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VOL. XXVII No. 1Spring 2010FAMILY FIRSTHoly Names University welcomes its newest family member, President –elect , Dr. William J. Hynes.MS052110OIA_spHNUToday.indd 15/21/10 11:29 AMPRESIDENT’S MESSAGEMay 2010I believe that it is providential that my last message to you is focused on family. This most valuable aspect of our HNU culture is so engrained in all that we are that we sometimes take it for granted and don’t even notice it. Parents highlight it over and over again. They f

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VOL. XXVII No. 1

Holy Names Universitywelcomes its newest family member, President –elect , Dr. William J. Hynes.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

May 2010

Growing up in a Lebanese family is one of the strongest influences in

my life – both in terms of who I’ve be-come and in terms of how I encounter and manage life experiences. The love of family, the power of faith and the value of education are three dominant aspects of our family background. My father taught me achievement, integrity and courage. My mother taught me and still teaches me enthusiasm, generosity and resilience.

The strongest influence that compelled me to come to Holy Names was the quality of the people that I encountered who were so dedicated to this institu-tion. The deepest inspiration that I have experienced throughout my presidency is the people that I have encountered who are so willing to give everything to make Holy Names University all that our world needs. The aspect that I will miss the most as I leave the presidency is the people that I have encountered, who have believed in me and supported me. I have learned from them that giving all to this institution returns to you in measures that are unimaginable.

Holy Names University is much more than a quality institution of higher education. It is a family. I knew that when I initially met the people who are a part of Holy Names. I counted on it as we envisioned, worked and delivered together. I have personally felt it as I have been transformed and influenced in so many ways, similar to the influ-ence of my Lebanese biological family. I am convinced that the family quality at Holy Names is a deep part of every student’s transformation and that our students develop to the heights of their potentials because the HNU family be-lieves in them. It is the authentic Holy Names catalyst—the added substance that heightens every student’s educa-tional experience.

Although I cannot take any credit for the theme of this issue of HNU Today,

I believe that it is providential that my last message to you is focused on family. This most valuable aspect of our HNU culture is so engrained in all that we are that we sometimes take it for granted and don’t even notice it. Parents highlight it over and over again. They feel comfort and confidence in entrusting their sons and daughters to us because it is an extension of their families. They fully believe that we want as much for our students as they want for their children. This is a quality that cannot be bought and cannot even be added. It comes from the soul of who we are, instilled by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary who believe in the im-measurable value of each and every person.

This is an institution that prides itself on educating the first in the family to get a college degree because we know that this changes the entire family landscape. This is an institution that prides itself on be-ing the most diverse in the nation because we know that the truth is never learned if you only encounter people who think like you do and that every person’s truth is sa-cred. This is an institution that is passion-ate about making a positive difference for others because we believe that we are part of a world family and have responsibility for each member.

As I transition into the next stage of my own journey, I am fully confident that my Holy Names family will always be a part of my life – as is my biological family. I will never forget all that I have learned from you, how you have formed me and the confidence you give me in making this transition. You will be a part of everything that I do and influence going forward. I assure you that my heart, my prayers and my spirit will always be a part of the great things that HNU achieves in the future.

Our next President, Dr. William Hynes, is the newest member of our HNU family. I have full confidence that he is not only the right choice, but also that he will connect with this family in a way that will unleash power within you that you cannot imag-ine. His credentials and background are stellar and are briefly summarized in this issue of HNU Today. Even more than that, he truly gets the quality of our family. In my interview with him, when I asked him what would compel him to come to Holy Names, he responded: “the people.” At that moment, I was assured that he would be successful because he will trust you to help make him the most successful presi-dent that HNU has ever experienced.

I leave you with my deepest gratitude and my forever prayers,

Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, PhDPresident

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Holy Names University is a private, four-year, co-ed, Catholic university located on 60 wooded acres in the hills of Oakland, California. An academic community committed to the full development of each student, HNU offers a liberal education rooted in the Catholic tradition, empowering a diverse student body for leadership and service in a diverse world.

HNU Today strengthens the shared connection among alumni, the University and the community. The magazine is published two times a year for the University’s alumni and friends by the Office of Institutional Advancement. The diverse opinions expressed in HNU Today do not necessarily rep-resent the views of the editors or policies of Holy Names University.

Comments for the editor may be sent via e-mail to: [email protected]

Or in writing to:Holy Names UniversityAttn: Alumni Relations3500 Mountain BoulevardOakland, CA 94619

Readers can also update your information online at: www.hnu.edu/alumni

UNIVERSIT Y OFFICERS

Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, PhD, President

Dav Cvitkovic, Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Stuart Koop, Vice President for Finance and Administration

Lizbeth Martin, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Michael Miller, Vice President for Student Affairs

Sr. Carol Sellman, Vice President for Mission Effectiveness

Alumni Executive Board PresidentJulie Echaniz ’75 Past Presidents Board PresidentEileen M. Weston ’62

HNU TODAY STAFF

This issue of HNU Today is directed and published by the Office of Institutional Advancement:

Executive Editor

Dav CvitkovicVice President for Institutional Advancement

Editor

John R. McCoy Director of Alumni Relations

Contributing Writers

Sr. Maureen P. Hester ’65, SNJM Sara Linton Carrie RehakJ. Omar Sanchez ’04 Karen Schneider Sr. Carol Sellman, ’69, ’78 MM, SNJMLesley SimsSr. Susan Wells, SNJM

Design and Production

Jen Slusser www.visualcv.com/jenslusser

Spring 2010

Contents 2 HNU Community Responds

to the Tragedy in Haiti The University community united across student clubs and organizations to rally support for Haiti relief efforts.

4 An Evening with GeorgeZimmer, CEO and Founder of The Men’s Wearhouse

George Zimmer delivered a one-of-a-kind presentation on business leader-ship and corporate success to a packed audience of business students, alumni and guests.

7 New HNU PresidentWilliam J. Hynes, Ph.D., will become Holy Names University’s 17th President on August 1, 2010.  Dr. Hynes will succeed Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, Ph.D., who has served as HNU President for 11 years.

12 Family First Explore the transformative impact of

the Holy Names University family experi-ence from the lens of first generation students and alumni families.

18 Student Center Dedication Over one hundred alumni, university

friends, students, faculty and staff gathered at the J.M. Long Foundation Student Lounge for the official blessing and dedication of the new Student Center.

21 Tenure of Refoundation, Legacy of Leadership: Reflections on a Presidency

Seven members of the Holy Names Univer-sity community reflect on President Nassif’s transformative legacy.

2 Student News

4 Campus News

8 Hawk Sports Center

10 SNJM News

12 Main Feature

14 Alumni News

17 Faculty News

18 Fundraising News

20 Class Notes; In Memoriam

21 Last Word

On the CoverThe iconic McLean Chapel provides an ideal background for a collage of images representing the HNU alumni, students and friends that make-up the Holy Names University family.

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STUDENT NEWS

HNU Community Responds to the Tragedy in Haiti

“When FACE AIDS found out that Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010, we were all shocked and devastated. Although the focus of FACE AIDS is to help provide treatment for the people in Rwan-da, who are suffering from HIV/AIDS, Julie Veroff, the Executive Director of FACE AIDS emailed our chapter, at Holy Names University, to inform us about Sterling Samos, a private investment firm dedicated to philanthropy and public service. Sterling Samos has been extremely generous in pledging to match up to $50,000 for funds raised by the FACE AIDS chapters for Partners in Health’s Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Our chapter has made the best possible effort to raise not only funds but awareness on campus, by holding a couple of events: The Haiti Prayer Service (with Campus Ministry, on January 26, 2010);  Education in Action: Haiti (January 27, 2010); Haiti Relief Coin drive (with other campus constituents), and an upcoming film series. FACE AIDS will continue to take donations as well as to contribute as much as possible to help out Haiti.  Just as Paul Farmer said ‘Clean water and health care and school and food and tin roofs and cement floors, all of these things should constitute a set of basics that people must have as birthrights.’” Bridget Vazquez ’12, FACE AIDS

“As soon as the news of Haiti’s devastating earthquake had been reported HNU’s Clubs and Organizations leaped into action with intentions to raise awareness and funding for the relief effort.  Spear-headed by La-tinos Unidos, multiple campus clubs and organizations came together and organized a campus-wide Coin Drive for Haiti.  Students went to classes carrying labeled donation jars; similar jars were set up at the Resi-dence Life Front Desk and the Student Success Center Front Desk, as well as in other campus departments and offices.  The Raskob School’s eighth graders even held a bake sale and donated its proceeds to the Coin Drive.  All in all, over $1,000 worth of coins were donated!  It was wonderful to see HNU students come together for this worthy cause.” Sara Linton, Assistant Director of Campus Life

“At our prayer service, we gathered as one community, desiring to reach, comfort, and support another com-munity: the people of Haiti—knowing that, regardless of distances, we are members of one family.  Through our reflections, songs, and prayers, we lamented the catastrophic tragedies that our brothers and sisters are experiencing.  In the midst of this chaos and anguish, we offer those who are suffering our hope and support for the rebuilding of their lives.  We ask for continued blessings on and guidance for those who are offering their services and relief in Haiti as well.  May we also be openhanded and openhearted to our brothers and sisters in need.” Carrie Rehak, Director of Campus Ministry

Ever since the devastating news of the disaster in Haiti reached Holy Names University, the campus community has been reaching out to

our brothers and sisters in need, through consciousness-raising, fundrais-ing, and prayer. During the months of January and February, the cam-pus gathered for a prayer service, and clubs and organizations launched a campus-wide “Help Haiti Coin Drive.” The funds raised were matched by an anonymous donor to achieve a grand total of $5101 raised. 

Our prayers, relief efforts, and educational opportunities continued into March with FACE AIDS hosting a Haiti Relief Film Series in honor of Global Women’s History, Resistance, and Activism. In preparation for the Film Series, FACE AIDS leaders, Bridget Vazquez ’12 put up an altar with pictures and prayers for Haiti in the Lady Chapel. Students also assembled “Dolly Pins,” in order to raise money for the Afternoon School at Riviere Froide, which was destroyed in the earthquake, killing an estimated 150 students, four teachers, and the school’s principal.

Barbara Wander, who launched the “Dolly Pin” project ten years ago, spoke to HNU students regarding the tragedy in Haiti on April 22. Barbara Wander works with Les Petites Soeurs de Ste. Therese, an indigenous order of Haitian Sisters, who have forty-two missions throughout Haiti. Many Sisters of  the Sisters of St Theresa were educated as school teachers when the SNJM Sisters founded the Teachers School in Papaye in Haiti  twenty-six years ago. They have schools, clinics, hospitals, professional centers for young women, orphanages, homes for the elderly, a teacher prepa-ration center, farms, and programs for developmentally-challenged children.  Since the earthquake, Barbara Wander has returned to the U.S. to share this story and speak of the courage of the people of Haiti, and to assist in raising funds for the rebuilding.  The HNU community will continue to remember the Haitian people in our thoughts and prayers. Below is a snapshot of the multiple efforts taking place on the HNU campus in support of Haiti.

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STUDENT NEWS

Patrick Turner to Participate in the 2010-2011 Red Cross/NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program

2010 Quest Retreat: Community Building and Spiritual Reflection

Holy Names University student, Patrick Turner,

was selected as one of 13 stu-dent-athletes for the 2010-2011 Red Cross/NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program. The pro-gram focuses on inspiring and developing a new generation of American Red Cross volunteers and leaders by exemplifying the core values of the NAIA Cham-pions of Character program:

Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Sportsmanship and Servant Leadership. Sponsored by State Farm Insurance, the partnership supports the Red Cross’ diversity initiatives.

The leadership program kicks off with two weeks of energetic train-ing at the Red Cross National Headquarters located in Washington, D.C. from June 7 to June 18. The incoming class will participate

in a rare and unique opportunity to acquire first-hand coaching, mentoring and professional leadership training presented by Dr. Rob Haworth, NAIA Vice President for Champions of Character and one of the nation’s largest non-profit senior leaders.

This once-in-a-lifetime experience allows NAIA student-athletes to be a part of a team made up of young adults from NAIA campuses throughout the country. Student-athletes will learn from civic and business leaders how to uncover their leadership potential off the field. The participants will learn how to organize successful campus blood drives, actively participate on a leadership board, and take part in diversity and cultural competency training. For their ef-forts, students will receive scholarship support provided by the Red Cross and State Farm Insurance.

Nestled high in the hills above the town of Los Gatos is the Villa Holy Names, home of the Sisters of the Holy Names

of Jesus and Mary. It was here, on the weekend of February 5-7, that eleven undergraduate students, three graduate student lead-ers, and six faculty/staff leaders were warmly welcomed for their Quest Retreat. This weekend would be a special time and space, set apart, off-campus, for undergraduate students to build community, have an opportunity for spiritual reflection, and to create deeper connections between students, the University community, and the charism of the Holy Names Sisters—while being surrounded by the overwhelming beauty of nature.

The talks and meditations of this Kairos-based retreat focused on the person of Jesus and developing one’s relationship with Him. Students were given journals for personal reflection. In addition to prayer and reflection, there was time for sharing in small groups and with the entire group. Interspersed with these more serious ele-ments were opportunities for cooking breakfast together (the group had delicious scrambled eggs and french toast each morning thanks to several student chefs), making Valentine’s Day table tents for the Sisters’ dining room, and time for relaxation. Lunch and dinner were shared with the Sisters who live at Los Gatos and the students were pleased to meet them and hear about the Sisters’ experiences at Holy Names University. One student commented that, at her first meal with the Sisters, “the first thing that I noticed was the happy smile that each Sister had on her face. Being with the Sisters gave me a touching feeling and it was such a great environment” (Kathleen Dalere ’13). Other students had the following responses:

“It was a fun experience learning about who you are and who God is in your life.” (Monique Tsang ’13)

“It showed me the importance of staying connected to my loved ones and making connections with new people.” (Elizabeth Hogan ’11)

“It’s a great way to meet people, make new friends, and get to know yourself at a deeper and more personal level.” (Bridget Vazquez ’12)

Each year since 2005 the Sisters of the Holy Names who minister at HNU, in collaboration with the Director of Campus Ministry, have returned to the tradition of offering student retreats. As you can tell from their comments and the accompanying pictures, these endeavors are beneficial and well-received.

Patrick Turner, HNU sophomore and Men’s Basketball guard, will travel to Washington D.C. this June to participate in the Red Cross/NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program.

Undergraduate students accompanied by graduate student leaders and faculty/staff participated in the 2010 Quest Retreat at the Villa Holy Names in Los Gatos.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Holy Names University President, Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, welcomed George Zimmer, CEO and Founder of the Men’s Wearhouse,

and long time HNU donor, to a packed audience of business students, alumni, and guests on Wednesday, January 27. Mr. Zimmer delivered a one-of-a-kind presentation on business leadership and corporate success.

In Sr. Rosemarie’s introduction, she pointed out that “George Zimmer founded the Men’s Wearhouse in 1973 with his first store in Houston, Texas. Now a $1-2 billion company, it’s frequently rated by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 100 companies to work for and has been ranked at least four times as one of the 400 best big companies.”

Throughout the evening, Mr. Zimmer shared stories about his ca-reer, wisdom from his early years as a young entrepreneur and the corporate values of the Men’s Wearhouse. “Trust has been the key to our business - not the commercials, not the merchandise, but trust,” said Mr. Zimmer. He explained that the Men’s Wearhouse started 36 years ago with $7,000 and is now a $1 billion company employing 15,000 people in 1200 stores. In addition to following basic ethical guidelines, the Men’s Wearhouse also has a corporate code of ethics, and its own internal guidelines. Mr. Zimmer ex-plained that this type of commitment builds trust with employees, customers and other stakeholders.

Zimmer also explained the importance of respect for employees. This value is demonstrated by encouraging managers to carefully listen to employees and by asking for suggestions to solve problems. Extensive training programs are also provided. The third value Mr. Zimmer talked about was loyalty. A corollary to this value is: when possible, employees are promoted from within; employees who have left the company are allowed to return. Compassion is the fourth value of the company. The “Willie Lopez” fund distributes money to employ-ees who are having financial hardships. The fund is a grant that is paid for by the employees. The general benefits of the company favor the lowest paid employees. Mr. Zimmer concluded, “If employees feel valued and important, then the bottom line is better.”

Mr. Zimmer is a long time friend and supporter of the HNU com-munity. His contributions have supported the building of the Uni-versity’s fitness center, the newly-renovated science facilities, the student center and academic and athletic scholarships. In 2003 Mr. Zimmer was the University’s graduation keynote speaker and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.

Dr. Zimmer’s special presentation was taped and will be featured as part of an upcoming documentary.

HNU Hosts an Evening with George Zimmer, CEO and Founder of The Men’s Wearhouse

above George Zimmer is a long time friend and supporter of the HNU community. He spoke to business students, alumni and guests right in the newly renovated Student Center, to which he is a donor.

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CAMPUS NEWS

STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

The Student Activities Committee (S.A.C.) strives to reach out to students and the local com-munity to strengthen relationships and build a network for life. S.A.C’s mission is simple: to create an active social group of students, foster networking and collaborative thinking, while making friends. This past year S.A.C collaborated on a beach cleanup, a Santa Cruz camping trip and two Tahoe ski/snowboarding trips.  Created by Enrollment Counselor & Outreach Specialist Annie Wenzel, S.A.C is composed of traditional undergraduate, adult baccalau-reate and graduate students. S.A.C’s President, Sophomore Nancy Murillo, holds monthly lunch meetings in the J.M. Long Foundation Lounge to discuss volunteer opportunities and exciting students retreats.

2+2 NURSING CLUB

The mission of HNU’s 2+2 Nursing Club is to support and further educate prospective and current nursing students. The Club provides a recognizable group as a reference for people with an interest and compassion for the pursuit of nursing. Participants utilize the club as a networking tool and to connect with the greater campus community. The members have taken part in many campus activities such as bake sales, the annual CORE festival and even hosted a Halloween dance in the fall. Most importantly, the club works to ensure that participants successfully complete HNU’s 2+2 Nursing program.

FACE A.I.D.S.

FACE AIDS is an international organization that is dedicated to mobilizing and inspiring students to fight AIDS in Africa. This academic year the HNU FACE AIDS chapter hosted a campus dialogue with the Executive Director of FACE AIDS, Julie Veroff and implemented various fundraising events across the HNU campus community. Following the earthquake in Haiti, the Club began working with other campus organizations in order to raise funds for disaster relief. In addition, the chapter participated in the Haiti Prayer Service and hosted an afternoon of education and reflection in order to better understand the socio-economic reality in Haiti. Other events included a film series in honor of Women’s Global Activism and Resistance during March, Women’s History month, and the co-sponsoring of Barbara Walker’s visit to HNU on April 22.

HNU Student Clubs: Community Engagement in ActionWe’re proud of the many opportunities students receive through clubs and organizations to develop leadership skills and provide real service to the community. Throughout the 2009-2010 academic year, the University’s mul-tiple clubs, including the three profiled below, have worked to actively build awareness of HIV/AIDS, strengthen community relationships and fos-ter students’ academic aspirations.

top S.A.C. members pose for the camera following a day of hitting the slopes in Tahoe middle Three Nursing Club members provideinformation at the Clubs & Organizations Fair bottom Two members of HNU traveled to a FACE AIDS conference in Oregon where theywere inspired by people who dedicate their lives to fighting HIV/AIDS.

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CAMPUS NEWS

According to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, approximately

3.5 million people, 1.35 million of them chil-dren, are likely to experience homelessness in any given year. Hunger and Homelessness Week, a national event introduced to Holy Names University in 2007, is a week-long series of programs to help raise awareness, funding, and resources for local families com-bating hunger and homelessness. This year Holy Names University partnered with lo-cal organizations like the Alameda County Food Bank and One Warm Coat to help make Hunger and Homelessness Week a success. Students began gearing up for the week at the beginning of November by putting on fund-raising programs such as No Shave November (male students went without shaving their faces for a month and their peers put money in specially marked bins supporting their favorite participant) to benefit the Alameda County Food Bank, and a clothing drive to benefit San Francisco’s One Warm Coat.

On Tuesday, November 18th, students in the Peer Mentoring Pro-gram, along with Sister Susan Wells, hosted an Oxfam Hunger Banquet in the Bay Vista Room. The Banquet allowed students to experience what others who are less fortunate go through during the holiday season when faced with limited resources for food. On

the same day, campus dinning services and Campus Life hosted a Waste Weigh-In during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. From all three meals, those who ate in the Public Market produced 289lbs of garbage. On Wednesday, November 19th Campus Life hosted the 2nd Annual Chili for Charity Cook-off and raised over $200 for the Alameda County Food Bank. These, in addition to the other programs during Hunger and Homelessness Week, left a lasting impression on all those who participated.

Hunger and Homeless Week came to a grand conclusion during the 2009 Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 19th. About 40 tables of HNU students, staff, faculty, alumni and trustees filled the Public Market to give thanks for the community’s many bless-ings. All in all, Hunger and Homelessness Week was a great success topped off by a wonderful meal.

In many ways, Hunger and Homelessness Week ties into the Uni-versity’s social justice and civic engagement mission and the mis-sion of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Students and staff alike were encouraged to attend and participate in the many activities throughout the week and to share their thoughts and feelings during reflection sessions following the various pro-grams. Since Hunger and Homelessness Week, the HNU com-munity has continued to raise awareness and support for those less fortunate than themselves. Food, toiletry, and coin drives have swept the campus, as have other opportunities to partici-pate in community service, charity walks, and cultural events. As Campus Life looks ahead to the next academic year, we know that Hunger and Homelessness Week’s potential to impact the HNU community can be greater than ever before.

Week-long Program Raises Campus Awareness of Hunger and Homelessness

top HNU community gathered in the University’s Public Market for the grand conclusion to the campus-wide Hunger and Homelessness Week campaign, the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner celebration. left Hunger and Homelessness Week’s 2nd Annual Chili for Charity Cook-off raised over $200 for the Alameda County Food Bank.

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Dear Friends of Holy Names University,

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to announce that William J. Hynes, Ph.D., will become Holy Names University’s 17th President on August 1, 2010. Dr. Hynes will succeed Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, Ph.D., who has served as HNU’s president for 11 years.

On the morning of Thursday, April 22, the Board of Trustees voted to accept Dr. Hynes’ nomination by the Presidential Search Committee. The unanimous vote reflects our deep confidence in Dr. Hynes’ ability to articulate and exem-plify the University’s mission. This final recommendation was approved by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.

Dr. Hynes has had a distinguished academic career and has exceptional ad-ministrative and leadership skills. His record of achievement, his ideals for aca-demic excellence and his respect for the values of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary makes him uniquely qualified to serve as HNU’s President.

He inherits an institution with a positive financial footing that is primed for a new level of growth and development. The five-year strategic plan, imple-mented in 2007, has been instrumental in the University reaching its goals in measureable timelines and steps.

Dr. Hynes will continue to meet the goals of the strategic plan and will insure that the values of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary are woven into the fabric of new programs and initiatives. His breadth of experience in fundraising and fiscal management will serve the University well as he under-takes financial campaigns to build HNU’s endowment and provide funds for expanding academic programs and needed facilities. His background in devel-oping rapport with students and creating an exciting campus life will greatly enrich the Holy Names experience.

The Board of Trustees believes Dr. Hynes is eminently qualified for this job. I know that each of you will enjoy meeting with him when he arrives on campus and working with him in building an even greater Holy Names University.

Respectfully,

Ronald V. Rosequist, JD Chairman, Board of Trustees

Dr. William J. Hynes is a distinguished

teacher, scholar, and edu-cational leader. He holds the Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Chicago in the History of Chris-tian Thought, another

M.A. in Catholic Theology from Marquette University, his BA from Conception College, and Certificates from both Harvard University and the University of Geneva. A year-long NEH Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill allowed him to work with Charles Long, a pre-eminent scholar of African-American religious history.

Dr. Hynes has served successfully as President of St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, Vice-President of Academic Affairs at St. Mary’s College of California, and Dean of the College at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He has held faculty appointments at all these institutions and taught undergraduates and graduate students for more than 20 years. Hynes is the author of three books. He is concluding work on a fourth book on the Principles of Entrepreneurship based upon interviews with 25 entrepreneurs. His previous book, Mythical Trickster Figures with William Doty, was cited by The Times Literary Supplement as “an admirable successor” to Paul Radin’s classic study.

Dr. Hynes and his spouse, Margie Shurgot Hynes, are well-known to the San Francisco Bay Area community, where they resided from 1990 to 2000. While in the Bay Area, Ms. Shurgot held executive fundraising positions with the San Francisco Symphony, the Campaign to Re-store the War Memorial Opera House, and California College of the Arts.

For a complete vitae of Dr. Hynes, see www.hnu.edu/president/hynesBio.html

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HAWK SPORTS CENTER

Holy Names University athletic teams are widely recognized throughout the community and beyond for their exemplary

performance. This academic year alone, the HNU Athletic pro-gram added 5 California Pacific Conference Championships to the University’s growing list of athletic achievements (the Women’s Softball team and the Hawk’s #4 ranked Men’s Golf team are both still in play). The Hawks’ accomplishments including 24 Academic All-Americans and 30 NAIA National Tournament Appearances reflects the Hawks’ dedication to modeling sportsmanship, lead-ership and academic excellence. Yet, in addition to juggling the academic demands of collegiate life and the pressure of competing

for regional and national titles, HNU athletes consistently find the time to give back. Throughout the year, the Hawks embraced the University’s mission of leadership and service by supporting com-munity engagement opportunities such as the national Haiti Relief campaign and local breast cancer awareness efforts.

The Women’s Softball team launched the Hawks’ community service efforts for the 2009-2010 season by volunteering with the Faith Fancher 5k Breast Cancer Challenge around Lake Merritt in September. The Challenge benefited Friends of Faith, a local non-profit organization that funds programs for underserved and un-derinsured women with breast cancer. Throughout the event, the participating Hawks helped to raise awareness and funds by enthu-siastically staffing water stations to support the 600 Breast Cancer Challenge walkers and runners. Throughout the month of October, all fall sports continued the Hawks’ commitment to breast cancer awareness by sporting pink HNU Hawk jersey throughout Breast Cancer Awareness month.

On Sunday, September 6th, 2009, the HNU Women’s Soccer team continued the Hawks’ community engagement efforts by volun-

teering at the 4th Annual Verizon Wireless Youth Soccer Clinic at Pal Stadium in San Jose. The Women’s Soccer team contributed by serving as youth coaches during the soccer clinic which also fea-tured retired Columbian soccer star, Carlos “El Pibe” Valderram. The Hawks participation in the event helped serve over 376 His-panic families with children between the age of 4 and 17. Verizon Wireless’ sponsorship of the event enabled the participating youth to return home with free soccer balls, jerseys, water bottles, auto-graph paraphernalia and fond memories of the soccer drills and instruction they received from our very own HNU Hawks and the other participating soccer professionals.

The Hawks commitment to com-munity involvement, on and off campus, is a constant element of the HNU Athletic program. Dur-ing the month of November, dur-ing all games, the Hawks collected over 400lbs of food to contribute to the campus-wide Hunger and Homelessness Week Awareness campaign. Lastly, throughout the fall, the Men’s Golf team contin-ued the Hawks community efforts by volunteering with the Alameda Jr. Golf program and local food kitchens on multiple weekends.

In the wake of the catastrophic January 12th earthquake in Haiti, the Hawks joined the HNU com-munity response by raising funds

at home games to support the Red Cross’ Haiti relief fund. “It was terrific to see individuals willing to help with whatever they had available, a lot of funds given were from students themselves. Not just our own students but visiting students who had come to sup-port their teams as they visited HNU” said Dennis Jones, HNU Director of Athletics and Recreation.   Starting with the Hawks’ opening weekend Men’s Volleyball game on January 22nd and con-tinuing throughout the winter athletic season at all home games, the HNU Hawks helped the campus raise $5101 towards Haiti re-lief efforts. According to Dennis Jones, the Hawks efforts on behalf of Haiti in many ways reflects “what the Sisters of the Holy Names are about; not only the victories inside the gymnasium, but more important are the victories outside the HNU walls.”

At HNU, the Hawks are truly champions of character, not only for their athletic and academic achievements, but their year around dedication and support for community engagement activities that build awareness across the HNU community and beyond.

HNU Hawks Give Back

Athletes at Holy Names University do more than win championships. They are champions of service too.

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HAWK SPORTS CENTER

Coach Nick Lusson Named NAIA Western Region Coach of the Year

Congratulation to our 2009-2010 Hawksfor their accomplishments on the field

and in the community:

2009 – 2010 CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CHAMPION TEAMS

Men’s BasketballWomen’s Basketball

Men’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer

Men’s Cross Country

Holy Names University is proud to announce that Nick Lus-son, head Women’s Soccer coach, has been voted the 2009

National Soccer Coaches Association of America NAIA Western Region Coach of the Year. Coach Lusson was formally acknowl-edged for his achievements at the NSCAA National Coaching Convention in Philadelphia in mid-January. The award comes on the heels of his recent honors as the 2009 California Pacific Confer-ence Coach of the Year.

With the conclusion of the fall 2009 semester, Coach Lusson com-pleted his second season with the Hawks with an impressive 10-9 record. The 2009 squad had a banner season, winning the Cal-Pac Conference championship and becoming semi-finalists in the team’s first ever appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.

Coach Lusson has certainly had a major impact on the wom-en’s soccer program at Holy Names University. Since his arrival on campus in 2007, Coach Lusson has grown the women’s soc-cer team from eight players to a twenty-five player squad featur-ing top-level recruits from the Bay Area, Southern California, out

of state students and a handful of international students. When asked about the significance of his new Coach of the Year title, Coach Lusson iterates that his success as a coach “was not done in a vacuum” and gives much credit to the highly committed and well bonded players on his squad, as well as the excellence and dedica-tion of his assistant coaches.

Coach Lusson recognition came as no surprise to the players and assistant coaching staff working under his leadership. When soph-omore player Britta Sadeghy ’12 heard the news, she immediately became excited, commenting that “Coach Nick deserves the recog-nition for his hard work and dedication”. Former Assistant Coach Ricardo Marquez ’07 shares Britta’s sentiments, stating “Coach Nick has turned around the Women’s Soccer program from head to toe. He has developed a highly competitive team and injected

a renewed spirit and winning desire. His charisma along with his psychology and coaching experience brought the group together as a family, which has been reflected on the field with teammates playing for each other rather than for their own personal success.”

Coach Lusson holds a USSF “A” license, as well as three Master’s De-grees in Sport Psychology, Sport Management, and Exercise & Sport Performance. In addition to his position at Holy Names, Coach Lus-son is the Technical Director for the nearby Dublin United Soccer League, Staff Coach for the Nor-Cal State ODP team, a Coaching Educator for both California Youth Soccer and the Positive Coaching Alliance. He currently lives with his wife of 3 years in San Ramon.

above Nick Lusson, head Women’s Soccer coach, has been voted the 2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America NAIA Western Region Coach of the Year. left 2009 Women’s Soccer team and coaches.

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SNJM NEWS

In January, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from around the Congregation gathered in Lesotho, Africa for an his-

toric Young Sisters Forum. The forum, which lasted five days, was attended by nearly 50 sisters who are 50 years of age and younger. The youngest is 21 and serves in Lesotho! The forum was historic because this was the first ever gathering of younger sisters from around the congregation who are serving in Lesotho, Peru, South Africa, Canada, Brazil and the United States.

During the forum, we shared stories of our experiences of commu-nity as we were growing up and about our call as SNJM’s and how we are living out that call in our respective countries. We talked about the realities of religious life today (fewer women choosing religious life) and what that means for our SNJM community. We celebrated the richness of our diversity, and learned about each

other’s cultures through song, dance and storytelling!

We formed bonds of friendship that will grow stron-ger, despite the miles that separate us. For we found that the ties that unite us, our SNJM Charism, our SNJM Core Values and our rich heritage as daughters of Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, are much stronger than the distance that separates us.

For me personally, the experience of being immersed in the culture of the Basotho people was an enrich-

ing experience. I had the opportunity to see young boys and girls travelling for miles carrying 50 pound bags of corn by donkey or by wheelbarrow to the mill to be ground to provide food for their families. I saw many women working in the fields, tending their crop of corn, relying on the rains to help it grow. And I saw young men and boys herding the sheep and cattle, a way of life centuries old, but still so important for survival in 2010!

Without a doubt, the most enriching part of the trip was the op-portunity to visit some of the sisters’ ministry sites, to see the amaz-

ing work the sisters are doing in both the cities and the villages of Lesotho. We visited the village of Sekamaneng, where our young sisters started an HIV/AIDS outreach ministry. Here, people who are suffering from HIV/AIDS come to receive emotional support, attend workshops on living with HIV/AIDS, and learn how to grow sustainable agricultural products that will provide food and a small income for their families. They also receive some food assistance. The Sisters also work with the children who have been orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. There are eleven of our young professed sisters who work on this project and serve in many of the nearby villages.

While we were in Lesotho, we had the privilege of meeting many of the women and men who participate in the Sekamaneng Village Project where pigs and chicken are grown to raise money to support the proj-ect and also to provide food for the participants. We also visited the homes of those who were too sick to come to the community center for the food distribution. We prayed with them and also delivered a small pork roast, three small bags of rice, two bottles of ketchup and a few articles of clothing! We were received with the trademark, gracious hospitality of the Basotho people. We left each home feeling blessed and grateful for the amazing work our sisters are doing there.

Yes, life for the Basotho people is hard! But their spirit of resilience is strong! They are a people who love to sing, love to dance and love to gather to celebrate life! As the Bishop shared during an SNJM Jubilee Mass celebrating the anniversary of vows of the sisters, which was filled with singing and dancing in the beautiful tradition of the Basotho people, “As long as the sun is shining there is still time to celebrate!”

The Center for Social Justice is beginning a fundraising campaign to help the HIV/AIDS Project in Sekamaneng to purchase a trac-tor. This will enable them to plow the participants’ fields for plant-ing and also to raise money for the project by plowing other fields for hire! If you would like to learn more about our SNJM minis-tries in Lesotho or how you can help support our ministries there, please contact Sister Susan Wells in the Center for Social Justice at: [email protected] or 510.436.1280.

Sr. Susan Wells Reports on Historic SNJM Young Sisters Forum in Lesotho, Africa!

top Sisters of the Holy Names gathered in Lesotho. top left A little girl who received some gifts. left SNJM Sisters delivered food and clothes to participants in the HIV/AIDS Project.

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At HNU, the values and mission of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) shape the academic, so-

cial and civic development of HNU students. Through programs like Community Based Learning (CBL), students gain real world experiences that complement the traditional classroom while also engaging in opportunities to embrace SNJM values throughout lo-cal community service work. CBL Courses include an element of 12-15 hours of volunteer service with a Community Partner, which helps students integrate what they are learning in the classroom to a real life work environment. Throughout the academic year, HNU’s SNJM Sisters and staff at the Center for Social Justice work directly with HNU faculty members to identify and place students in vol-unteer positions with community partners in need of additional support. CBL has a special focus on collaboration with community partners whose mission is closely aligned with HNU’s and with the Core Values of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary:

• Full Development of the Human Person

• Education in the Faith

• Hospitality

• Dedication to Women and Children

• Dedication to Justice

• Service to People who are Poor or Marginalized

• Commitment to Liberating Action

• Love for the Names of Jesus and Mary

Since the program existence, HNU has placed students from CBL courses, as well as those who just want to serve as a volun-teer, with a variety of community partners, including: The Oakland Catholic Worker, St. Vincent DePaul Society of Alameda County, St. Martin De Porres School, The Alameda County District Attorney’s Victim and Witness Services Office, CoCo Cor-ner, CA (founded by HNU alumna Helen Raines ’04), The Unity Council, The Amer-ican Red Cross, Raskob Learning Institute, St. Mary’s Preschool and Senior Center and many other schools and organizations who are serving the greater East Bay area.

If you are connected with an organiza-tion that you think might benefit from a collaborative relationship with the Center for Social Justice at HNU? Please contact Sister Susan Wells, SNJM with your ideas at: [email protected] or call 510.436.1280.

Community Based Learning: SNJM Core ValuesEnhance Learning and Serve the Community

Students stand in front of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. The hotel is the location of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assination and now serves as a Civil Rights Museum. Students are able to experience service as well as history when they serve in the alternative Spring Break in Tutwiler, Mississippi.

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On Saturday, April 10th at St. Mary’s Church in Los Gatos the Sisters of the

Holy Names of Jesus and Mary rejoiced with their Golden Jubilarians, all of whom

are alumnae of Holy Names University.

Sister Kathleen Callaway ’66

Sister Rosemary Delaney ’66

Sister Anne Dinneen ’65

Sister Carol Nicklas ’64

Sister Barbara Nixon ’67

Sister Della Stanton ’58

Sister Domenica Maria Valle ’66

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FEATURE

Alumni families know first-hand the transformative impact of the Holy Names University experience. When the time came

for Lorraine Jolivet BA ’95, MBA ‘97 to assist her daughter, Mi-chelle, in selecting a college, Lorraine directed Michelle to her alma mater, Holy Names University. A graduate of the University’s Adult Baccalaureate Program (previously Weekend College or WECO), Lorraine wanted Michelle to experience the same supportive envi-ronment that helped her to achieve her academic dreams. “I wanted Michelle to have the experience of living on campus. She was scared to death of being away from home, but I knew she needed a period of independence. I knew Holy Names could be her ex-tended family. Like an extended family, all my professors were willing to assist me in any way necessary to assure that I would be successful”, recalls Lorraine. Based on her own familiarity with HNU, Lorraine was confident that Michelle would grow person-ally and succeed academically as a traditional HNU student.

According to both mother and daughter, Michelle thrived at HNU. As Lorraine expected, HNU provided Michelle with a rich collegiate experience, fostering her development within a safe family oriented academic environment. The Sisters and faculty at HNU encouraged and challenged Michelle to achieve her greatest potential as a student; as Michelle recalls, “all the Sisters and pro-

fessors wanted me to succeed at school and made sure I received the help I needed to do so. Sr. Ethel Tinnemann was hard core, but you knew when you walked into her class that you would learn and that she cared about you as a member of the Holy Names family.”

Lorraine recently retired from a corporate human resource career spanning over 25 years. She credits the seven years she spent at Holy Names earning a Bachelors

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

(FIRST-GENS) FACE A UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES THAT DIFFER

FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS WHO COME FROM FAMILIES

WHERE COLLEGE EXPECTATIONS ARE CONSIDERED THE NORM. UN-

LIKE THEIR COUNTERPARTS, FIRST-GENS ARE FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY

TO DROPOUT WITHIN THEIR FIRST YEAR. IN A RECENT ARTICLE, USA

TODAY REPORTED THAT “30% OF ENTERING FRESHMEN IN THE USA

ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND 24% ARE BOTH

FIRST-GENERATION AND LOW INCOME. NATIONALLY, 89% OF LOW-

INCOME FIRST-GENS LEAVE COLLEGE WITHIN SIX YEARS WITHOUT A

DEGREE.” CONSIDERED “AT RISK” IN TERMS OF SUCCESS THROUGH

GRADUATION, LOW INCOME FIRST-GENS OFTEN SUCCUMB TO A

HOST OF OVERWHELMING FACTORS RANGING FROM FINANCIAL

NEED TO NOT FULLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT TO EXPECT FROM

THEMSELVES AND THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. THESE STUDENTS

LACK THE SUPPORTIVE FAMILY FOUNDATION TO HELP THEM SUC-

CESSFULLY NAVIGATE COLLEGE LIFE. AT HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY,

OUR “FAMILY FIRST” APPROACH TO THE COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE

LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE NURTURING YET RIGOROUS

ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT GENERATIONS OF ALUMNI FAMI-

LIES LOVE AND EXPECT FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

FIRSTFAMILY

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left Lorraine and Michelle had the ultimate alumni family experience. On the same day that Lorraine received her Holy Names University MBA, Michelle received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree. above center Helen Raines-Austin ’04, was a first generation student and credits her experience at Holy Names University for helping her begin a “whole new road” in life. above Helen Raines-Austin ’04 participates in the 2010 Alumni Career Mixer with current HNU students.

of Arts, and later a Masters of Business Administration, for advancing her career. When asked about their fondest Holy Names University memory, mother and daughter both reply “graduation”. In May of 1997, Lorraine and Michelle had the ultimate alumni family experience. On the same day that Lorraine received her Holy Names University MBA, Mi-chelle received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree.

The dramatic transformation a student undergoes while at HNU is not an isolated occurrence reserved just for alum-ni families. While alumni families are acutely aware of HNU’s unique family oriented environment, first-generation students also benefit and often make bigger strides in terms of actualizing their full potential than other students who enter college with more re-sources and better support systems. At HNU, 50% of our students are the first in their families to attend college and approximately 50% fall within the Federal Government designation as not having sufficient economic resources for college.

From the moment first-generation students step foot on campus, the odds are stacked against them. Missing from these students’ collegiate reality is the supportive network of family role models that understand the value and importance of a college degree. First-generation students may have initial apprehensions about college life and need guidance in order to help build confidence when they falter or hit pot holes along the way. The intimate, caring and encouraging environment Holy Names University creates for students allows the University to provide the support first-generation students need to get back on track, find help and get advice.

In 2006, first-generation HNU alumna, Helen Raines ’04, launched CoCo Corner, an Oakland based nonprofit organization that works to inspire youth throughout Oakland to achieve their educational goals. Originally conceived as a daycare center for teen mothers, CoCo Corner’s programming provides a myriad of social services to help troubled youth, in addition to teen mothers and fathers, transition into adulthood. A stringent believer in the old proverb “it takes a village to raise a child”, Helen’s efforts aim to counter high risk behavior amongst teens by providing a family oriented environ-ment that strongly emphasizes goal setting, educational guidance, economic mentoring and other essential positive social development interactions at risk youth may miss out on.

Helen’s drive to provide guidance to youth throughout Oakland is largely influenced by her own experience as a teenage mother. When Helen was 16 she became pregnant. Lacking support from her parents, Helen moved out of her parents’ home while in high school. A straight “A” student, Helen successfully graduated prior to giving birth to her daughter and had a strong desire to pursue college studies, but was led to believe that higher education was not within the grasp of a teenage mother. Helen recalls experiencing an overwhelming sense of shame and isolation from the adult figures in her life. Like several teenage mothers in similar predicaments, Helen struggled on her own to provide for both herself and her daughter; often times working two to three jobs to pay for childcare and to keep food on the table.

It was not until Helen turned 35 that she dis-covered the courage and self confidence to pur-sue higher education and take control of the di-rection of her life and professional career. While working two jobs, Helen graduated with honors from community college and went on to apply, gain acceptance to and enroll in Holy Names University’s Adult Baccalaureate Program. In 2004 Helen became the first in her family to earn a Bachelor’s Degree.

Helen credits her experience at Holy Names University for help-ing her begin a “whole new road” in life. The academic structure of the Adult Baccalaureate program made it possible for Helen to continue working to provide for her family, while simultaneously providing the opportunity to achieve her educational goals. The boost in self confidence Helen experienced during her time at Holy Names University provided her with the motivation and self-es-teem to share her story and pursue the launching of CoCo Corner as a means to inspire and educate young adults with similar experi-ences to pursue higher education and their dreams.

With every commencement, the University sends forth and pol-linates the world with HNU graduates who are equipped intel-lectually and morally to meet the challenges of our times. All of our graduates, regardless of their realities prior to arriving at Holy Names, are transformed and challenged to achieve their greatest potential. The ties that bind the HNU experience, the experience of family, the experience of nurturing guidance, the experience of a supportive push to be your best, the “family first” experience, is the foundation that fosters and cultivates the dreams and aspirations of past, present and future HNU alumni for a lifetime.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Class of 1959Back Row, L to R Arlene Rhine, Joan Pallotta Petruzelli, Pat O’Brien Roemer, Eleanor Dobbins Schooley, Kathleen Valerio Chinchiols, Carolyn Hand Tamony, Pat Hayes Wieg-mann, Anne Sanchez Fleming, Carol Hubert, Helen Kramm Camacho, Sharon Basliani Levaggi, Leonora Gillard Sleeter, Sister Genie Rohner, Gerri O’Malley, Mary Jane Britton Muslin and Arlette Manders. Front Row- sitting- L to R Narine Pene Keeley, Dolores Ghilarducci Murphy, Carolyn Gelhaus Martinez, Geanne Mulgrew, Dolores Robinson DePaoli, Penny Gancos Fite, Barabara Hayes Schmitz.

Class of 1949Back Row, L to R Catherine Muns McCormick, Billie Jean McElroy Durst, Janet Hilken Sullivan.

Class Of 1969Front Row, L to R Gail Priestley, Laura Mendes Moore, Niki Yoshinaga, Carol Costa Mahoney Second Row, L to R Gaytha Hopgood McPherson, Margaret Kelly Vinson, Agnes Bray Free-man Simon Third Row, L to R Kathleen Kasivouski Lovel, Karen Scopazi Raccanello, Carol Solis Fourth Row, L to R Annett Franz Sheehy, Mary Ann Dunn Piskeea, Chris Bottarini Ra-mezzano, Anna Cardinalli, Dorthoy Letcher Beatty Fifth Row, L to R Katie Devereux, Trudie Mathiesen, Marylyn Farber Padley Sixth Row, L to R Sussan Kellogg Kriste, Irene Bergamini.

Class of 1979Back Row, L to R Rita Bedoya Shue, Anna Miranda Front Row, L to R Rosa Linda Tejada, Barbara Prack, Judith Ann Lutenske.

Class of 1964 Top Row Bernice (Deal) Rowe, Carole (Cruz) Jobe, Kathy (Marcone) Carrasco, Linda (Ra-mezzano) Story, Barbara (Schuster) Dale, Elaine (Gonsalves) Johnson, Monica (Klimas) Peiffer, Anne (Haviland) Ruona 6th Row Judy (Botelho) Cain, Michael (Powel) Call, Linda Orrick SNJM 5th Row Kathy (Barry) Galli, Jerry (Williamson) Martinez, Elaine (Cislini) Benoit, Ellen (Murphy) Oicles, Carol Fleitz SNJM 4th Row Linda (Dutch Schultz) Petri, Carol Nicklas SNJM, Melanie (Melewicz) Blaha 3rd Row Dolores Barling SNJM, Jean (Perry) Rubin, Pat (Lundy) Wipf, Trish (McLoughlin) McMahon, Carol (Zamora) Small 2nd Row Kathy (Cummings) Jordan, Joyce (Ramacciotti) Quinn, Lynda (Oggie Ogburn) Cadman, Katie Gray, Kathy (Faherty) Recupero, Bonnie Corrie Bottom Row Bea (Auza) Moore, Pat Taormino, Kathy (Kusters) Herrington, Claire (Dovichi) Simi, Linda (Bellini) Howson, Alica (Graham) Jones, Grayce Ross SNJM

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Over 180 HNU Alumni from as far as New York State and Peru returned to HNU to celebrate Homecoming 2009.

The 36th Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony, held on Friday, October 9th, opened Homecoming weekend by honoring the achievements of outstanding HNU alumni. This year’s award ceremony parted from pre-vious productions by featuring a video salute to Special Alumni Award recipient, Dr. Carol Sellman, SNJM BA ’69, MA ’78. The night’s hon-orees also included:

Faculty Award recipient Dr. Miriam Daniel Fahey, SNJM ’48, Alumni Recognition Award recipient Nga Do ’98, Alumni Recognition Award recipient Rita Ruderman BSN ’98 MSN ’01, Alumni Recognition Award recipients The Class of 1951.

Homecoming festivities continued early on Saturday, October 10th with alumni gathering in Founders’ Hall to reminisce in the company of old friends before starting the day’s events. Alumni were treated to morning tours of the new J. M. Long Foundation Lounge in Brennan Hall be-fore congregating in McLean Chapel for Homecoming Mass. For many, Homecoming Mass was the first opportunity for alumni and friends of the University to worship in the newly renovated McLean Chapel.

Following Mass, the festivities continued with the traditional Cham-pagne and Strawberries Reception. The day’s festivities concluded with the All Alumni Luncheon where the Alumni Executive Board led a special tribute to the Class of ’59 and their 50th anniversary celebration by distributing to each ’59 class member a commemora-tive 50th Anniversary pin.

Homecoming 2009

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2010 Nomination FormThe Holy Names University Alumni Association recog-nizes exceptional faculty and alumni on an annual basis. Faculty are recognized for outstanding service to the Uni-versity. Alumni are recognized for outstanding achieve-ment in a profession, exceptional service to the Church or the community, or outstanding volunteer service to the Alumni Association and the University.

Please nominate a deserving professor or member of the Alumni Association in recognition of his/her service, dedica-tion and achievements. You may make copies of this form to fax or mail to the Alumni Association.Thank you.

My Name

Address

City/State/Zip Code

Phone E-mail

Name of Nominee

STATEMENT OF SUPPORTPlease prepare a statement or attach the following:• A listing of the nominee’s outstanding contributions or

achievements• Professional and/or volunteer activities and recognition• Letters of support

✁ Fax to: (510) 436-1233Mail to: Alumni Relations, HNU, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619E-mail to: [email protected]

Holy Names University2010 Alumni AwardsMake your nomination today!

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Class of 1974L to R Janis Chew Jang, Barry Costa, Linda J. Serdahl, Dolores L. Bielle (Orr), Marilyn Finch ÜÇok

Class of 1954Back Row, L to R Marianne McLoughlin, Dorinne Ricci, Pat Ham, Rosemarie Facchini Front Row, L to R Nancy Moran Buckley, Maxine Garin Thayer, Angela Musco Putkey

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HNU alumni live and work across the United States and around the world. For many alumni, frequent trips to visit

and actively participant in the University community are not pos-sible. The Alumni Association with the assistance of Trustee Steven Borg ’86 and Sr. Maureen Hester, SNJM ’64, recently launched regional alumni gathering efforts in Oregon and Southern Cali-fornia. Both events provided an opportunity for distant alumni to celebrate their HNU pride while receiving the latest HNU updates.

On September 17th, 2009, Sr. Maureen Hester, SNJM ‘64 met with Penny Hunter-Geraci ’78, Marjorie A. Cannon ’70, Barbara Prack Benson ‘79 and Joe O’Neill ’07 for an Oregon Alumni Gathering on the Marylhurst University campus outside of Portland. Though the participants’ graduation years ranged between 1970 and 2007, the group fondly shared memories of their interactions with Dr. Sheila Gibson from the CORE program and Sr. Irene Woodward. One surprise came when Penny Hunter-Geraci brought out a “pen-ny” postcard sent to her by Sr. Maureen congratulating her success in statistics. The recent Oregon Alumni Gathering was a joyous oc-casion, providing the early beginnings of an Oregon based alumni network for future gathering opportunities.

On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, HNU Trustee Steven Borg ‘86 met with Stephanie V. Enright ’47, Judy E. Nguyen ’99, Karin

Navar McDonald ’99, Heather Hodge ’92 and Mary L. Dawe ’75 for HNU’s Southern California Alumni Cocktail Reception at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach. The event was a wonderful opportunity for Southern California Alumni to interact with an HNU Trustee and to receive HNU community news while enjoying specialty cocktails and breathtaking views of Newport Harbor. In addition to discussing HNU happenings, the group expressed interest in coming together for future alumni gathering efforts throughout the Southern California region.

If you live in a region beyond the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to participate in existing Regional Alumni Gathering efforts in Portland or Southern California, or would like to launch an effort in your area, we invite you to contact the Alumni Relations Office at (510) 436-1240 or [email protected].

HNU Launches New Tradition: Nurse Alumni Reunion 2010

Reaching Out to Regional Alumni

The Alumni Relations Office hosted its first Nurse Alumni Re-union on Saturday, March 27th, launching a new HNU tradition

for years to come. The returning alumni could not have asked for a more beautiful day to visit with their alma mater. With the spring sun

and blue sky lightly coat-ing the Oakland Hills, the festive event kicked off with HNU’s traditional Champagne & Strawber-ries reception. Over 50 nurse alumni, represent-ing graduates from the past three decades attend-ed the one of kind event.

Following introductory remarks in which Sr. Rosemarie, President of Holy Names University, welcomed home the participants, attend-ees enjoyed an early afternoon luncheon in the Valley Center for the Performing Arts’ Studio Theater.  During the luncheon, Dr. Fay L. Bower, Chair of the HNU Nursing Department, gave an in-depth update on the HNU Nursing Program.  In her presentation, Dr. Bow-er reviewed HNU’s current nursing programs including the RN to

BSN program and the Masters in Nursing program with four focus options.  Dr. Bower also highlighted the success of HNU’s 2+2 RN program in which students complete their general education require-ments at HNU prior to moving on to Samuel Merritt University to receive their BSN degree.  HNU is currently in the process of seeking approval from the Academic Senate for two new nursing programs: a duel graduate degree program in Nursing/Forensic Psychology and a LVN to BSN undergraduate program.

Dr. Marcia Canton gave an interactive presentation on the Center for the Third Age. Dr. Canton is currently the HNU Nursing Academic Advisor and a Professor Emeritus from San Jose State University. Ref-erencing Dr. Bower’s recent publication, Why Retire? Career Strate-gies for Third Age Nurses, Dr. Canton delivered a lively presentation that encouraged nurse alumni to explore and openly discuss their fu-ture interests and career strategies for retirement and before. Dr. Bower concluded the presentation by encouraging the attendees to continue to pursue nursing education opportunities and to have fun exploring the diversity of career options nursing offers.

Oregon Alumni Gathering attendees from left to right: Joe O’Neill, Sr. Maureen Hester, SNJM ’64, Barbara Prack Benson, Marjorie A. Cannon and Penny Hunter-Geraci

Participating Nurse Alumni gathered in the Valley Center for Performing Arts for a group photo.

Kennedy Parish Scholarship WinnerWere you a Kennedy Parish Scholarship winner? Do you remember one? Sister Maureen Hester, Professor Emerita, Psychology, and Michelle Myers ’10, recipient of the Kennedy Parish Scholarship, want to identify past Kennedy Parish Scholars to form a Society of Kennedy Parish Scholars whose purpose is to honor their past success and to encourage present and future psychology majors. If you are or can remember a Kennedy Parish Scholar in your class, please contact John McCoy, Alumni Director at [email protected].

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FACULTY NEWS

On Thursday, Febru-ary 11th, 2010, HNU

community members par-ticipated in the University’s first “book signing” event in Cushing Library. Jointly hosted by the Library and the campus bookstore, the event featured Dr. Dan Schmidt, HNU Professor of English, reading from his latest book Houndini and Other Tales. Those pres-ent enjoyed wine, cheese and laughter as Professor Schmidt shared true-life stories about a beagle who regularly outsmarted his owner.

Described by Sr. Rosemarie, President of Holy Names University, as “humorous, entertaining, creative and clever in literary expres-sion”, Dr. Schmidt’s collection of “true stories about people, places, pets, and off-road vehicles” was both an enlightening and fun expe-rience for the campus community. As an added treat, Dr. Schmidt also provided a preview from his forthcoming work which includes a poem cycle featuring a bacon theme.

Following the reading, attendees had the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Houndini and Other Tales. Copies of Houndini and Other Tales are currently available in the HNU bookstore.

HNU Professor Reads New Book at Campus Book Signing Event

Professor Dan Schmidt discuss his latest book with Sr. Rosemarie, Anne Laskey and HNU student Marlow Hooper ’10.

Dr. Julia Smith, HNU Professor of Biological Science, serves on the leadership council for the SENCER Center for Innovation-

West - Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Respon-sibilities (SENCER), a national initiative sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Launched in 2001, SENCER aims to get more students interested in “stem disciplines” (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) by encouraging university faculty to create science curriculum that addresses real world issues such as HIV/AIDS, the threat toxins pose to the environment and the rela-tionship between obesity and diabetes in America. Students that par-ticipant in SENCER-related projects at HNU and universities across the nation participate in hands-on learning experiences such as the opportunity to contribute to local and national research by taking an active role in data collection and data analysis. SENCER helps stu-dents to achieve the connection between science and other studies by strengthening “students’ understanding of science and their capacity for responsible work and citizenship” said Dr. Smith.

Since joining SENCER’s western leadership council in 2008, Dr. Smith has integrated SENCER models into her Introductory Biol-ogy and Environmental Studies courses at HNU. Focusing on lo-cal water issues, Dr. Smith and her students explore the threat of toxins such as pyrethroids and other insecticides on local watersheds throughout the Oakland area. In particular, Dr. Smith’s curriculum provides opportunities for students to directly contribute to creek restoration and preservation efforts of local environmental organiza-tions like The Friends of Sausal Creek (Sausal Creek begins in the Oakland Hills and runs through Oakland). Students receive instruc-tion on how to design environmental projects that align with The Friends of Sausal Creek’s mission and participate in river clean-up days to collect and analyze data on the human impact to the creek and the greater environment. According to Dr. Smith, implement-ing SENCER at HNU is about “applying the science of learning to the learning of science. It’s an effort to make science meaningful to students by getting them involved with it and to engage with the community as scientists in an authentic and significant way.”

Dr. Smith’s leadership in spearheading the integration of SENCER into the HNU science curriculum complements and reinforces the University’s commitment to engendering a sense of leadership and civic engagement in all students. By participating in the program, students learn how to use science to help their local community and are empowered to take on active roles in educating and establishing polices to reduce waste and promote recycling. “My biggest reward has been making the curriculum relevant for students. The students really get excited about learning when they know that they are mak-ing a difference” said Dr. Smith.

Connecting Science and Civic Engagement: HNU Professor Launches SENCER Project

Dr. Smith is a tenured Professor of Biological Science at Holy Names University. She recently completed and published an article, “The Problem of Revealing How Students Think: Concept Inventories and Beyond”, in CBE-Life Science Education.

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Over one hundred alumni, university friends, students, fac-ulty and staff gathered at the J.M. Long Foundation Student

Lounge for the official blessing and dedication of the new facility on Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Located on the first floor of Brennan Hall, the new Student Center has revitalized the campus community.

The dedication ceremony was an auspicious occasion and featured a brief program in which Sr. Rosemarie and attending luminaries, including Chair of the Board of Trustees, Ronald V. Rosequist, and Vice Chair of the Board, Jim P. Kelly, commented on the im-portance of the new Center to the University’s mission to develop transformative leaders within a supportive and rigorous academic environment. During the ceremony, Jim Kelly recognized the con-tributions of the Board of Trustees and Regents, commenting “you helped us to do it all and in the end we got more then we could ever imagine, thank you.” The Board of Trustee and Regents contrib-uted one third of the funding for the new Center.

The capital campaign to renew the first floor of Brennan Hall start-ed in the spring of 2008. Thanks to the generosity of loyal alumni, donors and friends, HNU raised over $1.8 million towards funding the transformative project. Construction of the news space began immediately after spring 2009 commencement and transformed the hall into a 15,800 square-foot, full service Student Center with upgraded classrooms, faculty offices, wireless lounge space and the new HEDCO Technology Support Center.

“The newly designed first floor provides a dynamic 21st century environment experience. It has deepened our students’ enthusiasm and pride in their university as well as their expectations of what is to come” said Sr. Rosemarie. The new Center’s combination of

HNU Dedicates the Y&H Soda Foundation Student Center Wing, the Joyce and Rodger Dobbel Academic Wing and the HEDCO Technology Support Center

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1 L to R Chair of the Board of Trustees, Ronald V. Rosequist, JD, Rosaleen Kelly ’55 and husband Jim P. Kelly, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. 2 L to R Trustee Loretta Smith ’87, President Nassif, and Trustee Nikki Maziasz ’01. 3 L to R Trustee Steve Borg ’86, MA, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustee, Jim P. Kelly and Rosaleen Kelly ’55, and HEDCO Foundation Executive Director, Derek Jernstedt 4 Anitra McCain ’12, student body Vice President. 5 L to R Rev. Paul R. Vassar and Sr. Carol Sellman, Vice President for Mission Effectiveness. 6 Demonstrations at the new HEDCO Technology Support Center.

academic areas and student services such as the Learning and Tu-toring Center, Career and Health Center and the Center for Civic Engagement and Service Learning ensures that all HNU students benefit from resources that are essential to their success and em-powerment. A major component of the new space is the HEDCO Technology Support Center (TSC). The TSC has transformed the campus technology environment by providing space for multi-plat-form technology while also consolidating campus computer servic-es and furthering students’ access to mobile computer technology.

On behalf of HNU students, student body Vice President, Anitra McCain ’12, expressed her appreciation for the new Center and summarized the many ways HNU students are embracing the new space. “Now that Brennan is fully renovated, a curiosity has been sparked in the students to really take advantage of the services of-fered in the new facility. The Soda Foundation Wing has given stu-dents a new found air of confidence. It has offered us a competitive and modern environment. The Joyce and Rodger Dobbel Academic Wing has been enhanced with built in projectors and new class-room furniture. By simply plugging our personal laptops into the Smart Board, we can share relevant discussion findings from the internet for the rest of our peers to see. The J.M. Long Foundation Lounge is full of life. There has been an increase in club meetings, group discussions, and events held in the Student Lounge. Inter-action between Resident Life Students, Commuter Students and Adult Students is an increasing norm.” Anitra concluded her speech by commenting with sincere gratitude that support from HNU do-nors transformed Brennan Hall from a “diamond in the rough and given it a chance to shine and for that, we students thank you!”

Rev. Paul R. Vassar concluded the dedication ceremony by lead-ing the blessing of the new facility. Prior to the formal program, attendees enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres and had the oppor-tunity to tour the new facility. Thank you to all the generous donors and HNU friends and community members that con-tributed and helped to make the new Student Center a reality for the HNU community.

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Class Notes

’07 Antoinette A. Chavis continues to work for Pro-zyme, a Hayward based manufacturer of specialty

proteins and enzymes for diagnostics and research ap-plications.

‘05 Evelyn Eligio welcomed a new member to her family. Evan Santino Torres was bored on January

21st, 2010. Evan weighted 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21” long.

‘02 Lorna M. Vierra MA retired from Alameda County Social Service after 26 years.

‘96 Beverly Lauderdale ’96 recently released her latest novel, In Franklin’s House. Published by Oak Tree

Press, the novel is being billed as a paranormal story; Kate, the protagonist, believes that a poetry-writing ghost inhab-its her northern California home.

‘88Anne Dunlap-Kahren is the new Kappa Gamma Pi News Editor. Starting with the November

2009 issue, Anne assumed full editorial responsibilities for KGP News.

’82Gloria Seward became a Licensed Teacher/Counselor. A special licensing ceremony was held

in her honor on Sunday, September 13th, 2009.

‘71 Kathy Donovan Perez will be a featured presenter at the New Zeland-International Congress of Read-

ing in July 2010. Kathy recently returned from visiting Singapore and Bali where she presented to over 1500 teachers and parents. While in Singapore, Kathy also vis-ited Nathalia Lie Hwang ’72.

‘74Marilyn Finch Ucok and husband Hikmet Ucok repatriated to Moorpark, California from Bang-

kok, Thailand. Hikmet recently received a gold watch for 30 years of service with Chevron Corp., and Marilyn works as a speech-language pathologist for Moorpark Unified School District.  Daughters Ayla-Louise (age 20) and Ayhan Marie (19) attend Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara, respectively.  Grandma, at age 95, continues to hold down the family “fort” in nearby Camarillo.

’68Susan F. Schnieders retired in June 2009 from Torrance Unified School District after 19 years

in College Counseling. Susan is enjoying spending time with her four grandsons and children in New York, Wal-nut Creek and Manhattan Beach.

’66Janice Ornellas was recently appointed Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Cali-

fornia State University East Bay.

’66Judy Goff Roveda was inducted into Alameda County’s Women Hall of Fame in April 2009.

Judy has spent decades of her life fighting for work-ers rights. Judy was statewide President of SEIU Local 535, and became the first woman to lead a major labor council in California when, in 1983, she became Presi-dent of the Alameda County Labor Council. Under her leadership, the Council fought successfully for passage of living wage ordinances in several East Bay cities and the Port of Oakland. She also co-sponsored the Labor Project for Working Families, which lead to passage of Paid Family Leave in California in 2002.

’66 Rosemary Randall Trei and her husband, Char-lie, enjoy traveling and spending time with their

family. They now have six delightful, energetic grand-children ages 1-14. In June, Rosemary was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church and she is also on staff at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Dallas, TX in pastoral care and outreach ministry.

’65 Maureen Sheridan Scott now has three grandsons.

’64, ’70 Kathleen Gallagher Dunlap attended a Navy reunion for the Londondury, N.I.

alumni in Charleston, SC in September 2009.

’60Nancy A. Roell is currently working at San An-tonio College in a dropout recovery program. She

has 15 grandchildren, two of which are in college.

’57Barbara A. DePaoli and husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July 2009. The couple

spent a week in a beach house at Aptos with their 3 chil-dren, 7 grandchildren, and extended family members.

’56 Shirley M. Cooper enjoyed a wonderful trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji in October and

November of 2009. Throughout her journey, Shirley met many interesting people. Her favorite place was Christchurch, New Zealand.

’52Joanne Sciaroni continues to enjoy her two grand-children, Aurelie, age 9, and Massimo, age 7. Since

the death of her husband, Rinaldo, her grandchildren have keep the family busy dealing with the tooth fairy, and grades 1 and 3, as well as soccer, volleyball, karate, homework, and many school events at Saint Vincent de Paul School.

’41 Dorothy J. Martin celebrated her 90th birthday on February 7, 2010.

Rita Caulfield, SNJM August 22, 2009Marta Mormorunni Kramer (former faculty) August 24, 2009John Frei, Sr. (husband of Elizabeth McCrory Frei ’51) September 14, 2009May G. Begovich ‘29 September 17, 2009Irvin Koop (father of Stuart Koop, staff) September 30, 2009Art Vargas (husband of Jeanne, former staff ) October 9, 2009Mary Eleanor McGloin, PBVM, MA ‘70 October 14, 2009Mary Bruder Smith ’42 (mother of Barbara Smith Crav-alho ’66) October 20, 2009Mary Gene Heller, SNJM October 28, 2009Mary Brearcliff (mother of Andrea Brearcliffe Bryant ’60) November 1, 2009Monica Klimas Peiffer ‘64 November 3, 2009Tommy Lawscha (father of Candice Cummings, staff) November 3, 2009Georgianna Donnelly ‘71 November 12, 2009Paul C. Siefke (father of Liz Siefke ’12) November 12, 2009Helen ‘Penny’ Gancos Fite ‘59 November 14, 2009Joseph Moura (husband of Sheila Moura ’51, great uncle of Jennifer Perkins ’08 , Admissions staff ) November 15, 2009Frances Franey, SNJM ’61 (Maria Anna) November 17, 2009Lillian Marie Filippa Sullivan ‘43 November 21, 2009Louise Malloy (mother of Sheila Malloy ’67) December 9, 2009Angelo Colapietro (father of Sr. Annamarie Therese Co-lapietro, snjm ’69) December 12, 2009Thomas Wrin (husband of Regina M. Wrin ’50) December 13th, 2009Anette Jacqueline Blanquie Moran ‘47 December 15, 2009Teresa Agnes Casarotti Brusher ‘43 December 24, 2009Catherine Johnson Eames ‘43 December 29, 2009Gilbert Ramirez (brother of Irene Neumeister ’10) January 2010Jeanne Virginia Heinisch, SNJM ’62 (Mary of Naza-reth) January 3, 2010Phillip D. Quittman (husband of Mary Ann Bareilles Quittman, ‘55) January 8, 2010Alberta Peixoto Perfumo ‘43 January 9, 2010Pat Brown Forgatsch ‘66 January 24, 2010Dale Larkin (father of Daleen Larkin ’70, SNJM)January 13th, 2010Jack Harrison (husband of Beverly Nixon Harrison ’69) January 27, 2010Patrick Underwood (son of Marion Marshall, Asst. Professor, Ed. Dept.) January 31, 2010Mary McCarthy (grandmother of Tim Hart, staff) February 2, 2010Robert Theren (father of Maria Theren, staff) February 6, 2010Roberta Frances Fleitz ’69 (daughter of Virginia Dowl-ing Fleitz ’39; sister of Carol Fleitz, SNJM ‘64, Janice Fleitz Steinkamp ’90 Cred,.; niece of Margaret Fleitz Mer-cer ’35, Mary Christine Fleitz, SNJM ’38, Gemma Sul-livan Fleitz ’38.)Rita McWalters Schneider ‘44 February 13, 2010Theresa Rose Valerga, SNJM ‘52 February 22, 2010Judy Rinek, SNJM ‘65 March 23, 2010

Catherine Arnoldy, SNDdeN, January 16, 2010

Marie H. Castellanos Lyen ‘62 January 31, 2009Elinor Mayon Choos ‘26 February 5, 2009John Kent Davis (husband of Susan Galasso Davis ’64) February 9, 2010Gil Bakke (husband of Tammy Cotter Bakke ’65) February 2010Elizabeth H. Ashley (former staff) March 31, 2009Marty Loquvam (friend) April 21, 2009Rozema L. Summers ‘90 April 22, 2009Robert Foley (friend) May 16, 2009Joan Scanlon (friend) May 29, 2009John Tunney (husband of Bette J. Tunney ’43) June 2009John Jogopulos (father of Patricia Jogopulos ’74) July 2009 Marijo Page Robinson ’62 July 14, 2009Harry Gomes (husband of Angie, former staff, and friend) July 20, 2009George Martin Ahern (friend) July 20, 2009Marcelus A. Decoulode ( father of Amanda Jean De-coulode ’12 and friend ) July 27, 2009Constance Ryan Stefani ‘57 August 8, 2009Marie Yvonne Armstrong, OP MA ‘75 August 13, 2009Patricia Wong Young ‘70 August 15, 2009Carol Anne Reilly ‘62 August 21, 2009

I N M E M O R I A M

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“As a Sister of the Holy Names, I have been espe-cially grateful for the whole-hearted enthusiasm with which Sister Rosemarie has fully embraced the history, the spirit, and the charism of our commu-nity.  She has been our greatest “cheerleader”. She has taken full advantage of every major event to re-mind us of the mission that unites us and sends our students and all of us into the wider community to make a difference that transforms lives.”

Cynthia Canning, SNJM ’68, Trustee

“Sister Rosemarie’s tenure has been remarkable in many ways. Achieving a ten year accreditation, fi-nancial stability, increasing enrollment, market responsive curriculum and $7 million renovations are among those achievements. She gathered an ef-fective group of Vice Presidents to help create a vi-sion and undertake the necessary action to imple-ment it. As a Trustee , I enjoy seeing the positive impact our University has, with Rosemarie’s lead-

ership, on a very diverse group of talented students. As a person, I am blessed to have her as a friend.”

Ronald V. Rosequist, JD, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

“Sr. Rosemarie’s enthusiasm has inspired all HNU students to be the best version of themselves they can be. She epitomized the role of a university President and was always a passionate advocate for the best in-terest of students. I personally will never forget spend-ing spring break building homes with Sr. Rosemarie. To simply say that she was “hands on” would not do her contributions to the worksite nor the dynamics of the trip justice. She is, in a word, extraordinary”

Jonathan Allen ‘10

“Sr. Rosemarie resuscitated Holy Names University into a viable and productive university with the largest enrollment in its history. Under Sr. Rosemarie’s leader-ship, we now have a State-of-the-Art computer center, a large and well staffed student service center, newly renovated science labs and the most diverse student body in the West.”

Dr. Fay L. Bower, Chair of the Nursing Department

“In my 36 years of working, I never experienced any-one that demanded perfection as much as Sister Rose-marie. She totally immersed herself in each and every project she was involved with. Everything had to be the Perfect Solution.”

Vicki Tom, President’s Executive Assistant

“In my nine years at Holy Names University, I’ve seen Sr. Rosemarie’s determination, intelligence, and com-mitments to the SNJM Mission propel the University to new heights. The energy Sr. Rosemarie brought to campus along with her ‘winning attitude’ has been contagious. During her Presidency, we’ve seen record enrollments and experienced a new vibrancy that was much needed. Sr. Rosemarie has been a mentor of mine, an inspiration to the community and will al-

ways be part of the Holy Names University family. We will miss her!” Murad Dibbini, Dean of Enrollment Services

“Sr. Rosemarie has truly been a transformative lead-er. Her leadership over the past 10 years revitalized and strengthened the University. I am grateful and proud of Sr. Rosemarie’s accomplishments during her tenure. She has given current and future alumni a lasting gift – a University that now stands firm and positioned for an exciting new chapter.

Julie N. Echaniz ’75, President of the Alumni Executive Board.

Reflections on a PresidencyPresident Nassif has transformed Holy Names University,

from academic programs to new facilities to the University’s

national outlook and reputation. Known for her energy and

enthusiasm, her inspirational leadership empowered the

University to meet multiple challenges and established a

synergy of forward momentum for years to come. To ex-

press our gratitude and appreciation, we invited members

of the Holy Names University community to reflect on Presi-

dent Nassif’s transformative legacy.

Tenure of Refoundation, Legacy of Leadership:

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scholarship will be awarded to deserving undergraduate students.

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