Notre Dame de Namur University MAGAZINE I Spring 2003V O L U M E 2 | N U M B E R 3

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’veimagined.

Henry David Thoreau

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’veimagined.

Henry David Thoreau

PUBLISHERMark Lewis

MANAGING EDITORKaren Plesur

ASSISTANT EDITORAmy Shulman

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSDeb Cash

Maureen FreschetStuart Latimerlo

Sr. Roseanne Murphy

Letter From the President .........2Development News...............3-4Campus News ..........................5Feature: Commencement ......6-7Education ..............................8-9

Student Life ............................10Athletics..................................11Alumni News.....................12-13Class Notes .......................14-15

C O N T E N T SNDNU Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3

THE WINDS OF CHANGE

continue to blow on theNotre Dame de NamurUniversity campus. As we watch the winds onthe world stage, in theMiddle East, I am struckby the timeless quality ofour mission for social jus-tice and global peace.

Some changes comewith great sorrow and

others with great joy. May is a time of transition forus. It is a time of saying goodbye to our graduates asthey set foot into the “real world” with a new degree.To provide some thoughtful observations on that “real world,” we were very excited to have Dr. CharlesGeschke, co-founder of Adobe Systems, as ourCommencement Speaker.

We have said goodbye to several administratorsand now welcome new Vice President for Finance and Administration, Dr. Thomas Hannen, and newVice President for Campus Life, Dr. Raymond Jones.We were astounded once again with the great talentsof our Music and Theatre Departments’ presentationof “A 1940’s Radio Hour.” We said hello again to our community partners during our annualCommunity Collaborations Day, where over300 faculty, staff, and students participatedin community service projects.

We anticipate breaking ground early thissummer for our new residence hall, thebeginning steps of the implementation of ourcampus Master Plan. We are looking forwardto the problem of dusty shoes! Seeds scat-tered earlier this year by our Athletics pro-gram are now growing. Our men’s lacrosseteam, men’s and women’s golf teams, andmen’s and women’s cross-country teams will arrive on campus next semester.

At the President’s Gala we recognizedsome of our generous donors, as well as sev-

eral members of our Board of Trustees who have givenmore than 20 years of service to the University. Theseindividuals have gifted us with their institutionalmemory as we move forward during these times ofgreat change.

I have had the opportunity to meet with many ofour alumni and local community members over thepast few months and am pleased to see how the col-laborative energy of the University and its studentshas been connecting us in new ways. As always, Ithank you, the alumni, parents, neighbors, faculty,staff, students, and friends of the University for yoursupport of our mission, our legacy, and our future.

Please plan to come by and see us this fall. Besidesour outstanding athletics, there is an Alumni ReunionWeekend October 3-5, and the Wiegand Gallery will run “More Than One: Prints and Portfolios from Center Street Studio, Boston” September 9 –October 18, 2003.

Sincerely,

John B. OblakPresident, Notre Dame de Namur University

L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

A S T E P I N TO T H E F U T U R E

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Special thanks to all who contributed to this magazine.

PRODUCTIONJeanene DenegriJeanne GomezWallace Press

CLASS NOTESDiane Giacchino

COVER PHOTODoug Peck

PHOTOSNDNU Public Information Archives

Kimberly WhiteCover photo: Michael David Arcega, ’03 fromHonolulu, Hawaii, receives his BA from the

School of Business & Management.

P R E S I D E N T ’ S G A L A

Class of ’37 alumna and NDNU Boardmember Marie Lo Buono Battonaccepts her Leadership Society Awardfrom President Oblak.

George Keller is congratulated byPresident Oblak for his 22 years of

service on the Board of Trustees.For 12 of those years, George served as Chair of the Board.

In recognition of his 25 years of service on theBoard of Trustees, Don Carroll was presentedwith the Alumni Distinguished Service Award byPresident Oblak. The bronze medallions on velvetribbons are designed to be worn with academicregalia.

President Oblak presents Carol and’Gordy’ Loughlin ’81 MAT, with theHeritage Society Legacy Award fordesignating NDNU as the recipient of$1,000,000 from their trust estate.

Marie Damrell Gallo ’57,left, and daughter Gina ’91smiled for the camera prior

to the presentation of theLeadership Society Award

to Marie and Bob Gallo,for lifetime gifts totaling

more than $100,000.

Cressey Nakagawa, Chair of the Board ofTrustees, and President Oblak share a laugh

during the presentation of the TrusteeDistinguished Service Award for 24 years

of service. Cressey was also presented withthe Leadership Society Award (a piece oforiginal framed mirror from Ralston Hall

Ballroom) in recognition of his role inobtaining nearly $5 million in gifts from

several foundations and individuals.

for Songs, Dances & Awards

Ralston Hall Mansion Transformed into 1940’s-era Supper Club for President’s Gala

From left to right, NDNUTheatre Department studentsLeighanna Edwards,Katherine Chapin, andJennifer Gallagher perform“Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boyfrom Company B.”

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The Bill HannonFoundation Awards $200K to NDNU

T HE BILL HANNON FOUNDATION OF

Marina Del Rey, California hasannounced plans to grant $200,000 to

Notre Dame de Namur University towardconstruction of the new Campus Center.

The Campus Center is part of the firstphase of the University’s Master Plan andwill dramatically enhance the University’scampus facilities. A new residence hall and“regreening” of the campus is also plannedin this phase. Groundbreaking begins thissummer on the first project in Phase I, con-struction of the residence hall.

Bill Hannon was a land developer in Los Angeles. He also erected 100 statuesof Father Junipero Serra, the 18th Centurymissionary, around California, includingone at each of the 21 missions in the state.

The Foundation that bears his name was established after his death in 1999. It provides financial support to Catholic-sponsored organizations, especially thoseoffering education, health care, and humanservices.

Kathy LoganScholarship Fund

L AST YEAR WE LOST ONE OF OUR BELOVED

staff members, Dr. Kathleen Logan,Dean of Enrollment, and a scholarship

fund was established in her name. Thisfund has been merged with the Faculty/Staff Scholarship Fund, establishing theKathy Logan Faculty/Staff EndowedScholarship. This will be a fully-endowedfund providing scholarships in perpetuity.Our first Kathy Logan Faculty/StaffScholarship Award will be made in the fall of 2003.

Logan served the University in a variety of capacities: as a professor of biochemistry, chair of the department of Natural Sciences, the first director of Added Dimensions – a program forreturning adult students – chair of theUndergraduate Curriculum Committee,and Faculty Senate president and vicepresident.

D E V E L O P M E N T N E W S

A former mayor of

Atherton, California

is one of the newest

members of the NDNU

Board of Trustees.

Dianne (“Didi”)

Fisher is the principal

of an interior design

and remodeling con-

sulting practice. The company has commercial

and residential projects in Atherton and sur-

rounding communities, as well as the East

Coast and Southern California.

Ms. Fisher served as Mayor of Atherton

twice, from 1994 – 1996 and again from

2000 – 2001. She also served as Council

Member and Commissioner of the Atherton

Planning Commission. A board member of the

Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation,

she has sat on the boards of several organiza-

tions, including Guerrero House/Diamond

Youth Shelter, and Woodside-Atherton

Garden Club.

New to the NDNU Board of Trustees is Sister

Donna Jurick. Sister Donna has been Executive

Vice President of St. Edward’s University in

Austin, Texas since 1998, after spending 10 years

there as Vice President and Academic Dean. Prior

to that, she served as President of Trinity College

in Washington, D.C.

Sister Donna has served on numerous

boards and committees, and continues to

do so. Some of the organizations in which

she has been active include The Council

of Independent Colleges, The American

Association of Colleges and Universities,

and the Reaffirmation

Committee of The

Southern Association of

Colleges and Schools.

She has also been very

active in the commu-

nity, serving on com-

mittees for the United

Way, the Austin

Independent School District, and the Sisters of

Notre Dame de Namur Province Assembly.

The NDNU Board of Trustees is responsible

for reviewing, clarifying, and maintaining the

mission of the University, approving the edu-

cational program and long-range plans, and

ensuring the financial solvency and effective

management of the University’s resources.

Didi Fisher

Sister Donna Jurick

New Members of the Board of Trustees

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Correction: Last issue we featured an article on Gordyand Carol Loughlin and their last name was misspelled.We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

For the Spring Phonathon, students representing the Hawaiian Club, Social Action Club, Latinos Unidos,Men’s Lacrosse Team, and Women’s Softball Team called all NDNU alumni and parents in the U.S. and, atpress time, had raised more than $11,000.

EBRUARY MARKED THE OFFICIAL

“kick-off” of the newly createdBelmont/NDNU Advisory Board.

Over 45 university, city, and communityleaders gathered in Ralston Hall Mansionas NDNU President Dr. John Oblak andBelmont Mayor Paul Wright signed an

agreement establishing the AdvisoryBoard. “We are very pleased to have a formal mechanism to raise, discuss, andresolve common issues and concerns” stated President Oblak. “This Board pro-vides a unique opportunity to promote collaborative relationships with the publicand private sectors to build a healthier community.”

The Advisory Board will be comprisedof four members: Dr. Oblak; NDNU BoardTrustee, Dee Tolles; Mayor Wright; andBelmont City Manager Jere Kersnar. A per-manent working group that takes direc-tion from the Advisory Board has also beenestablished to act as a “think tank.” Thenine-member working group includesthree representatives from NDNU, threefrom the city, and three from the Belmontcommunity.

The first task of the working group willbe to analyze and report on the impact ofthe NDNU Master Plan on the community,and ensure that NDNU’s presence is incor-porated into the city’s vision for the future.

With the city in the midst of identify-ing its vision for the future and updatingits General Plan, and with the Universitymoving forward with its Master Plan, theopportunities provided by joining forces at this time couldn’t be better. As MayorWright noted, “The timing is perfect. Thecity has a degree of political and organiza-tional stability that hasn’t been seen in along time, and both organizations areundergoing major, long-term planningefforts. It’s time to recognize that we are a ‘university town’ – in fact, the only one in San Mateo County.”

City and University Celebrate New Partnership

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The Graduate Department of Counseling Psychology

at NDNU is announcing an exciting new shift in its

program focus. This Department has been offering

a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology which

either prepared students for an academic or adminis-

trative career in the mental health field, or provided

students with the appropriate training to apply for a

Marital & Family Therapist License in the State of

California. This degree is now being phased out.

Changes in the mental health field, changes in

the scope of practice of a Marital & Family Therapist,

and a changing emphasis in the State Regulations of

the Board of Behavioral Sciences have inspired a new

clinical direction for the Graduate Counseling pro-

gram. A master’s degree in Clinical Psychology is

now being offered, as well as a new master’s degree

in Clinical Psychology with an MFT emphasis.

Additionally, the Gerontology program is offering

a master’s degree in Clinical Gerontology, and a

Clinical Gerontology Certificate. The master’s degree

in Gerontology Administration is being retained.

New Clinical Psychology Degree

N 2002, THE CITY OF BELMONT ESTAB-lished a “Sister City” relationship withthe town of Namur, Belgium. The con-

cept of sister cities was initiated in 1956 byPresident Dwight Eisenhower who stated,“The purpose of the Sister Cities Programis to increase international understandingand foster world peace by furthering inter-national communication and exchange atthe person-to-person level through city-to-city affiliations.”

On April 29 an official delegation ofcivic and business leaders from Namur visited Belmont. They met with civic, busi-ness, and University leaders throughoutthe day, touring the city and our campus. A Sister City Committee, comprised of city,community, and University representatives,

has been established to help identify andcoordinate ongoing, collaborative activitiesand exchanges between the two cities.

A Sister City relationship provides anopportunity for a U.S. community to dis-cover how much it has in common withone overseas. For the University, a commonbond already existed with Namur. Ourfounders, the Sisters of Notre Dame deNamur, established their Motherhouse in Namur in 1809. NDNU was thereforedelighted with the exciting opportunity to strengthen that connection and activelyparticipate in the Sister City Program withthe cities of Belmont and Namur. To cele-brate this partnership, NDNU offered aone-year scholarship to a student fromNamur.

Sister City Visit

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Belmont Mayor Paul Wright presents a “key to thecity” to Frederic Laloux, Deputy Mayor of sister cityNamur, Belgium.

Dr. Charles M. Geschke: Silicon Valley Pioneer, Sterling Citizen

huck Geschke, one of the most influential

leaders in graphic arts and electronic imaging,

was the guest speaker for the Commencement

ceremonies. His words inspired and motivated

the grads as visions of success and opportunity

became a reality.

Notre Dame de Namur University was pleased

to present to Dr. Geschke the honorary degree

of Doctor of Public Service, Honoris Causa.

His support of charitable causes and public

benefit programs financially and through

volunteerism resonates with the mission and values of Notre Dame de Namur University.

Educated at Xavier University and Carnegie-Mellon University, Dr. Geschke joined Xerox’s

Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in the early 1970s as a research scientist, and in 1978

formed the Imaging Sciences Laboratory at PARC where he directed research in computer

science, graphics, image processing, and optics. In 1982, he co-founded Adobe Systems,

which builds award-winning software for network publishing.

Forged by Geschke’s leadership, Adobe has also established an important philanthropic

presence in the region. Adobe was one of the first companies in Silicon Valley to commit

$1 million to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County. Through grants, product support,

and volunteer projects, Adobe also supports student performance in K-12 education and

breaking the cycle of poverty, specifically hunger and homelessness.

This region is greatly strengthened by Chuck Geschke’s visionary leadership in graphic

arts and electronic imaging as well as his abiding commitment to philanthropy and

community service.

Commencement Speaker, Dr. Charles M. Geschke

New sets of

challenges in bona

fide tumultuous

times. Now, more

than ever, the world

needs well trained,

well informed citizens

who know how to

reason, how to make

a difference, and how

to give back. These

are the kinds of

challenges that

NDNU grads face . . .

and relish.

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Authentic 1883 College of Notre DameCommencement gown discovered andrestored this year.

Molly Kennedy, ’91 received the Julie Billiart Alumni Award forOutstanding Community Service.

Bring on the challenges! Oh yeah!

Beaming, Jamila Griffith turns tofellow grads in anticipation.

It’s not quite as easy as one . . . two . . . three. The Commencement event was the culmination of a lot of hard work by many in the NDNU family. The planning of Commencement started in October

with the formulation of the Commencement Committee that met regularly up to the day of the event. Transformation of the athletics field began five days before the event. On the day of Commencement, over 170 people worked to make this day truly successful.

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For some, it’s never tooearly to have a dream.

HERE IS SOMETHING PARADOXICAL

about Dean Diane Guay. Althoughpetite in stature, she has a charis-

matic presence that is large and com-manding, without being imposing. Shehas a way about her that bespeaks years of educating people of all ages and allbackgrounds. And yet her manner iscomforting and engaging, while also subtly suggesting that you should listen more than speak.

Dean Guay, Ed.D, MPA, MAT who hasled the NDNU School of Education &Leadership for more than 16 years, isretiring as dean, effective June 30. “Todo this work you have to believe in whatyou do,” she says. And throughout the50-year history of the School (founded in1953) there have only been two otherlong-term leaders before her – SisterRosemarie Julie Gavin, SND and SisterEmilie Zenner, a Franciscan nun.

Since its inception, the School ofEducation & Leadership has graduatednearly 4,000 teachers and administrators.The School stands widely recognized as“one of the best” institutions of teachereducation in the state. Re-accredited in1998 without stipulation, the School has a reputation for having placed welltrained teachers in every school in SanMateo County. It has also been said ofNDNU teaching credential graduates

that if there are several candidates for aposition, principals will always hire theNDNU grad over teachers from mostother institutions. The school is thatgood. And much of the credit goes toDean Guay.

In addition to a legacy of excellence in education, Dr. Guay can be proud ofher grant-writing abilities. She has mar-shaled the funding of grants (see story on next page) in the areas of technology,diversity, and new programs during herterm as Dean. In the area of diversity, for example, a major Title VII three-yearfederal grant for $500,000 enabled theSchool to partner with RavenswoodSchool District to educate and train 25 bi-lingual paraprofessionals for theteaching profession. These candidatesattended NDNU as undergraduates andultimately completed their credentialswithin the program. Also during thistime, the credential programs were re-written to include diversity issues andmulticultural training.

In the current climate of educationcutbacks in the state, there has been agreat deal of discussion over the futureof teacher training programs. Dean Guayscoffs at this idea. “(Education funding)is cyclical,” she says, “If you’re goodenough, you get a job.” And the wheelkeeps turning. She would know.

Dr. Guay hasweatheredmany storms in her 31 yearsas an educatorand predictsthat teacher-training pro-grams will benefit in thelong run. “We have an amazing numberof people who come back to this institution.”

When asked what the future holds,Dr. Guay replies, “Oh, sundry othertasks.” When pressed for more informa-tion, the suddenly reserved artist, award-winning public speaker, former choralgroup singer (who, incidentally, touredEurope in this capacity), and grand-mother reveals that she is planning to continue teaching, and serve asDirector of NDNU’s AdministrativeServices Credential and MS EducationalTechnology Administration Programs. Inher own words: “I am proud to continue the works of those who preceded me.”Dr. Guay’s presence will continue to be felt in the School of Education &Leadership at NDNU for some time.Nevertheless, her own special blend ofgentle persuasion and firm direction atthe helm will no doubt be missed.

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HE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP

AT NDNU ANNOUNCES a new bookedited by faculty member

Kristin Donaldson Geiser.The publication, Teaching

for Social Possibility: Creating Equitable Classrooms, was the result of work done with master’s candidates in 2001-2002. The book, acompilation of case studies, wasinspired by the research projects that

demonstrated commitment and capacity to teach and reach the educational needs

of every young person. Twenty-three case studies

are included in the book, and the theme is that

learning requires unlearn-ing in order to promote

equity. How this resonates and changes perceptions makes

for fascinating reading.

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Dean Guay: A Charismatic Presence

Learning to Unlearn

UCH OF THE LEGACY OF DEPARTING

Dean of the School of Education & Leadership Dr. Diane Guay has

been her success with grant-writing. Manyof these grants have been focused on theareas of technology, diversity (see mainarticle), and new programs.

The first grant funded was for tech-nology. The $100,000 from the WiegandFoundation was used to create a “Mac”computer lab. Prior to establishing this lab in 1989, NDNU students were rentingNotre Dame High School’s computer facilities.

Apple Computers funded a second tech-nology grant in 1997, also for $100,000. Thisresulted in equipment for the School andits partner, Roosevelt Elementary School in Burlingame. The grant titled “Touch theFuture, Teach a Child” resulted in the pres-tigious Smithsonian Award for Innovationin Technology, presented in Washington,D.C. in 1999.

A third grant was written by theCommission on Teacher Credentialing(including a consortium of colleges -University of California Riverside, CalState University Fresno, (then) College of

Notre Dame, andSchool District summer schools) for$1.7 million. Thisgrant, a three-yearfederal PT-3 grant,was later expanded to include three morecolleges. During thefinal year of this grant(2001-2002), DeanGuay narrated a pro-fessional video whichwas created to docu-ment and preserve the work done. Titled“StarTec: A ThreeYear Journey,” thevideo is available forviewing at the NDNULibrary.

In addition, sev-eral new programs have been added: Themaster’s in education in multicultural edu-cation, master’s in education in curriculumand instruction, MS educational tech-nology administration, special education

credential and master’s program, and the reading and literacy certificate andmaster’s. These were in addition to the master’s in teaching already in place.

R. JUDITH GREIG, A TENURED

Professor of Education at NotreDame de Namur University, will be

taking over from Dean Guay as head of theSchool of Education & Leadership, effec-tive July 1, 2003.

Along with a BA in Education and MAs in Reading Education and Philoso-phy, Dr. Greig has a Ph.D. in Philosophy

of Educationfrom StanfordUniversity and is a widelyrespected educator. Shehas been a pro-fessor at NDNUfor more than 14years. In addi-tion, Dr. Greighas served as an

advisor, faculty senate president, grantsdeveloper, senior advisor to the President,interim Vice President for Development,and most recently as interim VicePresident for Administration.

The new Dean of the & Education andLeadership is committed to the Univer-sity’s core values of working to educatethe whole person in a collaborative com-munity in order to foster a more just soci-ety. Dr. Greig, who will be only the fourthperson to hold the reins of the School inits 50-year history, is dedicated to contin-uing the work of her predecessors, utiliz-ing internal as well as external means togrow the school. “We are engaged in avital teaching and learning enterprise,”notes Dr. Greig, “so that our students cango out and, each in his or her own way,make the world a little better.”

Granted, It’s a Fine School

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DNew Dean an Old Hand

Ralston Hall Ballroom on April 7 was the site of a reception commemorating50 years of NDNU teacher education in San Mateo County. Special recognitionwas given to master teachers and administrators. Pictured from left to rightare Dr. Robert Ferrera, Dr. Lu Chang, Dean Guay, President Oblak, and Sr. Nancy McCarron.

Founding deans of the four schools of the Universityunder its new name. Shown from left are Dr. ChrisBennett, Dean of Arts & Humanities, Dr. Tom Hannen,Dean of Business & Management, Dr. Lizbeth Martin,Dean of Sciences, and Dr. Diane Guay, Dean ofEducation & Leadership.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Teacher Education in San Mateo County – 1953 - 2003

For Marine Corporal Joseph

Hochgreve that may be how

the song goes these days. And

he has the video to prove it.

On February 17 on live tele-

vision he proposed to his girl-

friend, NDNU student and

soccer player Iris Mitchell. The

cameras were there to capture

the moment when Hochgreve, sporting a gray Notre

Dame de Namur University sweatshirt, popped the

question to the 20-year old junior and Liberal Arts

major, Mitchell – who was similarly adorned in an

NDNU soccer jacket.

Cameras rolled as the two shared their first

moments as a betrothed couple, kissed and then

voiced their fears over the war with Iraq

and the uncertainty of their future

together; he was due to depart

with his battle group for Kuwait

the very next day. As an additional

precaution against the unthinkable,

Mitchell has both the engagement ring and the wed-

ding band. The two lovers have plans to marry in

Hochgreve’s home state of Michigan after Joseph’s

one-year tour of duty is completed.

I Left My Heart in…San Diego?ILM HOFMANN, A 24 YEAR-OLD

student from Germany, came to Notre Dame de Namur

University in January of 2002 because hewanted to study business administrationwhere he would have the opportunity tointeract with his professors. “One of thethings I like best about NDNU is thateveryone knows your name. I also like thefact that professors taketime for you and are willingto help you,” he said in arecent interview.

Having spent two yearsstudying economics atFrankfurt University, Will,as he likes to be called, real-ized he wanted an educationmore focused on businessadministration. After look-ing into several other BayArea schools, he choseNDNU.

Will, who will graduate in Decemberof 2003 at the end of the fall semester,soon found that the small class size andopportunity for close relationships withthe faculty provided the right environ-ment for learning. “It is especially impor-tant for international students to meetwith their professors and to be able todiscuss and apply concepts,” noted Will.“I also like the flexibility here; you canlearn anything.” Will is a member of theBusiness Communications Club and hasenjoyed the variety of speakers brought tocampus through the club and through theguest speaker series sponsored by theSchool of Business & Management.

Will was pleasantly surprised to learnthat there are three other students oncampus from Germany, and that there arestudents from 39 other countries (besidesGermany) enrolled at NDNU. In fact, thisdiversity was reflected in his apartmentmates during his first semester: a soccerplayer who is Mexican-American, anolder student from Texas, and a basket-

ball player from HalfMoon Bay, only 12 milesaway.

Will is one of threechildren; he has a youngersister who is studying inLondon, and an olderbrother in Germany. Hisfather is hopeful thatWill and one or both ofhis siblings will take overthe family glove manufac-turing business, whichwas founded by Will’s

great grandfather, a tanner who beganproducing gloves in Germany in the early1920s.

“Before I came to America, I had asomewhat negative impression of thiscountry, but once I visited, I realized howmany opportunities there are. When myfather was here recently on business, heand I traveled to the headquarters ofNordstrom’s Department Store, and Ihope to have an internship there thissummer. I am grateful for the time here at NDNU and the assistance from my faculty advisor, Dr. George Klemic. It isnice to be at a university where everyoneknows your name.”

Everyone Knows Your Name

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HE COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING CENTER WAS AWARDED A

Western Region Campus Compact Consortium grant called“Partners in Service: Building Ethics of Service with Campuses

and Communities.” The funds from this grant were used to providesmall stipends to student leaders and to support the new programtitled “Community Collaborations Advocates: Student Leadershipin Campus-Community Partnerships.”

Ten student leaders were selected to serve as CommunityCollaborations Advocates for NDNU. The advocates met regularlyto research concepts related to partnership-building and meaning-ful community participation. Much of the research involved gather-ing input from the campus to identify existing campus-communitypartnerships and to create projects with opportunity for involve-

ment beyond CommunityCollaborations Day, whichwas held March 19, 2003.NDNU’s pioneeringCommunity CollaborationsAdvocates are:• School of Arts & Humanities: Meg Withers, Kika Castro• School of Business & Management: Sharod Mokhtari,

Han Nguyen • School of Education & Leadership: Kit Subia-Belton,

Patrick Sharp• School of Sciences: Yadira Regla, Liz Lopez • Student Affairs: Marcella Valdez, Siobhan Linton

TStudents, faculty, and staff sign up for Community Collaborations Day projects.

Community Collaborations Advocates

S T U D E N T L I F E

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Stephanie Duke Named “Coach of the Year”

here’s an old expression: Be carefulwhat you wish for, you just might get it. In Stephanie Duke’s case, that

wouldn’t be so bad. Recently named theCalifornia Pacific (Cal-Pac) ConferenceWomen’s Basketball Coach of the Year,Stephanie was asked what she wanted fornext season. “I want to bring in some sizewith a couple of six footers and anotherpoint guard. I also want a 20-plus win season, a Cal-Pac championship, and a berth to Iowa.”

And she just might. In only her secondseason as head coach, Stephanie led the Lady Argonauts to an overallrecord of 18-14 and 13-5 in conference play for the most successful seasonin school history. No stranger to success, she earned “High School FemaleAthlete of the Year” honors in 1992. Following her B.A. in physical educa-tion and M.S. in kinesiology from CSU Hayward, Stephanie further dis-tinguished herself by compiling a 17-9 overall record and 11-1 in Cal-Pacplay as Hayward’s Co-Head Women’s Basketball Coach for the 2000-2001season.

As thrilled as she was with the award, Stephanie nevertheless creditsthe team as a whole. “We accomplished a lot of the goals we set for our-selves. And then we simply had the best season in school history, placedtwo players on the first team all-conference, two to honorable mention,and one to the all-freshman. This is a tremendous tribute to our team andthe direction we’re moving in. We’re starting a tradition here at NDNU –a winning one.”

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Under the leadership of Coach Steve Rianda, the women’s softball teamwas ranked sixth overall in the entire NAIA for much of the season.

Kristin Andreatta and Edward Hackbarth III were named female and malescholar athletes of the year at the annual Sports Award Banquet. Picturedwith them are Provost Lucille Sansing (left) and President Oblak (right).

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AT H L E T I C S

ECENTLY, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INVITED

“affinity groups” of alumni from certaingraduate programs to meet with President

Oblak and discuss their experiences at theUniversity. Twenty-two Art Therapy graduatesmet in January at the home of Rosine Ferber todiscuss their current professional positions andtheir memories of NDNU. It was such a success-ful event.

In February, 15 MBA graduates met with President Oblak, the Alumni Director Sr. Roseanne Murphy, and Dr. Tom Hannen,Dean of the School of Business & Management.The discussion was animated and the alumni hadgreat ideas.

In March, there was a meeting of the gradu-ates of the Counseling Psychology Departmentand administrators. Each group had an opportu-nity to share ideas and reflect on its programs.The experience has been very positive for thealumni who attended; so much so, that otheralumni want to be there for the next meeting.

RAffinity Groups Formation

Calling for ExpertsE WANT TO GET TO KNOW OUR ALUMNI

better while seeking future stories forNDNU Magazine. Please send in your

story ideas and photographs. We would espe-cially like to hear about current or former ath-letes, unusual hobbies, professional artists,actors, dancers or musicians, and alumni livingand working outside of the United States. E-mail rmurphy@ndnu.edu.

N BEHALF OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION I WANT TO

extend congratulations to all 2002/2003 gradu-ates. Having been through it twice myself, I

know how exciting a time commencement can be. Please remember the Alumni Association is here for you, the new alumni, so consider joining us for activi-ties, sending your comments and suggestions, and/orjoining the Board or a subcommittee. There are manybenefits to Board participation: networking opportu-nities, contributing to the community and University,and generally helping to shape the future of NDNU.

I would also like to invite you to attend the AlumniFaculty Reunion the first weekend in October. Manyexciting events will be occurring throughout the weekend. One of the highlightsfor the Alumni Board is the Sunday Mass, followed by brunch. These activities arefamily oriented and are a wonderful opportunity to come back and visit faculty,friends, and classmates.

We hope to see you soon at one of our events and we certainly encourage your participation in all alumni matters. If you would like to be kept informed of upcoming events, as well as news significant to you as an NDNU graduate,please send us your current e-mail address, and we will send you our monthlynewsletter. Please contact me at besnyi@aol.com or the Alumni Office at rmurphy@ndnu.edu, if we can be of any assistance to you.

Plan Ahead for a Bacchus Bonus in the Wine CountrySeptember 19-21

Friday, September 19 The weekend starts with a “Take Off” Party in Taube Center at 6 pm with hot horsd’oeuvres and wine. The bus leaves at 7 pm for the BestWestern Dry Creek Inn in Healdsburg.

Saturday, September 20 9:45 am, ride the bus to theMacMurray vineyard for a tour, wine tasting, and BBQ. Afterwards, we will visitthe new Gallo of Sonoma Wine Tasting room in Healdsburg. The bus will return to the hotel at 4:30 and again at 7 pm for those who wish to have a light dinner intown or at Adel’s Restaurant next to the hotel. In the evening, you’ll be free toexplore the charming town of Healdsburg.

Sunday, September 21 The bus leaves the hotel at 9:30 am for the beautiful Michel-Schlumberger Winery for a tour and tasting. At 11:45 am, we leave for the Pezzi-King Winery to lunch on the deck overlooking the magnificent Dry Creek Valley.At 2:30 pm we will board the bus for the trip back to NDNU.

Cost: $330 per person (double occupancy) $475 per person (single).Price includes: Transportation from NDNU campus, wine tours, two nights hotelaccommodations including continental breakfast, Friday evening party, Saturdayluncheon hosted by Gina Gallo, and Sunday lunch.

The event is full. We will keep a waiting list. For more information, call SisterRoseanne Murphy at (650) 508-3551 or e-mail rmurphy@ndnu.edu.

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NDNU Grad? Stay Involved

NDNU Alumni AssociationBoard of DirectorsPresidentFrank Besnyi, BS ‘90, MBA ‘95

Vice PresidentLinda Wertz, BS ‘82

SecretaryKaren Blanchard Stevens, BA ‘91, MA ‘97

Alumni Board MembersAlexander Agopovich, BS ‘92, MA ‘01

Therese Kehl, BA ‘98

Steve Kinney, BA ‘98, MA ‘02

Laura E. Ritter, BA ‘94, MCP ‘98

Mike Sing, BS ‘98

Carla Repetto Webster, BA ‘70, Cred., MA ‘73

If you are interested in becoming a memberof the Board, call Sr. Roseanne Murphy at (650) 508-3551.

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Ashland As You Like It

August 4-8 We’re looking forward to our fourth “Shakespeare in Ashland” trip this summer,starting at the Windmill Inn for a 5:30 pm “kick-off” BBQ on Monday, August 4. Thisyear, we are scheduled to see three plays, “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Richard II,”and “Wild Oats,” a John O’Keefe play about a strolling Shakespearean player and alovely Quaker maid. This comedy was the hit of the 1981 season.

All the plays are in the Elizabethan theatre. On Wednesday morning, August 6, we will take the backstage tour and on the evening of August 7, we will gather for a“Shakespearean Feast” at the hotel to savor our Ashland experience before going to the theatre.

The price per person is$475 double occupancy and$675 single room. The priceincludes hotel accommoda-tions for four nights, two dinners, three plays, and thebackstage tour. The event isfull. We will keep a waitinglist. For more informationcontact Sister RoseanneMurphy at (650) 508-3551 or e-mail rmuphy@ndnu.edu.

Members of the class of ’53, the first class to receive bachelor’sdegrees, celebrate the50th anniversary oftheir graduation fromCollege of Notre Dame.Shown from left areNonafay Wolley, MaryBosque, Joan Murphy(with her son), andShirley Hopper.

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ngela Kraft Cross, San Francisco Bay Area organist,pianist, and composer, graduated from Oberlin Collegeand Conservatory of Music in 1980 with bachelor’sdegrees in Physics and Organ Performance. She then

earned her Doctor of Medicine degree at Loma Linda University,where she subsequently completed her residency in ophthalmology.In 1993, she completed her Master of Music degree in PianoPerformance at Notre Dame de Namur University with ThomasLaRatta, with whom she continues to study. Her organ teachershave included S. Leslie Grow, Garth Peacock, William Porter, SandraSoderlund, Louis Robilliard, and Marie-Louise Langlais. She has alsoperformed in organ master classes in England and France withDavid Briggs and Daniel Roth. In 2001, she was awarded theAssociateship credential of the American Guild of Organists(AAGO) after passing rigorous playing and written examinations.

Dr. Kraft Cross has performed extensively on both organ andpiano, having given over one hundred concerts across the United States, in France, Hungary, and on the island of Guam. She has been featured soloist with local Bay Area ensemblesMaster Sinfonia Orchestra, Soli Deo Gloria, and the San JoseSymphonic Choir as well as Seattle’s Philharmonia NorthwestChamber Orchestra. In the fall of 2002, she released her first professional CD with Arkay Records entitled French RomanticOrgan Favorites, A Souvenir Collection. She has served as the organist of the Congregational Church of San Mateo since 1993. In recent years she has shown a growing interest in composing and in September 2002, the premiere of her new organ work,Symphony of Peace, was enthusiastically received.

In addition to hermusical career, Dr.Kraft Cross is a prac-ticing ophthalmicsurgeon at the KaiserPermanente Hospitalin Redwood City,California. In her freetime she is commit-ted to the musicaleducation of youngpeople, and since1997 has beeninstrumental in orga-nizing an annual Organ Camp for young pianists headquartered ather church. She is active in her local AGO chapters, having com-pleted three terms as Dean for the Peninsula Chapter and currentlyserving as Sub-Dean Elect of the San Francisco Chapter.

“I look back on my time at Notre Dame with great fondness.Those were three wonderful years in my life. I loved the smallgroup interaction of the Graduate Music Seminar with Dr. BirgitteMoyer, and the hours of independent study in Music Compositionwith Dr. Denis Moreen. And, of course, I can’t even start to elabo-rate on the depth of the effect that Mr. Thomas LaRatta has hadon my life, as he has been my piano teacher for the last 30 years!”

AAngela Kraft Cross

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54 Joan Vertin Edwards, BA,

wrote a book, A Blessing, An OldNun Said, Memoir in Poetry, whichhas been published by JacarandaPress, San Jose.

82 David Starr-Glass, MBA, gradu-

ated with a M.Sc. in OccupationalPsychology from Birkbeck College,University of London. He is asenior lecturer in management and business studies at severalAmerican undergraduate pro-grams in Jerusalem, Israel.

84 Glenda Lubiner, ATM, teaches

art at Coconut Palm ElementarySchool, the local community college, and the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale.

94 Barbara Grahn, MPA, is co-

author of A Fork in the Road: ACareer Planning Guide for Young

Adults, published earlier this year.This is a unique new career plan-ning book specifically written foryoung adults ages 15 to 25. It isfilled with quick and engagingassessments that teach career self-management skills which youngadults can use throughout theirlives.

95 Sabrina Spinali, BA, English,

matriculated at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA.

99 Virgil Marcum, MAP, was

appointed Deputy Labor Com-missioner with the Bureau of FieldEnforcement with the State ofCalifornia, Department ofIndustrial Relations.

01 Roxanne Lewis, BA, English, is a

Community Health Worker facili-tating HIV education sessions forhomeless individuals. She is also aCommunity Outreach Worker forJWCH Institute, Inc. Roxannealso hopes to continue graduate-level education in the latter part of 2003.

WEDDINGSGlenda Lubiner, ’84, married

Tim Carney on December 22, 2002in Boca Raton, FL.

BIRTHSPatrick J. Ward, '98 BS Int.

Business, and his wife Laurie had a baby girl, Sarah Nicole Ward, onMarch 2, 2003.

Keep your fellow alums up-to-date! Send your news to the Alumni

Office, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont,

CA 94002. Please include your name at graduation, your graduation

year, your degree, and your phone number. You can also help us keep

our records current by including your occupation and title, your work

and home street addresses, and your work and home e-mail addresses.

Give Us Your Class Notes

Caroline McCarron, ’60

Diane Braia Smith, ’65

Karen Sandholdt, ’66

Paul Olsen, ’91

In Memoriam

he undergraduate Human Services student group is per-haps the most diverse group of students on the NDNUcampus. All students must be at least 24 years of ageand be working full-time, but that is about the only sim-

ilarity. NDNU Human Services students are working in hospitals,police departments, corporate human resource departments,schools, and even in security areas for various organizations. Eachis a uniquely different person who has accepted the philosophy

of the Human Services major: toserve and provide stewardship inthe community to some group ofpeople.

That philosophy fits right intothe personal and professionalphilosophy of Mr. David Houston,now Pastor Houston. He has ded-icated himself for years to servingthe religious and spiritual needsof others. David enrolled in theHuman Services degree comple-tion program in fall semester

1998 while he was finishing his associates degree at LaneyCommunity College.

David and his wife, Ruby, have four children and two grand-children. Each family member is very active in their church. DadDavid is an excellent example that it is never too late to go backto school and finish what you started. David commuted to andfrom Oakland for three years to realize his goal of finishing hisundergraduate degree. His senior project was based on one of hispassions – assisting today’s youth in a complex society filled withdrugs and violence.

The 124-unit bachelor’s degree finally was complete after tak-ing his last course in statistical concepts in the fall semester 2001.On February 9, 2003, he invited his professors, Dr. Deb Cash andDr. Patrick Arbore, to witness his new accomplishment and life-long dream of becoming a pastor. In front of his family, friends,and Bishop J.W. Macklin, David Houston became Pastor DavidHouston of the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ.

Pastor Houston will serve others in Oakland in many ways.Being a pastor is no small challenge, but he has many friends atNotre Dame de Namur ready to support him in his new capacity.Congratulations go out to him and his family.

David Houston

Pastor Houston is Here to Serve!

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It’s not too soon to start thinking about the Faculty/Alumni Reunion Weekend October 3-5, 2003…