the  moment  that  I  first  walked  up  Linden  Lane  with  my  father  in  1963, 
I  knew  that  Boston  College  was  where  I  would  spend  my  college  years.  The  gleaming  eagle  atop  the  pedestal  backed 
by  the  grandeur  of  Casson  Hall  told  me  that  this  was  a  place  to  be  proud  of,  and  a  place  that  would  always  hold  a 
special  meaning  for  me.  Not  only  has  this  proven  to  be  true,  the  University  has  grown  in  stature  and  continues  to 
be  a  center  of  excellence  and  pride.  My  Boston  College  affection  was  enhanced  when  I  married  my  wife,  a  fellow  BC 
graduate,  and  watched  as  our  two  daughters  enrolled  and  graduated  from  the  Heights  in  2000  and  2003.  Nothing 
has  topped  the  pride  that  I  felt,  however,  when  I  found  that  I  had  been  selected  by  you,  my  fellow  alumni,  to  be  the 
president  of  the  Boston  College  Alumni  Association. 

Having  resided  in  Denver,  Colorado,  for  30  years,  I  become  the  first  president  from  the  Rocky  Mountain  region 
and  continue  the  trend  of  our  association  to  reflect  the  geographical  diversity  that  is  already  present  in  our  student 
body.  With  alumni  in  all  50  states,  what  a  national  presence  we  have  become! 

•  Father  Leahy,  in  spearheading  the  extraordinarily  successful  Church  in  the  21st  Century  initiative,  has 
expanded  our  prominence  nationally,  including  recent  dialogues  in  Chicago,  Illinois;  Dallas,  Texas;  and  Phoenix,  Arizona. 

•  Through  Executive  Director  Grace  Cotter  Regan  '82,  who  serves  on  the  executive  committee  of  the  Jesuit  Advancement  Administrators  (JAA)  and 
is  the  subcommittee  chair  of  the  JAA  annual  conference,  BC  has  taken  a  premier  role  in  collaborating  with  our  fellow  Jesuit  institutions  through- 
out the  country. 

•  Under  the  expert  leadership  of  Senior  Associate  Director  Jack  Moynihan,  we  have  recently  established  alumni  chapters  in  Charlotte,  North 
Carolina;  Atlanta,  Georgia;  and  Westchester  County,  New  York. 

•  California  has  more  Boston  College  alumni  than  Pennsylvania,  Maine,  Vermont  and  Delaware  -  combined! 

•  The  number  of  alumni  in  Florida  and  Virginia  together  equals  the  number  in  Connecticut. 

•  Together,  there  are  over  5,000  Eagle  alumni  in  the  states  of  Texas,  Georgia  and  Illinois. 

As  we  become  a  more  national  body,  we  will  no  doubt  come  to  utilize  and  depend  on  electronic  communication  to  keep  us  close  to  each  other  and 
close  to  Boston  College.  The  Alumni  Online  Community  is  an  easy  way  for  us  to  stay  in  touch  with  our  classmates  and  colleagues.  Online  editions  of 
Boston  College  Magazine,  The  Heights,  and  The  Boston  College  Chronicle  make  getting  BC  news  as  easy  as  a  mouse  click.  Front  Row  gives  us  access  to  lec- 
tures, performances,  debates  and  presentations  from  our  distinguished  faculty  and  campus  guests  -  just  as  if  we  all  lived  around  the  corner  from 
Chestnut  Hill. 

As  each  of  us  takes  the  talents  learned  and  polished  at  the  Heights  to  our  communities,  we  demonstrate  both  the  value  of  a  Boston  College  edu- 
cation and  the  quality  that  our  university  represents.  We  have  much  to  be  proud  of  as  we  spread  across  the  country.  With  the  rest  of  the  newly  elected 
officers  -  President-Elect  Susan  Power  Gallagher  NC  '69,  Treasurer  Kathleen  Donovan  Goudie  '56  and  Secretary  Julie  Finora  McAfee  '93  -  I  look  forward 
to  an  exciting  year  representing  the  140,000  of  us  in  all  of  the  places  that  BC  now  touches. 

Sincerely, 


(^C^p^a^__ 


Christopher  (Kip)  Doran  '68 

President,  Boston  College  Alumni  Association 


ALUMNI     ASSOCIATION 

2004-05  NATIONAL  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Christopher  M.  Doran  '68 
President 

Susan  Power  Gallagher  NC  '69 
Vice  President/President-Elect 

Kathleen  Donovan  Goudie  '56 
Treasurer 

Julie  Finora  McAfee  '93 
Secretary 

John  J.  Griffin,  Jr.  '65 
Past  President 

John  E.  Joyce  '61,  MBA  '70 
Chair,  Council  of  Past  Presidents 

Thomas  F.  Flannery  '81 
Chair,  Nominating  Committee 

Dawn  E.  McNair  '82,  MEd  '83 
Chair-elect,  Nominating  Committee 


Sarah  Ford  Baine  NC  '69 
Director,  Newton  College 

Ann  M.  Bersani  '77 
Director,  West  of  the  Mississippi 

Irene  Brannelly  '02 
Director,  Woods  College 

Robert  E.  Burke  '69,  MA  '70 
Director,  East  of  the  Mississippi 

Joanne  E.  Caruso  '82,  JD  '86 
Director,  West  of  the  Mississippi 

Raymond  Carvey  '72,  MBA  '81 
Director,  CGSOM 

William  J.  Cunningham,  Jr.  '57 
Development  Liaison 

Priscilla  A.  Durkin  NC  '65 
Director,  Newton  College 


John  J.  Lane  '61 
Director,  West  of  the  Mississippi 

Patrick  M.  Lawler  '93 
Director,  Less  than  10  Years 

J.  Emmett  McCarthy  '64 
Director,  More  than  10  Years 

Floyd  B.  McCrory  '77 
Director,  East  of  the  Mississippi 

John  B.  McNamara  '60 
Director,  More  than  10  years 

Dineen  Ann  Riviezzo  '89 
Director,  East  of  the  Mississippi 

Omari  Walker  '97,  MEd  '02 
Director,  Less  than  10  Years 


CLASS  NOTES 


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Class  Notes  Editor 

Alumni  Association 

825  Centre  St. 

Newton,  MA  02458 

classnotes@bc.edu 


William  M.  Hogan,  Jr. 

Brookhaven,  A-305 

Lexington,  MA  02421 

781-863-8359 


James  R.  Powers  (GA&S  '34)  has  been  selected 
as  the  recipient  of  the  2004  Alumni 
Achievement  Award  for  Education.  All  mem- 
bers of  the  Class  of  1933  are  invited  to  join  in 
honoring  his  achievements  at  the  award  cere- 
mony and  reception  to  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on 
Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at  Robsham 
Theater,  Main  Campus.  For  more  information, 
please  visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call 
800-669-8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event. 


Lenahan  O'Connell 

O'Connell  &  O'Connell 

31  Milk  St.,  Suite  515 

Boston,  MA  02109 

617-426-1224 


Edward  T.  Sullivan 

286  Adams  St. 

Milton,  MA  02186 


REUNION  YEAR 


Classmates  who  took  advantage  of  the  "buy  one, 
get  one  free"  offer  of  knee  and/or  hip  replace- 
ments will  be  happy  to  know  that  they  are  guar- 
anteed for  20  years.  •  The  volleyball  team  is  look- 
ing for  a  few  good  recruits.  To  be  qualified  you 
must  be  able  to  jump  two  feet  from  a  standing 
position.  Being  on  the  squad  also  involves  other 
traditional  activities  such  as  running  in  the 
annual  Boston  marathon  (at  least  as  far  as 
Natick).  •  Eli  and  Doris  Darveau  are  living  at  the 
Fuller  Estates,  a  retirement  community  in 
Milton.  When  we  talked  to  Doris  in  May,  Eli  was 
recuperating  from  a  broken  leg.  Always  interest- 
ed in  a  program  of  conditioning,  Eli  swam  twice 
a  week.  On  the  occasion  of  the  accident,  he 
slipped  on  the  wet  floor  of  the  shower  room.  On 
the  good  news  side,  Doris  reported  that  one  of 
her  grandchildren,  Kathleen,  is  entering  the 
sophomore  class  at  BC  this  fall.  •  "Dib" 
Destefano,  despite  the  loss  of  his  life's  compan- 
ion, Rita,  is  carrying  on  as  usual  as  the  best  gar- 
dener on  the  South  Shore,  raising  a  dozen  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  vegetables  for  friends  and  family. 
He  has  an  unusual  physical  problem  that  he  has 
learned  to  live  with.  Occasionally,  not  often,  he 
gets  a  sudden  rise  in  blood  pressure  that  sends 
him  to  the  emergency  room  of  the  South  Shore 
Hospital  where  he  recovers  quickly.  This  does 
not  stop  him  from  a  full  program  of  activities.  • 
We  talked  to  Dick  Vaughan  who,  despite  some 
health  problems,  is  able  to  remain  cheerful.  He 
and  Mary  seem  to  retain  the  romance  that  sur- 
rounded them  when  they  were  married  in  a  little 
chapel  in  Honolulu  during  the  war.  Mary  makes 
the  Old  Fashioneds  that  they  have  at  five  o'clock 
every  evening.  •  We  can  all  be  proud  that  our 
classmate  Bill  Hannan  has  been  inducted  into 
the  Community  Newspaper  Hall  of  Fame  by  the 
New  England  Press  Association  "in  recognition 


of  his  excellence,  dedication  and  outstanding 
contribution  to  community  journalism." 
Congratulations  to  Bill  for  a  lifetime  of  hard 
work.  •  Finally,  a  sad  note.  A  phone  call  to  Fr.  Pat 
Barrett  at  his  retirement  home  in  Portland,  ME, 
revealed  that  "Father  Barrett  passed  away  some 
time  ago."  Exactly  when,  there  was  no  one  there 
who  could  tell  us.  The  words  we  used  five  years 
ago  need  no  repeating:  "He  had  20  years  of 
chaplain  service  with  the  Army  in  Germany  and 
Korea,  earning  him  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel.  He  was  a  real  battlefield  priest,  saying 
Mass  for  troops  going  into  the  fight.  He  deserves 
to  be  remembered  and  honored." 


Joseph  P.  Keating 

24  High  St. 

Natick,  MA  01760 

508-653-4902 


The  curfew  continues  to  toll  the  knell  of  parting 
day  -  and  classmates.  Mark  Dalton  died  in  early 
May  after  a  short  illness.  He  had  been  living  and 
enjoying  retirement  in  Woodstock,  VT.  Mark 
had  a  three-pronged  career:  Navy  lieutenant  in 
World  War  II  (D-Day  landings),  political 
(Kennedy  campaigns)  and  legal  (representing 
among  others  the  Boston  Teachers  Union). 
Please  remember  Mark  and  his  family  in  your 
prayers.  Mary  and  Joe  Keating  attended  the 
funeral  Mass  held  at  St.  Ignatius  on  the  BC  cam- 
pus. •  The  class  received  a  nice  thank-you  letter 
from  Lindsey  A.  Martelli,  the  recipient  of  the 
Bishop  Lawrence  J.  Riley  scholarship.  She  is 
from  Rutland  and  is  in  her  sophomore  year  in 
the  School  of  Nursing.  •  I  regret  to  report  the 
death  in  May  of  Dorothy  Hilbrunner,  the  wife  of 
classmate  Frank  Hilbrunner.  She  was  always  at 
our  luncheons  and  will  be  remembered  for  the 
way  she  battled  her  health  problems,  which 
could  have  earned  her  a  "profile  in  courage" 
award.  Like  Frank  she  had  been  active  as  an 
amateur  radio  operator.  Mary  and  I  were  at  the 
funeral  Mass.  Please  remember  Dorothy,  Frank 
and  family  in  your  prayers.  There  may  well  have 
been  other  classmates  of  whom  I  am  not  aware 
at  both  the  Dalton  and  Hilbrunner  funerals.  •  As 
these  notes  were  being  submitted,  I  learned  of 
the  death  of  Joe  Cosgrove,  who  died  in  early 
March.  I  regret  I  did  not  know  of  it  at  that  time 
because  I  would  have  attended  his  funeral  -  he 
was  an  old  friend.  Joe  had  been  in  a  nursing 
home  the  last  few  years  but  according  to  one  of 
his  daughters  he  retained  his  great  sense  of 
humor  and  loved  to  get  out  in  the  afternoon  to 
smoke  his  pipe!  Joe  had  been  a  salesman  for 
years  with  Pillsbury,  specializing  in  spices. 
Please  remember  Joe  and  his  family  in  your 
prayers. 


Thomas  E.  Caquin 

206  Corey  St. 

West  Roxbury,  MA  02132 

617-325-2883 


Class  Notes  Editor 

Alumni  Association 

825  Centre  St. 

Newton,  MA  02458 

classnotes@bc.edu 


John  D.  Donovan 

12  Wessonville  Way 

Westborough,  MA  01581 

508-366-4782 

jddboppa@graber.org 


Greetings  once  again,  thank  God.  Let's  start  off 
with  the  good  news.  Just  think  of  it:  As  I  write 
these  notes,  we  are  celebrating  the  65th  anniver- 
sary of  our  cap  and  gown  graduation  ceremony 
in  what  was  then  the  football  stadium  and  is 
now  known  by  today's  students  as  the  Dust 
Bowl.  Even  more  historically  notable,  come 
September  we  will  be  celebrating  the  69th 
anniversary  of  our  freshman  walk-up  from  Lake 
Street  and  our  new  identity  as  BC  Eagles.  WOW! 
Unhappily,  too  many  of  our  1939  classmates 
have  accepted  earlier  invitations  to  heaven  but 
they  are  still  with  us  in  spirit.  •  This  sad 
reminder  prefaces  the  sad  news  we  have 
received  concerning  the  recent  deaths  in  this 
family  of  BC  1939.  In  late  March,  Mary 
McGrath,  the  beloved  wife  of  James  "Sunny" 
McGrath,  passed  on  to  her  eternal  reward.  She 
had  been  a  "regular"  with  Sunny  at  so  many  of 
our  get-togethers  and  in  addition  had  been  the 
maternal  model  of  seven  children  and  17  grand- 
children. Then,  in  mid-April,  a  nicely  written  e- 
mail  from  Jackie  Hinson,  a  daughter  of  Charles 
Qeary,  advised  us  of  his  death.  Charlie,  remem- 
bered as  an  active  and  much  admired  classmate, 
had  served  for  some  20-plus  years  in  the  US  Air 
Force,  retired  as  a  lieutenant  colonel  and  in  his 
post-military  years  was  a  flight  dispatcher  for 
Delta  Airlines.  A  long-time  resident  of  Georgia, 
he  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Rita,  and  by  five  chil- 
dren and  seven  grandchildren.  Then,  in  late 
April,  we  learned  of  the  death  of  Paul  Nagle. 
Paul  had  not  only  been  active  in  our  class  alum- 
ni activities  but  after  his  service  as  an  officer  in 
the  US  Navy  had  headed  up  the  United  Way  in 
New  England.  He  also  had  been  active  as  a  con- 
sultant serving  educational,  health  and  human 
services  organizations.  He  is  survived  by  his 
wife,  Kathleen,  four  sons,  four  daughters  and  n 
grandchildren.  Our  sympathy  and  our  prayers 
go  to  the  surviving  spouses,  children  and  grand- 
children of  these  departed  classmates.  •  Now,  let 
us  try  to  turn  to  some  happier  news.  Peter 
Lynch,  the  son  of  the  late  John  Lynch,  captain  of 
the  BC  '39  tennis  team,  informed  us  that 
Haverhill  dedicated  its  city  tennis  courts  in  his 
father's  honor  this  past  June.  A  granite  bench 
was  engraved  with  his  name  and  "Ever  to  Excel." 


You  are  cordially  invited 
to  join  fellow  alumni  for  the  annual 

Veterans  Memorial 
Remembrance 

Thursday,  November  n,  2004 

10  a.m.  Mass 

n  a.m.  Remembrance  Service 

Reception  following 

Both  the  Mass  and  Remembrance  Service 

will  be  held  in  the  Heights  Room 

in  the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility. 

Please  call  617-552-4700  for  more  information. 


www.bc.edu/alumni     3 


•  Finally,  on  to  news  that  may  be  educational  for 
your  Baby  Boomer  children,  your  Generation  X 
grandchildren  and  your  Generation  Y  great- 
grandchildren. You  can  now  inform  them  that  - 
if  all  goes  well  -  you  (a  lucky  '39  survivor)  are 
well  on  your  way  toward  saying  goodbye  to  your 
octogenarian  identity  and  hello  to  your  upcom- 
ing new  identity  as  a  nonagenarian.  (N.B.  Please 
note  the  spelling  carefully.  We  don't  want  to 
become  or  to  be  known  as  nonogenarians). 
Again,  WOW!  This  prospective  change,  of 
course,  is  God  willing  and  that's  our  prayer,  too. 
PEACE! 


Sherman  Rogan 

34  Oak  St. 

Reading,  MA  01867 


REUNION  YEAR 


We  regret  to  report  the  death  in  April  2004  of 
Bill  Duffey,  a  retired  professor  and  chair  of  the 
English  Department  at  American  International 
College  in  Springfield.  He  served  as  a  pilot  in  the 
US  Naval  Reserve,  earning  three  medals  and  the 
Distinguished  Flying  Cross.  He  and  Mary 
(Small)  Regis  were  married  in  1943.  Bill  is  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  their  daughter,  Martha 
Doherty,  Stephen  Duffey,  a  granddaughter, 
Grace,  a  grandson,  Craig  Doherty,  and  two  great- 
grandsons.  He  died  as  he  lived,  at  peace  with 
God  and  man. 


John  M.  Callahan 

3  Preacher  Rd. 

Milton,  MA  02186 

617-698-2082 


As  I  get  deeper  into  thoughts  about  submission 
of  our  column  for  the  BC  magazine,  I  am  asking 
that  we  all  take  time  out  to  ponder  BC's  role  in 
our  lifetime.  We  have  been  out  over  63  years  and 
have  been  through  several  wars,  several  political 
regimes,  a  severe  economic  depression  and  also 
social  instability.  With  many  unstable  situations 
occurring  for  us,  we  had  the  good  fortune  to 
matriculate  to  BC  where  Jesuit  leadership  and 
guidance  prepared  us  well  for  future  years.  The 
memory  of  those  years  is  everlasting.  As  one  stu- 
dent of  that  era  pointed  out,  "Each  passing  day 
the  shadows  lengthen.  Twilight  is  nearer  than 
the  dawn  and  days  of  old  have  gone  glimmering 
through  dreams  that  were.  Their  memory  is  one 
of  the  greatest  beauty,  watered  but  undimmed  by 
human  tears."  The  above  says  it  all  as  we  think 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 

Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVPto  800-669-8430. 

Visitwww.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


and  pray  for  all  of  our  living  and  deceased  class- 
mates. .•  Our  annual  Mass  and  luncheon  were 
held  on  the  Newton  campus  on  June  9,  2004, 
with  classmate  Msgr.  John  Abucewicz  the  cele- 
brant and  Fr.  Ed  Cowhig  and  Fr.  Simeon 
Saulenas  as  concelebrants.  John's  remarks  were 
most  timely  and  it  was  a  memorable  occasion 
once  again  to  get  together  to  recall  old  times  and 
pray  for  our  deceased  class  members.  The  fol- 
lowing classmates  attended:  John  Sherman 
Cullen  and  wife,  Francis  X.  Blouin  and  wife, 
John  J.  Colahan  George  B.  McManama  and 
wife,  William  P.  Hannon,  Sabino  T.P. 
Colamaria  and  wife,  William  R.  Weiss,  Walter  J. 
Dubzinski,  John  M.  Callahan  and  wife,  Daniel  F. 
Doyle  and  daughter,  Nicholas  J.  Sottile  and  sister 
Mary,  and  Mary  McCafferty,  the  widow  of 
Joseph.  Those  who  made  reservations  but  did 
not  show  were  James  P.  Murray  and  Joseph  F. 
Bishop.  •  Msgr.  Abucewicz  and  Rev.  Saulenas 
both  observed  the  60th  anniversary  of  their  ordi- 
nation to  the  priesthood.  Their  picture  taken 
with  Bishop  Sean  O'Malley  appeared  in  The 
Pilot  on  May  28,  2004.  •  We  were  all  saddened 
by  the  death  of  Jack  Kehoe  who  has  joined  his 
dose  FBI  associates  and  roommates  Len  Frisoli 
and  George  H anion  in  God's  enforcement  divi- 
sion. They  served  with  honor,  dedication  and 
loyalty  and  received  many  commendations  for 
exceptional  performance  of  duties.  Upon  retire- 
ment, Jack  was  appointed  to  serve  as  the  com- 
missioner of  the  Massachusetts  State  Police 
where  he  served  as  a  great  leader  with  honor  and 
distinction  until  leaving  to  head  security  for 
Boston  Edison  under  President  Tom  Galligan. 
another  classmate.  •  Our  last  issue  mentioned 
the  building  named  in  honor  of  classmate  Rev. 
Gene  Brissette  at  Fairfield  University  and  neg- 
lected to  mention  another  building  at  Our  Lady 
of  the  Elms  College  in  Springfield  named  in 
honor  of  Bishop  Joe  Maguire.  Bishop  Joe  could 
not  attend  our  Mass  due  to  an  orthopedic  proce- 
dure. His  regards  and  prayers  are  for  all  class- 
mates. •  Len  McDermott  is  a  frequent  and  faith- 
ful correspondent  from  Manassas,  VA,  where  he 
now  resides  with  a  son  and  family.  He  still  is 
very  active  in  several  organizations.  He  sends 
his  regards  and  would  appreciate  any  correspon- 
dence. •  Bob  Collins  writes  from  Ft.  Myers,  FL, 
to  say  hello  to  all  of  his  friends.  Bob  has  a  fami- 
ly problem  with  sickness  at  this  time.  •  Peace 
came  to  Francis  McCarthy  and  Kathleen 
Hannon,  wife  of  William.  •  If  I  forgot  someone 
or  something,  please  forgive  me.  Meanwhile 
let's  pray  for  one  another  and  strangers  that  we 
live  in  decent  health  and  strength  under  God's 
guidance  until  we  meet  again.  AMDG. 


Ernest  J.  Handy 

180  Main  St.,  Apt.  Cn8 

Walpole,  MA  02081 

508-660-2314 


Personal  obligations  prevented  me  from  attend- 
ing the  Laetare  Sunday  services.  I  am  informed 
the  new  format  was  well  accepted.  Among  those 
in  attendance  were  Jim  and  Helen  Stanton, 
Frank  and  Rita  Mahoney,  Bob  and  Mary  Muse, 
John  Fitzgerald,  and  Frank  Dever.  •  My  contacts 
with  the  outside  world  appear  to  have  been  seri- 
ously diminished.  As  a  result  this  column  has 
been  terribly  neglected.  For  this  I  apologize  and 


You  are  cordially  invited 
to  join  fellow  alumni  For  the  annual 

Veterans  Memorial 
Remembrance 


Thursday,  November  n,  2004 

to  a.m.  Mass 

n  a.m.  Remembrance  Service 

Reception  following 

Both  the  Mass  and  Remembrance  Service 

will  be  held  in  the  Heights  Room 

in  the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility. 

Please  call  617-552-4700  for  more  information 


promise  to  get  back  on  track  in  the  very  imme- 
diate future.  I  sincerely  appreciate  your  patience 
and  understanding.  My  need  for  your  help  has 
increased.  PLEASE  send  me  any  news  item  that 
can  be  included  in  these  Notes.  You  will  not  only 
have  my  gratitude  but  also  that  of  our  class- 
mates. •  Twenty-five  years  ago,  i.e.,  in  1979, 
Gerry  La  Roche  retired  after  a  30 -year  career  as 
research  linguist  with  the  National  Security 
Agency.  He  soon  found  out  that  his  "retirement" 
was  an  illusion  in  that  he  has  been  performing 
chamber  music,  teaching  calligraphy,  writing 
articles,  polishing  his  memoirs  and  keeping  up 
with  some  15  publications.  In  addition,  Gerry 
continues  to  enjoy  life  with  his  wife,  Joyce,  their 
six  grandchildren  and  an  equal  number  of 
great-grandchildren.  Congratulations.  •  Congrat- 
ulations also  to:  (1)  Big  East  Champion  BC 
women's  basketball  team,  (2)  the  men's  hockey 
team  and  (3)  the  men's  basketball  team.  All  three 
brought  honor  to  alma  mater.  •  I  had  a  great  deal 
of  respect  for  him  as  the  senior  BC  class  corre- 
spondent but  it  was  not  until  after  his  death  on 
April  26,  2004,  that  I  discovered  that  Maurice 
Downey  ('28)  and  I  shared  the  same  general 
address  here  at  New  Pond  Village  in  Walpole. 
He  was,  I  am  informed,  as  popular  here  as  he 
was  with  the  BC  class  correspondents. 
Circumstances  made  it  impossible  for  me  to 
accompany  the  many  residents  to  his  funeral 
Mass.  To  the  Class  of '28  and  to  his  surviving  rel- 
atives, sincerest  sympathies.  He  will  be  sorely 
missed.  •  As  I  write  this,  it's  time  to  renew  foot- 
ball season  tickets.  Mine  is  in  the  mail.  I  expect 
that  I  will  still  be  in  Section  L,  Row  24,  Seats  13 
and  14.  Come  on  over.  •  Included  in  our  prayers 
at  our  memorial  Mass  on  June  9,  2004,  was 
John  Gibbons  who  died  on  August  7,  2003.  His 
widow,  Jeanne,  now  of  West  Harwich,  apolo- 
gized for  not  being  able  to  attend  but  expressed 
her  sincere  gratitude  to  the  class.  •  Jim  Stanton's 
notice  regarding  our  annual  memorial  Mass 
included  a  list  of  the  others  to  be  remembered. 
It  is  repeated  here:  John  Sullivan  (January 
2000),  Marie  Mahoney  (February  2003), 
Thomas  J.  Dawson  (July  2003),  Ambrose  J. 
Claus  (August  2003),  Antoinette  Graffeo 
(August  2003),  Marie  Dever  (November  2003), 
James  F.  Sullivan  (November  2003),  Francis 
Ready  (January  2004)  and  my  own  Helen 
(February  2004).  May  they  rest  in  peace.  The 
Mass  was  celebrated  by  Joe  Nolan  capably  assist- 


CLASS  NOTES 


ed  by  Deacon  Frank  D'Ambrosio.  In  attendance 
were  Charlie  Ahern,  Leo  Benecchi,  Peggy 
Ambrose  with  daughter  Patricia,  Agnes  and 
Frank  Colpoys,  Ronnie  Corbett,  Jennie 
DAmbrosio,  Mary  and  Vin  DeBenedictis,  Frank 
Dever  with  daughter  Martha,  John  Fitzgerald, 
Jane  and  Tom  Flanagan,  Virginia  and  Terry 
Geoghegan,  Norma  and  Tony  Graffeo,  Louise 
and  Jack  Hart,  Jim  Hawco,  Paul  Heffron,  Bette 
and  Tom  Hinchey,  Connie  Pappas  Jameson, 
Gerry  Joyce,  Paul  Livingston,  Rita  and  Frank 
Mahoney,  Catherine  Malloy,  John  Mitchell,  Jim 
O'Brien,  Helen  and  Jim  Stanton,  Joan  and  Dick 
Stiles,  Charlie  Sullivan,  and  yours  truly.  Bill 
Gaine  was  the  only  "no  show." 


Thomas  O'Connell  Murray 

14  Churchill  Rd. 

West  Roxbury,  MA  02132-3402 

617-323-3737 


Before  any  reports  for  this  issue,  we  must  make 
note  of  a  few  errors  in  the  report  of  attendees  at 
our  November  2,  2003,  Mass  and  lunch  which 
appeared  in  the  Winter  issue.  First,  it  was  Vin 
Stakutis,  then  Peg  King  and  finally  Frank 
Richards  and  Genevieve  (not  Gen.  Halim 
Habib!).  (Editor's  Note:  We  regret  the  errors.)  • 
Some  odds  and  ends:  Gen  and  Joe  Sullivan  sent 
greetings  from  sunny  Naples,  FL,  where  they 
escaped  the  cold  North.  John  Bellissimo  tells  us 
that  Marie  had  a  bad  session  of  rheumatoid 
arthritis  and  could  not  make  the  last  gathering 
but  is  recovering  nicely.  •  Had  a  note  from  Jim 
Harvey  informing  us  that  our  old  classmate 
Marty  Underwood  ('47)  is  living  in  Oregon. 
Marty  was  an  FBI  man  and  spent  many  years  in 
Alaska  where  he  was  commissioner  of  public 
safety.  •  From  Kenya,  Fr.  Tom  Heath  tells  us  he's 
had  a  few  minor  health  problems  and  is  feeling 
better  but  has  a  little  less  energy.  •  Ernie 
Santosuosso  made  us  aware  that  in  the  new 
book  on  the  life  of  Ted  Williams,  a  couple  of '43 
men  made  news:  Ray  Sisk,  who  was  recalled  for 
Korea  at  the  same  time  and  had  served  with  Ted 
earlier  as  a  Marine  pilot,  and  Paul  Healy,  who  in 
his  capacity  as  assistant  city  clerk  officiated  at 
Ted's  last  marriage.  •  In  the  latest  issue  of 
Boston  Magazine,  the  family  of  Bob  Blute,  com- 
plete with  picture,  was  listed  as  the  #10  family.  • 
Just  heard  from  Harry  Lukachik  who  says  hello 
to  all  '43ers  and  is  still  writing  his  column  "Your 
Voice"  in  the  Connecticut  Post.  •  With  many 
thanks  to  Jim  Harvey,  we  learn  that  Frank 
Richards  is  now  living  in  the  Marina  Bay  nurs- 
ing home  and  would  welcome  a  card  or  call.  • 
We  are  now  planning  our  annual  fall  festival, 
Mass  and  luncheon  for  Sunday,  October  3,  2004, 
with  Fr.  Dan  Moran  as  celebrant.  Mark  your  cal- 
endar now  and  watch  for  details. 


James  F.  O'Donnell 

3317  Newark  St.,  NW 

Washington,  DC  20008-3331 

202-362-3371 

odonnelldc@aol.com 


These  notes  on  our  60th  reunion  will  require  a 
follow-up  chapter  in  the  Fall  issue.  All  com- 
ments of  classmates  about  the  60th  were  posi- 
tive and  enthusiastic.  At  the  outset  we  now 
pause  to  remember  in  prayer  four  classmates 
whose  earlier  passing  was  noted  in  the  In 
Memoriam  section  on  page  32  of  the  Spring 


issue  of  the  magazine:  Antonio  G.  Armata, 
Harry  A.  Crovo,  Walter  H.  Maloney  and  George 
L  Mclaughlin.  Along  with  their  families,  they 
were  remembered  at  our  reunion  Mass  in  St. 
Mary's  Chapel  and  also  at  the  BC  alumni  memo- 
rial Mass  on  June  6,  2004,  in  Gargan  Hall.  The 
Reunion  Committee,  as  listed  in  the  Spring 
issue,  was  ably  headed  by  William  Mclnnes,  SJ, 
who  gave  the  moving  homilies  at  the  '44  Mass 
and  the  alumni  memorial  Mass,  as  well  as  the 
invocation  at  the  Golden  Eagle  luncheon.  Msgr. 
Joseph  Alves  presided  at  the  Mass  in  St.  Mary's 
Chapel.  Concelebrants  were  Msgr.  William 
Glynn,  Msgr.  William  Roche,  Rev.  Thomas 
Mooney  and  Fr.  Mclnnes.  Joseph  Delaney  assist- 
ed as  deacon.  Mary  Keefe  arranged  the  music 
and  served  as  cantor.  The  first  reading  was  by 
Don  White,  the  prayers  of  the  faithful  were  by 
Leo  Wilson  and  the  preparation  of  the  gifts  was 
by  Jean  Dart,  Ellen  Dellea  and  Barbara  Shea.  We 
were  privileged  to  have  several  wives  at  both  the 
Mass  and  luncheon,  including  Fran  Anderson, 
Rita  Bernhardt,  Elaine  Boyle,  Audrey  Brash, 
Dorothy  Connor,  Ruth  Corkery,  Irene  Cox, 
Frances  Daly,  Eleanor  O'Connor,  Jean  Dart, 
Patricia  Delaney,  Ellen  Dellea,  Catherine 
Duggan,  Ellen  Durant,  Eleanor  Finigan,  Marge 
Fleming,  Marie  Lang,  Madeline  Larkin, 
Catherine  Minihan,  Betty  O'Connell,  Jeanne 
O'Donnell,  Virginia  O' Grady,  Mary  O'Leary, 
Barbara  Shea,  Ruth  Soles,  Frances  Spatola, 
Virginia  Thomas  and  Barbara  Wilson.  Frank 
Doherty  gave  your  columnist  inspiration  for 
spotlighting  wives  and  widows  when  he  wrote  in 
the  reunion  notebook:  "Thank  the  Lord  for  giv- 
ing me  the  grace  to  be  with  my  classmates  (on 
the  60th)  and  their  lovely  brides."  In  writing  this 
special  reunion  column,  it  is  indeed  fitting  to 
remember  my  predecessor,  Jim  McSorley,  and 
his  loyal  helpmate  Charlotte,  Jim's  widow. 
Together  they  were  sparkplugs  for  so  many  '44 
reunions  and  events.  Hopefully  Charlotte  will 
join  us  at  the  next  '44  gathering  and  will  encour- 
age other  wives  and  widows  to  join  us  there. 
Hopefully,  we  need  not  wait  five  years  before 
coming  together  back  at  the  Heights.  Kudos  for 
our  very  successful  60th  are  certainly  due  to 
toastmaster  Bob  O'Leary,  bank-roDers  of  the 
open  bar  Martin  Coleman  and  John  Finigan,  as 
well  as  to  Dean  Don  White,  show-n-tell  star  John 
O'Grady  and  the  entire  Reunion  Committee 
headed  by  Fr.  Mclnnes.  Here  our  Class  of  1944 
gives  kudos  to  President  William  P.  Leahy,  SJ, 
for  meeting  head  on  and  with  welcome  trans- 
parency the  challenges  facing  Jesuit  universities 
in  the  21st  century;  to  Alumni  Association 
President  John  J.  Griffin,  Jr.  ('65),  who  came  to 
our  60th  reunion  luncheon,  to  the  Golden  Eagle 
luncheon  and  to  so  many  alumni  events  and  BC 
Club  meetings  across  America  in  the  last  year;  to 
Alumni  Association  Executive  Director  Grace 
Cotter  Regan  ('82);  and  to  Program  Assistant 
Karleen  Greene  ('02).  Each  of  them  led  with 
grace  and  left  no  stone  unturned  in  helping  each 
class  to  enjoy  and  savor  their  visit  this  year  to  the 
BC  campuses,  programs  and  classes.  More  on 
this  great  reunion  in  the  next  issue,  including 
Tom  Donelan's  finding  regarding  Paul  Burns  on 
Tinian  Island  as  reported  in  Major  General 
Sweeney's  World  War  II  book,  War's  End. 


Louis  V.  Sorgi 

5  Augusta  Rd. 

Milton,  MA  02186 


REUNION  YEAR 


Joe  Harrington's  wife,  Mary,  died  on  June  15  in 
Belmont.  She  and  Joe  have  nine  children  and 
nine  grandchildren.  The  sympathy  of  the  class  is 
extended  to  Joe  and  his  family.  On  June  8  we  had 
our  annual  memorial  Mass  for  our  deceased 
classmates.  Paul  Paget  did  a  terrific  job  as  chair- 
man of  the  event.  We  had  23  classmates,  plus 
Barbara  Driscoll,  wife  of  deceased  John  Driscoll. 
Fr.  Pat  Kelly  celebrated  the  Mass  along  with  Fr. 
Vin  Burns,  SJ,  and  Fr.  William  Mclnnes,  SJ 
('44).  The  luncheon  at  Gasson  Hall  was  excel- 
lent. This  year  instead  of  a  speaker  we  had  an 
open  discussion  regarding  our  60th  anniversary 
celebration  in  2005.  We  had  many  good  ideas 
ranging  from  a  luncheon  and  Mass  plus  two  or 
three  days  away  in  New  Hampshire,  Vermont  or 
Cape  Cod.  I  am  on  the  committee  along  with 
Paul  Paget,  Leo  McGrath,  Paul  Ryder,  Jack 
Kineavy,  Jack  McCarthy,  Bill  Hamrock  and  Bill 
Cornyn.  We  ask  that  you  write  or  call  with  your 
ideas  and  preferences  for  meeting  sites.  •  Bill 
Corbett  has  written  to  me  with  ideas  about  golf 
on  Cape  Cod  and  a  book  of  our  academic  and 
war  experiences.  Bill's  wife,  Ann,  has  won  spe- 
cial awards  at  the  Cape  Cod  Art  Association  and 
is  recognized  as  a  Cape  talent.  •  Congratulations 
to  Bill  Cornyn  on  his  two  great-grandchildren. 
Please  let  me  know  if  there  are  other  classmates 
with  great-grandchildren.  Bill  hosted  a  "legends" 
golf  match  at  Hatherly  golf  course.  He  of  course 
won  the  money  by  one  stroke  of  yours  truly  and 
his  foursome.  Our  members  have  diminished 
with  only  six  of  us  playing  now.  We  eliminated 
the  discussion  regarding  handicap  by  playing 
scramble.  •  I  met  Jim  Finigan  at  a  BC  event  and 
he  tells  me  that  his  mother,  Betty,  is  now  living 
in  Maine.  •  On  the  medical  front  the  news  is  not 
good.  I  would  suggest  that  all  of  us  remember 
sick  and  ailing  classmates  in  our  prayers,  includ- 
ing Joe  Figurito,  Bud  Curry  and  Joe  Bellissimo 
and  his  wife,  Ellen.  •  Again  I  remind  all  of  you 
about  the  Boston  College  Institute  for  Learning 
in  Retirement  (ILR).  It  is  a  great  place  to  learn 
and  socialize  with  BC  people  and  others.  We 
have  fall,  winter  and  spring  sessions  with  18  dif- 
ferent subjects  for  you  to  choose  from.  If  you 


You  are  cordially  invited 
to  join  fellow  alumni  For  the  annual 

Veterans  Memorial 
Remembrance 

Thursday,  November  11,  2004 

to  a.m.  Mass 

11  a.m.  Remembrance  Service 

Reception  following 

Both  the  Mass  and  Remembrance  Service 

will  be  held  in  the  Heights  Room 

in  the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility. 

Please  call  617-552-4700  for  more  information 


www.bc.edu/alumni     5 


would  like  to  learn  more  about  this,  call  617-552- 
2950  or  write  ILR,  825  Centre  Street,  Newton, 
MA  02458.  •  Last  but  not  least,  another  great 
event  to  attend  is  the  Boston  College  Varsity 
Club  Hall  of  Fame  dinner  on  Sunday,  November 
7,  2004,  at  the  Sheraton-Needham  Hotel.  This 
year  there  will  be  an  11  a.m.  Mass  followed  by  a 
luncheon  at  12:30  p.m.  This  is  truly  a  great  event 
and  a  great  way  to  recognize  our  excellent  ath- 
letes from  Boston  College.  That's  it  for  now,  but 
please  keep  me  informed  about  what  is  going  on 
in  your  lives  so  that  I  can  keep  your  classmates 
up  to  date. 


Leo  F.  Roche 

26  Sargent  Rd. 

Winchester,  MA  01890 

781-729-2340 


Richard  J.  Fitzgerald 

P.O.  Box  171 

North  Falmouth,  MA  02556 

508-563-6168 


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Fr.  Angelo  Loscocco  died  in  April  after  a  brief  ill- 
ness. He  had  just  completed  the  51st  anniversary 
of  his  ordination  to  the  priesthood.  He  was  well 
loved  by  his  parishioners  and  friends.  He  was 
the  celebrant  at  our  annual  Mass  for  our 
deceased  classmates.  Requescat  in  pace.  • 
Related  to  our  previous  class  notes,  some  addi- 
tional ministries  that  our  classmates  are 
involved  in  include  drivers  for  Meals  on  Wheels, 
readers  for  the  visually  impaired,  hospice  visi- 
tors and  repairers  of  audio/hearing-impaired 
equipment.  Such  wonderful  ways  to  reach  out  to 
others  in  need.  •  1948  was  certainly  a  year  to 
remember:  New  York  subways  went  from  a  nick- 
el to  a  dime,  and  the  Motion  Picture  Academy 
Award  for  best  picture  of  the  year  went  to 
"Hamlet,"  starring  Laurence  Olivier  who  was 
adjudged  the  best  actor.  Best  actress  was  Jane 
Wyman  for  her  role  in  "Johnny  Belinda."  •  The 
annual  Mass  for  our  deceased  classmates  will  be 
held  on  September  28,  2004. 


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Check  the  Alumni  Association  Website  at 

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Hometown 

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to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

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William  H.  Flaherty,  Jr. 

44  Concord  Rd. 

Billerica,  MA  01821 

978-670-1449 


To  start  off,  Eileen  and  I  took  part  in  Laetare 
Sunday  on  March  21,  2004.  It  was  a  complete 
change  from  all  the  others  we  had  attended. 
With  more  of  my  classmates  spending  the  win- 
ter in  Florida  each  year,  I  expected  the  number 
attending  to  be  down,  which  unfortunately 
proved  to  be  the  case.  It  was  a  2  p.m.  Mass  with 
Boston  College  President  William  P.  Leahy,  SJ, 
presiding.  Complimentary  coffee  and  dessert 
followed  in  the  Heights  Room  at  the  Lower 
Campus  Dining  Facility.  Class  President  John 
Carney  and  Madelyn  were  there  as  well  as  Vin 
Nuccio  and  Mary  Rose,  Arthur  Ashur  and  Anne, 
and  John  CahUl  and  Louise.  That  was  it!  •  Lou 
Vesco  called  me  to  report  the  death  of  Bill 
English  who  passed  away  peacefully  on  May  10. 
Our  condolences  to  his  wife,  Loretta,  with  whom 
he  shared  57  years  of  marriage.  He  had  five  chil- 
dren, 12  grandchildren  and  one  great-grand- 
child. Bill  served  five  years  in  the  US  Navy  dur- 
ing World  War  II  and  held  five  major  battle  stars. 
.  Speaking  of  World  War  II,  Fr.  Paul  McCarty 
informs  me  that  a  year  ago  he  joined  a  group 
from  his  World  War  II  infantry  division  for  a 
"battlefield  tour"  of  areas  they  had  fought  and 
traveled  through  from  Amsterdam  to  Berlin.  He 
had  a  very  unusual  feeling  "to  walk  at  one's  ease 
in  the  warm  sunshine  through  some  fields 
where  it  was  dark,  wet,  nasty  and  dangerous  60 
years  earlier."  He  attended  the  annual  reunion  of 
his  outfit  (104th  Infantry  Division)  in  1988  and 
"since  I  appeared  in  clerics  and  Roman  collar, 
they  appointed  me  chaplain."  He  keeps  busy  at 
Campion  in  Weston  running  a  sort  of  drugstore 
where  he  hands  out  toiletries  to  the  men  at  their 
health  care  center.  He  helps  out  at  nearby  parish- 
es, one  sisters'  convent  and  two  nursing  homes. 
He  runs  a  lot  of  errands  and  writes  the  obituar- 
ies for  the  deaths  at  Campion.  •  Our  reunion  was 
fast  approaching  as  I  wrote  this  in  late  May.  I 
was  signed  up  to  attend  the  parade  of  classes  on 
June  5  and  the  Golden  Eagle  Society  luncheon 
served  the  same  day  at  1  p.m.  Joe  Cotter,  John 
McQuillan,  Jim  Whelton  and,  I  am  sure,  others 
as  well  were  working  hard  to  reach  our  class 
fund-raising  goal.  Thanks  to  them  for  their  great 
efforts.  •  On  May  2  many  of  us  attended  the 
musical   "Anything   Goes"   at   the   Robsham 


Theater  on  campus.  Attendees  included  Mary 
Amsler  with  Rose  Crowley,  Beatrice  Lennon, 
Eleanor  McCabe,  Arthur  Ashur  and  Anne,  John 
Bradley  with  Joseph  and  Genevieve  McCarthy, 
Charlie  Brennan  with  Marion  Fahey,  Paul 
Breslin,  Bill  Butler  and  Ann,  John  Carney  and 
Madelyn,  Ernie  Ciampa  and  Margaret,  Bill 
Cohan  and  Frances,  Ed  Croke  and  Mary,  Garrett 
Cullen,  Eileen  Doucette  and  Mary  Dowd,  Phil 
Doyle  and  Alice,  Bill  Flaherty,  Jim  Garvin,  Gerry 
Hagerty  and  Theresa,  Bert  Hanwell  and  Ann, 
Jim  Houlihan  and  Tina,  Bernie  McCabe  and 
Kay,  Vin  Nuccio  and  Mary,  Gerry  PucUlo  and 
Joan,  Peter  Rogerson  and  Paula,  Don  St  Andre 
and  Amedia,  and  Jack  Waite  and  Pat.  Signed  up 
but  unable  to  attend  were  Joe  Quinn  and  Alice 
and  Leo  Joy.  Also  among  the  missing  were  John 
Hickey  and  Mary.  I  know  it  was  opening  day  at 
the  Hatherly  Country  Club  -  guess  where  they 
were?  •  Please  let  me  know  of  any  happenings  in 
your  life  to  keep  the  column  filled.  Happy  55th! 


John  A.  Dewire 

15  Chester  St.,  No.  31 

Cambridge,  MA  02140 

617-876-1461 


REUNION  YEAR 


On  March  10  2003, 1  picked  up  a  pacemaker  and 
defibrillator  at  the  West  Roxbury  Veterans 
Hospital.  I  am  going  to  call  the  whole  thing  "Big 
Ben."  I  have  received  no  material  from  Boston 
College  for  this  magazine  since  2003.  I  believe 
that  we  have  hit  the  "law  of  diminishing 
returns."  Therefore,  send  me  some  news  items. 
•  In  late  May,  I  attended  the  dedication  of  the 
World  War  II  memorial  in  Washington,  DC.  I 
was  with  the  Veterans  of  the  Battle  of  the  Bulge 
association,  of  which  I  am  a  life  member.  They 
are  better  known  as  VOBOB.  We  were  the 
largest  contingent  of  World  War  II  veterans 
there  -  over  1,250  counting  wives,  children  and 
other  relatives.  I  stayed  at  the  VOBOB  head- 
quarters -  the  Marriott  hotel  in  Falls  Church, 
VA.  I  remember  from  Fr.  J.F.X.  Murphy's  US 
history  course  that  George  Washington  wor- 
shipped at  Falls  Church.  Due  to  medical  prob- 
lems, I  was  not  able  to  go  to  Normandy,  France, 
on  June  6,  2004,  to  observe  the  60th  anniver- 
sary of  D-Day.  Time  marches  on!  •  The  Boston 
College  Class  of  1950  golf  tournament  was  held 
this  year  at  the  Atlantic  Golf  Club  in  Plymouth 
on  June  17.  Ed  Brady  as  usual  put  a  lot  of  work 
into  the  tournament,  as  he  does  every  year.  Many 
thanks  to  Ed.  I  hope  a  good  time  was  had  by  all 
who  attended. 


'5o-'53 

NEWTON 


Ann  Fulton  Cote 

n  Prospect  St. 

Winchester,  MA  01890 

781-729-8512 


REUNION  YEAR 


Thanks  to  all  of  you  who  took  the  time  to  vote  for 
Susan  Power  Gallagher  ('69)  for  vice  president 
and  president-elect  of  the  Boston  College 
Alumni  Association.  Susan's  election  speaks  of 
her  own  hard  work  and  of  her  support  in  the 
Newton  College  community.  Congratulations  to 
Susan!  •  Word  has  come  of  the  death  of  Tess 
McGrath  McGuire  ('51).  Please  pray  for  her.  I 
still  remember  Tess's  wonderful  humor  which  I 


CLASS  NOTES 


know  will  light  up  eternal  life.  •  I  see  Mary 
(Chic)  LaBonte  White  ('50)  at  the  Newton 
College  alumnae  book  club.  When  I  ask  for 
news  she  tells  me  that  she  has  lunch  with  her 
classmates  Helene  Sweeney  Doyle,  Connie  Ryan 
Eagan,  Mary  Lou  Julian  Natoli  and  Norma 
Fallon  Timmerman.  •  Send  news! 


Joseph  A.  Ryan 

28  Guilford  Drive,  P.O.  Box  1167 

Harwich,  MA  02645 

508-432-0035 

josepharyan@aol.com 


More  than  half  a  century  ago,  classmate  Pat 
Roche  (BSBA)  and  his  brother,  Bud,  turned  the 
key  on  the  first  "Roche  Brothers"  store  -  a  mod- 
est meat  and  produce  enterprise  in  Roslindale 
Square.  The  year  was  1952.  This  past  June, 
"Roche  Brothers  Supermarkets"  opened  its  13th 
store  in  Mashpee  (the  first  on  Cape  Cod). 
The  small  meat-and-potatoes  grocer  has 
developed  into  specialty-stores-within-a- 
store.  Congratulations  to  Pat  on  his  remark- 
able accomplishment.  •  Bill  Casey  writes 
from  Fitchburg  to  report  that  his/our  classmate 
Moe  Rahilly  and  his  wife,  Patricia,  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding  anniversary.  (Bill  and  his 
wife,  Julia,  achieved  the  golden  two  years  ago.) 
Lifelong  friends,  Moe  and  Bill  followed  up  their 
MS  degrees  in  library  science  with  40-year 
careers  as  professional  librarians.  Each  retired  in 
1990  -  Bill  as  library  director  for  Fitchburg  State 
College,  and  Moe  as  library  director  at 
Northeastern.  There's  another  dual  accomplish- 
ment: Between  the  two,  they  have  24  grandchil- 
dren! •  Peace  came  to  the  following,  all  World 
War  II  veterans:  Bob  (Robert  J.)  Barrett  (South 
Braintree,  where  he  grew  up).  Navy.  AB  in  math. 
Paul  Duff  (Peabody,  1997,  where  he  grew  up). 
Marine  Corps.  Government  major.  Bernie  Katz 
(Newton,  1996).  Native  of  Brookline.  Navy. 
BSBA  in  accounting.  Ed  (J.)  McAuliffe 
(Falmouth,  2002).  Grew  up  in  West  Roxbury. 
Army  (1st  and  3rd).  Five  battle  stars  in  European 
Theater  of  Operations.  BSBA  in  marketing. 
Retired  broker  (Merrill  Lynch)  and  banker  (vice 
president-senior  trust  officer,  Cape  Cod  Bank  & 
Trust).  Pat  Montouri  (Lexington,  2002).  Native 
of  Watertown.  Navy.  BS  in  history  and  govern- 
ment. (Note:  I  will  try  to  find  out  why  most  of 
these  deaths  are  just  being  revealed  at  this  late 
date.) 


Edward  L.  Englert,  Jr. 

128  Col  berg  Ave. 

Roslindale,  MA  02131 

617-323-1500 


Since  the  last  news  column,  we  heard  from  Cape 
Codders  Joe  Tuleja,  Rita  Walsh  McGowan  and 
Dick  Tilley.  From  the  western  part  of  the  state, 
we  received  notes  from  Dave  Murphy,  Jim 
Parsons,  Bill  Gauthier,  John  Loughman,  Larry 
Murren,  Art  Powell  and  Joe  Shay.  Enjoying 
retirement  in  California  are  Kathlyn  Kahle,  Paul 
Kendrick,  Tom  O'Maley  and  Eric  Johnson.  Also 
from  out  of  state  we  heard  from  Joe  Keohane 
and  Mike  Roarke  (Rhode  Island),  Paul  Reardon 
(Florida),  Stan  Mielczarek  (Maryland),  Robert 
Lupien  (North  Carolina),  Vin  Beninati 
(Pennsylvania),  Tim  O'Connell  (Ohio),  Mrs. 
Harold  MacDonald  and  Gene  Clark  (New  York) 
and  J.  Paul  Hickey  (Connecticut).  From  Milton 


we  received  hellos  from  Paul  Daly,  Will  Hynes, 
Fred  Tarpey,  Nyal  McA'Nulty,  Barry  Driscoll, 
Lex  Blood  and  Paul  Stanton.  We  also  heard  from 
Sandra  (Mrs.  Michael)  McCarthy,  Emil  Macura, 
Msgr.  Peter  Martocchio,  Tom  McElroy,  Frank 
McGonagle,  Bob  Trirnper,  Bill  Smith,  Shirley 
Carney,  Frank  McGee,  Bob  Freeley,  Frank 
Sullivan,  Fr.  Paul  Curran,  Fr.  Hugh  O'Regan, 
Gene  Giroux,  Mary  McCabe,  Kay  Gallagher, 
Henry  Trask,  Jack  Monahan,  Phyllis  Dustin 
Smith,  Paul  Nolan,  Herb  Emilson,  Ed  Gordon, 
Charlie  Daly,  Charlie  Haney,  Larry  Durkee,  Mrs. 
Terry  McCoy,  Bob  Barry,  Bill  Curtin,  Frank 
Doyle,  Anthony  Loscocco  and  Joe  Doyle,  a  faith- 
ful '52  follower.  Classmates  north  of  Boston 
included  Jim  Callahan,  Jim  Birmingham,  John 
P.  Sullivan,  Hugh  Doyle,  Joe  Miett,  Bill  Terrio, 
Nick  Carbone,  Beatrice  Ames,  John  Kellaher, 
Walter  Foley,  Joe  Muscato,  Charlie  Hanafin, 
Fred  O'Sullivan,  Bill  Newell,  Gene  McAuliffe, 
William  Colbert,  John  Irwin,  Steve  Casey, 
Murray  Viehl,  Dick  Bangs,  Don  Shanahan,  Fr. 
Henry  Jennings,  Ellen  Lavin,  Pat  Clancy,  Ed 
Goulart,  Jim  Sullivan,  Alice  Kain  Berry,  Marie 
O'Connor,  Bob  Shannon,  Joe  McCall  and  Bob 
McAulifTe.  Still  living  in  Boston  are  Fran 
Duggan,  Lenny  Hardy,  Frank  O'Brien,  Jack 
O'Connor,  Frank  Whelan  and  John  Kennedy.  • 
Lenny  once  told  me  the  only  time  he  left 
"Southie"  was  when  he  went  to  Italy  with  the 
88th  Infantry  Division  in  World  War  II.  He 
won't  tell  me  which  place  was  safer!  I  remember 
when  many  of  us  thumbed  from  the  circle  at 
Holy  Name  Church  every  day.  I  had  a  next-door 
neighbor  who  went  to  Regis  and  occasionally 
she  would  give  me  a  ride  to  BC.  One  snowy  day, 
while  thumbing,  I  happened  to  be  fourth  in  fine 
and  she  came  by.  She  had  two  of  her  friends  with 
her  and  only  had  room  for  three  passengers  so  I 
had  to  wait  for  the  next  ride.  A  few  years  later, 
however,  I  got  back  at  her  -  I  married  her!  I'm 
happy  to  say  that  after  50  years,  when  she  sees 
me  walking  around,  she  usually  stops  to  pick  me 
up!  Sometimes  I  even  get  to  sit  in  the  front  seat! 
•  Al  Sexton  had  his  annual  spring  luncheon  at 
the  Vanderbilt  Inn  on  the  Gulf  in  Naples  in 
March  and,  as  usual,  it  was  a  swinging  time. 
However,  Al  did  not  anticipate  having  seven  peo- 
ple removed  from  the  premises  for  swinging  on 
the  chandeliers!  After  he  explained  to  the  police 
that  it  was  BC  1952's  annual  spring  luncheon, 
everyone  was  readmitted  and  peace  was 
restored.  Enjoying  the  day  were  Jim  Callahan, 
Jerry  Dacey,  Lois  Doyle,  Bob  Doherty,  Barry 
Driscoll,  Bill  Doherty,  Jack  Donovan,  Vin 
Greene,  John  McArdle,  Al  Johnson,  Jim 
Kenneally,  Dick  McLaughlin,  Dick  McBride, 
Nick  Gallinaro,  Dan  McElaney  and  Dave 
Murphy.  Frank  McDermott  played  a  lot  of  golf 
there  on  his  vacation  and  I  was  told  he  got  a 
"hole  in  one."  I  was  quite  happy  for  him,  only  to 
learn  it  was  while  playing  miniature  golf!  Also  at 
the  luncheon  were  Lex  Blood,  Jim  Leonard,  Bill 
Newell,  Doris  Marr,  Tim  O'Connell,  Joe 
O'Shaughnessy,  Bernie  O'Sullivan,  Paul 
Clinton,  Dick  Ring  and  Bernie  Smith.  Forty-nine 
people  attended  and  plans  are  already  being 
made  for  next  year.  •  Al  completed  his  14th  year 
as  an  usher  at  the  Red  Sox  spring  training  camp. 
Jim  Mulrooney  retired  as  an  usher  last  year,  and 
I  heard  he  is  being  considered  for  the  Ushers 


Hall  of  Fame.  His  flashlight  and  seating  plan 
were  to  be  retired  at  a  spring  ceremony.  Al  was 
considered  for  the  MVU  (most  valuable  usher) 
until  he  lost  six  people  in  the  fog  at  a  night 
game.  •  Frank  Devin  celebrated  his  75th  birthday 
in  June  with  a  surprise  party  thrown  by  his  chil- 
dren at  his  home  in  Framingham.  Frank  is 
enjoying  his  retirement  from  Polaroid,  playing 
frequent  rounds  of  golf  and  attending  his  grand- 
children's many  sporting  activities.  Thanks  to 
Frank's  daughter  Therese  ('84)  for  this  informa- 
tion. •  Please  send  news. 


Jim  Willwerth 

19  Sheffield  Way 

Westborough,  MA  01581 

508-366-5400 

jammw@charter.net 


My  thanks  to  all  of  my  classmates  who  sent  me 
a  note  or  personal  greetings  of  congratulations, 
support  or  sympathy  on  being  elected  your  new 
correspondent.  The  results  will  only  be  as  good 
as  your  input.  •  The  Class  of  1953  held  its  10th 
annual  golf  tournament  on  Wednesday,  June  9, 
2004,  at  the  Wayland  Country  Club  on  Old 
Sudbury  Road  in  Wayland.  The  format  was  the 
popular  scramble.  Prizes  were  awarded  for  the 
first-place  team,  nearest  to  the  pin  on  two  differ- 
ent par-threes  and  a  longest  drive  contest.  The 
committee  members  for  this  event  were  Jim 
"Ace"  Willwerth,  Fred  "Eagle"  Good,  Dick 
"Birdie"  Horan  and  Paul  "Par"  Coughlin.  As  we 
went  to  press  the  following  golfers  had  signed 
up  for  play:  Fred  Good,  Ray  Kenney,  Bill  Ostaski, 
Gerry  Pyne,  Spike  Boyle,  Jack  Coleman,  Walter 
Corcoran,  Dennis  Cronin,  Art  Delaney,  Tom 
Vanderslice,  Bob  Willis,  Bob  Sullivan,  Don 
Burgess,  Phil  Dolan,  Jim  Low,  Jack  Lynch,  Bob 
McCarthy,  Dick  Horan,  Jim  Willwerth  and  Paul 
Coughlin.  Results  next  time.  •  On  Sunday,  May 
2,  2004,  53  classmates,  spouses,  significant  oth- 
ers and  friends  attended  the  Theater 
Department's  production  of  Cole  Porter's 
"Anything  Goes"  at  the  Robsham  Theater.  After 
this  performance  we  moved  to  the  Father  Shea 
room  at  Conte  Forum  for  a  social  hour  and  buf- 
fet dinner.  Classmates  attending  were  met  by 
President  Paul  Coughlin  and  his  wife,  Mary 
Anne,  who  were  accompanied  by  Austin  Smith 
and  Barbara.  Vice  President  Bob  Willis  and  his 
wife,  Mary,  enjoyed  their  dinner  at  a  table  with 
Dennis  Cronin  and  his  wife,  Priscilla,  and  Frank 
Stapleton  and  Marie.  During  the  social  time  the 
classmates  shared  experiences  about  our  suc- 


You  are  cordially  invited 
to  join  fellow  alumni  for  the  annual 

Veterans  Memorial 
Remembrance 

Thursday,  November  n,  2004 

10  a.m.  Mass 

11  a.m.  Remembrance  Service 

Reception  following 

Both  the  Mass  and  Remembrance  Service 

will  be  held  in  the  Heights  Room 

in  the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility. 

Please  call  617-552-4700  for  more  information. 


www.bc.edu/alumni     7 


cessful  50th  reunion  party  last  year.  As  my  wife, 
Mary,  and  I  mingled  with  the  group  we  had  the 
opportunity  to  visit  and  talk  to  Bill  Martin  and 
Irene,  Joe  Carroll  and  Patricia,  and  Pat  and  Leo 
Casey.  As  we  talked  with  Art  Delaney,  Muriel 
advised  us  that  the  knee  replacement  was  work- 
ing just  great.  Phil  Kerrivan,  never  lost  for 
words,  had  a  story  for  everyone.  Matt  Flaherty 
and  Marie  were  having  an  extra  good  time.  Matt, 
a  graduate  of  the  Evening  College,  had  invited 
some  of  his  classmates  to  join  us.  Eight  of  them 
sat  together  and  seemed  to  enjoy  sharing  old  sto- 
ries. They  were  John  and  Anne  Dacey  Foley, 
John  Hoell  and  Mildred,  along  with  Julia  Hurley 
McCarthy  and  her  husband,  Bill.  John  and  Mary 
McLaughlin  rounded  out  that  group.  Dick 
Curran  and  Judith  Golden  gave  us  our  update  on 
the  political  climate  in  Woburn.  Dick's  son  is  the 
mayor  and  his  report  is  always  enjoyed.  Joe 
Tower  and  Maureen  shared  a  table  with  Sal 
Venezia  and  Eleanor.  And  as  was  expected  the 
conversation  went  back  to  their  days  at  Latin 
School  and  the  early  days  at  Boston  College. 
Dick  Horan  and  Joan  were  on  their  way  home 
from  Italy  and  didn't  make  the  meeting 
although  they  signed  up  to  be  there.  Other  class- 
mates attending  were  Fred  Conroy  and 
Katherine,  Jack  Costa  and  Mimi  Costa  Iantosca. 
I  also  had  the  chance  to  meet  with  Jim 
Livingston  and  Mary,  Jack  Lynch  and  Christine, 
and  Carole  and  Richard  Scalise.  Also  spotted  in 
the  group  were  Jan  Solone,  Bob  Sullivan  and 
Elizabeth,  and  Joan  and  Frank  Ward.  •  I  have 
received  a  note  from  State  Representative  Kevin 
G.  Honan,  who  represents  the  17th  Suffolk 
District  covering  Allston  and  Brighton. 
Representative  Honan  told  me  that  a  statue  of 
our  classmate  and  Olympic  champion  Harold 
Connolly  will  be  unveiled  this  summer.  This 
statue  will  be  located  on  the  campus  of  the  Taft 
Middle  School  on  the  corner  of  Warren  and 
Cambridge  streets  in  Brighton.  Harold  over- 
came a  physical  disability  to  win  a  gold  medal  in 
the  1956  Olympics  in  Melbourne,  Australia. 
Harold's  story  has  received  much  coverage  from 
local  press,  as  well  as  from  Robert  Lipstyle  at 
The  New  York  Times.  This  statue  will  serve  as  a 
source  of  inspiration  for  many  future  genera- 
tions of  athletes.  Congratulations,  Harold.  When 
we  went  to  press  I  didn't  have  a  firm  date  for  this 
unveiling.  •  Have  a  good  summer  and  keep  e- 
mailing  me  the  news. 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVP  to  800-669-8430. 

Visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


David  F.  Pierre 

P.O.  Box  72 

Prides  Crossing,  MA  01965 

978-927-1149 


Over  200  classmates  gathered  at  our  50th 
reunion  on  June  3-6,  2004.  It  was  a  unique  class 
in  many  ways:  some  were  the  first  in  their  fami- 
ly to  attend  college  and  most  commuted  from 
the  greater  Boston  area.  The  few  boarding  stu- 
dents at  that  time  lived  up  at  the  Leggat  estate. 
The  rest  of  us  carpooled  or  used  the  MTA.  All 
men  were  required  to  wear  suitcoats  and  ties. 
After  graduation,  many  of  us  went  into  the  mili- 
tary and  then  went  on  to  break  into  the  fields  of 
finance,  law  and  education.  Some  built  their 
own  businesses.  Our  class  has  a  number  of 
grads  who  went  on  to  become  acclaimed  judges, 
distinguished  professors  and  leaders  in  the 
fields  of  nursing  and  education.  One  of  our 
classmates  would  become  a  governor,  another 
would  become  a  president  of  the  American  Bar 
Association  and  still  another,  a  federal  commu- 
nications commissioner.  Thanks  to  the  out- 
standing Jesuit  and  lay  teaching,  our  class  was 
able  to  five  up  to  the  school  motto  of  "Ever  to 
Excel."  •  We  learned  from  Joan  T.  Kennedy  that 
in  April,  Sister  Therese  of  the  Child  Jesus,  ODC, 
(Therese  Sullivan)  invited  her  School  of  Nursing 
classmates  to  the  Monastery  of  the  Discalced 
Carmelite  Nuns  in  Danvers  for  a  Mass  of  thanks- 
giving in  honor  of  the  Golden  Jubilee.  Fr.  John 
Thomas  (brother  of  Terry  Thomas  McKinney) 
was  the  celebrant  and,  during  the  Mass,  the 
deceased  members  of  the  class  were  remem- 
bered: June  Dunphy  Keough,  Elinor  Ryan, 
Maureen  Tobin  Hughes  and  Betty  Wyman.  At 
the  conclusion  of  the  Mass,  a  warm  welcome 
was  extended  by  the  Mother  Superior,  and  all 
were  invited  to  meet  the  sisters  and  visit  with 
Sister  Therese  during  lunch.  The  Carmelites  had 
even  produced  a  souvenir  book  containing  indi- 
vidual pictures  of  the  nurses,  reproduced  from 
Camitian,  the  School  of  Nursing  yearbook. 
Enjoying  this  special  day  were  Audrey  Brady 
Hughes,  Anne  Como  Green,  Grace  Devlin 
Mullen,  Ann  Donovan  Haskins,  Ruth  Dynan 
Sweeney,  Joan  Kennedy,  Mary  Kent  Goudey, 
Alice  Logue  Lawler,  Ginny  O'Brien  Cahill,  Ann 
O'Malley  Dominick,  Sister  Therese  of  the  Child 
Jesus  and  Terry  Thomas  McKinney.  For  many  of 
the  nurses,  this  joyous  day  at  Carmel  would 
probably  be  the  highlight  of  the  50th  reunion.  • 
In  its  25th  anniversary  collector's  edition,  Cape 
Cod  Life  magazine  selected  journalist  Tom 
O'Connell  as  one  of  the  top  100  "influential" 
people  on  Cape  Cod.  He  has  been  writing  his 
newspaper  column  "On  Addiction"  for  Cape  Cod 
publications  since  1986.  Also,  as  publisher  of 
Lifestyle  Journal  at  sanctuary777.com,  he  pro- 
vides 200  public  service  essays  designed  to  pro- 
mote better  understanding  of  the  addictions. 


Class  Notes  Editor 
Alumni  Association 
825  Centre  St. 
~>xr  Newton,  MA  02458 

nuwiwn  dassnotes@bc.edu 


Marie  J.  Kelleher 

12  Tappan  St. 

Melrose,  MA  02176 

781-665-2669 

mjk55@bc.edu 


REUNION  YEAR 


I  want  to  begin  this  column  by  offering  congrat- 
ulations on  becoming  Golden  Eagles  to  all  mem- 
bers of  the  Class  of  1954.  From  those  of  us  from 
the  School  of  Nursing  come  not  only  congratu- 
lations but  thanks  to  both  undergraduate  class- 
es. Those  of  you  who  were  in  the  last  of  the  five- 
year  program  were  role  models  who  provided 
the  leadership  that  encouraged  us  to  become 
involved  in  activities  in  the  School  of  Nursing 
and  with  the  alumnae.  Those  of  you  in  the  four- 
year  program  were  our  mentors,  the  ones  who 
were  our  "big  sisters,"  welcoming  us  to  the 
school,  and  who  were  there  to  answer  our  ques- 
tions and  ease  our  anxieties.  Now  on  to  our 
class.  •  Many  of  us  attended  several  events  that 
occurred  during  the  Arts  Festival.  Jim  Martin 
and  Dick  Doherty  ('56)  were  at  my  table  during 
dinner  and  shared  many  reminiscences,  includ- 
ing the  trials  and  tribulations  involved  in  com- 
muting to  campus  each  day.  •  I  had  a  note  from 
Pat  Lavoie  Grugnale  in  which  she  shared  the  fact 
that  she  and  Nick  had  gone  on  a  lovely  cruise.  • 
We  have  another  author  in  our  class.  Dick 
Carpenter  has  spent  part  of  his  retirement  pro- 
ducing A  Railroad  Adas  of  the  United  States  in 
1946,  V0I.2:  New  York  and  New  England  States. 
It  currently  has  a  publication  date  of  March 
2005.  He  also  reported  that  his  son,  John  ('84), 
celebrated  his  20th  reunion.  •  From  the  Editor's 
Corner:  Jean  O'Neil  urgently  requests  that  those 
of  you  who  have  not  sent  back  your  survey  ques- 
tionnaire do  so  as  soon  as  possible.  The  com- 
mittee involved  in  preparing  your  information 
for  the  publisher  will  be  hard  at  work  early  in  the 
fall  in  order  to  meet  the  publication  deadline. 
Your  cooperation  is  both  needed  and  appreciat- 
ed. Don't  miss  the  opportunity  to  be  included  in 
the  yearbook.  •  In  the  last  issue,  I  mentioned  the 
hard  work  being  done  by  Paul  Croke  as  he  tries 
to  find  everyone  who  was  originally  in  the  class. 
He  has  asked  me  to  tell  you  that  his  work  will 
begin  in  earnest  in  the  fall.  If  you  have  any  infor- 
mation about  a  classmate  who  is  not  receiving 
mail  from  the  class  or  who  has  died,  please  con- 
tact the  Alumni  Association.  We  want  to  make 
certain  that  everyone  has  the  opportunity  to 
receive  the  yearbook.  •  Now  our  time  has  come. 
We  are  entering  our  Golden  Eagle  year.  It  will 
culminate  in  a  ceremony  during  which  the  uni- 
versity will  honor  us  in  a  special  way  during  our 
reunion  in  June  2005.  Notice  that  I  said  June. 
Because  of  the  logistics  involved,  it  has  become 
necessary  to  hold  commencement  and  reunion 
on  two  separate  weekends.  •  Because  November 
is  a  month  for  remembrance,  I  would  like  to 
invite  you  to  join  me  on  November  11,  2004,  at  a 
special  Mass  and  remembrance  celebration 
sponsored  by  the  Alumni  Association.  It  is 
designed  to  honor  all  veterans,  living  and  dead. 
Mass  will  be  celebrated  in  the  Heights  Room  of 
the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility  at  10  a.m.  It 
will  be  followed  by  the  ringing  of  the  bells  at  11 
a.m.  and  the  remembrance  ceremony.  A  light 
lunch  will  follow.  This  may  be  your  only  notice 


CLASS  NOTES 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@bc.edu 


so  please  make  note  of  it  and  join  me.  I  am  on 
the  planning  committee  and  would  be  proud  to 
see  you  there. 


Jane  Quigley  Hone 

425  Nassau  Ave. 

Manhasset,  NY  11030 

516-627-0973 


NEWTON 


REUNION  YEAR 


Steve  Barry 

200  Ledgewood  Dr.,  Unit  406 

Stoneham,  MA  02180-3622 

781-435-1352 

barrybc56@apl.com 


The  Class  Committee  has  begun  planning  for 
our  50th  reunion  celebration  and  has  set  up  a 
committee  to  plan  a  major  trip  next  summer.  We 
also  need  people  to  work  on  committees  for 
other  reunion  events  and  the  yearbook.  You  can 
send  suggestions  for  events  to  me  at  the  address 
above.  For  this  coming  year  we  are  planning  a 
football  game  in  September,  a  basketball  game 
in  January  and  the  St.  Patrick's  Day  show  in 
Waltham  put  on  by  Bob  Eagle's  Reagle  Players, 
who  have  completed  their  36th  year  of  present- 
ing musicals  in  Waltham.  •  Tony  Massirnino  has 
been  designated  as  an  accredited  senior  real 
estate  specialist  by  the  National  Senior  Real 
Estate  Council.  Tony  has  been^with  the  Jack 
Conway  Company  in  Hanover  for  26  years.  • 
Brian  Concannon  had  the  pleasure  of  introduc- 
ing his  son,  Brian  Jr.,  at  a  ceremony  at  BC  High 
honoring  alumni  for  their  commitment  to  serv- 
ing others.  Brian  Jr.  was  honored  for  his  work  in 
Haiti,  where  he  successfully  prosecuted  a  num- 
ber of  those  responsible  for  one  of  the  massacres 
several  years  ago.  •  John  Surette,  SJ,  is  now 
assigned  to  Chicago,  where  he  directs  "a  center 
for  contemplation,  reflection  and  justice  in  the 
Ecozoic  era."  •  Dan  and  Carolyn  Kenney  Foley's 
granddaughter  is  starting  her  freshman  year  at 
BC.  •  Dave  and  Ann  Maguire  Finnegan  now 
have  11  grandchildren  (the  latest  two  arriving  last 
December  and  Good  Friday)  from  their  five  sons 
and  daughters.  Ann  is  teaching  in  a  Fairfax 
County,  VA,  public  high  school  and  Dave  is  with 
a  law  firm  in  Washington,  DC.  •  Dick  Toland 
retired  in  December  and  planned  a  trip  this 
summer  visiting  as  many  baseball  parks  (and 
seeing  games)  and  national  parks  as  he  and  his 
wife,  Louise  Burke  Toland,  could  fit  in.  •  Marie 
and  I  were  unable  to  be  at  the  Laetare  Sunday 


Mass  this  year  because  we  were  in  the  process  of 
selling  our  house,  as  I  reported  in  the  last  col- 
umn. The  Mass  was  in  the  afternoon  due  to  a 
change  in  the  St.  Ignatius  schedule.  Instead  of 
the  traditional  communion  breakfast  there  was  a 
reception  at  the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility.  • 
The  daughter  of  Louise  Tomasini  Horn  Sayles 
died  recently  after  a  long  battle  with  cancer. 
Louise  McCall  Crawford,  Joan  Piekarski  Croteau 
and  Carole  Mahoney  Flynn  recently  attended  a 
memorial  service  for  her.  After  the  service  they 
reminisced  about  their  days  as  roommates  at  the 
School  of  Nursing  and  discussed  plans  for 
attending  our  50th  reunion.  Please  remember 
Louise  and  her  daughter  in  your  prayers,  as  well 
as  all  classmates  and  family  members.  •  Once 
again,  thanks  for  your  e-mails  and  letters.  Your 
classmates  want  to  hear  what  you're  doing!  Let 
me  know  via  e-mail,  letter  or  phone  call. 


NEWTON 


Patricia  Leary  Dowling 

39  Woodside  Drive 

Milton,  MA  02186 

617-696-0163 


Francis  E.  Lynch 

27  Arbutus  Lane 

West  Dennis,  MA  02670 

flynch@mma.mass.edu 


The  annual  BC  Arts  Festival  took  place  on  May  1, 
2004.  Classmates  who  attended  were  Pat  Vacca, 
Dom  Emello,  Paul  McNulty,  Bill  McQueeney, 
Peg  Kenney,  Mary  Lou  Hogan,  Betty  and  Jim 
Turley,  Norma  Cacciamani  and  Lawrence  Hojlo. 
Some  attended  the  concert  and  others  attended 
the  musical  "Anything  Goes."  All  attended  the 
dinner  and  were  quite  happy  with  all  the  events 
of  the  day.  The  students  and  faculty  made  sure 
the  day  was  a  joyous  celebration  of  the  arts 
through  the  scheduled  events.  •  Jim  Devlin 
reports  another  very  successful  annual  golf  out- 
ing at  the  Sandy  Burr  Golf  Club  in  Wayland  on 
May  19,  2004.  It  was  a  picture-perfect  day  for 
this  fine  golf  event.  Bill  Cunningham,  as  always, 
came  through  again  with  the  BC  golf  caps.  The 
winning  team  captains  were  Frank  Higgins  and 
Charlie  Fox.  All  were  very  much  encouraged  to 
see  Ed  Coakley  at  the  event.  Ed  visited  with  the 
group  prior  to  tee  time  and  seems  to  be  recover- 
ing very  well  from  his  extended  illness.  Ed  is 
starting  to  swing  the  clubs  once  again  and  hopes 
to  be  playing  very  soon.  Other  classmates  who 
played  included,  by  team,  Larry  Chisholm,  Paul 
Daly,  Bill  Cunningham,  Dave  McAvoy,  Bill 
McQueeney,  Ed  Brickley,  George  Hennessy,  Joe 
McMenimen,  Don  Fox,  Tom  Ahearn,  MM, 
Gene  Mahoney,  Paul  McAdams  and  Dick 
Dowling.  Congratulations  to  Jim  Devlin  for 
doing  such  a  great  job  once  again  as  chair  of  this 
annual  class  golf  classic.  Jim  also  notes  that 
Frank  Cousineau  ('51),  former  BC  football  great 
who  is  on  the  operational  staff  at  the  club,  went 
out  of  his  way  in  extending  a  special  welcome  to 
our  class  group.  •  Our  annual  football  dinner 
and  class  reunion  will  be  held  on  Saturday, 
October  2,  2004.  BC  will  be  playing  the 
University  of  Massachusetts.  This  event  each 
year  is  always  a  classic.  I  suggest  you  mark  your 
calendars  now  and  don't  miss  this  one.  As  in  the 
past,  there  will  be  a  post-game  class  Mass  at 


Gasson  with  a  social  hour  and  dinner  thereafter. 
A  general  class  mailing  will  be  sent  out  outlin- 
ing all  the  particulars  late  this  summer.  •  Fr.  Tom 
Ahearn  recently  sent  me  a  copy  of  his  Easter 
2004  pastoral  message.  Fr.  Tom  is  chaplain  at 
St.  Teresa's  Residence  of  the  Maryknoll  Fathers 
&  Brothers  in  Maryknoll,  NY.  His  work  mostly 
involves  the  care  of  the  sick  and  also  includes 
coordinating  liturgical  celebrations.  He  works 
with  another  Maryknoll  priest  and  a  wonderful 
group  of  nurses  and  aides  as  part  of  his  ministry 
of  healing.  •  Ed  Brickley  and  his  wife,  Betsy,  are 
new  owners  of  a  new  condo  in  Naples,  FL. 
Congratulations  to  you  both.  Ed,  I  received  your 
letter  outlining  the  great  get-together  of  class- 
mates that  took  place  this  past  winter  in  Naples 
but  I  misplaced  it.  Sorry  for  the  lapse  of  you- 
know-what!  •  Jack  Conway  recently  underwent 
his  second  hip  replacement  in  early  March  of 
this  year  and  is  back  to  work  as  manager  of  the 
Jack  Conway  Real  Estate  office  in  South  Dennis. 
A  big  thank-you  to  Dick  Dowling  for  furnishing 
this  information  on  Jack.  Dick  also  related  that 
Art  Flynn  had  emergency  heart  surgery  early 
this  past  February.  At  this  writing,  I  understand 
that  he  is  doing  fine.  •  William  J.  Louis  recently 
received  notice  from  the  International  Library  of 
Poetry  that  his  poem  "The  Wall  of  War"  was 
awarded  second  prize  in  "The  Best  Poems  and 
Poets  of  2003"  competition,  for  which  an 
engraved  award  medallion  was  given.  Bill  also 
had  two  clay  pieces  and  one  painting,  "The  Spirit 
of  the  Universe,"  in  the  juried  traveling  art  show 
earlier  this  year  at  the  Kansas  City  Museum,  the 
UMB  Bank  and  the  Central  Bank  of  Kansas  City. 
These  works  may  be  viewed  on  the  Internet  by 
searching  for  the  name  of  the  show,  "Cultures 
Without  Borders."  •  William  E.  McQueeney  was 
one  of  four  recipients  of  the  2004  St.  Ignatius 
Awards,  the  highest  honor  bestowed  on  a  gradu- 
ate of  Boston  College  High  School,  on  April  2, 
2004.  Bill  founded  the  non-profit  organization 
Rural  Waters  Ventures  to  provide  access  to  water 
in  remote  villages  of  Nicaragua.  The  organiza- 
tion has  seen  early  success,  funding  gravity-flow 
drinking  water  projects  in  two  small  villages  last 
year.  His  efforts  continue  to  grow  doing  God's 
work  in  that  far-off  land.  •  Barry  Murphy  and  his 
wife,  Pauly,  moved  earlier  this  year  to  Chestnut 
Hill.  Best  of  luck  in  your  new  home.  •  The  class 
extends  its  condolences  to  the  families  of  class- 
mates who  have  gone  on  to  their  eternal  award: 
Angelo  J.  Damiano,  Kenneth  H.  Neagle,  Charles 


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J.  O'Ntil  and  Cecelia  M.  Young.  Also,  please 
remember  in  your  prayers  our  late  loyal  class- 
mate Paul  M.  Cochran  who  passed  away  last 
June  ii,  2003.  Peace  to  you  always,  Paul.  The 
class  salutes  and  congratulates  the  Class  of  1954 
Golden  Eagles  and  especially  Louis  A.  Florio 
('54),  an  Eagle  football  great  in  his  day,  on  their 
memorable  milestone.  Class  dues  for  the  new 
academic  year  remain  at  $25.  Please  remit  to  Bill 
Tobin,  181  Central  St.,  Holliston,  MA  01746. 
Best  to  you  all. 


NEWTON 


Marjorie  L.  McLaughlin 

139  Parker  Rd. 

Needham,  MA  02494 

781-444-7252 


David  A.  Rafferty,  Jr. 

2296  Ashton  Oaks  Lane 

No.  101 

Stonebridge  Country  Club 

Naples,  FL  34109 


In  May,  yours  truly  and  other  Double  and  Triple 
Eagles  from  the  Class  of  '58  celebrated  their 
50th  year  of  graduation  from  Boston  College 
High  School.  The  '58ers  in  attendance  enjoyed 
golf  at  the  beautiful  Pine  Hills  Country  Club  in 
Plymouth,  cocktails  and  dinner  at  the  Water's 
Edge  Restaurant;  2004  BC  High  graduation  cer- 
emonies where  we  received  our  golden  diplomas 
and  dinner  at  the  Wollaston  Golf  Course.  Our 
class  was  well  represented.  Wally  Vaughan.  liv- 
ing in  Franklin,  is  retired  as  a  teacher/principal. 
Joe  Ailinger  is  a  retired  elementary  school  prin- 
cipal. Joe  Buckley,  living  in  Kalamazoo,  MI,  and 
Carmel,  CA,  is  a  retired  professor  and  former 
department  chair  of  mathematics  at  Western 
Michigan  University.  Joe  and  Ann  are  parents  of 
four  children  and  have  five  grandchildren.  Al 
Carroll,  of  Naples,  FL,  and  Scarborough,  ME, 
continues  his  career  as  an  investment  advisor 
and  enjoys  his  family  and  trips  to  Ireland.  Tom 
and  Pat  Dwyer  Connolly  live  in  Needham.  Tom 
continues  to  practice  pediatrics  part-time.  Stan 
Curran,  Jr.,  after  serving  in  the  US  Army  as  an 
officer  from  1958-83,  became  security  manager 
at  Wang  Labs  and  then  a  paralegal  in  environ- 
mental litigation  at  Mintz  Levin  in  Boston.  Stan 
and  Nancy  have  three  children  and  eight  grand- 
children. John  Deady,  living  in  Dedham,  is  for- 
mer attorney  and  now  assistant  clerk  at 
Brockton  Superior  Court.  Ed  Devin  is  retired  as 
senior  vice  president  at  Wang  Labs  and  Fleet 
Financial  Group.  Ed  is  enjoying  time  with  his 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@bc.edu 


wife,  Susan,  children  and  grandchildren,  flying, 
sailing,  and  golf,  especially  in  Ireland.  Ed  and 
Susan  are  living  in  Venice,  FL.  Bill  Doherty  is  liv- 
ing in  Harwich  and  is  a  county  commissioner  in 
Barnstable.  Paul  and  Lynne  Dolan,  living  in 
Milton  and  Vero  Beach,  FL,  are  the  parents  of 
three  children  and  the  grandparents  of  six.  Paul 
did  a  wonderful  job  as  golf  chairman  of  our  50th 
and  is  looking  forward  to  retirement  from  the 
Dolan  Funeral  Homes.  Paul  and  Lynne  gener- 
ously vacated  their  master  bedroom  so  Jack  and 
Betty  Horrigan  would  be  comfortable  for  the 
weekend.  Bob  Donehy,  living  in  Needham  and 
Humarock,  is  retired  and  enjoying  his  six  grand- 
children. Walter  Gay,  living  in  Branford,  CT, 
Tolland  and  West  Dennis  on  the  Cape,  received 
his  MS  in  organic  chemistry  from  University  of 
Connecticut  in  i960  and  his  PhD  from 
University  of  New  Hampshire  in  1965.  Walter, 
since  retiring  from  the  Olin  Corp.  as  a  consult- 
ing scientist,  has  been  teaching  chemistry  at 
Southern  Connecticut  State  University  as  an 
adjunct  professor.  Joe  Giere,  living  in  Potomac, 
MD,  and  Pocasset,  continues  to  practice  ob-gyn 
in  DC  and  volunteers  in  a  clinic.  Mike  Grady,  liv- 
ing in  Chestnut  Hill  and  Centerville,  practices 
pediatrics  and  is  vice  president  of  Children's 
Hospital  in  Boston.  Mike  and  Betty,  a  radiation 
oncology  nurse  at  St.  Elizabeth's  Medical  Center, 
are  enjoying  their  five  grandsons  and  look  for- 
ward to  their  winter  excursions  in  Sanibel 
Island,  FL.  Don  Hughes,  living  in  Woburn, 
retired  from  the  Snyder  Security  Group  in  2003. 
Don  and  Cynthia  have  four  children  and  five 
grandchildren.  Joe  Hughes,  formerly  of 
Hingham,  has  been  living  in  Brewster  on  the 
Cape  for  many  years  and  is  a  retired  vice  presi- 
dent of  Merrill  Lynch  working  in  both  the 
Boston  and  Hyannis  offices.  Joe  and  Nancy  have 
three  children  and  six  grandchildren.  Joe  plays 
his  golf  at  Eastwood.  Frank  Kearney  is  a  retired 
sales  manager  after  30  years  in  the  high-tech 
computer  industry.  Frank  is  a  Triple  Eagle, 
receiving  his  MBA  in  1969.  Frank  and  Sharon 
are  living  in  Pocasset.  Gerry  Mitchell  did  an  out- 
standing job  as  co-chairman  of  the  BC  High 
Reunion  Committee.  Gerry  is  the  retired  former 
owner,  president  and  CEO  of  Northeastern 
Envelope  Manufacturing  Corp.  in  Boston.  Gerry 
and  Pat  ('57)  five  in  Westwood  and  Hyannis  and 
have  three  children  and  three  grandchildren.  Joe 
Molineaux,  living  in  Yorktown,  VA,  is  retired  as 
a  colonel  in  the  US  Marine  Corps  and  as  a  York 
County,  VA,  high  school  teacher  and  coach. 
George  M.  Murphy,  living  in  University  Park, 
FL,  is  the  retired  director  of  operations  for 
NYNEX  Corp.  Joe  O'Donnell,  Jr.,  living  in  Silver 
Spring,  MD,  and  Mashpee,  is  a  physicist  for  the 
US  Naval  Warfare  Center  in  Carderock,  MD,  in 
the  field  of  underwater  acoustics.  Joe  and  Claire 
have  five  children  and  12  grandchildren.  David 
Ojerholm,  living  in  New  South  Wales,  Australia, 
retired  from  the  international  pharmaceutical 
industry  in  2000.  David  keeps  quite  busy  play- 
ing in  a  men's  doubles  tennis  competition  that 
runs  throughout  the  winter  in  Sydney,  singing 
with  an  80-man  barbershop  chorus  and  prepar- 
ing to  participate  in  a  marathon  in  Queensland 
this  summer.  David  and  Janet  have  also  lived 
and  worked  in  Melbourne,  Adelaide  and  Sydney, 
Australia;  Seoul,  Korea;  Jakarta,  Indonesia;  and 


Auckland,  New  Zealand.  What  an  interesting 
life,  David!  Ray  Peacock,  living  in  Ivyland,  PA, 
after  retiring  as  an  industrial  physicist  and  sen- 
ior staff  engineer  for  temperature  sensors  in  the 
research  department  of  LTV,  has  started  a  con- 
sulting business  in  the  temperature  sensor  area. 
Ray  and  Elizabeth  have  11  children  and  15  grand- 
children. Peter  Power,  living  in  Red  Branch,  NJ, 
is  retired  from  a  Wall  Street  partnership.  Peter 
and  Claire  have  eight  children  and  16  grandchil- 
dren. Bob  Quinan,  living  in  Norwell,  is  an  attor- 
ney and  vice  president  and  senior  trust  counsel 
at  Mellon  Trust  of  New  England.  Bob  Roselli,  liv- 
ing in  Woburn  and  Florida,  is  retired  and  enjoy- 
ing gardening,  travel  and  walking.  Gerry  Ruzzo, 
living  in  Hyde  Park  and  Sugarbush,  VT,  is  a 
retired  elementary  school  teacher  in  Marshfield. 
Jack  Shea  is  a  lecturer  in  the  BC  Classics 
Department  after  receiving  his  MA  and  PhD 
from  Harvard.  Jack  and  Claudette  are  living  in 
Needham  and  have  eight  grandchildren.  Tom 
Sheehan  ('59),  living  in  Norwell,  has  retired 
from  the  Thomas  A.  Sheehan  Company.  Tom 
and  Lucy  spend  time  camping  with  and  enjoying 
their  six  grandchildren,  walking,  gardening, 
reading  and  following  BC  sports.  John  Feloney 
remains  active  as  president  of  Professional 
Management  Systems  in  Milton  with  son  Tom 
holding  the  control  lever.  John  and  Mary  Leigh 
spend  their  off-duty  time  with  their  children  and 
grandchildren  and  look  forward  to  their  winter 
escape  in  Naples,  FL.  John  and  Betty  (Leary) 
Horrigan  are  living  in  Avon,  CT.  John,  "Hoppy," 
is  retired  from  Heublein,  Inc.  Tom  Mahoney 
remains  active  as  president  of  TJ  Mahoney  and 
Associates.  Bob  Moll,  living  in  Cambridge,  is 
retired  director  of  Arthur  D.  Little.  Paul  Maney, 
living  in  Belmont,  is  president  of  Storrow  Co.  in 
Cambridge.  Paul  brought  his  son,  a  BC  High 
grad,  as  his  playing  partner  at  Pine  Hills.  As  you 
can  see  from  the  above,  there  were  many  '58ers 
from  BC  High  '54  and  not  all  showed  up!  •  Some 
additional  news:  Condolences  of  the  class  go  out 
to  the  children  of  Mary  Coyle  who  passed  away 
recently.  Mary  was  the  widow  of  Charlie  Coyle 
who  died  soon  after  our  graduation.  Bill 
McGovern  is  living  in  Hoosick  Falls,  NY.  His 
wife,  Mary,  recently  had  foot  surgery.  I  recently 
received  a  nice  note  from  Bill  McGurk.  Bill  and 
Ann  continue  to  live  on  their  farm  in  Prince 
Edward  Island  where  they  administer  to  the 
needs  of  their  quarter  horses,  Nibs  and  Pip. 
They  also  cater  to  the  needs  of  their  six  grand- 
children, spend  a  month  in  France  or  Italy  each 
year  and,  when  allowed  by  their  three  sons, 
enjoy  occasional  sails  in  Vineyard  Sound  aboard 
their  sloop.  Not  a  bad  life!  Congrats  to  Jane  and 
Jack  "Mucca"  McDevitt  on  the  birth  of  their  sec- 
ond grandchild,  Matthew,  who  will  divert  some 
of  the  attention  away  from  his  sister,  Katie  Ann. 
The  spring  fling  at  the  Sheraton  in  Hyannis  and 
the  cocktail  party  at  Minihane's  Greenhouse  on 
the  Cape  were  a  huge  success.  Please  let  me  hear 
from  you.  I  desperately  need  news  from  the 
class  to  fill  up  this  column.  Don't  forget  your 
class  dues.  Send  $25  to  Jack  "Mucca"  McDevitt, 
25  Cedar  Rd.,  Medford,  MA  02155. 


IO 


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NEWTON 


Sheila  Hurley  Canty 

P.O.  Box  386 

North  Falmouth,  MA  02556 


Frank  Martin 

6  Sawyer  Road 

Wellesley  Hills,  MA  02481 

fjmo2481@comcast.net 


We  have  now  completed  our  45th  anniversary 
celebrations  on  June  5  and  6.  About  120  attend- 
ed the  dinner  dance  in  Gasson  100.  I  had  a 
chance  to  get  caught  up  with  many  classmates 
who  I  had  not  seen  since  our  40th  and  a  few 
whom  I  had  not  seen  since  we  graduated.  It  was 
a  memorable  night  and  great  fun.  Peter 
McLaughlin  gave  us  a  brief  view  of  the  progress 
of  the  University  and  the  results  of  our  Class 
Gift  Campaign,  led  by  Bill  York.  Thanks  to  all  of 
you  on  the  Steering  Committee  and  the  Gift 
Committee  for  the  many  nights  of  planning  and 
phone  calls  and  for  your  commitment  to  Boston 
College.  Thanks  also  to  the  Class  of  1959  for 
making  our  45th  a  special  event.  •  Bill  Parks  told 
me  that  he  will  be  retiring  to  the  Cape  from  his 
pathology  practice  in  about  three  weeks.  John 
McCormack  is  semi-retired  as  professor  emeri- 
tus at  University  of  Vermont.  The  cold  winters 
don't  bother  him  or  Grace,  so  he  is  staying  put. 
Charlie  McCullagh,  who  won  the  award  for  the 
longest  distance  traveled,  is  staying  put  with 
Celeste  in  Naples,  FL.  Art  Kaplan,  who  is  going 
to  have  to  rebuild  our  class  treasury  for  the  50th 
told  me  that  his  granddaughter,  Jessica,  daugh- 
ter of  Melisa  Kaplan  ('85),  has  had  a  successful 
kidney  transplant  donated  by  her  father.  Jim 
Cappelletti  and  Pat  are  retired.  Pat  gave  me  a 
remedy  to  avoid  colds  when  flying  which  she 
received  from  son  Tom,  a  pilot.  Frank  Collins 
and  Gail  sat  at  our  table  at  the  reunion  and  Gail 
told  us  John  O'Connor  stories  from  their  college 
dates.  John  is  living  in  Newton  and  straighten- 
ing the  teeth  of  our  grandchildren  when  he  is 
not  attending  to  his  son  Matthew,  a  sophomore 
at  BC.  Beth  Grady  and  her  table  of  nurses 
seemed  to  be  having  a  great  night  of  laughter. 
Tom  Hughes  and  Joette  left  their  six-year-old  at 
home  with  a  babysitter  to  attend  the  dinner.  Phil 
Doherty  and  Pat,  Tom  Kenney  and  Mary,  and 
Bill  Parks  and  Jane  sat  at  a  table  at  which  they 
shared  stories  about  their  20-plus  children!! 
Others  not  mentioned  above:  Bill  Crafty  and 


Pauline,  Joe  Corcoran  and  Rose,  Robin  Wood, 
Don  Wood's  widow  (Congratulations!  She's  just 
received  tenure  at  Connell  School  of  Nursing), 
Jack  Wiseman  and  Peggy,  Jack  Donahoe  and 
Joan,  Dave  Breen  and  Brenda,  Bob  Churchville 
and  Margy,  Bill  Appleyard  and  Eleanor,  Dave 
Brauer  and  Peggy,  Jim  Cotter  and  Agnes,  Vin 
Sylvia  and  Nancy,  Bill  Sherman  and  Lucy,  Tom 
Whalen  and  Pat,  Dick  Roche  and  Marie,  Bill 
Carnes  and  Ann,  Lorraine  Bonvouloir  Blais  and 
Richard,  John  Deneen  and  Karen,  Ralph 
Lespasio,  Jack  Madden  and  Barbara,  Joe 
McGuill  and  Roe,  Dick  Ganong  and  Gwen,  Joe 
Leary,  Charlie  Lynch  and  Peggy,  Terry 
MacDonald  and  Peg,  Paul  King  and  Iris,  Joe  and 
Al  Vitale  with  Angelina  and  Marilyn,  Tom  "Gus" 
Mahoney  and  Eileen,  George  Malloy  and  Ruth, 
Art  McDonald  and  Sue,  Tony  DiMatteo  and 
Wanda,  Jim  Delaney,  Arlene  Barbeau  Desmarais 
and  Norm,  Owen  Quinn,  Denis  Minihane  and 
Janet,  Catherine  McNrff  and  Kevin,  Mary  Lynd 
Schrobsdorff  and  Joe,  Frank  McGurl,  Katherine 
McGuinness  and  Jim,  Dan  Joyce,  John  Joyce  and 
Grace,  George  Kelley  and  Eileen,  Dan  Hanley 
and  Mary,  Joe  Fallo,  Bill  Shea,  Claire  Malis 
Kingston  and  Paul,  Ed  Kirby  and  Maria,  Elaine 
Geissler,  and  Elizabeth  Walda  Keohane.  •  With 
the  great  gatherings  we  have  had  this  year,  our 
class  plans  to  continue  the  momentum  by  hav- 
ing a  class  event  each  year  leading  up  to  the 
50th.  Stay  well  and  stay  in  touch. 


NEWTON 


Maryjane  Mulvanity  Casey 

28  Briarwood  Drive 

Taunton,  MA  02780 

508-823-1188 


Our  Newton  College  45th  reunion  was  a  gala 
weekend  of  fun  and  reminiscence.  The  celebra- 
tion began  with  a  delightful  cocktail  buffet  host- 
ed by  Honey  and  Peter  McLaughlin  at  their 
Chestnut  Hill  home.  It  was  wonderful  to  relax 
together  while  renewing  old  acquaintances, 
some  of  whom  had  not  returned  since  our 
Newton  graduation.  (We  agreed  that  we  had 
aged  gracefully  together!)  Saturday's  activities 
included  campus  tours  of  Boston  College,  lec- 
tures on  a  variety  of  timely  topics  and  a  Garden 
Party  luncheon.  Our  class  gathered  on  Saturday 
evening  at  Alumni  House  (formerly  our  Newton 
College  library)  for  a  cocktail  reception  and  filet 
mignon  dinner.  Reflections  of  our  college  days 
by  various  class  members  (including  a  few  hus- 
bands) were  a  highlight  of  the  evening.  Our 
Newton  College  T-shirts  were  a  surprise  bonus, 
too!  The  weekend  festivities  concluded  with 
Mass  followed  by  a  buffet  brunch  on  Sunday 
morning.  It  was  a  memorable  weekend,  and  we 
missed  those  who  were  unable  to  attend.  Our 
special  thanks  go  to  Dinner  Chairman  Janet 
Chute  and  committee  members  Kathleen 
Lawlor,  Donna  Morrissey,  Honey  McLaughlin, 
Joanne  Hynek  and  Maryjane  Casey.  Those 
attending  our  45th  included  Ann  (Baker) 
Martinsen,  Janet  Chute,  Dottie  (Bohen) 
Graham,  Mary  Ellin  (Burns)  Stiles,  Ellie  (Carr) 
Hanlon,  Helen  (Craig)  Lynch,  Pat  (Curran) 
Naud,  Janet  (Chartier)  O'Hanley,  Joan 
(Coniglio)  O'Donnell,  Donna  (Cosgrove) 
Morrissey,  Meg  (Dealy)  Ackerman,  Marie 
(Doelger)  O'Brien,  Ann  (Foley)  Flanagan,  Ellen 
(Egan)    Stone,    Janet    (Frantz)    Egan,    Jane 


(Gillespie)  Steinthal,  Kathleen  (Kingston) 
Lawlor,  Stephanie  (Landry)  Barineau,  Julia 
Lamy,  Glenna  (LaSalle)  Keene.  Sheilah  (Lane) 
Malafronte,  Gini  (Little)  Casey,  Dean  (Maloney) 
Schnetzer,  Deanie  (Madden)  Thornton,  Nancy 
(Maslen)  Burkholder,  Joanne  (O'Connor) 
Hynek,  Patty  O'Neill,  Kathleen  O'Shea,  Janet 
(Phillips)  Connelly,  Dolores  (Seeman)  Royston, 
Margit  Serenyi,  Pat  (Sweeney)  Sheehy,  Sandy 
(Sestito)  Pistocchi,  Sue  (Sughrue)  Carrington, 
Bonnie  (Walsh)  Stoloski,  Jane  Whitty  and 
Maryjane  (Mulvanity)  Casey.  On  a  final  note,  we 
are  saddened  to  hear  of  the  sudden  death  of  Sue 
(Macksoud)  Wooten's  husband,  John,  in  April 
and  extend  heartfelt  sympathy  to  Sue  and  her 
family. 


Joseph  R.  Carty 

253  River  St. 

Norwell,  MA  02061 

jrcarty@comcast.net 


REUNION  YEAR 


Condolences  to  the  family  of  Bob  Cawley  who 
passed  away  in  late  April.  Here  was  a  fellow  I 
thought  I  knew  but  far  from  it.  Tom  Cunnally 
was  in  the  service  with  Bob  at  the  Boston  Navy 
Yard  and  they  had  talked  about  college;  both 
applied  to  BC  and  were  accepted.  Bob  found  the 
going  tough  and  thought  of  quitting  but  Tom 
convinced  him  to  stay  with  it,  with  the  comment 
"If  I  can  do  it,  you  can  do  it,"  and  he  did  gradu- 
ate!!!! Tom  and  Bob  lived  near  each  other  in  the 
Dedham  area  and  worked  in  the  post  office  and 
attended  the  same  church.  Bob  was  given  a  sec- 
ond chance  by  God  because  in  Korea  he  was  so 
badly  wounded,  the  Navy  Corps  man  told  him  he 
would  not  make  it  but  he  did  despite  being  shot 
in  the  chest.  He  survived  the  night  and  the  next 
morning  he  was  given  emergency  care  and 
spent  several  months  in  various  Navy  hospitals 
before  he  was  sent  to  the  Boston  Navy  Yard  in 
Charlestown  so  he  could  be  close  to  home  and 
recover  from  his  wounds.  Bob  was  a  true  hero 
and  many  of  us  did  not  know  it.  God  rest  his 
soul.  Thank  you,  Tom,  for  the  rest  of  the  story.  • 
Word  has  it  that  Tom  May  is  chief  justice  of  the 
Brookline  Town  Court.  Congratulations.  •  Paul 
Donlan  is  working  as  a  certified  financial  plan- 
ner in  Holliston.  He  and  his  wife  spend  their 
winters  at  Foxfire  Country  Club  in  Naples,  FL. 
Paul  met  Steve  Denapoli  and  his  wife  who  were 
also  wintering  in  the  area.  •  Our  45th  anniver- 
sary will  soon  be  upon  us.  If  you  would  like  to 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVP  to  800-669-8430. 

Visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


www.bc.edu/alumni    n 


participate  in  the  planning  please  e-mail  me.  Our 
first  meeting  will  be  in  September.  •  Hope  you 
had  a  wonderful  summer  and  pray  for  peace. 


NEWTON 


Patricia  McCarthy  Dorsey 

53  Clarke  Rd. 

Needham,  MA  02492 

dorseypm@comcast.net 


REUNION  YEAR 


A  Newton  get-together  was  held  in  Naples,  FL, 
this  past  March  at  Carole  Ward  McNamara's. 
Elaine  Holland  Early  and  I  visited  Carole  and 
John  for  a  wonderful  10  days  at  Cedar 
Hammock.  Kathleen  McDermott  Kelsh  and  her 
husband,  John,  were  driving  through  Naples  en 
route  to  Sanibel  Island,  so  they  joined  us  for  din- 
ner. Berenice  Hackett  Davis  and  Pete  have  a 
condo  nearby,  so  were  able  to  test  our  cooking 
too!  It  was  great  to  be  together  again.  We  had 
hoped  that  Sally  O'ConneU  Healy  and  Kevin 
could  be  with  us,  but  their  plans  were  centered 
on  their  daughter,  Kathryn,  and  her  imminent 
delivery  of  triplets.  I  am  happy  to  report  that 
Sally  and  Kevin  became  the  proud  grandparents 
of  three  girls:  Margaret,  Grace  and  Madeline,  on 
April  6,  2004,  in  New  York  City.  Sally  loves 
spending  time  with  them  in  Essex  and  says  that 
the  babies  are  healthy  and  thriving. 
Congratulations!  •  Kathleen  Runkle  O'Brien 
wrote,  "My  husband,  Tom,  and  I  have  just  cele- 
brated our  43rd  wedding  anniversary.  Sounds 
unbelievable!  We  five  in  a  suburb  of  Chicago 
called  Glenview.  Prior  to  that  we  lived  away  for 
10  years,  spending  some  time  in  New  York, 
Brazil,  then  back  to  New  York  and  finally  to 
Chicago.  We  have  four  sons,  three  of  whom  are 
married,  and  nine  grandchildren.  Our  unmar- 
ried son  lives  in  Denver.  I  still  see  Stella  Clark 
O'Shea  and  Jane  Wray  Ryan  at  least  once  a  year. 
Now  that  summer  has  arrived,  I'll  be  concentrat- 
ing on  lowering  my  handicap."  •  Betsy  DeLone 
Balas  retired  to  Wilmington,  NC,  in  1994.  Her 
married  daughter,  Liz,  lives  in  Beverly,  CA,  with 
her  husband,  Bill,  and  two  toddlers.  Her  son, 
Neil,  lives  in  New  York  City.  Betsy  and  her  hus- 
band, Bernie,  play  golf,  garden,  read,  walk,  play 
bridge,  travel  and  volunteer  at  an  adult  day  care 
center  which  cares  mostly  for  Alzheimer's 
patients.  •  Our  45th  reunion  will  be  held  next 
June.  We  will  post  the  exact  dates  in  the 
November  issue.  Anyone  interested  in  joining 
the  planning  committee,  e-mail  me  at 
dorseypm@comcast.net.  It's  always  been  such  a 


You  are  cordially  invited 
to  join  fellow  alumni  for  the  annual 

Veterans  Memorial 
Remembrance 


Thursday,  November  n,  2004 

to  a.m.  Mass 

11  a.m.  Remembrance  Service 

Reception  following 

Both  the  Mass  and  Remembrance  Service 

will  be  held  in  the  Heights  Room 

in  the  Lower  Campus  Dining  Facility. 

Please  call  617-552-4700  for  more  information 


treat  to  renew  friendships  and  remember  the 
days  we  spent  together  at  Newton.  Looking  for- 
ward to  hearing  from  you.  Have  a  great  autumn! 


Robert  W.  Sullivan,  )r. 

484  Pleasant  St. 

Brockton,  MA  02303 

rwsul@cs.com 


Though  the  attendance  at  the  spring  reunion 
Mass  and  dinner  evening  was  small  the  events 
were  a  big  success  because  several  people 
attended  who  have  distinguished  themselves 
and  their  alma  mater  by  their  excellence  in  vari- 
ous fields.  I  hope  to  provide  you  with  much 
more  information  on  them  in  my  next  column. 
•  The  nature  of  the  position  I  have  held,  when 
matched  with  Internet-based  communications, 
gives  me  the  privilege  of  hearing  from  many  old 
friends  from  a  long  way  back.  Sometimes  I  end 
up  conversing  by  way  of  the  Internet  with  some- 
one whom  I  knew  in  our  youth  but  haven't  seen 
or  heard  from  in  a  long  time.  This  happened 
recently  when  Joe  Triano  e-mailed  me  to  inquire 
of  Bill  Robinson's  current  well-being.  In  the 
process  I  found  out  that  Joe  and  Cissy  are  living 
in  Palm  Coast,  FL.  Joe  attended  the  Naval 
Officers  Candidate  School  in  Newport,  RI,  after 
graduation.  He  spent  two  years  on  Arctic  cruis- 
es, then  cruised  into  Key  West  where  he  met 
Cissy.  He  held  a  number  of  business  positions 
while  they  raised  a  family  of  four  (now  with  nine 
grandchildren).  If  all  goes  well  they  are  commit- 
ted to  attending  the  45th.  •  Joe  tells  me  he 
touched  base  with  Bill  Robinson,  who  holds 
forth  in  Fredericton,  New  Brunswick,  but  win- 
ters in  Florida.  •  I  got  an  e-mail  from  Bob 
Salvatore  who  lives  in  West  Peabody  and  works 
at  the  Carney  Hospital.  He  describes  his  inter- 
ests as  touch  football  (until  fracturing  his  jaw), 
writing  poetry,  tennis,  bridge,  working  out  and 
singing  at  St.  Adelaide's  in  West  Peabody.  He  is 
also  part  of  an  interfaith  Bible  study  group  in  his 
area.  The  Salvatores  have  four  adult  children  and 
three  grandchildren.  •  I  have  a  wonderful  ally  in 
my  efforts  in  writing  this  column  in  Peg  Collins 
Peg  is  a  very  caring  and  loyal  person.  She  tells 
me  that  Fr.  Dick  Harrington  is  recovering  very 
well  at  St.  Patrick's  Manor  in  Framingham  from 
a  serious  health  episode.  She  also  informs  me 
that  Anne  Rouse  Harding  of  Natick  recently 
passed  away.  Please  join  with  Peg  and  many  of 
our  class  in  faithful  prayers  for  eternal  peace  and 
rest  for  Anne  and  all  of  our  departed  classmates 
and  their  loved  ones.  •  On  a  personal  note  I 
would  ask  that  you  include  the  soul  of  my  moth- 
er-in-law, Bernice  Szarek,  who  went  to  her 
reward  in  May.  God  speed  to  all.  Love  ya. 


NEWTON 


Martha  Clancy  Rudman 

1819  Lakeside  Drive 

Arlington,  TX  76013 

NewtonMiz@aol.com 


Kathy  Hunter,  Ellen  Carbone  and  Judy  Collins 

replied  to  my  request  for  notes.  They  wanted  to 
know  where  we  are  moving!  We  will  move  to 
Franklin,  TN,  in  the  fall  but  are  spending  the 
summer  at  the  Cape.  I  will  be  reverting  to  my 
newtonmiz@aol.com  address.  Words  of  wis- 
dom: Don't  live  in  a  house  for  26  years  -  too 
much  junk.  And  don't  get  doubles  of  photos!!! 
Hope  you  all  have  had  a  great  summer. 


Frank  and  Eileen  (Trish)  Faggiano 

33  Cleason  Rd. 

Reading,  MA  01867 

I  781-944-0720 

frank@faggianoconsulting.com 


I  spoke  with  George  Van  Cott  in  June  and  he 
reported  that  he  had  successfully  completed 
eight  months  of  treatment  for  a  cancerous 
tumor  in  his  back.  He  is  doing  well  and  espe- 
cially wanted  to  thank  his  close  friends  Bill 
Byrne  (Atlanta,  GA),  Karl  Krikorian  (Providence, 
RI),  Dan  Sullivan  (Andover)  and  Lou  Kirouac 
(Atlanta)  for  their  continuous  support  during  the 
ordeal.  We  wish  George  and  the  rest  of  us  con- 
tinued good  health.  •  In  one  long  overdue  note 
of  recognition,  we  congratulate  Charlie  Driscoll 
for  his  selection  into  the  Massachusetts  State 
Hockey  High  School  Coaches  Hall  of  Fame. 
Serving  behind  the  bench  as  either  an  assistant 
or  head  hockey  coach  since  1970,  Charlie  record- 
ed 302  career  wins  with  stints  at  Archbishop 
Williams,  Maiden  Catholic,  Wakefield  and,  most 
recently,  Medford  High  School  where  he 
coached  for  17  seasons.  •  Congratulations  to  Fr. 
Nick  Morcone,  abbott  at  the  Glastonbury  Abbey 
in  Hingham,  for  reaching  the  halfway  mark  of 
his  fund-raising  goal  for  a  new  conference  cen- 
ter at  the  abbey.  The  center  is  used  for  the  hun- 
dreds of  retreats  that  are  held  annually,  speaking 
engagements  and  other  spiritual,  social  and  edu- 
cational events  sponsored  by  the  abbey.  • 
Congratulations  to  Paul  and  Mary  McNamara 
on  the  marriage  of  their  son,  Paul  J.  McNamara, 
Jr.,  ('94),  to  Jessie  Davis.  They  were  married  in 
Bermuda  where  Jack  and  Rosemary  ('65) 
McKinnon,  Jim  and  Anne  (NC  '62)  O'Connor, 
and  Bob  Capalbo  were  invited  guests.  In  addi- 
tion, Paul  Sr.  was  invited  to  join  the  board  of 
directors  at  the  Boston  College  Club.  •  A 
reminder  that  we  have  a  Class  of  '62  luncheon 
on  the  first  Friday  of  every  month  at  the  BC  Club 
and  everyone  is  invited.  If  you  would  like  to  get  on 
the  mailing  list  for  the  luncheon,  please  e-mail 
Bonnie  David  at  bonnie.j.david@us.pwc.com. 


Mary  Ann  Brennan  Keyes 

94  Abbott  Rd. 

Wellesley,  MA  02481 

makmad@comcast.net 


NEWTON 


When  old  friends  connect,  it  doesn't  take  long  to 
fill  in  the  blanks  and  pick  up  where  you  left  off. 
That  was  the  case  last  week  when  Marsha 
Whelan,  Grace  Kane  Kelly,  Mary  Corbett,  Mary 
Martha  Llewellyn  with  husband  Jack  and  Pat 
Beck  Reardon  and  her  husband,  Jack,  headed  to 
Quebec  for  a  week.  They  rented  a  restored  recto- 
ry and  spent  the  week  touring  with  Grace,  who 
does  this  professionally,  as  their  guide.  Aside 
from  wonderful  meals,  a  little  golf  and  a  lot  of 
laughs,  a  great  time  was  had  by  all  including  the 
two  Jacks!  Once  again,  work  kept  me  from  join- 
ing some  of  the  old  gang!  •  Just  today,  I  received 
the  sad  news  that  Diane  Brickley  Parsons  (also 
known  as  Dede)  died  on  May  15,  2004,  after  a 
battle  with  cancer.  Her  husband,  Fred,  wrote 
with  such  pride  of  all  she  had  accomplished 
since  her  days  at  Newton.  Diane  received  a  PhD 
in  biochemistry  from  Boston  University  in  1972. 
While  on  the  staff  at  George  Washington 
University,  her  research  focused  on  diseases  in 


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CLASS  NOTES 


the  back  and  joints.  As  a  result  of  her  work  on 
collagen  chemistry  in  intervertebral  discs,  she 
received  the  Volvo  Award  on  Low  Back  Pain 
Research.  From  her  lifelong  work  and  interest  in 
the  sciences  and  in  children's  diseases,  Diane 
moved  on  in  1979  to  co-found,  with  her  hus- 
band, Telemet  America,  Inc.,  the  first  producer 
of  a  hand-held  palm-sized  device  displaying 
stock  market  quotes.  Diane  also  spent  many 
summers  volunteering  at  the  Legg  Mason 
Tennis  Tournament.  Our  sympathy  to  Fred,  of 
Alexandria,  VA,  and  her  brother,  John  Paul 
Brickley  (USMC  ret.)  of  Tampa,  FL.  •  As  I  write 
this,  I  am  looking  forward  to  seeing  Tony  Lilly 
Roddy  and  her  husband,  Joe,  this  weekend  in 
Chatham  at  the  wedding  of  Kristy  McCullough, 
daughter  of  Katie  Fishel  McCullough  and  her 
husband,  Bill.  •  Julie  McGraw  Brown  and  her 
husband,  John,  stayed  with  me  a  few  weeks  ago, 
when  they  were  in  Boston  for  a  wedding.  After 
considering  several  places  to  retire  to  in  the  East, 
they  have  decided  to  stay  in  San  Antonio,  which 
has  been  home  for  them  for  many  years.  I  have 
been  to  San  Francisco  a  few  times  since  January, 
mixing  conferences  for  Voice  of  the  Faithful  with 
a  visit  to  the  newest  of  six  grandchildren.  Chris 
Keyes  ('91)  and  his  wife,  Ruth,  had  a  baby  girl, 
Ainsley  Claire,  in  December.  To  keep  this  col- 
umn going,  I  really  do  need  to  hear  from  all  of 
you,  so  please  stay  in  touch. 


Matthew  J.  McDonnell 

T2i  Shore  Ave 

Quincy,  MA  02169 

617-479-1714 

matthew@shore.net 


Joe  Ciccarelli  e-mailed  me  with  some  interesting 
news  about  himself  and  classmates  with  whom 
he  stays  in  touch.  Joe  retired  as  a  data  analyst 
with  an  HMO  in  upstate  New  York,  after  being 
diagnosed  with  throat  cancer.  He  is  now  in 
remission  and  hopes  to  get  back  to  work  soon. 
Joe  reports  that  two  of  his  three  daughters  are 
married,  and  the  other  one  is  working  near 
home.  David  Ahern  and  his  wife,  Susan,  remain 
in  California  near  their  seven  grandchildren. 
Jack  DeVeer  has  raised  his  two  children  in 
Atlanta  where  he  is  a  vice  president  at  Merrill 
Lynch.  Mike  Gigante  is  retired  from  GM  and  is 
living  in  Wellesley.  Joe  Aniello  retired  as  a  vice 
president  from  Liberty  Mutual  and  lives  in 
Weston.  Tom  Hawkes,  a  long-time  resident  of 
Naperville,  IL,  was  recently  honored  by 
Northwood  University  with  its   2003   Dealer 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@bc.edu 


Education  Award  for  sponsoring  structured 
training  programs  for  at-risk  urban  youth  in 
connection  with  his  Hawk  Lincoln  Mercury  deal- 
ership in  Oak  Lawn.  Ford  Motor  Company  also 
awarded  Tom  its  Hero  of  the  Planet  Award  for 
his  ongoing  involvement  in  urban  education 
programs.  Diana  Newman  e-mailed  me  the  sad 
news  that  her  classmate/colleague  Diane 
Suchecki  Fallon,  a  registered  nurse,  died  on 
February  11,  2004.  Our  class  prayers  are  with 
her  and  her  family.  I'm  sad  also  to  report  the 
death  last  October  of  Harvey  Phelps.  He  was  a 
retired  Army  officer  (ROTC  at  BC)  and  had  been 
living  in  Chester,  VA.  Class  condolences  and 
prayers  are  also  extended  for  him  and  his  fami- 
ly. Bill  Costley  modestly  writes  to  suggest  that 
George  Perreault  be  considered  his  co-class  Poet 
Laureate.  George  is  about  to  have  published  his 
third  book  of  poems  and  is  a  professor  of 
English  at  the  University  of  Nevada  at  Reno.  I 
eagerly  await  your  e-mail  and/or  traditional  mis- 
sives. 


NEWTON 


Judy  Albers  BoufFord 

1029  North  Stuart  #105 

Arlington,  VA  22201 

703-528-1509 

judy_boufford@yahoo.com 


Maureen  Gallagher  Costello 

42  Doncaster  St. 

Roslindale,  MA  02131 

617-323-4652 


Bill  Murphy  was  named  Man  of  the  Year  for 
2004  by  Road  to  Responsibility,  a  Marshfield- 
based  nonprofit  organization  serving  people 
with  disabilities.  Bill  was  honored  at  a  fund-rais- 
ing event  on  July  10,  2004,  at  the  South 
Weymouth  Naval  air  base.  For  the  past  37  years, 
Bill  has  lent  his  talents  to  numerous  building 
and  real  estate  development  projects  on  the 
South  Shore  and  Cape  Cod.  He  is  a  former 
member  and  officer  of  the  National  Association 
of  Home  Builders  and  is  currently  a  corporator 
of  South  Shore  Savings  Bank.  Tom  Apprille  was 
inducted  into  the  Massachusetts  State  Hockey 
High  School  Coaches  Association  Hall  of  Fame 
in  May  2004  in  recognition  of  his  long  and  illus- 
trious coaching  career  at  South  Boston  High 
School.  Tom  was  named  to  the  NCAA  Frozen 
Four  All-Star  Team  in  1963  and  was  captain  of 
the  BC  hockey  team  in  1964.  He  started  coach- 
ing in  the  early  1970s  and  landed  over  600 
career  wins,  countless  Boston  City  League  titles 
and  regular  state  tournament  appearances. 
Michael  Ford,  SJ,  a  chaplain  at  Holy  Cross,  had 
a  shell  named  for  him  by  the  Holy  Cross  crew 
team.  Fr.  Ford  christened  his  namesake  boat 
before  leaving  Holy  Cross  after  20  years  as  chap- 
lain to  become  assistant  rector  at  BC. 


Priscilla  Weinlandt  Lamb 

'64 

125  Elizabeth  Rd. 

New  Rochelle,  NY  10804-3106 

NEWTON 

914-636-0214 
agneau76@cs.com 

I  know  you  all  probably  opened  this  issue  expect- 
ing to  find  the  reunion  write-up  in  all  its  glory. 
Well,  this  column  was  actually  due  before  the 
reunion  took  place,  so  the  suspense  continues 
for  another  three  months.  I  do,  however,  have  a 
real   treat.   A   report   on   what   I   call   "The 


Mullen/ Winslow  Wedding  of  the  Year."  This 
would  be  the  marriage  of  Mary  Lou 
Cunningham  Mullen's  daughter,  Tracy,  to 
Rosemarie  Van  Eyck  Winslow's  son,  Ward,  on 
March  13  at  the  Sisters'  Church  of  Loretto  on 
Saint  Mary's,  College  campus  in  South  Bend,  IN. 
Newton  classmates  in  attendance  included 
Kathy  Wilson  Conroy,  Morna  Ford  Sheehy  and 
Carolyn  Davis  Graham,  who  was  Mary  Lou's 
maid  of  honor  in  what  Mary  Lou  describes  as  "a 
few  short  years  ago."  Maureen  Crowley  Cahir 
(NC  '65),  another  Newtonite  and  also  dear  South 
Bend  friend  of  Mary  Lou's,  hosted  the  brides- 
maids' luncheon  the  day  before  the  wedding. 
But  I've  saved  the  best  for  next!  Mary  Lou  could 
not  attend  our  40th  reunion  because  her  role  at 
St.  Mary's  College  involved  their  reunion  that 
same  weekend.  She  did,  however,  interrupt  her 
busy  schedule  to  send  me  a  copy  of  an  article 
that  appeared,  before  the  wedding,  in  the  South 
Bend  Tribune,  written  by  her  daughter,  Tracy, 
and  describing  how  Tracy  and  Ward  met.  It's 
entitled  "Matchmaking  Moms  Finally  Find 
Success,"  and  it's  a  great  story.  Keep  in  mind 
that  the  Mullens  and  Winslows  have  been  close 
friends  for  years,  and  that  Tracy  and  Ward  played 
together  as  children.  And  now,  in  Tracy's  own 
words:  "Mother  knows  best?  In  this  case,  yes. 
When  I  moved  to  Chicago,  my  mom  wanted  to 
set  me  up  with  Ward  Winslow,  the  son  of  her 
good  college  friend.  She  and  Rosemarie  have 
been  close  forever,  but  I  had  not  laid  eyes  on 
Ward  for  15  years.  Five  years  earlier,  Mom  urged 
me  to  meet  the  very  same  Ward,  a  Chicago 
native,  when  I  arrived  at  Boston  College  for 
school.  Ward  was  already  there,  three  years  my 
senior.  Meanwhile,  Rosemarie  was  pushing  him 
to  meet  me.  Ward  appreciated  that  kind  of 
maternal  interference  as  much  as  I  did.  BC  is  a 
big  school  but  we  never  connected.  Not  then, 
anyway.  It  was  in  1998,  when  I  moved  to 
Chicago,  that  our  moms  gave  their  matchmak- 
ing talents  another  try.  Again,  it  was  a  joint 
strike.  'Meet  Ward,  you'll  like  him,'  said  Mom. 
'Meet  Tracy,  you'll  really  like  her,'  said 
Rosemarie.  Finally,  we  did.  Ward  offered  to  be 
my  Chicago  tour  guide  and  we  became  instant 
friends.  Our  mothers  beamed.  A  year  later,  we 
started  dating.  Our  mothers  were  thrilled.  And 
now  we're  planning  our  wedding  with,  of 
course,  the  help  of  our  two  favorite  matchmak- 
ers. Was  it  fate?  Was  it  destiny?  Or  was  it  our 
moms?  Whatever,  our  families,  especially  our 


BC  Football 

2004  Road  Schedule 


September  2 

September  25 

October  16 

October  23 

November  13 

November  20 


Ball  State 
Wake  Forest 
Pittsburgh 
Notre  Dame 
West  Virginia 
Temple 


Visit  www.bc.edu/awaygames/ 
for  more  information. 


www.bc.edu/alumni    13 


moms,  couldn't  be  happier."  Who  says  storybook 
romances  don't  happen? 


Patricia  McNulty  Harte 

6  Everett  Ave. 

Winchester,  MA  01890 

781-729-1187 

trishharte@aol.com 


NEWTON 


Linda  Mason  Crimmins 

R.R.  i,  Box  1396 

Stroudsburg,  PA  18360 

crimmins@epix.net 


REUNION  YEAR 


REUNION  YEAR 


Believe  it  or  not,  next  spring  will  be  our  40th 
reunion  from  Boston  College.  Where  have  the 
years  gone?  •  Tim  Holland  recently  sent  me  an  e- 
mail  stating  in  capsule  form  what  he  has  been 
doing  for  the  last  39  years.  Tim  and  his  wife, 
Maria,  live  in  Ayer  where  Tim  owns  an  insurance 
agency.  Their  daughter,  Amy,  and  her  husband 
live  in  Townsend  and  recently  adopted  a  baby 
boy  from  Korea,  making  Tim  and  Maria  proud 
grandparents.  Their  son,  Eric,  is  in  Nagasaki, 
Japan,  teaching  English  to  Japanese  students  for 
this  coming  school  year.  Tim  can  be  seen  at 
Conte  cheering  on  the  hockey  team  from  Section 
B.  He  sends  his  best  to  all  School  of  Ed  class- 
mates. •  John  Frechette  and  his  wife  have 
returned  to  New  England  after  spending  29 
years  in  Toledo.  They  have  bought  a  home  at 
New  Seabury  and  are  spending  the  winter 
months  in  Naples,  FL.  John  would  like  to  be 
included  in  the  40th  reunion  plans  and  any 
other  classmates  who  would  enjoy  working  on 
this  committee  can  e-mail  me.  •  Wedding  bells 
rang  for  the  Harte  family  in  April  when  son  Sean 
was  married  at  St.  Patick's  Cathedral  in  New 
York  City  to  Therese  Auld.  Sean  and  Therese  are 
living  in  New  York  City  where  Sean  is  a  director 
of  international  equities  at  UBS  Securities,  hav- 
ing left  Goldman  Sachs  in  January.  •  Bill  Sterling 
recently  had  a  design  featured  in  Woman's  Day 
Specials,  Kitchen  and  Baths.  Bill's  firm,  Sterling 
Associates  Incorporated,  is  located  in 
Cambridge.  •  Bob  Hutchison  became  a  grandfa- 
ther when  son  Jonathan  and  his  wife  welcomed 
Joseph  into  the  Hutchison  family.  •  Bob  Berry 
was  inducted  into  the  Matignon  High  School 
Hall  of  Fame  in  May  for  his  business  contribu- 
tions as  the  CFO  of  the  Kansas  City  Southern 
Railway,  the  Panama  Canal  Railroad  and  the 
Mexican  railroad  TFM.  He  was  also  recognized 
for  his  leadership  on  a  bishop's  committee  in  the 
Diocese  of  Kansas  City  and  for  his  military 
record  in  Vietnam.  •  As  always,  I  am  asking  you 
to  send  me  information  on  what  you  are  doing; 
otherwise  you  only  read  about  the  people  that 
Neal  and  I  see  in  the  Boston  area. 

Join  the 
Alumni  Online  Community 

The  Alumni  Online  Community  is  your 
connection  to  BC: 

•  Look  up  former  classmates 
in  the  Online  Directory. 

•  Set-up  an  @bc.edu  e-mail 
forwarding  address. 

Check  the  Alumni  Association  Website  at 

www.bc.edu/alumni 

for  information  on  registering. 


As  I  write  this,  the  Class  of '64  is  celebrating  its 
40th  reunion.  That  makes  us  the  next  class  up 
for  a  reunion.  Start  making  your  plans  now  for 
the  first  weekend  in  June  2005  in  Boston.  Sign 
up  for  the  Online  Community  on  the  BC  alum- 
ni site  so  you  can  get  in  touch  with  some  of  your 
old  roommates,  friends  and  classmates.  Let's 
make  our  40th  (could  that  be  right?)  our  best 
one  yet.  •  Patricia  Noonan  Walsh  reports  that 
she  is  alive  and  well  in  Dublin,  Ireland.  Pat  is  a 
professor  of  disability  studies  at  University 
College  Dublin  and  her  husband,  Brendan 
(GA&S  '66),  is  a  professor  of  economics.  Living 
nearby  in  Dublin  are  their  older  son,  Colm,  and 
Armelle  Mitchell  with  Aoibhinn  (1),  and  also 
daughter  Nessa  and  Chris  Curran  with  Eliza  (9 
months).  Benjamin,  their  younger  son,  has  lived 
and  worked  in  San  Francisco,  CA,  for  some 
years.  Pat  and  Brendan  are  ardent  travelers  and 
visit  the  United  States  regularly  to  keep  up  with 
family  and  friends  in  Connecticut  and 
California.  In  addition,  Pat's  work  involves  regu- 
lar travel  throughout  Europe.  Pat  writes  that  this 
is  a  time  of  great  change  in  Europe  and  also  in 
Ireland,  which  has  become  so  much  faster-paced 
and  international  in  outlook  during  the  past 
decade.  Dublin  has  become  a  high-cost  city  even 
by  European  standards  with  a  much  more 
diverse  population.  She  writes,  "Not  far  from  my 
office,  for  example,  is  a  huge  and  very  beautiful 
mosque  with  a  thriving  Islamic  school  for 
Dublin's  growing  Muslim  population.  These  are 
images  somewhat  different  from  those  in  'The 
Quiet  Man,'  but  the  good  news  is  that  there  are 
still  very  special,  tranquil  corners  of  Galway, 
Mayo  and  Kerry  to  explore."  Pat  sends  her  very 
warm  wishes  to  all  of  her  classmates.  She  says 
she  will  start  planning  her  trip  to  Boston  as  soon 
as  she  knows  the  dates  for  our  reunion.  If  she 
can  come  all  the  way  from  Ireland,  no  one  has 
any  excuse  not  to  be  there!  •  Lisa  Pustorino 
Edmiston  is  showing  improvement  after  many 
months  of  wrestling  with  severe  back  problems. 
Here's  hoping  that  her  back  will  be  well  enough 
to  use  the  hula  hoop  and  dance  the  jitterbug  next 
year!  Best  wishes  for  a  full  recovery,  Lisa!  • 
Please  take  a  moment  to  send  me  an  update  to 
share  with  classmates.  Be  sure  to  include 
"Newton  News"  on  the  subject  line  so  I  don't 
delete  you  as  spam!  See  you  in  June! 


Class  Notes  Editor 
Alumni  Association 
825  Centre  St. 
Newton,  MA  02458 
classnotes@bc.edu 


Joseph  Connors  has  been  selected  as  the  recipi- 
ent of  the  2004  Alumni  Achievement  Award  for 
Arts  and  Humanities.  Richard  Syron  (HON  '89) 
has  been  selected  as  the  recipient  of  the  2004 
Alumni  Achievement  Award  for  Commerce.  All 
members  of  the  Class  of  1966  are  invited  to  join 
in  honoring  their  achievements  at  the  award  cer- 
emony and  reception  to  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on 
Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at  Robsham 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@DC.edu 


Theater,  Main  Campus.  For  more  information, 
please  visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call 
800-669-8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event. 


Catherine  Beyer  Hurst 

49  Lincoln  St. 

Cambridge,  MA  02141 

617-497-4924 

catherine.hurst@comcast.net 


NEWTON 


Susan  Korzeneski  Burgess's  art  can  be  seen  on 
her  own  Website  www.SusanKBurgess.com.  On 
the  home  page,  she  describes  her  approach  to 
painting:  "From  my  earliest  memory,  I  have  con- 
nected to  the  emotive  and  sensual  qualities  of 
paint.  Now  in  my  50s,  I  specialize  in  plein  air 
painting,  requiring  that  I  lug  my  equipment  into 
open  spaces  -  through  the  canyons  of  New 
Mexico,  up  and  down  the  hill  towns  of  Umbria 
in  Italy,  and  into  New  England,  West  Coast  and 
Mexican  conservation  lands  and  coastal  areas. 
Then,  I  search  for  spaces  -  moments  in  time 
and  place  -  that  elicit  feelings  I  can  capture  in 
paint.  Perhaps  it's  a  mysterious  gate  left  ajar, 
allowing  a  glimpse  of  a  hidden  garden,  or  a 
mountain  mist  surrounding  the  tower  of  a  sixth- 
century  abbey  or  an  endless  sky  showing  shock- 
ing blue  above  a  colorfully  layered  mesa.  I  also 
look  for  contrasts  between  what  is  seen  and  what 
is  not  seen.  An  ancient  fortress  wall  may  provide 
a  pleasant  contradiction  to  the  gaiety  of  a  con- 
temporary outdoor  marketplace  happening  in 
the  square  below  it,  or  lush  vegetation  may  have 
found  a  spot  to  grow  in  the  desert  near  barren 
New  Mexican  rock  formations."  •  Anne  Sweeney 
Marschik  reports  that  she  and  Maureen 
Hamisch  Foley  were  finally  able  to  get  together 
in  March.  In  the  tradition  of  Newton  friendships 
-  which  are  never-ending  and  easily  restarted 
years  after  the  last  conversation  -  Anne  reports 
that  she  and  Maureen  had  lunch  at  Maureen's 
home  and  "chatted  and  chatted  nonstop  for 
about  two  hours.  We  laughed  and  laughed. 
Louise  Gerrity  Vollertsen  had  planned  to  join  us 
but  was  sick.  Both  of  my  original  conversations 
with  Maureen  and  Louise  were  lengthy.  The 
three  of  us  hope  to  get  together  soon."  • 
Condolences  to  Pat  Foley  DiSilvio  whose  hus- 
band, Alessandro,  died  last  year  after  a  coura- 
geous batde  with  cancer. 


H 


CLASS  NOTES 


Charles  and  Mary-Anne  Benedict 

84  Rockland  Place 

Newton  Upper  Falls,  MA  02464 

chasbenedict@aol.com 


Ft.  Nicholas  Sannella  has  been  selected  as  the 
recipient  of  the  2004  William  V.  McKenney 
Award,  the  highest  honor  the  Alumni 
Association  bestows  on  its  alumni.  All  members 
of  the  Class  of 1967  are  invited  to  join  in  honor- 
ing his  achievements  at  the  award  ceremony  and 
reception  to  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday, 
September 30,  2004,  atRobsham  Theater,  Main 
Campus.  For  more  information,  please  visit 
www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call  800-669- 
8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event. 
Tom  Marichelli  writes  that  his  son,  Tom  ('04), 
has  taken  a  job  with  Bear,  Stearns  &  Company  in 
Manhattan  and  will  be  with  the  financial  servic- 
es group.  Tommy  is  living  in  Hoboken,  NJ,  and 
finds  that  there  are  a  lot  of  BC  grads  in  the  area 
who  have  been  very  helpful.  Meanwhile,  daugh- 
ter Annmarie  continues  working  at  the  New 
England  Journal  of  Medicine  in  Waltham  and 
her  sister,  Laura,  is  a  legal  secretary  at  Testa, 
Hurwitz  &  Thibault  in  Boston.  •  Joanne  Regan 
Frey  (GA&S  '92)  writes  that  she  maintains  a  fac- 
ulty position  at  University  of  Massachusetts  at 
Boston.  Joanne  earned  her  PhD  from  BC  in  edu- 
cational administration  with  emphasis  in  health 
education.  Joanne  bought  a  condo  in  Duneden, 
FL,  on  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  is  enjoying  her 
snow-free  winters.  She  says  she  would  like  to  get 
connected  with  other  BC  alums  in  the  area  so 
give  her  a  call;  she's  in  the  book!  Joanne  spends 
the  summer  at  Peter  Pond  Park  in  Sandwich  on 
the  Cape.  She  invites  classmates  to  give  her  a  call 
and/or  drop  by  if  you're  on  the  Cape.  Joanne  has 
seven  grandchildren  to  enjoy  also.  •  Jim  Day  e- 
mails  that  he  came  east  in  July  with  his  lovely 
bride,  Judy  ('68),  to  attend  the  wedding  of  his 
son  Matthew  on  Cape  Cod.  Also  attending  were 
classmates  Loren  Miller  and  Paul  Giblin.  Our 
best  wishes  to  all  of  you  on  such  a  happy  occa- 
sion. •  Please  make  an  effort  to  write  a  note,  e- 
mail  or  phone  any  news  about  yourself,  your 
family  or  a  classmate  that's  of  interest  and  that 
you  would  not  mind  seeing  in  print.  That  is  truly 
what  makes  this  column  go  round.  We  need 
your  help,  as  this  is  not  a  spectator  sport. 
Thanks! 


M.  Adrienne  Tarr  Free 

3627  Great  Laurel  Lane 

Fairfax,  VA  22033 

703-709-0896 

thefrees@cox.net 


NEWTON 


Back  in  the  spring,  so  many  months  ago,  I  had 
the  opportunity  to  catch  up  with  Mary  Lou 
Hinchey-Qemons  at  the  nth  annual  tea  for 
Newton  alumnae  in  Maryland,  Virginia  and 
Washington,  DC.  It  had  been  a  few  years  since 
she  attended;  several  life  changes  in  the  interim 
have  kept  her  otherwise  occupied.  Her  husband, 
Sam  Clemons,  had  a  major  stroke  back  in  the 
spring  of  2000  and  passed  away  in  March  2002. 
Mary  Lou  then  retired  from  the  US  Department 
of  Housing  and  Urban  Development  in 
September  of  that  same  year.  She  still  has  a  21- 
year-old  son,  "Sam  2,"  living  at  home  in  subur- 
ban Maryland,  "finding  himself  and  preparing 


for  automotive  servicing  exams  so  that  he  can 
get  employment  in  the  field  that  he  loves."  Once 
he  is  on  his  own,  Mary  Lou  is  looking  forward  to 
taking  on  a  new  adventure,  perhaps  some  form 
of  volunteering,  since  she  loved  her  three-year 
stint  with  VISTA  back  in  the  early  1970s.  She 
keeps  in  e-mail  contact  with  Sr.  Faine  McMullen 
at  Kenwood  and  hopes  to  see  more  of  our  class- 
mates at  events  in  the  future.  •  Sandy  McGrath 
Huke  also  was  part  of  our  group  at  the  tea.  She 
had  made  some  follow-up  calls  to  our  local  class- 
mates and  reported  the  following  news...  Carol 
O'Donoghue  McGarry  is  now  a  two-time  grand- 
mother, both  boys.  Carol  and  husband,  both 
retired,  still  vacation  and  hold  family  weddings 
in  New  Hampshire,  although  they  are  presently 
putting  their  energy  into  developing  a  vineyard 
in  Comus,  MD.  Sandy  has  joined  Nancy 
Schiederbauer  Mahoney  for  some  family  wed- 
dings in  recent  years.  Nancy's  daughter,  Molly, 
was  married  in  May  2004  on  Daufuskie  Island 
off  the  coast  of  South  Carolina.  Sandy  described 
the  day  as  a  sensory  overload  -  perfect  weather, 
balmy  breezes,  beautiful  setting  in  a  gazebo 
overlooking  the  ocean...  "paradise!"  Nancy's  son, 
Jason,  was  married  in  2002  in  a  September  out- 
door wedding  at  the  Lyman  estate  in  Boston; 
once  again  there  were  warm  breezes  and  a  har- 
vest moon...  "wonderful!"  Nancy  is  CFO  for  her 
husband's  consulting  company  and  is  on  the 
board  of  Wilmington  Friends  School  for  which 
she  was  formerly  head  of  the  French  depart- 
ment. Sandy  had  her  own  family  wedding  in 
August  2003  when  son  Zachary  was  married  in 
a  ceremony  in  the  chapel  of  his  high  school, 
Georgetown  Prep;  he  works  as  an  investment 
banker.  Son  Casey  works  for  Senator  Arlen 
Specter  on  Capitol  Hill.  Daughter  Heidi  works 
with  autistic  children  and  has  a  graphic  design 
business  on  the  side,  sort  of  following  in  her 
mother's  footsteps.  Sandy  is  a  graphic  artist 
working  for  her  husband's  real  estate  develop- 
ment company  and  part-time  for  a  sign  compa- 
ny in  Rockville,  MD.  •  I  hope  to  receive  news 
from  more  of  you  in  the  months  ahead  for 
future  Class  Notes.  Our  NC'67  Prayer  Net 
remains  available  to  pass  on  your  requests.  I  can 
be  reached  for  either  of  these  as  noted  above. 
Meanwhile,  have  a  glorious  fall! 


Judith  Anderson  Day 

The  Brentwood  323 

11500  San  Vicente  Blvd. 

Los  Angeles,  CA  90049 

JnJDay@aol.com 


Judith  Krauss  has  been  selected  as  the  recipient 
of  the  2004  Alumni  Achievement  Award  for 
Health.  All  members  of  the  Class  of  1968  are 
invited  to  join  in  honoring  her  achievements  at 
the  award  ceremony  and  reception  to  be  held  at 
7  p.m.  on  Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at 
Robsham  Theater,  Main  Campus.  For  more 
information,  please  visit  www.bc.edu/alumni- 
awards  or  call  800-669-8430  to  reserve  space  at 
the  event. 

On  May  30,  2004,  Richard  Giglio  wed  James 
Kinny,  his  life  partner  of  17  years,  in  a  ceremony 
in  the  backyard  of  their  home  in  Boston.  The 
marriage  was  presided  over  by  their  friend 
Rosaria  Salerno,  currently  a  Boston  city  clerk 
and  formerly  an  assistant  chaplain  at  Boston 
College.  Pam  Rajpal  and  Liz  Page,  both  dear 


friends,  read  poetry  and  delivered  tribute.  Frank 
('67)  and  John  Giglio  bore  witness  for  their 
brother.  The  couple  will  continue  to  make  their 
home  in  Boston's  South  End  and  will  be  known 
as  James  and  Richard  Kinny-Giglio. 


NEWTON 


Kathleen  Hastings  Miller 

8  Brookline  Rd. 

Scarsdale,  NY  10583 

fivemill@msn.com 


James  R.  Littleton 

39  Dale  St. 

Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467 

jrlneag@aol.com 


Mary  Ellen  (Mahoney)  Boudreau  is  a  nurse  offi- 
cer in  the  Massachusetts  Army  National  Guard. 
A  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical 
Command,  she  is  based  at  Hanscom  Air  Force 
Base  in  Lexington.  She  is  a  veteran  of  Vietnam 
and  Desert  Shield/ Desert  Storm  and  has  served 
in  the  Army  for  25  years,  currently  holding  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  colonel. 


Mary  Cabel  Costello 

4507  Swan  Lake  Drive 

Copley,  OH  44321 

330-666-6170 

mgc1029@aol.com 


NEWTON 


Norman  C.  Cavallaro 

c/o  North  Cove  Outfitters 

75  Main  St. 

.  Old  Saybrook,  CT  06475 


REUNION  YEAR 


Daniel  Downey  (GA&S  '76)  has  been  selected  as 
the  recipient  of  the  2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Award  for  Science.  All  members  of  the  Class  of 
1970  are  invited  to  join  in  honoring  his  achieve- 
ments at  the  award  ceremony  and  reception  to 
be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday,  September  30, 
2004,  at  Robsham  Theater,  Main  Campus.  For 
more  information,  please  visit 

www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call  800-669- 
8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event. 
Mary  Guerin  Cole  wrote  to  say  that  she  and  her 
husband  are  empty  nesters  in  the  Chicago  area. 
Their  daughter  Deborah  has  lived  in  Berlin, 
Germany,  for  nine  years  as  a  journalist  first  for 
Reuters  and  then  for  Agence  France  Presse. 
Their  youngest  daughter,  Jennifer  ('96),  is  mar- 
ried to  a  gentleman  from  France  and  is  the  US 
label  manager  for  K-7  Records  in  New  York  City. 


BC  Football 

2004  Road  Schedule 


September  2 

September  25 

October  16 

October  23 

November  13 

November  20 


Ball  State 
Wake  Forest 
Pittsburgh 
Notre  Dame 
West  Virginia 
Temple 


Visit  www.bc.edu/awaygames/ 
for  more  information. 


www.bc.edu/alumni    15 


NEWTON 


Fran  Dubrowski 

3215  Klingle  Rd.,  N.W. 

Washington,  DC  20008 

dubrowski@aol.com 


REUNION  YEAR 


Harriet  Mullaney  recently  joined  270  volunteers 
from  17  countries  as  El  Salvador's  presidential 
election  observers:  "It  really  was  a  dream-fulfill- 
ing opportunity...  I've  always  wanted  to  do  this 
[since]  Jimmy  Carter  let  us  know  this  is  a  way 
one  can  spend  one's  time!"  After  week-long 
preparations  (i.e.,  credentialing  procedures, 
meetings  on  the  election  process,  the  campaign 
and  the  current  political/economic  situation  - 
and  fiestas  to  enliven  spirits),  Harriet  also  visit- 
ed a  family  of  seven  displaced  by  civil  war;  they 
had  spent  months  traveling  nightly  to  safety. 
Assigned  with  eight  observers  to  Metapan  (two 
hours  from  San  Salvador),  Harriet  reports,  "We 
were  a  pretty  diverse  group  but  got  on  just  fine... 
My  big  moment  came  when  I  was  interviewed  in 
Spanish  on  a  local  TV  station.  I  asked  the  inter- 
viewer to  speak  slowly  and,  of  course,  he  sped  it 
up  as  soon  as  the  camera  came  on.  So,  I 
responded  to  each  of  his  questions  in  my  best 
Spanish  with  pretty  much  the  same  answer,  'I 
am  an  international  observer  here  to  help  ensure 
that  the  elections  are  fair  and  transparent.'" 
Harriet  remained  for  the  24th  anniversary  of 
reformer  Archbishop  Romero's  assassination 
while  saying  Mass.  Harriet  explains  this  is 
Salvadorans'  most  important  day  of  the  year: 
"The  whole  celebration...  takes  two  weeks. 
Romero  lives  on  in  the  hearts,  minds  and  souls 
of  [the  people]...  We  joined  thousands  of 
Salvadorans  to  march  from  the  Monument  of 
the  Savior  of  the  World  to  the  Cathedral...  for  the 
memorial  Mass...  During  the  prayers  of  the 
faithful...  quite  a  bit  [was]  said  about  the  pro- 
posed CAFTA  (Central  American  Free  Trade 
Act)  and  none  of  it  good.  So,  the  prayer  became, 
"NO  to  CAFTA!"  chanted  over  and  over  again, 
and  louder  each  time.  During  the 
kiss/hug/handshake  of  peace,  fireworks  decorat- 
ed the  sky...  Just  like  Mass  back  home,  isn't  it?" 
To  hear  more,  read  Harriet's  featured  articles  at 
www.denjustpeace.org:  "Free  Trade  for  Whom?" 
(April  '03),  "Trade  Marches  On"  (September), 
"Las  Mujeres"  (September)  and  "Exchange  and 
Solidarity"  (October).  Harriet  also  recommends 
the  film  "Romero."  She  writes,  "It  has  some  fac- 
tual inaccuracies...  but  it  conveys  very  well  the 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@Dc.edu 


SEPTEMBER 

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30 

TBD* 
7  P.M. 
TBD* 
7  P.M. 

FanFest — BC  vs.  Penn  State 
Newton  College  Book  Club 
FanFest — BC  vs.  UConn 
Alumni  Achievement  Awards 

RecPlex 
Alumni  House 
RecPlex 
Robsham 

OCTOBER 

2 

TBD* 

FanFest — BC  vs.  UMass 

RecPlex 

NOVEMBER 

r— 1 

u 

6 

7 
11 
27 

TBD* 

2  P.M. 

IO  A.M. 

TBD* 

FanFest — BC  vs.  Rutgers 
Annual  Alumni  Memorial  Mass 
Veterans  Memorial  Remembrance 
FanFest — BC  vs.  Syracuse 

DECEMBER 

RecPlex 
St.  Ignatius 
Heights  Room 
RecPlex 

u 

4 
4 

I2-4  P.M. 
TBD 

Winter  Wonderland 
Advent  Day  of  Recollection 

Quonset  Hut 
Barat  House 

*  Event  begins  two  hours  prior  to  kick-off.  Refer  to  bceagies.colkgesports.com 
for  more  information. 

£ 

Please  check  the  Alumni  Association  Website  at  www.bc.edu/alumni  or  call 
Alumni  House  at  800-669-8430  for  updated  event  information. 

spirit  of  the  man  and  the  times."  •  Speaking  of 
media,  Patti  Bruni  Keefe's  son  Johnny  appeared 
as  guest  lead  in  an  ABC  TV  episode  of  "The 
Practice."  Johnny  played  a  husband  who  cannot 
afford  health  care;  when  his  pregnant  wife 
encounters  problems  at  the  hospital,  he  consults 
attorneys  of  "The  Practice."  Look  for  the 
episode,  "In  Good  Conscience,"  on  re-runs.  • 
Claudia  Richardson  writes  from  San  Diego: 
"Life  is  good.  I  now  have  a  [two-year-old]  step- 
granddaughter...  Although  I...  last  babysat  in 
1965,  I  am  learning  fast  and  enjoying  it." 
Although  her  mother  died  in  January  after  a 
nine-month  illness,  Claudia  felt  surrounded  by 
Newton  friends  at  the  funeral:  "What  support.  I 
am  very  thankful."  Curtailing  work  for  monthly 
trips  east  to  visit  her  mother  eased  Claudia  into 
retirement.  Now  she  volunteers  with  the 
National  Philanthropic  Assistance  League.  Her 
husband,  Roy,  "is  finally  going  to  retire  (for  real 
this  time)...  We  plan  a  month  trip  through 
Australia...  I  can't  wait.  So,  that's  the  news  from 
the  Left  Coast." 


Robert  F.  Maguire 

46  Plain  Rd. 

Wayland,  MA  01778 

rfm71@bc.edu 


Class  Treasurer  Charlie  Earley  and  his  wife,  Rita, 
of  Belmont  report  that  their  son,  Daniel,  has 
been  awarded  the  Fr.  Arrupe  scholarship  at 
Boston  College  High  School.  Congratulations, 
Daniel!  This  past  weekend  Annie  and  I  attended 
the  Bates  College  graduation  of  our  son,  Rob. 
Our  daughter,  Melissa,  has  completed  her  sec- 
ond year  at  Suffolk  Law  and  is  working  with 
Testa,  Hurwitz  and  Thibeault  in  Boston.  As  a 
family  we  are  spending  the  summer  in  Maine. 
Your  classmates  deserve  to  know  about  gradua- 
tions and  events  in  your  world.  E-mail  works 
great. 


NEWTON 


Georgina  M.  Pardo 

6800  S.W.  67th  St. 

South  Miami,  FL  33143 

ed.gigi@att.net 


Jane  Hudson  has  completed  all  coursework  for 
her  PhD  and  is  preparing  for  her  comprehen- 
sives.  She  is  teaching  in  the  Department  of 
Urban  and  Community  Studies  and  in  the 
Department  of  Marketing  at  University  of 
Connecticut.  She  really  enjoys  the  students  and 
was  commenting  on  the  exciting  semester  they 
had  with  the  dual  NCAA  championships.  She 
also  continues  to  consult  in  marketing  commu- 
nications and  really  enjoys  her  clients.  Her  son, 
Jed  Borod,  and  Kate  Fitzgerald's  daughter, 
Carleigh  Connelly,  will  be  attending  Johns 
Hopkins  together  next  year:  Jed  will  be  a  senior 
and  Carleigh  a  first  year.  •  Ann  Forquer  is  plan- 
ning a  get-together  in  Washington,  DC,  in 
October  which  should  give  us  fresh  news  for  the 
next  issue.  •  Kathleen  McGillycuddy  is  now  a  BC 
trustee  and  instrumental  along  with  Mary  Lou 
DeLong  and  Cathy  Brienza  in  founding  the 
Council  for  Women  of  Boston  College.  Martha 
Kendrick  and  Jane  Hudson  are  also  founding 
members  along  with  Anne  Duffey  Phelan. 
Anyone  wanting  more  information  is  encour- 
aged to  contact  Susan  Thurmond  at  617-552- 
4401.  •  My  husband,  Ed  Cutie,  and  I  have  taken 
to  cruising/exploring.  Last  year  we  spent  an 
adventure-filled  two  weeks  in  Alaska  and  this 
summer  we  are  off  to  the  Greek  Isles  for  a  mini 
family  reunion.  I  also  solo  with  my  group  of 
birding  buddies.  In  the  last  couple  of  years  we 
have  tackled  the  canyons  of  Arizona,  the 
swamps  and  rain  forests  of  Costa  Rica  and  the 
highlands  and  canal  zone  of  Panama.  In  case 
anyone  out  there  thinks  that  bird  watching  is  a 
sport  for  sissies  -  wrong!  I  have  ended  up  with  a 
derriere  full  of  cactus  needles  while  chasing 
rufous-capped  warblers  in  French  Joe  Canyon 


16 


CLASS  NOTES 


WOULD  BOSTON  COLLEGE  REALLY  PAY  ME  TO  GIVE? 

Yesl  As  a  Boston  College  alumnus  or  alumna,  you  know  how  important  your  gifts  are  to  supporting  students,  recruiting 
faculty,  maintaining  nationally-ranked  athletic  programs,  and  furthering  the  ideals  of  learning  and  service  that  are  central  to 
the  Jesuit  tradition. 

But  you  may  not  know  that  there  are  ways  to  make  gifts  that  will  pay  you  income  for  life — and  then  use  the  remaining  assets 
to  support  the  area  of  the  University  that  means  the  most  to  you. 

How  a  Life  Income  Gift  to  Boston  College  Works 


i)     You  give  cash, 
securities,  or  other 
property  to  BC. 

2)  You  receive  an 
immediate  income 
tax  deduction  and 
income  for  life. 

3)  At  the  end  of  the 
plan,  the  remaining 
assets  are  used 

by  BC  for  the 
purposes  you 
name. 


Gift  plans  are  tailored  to  the  individual  objectives  of  each  donor,  and  take  into  consideration  the  assets  available,  nature 
of  income  desired,  and  ultimate  Boston  College  purpose.  Contact  the  Gift  Planning  Office  for  more  information  and  a 
personalized  presentation. 


Gift  of  cash  or  property 

H      1 

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HL^NJ  "T| 

Life 
Income 

Donors 

Plan 

Remainder  to 
Boston  College 

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Income  tax  deduction 
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(slipped  coming  down  the  steep  canyon  side) 
and  covered  with  ticks  and  mosquito  bites  look- 
ing for  red-legged  honey  creepers  in  Carara 
National  Park  in  Costa  Rica.  It's  great  fun  and 
you  get  to  be  outdoors.  Please  keep  in  touch.  The 
older  I  get,  the  more  I  appreciate  our  Newton 
years  and  the  wonderful  women  whom  I  met. 
My  love  and  prayers  as  always. 


Lawrence  C.  Edgar 

530  S.  Barringtori  Ave.,  No.  no 

Los  Angeles,  CA  90049 

ledgar@earthlink.net 


I  trust  that  this  finds  you  looking  forward  to  the 
Eagles'  football  season.  •  I  need  to  start  out  the 
class  news  with  a  retraction:  When  I  complained 
about  a  lack  of  correspondence  a  while  back,  I 
was  forgetting  a  letter  I'd  received  from  Mike 
Comely.  Mike  is  an  attorney  in  Miami  who  spe- 
cializes in  the  defense  of  police  officers.  He's 
also  the  father  of  three  -  a  daughter  who  attends 
Smith  College  and  two  high  school  athlete  sons 
(one  a  starting  middle  linebacker).  •  I  got  a  letter 
from  Tom  Turek  who's  a  dentist  near  Waterbury, 
CT,  and  the  father  of  an  incoming  BC  freshman. 
•  Speaking  of  proud  fathers,  Bill  Kita's  daughter, 
Caroline  ('04),  won  a  Fulb right  Scholarship  to 
study  in  Austria.  Bill  is  an  attorney  in  Buffalo.  • 
I  got  to  visit  with  Jon  Sidoli  who  left  California 
last  year  to  become  a  drama  instructor  at 
Independence  Community  College  in  Kansas. 
He  reports  that  New  Jersey  businessman  Bill 
Fornaci  and  his  wife  are  visiting  Italy  to  cele- 
brate their  30th  anniversary  and  that  New  York 
lawyer  Lou  Marett's  son,  who's  BC  '02,  is  also 
working  in  the  city.  •  I  got  an  e-mail  from  Tom 
Fleischer,  who's  still  in  the  legal  department  of 
Liberty  Mutual  Insurance  that's  headed  by  Chris 
Mansfield.  Tom  says  that  his  son  just  finished 
his  freshman  year  at  Assumption  College.  • 
Steve  Sharkey  reports  that  for  the  last  several 
years  he's  been  a  financial  advisor  in  Rhode 
Island  and  that  all  three  of  his  kids  are  grown.  • 
Last  but  not  least,  I  heard  from  Nancy 
McLaughlin  ('71),  who  relates  from  Fairfield 
County,  CT,  that  there  was  a  charity  golf  tourna- 
ment in  honor  of  her  late  husband,  Mike,  this 
past  spring.  Mike  was  a  CPA  and  a  partner  in  the 
firmofKPMG. 


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Nancy  Brouillard  McKenzie 
7526  Sebago  Rd. 
Bethesda,  MD  20817-4840 
NEWTON     nancy.brouillard.mckenzie@bc.edu 


In  April,  Lisa  Kirby  Grossing  opened  her  heart 
and  her  home  in  McLean,  VA,  for  the  annual 
Newton  College  spring  tea  for  alumnae  in 
Washington,  DC,  Virginia  and  Maryland.  Lisa's 
spirit,  hospitality,  generosity  and  warmth 
touched  everyone,  particularly  several  alumnae 
who  joined  us  for  the  first  time.  Working  on  the 
committee  for  the  tea  this  year  were  Pat  Winkler 
Browne  ('60),  Eva  Sereghy  ('71),  your  class  cor- 
respondent as  well  as  numerous  volunteers. 
Everyone  deserves  tremendous  praise  and 
thanks  for  all  the  work  and  extra  effort.  From  the 
Pax  Christi  Community  at  Kenwood,  Meg  Canty, 
RSCJ,  and  Claire  Kondolf,  RSCJ,  brought  love 
and  prayers,  along  with  beautiful  note  cards  of 
Kenwood,  a  local  television  station  video  show- 
ing the  volunteer  work  of  members  of  the  com- 
munity tutoring  students  and  a  brief  audio  of  a 
few  members  of  the  community.  (Gabrielle 
Husson,  RSCJ,  distinctly  remembered 
President's  Assemblies  in  the  Chapel  Hall. 
Remember  the  chairs  with  the  red  seats?  Sister 
Husson's  beautiful  message  focused  on  her 
daily  prayer  and  hope  that  we  have  found  a  road 
that  has  brought  us  a  fair  share  of  happiness  in 
our  lives.  In  closing,  Sister  Husson  urged  us  to 
use  our  minds  on  the  great  problems  of  the 
world  today  and  to  contribute  what  we  can  to 
their  solutions.)  Elizabeth  White,  RSCJ,  led  a 
book  discussion  on  Augie  March  by  Saul  Bellow. 
By  comparison,  Phil  Mickelson's  happiness  on 
receiving  his  Masters  green  golf  jacket  earlier  in 
April  was  far  less  than  Sister  White's  enthusias- 
tic response  to  receiving  from  alumnae  a  green 
sweatshirt  embroidered  with  "885."  Look  for 
Sister  White  in  the  Newton  area...  Thanks  to  the 
generosity  of  alumnae  at  the  tea,  two  benches 
will  be  joining  the  new  garden  at  Kenwood,  one 
in  honor  of  Sister  Husson  and  the  other  as  a  gift 
from  Newton  alumnae  in  the  DC  area.  Carolyn 
Mclnerney  also  represented  our  class  at  the  tea. 
Sadly,  on  the  day  before  the  tea,  we  lost  another 
Newton  treasure  with  the  passing  of  Sister  Julia 
Ann  Ellis  at  Kenwood.  In  1947,  Sister  Ellis  was 
among  the  group  of  six  RSCJs  who  were  the 
founding  community  at  Newton  College.  Sister 
Ellis  served  generously  and  devotedly  as  director 
of  the  housekeeping  staff  at  the  college,  until  she 
moved  to  Washington,  DC,  in  1969. 


Joy  A.  Malone 

16  Lewis  St. 

Little  Falls,  NY  13365 

bc73alum@yahoo.com 


Hello  classmates!  There  was  a  small  problem 
with  my  e-mail  account  but  all  is  well  now.  If  you 
have  written  to  me  within  the  last  six  months 
and  have  not  received  a  reply  from  either  me  or 
the  alumni  office  then  I  strongly  suggest  that 
you  just  keep  trying.  Rob  Boova  did.  In  fact,  he 
now  has  sent  us  the  following  second  install- 
ment for  our  Class  Notes  column:  "Sadly  I 
report  the  passing  of  our  great  friend  Dennis 
Belisle.  Dennis  was  one  who  made  everyone 
laugh  always.  His  last  gift  to  us  was  the  opportu- 


nity to  gather  and  remember  what  a  great  friend 
he  was  and  how  fortunate  we  are  to  have  known 
him  and  also  to  have  each  other  as  friends.  John 
Powers  gave  a  beautiful  eulogy  making  all  laugh 
and  cry  simultaneously.  Frankie  Rich  still  lives 
in  New  Hampshire.  After  a  brief  but  obviously 
successful  career  in  the  heavy  equipment  (!) 
industry,  Frankie  is  now  RETIRED!!!  Frank 
remains  effervescent  and  almost  as  funny  as 
Dennis  was.  Joe  Berarducci  lives  nearby  and  still 
has  season  tickets  to  BC  football.  It  is  always 
good  to  see  Joe.  John  Moore's  son  graduated 
from  the  BC  honors  program  this  June  magna 
cum  laude.  John  is  justifiably  proud  but  unable 
to  convince  Patrick  to  enter  medical  school.  He 
will  be  attending  BC  Law  this  year.  John,  a  sur- 
geon, will  have  to  cope  with  an  attorney  in  the 
family.  There  must  be  others  from  the  Class  of 
'73  who  have  news  regarding  our  friends  from 
these  post-formative  years.  Please  write!! 
Regards.  Rob  Boova  (rsboova@comcast.net)." 
Classmates,  please  write  to  your  class  corre- 
spondent as  soon  as  you  receive  this.  Rob  Boova 
wants  more  news!!!!! 


Nancy  Warburton  Desisto 
P.O.  Box  142 
1^TF\X7T01^        West  Boothbay  Harbor,  ME  04575 


Patricia  McNabb  Evans 

35  Stratton  Lane 

Foxboro,  MA  02035 

pae74bc@aol.com 


I  am  writing  this  column  on  the  morning  after 
our  30th  reunion.  Thanks  to  the  137  classmates 
and  guests  who  came  to  share  memories  and 
party!  Congratulations  to  the  Class  Gift 
Committee  and  Co-chairs  John  Murphy  and  Paul 
O'Connor.  Thanks  also  to  the  other  members  of 
the  Reunion  Committee:  Kathy  Rando 
O'Donnell,  Paul  Battaglia,  Mary  Cura,  Betsy  Hill 
Ingalls.  Kathy  Kouri  Milmoe  and  Bill  McCarthy. 
Frank  Geiger  correctly  identified  the  mystery 
photo  of  Tim  Cyr,  while  Rick  Ennis  and  Frank 
Collins  were  the  raffle  winners  of  the  BC  painted 
box  and  mirror.  Thomas  Confrey  was  the  winner 
of  the  BC  box  in  the  dues  raffle  -  congratula- 
tions! The  "modmates"  of  B52  and  A36  arrived  in 
glory  and  danced  the  night  away.  I  am  sure  that 
there  were  many  others  who  traveled  long  dis- 
tances to  the  Shea  Room,  but  among  them  were 
Nick  DiMinico  (Texas),  Bonnie  Smith  (Colorado) 
and  Charles  Neeler  (North  Carolina).  •  In  other 
news,  Josephine  Ursini's  daughter  is  entering 
BC  this  fall.  James  DiResta  was  awarded  a  Master 
of  Public  Health  from  Dartmouth  College  in 
2004.  After  graduating  from  BC,  James  received 
a  doctorate  in  podiatric  medicine  from  Temple 
University  and  currently  practices  in 
Newburyport.  He  and  his  wife,  Susan,  are  the 
proud  parents  of  six  children.  Kerry  Donovan 
was  recently  promoted  to  vice  president  of  mar- 
keting for  Coldwell  Banker  Residential  Brokerage 
in  Los  Angeles,  CA.  Kerry  has  been  with  the  com- 
pany since  2001.  After  a  long  battle  with  cancer, 
Tom  SkefEngton  passed  away  last  August.  Many 
of  his  friends  attended  the  reunion  with  his  wife, 
Terri.  Classmates  who  attended  the  funeral  were 
Russ  Klernm,  Lance  Stuart,  Paul  Mastrangelo, 


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CLASS  NOTES 


John  and  Nancy  Rosplock  Tesoro,  Tony 
Digirolamo,  John  Marenghi,  and  Ben  Chin.  Tom 

was  the  managing  partner  of  the  New  York  law 
office  of  Clausen  Miller,  and  he  will  always  be 
remembered  for  his  positive  and  optimistic 
approach  to  everything  in  his  life.  Terri  and  their 
sons  still  live  in  Ridgewood,  NJ.  Please  remem- 
ber them  and  Tom's  many  friends  in  your 
prayers.  •  Take  care  and  please  write! 


NEWTON 


Beth  Docktor  Nolan 

693  Boston  Post  Rd. 

Weston,  MA  02493 


By  the  time  the  Class  Notes  arrive,  our  30th 
reunion  will  have  already  occurred!  Notes  from 
the  reunion  will  be  in  the  next  issue.  These  news 
notes  are  a  continuation  of  Mary  Ellen  Keyser's 
notes  from  November  30,  2003.  Part  II: 
Madeline  Sherry  is  a  partner  in  her  own  suc- 
cessful law  firm,  Hecker,  Brown,  Sherry  and 
Johnson.  She  specializes  in  employment  law. 
Madeline  and  her  husband,  Frank,  and  their  two 
sons  five  in  Ardmore,  PA.  Lisa  Parry  Howard  is 
an  attorney  working  for  the  investment  firm 
SEI.  She  and  husband  Neal  and  son  John  reside 
in  Malvern.  Jane  Keegan  Doherty  was  a  stay-at- 
home  mom  for  many  years,  raising  sons  Matt,  a 
sophomore  at  Notre  Dame,  and  Kevin,  a  fresh- 
man at  a  Jesuit  prep  school  near  their  Cupertino, 
CA,  home.  Joan  had  recently  returned  to  part- 
time  work  in  a  senior  residence  when  her  life 
changed  dramatically  a  couple  of  years  ago.  Her 
husband,  Paul,  was  diagnosed  with  brain  cancer 
and  died  about  two  years  ago.  Jane  is  grateful  for 
their  wonderful  life  together  and  maintains 
tremendous  faith  and  optimism.  Mary  Slocum 
is  a  marketing  executive  with  Sun  Microsystems. 
She  and  her  husband  spend  hectic  workweeks  in 
the  Silicon  Valley,  near  their  Palo  Alto  home. 
Their  weekend  retreat  is  an  apartment  they  own 
in  the  Presidio  area  of  San  Francisco.  When  I 
visited  Mary,  she  was  in  the  midst  of  a  new  prod- 
uct launch  for  Project  Orion,  which  has  been 
written  about  in  both  Fortune  and  Wall  Street 
Journal.  Barbara  Anne  Cagney  is  teaching  sec- 
ond grade  at  Stuart  Country  Day  School,  work- 
ing for  our  former  dean  of  students,  Sister  Fran 
De  La  Chappelle.  Mary  Ellen  Keyser  also  wrote, 
"I  took  a  position  as  manager  of  business  opera- 
tions with  a  financial  planning  firm  in  early 
2000  and  lost  that  job  in  early  October  2001,  a 
crushing  time  to  be  a  middle-aged  woman  out  of 
work.  Fifty-three  weeks  later,  I  commenced  my 
current  position  as  coordinator  of  credit  pro- 
grams for  the  Goodwin  College  of  Professional 
Studies  at  Drexel  University.  Our  eldest  son, 
Nelson,  graduated  from  the  US  Naval  Academy 
in  2002;  Elizabeth,  a  junior,  is  busy  looking  at 
colleges."  Thank  you,  Mary  Ellen  Keyser,  for 
responding  to  my  constant  plea  for  news  notes. 
Beth  Carroll  and  husband  John  Meyer  live  in 
Granby,  CT  Beth  writes,  "Both  of  my  parents 
turned  80  this  year.  John's  daughter  and  her 
husband  had  a  baby  girl  last  June.  And  our 
puppy,  Rocky,  was  October's  pet  of  the  month  in 
Granby.  Our  little  house  in  Vermont  had  an  elec- 
trical fire,  but  luckily  it  was  contained  so  the 
damage  was  not  too  great!"  Class  news  deadlines 
are  several  months  before  publication.  NCSH 
Class  of  1974  needs  your  news!  WRITE! 


Hellas  M.  Assad 

149  Lincoln  St. 

Norwood,  MA  02062 

781-769-9542 

hellasdamas@hotmail.com 


REUNION  YEAR 

The  lovely  ladies  from  Waltham  High  School 
Class  of  '71  got  together  this  spring  for  a 
Newport  reunion  reminiscing  about  their  high 
school  days.  Among  the  celebrants  were  Carole 
Magazu  Mega  and  Evelyn  Brunaccini  Milner. 
Evelyn  was  an  auditor  for  four  years  at  KPMG, 
formally  Peat  Marwick  Mitchell.  For  the  past  25 
years  she  has  worked  as  controller  for  Global 
Procurement  &  Hardware  Manufacturing  at 
Polaroid  Corporation.  Her  daughter  Erica  (17)  is 
a  junior  at  Waltham  High.  Haley  (12)  is  in  the 
sixth  grade  attending  Our  Ladies  of  Waltham 
School.  While  browsing  through  photo  albums, 
Carole  and  Evelyn  recalled  many  fond  memories 
of  Waltham  High  days  with  BC  alums  Lisa 
Kasper  and  Maryellen  Harrington.  •  Tom 
Hastings  (officially  Thomas  John  Hastings) 
received  his  PhD  from  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary  on  May  15,  2004.  Tom  has  been  a  pro- 
fessor of  practical  theology  (Christian  education) 
at  Tokyo  Union  Theological  Seminary  since 
1995.  Tom  and  Carol  along  with  their  four  chil- 
dren -  Rose  (24),  Paul  (22),  Sarah  (19)  and  Katie 
(9)  -  have  lived  in  Japan  for  about  18  years.  • 
Congratulations  to  Joseph  Orlando  on  the  publi- 
cation of  his  first  novel,  The  Fisherman 's  Son. 
Author  and  historian  Joseph  E.  Garland  wrote 
that  the  book  is  "born  of  [Joseph's]  heritage  and 
his  love  for  this  ancient  fishing  town,  his  profes- 
sion, his  convictions,  his  innate  anger  at  injus- 
tice and  exploitation  at  sea  and  ashore  and  his 
compassion  for  their  victims,  all  intertwined 
with  a  love  story  whose  tenderness  will  bring  a 
tear  to  the  most  jaded  eye."  Joseph  is  looking  for- 
ward to  assessment  and  comments  from  class- 
mates. •  Susan  Darveau  Murphy  and  her  hus- 
band, Arthur,  have  a  daughter,  Katie,  who  just 
completed  her  freshman  year  at  BC.  They  have 
started  going  to  the  football  games  and  have 
enjoyed  immensely  seeing  long-lost  friends  and 
roommates.  •  Steven  A.  Kursh  just  had  a  book 
published  by  Financial  Times,  Prentice  Hall. 
The  book,  entitled  Minding  the  Corporate 
Checkbook:  A  Manager's  Guide  to  Executing 
Successful  Business  Investments,  provides  a 
detailed  roadmap  for  evaluating  and  executing 
investments.  The  book  is  written  for  senior-level 
and  mid-level  executives  as  well  as  entrepre- 
neurs and  people  assuming  responsibilities  in 
their  jobs  for  making  investment  decisions  in 
such  areas  as  research  and  development,  mar- 
keting, HRM,  technology  and  finance.  The  book 
is  based  on  Steve's  work  with  companies  like 
IBM,  Sun,  Citibank  and  regional  firms.  Steve  is 
an  executive  professor  at  Northeastern 
University.  His  daughter  Eliza  recently  graduat- 
ed from  Weston  High  and  his  other  two  children 
are  at  school  at  BB&N  in  Cambridge.  •  After  18 
years  Heidi  Steiger  retired  from  Neuberger 
Berman  on  March  1,  2004.  She  has  been  named 
president  of  CurtCo  Media's  Worth  Magazine 
Group.  She  will  be  responsible  for  furthering 
Worth  Magazine's  position  in  the  wealth  man- 
agement, preservation  and  transference  mar- 


kets. Under  her  guidance,  the  company  will  seek 
to  expand  Worth's  positioning  through  acquisi- 
tions and  launches  covering  consumer  and  trade 
publications,  newsletters,  associations,  semi- 
nars, events  and  related  businesses.  Her  daugh- 
ter, Isabelle,  recently  graduated  from  Tuxedo 
Park  School  in  New  York  where  she  was  class 
valedictorian.  She  will  be  attending  Dwight 
Englewood  School  in  New  Jersey  next  year.  • 
With  the  Class  of  '75  so  well  represented  at  the 
games,  this  fall  may  be  a  great  time  for  a  tailgate. 
Any  volunteers  with  desirable  on-campus  park- 
ing please  step  forward!  It's  never  too  early  to 
make  plans.  Take  care  and  God  bless! 


Margaret  M.  Caputo 

501  Kinsale  Rd. 

Lutherville-Timonium,  MD  21093 


NEWTON 


410-308-1455 

m.caputo@att.net 


REUNION  YEAR 


Helen  Fox-O'Brien's  daughter,  Amy,  is  consider- 
ing going  to  BC,  which  she  visited  with  her 
mom.  During  their  visit,  they  took  the  time  to 
enjoy  a  delightful  lunch  with  Joanne  McCarthy 
Goggins  and  her  daughter,  Kate,  who  attends 
BC.  •  Ann  Vernon  Fallon  and  her  husband,  Jim, 
are  busy  with  the  sports  and  social  activities  that 
are  associated  with  three  energetic  sons:  Jamie 
(17),  Tommy  (15)  and  Matt  (10).  Ann  is  finishing 
a  master's  in  school  counseling  at  Fairfield 
University.  •  Deb  Melino-Wender  and  her  hus- 
band, Brian,  recently  celebrated  their  25th 
anniversary.  Daugher  Tori  will  be  a  senior  this 
September  at  George  Washington  University. 
Twin  sons  Taylor  and  Alex  start  their  freshman 
years  at  University  of  Connecticut  and  Rhode 
Island  College,  respectively,  at  the  same  time. 
Brian  is  with  American  Power  Conversion  and 
Deb  works  with  developers  on  design  review  for 
projects  that  are  presented  to  the  Capital  Center 
Commission.  When  she  has  "down  time,"  Deb 
can  be  found  enjoying  her  newest  hobby,  sea 
kayaking!  •  Jean  Kanski  Bird's  eldest  son,  Jim, 
will  attend  Bowdoin  College  in  September  2004. 
Jean  recently  completed  a  four-year  term  on  the 
board  of  trustees  at  her  children's  school  in 
Florida.  While  she  continues  to  work  part-time 
as  a  freelance  medical  illustrator,  she  also  volun- 
teers for  the  literacy  council  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Marion  Cultural  Alliance  to  help  support  the 
arts  in  their  town.  •  Shawn  McGivern  is  in  pri- 
vate practice  at  The  Counseling  Center  for 
Artists  in  Cambridge  and  is  completing  research 


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for  her  book  Hold  that  Thought:  Artists  and 
Therapists  on  the  Relationship  Between 
Creativity  and  Mental  Health.  •  Pam  Puce 
Boggeman  has  been  with  Bank  of  America  for 
27  years.  She  and  her  husband,  Jay,  are  also 
active  with  four  children.  The  eldest,  Kevin,  will 
be  a  senior  at  St.  John's  University  (Minnesota) 
in  September  2004.  Peter  starts  Providence 
College  (Rhode  Island)  at  the  same  time  and 
their  youngest,  Jane,  will  start  sixth  grade  at 
Villa  Duschesne  in  St.  Louis.  Son  Paul  is  in 
high  school.  Pam  has  been  in  touch  with  our 
music  professor,  Emmett  Windham,  who  would 
love  to  hear  from  his  former  students  at  wind- 
ham_e@msn.com.  •  Eileen  Sutherland 
Brupbacher  and  Josh  watched  proudly  as  their 
youngest  son,  Dan,  graduated  from 
Georgetown  in  May  2004.  Their  older  son,  Jay, 
also  a  Georgetown  grad,  works  in  DC  for  a  ven- 
ture capital  firm.  •  Mary  Ciaccio  Griffin  and 
husband  John  also  were  proud  parents  this  year 
as  their  oldest  child,  Caroline,  graduated  from 
Boston  College  in  May  2004.  Their  two  other 
children  are  John  (attending  Amherst  College) 
and  Andrew  (Albany  Academy).  •  Laura 
Zerbinati  is  a  successful  fashion  designer,  keep- 
ing busy  with  her  latest  projects:  designing 
evening  gowns  for  the  upcoming  Panamanian 
presidential  inauguration  and  participating  in 
Panama's  Fashion  Week  when  she  is  not  travel- 
ing to  Italy.  •  Thank  you  for  writing  -  it  was  nice 
to  have  a  column  to  write  again!  (The  count- 
down begins:  nine  months  until  our  30th 
reunion!) 


Gerald  B.  Shea 

25  Elmore  St. 

Newton  Centre,  MA  02459 

gerbs54@  hotmail.com 


Talk  about  a  dry  spell!  For  the  first  time  since 
graduation,  Ellen  Donahue  returned  to  the 
Heights  for  a  mini-reunion  with  old  chums 
Kathy  Murphy,  Beth  Hurley  Falzarano,  Judy 
Harvey  Hayes  and  husband  John,  as  well  as  this 
writer.  Even  a  short  jaunt  around  campus  made 
clear  the  incredible  changes  over  the  past  28 
years.  To  see  them  all  at  once  is  stunning!  A  fine 
time  was  had  by  all,  and  all  made  an  evening  pil- 
grimage to  the  memorial  labyrinth  to  remember 
and  pray  for  departed  roommate  Danielle  Delie 
and  classmate  Edward  Papa.  Ellen  thereafter 
returned  to  the  distant  island  of  Manhattan, 
promising  to  visit  again  in  the  21st  century.  • 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@DC.edu 


Guy  Rotella  published  Castings:  Monuments 
and  Monumentality  in  Poems  by  Elizabeth 
Bishop,  Robert  Lowell,  James  Merrill,  Derek 
Walcott,  and  Seamus  Heaney  in  May  2004.  Guy 
is  a  professor  of  English  at  Northeastern 
University.  •  Reminder:  If  you  go  to  the  Alumni 
Association  Website  you  can  register  informa- 
tion, get  e-mail  and  locate  fellow  classmates  with 
ease.  It's  really  helpful.  •  Here's  hoping  all 
enjoyed  a  great  summer.  Please  remember  your 
lonely  correspondent  by  dropping  a  line!  God 
bless!! 


Nicholas  D.  Kydes 

8  Newtown  Terrace 

Norwalk,  CT  06851 

203-829-9122 

nkydes4354@aol.com 


Eric  J.  Marcy,  a  partner  of  the  law  firm  Wilentz, 
Goldman  &  Spitzer,  PA,  in  Woodbridge,  NJ, 
was  designated  to  serve  on  the  New  Jersey 
District  Court  "Local  Working  Group  on 
Electronic  Technology"  being  chaired  by  the 
Honorable  Katharine  Hayden,  US  district 
judge.  Eric  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  New  Jersey 
Association  of  Criminal  Defense  Lawyers  since 
2000  and  serves  as  the  administrator  for  its 
Website. 


971  West  Rd. 

New  Canaan,  CT  06840 

203-966-8580 

jubutevans@aol.com 


Raymond  E.  Berube  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  Rear  Admiral  (Lower  Half)  of  the  US  Navy. 
He  was  commissioned  in  1979  as  an  ensign  in 
the  US  Navy  Supply  Corps  and  later  received  a 
master's  degree  in  financial  management  from 
the  Naval  Postgraduate  School  in  Monterey,  CA. 
He  and  his  wife,  Mary  Farrell,  have  two  children 
(12  and  8). 


Laura  Vitagliano 

78  Wareham  St. 

Medford,  MA  02155 

781-396-2972 

PassportLaura@aol.com 


Hi!  I'm  sitting  here  writing  this  column  on 
Memorial  Day,  and  the  weather  has  been  fan- 
tastic! As  I  write,  I'm  eagerly  awaiting  our  25th 
reunion.  The  conflict  is  that  you  will  be  read- 
ing this  column  in  August,  expecting  reunion 
news,  but  that  won't  appear  until  the  Fall  issue 
which  is  due  out  in  November.  I  hope  that  you 
all  understand  the  deadlines  and  will  be 
patient  with  news  that  you  share.  •  Jonathan 
Scott  wrote  to  say  that  he's  been  the  CEO  of 
Victory  Programs  since  graduation.  He's 
helped  to  build  this  once  small  organization 
into  a  large  residential  treatment  center  for 
homeless  individuals  and  families  living  with 
addiction  and  AIDS,  serving  over  2,000  annu- 
ally. He  has  the  deepest  gratitude  to  BC  and 
the  PULSE  program,  which  still  today  actively 
provides  undergraduate  volunteers  to  their 
centers.  He  wanted  to  share  the  news  that  he 
married  Michael  McGuill  on  May  17,  2004. 
Their  son,  Luis,  turned  one  year  old  in  March. 
•  I  hope  that  you  all  will  send  me  updates  on 
your  lives  if  you  didn't  get  a  chance  to  do  so  at 
the  reunion!  Take  care! 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVP  to  800-669-8430. 

Visitwww.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


John  Carabatsos 

478  Torrey  St. 

Brockton,  MA  02301 

jtcdmd@earthlink.net 


REUNION  YEAR 


Hello  everyone.  As  you  can  see,  I  have  a  new  e- 
mail  address.  Please  send  me  some  material  so 
the  notes  can  be  something  we  all  look  forward 
to  reading.  •  Congratulations  go  to  Andrew 
Glincher  who  has  been  named  managing  part- 
ner of  the  Boston  office  at  Nixon  Peabody.  He 
lives  in  Sharon  with  his  wife  and  three  children. 
Andrew  also  serves  on  the  faculty  of  BC  where 
he  has  taught  a  course  in  real  estate  finance 
since  1988.  He  has  served  in  various  positions  of 
the  Hebrew  Rehabilitation  Center  and  B'nai 
B'rith.  In  addition,  Andrew  has  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Town  of  Sharon  Zoning  Board  of 
Appeals  and  the  Boston  Bar  Association. 


Alison  Mitchell  McKee 

1128  Brandon  Rd. 

Virginia  Beach,  VA  23451 

757-428-0861 

amckee8i  @aol.com 


Fr.  Gregory  Ramkissoon  (GA&S  '82)  has  been 
selected  as  the  recipient  of  the  2004  Alumni 
Achievement  Award  for  Rehgion.  All  members 
of  the  Class  of 1981  are  invited  to  join  in  honor- 
ing his  achievements  at  the  award  ceremony  and 
reception  to  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday, 
September 30,  2004,  at  Robsham  Theater,  Main 
Campus.  For  more  information,  please  visit 
www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call  800-669- 
8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event. 
After  14  years  with  Fed  Ex  in  Boston  and 
Phoenix,  Fred  Lescher  resigned  in  June  2003  to 
pursue  an  opportunity  as  general  manager-west- 
ern for  Bellville  Rodair  International,  an  interna- 
tional freight  forwarding  and  logistics  company. 
Fred  and  his  wife,  Marianne  Lucas  ('83),  celebrat- 
ed their  20th  anniversary  in  June  with  a  two- 
week  trip  to  Paris  and  London.  Marianne  is  the 
principal  of  Kyrene  de  la  Mariposa  Elementary 
School  in  Tempe,  AZ.  They  live  in  Gilbert,  AZ.  • 
Jefrry  Burr  finally  said  no  to  the  corporate  rat  race 
and  now  owns  a  beautiful  bed  &  breakfast  in  the 
Franconia  Notch  area  of  the  White  Mountains  of 
New  Hampshire.  It  is  a  well-known  inn  called 
The  Bungay  Jar,  named  for  a  unique  springtime 
wind  that  blows  through  the  Notch.  As  a  restored 
1800s  post-and-beam  barn,  with  award-winning 
gardens  and  amazing  mountain  views,  it  is  a  per- 
fect place  for  Jeffry  to  pursue  his  dream.  He'd 


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CLASS  NOTES 


love  to  host  other  Eagles  in  need  of  rejuvenation. 
•  Sheila  McKeon  has  been  living  in  Cleveland, 
OH.  for  the  past  20-plus  years.  She  attended  law 
school  at  Case  Western  Reserve  University  and 
decided  to  stay  in  Cleveland.  She's  a  partner  with 
Gallagher,  Sharp,  Fulton  &  Norman  where  she 
has  a  litigation  practice  with  an  emphasis  on 
defending  railroad  clients.  Sheila  lives  in  Bay 
Village,  a  western  suburb  of  Cleveland.  Last  sum- 
mer Sheila  got  together  in  New  Hampshire  with 
her  roommates  from  Mod  42A  at  Sue  McGlew 
Maher's  house.  Katie  McCready  Daly,  Barb  Fiore 
Willwerth,  Mary  Fink  Mathios  and  Mary  Lee 
(Hart)  Schott  were  also  there.  Everyone  is  doing 
well  with  active  and  growing  families.  Sheila  also 
saw  Jim  Chase  last  summer  who  was  in 
Cleveland  for  a  convention.  Jim  is  a  United 
Church  of  Christ  minister  in  Charlton.  •  James  J. 
Ferrelli,  a  partner  at  Duane  Morris  LLP,  was 
sworn  in  as  president  of  the  Burlington  County 
Bar  Association  in  June  2004.  He  was  sworn  in 
by  his  father,  the  Honorable  Dominick  J.  Ferrelli, 
who  served  as  a  New  Jersey  Superior  Court  judge 
from  1974  to  1992.  •  With  sadness,  Dan  and 
Cindy  (Karas)  O'Connor  have  informed  me  of 
the  death  of  our  classmate  Roger  Austin.  Roger 
passed  away  at  the  end  of  April  after  a  two-year 
battle  with  liver  cancer.  Since  graduation,  Roger 
had  lived  in  several  places  around  the  country, 
working  in  the  catering  and  hospitality  industry 
for  companies  like  Marriott  and  Radisson.  Most 
recently  he  lived  in  Florida  where  he  was  director 
of  catering  at  the  Woodfield  Country  Club  in 
Boca  Raton.  Roger  leaves  behind  his  parents,  a 
sister  and  many  dear  friends. 


John  A.  Feudo 

175  Sheffield  Drive 

Belchertown,  MA  01007 

john.feudo.82@bc.edu 


One  of  the  best  parts  about  being  our  class  corre- 
spondent is  that  I  get  to  hear  from  friends  I 
haven't  talked  to  in  years.  Nancy  Gorman 
Arsenault,  who  had  this  class  correspondent  gig 
back  when  we  were  all  still  young,  e-mailed  to  say 
that  she  has  four  children  all  within  a  14-month 
age  span  -  Madeline  Grace,  who  is  two-and-a-half, 
and  one-year-old  triplets  Patrick,  Casey  and 
Audrey.  Needless  to  say,  Nancy  and  husband  Scott 
have  their  hands  full,  living  in  their  1850  farm- 
house in  Stow.  Nancy  spent  14  years  in  the  trade 
show  industry,  dealing  with  loud  crowds. 
Hmmm...  good  practice!  •  Mike  Ellis  is  another 
blast  from  the  past  who  likes  to  have  kids  in  mul- 
tiples. He  and  Cathy  have  twin  girls  -  Karen  and 
Heather  -  who  join  three-year-old  sister  Laura. 
Many  of  us  can  hear  Mike  in  the  mornings,  doing 
weather  reports  on  20  radio  stations  in  the 
Northeast.  He  also  does  some  part-time  work  as  a 
social  work  training  specialist  at  the  Boston 
University  School  of  Social  Work,  where  he 
earned  his  master's  in  1997.  •  Jessica  Mansell 
Ambrose  is  back  in  New  York  City.  While  her 
three  girls  are  in  school,  Jessica  does  voice-overs 
and  volunteers  for  the  Freedom  Institute,  while 
her  husband  runs  their  restaurants,  Estia  and 
Estia's  Little  Kitchen,  on  the  East  End.  • 
Unfortunately,  news  isn't  always  pleasant.  I 
learned  recently  that  we  lost  another  classmate, 
Jay  Gabriel  of  Westfield.  After  leaving  BC,  Jay  got 
his  law  degree  from  Tulane.  He  was  one  of  the 


first  people  I  met  freshman  year.  Thinking  of  Jay 
made  me  wonder  where  people  like  Oscar 
Hopkins,  Kevin  Mooney  and  Marie  Rossignol  are 
now.  Nick  Callas,  are  you  still  practicing  law  down 
south?  •  Gene  Roman  wants  to  know  why  more  of 
you  aren't  writing...  and  so  do  I!!  Gene's  quest  to 
be  a  professional  student  continues  -  he's  begin- 
ning a  master's  program  in  journalism  at 
Columbia.  He's  been  an  active  participant  in  BC 
activities  in  New  York  City  as  well.  •  Brian 
Cummins  and  his  wife,  Patty  (Foley,  '81),  are 
thrilled  that  their  oldest  daughter,  Maureen,  will 
be  a  freshman  at  BC  this  year.  She's  now  a  third- 
generation  Eagle,  since  Brian's  father,  Dan,  was 
Class  of  '58,  and  Patty's  parents  are  also  alums  - 
Dan  in  1955  and  Carolyn  in  1956.  Brian  retired 
from  the  Army  last  year  and  is  working  for 
Northrop  Grumman  Corporation  on  special  intel- 
ligence projects.  They  live  in  Fairfax,  VA.  •  Jack 
Griffin,  president  of  the  Meredith  Corporation 
Publishing  Group,  was  one  of  five  laypeople 
named  to  the  Catholic  Relief  Services  board  of 
directors.  Jack  and  his  wife,  Kathleen,  live  in 
Fairfield,  CT,  with  their  two  sons.  •  Remember, 
gang,  that  this  column  is  only  as  interesting  as  the 
information  I  receive.  Make  it  a  point  to  sit  down 
and  send  an  e-mail  or  note  today. 


Cynthia  ).  Bocko 

71  Hood  Rd. 

Tewksbury,  MA  01876 

978-851-6119 

cindybocko@hotmail.com 


Here's  the  news  you've  all  been  waiting  for!  Lois 
Marr  Fruhwirth  writes:  "My  big  news  is  that  I 
have  recently  been  promoted  to  associate  director 
of  logistics  at  Procter  &  Gamble.  I'll  be  relocating 
in  June  with  my  husband,  Gary,  and  two  sons, 
Kyle  (8)  and  Michael  (4),  from  Cincinnati,  OH,  to 
Fayetteville,  AR,  to  run  P&G's  US  logistics  oper- 
ations for  Wal-Mart.  (Please  no  jokes  about  'the 
Simple  Life'!)  We  should  be  in  Fayetteville  for 
about  three  years,  so  if  there  are  any  Eagles  in  the 
area  please  look  me  up.  My  husband  and  I  will 
celebrate  our  10-year  anniversary  in  July.  I'll  also 
be  with  P&G  21  years  this  August  (boy  how  time 
flies).  My  family  got  together  over  Thanksgiving 
with  Julie  Ciaccio  Brennan,  her  husband,  Steve, 
and  their  two  sons,  Matthew  and  Jack,  at  Julie's 
home  in  Newport  Beach,  CA.  Julie's  doing  great 
and  still  looks  exactly  the  same."  •  Jill  (Nille) 
Freese  provides  this  update:  "I  have  been  mar- 
ried to  David  for  12  years  and  am  now  a  stay-at- 
home  mom  to  Andrew  and  Daniel  -  six-year-old 
twin  boys  who  are  in  kindergarten.  Previously,  I 
taught  special  education  classes  (behavior  man- 
agement and  autism)  for  14  years  in  Rochester, 
NY.  I'm  the  children's  ministry  director  at  the 
church  we  attend  and  work  part-time  as  a  creative 
memories  consultant.  I  stay  in  touch  with 
Barbara  Stella  and  would  love  to  hear  from  any 
School  of  Ed  classmates  at  jillfreese@hot- 
mail.com."  •  Anne  DeVera  Utterback  wanted  to 
pass  along  the  following  to  all  the  women  from 
Roncalli  first  floor:  "My  husband,  Tom,  son, 
Conor,  and  I  have  just  moved  into  a  new  home  in 
Ft.  Lauderdale,  FL,  and  look  forward  to  hosting 
former  classmates.  Winter  2005  anyone?  My  e- 
mail  is  amdevera@aol.com."  •  Leslie  Buter  Bess 
has  been  living  in  Seattle  since  1991  and  loves 
the  Pacific  Northwest.  She  retired  from  nursing 
and  enjoys  real  estate  investments  with  her  hus- 


band, Fred.  Their  four  children  -  Tava  (24),  Evan 
(20),  Adrian  (7)  and  Carin  (5)  -  keep  them  busy 
and  on  their  toes!  She  says  hello  to  Carol 
McCarthy,  Lisa  Buckley,  Kristin  Messer,  Maura 
Shea,  Lisa  Dimarzo  and  Kathy  Hennessey  and 
would  love  to  hear  from  you  at 
ButerBess@aol.com.  •  Marianne  Lucas  Lescher 
(LGSOE  '98)  is  an  elementary  school  principal  at 
Kyrene  de  la  Mariposa  School  in  Tempe,  AZ. 
Her  school  received  the  distinction  of  an  Arizona 
A+  School'  from  the  Arizona  Educational 
Foundation.  Only  12  schools  across  Arizona 
received  this  distinction,  awarded  for  exemplary 
educational  programs  and  parent  and  communi- 
ty support. 


Carol  A.  McConnell 

P.O.  Box  628 

Belmar,  NJ  07719 


Matthew  Vossler  has  been  selected  as  the  recipi- 
ent of  the  2004  Alumni  Achievement  Award  for 
Public  Service.  All  members  of  the  Class  of 1984 
are  invited  to  join  in  honoring  his  achievements 
at  the  award  ceremony  and  reception  to  be  held 
at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at 
Robsham  Theater,  Main  Campus.  For  more 
information,  please  visit  www.bc.edu/alumni- 
awards  or  call  800-669-8430  to  reserve  space  at 
the  event. 

Hope  you  are  enjoying  summer.  Carol  Donahue 
Moore  wrote  to  say  that  she  and  husband  Patrick 
recently  welcomed  their  eighth  child.  The  couple 
founded  a  private  Catholic  school,  Royal  Palm 
Academy,  in  Naples,  FL,  six  years  ago.  They  con- 
tinue to  serve  on  the  board  and  welcome  any  visi- 
tors interested  in  taking  a  tour  of  the  academy. 
Please  send  me  news  of  what  you've  been  up  to 
for  the  next  issue.  I'm  sure  many  of  you  have 
much  to  share  with  classmates  and  I  look  forward 
to  hearing  from  you.  Hope  you  have  had  a  good 
summer. 


Barbara  Ward  Wilson 

8  Via  Capistrano 

Tiburon,  CA  94920 

bwilson@hlmx.com 


REUNION  YEAR 

Hi  again.  I  hope  everyone  had  a  great  summer. 
We  are  fast  approaching  our  20-year  reunion! 
Bob  and  Sue  Marren  were  in  Wellesley  from 
1995-1999,  when  they  moved  back  to  Winnetka, 
IL.  Their  eldest,  Tom,  is  15  and  a  sophomore  in 


Join  the 
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The  Alumni  Online  Community  is  your 
connection  to  BC: 

•  Look  up  former  classmates 
in  the  Online  Directory. 

•  Set-up  an  @bc.edu  e-mail 
forwarding  address. 

Check  the  Alumni  Association  Website  at 

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high  school  at  New  Trier  High  School.  Their 
daughter  Megan  is  in  eighth  grade,  Robby  is  in 
sixth  grade,  Kristin  in  fourth,  Kevin  in  second 
and  John  in  first.  The  Marrens  see  Bob  Home, 
Norton  O'Meara  and  John  Troy  on  occasion.  • 
Congratulations  to  Albert  and  Laura  (Soffey) 
Spada  on  the  birth  of  their  first  child,  Matthew 
Albert.  Al,  Laura  and  Matthew  live  in  Westport, 
CT,  and  get  together  often  with  long-time  friends 
Craig  Coffey,  Carole  (Leong)  Coffey,  Mike 
Peterson  and  his  wife,  Maria,  and  Rich  Tang  and 
his  wife,  Lauren.  Al  is  a  senior  vice  president  at 
GE  Corporate  Lending  in  Norwalk,  CT.  • 
Congrats  to  John  and  Lisa  Bellantonio  who  pur- 
chased a  new  home  in  Chatham.  John  works  for 
Boston  Whaler  Boats  and  is  also  a  volunteer 
director  of  restoration  for  the  famous  Chatham 
lighthouse.  •  After  many  successful  years  in 
advertising,  Pat  Corry  has  opened  his  own  bou- 
tique travel  agency  in  Short  Hills,  NJ.  "Corry 
Goes"  specializes  in  direct  flights  to  Turks  and 
Caicos  and  secluded  island  "hot  spots."  •  Bill 
Dessel  now  resides  in  Boca  Raton,  FL,  and  works 
as  district  manager  for  Southeast  Tanning  &  Spas 
Inc.,  a  division  of  Bausch  &  Lomb.  Bill  and  his 
wife,  Alison,  have  three  boys.  •  Carole  Schafer 
took  a  leave  from  JP  Morgan  to  do  a  part-time 
stint  on  New  York's  "the  fan"  radio  sports  net- 
work. You  may  have  also  seen  Carole  auditioning 
during  the  beginning  stages  of  ESPN's  Dream 
Job  sports  anchor  challenge.  •  Beth  Guimond  left 
American  Express  after  17  years  and  volunteers 
her  time  on  Ellis  Island  fund-raising  efforts.  • 
Diane  Lannon  Bolusky  has  retired  from  banking 
and  runs  a  Rhode  Island  horticultural  consulting 
firm  specializing  in  desert  plants.  •  After  years  at 
CSFB  and  JP  Morgan  in  New  York,  Scott 
Harrington  left  the  big  city  and  works  as  director 
of  store  operations  for  the  Connecticut-based  Stu 
Leonard's  grocery  chain.  •  Shelagh  Walsh  resides 
in  Dallas,  TX,  with  her  three  teenage  daughters. 
She  and  husband  Todd  will  be  moving  to 
Burlington,  VT,  in  the  fall  of  this  year.  Talk  about 
a  change!  Todd  will  be  opening  the  Northeast 
division  of  his  commercial  real  estate  business.  • 
Sally  Tychanich  Healy  is  the  president  of  a  mail- 
order company  that  sells  safety  products  for  pets. 
•  It  sounds  like  Randy  Seidl  never  stops.  After 
leaving  EMC  and  finishing  up  at  Giant  Loop, 
Randy  was  approved  as  a  Krispy  Kreme  franchise 
operator.  He  owns  three  stores  in  Cambridge, 
AUston  and  Newburyport.  •  Chris  Patton  is  back 
in  Rhode  Island  where  he  sells  skateboards  and 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVP  to  800-669-8430. 

Visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


serves  as  Barrington's  building  inspector.  •  Joe 
Massaro's  construction  business  was  purchased 
by  Gilbane  Construction  and  Joe  is  enjoying  time 
off.  Joe  restores  and  sells  old  phonograph 
Victrolas  on  eBay  as  a  hobby.  •  Carolyn  McCahill 
McKigney  has  written  a  pilot  show  for  HDTV 
entitled  "PTA  Moms  and  their  Kitchen  Secrets."  • 
Mark  Lavoie  is  a  personal  injury  lawyer  on  the 
north  shore  of  Boston.  As  an  avid  skater,  Mark 
spends  his  spare  time  coaching  the  Marlboro 
synchronized  figure  skating  "Snow  Flurries" 
team.  •  Cathy  Cimpl  made  it  back  home  where 
she  resides  in  Lincoln,  NE,  and  owns  and  oper- 
ates "Simple  Pleasures,"  a  small  retail  shop  spe- 
cializing in  the  design  of  custom  bathroom  vani- 
ties. •  Pete  Harmon  is  the  recruiting  director  for 
Sears  Roebuck  in  Chicago.  •  Tom  "H"  Honan 
lives  in  Natick  and  sits  on  the  board  of  directors 
at  Papa  Ginos  restaurant  chain  based  in 
Needham.  •  Peggy  Strakosch  was  elected  CEO  by 
the  board  of  her  company  after  her  husband, 
Greg  ('84),  opted  to  step  down  and  enjoy  some 
"Mr.  Mom"  time  after  founding  the  company.  • 
Rich  Smyth  is  in  his  10th  year  with  American 
Home  Products,  heading  up  its  shower  curtain 
division.  •  Andy  O'Brien  left  EMC  after  12  years 
and  is  part-owner  along  with  Greg  Guimond  of 
"Weather  Vanes  Plus,"  a  small  manufacturer  and 
catalog  marketer  of  weather  measurement 
instruments  and  gardening  tools,  based  in  New 
Rochelle,  NY.  •  Mitch  and  Rob  McAndrew  recent- 
ly moved  from  Chicago  north  to  Ossimee  Falls, 
WI,  where  Rob  is  director  of  groundskeeping  at 
Wisconsin  State  University.  •  Jim  Mitchell-  finally 
made  it  back  to  the  BC  area;  he  is  presently  man- 
aging the  famous  Boston  Duck  Tours  while  job 
hunting.  •  Chris  Conforti  and  Bob  Foley  checked 
in  as  new  owners  of  "Hickory  Pit,"  a  barbeque- 
style  restaurant  and  pub  adjacent  to  Fenway  Park. 
•  In  honor  of  their  40th  birthdays,  former 
Williams  dorm-mates  Eileen  Orie  Carlson, 
Deirdre  Reidy  Clark,  Cynthia  Luckart 
Cunningham,  Debbie  Elsasser,  Sue  Yarvis 
Hayden,  Lauren  Wilkins  Miner,  Parti  Hopkins 
Mullin,  Maria  Leonard  Olsen,  Nina  Derba  Ring 
and  Tracey  Campbell  Schwartz  left  19  children 
and  numerous  high-powered  jobs  to  gather  at  the 
spa  at  Norwich  Inn  in  Norwich,  CT,  this  May. 
Between  spa  treatments  and  wine  tastings,  the 
group  reminisced  about  Mod  24's  antics,  Sue 
and  Mary's  infamous  awards  ceremonies,  marry- 
ing an  RA,  spring  breaks,  costume  parties,  road 
trips,  hiding  beer  balls,  soaking  up  local  culture 
at  Mary  Ann's  and  life-long  friendships.  Lauren 
and  Eileen  provided  a  hilarious  video  of  photos 
from  four  years  of  rooming  together  at  BC. 
Deirdre  and  Nina  gamely  traveled  from  the  San 
Francisco  area  to  join  in  the  fun  with  their  East 
Coast  buddies.  •  Please  keep  those  messages  com- 
ing; I  appreciate  any  and  all  news. 


Karen  Broughton  Boyarsky 

205  Adirondack  Drive 

East  Greenwich,  Rl  02818 

karen.boyarsky.86@bc.edu 


Nancy-Jean  Berardo  Eagan  wrote  with  a  great 
update!  She  and  her  husband,  Chris,  and  their 
four  children,  Matthew  (10),  Allan  (8),  Lillian  (6) 
and  Tess  (3),  are  living  in  Newburyport.  She  and 
Chris  met  in  Philadelphia  while  doing  full-time 
volunteer  corps  work  and  were  married  in  1990. 


Nancy-Jean  owns  a  company  called  BEAD 
DREAMS.  She  designs  and  creates  jewelry 
using  sterling  silver  and  a  variety  of  stones  and 
glass  beads,  especially  lampworked  Italian  glass 
beads  which  she  makes  over  an  open  flame  in  a 
glass  studio!  Nancy-Jean  welcomes  old  friends  to 
reconnect  via  e-mail  at  nancyjeanandchris@com- 
cast.net.  Thanks  for  the  update,  Nancy- Jean;  it 
was  great  to  hear  from  you!!  •  Daniel  S.  Bleck 
was  promoted  to  partner  at  the  firm  Mintz, 
Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  and  Popeo,  PC,  in 
May  2004.  Congratulations!  •  As  for  everyone 
else...  let  me  know  if  any  of  you  have  any  news 
fit  to  print!!  Hope  you  all  had  a  great  summer! 
See  you  at  a  BC  game! 


Catherine  Stanton  Rooney 

8  Ellsworth  St. 

Braintree,  MA  02184 

catherine87@bc.edu 


Greetings!  I  hope  that  you  all  had  a  wonderful 
summer  and  are  looking  forward  to  the  fall.  I  did 
not  receive  a  lot  of  news,  so  this  will  be  a  very 
short  column!  I  heard  from  Patrice  MacPherson, 
who  is  currently  living  in  Pottersville,  NJ,  and 
working  as  a  high  school  history  teacher.  She 
recently  returned  from  a  three-year  leave  of 
absence  during  which  she  taught  in  an  interna- 
tional school  in  Barcelona,  Spain.  I  also  heard 
from  Sue  McGuirk  Shoffwho  is  living  in  Tokyo, 
Japan,  but  will  be  heading  back  to  California  at 
the  end  of  the  summer.  She  has  a  son,  Nick,  who 
is  10  and  a  daughter,  MacKenzie  Irene,  who  is  7. 
Wendy  Permington-Marquard  announced  the 
arrival  of  her  son,  Alexander  David,  who  was 
born  in  July  2003.  He  joins  big  sister  Sophia  (2). 
Wendy  and  her  husband,  Jeremy,  have  moved  to 
Grand  Bahama  Island,  Bahamas,  and  are  living 
at  Lucaya  Beach  Resort,  where  Jeremy  is  the 
director  of  sales.  Kathryn  O'Sullivan  was  named 
2004  Faculty  of  the  Year  by  Northern  Virginia 
Community  College's  Alumni  Federation. 
Kathryn  is  a  drama  professor  at  the  college's 
Manassas  campus.  I'm  sorry  this  is  so  short,  but 
hopefully  more  people  will  write  in  for  the  next 
column.  Have  a  great  fall! 


Rob  Murray 

421  Callingwood  St. 

San  Francisco,  CA  94114 

murrman@aol.com 


I'd  like  to  start  off  this  edition's  column  with  an 
explanation  of  the  delay  some  of  us  have  noticed 
between  the  sending  in  and  appearance  of  items 
in  this  space.  The  due  date  for  Class  Notes  is 
three  months  before  publication,  which  is  also 
before  the  previous  column  appears  in  print. 
Since  most  correspondence  comes  in  right  after 
an  issue,  there  is  often  a  six-month  lag  built  in.  I 
do,  however,  promise  to  publish  all  updates 
before  children  can  read  their  own  birth 
announcements...  •  Accordingly,  Melissa 
(White)  Shaheen  and  husband  Ross  of  Raleigh, 
NC,  are  pleased  to  announce  twins  born  on 
January  5  (see?).  Logan  Grant  and  Peyton 
Elizabeth  were  "discovered"  on  the  Monday  after 
our  reunion!  (Feel  free  to  make  your  own  "and  I 
thought  I  was  hung  over"  joke  here.)  The 
Shaheens  were  also  joined  at  "the  15"  with  Jenny 
McMahon-Varick  and  husband  Brian  of 
Milwaukee,  Patty  (Mullaly)  Panzer  and  husband 


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CLASS  NOTES 


Join  the 
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The  Alumni  Online  Community  is  your 
connection  to  BC: 

•  Look  up  former  classmates 
in  the  Online  Directory. 

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forwarding  address. 

Check  the  Alumni  Association  Website  at 

www.bc.edu/alumni 

for  information  on  registering. 


Karl  of  Attleboro,  and  Iinda  Malenfant  of  West 
Newton.  Linda  still  works  at  BC  and  can  confirm 
that  the  official  frozen  novelty  of  the  80s,  the 
Chipwich,  is  still  readily  available  on  campus. 
Hopefully  the  book  store  is  finally  out  of  those 
Hall  &  Oates  notebooks...  •  Greg  Greene  also 
has  a  new  daughter,  Lila.  Born  on  Valentine's 
Day,  she  joins  sister  Georgia  and  brother 
Brendan  in  Rumson,  NJ.  •  Lillian  (Garcia),  hus- 
band Scott,  and  big  brother  Nicholas  welcomed 
"Charlie"  to  the  Palmer  house  in  New 
Hampshire.  He  arrived  early,  but  then  Lily  has 
always  been  known  for  getting  things  done 
ahead  of  schedule...  •  Another  update  comes 
from  Donald  Preskenis.  He  works  as  an  internal 
audit  director  for  Sovereign  Bank  in  Boston  and 
lives  in  Upton  with  wife  Tina  and  sons  Ryan  and 
Devin.  Word  has  it  that  Ryan  is  a  future  three- 
sport  letterman.  •  Stephen  Kaminski  is  current- 
ly on  a  yearlong  fellowship  at  the  University  of 
Maryland's  Shock  Trauma  Center  in  Baltimore. 
He  was  one  of  the  2004  recipients  of  the  Shock 
Trauma  Hero  Award  given  each  year  to  the  med- 
ical professionals  who  save  the  most  critically 
injured  patients.  •  Debbie  "From  Hawaii" 
Gallagher  wrote  to  say  she  doesn't  want  anyone 
to  know  she,  hubby  Ron,  and  daughters  Malia 
and  Maile  are  living  in  Ithaca,  NY,  while  Ron 
pursues  an  MBA.  I  don't  know  much  about 
Ithaca,  but  it  can't  be  any  worse  than  that 
Hillsides  suite  storage  closet.  Just  think,  Deb,  by 
the  time  you  read  this,  you'll  be  that  much  clos- 
er to  moving  back  to  Boston! 


Cheryl  Williams  Kalantzakos 

to  Devonshire  Place 

Andover,  MA  01810 

cwk89@bc.edu 


Hello  everyone!  I  am  writing  this  on  the  day 
after  attending  our  15-year  reunion  party.  It  was 
great  to  reconnect  with  old  friends  and  re-hash 
old  stories.  It  looked  like  a  fun  time  was  had  by 
all.  Now  on  to  the  updates...  •  Elizabeth  Rohan 
and  Stephen  Shanahan  ('87)  were  married  on 
May  26,  2002,  at  St.  Ignatius  Church.  Fr.  Robert 
verEecke  was  the  celebrant,  and  not  only  did  he 
deliver  a  wonderful  homily,  he  arranged  for  the 
liturgical  dancers  that  those  in  attendance  are 
still  talking  about!  BC  alumni  in  the  wedding 
party  were  Delia  Gardner  Baird,  Kenny  Alleyne 
('99),  Peter  Kelly  ('87)  and  Paul  Bell  ('88).  Also 
in  attendance  were  Don  and  Lorene  Vieira 
Simoneau  ('86),  Mary  Lou  Cunningham  Kelly 


('90),  Laura  Subilia-Bell,  Michael  Leonard  ('90), 
Ellen  Massucci  ('83),  Alan  Swirski  ('85),  Sandra 
Washington  ('90)  and  Anthony  Autori  ('76).  The 
reception  was  held  at  the  Omni  Parker  House  in 
Boston.  The  couple  honeymooned  for  three  glo- 
rious weeks  in  Italy  before  settling  into  their 
home  in  Winchester.  Elizabeth  had  been  work- 
ing as  an  oncology  social  worker  at  the  Dana- 
Farber  Cancer  Institute,  teaching  sociology 
courses  at  Boston  College  and  starting  her  dis- 
sertation work  for  her  PhD  in  sociology  and 
social  work  at  Boston  University  before 
Stephen's  job  at  United  Parcel  Service  (UPS) 
transferred  them  to  UPS  headquarters  in 
Atlanta,  GA.  The  couple  moved  to  the  Atlanta 
area  in  May  2003.  Stephen  is  enjoying  his  work 
in  special  projects  for  finance  and  accounting. 
Elizabeth  expects  to  finish  her  dissertation  work 
in  2004.  Elizabeth  and  Stephen  are  thrilled  to 
announce  the  birth  of  their  first  child,  Raffaella 
Elizabeth,  born  on  February  28,  2004.  •  Rob  and 
Paula  Bonanno  Lordi  are  pleased  to  announce 
the  birth  of  their  son  John  Robert  "Jack'  Lordi. 
Jack  was  born  on  January  26.  He  joins  four-year- 
old  twin  siblings  Robert  and  Hannah  who  are 
thrilled  to  play  with  him.  The  Lordis  live  in 
Dover  and  are  presently  undergoing  a  move 
across  town.  Rob  is  an  original  partner  and  one 
of  the  managing  principals  of  IGS  Boston,  a 
strategy  consulting  arm  of  Ernst  and  Young,  and 
Paula  is  a  senior  director  of  client  management 
with  Investors  Bank  in  Boston.  •  David  Qoutier 
wed  Catherine  Abberton  in  May  2003.  Fellow 
BC  alumni  in  the  wedding  party  included  Tom 
Slattery  and  David  Rigazio.  David's  father,  Alan 
Cloutier  ('59),  is  also  a  fellow  Eagle.  David  is  a 
project  manager  for  the  law  firm  of  Ropes  & 
Gray  LLP  in  Boston  and  Cathy  is  currently  a 
graduate  student  at  University  of  Rhode  Island. 
The  couple  resides  in  Providence,  RI.  •  Joseph 
A.  Iocono  finally  finished  his  postgraduate  train- 
ing. After  graduating  from  medical  school  at 
Jefferson  in  Philly,  he  did  five  years  of  general 
surgery  at  Penn  State  and  a  three-year  research 
fellowship  there  on  wound  healing.  After  that, 
he  completed  a  two-year  clinical  fellowship  in 
pediatric  surgery  at  St.  Christopher's  back  in 
Philadelphia.  Since  July  2003,  Joe  has  been  at 
the  University  of  Kentucky  Children's  Hospital 
where  he  is  an  assistant  professor,  specializing 
in  minimally  invasive  surgery  in  infants  and 
children.  Joe  and  his  wife,  Susan,  have  two  won- 
derful daughters,  Amanda  (8)  and  Lauren  (6).  • 
One  final  note:  As  this  year  marks  our  15th 
reunion,  it  is  once  again  time  to  hold  class  offi- 
cer elections.  Officer  positions  include  presi- 
dent, vice  president,  treasurer  and  secretary. 
Current  class  officers  are  Gloria  Perez,  Dawna 
Cellucci,  Joe  Peters  and  Andrea  McGrath.  If  you 
are  interested  in  nominating  yourself  or  another 
classmate  for  an  officer  position,  please  e-mail 
the  BC  Alumni  Association  at  alumni.com- 
ments@bc.edu  and  indicate  "Class  of  1989 
Elections"  in  the  subject  line.  Nominations  will 
be  accepted  until  November  1,  2004,  after  which 
we  will  notify  classmates  of  all  nominees  and 
conduct  elections.  We  are  hoping  to  conduct  the 
nomination  and  election  process  via  e-mail,  so 
please  be  sure  the  BC  Alumni  Association  has 
both  your  current  e-mail  and  mail  address. 
Thank  you. 


Kara  Corso  Nelson 

67  Sea  Island 

Glastonbury,  CT  06033 

860-647-9200 

bc9onews@cox.net 


REUNION  YEAR 


First  a  little  housekeeping.  If  you  have  e-mailed 
me  recently  you  may  have  encountered  the  new 
anti-spam  system  I  felt  compelled  to  put  in  place 
in  order  to  avoid  the  barrage  of  spam  I  get  daily 
urging  me  to  buy  medications  (and  other  things) 
that  I  have  no  use  for.  But  don't  be  discouraged 
-  all  you  have  to  do  is  reply  once  to  verify  that 
you  are  not  a  computer  generating  the  e-mail 
and  you're  set  for  life  (or  for  however  long  I  con- 
tinue to  write  Class  Notes,  whichever  comes 
first!).  I  apologize  for  making  you  jump  through 
this  hoop,  but  it  had  gotten  very  difficult  to  wade 
through  all  the  unwanted  e-mail,  so  I  felt  I  need- 
ed to  take  action.  E-mail  is  still  the  best  way  to 
get  your  news  to  me,  so  please  keep  it  up!  • 
Kathleen  (Straub)  McAuslin  and  her  husband 
welcomed  the  arrival  of  their  third  son  on 
October  2,  2003.  Noah  Quinn  McAuslin  joins 
brothers  Joel  (9)  and  Drew  (5).  The  McAuslin 
family  lives  in  Northampton  and  loves  it  there. 
They  plan  to  buy  a  house  in  a  co-housing  com- 
munity that  is  just  beginning  construction.  • 
Christopher  Annunziata  married  Christina 
Messineo,  a  Georgetown  grad,  in  1998.  They  live 
in  McLean,  VA,  just  across  the  Potomac  from 
Washington,  DC.  Chris  is  an  orthopedic  surgeon 
and  helps  take  care  of  the  DC  United  of  Major 
League  Soccer  while  Christina  is  an  oncology  fel- 
low at  the  National  Cancer  Institute  of  the 
National  Institutes  of  Health.  They  have  a  two- 
year-old  son.  This  winter,  they  had  a  wonderful 
time  at  Scott  and  Kate  Olivieri's  home  in 
Nashua,  NH.  They  invited  several  of  the  old 
Fitzpatrick  gang  up  for  the  weekend.  Debbie  and 
Robert  Considine  and  Kerri  and  John  Capelli 
stayed  for  the  weekend  as  well,  while  Rich 
Graziano,  Art  Queenan,  Peter  Tagunilla,  James 
Meehan,  Bill  Murray  and  Roger  Willson  also 
showed  up  for  the  mini-reunion.  •  On  April  13, 
2004,  Rich  Iannessa  and  wife  Jaime  welcomed 
their  first  child,  daughter  Ava  Victoria.  Both  wife 
and  daughter  are  doing  wonderfully  and  the 
Iannessas  send  warm  wishes  to  all!  •  Richard 
DeMarco  recently  married  Lisa  Saccoccio. 
Richard  is  currently  working  as  a  computer  ana- 
lyst. BC  grads  in  attendance  at  their  wedding 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@DC.edu 


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were  Nancy  (DeMarco)  Curtin  ('87),  Thomas 
Curtin  ('86)  and  Leanne  DeMarco  ('99).  • 
Michael  Dupee  has  left  Goldman  Sachs  in  New 
York  City  and  has  moved  on  to  a  new  opportuni- 
ty back  in  Vermont.  Mike  accepted  a  senior-level 
position  at  Green  Mountain  Coffee  Roasters  in 
Waterbury  Center,  VT,  providing  leadership, 
direction  and  execution  for  company  practice, 
policy  and  strategy  in  the  areas  of  corporate  citi- 
zenship and  corporate  social  responsibility.  He 
will  be  in  this  position  as  of  July  1.  If  you  want  to 
reach  Mike  while  he's  in  transit  his  personal  e- 
mail  address  is  mdupee@hotmail.com.  •  Jay 
Tanghey,  Jr.,  was  promoted  to  partner  at  Mintz, 
Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  and  Popeo,  PC.  Jay 
practices  in  the  litigation  section  of  the  firm's 
Boston  office.  •  This  past  spring,  Phil  Rectra 
recorded  two  CDs,  both  in  the  crooning  genre. 
On  June  14,  there  was  a  record  release  party  at 
Johnny  D's  in  Somerville,  MA.  It's  Phil's  first 
effort  in  the  realm  of  recorded  music,  but  he  has 
more  projects  already  scheduled  for  later  this 
year  and  2005!  •  Missy  (Campbell)  Reid  was  the 
mastermind  behind  a  little  reunion  for  the  girls 
at  Foxwoods  Resort  and  Casino  in  May.  Armine 
(Kushigian)  Kanis.  Susie  (Mullarkey)  Iovanne, 
Laura  (Byrne)  O'Connor,  Chris  (Conry)  Flynn, 
Diane  (Cordano)  Cordon,  Sue  Pepin  Fay  and  I 
enjoyed  dining,  some  gambling  and  mostly  each 
other's  company.  Diane  mentioned  she  was  con- 
sidering leaving  her  physical  therapy  practice  on 
Long  Island  to  pursue  other  things,  such  as 
teaching,  though  after  seeing  her  performance 
on  the  slots  that  night,  I'm  thinking  she's  got  a 
few  options.  Armine  and  husband  Michael 
moved  to  East  Greenwich,  RI,  last  summer;  they 
run  into  John  Leisching  quite  often,  who  is  a 
neighbor  of  theirs.  Armine  and  Michael  have 
opened  up  "Jim's  West  Bay  Deli"  in  North 
Kingston,  RI,  a  New  York-style  deli  that  rolls  out 
the  red  carpet  for  BC  alums!  Armine  and 
Michael  have  two  daughters,  Alyssa  (6)  and 


Nikki  (3).  Sue  Pepin  Fay  and  husband  Tom  have 
a  new  daughter,  Leah,  who  was  born  on  Saint 
Patrick's  Day.  •  It's  not  too  soon  to  think  about 
our  15th  reunion!  Franz  Loeber  writes  that  he  is 
chairing  the  Reunion  Gift  Committee  and  is 
looking  for  volunteers.  Contact  Franz  at 
BCEagles90@aol.com  if  you're  available  to  help. 
It  means  a  few  phone  calls  to  classmates,  which 
is  always  a  great  way  to  catch  up  with  old  friends! 


Peggy  Morin  Bruno 

2  High  Hill  Rd. 

Canton,  CT  06019 

pegmb@comcast.net 


One  wedding,  six  babies  and  an  induction  (not 
the  baby  kind!)...  News  was  a  little  slow  this  go- 
around,  so  remember  to  send  in  all  the  news  you 
have  to  share!  You  know  everyone  loves  to  hear 
what's  happening!  •  Congratulations  to  Ed 
Corvese  and  his  new  wife,  Yana  Regan,  who 
were  married  in  Jakarta,  Indonesia,  on  May  7, 
2004.  Ed  and  Yana  honeymooned  in  Bali  and 
Singapore.  They  now  live  in  Quincy.  Ed  has  a 
law  practice  in  Rhode  Island.  •  Congratulations 
also  go  to  Christine  (Pokoly)  Redfern  and  her 
husband,  Neill,  on  the  birth  of  their  first  child, 
Margaret  Frances,  on  February  n,  2004.  They 
live  in  Steamboat  Springs,  CO,  where  Neill  is  a 
snowboard  instructor  and  lacrosse  coach  and 
Christine  is  taking  a  break  from  ski  instructing 
to  be  a  stay-at-home  mom.  •  Patty  (Deshaies) 
McPherson  and  her  husband,  Sean,  had  a  baby 
boy,  Jake,  on  April  16.  He  joins  his  older  sister, 
Kasey.  Patty  and  her  family  live  in  Redondo 
Beach,  CA,  but  were  planning  to  move  back  to 
Massachusetts  this  summer.  •  Chris  Kypriotis 
moved  to  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil,  in  September  2003. 
He  is  the  president  of  Billabong  South  America. 
He  welcomed  his  first  child,  Athina  Christie 
Kypriotis,  a  baby  girl,  on  April  14,  2004.  • 
Congratulations  to  Kelly  (Flavin)  Rowan  and  her 


husband,  Matt,  on  the  birth  of  their  son, 
Matthew  William,  on  August  18,  2003.  Matthew 
joins  older  sister  Kara  (2).  Kelly  and  Matt  are  liv- 
ing in  Belmont.  •  Maria  (Niell)  Bannon  and  her 
husband,  Kevin,  are  pleased  to  announce  the 
arrival  of  their  son,  Joseph  Ignacio,  on  March  7. 
Maria  and  Kevin  live  in  Mamaroneck,  NY,  and 
work  in  Manhattan.  •  Congratulations  to  my 
dear  friend  and  BC  roommate  Kerrie  (Shaheen) 
T.iggio  and  her  husband,  Andrew,  on  the  arrival 
of  their  son,  Jack  Finnigan  Liggio.  Jack  was  born 
on  Sunday,  May  23,  2004.  He  joins  his  big  sister, 
Kate  (2).  •  Finally,  congratulations  to  Brian 
Kelley  ('92),  who  will  be  one  of  eight  athletes  to 
be  inducted  into  the  Boston  College  Varsity  Club 
Hall  of  Fame.  Brian  was  a  star  second  baseman 
for  BC  from  1989-91.  The  induction  ceremony 
will  be  held  on  Sunday,  November  7,  2004.  •  I 
hope  everyone  had  a  fantastic  summer  and  will 
remember  to  send  in  your  updates  of  your  sum- 
mer fun!  The  deadline  for  the  next  column  is 
September  3. 


Paul  L  Cantello 

The  Gotham 

255  Warren  St.,  No.  813 

Jersey  City,  NJ  07302 

paul.cantello@lehman.com 


James  Manfield  was  married  on  August  31, 
2003,  in  Boulder,  CO,  to  Jill  Arends  (a  '92  grad- 
uate of  the  University  of  Maryland).  Matt  Woods 
('00)  was  his  best  man.  James  spent  almost  five 
years  living  in  Colorado  working  for  Sun 
Microsystems.  The  couple  recendy  moved  back 
to  the  Boston  area.  James  can  be  reached  at 
bostonjim_fj@yahoo.com  and  would  love  to 
hear  from  friends  still  in  the  area.  •  Paul  Carroll 
was  married  on  October  18,  2003,  to  Jennifer 
Howard.  They  honeymooned  in  Aruba  and  have 
happily  settied  into  their  new  home  in  Cranston, 
RI.  Paul  is  currently  an  organizational  develop- 
ment specialist  with  Boston  Financial,  Inc.  His 
wife  is  a  quality  analyst  at  PFPC,  Inc.  •  Darin 
Weeks  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
Falmouth  Commodores  of  the  Cape  Cod 
Baseball  League.  At  age  33,  he  is  the  youngest 
president  in  the  118  years  of  the  franchise's  exis- 
tence. Darin  is  also  a  mortgage  lending  officer  at 
Cape  Cod  5  Cents  Savings  Bank.  •  Chris  (Sloan) 
Schroeder  recendy  moved  to  St.  Joseph,  MI,  a 
small  town  a  couple  hours  east  of  Chicago.  Chris 
is  still  teaching  high  school  and  loving  it.  • 
Sarnir  Asaf  is  the  author  of  Executive  Corporate 
Finance:  The  Business  of  Enhancing 
Shareholder  Value.  He  is  currentiy  a  financial 
director  at  AT&T  Corp.  in  New  Jersey.  •  Reena 
Thadhani  was  promoted  to  partner  at  Mintz, 
Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  and  Popeo,  PC, 
where  she  practices  in  the  trusts  and  estates  sec- 
tion. •  Celeste  (DeMarco)  Hedequist  lives  in 
Boston  with  her  husband,  Daniel.  In  July  2003 
they  welcomed  their  daughter,  Jane  Audree. 
Celeste  is  a  lawyer  in  the  patent  group  at  Foley 
Hoag,  LLP  in  Boston,  and  her  husband  works  at 
Children's  Hospital  in  Boston.  •  Brad  Roe  and 
his  wife  had  their  second  child,  Christian 
Bradley  Roe,  on  September  22,  2003.  His  sister, 
Sydney  (2-1/2),  is  enjoying  her  new  brother. 
Brad  still  lives  in  Santa  Barbara,  CA.  His  first 
novel,  A  Saint's  Last  Tear,  was  recendy  pub- 
lished. •  Christa  (Hainey)  and  David  Cormier  are 
living  in  Medway.  Dave  is  working  at  Harvard 


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Management  Company  as  a  derivatives  supervi- 
sor and  Christa  works  at  the  newly  formed 
Sowood  Capital. 


Sandy  Chen 

355  Sixth  St.  #2 

Brooklyn,  NY  11215 

sandy93@bc.edu 


Janine  (Bova)  Goldstein  and  husband  Andrew 
welcomed  their  first  child,  Reagan  Elizabeth 
Goldstein,  on  May  10,  2004.  Janine  left  the  prac- 
tice of  law  as  an  assistant  district  attorney  in 
June  2002  and  started  teaching  seventh  grade 
English  at  Pentucket  Regional  Middle  School  in 
West  Newbury  in  September  2002.  Heather 
(Costello)  Sullivan  (LGSOE  '95)  and  her  two 
brothers,  Christopher  and  Sean,  all  got  married 
in  Rockport  during  the  summer  of  2000! 
Heather  and  her  husband,  Richard,  celebrated 
their  daughter  Holly's  first  birthday  on  January 
29,  2004.  They  live  in  Pembroke.  Heather 
teaches  English  in  the  Hingham  Public  Schools 
and  Richard  is  an  engineer  for  Webster 
Engineering  in  Boston.  Heather  has  some  great 
updates  on  her  BC  friends.  Her  good  friend 
Annmarie  (Carr)  Fennelly  (LGSOE  '96)  also 
teaches  English  in  Hingham.  Annmarie  and 
husband  Stephen  live  in  Weymouth  and  have 
three  children,  Claire  (3)  and  twins  Megan  and 
Brian  (1).  Heather's  brother  Chris  and  his  wife, 
Carmen  (Ochoa)  Costello  ('95),  welcomed  their 
second  child,  daughter  Marisa,  on  May  1,  2004. 
Son  Patrick  will  be  two  this  August.  They  reside 
in  Rowley.  Carmen  is  currently  on  leave  from 
teaching  in  the  Gloucester  Public  Schools  and 
Chris  is  working  for  the  Building  Center  of 
Gloucester.  Heather  also  keeps  in  touch  with 
classmates  Robert  Tango  (Chicago,  IL),  Julie 
Taylor-Massey  (Denver,  CO)  and  Bethany 
(Sherman)  McGrail  (Augusta,  ME).  Michele 
(Campbell)  Scannell  and  husband  Ken  wel- 
comed their  second  son,  Kyle  Christopher,  on 
February  23,  2004.  Kyle  joins  big  brother  Jack. 
The  Scannell  family  is  enjoying  their  new  home 
in  Shrewsbury.  Jennifer  (Viklund)  Smith  and 
husband  Steve  were  blessed  with  the  birth  of 
their  son,  Daniel  Pierre  Smith,  on  December  24, 
2003.  Diane  (Cheetham)  married  Nat  Leakey, 
who  is  CEO  of  Preston  Senior  Living,  in  1997. 
Diane  received  her  MBA  at  Southern  Methodist 
University  (SMU)  and  worked  for  the  Dallas 
Museum  of  Art  and  SMU  in  fund-raising. 
Although  being  at  home  with  her  two  girls, 


Charlotte  (3)  and  Georgia  (1),  keeps  her  busy, 
Diane  somehow  finds  the  time  to  also  head 
fund-raising  for  the  development  of  a  high 
school  for  her  girls'  Montessori  school  in  Dallas. 
After  finishing  a  three-year  stint  with  the  Salt 
Lake  Olympics,  Liz  Ridley  Leckemby  moved  to 
Chicago  to  work  on  the  2003  US  Open  Golf 
Championship.  Immediately  after  the  2003  US 
Open,  she  began  a  new  position  with  the  2005 
US  Women's  Open  in  Denver,  CO.  In  the  fall  of 
2003,  Liz  married  Harry  Leckemby,  Jr.,  on  the 
Jersey  Shore.  BC  alums  Molly  Carroll  and  Tobin 
Dominick  Arsenault  ('96)  were  able  to  join  in 
the  festivities  but  thankfully  not  in  their  honey- 
moon to  Australia  and  New  Zealand.  They  are 
now  living  in  Colorado  Springs  and  welcome 
anyone  to  visit  or  contact  them!  Erin  (Burgoyne) 
currently  lives  in  Martinsburg,  WV,  with  hus- 
band John  Reisenweber,  a  Washington  and  Lee 
graduate.  In  July  2003,  they  welcomed  first 
child,  Jack,  and  are  truly  enjoying  the  challenges 
and  fun  that  come  with  being  parents.  Erin  grad- 
uated from  West  Virginia  University  College  of 
Law  in  May  2003  and  currently  is  a  law  clerk  for 
a  West  Virginia  circuit  judge.  She'll  begin  a 
clerkship  with  a  US  District  Court  judge  this 
August.  John  is  the  district  field  representative 
for  Congresswoman  Shelley  Moore  Capito.  On 
March  27,  2004,  classmate  Noelle  Barnes  mar- 
ried Jason  D.  Williams  (who,  in  Noelle's  words, 
is  "not  a  BC  alum,  but  nobody's  perfect").  They 
had  a  picture-perfect  wedding  in  Lake  Las  Vegas, 
about  15  miles  off  the  Vegas  Strip,  next  to  a  lake, 
with  lots  of  family  and  friends  who  had  flown  in 
for  the  occasion.  Noelle  and  Jason  have  been  liv- 
ing in  Seattle  for  the  last  seven  years  and  plan  to 
keep  on  doing  so.  She's  loving  her  work  at 
Amazon.com  and,  believe  it  or  not,  the  misty 
Seattle  weather  (apparently  the  constant  rain 
and  mist  are  doing  wonders  for  her  complex- 
ion)! They  plan  on  moving  someday  -  maybe 
back  to  Boston  -  but  will  be  staying  there  for  the 
foreseeable  future  with  their  own  Seattle  zoo 
(two  dogs  and  two  cats).  Dani  (Caracciolo)  Burke 
is  currently  living  in  Berkeley,  CA,  with  husband 
Joe  and  their  new  daughter,  Natalie  Maria.  Dani 
is  a  content  producer  for  LeapFrog,  a  toy  compa- 
ny that  is  just  a  short  commute  from  their  home 
in  the  hills!  Husband  Joe  is  a  lawyer  at  Werner 
and  Burke,  a  firm  he  started  with  a  friend  that 
handles  commercial  litigation  and  IP  cases 
among  others.  Although  Dani  is  still  in  touch 
with  many  BC  friends,  she  couldn't  make  our 
10th  reunion  due  to  being  eight  months  preg- 
nant. She  welcomes  anyone  who'd  like  to  get  in 
touch  (dburke@leapfrog.com).  Heather 
(Hughes)  Marden,  husband  Kevin  and  son  Cal  (2) 
are  really  enjoying  the  new  addition  to  their  fami- 
ly, Chloe,  born  on  March  9.  Dilip  Paliath  and  wife 
Tracey  welcomed  their  first  child,  Hannah  Mary 
Paliath,  on  May  18,  2004.  Eric  Wiberg  received  a 
JD/Master  of  Marine  Affairs  from  the  School  of 
Law  at  Roger  Williams  University  in  May  2004. 
For  those  of  you  who  write  in,  please  know  that  I 
always  reply  as  confirmation.  So,  if  you  don't  hear 
from  me,  please  resend  your  e-mail!  Many  thanks 
and  hope  you  all  had  a  great  summer! 


Nancy  E.  Drane 

226  E.  Nelson  Ave. 

Alexandria,  VA  22301 

703-548-2396 

nancydrane@aol.com 


Happy  summer!  This  issue  I  have  some  news  of 
my  own  to  share.  On  May  8,  2004,  Dana 
Colarulli  ('95)  and  I  were  married  at  St.  Ignatius. 
We  were  joined  by  many  BC  folks,  including 
Stacy  Beardsley  ('92),  Deb  (Nugent)  Lussier,  Rob 
Fortier  ('95)  and  Charlie  Drane  ('95),  who  were 
in  the  wedding  party.  Beth  Coyle,  Elizabeth 
(O'Hearn)  Galvin,  Lori  MacDonald,  Josie 
(Losada)  McMahon,  Shireen  (Pesez)  Rhoades 
and  Erin  (Miller)  Spaulding  represented  the 
Class  of  '94.  Also  in  attendance  were  a  slew  of 
Class  of  '95  folks  -  Ruth  and  Jeremy  Anagnos, 
Jeff  Croteau,  Kristen  D'Amato,  Lori-Ann  Fallon, 
Steve  Deroian,  Tara  McGrath  and  Mike  and 
Kristen  Rozman  -  as  well  as  Megan  Devers 
('96),  Dan  Rinzel  ('92)  and  -  most  importantly 
-  my  dad  ('50).  We  had  a  wonderful  time  with  all 
of  them!  •  Jeanne  (Hurley)  Horsey  and  her  hus- 
band, Charlie,  welcomed  Sarah  McCrea  to  their 
family  in  July  2003.  Sarah  joins  big  brother 
Duren  (3)  and  big  sister  McCormick  (2).  Jeanne, 
who  lives  in  Madison,  NJ,  is  a  part-time  pediatric 
nurse  practitioner  in  pediatric  pulmonology 
practice.  Jenny  Crawford  is  currently  deployed 
with  the  Fkst  Infantry  Division  in  Tikrit,  Iraq,  in 
support  of  Operation  Iraqi  Freedom.  Jenny  is  a 
defense  attorney  with  the  Army  JAG  Corps.  She 
has  sent  me  a  number  of  interesting  updates 
about  her  experiences  there.  If  you'd  like  to  wish 
Jenny  well,  you  can  reach  her  at 
Jennifer.L.Crawford@us.army.mil.  Elena 

(Lagratta)  Coppola  married  Joseph  M.  Coppolla 
on  May  1,  2004,  at  St.  Joseph's  Church  in 
Danbury,  CT,  with  a  reception  following  at  Glen 
Island  Harbour  Club  in  New  Rochelle,  NY.  The 
couple  got  engaged  in  Florence,  Italy,  overlook- 
ing the  Ponte  Vecchio  in  October  2003.  Elena 
writes  that  it  was  a  dream  come  true!  After  hon- 
eymooning in  Hawaii,  the  couple  returned  to 
Stamford,  CT,  where  Elena  is  a  vice  president  of 
human  resources  for  Citigroup  Asset 
Management.  Mark  Bodie  wanted  the  rest  of  the 
class  to  know  about  a  fund  that  has  been  put 
together  to  honor  our  classmate  Ed  Vanacore, 
who  was  killed  on  September  11,  2001.  The 
Edward  Vanacore  Student  Assistantship  Fund 
was  established  by  the  Vanacore  family  with  the 
assistance  of  John  ('91)  and  Mary-Beth  (Pupa, 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVP  to  800-669-8430. 

Visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


www.bc.edu/alumni    25 


'93)  Henry.  The  intent  of  the  assistantship  fund 
is  to  commemorate  Ed's  considerable  contribu- 
tion to  music  at  BC  and  to  award  assistantships 
to  members  of  BC  bOp!  in  support  of  their  BC 
education.  If  you  would  like  more  information, 
please  contact:  The  Boston  College  Bands,  140 
Commonwealth  Avenue,  Conte  Forum, 
Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467.  •  I  must  end  with 
some  sad  news.  I  received  word  from  the  friends 
and  family  of  Anthony  "TR"  Russo  that  he 
passed  away  while  awaiting  organ  transplant 
surgery  in  Pittsburgh,  PA.  After  TR  recovered 
from  an  organ  transplant  in  May  2002,  he 
became  a  strong  advocate  for  organ  donation. 
TR  served  as  a  mentor  to  other  patients  awaiting 
transplants  in  Pittsburgh  and  was  a  volunteer  at 
fund-raising  events  for  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh  Medical  Center  transplant  program. 
In  fact,  it  was  when  he  returned  to  Pittsburgh  to 
volunteer  at  one  of  these  events  that  he  fell  ill. 
TR's  friends  and  family  shared  that  he  had  a 
positive  outlook  through  adversity  and  was  an 
inspiration  to  all  who  knew  him.  He  taught 
them  to  appreciate  life  and  never  take  it  for 
granted.  Even  as  TR's  health  took  a  turn  for  the 
worse  last  fall,  he  remained  strong  in  his  wish  to 
encourage  others  to  become  organ  donors.  •  I 
am  packing  for  our  reunion  weekend  as  I  write 
this  up.  I  look  forward  to  seeing  everyone  there, 
and  gathering  some  more  information  for  next 
issue's  column! 


David  S.  Shapiro 

m6  Boulevard 

West  Hartford,  CT  06119 

dsshapiro@aol.com 


REUNION  YEAR 


My  apologies  to  the  Class  of  1995  due  to  some 
family  emergencies,  I  have  shirked  some  of  my 
responsibilities  -  but  I'm  here  to  reestablish  our 
class  column,  and  in  good  time,  too.  We're  near- 
ing  our  10th  anniversary  year  -  that  means  a 
reunion  on  the  Heights,  ladies  and  gentlemen! 
Continue  to  send  your  updates,  and  please  be 
sure  to  include  your  full  name  and  school  to 
make  transcription  easy.  I'm  beginning  my  third 
year  of  surgical  residency  and  having  a  ball  -  if 
you  find  yourself  in  the  area,  be  sure  to  look  me 
up!  Alana  Zimmerman  received  her  MBA  from 
New  York  University's  Leonard  N.  Stern  School 
of  Business.  She  majored  in  finance  and  man- 
agement and  is  currently  director  of  corporate 
relations  at  Fleet  Specialist,  Inc.  Sarah  (Hong) 


BC  Football 

2004  Road  Schedule 


September  2 

September  25 

October  16 

October  23 

November  13 

November  20 


Ball  State 
Wake  Forest 
Pittsburgh 
Notre  Dame 
West  Virginia 
Temple 


Visit  www.bc.edu/awaygames/ 
for  more  information. 


Yoo  gave  birth  to  Nathan  Christopher  Yoo  on 
October  18,  2003.  Ashlee  (Bunt)  Cumello  wel- 
comed her  second  daughter,  Ava  Katherine,  on 
November  24,  2004.  Ava  joins  big  sister  Lilly  (3). 
They  live  in  New  York  with  their  proud  papa, 
Pete.  Bethany  (DeTar)  Gillen  gave  birth  to  her 
second  son,  Zachary  Thomas  Gillen,  on  January 
25,  2004.  Zach  joins  big  brother  Jimmy  (3).  Erin 
(Razzetti)  Aben  is  happily  married  to  husband 
Joe,  and  the  couple  recently  welcomed  son 
Jameson  on  May  16,  who  joins  daughter 
Samantha.  Erin  has  finally  found  her  passion 
and  career  as  a  clinical  social  worker.  Currently, 
she  is  focusing  on  working  with  and  assisting 
families  and  their  children  with  autism.  The 
Abens  five  in  Crofton,  MD.  They'd  love  to  hear 
from  their  friends  at  joerinaben@hotmail.com. 
Fellow  chemistry  scholar  Maggie  Teliska  just 
completed  her  PhD  in  chemistry  at  George 
Washington  University.  She's  been  working  in 
fuel  cells  and  will  be  working  at  Naval  Research 
Labs  in  DC  as  a  post-doctorate.  Diana  (Barman) 
and  Steve  Susann  continue  to  five  in  Colorado 
Springs,  CO,  and  would  like  to  announce  the 
arrival  of  their  second  child,  Julia  Anne,  on 
February  16,  2004.  Steve  was  not  able  to  make  it 
home  for  the  birth  since  he  was  serving  in  Iraq 
as  a  captain  in  the  US  Special  Forces.  He  was 
able  to  be  on  the  phone  for  the  birth  and  hear  the 
baby's  first  cry.  Steve  is  expected  home  soon,  and 
our  prayers  are  with  him.  Mary  "Mimi"  Sullivan 
and  Tom  Gallagher  ('93)  were  married  on  June 
14  on  Nantucket  Island.  Professor  T  Frank 
Kennedy,  SJ,  director  of  the  Jesuit  Institute  of 
BC,  officiated  at  the  ceremony.  The  bride's  sister, 
Tara  (Sullivan)  Cristalli  ('94),  was  the  matron  of 
honor  and  Leah  Wasnewsky  was  a  bridesmaid. 
In  attendance  from  '95  were  Luke  O'Connell, 
Ann  Toohey,  Tom  Lu,  Jay  Verzosa  and  Hien 
Nguyen.  Other  BC  guests  in  attendance  were  the 
father  of  the  groom,  Frank  Gallagher  ('61),  Lynn 
Coffin  Brendemuehl  ('84),  Rita  Riley  Loughlin, 
Barb  (Forster)  Peberdy  ('94),  Diana  Garcia  ('94) 
and  Fiona  Johnston  ('94).  Alisa  (Gatti)  Alt  and 
her  husband,  Steve,  welcomed  their  first  child, 
Steven  Christopher,  in  December  2003.  His  dot- 
ing aunt,  Lynette  Gatti  (LGSOE  '96),  is  enjoying 
him  from  afar  -  she  has  been  teaching  in  the 
severe  special  needs  program  at  the  Bennett- 
Hemenway  School  in  Natick  for  the  past  five 
years  while  Alisa  and  family  are  living  in 
Randolph,  NJ.  Tom  O'Keefe  is  living  in  Boston 
and  founded  ResearchConnect.com  in  January 

2003.  The  company  is  an  integrated  communi- 
cations tool  for  independent  researchers.  Jean 
Ermis  was  married  to  Dennis  French  on  May  23, 

2004,  in  Montego  Bay,  Jamaica.  A  reception  fol- 
lowed on  July  10  in  Myrtle  Beach,  SC,  with  BC 
'95  attendees  Mary  Cristin  Flynn,  Maureen 
(Grealish)  White,  Lillie  Lucas,  Kate  May, 
Kimberley  (McCarty)  McMahon.  Sharon 
(Turner)  Mainero,  Maura  Winson,  Renata 
(Piekielniak)  Cary  and  Sean  and  Kerry  Ennis. 
Jeannie  is  currendy  the  web  manager  at  Coastal 
Carolina  University  in  Conway,  SC,  and  is  work- 
ing on  her  PhD  in  computer  information  sys- 
tems. Lisa  N.  Bertrand  has  recently  been 
appointed  executive  director  of  the  Center  for 
United  Nations  Reform  Education  (CURE),  an 
organization  that  conducts  research  and  gener- 
ates publications  on  improving  the  effectiveness 


of  the  United  Nations  system.  Lisa  has  become 
the  first  woman  of  color  to  hold  this  position. 
Congratulations  to  Lisa!  Keep  your  classmates 
informed,  everyone  -  if  you  don't  see  your  name 
here,  it's  because  you  didn't  send  anything  to 
me!  Keep  in  touch! 


Mike  Hofman 

517  E.  13th  Street,  #20 

New  York,  NY  10009 

212-673-3065 

m  hofman  @inc. com 


So  I  hope  everyone  is  enjoying  their  30th  birth- 
day parties.  I've  been  to  Matt  Keswick's, 
Mariessa  Longo's,  Megan  Storz's,  Andrew 
Fellingham's  and  Jim  Roth's  recently.  Whenever 
we're  bored,  Rachel  (Hough  and  I  discuss  where 
our  parties  are  going  to  be  this  summer.  So,  onto 
real  news:  Rick  Staropoli  writes  that  since  I  last 
saw  him  (May  1996),  he  married  his  girlfriend, 
Leanne,  graduated  law  school  and  passed  the 
bar,  all  in  2000.  He  just  finished  more  than 
three  years  as  a  public  defender  in  Rochester, 
NY.  Now,  he  is  an  associate  at  Harris, 
Chesworth,  O'Brien,  Johnstone,  Welch  &  Leone, 
a  law  firm  in  Rochester.  He  writes:  "Occasional 
sightings  of  Joe  Lobozzo  when  he  and  his  wife  - 
and  new  son  -  come  into  Rochester  from 
Cleveland;  even  less  frequent  get-togethers  with 
Nathan  Fisher,  Neal  Tyrrell  and  the  whole 
Solstice  crew;  and  the  VERY  occasional  e-mail 
with  Justin  Chura  and  his  wife  in  Pittsburgh.  No 
kids.  Two  dogs.  Four  friends.  A  handful  of 
acquaintances."  (Class  Notes  appreciates  the 
simple  arithmetic!)  Rick  also  reports  that  he  is 
getting  back  into  acting  for  the  first  time  in  13 
years.  He  was  just  cast  as  Edgar  in  King  Lear,  for 
Rochester's  Shakespeare  in  the  Park  this  sum- 
mer. My  lovely  East  Village  neighbor  Anna 
Pizarro  (who  told  me  she  was  shy  and  did  not 
want  a  shout-out  in  this  column,  but  anyway) 
just  got  her  first  co-producer's  credit  on  a  film. 
The  documentary  she  worked  on  is  called 
"WMD:  Weapons  of  Mass  Deception,"  a  look  at 
how  the  media  covered  the  war  in  Iraq.  Anna 
traveled  to  Dubai  and  Rotterdam  to  work  on  the 
film.  She  is  now  at  work  on  her  own  documen- 
tary. Gina  Davis  is  pursuing  a  master's  of  writ- 
ing at  University  of  Southern  California  and  is 
living  in  Los  Angeles.  She  is  interning  at 
DreamWorks  part-time,  as  well  as  coaching  soc- 
cer for  her  old  high  school,  Marymount. 
Johanna  Roodenburg  writes  that  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Richard  Deleissegues  fn  Islamorada,  FL, 
earlier  this  year.  In  attendance  were  Class  of '96 
members  Andrew  TK,  Mary  LeBoeuf  with  her 
husband,  Henry  Ostaszewski  -  she  has  two  chil- 
dren, Benjamin  (2)  and  Brooke  (4)  -  Orlando 
Acosta,  and  Judy  (Cantallops)  with  husband 
Michael  Vignola  and  their  nine-month-old  son, 
Andrew.  Judy  was  a  member  of  the  wedding 
party.  Johanna  lives  in  San  Diego  where  she 
practices  insurance  defense  litigation  (eep!)  and 
has  been  working  for  Callahan  McCune  & 
Willis,  a  regional  law  firm,  for  over  a  year.  She 
says  she  sees  fellow  alum  Tom  Hobbs  around 
town.  Noreen  McDonagh  and  Daniel  Zelano 
were  married  on  September  20,  2003,  at  Sacred 
Heart  Church  in  Quincy.  Jessica  (Francis) 
Jefferis  was  one  of  the  bridesmaids  and  other 
guests  in  attendance  from  BC  were  Lori  (Neill) 
Moriarty,  Marisa  (Lidecis)  Hillinger,   Kristen 


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CLASS  NOTES 


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Hometown 

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to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

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jack.moynihan@Dc.edu 


(Doherty)  Femandes,  Brette  Geiselman,  Erin 
Twomey  ('95)  and  Rebecca  McCosh  ('00).  The 
newlyweds  honeymooned  in  Hawaii  for  two 
weeks,  after  which  they  returned  to  living  and 
working  in  Zurich,  Switzerland.  After  six  years 
of  living  in  Europe,  Noreen  and  Dan  will  most 
likely  return  to  Boston  later  this  year.  Sue 
McMullen  Cushing  and  husband  Jay  welcomed 
their  son,  Samuel  McMullen  Cushing,  on 
September  24,  2003.  I'm  told  he  religiously 
watches  BC  sports.  Jay  and  Susan  were  married 
in  2001  and  had  their  reception  at  the  Boston 
College  Club.  Bridesmaids  included  fellow  class- 
mates Carolyn  Levy  Puzzuoli  (married  in  2001 
to  husband  Patrick),  Christine  Vivo  Marijosius 
(married  in  2000  to  fellow  Class  of '96er  Vydas) 
and  Nicole  LeBlanc  Blessing  (married  in  2001  to 
husband  Paul).  The  Cushings  are  living  in 
Charlestown.  Susan  was  most  recentiy  a  market- 
ing manager  at  Ropes  &  Gray  before  deciding  to 
stay  home  with  Sam.  She  is  also  studying  for  an 
MBA  at  Boston  University.  Margaret  Maupin 
moved  to  London  about  a  year  and  a  half  ago. 
She's  almost  finished  with  her  MBA  from 
Middlesex  University  Business  School  in 
London  and  has  been  working  as  a  communica- 
tions agent  for  a  company  that  matches  free- 
lance PR  people  with  clients.  She  writes  that 
she's  visited  Amsterdam,  Dublin,  Milan, 
Madrid,  Paris,  Brussels  and  Edinburgh  recentiy. 
She  adds:  "I  do  try  to  keep  in  touch  with  a  few 
folks  from  our  class.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  was  a 
bridesmaid  last  summer  in  Nina  Sanchez's  wed- 
ding in  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico.  It  had  a  live,  15- 
piece  salsa  band.  The  entire  wedding  party  got 
intense  salsa  lessons  at  the  rehearsal  dinner! 
Also  in  attendance  were  Maureen  Miller  and  her 
husband,  Tony  Mullin.  Julie  DeMatteo,  Cathy 
O'Dwyer,  and  Kristin  Wood.  Moe  Miller  had  a 
gorgeous  baby  girl  a  few  months  back." 
Marianne  (Troiano)  married  Christopher  Walsh 
on  April  3,  2004',  in  New  York  City.  BC  brides- 
maids were  Janis  Kersten,  Pamela  Sanchez, 
Elizabeth  Mignone  and  Marybeth  (Cosgrove) 
Leiphart.  Other  BC  'g6ers  in  attendance  were 
Robinson  Harnandez,  Kerry  McGinn,  Rebekah 
Kenworthy,  Amy  (Hanrahan)  Lydon,  Sally 
Sharkey,  Sarah  (Leonard)  Flaherty  and  Kim 
O'Nefll.  Finally,  a  sad  note:  Mariessa  Longo's 
father,  Sam,  died  earlier  this  spring.  Along  with 
many  BC  people,  I  have  fond  memories  of  Sam 
manning  the  grill  at  tailgates  or  at  his  home  in 


Connecticut,  and  of  the  time  we  went  clamming 
together  on  Martha's  Vineyard.  He  was  a  class 
act,  and  everyone  who  was  lucky  enough  to 
know  him  will  miss  him  very  much. 


Sabrina  M.  Bracco 

227  E.  83rd  St.,  No.  3-A 

New  York,  NY  10021 

sabrina.bracco@perseusbooks.com 


Hope  you're  all  enjoying  the  summer.  Here's  the 
latest  news...  Crista  Pontilena  and  Christopher 
Vigeant  were  married  on  October  18,  2003,  at 
Holy  Trinity  Church  in  Hackensack,  NJ.  The 
reception  was  held  at  Florentine  Gardens  in 
River  Vale.  Class  of '97  grads  in  the  bridal  party 
included  Ahssa  Almeida,  Meghan  Rull, 
Stephanie  (Budd)  Kryzak,  Brian  Matteson,  Keith 
Vivona  and  Michael  Chevalier.  Other  BC  grads 
in  attendance  were  Patricia  (Navarrete)  Ortega, 
Kevin  Mitchell,  Matthew  Kelly,  Thomas  Brooks, 
Denise  Fogel,  Antonio  Cella,  Spiros  Giannaros, 
Athena  (Lymberopoulos)  Giannaros  ('98),  David 
Carovillano  ('76),  Rebecca  (Carovillano) 
Bouvette  ('82),  Deborah  (Carovillano)  Fitzgerald 
('75),  Edward  Fitzgerald  ('75)  and  Sean 
Fitzgerald  ('00).  Retired  BC  Physics  Professor 
Robert  Carovillano  (who  is  also  Crista' s  uncle) 
was  also  present.  Crista  and  Chris  honey- 
mooned in  Hawaii.  Crista  is  an  assistant  vice 
president  at  UBS  Financial  Services,  Inc.  and 
Chris  is  an  information  systems  consultant  at 
MetLife.  Cameron  Ward  and  Melyn  Roberson 
welcomed  their  first  child,  Aubrey  Cameron 
Ward,  on  February  18,  2004.  Bernadette 
Meehan  left  her  job  in  New  York  City  as  a  vice 
president  in  the  asset  management  division  of 
Lehman  Brothers  to  join  the  State  Department. 
She  was  sworn  in  as  a  foreign  service  officer  on 
April  23  by  Secretary  of  State  Colin  Powell. 
Bernadette  will  complete  a  two-year  tour  in 
Bogota,  Colombia,  working  as  a  consular  officer 
at  the  American  Embassy.  The  tour  begins  in 
August.  She  can  be  reached  during  that  time  at 
bernadette_meehan@yahoo.com.  Heather 
(Signore)  married  Greg  MondeUi  on  April  18, 
2004.  A  garden  ceremony  and  reception  were 
held  at  Fox  Hollow  in  Woodbury,  NY.  Michael 
Libby  officiated  at  the  ceremony.  The  wedding 
party  included  fellow  BC  alumni  Jennifer  (Lue) 
Anderson,  Wendy  Gordon  ('96)  and  Tricia 
Coyle.  Other  Eagles  in  attendance  were  Karl 
Haslinger,  Charles  Dunn,  Joshua  Kruter,  Al 
Cortes,  Christina  Semmel  and  Liz  Ferson.  The 
couple  met  at  Kanterman  &  Taub,  PC  in 
Manhattan,  where  Heather  is  an  associate  attor- 
ney and  Greg  is  a  partner.  Heather  and  Greg 
honeymooned  in  Italy  immediately  following 
the  wedding  and  now  make  their  home  in  Forest 
Hills,  NY.  In  April,  Dan  Neumann,  his  wife, 
Kristen,  and  their  daughter,  Julia,  moved  to  their 
new  home  in  Norwell.  Manuel  Ledesma,  execu- 
tive producer  and  founder  of  Vuela 
Entertainment  Company,  partnered  with  Apple 
Music  Store  and  Sony  Connect  for  the  distribu- 
tion and  global  promotion  of  artists  under  the 
Vuela  Brand.  Jill  Desmarais  and  Jason  Koval 
were  married  in  Aspen,  CO,  on  September  20, 
2003.  In  attendance  were  fellow  BC  alumni 
Meredith  Byrne,  Meg  Willoughby  and  Laura 
Paczosa.  Jill  and  Jay  met  in  Chicago  while  Jill 
worked  as  an  associate  analyst  in  equity  research 


and  Jay  pursued  his  MBA  at  Kellogg.  Following 
a  year  of  traveling  abroad,  the  Kovals  have  settled 
into  married  life  in  San  Francisco.  JJ  Tighe  is 
serving  as  a  UH-60  Blackhawk  maintenance  test 
pilot  with  the  First  Cavalry  Division  in  Taji,  Iraq, 
about  10  kilometers  north  of  Baghdad.  He  is 
joined  in  Iraq  by  his  wife,  Ingrid,  who  is  serving 
in  Baghdad  near  the  international  airport.  At  the 
conclusion  of  their  tour  in  Iraq,  Ingrid  and  J  J 
will  be  moving  to  Atlanta,  GA,  where  JJ  has 
accepted  a  position  with  the  General  Electric 
Company. 


Mistie   Lucht 

2316  Sherman  Ave.,  Apt.  2A 

Evanston,  IL  60201 

mistie_lucht@timeinc.com 


Happy  fall!  I  hope  you  all  had  a  great  summer. 
My  husband,  Nate,  and  I  have  moved  to 
Chicago,  where  he  is  attending  Kellogg  to  get  his 
MBA.  I  am  currently  working  for  Time  Inc.  on  a 
new  magazine  called  All  You  that  will  be 
launched  in  Wal-Mart  nationwide  this  fall.  It  is  a 
women's  magazine  very  similar  to  Real  Simple. 
I  need  to  thank  Charise  Rohm,  who  works  for 
Time  Inc.  on  Teen  People  in  San  Francisco,  for 
the  referral.  Kyle  Geiselman  lives  with  Bryan 
"Bo"  McCorry,  Bryan  McGinn  and  Andy 
McLaughlin  in  South  Boston.  Kyle  is  finishing 
up  law  school  at  Suffolk.  Valerie  Barges  recentiy 
finished  her  master's  in  speech-language  pathol- 
ogy at  Northeastern  University.  She  plans  to 
work  in  pediatrics  at  an  early  intervention  pro- 
gram in  New  York  City.  Ann  Baldelli  MacDonald 
gave  birth  to  a  son,  Sam  Joseph  MacDonald,  on 
January  3,  2004.  She  was  married  early  last  year 
to  David  MacDonald  at  a  winery  in  Sonoma,  CA. 
Other  BC  alums  in  attendance  include  Darby 
Rice,  Angie  Graham  Holins,  Megan  Gayman 
Parker,  Jodie  Lake,  Fergus  O'Donoghue,  Brian 
Soucek,  Will  Beekman  and  Lisa  Wagner.  Lou 
Corapi  has  been  working  for  GE  since  gradua- 
tion with  assignments  in  the  United  States, 
Europe  and  Asia.  He  met  his  wife,  Mia,  who  is 
originally  from  Norway,  during  a  six-month 
assignment  in  Barcelona.  They  were  married 
there  in  2001  and  have  a  daughter,  Charlotte, 
and  a  son,  Marcus.  They're  currently  living  and 
working  in  Amsterdam.  Mark  Hefflinger  ran 
the  Los  Angeles  marathon  on  March  7.  Jefif  Sgro 
and  his  wife,  Andrea,  just  bought  a  new  place  in 
Del  Mar  and  Jeff  competed  in  a  surfing  compe- 


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tition  in  the  spring.  Darlene  Sliva  has  returned 
from  living  in  Honolulu,  HI,  as  her  travel  nurs- 
ing days  have  come  to  an  end.  She  recently 
moved  back  to  Chicago  to  pursue  her  master's 
degree  in  the  field  of  nurse  anesthesia  at  Rush 
University.  Upon  graduation  in  2005,  she  will  be 
working  in  the  operating  room  at  Northwestern 
Memorial  Hospital  within  the  Department  of 
Anesthesia.  Nancy  Angiola  and  Joseph  Burke 
(Providence  College  '97)  were  married  in  June 
2003  on  Long  Island.  Laura  Mooney  and 
AUyson  Olewnik  were  in  the  wedding  party,  and 
Courtney  Donohoe  and  Sean  Harrington  ('97) 
were  also  in  attendance.  Nancy  and  Joe  bought 
their  first  house  in  Dedham  this  spring.  Both 
work  at  Fidelity  Investments.  Fergus 
O'Donoghue  is  currently  living  in  Washington, 
DC,  and  working  with  the  Media  Strategy  group 
of  Deloitte  Consulting  in  New  York  City.  Jen 
Coyle  and  Jan  Sapak,  who  were  married  this  past 
fall,  closed  on  their  first  home  in  the  spring!  It  is 
a  large  ranch  in  Westwood.  Jen  is  working  for 
Health  Bridge  Management  as  a  nurse  evaluator 
in  Boston  and  her  husband  is  practicing  den- 
tistry in  Cambridge.  Amy  (Sundman)  and  Ted 
Kim  relocated  from  Maryland  to  Indiana  last 
December,  where  Ted  started  a  new  job  report- 
ing for  the  Indianapolis  Star.  They  purchased 
their  first  home,  which  Amy  works  out  of  as  a 
freelance  graphic  designer.  Kysa  (Edsall)  Crusco 
graduated  from  Suffolk  Law  in  Boston  in  May 
2002  and  passed  both  the  Massachusetts  and 
New  Hampshire  bars!  In  September  2002,  she 
married  Jeremy  Crusco,  whom  she  met  when 
she  was  in  eighth  grade.  The  wedding  was  held 
at  Lake  Winnipausakee  in  New  Hampshire.  BC 
alums  in  attendance  were  Michele  Welch,  a 
bridesmaid,  Tony  Wladyka,  Dawn  Marie 
(O'Brien)  Wladyka  ('96),  Jenn  McLean, 
Samantha  Briggs,  Lindsey  Hammond  and  Jeff 
Thomson  ('89).  The  couple  bought  a  house  in 
Manchester,  NH,  and  Kysa  opened  her  own  law 
firm  downtown.  Michele  Welch  moved  to  New 
York  City  and  is  the  manager  of  integrated  mar- 
keting for  Fremantle  Media,  which  is  part  of  the 
Bertelsmann  group.  Fremantle  Media  produces 
and  markets  "American  Idol,"  "The  Price  Is 
Right"  and  "Family  Feud."  Maggie  Villamana 
just  returned  from  a  trip  to  Thailand  and 
Vietnam.  She  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Arizona  Medical  School  in  the  spring  and  has 
accepted  a  residency  position  for  urology  in 


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Tucson,  AZ.  She  also  just  recently  bought  her 
first  house!  Tony  Wladyka  is  living  and  working 
in  New  York.  He's  an  associate  attorney  at 
Proskaeur  and  Rose.  He  married  Dawn  Marie 
(O'Brien)  Wladyka  a  few  years  ago.  Jennifer 
McLean  is  living  and  working  in  Boston.  She  is 
a  graphic  designer  at  Mintz  and  Levin  and  also 
does  graphic  design  for  her  own  firm,  JennyMac 
Designs.  Kelly  Mahoney  married  Edward  Loggie 
on  May  3,  2003,  in  Bedford,  NY.  Ed  and  Kelly 
met  after  graduation  while  working  at  the  New 
York  Stock  Exchange  for  the  Goldman  Sachs 
specialist  unit  Spear,  Leeds  and  Kellogg.  Kelly 
now  works  for  Merrill  Lynch  where  she  covers 
the  Southeast  and  Mid-Atlantic  region  for  their 
soft  dollar  sales  division.  Ed  continued  on  with 
Goldman  Sachs  and  is  now  a  specialist  at  the 
New  York  Stock  Exchange.  BC  classmates  in 
attendance  at  their  wedding  included  Heather 
Bordick,  Rebecca  (Yalmokas)  Sheehan,  Teige 
Sheehan  ('95),  Lesley  Shinay,  Meg  Hegarty  and 
Megan  McDonnell.  Ed  and  Kelly  now  reside  in 
Hoboken,  NJ.  Stephanie  (Calone)  and  her  hus- 
band, Patrick  Gagnon,  had  their  first  son, 
Andrew  Patrick  Gagnon,  born  on  February  9, 
2004.  Mike  Siravo  and  Alison  Cahill  ('99)  were 
married  on  May  29,  2004  in  Newport,  RI.  Mike 
is  a  football  coach  at  Columbia  University  and 
Alison  is  an  attorney  at  Skadden  Arps.  They 
reside  on  Morningside  Heights  on  the  Upper 
West  Side  of  Manhattan.  BC  alums  in  atten- 
dance at  their  wedding  were  Hugh  O'Mara  and 
his  wife  (who  is  also  the  groom's  sister),  Kristen 
(Siravo),  John  Bello  and  wife  Alexandra 
(Reuckle,  '99)  with  their  four-month-old  son, 
Jack,  Bryan  Kasperowski  and  his  wife,  Emily, 
Chad  Kasperowski,  Doug  Brzezinski  and  Alise 
Karchmer,  Andrew  and  Connie  (Tessitore) 
Krauza  with  their  two-year-old  son,  Joseph,  Tim 
('00)  and  Elisabeth  (Filarski)  Hasselbeck  ('99), 
Tracey  Murphy  ('99)  and  Todd  Pollack  ('97), 
Jennifer  Briggs  ('99),  Alicia  Ferguson  ('99)  and 
_Eric  Nelson  ('99),  Jackie  Sanzari  ('99),  Nicole 
Nelson  ('99),  Amy  Van  Eepoel  and  Steve 
Valentine,  Ereka  Vetrini,  Jill  (Mullare)  Hegarty 
('94),  Kate  Sandman  ('99)  and  Matt  McKinley 
('99),  and  Meghan  Dwyer  ('99).  Alison  Curd 
graduated  from  the  Kellogg  School  of 
Management  at  Northwestern  in  June  2004  and 
plans  to  relocate  to  Minneapolis  in  September. 
She  will  be  working  for  Guidant  Corporation, 
which  makes  medical  devices  for  the  heart,  in  its 
general  management  leadership  program.  This 
summer  she  traveled  to  South  America  for  a  few 
weeks.  Paulette  Tucciarone  received  a  medical 
degree  in  May  from  the  Uniformed  Services 
University  of  the  Health  Sciences  in  Bethesda, 
MD.  She  was  promoted  to  lieutenant  in  the  US 
Navy  upon  graduation.  She  moved  into  a  condo 
in  San  Diego  to  begin  her  psychiatry  residency  at 
the  Naval  Hospital  in  Balboa  Park.  Jeffrey 
Geoppinger  is  currently  living  in  Cincinnati, 
OH. 


Matt  Coleran 
bc1999cla5snotes@hotmail.com 


Emily  Wildfire 
emily_wildfire@tjx.com 


Elisabeth  Hasselbeck  has  been  selected  as  the 
recipient  of  the  2004  Young  Alumni  Award  of 
Excellence.  All  members  of  the  Class  of  1999 


are  invited  to  join  in  honoring  her  achievements 
at  the  award  ceremony  and  reception  to  be  held 
at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday,  September  30,  2004,  at 
Robsham  Theater,  Main  Campus.  For  more 
information,  please  visit  www.bc.edu/alumni- 
awards  or  call  800-669-8430  to  reserve  space  at 
the  event. 

Hey  Class  of  1999!  I  hope  all  of  you  enjoyed  our 
five-year  reunion.  We  had  an  amazing  turn-out 
and  it  was  great  to  catch  up  with  so  many  old 
friends.  I  hope  that  now  that  reunion  is  over 
more  of  you  will  be  encouraged  to  send  in 
updates  to  Class  Notes.  We  love  hearing  from 
you  and  I  know  that  the  rest  of  the  class  enjoys 
keeping  up  with  the  interesting  stuff  people 
have  been  doing.  Please  keep  the  updates  com- 
ing. Andrew  and  Jennifer  (Alden)  Gregory 
announce  the  birth  of  their  first  child,  Eric  Ryan, 
on  March  17,  2004.  All  are  happy  and  healthy 
and  residing  in  Norwood.  Jonathan  Sullivan  and 
Laura  Devine  were  married  on  July  26,  2003  in 
Hamburg,  NY,  honeymooned  in  Maui  and  now 
live  in  Portland,  OR.  BC  alumni  in  attendance  at 
their  wedding  were  Michael  Frost  (best  man), 
Erin  Anderson  (bridesmaid),  Richard  Benjamin 
('01,  reader),  Jessica  Emanouil,  Chris  King, 
Megan  Niziol,  Brynn  Rail,  Rebecca  Schrader, 
Michael  Zukowski,  Kevin  Labonge  ('01)  and 
Kathleen  Neylon  ('01).  Sam  Wholley  married 
Gayle  Gastineau  foi)  in  November  2002  and 
they  currently  live  in  Medford.  Gayle  is  finishing 
up  graduate  school  in  nursing  at  BC,  and  Sam  is 
running  a  technology  and  security  consulting 
company  in  Boston.  They  have  a  dog,  which  has 
solidified  the  fact  that  they  are  going  to  hold  off 
on  the  kids  for  a  while.  Van  Balachandar  is  cur- 
rently living  in  New  York  and  is  working  for  the 
National  Basketball  Association  where  she  is  a 
member  of  the  Global  Merchandising  Group. 
She  wrote  that  she  enjoys  being  able  to  travel 
around  the  country  and  gets  to  go  to  many  bas- 
ketball games  throughout  the  year.  She  says  that 
she  loves  her  job  particularly  because  of  the 
great  people  she  works  with  on  a  daily  basis. 
Sandi  Nagy  and  Sean  Sinclair  were  married  on 
Long  Beach  Island,  NJ,  on  September  6,  2003. 
Members  of  the  wedding  party  included  BC 
grads  Stephanie  and  Patrick  Gagnon  ('98), 
Jennifer  Blakeslee,  Kelly  Warren,  Robert  Smith, 
and  Stephen  Marantette.  Other  BC  alums  in 
attendance  were  Angela  Myers,  Michelle 
Lapworth,  Erin  Girard,  Marc  Mastronardi, 
Susan  Verrill,  Jackie  Lemaitre,  Karen 
Montenegro,  Katie  (Hart)  and  Andrew  Rollauer, 
Jay  Kaufman,  Jamie  Hart,  Sarah  Lick  ('00), 
Sarah  Almy,  Rachel  Morrissey,  Sam  Wholley, 
Laura  Karosen,  Sarah  Shiple,  Paul  Schrotenboer 
('00),  Emiley  Zalesky,  Ryan  Winmill  ('00),  Holly 
Russell  foo),  Lori  Lefevre,  Jeff  Wells  ('01),  Moira 
Traci  ('03)  and  Robert  Creedon  ('03).  The 
Sinclairs  now  live  in  Arlington,  VA.  I  hope  you 
had  a  great  summer  and  please  continue  to  send 
in  your  updates.  -  MATT  •  Hello  Class  of  1999! 
Hoping  everyone  enjoyed  our  first  reunion 
weekend.  It  was  great  to  see  so  many  familiar 
faces  together  again.  Being  back  on  campus  with 
everyone  was  incredible.  Hopefully  everyone 
took  the  time  to  catch  up  with  old  friends  and 
classmates.  Here  are  some  additional  updates 
for  all  of  you.  Kristen  Proude,  a  practicing  CPA, 
is  currently  working  as  a  financial  analyst  for 


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CLASS  NOTES 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@t>c.edu 


Brylane.  Daniela  Grande  is  working  as  an  assis- 
tant comptroller  in  the  accounting  department 
at  Vitusa  Products,  a  chemical  distributing  com- 
pany in  New  Jersey.  Fred  Cardone  is  currently 
working  as  a  senior  accountant  at  Deloitte  & 
louche.  Samantha  Steel  currentiy  is  working  as 
the  production  layout  coordinator  for  Jobson 
Publishing  in  New  Jersey.  Megan  Clark  was  mar- 
ried on  July  10,  2003,  to  Chris  Kelly  in  Newport 
RI.  Class  of  1999  grads  in  attendance  were 
Jolynn  Rana,  Daniela  Grande,  Emily  Wildfire, 
John  Wildfire  and  Fred  Cardone.  I  hope  to  hear 
from  you  soon.  -  EMILY 


Kate  Pescatore 

63  Carolin  Trail 

Marshfield,  MA  02050 

katepescatore@hotmail.com 


REUNION  YEAR 

Hello  Class  of  2000!  Congratulations  to  our  fel- 
low classmates  who  have  recendy  completed 
graduate  degrees!  Philippe  Gabriel  received  his 
Master  of  Science  degree  with  a  concentration  in 
bioinformatics  from  Boston  University.  Phil 
continues  to  work  for  Vertex  Pharmaceuticals 
Inc.  in  Cambridge.  Kathryn  Reyes  received  her 
Master  of  Divinity  degree  from  Loyola 
University  in  Chicago.  She  will  continue  studies 
toward  a  PhD  in  theology,  which  will  be  concen- 
trated in  Christian  ethics.  Kathryn  will  continue 
to  take  courses  with  Hoon  Choi,  who  is  also  in 
Loyola's  PhD  theology  program.  On  May  22, 
2004,  Kelleigh  Domaingue  graduated  from  the 
Vermont  Law  School  in  South  Royalton,  VT. 
Kelleigh  is  working  as  an  attorney  at  Kelley  and 
Tilsley,  PA,  in  Manchester,  NH.  Danielle  Rae 
Porcelli  has  received  her  first  assignment  as  a 
JAG  defense  attorney.  Her  duty  station  is  the 
Naval  Legal  Service  Office  in  Washington,  DC. 
Danielle  graduated  from  Boston  College  Law 
School  in  May  2003,  where  she  was  honored  for 
numerous  accomplishments  and  activities. 
Danielle  has  been  admitted  to  the  New  York 
State  Bar.  At  graduation  from  Naval  Justice 
School  in  March  2004,  she  earned  the  American 
Trial  Lawyers  Association  Award  for 
"Outstanding  Trial  Advocacy,"  presented  to  the 
student  achieving  the  highest  average  in  the  trial 
advocacy  course  at  the  Naval  Justice  School. 
Danielle  is  presendy  living  in  Alexandria,  VA.  A. 
Michael  D'Amelio  graduated  from  Santa  Clara 
Law  School  and  has  passed  the  California  bar. 


He  is  currently  working  for  Governor 
Schwarzenegger  in  Sacramento,  CA.  Mike  is 
part  of  a  legal  counsel  team  in  the  administra- 
tion's campaign  against  organized  crime. 
Andrew  Curran  married  Elizabeth  Bower  on 
April  17,  2004.  The  couple  currentiy  resides  in 
Cincinnati,  OH,  where  the  wedding  took  place. 
Lastly,  Paul  Scansaroli  married  Cameron  Ann 
Bedell  on  December  27,  2003,  in  Manhasset, 
NY.  Russ  MacTough  served  as  the  best  man,  and 
Marc  Albano,  Greg  Dwyer,  Fletcher  Evans  and 
Dave  Underdown  were  groomsmen.  Paul  is  cur- 
rentiy pursuing  his  MBA  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina.  As  always,  thanks  to  everyone 
for  keeping  our  classmates  informed.  Please 
keep  sending  the  great  news! 


Erin  Mary  R.  Ackerman 

The  Salter  School 

2  Florence  St. 

Maiden,  MA  02148 

bostoncollegeoi  @hotmail.com 


Suzanne  Harte 

6  Everett  Ave. 

Winchester,  MA  01890 

617-656-5439 


JefF  Gallant  married  Melissa  Skow  ('03)  on 
December  6,  2003.  The  couple  currentiy  resides 
in  Boston. 


Toni  Ann  Kruse 


156  President  St.,  Apt.  3 

Brooklyn,  NY  11231 

kruset@sullcrom.com 


One  year  later.  Can  you  believe  it?  The  BC  bub- 
ble has  officially  been  popped  and  alumni  from 
the  Class  of  2003  are  doing  exciting  things  in 
all  different  places.  Four  fellow  classmates  are 
serving  our  nation  in  Iraq.  Johnny  McCabe  is 
the  medical  platoon  leader  in  iAD  stationed 
southeast  of  Baghdad.  Pete  Kilpatrick  arrived 
in  Iraq  at  the  beginning  of  May  2004  and  is  the 
scout  platoon  leader  assigned  to  the  First 
Cavalry  Division  at  Camp  Victory  in  Baghdad. 
His  address  is:  2LT  Peter  Kilpatrick,  D.  TRP 
9th  CAV,  2nd  BDE,  1st  CAV  DIV,  APO  AE 
09379.  Ryan  Mrowka  has  been  serving  north- 
east of  Baghdad  near  Ba'Qubah  as  the  medical 
platoon  leader  of  2-63  Armor  Battalion,  iID.  His 
contact  information  is:  2LT  Ryan  Mrowka,  HHC, 
TF  2-63, 1st  Inf  Div  OIF,  FOB  Warhorse  APO  AE 
09392  (e-mail:  ryan.mrowka@us.army.mil). 
Maile  Yuen  will  be  serving  in  the  Navy  off  the 
coast  of  Iraq;  she  can  be  reached  at:  USS  PREBLE 
DDG-88,  FPO  AP  96675  (e-mail:  YuenM@pre- 
ble.navy.mil).  They  would  all  greatly  appreciate  e- 
mail  and/or  snail  mail  from  familiar  faces. 
Jessica  Jenkins  will  be  interning  for  NATO  in 
Brussels,  and  Bob  Burke  will  begin  medical 
school  this  fall  at  Stanford  University.  Joe 
Stanley  is  a  pre-sell  account  manager  for  the 
Pepsi  Corporation  in  Stamford,  CT,  along  with 
fellow  alum  Frank  Butterfield.  Jennifer 
Worsham  received  a  master's  in  education 
from  Boston  College  this  past  May.  Kara 
Keating  is  working  at  Catholic  Medical  Mission 
Board,  a  world  health  organization  in  New  York 
City,  as  the  pharmaceutical  unit  coordinator. 
She  is  responsible  for  obtaining  in-kind  dona- 
tions of  pharmaceutical  and  medical  supplies 


for  hospitals  and  clinics  in  the  developing 
world.  Britt  Frisk  will  begin  pursuing  a  gradu- 
ate degree  in  neonatology  nursing  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in  the  fall.  Patrick 
Stone-  is  a  staff  accountant  at 
PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  in  Boston. 
Meaghan  Traverse  will  be  attending  George 
Washington  University  this  fall  to  pursue  a 
graduate  degree  in  school  counseling.  Ariana 
Ebrahirnian  will  begin  to  pursue  her  doctoral 
degree  at  the  University  of  the  Pacific  Dental 
School  this  fall.  Corey  Podell  is  teaching  ele- 
mentary school  in  Los  Angeles  while  working 
towards  her  master's  in  education  at  Loyola 
Marymount  University.  Brian  Swenson  is  an 
assistant  buyer  at  Filene's  in  Boston.  Kate 
Schrinsky  is  the  team  support  manager  at 
Cline,  Davis  &  Mann,  a  pharmaceutical  ad 
agency,  in  New  York  City.  Melissa  (Skow)  mar- 
ried Jeff  Gallant  ('02)  on  December  6,  2003. 
The  couple  currently  resides  in  Boston.  Barry 
Connolly  recently  joined  RBC  Dain  Rauscher 
as  a  financial  consultant  in  the  Boston  office. 
Sarah  McKenzie  is  in  the  middle  of  her  Jesuit 
volunteer  year  in  Phoenix,  AZ,  where  she  is 
working  at  a  non-profit  agency  that  helps 
homeless,  ex-felon  and  low-income  clients  find 
permanent  full-time  employment.  Congrats  to 
all  on  recent  achievements!!  As  for  me,  I'm 
working  as  an  estates  and  personal  legal  assis- 
tant at  Sullivan  &  Cromwell  LLP  in  New  York 
City.  Feel  free  to  e-mail  me  any  news  you'd  like 
to  share.   Have  a  great  summer! 


Class  Notes  Editor 

Alumni  Association 

825  Centre  St. 

Newton,  MA  02458 

classnotes@bc.edu 


Carroll 
School 


Kristen  M.  Murphy 

Fulton  Hall,  Room  315 

Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467 

617-552-4479 

gsom.alumni@bc.edu 


Rocco  M.  Bruno  (MBA  '74)  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  provider  audit  and  reimbursement 
for  Arkansas  Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield.  Mark  R. 
Dorsey  (MBA  '99)  was  named  the  Americas 
Software  Sales  Representative  of  the  Year  for 

2003.  He  and  his  wife  welcomed  their  second 
child,  Katelyn  Elizabeth  Dorsey,  on  March  13, 

2004.  Stephanie  Taylor  Ashman  (MBA  '96)  and 
her  husband,   Jonathan,  welcomed  their  first 


Please  join  us  for  the 

2004  Alumni  Achievement 

Awards  Ceremony 

Thursday,  September  30, 2004 

7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Celebrate  the  achievements  of 
our  most  distinguished  alumni. 

Complimentary  reception  following  the 

awards  ceremony  to  be  held 

in  the  Heights  Room. 

Please  RSVP  to  800-669-8430. 

Visit  www.bc.edu/alumniawards  for  more  info. 


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Join  the 
Alumni  Online  Community 

The  Alumni  Online  Community  is  your 
connection  to  BC: 

•  Look  up  former  classmates 
in  the  Online  Directory. 

•  Set-up  an  @bc.edu  e-mail 
forwarding  address. 

Check  the  Alumni  Association  Website  at 

www.bc.edu/alumni 

for  information  on  registering. 


child,  Alexander  Taylor  Ashman,  on  March  17. 
Stephanie  will  take  the  summer  off  and  will 
return  to  her  consulting  position  with  Cap 
Gemini  Ernst  &  Young  in  New  York  City  in  the 
fall  on  a  part-time  basis.  Stephanie  can  be  reached 
at  stephanie_taylor_ashman@yahoo.com. 

William  F.  Denehy  (MBA  '98)  has  been  named 
senior  vice  president  and  director  of  marketing 
and  retail  banking  for  South  Shore  Co-operative 
Bank.  Alexis  Saikissian  (MBA  '91)  has  been 
appointed  CEO  of  Vivid  Collection  in  New  York, 
NY.  Vivid  specializes  in  large,  historical,  rare 
white  and  colored  diamonds.  It  is  part  of  the 
LLD  Group.  Previously,  Alexis  was  with  the 
Richemont  Group  in  Switzerland  and  Japan  for 
13  years.  He  and  his  wife,  Jennifer,  have  two 
children  -  Sacha  (6)  and  Clara  (4).  They  now 
reside  on  the  Upper  East  Side  of  Manhattan. 
John  M.  Halstead  (MS  '97)  of  Wethersfield,  CT, 
is  a  2004  Republican  candidate  for  the  First 
Congressional  District. 


("*  f*  ■.  T  ,  j  -j-,  T  -  Laurel  A.  Eisenhauer 

VjVjJNJNhLL     Gushing  Hall,  Room  202 

Q("Ur\r\T        Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467 

•J  ^-> -T"! '"' v-* -»-■     laurel.eisenhauer@bc.edu 


Paul  Arnstein  (PhD  '97)  has  been  promoted  to 
associate  professor  with  tenure  at  the  School  of 
Nursing.  Stacey  Barone  (PhD  '93)  is  on  faculty 
of  the  School  of  Nursing.  Margaret  Kearney  (MS 
'87)  has  accepted  a  position  as  director  of  the 
doctoral  program  at  the  University  of  Rochester. 
Kate  Collopy  (PhD  '00)  recently  published  an 
article  about  women's  decision-making  about 
multifetal  reduction  in  Research  in  Nursing  and 
Health  Care.  Kate  is  on  the  faculty  at  University 
of  New  Hampshire.  Loretta  Higgins  (MS  '74, 
DEd  '86)  recently  co-authored  "Gender,  coedu- 
cation and  the  transformation  of  Catholic  identi- 
ty in  American  Catholic  higher  education"  in 
The  American  Catholic  Historical  Review. 
Loretta  is  associate  dean  for  the  undergraduate 
program  at  the  School  of  Nursing.  Joanne 
O'Sullivan  (MS  '97,  PhD  '03)  and  Margaret 
Kearney  co-authored  an  article  on  identity  shifts 
in  the  Western  Journal  of  Nursing  Research. 
Congratulations  to  Mary  Beth  Singer  (MS  '93), 
who  was  recently  named  Nurse  of  the  Year  by 
Nursing  Spectrum. 


GA&S 


Michael  A.  Smyer 

McCuinn  Hall,  Room  221-A 

Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467 

617-552-3265 


James  R.  Powers  ('}},  MA  '34)  has  been  selected 
as  the  recipient  of  the  2004  Alumni 
Achievement  Award  for  Education.  Daniel 
Downey  ('70,  MS  '76)  has  been  selected  as  the 
recipient  of  the  2004  Alumni  Achievement 
Award  for  Science.  Fr.  Gregory  Ramkissoon 
('Si,  MA  '82)  has  been  selected  as  the  recipient 
of  the  2004  Alumni  Achievement  Award  for 
Religion.  All  graduates  of  the  Graduate  School 
of  Arts  and  Sciences  are  invited  to  join  in  hon- 
oring their  achievements  at  the  award  ceremony 
and  reception  to  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday, 
September 30,  2004,  at  Robsham  Theater,  Main 
Campus.  For  more  information,  please  visit 
www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call  800-669- 
8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event. 
Maureen  Pirog  (MA  '75)  was  appointed  Rudy 
professor  of  public  and  environmental  affairs  at 
Indiana  University  in  Bloomington,  IN.  Rudy 
professorships  are  awarded  to  faculty  members 
who  are  viewed  by  their  peers  as  superior  in 
their  fields  of  study.  Maureen  teaches  child 
poverty  with  an  emphasis  on  welfare  reform  and 
child  support  enforcement.  Rev.  August 
Thompson  (MEd  '76),  who  in  his  words  is 
"retired  but  not  yet  tired,"  went  to  Uganda  at  the 
end  of  June  2004  for  the  ordination  of  two  dea- 
cons who  had  studied  at  Notre  Dame  Seminary 
in  New  Orleans,  and  delivered  the  homily  for 
one.  He  also  celebrated  his  78th  birthday  and 
offered  Mass  at  the  local  Shrine  of  the  Martyrs. 
Congratulations!  Karen  Hassey  Dow  (MS  '80, 
PhD  '92)  received  the  2004  Oncology  Nursing 
Society  Excellence  in  Breast  Cancer  Education 
Award.  Karen  is  a  professor  at  the  University  of 
Central  Florida  in  Orlando,  FL.  She  has  held 
leadership  roles  in  the  Oncology  Nursing  Society 
(ONS),  is  a  past  member  of  the  ONS  Foundation 
Board  of  Trustees  and  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Nursing. 


GSSW 


Nicole  Malec  Kenyon 
McGuinn  Hall,  Room  123 
Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467 

gsswalumni@bc.edu 


We  regret  to  report  the  death  on  April  23,  2004, 
of  Rose-Marie  DesRoches  (MSW  '99).  She  had 
been  working  at  Child  and  Family  Services  in 
New  Bedford. 


Law 


Vicki  Sanders 

885  Centre  St. 

Newton,  MA  02459 

sandervi@bc.edu 


Lauren  Stiller  Rikleen  (JD  '79)  has  been  selected 
as  the  recipient  of  the  2004  Alumni 
Achievement  Award  for  Law.  All  graduates  of 
the  Law  School  are  invited  to  join  in  honoring 
her  achievements  at  the  award  ceremony  and 
reception  to  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday, 
September  30,  2004,  at  Robsham  Theater,  Main 
Campus.  For  more  information,  please  visit 
www.bc.edu/alumniawards  or  call  800-669- 
8430  to  reserve  space  at  the  event.  •  Class  Notes 
for  Law  School  alumni  are  published  in  the  BC 


Law  Magazine.  Please  forward  all  submissions 
to  Vicki  Sanders  at  the  above  address. 


T  vXTr1!!  Director  of  Alumni  Relations 
l_i  JL  IN  V_,  XT.  Lynch  School  of  Education 
J  f-^  tt  s-^  (-^  j  Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02467 
)  L-  rlU  <J  J_  lynchschoolalu 


Marianne  Lucas  Lescher  ('83,  PhD  '98)  is  an  ele- 
mentary school  principal  at  Kyrene  de  la 
Mariposa  School  in  Tempe,  AZ.  Her  school 
received  distinction  as  an  "Arizona  A+  School" 
from  the  Arizona  Educational  Foundation.  Only 
12  schools  across  Arizona  received  this  distinc- 
tion, which  is  awarded  for  exemplary  education- 
al programs  and  parent  and  community  sup- 
port. Alice  Mclntyre  (PhD  '96)  is  the  author  of 
Women  in  Belfast:  How  Violence  Shapes 
Identity.  Alice  is  a  psychologist,  associate  profes- 
sor, and  director  of  the  elementary  education 
program  at  Hellenic  College  in  Massachusetts. 


WCAS 


)ane  T.  Crimlisk 

416  Belgrade  Ave.,  Apt.  25 

West  Roxbury,  MA  02132 

617-327-7454 


Frank  McLaughlin  ('54,  MA  '57)  wrote  to  say  he 
has  had  a  great  year  in  2004.  He  has  just  become 
a  Golden  Eagle  and  he  has  been  teaching  eco- 
nomics at  BC  for  43  years.  In  July,  Frank  and  his 
wife,  Clare,  celebrated  their  golden  wedding 
anniversary.  Frank  really  struck  gold  in  2004! 
Congratulations!  •  Jane  Martin  ('58)  and  her  hus- 
band, Maurice  Donovan  ('59),  of  Newburyport 
are  the  proud  grandparents  of  their  first  grand- 
child, Finn  Donovan,  born  on  October  1,  2003. 
Also,  Jane  and  Maurice  have  made  two  road  trips 
through  43  states  in  2000  and  2002.  They  had  a 
mini-reunion  for  BC  alums  in  their  respective 
classes  and  Jane  met  Michaela,  SSND,  at  the 
motherhouse  in  Wilton,  CT,  in  the  summer  of 
2003.  •  I  was  proud  to  read  in  the  May  27,  2004, 
edition  of  The  Boston  College  Chronicle  that 
Ann  Marie  Flaherty  ('03)  is  this  year's  Service 
Award  Winner.  She  said,  "I  feel  privileged  to  be 
part  of  BC,"  and  she  describes  the  University  as 
"a  gold  mine  of  resources,  spirituality  and  God's 
love."  Congratulations,  Ann,  on  a  well-deserved 
award.  •  Once  again,  reunion  was  well  attended 
by  the  In  Town  college  graduates  as  well  as  more 
recent  graduates  of  the  Evening  College  and 
Woods  College  of  Advancing  Studies.  We  were 
privileged  to  have  Fr.  Woods,  Grace  Cotter  Regan 
and  John  Griffin  all  speak  at  the  reunion. 


From  the  Heights  to  Your 
Hometown 

Looking  for  a  way  to  stay  connected 
to  Boston  College  in  your  hometown? 

Join  your  local  chapter. 

To  find  the  chapter  nearest  you, 
go  to  www.bc.edu/alumni 

or  contact  Jack  Moynihan  at 
jack.moynihan@bc.edu 


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ALUMNI     ASSOCIATION 

CHAPTER  NOTES 


Dear  Friends, 

During  these  last  days  of  summer,  we  take  time  to  enjoy  the  lingering  great  weather  even  as  we  look 
ahead  to  a  fall  full  of  exciting  national  programming.  We're  beginning  the  new  academic  year  with  a  suite  of 
enhanced  tools  for  our  volunteer  leaders,  including  the  first-ever  Chapter  Leader  Handbook,  which  was  dis- 
tributed over  the  summer,  as  well  as  the  brand-new  chapter  Web  pages,  which  were  unveiled  in  July  on  the 
Alumni  Online  Community.  To  view  your  chapter's  page,  simply  type  in  www.bc.edu/chapters/  followed  by  the 
name  of  your  chapter  (e.g.,  www.bc.edu/chapters/fairfieldcounty).  We  hope  you  will  find  these  new  Web 
pages,  as  well  as  the  redesigned  chapter  newsletters  that  will  be  mailed  in  September,  to  be  a  valuable  means 
of  staying  up  to  date  on  chapter  news  and  events. 

Also  in  September,  we  will  be  launching  a  national  dues  drive,  inviting  those  of  you  who  live  in  regions 
where  BC  has  an  alumni  presence  to  join  your  local  chapter.  In  exchange,  you'll  receive  a  chapter  membership 
card  that  entitles  you  to  a  variety  of  BC  and  travel-related  discounts. 

The  summer  has  been  extremely  productive,  both  at  Alumni  House  and  at  Boston  College  chapters 
around  the  country.  The  Alumni  Association  chapter  team  was  thrilled  to  be  invited  to  present  the  national 
chapter  initiative  at  the  Jesuit  Advancement  Administrators  conference  in  June  at  Loyola   Marymount 

University  in  Los  Angeles,  California.  This  conference  annually  brings  together  alumni  relations,  communications  and  fund-raising  professionals 
from  the  28  Jesuit  colleges  and  universities  in  the  United  States.  This  was  a  tremendous  opportunity  for  us  to  present  the  national  program  in  front 
of  our  peers,  share  best  practices  and  learn  from  one  another. 

Our  chapters  took  advantage  of  the  summer  months  to  provide  a  variety  of  opportunities  for  alums  to  reconnect  with  alma  mater.  Several 
chapters  held  community  service  days;  others  organized  networking  nights  for  area  alumni;  others  gathered  for  organizational  meetings  to  kick- 
start  their  planning  for  the  coming  year;  and  still  others  held  social  or  sporting  events  to  give  alums  a  chance  to  connect  with  one  another  in  a  more 
informal  setting.  On  that  front,  we  congratulate  the  Boston,  Maine,  Minneapolis,  New  Hampshire  and  Rhode  Island  chapters  on  their  successful 
golf  tournaments  and  thank  Kim  O'Neil  '97,  Ken  Pierce  '79,  Roshan  Rajkumar  '95,  Bill  Hamrock  '45  and  Lisa  King  '8i  for  their  hard  work  in  organ- 
izing these  events. 

As  the  fall  gets  under  way,  we  look  forward  to  celebrating  with  over  600  alumni  in  Cleveland  on  the  formal  debut  of  their  chapter  on  September 
i.  And  we  hope  to  see  many  of  you  at  FanFest  before  the  season's  home  opener  against  Penn  State  on  September  11,  or  on  the  road  at  one  of  the 
upcoming  away  games.  (For  more  information  on  this  season's  away  games,  go  to  www.quinwell.com  and  click  on  BC  2004  football  travel  pro- 
grams.) 

Thank  you  for  your  ongoing  support  of  the  national  chapter  program.  Here's  to  another  enriching  year  at  Boston  College! 

Go  Eagles! 


\aM  \UojM 


'ty— 


Jack  Moynihan 

Senior  Associate  Director 


PHOENIX,  AZ 

LOS  ANGELES,  CA 

ORANCE  COUNTY,  CA 

SAN  DIECO,  CA 

NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA 

FAIRFIELD  COUNTY,  CT 

HARTFORD,  CT 

DENVER,  CO 

WASHINGTON,  DC 

MIAMI,  FL 

SOUTHWEST  FLORIDA 

CENTRAL  FLORIDA 

PALM  BEACH,  FL 

SARASOTA,  FL 

TAMPA  BAY,   FL 

ATLANTA,  CA 

CHICAGO,  IL 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IN 

BALTIMORE,   MD 

PORTLAND,  ME 

BOSTON,   MA 


Martin  S.  Ridge  '67 

Harry  R.  Hirshorn  '89 

Kenton  Brooks  '91,  JD  '94 

Peter  J.  Salmon  '88 

Julie  Finora  McAfee  '93 

Dave  Telep  '96 

Marco  Pace  '93 

Michael  Gamsey  '93 

Vacant 

Misty  Wheeler  '86 

Christopher  K.  Heaslip  '86 

Robert  P.  Vilece  '89 

Michael  DiForio  '98 

Richard  Ewing  '98 

William  F.  Hackett  '66 

Cam  Van  Noord  '76 

Karen  Begelfer  '95 

Charles  Rego  '92 

Stephen  E.  Ferrucci  '87,  JD  '90 

Brian  Curry  '71 

Kenneth  D.  Pierce  '79 

John  R.  Craven  '96 

Kimberly  O'Neil  '97 


CAPE  COD,  MA 

WESTERN   MASSACHUSETTS 

MINNEAPOLIS,  MN 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO 

CHARLOTTE,  NC 

MANCHESTER,  NH 

NEW  JERSEY 

NORTHEASTERN   NEW  YORK 

NEW  YORK,  NY 

WESTCHESTER  COUNTY,  NY 

CLEVELAND,  OH 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA 

WESTERN   PENNSYLVANIA 

RHODE  ISLAND 

SOUTH  CAROLINA 

DALLAS,  TX 

VIRGINIA 

SEATTLE,  WA 

WISCONSIN 

GREAT  BRITAIN 

GREECE 


Matthew  Flaherty  '53 

Robert  T.  Crowley,  Jr.  '70 

Roshan  Rajkumar  '95 

Jack  Stapleton  '78 

Christopher  Kubala  '93,  MBA  '00 

William  Hamrock  '45 

Michael  Nyklewicz  '86 

Nancy  Spadaro  Bielawa  '85 

Dineen  Riviezzo  '89 

R.  Michael  Wirin  '89 

Stephen  Prostano  '79 

Renee  Gorski  Morgan  '97 

John  G.  Sherlock  '87 

Brian  '92  and  Suzanne  Walters  '92 

Lisa  J.  King  '81 

Vacant 

Christine  M.  Horstman  '92 

Vacant 

Kristen  M.  Johnson  '98 

Andrew  G.  Docktor  '86 

Bryan  McLaughlin  '95 

Dave  Krupinski  '88 


www.bc.edu/alumni    31 


1928 

Maurice  J.  Downey 04/04 

J934 

Edward  F.  Harrington 04/04 

George  L.  Keleher 04/04 

1935 

James  J.  Hinchey 01/87 

1936 

Mark  J.  Dalton 05/04 

1939 

Charles  W.  Cleary 04/04 

Paul  F.  Nagle 04/04 

Dominic  A.  Rossi 04/04 

1941 

John  F.  Kehoe °5/°4 

Philip  M.  Murphy 07/02 

1944 

James  F.  Travers 08/03 

*947 

David  G.  Bonfiglio °5/°4 

John  T.  Brennan 04/02 

Paul  L.  Malloy °4/°4 

1948 

John  M.  Letvinchuk 05/04 

Rev.  Angelo  P.  Loscocco... 04/04 

1949 

Cornelius  J.  Donovan 05/04 

William  A.  English 05/04 

Joseph  A.  McDonough 04/04 

1950 

Richard  K.  Clarke 03/04 

Charles  M.  Cullen °5/°4 

Phyllis  M.  Dolan IO/°3 

James  P.  Drummey 04/04 

Robert  J.  Murphy 09/98 

1951 

Robert  J.  Barrett °4/°4 

Joseph  H.  DeRoche 04/04 

Paul  H.  Duff 05/97 

Bernard  A.  Katz 01/96 

Edward  J.  McAuliffe 05/02 


In  Memoriam 

Patrick  J.  Montuori 04/02      Michael  J.  Zaccaro °4/°4 


1952 

Nicholas  Carbone 04/04 

Patrick  T.  Greeley °5/°4 

1953 

Dorothy  D.  Brooks 04/04 

Richard  G.  Sullivan °5/°3 

1954 

Rev.  John  E.  Buckley n/03 

Raymond  H.  Fukutani 04/03 

Francis  X.  Keaney 04/04 

Robert  J.  Todd °4/°4 

1956 

Kathleen  B.  Earls °5/°4 

Mary  J.  McCarthy 04/04 

John  B.  McLaughlin 01/04 

1958 

Mary  M.  Coyle °4/°4 

1959 

James  M.  Colclough 05/04 

Elaine  M.  Downs 05/04 

John  B.  Kelley 05/04 

i960 

Robert  L.  Cawley °4/°4 

James  D.  Lynch 11/01 

David  A.  White °5/°4 

1961 

George  P.  Allendorf,  Jr.  ....05/04 

Anne  R.  Harding 05/04 

Anne  Marie  Sheridan 10/94 

1962 

Salvatore  T.  Borrello 04/04 

1964 

Eugene  F.  Boyle °5/°4 

David  W  Lane I2/°3 

1968 

John  J.  Abbott 09/02 

1970 

Thomas  K.  Manning 05/04 

1971 

Henry  W  Ekberg °5/°4 


1972 

Bernard  J.  Walsh 04/04 

*973 

Dennis  R.  Belisle 05/04 

J974 

Peter  D.  Goldsmith 04/04 

Joseph  R.  Passanese 12/03 

1976 

Keith  R.  Fetridge 01/04 

Kenneth  A.  Rivetz °5/°4 

1986 

Stephen  P.  Trapilo °5/°4 

1999 

Tracey  L.  Novicsky 04/04 

Newton 

Mary  E.  Donovan °4/°4 

Anne  M.  Gormley n/99 

Elizabeth  McCoy °3/°4 

GA&S 

John  J.  Abbott 09/02 

Raphael  L.  Amrhein 05/04 

Malcolm  J.  Barrett 04/04 

Bernard  F.  Devlin 10/96 

Mary  F.  Doherty °4/°4 

Maurice  J.  Downey 04/04 

Peter  D.  Goldsmith 04/04 

Joanne  M.  Griffin 04/04 

Richard  F.  Hegarty °5/°4 

Donald  K.  Klabunde 02/01 

Terence  T  Leong °3/°4 

Kathleen  Ley °4/°4 

Paul  L.  Malloy 04/04 

Joaquin  Martinez,  SJ 04/04 

Joseph  A.  McDonough 04/04 

Florence  H.  Mintz 10/00 

Robert  J.  Murphy 09/98 

Dorothy  Z.  Roessel IO/°3 

Richard  G.  Sullivan 05/03 

Aloysia  Valentukonis,  CJC. 04/03 

GSSW 

Sandra  Desousa 04/04 


Norma  P.  Lally I2/o3 

Beverly  Lippincott 08/03 

Edward  J.  Mooney °4/°4 

Paul  F.  Nagle 04/04 

LAW 

Adolph  N.  Anderson 05/04 

Owen  F.  Brock 04/04 

Eugene  J.  Cafarelli °5/°4 

John  J.  McCarthy 05/04 

Joseph  A.  McDonough 04/04 

James  F.  Morrissey 03/04 

Michael  Duk  Young  Park  .03/04 

Robert  B.  Patterson 05/04 

Adam  M.  Rayman °5/°4 

Francis  I.  Sullivan °5/°4 

James  F.  Travers 08/03 

LGSOE 

Elizabeth  McCoy °3/°4 

Weston 

Richard  J.  Coakley,  SJ 05/04 

WCAS 

Paul  F.  Buchwald °3/01 

Teresa  Carpentier,  PBVM. 04/04 

Jeanette  Hajjar 04/04 

James  L.  Lynch °4/°4 

Daniel  P.  O'Driscoll 08/01 

John  F.  Parish °3/°4 

Jacqueline  D.  Shiver 01/98 

Constanune  Tsamaras 05/04 

Florence  M.  Way °4/°4 

Erratum 

John  S.  Moran  ('69)  was  incor- 
rectly listed  as  deceased  in  the 
Spring  2004  issue.  We  regret 
the  error. 


In  Memoriam  is  provided 
courtesy  of  the  Office  of  Development, 
More  Hall,  140  Commonwealth  Ave., 
Chestnut  Hill.,  MA  02467. 


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2004 

alumni  achievement 

awards 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 
7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Join  us  in  honoring  the 
accomplishments  of  10 
distinguished  alumni 

RSVP:  617-552-4700  or 
800-669-8430 


2004 

alumni  achievement 

awards 

Thursday,  September  30,  2004 
7  p.m.,  Robsham  Theater 

Join  us  in  honoring  the 
accomplishments  of 10 
distinguished  alumni 

RSVP:  617-552-4700  or 
800-669-8430 


ADVANCEMENT 


A  report  on  gifts  to  Boston  College 


Two  Steps  Forward 


Boston  College's  Computer 
Science  Department  steps  into 
the  future  with  the  creation  of 
a  new  professorship  and  un- 
dergraduate concentration  in 
bioinformatics — a  rapidly 
growing  field  that  melds  com- 
puter and  biological  sciences. 
Much  of  today's  cutting-edge 
scientific  research,  including 
the  Human  Genome  Project, 
relies  upon  advances  in  this 
discipline. 

A  $600,000  grant  from  the 
Henry  Luce  Foundation  for  a 
Clare  Boothe  Luce  Professor- 
ship supports  the  new  posi- 


tion. The  grant,  which  en- 
courages the  advancement  of 
women  in  the  field  of  science, 
will  enable  the  recruitment  of 
a  female  faculty  member  in 
bioinformatics  for  the  Luce 
Professorship.  As  part  of  its 
mandate  to  build  a  world-class 
reputation  in  computer  sci- 
ence education  and  research, 
Boston  College  is  committed 
to  hiring  women  scientists  to 
broaden  the  department's 
expertise  and  to  serve  as  role 
models  and  mentors  for 
female  students. 

Research  has  shown  that 


the  recruitment  and  cultiva- 
tion of  talented,  high-profile 
women  scientists  has  con- 
tributed to  female  student  en- 
rollment in  the  sciences. 
Today,  about  half  of  BC's 
graduate  student  scientists  are 
women.  In  the  area  of  com- 
puter science,  however,  a  re- 
cent national  study  revealed 
that  only  15-20  percent  of 
undergraduate  computer  sci- 
ence majors  at  leading  U.  S. 
colleges  and  universities  are 
female.  In  the  2001-2002  aca- 
demic year,  the  number  of 
male  computer  science  majors 


at  Boston  College  exceeded 
that  of  female  majors  by  a 
factor  of  more  than  four. 

The  new  computer  science 
faculty  member  will  collabo- 
rate closely  with  biologists, 
chemists,  and  mathematicians. 
Recruitment  for  this  position 
will  begin  during  the  2004—05 
academic  year.  The  Clare 
Boothe  Luce  Program,  admin- 
istered by  the  Henry  Luce 
Foundation,  is  the  most  signif- 
icant source  of  private  support 
for  women  in  science,  engi- 
neering, and  mathematics. 


NEWS    BRIEFS 

PAR  EXCELLENCE 

Tee  off  with  alumni  and  friends 
of  Boston  College  at  a  world- 
class  golf  course  during  the 
third  annual  Boston  College 
Wall  Street  Council  Open.  The 
event  will  take  place  on 
September  27  at  the  Winged 
Foot  Golf  Club,  in  Mamaroneck, 
New  York — host  of  the  2004 
U.S.  Amateur  Championship  in 
August  and  U.S.  Open 
Championship  in  2006.  Regis- 
tration for  four  is  $5,000.  For 
more  information,  or  to  reserve 
space,  contact  Peggy  McCorkle 
at  margaret.mccorkle@bc.edu 
or  at  (617)  552-1055. 

PICNIC  WITH  THE  POPS 

The  12th  annual  Pops  on  the 
Heights  Scholarship  Gala  will 
take  place  Friday,  October  i. 
Tickets,  which  include  a 
gourmet  picnic  dinner  and 
other  refreshments,  start  at 
$40.  For  more  information,  go 
to  www.bc.edu/pops  or  call 
(800)  767-5591- 


The  2002  Wall  Street  Council  Open  champions  (from  left):  Geoffrey  T.  Boisi 
'69,  University  Chancellor  J.  Donald  Monan,  SJ,  Patrick  R.  McAllister '75, 
and  Mark  P.  Boisi  '75 


parents'  weekend 

Come  share  an  exciting,  event- 
filled  weekend  with  your  BC 
student  on  Friday,  October  i 
through  Sunday,  October  3.  The 
festivities  begin  with  a  Boston 
Pops  concert,  followed  by  a 
football  game  on  Saturday  (BC 
vs.  the  University  of 


Massachusetts),  and  wrap  up 
with  a  special  family  liturgy 
and  brunch  with  University 
President  William  P.  Leahy,  SJ. 
For  more  information,  or 
to  register  online,  go  to 
www.bc.edu/parentsweekend 
or  call  the  Parents'  Weekend 
Hotline  at  (866)  237-1120. 


GRADUATING 
AND 
GIVING  BACK 

This  past  May,  the  Senior 
Class  Barbeque  provided  sus- 
tenance to  both  BC  students 
and  their  soon-to-be  Alma 
Mater.  The  Class  of  2004  ex- 
ceeded their  participation  and 
gift-level  goals  for  the  Senior 
Class  Gift,  contributing 
$29,227  and  reaching  45  per- 
cent class  participation.  The 
final  gift  was  even  higher,  as 
the  goals  achieved  qualified 
the  class  for  a  $30,000  match 
offered  by  University  Trustee 
Thomas  F.  Ryan,  Jr.  '63,  which 
brought  the  total  gift  to 
$59,227.  The  Senior  Class 
Gift  directly  supports  the 
University's  key  priorities,  in- 
cluding financial  aid,  faculty 
recruitment  and  retention,  stu- 
dent formation,  and  research 
that  expands  knowledge  and 
serves  society. 


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(continued  from  page  22) 

early  baptismal  hymn  has  the  Christians  in  Galatia  singing: 
"For  as  many  of  you  as  were  baptized  into  Christ  have  put  on 
Christ.  There  is  no  more  Jew  or  Greek,  slave  or  free,  male 
and  female,  but  you  are  all  one  in  Christ  Jesus"  (Gal  3:27-28). 

And  yet  also  in  the  New  Testament,  there  is  the  voice  of 
Paul,  freighted  with  culture  and  custom  and  a  terrible  am- 
bivalence. Weighing  in  on  whether  women  should  wear  veils 
or  not,  he  writes,  "A  man  ought  not  to  cover  his  head,  since 
he  is  the  image  and  reflection  of  God.  But  the  woman  is  not 
so,  but  is  the  reflection  of  man.  .  .  .  That  is  why  a  woman 
ought  to  have  a  veil  on  her  head"  (1  Cor  11:3,  7,  10).  Later 
New  Testament  writers,  at  one  time  identified  as  Paul,  in- 
sisted that  the  equality  in  Christ  due  to  baptism  is  only  spir- 
itual and  should  not  affect  the  social  order.  "Wives  be  subject 
to  your  husbands"  (Eph  5:22)  and  "slaves  be  obedient  to  your 
masters"  (Eph  6:5),  we  read  in  the  household  codes.  The  let- 
ter to  Timothy  roots  woman's  role  in  the  original  fall:  "Let 
woman  learn  in  silence  with  all  submissiveness.  I  permit  no 
woman  to  teach  or  have  authority  over  men;  she  is  to  keep 
silent.  For  Adam  was  created  first,  then  Eve;  and  Adam  was 
not  deceived,  but  the  woman  was  deceived  and  became  a 
transgressor.  Yet  woman  will  be  saved  through  bearing  chil- 
dren" (1  Tim  2:11-15).  There  you  have  it:  Woman  was  cre- 
ated second  and  sinned  first,  and  Christ's  redemption  doesn't 
seem  to  make  a  hill  of  beans  of  difference. 

How  are  we  to  sort  this  out?  We  can  quote  texts  back  and 
forth,  patriarchal  ones  versus  prophetic  ones — but  how  to 
discern  the  essence  of  the  good  news?  The  Second  Vatican 
Council  provided  us  with  the  criterion,  in  its  Decree  on 
Revelation.  Describing  how  the  findings  of  science  and  crit- 
ical history  seem  at  times  to  flat-out  contradict  statements 
in  the  Bible,  the  decree  holds  that  what  we  need  to  believe 
in  scripture  is  "that  truth  which  God  wanted  put  into  sacred 
writings  for  the  sake  of  our  salvation."  In  other  words,  sal- 
vation is  the  norm.  Outdated  "biblical"  science  need  not  be 
considered  the  inspired  word  of  God.  Neither  must  legend. 
And  neither  must  cultural  traditions  that  today's  democrat- 
ic senses  find  repugnant.  The  Church  has  already  made  this 
judgment  with  regard  to  biblical  teaching  on  slavery  and  the 
right  conduct  of  slave  and  master.  The  evil  of  sexism  must 
be  treated  to  the  same  judgment. 

In  fact,  the  words  and  actions  of  Jesus  in  the  gospels  give 
the  lie  to  the  idea  that  the  Church  was  founded  as  a  patriar- 
chal society.  Biblical  scholars  today  point  out  that  Jesus 
called  both  women  and  men  to  be  disciples;  that  women  left 
their  homes  and  responded  to  Jesus'  call;  that  he  received 
from  women  not  only  financial  support  (they  bankrolled  his 
ministry:  see  Lk  8:1-3),  but  also  encouragement  and  in- 
struction in  his  mission  (see  Mk  7:24-30);  that  when  Jesus 
was  arrested,  the  men  deserted  but  it  was  the  women  who 
stayed,  faithful  witnesses  at  the  cross  and  at  the  tomb;  and 
that  the  risen  Christ  chose  them  to  be  the  first  recipients  of 


the  good  news  of  the  resurrection,  giving  them  the  apostolic 
mandate  to  "go  and  tell"  the  others,  which  they  did,  even  in 
the  face  of  ridicule.  Reading  the  gospels  with  the  gender 
question  in  mind,  British  writer  Dorothy  Sayers  observed, 
"There  is  no  act,  no  sermon,  no  parable  in  the  whole  gospel 
that  borrows  its  pungency  from  female  perversity;  nobody 
could  possibly  guess  from  the  words  and  deeds  of  Jesus  that 
there  was  anything  'funny'  about  woman's  nature.  But  we 
might  easily  deduce  ...  it  from  his  Church  to  this  day." 

After  Jesus'  death  and  resurrection,  we  know  from  biblical 
evidence  as  well  as  archaeological  inscriptions,  women  func- 
tioned in  the  early  Church  as  apostles,  prophets,  teachers, 
healers,  preachers,  missionaries,  deacons,  and  leaders  of 
house  churches.  More  generally,  scholars  today  point  to 
Jesus'  inclusive  table  fellowship,  his  loving  words  of  forgive- 
ness, his  criticism  of  oppression,  and  his  mandate  that  leaders 
be  servants  (exemplified  when  he  washed  the  feet  of  his  disci- 
ples)— as  grounds  for  Christ's  community  to  bring  an  end  to 
a  system  where  some  simply  dominate  others.  Sic  et  Non? 
Interpreted  with  a  prophetic  vision,  scripture  nourishes  hope. 

THE  SAME  ambiguity  about  women  that  we  find  in  scrip- 
ture perdures  throughout  Christian  tradition — for  if 
Christianity  contained  from  the  beginning  a  commitment  to 
woman's  dignity  and  capacity  for  eternal  life,  a  terrible  bias 
plagued  even  the  smartest  and  most  influential  of  male  the- 
ologians. In  the  third  century,  Tertullian  taught  that  women 
are  the  second  Eve:  Just  as  Eve  "softened  up  with  her  cajol- 
ing words  he  whom  the  devil  himself  could  not  attack,"  so 
too  all  women  are  "the  devil's  gateway."  In  the  fifth  century, 
Augustine  allowed  that  women's  souls  were  capable  of  being 
the  image  of  God  equally  with  that  of  men;  but  a  woman  as 
female,  that  is,  in  her  sexual  body,  is  not  in  the  image  of 
God,  and  can  be  considered  such  only  when  taken  together 
with  man  who  is  her  head.  Eight  hundred  years  later, 
Thomas  Aquinas  defined  woman  as  a  "defective  male,"  mis- 
begotten when  the  male  seed  at  conception  is  not  up  to  full 
strength.  And  in  the  16th  century,  Martin  Luther  wrote  to 
the  effect  that  women  must  live  under  the  power  of  their 
husbands:  "This  punishment,  too,  springs  from  original  sin. 
. . .  The  rule  remains  with  the  husband,  and  the  wife  is  com- 
pelled to  obey  him  by  God's  command.  He  rules  the  home 
and  the  state,  wages  wars,  defends  his  possessions,  tills  the 
soil,  builds,  plants,  etc.  The  woman,  on  the  other  hand,  is 
like  a  nail  driven  into  the  wall.  She  sits  at  home  . . .  lookhng] 
after  the  affairs  of  the  household,  as  one  who  has  been  de- 
prived of  administering  those  affairs  .  .  .  that  concern  the 
state.  ...  In  this  way  is  Eve  punished." 

Over  time,  women  as  a  class  internalized  the  images  they 
were  fed,  and  instinctively  thought  of  themselves  as  less 
than  worthy.  But  not  all  did.  We  have  always  had  feisty 
women  who  refused  that  definition. 

In  early  and  medieval  times,  some  women  rejected  patri- 


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archal  marriage  and  formed  monastic  communities  where 
they  could  pursue  their  relationship  to  God  and  one  anoth- 
er undeterred.  Some  were  mystics  who  envisioned  God  as 
being  beyond  gender  and  used  both  male  and  female  images 
to  point  to  this  unutterable  mystery.  In  Julian  of  Norwich's 
famous  visions  in  the  14th  century,  she  affirmed  that  "God 
all  Wisdom  is  our  kindly  Mother;  yes,  as  truly  God  is  our 
Father,  so  truly  is  God  our  Mother." 

Catherine  of  Siena  in  the  14th  century  remained  outside 
convent  walls,  becoming  involved  as  a  lay  woman  in  Church 
reform  by  sheer  dint  of  her  call  from  God.  At  one  point  she 
wrote  to  Gregory  XI  rebuking  his  choice  of  pastors  and  car- 
dinals, saying  that  they  were  "stinking  weeds,  full  of  impurity 
and  avarice,  and  bloated  with  pride,"  that  the  Church  de- 
served pastors  who  would  be  true  servants  of  Jesus  Christ  with 
care  for  the  poor — and  Catherine  is  a 
doctor  of  the  Church. 

Of  course,  in  addition  to  singular 
women,  there  have  always  been  the 
anonymous  millions  of  women  who 
built  up  the  Christian  tradition  through 
their  quest  for  God,  their  prayer,  their 
service,  and  their  love,  staking  out  small 
areas  of  independence  within  it  and  in- 
structing their  daughters.  And  so,  the 
ambiguity  perdures. 


THE  EXCLUSION 
OF  WOMEN  FROM 

EUCHARISTIC 
LEADERSHIP  EATS 


AT  THE  HEART  OF 


THERE  HAS  been  a  rapid  shift  in  offi- 
cial Church  teaching,  in  our  own  time. 
Vatican  II  sounded  the  drumbeat  loud 
and  clear,  in  general  statements  filled 
with  implications  (the  whole  Church  is 
called  to  holiness;  Christ  is  present  in 
the  whole  assembly  gathered  in  prayer),  and  in  explicit  teach- 
ings such  as  this  ringing  affirmation  in  The  Church  in  the 
Modern  World,  the  pastoral  constitution  proclaimed  by  Paul 
VI  at  the  council's  conclusion:  "With  respect  to  the  funda- 
mental rights  of  the  person,  every  type  of  discrimination, 
whether  social  or  cultural,  whether  based  on  sex,  race,  color, 
social  condition,  language,  or  religion,  is  to  be  overcome 
and  eradicated  as  contrary  to  God's  intent."  In  other  words, 
sexism  is  a  sin.  Perhaps  nowhere  has  this  been  more  strong- 
ly articulated  than  in  the  encyclicals  of  Pope  John  Paul  II. 
Rather  than  repeat  the  old  canards,  he  vigorously  maintains 
the  equality  of  women  and  men  in  creation  and  redemption. 
In  his  1988  encyclical  On  the  Dignity  of  Women,  for  example, 
he  writes,  "Both  man  and  woman  are  human  beings  to  an 
equal  degree,  both  are  created  in  God's  image."  And  again, 
"The  human  being  ...  is  a  person,  man  and  woman  equally 
so,  since  both  were  created  in  the  image  and  likeness  of  the 
personal  God."  This  affirmation  can  now  be  found  in  the 
Catechism  of  the  Catholic  Church.  In  theory,  at  least,  the  am- 
biguity surrounding  women  is  clearing.  Not  so  in  practice. 


THEIR  LITURGICAL 
EXPERIENCE. 


The  magisterium  has  yet  to  posit  equality  in  the  social 
structures  of  Church  life,  the  most  striking  example  being  or- 
dination to  the  priesthood.  In  1976,  acknowledging  that  the 
traditional  reasoning  against  women's  ordination,  namely, 
women's  inferiority  as  human  beings,  is  now  inadequate,  the 
Vatican  in  the  document  Inter  Insigniores  brought  forth  three 
new  reasons  why  women  are  barred  from  the  sacrament.  First 
is  the  example  of  Jesus,  who  ordained  only  12  men;  second  is 
the  unbroken  tradition  of  the  Church,  which  never  ordained 
women;  and  third  is  the  iconic  argument,  which  holds  that  the 
priest  has  to  look  like  the  male  Jesus  in  order  for  the  sacra- 
ment of  the  Eucharist  to  have  its  natural  symbolic  value. 
Subsequently,  these  reasons  have  been  buttressed  in  the  writ- 
ings of  Pope  John  Paul  II  by  a  dualistic  view  that  sees  mascu- 
line nature  fitted  with  rationality  and  the  ability  to  lead  in  the 
public  realm,  and  feminine  nature  orient- 
ed to  love  and  toward  nurturing  the  vul- 
nerable in  the  private  realm.  These 
reasons  have  been  so  consistently  uncon- 
vincing that  20  years  after  Inter 
Insigniores,  the  Vatican  issued  another 
statement  saying  that  women  cannot  be 
ordained,  period,  that  this  is  authoritative 
teaching,  and  that  the  discussion  is  ended. 
It  is  a  testament  to  the  depth  of  patriar- 
chal resistance  to  women's  equality  that 
officials  of  the  Church  are  less  willing  to 
sit  down  and  discuss  women's  ordination 
in  an  open,  collegial,  and  rational  manner 
than  they  are  to  sit  down  with  other 
Christian  churches  to  discuss  con- 
tentious issues  about  the  real  presence  of 
Christ  in  the  Eucharist,  the  divinity  of 
Christ,  or  even  the  inner  life  of  the  Trinitarian  God — all 
of  which  have  been  subjects  of  ecumenical  dialogue. 

The  tension  between  patriarchal  and  prophetic  ideas 
about  women  is  untenable  over  the  long  haul.  Even  under 
the  stern  watch  of  patriarchal  resistance,  new  sociological 
facts  have  taken  shape. 

Today,  for  instance,  more  than  80  percent  of  the  ministry 
within  U.S.  Catholic  parishes  is  carried  out  by  women. 
Women  provide  the  bulk  of  catechists,  teachers,  directors  of 
religious  education,  charitable  service  workers,  and  volun- 
teers of  all  kinds.  Women  serve  in  liturgical  roles  as  lectors, 
Eucharistic  ministers,  and  cantors.  They  function  as  parish 
administrators  where  priests  are  unavailable  and  lead  com- 
munion services  that  include  preaching  as  part  of  the  litur- 
gy of  the  word.  They  also  serve  as  diocesan  chancellors  and 
as  judges  in  marriage  tribunals.  Along  with  lay  men,  they 
increasingly  head  up  the  three  great  areas  of  Catholic  con- 
tribution to  American  society:  hospitals,  schools  and  col- 
leges, and  social  service  agencies.  In  addition,  there  has 
been  a  blossoming  of  women's  scholarship.  Women  are 


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active  now  in  fields  of  biblical  research,  Church  history,  sys- 
tematic theology,  ethics,  and  spirituality,  teaching  in  semi- 
naries and  bringing  women's  wisdom  to  bear  on  the  whole 
range  of  Christian  doctrines,  symbols,  ethics,  and  rituals. 
With  their  growing  participation  in  the  life  of  the  Church 
today,  many  of  these  women  have  come  to  feel  an  enormous 
spiritual  strain,  due  to  exclusions  that  persist.  Two  areas  in 
particular  stand  out.  One  is  decision-making:  Doctrinal 
teachings,  laws,  and  ethical  mandates  are  still  handed  down 
from  a  council  of  men  -without  the  participation  of  women, 
even  when  decisions  affect  women  most  intimately,  in  their 
bodies.  The  other  area  of  tension  is  the  sacramental  life:  The 
exclusion  of  women  from  Eucharistic  leadership  eats  at  the 
heart  of  their  liturgical  experience.  As  the  theologian 
Rosemary  Radford  Ruether  put  it,  women  come  to  the 
Eucharist  hungry  for  the  word  of  God  and  the  bread  of  life, 
and  they  leave  still  hungry,  even  starving.  Why?  Because 
they  never  hear  women's  experience  interpret  the  word  of 
God  in  preaching,  and  they  never  see  one  like  themselves 
enact  the  sacred  ritual.  The  Eucharistic  rite  works  like  all 
sacraments  do:  It  effects  by  signifying.  When  women  are  ex- 
cluded from  presiding,  it  effects  their  subordination.  The 
Eucharistic  liturgy  remains  a  symbol  of  the  Church's  reluc- 
tance to  include  women  fullv  in  the  mvsteries  of  salvation. 


Peter  Steinfels,  religion  writer  for  the  Neiv  York  Times,  makes 
an  astute  observation.  The  Catholic  Church  in  the  United 
States,  he  writes,  is  currently  going  through  two  major  tran- 
sitions. The  first  is  generational,  from  the  older  folks  who 
grew  up  in  a  strong  cultural  Catholicism  with  devotions  and 
feasts  and  observances,  so  that  Catholicism  was  bred  in  one's 
bones,  to  the  younger  generations  born  and  brought  up  after 
Vatican  II,  when  the  old  form  of  Catholicism  dissolved  under 
the  light  of  reform,  so  that  younger  people  now  hold  their 
Catholic  identity  more  loosely,  or  even  in  a  more  confused 
way.  The  second  transition  involves  Church  leadership,  with 
leadership  in  every  aspect  of  Church  life  except  liturgy  pass- 
ing from  clergy  to  laity — that  is,  to  people  who  may  well  be 
married,  with  children  and  other  commitments.  These  are 
seismic  shifts,  happening  beyond  anyone's  control,  and  how 
we  Catholics  negotiate  them  will  determine  the  future  of 
the  Church  in  this  country. 

To  say  that  these  are  perilous  times  is  an  understatement. 
But  thanks  to  women  claiming  the  authority  of  their  bap- 
tism, and  thanks  to  the  men  who  stand  with  them,  and 
thanks  to  the  persistence  of  the  prophetic,  liberating  strand 
within  our  tradition,  there  is  reason  for  hope.  The  feminist 
writer  Marge  Piercy  wrote  a  poem  whose  imagery  I  have 
alwavs  loved: 


INTO  THIS  fraught  situation,  where  the  immovable  object 
of  patriarchy  encounters  the  irresistible  force  of  women's 
desire  for  full  participation  in  the  Church,  into  this  situa- 
tion, like  a  bomb,  has  dropped  the  sex  abuse  scandal.  We 
have  experienced  the  dreadful  revelations  of  moral  corrup- 
tion among  a  small  percentage  of  Catholic  priests,  and  the 
failure  of  a  greater  percentage  of  bishops  to  protect  the  in- 
nocent from  harm.  This  has  been  accompanied  by  a  lack  of 
accountability  for  use  of  the  financial  resources  of  the 
Church,  large  amounts  being  secretly  paid  to  bury  the 
knowledge  of  what  happened. 

We  now  have  what  one  writer  has  called  "a  perfect 
storm":  Lay  people  are  scandalized  and  outraged;  good 
priests  are  demoralized;  many  bishops  are  profoundly  com- 
promised; and  an  increasingly  reactionary  Vatican  bureau- 
cracy is  clueless  about  the  seriousness  of  what  is  happening. 
The  responses  of  competent  laity  in  Voice  of  the  Faithful  and 
other  forums  and  movements  for  reform  are  met  in  many  in- 
stitutional quarters  with  fear  and  disdain,  though  they  are  in 
fact  green  shoots  of  hope.  It  has  never  been  clearer  that  the 
Church  needs  a  transformed  structure,  fully  transparent  and 
accountable  to  its  members.  And,  as  Theresa  Kane,  RSM, 
said  in  her  groundbreaking  address  to  Pope  John  Paul  II  dur- 
ing his  visit  to  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1979,  genuine  transfor- 
mation will  not  come  about  without  the  "full  participation  of 
women  in  the  ministries  of  the  Church."  The  time  has  never 
been  more  ripe  for  new  envisioning. 

In  his  2003  book  on  the  Church  entitled  A  People  Adrift, 


.  .  .  We  must  shine 

with  hope,  stained  glass  windows  that  shape 

light  into  icons,  glow  like  lanterns 

borne  before  a  procession.  Who  can  bear  hope 

back  into  the  world  but  us  .  .  . 

The  Church  is  the  community  of  redeemed  sinners 
called  to  serve  the  coming  of  the  kingdom  of  God  into  this 
world.  Again  and  again,  it  has  failed  and  become  a  collabo- 
rator in  domination,  within  and  without.  But  the  power  of 
the  Spirit,  Holy  Wisdom  herself  at  work  in  the  community, 
empowers  the  Church  to  rise  ever  again.  I  believe  we  are  liv- 
ing in  such  an  ascendant  season.  What  is  new  about  this  mo- 
ment is  that,  for  the  first  time  in  Christian  history,  masses  of 
women  in  the  Church  are  silent  and  invisible  no  longer.  We 
are  coming  in  from  the  cold,  envisioning  the  Church  in  a 
way  beneficial  to  all.  This,  I  am  convinced,  is  the  work  of 
the  Spirit  of  God.  And  She  will  not  be  quenched. 

Elizabeth  A.  Johnson,  CSJ,  is  the  Distinguished  Professor  of 
Theology  at  Fordham  University  and  the  author  of  'The  Church 
Women  Want:  Catholic  Women  in  Dialogue  (2002)  and 
Truly  Our  Sister:  A  Theology  of  Alary  in  the  Communion 
of  Saints  (2003).  Her  essay  is  adapted  f-om  a  talk  she  delivered 
at  Boston  College  on  April  1 7,  2004,  part  of  the  conference 
entitled  "Envisioning  the  Church  Women  Want.''''  Johnsons 
talk  and  other  events  at  the  conference  can  he  viewed  at 
www.bc.edu/church21/programs/womensconference. 


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SMALL 

WONDERS 

WINNERS  OF  THE  2OO4  FLASH   FICTION  CONTEST 

Last  fall,  BCM  invited  readers  to  commit  a  work  of  fiction  in  250  words  or  less, 
to  all  who  participated,  thank  you.  The  first-place  (left)  and  runner-up  entries  appear  below. 

More  can  be  read  at  www.bc.edu/bcm 


THE  FIANCE 

By  Jason  Reblando 

Philip  ate  his  pork  chops  and  balanced  peas  between 
the  tines  of  his  fork  as  the  apartment  radiators  hissed 
and  groaned.  Theresa  had  already  eaten  her  dinner. 
She  knew  Philip  wouldn't  feel  like  talking  after  she 
told  him  about  the  engagement.  He  was  unhappy 
with  the  prospect  of  having  a  heroin  user  as  a  broth- 
er-in-law. The  heavy  worry  Philip  felt  for  his  sister 
Melanie  had  been  gathering  for  years,  long  before 
this  ill-chosen  boyfriend.  The  engagement  was  just 
one  in  a  series  of  terrible  decisions. 

Philip  hated  Melanie's  pathetic  rationalizations: 
being  in  a  relationship  would  solve  her  depression; 
moving  in  with  Vincent  would  bring  them  closer  to- 
gether; getting  engaged  would  fix  the  problems 
caused  by  moving  in  with  him.  Melanie  believed 
these  things  would  happen.  But  her  optimism 
wronged  her  at  every  turn. 

The  elevated  train  rumbled  by  and  turned  the  ceil- 
ing fan's  pull-chain  into  a  pendulum.  Philip  barely 
noticed  Theresa  washing  the  dishes.  He  stared  at  the 
empty  kitchen  table  and  tried  to  forget  Melanie's 
tearful  phone  calls  about  spot-checks  for  used  needles 
in  Vincent's  jeans.  He  knew  there  would  be  more.  He 
tried  to  block  out  the  conversations  where  Melanie 
had  told  him  they  were  throwing  things  at  each  other, 
but  knew  there  would  be  more.  Philip  also  knew  that 
of  all  the  characters  in  Melanie's  sad,  frenetic  life,  it 
was  this  feckless  fiance  who  understood  her  most. 
And  with  that  pitiful  thought,  he  lifted  the  phone, 
which  felt  like  an  anvil,  to  congratulate  his  sister. 

Jason  Reblando  '95  is  a  freelance  photographer 
based  in  Chicago. 


STAR  LITE 

By  Andrew  Teed 

Cassidy  McNault  was  a  2  7 -year-old  aspiring  actress 
living  in  Hollywood  whose  acting  credits  to  date  in- 
cluded, solely,  faking  orgasms.  Fortunately  for 
Cassidy,  there  was  only  one  thing  keeping  her  from 
stardom.  Unfortunately  for  Cassidy,  that  one  thing 
was  talent.  Sensing  that  her  prime  years  were  slip- 
ping by  as  audition  after  audition  yielded  no  roles, 
she  concluded  that  only  by  placing  herself  in  the 
public  eye  would  she  be  "discovered." 

In  an  ingenious  move  that  belied  her  lack  of  ge- 
nius, Cassidy  purchased  a  police  scanner  and  moni- 
tored the  whereabouts  of  breaking  stories  that 
warranted  media  coverage.  From  robberies  to  three- 
alarm  fires  to  homicides,  Cassidy  was  there,  making 
herself  available  to  local  news  crews  on  the  scene. 
While  Cassidy  never  knew  the  victim  or  perpetrator, 
she  didn't  let  a  minor  detail  like  that  prevent  her 
from  delivering  compelling  interviews  as  the  "unsus- 
pecting neighbor"  or  "grief-stricken  you-name-it." 
It  seemed  that  Cassidy  had  finally  found  her  acting 
niche. 

She  got  her  big  break  having  sped  to  the  town  of 
La  Jolla  (pronounced  "La  Hoya"),  where  she  gave  a 
convincing  interview  as  the  wife  of  a  producer  who 
had  just  been  in  a  car  accident.  Unbeknownst  to 
Cassidy,  the  producer  was  Tom  Smith  (pronounced 
"very  gay"),  and  he  had  watched  the  interview  that 
night  on  the  news  from  his  hospital  bed.  Impressed 
by  her  audacity,  he  offered — and  she  accepted — a 
role  in  the  upcoming  feature  Scan  and  Deliver. 

Andrew  Teed  '98  is  a  media  analyst  for  a  motion 
picture  studio  in  Burbank,  California. 


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in  re: 

BROWN 

The  court's  decision  was  simply  just.  "Deliberate  speed"  was  simply  not 

BY   CHARLES  J.   OCLETREE,   JR. 


You  could  almost  say  that  the  Brown  v.  Board  of  Education  decision  was  providential,  an  act  of 
God.  In  1953,  a  year  before  Brown  was  decided,  a  majority  of  the  justices  on  the  Supreme  Court 
were  prepared  to  reaffirm  the  awful  doctrine  oiPlessy  v.  Ferguson,  which  since  1896  had  held  that 
laws  separating  the  races  did  not  contradict  the  Constitution's  promise  of  equality.  The  chief  jus- 
tice of  the  Supreme  Court  in  1953  was  Fred  Vinson,  a  Kentucky  native,  and  one  of  five  justices 
who  did  not  believe  it  was  time  to  overrule  Plessy  and  the  doctrine  of  separate  but  equal. 


But  on  September  8,  1953,  Fred  Vinson  died.  Felix 
Frankfurter  was  among  those  on  the  court  who  had  debated 
separate  but  equal  with  Vinson.  Hearing  of  Vinson's  death, 
Justice  Frankfurter  told  his  law  clerk,  "This  is  the  first  indi- 
cation I  have  had  that  there  is  a  God." 

The  vacancy  created  the  opportunity  for  President 
Dwight  Eisenhower  to  appoint  Earl  Warren  as  chief  justice. 
A  former  Republican  governor  from  California,  Warren  had 
been  the  attorney  general  of  California  responsible  for  pro- 
moting and  overseeing  the  internment  of  more  than 
100,000  Japanese-Americans  in  the  1940s.  But  Warren 
would  later  lead  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  toward  the 
Miranda  ruling,  which  established  legal  rights  for  arrested 
persons;  and  toward  its  decisions  in  Gideon  v.  Waimvright, 
which  confirmed  the  right  of  the  accused  to  legal  represen- 
tation, and  Mapp  v.  Ohio,  which  confirmed  the  right  to  have 
evidence  excluded  if  the  government  breaks  the  law  in  try- 
ing to  arrest  a  suspect  or  seize  evidence.  And,  in  his  first  year 
as  chief  justice,  Warren  wrote  the  Brown  ruling. 

Brown  raised  the  question:  Does  the  segregation  of 
school  children  solely  on  the  basis  of  race  deprive  children 
of  a  minority  group  of  equal  education  opportunities  even  if 
physical  facilities  and  other  tangible  factors  may  be  equal? 
The  court's  answer:  We  believe  that  it  does.  The  court  con- 
cluded that  "separate  but  equal"  led  to  inherently  unequal 
opportunities. 

Most  people  aren't  aware  that  Brown  is  two  cases.  The 
first  and  unanimous  ruling  struck  down  school  segregation 
on  May  17,  1954,  without  issuing  orders  on  how  to  bring 
the  practice  to  an  end.  The  second  Brown  decision,  a  year 
later  and  also  unanimous,  is  significant  because  even  though 
the  court  again  decided  to  end  segregation,  it  did  so  in  a 


complicated  and  controversial  way.  The  court  ruled  on  May 
31,  1955,  that  the  federal  courts  must  "enter  such  orders  and 
decrees  consistent  with  this  opinion  as  are  necessary  and 
proper  to  admit  to  public  schools  on  a  racially  non-discrim- 
inatory basis  with  all  deliberate  speed  the  parties  to  these 
The   legal  team   of  Thurgood  Marshall,   Robert 


cases. 


Carter,  Oliver  Hill,  Constance  Backer  Motley,  Spottswood 
Robinson,  Jack  Greenberg,  and  others,  had  won  again,  and 
they  were  celebrating  their  great  victory — until  a  young 
African-American  secretary7  looked  up  the  world  "deliber- 
ate" in  a  dictionary  and  figured  out  it  meant  "slow."  And  in- 
deed, it  turned  out  to  mean  not  just  "slow,"  but  "cautious," 
"wary";  deliberate  in  the  sense  of  "ponderous"  or  "awk- 
ward," as  if  each  step  in  the  implementation  was  taken  in 
pain  and  at  great  cost. 

Progress  toward  racial  equality  and  integration  may  have 
been  slow;  but  resistance  came  quickly.  In  March  1956, 
some  19  U.S.  Senators  and  81  representatives  signed  a 
"Southern  Manifesto,"  which  they  placed  in  the 
Congressional  Record,  saying  they'd  use  every  lawful  means  to 
resist  integration.  In  1957,  Arkansas  governor  Orval  Faubus 
sent  the  Arkansas  National  Guard  to  Little  Rock  Central 
High  to  block  the  entry  of  black  children.  Alabama  gover- 
nor George  Wallace,  who  took  office  in  1963,  built  his  po- 
litical foundation  on  "segregation  now,  segregation 
tomorrow,  segregation  forever."  In  some  places,  such  as 
Virginia,  more  than  a  decade  would  pass  before  the  court's 

right:  Standing  outside  a  Topeka  classroom  in  1953  are  the  students 

represented  in  Oliver  Brown  et  al.  v.  Board  of  Education  of  Topeka,  Shawnee  County, 

Kansas  et  al.  From  left:  Vicki  Henderson,  Donald  Henderson,  Linda  Brown 

(Oliver's  daughter),  James  Emanuel,  Nancy  Todd,  and  Katherine  Carper. 

Photograph  by  Carl  Iwasaki/Time  Life  Pictures/Getty  Images. 


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demand  would  be  addressed.  In  fact,  in  parts  of  Virginia, 
and  in  some  southern  cities,  including  Little  Rock,  officials 
simply  closed  the  public  school  systems. 

THE  ORIGINAL  strategy  to  end  school  segregation  was 
the  work  of  a  brilliant  lawyer  named  Charles  Hamilton 
Houston.  He  was  a  Washington,  D.C.,  native,  an  Amherst 
College  graduate,  a  Harvard  Law  School  graduate,  and  in 
1922  the  first  black  to  sit  on  the  editorial  board  of  the 
Harvard  Lazv  Review.  He  was  also  the  first  black  to  receive 
an  SJD,  the  highest  degree  in  the  field  of  law.  And  yet  he 
could  not  find  suitable  employment  at  a  law  firm  anywhere 
in  the  country.  So  he  went  back  to  his  father's  practice  in 
Washington,  and  to  Howard  University  Law  School,  where 
he  took  a  job  as  the  vice  dean.  There  he  trained  a  generation 
of  lawyers  for  the  fight  against  discrimination. 

He  had  a  simple  philosophy:  I'm  going  to  train  the  best  and 
the  brightest  to  change  this  society.  He  liked  to  say  a  lawyer 
had  only  two  options:  To  be  a  social  engineer  or  a  parasite; 
there's  no  middle  ground.  And  indeed,  he  trained  engineers. 

Thurgood  Marshall  was  one  of  them.  He  argued  32  cases 
before  the  Supreme  Court,  an  all-white,  all-male  court  in 
the  1930s,  1940s,  1950s,  and  1960s.  He  won  29.  Robert 
Carter,  the  general  counsel  for  the  NAACP,  argued  22  cases 
before  the  Supreme  Court  and  won  21.  The  only  case  he 
lost  involved  an  African-American  charged  with  homicide. 
Carter  was  convinced  his  client  was  innocent,  but  the  client 
was  executed,  and  Carter  swore  to  never  again  handle  a 
criminal  case. 

Leading  up  to  Brown,  a  group  of  lawyers,  following 
Houston's  strategy,  filed  lawsuits  in  five  different  states. 
They  didn't  want  the  court  to  easily  evade  the  challenge  of 
facing  up  to  segregation.  So  they  filed  in  South  Carolina, 
but  they  also  filed  in  Topeka,  Kansas.  They  filed  in  Virginia, 
but  also  in  Wilmington,  Delaware,  and  in  the  District  of 
Columbia.  Their  goal  was  to  make  the  evidence  of  segrega- 
tion so  overwhelming  that  the  court  could  not  ignore  its  im- 
pact on  the  lives  of  black  children. 

I  am  one  who  would  not  be  here,  who  could  not  be  here, 
who  could  not  imagine  being  a  college  graduate,  a  law  school 
graduate,  or  a  law  professor  but  for  the  sacrifices  of  those 
great  lawyers.  I  stand  on  their  broad  shoulders.  My  own  par- 
ents did  not  finish  high  school — my  father  went  to  fourth 
grade,  my  mother  went  to  10th  grade.  My  grandparents  had 
no  formal  education.  They  all  grew  up  in  the  South  with  no 
right  to  vote,  no  right  to  dine  in  restaurants,  no  right  to  stay 
in  hotels.  They  lived  in  an  America  just  50  years  ago  that  is 
radically  different  from  the  America  I  live  in  today. 

That's  not  to  imply  that  segregation  was  a  southern  prob- 
lem. It  was  and  is  a  national  problem.  That  came  home  to  me 
when  my  wife  and  I  left  California  after  we  graduated  in 
1975  from  Stanford,  and  I  came  to  train  at  Harvard  Law 
School.  As  we  arrived  here,  I  was  driving  up  Interstate  93  and 


my  wife  was  telling  me  "follow  directions"  and  I  was  saying, 
"I  know  where  I'm  going."  I  knew  exactly  where  I  was  going: 
I  was  going  to  Cambridge.  Well,  I  got  lost.  I  called  the  land- 
lord and  told  him,  "I  know  I'm  near,  but  I  don't  know  how 
to  get  to  Cambridge."  He  said,  well,  describe  where  you  are. 
What  do  you  see?  I  said,  "Well,  I  see  Paddy's  Liquors,  I  see 
O'Reilly's  Restaurant,  I  see  .  .  ."  He  said,  "Get  back  in  the 
car!"  We  had  arrived  in  South  Boston.  Here  we  were  in 
1975,  21  years  after  Brown,  in  Boston,  once  the  stronghold  of 
abolitionists,  the  place  where  Crispus  Attucks  was  the  first  to 
take  a  bullet  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  a  city  in  the  North. 
But  now  it  was  a  city  wrenched  by  the  idea  of  integration, 
where  black  children  were  being  taunted  in  their  school 
buses,  were  being  denied  the  opportunity  to  get  the  quality 
education  promised  in  1954 — two  decades  before.  It  was 
clear  to  me  that  we  still  faced  the  problems  created  by  the 
decision  to  move  with  "all  deliberate  speed." 

Thurgood  Marshall  once  said  that  we  have  to  find  ways 
for  "all  of  our  children"  to  succeed.  As  a  Supreme  Court  jus- 
tice himself,  Marshall  dissented  in  the  Milliken  v.  Bradley 
case  in  1974,  a  ruling  that  denied  an  effort  to  balance  edu- 
cational opportunities  for  black  and  white  children  in 
Detroit  by  requiring  equal  funding  among  school  districts. 
He  said  then,  "We  deal  here  with  the  right  of  our  children, 
all  of  our  children,  whatever  their  race,  to  an  equal  start  in 
life  and  to  an  equal  opportunity  to  reach  their  full  potential 
as  citizens.  Those  children  who  have  been  denied  that  right 
in  the  past  deserve  better  than  to  see  fences  thrown  up  to 
deny  them  that  right  in  the  future.  Unless  our  children 
begin  to  learn  together,  there  is  little  hope  that  our  people 
will  ever  learn  to  live  together." 

Those  were  his  prophetic  words  in  1974.  And  as  we  look 
at  America  today,  as  we  look  at  Boston  or  Chicago  or  New 
York  or  Detroit  or  Los  Angeles  or  Houston  or  Philadelphia 
or  Washington,  D.C.,  we  see  more  segregation  in  our  pub- 
lic schools  in  the  year  2004  than  we  saw  in  1954.  The  chal- 
lenge before  us  is  to  fight  efforts  to  resegregate  America. 
That  means  rejecting  once  and  for  all  the  idea  of  desegrega- 
tion through  "all  deliberate  speed"  and  instead  embracing 
our  country's  creed,  that  we're  all  part  of  one  nation,  under 
God,  indivisible,  and  that  we  believe  in  liberty  and  justice 
for  all.  If  we  do  that,  we  will  achieve  the  great  goal  of  Brown: 
equal  and  quality  education  for  all  our  children. 

Professor  Charles'].  Ogletree,  Jr.,  is  the  Jesse  Clhnenko  Professor 
at  Harvard  Law  School  and  author  of  All  Deliberate  Speed: 
Reflections  on  the  First  Half  Century  of  Brown  v.  Board  of 
Education  (2004).  His  essay  was  adapted  from  a  talk  given  at  a 
Boston  College  forum  on  Brown  v.  Board  sponsored  by  the  Office 
of  the  President  at  the  Robsham  Theater  on  May  14,  2004.  The 
proceedings  can  be  viewed  in  full  at  Boston  College  Front  Row, 
www.bc.edu/frontrow.  The  book  is  available  at  a  discount  from 
the  BC  Bookstore  via  www.bc.edu/bcm. 


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Above:  kindergartners  at  the  Cage  School  in  Washington,  D.C.,  1952 — Wiley  is  in  the  second  row,  third  from 
left.  Inset:  Wiley,  left,  with  her  father,  Carlisle  E.  Pratt,  and  sister,  Sharon.  Photos  courtesy  Benaree  P.  Wiley. 

OUR  WORLD 


Like  most  people  who  grew  up  in  the  civil  rights  era,  it's  really  diffi- 
cult for  me  to  separate  my  personal  story  from  the  Brown  decision. 
I  grew  up  in  Washington,  D.C.,  which  during  that  time  was  a  segre- 
gated community.  Not  only  were  our  school  systems  segregated,  so 
were  our  hospitals,  our  restaurants,  our  movie  theaters.  There  were 
many  department  stores  that  we  couldn't  shop  in,  and  we  certainly 
couldn't  play  in  the  local  amusement  park. 

One  of  my  most  vivid  childhood  memories  is  of  May  17,  1954.  I 
had  just  turned  eight  years  old,  four  days  before.  I  was  home  with  the 
mumps,  a  childhood  disease  that  no  longer  exists.  My  dad  came 
home  with  a  cold  bottle  of  champagne.  He  poured  a  glass  for  my  sis- 
ter, who  was  10,  and  he  poured  one  for  me.  He  told  us  he  wanted  us 
to  raise  our  glasses,  that  he  wanted  to  toast  us — because  as  of  today, 
he  said,  the  world  was  ours,  and  we  could  be  anything  that  we  de- 
cided we  wanted  to  be.  And  then  he  sat  down  and  explained  to  us  the 
Supreme  Court  decision  that  had  been  rendered  earlier  in  the  day. 

My  sister  and  I  are  among  those  who  have  been  the  beneficiaries 
of  the  Brown  decision.  She — Sharon  Pratt — went  on  to  become 
mayor  of  Washington,  D.C.,  in  1991.  I  came  to  Boston  in  1970,  two 
years  after  the  assassination  of  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.,  as  part  of  the 
first  real  wave  of  African-American  students  to  attend  Harvard 
Business  School. 


Now,  50  years  later, 
I    find    myself  running 
an  organization  here  in 
Boston,  the  Partnership, 
rooted  in  the  racial  strife 
that   resulted   from   the 

Brown  decision.  Although  there  has  been  a  31  percent  growth  in  the 
number  of  African-Americans  living  and  working  in  Boston  through 
the  decade  of  the  1990s,  there  has  also  been  a  slight  decline  in 
African-Americans  holding  executive  and  managerial  positions.  We 
work  with  businesses  and  organizations  to  help  them  more 
effectively  advance  talent  from  within  communities  of  color  in  our 
city;  and  we  help  the  heirs  of  the  Brown  decision  to  develop  and  be- 
come leaders. 

I  still  have,  I  guess,  a  lot  of  my  dad's  hope  and  excitement  and 
optimism. 

Benaree  P.  Wiley 

Benaree  P.  Wiley  is  president  and  CEO  of  the  Partnership,  Inc.,  and  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Boston  College.  Her  observations  are 
drawn  from  remarks  she  delivered  at  the  May  14  forum  "Brown  v.  Board: 
1954-2004."  The  event  may  be  viewed  in  full  at  www.bc.edu/frontrow. 


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OVERVIEW 


A    TOUR    OF    THE     BRIGHTON    CAMPUS 

On  June  29,  2004,  the  word  "Brighton"  joined  "Lower,  Middle,  Upper"  and  "Newton"  as  an 
adjective  that  can  be  applied  to  a  segment  of  Boston  College's  properties  in  Newton  and 
Boston.  On  that  day,  Boston  College  completed  its  acquisition  of  43  acres  and  five  buildings 
from  the  Archdiocese  of  Boston  for  $99.4  million.  It  was  the  largest  single  land  acquisition  in 
University  history  after  the  52.7-acre  Lower  Campus,  which  BC  bought  when  it  was  a  sur- 
plus state  reservoir  in  1949  for  the  bargain  price  of  $10,000  (see  "Landed,"  page  39). 

While  ideas  for,  and  rumors  about,  Boston  College's  plans  for  its  new  campus  have  spiced 
University  and  neighborhood  conversations  for  months  (see  "Around  the  Water  Cooler," 
page  11),  BC  will  not  make  any  plans  for  use  of  the  new  campus  until  it  completes  a  major 
study  of  the  property  and  the  ways  it  which  it  can  be  integrated  with  the  Chestnut  Hill  Cam- 
pus. This  review  will  begin  shortly  and  could  take  a  year  to  complete.  Boston  College  will 
then  submit  a  use  plan  to  the  City  of  Boston,  with  occupancy  permits  conditional  on  the  city's 
approval.  In  the  interim,  the  buildings  may  be  used  periodically  for  special  meetings,  and  the 
fields  will  be  used  as  they  have  been  for  some  time,  by  joggers,  dog-walkers,  and  Boston  Col- 
lege  athletic  teams,   and  by  loud   and  vigorous   children  who  pour 

New  Brighton  property  (fore-  thrQugh  ^  fences  and  ontQ  the  grass  Qf  the  Brighton  Campus's  playing 

ground,  bright  green),  with  the  D  D  °  r  r       J        ° 

chestnut  Hiii  campus  beyond       fields  during  lunch  and  recess  at  the  neighboring  Edison  Middle  School. 
PHOTOGRAPHY     BY    GARY    WAYNE    GILBERT 


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Cardinal's  residence  and  surroundings 

Including  19,800  square  feet  on  three  floors,  with  some  40  rooms,  2121  Commonwealth 
Avenue  contains  offices,  meeting  rooms,  and  residential  and  guest  rooms.  It  was  built  by 
Cardinal  William  O'Connell  (Class  of  1881),  who  moved  into  this  Italian  Renaissance- 
style  structure  in  1927  and  is  buried  in  a  chapel  that  he  had  constructed  on  a  nearby  hill. 


9th 


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A  lawn  behind  the  former  residence  stretches  down  toward  St.  John's  Seminary. 


The  agreement  also  includes  purchase  of  the  13.5-acre 
seminary  property  (which  begins  at  the  road)  if  the 
facility  is  offered  for  sale  within  10  years. 


O'Connell's  tomb.  His  remains  are  to  be  moved  to  another  site. 


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: 


■ 


St.  Clement's  Hall  and 
surroundings 

Built  in  1940  to  house  a  junior  seminary,  St. 
Clement's  includes  some  185  rooms  on  four  floors, 
covering  94,000  square  feet.  Since  1991,  Boston 
College  has  leased  portions  of  the  building  for  of- 
fice space.  Nearly  four  acres  of  overgrown  mead- 
ows on  the  east  side  of  Foster  Street  are  included 
in  the  purchase. 


One  of  two  large  athletic  fields  on  the  north  edge  of  the  property 


An  abutting  home,  off  Foster  Street 


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A  two-level  parking  and  storage  facility  beside  the  road  to  St.  Clement's 


LANDED 

The  big  deals  that  made 
Boston  College  possible 

South  End  Campus 

On  August  17,  1857,  John  McEl- 
roy,  SJ,  purchased  a  65,100- 
square-foot  parcel  of  land  on 
Harrison  Avenue  between  Con- 
cord and  Newton  streets  in 
Boston's  South  End.  The  land 


belonged  to  the  city,  and  McEl- 
roy  paid  $32,550.  At  1.5  acres, 
the  property  was  just  large 
enough  to  house  McElroy's 
planned  two-building  college 
and  a  church,  and,  importantly, 
was  connected  to  Boston's 
neighborhoods  by  horse-drawn 
trolley.  Boston  College  opened 
for  business  six  years  later,  with 
22  students  and  three  faculty. 

Chestnut  Hill  Campus 

In  1907,  President  Thomas  Gas- 
son,  SJ,  announced  to  alumni 


A  view  toward  the  gymnasium 


that  Boston  College  was  leaving 
the  South  End  and  heading  to 
suburban  Chestnut  Hill,  where 
he  had  purchased  (for 
$187,500)  a  31-acre  farm  on  the 
heights  overlooking  twin  reser- 
voirs. The  Recitation  Building 
(later  named  Casson  Hall)  was 
completed  in  1913,  and  other 
buildings  followed.  By  1925, 
Boston  College's  student  body 
topped  1,000.  By  the  1940s,  BC 
had  founded  schools  of  busi- 
ness, law,  graduate  arts  and  sci- 
ences, and  nursing. 

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Lower  Campus 

In  1948,  the  Lawrence  Basin, 
the  upper  of  the  two  Boston 


reservoirs  below  the  campus, 
was  declared  inactive.  BC  paid 
$10,000  for  the  52.7  acres, 
with  the  cost  of  filling  in  the 
basin  estimated  at  $750,000. 
The  last  of  the  water  disap- 
peared in  1969,  much  of  it 
having  been  replaced  with  ma- 
terials excavated  to  make  way 
for  Route  128.  Alumni  $tadium 
was  in  place  by  1957,  and  over 
the  next  45  years,  BC  built  a 
village  to  house  undergraduate 
students,  with  the  latest  addi- 
tion— the  St.  Ignatius  Gate 
Residence  Hall — scheduled  to 
open  in  August  2004. 

Newton  Campus 

In  1974,  Boston  College  ac- 
quired the  40-acre,  i5-building 
campus  of  Newton  College  of 
the  Sacred  Heart,  a  highly  re- 
garded women's  institution 


that,  like  many  single-sex  col- 
leges, had  experienced  declines 
in  applications  and  revenues. 
BC  assumed  Newton  College's 
liabilities  of  approximately  $5 
million,  hired  Newton  College 
faculty,  and  undertook  respon- 
sibility for  supporting  alumnae 
activities.  The  Law  School, 
which  had  occupied  More  Hall, 
moved  to  Newton,  and  the 
Newton  College  residence  halls 
became  home  to  Boston  Col- 
lege freshmen. 


St.  William's  Hall 
and  surroundings 

Built  to  house  the  junior 
seminary  after  a  1936  fire 
destroyed  the  previous  build- 
ing on  the  site,  St.  William's 
contains  some  80  offices, 
meeting  rooms,  classrooms, 
dormitory  rooms,  and  a 
chapel,  occupying  40,650 
square  feet  on  four  floors. 
Most  recently,  the  building 
was  used  as  a  retreat  center 
and  a  training  site  for  lay 
ministers. 


The  15,600-square-foot  gym- 
nasium was  built  in  1937  for 
the  use  of  seminarians  and 
includes  a  basketball  court 
and  squash  courts. 


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"LITTLE  ROME":  A  HISTORY  OF  THE  BRIGHTON  CAMPUS 

In  1880,  five  years  after  the  Archdiocese  of  Boston  was  de- 
clared independent  from  the  New  York  Province,  Archbish- 
op John  J.  Williams  (1822-1907)  bought  the  26-acre 
Stanwood  estate  in  Brighton  for  $18,500.  There,  upon  its 
rolling  orchards  and  meadows,  he  built  St.  John's  Seminary. 
Sulpician  priests  from  France  and  Maryland,  dedicated  to 
clerical  formation,  were  brought  in  to  teach  the  school's  first 
class  of  32  aspirants,  who  entered  seminary  on  September 
22,  1884.  A  year  later  the  archdiocese  purchased  an  adjoin- 
ing 1 8-acre  estate  for  the  construction  of  a  junior  seminary 
that  would  enroll  high  school-age  students.  Williams's  suc- 
cessor, Cardinal  William  H.  O'Connell  (1857-1944),  had 
grander  ambitions  for  the  Brighton  campus.  The  BC  gradu- 
ate (1881)  dreamed  of  turning  the  pastoral  landscape  into  a 


"Little  Rome,"  where  on  "every  hilltop  now  for  miles 
around  gleams  the  sacred  sign  of  our  redemption."  In  1909, 
O'Connell  began  purchasing  land  adjacent  to  St.  John's 
Seminary  and  encouraged  other  Catholic  institutions  to 
build  nearby:  Boston  College,  St.  Elizabeth's  Hospital,  St. 
Gabriel's  Monastery,  and  the  Religious  of  the  Cenacle.  By 
the  mid-1920s,  with  the  aid  of  a  bequest  from  a  vaudeville 
magnate,  O'Connell  was  able  to  relocate  himself  and  the 
archdiocese  to  the  residence  and  chancery  building.  On  a 
hill  behind  the  residence  he  constructed  a  "shrine  of  the  Im- 
maculate Conception,  which  he  has  destined  to  be  his  mau- 
soleum," according  to  an  official  history  of  the  Archdiocese 
published  in  February  1944.  O'Connell  was  interred  in  the 
shrine  shortly  afterward,  on  April  28,  1944. 

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As  with  Catholicism  now,  other  churches  and  faith  communities  have  faced  times 
that  severely  challenged  institutions,  leaders,  and  believers.  Boston  College  Magazine 
recently  asked  three  individuals  who  have  been  active  in  responding  to  the  current 
crisis  in  the  Church  to  write  about  a  person  of  another  faith  whose  engagement  with 
a  critical  religious  crisis  offers  a  useful  model  of  response  for  Catholics  today. 


searcher: 


Abraham  Joshua  Heschel 


BY  PADRAIC  O'HARE 


During  the  last  two  years,  a  time  of  crisis  for  the  Catholic 
Church,  a  book  research  project  has  engaged  my  energies. 
The  manuscript — on  interreligious  relations — derives  its 
title  from  words  of  the  late  Rabbi  Abraham  Joshua  Heschel. 
It  is  called  Searching  in  the  Wilderness.  ("What  then  is  the 
purpose  of  interreligious  cooperation?"  asked  Heschel.  It  is 
"to  search  in  the  wilderness  for  the  wellsprings  of  devo- 
tion.") Heschel's  thought  features  prominently  in  my  work, 
and  he  is  for  me  a  great  guide  in  the  current  wilderness. 

To  the  extent  that  I  need  consolation,  it  is  for  a  heart  sick 
over  Catholicism's  spiritual  and  theological  richness  being 
eclipsed — and  its  efficacy  questioned — by  identification 
with  the  malfeasant  and  triumphal  actions  of  Church  offi- 
cials. What  is  breathtaking  about  the  crisis,  beyond  even  the 
sexual  predation  of  children  and  teenagers  by  priests,  is  that 
virtually  no  bishop  honored  himself  by  acting  with  justice 
and  compassion. 

My  consolation  rests  in  the  distinction  that  many  before 
me  have  drawn  between  religion  and  spirituality.  This  dif- 
ferentiation, between  religious  community  and  a  personal 


spiritual  path,  was  a  rich  and  generative  theme  in  the  life 
and  work  of  Rabbi  Heschel. 

Abraham  Joshua  Heschel  was  born  in  Poland  in  1907, 
scion  of  a  line  of  great  Hasidic  rabbis.  He  studied  Jewish 
wisdom  in  Vilna  and  secular  thought  in  Berlin.  For  a  time 
he  succeeded  the  philosopher  Martin  Buber  as  the  leader  of 
Jewish  education  in  Frankfurt.  With  the  advent  of  Nazism, 
he  made  his  way  to  England  in  1939,  and  in  1940  he  came 
to  the  United  States.  Most  of  his  remaining  years,  until 
his  death  in  1972,  were  spent  teaching  at  the  Jewish 
Theological  Seminary  in  Newr  York  City. 

During  those  years,  Heschel's  became  the  principle  voice 
calling  Jews,  and  an  ever-widening  circle  of  Christians,  to  a 
joyful,  loving,  and  morally  challenging  spirituality,  one 
founded  on  an  awe-filled  response  to  what  he  called  the 
"Divine  pathos,"  the  Holy  One's  incalculable  love  for  all 
creation.  His  philosophical  writings  defended  human  digni- 
ty and  freedom  in  the  face  of  contemporary  materialism. 
And  his  professions  of  moral  responsibility,  most  famously 
in  his  epic  two-volume  study,  The  Prophets  (1936),  but  also 
in  his  many  public  speeches  and  protests,  were  a  profound 
call  to  tikkun  ola?n,  to  "heal  the  world."  He  himself  an- 
swered by  becoming  a  leader  in  the  civil  rights  and  anti- 
Vietnam  War  movements  of  the  1960s  and  1970s.  Heschel's 
was  a  uniquely  effective  voice  calling  for  reverence  among 
people  in  differing  religious  community,  insisting  that  "God 
is  either  the  Father  of  all  men  or  of  no  men." 


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Heschel:  "God  is  either  the  Father  of  all  men  or  of  no  men." 

HESCHEL  DISTINGUISHED  between  religion  and  spir- 
ituality by  referring  to  theology  and  what  he  called  "depth 
theology."  "The  theme  of  theology,"  he  wrote,  "is  the  con- 
tent of  believing.  The  theme  of  depth  theology  is  the  act  of 
believing."  He  elaborated:  "Theology  is  like  sculpture;  depth 
theology  like  music.  Theology  is  in  books;  depth  theology  is 
in  hearts.  The  former  is  doctrine,  the  latter  is  events." 

The  distinctions  are  useful,  but  imperfect.  For  it  is  from 
the  music  of  Heschel's  heart  that  we  receive  such  bracing 
and  timely  words  as  these:  "Religion  is  for  God's  sake.  The 
human  side  of  religion,  its  creeds,  rituals,  and  instructions, 
is  a  way  rather  than  a  goal."  And  the  goal,  according  to 
Heschel,  quoting  the  prophet  Micha,  is  "to  do  justice,  to 
love  mercy,  and  to  walk  humbly  with  God." 

"Religion  for  religion's  sake,"  when  the  human  side  be- 
comes the  object,  "is  idolatry,"  said  Heschel.  Real  spiritual 
practice  means  searching  in  the  wilderness.  And  Rabbi 
Heschel  insisted  that  we  are  required  to  search  together, 
rooted  in  our  communities  of  primary  religious  affiliation, 


but  sustaining  one  another  with  "the  courage  to  believe  that 
the  word  of  God  endures  forever  as  well  as  here  and  now;  to 
cooperate  in  trying  to  bring  about  a  resurrection  of  sensitiv- 
ity, a  revival  of  conscience;  to  keep  alive  the  divine  spark  in 
our  souls;  to  nurture  openness  to  the  spirit  of  the  Psalms, 
reverence  for  the  words  of  the  Prophets,  and  faidifulness  to 
the  will  of  God." 

THIS  WILDERNESS  into  which  we  Catholics  have  been 
brought  by  our  leaders  is  removed  from  the  conciliar  reform 
and  renewal  of  the  Church  and  from  the  vision  of  Pope  John 
XXIII.  We  have  been  led  away  from  an  ecclesiology  that 
speaks  of  the  people  of  God  and  back  to  autocracy;  away 
from  an  inclusive  vision  of  revelation  inspired  by  the  yearn- 
ings of  our  own  times  (what  the  Second  Vatican  Council 
called  the  "signs  of  the  times")  and  toward  a  kind  of  funda- 
mentalism, in  a  Church  that  has  no  place  for  certain  others: 
for  the  divorced;  for  those  who  in  conscience  do  not  share 
confidence  in  official  teaching  on  sexual  and  reproductive 
ethics;  for  women  who  seek  roles  of  leadership  in  service; 
for  persons  who  are  gay  and  lesbian. 

This  wilderness  in  which  we  now  dwell,  fairness  and  ac- 
curacy requires  it  be  said,  we  have  entered  in  part  by  our 
own  complicity.  As  the  author  James  Carroll  (Constantines 
Sword:  The  Church  and  the  Jews,  A  History)  and  others  have 
pointed  out,  whenever  we  the  people  have  remained  silent 
and  pliant,  we  have  built  up  this  sculpture,  this  idol.  Further, 
the  Catholic  Church,  even  in  crisis,  is  by  no  means  all 
wilderness.  Many  Catholics  of  courage  and  priests  of  in- 
tegrity simply  function  as  if  listening  to  different  music, 
with  joy  and  reverence,  with  gratitude  and  compassion, 
praising  the  Holy  One  and  serving  their  neighbor. 

We  Catholics  will  escape  this  wilderness  by  refusing  to 
live  as  if  the  "boring  administration"  of  the  Church,  as  Karl 
Rahner,  SJ,  put  it  30  years  ago,  were  the  whole  of 
Catholicism.  We  will  escape  by  becoming  ever  more  filled 
with  prayer  that  deepens  our  hunger  for  justice  and  com- 
passion and  also  enables  us  to  be  in  conflict  but  remain  in 
charity.  Above  all,  we  will  escape  by  becoming  accustomed 
to  asking  of  each  new  ecclesiastical  assertion,  as  the  writer 
Andrew  Sullivan  has  suggested,  "Is  it  True?" 

But  for  as  long  as  we  remain  in  terrain  that  is  chiefly 
wilderness,  we  can  hear  few  words  more  consoling  than 
those  of  Rabbi  Heschel:  "God  is  greater  than  religion  .  .  . 
faith  is  greater  than  doctrine." 

Padraic  CHare  is  a  professor  of  religious  studies  and  the  director 
of  the  Center  for  the  Study  of  Jewish-Christian  Relations  at 
Merrimack  College  in  North  Andover,  Massachusetts.  To  learn 
more  of  Heschel  s  views,  he  recommends  God  in  Search  of  Man: 
A  Philosophy  of  Judaism  (1955),  The  Insecurity  of  Freedom: 
Essays  on  Human  Existence  (1966),  and  Moral  Grandeur 
and  Spiritual  Audacity:  Essays  (Susannah  Heschel,  ed.,  1996). 


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HEARTS  AND  MINDS! 

Jonathan  Edwards 


BY  FR.  ROBERT  P.  IMBELLI 


Jonathan  Edwards,  acclaimed  by  many  today  as  America's 
greatest  theologian,  entered  what  would  become  Yale  College 
in  1716,  at  the  age  of  13,  a  Puritan,  his  heritage  animated  by 
religious  fervor  and  domestic 
intimacy,  frontier  hardship 
and  intellectual  ferment,  the 
discernment  of  spirits  and  the 
acute  awareness  of  mortality. 
At  Yale,  Edwards  immersed 
himself  in  the  writings  of 
such  enlightened  pioneers  of 
the  new  scientific  and  philo- 
sophical age  as  Isaac  Newton 
and  John  Locke.  It  would  be- 
come Edwards's  lifelong  ad- 
venture to  forge  a  synthesis 
between  the  new  natural  phi- 
losophy and  biblical  revela- 
tion as  mediated  by  his 
Calvinist  tradition.  His  abid- 
ing achievement  was  to  reject 
neither,  but  to  see  that  each, 
in  different  ways,  conveys  in- 
timations of  God's  sovereign 
presence.  In  the  words  of  bi- 
ographer George  Marsden, 
Edwards  became  "simultane- 
ously a  strict  conservative  and 
an  innovator." 

For  some  intellectuals  at 
the  time,  Enlightenment 
thought  spelled  an  absent 
deity,  one  who  had  set  the 
universe  in  motion  and  left  it 
to  its  own  devices.  But 
Edwards  claimed  that  the 
Triune  God  of  Christian 
tradition  freely  creates  and  Edwards:  True  religion  entails  "fervent 
continuously    sustains     his 

handiwork,  that  the  universe  shines  forth  as  an  "explosion  of 
God's  Glory,"  enrapturing  anyone  with  eyes  to  see.  More 
than  a  century  later,  a  like  perception  inspired  the  Jesuit  priest 
and  poet  Gerard  Manley  Hopkins  to  exclaim:  "The  world  is 
charged  with  the  grandeur  of  God!" 

Learning  to  perceive  God's  glory  ever  more  clearly,  said 
Edwards,  was  each  believer's  calling;  the  minister's  pastoral 


responsibility  was  to  promote  this  gracious  perception. 
Such  seeing  concerned  neither  the  mind  alone  nor  only  the 
heart,  but  both.  Edwards  would  not  settle  for  the 
"either/or"  of  a  stolid  rationalism  or  an  effervescent 
pietism.  His  spiritual  integrity  required,  in  Cardinal  John 
Henry  Newman's  terms,  "notional  apprehension"  and  "real 
apprehension,"  both  cognitive  understanding  and  personal 
appropriation.  Edwards's  pastoral  labors  to  foster  real  ap- 
prehension sparked  that  spiritual  explosion  with  which  he  is 
forever  associated:  the  Great  Awakening. 

In  his  most  famous  work, 
A  Treatise  Concerning 
Religious  Affections  (1746), 
Edwards  defends  the  validi- 
ty of  the  revival  he  launched 
to  its  rationalist  detractors. 
True  religion,  he  says,  en- 
tails "fervent  exercises  of 
the  heart."  The  Scriptures 
"do  everywhere  place  reli- 
gion very  much  in  the  affec- 
tions," and  in  particular,  in 
the  experiences  of  love  and 
joy.  Tellingly,  Edwards  pref- 
aced his  treatise  with  a  quo- 
tation from  the  First  Letter 
of  Peter:  "Though  you  have 
not  seen  Christ,  you  love 
him;  and  even  though  you 
do  not  see  him  now,  you  be- 
lieve in  him  and  rejoice  with 
an  indescribable  and  glori- 
ous joy"  (1  Pet  1:8). 

Here  is  the  heart  of 
Edwards's  vision.  The  beau- 
ty of  God  shines  out  from 
Jesus  Christ.  God's  glory  is 
most  manifest  in  Christ's 
redemptive  and  restorative 
love.  From  this  Christie 
center,  the  whole  creation 
receives  orientation  and 
purpose.  The  universe 
shows  itself  to  be  not  a 
chance  congeries  of  atoms 
in  motion  but  a  theater  for 
the  emergence  of  spiritual  persons  in  life-enriching  relation 
with  one  another. 

In  the  accents  of  his  time,  Edwards  echoes  the  founding 
narratives  of  Genesis  and  John:  "In  the  beginning  was  the 
Word.  .  .  .  and  the  Word  became  flesh  and  dwelt  among  us 
and  we  have  seen  his  glory."  And  it  is  the  perennial  pastoral- 
theological  task  to  re-echo  this  same  Good  News  ever  and 


exercises  of  the  heart." 


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again,  in  a  way  both  faithfully  conservative  and  creatively 
innovative.  For  the  pastoral  mission  is,  in  every  generation, 
to  wed  hearts  and  minds  to  Jesus  Christ,  "in  a  pure  disin- 
terested love  to  Christ  and  desire  of  his  glory." 

I  remembered  Edwards  as  I  read  the  homily  that  Sean 
O'Malley,  OFM  Cap,  preached  at  his  installation  as  arch- 
bishop of  Boston.  Amid  phrases  poignant  and  repentant, 
joyful  and  trusting,  appeared  this  striking  affirmation: 
"Despite  the  sins  and  the  failing  of  priests  and  bishops  and 
the  crimes  of  Catholics  over  2,000  years,  Christ  is  with  his 
Church.  Christ  is  the  bridegroom,  not  the  widower."  When 
the  last  clergy  abuse  lawsuit  is  finally  settled  and  preventive 
policies  are  firmly  in  place,  when  needed  structural  changes 


in  parish  and  diocesan  pastoral  bodies  are  implemented  and 
real  consultation  among  laity,  clergy,  and  bishops  becomes 
a  matter  of  course,  the  Catholic  Church  will  only  have  ar- 
rived at  the  threshold  of  awakening  and  renewal.  As 
Jonathan  Edwards  knew  and  taught,  when  the  Bridegroom 
asks  the  decisive  question,  "Do  you  love  me?"  the  answer 
cannot  be  mouthed  by  a  surrogate.  At  the  moment  of  crisis 
and  choice,  we  each  stand  personally  accountable. 

Fr.  Robert  P.  Imbelli  is  an  associate  professor  of  theology  at 
Boston  College.  For  more  on  Edwards,  he  recommends  George  M. 
Marsden  s  Jonathan  Edwards:  A  Life  (2003)  and  A  Jonathan 
Edwards  Reader  (John  E.  Smith,  et  al.,  ed.,  1995). 


FIRST  things: 

Ida  Wells-Barnett 

BY  MARY  JO  BANE 


Ida  B.  Wells-Barnett — daughter  of  slaves,  anti-lynching 
activist,  suffragist,  integrationist — was  extremely  clear  about 
what  was  essential  and  what  could  be  compromised  or 
delayed. 

A  chapter  in  her  autobiography  describes  her  work  with 
suffragist  Susan  B.  Anthony.  On  most  issues  the  two  women 
agreed  about  both  goals  and  tactics.  But  at  one  point, 
Anthony  explained  to  Wells-Barnett  why  she  had  not  invited 
Frederick  Douglass  to  address  the  Equal  Suffrage 
Association  in  Atlanta,  and  why  she  did  not  support  the  foun- 
dation of  a  colored  branch  of  the  association:  that  she  "did 
not  want  anything  to  get  in  the  way  of  bringing  southern 
white  women  into  our  suffrage  association."  Anthony  asked 
Wells-Barnett  if  she  was  wrong.  "I  answered  uncompromis- 
ingly yes,  for  I  felt  that  although  she  may  have  made  gains  for 
suffrage,  she  had  also  confirmed  white  women  in  their  atti- 
tude of  segregation,"  wrote  Wells-Barnett.  Though  Wells- 
Barnett  continued  to  value  her  relationship  with  Anthony, 
she  remained  firm  that  the  fight  against  racism — and  lynch- 
ing and  segregation  foremost — could  not  be  compromised. 

Reflecting  on  Wells-Barnett's  life,  on  the  controversies 
that  seemed  to  stir  around  her,  on  the  exclusion  and  failure 
she  met  often  with  her  tireless  courage,  has  helped  me  to 
put  into  perspective  the  challenges  that  Catholics — particu- 
larly Catholic  women — confront  in  our  times.  Like  Wells- 
Barnett,  we  face  myriad  injustices  in  our  Church,  our 
country,  and  the  world.  Like  Wells-Barnett,  we  need  to  dis- 


Joumalist  Ida  Wells-Barnett  in  1893 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  45 


cern  which  challenges  are  most  important  and  which  must 
wait,  knowing  that  the  work  we  begin  will  not  likely  be  fin- 
ished in  our  lifetime. 

Ida  B.  Wells  was  born  in  Mississippi  in  1862,  of  slave  par- 
ents who  ensured  that  she  was  well  educated  for  the  times 
and  that  she  developed  a  firm  faith  anchored  in  the 
Methodist  Church.  At  age  16,  she  lost  her  parents  to  yellow 
fever  and  took  responsibility  for  her  five  younger  siblings, 
supporting  the  family  by  teaching  at  a  school  six  miles  from 
home.  She  moved  to  Tennessee  and  continued  teaching,  in 
Memphis  and  nearby,  until  she  was  fired  for  bringing  anti- 
segregation  litigation  against  the  local  railroad  (more  than  a 
decade  before  Plessy  v.  Ferguson  reached  the  U.S.  Supreme 
Court).  In  1889,  she  became  a  full-time  journalist  and  edi- 
tor of  the  Memphis  Free  Speech  and  Headlight,  then  the  city's 
leading  African-American  newspaper. 

The  brutal  1892  lynching  of  three  respected  members  of 
Memphis's  African-American  community,  acquaintances  of 
Wells,  shaped  her  life.  She  became  a  relentless  anti-lynching 
crusader,  first  in  print  and  then  through  public  speaking,  in 
this  country  and  in  the  drawing  rooms  and  lecture  halls  of 
Great  Britain.  She  took  risks:  Against  the  argument  that 
lynching  was  an  understandable  response  to  the  rape  of 


belonging  at  various  times  to  Methodist,  Presbyterian,  and 
community  congregations.  The  churches  to  which  she  be- 
longed were  segregated;  this  bothered  her  greatly,  and  she 
sometimes  protested.  But  the  failures  of  churches  neither  di- 
verted her  energies  nor  weakened  her  commitment  to  God 
or  to  Christian  discipleship  in  the  world.  Catholics,  especial- 
ly Catholic  women,  might  heed  that  example. 

Second,  Wells-Barnett  worked  for  the  long  term.  She 
lived  through  slavery,  Reconstruction,  and  the  Jim  Crow 
era.  She  died  before  lynching  had  been  abolished,  or  in- 
tegration begun,  or  equal  participation  by  African- 
Americans  in  the  economy  and  governance  of  our  country 
could  be  achieved.  Despite  personal  disappointments  and 
setbacks  to  the  cause  of  equal  respect  for  all  men  and 
women,  she  did  not  lose  faith  in  the  worth  of  the  goal  or 
in  its  possibility. 

I  have  been  angered,  as  have  many,  by  the  clergy  abuse 
scandal,  by  the  institutional  Church's  continuing  insensitiv- 
ity  to  women,  by  the  hierarchy's  obsession  with  liturgical 
rubrics  and  its  preoccupation  with  imposing  its  own  norms 
of  sexuality,  marriage,  and  reproduction  on  a  pluralistic 
democracy.  Sometimes  my  anger  at  the  Church  distracts  me 
from  what  I  know  is  my  own  call  to  mission,  God's  invita- 


LIKE  WELLS-BARNETT,  WE  NEED  TO  DISCERN  WHICH  CHALLENGES  ARE  MOST  IMPOR- 
TANT AND  WHICH  MUST  WAIT,  KNOWING  THAT  THE  WORK  WE  BEGIN  WILL  NOT  LIKELY 
BE  FINISHED  IN  OUR  LIFETIME. 


white  women  by  black  men,  she  documented  that  rape  was 
often  not  the  issue  at  all,  and  that  white  women  were  not 
immune  to  sexual  attraction  to  black  men. 

At  age  33,  Wells  married  activist  lawyer  Ferdinand 
Barnett.  They  had  four  children,  and  Wells-Barnett  (as  she 
became  known)  balanced  caring  for  the  family  with  contin- 
ued activism  and  a  job,  working  as  a  probation  officer  in 
Chicago.  She  devoted  considerable  time  to  a  variety  of 
Negro  organizations.  She  founded  the  Ida  B.  Wells  Club  for 
Negro  women  and  the  more  activist  Negro  Fellowship 
League  in  Chicago;  she  helped  found  the  NAACP,  though 
her  relationship  with  that  organization  as  it  developed  was 
often  stormy.  During  the  last  decade  of  her  life — she  died  in 
1931 — she  found  herself  pushed  to  the  sidelines  by  the 
emerging  Negro  leadership,  having  alienated  many  people 
with  her  confrontational  style  and  her  difficult  personality. 

TWO  TRAITS  make  Ida  Wells-Barnett  a  hero  to  me.  First, 
her  deep  faith  motivated  her  total  dedication  to  what  she  had 
discerned  as  her  unique  mission.  She  was  active  in  church  ac- 
tivities throughout  her  life  and  was  a  regular  teacher  of 
Sunday  school  classes.  She  was  flexible  about  denomination, 


tion  to  work  for  peace  and  justice  on  this  earth.  I  know  that 
reform  of  the  Church  is  important.  A  vibrant,  inclusive, 
evangelizing  Church  serves  God's  kingdom  and  is  worth  the 
investment  of  time  and  passion.  But  at  times,  we  as  disciples 
must  choose:  We  can  work  for  the  ordination  of  women,  or 
agitate  against  war,  or  work  for  the  alleviation  of  poverty  af- 
flicting a  billion  people. 

In  the  long  run,  we  know  that  the  Spirit  is  with  the 
Church  and  with  the  world.  In  the  short  term,  the  path  is 
not  always  clear.  Faithful  disciples  may  take  heart  from  and 
choose  to  follow  the  example  of  Ida  B.  Wells-Barnett:  to  be 
about  the  mission,  to  tolerate  or  work  around  the  failings  of 
the  Church,  to  risk  disapproval  and  exclusion,  and  to  keep 
our  eyes  on  the  long  term. 

Mary  Jo  Bane  is  a  professor  of  public  policy  and  vianagement  at 
Harvard  University  s  Kennedy  School  of  Government.  Forvwreon 
the  life  ofWells-Bamett,  she  recommends  Linda  0.  McMuny'sTb 
Keep  the  Waters  Troubled:  The  Life  of  Ida  B.  Wells  (1998); 
Crusade  for  Justice:  The  Autobiography  of  Ida  B.  Wells  {edit- 
ed by  Alfi-eda  M.  Duster,  1970);  and  Patiicia  A.  Schechters  Ida  B. 
Wells-Barnett  and  American  Reform  1880-1930  (2001). 


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Old-time  religion 

LATINO  TRADITIONS  CAN  SAVE  THE  CHURCH  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 


ROBERTO  GOIZUETA 


The  Catholic  Church  today  is  a  predominantly  Third 
World  church,  even  within  the  United  States.  Indeed,  by 
the  end  of  the  decade,  a  majority  of  Catholics  in  this  coun- 
try will  be  Spanish  speaking.  As  U.  S.  Catholics  go  through 
a  period  now  of  disillusionment  with  their  church  over  re- 
cent clerical  scandals,  they  may  draw  hope  from  communi- 
ties within  the  larger  Catholic  world  that  remain  vital, 
growing,  and  energetic. 

Almost  half  of  the  world's  Catholics  today  live  in  Latin 
America.  In  fact,  counting  the  U.  S.  Latino  community,  fully 
50  percent  of  the  world's  Catholics  are  Latino.  Overall, 
about  two-thirds  of  Latinos  are  Catholic.  Of  course,  within 
the  United  States  the  term  "Latino"  is  artificial;  there  are 
Cuban-Americans,  Mexican-Americans,  Puerto  Ricans, 
Hondurans,  and  so  on.  Nevertheless  they  all  share  charac- 
teristics beyond  their  common  language — traits  with  the 
potential  to  influence  U.S.  Catholicism's  future.  The  two 
most  significant  of  these  are  the  broad  experience  of  mesti- 
zaje  or  mulataje,  racial  and  cultural  mixing;  and  a  tradition  of 
popular  Catholicism — a  spirituality  celebrated  with  a 
panoply  of  religious  rituals  that  lie  close  to  the  heart  of 
Latino  culture. 

To  understand  popular  Catholicism  one  must  first  un- 
derstand how  the  history  of  the  Catholic  faith  in  Latin 
America  is  distinct  from  its  history  in  the  United  States.  To 
begin  with,  the  religion  that  came  to  Latin  America  with 
Christopher  Columbus  500  years  ago  was  not  Roman 
Catholicism;  prior  to  the  Protestant  Reformation,  it  was 
simply  Christianity.  The  worldview  was  distinctly  medieval: 
To  be  a  Christian  was  not  only  to  hold  certain  beliefs,  but 
also  to  have  one's  identity  defined  by  certain  practices — by 
devotions,  by  processions,  by  pilgrimages.  Faith  absorbed 
the  body  and  the  mind. 

With  the  Protestant  Reformation  in  the  16th  century, 
and  particularly  with  the  Council  of  Trent  in  1545-63,  con- 
fession, or  creed,  increasingly  carried  the  weight  of  religious 
identity.  The  Catholicism  that  arrived  with  the  English  in 


Maryland  in  1634  was  post-Reformation,  affected  by  the 
threat  of  Protestantism  and  by  the  need  to  define  itself  in  re- 
lation to  the  reformers. 

The  Reformation  never  had  the  same  influence  in  Spain 
that  it  had  in  northern  Europe.  Nor  would  its  impact  be 
felt  in  Latin  America  for  generations,  until  at  least  the  19th 
century. 

IN  LATIN  AMERICA,  and  among  U.S.  Latinos, 
Catholicism  is  grounded  from  early  childhood  in  ritual  and 
custom  and  stories  retold.  Religious  identity  is  not  necessar- 
ily limited  to  creed.  Indeed,  many  Latinos  are  what  is  called 
pluri-confessional.  They  participate  in  more  than  one 
church  and  even  in  more  than  one  religion,  simultaneous- 
ly— behavior  incomprehensible  to  most  North  Americans. 
They  may  attend  a  Catholic  Mass  on  Sunday  and  a  Baptist 
Bible  study  or  perhaps  even  an  African  ritual  on  Wednesday. 
They  often  cross  and  recross  confessional  boundaries  to  a 
degree  that  confounds  social  scientists  and  undermines  the 
surveys  that  portend  massive  Latino  conversions  to 
Protestantism  and  Evangelicalism. 

What's  more,  Latino  popular  Catholicism  is  home- 
grown, reflecting  the  cultural  and  religious  variety  of  Latin 
America — Catholic,  Evangelical,  Yoruba,  Aztec,  indigenous. 
The  famous  devotion  to  Our  Lady  of  Guadalupe  is  an  ex- 
ample. The  lady  made  her  presence  known  on  Mount 
Tepeyac,  the  mountain  associated  with  the  mother  goddess 
of  the  Nahuas,  the  Aztec  group  to  which  the  witness  Juan 
Diego  belonged.  She  embodies  both  Christian  and  Aztec 
symbols. 

For  the  most  part,  Latino  rituals  are  preserved  and  led  by 
the  laity,  especially  lay  women.  The  center  of  religious  life 
is  the  home,  where  one  often  finds  private  shrines,  or  "home 
altars."  In  effect,  Latino  Catholicism  embodies  the  ongoing 
influence  of  a  "domestic  church."  Often  a  grandmother  be- 
comes the  religious  leader  of  the  home  and  of  the  commu- 
nity. There  is  a  practical  reason  for  this:  Latin  Americans 


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have  for  generations  suffered  a  shortage  of  native  priests. 
Even  today,  on  a  continent  that  is  two-thirds  Catholic,  the 
majority  of  Latin  American  priests  are  foreign  born. 

Latino  popular  Catholicism  is  not  an  alternative  to  the 
institutional  Church  or  the  sacramental  life.  Indeed,  its 
practices  and  symbolism  depend  on  the  formal  faith. 
Nonetheless,  Latino  Catholicism  poses  a  major  challenge  to 
the  U.  S.  Catholic  Church  in  how  to  value  and  how  to  inte- 
grate popular  lay  practices  into  the  life  of  the  parish  and  the 
sacramental  Church. 

Among  U.S.  Catholics,  there  is  ingrained  resistance. 
Rituals  like  the  Good  Friday  procession,  where  the  commu- 
nity reenacts  Jesus'  Passion  and  accompanies  him  to 
Calvary,  look  an  awful  lot  like  the  Italian,  German,  and 


a  Spanish  Mass  or  reaching  out  in  some  other  way  to 
Latinos,  he  seemed  befuddled.  He  truly  believed  there  was 
no  Latino  presence  within  the  parish  boundaries,  until  I 
brought  the  census  statistics  to  him  and  said,  "Look,  they're 
here.  They're  just  not  coming  to  church,  and  they're  not 
registered  in  the  parish" — the  idea  of  registering  in  a  parish 
is  new  to  most  Latinos. 

THERE'S  A  SENSE  among  Latinos  that  the  Masses  and 
liturgies  in  most  U.S.  parishes  are  cold,  internalized  affairs. 
(It's  why  many  start  attending  Pentecostal  and  Evangelical 
churches.)  Among  the  contributions  that  Latino  Catholics 
can  make  to  the  U.S.  Church  of  the  21st  century  is  to  re- 
store and  keep  alive  the  role  of  religious  practices,  of  phys- 


THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  CATHOLIC  CHURCH  IN  LATIN  AMERICA  IS  DISTINCT  FROM  ITS 
HISTORY  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES.  TO  BEGIN  WITH,  THE  RELIGION  THAT  CAME  TO 
LATIN  AMERICA  WITH  CHRISTOPHER  COLUMBUS  WAS  NOT  ROMAN  CATHOLICISM; 
PRIOR  TO  THE  PROTESTANT  REFORMATION,  IT  WAS  SIMPLY  CHRISTIANITY. 


Polish  celebrations  of  Catholicism  that  immigrant  grand- 
parents and  great-grandparents  of  today's  Catholics  prac- 
ticed publicly  and  at  home.  Their  popular  religion  was 
derided  in  the  predominantly  Protestant  culture,  which  in- 
terpreted such  devotions  as  reflecting  an  immature  or  infan- 
tile faith.  To  assimilate,  European  Catholics  had  to  let  go  of 
those  customs. 

WHEN  GERMAN  Catholics  came  to  this  country,  they 
brought  their  priests  with  them  and  set  up  German 
Catholic  parishes.  They  had  a  place  they  could  go  to  pray 
in  their  language,  to  participate  in  their  religious  practices, 
to  teach  their  children  their  cultural  heritage;  and  a  base 
from  which  they  could  move  out  into  society  fortified  by 
the  bonds  of  community.  Because  of  the  priest  shortage  in 
Latin  America,  that  is  not  the  case  with  Latino  Catholics. 
For  the  most  part,  Latino  Catholics  come  into  this  country 
and  into  existing  parishes  to  fend  for  themselves. 
Nourished  by  traditions  rooted  in  the  home,  many  Latinos 
become  invisible  to  an  institutional  Church  rooted  in  the 
parish  structure. 

About  10  years  ago,  I  lived  in  Chicago  in  a  neighborhood 
that  was  roughly  40  percent  Latino.  The  pastor  of  the  local 
parish  was  an  Irish  priest,  a  wonderful  man,  a  deeply  spiri- 
tual man,  but  completely  unaware  that  he  was  surrounded 
by  hundreds  of  Latino  Catholics  to  whom  he  was  offering 
little.  When  I  asked  him  if  he  would  think  about  providing 


ical  expressions  of  faith,  as  a  way  of  conforming  to  Jesus 
Christ.  We  don't  become  Catholic  simply  through  the 
head,  any  more  than  we  can  hope  to  pass  the  faith  on  to  the 
next  generation  individually  and  intellectually.  It's  impor- 
tant that  we  eat  together,  that  we  pray  together,  that  we 
walk  publicly  together.  And  if  the  physical  dimensions  of 
popular  religion  are  important,  so,  too,  is  the  communal  di- 
mension. Whether  it's  the  family,  the  neighborhood,  the 
Church,  or  the  communion  of  saints,  community  defines 
us,  makes  us  who  we  are.  We're  not  just  isolated,  au- 
tonomous individuals. 

In  1999,  Pope  John  Paul  II  issued  an  apostolic  exhorta- 
tion entitled  Ecclesia  in  America  {Church  in  America).  In  it,  he 
maintained  that  Catholics  ought  to  "reflect  on  America" — 
North  America,  Central  America,  and  South  America — "as 
a  single  entity."  And  in  fact,  when  the  Vatican  issues  statis- 
tics on  Catholicism  worldwide,  it  combines  the  Americas 
into  one  demographic  unit.  As  we  work  through  the  chal- 
lenges facing  the  Church  in  the  United  States  today,  I  hope 
that  we  move  toward  a  more  inclusive  Church  community, 
one  that  embraces  a  vital  American  Catholicism  of  faith  and 
action. 

Roberto  Goizueta  is  a  professor  of  theology  at  Boston  College.  His 
essay  is  drawn  from  a  talk  delivered  on  April  14,  2004,  in  Devlin 
Hall  on  "The  New  Faces  of  Christianity. "  The  fill  event  may  be 
viewed  at  www.bc.edu/church2 1 /resources/webcast. 


48   SUMMER  2004 


WORKS  &.  DAYS 


People's  choice 

Keith  Gallinelli  '94,  MA '97,  MBA '01 


Callinelli  hosts  his  English  language  talk  show  in  Nanjing. 


The  story  of  Keith  Gallinelli's  rise  to  TV  stardom  has  an 
urban  myth  ring  to  it,  though  he  swears  it's  true.  After  grad- 
uating from  BC  in  1994,  and  returning  for  master's  degrees 
in  geology  and  business  administration,  Gallinelli,  a  Con- 
necticut native,  was  teaching  business  classes  in  a  local  pri- 
vate school  in  Nanjing,  China  (a  job  he  still  holds).  He  met 
a  young  Chinese  woman  in  a  bar  and,  on  a  whim,  told  her 
he  was  a  famous  talk  show  host  named  Jerry  Springer.  He 
soon  revealed  his  true  identity,  but  she  turned  out  to  be  a 
TV  producer,  and  a  week  later  she  called  and  offered  him  a 
job.  Today  Gallinelli  is  the  host  of  Small  Talk,  the  only 
English  language  talk  show  in  China's  populous  eastern 
province  of  Jiangsu. 

"My  first  shows  were  not  great,"  he  admits.  "When  I 
watched  them  back,  I  noticed  I  kept  saying  'excellent'  over 
and  over  again.  But  they  are  getting  better.  And  I  am  much 
more  confident  now."  Efforts  to  land  visiting  former  presi- 
dent Bill  Clinton  and  pop  star  Mariah  Carey  as  guests  fell 
through.  But  he  recently  had  an  exclusive  interview  with 
the  magician  David  Copperfield,  on  tour  in  the  People's 
Republic.  Other  guests  have  included  local  celebrities  and 
a  mix  of  foreigners  and  locals  with  quirky  hobbies  or  out- 


spoken views  on  fairly  tame  subjects.  In  censorship-heavy 
China,  Small  Talk  tends  to  focus  on  light  social  themes: 
keeping  a  pet,  family  life,  outdoor  sports  (the  host  is  a  bud- 
ding triathlete).  Attempts  to  introduce  more  controversial 
subjects  meet  resistance — Gallinelli  has  recorded  shows  on 
sex  education  and  tattoos,  which  never  aired. 

Chinese  programming  today  is  a  bit  like  1970s  American 
TV — laden  with  variety  shows  and  melodramas,  with  an 
added  heavy  reliance  on  kung-fu  serials.  Talk  shows  have 
made  a  stir  only  in  the  last  few  years.  "I  think  this  has  the 
opportunity  to  keep  me  going  for  10  years,"  Gallinelli  says 
of  the  show,  though  the  monthly  wage — a  few  thousand 
yuan  (several  hundred  U.  S.  dollars) — means  television  work 
is  apt  to  remain  a  sidelight. 

Still,  Gallinelli  finds  himself  propelled  into  celebrity. 
"You'd  think  it  would  be  college  students  and  foreigners 
who  would  recognize  me,  since  the  show  is  in  English,"  he 
says.  "But  it's  usually  taxi  drivers  and  fruit  stall  holders,  the 
ordinary  people  in  the  street." 

Arthur  Jones 

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