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Volume 61, Number 1 FALL 2003 Alumni Association Saint Joseph’s College is ... Board of Directors ... a primarily undergraduate Catholic college, founded and sponsored by the Mission¬ aries of the Precious Blood, [which] pledges itself to a tradition of excellence and to a Officers liberal education that is a united endeavor of intelligence and faith. Steve Ligda ’62 President — excerpted from the mission statement of Saint Joseph’s College Louis B. Offer ’69 VP of Alumni Relations Michael Bauman 79 VP Administration In this issue Mark Randall ’91 VP of Academics, Recruitment, and Placement Terra (Schafer) Maienbrook ’97 3 From the Alumni Association 17 Schedule of Events for VP of Campus Relations Board President Homecoming ’003 Kendra Berenda Executive Director 4 Alumni Golf Outings 18 FEATURE STORY: Directors in Chicago and Indianapolis The Class of 2002: One Year Later Jane Ames 73 5 SJC Remembers Jack Carlson ’56 Rev. Charles Banet, C.PP.S. ’50 20 “Where Are They Now?” Bob Companik ’56 “Before They Were Pumas” 6 Gregorian Chant Institute Michael Cooke ’89 Records CD 21 Puma Spotlight: James Deegan ’59 Eric Boos ’86 7 Missionary Outreach Holds Annual Judy Dever’90 Dinner in Honor of Founder 22 Fall Sports Schedules Ed Feicht 71 Ed Habrowski 71 8 Grotto Beautification Update 23 Sports Briefs Bruce Hicks 79 9 SJC College Fairs for Fall 2003 24 Charitable Giving Karey Klott-Engels ’97 10 SJC Summer Camps Photo Gallery 25 Faculty Notes Kelli (Costa) Lucito ’90 Georgia McKim ’89 12 Lilly Initiative News 26 Class Notes Kara (Costa) Meyer ’93 13 Matching-Gift Programs: What they 28 From the Vice President of Doug Monforton 71 are and how they impact SJC Institutional Advancement Kris (Costa) Sakelaris ’82 and Marketing 14 COVER STORY: Brian Studebaker ’92 The Alumni Association 30 Honor Roll of Donors Julie Suhr ’89 Wants YOU to Spread Jackie (Leonard) Tackett ’95 Your Puma Pride Michael Vallone ’60 Student Director Kenneth Shumard ’04 On the Cover: Learn from Lou Offer ’69, Mike Bauman 79, Steve Ligda ’62, Kendra Berenda, Terra (Schafer) Maienbrook ’97, and Mark Randall ’91, Alumni Association Executive Board members, about how your Puma Director Emeriti pride keeps the mission of Saint Joseph’s College alive and well. Philip J. Wilhelm ’63 See story on pages 14, 15, and 16. 2 CONTACT MAGAZINE From the Alumni Association Board President D uring the time that has passed since most of us were students at Saint Joseph’s College, many changes have taken place in our worlds. We have gone our separate ways and made lives of our own, and with those lives have come the many demands that society, family, and career make on each of us. However, despite our busy lives, it would be unfortunate if we didn’t occasionally pause and reflect on the many per¬ sons and events that shaped our lives and made us who we are today. The Alumni Association Board members of Saint Joseph’s College are one group of people who take those reflections and use them as motivation to assist SJC in fulfilling its mission. In this issue, they want to encourage you to take your Puma pride and spread it to others, in ways that have nothing to do with your checkbook. They’ll talk about how something as simple as wearing your SJC tee shirt keeps our alma mater strong. We who are alumni of Saint Joseph’s are most fortunate to have experienced first¬ hand what kind of impact a dedicated and spirited faculty and administration could make on us and our lives. To be sure, the many priests, sisters, and brothers of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, as well as the many lay men and women we knew from those days, were not expecting to retire rich and famous. Rather, they saw young men and women who they could mold and form into responsible adults who would bring the Christian ethic into their families and the workplace. I would like to think that, in most cases, they succeeded, and that we alumni of Saint Joseph’s should stand proud and tall, as a testament to their sacrifices and the SJC spirit. Now it’s our turn to show how we believe in the students at Saint Joseph’s College, just as others believed in us so long ago. No matter how you choose to show your support for SJC, your help ensures that Saint Joseph’s is here for you to take pride in for many years to come. As you finish reading this letter, please pause for a moment, recall one faculty member from your college experience, and offer a prayer of thanks for the fact that they touched your life. Your thoughts and prayers will, more than anything else, give witness to SJC’s mission. Class of 1962 3 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Mark Stacy ’83, Ernest Watson, Jr. ’82, Ray Jagielski, and Tony Mestan ’84 in Chicago Alumni Golf J une’s weather was perfect for golf¬ ing, and the golf events held in Chicago and Indianapolis were attended by approximately one hundred Pumas. The revived Chicago Area Golf Outing and Dinner was held on June 17th at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois, while the Annual Indianapolis Area Golf Outing and Cookout was held at Plum Creek Country Club on June 24th. To learn how to organize a golf outing in your area, contact Alumni and Parent Relations Director Kendra Michelle (VanWynsberghe) Berenda at 800-227-1898. Roetker ’87 and Cindy (Harding) Montgomery ’87 in Indianapolis water WRITE RATTING 2003 DID YOU KNOW...? • Rivers are divided into sections called “classifications.” Classifications range from I to VII. A Class I requires little to no skill to navigate, while a Class VII is considered “unrunable.” • When rafting during summer months, you should dress as though you were heading to the beach: old sneakers/sandals, swim wear, waterproof sun screen, bee-sting kit, cheap sunglasses with a strap, and a cotton tee shirt are recommended. • You can learn more about SJC’s second annual white water rafting trip by contacting Alumni and Parent Relations Director Kendra Berenda at 800-227-1898. Rafting information courtesy of www.raftmrt.com.t 4 CONTACT MAGAZINE A l u Rev. Charles H. Banet, C.PP.S. ’50 m 1922-2003 1 - — Rev. Charles H. Banet, C.PP.S. ’50 passed away on June n 22nd at the rectory of Holy Rosary Church in Galveston, Texas A former President of Saint Joseph’s College, i Banet served SJC in that capacity from 1965 until 1993, making his tenure as President the longest in SJC’s history. B orn on December 8, 1922, in Fort Consultant in these areas to the American Wayne, Indiana, Banet entered the Library Association. Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1937 and was ordained to the priesthood on March Banet is best known in the world of education 25, 1949, by Bishop Rehring at St. Charles for his pioneering achievement in adopting Seminary in Carthagena, Ohio. After his a new interdisciplinary general education ordination, Banet began a career in library curriculum for SJC, the Core Program, in 1969. science, which spanned from 1949 to 1965. He served as Assistant Librarian at two Within his religious congregation, Banet colleges, and in 1952, he became Head served as one of the founding members of the Librarian of SJC, where he had received his Precious Blood Institute, which sought to pro¬ bachelor’s degree in Philosophy two years mote devotion to the Precious Blood. From earlier. In 1965, Banet was chosen to be 1965 to 1970, Banet was elected and served President of Saint Joseph’s College, a posi¬ as a member of the Provincial Council for the tion he held until he retired in 1993. During newly formed Cincinnati Province of the Mis¬ his tenure, he encouraged student participa¬ sionaries of the Precious Blood. In July 1993, tion in many aspects of the College, initiated he retired and laymen to the Board of Trustees, and brought moved to Holy to the campus new and expanded academic, Rosary Parish athletic, cultural, and social dimensions. As in Galveston, President, he served on numerous educational Texas, where he boards, including the Board of Directors of served with his Associated Colleges of Indiana and the brother, Rev. Independent Colleges and Universities of Paul Banet, as a Indiana. Banet also held positions on many parish priest at boards and offices in state and national Holy Rosary library associations. He was nationally Church. recognized as an authority on statistical and cataloging principles, and served as a 5 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE SJC Holds Dedication Ceremony for New Entranceway and Flag Plaza O n May 31st, members of the Classes of 1961 and 1956 gathered at Saint Joseph’s College to attend a dedication ceremony for SJC’s new entranceway and flag plaza. Funds for the entranceway were received from the Class of 1961, while the flag plaza was funded by the Class of 1956. The project’s construc¬ tion was completed in time for the College’s 108th Commencement Ceremony on May 11th. Speakers at the ceremony included President Ernest Mills III, College Fund Director Steve Brady, John Baumann ’61, and Jack John Baumann ’61 Carlson ’56. A blessing was performed by Rev. Leonard Kostka, C.PP.S. ’35. CD Gregorian Chant Institute Records T his year, several participants from SJC’s one-week Gregorian Chant Institute were personally selected by Director Rev. Lawrence Heiman, C.PP.S. ’40 for a special honor: to record a CD. In July, he and students spent five hours recording in Blessed Sacrament Church in West Lafayette, Indiana. “The Institute has recorded CDs before, but this one was more extensive,” he said. “You don’t always have a group of people with the talent and technique of singing Gregorian Chant, but this group had truly mastered it, so we did it.” According to Heiman, the CD, now available, contains 25 Gregorian masterworks, principally taken from the liturgies of the great solemnities of the Liturgical Year, including Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. Those interested in purchasing a CD may do so by contacting Heiman at 219-866-6272. Price is $8 per CD; mail orders are $10. 6 CONTACT MAGAZINE Missionary Outreach Holds Annual Dinner in Honor of Founder Several Missionary Outreach Committee members attended the Campus memorial Mass and dinner in honor of Renovations Rev. Jim Froelich, C.PP.S. ’51 (Back, left Update to right) Mike Collins ’81, Ned Tonner, S George Tonner ’43 JC employees spent the (SJC Academy), majority of their summer Tom Ryan 70 (front) Don and Mary Ellen renovating Seifert Hall and Kreilkamp 75, Halleck Student Center’s caf¬ Ken Ahler’62 eteria before students returned O to campus. Seifert Hall’s reno¬ n July 12th, the Missionary Outreach Program of Saint vations included new tile, Joseph’s College held a memorial Mass and dinner in honor coats of paint, and a central of Founder Rev. James Froelich, C.PP.S. ’51. Following the din¬ heating and air system for resi¬ ner, a silent auction featuring African artifacts and a live auction dential rooms. A layer of dry- featuring African art pieces was held. The proceeds raised totaled wall now covers the glazed $7,664 and will be used to assist the Missionaries of the Precious brick and plaster in the hall¬ Blood seminarians who are currently living in Tanzania and help¬ ways, which also received new ing the poor there. “The SJCMO Committee feels we cannot afford ceilings, lighting, and carpet¬ to let this vision of what Saint Joseph’s College can do to keep ing. Old drapes were removed alive such a vision of a better, more enlightened and peaceful world throughout the building and die out,” said Don Kreillkamp, Professor Emeritus of History and replaced with brand-new Philosophy of Saint Joseph’s College and a Missionary Outreach blinds. A new laundry room Committee member. was also built on the west side Serving as celebrant for the Mass was Professor Emeritus of in order to accommodate the History and German Rev. Dominic Gerlach, C.PP.S. ’46, while Hall’s new coed status. Eric Boos, M.A., Ph.D., J.D., LL.M. ’86 delivered a speech to The cafeteria was repainted, those in attendance. Boos has been to Tanzania several times, and retiled, and recarpeted. A new recently received a Fulbright Scholarship to offer courses and con¬ entree and grill area was duct field research at Sokoine University in Tanzania during the installed, and several serving 2003-2004 academic year. (See Boos’s profile on page 21.) counters were replaced. Froelich spent the last three years of his life volunteering one semester of each year to teach at St. Gaspar College in Morogoro, Tony Baltes, Director of Physi¬ Tanzania. There, he worked with people living in stark poverty, cal Plant, remarked that by and before returning to Tanzania for the last time in December of utilizing SJC employees in lieu 1997, he founded the SJC Missionary Outreach Program. His hope of hiring independent contrac¬ was to provide greatly needed medical supplies for the hospitals, tors, the College was able to leper colonies, and orphanages of East Africa. Froelich passed away save thousands of dollars and in July of 1998 in a primitive clinic in Morogoro, Tanzania. still do a wonderful job. “They’ve worked really hard,” For more information about SJC’s Missionary Outreach Program, he said. contact President Tom Ryan ’70 at 219-866-6232. 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Welcome, Fellows! On May 31st, the Saint Joseph’s College Fellows held their annual induction ceremony. DATE New Fellows Robert Abene Anne T. Bock William C. Brown The Grotto Beautification Mary Sue Chapman Project, sponsored by the Jeremy Clifton Saint Joseph’s College Fel¬ Michael J. Cooke Mary K. Emmrich lows, has begun in stages. Linda Estill Throughout the spring, Bro. Joseph J. Fisher, C.PP.S. many volunteers spent James C. Hagearty III time pulling weeds ... and Anita Harsha pulling more weeds. Addi¬ Maureen A. Healey Todd A. Huff tional electrical and water Jackson Emory Hughes lines were run, improving Duvall Jones, Ph.D. access to the utilities and Jenifer Kryshak allowing for the installa¬ Thomas K. Kuhar Alice A. Lamberger tion of light poles and land¬ Richard K. Lauer, Sr. scape lighting for both Dwayne D. Leininger safety and beauty. Volunteers gathered again in August to John G. Ligda remove damaged trees and the multitude of limbs and twigs Inga Lueke that fell in the wrath of July’s storms. The concrete for the Ty A. Maienbrook Mark H. Mars major pathways will be poured in September, allowing for Ashley Martz the start of landscaping and fall plantings in anticipation of Jynell Martz the spring. The waterfalls and ponds have also been restored Edward J. McGraw and add the perfect touch to the Grotto’s natural beauty. Kathleen A. McGraw Terrance McGraw Two members of the local Boy Scout Troop have adopted John H. Noble the restoration of the Stations of the Cross as their Eagle Nicole M. Pecho Scout project, and they will work in tandem with SJC per¬ Sara Reasoner sonnel on the restoration. Volunteer response for this project Nancy L. Rickert has been phenomenal. Steven C. Roberts Daniel J. Ryan Kathleen A. Ryan The Fellows are also pleased to report that sponsorship of Nicole A. Ryan the 24 memorial benches and 14 Stations of the Cross have Anthony B. Sabaj sold out. For larger contributions and commemorative op¬ Jason A. Stankewicz Thomas P. Stefaniak, Jr., Esq. portunities, one memorial walkway and three memorial gar¬ Kerry Ryan Stevens dens are available. Contributions of any size for the Grotto James E. Young Beautification Project are welcome and will be matched by Mildred Young the Lilly Initiative. Father Gross Fellows Stephen and Lea Brinker If you are interested in volunteering any amount of time to John and Jennifer Gause restoring the Grotto, or have questions regarding Grotto Margaret Guccione Larry and Sharon Jenkins Beautification contributions and commemorative opportu¬ Helen Kraud nities, please contact Maureen Egan ’90 at 800-227-1898. James and Ursula Lambke Fred and Debbie Stucker 8 CONTACT MAGAZINE A Look for SJC at a College Fair Near You! d * This is only a partial list of the college fairs SJC is participating in this fall. To obtain a complete list of college fair visits or for more m information, please contact Sara Reasoner '00 at 800-447-8781. 1 STATE COLLEGE FAIR DATE TIME i IL Montini Catholic College Day 9/17 1:05-2:30 p.m. s s IL Loyola Academy College Night 9/22 7:00-9:00 p.m. i IL Resurrection High School College Night 9/23 7:00-9:00 p.m. o IL Champaign Area College Fair (ICE) 9/24 6:00-8:00 p.m. n IL Queen of Peace College Night 9/24 7:00-9:00 p.m. s IL Marist High School College Night 9/25 7:00-9:30 p.m. I IL Brother Rice & Mother McAuley College Night 9/29 7:00-9:00 p.m. n IL St. Rita of Casia College Fair 9/30 11:00-1:30 p.m. f IL Rockford Area College Fair (ICE) 10/1 6:00-8:00 p.m. o IL Danville Area College Fair (ICE) 10/7 9:00-2:00 p.m. r IL District 211 College Night 10/8 7:00 p.m. m IL East Peoria Area College Night 10/15 6:00-8:30 p.m. IL Springfield Area College Fair 10/15 9:00-2:00 p.m. a IL Homewood-Flossmoor College Night 10/20 6:30-8:30 p.m. t i IL Palos Hills Area College Night 10/22 6:00-8:30 p.m. o IL District 502 College Fair 10/23 6:00-9:00 p.m. n IL Aurora Catholic High School College Fair 11/4 All day IN Evansville Area College Fair 10/5 1:30-3:30 p.m. IN Monroe County College Fair 10/8 6:30-8:00 p.m. IN Greater Lafayette Area College Fair 10/8 6:00-7:30 p.m. IN Columbus Area College Fair 10/9 11:00-1:00 .m. IN St. Joseph County College Fair 10/14 6:00-8:00 p.m. IN Greater Indianapolis Southside College Fair 10/15 6:00-8:00 p.m. IN Northeastern Indiana College Fair 10/15 6:00-7:30 p.m. IN Fort Wayne Regional College Fair 10/19 2:00-4:00 p.m. IN Portage Area College Fair 10/20 6:30-8:00 p.m. IN Kokomo Regional College Fair 10/21 6:30-8:00 p.m. IN Hammond Regional College Fair 10/22 6:30-8:00 p.m. IN Vigo County Area College Fair 11/5 7:00-8:30 p.m. KY Louisville Area College and Career Fair 10/12 1:00-5:00 p.m. MI Notre Dame High School College Day 9/16 9:30-11:20 a.m. MI Grosse Pointe Area College Night 10/8 6:30-8:45 p.m. MI Kalamazoo Area College Night 10/20 6:30-8:30 p.m. MO Rockwood School District College Fair 9/22 7:00-8:30 p.m. MO NACAC National College Fair 10/19 12:00-4:00 p.m. & 6:00-8:00 p.m. OH Archbishop McNicholas H.S. Future Focus Day 9/22 11:25-12:44 p.m. OH Southwest Ohio College Fair 9/23 7:00-8:30 p.m. OH Clark County College Night 10/7 7:00-8:30 p.m. OH Toledo Area Catholic High Schools College Fair 10/7 6:00-8:30 p.m. OH University of Dayton College Night 11/5 7:00-9:00 p.m. 9 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Associate s u Professor of p Communication m Fred Berger directs students a C behind the scenes BROADCASTING CAMP A student learns his way around a In its first year, SJC’s Broadcasting Camp, held from sound board SJC June 16-19th, empowered high-school aged students with the ability to operate communication equipment and get a feel for life behind the microphone and in Summer front of the camera. Participants learned how to digi¬ tally edit audio and video work, write and produce radio commercials, speak into a microphone, operate a camera, and anchor news and sports. All students Camps received audio and/or visual copies of their final products. Photo “The skills (learned in the camp) introduced the participants to the hectic yet exhilarating life of the radio and television industries,” said Sally Nesselrode, Gallery Assistant Professor of Communication at SJC and one of the instructors for the camp. “After completing the camp, many of the students have a good idea of whether radio or television or both are areas they wish to pursue in their continuing education.” See what we were up to this summer.... CRIME SOLVERS CAMP The Second Annual Crime Solvers Camp took place from July 14-19th and allowed students and teachers interested in forensic science to explore a number of disciplines in the field, focusing specifically on blood Students take spattering (the examination of blood traces at a crime the temperature of a pig carcass in scene to determine how injuries were made), toxi¬ order to determine cology (the study of the detection, nature, and its time of death effects of poisons), and forensic entomology (the use of insects to determine time and location of death). Projects included learning how to make 10 CONTACT MAGAZINE