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Winter/Spri ng 2012

VOL. XXVIII No

A M A G A Z I N E for A L U M N I a nd F R I E N D S o f H O LY N A M E S U N I V E R S I Y

Game Changers HNU starts Early Admit Program with College Mentors

Also in this Issue

Pandora Founder Tim Westergren

& CEO Joe Kennedy speak at HNU



P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E

William J. Hynes, Ph.D.

President

It’s going to be a Game Changer!”said Nicole aylor, Executive Director o the East Bay Community Foundation and HNU 2010 Commencementspeaker, when she rst heard about HNU’s new Early AdmitProgram (EAP).

Tree major barriers block local urban high school studentsrom going to college: rst, urban schools oten have a highdropout rate – 37% o Oakland high school students donot graduate. Second, too many urban students believethat they cannot be admitted to college. Tird, even i they

were admitted, they know that they could never aord topay or college.

Te HNU Early Admit Program changes this situation by challenging 9th graders to pass a set o pre-determined,college preparatory high school courses. I they graduate

with a 2.7 GPA or better, then Holy Names University has already admitted them to college with a minimum o a $9,000 scholarship. I they have additional economicneed and/or academic or athletic skills, the scholarship candouble. I hope you will read HNU oday’s lead article about

EAP. We believe that this program is a game changer.Tis issue o HNU oday eatures a variety o other gamechangers. For example, there is an article about Pandora (anOakland-based company) which describes how this company is leading a game change in the music industry. When im

Westergren, the ounder, and Joe Kennedy, the re-oundero Pandora, shared their story as speakers in the new HNU

James Durbin Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, participantssaw how Pandora is revolutionizing the music industry by

allowing users to legally create their own online music stations which play exactly the kind o music they enjoy.

Another game changer was the White House UrbanEntrepreneurship Forum which HNU hosted or the City o Oakland. Tis orum highlighted how creativity andinnovation are helping businesses, large and small, and thenation, to change dierent kinds o games every day. In this

way, this national orum has encouraged others to becomegame changers and has underlined HNU’s history andcommitment to being a change agent or the common good.

Dr. Julie Henderson, Assistant Proessor o Education,received a $5 million grant rom the U.S. Department o Education, the second largest such grant in Caliornia. Tisinnovative program will certiy or recertiy 150 culturally diverse teachers to teach and become game changers inhigh-need, urban schools in the East Bay.

Tere is also a wide array o other news in this issue that canprovide you with a good eeling or how HNU continues tolive the charism and core values o the Sisters o Holy Nameso Jesus and Mary. I you have ideas or uture issues, pleasedirect these to Lesley Sims, Director o Marketing and PublicRelations, or John McCoy, Director o Alumni Relations.

Game Changers William J. Hynes, Ph.D. – President



Holy Names University is a private, our-year, co-ed,

Catholic university located on 60 wooded acres in

the hills o Oakland, Caliornia. An academic com-

munity committed to the ull development o each

student, HNU oers a liberal arts education rooted

in the Catholic tradition, empowering a diverse

student body or leadership and service.

The opinions expressed in HNU Today do not

necessarily represent the views o the editors nor

policies o Holy Names University.

Comments or the editor may be sent via email to:

[email protected]

Or in writing to:

Lesley Sims, Director of Marketing and Public Relations

Holy Names University

3500 Mountain Boulevard

Oakland, CA 94619

Update your contact inormation online at:www.hnu.edu/alumni

UNIVERSITY OFFICERS

William J. Hynes, Ph.D., President

Richard Ortega, Vice President or University Advancement

Stuart Koop, Vice President or Finance and Administration

Lizbeth Martin, Vice President or Academic Afairs

Michael Miller, Vice President or Student Afairs

Carol Sellman, SNJM, Vice President or Mission Efectiveness

ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT

Julie N. Echaniz ’75

HNU TODAY STAFF

This issue o HNU Today is directed and published

by the HNU Marketing & Public Relations Department.

EDITOR

Lesley Sims, Director o Marketing and Public Relations

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

William J. Hynes, Ph.D., President

Martivón Galindo, Faculty & HNU Study Abroad Coordinator

John R. McCoy, Director o Alumni Relations

Brian O’ Rourke, Dean o Recruitment & Admissions

Sr. Carol Sellman, Vice President o Mission Efectiveness

Lesley Sims, Director o Marketing and Public Relations

Deirdre Spencer, University Web Manager

Lisa Thuer, Assistant Director Athletics

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Maria Theren, Designer

Saul Bromberger-Sandra Hoover Photography

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Maria Theren, Designer

VOL. XXV No. 1

Winter/Spring 2012 Volume XXViii no. 2

Contents3 Pandora Comes to HNU

Pandora Founder Tim Westergren &

CEO Joe Kennedy speak at the James

Durbin Entrepreneurship Speaker

Series

7 HNU Receives $5 Million Grant

rom the U.S. Department o Education

A fve-year Transition to Teaching

Grant is awarded to HNU –

one o fve in Caliornia

10 The Game Changers

HNU Starts Early Admit Program with

College Mentors

14 The Hawks Athletic

Department Fall ReportHighlights o a remarkable

all perormance

16 A Piece o Venice

HNU Graduate provides a “Touch o

Italy” in Oakland

2 Campus News

4 Student News

6 Sta & Faculty News

9 SNJM News

10 Feature Story

14 Hawk News

16 Alumni News

18 Class Notes

19 Last Word

20 In Memoriam

On the cover:HNU’s Early Admit Mentorsin St. Francis Courtyard at HNU

Early Admit Program Mentors speak with President William J. Hynes

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WINER/SPRING 2012 | HNU ODAY



The White HouseUrban Entrepreneurship Forum

The timing was right. President Hynes was the right connection.

he White House came to HNU’s campus. Inmid-August, HNU President Dr. William J. Hynes was con-tacted by Jose Corona, CEO/Executive Director or InnerCity Advisors in Oakland. Corona said, “Te White Houseis holding Urban Entrepreneurship Forums throughout thecountry and they are looking or an entrepreneurship schoolto host.” As an advocate or entrepreneurship, who is author-

ing a book on the subject, President Hynes was delighted tooer HNU’s acilities and support.

Te White House orums grew out o President Barack Obama’s desire or the U.S. to win the uture by out-innovat-ing, out-educating and out-building the rest o the world, avision critical or America’s cities. Since entrepreneurship playsa central role in creating jobs and economic opportunities, theObama Administration has created public-private partner-ships to support current entrepreneurs and to spark a new gen-eration o urban entrepreneurs. Te ocus o the orum wasto showcase the resources available to local entrepreneurs thatcan help them grow and address local challenges.

Oakland’s Vice Mayor Desley Brooks, along with supportrom the Oakland Inner City Advisors and the OaklandCitizen’s Committee or Urban Renewal, was responsible orbringing the Forum to the Bay Area.

Dr. Hynes said, “HNU was thrilled to host Oakland’sUrban Entrepreneurship Forum on our campus and to serveas a resource to entrepreneurs, particularly in the Bay Area.”Te timing o the orum also provided a springboard orDr. Hynes to announce the launching o HNU’s JamesDurbin Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.

Clockwise rom top: Participants inthe White House Forum meet andgreet; Joe Tuman, Proessor, Authorand Political Analyst asks a question

o the panel; (bottom: let to right)Ari Matusiak, Executive DirectorWhite House Business Counsel, JoeKennedy o Pandora Radio and Dr.William J. Hynes, President o HNU.

C A M P U S N E W S

2 LIBERATING MINDS • TRANSFORMING LIVES • SINCE 1868



Te 2011-2012 James Durbin EntrepreneurshipSpeaker Series was launched in the all, 2011. Dr. William J.Hynes, HNU President, and Anitra McCain, HNU Senior,created this series to unite students (who have a dream tostart their own business) with entrepreneurs who have al-ready ullled their dreams and want to share their stories

and the nature o entrepreneurship.Pandora Founder and Chie Strategy Ocer im Wester-gren and Joe Kennedy, Pandora’s Chie Executive Ocer& President, shared the stage or the rst “guest presenta-tion” or HNU. President Hynes refected on the presentersand their backgrounds, “Joe and im embody the spirit o entrepreneurship and they come about it rom two perspec-tives – one rom the original idea and ounding vision, andthe other rom re-ounding and recapitalizing a dynamicorganization in today’s market.”

Joe was also a panelist at the Urban EntrepreneurshipForum, sponsored by Te White House Oce o PublicEngagement, the City o Oakland, the Oakland Inner City

Advisors and the Oakland Citizen’s Committee or UrbanRenewal. Te orum was held at HNU in August (see article

on page 2).

Dr. William J. Hynes, HNU’s President, announcedthat the commencement address or the graduating class o 2012 will be delivered by Gwen Ill, moderator o Washington

Week and moderator, managing editor and senior politicalcorrespondent or the PBS NewsHour.

Ms. Ill is the rst Arican-American woman in U.S.history to host a prominent political talk show on nation-

al television. Her journalism career includes stints at theBoston Herald-American, the Washington Post , the New York

imes and NBC News, where she was a colleague o omBrokaw and im Russert. She chairs the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Journalism Awards and is a board member o theHarvard Institute o Politics.

“We are very ortunate that Gwen Ill will honor us by com-ing to Holy Names University, particularly since she only accepts two such invitations a year,” said President Hynes.

Te James Durbin Entrepreneurship Speaker Series will feature student entrepreneurs and add new guest speakers throughout the year. Tis series is named in honor of beloved HNU Professor James Durbin, Director of the MBA Program and Chair of the Business Department, who recently passed away.

CEO Joe Kennedy (l) & Pandora Founder Tim Westergren (r) speakat the James Durbin Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

Gwen Ifll to Deliver 2012 Commencement Address

Holy Names University James Durbin Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

C A M P U S N E W S

Gwen Ifll speaks with President Barak Obama

Pandora’s Top LeadersSpeak at HNU

SOURCE: PBS




S T U D E N T N E W S

the elementary public school systems, reaching out to all o the children is most important. In the uture I hope to ndan opportunity that will allow me to give back to the com-munity that I grew up in.

Graduating rom college was a great achievement or me andor my amily. I come rom an immigrant amily and I am

the rst one in my amily to graduate rom college. My suc-cesses have become my amily’s successes, too. I was born,raised and continue to live in Oakland. When I was growingup, I attended an elementary school in the heart o Fruitvale.My academic experiences as a child have motivated me tocontinue my studies.

Ater obtaining my bachelor’s degree, I decided to continuemy graduate studies. At this moment I am student teachingand learning as much as I can in order to become an eectiveteacher. I value the education I received rom HNU, but I re-

alize, too, that HNU symbolizes the area that we live in. Tediversity o the student body gives students an advantage asthey go into the world. Students learn to understand dierentcultures and how to get along when they get in the world o

work and how to relate to people with dierent backgrounds.

I deeply appreciate the economic help that I have received. I amgrateul that people like Cornell Meier and Albert & ElizabethMullen-Sela make education possible or others. As a result o their generosity, I hope to make a dierence in the lives o many.”

Changing a

LifeMarylou Hinajosa

Holy Names University Graduate Student

In the beginning Marylou Hinajosa did not know

who made it possible or her to attend college,

but the fnancial support she received, frst

rom Cornell Meier and then Albert & Elizabeth

Mullen-Sela (HNU Donors), set in motionthe beginning o her educational dream.

She explains it in her own words.

M y name is Marylou Hinajosa. eachingis a passion that I’ve always had. Just as my education hasbeen important to me, I want to give my students the samemessage. I want to implement the message about the impor-tance o education with parents and students.

My high school was small and I wanted to attend a college

o a similar size. I wanted to go to college, but I also wantedto stay close to my home. What attracted me to Holy NamesUniversity was the small class sizes and the proessors’ dedi-cation, help and availability. I loved how I was assigned toone counselor during my our years. I I had not had theguidance and support rom my counselor, I would have beenlost and rustrated. Te major actor that made it possibleor me to attend HNU was the nancial aid that I received.It was a great economic help that made a big impact and ahuge dierence. I received a scholarship that allowed me tocomplete my bachelor’s degree in 2007.

I you had asked me when I knew I wanted to be a teacher,I would have to say that it was when I was working in theOakland public school system, tutoring small groups o chil-dren (grades 3-5) in the ater-school program. I loved work-ing with the kids. I realized that I had ound my career whenI was reaching out to kids who needed the most help andsupport. I knew that many o these children didn’t have sup-port at home or that they had a serious language barrier. In




Diversity in Graduate Education ForumOn Saturday, October 29, ty HNU students hopped abus to the University o San Francisco to attend the CaliorniaForum or Diversity in Graduate Education. Te all-day orum was designed to provide rst-generation, low-income,

and other students rom under-served populations, withinormation about the career and academic opportunitiesassociated with advanced study in a wide range o disciplines.

Te event ounders wanted to develop a broader pool o newPh.D. candidates that would enable their campuses to re-cruit a uture aculty as diverse as the student populationsthat they currently serve. Te orum was designed to meet the needs o advanced undergraduates and master’s candidatesrom groups currently under-represented in doctoral-level programs. Te event was an outstanding opportunity or studentsto think about their uture beyond HNU. Over 150 schools rom the U.S. and abroad were represented – rom the University o Glasgow in Scotland to Harvard and Yale University.

Students represent HNU at Diversity Forum

Michelle Ayazi,International Student

Advisor

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

CANADA

CROATIA

DENMARK

FRANCE

GERMANY

HONG KONG

JAPAN

KENYA

SOUTH KOREA

MEXICO

NIGERIA

NORWAY

SERBIA

SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

VENEZUELA

TAIWAN

TURKEY

THAILAND

UNITED

KINGDOM

HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY

HOSTS STUDENTS FROM:

S T U D E N T N E W S

Students, sta, aculty and alumni stepped intoa global “mixer” in September that

welcomed 57 international stu-dents rom 23 dierent countries.Pianist Doug Jones created a es-tive ambience with a selection o music rom each o the countriesrepresented. Tis event, jointly

hosted by the Student SuccessCenter and the Cushing Library,celebrated the growing multi-cul-tural community at HNU.

Michelle Ayazi, Assistant Direc-tor o Student Success and International Student Advisor,decided to celebrate the dierences that each culture bringsto HNU. She opened with an ice-breaker o Mingle Bin-go. Michelle said, “I wanted to welcome our internationalstudents to the HNU community and provide a setting or

aculty, sta and students to become acquainted. I includeda cultural slide show to showcase each country’s special attri-butes – rom landscapes to architecture, sports, spirituality

HNU Celebrates Diversity with an Expanding International Student Bodyand special places that HNU students had visited.” KarenSchneider, Director o Library Services, provided guests witha tasty array o ood rom the home country o each interna-tional student.

During the reception, HNU students were able to learnmore about Study Abroad opportunities across the globe andhow time spent studying, interning or engaging in serviceabroad can enrich their HNU experience. Ayazi refected onher well-attended event, “I’m thrilled that so many people

joined the celebration.”




Central College Abroad, apartner o Holy Names University Study

Abroad, oers a rich learning experiencein Mérida on the Yucatán peninsula. Attheir comortable“Casa Central,”they welcomeU.S. language

students whocome or a se-mester o study,placing them inclasses appro-priate to theirprociency level.

Although Spanishlanguage fuency may be their rst goal,students also study the history o Mexicoas well as the art and literature o Latin

America. Students are immersed in theSpanish language, and experience theMayan culture in a sae and welcomingenvironment.

As the Holy Names University Study Abroad Coordinator, I was invited to

visit the program by its director ValerieGrimsley. At the beginning o October,2011, I spent eight days in the CasaCentral, attending classes led by excel-

lent teachers andtaking my meals

with the stu-dents.

Te school pro-vides opportuni-ties or studentsto acquire expe-rience working

with communi-ties in need. I vis-ited Indemaya, a

governmental organization that servesMayan people. Students o CentralCollege help with translations romSpanish to English.

Central College students are encour-aged to discover the beauty o Mérida’smany cultural events and sites. Hand-crats and local products are sold onSunday in the Plaza Grande, a park located in the heart o the city. Many stalls sell all kinds o crats, candy andbeautiully embroidered huipiles, blous-es and shawls. On Tursday evening,

the square o Santa Lucía hosts the tra-ditional “Serenade o Santa Lucía.” Val-erie invited me to attend the event andlisten to Yucatecan singers and enjoy traditional dances. Attendees o all agessat under the stars on a perect temper-ate evening to listen to romantic bolerosand the skillul guitarists o Yucatan.

Central College is aliated with Uni-

Learning Spanish in Mérida, YucatánBy Martivón Galindo, HNU Study Abroad Coordinator

S T A F F & F AC U L T Y N E W S

versidad Marista de Mérida (also knownas the Marist University o Mérida),and some Central College students takeclasses at the university.

I also visited “Amor y Vida,” a non-prot organization that helps abusedand abandoned children. Central Col-lege students volunteer there as tutors,

helping children with their homework.

Mérida is at once old and modern, andit is ull o lie. Music can be heardeverywhere on any given day. Freeconcerts, dances, museums and galler-ies contribute to a beautiul educationenvironment.

Strolling in Mérida, I was captivated by its beautiul mixture o styles: pre-Co-lumbian, colonial and modern. I encoun-tered students rom all over the UnitedStates who are studying Spanish in thistranquil, historic city in southern Mexico.

Human “statue” in Plaza Grande indowntown Mérida

Archeology class includes visits to the manyMayan sites in the region




S T A F F & F A C U LT Y N E W S

On the 143rd anniversary o Founder’s Day, HNU’s“Above & Beyond” awards were bestowed on Brian O’Rourke,

Dean o Admissions and Recruitment, and Karen Schneider,Director o Library Services. Tis award is presented annu-ally and recognizes outstanding HNU sta members. Brianand Karen were selected by their peers as individuals whohave demonstrated a commitment to the values and work o the University and who regularly participate in campusactivities. Tey have also demonstrated a willingness to beo service outside o their specialized areas o responsibility;they are known campus-wide; and they have made a positivecontribution to the lie o the campus community.

Both o these individuals were described by the people whonominated them as “committed to the HNU mission andthe SNJM Core Values.” Tey are supportive o sta mem-bers who work or them; they have high expectations o those

with whom they work; and they willingly become mentorsto their sta – empowering them to succeed in their work.In addition to positive relationships with their sta, Brianand Karen have outstanding relationships with students.Tey are good listeners and are always striving to improvethe educational environment or students.

Dean o Admissions and Recruitment Brian O’Rourke andDirector o Library Services Karen Schneider with their awards

BEYOND ABOVE

AWARD

Julie HendersonAssistant Proessor o Education

HNU Receives $5 Million Grant romthe U.S. Department o EducationHoly Names University was awarded a ve-year,$5,073,800 ransition to eaching Grant by the U.S. Depart-

ment o Education – one o the ve awarded in Caliornia.Te ransition to eaching Program supports eorts to recruitmid-career proessionals and recent graduates with degreesoutside o education. It helps these recruits to become teach-ers through alternative certication routes. Te program alsoemphasizes the placement o teachers in high-need schools.

Tis grant expands HNU’s teacher certication program by ocusing on the recruitment and training o culturally andlinguistically diverse undergraduate students. Another goal o the grant is to increase the number o teachers rom under-rep-

resented groups in some o Caliornia’s highest-needs schools.Te grant will also support the recruitment and retentiono highly qualied teachers or service in high-needs schooldistricts, including the Oakland Unied School District, the

West Contra Costa Unied School District and the HaywardUnied School District.

Dr. Julie Henderson, Assistant Proessoro Education andthe project direc-tor and designer o

the grant, said, “Ipursued this grantbecause I learneda long time ago,both as a teacherand school prin-cipal, that it takes3-5 years o work inschools to become areally good teacher – the kind o teacher who knows and cares

as much about their students and the community as s/he doesthe subject matter… and who considers this ‘ job’ to be a spiri-tual vocation. Our undergraduates already embody that kindo caring and community commitment, so helping them tobecome teachers by giving scholarships and providing strongmentors is a win-win or everyone. Five years rom now, we

will have prepared at least 150 HNU graduates to be outstand-ing teachers or Oakland, Hayward and West Contra Costa.”




S T A F F & F AC U L T Y N E W S

Holy Names University welcomed a new Centeror Energy and Environmental Risk Analysis (CEERA) in

the all o 2011. CEERA seeks to become an internationalcenter o applied policy analysis or evaluating therisks o energy developmenton the environment. PaoloRicci, Ph.D., Proessoro Business and Decision

Analysis, initiated the proj-ect. Dr. Ian Sammis, Ph.D.and Assistant Proessor o Mathematics at HNU, will

be responsible or the Math-ematical and StatisticalLaboratory.

Te Center’s unique ocuson risk assessment and man-agement provides the lead-ership necessary to assessand mitigate socio-econom-ic and legal constraints thathave an infuence on nation-

al and international energy and environmental policy.CEERA currently has proj-

ects in the United States, China, Italy and other members o the European Union. As the Center expands and generatesunding rom the United States, China and the EuropeanUnion, summer scholarships will be made available to uni-versities such as the University o Bologna, Xiamen Univer-sity and Beijing Normal University. Dr. William J. Hynes,HNU President, welcomed CEERA to HNU’s campus,“Te opportunity to educate leaders who can inspire posi-

tive improvements that diminish energy and environmen-tal risks is deeply connected to the mission o HNU. TeCenter is representative o a student-ocused community,developing critical thinkers and transormational leaders orOakland, Caliornia, the U.S. and beyond.”

CHANGING

The Environment

Ian Sammis, Ph.D., AssistantProessor o Mathematics

Paolo Ricci, Ph.D., Proessor o

Business & Decision Analysis

Laura Truxler, Ph.D., Assistant Proessor oIntegrated Studies Across Cultures

I believe in interactive, transormative andstudent-centered instruction that recognizesthe knowledge that students bring into theclassroom.

Ph.D., Philosophy and Religion, CaliorniaInstitute o Integral Studies, San Francisco, CAM.A., Women’s Studies, Florida AtlanticUniversity, Boca Raton, Florida

Debora Kilborn, MSN, FNP, Instructor o Nursing

I believe that it is essential to remcurrent as a Nurse Practitioner into teach others. I practice in Cardand I have experience in Primary and Diabetes Management.

RN, FNP, MSN, Clinical Nurse SpMassachusetts General HospitalInstitute o Health Proessions, M

Concetta Gomez, Ph.D., Assistant Proessor o Mathematics

I believe that mathematical literaan important tool in the struggleeconomic justice.

I have a bachelor’s degree inMathematics and a Ph.D. inMathematics rom U.C. Berkeley

Carina Ljungwald, Ph.D., Assistant Proessor o Criminology

I have a strong interest in comparativecriminology, and hope to increase thepresence and visibility o HNU, not onlywithin the community and in the UnitedStates, but also internationally.

Ph.D., Social Work, Stockholm University,Sweden,M.S.W., Social Work, Lund University,Sweden

New FacultyHNU WELCOMES




Te 200th Birthday o

Marie-Rose Durocher By Carol Sellman, SNJM, Ed.D.

October 6, 2011 marked the200th anniversary o the birth o EulalieDurocher, Mother Marie Rose. She wasborn in Quebec, Canada, in 1811 in thevillage o St. Antoine on the RichelieuRiver. Eulalie was drawn to religiouslie as a young child, but her rail healthprevented her entrance into a community.Eulalie’s mother died when she was 18 andher older brother, a priest, Father Teophileinvited Eulalie to come and manage thehousehold at his parish. As the housekeeperat the rectory in Beloeil and the acilitatoro pastoral activities rom 1831 to 1843, sheunderstood the need or teaching young-sters, especially girls, who received littleschooling.

At the request o Bishop Ignace Bourget,

Eulalie and her companions, MélodieDuresne and Henriette Céré, ounded theCongregation o the Sisters o the Holy Names o Jesus and Mary on October 28,1843. At the time o its ounding in 1843,the Congregation was the rst in Canadato ocus on education. On February 28,1844 they received the names o Marie-Rose, Marie-Agnes, and Marie-Madeleine.

Ater six short, ull years as Superior andFoundress, Marie-Rose died on October

6, her birthday, in 1849. She was 38. Heraccomplishments during that short lie ledPope John Paul II to beatiy her on May 23, 1982, as a woman or all times.

Troughout the Congregation o the Sisters o the Holy Names o Jesus and Mary,celebrations were held on October 6th in memory o the lasting eect Marie-Rose Durocher has had in our world since 1843. oday the sisters minister in theCanadian provinces o Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario; in the United States; inLesotho, Arica; and as missionaries in Brazil and Peru.

On Saturday, April 14th at St. M

Catholic Church in Los Gatos, the Sis

o the Holy Names o Jesus and Mary

celebrate and rejoice with their Golde

Jubilarians:

e Sister Cecilia Calva ’67

e Sister Patricia Doyle ’70

e Sister Marguerite Kirk:

Assistant Treasurer (1964–1965)

Director o Financial Aid (1966–196

Instructor in Accounting (1973 –197

Treasurer o the College (1976–198

Member o the Board o Directors

(1976–1994)

Director o Planned Giving

(1994 – 2000)

e Sister Maureen Viani ’70

We congratulate these nine Sisters o

Holy Names who will be celebrating t

Jubilee o Grace:

70 Years of Religious Profession

e Sister Mary Elizabeth Doherty ’44

e Sister Mary Thomasine McMahon ’5

60 Years of Religious Profession

e Sister Mary Ann Connell ’61

e Sister Miriam Irene Furrer

e Sister Mary Leo Grijalva ’64

e Sister Mary Francis Rose Klos ’64

e Sister Donna Maynard ’50

e Sister Jean Morningstar ’63

e Sister Vera Ruotolo ’64

S N J M N E W S




his past all HNU launched a program to changethe lives o high school students in the East Bay. Te Early

Admit Program (EAP) is unique in providing college accessto students rom Oakland and West Contra Costa schooldistricts, as well as selected Oakland Catholic high schools.

Rooted in the Mission o the University which seeks toprovide access to higher education or students rom under-served communities, this program provides a ramework to

encourage more students to graduate rom high school andattend college. By reaching out to local high schools, HNUis helping to urther a college-going culture and improvehigh school graduation rates.

Trough EAP, high school students are admitted to HNUas 9th graders with a guaranteed minimum scholarship.Tese students are given a contract and guidance on the aca-demic preparation needed to maintain their admission and

what they can do to increase their scholarship amount. I

they have ullled the academic requirements at the end o their our years o high school, they are guaranteed a spot inHNU’s reshman class, or they may choose to attend anoth-er university. Te academic contract is structured so that thestudents will be eligible or the University o Caliornia orCaliornia State systems as well as many private universities.

President Hynes explains, “While maintaining our admis-sions’ standards, we wanted to eliminate the signicant

obstacles that exist between urban students and their ability to go to college. In a amily where neither parent may havegone to college, there is oten no known path o how theirson or daughter can get to college, let alone pay or it. EAPchanges this landscape and opens a path to high school stu-dents, showing them a way to get into an aordable college.Now they have a specic set o goals. Achieve these goals andyou can enter HNU with a scholarship. Even though EAPstudents are not obligated to come to HNU, we believe that

F E A T U R E S T O R Y




EAP Program Features

This HNU program opens

a new door or youth in

our urban centers to get acollege education and gain

the increased economic

opportunity that goes along

with it. We think it’s going

to be a game changer.” Nicole Taylor, Bay Area CommunityFoundation President & CEO

because ‘to know us is to love us,’ it is likely that many willcome to HNU. In every case, however, the game will havebeen changed.”

Hynes continues, “Because Holy Names University has beenbreaking down such obstacles in Oakland since 1868 – rstor women, then or men, and now or a very diverse student

body – HNU has experience in these matters. Tat is why hal o our students are the rst generation in their ami-

lies to go to college, and why Holy Names consistently ranks among the top ve small universities in the West

or diversity.”

Brian O’Rourke, Dean o Admissions and Recruitment,states, “Te perect environment or this type o radical ini-tiative existed here at HNU and we wanted to take advan-tage to help our community. President Hynes came to me

with a vision to simpliy the college application process or12th grade students rom urban schools; as we began to putthat together, an even larger initiative took shape, starting

with the 9th grade.”

O’Rourke adds, “EAP is a true testament to the belie in theHNU Mission by the entire university community. As Oak-land’s premier coed university, we have a responsibility topromote a K-16 educational model. Not nearly enough stu-dents rom urban centers go on to our-year colleges and I’m

proud to say thatHNU is doing itspart to reverse thattrend. We hope

that other univer-sities will ollowour path.”

ammy Dain(HNU ’09), As-sistant Director o Community Out-reach in the Oceo Admissions,oversees the daily

operation o EAP. Dain explains, “Te goal is to change stu-

dents’ perceptions, to have the students know that someonebelieves in their potential and that college can become a real-ity. Ten we provide mentoring and academic support overtheir our years o high school to keep them on track.”

Te EAP mentors are current HNU students, most o whomcome rom the partner high schools. Michelle Gomez, anHNU sophomore Psychology major is a mentor in WestContra Costa. She said, “When I was in school, we didn’t

• Students who

meet the minimum

requirements or

the program are

guaranteed a mini-

mum scholarshipin the amount o

$9,000.

• Students

who exceed the

minimum GPA

criteria may qualiy

or additional scholarship assistance money.

• Students who demonstrate signifcant fnancial

need may also qualiy or additional tuition

assistance grant money.

The goal is that most or all o the cost o the tuition

will be covered by a combination o HNU, state and

ederal git aid assistance that students will likely

qualiy or.

Assistant Director o Community OTammy Dain (let) bries Student M

have a program like this. Tis program gives students some-thing to strive or and an attainable goal. Students aren’t

going to high school just to graduate rom high school any-more. Students are going to school now to graduate and thengo on to college.”

Maria Martinez, a 9th grader at West County Community High School in Richmond, one o the students working

with Michelle, said, “I joined because it’s a great opportunity and no other college oers a program like this. I especially like that there is tutoring and I eel encouraged to get goodgrades.”

Nicole aylor, CEO o the East Bay Community Founda-

tion in Oakland, said, “Tis HNU program opens a newdoor or youth in our urban centers to get a college educationand to gain the increased economic opportunity that goesalong with it. We think it’s going to be a game changer.”

I the East Bay could increase the graduation rate across-the-board rom pre-school through college, it is estimated thatthis talent orce would add 20 billion dollars to the localeconomy. EAP is a rst step toward this goal.




RONISHA PARKER

International RelationsMy name is Ronisha Parker. I am aclass o 2009 alumna o the FremontFederation in Oakland. I am a juniorat HNU. I am a frst generation col-lege student. I live or the day that I

graduate because it will show othersthat it’s not impossible to be rom an

underserved community and still succeed.Not everyone has someone telling them over

and over that they will attend college. As a mentor I amthankul or the great opportunity to not only support well-deserving students, but to also be able to better mysel.

CARMEN DELGADO RODRIGUEZ

Sports Biology My name is Carmen Delgado Rodriguez and I am a Sports Biologymajor at Holy Names University. I am a reshman and plan to becomea Physical Therapist. I am also on the women’s cross-country team atHoly Names University. I was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, but grew upin Salinas, Caliornia. My parents did not ullyunderstand why I had to leave home to getan education but supported me anyway.I am grateul or the opportunities thatHNU has given me and I want to helpother students understand that going

to college is such a great experience. Ialso hope to help parents and students oimmigrant amilies understand the impor-tance o getting a college education.

MICHELLE GOMEZPsychology & Political Science My name is Michelle Gomez and Igraduated rom John F. Kennedy HighSchool in Richmond. I really enjoy help-ing others and encouraging those whowere told they wouldn’t make it. I was

lucky that I had the support rom botho my parents to go to college, but I didn’t

have the right resources to help me get there.All o my lie I doubted mysel and now I’m going into my second year ocollege and absolutely loving it! Now that I have this opportunity to helpsomeone else make a change, it honestly is the best thing that could beoered to me!

MEET YOUR EARLY ADMIT PROGRAM

COLLEGE MENTORS

KATHRINE HAYES

International RelationsMy name is Kathrine Hayes and I

graduated rom Holy Names HighSchool. I am a sophomore at HNU.

The Early Admit Program is a uniqueand exciting program that I amthrilled to be a part o. My goal as

a College Mentor is to help studentsachieve their goals and to keep them

on track to get to college. I know thathigh school can be tough, and the college

application process is a little scary, but I am excited to help and towork with students during their high school years.

LEO GONZALEZ

BusinessHey everyone, my name is Leonardo Gonzalez. I’m rom Livermore,

Caliornia, where I graduated rom Livermore HighSchool, home o the Cowboys! I am currently

working on my Bachelor o Arts in Businesswith a concentration in Management andMarketing. I am hoping to help otherstudents in my community reach goalsthat they did not think they could reach. Ionce did not believe that I would be in a

university like Holy Names, but with somehelp, I reached my goal! I believe everyone

has potential, and anyone who works hard toget where they want – will succeed!

DESIREE STEWART

Philosophy My name is Desiree Stewart. I grewup in East Oakland and gradu-ated rom Oakland High School.I am in my senior year. I believein education: it has the power totransorm lives and create newopportunities. I am also a believer

in programs like the new EarlyAdmit Program. I am a product o acollege-prep program mysel, wherecontinued guidance throughout my highschool years was truly a blessing. This experience hastaught me the importance o investing in our peers.




HNU RECEIVED an award and a

“Congressional Recognition” rom the West Contra

Costa Unifed School District (WCCUSD) which

recognized the Early Admit Program partnership.

Dr. Bruce Harter, Superintendent o WCCUSD, also

expressed his gratitude or being one o the two

school districts that have launched this program

with HNU. President William J. Hynes and Brian

O’Rourke, Dean o Admissions and Recruitment, have

spearheaded this unique opportunity or high school

reshmen.

Dean o Admissions Brian O’Rourke (let)with President William J. Hynes (right)

EARLY ADMIT PROGRAM

AWARD

CAROLINA RODRIGUEZ

Psychology My name is Carolina Rodriguez and I graduated

rom Dinuba High School in 2011. I am enter-ing my second year at Holy Names which,

at frst, was a bit challenging. Now, it’sgreat! I love it here – the aculty, sta,and students and everything they haveto oer. Coming to college is by ar the

best decision I have made. It has beena great journey. I am currently a Psychol-ogy major and plan to continue and get my

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. I love to helppeople and encourage them to strive to do their

best and to “begin with the end in mind.” I am the frst in my amily togo away to college and it was hard because I did not know what toexpect. The good thing was that I had the support o the people aroundme, which helped me stay positive. Now that I have the chance to helpothers to get where they want to be, I am more than happy to give it myall and to help everyone that needs it. I am looking orward to this newexperience!

WESLEY EGGLESTON

BusinessMy name is Wesley Eggleston. I gradu-ated rom St. Elizabeth High Schoolin Oakland and I am currently inmy sophomore year at HNU. Iwas one o those students in highschool who had to stay up late,re-read things more than once,do a couple extra math prob-lems here and there until I couldully grasp the concepts I needed.With a myriad o people support-ing me, I succeeded. I’m delighted tobe one o those support people or EarlyAdmit Students.

KRISTINE HAYES

International RelationsMy name is Kristine Hayes. I am asophomore at HNU (with my twinsister). I am also a frst generationcollege student, and I know, frst hand,how difcult the college entrance

process can be. This is the reason whyI decided to become a College Mentor.

I want to help high school students get intocollege and make a dierence.

FERNANDO GUTIERREZMultimedia Arts and Communication

and Latin American StudiesMy name is Fernando Gutierrez and Igraduated rom Freedom High Schoolin Oakley, Caliornia. I am currently ajunior at Holy Names University, witha double major in Multimedia Arts andCommunication and Latin American Stud-

ies. I played sports such as ootball andsoccer in high school and now I am on the

cross-country team at Holy Names University. Iam the second in my amily to go to college and I hope to inspire and

help EAP students work hard to achieve their goals. I believe everyoneshould have the chance to succeed and I am glad to be a part o theCollege Mentor program to help students realize their ull potential andmake it to college. I am looking orward to working with students in thisprogram.




H A W K N E W S

Athletic DepartmentTe

Fall ReportMen’s and Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volley-ball and the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams all hadsuccessul programs during the all semester, 2011. Direc-tor o Athletics Dennis Jonessaid, “Te University contin-ues to attract outstanding stu-

dent athletes and coaches toits sporting programs and tobuild on the successes o thepast. Te Athletic Depart-ment is committed to enhanc-ing the student-athlete ex-perience and celebrating theacademic achievements o allplayers. Te year ahead willbe especially exciting or ath-letes and Hawk ans with the

addition o Women’s ennisand Men’s Baseball. Men’sennis and Women’s Gol

will be added to the programin 2013.”

Fall SummaryRandy Rau was appointed asthe new head coach or theMen’s and Women’s Cross

Country teams in Septem-ber, 2011. His coaching skillsstrengthened the perormanceo emale and male crosscountry runners. Te team’soutstanding players include Fernando Diaz, Agnes Silvestro,Maricruz Espindola, and Zack Holt who were awarded our o the available six spots or the NAIA National Championships.Diaz and Silvestro also won the men’s and women’s Caliornia

Pac Conerence Championships and Diaz earned a spot onthe NAIA All-Academic eam.

Head Women’s Soccer Coach Nick Lusson was named theHead Coach o Men’s Soccer in August, 2011. Coach Lus-son led both teams to success-

ul seasons. Te men lost toMenlo College in a nal matchthat determined the Cal Pac2011 champion. Despite theloss, our members o the team(Jesus Hernandez, RasmusLarson, omas Michael andZlatko omic) were named tothe All-Conerence eam andseven players (Manuel Braenli,Tomas Davies, Hede Gustas-son, Fredrick Hagberg, OscarChroisty, Peter Wikman andVictor Augustsson) earned aplace on the NAIA All-Ac-ademic eam. Senior JesusHernandez was named to theNAIA All-American eam.

Te Women’s Soccer team won the Cal Pac 2011 title andcompeted in an NAIA qualier.

A loss in overtime kept the teamrom advancing urther, butour players (Aryana Brumeld,Rebecca Hernandez, Kayla Ka-leiohi and Britney Macado-Po-

testio) were selected or the All-Conerence team. Kayla Ka-leiohi was recognized as Deender o the Year and our women(Negine Mansour, Brittany North, Brittanie Perez and Linda

WikFors) were honored as NAIA All-Academic athletes.

Fall 2011 Hawk Report Card

4 2 teams competed in the post-seasonqualifying competition

Women’s SoccerWomen’s Volleyball

4 Women’s Volleyball undefeated in conference play

4 2 team and 4 individual conferencechampionship titles

4 4 student athletes competed in the NAIANationals

4 4 student athletes named to Cal Pac All-Conference teams

4 13 student athletes named to the NAIA All-Academic team

4 Jesus Hernandez named to the

NAIA All-American team




New Teams at HNUMen’s Baseball and Women’s Tennis will debut in2013 at Holy Names University. Tese teams will jointhe University’s highly successul men’s and women’ssoccer, basketball, cross country, volleyball and themen’s gol and women’s sotball programs.

Director o Athletics Dennis Jones said, “Te excite-ment surrounding the addition o women’s tennisand men’s baseball are evident, not only on campus,but with prospective student athletes and their ami-lies. We are proud to have the opportunity to expandHNU’s positive student athlete experience throughthese additional sports and look orward to the impactthe sports will have on campus lie at the University.”

Tese two additional teams will join a spring lineupthat eatures men’s volleyball, men’s gol and women’ssotball. HNU is securing acilities that will serve as

both practice and competition sites. Te two coach-ing positions or these teams will be lled this spring.Recruitment o student athletes or these programs

will be on-going throughout the year.

Record of Success:452 Conference Championships

440 NAIA National Tournament Appearances

425 Regional Tournament Appearances

42 Regional Championships

432 Conference MVPs

476 Academic All-Americans

431 NAIA All-Americans

426 Conference Coach of the Year Awards

Te HNU Athletic Department was accepted into the Pa-cic West (NCAA Division II) conerence last May. AllHNU programs, including men’s baseball and women’stennis, will compete in the PacWest in 2012-13.

o learn more about HNU Athletics, please visit thedepartment website at w ww.hnuhawks.com.

Te Women’s Volleyball team was undeeated during theregular season and traveled to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania tocompete in post-season play. Although their winning streak came to an end, ve players (Kayla Coleman, Samantha Mill-er, Kathleen Murusich, Ashley Nickel and Rachel Vartanian)

were named to the Cal Pac All-Conerence team. KathleenMurusich was named Freshman o the Year, and Ashley Nickel received the Cal Pac Player o the Year award or the

second consecutive season and Kayla Coleman received theLibero o the Year award or the second time. Nickel earnedNAIA All-Academic honors, and Coach Dwight Combs

was named as the Cal Pac Conerence Coach o the Year.

Te Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams have new lead-ers and the season is already underway. Catherria urner hasbeen named Head Coach o the women’s team and OmarSanchez is the new Head Coach o the men’s team. Wom-

en’s Softball is under the direction o new Head Coach LisaTuer. Te sotball team had a pre-season record o 6 wins,

4 losses and 1 tie. Coach Tuer said, “We are thrilled withthe start o the season and proud that two student athleteshave received academic honors rom the National FastpitchCoaches Association. Men’s Volleyball began their seasonin early January. In pre-season play, the Men’s Golf team

won three out o three Cal Pac Preview meets. Coach Erik Stone is optimistic about the upcoming season.




April Quinn ’09 and her husband Angelino San-dri are the proprietors o Gondola Servizio, an Oakland-based business that provides authentic Venetian gondolacruises on Lake Merritt. Established in 1999, Gondola Ser-vizio operates out o Lake Merritt’s historic Pump House,

where the company shares a dock with the Lake Chalet Sea-ood Bar and Grill. “Our goal is to oer an authentic Ital-ian experience,” said April. “Our charming gondoliers havelearned Venetian rowing, traditional songs, history and leg-ends to combine both an inormative and entertaining expe-rience or all passengers.”

An alumna o Holy Names University, April participated inHNU’s Single Subject Credential Program and holds a pre-liminary Single Subject Credential in English. She has been

a teacher in Oakland area schools.

April is responsible or overseeing Gondola Servizio reserva-tions and customer inquiries, while Angelino rows and man-ages the company’s feet o three gondolas. “Te pride o ourbrand is authenticity,” commented April. “We ocus on be-ing an extension o Venice and want to share the history andculture with our customers. Our feet consists o authentichand-crated Venetian gondolas, direct rom the 400-year-old shop o Roberto Dei Rossi.”

Te decision to launch Gondola Servizio at Lake Merritt wasright on the mark. Oten reerred to as the Heart o Oak-land, the Lake’s central location between the DowntownBusiness District and the shops and restaurants o Lakeshore

and Grand Avenue placed Gondola Servizio at the centero Oakland’s ongoing art, culture and culinary boom. “Wehave been part o the Oakland renaissance,” refected April.“Te community’s pride and support or local small businesshave contributed to our success.”

During its rst 10 years o operation, Gondola Serviziooperated rom the Lake Merritt Sailboat House. Te pas-sage o Measure DD in 2002 (the Oakland rust or Clean

Water and Sae Parks) opened the way or the renovation andenhancement o park space and acilities around the lake,

including Gondola Servizio’s current location.In addition to experiencing the allure and romance o an au-thentic gondola cruise, Gondola Servizio’s customers beginand end their Lake Merritt adventure in the company’s chicboutique git shop. Te boutique includes imported gits di-rect rom Italy and eatures a wide selection o whimsicalitems rom local artists.

For more inormation about Gondola Servizio visit www.gondolaservizio.com or call 1-888-SERVIZIO.

HNU Graduate Provides a“Touch o Italy” in Oakland

A L U M N I N E W S

A Piece of Venice




Coyote Healer COYOTE CURANDERO Born with cerebral palsy, Mariana

Ruybalid ‘71 was not expected

to live or more than two weeks.

At the age o our, she learned

how to use an electric typewriterand went on to earn a bachelor’s

degree rom Holy Names

University, a master o science

degree rom Stanord, a master’s

in psychology rom Antioch Col-

lege West, and a master’s in Bibli-

cal Studies rom New College Berkeley. Exploring the

role o antasy and imagination in our lives, Mariana’s

newest book, Coyote Healer, Coyote Curandero, is a

haunting vision o a country gone wrong and the lengths

to which we must go to ensure our reedom.

Visit www.createspace.com/3617176 to learn about

Mariana’s latest novel.

The Reconstruction & Transormationo QUEENKAY

Local small business owner

QueenKay ‘13 (aka Nkem “Kaykay”

Amamgbo) operates downtown

Oakland’s Arican-Caribbean Food

Market. QueenKay is also an inspir-

ing HNU alumna and is currently

a student in the University’s MBA

program.

Through the autobiography, The

Reconstruction and Transormation

o QueenKay , QueenKay invites readers to experi-

ence her journey o discovering and losing love and

how she ound the courage to rebuild her lie ater

losing her husband and business partner, CharlesAmamgbo, to bone marrow cancer in 2007. Described

by CLASSmagazine as “creative and stylish,” the book

is a “wellspring o inspiration, insight and hope.” To

learn more about The Reconstruction and Transormation

o QueenKay and to view an exclusive interview with

QueenKay, visit www.queenkay.com.

A L U M N I N E W S

Wondering what yourclassmates are doing now?Te Holy Names University Alumni Associationis preparing a new alumni directory that is scheduled orrelease November, 2012. Tis exciting, invaluable resource

will include personal, academic and business inormationabout Holy Names alumni.

Te HNU Alumni Association is working in partnership with Harris Connect. Alumni will receive an invitation toupdate and veriy prole inormation or inclusion in the di-rectory. When you receive a postcard with a toll-ree numberrom HNU, please take a ew minutes to call, update yourinormation and order your copy o the directory.

Most communication to alumni is by e-mail and online. I youdon’t have a current email, you may be missing out on invitationsto HNU events, activities and the latest campus news.

Te HNU Alumni Association represents over 7,000 alumni.Log onto HNALink, the Alumni Association’s online com-munity, to reconnect with ellow classmates and submit classnotes. Go to www.hnu.edu/alumni to join.

For more inormation or to update your e-mail address, con-tact: Holy Names University, Oce o Alumni Relations,call (510) 436-1240, email [email protected] (includeyour name and class year) or visit the HNU website at

www.hnu.edu/alumni.

Don’t miss your opportunity to be part o this important project!




Class Notes Amyrose McCue Gill ’07 MM,became the Assistant to the Directorat the Centre or Reormation andRenaissance Studies at the University o oronto.

Wilrid (Bill) Otterbeck ’93 was ap-pointed Chie, Fiscal Intermediary &Contacts Oversight or the CaliorniaDepartment o Health Care Services.

As Chie, Mr. Otterbeck is responsibleor administering all aspects o theMed-Cal scal intermediary. Since2001, Mr. Otterbeck has served atthe Department o Child SupportServices (DCSS) in various positions,including Regional Administrator andChange Management Project Execu-tive/Senior Consultant.

Cynthia (Cyndi) Casner ’84 shared that her amily is healthy andthat she and her husband Denniscelebrated their 20th anniversary onDecember 7, 2011. Teir daughtersChelsea and Brigette are now 19 and14 and their son Chandler is 14.(See photo below )

Cynthia M. LeBlanc ’70 MA,Ed.D., became the Chair o theNational Board o Directors orthe American Cancer Society. A recipient o the University’s highesthonor, the Alumni Recognition

Award, Cynthia’s induction was heldat a special ceremony during theSociety’s National Assembly Meetingon November 10, 2011 in Atlanta,Georgia.

Elaine Von Stade Parrish ’75 celebrated the birth o her grand-daughter, Lauren Noelle Anderson,on April 17, 2011.

Rita O’Neill Bucher ’54 shared withthe Alumni Relations Oce thatNancy Moran Buckley and Mari-

anne Fry McLoughlin (also Class of

‘54) recently attended a ootball gameat Bishop O’Dowd High School to

watch their two reshman grandsons(rom St. Ignatius High) participate inthe game. An interesting coincidence

was that Rita’s grandson, a reshmanat O’Dowd, was playing in the samegame.

Joanne Cabitto Sciaroni ’52 MA isrecovering rom a ractured hip.

Special Announcementto Former HNU Cal GrantRecipients:Current and future students ofHNU need your help!

The Governor is proposing to reducethe Cal Grant awards or students

attending Caliornia’s independent

nonproft schools. This proposed

change will place fnancially deserv

ing, academically qualifed student

at risk o not being able to obtain a

college education. The Governor’s

proposed Cal Grant cut will apply

to both incoming and returning Ca

Grant students.

We are asking the HNU communit

to help to deeat the Governor’s pro

posal. Below are actions you can take

to let our state government ofcials

know the importance o maintaining

our Cal Grant at its current level and

how it has helped many o our stu

dents pay or their college education.

Reach out to your local legislators

and let them know the importance o

maintaining the Cal Grant or privateinstitutions.

To reach out to your LegislativeRepresentative:

www.gov.ca.gov/m_contact.php

Leave an email on the web page or

send a ax to (916)-558-3160.

www.senate.ca.gov/senators

www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymember

Please know that the Governor’s proposal is not fnal, and that all o

us must work to ensure that the right

things are done or Caliornia.

Thank you,

Murad DibbiniDean o Retention andStudent Financial Services




he HNU community welcomed Richard P.Ortega, Ed.D., as the Vice President or University Advance-ment on September 1, 2011. Dr. Ortega has an outstandingtrack record in undraising and in leading eorts to expandopportunities or students in under-served communities.Prior to joining HNU, Dr. Ortega was the Vice Presidentor Advancement or Carroll College in Helena, Montana,

where he also served as the Executive Director o the CarrollCollege Foundation. Under his leadership, Carroll Collegeraised $34 million in 39 months.

Dr. Ortega’s background also includes development over-sight or the Medical School at the University o exas –Health Science Center at San Antonio and the New MexicoInstitute o Mining & echnology. His Caliornia-basedexperience includes Caliornia State University, Sacramento,and the Los Angeles Unied School District. He has also

Richard Ortegaserved as aculty advisor with the Society o Hispanic & Pro-essional Engineers, the National Society o Black Engineersand Solar Racing teams.

In accepting the position at HNU Dr. Ortega said, “I amhonored to join President Hynes’ sta and look orward to

working with the aculty, sta, alumni and riends to achievethe goals to advance the University. My amily and I are

looking orward to enjoying the beauty o the Bay Area andmaking it our home.”

HNU President William J. Hynes, Ph.D., said, “We areortunate to have a highly respected community leader andaccomplished undraiser join Holy Names University. LikeHoly Names University, Dr. Ortega has been at the ore-ront o advancing the hopes and dreams o diverse studentpopulations.”

HNU WELCOMES

Dr. Richard OrtegaVice President o University Advancement

T H E L A S T W O R D

I am honored to join President

Hynes’ sta and look orward

to working with the aculty,

sta, alumni and riends to

achieve the goals to advancethe University. My amily and I

are looking orward to enjoying

the beauty o the Bay Area and

making it our home.”




Dorothy R. Woods (riend) June 8, 2009

Roberta Malcolm Mills ’47

November 20, 2007

August Casqueiro (ather o Antionette Casqueiro Boggs ’66)February 3, 2010

Mary Anne Turston Patterson ’56

March 30, 2010

Antionette Casqueiro Boggs ’66

April 20, 2010

Janis Mae Schluckebier (riend) April 27, 2010

Marnie Cordero

(husband o Saloma Guesnon Cordero ’62 and ather o Melissa Cordero Hughes ’94) June 2, 2010

Kristine M. Bowman ’99

August 2, 2010

imothy Farley (husband o Diane Davi Farley ’66) August 4, 2010

Margaret ’Peg’ Noonan MA ’97

November 10, 2010

Norman Patterson (husband o Mary Anne Turston Patterson ’56)December 8, 2010

Ann Marie Rago (mother o Marian Rago Smith ’60)March 22, 2011

Jack Cacomanolis (husband o Elaine Fauria Cacomanolis ’79) April 17, 2011

Helen Sinnott McCarthy ’44

April 28, 2011

Alex “Bill” Von Stade ( ather o Elaine Von Stade Prrish ’75) April 30, 2011

William Kenney (husband o Peggie Singleton Kenney ’56)May 4, 2011

Patricia Ann Elder Feliz (ormer staf nurse)May 18, 2011

Rita Olsen Pister ’47

May 22, 2011

Carl W. Haaland (husband o Telma Ross Haaland ’51)May 24, 2011

Marie Mofat-Capri ’71

May 27, 2011

Ben Van Norman (ormer Women’s Volleyball Coach) June 4, 2011

Elinora Jofroy Bafert ’44

June 23, 2011

Teodora Ruegg Cantanho June 24, 2011

Mary Healy Shiells ’38

July 16, 2011

Audrey Kemp Boyer (ormer staf) July 30, 2011

12/12/2011

David Ebbesen Savell (son o Cynthia Ebbesen Savell ’61) August 12, 2011

Mary Felicitas Supple, SNJM ’47 (Elizabeth Mary Supple) August 19, 2011

Marie Louise Haas Ibrahim ’87

August 23, 2011

Carol A. Berg

August 30, 2011

Shirley Elizabeth “Beth” Tompson ’68

August 30, 2011

Daniel J. McNamara (husband o Mary Van Valkenburgh McNamara ’53) August 31, 2011

Estelle Alston Ricchiuto ’39

September 1, 2011

Proessor James E. Durbin (Chair & Associate Proessor/Director o MBA)September 11, 2011

Christine DaSilva ’81

September 16, 2011

Rita Francis Fraser, CSJ ’42 (Margaret Mary Grace Fraser)September 25, 2011

Priscilla Ann Price Barrow ’55

September 27, 2011

Joseph Mangini (brother o Karen Mangini ’88)September 30, 2011

Robert L. Johnson (husband o Judie Mitchell Johnson ’63)October 2, 2011

Robert Peifer (widower o Monica Klimas Peifer ’64)October 3, 2011

Corrinne Perrelli Filice ’47

October 7, 2011

Charlotte Pacheco Martinez Lundberg ’68

October 12, 2011

Tomas Dean Hull (grandather o Justin Hull-Nye ’08)October 13, 2011

Patricia Mullen Pohl ’49

October 17, 2011

Frieda Mary Nassi (mother o Sr. Rosemarie Nassi, SSND, ormer President o Holy Names University)October 30, 2011

Elizabeth Nkhala Letsela, SNJM (ormer student)November 16, 2011

Rita Lynott (mother o Stephanie Lynott ’77)November 18, 2011

Tomas “Gerry” Kennedy (ather o Margaret Kennedy, SNJM ’68)November 29, 2011

Alyce om (mother-in-law o Vicki om, President’s Executive Assistant)November 30, 2011

Catherine Guthrie Dunn ’43 (mother o Virginia M. Dunn ’70 and Mary Ann Piskun ’69, M.D.)December 6, 2011

Mary Elizabeth O’Brien, SNJM

December 16, 2011

John Mahoney (husband o Carol A. Costa Mahoney ’69)December 6, 2011

Elizabeth B. ’Betty” Fielding (ormer aculty)December 8, 2011

Gloria Hermsen Edick ’66

December 10, 2011

Carol H. Callaway

(mother o Kathleen Callaway, SNJM, ’66, Steven Callaway, Board o rustees)December 14, 2011

I N M E M O R I A M




Mary O’Brien, SNJM (sister o Celestine Mary O’Brien, SNJM ’57)December 16, 2011

Margaret Fleitz Mercer ’35 ( sister o Mary Christine Fleitz, ’38, aunt o Carol Fleitz, SNJM ’64 and Roberta Fleitz ’69, sister-in-law o Gemma Sullivan Fleitz ’38 and Virginia Dowling Fleitz ’39)December 18, 2011

Grace Briare, SNJM ’68, Sr. M. Christa Rose (sister o Terese Briare Doherty ’65)December 23, 2011

Francesca Cabrini Weber, SNJM ’43

December 23, 2011

Mary Jeanne Cusick, SNJM ,M.A. ’69

December 26, 2011

Ian Hussey (cousin o Miriam Henry Hussey, SNJM) January 1, 2012

Patrick Grill (step-ather o Cheryl Milner, SNJM, ’70) January 2, 2012

Frank E. Sabatte (ather o Marianne Sabatte’ Westen ’64) January 5, 2012

Nancy Keavany Winchell ’58

January 5, 2012

Robert A. Walker (ather o Cindy Walker Puppione ’69) January 9, 2012

Frank Smith (husband o rustee Loretta Reilly Smith ’87) January 11, 2012

Alice obriner, SNJM ’43 (Sr. Marian Leona) January 31, 2012

In Memorium, continued

Te Holy Names University community mourns the losso Jim Durbin, who died unexpectedly September 11. Jim served theUniversity as an Associate Proessor, Director o the MBA Programand Chair o the Business Department. He had been a true colleagueand riend to the HNU community since his arrival on campus in

1979. As the Director o Holy Names University’s MBA Program, Jim wasresponsible or admissions, advising, academic plans and graduationrequirements. He was also an academic advisor or traditional under-graduate business students and adult business students.

At HNU, he taught undergraduate and graduate students in account-ing and marketing. In addition, he had over 20 years o proessionalbusiness experience. Jim worked in middle and senior management

positions with large organizations such as Arthur Andersen and Company, LLP, Bank o America, United States LeasingInternational (New York Stock Exchange), USL Capital Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Ford Financial Services,

Mellon Bank and Mellon Financial Services. He had owned a privately-held $11 million building supply company where he also served as a principal, Chie Financial Ocer and reasurer. Jim was also a Caliornia Real Estate Broker,having structured sales and nancing or residential and commercial properties. In addition, he was a nancial advisorto individuals, non-prot organizations, public schools and or-prot businesses.

Te James Durbin Memorial Scholarship Fund

Holy Names University has established the James Durbin Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor o Jim Durbin’sdistinguished service and leadership at the University. Contributions can be made by sending a git to:

Ofce or University Advancement

3500 Mountain Blvd.

Oakland, CA 94619

(510) 436-1245

Please make your check payable to Holy Names University and indicate that it is or the James Durbin MemorialScholarship Fund. Learn more online: www.hnu.edu/news/JimDurbinMemorial.html




Homecoming

Save-the-DateHomecoming & Alumni Reunion Celebration

October 18 – 20, 2012Mark your calendar or Holy Names University’s 2012Homecoming and Reunion Celebration, culminating withthe Saturday, October 20th Alumni Reunion. Other event

will include the 39th Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony, t Alumni Basketball Game ( Alumni vs. Current Students ) anmore.

3500 Mountain BoulevardOakland, CA 94619-1699

www.hnu.edu

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Keynote Speaker: Gwen Ifll

HNU Commencement

May 12, 2012

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