Spirit Magazine Spring 2011

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For ThoseWho serve

The Magazine of Saint Leo UniversitySpring 2011

For ThoseWho serve


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P R E S I D E N T S M E S S A G E

We have devoted the cover and special old-out eature o this issue o Spirit

to our new sculpture,For Those Who Serve, commemorating our special

bond with our students and alumni who studied with Saint Leo while in the

United States military or as veterans. We commissioned this work three years ago while

we were celebrating our 35th anniversary o educating our service men and women o all

classications: active duty, reservists, guards, and veterans on military bases.

In 1998, as part o the initial strategic planning cycle ater my assumption o the presidency,

we crated an ideal, an outline o our vision or the institution. One component o that

ideal read: One University serving multiple populations through appropriate delivery

systems in many locations. Another component o our ideal imagined integrated learning

environments when in 1998 that was ar rom possible or us.

Today, we teach and serve those who serve on military bases throughout Florida and in

Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Caliornia. We rank seventh o all

colleges in the country in educating our veterans, as well. Thousands more o our military students study with us online, literally

rom all over the world, including hundreds currently in Aghanistan and Iraq. Some wounded warriors attend class rom home orrom convalescent centers, linked to classrooms and ellow students learning rom proessors hundreds and thousands o miles

away via our Video Teaching Technology (VTT). VTT links the best proessors with students rom multiple locations and walks o

lie in a common classroom experience.

Saint Leo University today is truly One University, and we wanted a visible expression o our shared dedication to teaching

the military. We wanted a place o honor or all o our military and veteran students and alumni at the center o the campus. We

wanted a daily reminder on campus o our ellow students, aculty and sta rom the many locations beyond our immediate view.

Sculptor Dexter Benedicts work graces Dempsey Plaza between the Student Community Center and Student Activities Building.

It exceeds our ambitious vision and expectations. We hope our riends and alumni and interested visitors to Central Florida will

come to University Campus to see For Those Who Serve and experience the eelings this work inspires. In the meantime, it is only

tting that we convey the dignity and beauty o the sculpture to our community through these pages.

You will read, also, about the progress on our new building or the Donald R. Tapia School o Business. Once completed in July,

this acility will enhance our prole as One University with many locations with integrated learning environments. Faculty

and students at our many locations away rom campus will interact with their peers on campusemploying the most advanced

technology availableto execute our vision. And aculty and students rom all academic disciplines, not just those in business, will

use the acility and benet rom it. Saint Leo is One University with integrated learning environments preparing students or lie

and leadership in this challenging world.

Fittingly, we also included two stories demonstrating how our students and alumni carry with them globally the positive infuence

o Saint Leo by excelling in leadership responsibilities. We are One University making a big dierence in students lives and in our

communities around the world. We are grateul that you are an integral part o this great university community.

Sincerely,

Arthur F. Kirk, Jr.

President


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c o n t e n t sthe magazine of Saint Leo Univers i ty

SPRING 2011

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2 The Future of Business Education

5 Bettering Education in Tanzania

12 For Those Who Serve

Spirit magazine is published twice each year

by the Oce o University Communications,

Saint Leo University. Please direct

correspondence about this publication to the

Oce o University Communications, Saint Le

University, University CampusMC 2266, P.O.

Box 6665, Saint Leo, FL, 33574-6665. Readers

also may reach sta by sending an e-mail to

[email protected].

Editorial Staff

Maureen MooreDirector of University Communicati

Jo-Ann Johnston

Sta Writer & Media Coordinator

Molly-Dodd Adams

Communications Manager

Benjamin Watters

Art Director

Jaime Wharton

Web Production Specialist

Jenny Timms

Ofce Coordinator

The opinions expressed in this magazine are

those o the authors and do not necessarily

represent the views o the University.

Saint Leo University. All rights reserved.

Photo Credits:Mike Carlson, Frank Mezzanini, Jo-Ann

Johnston, Ben Watters, Jaime Wharton, and

Gordon Winslow 59. Additional photos courte

o Jerry Williams, and Sister Atanasia Lwila.

Features

Departments

8 University Chronicles

18 Faculty Accomplishments

22 Athletics

25 Alumni News


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F E A T U R E SF E A T U R E S

The Future ofBusiness EducationThe pace of progress on the new home for the Donald R. Tapia School of Business has beenbreathtaking over the last several months.

It was less than a year ago when university administrators,

aculty, riends, and alumni gathered at University Campus or a

ceremonial groundbreaking and celebration o Don Tapias 05,

07 generous $4 million lead git. While the actual building has

yet to be named, the Board o Trustees has resolved to name the

school in his honor.

Meanwhile, the acility is taking shape on the academic quad in

anticipation o its opening at the start o the all 2011 semester.

Building crews had progressed ar enough by the end o

January that the campus community, along with Creative

Contractors Inc., was able to host a topping-o event. A

topping-o ceremony customarily takes place when the


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construction work reaches the stage where the highest beamcan be put into place. The crew members sign their names to the

beam, and pause to celebrate briefy beore the steel is hoisted

into the air and tted into the ramework. The universitys vice

president o Business Aairs, Frank Mezzanini, worked with

Creative Contractors to add a special Saint Leo touch to the

time-honored tradition. Members o the campus community,

including students, were invited to add their names to the

22-oot-long steel beam and a Benedictine cross was axed

to the beams midsection. School o Business Dean Michael

Nastanski congratulated all on the milestone in what he said will

be the most technologically rich, learning-centered acility in the

nation.

The excitement has continued as the shell o the building has

neared completion, and tour guides have been able to share with

guests and community members the details o the 50,000-square

oot structure: the broadcast studio; the conguration o

classrooms to take advantage o wide-screen videoconerencing

and communications capabilities with other Saint Leo teaching

locations; and the signicant recycling eorts employed, in

keeping with our core value o responsible stewardship. The

views the building will aord students, aculty, sta, and visitorsare also making visitors stop and catch their breath. Acres and

acres o our green campus, the neighboring hills, and Lake Jovita

are all visible rom the upper two foors.

Financial support or the acility rom the university community

has been building at the same time all this construction has

been taking place. To inspire aculty and sta o the Donald R.

Tapia School o Business to contribute to the buildi ng drive,


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F E A T U R E S

President Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., and his wie Beverly Kirk

pledged $250,000 to the project, including $150,000 through

an estate git and $100,000 through an immediate challenge

grant. The K irks agreed to match, up to the $100,000 level,

every dollar pledged by aculty and sta o the School o

Business. Then they extended the pledge to include the

rest o the university. Donors rom Saint Leo ar surpassed

the goal, with 86 tota l donors pledging a total o $155,309

toward the project.

I you would like to make a git to this tra nsormative

project, please contact David Ostrander, vice president

o University Advancement, at (352) 588-8250, or any

development ocer at (352) 588-8483. To make a gi t

online, visit www.saintleo.edu/support.


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On a typical day at University Campus, Sister Atanasia Lwila

doesnt call attention to hersel as she proceeds through hercheerul, quiet routines o studying in the Daniel A. Cannon

Memorial Library, or working at her part-time job, scheduling

tutoring appointments or undergraduates at the Learning

Resource Center. But Sisters low-key demeanor should not be

conused with her extraordinary pursuit. With only ve years o

practice speaking English, she has come to Saint Leo to earn a

masters degree in educational leadership and to become better

equipped to lead a new high school or girls in rural Tanzania.

The challenges or a school principal in her position are steep.

Many children in Tanzania receive only seven years o schooling,and the nation o 42 million people remains one o the worlds

poorest countries. Sister Lwila sees better schooling as a means

o improving the lives o uture generations, she says. They say

education is ree, but it is not. I you dont have uniorms, you

cannot go to school, and many amilies in rural areas cannot

aord the expense. Girls, in particular, are lacking education, and

consequently, Sister Lwila says, uneducated women lack a voice

in society and governance.

Bettering Educationin TanzaniaAs a teaching university of international consequence, Saint Leo can sometimes make a difference

in places as distant as East Africa.

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To help address these social issues, her Benedictine

community opened a girls boarding school, Saint Gertrude

High School, in Imiliwaha, in the southern region o the

country in 2005. The community plans or Sister, who already

possesses teaching credentials and experience, to run the

school eventually. First , though, the community wanted her tourther her own education, and become procient in English,

one o the subjects taught at the high school, along with

Swahili (the national language), math, science, civics, history,

social studies, geography, business, art, and Bible studies.

Sister arrived in the United States in 2005 to study at

Assumption College or Sisters in Mendham, NJ, or three

years, where she earned an associate degree. She continued

at the College o Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ, where she

studied English and earned a bachelors degree in 2010. Still,

she requires training in educational administration or the

path ahead. I was very lucky to get the opportunity to come to

Saint Leo, she recounts.

Ater locating the university through a web search, she applied

or graduate-level admission, and at the same time wrote

to Saint Leo President Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., seeking nancial

assistance. In Sister Lwilas case, Dr. Kirk notes, she was

eligible or one o the limited number o scholarships the

university grants to Catholic clergy rom emerging nations

provided they can secure room and board, and provided

they pledge to return to their nations and work in a helping

capacity. The Benedictine Sisters o Florida agreed to provide

lodging to Sister Lwila at neighboring Holy Name Monastery,

clearing the way or approval o her scholarship application.We do this as part o our Catholic mission and commitment to

live our values, says Dr. Kirk. It very much speaks to how we

can improve the world one student at a time. These graduates

make a tremendous dierence in the lives o those they teach

and minister to.

Sister Lwila began her

studies in the all

2010 semester,

and has already

impressed several

aculty membersand students in the

School o Education and Social

Services. Ive spoken at length

with Sister, says her advisor,

Proessor Charles Hale. Her

purpose here is to learn research-

based, cutting-edge strategies and

best practices so that she can take

these back to her school and implement

those that are appropriate, given her students, the schools

aculty, and local culture. She is also one o the most

motivated graduate students I have seen in years, he added.When she had an assignment where she had to go to a school

and observe something, she didnt go to just one school, she

went to two or three.

The discipline Sister has shown in spending long hours with

academic texts written in English a lso impresses Dr. Jera

Flaitz, an expert in teaching speakers o other languages.

While non-native speakers may be able to become adept in

conversational English in just a ew years, Dr. Flaitz says,

it typically takes someone ve to seven years to gain the

equivalent language skills o a native speaker in dealing with

academic writing. So Sister Lwila has a chal lenge in that shehas just ve years o practice. Sister compensates, she says,

by seeking clar ication requently. I sometimes ask: What do

they mean by this statement? And the proessors are patient

and encouraging.

In act, that very approach o incorporating patience and

encouragement into instructional time is something that

impresses Sister Lwila in American educational practice. In

Tanzania, many classes are so large, she refects, that teachers

dont eel they have the time to stop and describe a concept in

a dierent way i students seem conused. That is one o the

areas she thinks about when she considers adaptations she

might discuss with her own aculty upon her return, ater she

completes her degree program in 2012.

Meanwhile, the Saint Leo community is benetting rom Sister

Lwilas presence on campus, according to Dr. Carol Walker,

dean o the School o Education and Social Services. Having

Sister Lwila on campus and interacting with our aculty has

exposed us to issues and perspectives on education that

we have not been exposed to beore, Dr. Walker says. We

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Alumnus evolvesfrom businessman to

education advocateWhen Alred Itaeli 97 was growing up in the 1980s in northern

part o Tanzania, near the oothills o the amed Mount

Kilimanjaro, he was ortunate, he says. He attended a private

school with a British curriculum, The International School o

Moshi, and received arguably the best education system in the

country. The curriculum incorporated ar t, sports, and a wide

range o internat ional students.

It is ar rom the norm in the East Arican nation.

Unlike many young people in his country who receive some

schooling in government-unded and operated institutions,Itaeli graduated rom the International School and enrolled

in Saint Leo in January 1993 to study business administration

and marketing. He played soccer, as well, and served as

captain o his team in his nal year.

Soccer proved to be pivotal. He met ormer Saint Leo trustee

Jerry Williams 75 at the main campus at an alumni soccer

match. The two became ast riends, and Williams, who

is rom Jacksonville, mentored Itaeli as he got his start in

America, working in businesses (including ones owned

by Williams) and playing semi-pro soccer in Daytona and

Orlando. Itaeli also coached soccer in several places.

Ater 14 years in the U.S., I returned to my home country with

the ideas o going into business and utilizing my knowledge

and experience gained while at university and abroad, he

recalls. He ound a good job managing a hotel, but noticed my

lie was incomplete. He thought he might take up coaching

soccer again, which ocused his attention on local issues he

had not conronted in the United States. There is a high rate

o school drop-outs among both boys and girls in the region,

keeping these young people rom eventually going on to attain

good jobs in the tourism sector. There was little money around

or soccer, either, despite its popularity. I elt a painul chill go

through my body as I would see hundreds o kids with nothing

to do, looking or a place to play soccer with rag balls, Itaeli

says.That gave him the idea o starting his own company, a saari

tours company, to use the proceeds to support himsel while

running a childrens project involving soccer and school. So

in 2009, he star ted a soccer club called Future Stars Academy,

open to more than 200 boys and girls. They train and play at

acilities in Arusha where Itaeli has contacts. But the children,

ages 6 to 16, ace a strict requirement, reports Williams, who is

now a consultant to the project. They cannot play unless they

stay in school. Attendance at the local schools is monitored

with the help o teachers. A board has been assembled to help

the academy grow and attract investments and donations or

equipment and other needs.

Itaeli reports that the academy has completed its second year,

and the challenges and hurdles that I have encountered along

this journey are plenty, and there are still many more to go.

However, the joy, un, and gratication o seeing kids grow

priceless!

Itaelis own mentor, Willia ms, visited the area in May 2010,

and is delighted to see his 37-year-old riend now helping

another generation. Im so proud o him. Hes putting his

heart and soul into this. We should be very proud o him,

Williams adds, reerring to the alumni community. Itaelis

current work underscores the universitys vision o actingas a leading Catholic teaching university o international

consequence or the 21st century, Williams says. He did

very well or Saint Leo.

For more information, contact Jerry Williams 75 at

[email protected].

Alfred Itaeli 97, center


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New Center or Values, Service, and Leadership

New Addressin AtlantaSaint Leo is continuing its service to Atlanta-area

continuing education students with the opening

o a new teaching location in an oce park in

Morrow, GA. The Morrow acility opened in

early March to replace our class location at the

U.S. Army base at Fort McPherson, which will

be closed by the government later this year. The

Morrow oce is located just south o the base oInterstate 75 (Exit 233 to 1590 Adamson Parkway)

and oers both military and civilian students a

convenient location in the south Atlanta area, and

that is equipped with technologically advanced

classrooms. Students will continue to enjoy small

classes and personal attention. Saint Leo has

continually served this area since 1975.

Community service projects and service-learning opportunities

have become part o the culture o Saint Leo University. The

recent holiday season oered many examples, as student

members o the Social Work Club at University Campus raised

enough cash or the Salvation Army to buy 60 turkeys or amilies

at Thanksgiving, and students at centers conducted canned ood

drives to aid local pantries.

The widespread acceptance o such projects prompted the

ounding o the new Center or Values, Service, and Leadership,

which specializes in developing community-based service work

that is also educational or students. The centers director is Dr.

Rhondda Waddell, who joined the School o Education and Social

Services in all 2010 as a proessor o social work. She is advisedby a broad group o university representatives.

The centralized operation will share ideas and innovative

practices, and locate administrative support and tracking

resources in one area. The center is already working on an online

course that will introduce students to service opportunities

and give them a sense o what will be expected during work

assignments. Eventually, Dr. Waddell intends that the center

will collect and monitor data on Saint Leo programs, research

the outcomes o the service-learning activities, and assist

individuals and groups applying or grants. This work should,

in turn, make it possible or Saint Leo to advance its teaching

through service learning, Dr. Waddell said.

Putting students in real-lie service activities requires critical

thinking o them, and exposes them to dierent social and

cultural infuences, she said, noting such experiences allow

students to develop their own humanity.

Dr. Rhondda Waddell


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U N I V E R S I T Y C H R O N I C L E S

University Speaker SeriesBrings Prominent, CreativeThinkers to Saint LeoThe 2010-2011 University Speaker

Series enjoyed a particularly strong

run this year. The rst guest lecturer

o the academic year was Rebecca

Skloot, author o thecurrent nonction

bestseller, The Immortal Life of

Henrietta Lacks. Skloot, a science

journalist, read rom her work and

answered questions about the kinds

o ethical issues the story raised. The

work explored the history o cancer

research and the lie and legacy o one

patient in particular. Henrietta Lacks

cells were harvested and used without

her knowledgecommon practice at

the timeand by chance became an

important element in medical and drug

research. Some o the research has

yielded widely used treatments.

In February, Callie Crossley, a veteran

broadcaster, lmmaker and media

scholar came and discussed ways

American readers and listeners can

become more savvy consumers o news

and other inormation in this digital age.

Crossley regularly discusses MediaLiteracy at colleges and universities

across the country, as she believes

college students need the skill to be

adequately inormed leaders. She

advised her audience to seek out news

and inormation bulletins on important

topics rom multiple perspectives,

and rom media outlets that report

Author Rebecca Skloot autographing a book for Dr. Audrey Shor, biology faculty

acts and elicit opinions rom credible,

knowledgeable sources on the topic

at hand. Crossley visited UniversityCampus as the annual 2011 Woodrow

Wilson Visiting Fellow (a program

organized by the Council o Independent

Colleges), and also v isited with several

classes over the course o three days.

Lastly, as this edition oSpirit was in

production, University Campus looked

orward to a visit rom the painter and

Christian thinker Makoto Fujimura.

The artist illustrated a breathtaking

new edition oThe Four Holy Gospels

or Crossway Publishing. The release

commemorates the 400th anniversary

in 2011 o the King James Bible, though

CrosswaysFour Holy Gospels itsel is

the Standard English Version. Fujimura

created a series o abstract paintings

or the publication, rather than trying

to depict particular scenes rom the

Biblical stories, which prompts the

readers to connect with the Scripture

and its messages in ways that are

perhaps new and deeply elt. Fujimura

spoke on Faith and Art.

Student Community Center | Greenelder-Denlinger Boardroom | Admission and parking are ree

For inormation about the University Speaker Series,call the Ofce o University Communications at (352) 588-8572.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011, 7:00 P.M.

MED IAL I T E R A C Y

with broadcast journalist, flmmaker, andcommentator Callie Crossley


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Global Issues in CommerceFor the second time, Saint Leo Universitys School o Business hosted the

International Business Conerence at University Campus. Over the course o two

days, academics and proessional presenters shared research with an audience

comprised o teachers, students, and area business representatives.

The keynote speaker, uturist David Pearce Snyder, discussed the importance o

continued networking as the business world continues to change rapidly. Jose

Valiente, principal with the Tampa oce o accounting rm Larson Allen LLP,

addressed change in Cuba. The Tampa International Airport stands to benet when

direct charter fights to the island resume ater 50 years. The approvals are already

anticipated. Further, he predicted old trade barr iers will eventually al l and the

nation will need new investment and inrastructure, creating multiple opportunities

or American industries.

Other presentations covered diverse topics, ranging rom oreign relations policy to

accounting standards, sustainable business, and international corporate leadership

competencies. The director or the conerence this year was Dr. Eric Schwarz,

associate proessor o sport business. Guests were welcomed by President Arthur F.

Kirk, Jr., and School o Business Dean Michael Nastanski.

University WinsRecognitionrom NationalMagazineSaint Leo University was ranked in the

rst tier among 118 regional universities

in the South included in the Americas

Best Colleges edition released by

U.S. News & World Report magazine.

The Best Regional Universities

group, where Saint Leo is categorized,

describes institutions oering a ull

range o bachelors degree programs, as

well as masters degree programs. We

are pleased that the U.S. News rankings

recognize the tremendous educational

value that Sa int Leo oers, University

President Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., said. The

magazines recognition will inorm more

students and amilies o the exceptionalbenets o a Saint Leo University

education. The ranking is calculated

using a number o indicators, such as the

satisaction students have shown with

their teachers, the academic abilities

o the student body, and the depth and

breadth o programs and services the

institution provides. School of Business Dean Michael Nastanski


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U N I V E R S I T Y C H R O N I C L E S

Paul H Lehner, SLC 74, is vice

president o Specialty Fibersor Leigh Fibers, Inc. He lives in

Spartanburg, SC, with his wie Sara

and son Ellis. He is a member o the

Piedmont Club and the Spartanburg

Area Conservancy. He is also a

member o Ducks Unlimited and a

partner in River Bend Sportsmans Resort.

Student trusteeAlfe Lopez-Coyle, SLU

10, lives in Virginia Beach, VA, and is

pastoral associate at the Church o theHoly Family, also in Virginia Beach.

She is a volunteer with Catholic

H.E.A.R.T. Workcamp and Young Lie

Capernum: Youth Ministry or Teens

& Young Adults with Disabilities. She

supports the homeless and Hispanic Outreach.

Nadeem Mazharis chie executive

ocer o Custom Technology

Solutions LLC in Houston, TX. He

serves on the Board o Directors at

Cons-Seal, Inc. and CTS LLS. He is amember o the Automotive Warehouse

Distributors Association. He is

also a member o the Vistage CEO

organization and volunteers locally at Pines Montessori

School, where he was a past board member.

Sheila McDevitt, HNA 60, ormer

board chair rom 2005-07, returns

as a trustee. Her previous term

expired in 2008 . She is o counsel

in the Tampa oce o national law

rm Akerman Sentertt Attorneysat Law. She serves on the boards

o WEDU Broadcasting, Inc. and

the Greater Tampa Chamber o Commerce. She was

a past member and past chair o the Florida Board o

Governors, State University System Governance Board.

She also served as past president o the Hillsborough

County Bar Foundation.

Sister Roberta Bailey, HNA 57, is prioress

o the Benedictine Sisters o Floridaat Holy Name Monastery. A respected

educator throughout the state, her

last assignment was at Saint Anthony,

School in neighboring San Antonio

where she was principal or 15 years.

Her memberships include the Southern

Early Childhood Association and the Florida Association

or the Education o Young Children. She ser ves on the

diocesan commission or religious. Sister celebrated her

golden jubilee as a Benedictine Sister in 2009.

Noel Boeke is a partner in Tampa with

the law rm o Holland & Knight LLP.

He is also an ocer o the Turnaround

Management Association and a

member o Vistage Florida, a CEO

peer group. He was named one o the

Best Lawyers in America by theBest

Lawyers guide, 2009 -2011.

Cynthia Brannen, SLC 92, is a retired

instructor o English. She returns to

the board ater her previous term endedin 2009. She rst began serving on the

board in the year 2000. Brannen is both

an alumna and the parent o a Saint Leo

graduate. She received her B.A. degree

in English Literature with highest honors

in 1992 at Saint Leo and went on to earn an M.A. in English

Literature. She lives in Inverness, FL.

Edward Kobel is the president and

chie operating ocer o DeBartolo

Development and is responsible or

the companys strategy, execution andcapitalization. With a customer and

community come rst philosophy, Kobel

leads a team that has created a nationwide

real estate investment platorm that spans

rom Hawaii to Florida. Capitalized by the DeBartolo Family and

major capital commitments that Kobel secured with institutional

partners, DeBartolo Development has underwritten a real estate

pipeline o over $1 billion.

Board o Trustees Proles: New and Returning

HNA denotes Holy Name Academy and SLC refers to Saint Leo College.


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F E A T U R E S

In 2008, Saint Leo University commissioned a bronze sculpture

to celebrate the schools longtime commitment to educating men

and women who serve in our nations armed forces.

For Those Who Serve provides a sense of place and pride for our

military students, alumni, faculty, and staff members.

I had a concept of a sculpture honoring our military men and

women in the armed forces, but also our faculty and staff who

are so devoted to teaching the young men and women of the

United States armed forces, says University President Arthur

F. Kirk, Jr. I started to recall how important the campus is

symbolically to all of our military students. The sculpture

seemed particularly appropriate because of the town square

concept that we were developing. We have so many students

and so many graduates who stand in harms way so we can enjoy

this wonderful freedom and this great peaceful environment in

which to learn and to play.

For Those Who Serve

Artist Dexter Benedict with President Arthur F. Kirk, Jr.


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e Who Serve was

oned in 2008 to pay tribute

ranch othe armed services

ebrate SaintLeo Universitys

ing commitmentto

g educationalopportunities

membersand veterans.

lex, seven-gure bronze,

y accomplished sculptor

enedict, wasinstalled

ey Plaza atthe heart o

rsitysmain campus and

on VeteransDay 2010. The

wasmade possible by a

enerous individualswho

tied a particular branch o

e portrayed in the sculpture

wished to highlight. The

tsare a specialway o

people close to them.

or Those Who ServeHjalma and Laura Johnson honored

the memory oChester W. Taylor,Jr.,

ounding dean omilitary education

atSaint Leo, and the U.S. Army.

Constance Schifin Blumpaid tribute

to the memory oCharles George

Schifin, Jr., U.S.N., and theU.S.Navy.

Richard 68 and Karen Johnson and

the Margery C. HuntCharitable Fund

provided a gitin memory oDennis

E. Vacenovsky 67 U.S.M.C., and the

U.S.Marine Corps.

VirginiaM.GingerJudgedonated

inmemoryo DanGordonJudge,Jr.,

U.S.A.F.,and TimothyJamesJudge77,

and the U.S. Air Force.

JamesWillis Walter honored hiswie,

Connie Marie Walter, and recognized

the SaintLeo Universityaculty.


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The project was awarded to artist Dexter Benedict, whose

studio and oundry are located in Penn Yan Village, NY. I was

pleased, encouraged, and energized by the challenge, he says,

and also a little intimidated by the size and scale o the work.

For Those Who Serve is made up o seven fgures. Five fgures

represent the branches o the militaryArmy, Navy, Air Force,Marines, and Coast Guardeach dressed in the appropriate

feld work uniorm. With their arms lited above their heads,

they support a symbolic fgure o Lady Liberty.

In a visual sense, youve got fve fgures liting this ring so the

view is up like a gothic cathedralit starts to soar. You look

at it and your eye moves up through the fgure, and the Liberty

fgure suggesting probably the Statue o Liberty, [Frederic]

Bartholdis fgure in the harbor in New York, Benedict says.

A short distance rom the main group o fgures is a aculty fgure

seated on a bench, symbolic o Saint Leos ongoing commitment

to educating our nations military. Benedict incorporated

representations o sources o knowledge over time: scrolls,

books, and computer discs. He says the proessors hand is

gesturing up as i he is a conduit o inormation.

Taking about two years rom concept to installation, Benedict

made the sculpture using the lost wax bronze casting process.

Starting with an original, ull-sized, clay sculpture, Benedict cut

the model into pieces which were cast frst in plaster, then in wax,

and in plaster again. The wax was melted out o the molds in a

kiln, leaving a void (lost wax) into which bronze was poured.

Once cooled, the mold was chipped away to reveal each o thebronze parts, which were then sanded, reassembled, and welded

together. In the case oFor Those Who Serve the fnal assembly

was done in late October 2010 with the assistance o architects

and workers who hoisted the three sections into place with a

crane.

For Those Who Serve was dedicated at a ceremony on Veterans

Day 2010. U.S. Army Reserve Major General Luis R. Visot,

executive director o the Joint Military Science Leadership Center

at the University o South Florida in Tampa, was the keynote

speaker. Visot expressed his appreciation or the sculpture: On

behal o all those service members who are presently pursuing

their education throughout the world and on campus at Saint Leo

University, please allow me to extend my heartelt gratitude to

the Saint Leo University community that or many, many years,

and even generations, has passionately demonstrated its untiring

commitment to the success o our many veterans who have taken

advantage o the educational benefts that they have so justly

earned.

To view a video aboutFor Those Who Serve visit

www.saintleo.edu/FTWS.


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Adjunct Proessor Carmelou Lu G.

Aloupas earned her Juris Doctor

degree rom Regent University School

o Law in May 2010, and was admitted

to the Virginia State Bar and the U.S.

District Court or the Eastern Distr ict

o Virginia. She is an associate at The

Law Ofces o Krinick & Segall in

Newport News, practicing criminal

and amily law.

School o Business Dean

Michael Nastanski and

Proessor o Marketing

and Quantitative Methods

Stephen Baglione co-authored

Blooms Taxonomy &

Distance Education: A Lack o

Pedagogical Sophistication?

with Randall Bowden. The

article was published inJournal o

Excellence in College Teaching in

2010. Baglione wrote Undergraduate

Student Perceptions o Online and

Traditional On-Ground Classes,

published in theReview o Business. He

co-authored several articles including,

Sel-Reported Nutritional Knowledge

and the Acceptance o HealthRelated

Food Claims, with Louis A. Tucci and

John L. Stanton published in theBritish

Food Journal; with Adjunct Proessor

Thomas Zimmerer, Working Proessionals

on Corporate Social Responsibility

and Multinational Corporations

During a Recession, in theJournal oInternational Business and Economics;

and Productivity vs. Privacy or an

Organizations Workorce: Preliminary

Study o Working Proessionals, in the

Journal o International Management

Studies. Also with Tucci, Baglione wrote

Using a Marketing Computer Simulation

to Improve Learning in a Principles

Faculty and Sta Accomplishments

o Marketing Course, published in the

Review o Business Research.

Proessor o Criminal Justice Robert

Diemerco-wrote with Baglione and

Zimmerer, The Internet: Exacerbating

White-Collar Crime, published in the

International Journal o Business and

Public Administration.

Director o Research and Evaluation Laura

Blasi and Proessors o Psychology Richard

Bryan and Marilyn Mallue presented From

Documenting to Decision-making

Evaluation o the Core Curriculum:

Evidence o the Impact on Teaching

and Learning Using Multiple Forms

o Assessment at the 50th Annual

Conerence o the Association or General

and Liberal Studies in October 2010 in

Austin, TX.

Assistant ProessorsJacalyn Bryan and

Elana Karshmerpresented a session at

the Georgia Conerence on Inormation

Literacy in Savannah titled, Building

a First-Year Inormation Literacy

Experience: Integrating Best Practices in

Education and ACRL Inormation Literacy

Standards or Higher Education. Bryan

was also elected to a three-year term

on the Board o Directors o the Florida

Dance Education Association.

Assistant Vice President Beth Carter

and Shaw Center Director Frank Osage

presented Changing the

Culture o an Education

Center at the University

Proessional & Continuing

Education Association South

Conerence in Austin, TX, in October.

Assistant Proessor o Theology and

ReligionJames Cross presented a paper

at the 2010 College Theology Society

convention. In the paper, he argues that

service learning curricula in Catholic

colleges and universities ought to be

partially inormed by a sacramental

model o service.

Adjunct aculty member Greg Beattywrotetwo entries or The Encyclopedia of the

Vampire: The Living Dead in Myth,

Legend, and Popular Cultureedited by S.T. Joshi and published by Greenwood Press.

Laura Blasi, Marilyn Mallue, and Richard Bryan


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F A C U L T Y A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

Belies in the Marketplace o Ideas,

published by B&H Academic.

Assistant Director o the Gwinnett, GA,

ofce Eric Hill wrote, What Preachers Never

Tell You About Tithes & Offerings: The

End of Clergy Manipulation & Extortion,

published by Sun Hill Publishers.

Assistant Proessor o English

Lee Hobbs presented a paper

titled Facebooking Your

Students: What Role(s) Should

Online Social Networking

Play in Academia? at the Florida College

English Associations 2010 Annual

Conerence at Rollins College in Winter

Park, FL, in October.

Diane Johnson, assistant director o

aculty services or the Center or Online

Learning, presented Over the Rainbow:

Embracing Diversity to aculty members

at Pensacola State College in August.

University PresidentArthur F.

Kirk, Jr., presented a case studyo Saint Leo University during

a panel discussion titled

Using Technology to Reshape

Educational Delivery, Improve Service,

and Cut Costs. The panel was part o the

Council o Independent Colleges annual

Presidents Institute in January in Palm

Springs, CA. He presented with Kathy

Davanzo o CODA Partners, Creating

Sustained Leadership Eectiveness at

All Levels at the College and University

Personnel Association Human Resources

2010 Annual Conerence.

Patricia Kandalec o Distance Learning and

Associate Proessor o Management Robert

W. Robertson co-wrote Perspectives on

Women in Leadership, published in the

Ethics & Critical Thinking Journal in

2010.

Adjunct aculty member Fatima Lim-Wilsons

poems were selected or inclusion in

An Anthology o English Writing in

Southeast Asia published by the National

Library Board o Singapore; and in

Prowess and Grace published by Anvil

Publications, Philippines.

Assistant Proessor o Business

Administration B. Tim Lowder

was appointed to represent

the School o Business at the

International Assembly oCollegiate Business Education. He presented

a paper on New Dimensions o Corporate

Culture: A Construct or Stakeholder Ethics

in a Spiritual Workplace at the American

Business World International Conerence

held in Nashville. His article titled Change

Management or Survival: Becoming an

Adaptive Leader was published in the

Indian Management Research Journal .

His book, The Dominant Logic of Strategic

Entrepreneurial leadership: Strategies

Employed by Successful Entrepreneurs was

published by Lambert Publishing.

Associate Proessor o

Accounting Passard Dean

and MBA student Jodi

Campbell presented, What

Do Companies Expect o

Accounting Majors? at the Intellectbase

International Consortium Academic

Conerence in Atlanta, GA. The

article was published in theReview

o Management Innovation and

Creativity. Dean co-authored Managing

Globalization to Achieve HorizontalEquity with Joseph U. Nnanna and Dione

Garrett, published in theInternational

Journal o Inormation and Technology;

and SFAS No. 133 and Its Impact on

Earnings Volatility with Emil Koren

and Randall Newell, published in the

Business Journal or Entrepreneurs.

Dean was recently appointed to the

Executive Editorial Board o Intellectbase

International Consortium, and reviewer

or Franklin Publishing.

Adjunct aculty memberAshraf Esmailco-authoredMaking Math Learning

Fun or Inner City School Students

with Glondolyn Duhon-Jeanlouis and

Alice Duhon-Ross. The book was

published in 2010 by University Press

o America.

Adjunct aculty member and

Distinguished Proessor o Catholic-

Jewish Studies Eugene Fisherwrote

Typical Jewish Misunderstandings o

Christianity, published inShoar: AnInterdisciplinary Journal o Jewish

Studies by Purdue University Press.

Adjunct Instructor o philosophy Allen

Gehringhas written a chapter titled

Assessing the Death Penalty, in the

book Taking Christian Moral Thought

Seriously: The Legitimacy o Religious


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Instructional Technology

Graphic Artist Mike Maihack

edited and contributed

toParable: The Comic

Anthology, a collection o

modern parables rom independent

animators, web artists, and comic

creators. The anthology was published

by Lampost, Inc.

Adjunct aculty member Michele

Masterfano wroteEective Business

Planning: A Structured Approach

published by Kendall-Hunt.

Adjunct aculty memberThomas Matyok

presented The Role o Collaboration

in Preparing Graduates or Global

Citizenship at the International

Conerence o Education, Research

and Innovation in Madrid, Spain.

Assistant Proessor

o Communications

Management Diane M.

Monahan, presented two

papers at the National

Communication Associations

annual convention in San Francisco:

Navigating the Workplace with

PTSD: Hitting the Walls in the

Darkand Paperchase, Adoption,

FriendshipYahoo!: Finding

Community in a Yahoo Group.

Financial Reporting

Analyst or Business Aairs

Michael Shane Mooreearnedhis certifcation as a

public accountant.

Proessor o Human Services Felix

Padilla has written The Struggle or the

Authentic Sel: Creating Your True

Sel or a Peaceul World, published by

Indigo Heart Publishing.

Proessor o Education

Patricia Parrish has been

promoted to associate dean

o the School o Educationand Social Services. Her

expanded responsibilities include

working with the Florida Department

o Education to ensure all education

programs at the university meet

state requirements; serving as the

institutional liaison to the Commission

on Colleges o the Southern

Associations o Colleges and Schools;

and supporting the dean.

Adjunct Instructor Ronald F. Premuroso

received the Best Paper Award at

the Accounting Inormation Systems

Educators Conerence in 2010 or his

paper titled, Financial Statement

Risk Assessment Following the COSO

Framework: An Instruct ional Case

Study. He also wrote, Tasteless

Tea Company: A Comprehensive

Revenue Transaction Cycle Case

Study, published inIssues in

Accounting Education.

Proessor o PoliticalScience Marco Rimanelli

wrote our chapters or

theAshgate Research

Companion to War:

Origins & Prevention, edited by

Hall Gard ner and Oleg Kobtze

and will be published by Ashgate

Publishing in 2011.

Adjunct Instructor o English

Tony Ruggiero has written the fnal

insta llment in his our-book Team o

Darkness Vampire Series, Operation

End Game. The series is published by

Dragon Moon Press.

Adjunct aculty member Catherine

Sullivan has wr itten a childrens book

titled,Problems, Problems, Problems,

published by PublishAmerica , LLP.


Theology and Religion

Michael J. Tkacik was

nominated to serve a three-

year term as the Convener

and Chair o the Symbol, Ritual and

Sacraments Section o the Annual

Conerence o the College Theology

Society. Tkacik also presented

Diaconal Stewardship o Theology

and Church Teaching: Deacons as

Agents o Gods Mercy at the Diocese

o Saint Petersburg Continuing

Education or Deacons in November.


Accounting Daniel Tschopppresented a paper, The

Institutional Role in the

Promotion o Corporate

Social Responsibility Reporting, at

the Academy o Business Discipline


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F A C U L T Y A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

Conerence in Fort Myers, FL, in

November. The co-authors on the

paper are Dr. Steve Wells romWestern Kentucky University, and

Dr. Doug Barney rom Indiana

University Southeast.

Proessor o Biology Robin

van Tine has been named a

GreenFaith Fellow. The

GreenFaith Fellowship

Program is North A mericas

only comprehensive education and

training program to turn clergy and

laity into religious-environmental

leaders.

Proessor o Socia l Work Rhondda

Waddell presented a poster at The

Society o Teachers o Family

Medicine 2010 Conerence on Practice

Improvement: Assembling the Patient-

Centered Team in San Antonio, TX.

The poster, Examining the Efciency

o a Primary Care Clinic Serving

the Poor and Underserved, was

co-authored by Gina Murray and

Patrick Lynn.

School o Education and

Social Services Dean Carol

Walkerhas written a book

o poetry.Pencils and Pens

is published by Catawba

Publishing.

Adjunct aculty member SuzanneWhitakerrecently became one o only

seventeen Georgia attorneys certifed

as a Child Welare Law Specialist.

This specialization is recognized

and approved by the American Bar

Association and is similar to and

modeled ater board certifcation

or physicians. Child Welare Law

Specialists represent children,

agencies, and parents in child abuse

and neglect cases.

Assistant Proessor o Psychology

Tammy Zacchilli co-authored

Shared Cognitions and

Shared Theories: Telling

More Than We Can

Know Ourselves with

B. Randolph-Seng and M.P. Casa de

Calvo. The article was published in

theJournal o Scientifc Psychology.Zacchilli also presented a poster with


Psychology Kevin M. Kiefferat

the annual Best Practices:

Assessing Teaching and

Learning in Psychology in

Atlanta, GA. The poster was titled,

Assessing learning in the psychology

major: The trials and tribulations o a

regional liberal arts psychology program.

IN MEMORIAM

Dr. James Edwin Ed Woodard, Jr.

July 30, 2010

Chief Clarence Chan, Saint Leo instructor

August 30, 2010

Rabbi Milton I. Schlager

January 12, 2011

Rhondda Waddell and Patrick Lynn


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A T H L E T I C S

Rio Piedras in their rst game, beore overturning

the University o Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and the

host school Bayamon in the ollowing days.

Saint Leo University Unveils

Tom McEwenA Tampa

Bay TreasureTom McEwen, a key fgure in the history o Tampa Bay sports, was honored in

November at a luncheon and ceremony announcing his selection o Saint Leo

University as the new home or his collection o sports memorabilia. McEwen

was celebrated or his more than a hal century o sports journalism, power-

brokering, and riend-making.

A legendary fgure in the Tampa Bay sports world since the 1950s, McEwen took

over as The Tampa Tribunes sports editor in 1962. His career was highlighted

in 1993 when he won the Red Smith Award, the most prestigious honor in sports

writing. McEwen, a 19-time Florida Sports Writer o the Year, was honored with

the Dick McCann Memorial Award or Service to the NFL in 2000. He is also a

member o the Tampa Bay Sports Hall o Fame.

The collection, titled Tom McEwenA Tampa Bay Treasure, dates back to

the 1950s and eatures original print sports columns, books, and photos o

McEwens time covering the growing sports culture in the once-tiny, cigar-

making town o Tampa. On display during the unveiling were photos o

McEwen and Johnny Unitas, Bear Bryant, George Steinbrenner and John

McKay. A permanent display o the memorabilia is planned to open this year.

Honoree Tom McEwen and NFL Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon share a

brief word after the unveiling of Tom McEwenA Tampa Bay Treasure

in November

Green & Gold Gol

Classic Scores or

Saint Leo AthleticsOne hundred participants turned out or the fth

annual Green & Gold Gol Classic in late October.

Moved to the all rom its previous mid-spring

date, the tournament was well received amongst

everyone involved and now serves as a kick-o

to the winter sports season and numerous other

special events hosted at Saint Leo.

Saint Leo alumnus Jose Bolivar takes a moment

to visit with the womens basketball team during

their trip to Puerto Rico in December.


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Pia Soesemann Named

Sunshine State Conerence

Player o the YearWomens soccer player Pia Soesemann 12 has earned the Sunshine State

Conerences highest on-feld honor as the junior was named the conerences Player

o the Year. Named the top player overall and on the oensive side o the ball,

Soesemann was also the only Lion named to the frst team or the 2010 season.

Soesemann was one o the most prolifc scorers in the conerence. She ranked

second in the league with 42 points and 19 goals; tied or second with fve game-

winning goals; and tied or 10th with our assists. She also ranks among the top

players in NCAA Division II in some statistical categories. Soesemann ranks fth

with 2.63 points per game and third with 1.188 goals per game.

Womens soccer player Pia Soesemann and mens soccer senior BruceCutler represented the Lions at the National Soccer Coaches Associations

annual convention in January

Cutler Tabbed

CoSIDA AcademicAll-America

Second TeamMens soccer midelder Bruce Cutler 11

was acknowledged as a 2010 College

Sports Inormation Directors o America

(CoSIDA) Academic Al l-America Second

Team choice.

Cutlers 3.98 grade-point-average was

also the second-highest among all

midelders, and the top among all

student-athletes on the second team.

On the eld, Cutler put up his most

impressive numbers during his senior

campaign as he tied his career-high in

goals scored with six. He also increased

his career-high in assists by two to

complete the season with six. In total,

the Scotland native tallied 18 points,

while eclipsing the 50-point mark or his

career. He nished 10-or-10 in penaltykicks and amassed ve game-winning

goals over the course o his our years.

The quintessential student-athlete,

Cutler, a 2009 NSCAA Second Team

Scholar All-American, is expected to

graduate in May with his degree in

mathematics.


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D E P A R T M E N T S A L U M N I N E W S


A Letter rom the New Director o

Alumni RelationsEddie Kenny

Dear Saint Leo Alumni,

Coming back to Saint Leo in the role o director o Alumni Relations

has been a great thrill or me, and I am honored to have the opportunity

to connect with our alumni rom Holy Name Academy, Saint Leo

College Preparatory School, Saint Leo College, and Saint Leo

University.

When planning or the uture, I envision an Alumni Association that is

mobilized not unlike an army. Given Saint Leos strong military history

and tradition, this analogy is perhaps the perect t or our university.

We have several ronts on which to engage our alumni and the challenge is to nd the correct

methods with which to do so. O course the key to succeeding in this challenge is to welcome the

eedback and strong volunteer participation rom you, our alumni.

I also extend the warmest welcome to our current students. As a student o our university, you are

on the path toward becoming the uture o the Saint Leo Alumni Association and ollowing in the

ootsteps o those who have laid the oundation or the University we are all proud to be a part o

today.

Saint Leo alumni across the country, and in all parts o the world, are doing amazing things!

Whatever lie path you have chosen, we would love to hear about it. I look orward to the

opportunity to meet everyone during our var ious events on campus, at our regional centers, and

in regions throughout the countryand perhaps beyond. Please contact our oce at any time to

discuss reunions, events, and suggestions you may have to help us better connect with each other.

Again, my thanks to everyone or your commitment to Saint Leo University.

Go Lions!

Eddie Kenny

Director of Alumni Relationsoce: (352) 588-8994

cell: (954) 529-7874

[email protected]

www.saintleo.edu


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Class Notes

Achievements

Greg Guiteras 54, 67, owner o Guiteras

Finishing & Restoration, Brooklyn, NY, has

recently completed the restoration o nine

statues in time or the rededication o

his restored parish church, Saint Francis

Xavier in New York City.

John Phillips 68 was presented the

Georgia Association o Educational Lead-

ers 2010 Fulbright Distinguished Service

Award at the GAEL Summer Conerence.

The award is presented annually to the

GAEL member who has shown signifcantachievement in the feld o educational

leadership.

Peter Meade 71 has been appointed lead

independent director o the board at Che-

moil, one o the worlds leading physical

suppliers o marine uel.

Kathleen Kelly-Naylor 76 is a stafng

consultant or Premier Health Resources in

Charlotte, N.C. Previously, she served as

vice president o sales and marketing or

Benestar or nine years.

James Cervera 81, a 32-year veteran othe Virginia Beach Police Department, has

been appointed chie o police or that city.

George N. Turner 81 was appointed Chie

o Police or Atlanta, Georgia, in 2010. He

has been a member o the department

since 1981.

David Stanton 85 and his amily received

a Papal Blessing or their home rom Pope

Benedict XVI in June 2010.

Dr. Sandra Sessoms-Penny 86 is ounder

and president o Inevitable Growth Lie

Coaching and Consulting, LLC.

Steven Stratton 89 has been appointed

senior vice president or business develop-

ment at QinetiQ North America, a provider

o technology services and solutions.

Stratton is a veteran o the U.S. Army Spe-

cial Forces and the U.S. Secret Service.

Stephen Guth 90 has written a book

based on his years o negotiation experi-

ence titled,The Contract Negotiation Hand-

book: An Indispensable Guide for Contract

Professionals.

Beverly Molter-Sundock 90 is the new

director o strategic business and quality

development at Terrebonne General Medi-

cal Center in Houma, LA.

Al Sorrentino 92 is now the head varsity

baseball coach at Central High School in

Spring Hill, FL.

Jack Manhire 94 was appointed Attorney

Advisor to the National Taxpayer Advocateo the IRS. Manhire works at the IRS head

quarters in Washington, DC. Manhire lives

in Virginia with his wie, Ann (Blum) 94,

and their eight children.

Jacqueline Anderson 94 is a fnancial

analyst in the Treasury Reporting Branch o

the Deense and Accounting Service.

Prep & Holy Name ReunionSaint Leo University celebrated its heritage at the recent 2010 Saint Leo College

Prep & Holy Name Reunion weekend. The reunion had more than 100 attendeesrepresenting more than 800 Holy Name Academy and Saint Leo Prep alumni.

Throughout the weekend the 50th, 55th, and 60th Class Reunions or the Saint

Leo College Prep and Holy Name Academy classes o 1960, 1955, and 1950 were

celebrated and honored through a series o events that culminated with a reunion

dinner at Kae Kokopelli. Graduates rom as early as the Class o 1943 were present

to reconnect with riends rom the past.

Special thanks to Gordon Winslow 59 for providing reunion photos.


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A L U M N I N E W S

Can Your Family

Beat This?With Homecoming 2011 (March 30

April 3) in the air, now is a ftting time to

share the story o the Lumbra amily and

its Saint Leo amily tree.

Alumna and unofcial historian o the

amily, Peg Lumbra Maftt, traced the

educational journeys o her relatives and

in-laws throughout Saint Leo history.

So ar, she has recorded the names o

13 Lions, starting with Richard Shonter,

Sr., who attended Saint Leo Preparatory

School rom 1940 through 1942. The

history continues right up to the present,

noting two recent alumni who were

married in the Abbey Church on February

5, 2011: Caron Lumbra 05 and Daniel

Murphy 09.

Peg (who attended SLC rom 1969 to

1971) decided to use a spreadsheet to

document the amily ties. She records

the names o those who attended,

whether they married a ellow Saint Leo

alumnus, years o attendance, academic

major, and their career pursuits.

Saint Leo has touched our amily in

such a marvelous way and has shaped

many generations o our amily and

extended amily, she wrote recently.

Who knows what uture generations

will bringmost likely more Saint Leo

alumni.

We would love to hear rom other

readers with multiple Saint Leo amily

connections. Contact us at

[email protected].

Rosemarie (Alfaro) Call 96 has been pro-moted to city clerk o Clearwater, FL.

Gary Hester 96, police chie o Winter

Haven, FL, was the commencement speak-

er at Polk State Florida Colleges 103rd

Commencement on December 16, 2010.

William Mann 97, a captain with the

Polk County (Florida) Sheris Ofce, has

been named director o Polk State Col-

leges Kenneth C. Thompson Institute o

Public Saety.

Meri M. Stockwell 97 is owner and presi-

dent o Meri M. Stockwell, LLC, a global

procurement consulting frm.

Zan Tracy Pender 97 was awarded the

Higher Education Awareness Readiness

Transition (HEART) by the South Carolina

Commission on Higher Education. Pender

is a counselor at Lemira Elementary

School in Sumter, SC.

Shari Tressler 00 has been promoted to

principal o Mims Elementary School inMims, FL. She has been a member o

that schools aculty and administration or

more than 12 years.

Patti Beasley 01 has been promoted to

senior associate at H&A Architects in

Richmond, VA.

Tammy Berryhill 01 has been named

principal o Schrader Elementary School in

New Port Richey, FL.

Christopher Astolf 01 is the new business

development and sales manager at Wilson

Technology Group in Brooksville, FL.

Jose Coll 02 co-authoredA Civilian Coun-

selors Primer For Counseling Veterans

published by Linus Publications.

Kelly (Yates) Durie 02 now works as a

Critical Care Registered Nurse at Childrens

Hospital o Philadelphia, PA.

Melissa Hamilton 03 was admitted to theFlorida Bar Association at a ceremony at

the Florida Supreme Court.

Jennifer Hager 03 was elected to the

Indian Trail (Florida) Improvement District

Board o Supervisors in November.

Phyllis Baum 04 was recently appointed

chie executive ofcer o Leesburg (Florida)

Regional Medical Center.

Master Sergeant Edward D. McNeil 04

was honored at a retirement ceremony

in October at Joint Base Andrews in

Maryland, recognizing his 21 years o

distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force.

Terry Holback 05 was promoted to princi-

pal o Hudson Middle School, Hudson, FL,

in 2010.

Brian Lieberman 05 was promoted to

Lieutenant with the Winter Haven (Florida)

Police Department in October.

John McQueen 05 has been elected to

serve on the Board o Trustees o theAcademy o Proessional Funeral Service

Practice. McQueen is the co-owner and

chie operations ofcer o the Anderson-

McQueen Family Tribute Centers in Saint

Petersburg, FL.

Gina Perry 05 was named executive ofce

manager and acility security ofcer at En-

ergetics Technology Center in La Plata, MD.

Elizabeth (Carlene) Dantism 06 passed

the North Carolina Bar Exam in July 2010.

Mark Carrison 06 was appointed to the

board o directors o the Audubon Society

o Rhode Island. Carrison is a senior ac-

countant at DiSanto, Priest & Company.

Jamie (J.J.) Turner 07 was hired as the

head boys basketball coach at Brandon

High (Florida), where he played high school

basketball.


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Jennier Carroll 08, a 20-year Navy veteran

and graduate o Saint Leo Universitys MBA

program, was elected Floridas Lieutenant

Governor in November.

Nicole Mims 08 has been promoted to

fnance leader o Gul South Medical Supply

in Jacksonville, FL.

Greg Turnbo 08 was named administra-

tor at The Bridge o Ridgely (Tennessee),

a 100-bed skilled nursing acility.

Joe Belcher 09 has been hired as the

director o laboratory services at Lake

Wales Medical Center in Florida.

Master Sgt. Bruce Manning 09 earned

the signal promotion to the senior non-

commissioned ofcers rank o Senior

Master Sergeant in July 2010. Manning

serves as the services superintendent or

the Combat Readiness Training Center

(CRTC), Georgia Air National Guard.

Holly Smith 10 competed in an archery

competition and was awarded the FITA

CHAMPION Adult Female Olympic Recurve

at the Newberry Archery Club in Newberry,

FL, in 2010.

Seth Fowler 10 was drated by the Los

Angeles Angels o Anaheim and has since

signed with the club.

Candace Mercadante 10 has been named

Rookie Teacher o the Year at Marion Oaks

Elementary School in Ocala, FL.

Philip Magin 10 is now the manager o the

Human Resources department at Mariners

Hospital in Tavernier, FL.

Cedric Thomas 05, 08 has

been hired as the assistant

director o the Basic Law

Enorcement Training Pro-

gram at Forsy th Technical

Community College in Winston-Salem,

NC. The BLET Program is a 624-hour

State Certifcation Program that every

law enorcement ofcer in the state

must complete.

engAgements

Dana Passaro 11 and Peter Gressick 11

are engaged to be married in June 2011.

Jenny (Swems) Tuggle 08 and Trevor

Keiser are engaged to be married in

May 2011.

Weddings

Courtney Bell 06, 10 and Joseph Gre-

co were married December 11, 2010, in

Virgina Beach, VA.

Rachel Blum 10 was

married to Tom Crouch

on July 31, 2010, inNew York.

Jenelle C. Janowicz and Andrew J.

Bringuel 83 were married on October

15, 2010, at the Outer Banks, NC.

Ashley Irwin and Benjamin Dupon 10

were married July 24, 2010, in

Fellsmere, FL.

Catherine Callahan and Daniel Hersey

06 were married June 26, 2010, in

Saint Michael, MN.

Caron Lumbra 05 and Daniel Murphy

09 were married February 5, 2011,

at Saint Leo Abbey Church o the Holy

Cross in Saint Leo, FL.

in memoriAm

Brian Canty 62

May 9, 2007

Roland Leggett 79

April 25, 2008

Arthur Art VanVeKoven 79

August 4, 2010

U.S. Army PFC Paul Cuzzupe 09

August 8, 2010

John Raum, Sr. 80

September 12, 2010

Aaron ONeal Willie Hayes 93

October 8, 2010

Janae Makeria Rolle 10

November 15, 2010

Colonial Joseph Parker 47

December 2, 2010

Connie Slaughter 93

December 9, 2010

Jamie Helbling 11

December 29, 2010

Joseph Damato 72

December 31, 2010

Jacqueline Kurtz 77

December 31, 2010

Luigi Leroy 13

December 31, 2010

Saint Petersburg (Florida) Police

Sgt. Thomas Baitinger 08

January 24, 2011

Joseph E. Jack Jones 45

January 25, 2011Carly Romero 07 and Stephen Kubasek

08 were married February 19, 2011,

at Saint Leo Abbey Church o the Holy

Cross in Saint Leo, FL.


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