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LOYOLA UNIVERSITYNEW ORLEANS

Loyola University New Orleans PresidentThe Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.

Vice President for Institutional AdvancementBill Bishop

Associate Vice President for DevelopmentChris Wiseman ’88

Associate Vice President for MarketingTerrell F. Fisher ’76

EditorRay Willhoft ’00

Director of Publications and MarketingJennifer Schlotbom ’00

Director of Creative ServicesAllee Parker

DesignerCraig Bloodworth

PhotographerHarold Baquet

Director of Alumni RelationsMonique Gaudin Gardner

Associate Director of Alumni RelationsDavid Robinson-Morris ’06

Assistant Director of Alumni RelationsLisa Adams ’82

Assistant Director of Alumni RelationsAllison Waldron

Director of Public Affairs and External RelationsMeredith M. Hartley

Associate Director of Public AffairsMatt Lambert ’92

Communications CoordinatorJames Shields

Communications ManagerSean Snyder

ContributorsJessica Kinnison ’08Nathan C. Martin

Photo Contributors

Dan Helfers

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COVER FOCUS16 The Science of Research

FEATURES24 The Many Sides of “El Centro”

28 Awarding the Best!

32 We Are Loyola

36 Loyola in Print

DEPARTMENTS06 On the Avenue

06 News14 Students15 Athletics

38 Tracking the Pack

40 Wolftracks43 Wolf Pups49 Calendar of Events50 Memorials

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Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., President

From the PresidentThe summer months serve as a time of reflection as we look

back on our achievements and prepare for the start of a newacademic year.

In May, we held our Undergraduate and GraduateCommencement Ceremony and our College of LawCommencement Ceremony, in which we celebrated the successes ofour graduating students while welcoming them as new alumni.The road our students traveled from first-year students to graduateswas filled with hard work and gratifying accomplishments, andI know they will continue to serve as ambassadors of Loyola asthey make their marks on the world.

One accomplishment several of our graduating students wereable to achieve was undergraduate research. Every day, studentsmajoring in biological sciences, chemistry, and physics aredoing impressive work assisting faculty with their ground-breaking research.

One point of pride for the university is the success of the Center for Latin Americanand Caribbean Studies, which brings together students, staff, and faculty with the Latinocommunity and the New Orleans community at large.

Also, great success deserves to be rewarded, so I would like to congratulate our topLoyola award recipients this year—Mark F. Fernandez, Ph.D., Dux Academicus Awardrecipient; Frank A. France ’49, M.Ed. ’56, Integritas Vitae Award recipient; Mary SueOehlke and Kelly Brotzman, Coadjutor Optimus Award recipients; and John D’ArcyBecker ’61, Adjutor Hominum Award recipient. These individuals demonstrate in theirlives the values that we hold dear.

Finally, our alumni continue to be a source of great pride as they put the Jesuit idealof service to others into action through their work with their local communities. As ournew graduates will soon find out, the lessons and values they learned while attendingLoyola will continue to be a part of them for the rest of their lives.

I am also pleased that we provide the opportunity for our alumni to return to campuseach year during our Alumni Weekend, allowing them to reconnect with their almamater. We value the relationship that we maintain with our alumni, and we hope theywill continue participating in events held on campus and in alumni chapters around thecountry.

The entire Loyola community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, donors, andfriends—continues to be our greatest strength, and I ask you all for your continued support as weprepare for another exciting academic year and move closer to our centennial celebrationsnext year.

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Loyola University Jazz Ensemble performs at JEN conference withalumnus Victor Goines ’84

Loyola loses a beloved philosophy professor and a former trustee

In January, the Loyola University Jazz Ensembleperformed at the 2011 Jazz Educators Network (JEN)conference held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans.This year’s conference, which attracted more than 2,000jazz artists and educators from around the world, focusedon important trends in jazz education and performance.

The Loyola ensemble, under the direction ofProfessor of Music John Mahoney, performed alongsidejazz great, educator, and Loyola alumnus Victor Goines’84. Highlights included “Do You Know What it Meansto Miss New Orleans,” arranged by Mahoney, and “RedSnapper,” by Don Menza. The John Mahoney BigBand, which includes numerous Loyola alumni andCollege of Music and Fine Arts faculty, also performedat the conference.

Goines is currently the director of jazz studies at theprestigious School of Music at Northwestern Universityin Evanston, Ill. As a jazz clarinetist and saxophonist,

he has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993.

One of Loyola’s most distinguished graduates, Goinesis the former artistic director of jazz programs and afaculty member in jazz clarinet and saxophone at theJuilliard School in New York City.

The Rev. David A. Boileau, Ph.D., professor emeritus andformer chair of the philosophy department, passed away onJanuary 24 following a long illness. He was 80 years old.

Boileau joined Loyola’s philosophy department in1970. Over the next 38 years, he would make a signifi-cant impact on his new home and on the lives of thou-sands of Loyola students. A longtime supporter ofWolfpack Athletics, Boileau served as the department’sfaculty representative for many years. He was also aninstrumental figure in the return of intercollegiatesports to campus in 1991 after a 20-year hiatus.

Boileau was alsoknown as an outspokensupporter of worker’srights and for years wasinvolved in local andnational labor unionissues. In addition tolecturing throughoutthe U.S., Boileau wasthe editor and author ofseveral books. FormerBoard of Trustees

Member Dr. Alton Frederick Doody, Jr. passed awayon March 3 at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer.

Doody served on Loyola’s Board of Trustees from 2002 to2008. Prior to becoming a trustee, he was a member of theCollege of Music Visiting Committee. He was the founderand president of The Alton F. Doody Co., a private invest-ment management company in New Orleans. He began hisworldwide consulting practice in 1964, and his clients haveincluded international consumer goods manufacturers, retail-ers, and service companies. He is the founder of RetailPlanning Associates and co-founder of Applied

Retail Systems, bothwith headquarters inColumbus, Ohio.

If you would liketo make a gift inmemory of the Rev.David A. Boileau orDr. Alton FrederickDoody, Jr., pleasevisit giving.loyno.edu

Victor Goines ’84 and John Mahoney

The Rev. David A. Boileau, Ph.D.nWolves, Class of 1960

Dr. Alton Frederick Doody, Jr.Wolves, Class of 1960

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Renowned pianist George Winston performed a bene-fit concert at Loyola on February 19 to help families affect-ed by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Non-perishablefood items for Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater NewOrleans and Acadiana, an affiliated ministry of Catholic

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George Winston concert benefits Catholic Charities oil spill reliefCharities, also were accepted at the event.

Since the oil spill, Loyola’s Small BusinessDevelopment Center has assisted more than 2,095affected businesses through its Business RecoveryCenters. Additionally, the university has hosted numer-ous spill-related fundraisers, workshops, and lectures,and Loyola faculty and staff have been featured in morethan 2,000 news stories providing expert commentaryabout the spill.

George Winston plays more than 100 solo piano con-certs a year in America and beyond, inspired by the sea-sons. These concerts feature a variety of styles, includ-ing his melodic folk piano, stride piano, New OrleansR&B piano, Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces, songs byThe Doors, and more. His new CD is titled Love WillCome—The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2.

During the past year, Roussel Hall, an important centerfor the cultural life of Loyola and the city of New Orleans,received several important upgrades, including the installa-tion of a new stage floor and the installation of a state-of-the-art digital playback and sound-level system. The newflooring, engineered by Mathes-Brierre, replaces the origi-nal stage and represents a major aesthetic and acousticalimprovement to the hall.

“It’s an incredible improvement and has greatlyimproved the quality of our productions in opera and balletin particular,” noted College of Music and Fine Arts DeanDonald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D.

The new sound system was installed by Loyola’s owntechnical staff. According to Jay Crutti, the college’scoordinator of technology and instructor in the MusicIndustry Studies program, and Stewart Becnel, director ofthe college’s facilities, the new 64 channel YamahaM7CL-48E digital sound system has made a huge differ-ence in sound quality. “This upgrade also makes us morecompatible with artists who are performing inRoussel…we can upload their pre-set levels into our sys-tem making sound checks more productive,” said Becnel.With this equipment, the production staff can be com-pletely mobile, setting sound levels from anywhere with-

Roussel Hall receives sound and stage upgradesin the hall with an Apple iPad or a personal computer.

“Most importantly, this new system allows our studentswho are learning about music technology to have the latestequipment to learn with,” said Crutti.

And this is just the beginning. The college, with thehelp of generous donor and supporter Adelaide Benjamin,has recently entered into a feasibility study exploring thepossibility of expanding the hall from its current 586-seatcapacity. With the study’s findings, the college is begin-ning to plan an extensive renovation and modernization ofRoussel Hall, one which will be in keeping with the impor-tant role the college’s programs play in the life of the uni-versity, New Orleans, and the Gulf Coast region.

George Winston Wolves, Class of 1960

Roussel Hall

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Honoring Loyola’s benefactors

Board of Trustees Member Kevin Poorman, Board of Trustees Member Floyd Malveaux, M.S. ’64, Myrna Malveaux, Brenda Brown, J.D. ’78,Board of Trustees Member Peter Rogers, S.J., and Board of Trustees Member Bob Brown

As a way of saying thankyou for their continued sup-

port, Loyola honored its top benefactorsat the annual Benefactors Dinner onMarch 17.

At the dinner, Baptist CommunityMinistries and Mr. and Mrs. TomBenson, H’87 were inducted into theUniversity Founders of the Society ofSt. Ignatius for their lifetime giving toLoyola. Mr. J. Kerry Clayton and Ms.Paige Royer; Mr. and Mrs. Miles D.Colley, Sr.; Mr. and Mrs. Scott B.Jacobs; Mrs. Rosemarie Kaskell;McGlinchey Stafford, P.L.L.C.; Mr. andMrs. Harold M. Messmer, Jr. ’67; KellMuñoz Architects; Dr. Charles E.Myler, Jr. ’51; Mr. and Mrs. William F.O’Toole ’38; Dr. Sherif K., J.D. ’96, andStephanie ’93, J.D. ’96, Sakla; and thelate Hon. John D. Wessel, J.D. ’68,were inducted into the Society of St.Ignatius.

In addition, Frank A. France ’49, M.Ed.’56, founder of Kehoe-France School,received the Integritas Vitae Award forexemplifying the qualities Loyola seeks toinstill in its students (see page 29). Vice President for Institutional Advancement Bill Bishop and former V.P. Charlie Young ’64.

Young accepted the Founders Medallion for Baptist Community Ministries.

Irma Stiegler ’50, Board of Trustees Member Barry, M.B.A. ’82,and Teresa, M.B.A. ’82, LeBlanc

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The Loyola Jesuit Center and the Alumni Associationpresented “Sacred Music, Sacred Words,” a series of con-certs and lectures in March and April to observe the seasonof Lent. Every Wednesdaynight, a speaker or musicalgroup helped attendeesreflect on the goodness ofGod.

The 2011 LentenSeries included: perform-ance by Shades of Praise;“Music for Mass: 2,000Years of Catholic SungPrayer,” by Loyola’s KenWeber, associate chaplainof liturgy and music;“Music and Meditation

Lenten Series offers music, words to reflect on the season of Lent

Three of the most effective politicians in Louisiana history,former Senator John Breaux and former Congressmen BobLivingston and Billy Tauzin, converged on campus to take partin the Institute of Politics’ (IOP) Ed Renwick Lecture Serieson March 14.

“From the Bayou to the Beltway: Tales from Capitol Hill” wasa three-man panel discussion moderated by Fox 8 journalist LeeZurik. The lecture offered attendees a rare opportunity to hearthree men with more than 90 years of combined political expe-rience discuss the legislative and political process, both at thestate and national level.

The event also marked the celebration of the 2010 – 2011IOP graduating class. With 37 graduating fellows, it marked one

Shades of Praise

of the largest classes in the history of the institute.Entering its 43rd year, the IOP provides a comprehensive

political education to New Orleans’ future elected officials,journalists, and civic activists. The mission of IOP is tolocate men and women with outstanding leadership poten-tial and bring them together for a series of lectures and dis-cussions on practical politics and government by prominent,experienced guest speakers. In an attempt to accomplish thisgoal, fellows are exposed to the history of politics in NewOrleans and Louisiana, and begin to understand how thathistory influences voters’ and politicians’ decision making.

For more information on the Institute of Politics, visitwww.loyno.edu/iop

Meets Cura Personalis,” presentation by David Thies ’06;and “Blocked, Restricted, Unavailable: Is God On YourContact List?,” presentation by the Rev. Mark Mossa, S.J.

Former Congressman Billy Tauzin, Senator John Breaux, former Congressman Bob Livingston, and Fox 8 journalist Lee Zurik

Politicians Breaux, Livingston, Tauzin headline Ed Renwick Lecture Series

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Loyola partnered with the U.S. Department of Education to host a TEACH town hall meeting on April 8,featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Joining Secretary Duncan were Loyola President Kevin

Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.; New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D ’85, H ’08; U.S. Congressman Cedric Richmond; NBAAll-Star and New Orleans Hornet Chris Paul III; Michelle Jones, Orleans Parish Middle School Teacher of the Year, EdwardHynes Charter School; and Desmond Morris, assistant principal of L.B. Landry High School, Recovery School District.

The purpose of the event was to highlight and honor excellent teachers from the New Orleans area and use their voices tohelp recruit the next generation of teachers. The program is part of a nationwide series of events held at colleges, universities,

and high schools through the U.S.Department of Education’s nationalTEACH Campaign, which aims to helpincrease awareness of teaching nationwide asa valuable and important profession. Thecampaign’s goal is to increase the number,quality, and diversity of candidates seeking tobecome teachers.

The discussion focused on why the teach-ers on the panel chose to enter education,and why it is important to recruit the bestand brightest into the teaching profession.

U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan speaks at Loyola

The Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann ScholarshipFundraiser was held at the Harrah’s Theatre in NewOrleans on April 14 to benefit the Coach Louis “Rags”Scheuermann Scholarship. The scholarship will soonbecome the first endowed scholarship for the athleticdepartment at the university. More than $16,000 wasraised at the event, which was organized by former Loyolabaseball players who played under Coach “Rags”Scheuermann during the 15 seasons that he led theWolfpack. Two hundred and fifty for-mer athletes, friends, and family mem-bers were on hand to celebrate thelegacy of the longest tenured baseballcoach in the university’s history.Harrah’s New Orleans provided a deli-cious buffet for the evening. Guestswere also treated to music by the WiseGuys as well as a video presentation ofWolfpack baseball photos of the pastand game footage from the late 1960s.

Under “Rags’” guidance, theMaroon and Gold became one of thefinest programs in the nation, winning

“Rags” Scheuermann Scholarship Fundraiser a rousing success234 games from 1958 to 1972. “Rags” was inducted intothe Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993. The 1960,1961, and 1971 baseball teams have joined their mentorin the Hall of Fame over the last decade. Those players,along with other players and athletic supporters, haveworked to raise nearly $60,000 for the scholarship, whichwill be awarded to student-athletes on the Wolfpackbaseball team and continue the long tradition of “Rags”Scheuermann at Loyola.

Panelists for the TEACH town hall meeting

Family and friends of Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann

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Loyola invested E. Letitia Beard,Ph.D. , with the E.L. BeardDistinguished Professorship inBiology and Jeffrey A. Krug, Ph.D.,with the Jack and Vada ReynoldsChair in International Business onMarch 15.

The E.L. Beard DistinguishedProfessorship in Biology was estab-lished through lead gifts by several ofBeard’s former students. These stu-dents’ gifts, totaling $60,000, receiveda $40,000 matching gift from theLouisiana Education Quality SupportFund Endowed Professorship Programto permanently endow this professor-ship in Beard’s name.

The Jack and Vada ReynoldsChair in International Business wasestablished with $600,000 in giftsfrom the Reynolds family, VadaReynolds, Bill and Pam Ryan (Jackand Vada’s daughter), and the StarrFoundation. The Louisiana Board ofRegents Eminent Scholar ChairProgram matched the family’s giftwith a $400,000 grant to permanentlyendow this chair.

Professors invested withnew endowed professorshipand chair

The Loyola University New Orleans Class of 2010 hasdedicated a sculpture to the J. Edgar and Louise S. MonroeLibrary as a remembrance of their time at the university.

The sculpture, “Reference Boat,” which hangs in thelibrary’s Learning Commons, was installed on Aug. 27.Designed by Raine Bedsole, College of Music and FineArts Visiting Committee member, the sculpture adoptedthe theme of the library and was created using library refer-ence materials. The work of art resembles a boat fromwhich hang numerous quotes submitted by the graduatingseniors.

The quotes, describing students’ warm feelings and fondmemories of Loyola, include “Finish Strong,” inspired byNew Orleans Saints quarterback, Super Bowl MVP, andLoyola 2010 unified commencement speaker, Drew Brees.

More than 120 Loyola seniors, alumni, parents andfriends donated to this year’s Senior Class Gift Campaign,raising more than $1,400. In an overwhelming decision, theClass of 2010 voted to dedicate the gift to the library.

University President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.,Ph.D., Jo Ann Moran Cruz, Ph.D., E. LetitiaBeard, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Krug, Ph.D., BillLocander, Ph.D.

Faculty SuccessesDonald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., dean of the College of

Music and Fine Arts, completed a performance tour of Bach’s“Goldberg Variations” in November which included appearances atTexas State University, Del Mar College, Loyola UniversityMaryland, and Loyola University New Orleans. He also publishedhis review of Communication in Eighteenth-Century Music, edited byDanuta Mirka and Kofi Agawu, in the most recent edition of AdParnassum: A Journal of 18th and 19th Century Instrumental Music.

Bernard Cook, Ph.D., Provost Distinguished Professor ofHistory, co-wrote a book with Dumitru Preda, Ph.D., titled TheUnited States of America and Romania: Diplomatic Relations1912-1919. The volume was published by Cavalliotti Press,based in Bucharest, Romania. In October, Cook gave a presenta-tion at the 30th anniversary of the Congress of Solidarity on“The U.S. Catholic Church and the Solidarity Movement” inWroclaw, Poland.

Melanie McKay, Ph.D., vice provost for faculty affairs,and Roberta Kaskel, director of the Career DevelopmentCenter, were named to the honor roll of Outstanding First-YearStudent Advocates by the National Resource Center for theFirst-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Jean Montès, D.M.A., associate professor of music anddirector of orchestras, received special recognition from GambitWeekly and the Big Easy Foundation’s Tribute to the ClassicalArts for his work supporting music students who were victimsof the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Josefa Salmón, Ph.D., professor of languages and cul-tures, received a Fulbright grant to conduct research in Boliviafor the 2010-2011 academic year. Salmón’s proposed researchconsists of a book project (tentatively titled Becoming IndianAgain: Cultural and Political Transformation in the BolivianAndes) to study the roots of Indian thought that led to theemergence of the Indianista movement in Bolivia, making itpossible to elect the first “Indian” president.

Robert Verchick, J.D., Gauthier-St. Martin EminentScholar and Chair in Environmental Law, joined PresidentBarack Obama on February 16 to celebrate the launching of hisconservation initiative, “America’s Great Outdoors,” in a cere-mony held in the East Room of the White House. Verchickserved on an inter-agency AGO workgroup and was a con-tributing author of the report submitted to the president.

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Members of Loyola’s Class of 2011became alumni during the Undergraduate

and Graduate Commencement Ceremony and theCollege of Law Commencement Ceremony on May 14in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Award-winning actor Wendell Pierce, the star ofHBO’s Treme series, was the commencement speaker forthe Undergraduate and Graduate CommencementCeremony and also received an honorary doctorate of

Loyola honors new graduates, honorary degree recipientshumane letters. Loyola’s other honorary degree recipi-ents included National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration Administrator Jane Lubchenco,Ph.D., legendary music producer Cosimo Matassa,and New Orleans businessman and Loyola TrusteeEmeritus John B. Levert, Jr.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85,H’05, delivered the address at the College of LawCommencement Ceremony.

Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Speaker andHonorary Degree Recipient Wendell Pierce, Honorary DegreeRecipient Cosimo Matassa, Michael Matassa, Hilton/BaldridgeDistinguished Chair in Music Industry Studies Jerry Goolsby,Board of Trustees Member John J. Finan, Jr., M.B.A. ’70,Honorary Degree Recipient Jane Lubchenco, Honorary DegreeRecipient and Trustee Emeritus John B. Levert, Jr.

College of Law Commencement Speaker New Orleans MayorMitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05

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Alumni Weekend, held in conjunction with the com-mencement events May 13 – 15, allowed alumni to cele-brate their Wolfpack pride alongside graduating seniors.The annual Senior Crawfish Boil kicked off the weekendlineup, offering the graduating class a chance to rubelbows with visiting alumni as they reconnected withLoyola.

The weekend of events also included CollegeWelcome Receptions; the induction of Loyola’s 50-yeargraduates, who processed in the commencement cere-monies; Reunion Class Dinners for the Classes of 1961,1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, and 2001;

Alumni come “Back to the Pack” for Alumni WeekendCocktail Reception for the Class of 2006; AlumniMass; and the Annual Alumni Association JazzBrunch, where John D’Arcy Becker ’61 received the2010 Adjutor Hominum Award (see page 31).

Also honored were: Susan C. Hanemann ’73(College of Music and Fine Arts Alumna of the Year);Gary G. Hymel ’54 (College of Social SciencesAlumnus of the Year); Jennifer C. Bordes ’84(College of Business Alumna of the Year); Sean C.O’Keefe ’77 (College of Humanities and NaturalSciences Alumnus of the Year); and Sharonda R.Williams, J.D. ’01 (Young Alumna of the Year).

Reunion Class of 1976

Reunion Classes of 1981, 1986, and 1996

Reunion Class of 1961 – Golden Wolves

Annual Alumni Association Jazz Brunch


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Adam Mayon, piano junior in theCollege of Music and Fine Arts, can now add nationalchampion to his résumé. He claimed first place in thepiano division of the Music Teachers NationalAssociation’s (MTNA) Young Artist Competition onMarch 28 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Mayon was one of seven collegiate competitors fromacross the United States that consisted of both under-graduate- and graduate-level students. In addition tobragging rights, Mayon claimed a $25,000 Steinwayupright piano and upcoming concert appearances inChicago and New York City. Most recently, Mayon wasfeatured on the classical stage at St. Mary’s Church atthe Ursuline Convent as part of French Quarter Fest.

For the win, Mayon performed “Sonata in A-flatmajor, Hob. XVI/46,” by Franz Joseph Haydn; “Sonatain b-flat minor Op. 36, No. 2,” by Sergei Rachmaninoff;“Une barque sur l’ocean” from “Miroirs,” by MauriceRavel; and “Islamey,” by Mily Balakirev.

“This competition has been an eye-opener for me,”said Mayon. “Since all of the competitors were great, Ihave realized that the older I get, the tougher competi-tion gets for me. Nonetheless, it is always a great expe-

Loyola pianist upsets rivals at national competitionrience to participate in a competition because I receivehelpful comments from the judges to better my perform-ances.”

The purposes of the MTNA performance competi-tions are to provide educational experiences for studentsand teachers and to recognize exceptionally talentedyoung artists and their teachers in their pursuit of musi-cal excellence.

Political science major Andrew Vo and psychology and criminal justice double major Brittany Chavezwere honored with the 2011 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, specifically awarded toundergraduate students interested in expanding their educational horizons by studying abroad.

History major Keaton Postler received a prestigious SHEAR/Mellon Fellowship to work on his the-sis this summer at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Computational mathematics major Leah Michelle Birch was awarded The 2011 Barry M.Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Birch will participate in the 2011Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) program at the Institute for Pure and AppliedMathematics at UCLA.

Physics major, mathematics minor, and computational science minor Holly Marisa Gardner wasawarded George Mason University’s prestigious Presidential Scholarship, which includes tuitionremission, stipend, and healthcare to pursue a computational science and informatics Ph.D.Gardner will participate in the 2011 Program for Women in Mathematics at the Institute forAdvances Studies, School of Mathematics, Princeton University.

Student Successes

Adam Mayon

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Wolfpack Athletics and the Loyola

University New Orleans Alumni Association wel-

comed three new members to the Wolfpack Hall of

Fame during a ceremony on February 5.

The 2011 inductees are John J. “Rags” Casteix,

Jr. ’48 (basketball 1944 – 1948); Jaime M. Richard

’99 (volleyball 1995 – 1998); and J. Fred

Woessner, Jr. ’65 (baseball and golf 1960 – 1963).

Wolfpack Hall of Fame gains three new membersRoland J. Hymel Jr. ’53 was honored with the St.

Sebastian Award for his outstanding efforts on

behalf of Loyola athletes off the field of play.

WGNO-TV Sports Director Ed Daniels ’79

emceed the induction ceremony.

Attendees also were invited to watch the Loyola

men’s and women’s basketball teams take on Spring

Hill in the Den.

Roland J. Hymel, Jr. ’53, the Rev. Kevin Wm.Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.

Frank France ’49, M.Ed. ’56, Kylin Casteix Ajuvita ’75,the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.

Former Volleyball Coach Greg Castillo, Jaime M.Richard ’99, the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.

The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.,Fred Woessner, Jr. ’65, Will T. Jordon ’55

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While the typical undergraduate student has the opportunity to achieve many great

things during his or her academic career, stating on your resume that you assisted in

the recovery of an endangered species, contributed to an article published in a

peer-reviewed journal, or performed a theoretical investigation into general relativity and

cosmology is anything but typical. Yet, Loyola University New Orleans students have been

doing just that, as well as performing many other impressive feats, thanks to the undergraduate

research opportunities offered to them through the Departments of Biological Sciences,

Chemistry, and Physics in the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences. And not only are

they making headlines as students, but Loyola graduates are going on to impressive careers

in the sciences as well.

The Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences provides students with a wide choice of experiences andopportunities in the life sciences—from medicine, to the environment, to basic and applied researchin botany, ecology and evolutionary biology, marine biology, microbiology, and molecular biology.

A central focus of the department is to engage students in the study of life through active learn-ing in the classroom and through collaborative research in the laboratory and field. The departmentstates that “perhaps the most necessary skills of a biologist are an inquisitive outlook and enthusias-tic curiosity,” and those skills are indeed utilized by the students when they decide to pursue researchopportunities with the faculty.


By Ray Willhoft ’00

The Department of Biological Sciences

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Creating OutstandingFaculty/Student

Partnerships

Biological sciences faculty’s research programsaddress basic and applied questions and range fromunderstanding the molecular basis of disease to detect-ing effects of climate change on entire ecosystems.While faculty often collaborate with scientists at otheruniversities and in other disciplines, one of their mostimportant research collaborations is between studentsand themselves, which has been ongoing since the1950s. Faculty members have long been committed toengaging undergraduate students in conducting origi-nal, independent research.

“All faculty members are research active,” saysDepartment of Biological Sciences Chair Craig Hood,Ph.D. “Our primary mission is teaching, but the benefitsof undergraduate research are that it provides incrediblelearning experiences for the students and allows them todevelop skills about research as a process and becomeengaged in it.”

Working for academic credit, and sometimes astipend obtained through faculty grants, students areable to pursue a variety of interests and obtain impres-sive credentials for their future careers. Undergraduateresearch has flourished after Hurricane Katrina in

part because of the SummerCollaborative Outreach andResearch Experience (SCORE)directed by Frank Jordan, Ph.D., andthe Public Health Scholars Program directed byPatricia Dorn, Ph.D. Both of these programs are sup-ported by the Louisiana Board of Regents.

“Undergraduate research has opened up a wide rangeof opportunities for me,” says biological sciences majorJihan Shami, who performed research with PatriciaDorn, Ph.D., studying Chagas disease. Chagas disease isendemic to rural areas in Latin America, where itremains a leading cause of heart disease and the mostserious parasitic disease, surpassing even that of malaria.“I was given the opportunity to do field work inGuatemala, which provided me with a far greater under-standing of the diseases endemic to rural, impoverishedareas in Latin America. Research has not only allowedme to ascertain my interests in research and publichealth, but it has helped me grow as a student by allow-ing me to work on my own independent research proj-ect and answer my own research inquiries.”

This fall, Shami will be pursuing a master of publichealth degree in epidemiology.

Performing research can lead to some amazing results,as biological sciences major David Reeves discoveredfrom working with Frank Jordan, Ph.D., monitoring theresponse of imperiled Okaloosa darters (Etheostoma

okaloosae) to restorationof stream habitat.

“The best part of thisparticular project hasbeen the opportunity tobe involved with thedownlisting of an endan-gered species,” Reevesexplains. “Species down-listing is one of the fewthings that is rarer than awild salmon in its naturalhabitat, so I considermyself as being extremelyfortunate to have beengiven this opportunity towork with such a specialfish. Overall, this has

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Rosalie A. Anderson, Ph.D., guides studentsDaniel Fruge and Mariana Zapata in their research.

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Marshes”; and David Reeves, “Response of EndangeredOkaloosa Darters to Restoration of Stream Habitat.”Often, students who present at the symposium go on to

gain recognition on a national scale. Milad El Hajj’sresearch paper, Identification and Characterization ofNeurosensory Structures in Intact and Regenerating SeaUrchins, was selected to compete in a student award pro-gram at Experimental Biology 2011, one of the world’slargest and most important biological science research con-ferences, held in Washington, D.C.

Enjoying Success after Graduation

Many alumni credit their undergraduate research withaiding them in their current job success. “My undergraduateresearch project was instrumental in preparing me for grad-uate school and for a career in the biological sciences,” notesbiological sciences alumna Melissa Kaintz ’03, who worksfor the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries asthe inland fisheries operations manager.“As an undergraduate research student, I was given the

opportunity to design and conduct biological research, per-form statistical analyses on my data, and write an under-graduate thesis. I was able to learn from these experiences,and it gave me an advantage while I was designing and con-ducting my research and analyzing and writing my master’sthesis. Currently, I use the skills that I developed at Loyolaon a daily basis. Experimental design, project implementa-tion, and written communication play an integral role inmy daily activities.”

For more information on the Department ofBiological Sciences and the faculty’s research, visitchn.loyno.edu/biology


been an extremely uplifting project, and it has drivenmy passion for conservation along with my respect forthe natural world.”After graduation, Reeves plans on attending graduate

school to further his studies in stream fish conservation.

Promoting Research Findings

Promoting one’s research is almost as important as doingthe research itself. The students’ research culminates withthe Annual Biological Sciences UndergraduateSymposium, the biggest event of the year for the depart-

ment. Faculty, staff, alumni,and current and prospec-tive students are invited tothe symposium, where stu-dents present theirresearch. In true NewOrleans fashion, the eventconcludes with a crawfishboil.Students’ research cov-

ers a wide variety of topics,and this year’s participantsincluded: Mariana Zapata,“Characterization of

Fibroblast Growth Factors in the Embryonic Chicken: APath to Regeneration?”; Milad El Hajj, “Identification andCharacterization of Neurosensory Structures in Intact andRegenerating Sea Urchins”; Jihan Shami, “TaxonomicSubdivision of a Chagas Disease Insect Vector Inferred byRibosomal DNA”; Sarah Burst, “Effect of Solar UV-B onStanding Dead Litter Decomposition in Southern

Promoting Research Findings

Student Milad El Hajjpresents his research at theAnnual Biological SciencesUndergraduate Symposium.

The Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry offersdegrees in chemistry, biochemistry, and foren-sic chemistry, with faculty and staff dedicatedto the mission of providing both a nationallycompetitive curriculum and a variety of excit-ing undergraduate research opportunities.The department prides itself on its commit-

ment to its students and their success, and

undergraduate research plays a vital role in thechemistry curriculum. All majors are encour-aged to join a research group early in their aca-demic studies––it is in the research lab wherethey have the opportunity to apply ideaslearned in the classroom to real-world problemsfor which there are no solutions in the back ofa book.

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their problem-solving skills andexamine the big questions,” says Joelle Underwood,Ph.D. “My goal is for students to function as chemists inany environment. The skills they learn are applicable toany field of study or career path they choose.”

Because projects can often take two or three yearsto complete, faculty members stress the importanceof performing research to the students early on. Butstudents usually recognize the skills and the valuableexperience they can gain by doing research and are

eager to get started.“The best part about doing research is

that I can actually get a hands-on experienceof real-life chemistry research, and it’s notjust all theory-based like what we have inlecture classes,” says chemistry major PaulaDizon. “Doing research gives me a greaterunderstanding of what we are actually study-ing in class.”

Working with Kurt Birdwhistell, Ph.D., lastsummer for Loyola’s SCORE, Dizon performedresearch that involved the greener synthesisof metal carbonyl complexes from Group VImetals with the use of a microwave that usesless voltage than your average household

microwave. She synthesized compounds usingMolybdenum and Tungsten before moving on toworking on Chromium complexes.

Dizon does not have a definite plan after gradua-tion, but she hopes to eventually enter graduateschool for forensics or work in a crime lab.

Publishing Success

Hiring Expert FacultyProviding great research opportunities begins with

great faculty members.“We try to hire faculty members who are research

active,” says Department of Chemistry Chair ThomasSpence, Ph.D. “All of our faculty members have researchlabs, and together, the department has raised one milliondollars for instruments since Hurricane Katrina.”

Since there is little use in having labs and equipmentif students aren’t allowed to use them, every instrumentin the department is utilized by the students, accordingto Spence.

Spence also points out that “our country needs scien-tists, so we prepare our students to go out into the worldand accomplish great things. Research allows studentsto engage in the creative process of science.”

Harnessing that creativity, throughout the year, thedepartment hosts seminars in which both Loyola fac-ulty and faculty from other universities are invited topresent their research. Students are also encouragedto present their research, and throughout the years,many have presented at American Chemical Society(ACS) National Meetings.

Though they may focus on different areas ofresearch, the entire chemistry faculty agrees thatany research experience students undertake,regardless of their course of study, can play a vitalrole in their future success.

“Performing research allows students to develop

Hiring Expert Faculty

Student Sue Celestin works with a laser as part of her research withatmospheric components.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Joelle Underwood, Ph.D., mentorsstudents Helena Harb and Kris Celestin with their research.

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constructing and repairing the instruments and runningthe experiments. However, running experiments includ-ed computer programming, data analysis, and computer-instrument communication technologies.”

Girau’s research experience not only got his nameout into the scientific world, but it also prepared him forgraduate school.

“My research experience was invaluable in under-standing what it was like to perform research underthe direction of a supervisor. Graduate school hasmany requirements, but the one requirement thatcan make you stand out in the application pool isresearch experience and papers; top graduate pro-grams like to see research experience in an applicantto judge if they can produce research in a lab setting.Luckily, I was able to leave Loyola with an Honor’sthesis, three poster presentations, and three greatrecommendations.”

For more information on the Department ofChemistry and the faculty’s research, visitchn.loyno.edu/chemistry

Often, the research students do with faculty results inpublication in peer-reviewed journals, which is quite anachievement for undergraduates.

“The most rewarding part of the research experiencewas in knowing the data gathered by the instrumentsthat I constructed and maintained would be included inan article in a peer-reviewed journal,” says chemistryalumnus Alexander L. Girau ’10, who currently is adoctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical andBiomolecular Engineering at Tulane University.

“As an undergraduate, my adviser, Dr. JoelleUnderwood, and I investigated the physical chemistryof atmospheric aerosols phenomena using analyticalchemistry. Specifically, we attempted to elucidate thewater uptake process of different molecules such as saltsand acids through computer analysis. These processesare very relevant in phenomena such as cloud formationand air pollution travel. Dr. Underwood designed theexperiments and the apparatus, and I was responsible for

Publishing Success

The Department of Physics

know their students.“At Loyola, personal contact with students is very

important. We are able to get the students involvedbecause we know them, giving the students a fundamen-tal understanding of science and helping them over-come their fear of science,” notes Kargol.

As with the other departments, teaching studentshow to analyze and solve problems is crucial for theirfuture success, and performing research allows studentsto do just that.

“Through research, students are taught to think andanalyze problems. They define the problem, look for thesolution, and execute the solution,” explains Kargol.

Often, the science departments work together, espe-cially when students express an interest in several fieldsof study.

The Department of Physics has a twofold mission:to increase understanding of the physical universethrough fundamental research involving faculty andstudents, and to offer students insights into their under-standing of, and modes of thought about, the physicaluniverse by offering a challenging curriculum taught insmall classes by a dedicated faculty readily accessible tostudents and interested in their scholarly welfare.

Though experts in their respective fields of research,physics faculty members must also be able to mentor stu-dents in order to bring them on board with their research.

“We look for the right balance of teaching andresearch,” says Department of Physics Chair ArminKargol, Ph.D. “Research is part of the teaching process.”

That process is aided in part by Loyola’s smaller classsizes, giving faculty members the opportunity to get to

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Researching AcrossDepartment Lines

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cells in a magnetic field to deter-mine its effects on cell growth anddevelopment. They used the Patch-Clamp technique to study voltage-gated ion channels.Lastly, Kammer worked on an independent research

project, also overseen by Kargol, to study graviosmosisand to apply the gravitational potential energy createdby this phenomenon to create a double membrane sys-tem that turns Brownian motion into work.“The best part to me is the freedom in the creative

process,” says Kammer. “When I ask questions or needhelp, my advisers have always been available, but for themost part they let me figure things out on my own, act-ing as a mentor more than a boss. This really allows meto own my research experience—I feel like I am an inte-gral part of the research, not simply a lab assistant pres-ent only to do the dirty work. Because of this, I feel thatmy successes are very much my own, but more impor-tantly, my failures are as well. I have failed in a fewmajor ways, and doing this has taught me more thansucceeding ever could.” Thanks to his involvement in undergraduate

research, Kammer plans on earning a Ph.D. and contin-uing into research.“The research that I have done has given me invalu-

able tools to succeed in the next level, in terms of expe-rience with many labora-tory techniques andequipment, as well asproblem-solving skills.Participating in researchat Loyola has not onlyinspired me to a future inresearch, but given methe tools I need toaccomplish it.”Holly Gardner, a

physics major, alsocrossed over departmen-tal lines, having doneresearch in both themathematics and chem-istry departments. Shestarted doing research inmathematics with heradviser, Maria Calzada,

Physics major MichaelKammer worked on four

different research projects,beginning with a class project

for his Chemistry of GlobalClimate Change course. Each student was asked tomake a presentation or demonstration of some type ofrenewable energy. Many students in the class made aposter or a PowerPoint presentation, but Kammer andhis classmate decided to make a working model of asolar cell. Their class instructor, Lynn Koplitz, Ph.D.,allowed them to use her laboratory to construct thecell. After successfully making a working model of aGraetzel cell, Koplitz encouraged them to continue, sothey did additional experiments with the Graetzel cell,trying various dyes and electrolyte concentrations, withher guidance. During the next academic year, Koplitzimplemented a Graetzel Cell Construction lab into thegeneral chemistry curriculum, and Kammer wasinvolved in the preparations for that experiment.Subsequently, Koplitz asked Kammer and his research

partner to join her in one of her research projects involvingthe synthesis and crystal structure determinations of sever-al isomeric forms of cyano-N-methylpyridinium halides. Kammer also worked with Armin Kargol, Ph.D.,

doing research in the area of biophysics. They cultured

Students Michael Kammer and David Vumbaco work with Department of Physics ChairArmin Kargol, Ph.D., in the area of biophysics.

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write a research or scientific paper, how to manage my time,and independently focus on my studies.”

As an undergraduate, Drabek worked with CarlBrans, Ph.D., looking at Einstein’s Theory ofGeneral Relativity. Brans helped lead Drabek’s inde-pendent study to look more in depth at the sub-ject. This work ended up leading to her senior thesis,which was a theoretical investigation into generalrelativity and cosmology. Specifically, she was look-ing at the predictions from general relativity on theshape and size of the universe.

“What can I say, I thought research with Dr. Branswas fun!,” says Drabek. “He always encouraged me toask questions and express my research ideas. Due tohis encouragement, I became more confident in myabilities as a student, and I began to focus myresearch in the direction that I wanted to go.”

For Drabek, the faculty at Loyola will always stand out.“The great thing about the professors in the

physics department is that they really listen to thestudents, and they want us to do well.”

For more information on the Department ofPhysics and the faculty’s research, visitchn.loyno.edu/physics

Though the Loyola science departments in theCollege of Humanities and Natural Sciences aredoing an outstanding job with undergraduateresearch, plans are underway to do even more,especially with the proposed future renovation ofMonroe Hall. Plans are being discussed to com-pletely renovate the building, which was origi-nally constructed as a state-of-the-art sciencecomplex in the 1960s, and outfit it with new labsand equipment.

But in the meantime, the science departments,through their dedicated faculty and hands-onresearch opportunities, will continue to providestudents with the solid foundation needed toachieve success in the vast world of science.

Ph.D., in the 2009 SCORE at Loyola. They conducteda simulation study to compare the students’ confidenceinterval to three different bootstrap confidence inter-vals. From this research, Gardner and Calzada went onto develop the Bootstrap Ratio Test for Normality, andthe project became her Honors thesis.

In addition, Gardner worked with Thomas Spence,Ph.D., and a first-year chemistry major, LukasGilevicius, on two different projects—a simulationstudy comparing the precision and accuracy of differentforms of analyzing cavity ring-down spectroscopy data,and improving a peak finding method for analyzingfourier transform infrared spectroscopy data.

“The best part about doing research is the independ-ence offered,” notes Gardner. “The professor and Idevelop the ideas together, and I implement the pro-gramming of the methods on my own. Research hasincreased my confidence in my programming knowledgeand abilities. While completing these projects, I contin-ued to take a full class schedule and learned the impor-tance of time management and organization.”

This fall, Gardner will begin a computational science andinformatics Ph.D. at George Mason University, for which shehas been prepared thanks to her research experiences.

“My undergraduate research has ensured that I havethe programming skills necessary to remain competi-tive in such a program,” she says. “It also allows me toknow that I can balance the rigorous course load andresearch schedule of a graduate student.”

As with the other departments, physics alumni creditmuch of their success to their Loyola research experience.

Physics alumna Emily Drabek ’09 is a Ph.D. studentat the University of Exeter in the School of Physics(Exeter, England) studying observational astro-physics. Her research is in early star formation, specifi-cally low-mass and isolated star formation.

“Personally, my undergraduate research helped me todecide that graduate study was right for me,” explainsDrabek. “I enjoy asking questions and solving problems,and I learned very quickly as an undergraduate that researchallows me to do this as a career. Also, on a more practicalnote, undergraduate research gave me the necessary tools Iwould need for graduate study, like understanding how to

Implementing Skills

Continuing the Success ofthe Sciences

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Look at any point in Latin American history sincethe 16th century and you are bound to find a Jesuitsomewhere in the mix. In 1549, a mere nine yearsafter Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus,Jesuits arrived on the coast of what is now Brazil alongwith the new country’s first governor-general. Asrecently as 20 – 30 years ago, Jesuit priests played piv-otal roles in the civil unrest that engulfed the region,standing up to dictators throughout Latin America,sometimes paying with their lives. Today, the Jesuits’influence impactscommunities primari-ly in the forms of edu-cation and communi-ty outreach. There aredozens of Jesuit uni-versities throughoutLatin America andthe Caribbean, andthere is a Jesuit highschool in every majorLatin American city.New Orleanians

sometimes joke that theirs is not really a southern-most city of the United States—it is actually thenorthernmost city of the Caribbean. Whatever con-notations this quip might have, it contains a degree ofundeniable truth. The influences of Haiti, Cuba,Jamaica, and the surrounding islands—as well ascountries in Central America that are consideredCaribbean, like Honduras and Guatemala—is abun-dant in New Orleans’ musical, culinary, religious, andartistic heritages. As a port city, New Orleans hasreceived centuries of regular shipments of goods likecoffee, rum, and bananas from Latin America and theCaribbean, establishing deep economic links andmaking New Orleans a hub of hemispheric relations.

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“El Centro” American and Caribbean Studies

Given the deep ties between New Orleans, theJesuits, and Latin America and the Caribbean, theestablishment of an active and innovative LatinAmerican Studies (LAS) program at LoyolaUniversity New Orleans was inevitable. The LASprogram launched in 2002, and in 2009, a group ofits faculty members founded a “center of excel-lence” dedicated to enhancing the Loyola commu-nity’s interactions with Latino communities inNew Orleans and throughout the hemisphere. TheCenter for Latin American and CaribbeanStudies—or, “El Centro,” for short—is an evolv-ing and vibrant entity involved in community out-reach, event programming, curriculum develop-ment, project management, and other endeavorsthat engage Loyola with the Latino world.

La Internacionalización de Loyola“We need to move with the times,” says Blanca

Anderson, Ph.D., associate professor of languagesand cultures and the original driving force behindEl Centro’s incep-tion. “One of thegoals of the universi-ty is internationaliza-tion, and this is a partof that.”

The Latino popula-tion of the GreaterNew Orleans Areahas roughly doubledin the past five years,largely as a result ofimmigrants initiallyattracted by post-Katrina rebuildingwork. Kenner, a sub-

urb roughly 12 miles west of New Orleans, con-tains the third largest population of Hondurans inthe world, after Honduras’ two largest cities. Theprimary markets from which Loyola attracts out-of-state students—Florida, Texas, California, andNew York—are the states with the largest Latinopopulations in the country. Although the univer-sity’s efforts to internationalize undoubtedly con-sider regions and cultures around the globe, ourneighbors in Latin America and the Caribbeanmight prove our most vital connections, and anobvious place to start.

Los eventos y aprendizaje servicioEl Centro pursues its mission in large part through

community outreach, immersing students and faculty inthe surrounding Latino populations, as well as bringingthe community to campus for events.

“Each event aims to fulfill some need of our studentsor faculty, but we’realso trying to do eventsthat are appealing forthe local community,”says Uriel Quesada,Ph.D., El Centro’sdirector.

The center has organ-ized 10 events so far,both on Loyola’s campusand elsewhere in thecommunity. Its inauguralevent, “EverybodyRunnin’ to the Carnival:Calypso Music, theCaribbean and its

Award-winning journalist Alma Guillermoprietodiscusses the ongoing issue of drug trafficking in

Mexico for her lecture “The New Narco-Culture.”

La internacionalización de Loyola

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New Orleans Connection,” brought renownedCosta Rican musician and ethnographer ManuelMonestel to campus for a masterclass and perform-ance with Loyola music students. Last fall, thecenter hosted Alma Guillermoprieto, who isarguably the world’s foremost English-languagejournalist covering Latin America. Quesada saysGuillermoprieto is precisely the type of person thecenter wants to bring because of her ability tomove between cultures.

“She represents a kind of bridge, because sheknows how to address an American audience onforeign topics,” Quesada says.

Along with events, El Centro’s community out-reach manifests in the form of service learningcoordination. Quesada and his staff seek out andform relationships with nonprofit organizations inthe Greater New Orleans Area that serve Latinocommunities. The center works with Loyola’sOffice of Service Learning to pair students withappropriate organizations in order to provide real,meaningful assistance. For instance, Loyola serv-ice learning students were integral in designing asurvey about Latino youth and community/leader-ship for Puentes, which the community develop-ment organization implemented this past spring.

Los academicosThe academic landscape of Loyola is becoming more

interdisciplinary and more attuned to international

issues, and El Centro has been instrumental in develop-ing classes that address topics related to Latin Americaand the Caribbean. Each semester, the center coordi-nates between five and eight Latin American Studiesclasses—some in English, some in Spanish—that arehoused in various academic departments, such as histo-ry, sociology, and political science. Quesada recentlytaught the inaugural LAS first-year seminar calledBecoming American, Becoming Latino.

El Centro also collaborates with the Center forInternational Education (CIE) to offer exchangeopportunities for Loyola students and faculty withuniversities in Latin America and the Caribbean.Though this aspect of El Centro is still in itsinfancy, it has already brought one professor fromBolivia to teach a course at Loyola in political sci-ence. El Centro and CIE are currently workingwith the Pontificia Universidad Católica delEcuador (PUCE) to exchange students beginningin spring 2012. PUCE is a leading school for biol-ogy in Latin America, and Loyola biology studentsinvolved in the exchange would have access toPUCE’s laboratories in the Amazon jungle and inthe Galapagos Islands.

Identidad y las historias orales de New OrleansNathan Henne, Ph.D., assistant professor of

Spanish, says one distinctive aspect of El Centro

Dr. Angel Quintero-Rivera discusses the historical,sociological, and cultural aspects behind salsa musicfor his lecture “The Complex Geography of SalsaMusic: Culture, Nation, and Migration.”

Dr. Gary Segura ’85, Dr. Sean Cain, Dr. Jason Casellas ’99,and Dr. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson ’04 discuss the role of

Latinos in contemporary U.S. politics for “Latino - America: Aforum on how Latinos influence contemporary U.S. politics.”

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compared to similar centers at other universities isits regard for the language and cultural diversitiesthat exist within Latin America.

“People tend to think of Latin America ashomogenous, language-wise—just Spanish andPortuguese—and actually there are hundreds oflanguages in Latin America that give us differentways of seeing the world, of imagining it,” he says.

Henne studies how the simultaneous influencesof various heritages shape people’s identities andworldviews. Like indigenous people in LatinAmerica who grapple with both indigenous andSpanish heritages, Latinos in the United Statesare forced to mesh together multiple cultures,which can be a difficult and confusing process.

“You might have a militant soccer fan dad forthe Mexican team,” Henne says, “so he’s militant-ly Mexican in that sense. Does that mean he hasto be militantly Mexican in other ways? That’s thekind of terrain that kids have to navigate—theywant to be Mexican in many ways, and yet theywant to be in the U.S. in many ways.”

With the support of El Centro, Henne andQuesada have recently launched an oral historyproject that addresses these issues of Latino iden-tity, provides Loyola students immersive and rigor-ous academic opportunities, and provides a greatresource for researchers and Latino communitydevelopment groups. Henne says conducting inter-views about the ways in which Latinos have dealtwith the process of identity building is integral tobuilding understanding and creating more inclu-sive and supportive communities.

Gicel Estrada, who graduated in spring 2011with degrees in Latin American studies and envi-ronmental science, undertook the first oral his-tory project on El Centro’s behalf as her gradua-tion capstone project. Her project deals withidentity formation among Latinos in NewOrleans who immigrated to the U.S. before theywere 15 years old.

“I was talking with a classmate and she men-tioned she’s Venezuelan,” Estrada says. “But shesaid her dad is from New Orleans, her mom isfrom Colombia, and she was married in Spain. Sohow is she Venezuelan? That was the question Iwanted to figure out, how people form their own

identities away from their country of origin.” Estrada located and interviewed 10 immigrant partic-

ipants for her project, asking them to define terms like“Latino,” “American,” and “culture,” and having themdescribe their own identity in the context of where theyand their families are from. Her interviews and tran-scripts will be housed at Loyola, the first installment ofwhat will eventually be a rich and expansive archive.

Al finAs impressive as the array of projects and pro-

grams currently under El Centro’s umbrella seems,it is instructive to remember that the center isonly two years old, and that it will only growgreater with time. Quesada says among his manyplans are more events held off campus, anincreased Loyola presence in Jefferson Parish,where most Latinos in the Greater New OrleansArea live, and an increase in faculty exchangeswith Latin American and Caribbean universities.These, among other initiatives, ensure that as theAmericas increasingly blend and the idea of a“Latin America” that begins at the Rio Grandebecomes more dubious, Loyola will be activelyinvolved in the evolution of our culture alongwith it. Viva!

For more information on the Center for LatinAmerican and Caribbean Studies, visitwww.loyno.edu/clacs

Panelists discuss using art to reduceurban violence for the “Art, Community,

and Nonviolence” forum.

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The Rev. Kevin Wm.Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.,and Mark F.Fernandez, Ph.D.

The Dux Academicus Award is the highest honor a professor can receive for excellencein teaching and scholarship. It recognizes a faculty member who “is able to impart theknowledge and wisdom of the humanities, sciences, or the professions to students in amanner consistent with the unique philosophy of Loyola University New Orleans as a Jesuitinstitution of higher education.”

College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Professor of History Mark F. Fernandez, Ph.D.,was awarded the 2010 Dux Academicus Award on January 21 at the President’s Conovation.

Fernandez, who has been a member of the faculty since 1992, was nominated by col-leagues, students, and former students who submitted letters describing his teaching style andhis contributions to his field. His colleagues wrote of his service to Loyola, his commitment

as a teacher, and his contributions as an active historianwho has helped to redefine scholarship in the field ofhistory.

A native New Orleanian, Fernandez received his B.A.and M.A. degrees from the University of New Orleansand his doctorate from The College of William andMary in Virginia. His recent scholarly activities includeA Law unto Itself?: Essays in the New Louisiana LegalHistory and From Chaos to Continuity: Evolution ofLouisiana's Judicial System, 1712 – 1862, which won theLouisiana Literary Award from the Louisiana LibraryAssociation in 2002.

He also served as guest editor for the Journal of theWest’s 2004 Louisiana Purchase edition. In 1993 and1997, Fernandez received grants from the Louisiana

Endowment for the Humanities to direct summer institutes for teachers. He received a com-mendation from the American Association for State and Local History for his 1997 summerinstitute, “New Orleans through Its Sources.”

In 1999, Fernandez received one of the Louisiana Endowment for the HumanitiesSpecial Humanities Awards for his work with the summer institutes. He is a past president ofthe Louisiana Historical Association and a board member of the Tennessee Williams NewOrleans Literary Festival.

The Dux Academicus Award

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The Integritas Vitae Award is presented by Loyola University New Orleans to anindividual who exemplifies the qualities Loyola seeks to instill in its students. Therecipient is chosen for displaying high moral character and selfless service withoutexpectation of material reward or public recognition, and adhering to the principles ofhonesty, integrity, justice, and the preservation of human dignity.

Frank A. France ’49, M.Ed. ’56, founder of Kehoe-France in Metairie, La., wasthe recipient of this year’s Integritas Vitae Award on March 17 at the Benefactors Dinner.

France came to Loyola as a first-generation college student on an athletic scholarship,earned two degrees, and went on to an outstanding career in education—first as a teacherand then as the co-founder of Kehoe-France, along with his late wife, Patricia Kehoe, in1949. In its early days, it operated as a camp in AudubonPark and at various rented facilities until 1958, when itmoved to its present location in Metairie, La. Four yearslater, Kehoe-France officially began operations as a school.In 1996, it expanded to include an equally successfulNorthshore location. Today, more than 1,100 studentscomprise the Kehoe-France student bodies at both loca-tions. At age 85, France is still a vigorous participant in thedaily life of his schools.

As a volunteer and benefactor, France’s involve-ment with Loyola has been longstanding. He has beena donor and advocate for Loyola. He served on thePresident’s Council during the presidential tenure ofthe Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., Ph.D. He is also a reg-ular attendee at Wolfpack basketball games and con-tinues to donate to Coach Mike Giorlando’s outstanding program.

France has been a longtime volunteer and donor for Catholic and educational projectsaround New Orleans. He has served on numerous boards, including Archbishop HannanHigh School, The Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the GreaterNew Orleans Association for Retarded Citizens, Crescent Academy, and Holy Cross HighSchool. France was named Man of the Year in 1990 by Holy Cross High School andreceived the Alumni Service Award from the school as well in 1984.


The Integritas Vitae Award

Created under the direction of President Emeritus James C. Carter, S.J., in the 1970s,these four annual awards honor the outstanding accomplishments of Loyola alumni,faculty, staff, and friends of the university.

The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes,S.J., Ph.D., and Frank A.France ’49, M.Ed. ’56

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Kelly Brotzman and theRev. Kevin Wm. Wildes,S.J., Ph.D.

The Coadjutor Optimus Award is presented to administrators or staff memberswho demonstrate the university’s commitment to its Jesuit values. Criteria forselection include: effectiveness in promoting the values contained in the UniversityGoals Statement and the Statement of the Jesuit Character and commitment ofLoyola; superior performance over and above that required of one’s job; the appli-

cation of individual judgment to more effectivelyachieve university goals; success in making theemployee’s office or service unit one that is con-sidered friendly to the rest of the university com-munity; exhibited desire to know more about one’sown job, improve technically and professionally,and a desire to learn the total operation of thedepartment; and supportiveness toward fellowemployees.

Mary Sue Oehlke and Kelly Brotzman werethe recipients of the 2010 Coadjutor OptimusAward at the Staff Luncheon on April 20.Oehlke has served as an administrative assistant

in the College of Business for more than 20 years. She has an active spiritual lifeand her Christian values are apparent in her work. Her sense of humor, uniquestyle, and grace are exceptional. She volunteers for extra activities whenever

needed, and she has supported the college’s par-ticipation in the Relay for Life, the Crescent CityClassic, and the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk.

Brotzman, in just three years as director of serv-ice learning, has transformed the program intoone that is nationally recognized. Last year,Brotzman spearheaded the process to prepareLoyola’s application for the Carnegie CommunityEngagement Classification and showed remark-able persistence in ensuring that Loyola would

reach this goal. Hallmarks of Brotzman’s work are tenacity, vision, collaboration,and mission-driven excellence.

The Coadjutor Optimus Award

The Rev. Kevin Wm.Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.,and Mary Sue Oehlke

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The Adjutor Hominum Award is the highest award bestowed by the AlumniAssociation. Each year, the association recognizes an outstanding graduate whose lifedemonstrates the values and philosophy of a Jesuit education which Loyola exemplifies—namely moral character, service to humanity, and unquestionable integrity.

John D’Arcy Becker ’61 was the 2010 recipient of the Adjutor Hominum Award onMay 15 at the Alumni Jazz Brunch.

Becker graduated from Loyola with a physics degree in 1961, the same year he found-ed his first business and served as CEO of John D. Becker & Associates, Inc., an insurancefirm specializing in acquisition of coverage for business, professional, and estate owners. In1970, he founded and served as CEO of Business and Professional Consulting Services,Inc., an executive benefit planning firm with an empha-sis on the design and servicing of qualified and non-qualified incentive plans. He is also a member andstockholder in M Financial Group, a national networkof offices specializing in the design and servicing ofexecutive compensation, estate, and wealth transferplans.

Becker’s service to Loyola has been extensive andconsistent. After graduating, he spent many years sup-porting and bolstering Wolfpack Athletics. Becker isalso the past chairman of the President’s Council andpast chairman of the Planned Gifts Committee atLoyola. For 16 years, he has coordinated the AnnualEstate Planning Symposium, sponsored by Loyola andseveral other local nonprofit organizations. He broughtsome of the country’s foremost experts to New Orleans to share their knowledge withtrustees and volunteers of those organizations as well as local attorneys, accountants, finan-cial planners, and insurance professionals. He was recognized for his outstanding service toLoyola when he received the College of Business Administration Jacques E. Yenni, S.J.,Award for Community Service.

Becker is the devoted husband to Loyola classmate Mary Jane Wherritt ’61 and lov-ing father to John, Jr., Brian, and Elizabeth Becker Laborde. The couple lives on theNorthshore, and they are members of Mary Queen of Peace Parish in Mandeville, La.

The Adjutor Hominum Award

The Rev. Kevin Wm.Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.,and John D’ArcyBecker ’61

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It’s no fluke that, for centuries, poets have beenwriting about gardens and blooms and the heart ofthe harvest as the central metaphors for being alive.Have you ever seen a sunflower turned in the direc-tion of the sun, asleep and hunched over after night-fall, then facing up and out again with the dawn? InNew Orleans, our aesthetic world is sprawling oaks,magnolias in bloom, and citrus trees contrasted bycollapsed roofs, peeling pant, and three hundred yearsof waterlines. Local nonprofit NOLA Green Rootsaims to help change the aesthetics of our urban envi-ronment while working on critical food and educa-tion disparities in our city.

After Hurricane Katrina, Joseph Brock, a 2005Loyola graduate, began growing fruit and vegetables

in his backyard on Baudin Street in Mid City. He hadan orange tree and some tomatoes. He left bags offruit and vegetables on his neighbor’s doorsteps beforedawn, during “gardener’s hours.”

“The true gardener works from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.,”he says, sitting behind his desk at the NOLA GreenRoots office on 3101 Tulane Avenue.

Brock, then a web designer working from home,kept being interrupted by passersby who were fasci-nated by his garden. He began to think there mightbe something to it. NOLA Green Roots was bornfrom that first garden.

Fast-forward to the fall of 2010—Jessica Kinnison,a 2008 Loyola graduate, is circling the block betweenSouth Salcedo and Tulane Avenues, searching for theNOLA Green Roots office. She has recently returnedfrom a 558-mile trek across northern Spain, the

Camino de Santiago. She has to find a job butshe can’t shake the spirit of community shelearned in Spanish pilgrim’s hostels along thatmedieval route to Saint James’ tomb. She want-ed to do something that made positive use ofthose contradictions between beauty and blightin her city. She wanted to mimic the Spanishsunflower’s connection to place.

Kinnison and Brock’s first employmentinterview lasted two hours. That night, he askedher to proofread the website and bring her cor-rections the next morning. She arrived just afterthe dawn with her notes in hand. The secondinterview lasted all day. By Monday morning,she was up with the dawn, trying to do anythingthat could help the progress of the organization,

NOLA Green Roots: Harvesting Ideas at DawnTwo Loyola grads facilitate visible growth in an urban setting

Spotlighting young alumni who

Loyola University New Orleans Magazine

We Are Loyola. It’s a simple statement that conveys a powerful message. Here are just a fewof the many young alumni who are putting the Jesuit values into action with their service totheir communities.

By Jessica Kinnison ’08

Joseph Brock ’05, NOLA Green Roots

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o are making a differencefrom feeding chickens to getting to know members towriting letters to raise awareness.Now, by the time the light is reflecting off the traffic

lights on Jefferson Highway, Brock’s making a list of theproducts they need to put together a new hydroponics sys-tem, or string up the cucumbers and tomatoes in innova-tive lines held up by walls of wood. He’s an idea man, astudent of science. Kinnison, who studied writing, synthe-sizes the ideas into concrete information that can beduplicated and perfected, then added to the NOLA GreenRoots system.While Brock, executive director, and Kinnison, associ-

ate director, use their Loyola training to facilitate theprocess, the organization is a cooperative effort.

“No one can do it alone,” says Brock. “NOLA GreenRoots is a moving wheel. We just work here.”The organization is run by and for the members. It is a

membership-based network that converts blighted proper-ty into vibrant, well-maintained community gardens inthe city of New Orleans. Every member contributes to thebuilding and maintenance of the organization, and everymember gets a basket of fresh fruit, eggs, and vegetablesdelivered to his or her doorstep at least twice a month.

There are three major initiatives built into the NOLAGreen Roots system. First, provide affordable, nat-urally grown food sources for neighborhoods thatdo not have regular access to fresh produce.Second, operate a citywide compost service thatcurrently works with restaurants in Mid City andUptown—Dante’s Kitchen, Patois, Eco Café, andRalph’s on the Park to name a few—and the NewOrleans fire department. Third, provide job train-ing and service learning opportunities for youth inthe area including science classes with WarrenEaston High School, service learning Saturdayswith Tulane and Loyola students, and the compostcarrier’s job training program.A 2009 study conducted by the Pew Charitable

Trusts indicates that the number of green jobs inthe United States grew 9.1 percent between 1998

and 2007—that is about two and a half times faster thanjob growth in the economy as a whole. NOLA Green Roots focuses on career exploration by

exposing students to a myriad of green jobs such as plant-ing, growing and harvesting, animal care, composting,building complex irrigation systems, implementing solarpaneling, and painting, historic preservation, and greenconstruction. In addition, the organization hosts thousands of people

from all over the country for service learning and volun-teer days in the gardens each year. The volunteers learneverything from how to build a chicken coop to PHTesting to the methodology behind composting restaurantfood waste. NOLA Green Roots is expanding rapidly and plans to

build four new gardens in 2011, including a garden for chil-dren, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. This garden willgive New Orleans youth an opportunity to hone their grossmotor skills while learning sustainable food practices. NOLAGreen Roots recently participated in a panel at HarvardBusiness School’s Social Enterprise Conference, presentingthe NOLA Green Roots business model that they hope tobring to cities all over the country.

For more information on NOLA Green Roots, visitwww.nolagreenroots.com


Jessica Kinnison ’08, NOLA Green Roots

NOLA Green Roots Initiative

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Jennifer M. La Rocca ’05 is putting her relation-ship-building skills to good use for both the citizens ofFlorida and Panama.

La Rocca was born in New Orleans and grew up inPanama City, Panama, where she graduated highschool from The International School of Panama. Shelater received a bachelor of science degree in commu-nications, with a minor in psychology, from Loyola.

As a pharmaceutical sales specialist with Pfizer inMiami, she has successfully launched and marketedtwo one-of-a-kind products for both acute pain andchronic pain prescribed by surgeons and physicians.She also analyzes product and market trends, developsand executes territory business plans, and coordinatesefforts with territory partners in team environments.Previously, La Rocca was a pediatric sales specialist

with Sciele Pharmaceuticals in Orlando, where sheincreased market share for the Central Florida territo-ry with a product portfolio that included ADHD med-ications and asthma and allergy products prescribed bypediatricians, primary care physicians, allergists, andpsychiatrists.

In July 2009, the president of the Republic ofPanama recognized La Rocca by naming her theHonorary Consul of Panama in the city of Miami.Since her appointment, she has been assistingMiami-based companies in establishing ties withPanamanian Companies. In addition, through herties with the Miami medical community, she is organ-izing goodwill trips by U.S. doctors to less-privilegedareas of Panama. La Rocca also served as the vicepresident of The Panamanian American Chamber of

Commerce, which she helped establishin 2009, and currently serves as anadviser to the chamber.

La Rocca also had an article pub-lished in América Economía, one of LatinAmerica’s largest publications, publishedin seven countries, on the topic ofwomen in leadership roles around theworld. Her article received attentionfrom other organizations and publica-tions, such as Revista Selecta, whorecently published an article on LaRocca’s success.

In addition, La Rocca is director andco-founder of Opinión Actual, an organ-ization of young future leaders in businessand government in the U.S. and LatinAmerican regions, and the director ofdevelopment for the Lauren’s LightFoundation of Miami, a nonprofit organ-ization that helps families with youngchildren where a parent has been diag-nosed with cancer.

Building Meaningful Relationships

Jennifer M. La Rocca ’05, Pfizer, Opinión Actual

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Michael Smith ’01, recognized throughout thesports industry as one of the finest journalists andreporters in the business, has not only achievedsuccess, but also has continued to show a commit-ment to his hometown of New Orleans.

Smith joined ESPN in July 2004 as a NationalFootball League senior writer for ESPN.com, cov-ering league news and major events such as theNFL Draft, NFL Playoffs, and theSuper Bowl, and continues to writebreaking news stories. He is also acorrespondent for E:60 , ESPN’sfirst multi-themed prime-timenewsmagazine program, whichdebuted October 2007.

Smith regularly appears onESPN studio programs as an NFLreporter and insider, includingSportsCenter and NFL Live. He isalso a panelist on Around the Hornand The Sports Reporters, periodichost of College Football Live andNFL Live, and co-host of First Takeand Sports Nation.

Prior to joining ESPN on a full-time basis, Smith was a reporter forthe Boston Globe (2001 – 2004),where he served as the paper’s NFLand New England Patriots beatwriter. He covered the Patriots intheir first two of three Super Bowlvictories – 2002 (XXXVI) and2004 (XXXVIII). Smith began hiscareer as a sports reporter and copyeditor for The Times-Picayune.

Following Hurricane Katrina,Smith used his success at ESPN tocommunicate to the nation that

the city of New Orleans needed support in itsrebuilding efforts. As the future of the NewOrleans Saints franchise was uncertain, Smith,through an impassioned article, detailed theimportance of the Saints to the city, stating that,“The Saints bring families together. Hopefully,having an NFL franchise here will help bring NewOrleans’ families home.”

Sporting Appeal for Others

Michael Smith ’01, ESPN

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These Thy Gifts

The Book: In his book, the Rev. MarkG. Boyer introduces a newcollection of mealtime prayersgrouped around the liturgical cycle.He includes prayers designedspecifically for the Advent andChristmas season, Lent, Holy Week,and the Easter season, as well asthe weeks of Ordinary Time. Themeal prayers are designed tosimply open our eyes to new waysof thanking God for the food setbefore us.

The Author: The Rev. Mark G. Boyer,M.R.E. ’00, a priest of the Dioceseof Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo.,for 35 years, is the author of 30books on biblical and liturgicalspirituality. He is a monthlycolumnist for The Priest magazineand a part-time member of theReligious Studies Department ofMissouri State University.

Available through www.amazon.comand www.barnesandnoble.com

An Easy Place / To Die

The Book: An Easy Place / To Die, thedebut book by poet Vincent A. Cellucci,is a journey through New Orleans in theaftermath of Hurricane Katrina, butventures beyond the situational fromwhich most post-Katrina art hassprung. Cellucci crafts a causewaybetween Katrina and mortal floodmyths of legend.

The Author: Vincent A. Cellucci ’05received his M.F.A. from LouisianaState University. He has beenpublished in Exquisite Corpse, moira,New Delta Review, The Pedestal, andPresa, and he teaches in LSU’sCollege of Art + Design.

Available through www.citylitproject.organd www.amazon.com

The Anxious Hipster and Other BarfliesI’ve Known

The Book: Beginning with the hilariousurban legend of the persimmon-hairedanxious Hipster, Brian Clarey takesthe reader on a fearless, free-wheeling bar crawl from his nativeGarden City, Long Island, to his oldstomping grounds in the GardenDistrict of New Orleans, finessing hisway in the door.

The Author: Brian Clarey ’93 is theaward-winning editor of YES! Weeklyin Greensboro, N.C., where he liveswith his wife and three children.In 2007, he had his short filmJoBeth screened at Cannes, aftersneaking in.

Available through www.brianclarey.com

L O Y O L A I N P R I N T Faculty / Staff / Alumni Books

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The Post-Traumatic Insomnia Workbook

The Book: Difficult and traumatic lifeexperiences affect our lives inunexpected ways and can even changethe way we sleep. This workbook isbased in cognitive behavioral therapy,a powerful approach that has provento be more effective over the long runthan sleeping pills. Included are easytips and techniques you can startdoing right away to help you sleepbetter.

The Author: C. Laurel Franklin ’93,Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professorat Tulane University School ofMedicine, Department of Psychiatryand Behavioral Sciences, and aclinical psychologist at the SoutheastLouisiana Veterans Health Care Systemin New Orleans.

Available through www.amazon.com andwww.barnesandnoble.com

Roux Memories

The Book: Roux Memories offers anyonewith a love for Cajun and Creole faremore than 250 home-tested recipesalong with snippets of life from aCajun family with four decades ofroots in New Orleans. Accompanyingthe recipes are vintage family andfood photographs as well asinformation about the roots of Cajunand Creole cooking.

The Author: Belinda Hulin ’75has long written about food fornewspapers and magazines, and sheis the author of four cookbooks. Shedivides her time between New Orleansand Atlantic Beach, Fla.

Available through www.amazon.com andwww.barnesandnoble.com

The Westminster Handbook toMartin Luther

The Book: This volume in theWestminster Handbooks toChristian Theology series providesa compact and lucid treatment ofthe main elements of the theologyof Martin Luther (1483 – 1546).Denis R. Janz, a top Luther expert,discusses the theologicalunderstandings that made Luther aleading figure in the 16th-centuryProtestant Reformation.

The Author: Denis R. Janz, Ph.D.,is Provost Distinguished Professorof the History of Christianity atLoyola. He is the author of anumber of books and the generaleditor of the seven-volume work APeople’s History of Christianity.

Available through www.amazon.comand www.barnesandnoble.com

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A Night at the New YorkPhilharmonic

The New York Alumni hosted “A Night at theNew York Philharmonic” on February 16, whichfeatured Branford Marsalis, saxophone, and AndreyBoreyko, conductor, at the Lincoln Center Plaza inNew York, NY. A Wine and Cheese Receptionfollowed the concert at Arpeggio’s Food and Wine.The special university guest was DonaldBoomgaarden, Ph.D., dean, College of Music andFine Arts.

Lenten Series

The Loyola University New Orleans AlumniAssociation and the Jesuit Center co-sponsoredthe Lenten Series on March 23—Shades ofPraise: The New Orleans Interracial GospelChoir. Shades of Praise entertained alumni andfriends with their joyous, high-energy contem-porary gospel groove. Guests were happy to seethis local phenomenon that performs yearly atNew Orleans’ Jazzfest.

Annual School of NursingBrunch

The Annual School of Nursing Brunchwas celebrated on March 27 at Ralph’s onthe Park in New Orleans. Ann Cary, Ph.D.,director of the School of Nursing, providednursing updates to 38 attendees. She waspleased to announce the formation of aLoyola Alumni Nursing Chapter.

Chicago Presidential CocktailReception

This spring, the Chicago Chapter enjoyed aPresidential Cocktail Reception on March 31at Smith and Wollensky Restaurant. The Rev.Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., was the spe-cial university guest. The 35 guests werepleased to hear progress updates about Loyolafrom the president.

Dean Donald Boomgaarden, Ph.D., Frances, J.D. ’04,and Frank Hopson

Mark Morice, J.D. ’98 introducing Shades of Praise toalumni and friends.

Director Ann Cary, Ph.D., Debbie Smith ’98,Deannie Stoulig ’98, Debbie Applebaum ’99

The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., John andCarol Senter (parents of junior Sam Senter)

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Young Alumni Happy Hour

The Young Alumni Pack hosted a YoungAlumni Happy Hour at the Bulldog Bar &Grill in New Orleans on April 14. Nearly 40alumni gathered on the private patio area of theBulldog for a fun-filled evening.

20 Years of Alumni BaseballPlayers

On April 16, the Alumni Association, in con-junction with Wolfpack Athletics, welcomed 20years of alumni baseball players. Pre-game tail-gate attendees enjoyed hamburgers, hotdogs, allthe fixings, soft drinks, and chips before the cur-rent Wolfpack baseball team played FaulknerUniversity. Alumni players were recognizedbefore the game and presented with an award byHead Baseball Coach Gerard Cassard. The pre-game tailgate and game were held at TurchinStadium at Tulane University.

College of Business Happy HourThe College of Business Alumni Board hosteda Happy Hour on April 27 at Oak Wine Bar& Bistro in New Orleans. The event wasattended by business alumni, faculty, and staff.This casual event offered complimentary horsd’oeuvres and specially priced beverages, andgave the guests the opportunity to swapbusiness cards and ideas.

Women in Law TeaThe Women in Law Tea was held on April27 at the home of Cheri Grodsky, J.D.’82. Sharonda Williams, J.D. ’01, chaireda committee of Loyola law alumnae.Sharonda gave brief remarks, recognizedInterim Dean Kathy Lorio, J.D. ’73, as ourfirst female dean, and presented her with agift on behalf of the committee.

Members of the Young Alumni Pack enjoyed a relaxedhappy hour at the Bulldog Bar & Grill.

Alumni baseball players are honored at a Wolfpackbaseball game.

Samantha Ladd ’09, Karolina Stachniuk ’09,Michael Scripps ’00 Cheri Grodsky, J.D. ’82, Sharonda Williams, J.D. ’01,

Kathy Lorio, J.D. ’73, interim dean of the College of Law

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1980sDr. John F. Murray

’83, Palm Beach, Fla.,clinical and sports psy-chologist, released a newbook, The MentalPerformance Index:Ranking the Best Teams inSuper Bowl History, whichpits all teams that haveever appeared in theSuper Bowl against oneanother to determine

which team is best.(www.johnfmurray.com)

1990sHeather Piper Graham

’97 married Nolan S.Wadland on January 1,2011, in Eastsound, Wash.,on Orcas Island in the SanJuan Islands. The couplewill reside in Seattle,Wash.

Carolina Lorenzo-Romeu ’97, Plantation,Fla., married JoshuaSimon in August 2010and began her new teach-ing position at FloridaMemorial University. Shehas had a very busy yetrewarding year as full-time faculty at FMU.

2000sTabitha M. Quebedeaux

’02, Marrero, La., complet-ed her Ph.D. in neuro-science at LSUHSC.

Ashley Genz-Foster’07, now Ashley Everett,was hired as the marketingand sales assistant forUnique Group NYC, asales and marketing con-sulting agency that focuseson eyewear geared towardthe Y generation.


1980sHelaina B. Jolly-Triche

’87, was promoted to vicepresident, national accounts,with Chartis Insurance inAtlanta, Ga.

1990sBlake Escudier ’87,

M.B.A. ’93, was selected asLoyola University NewOrleans’ Acadiana AlumniChapter president. Blake is aprofessor, teaching graduatestudies with Kaplan

University and theUniversity of Fredericton inNew Brunswick, Canada.

Bernie Dana, M.Q.M.’97, Springfield, Mo., wasnamed chair of theDepartment of Business atEvangel University. Heassumed the duties of theposition on March 1.Bernie has been a memberof the Evangel faculty since2001 and currently holdsthe rank of associate pro-fessor of business

2000sKatie Hoffmann

Ladomerszky ’01 competedin the Mrs. United Statespageant as Mrs. NevadaUnited States 2010 last sum-mer. She placed in the Top10 among 53 talented mar-ried women. The competi-tion consisted of panel inter-view, swimsuit, eveninggown, and on-stage inter-view. Katie is currently livingin Las Vegas, Nev., with herhusband, and they welcomedtheir first baby in May. Katie

is the leisure sales managerfor the new Cosmopolitan ofLas Vegas and a member ofthe March of Dimes NevadaSouthern Division Board.

Ross Barbour ’04 is anassociate with the New YorkCity office of the law firm ofWilson Elser.

Sisters Trenell Smith ’10and Trenese Smith ’10,LaPlace, La., are basketballcoaches at RiversideAcademy in Reserve, La.

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The Graduation Award is offered to Loyola University New Orleans graduating seniors. A $1,000award is granted to one graduating senior from each of Loyola’s five colleges and graduate programs—College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, College of Social Sciences, College of Business, College ofMusic and Fine Arts, College of Law, and one graduate student. The award is applied towards the recipi-ent’s student loan account upon graduation certification.

Congratulations to all of our outstanding award recipients and a special1thank you to all of those involved in the selection process!

For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (800) 798-ALUM,(504) 861-5454, or [email protected]

Each year, the Alumni Association presents the Alumni Legacy Scholarshipand the Graduation Awardto outstanding Loyola students who meet the required criteria for each award. The scholarship committee,chaired by Cheryl Prestenback Buchert ’71, J.D. ’93, reviews current scholarship application criteria andprocesses, identifies, and interviews scholarship candidates, and makes their selections. The selection process wascompleted by the scholarship committee earlier this spring. This year, the committee awarded scholarships to 24outstanding Loyola students and future alumni. It is important to note that both of these scholarships are sup-ported by revenue generated from your use of the Loyola University New Orleans Bank of America PlatinumPlus MasterCard and generous gifts from members of the Alumni Association.

This year’s Legacy Scholarship and Graduation Award recipients are: 1

Alumni Legacy Scholarship and Graduation Award Announcement

• Roland Bonin ’12 - (Alumni Legacy); Law • Joseph Landry ’13 - (Alumni Legacy); Law• James Trinchard ’12 - (Alumni Legacy);

Business• Taylor Duhe ’13 - (Alumni Legacy);

Social Sciences • Emilee Potter ’12 - (Alumni Legacy);

Business • Rachel Guillot ’13 - (Alumni Legacy);

Music and Fine Arts• Kathryn Lambeth ’12 - (Alumni Legacy);

Humanities and Natural Sciences• Madeline Guillot ’13 - (Alumni Legacy); Law• Sarah Wellman ’13 - (Alumni Legacy); Law• Kortney Cleveland ’14 - (Alumni Legacy);

Music and Fine Arts• Carlos Mantica ’14 - (Alumni Legacy);

Business• Kelsey Pabst ’12 - (Alumni Legacy);

Social Sciences

• Allegra Tartaglia ’13 - (Alumni Legacy);Humanities and Natural Sciences

• Alex White ’12 - (Alumni Legacy); Business

• Lauren Fontana ’13 - (Alumni Legacy);Business

• Kateri McBride ’14 - (Alumni Legacy); Humanities and Natural Sciences

• Mallory Flynn ’11 - (Alumni Legacy); Humanities and Natural Sciences

• Andrew Legrand ’11 - (Alumni Legacy); Law• Gavin Rush ’11 - (Graduation Award); Law• Kayla Cox ’12 - (Graduation Award);

Social Sciences• Dylan Kremer ’12 - (Graduation Award);

Business• Amye Green ’12 - (Graduation Award); Law• Grace Ledford ’12 - (Graduation Award);

Humanities and Natural Sciences

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1970sMatthew J. Hill, Jr., J.D.

’71, Lafayette, La., reigned asKing Lacassine XLIII, NobleChieftain of the Attakapas,for the Krewe of Attakapas.

Harry T. Widmann, J.D.’77, of the New Orleans, La.,law firm of Harry T.Widmann and Associates,was sworn in as nationalpresident of the AmericanBoard of Trial Advocates atthe association’s NationalBoard Meeting in NewOrleans on Jan. 15.

1980sEdward F. Downing III,

J.D. ’82, Metairie, La., ofGauthier, Houghtaling &Williams, was honored byNew Orleans CityBusiness asone of 50 attorneys recog-nized for Leadership in Law.

The Hon. Andrea PriceJanzen, J.D. ’82, NewOrleans, La., was electedchief judge of the JeffersonParish Juvenile Court for atwo-year term.

Louis LaCour, J.D. ’84,Adams and Reese partner inthe firm’s New Orleans, La.,office, was elected to theBoard of Directors of the BoyScouts of America SoutheastLouisiana Council. A formerEagle Scout, Louis has servedin several positions with theBoy Scouts of America beforejoining the local board.

Leslie Lanusse, J.D. ’84,Adams and Reese Labor andEmployment partner in thefirm’s New Orleans, La.,office, was named a “BTIClient Service All-Star” for2011, an elite group of attor-neys nominated solely andexclusively by clients in

BTI’s independent study asdelivering the absolute bestin client service.

1990sJoseph S. Exnicios, J.D.

’90, New Orleans, La., willserve as president ofWhitney Bank in Louisianaand Texas once its acquisi-tion by Hancock HoldingCo. is complete. Joseph hasserved as Whitney Bank’schief risk officer since 2008and has been employed byWhitney since 1978.

W. Evan Plauché, J.D.’91, Metairie, La., managingpartner at Hailey,McNamara, Hall, Larmann& Papale, L.L.P., was select-ed for inclusion in the 2011Louisiana Super Lawyersmagazine. Super Lawyersnames only five percent ofthe lawyers in the state.Awarded in 2007 also, this is

Evan’s second inclusion intothe Louisiana Super Lawyersselections.

Keith B. Hall, J.D. ’96,Gretna, La., launched a blog,the Oil & Gas Law Brief, todiscuss news, trends, andlegal developments relatingto the oil and gas industry.www.oilgaslawbrief.com

Shawn O’Brien, J.D.’97, Houston, Texas, ofJackson Walker, L.L.P., wasselected as one of the 2011“Rising Stars” by ThomsonReuters. The list was pub-lished in the April 2011issue of Texas Monthly.

2000sMarrick Armstrong, J.D.

’01, Houston, Texas, wasnamed to partner withAdams and Reese, L.L.P. Hejoined the firm in 2001 andpractices in the areas of prod-

College of Law

Dr. John Berthelot ’65, Metairie, La., hashad a retrospective CD, titled Compositions,Arrangements and Productions of a NewOrleans Musician — A Retrospective, releasedon Great South Records (GS11028). He ismarried to Carolyn Engler Berthelot ’64.The CD is available through www.louisianamu-sicfactory.com

A Musical Retrospective

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Jude ’00 and Karen Boudreaux are pleased to announce thearrival of their daughter and newest member of Wolfpack fami-ly, Lucy Boudreaux.

Jessie Scott Haynes, J.D. ’04, associate at Galloway,Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, and David Haynes, Jr., J.D.’04, in-house for Ochsner Health System, had a baby boy inFebruary.

Kerri Thomas Kane, J.D. ’04, associate at Irwin FritchieUrquhart & Moore, L.L.C., and Chris Kane, J.D. ’04, partnerwith Adams and Reese, L.L.P., had a baby girl, Emery Ella Kane,in February.

Taylor Mouledoux, J.D. ’08, and his wife, Erin, had a babyboy, Taylor Paul Mouledoux, Jr., in March.

ucts liability, casualty andcoverage, and governmentalrelations.

Brian Mills, J.D. ’01,Laguna Niguel, Calif., wasnamed a partner with Snell& Wilmer, L.L.P.

Christine M. White, J.D.’03, Metairie, La., of CoatsRose Yale Ryman & Lee, waspromoted to director withinthe firm’s labor and employ-ment practice.

Chris Kane, J.D. ’04,New Orleans, La., wasnamed to partner withAdams and Reese, L.L.P. Hejoined the firm in 2004 andpractices in the areas oftransportation and economic

development, engaging regu-larly in the international andtrade community of NewOrleans.

Courtney Miller, J.D.’04, Metairie, La., wasnamed to partner withAdams and Reese, L.L.P.She joined the firm in2006, and as a member ofthe tax team, focuses pri-marily on estate and giftplanning and successionlaw, but also provides coun-sel in corporate, matrimo-nial, and charitable trans-actions.

Jaimmé Collins, J.D. ’05,New Orleans, La., Adamsand Reese attorney, receivedthe Karl Connor Award from

the A.P. Tureaud Chapter ofthe Black Law StudentsAssociation at LoyolaUniversity New OrleansCollege of Law for her con-tinued support as an alumnato Loyola and the BLSAchapter.

Elisa Tanner, J.D. ’06,Knoxville, Tenn., joined theKnox County State’sAttorney’s office, where sheis responsible for prosecutingjuveniles in abuse/neglectand delinquency cases. Shealso works in civil law, whichincludes representing thecounty landfill and nursinghome.

Kimberly FaraboughMouledoux ’03, J.D. ’08,

joined Pasley and Faraboughof Ardmore, Okla., as anassociate. Her practice willfocus on workers’ compensa-tion defense, insurancedefense, and general civil lit-igation.

Michael S. Donovan,J.D. ’09, has started TheDonovan Law Firm, L.L.C.,in Mandeville, La., to pro-vide legal representation toclients in family law, person-al injury, and DWI cases.The Donovan Law Firm,L.L.C., is located at 331Girod Street, Mandeville,LA 70448. Michael can becontacted via phone at (985)285-0240 or e-mail [email protected]


College of Law (continued)

Lucy Boudreaux

Wolf Pups

David Miller Haynes

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1990sKathryn E. Jones ’97

became a partner of KutakRock, L.L.P., a national lawfirm based in Omaha, Neb.She conducts a litigation andappellate practice withemphasis on employmentlaw and ERISA. Before join-ing Kutak Rock in 2006, sheserved as a law clerk to JudgeWilliam J. Riley of the U.S.Court of Appeals for theEighth Circuit and JudgeLinda R. Reade of the U.S.District Court for theNorthern District of Iowa.

2000sHolly Armstrong ’01,

Willow Park, Texas, pub-

lished a book titled Moreof His Presence:Understanding the “More”that God has for YourEveryday Life. She alsoreleased two Christianmusic CDs, which areavailable on her websitewww.hollyarmstrong.org,as well as amazon.com,cdbaby.com, and itunes.com

Chuck Arnold ’08,Athens, Ga., was thetrumpet voice on“Declaration Anthem,”the score behind a videoof Gen. Colin Powell,Drew Brees, and otherathletes rec i t ing theDec la ra t ion o fIndependence along withmembers of the military

and community leadinginto the NationalAnthem of the SuperBowl during Fox’s televi-sion coverage. An mp3of the music is availablefor purchase for $.99from Amazon andiTunes, with all proceedsgoing to the WoundedWarriors Foundation.

Michelle Pontiff ’10,Marrero, La., andRebecca Parker ’10,New Orleans, La., paint-ed a mural in the CVSPharmacy located inJackson Brewery in NewOrleans.

Nick Sherman ’10,Addison, Texas, created

Project 3 ~ A ShortExperiment, which is abrief compilation videothat spotlights some ofhis more personal expe-riences volunteering atvarious monasteries allacross India. He returnedfrom Nepal’s AnnapurnaConservation Area,where he scaled ThorungLa Pass and TilichoLake, both of whichtower at 17,000 plus feet.His video is posted onYouTube, and he couldnot be more excited tohave the opportunity toshare his 30-day excur-sion with the majesticNepalese Himalayas.

College of Music and Fine Arts


College of Social Sciences

1970sSandra Cordray ’78,

M.J., M.A. ,Mandeville, La., andDenise Danna, D.N.S.,R.N., received a 2010PROSE Award from theAssociation ofAmerican Publishers(AAP) and a Book ofthe Year Award from theAmerican Journal ofNursing (AJN) for theirbook, Nursing in theStorm: Voices fromHurricane Katrina.

Lt. Colonel KathleenEtta Beauford ’69,

M.S. ’79, Metairie, La.,was awarded the AirForce Auxiliary CivilAir Patrol “AerospaceEducation MasterEducator Award,” withits Scott CrossfieldMedal. Kathleen haswon nine EducatorAwards, 14 AerospaceEducation Awards, and13 Air Force AuxiliaryCivil Air Patrol AwardMedals. Kathleen is aSolar SystemAmbassador, chosen bythe Jet PropulsionLaboratory and theCalifornia Institute ofTechnology to serve as a

guest speaker. Kathleenis retired after teachingat Our Lady of LourdesElementary, Grace E.King High School, andLoyola University (as aguest lecturer).

1990sGwendolyn M.

Clement ’93 , Slidell,La., was appointed toserve on the SlidellHousing AuthorityBoard ofCommissioners. She hascoordinated Road Homegrants with various com-panies since 2006—most recently with man-

agement consulting firmHammerman & GainerInc.—and is workingtoward an advanceddegree in emergencymanagement fromTulane University.

Frances Rios ’94wrote a book titled TheGlue Factor, which shedescribes as a “shortstory written especiallyfor everyone that coulduse help with presenta-tion techniques thatlead to real results.”Frances operates an all-purpose communicationagency in San Juan,

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College of Law alumnus and Loyola Trustee Emeritus Theodore (Ted) Frois, J.D. ’69,received the 2011 St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College of LawAlumni Association, at the College of Law Alumni Luncheon on February 4. The St. IvesAward, named for the patron saint of lawyers, is presented annually to alumni who have volun-teered services to the College of Law or the university, maintained the highest standards of theprofession, and furthered the mission of the alumni association.

Ted, a 1969 graduate of the College of Law, retired last year from the Upstream Companies ofExxon Mobil Corporation, where he served as the general counsel, responsible for worldwidelegal activities in the exploration, development, production, and gas and power marketing busi-ness of the company. He graduated in the top 10 of his class at Loyola and served as associate edi-tor of the Loyola Law Review. He is an emeritus member of the College of Law VisitingCommittee. His wife, Louana Frois, J.D. ’88, is also a graduate of the College of Law.

In August of 2009, Ted was named trustee emeritus. Ted’s term with Loyola’s Board of Trusteesbegan in 1999, and from Aug. 2005 to May 2008, he served as chair of the board. He was instru-mental in the establishment of the Exxon Scholars Minority Scholarship program for the College ofLaw. In 2001, he and his wife endowed the Ted and Louana Frois DistinguishedProfessorship of International Law Studies. In 2006, they endowed the MajorTheodore C. Frois (MIA Dec. 6, 1950, Korean War) Military Scholarship.Ted, a New Orleans native, now resides in Houston.

Receiving Top Honors

Law Alumni Association President Dan Tadros, J.D. ’92 (left), and Ben Saunders, J.D. ’69 (center),presented Theodore (Ted) Frois, J.D. ’69 (right), with the 2011 St. Ives Award.

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College of Social Sciences (continued)Puerto Rico. The agencydoes everything from PRand advertising to exec-utive coaching andghostwriting.

Jena H. Casbon ’99was married to SarahCastro last fall inMarshfield, Mass. Theyhave moved back toNew Orleans, and Jena

is working as a speech-language pathologist.

Jason Casellas ’99,Austin, Texas, publishedLatino Representation inState Houses andCongress, availablet h r o u g hwww.amazon.com.

2000sFatima Harris Felton

’01, opened The HarrisLaw Firm, L.L.C., spe-cializing in collectionsand insurance disputes.This entrance intoentrepreneurship comesafter working as a lawclerk at the OrleansParish Clerk of Courtand King and Spalding,

L.L.P., in Atlanta, Ga.The firm is based inRiverdale, Ga., just out-side of Atlanta.(www.TheHarrisLawFir-mLLC.com)

Brenda Campos ’03,Kenner, La., was namedpurchasing director forJefferson Parish.

Bryan Hymel ’03 reprised the role of Don José in a production of Georges Bizet’sCarmen at the renowned Royal Opera House in London. The special performance wasfilmed in 3-D and was shown in cinemas worldwide beginning March 5.

Bryan and his fiancé, soprano IriniKyriakidou, visited Loyola to perform ina masterclass and had an informal ques-tion and answer session on March 1.

Arguably one of the world’s most pop-ular operas, Carmen is an exciting storyof love, jealousy, and betrayal. Thestory’s action takes place in Seville,Spain, in the mid-19th century. DonJosé, who was training for the priest-hood, killed a man in a quarrel and hashad to enlist in the army in Seville.

Originally from Metairie, La., Bryanstudied at Loyola with Dreux Montegutand Philip Frohnmayer and at theAcademy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia,Pa. His awards include first prizes in the2009 Gerda Lissner FoundationCompetition, 2008 LiciaAlbanese/Puccini FoundationCompetition, the 2008 Loren L.Zachary Vocal Competition, and the2008 Giulio Gari FoundationCompetition. He also won the GeorgeLondon Award in 2008.

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College of Social Sciences (continued)Ashley Huck ’03 ,

Coronado, Calif., joinedStone & Youngberg’sPrivate Client Group asan investment executive.Ashley joined the firm in2007 and was previouslyan analyst for both S&YCapital Group and Stone& Youngbergs MunicipalCredit Group, where shespecialized in theresearch and analysis of

land-secured municipalbonds.

Amanda Richmond’04 was named Teacherof the Year for herschool in VolusiaCounty, Fla. Amandawas chosen to representher school to competein the district-wideTeacher of the Year.

Lori Daigle ’05 mar-ried Todd Barker onOctober 9, 2010, in NewOrleans, La. AlumnaeChristi (Amedee)LeBlanc ’04, VeronicaFilos ’05, RobinMyers, J.D. ’09, andTabitha Olivard ’06served as bridesmaids.Lori and her husbandcurrently reside inMetairie, La., where

Lori works as a corpo-rate defense attorney.

Kathreja Mills ’09,Silver Spring, Ms.,became engaged to LeeSarfati, a BostonUniversity graduate, onOctober 9, 2010. Thewedding will be cele-brated on September 4,2011, in Virginia.

Giving back is important to Sharonda R. WilliamsJ.D. ’01, Young Alumna of the Year. She has vol-unteered with the Truancy Intervention Project and theDomestic Violence Victims/Assistance as a volunteer attorney.She is co-founder of the Louisiana Association of Black WomenAttorneys, which provides a mentorship program for underpriv-ileged high school girls. Sharonda was instrumental in bringingthe 85th Annual National Bar Association Convention to NewOrleans. She also has volunteered with the Feminist Women’sHealth Care Center. In 2010, Sharonda was recognized as oneof Gambit’s “Top 40 Under 40” New Orleanians.

Within the Loyola community, Sharonda is a member ofthe Loyola University Law Alumni Board of Directors. Sheis a also delegate to the University-Wide Alumni Board andchair of the Loyola Women in Law Tea.

Sharonda is employed by Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter,Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C., and she practices in litigation,intellectual property, and entertainment law. In 2009, shebecame the first African-American to become partner of thefirm. She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association—Intellectual Property Section, the New Orleans BarAssociation—Young Lawyers Section, American BarAssociation—Intellectual Section, Association of WomenAttorneys, Louis A. Martinet Society—Martinet SocietyLegislative Committee, and the Louisiana State Bar—Minority Involvement Section.

Putting Service into Practice

Sharonda R. Williams, J.D. ’01

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1. Watching the sun rise on the fifthfloor balcony of Monroe Hall.

2. Getting punched in the OrleansRoom by a psycho ex-girlfriend.

3. Applying twice to a studentposition in SGA before getting it.

4. Sliding through the “O” of theLoyola statue in the front of school.

5. Skipping out on work study to go tothe park.

6. Getting hit with a slushie from thetop of the West Road Garage by ajilted lover while walking throughthe Peace Quad.

7. Throwing water balloons at peoplefrom the sixth floor of Biever.

8. Spending an entire afternoonpeople watching in the Res Quad.

9. Walking home from Lee Circle, onmore than one occasion.

10. Partying on Bourbon the night theSaints won the Superbowl.

11. Sneaking up on to the Iggy statueto take a picture.

12. Getting a tan in the Res Quad.13. Napping in the library.14. Convincing a teacher to hold class

outside on a beautiful day.15. Partying with the Harlem Globe

Trotters in Dublin while studyingabroad.

16. Chowing down on fried catfishevery Friday, and red beans andrice every Monday.

17. Contemplating going to the RecPlex but hitting the Fly instead.

18. Taking the Safe Ride shuttle toMaple Street and being thankfulnot to have to drive home.

19. Swooning over the rugby players asthey run laps in the Res Quad.

20. Making hangover jokes to afriend who had a rough night atthe Boot.

21. Asking Fr. Wildes for his seat inTom Benson’s box at theSaints games.

22. Waiting to start a 10-page paperuntil the night before it’s due.

23. Playing in the “sneaux” everyDecember.

24. Baking cookies and watchingmovies in the Buddig kitchens.

25. Having margaritas at Superior Grill.26. Falling down the stairs at the

Columns.27. Getting hypnotized at the

beginning of the school year.

28. Applying to be a Resident Assistant.29. Fighting tooth-and-nail for a

parking spot every day.30. Rolling out of bed 15 minutes

before class and being amazedwhen I arrived on time.

31. Standing in the mile-long line atCC’s every morning for asuper-grande soy, no foam, extra-hot, 1 Splenda, extra-shot latte.

32. Wondering why some people don’twear shoes to class.

33. Chasing the elusive cat, Tom,around campus.

34. Sweating in one classroom andfreezing in the one next door.

35. Taking the elevator to the secondfloor of Monroe hall.

36. Finding out that Marquette Hallused to have a morgue.

37. Writing an In My Opinion thatruffled some tail feathers.

38. Buying organic, fresh produce inthe Peace Quad.

39. Buying the same over-priced BobMarley poster at the poster salethat I accidentally threw out at theend of last semester.

40. Drinking daiquiris at the Fly.41. Wearing flip flops and shorts to

school in January.42. “Wolfbucks, baby?”43. Making friends with the UPD

officers.44. Posing for one of Mr. Harold’s pictures.45. Spending way too many Wolfbucks

at the C-Store becauseFlambeaux’s was closed.

46. Cracking jokes with the womenworking at Smoothie King.

47. Playing soccer in the Res Quad.48. Trading off cafeterias with Tulane

students every once in a while.49. Sweating your butt off at a group

class at the Rec Plex.50. Catching beads thrown by

Drew Brees at the Saints SuperBowl parade.

Holly Iglesias ’71 is poet, translator, and lecturer. She began writing poetry in 1995 and won theJohn Guyon Creative Nonfiction Award in 1997. Her first poems launched her into a love of writing poet-ry about historical events, such as the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.Her first book, All That Echoes Her Large, was published in 1995, and she has published four other

books titled Angles of Approach (White Wine Press, 2010), Souvenirs of a Shrunken World: the 1904World’s Fair (Kore Press, 2008), Boxing Inside the Box: Women’s Prose Poetry (Quale Press, 2004), andGood Long Enough (chapbook, Thorngate Road Press, 2000). Souvenirs of a Shrunken World won the KorePress First Book Award in 2008. Holly is also the author of two chapbooks, Hands-on Saint and Good LongEnough, and has translated several books.Holly teaches in the master of liberal arts program at the University of North

Carolina-Asheville and has received fellowships from the North Carolina ArtsCouncil, the Edward Albee Foundation, and the Massachusetts CulturalCouncil. She also has received the National Endowment for the Arts CreativeWriting Fellowship. Holly has lived in Zaragoza, Spain, Staten Island, Detroit, Wilmington,

Houston, Providence, Miami, Tallahassee, Washington, D.C., and westernMassachusetts. Her children and grandchildren live in Miami.

For the Love of Writing

Holly Iglesias ’71

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olf Magazine, L

oyola’s student magazine

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Combining the Worlds ofDesign and Music

Mitchell Paone ’05 began his career as a freelancedesigner at world-renowned motion graphics anddesign studio Logan in Los Angeles. After his tenureat Logan, which included working with a team ofdesigners, directors, and animators to create the tele-vision spots for the launch of Apple’s video iPod, hemoved to New York City. In New York, Mitch quick-ly began one of the most in-demand freelance cre-atives designing and directing projects for clients suchas Nissan, Mitsubishi, MTV, VH1, DiscoveryChannel, AT&T, and Guinness at the top studios inthe U.S., including Brand New School, Psyop,Prologue Films, Motion Theory, Shilo, and Stardust.

During this time, Mitch created the brand identi-ty and art direction for Centric TV; he led the designand typography for Cartoon Network’s Elijah, whichwon the Best Typography Award at INSPIRE08; andhe designed and directed the promos for DiscoveryChannel’s Project Earth.

In 2008, Mitch founded the creative productionstudio Dreamers Ink Aesthetics (DIA), located inNYC’s SoHo neighborhood. In the same way thatMitch’s studies were a mix of design and music, DIA’swork is characterized by a synthesis of graphic design,typography, animation, film, and music. Since DIA’sinception, they have produced work for companiessuch as Nokia, Nike, Nissan, DIRECTV, andMicrosoft.

Nissan and advertising agency TBWA worldwide commissioned a short film about zero emissions and climatechange. The film was directed by Mitch, co-directed by Loyola alumnus Nessim Higson ’97, and included music

performed and composed by alumnus Joseph Johnson, M.M. ’09.The film has been featured in a variety of film festivals and designexhibitions, and was awarded a finalist spot in the One Show DesignAwards in the broadcast category.

Moving forward, Mitch plans to expand DIA into a stronger forcein the New York design and commercial production community, pur-suing a wide range projects both directly with brands and advertisingagencies.

Beyond Mitch’s professional career, he is a recording artist andpianist with his jazz funk collective Non-Static. When he is not prac-ticing or playing live music, he is either working on fine art for galleryexhibitions or pursuing his track to become a certified sommelier anda master of wine.

CALENDAR OF EVENTSJULY31 Chicago Summer Send-off

AUGUST6 New Orleans Loyola in Linen27 Dallas Alumni Night at the

Rangers29 Fall Classes Begin

SEPTEMBER15 Mass of the Holy Spirit30 Family Weekend

OCTOBER1-2 Family Weekend14-16 Walker Percy Center

Conference

NOVEMBER5 Wolves on the Prowl

For more information, visitwww.loyno.edu/calendar or

call (504) 861-5454.

Mitchell Paone ’05

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AlumniSr. Claire B. Saizan, SC ’30 Joseph S. Becnel, Jr. ’35Alberta L. Farrell ’36J.L. Dalferes, Jr. ’38Ernest L. Salatich ’42, J.D. ’43Miriam S. Abele ’44Lawrence E. Bazzell, D.D.S. ’45Theodore D. Forshag ’45Francis J. Treuting, Jr. ’45Delio D. Delgado, D.D.S. ’47William J. Wegmann, J.D. ’48Marian A. Tonglet ’49Alfred P. Manint, Jr. ’50George H. Van Geffen, J.D. ’50Corwin B. Reed, J.D. ’51Joan W. Buttigig ’52Manuel A. Papania ’52Richard S. Waguespack ’52Ralph C. Redmann ’53Sr. Rose M. Foret, RSM ’54Fred H. Shiel, Jr. ’54Donald L. Bonnet ’55Col. Joseph A. Lemaire ’55August M. Hofmann, Jr. ’56

Kent Satterlee, Jr. ’52, J.D. ’56William H. Donner, Jr. ’49, M.A. ’57David J. Seibert, Jr. ’53, M.Ed. ’57Orlando G. Bendana ’56, J.D. ’58Louis R. Raymond ’58Joseph E. Meyer, Jr. ’59Janice M. Clark ’60Joseph F. Trosclair ’60Sr. Michael Dufrene, CIC ’61Henry C. Perret ’61James A. Jones, D.D.S. ’62Barbara Collins ’64Carl J. Giffin ’64George W. Yeend, Jr. ’64Dr. John M. Berthelot, Jr. ’65Thelma G. Amedee, M.E. ’66Dorothy L. Wright ’66Frank Oliveri, Jr. ’68Raymond J. Cuccio, Sr. ’69Ralph C. Grimaldi, Jr. ’69Maurice L. Lagarde, Jr., M.E. ’69Richard D. Lind ’69Edward A. Armstrong, Jr., J.D. ’71 Ralph F. DeBlanc ’71Lawrence Robert, Jr. ’71

Judith O. Ruch ’71Col. Roger A. Bacon, Sr. ’72Richard F. Lusky ’72Richard C. Myers ’72John L. Diasselliss III, J.D. ’73Elizabeth Fellows ’71, M.E. ’73James W. Jarvis ’75Joseph K. Ehrensing ’76Paul Galuszka, J.D. ’76Louis Stierwald, Jr., J.D. ’76Merle F. Shoughrue, J.D. ’77Michael R. Toussaint ’78Leon W. Desselle ’79Lt. Col. John J. Trader III, M.S. ’79Sr. Isabel Geldreich, M.S. ’80Barbara A. Paulissen ’83Eileen C. Sullivan, M.E. ’83Carol A. Weaver, M.R.E. ’84Robert S. Masakowski, J.D. ’88John D. Butler ’91Michelle Johnson ’96Mario Torres ’97Marla A. Sottarelli, M.C.J. ’03

FriendsDr. Alton F. Doody, Jr.

Memorials

Acadiana, La.Blake Escudier ’87, M.B.A. ’93

AtlantaMike Blackstock ’98

AustinErin Osman ’06

Baton RougeCindy Hallam ’97Bryan Jeansonne, J.D. ’06

BostonCourtney Fisher ’07Eric Pengel ’07

Central FloridaSusan McEvoy ’88

ChicagoStacey O’Malley ’89

DallasConrad DeBaillon ’07Julia Mungioli ’96

DenverMarlow Felton ’89

HoustonParker Bigley ’95

Las VegasElly Hanks ’99

Los AngelesJeremey Ancalade ’04

MiamiMildred Morgado, J.D. ’98

Mississippi Gulf CoastVolunteers Needed

NashvilleAllison Cooley ’07

New York CityTim Marsek ’04

Northshore, La.Elizabeth Cigali Manshel’89

Nursing ChapterDawn Kregel, M.S.N. ’08

PhiladelphiaMolly Gatto ’80

PhoenixAnastaja Hatton ’07

Puerto RicoRamon Gonzalez ’82

RaleighVolunteers NeededShreveportAimee Pote ’08

San DiegoMuriel Croom ’02

St. LouisMatt Bruns ’98

TampaAnne Smith ’92

Washington, D.C.S. Gina Trippi, J.D. ’80

For moreinformation, visitalumni.loyno.edu

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Send info. to: Loyola University Alumni Relations7214 St. Charles Avenue, Box 909New Orleans, LA 70118-3565

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alumni.loyno.eduDeadline for mention in the fall magazine is August 1.

The Loyola University New Orleans Office of AlumniRelations is interested in alumni accomplishmentsand community service, so please tell us aboutyourself. You can also update a new business or

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“I am grateful to the alumni who helped support my time here.As a recipient of financial aid, I am eager to give back to the

academic community that has provided suchwonderful encouragement and inspiration.”

—Sarah Cooper, Class of 2011

Thanks to the generous supportof our Loyola Loyal donors,

Sarah is one of the many studentsLoyola graduated this May. Annualgifts from alumni, parents, and

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