HNU Today - Fall07

FALL 2007

LIBERATING MINDS • TRANSFORMING LIVES • SINCE 1868

Sydney Harris, an American journalist, drama critic, teacher, andlecturer once said, “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrorsinto windows.” Any current students or graduates of Holy NamesUniversity would readily agree that their interactions with SisterMaureen Hester, Dr. Patricia McMahon, Sister Deborah Church, andSister Sharon Casey opened many windows in their lives. Thesewomen, with 114 years of collective service to Holy Names University,have been an essential part of the foundation of the HNU experience.We recognize and honor each of them as they retire from active teach-ing and ministry.

Sister Maureen Hester, SNJM, PhDmay be retiring, but it doesn’t appearthat she’s going to slow down anytimesoon. She’s looking forward to teaching acouple of classes for the fall semester,possibly including the Senior Seminaron the History of Psychology, and sheremains active as a fellow of both theWestern and American PsychologicalAssociations.

Sister Maureen has been a vibrant per-sonality on campus for 50 years. Afterbecoming an SNJM, she completed herBA at Holy Names in 1964. She joined

the faculty in 1965 and has served full-time ever since, except from1968 to 1972 when she was on leave to complete her doctorate at St.Louis University. Sister Marcia Frideger, SNJM, PhD, Professor ofBusiness Administration, her friend and housemate, said that shethinks Sister Maureen’s plans will evolve, but that she expects SisterMaureen will continue to serve HNU in a variety of ways that are nearand dear to her heart: organizing the annual psychology day on cam-pus at which Seniors present works on their psychological research,assisting with Freshman retreats and the Psi Chi honor society, andserving on the Catholic Identity Committee and the HNU TodayEditorial Board.

“A strong, graceful, spirited woman . . . capable of illuminating anentire room, filling it with laughter and joy,” Laureate Gholar ’06 saidof Sister Maureen at the Founders’ Day celebration on May 7th. “Sheis passionate about her work and fosters self-learning and personaldevelopment.”

Laureate continued, “Sister Maureen not only made us embrace thefact that attending a university was a decision we accepted and pur-sued, it was a decision to better ourselves and to help better the world.She assured us that we would be pulled in every direction possiblewith homework assignments, research papers, mid-terms, and finalexams. But she wanted us to realize that it was important for us notto get lost in all the many endeavors we encountered, but to actuallyfind ourselves.”

Faculty members open windows of opportunityand leave a lasting legacy at HNU

Dr. Patricia McMahon with Sisters Deborah Church, Sharon Casey and Maureen Hester

Sister Maureen receives flowersfrom Laureate Gholar '06 onFounders’ Day

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Dr. Patricia McMahon, PhD, Professorof Drama, Communication, and Englishreceived her BA in English from HolyNames in 1964. She went on to pursueher PhD in History of Theatre at YaleGrad School. She joined the HNU facul-ty in 1976 as a part-time professor andbecame a full-time Professor in 1995. Forthirty-one years, Dr. McMahon’s dedica-tion has transformed lives and impactedthe University in countless ways.

In addition to teaching, Dr. McMahon was the director of numerousplays performed at HNU, the most recent being the musicalCharlotte’s Web. Dr. McMahon’s passion for the stage and aShakespeare’s renaissance spirit led her to a priceless involvement inhelping to procure the funds needed to build and develop the ValleyCenter for Performing Arts. She served as chairperson for the Divisionof Fine Arts and, more recently, as the chairperson of the Division ofArts and Humanities. It has been her role as master of the stage thathas touched the HNU community profoundly.

At the Founders’ Day festivities on May 7, 2007, the HNU commu-nity gave Dr. McMahon a standing ovation for her commitment andcontribution to HNU’s growth and development in the arts. In herpresentation, Susan Egget ’02 noted that the Holy Names communityhas been blessed with Dr. McMahon as master of stage.

“We felt lucky to be in the presence of such amazing intellect andmastery of course content. We were also captivated by her air of pol-ished beauty; truly the Grace Kelly of HNU, Professor McMahon wasalways poised, articulate, and elegant. She has used theatre to empow-er her students with self-knowledge and a deep understanding of allhuman emotions. Quite possibly the greatest gift a professor can giveto her students.”

Although she has now retired, her outstanding performance will con-tinue to live on in the hearts and minds of the HNU community.BRAVO Dr. McMahon!

Sister Deborah Church, SNJM, PhD, Associate Professor of History,concluded a 28-year career as an HNU faculty member. An alumnaof the Holy Names class of ’61, Sr. Deborah completed her MA inEast Asian History and her doctorate in Japanese and U.S.Diplomatic History (1870-1914) at the University of Hawaii.

Sister Deborah was a key member of the committee that developedthe ISAC humanities program, originally known as CORE, for whichshe taught both the ancient world and contemporary world classes.She served as the first chair of the humanities division from 1986-1987, followed by two years as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairsbefore assuming the directorship of ISAC from 1989 until 2001.

Sister Deborah loves music, the arts and world literature. She partic-ularly enjoys mystery novels with detectives from faraway lands andlong-ago time periods: ancient Rome, medieval England and Ireland,

T’ang China, Victorian London, Australia, Holland, South Africa,Japan. In her Founders’ Day presentation, Lisa Clemson ’07 recalls,“We remember her carrying around a book, every chance she had hernose would be in it, and she especially loved her historical mysterynovels that took her to faraway lands and interesting places.”

Sister Nancy Teskey, SNJM, PhD, Professor of Biological Science,commented that Sister Deborah’s “real gift to her students was howhard she worked to teach them how to write well. The goals of HNU’sWriting Across the Curriculum program were really lived out in howshe taught.”

“Sister Deborah was tireless,” said Sister Nancy. “History lessonsaside, she worked with students to teach them how to write strongparagraphs, building a logical arguments for their senior colloquialpapers, and drawing clear conclusions. She helped countless studentsdevelop skills of analysis and synthesis and organization, diligentlymarking suggestions in red pencil over and over. She wouldn’t let gountil it was where she wanted it.”

Sister Sharon Casey, OP, D. Min, first came to Holy Names in 1994.In addition to her role as Director of Campus Ministry, she directedConvocation and Commencement, provided behind-the-scenes sup-port for Drama Club productions, and assisted with multiple serviceprojects. In recognition of her dedication, she was awarded the inau-gural Sr. Sharon Casey Alpha Delta Award in honor of her service inCampus Ministry for the past 13 years.

On July 1, 2007, Sister Sharon assumed her new position as Presidentof the Dominican Sisters of Tacoma in Washington. She tells us, “Ilook forward to working with my own community and theDominican Sisters full-time, and other women religious leaders onissues facing religious life in the 21st century”. She added that “I willmiss the people, faculty, staff, and the relationships formed” at HNU.

Sister Sharon’s top priority has always been the students, and makingsure that Campus Ministry was a welcoming place. Tiffany Ho ’08,who has worked with Sister Sharon for the past two years, refers to heras “the heartbeat of this community.” Tiffany cites the Beatitudes asthe best way to describe how Sr. Sharon has touched our lives:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be calledthe children of God.”

And so on…But I believe a ninth one should beadded, and it should be:

Blessed are those who have come to know SisterSharon: for their lives have been touched”.

Hence, one can see that Sister Sharon Casey’s missionto provide HNU with a welcoming Campus Ministryand a big smile has been successfully accomplished.”

Dr. McMahon receives flowersfrom Susan Egget ‘02 onFounders’ Day

2 LIBERATING MINDS • TRANSFORMING LIVES • SINCE 1868

HNU TODAY

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEJuly 2007

This 2007–2008 academic year is markedby several historic events. We are celebrating the140th anniversary of Holy Names University’sfoundation in Oakland. We are launching ourStrategic Plan 2007–2012 that charts our uni-versity’s movement to the next level of growthand vitality. We are welcoming our largestenrollment in history.

Anniversaries are grace-filled opportunitiesthat focus our attention on reverencing thepast and taking responsibility for the future.Holy Names University has a most blessedlegacy. Each of you lives that legacy by all thatyou are and all to which you are dedicated.Our most significant asset as a valued univer-sity is the spirit and charism of the Sisters ofthe Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Over our140 years we have changed location, changedour name four times and changed the makeup of our student body. However, that price-less asset has continued to be the sacred soulof Holy Names. This issue of HNU Todaycontains many stories and events that testifyto all that the six Holy Names sisters intendedin 1868 as they established the foundationfor Holy Names University.

On June 4, 2007, our Board of Trusteesapproved our Strategic Plan 2007–2012. Iwant to thank all of you who took the oppor-tunity to provide input through our strategicplanning survey. The process has been verycollaborative and has included the wisdomand insights of alumni, faculty, students,staff, administrators, trustees, friends andour constituents in the broader Bay Areacommunity, including principals of high

schools, officials of the Oakland diocese andBay Area leaders. Together we have charted abold, aggressive and realistic direction, wor-thy of our best efforts as we deliver a future ofvitality and vibrancy that is rooted in thelegacy of our past.

What will success look like? In 2012 HolyNames University will:

Serve a larger population of 1700 students in which most of the growth will be in the semester undergraduate and graduate programs

Offer a revitalized curriculum that is mission centered, market sensitive andfeatures relevant and fiscally healthy programs

Be technologically advanced in learning

Be known for its engagement with thebroader community and its communitybased learning

Provide a quality customer service envi-ronment that offers customized options

Model a culturally competent diversecommunity, imbued with the values andspirit of the Sisters of the Holy Names,that is reflected in its students, faculty,staff and trustees

Each of these attributes is essential for ouruniversity to move to its next level and toassure our position as a top tier spirituallyrooted university in the West. Our most crit-ical investment that we must make in thenext five years is the development andenhancement of our faculty, especially asmany of our revered long term faculty retire.Many of you have consistently stated thatyour teachers were instrumental in all thatyou learned and became at Holy Names. Youdescribe them as supportive, challenging andimpassioned in their disciplines. Our facultyis our most valuable resource and their quali-ty and enhancement are key as we ensure theHoly Names legacy into the future. Duringthis 2007-2008 academic year we will beengaging in a comprehensive programmaticreview that will inform a comprehensivefacilities campus master plan. Developing astrategic plan is the easy step, delivering itsgoals is the hard step that requires commit-ment, persistence and dedication from all whobelieve that our university is worthy of athriving future. We will inform you and counton you as we move forward.

At Commencement 2007 we sent forth 242graduates from eleven states and fifteennations into our world fully imbibed with theHoly Names charism and committed to mak-ing a difference in the lives of others. Youhave a part in each of their lives and deserveto be proud of all they have and will accom-plish. This Fall 2007 we are projected to wel-come our largest enrollment in the history ofHoly Names. It is a time of awe and gratitudefor all of us as we engage in their grace-fillededucational journeys. This is a powerfulmoment in history for our world and we area part of a powerful family. I continue to beconvinced that what Holy Names does best iswhat our world needs the most. Thank youfor all that you contribute in assuring anenduring legacy as we chart a vibrant future.

Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, PhDPresident

CONTENTS

Faculty retirements 1

Commencement 2007 3–4

Student Focus: 5Cathi Connelly

Founders' Day 2007 6

Alumni Focus 7

Homecoming, Alumni Awards 8

Anniversary Speaker Series 9Dr. Charles M. Geschke

Faculty Focus: 10Dr. Vanessa Handley

Campus Life 12–13

Class Notes 14–15

Lost Alumni 16–19

Alumni Survey Results 20


Currently in his 17th year asMusic Director of OaklandEast Bay Symphony, MichaelMorgan was born in Washing-ton, DC. His operatic debutwas in 1982 at the Vienna StateOpera in Mozart’s The Abduc-tion from the Seraglio. In 1986,

Sir Georg Solti chose him to become theAssistant Conductor of the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra. In 1986 he was invitedby Leonard Bernstein to make his debut withthe New York Philharmonic.

In addition to his duties with Oakland EastBay Symphony, Maestro Morgan serves asArtistic Director of Oakland Youth Orchestra,Music Director of Sacramento Philharmonic,Artistic Director of Festival Opera in WalnutCreek, and teaches the graduate conductingcourse at the San Francisco Conservatory ofMusic. In 2005 he was honored by the SanFrancisco Chapter of The Recording Acad-

emy with the 2005 Governors Award forCommunity Service. On the opposite coast,the American Society of Composers, Authorsand Publishers (ASCAP) chose Maestro Morganas one of its five 2005 Concert Music Awardrecipients. ASCAP further honored OaklandEast Bay Symphony in 2006 with its Awardfor Adventurous Programming. This year theSan Francisco Foundation honored him withone of its Community Leadership Awards.

Maestro Morgan is highly regarded as a cham-pion of arts education and minority access tothe arts. He serves on the Board of theAmerican Symphony Orchestra League aswell as the International House at theUniversity of California at Berkeley. TheOakland East Bay Symphony will open its19th season on November 9th with works byBeethoven and Leonard Bernstein. (Source:Oakland East Bay Symphony webpagewww.oebs.org).

It is with great honor that we bestow onMichael Morgan an Honorary Degree ofDoctor of Humane Letters. As the 2007Commencement speaker, Michael Morgangave hope and inspiration to a new generationof HNU graduates:

“Your generation has given me hope thatthe last two generations didn’t. The atti-tudes of your generation, the embracing ofdiversity, the demands for peace, the con-cern for the poor and the protection of the weak, these attitudes, while notentirely missing from the previous genera-tions, have been given a new urgency byworld events.

Everybody tells you at graduation that youare the future, that this is the beginning ofthe rest of your life and so on and so on.I’m not going to kid you. We’ve left you abig mess to clean up. But you’re the firstgroup I’ve seen in awhile who might justbe able to do it.

Those of you who are part of the genera-tion coming of age during the 00s mightjust be the ones to turn this thing around.

So go out and start your lives. And go out singing.”

Dr. Michael Morgan

Michael Morgan receives HonoraryDegree of Doctor of Humane Letters

and inspires graduates duringCommencement 2007

Go out and start your lives

singing


Neil W. McDaniel: He became associated with the Holy Names Sisters when his daughtersattended Holy Names High School. His love of golf and interest in world traveling havenot deterred him from his devotion to his family or his extensive volunteer service. Mr.McDaniel, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, spent much of his careerworking in the automotive industry. In 1980 he received the Triangle award for his contri-butions in this field. Mr. McDaniel has been affiliated with Holy Names University since1983 as Regent, Trustee, and now Trustee Emeritus. He has provided access to manyimportant contacts for the University and is a tremendous ambassador for Holy Names.Mr. McDaniel has served as President of the Easter Seals of Alameda County and asDirector of the East Bay Community Foundation. He has played an important role infundraising for Holy Names University throughout his association with the University. Hewas an instrumental fund-raiser for both the Valley Center for Performing Arts and thenewly renovated Brennan Hall science facilities. In addition, he has served with generosityand distinction on both the HNU Institutional Advancement and Leadership Committees.He actively worked to obtain Michael Feinstein for the 1996 benefit concert for theUniversity and energetically supported Mr. Feinstein’s most recent benefit concert in 2006.Mr. McDaniel has demonstrated personal and professional qualities consistent with themission and goals of Holy Names University and he has contributed to the betterment ofsociety through his talents and enterprise. It is with honor that we bestow on Neil W.McDaniel an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.

Ann S. Reynolds: She has made a life’s work of helping young people achieve their fulllearning potential as a teacher, tutor, counselor and an educational consultant. Mrs.Reynolds attended Wellesley College and the University of California, Berkeley for herundergraduate degree and secondary teaching credential. She holds a Master of Sciencedegree in Educational Psychology from California State University, Hayward. She has beenmarried to Jon Reynolds for 49 years and they have three children and five grandchildren.As an education consultant for 15 years, she provided professional expertise that matchedstudents with the school, college, or university that would best help them achieve success.Mrs. Reynolds’ interest in Holy Names University stems from her association with ArleneSargent, former chairperson of the Nursing Department, and as a member of the HNUNursing Leadership Board. She provided the vitality and leadership that helped raise$300,000 in support of the development of the Master of Science in Nursing program atHoly Names University. Mrs. Reynolds shares her vision, energy, and expertise as a Trusteeof Holy Names and she is a member of the Enrollment Management and InstitutionalAdvancement Committees of the Board. She chaired the 2006 Holy Names UniversityPresident’s Dinner that was held on the stage of the Regents’ Theatre of the Valley Centerfor the Performing Arts. Mrs. Reynolds received an annual lifetime achievement award inSeptember 2006 from Ann Martin Center, where she was a member of the Board ofDirectors, acknowledging her efforts to further the emotional growth and academicachievement of youth with special needs. Mrs. Reynolds is the President of A BeautifulNight Housing Board, a non-profit project that is raising money to build a working farmfor adults with mental illness. In addition to her work with Holy Names University and theAnn Martin Center, she has served on the Independent Educational ConsultantsAssociation Board, the Piedmont Millennium High School Advisory Board, Junior Leagueof the East Bay Board, Northern Light School Board, the Piedmont Garden Club Board,and the Piedmont Parents Board. In these, and many other ways, Mrs. Reynolds has madeoutstanding contributions to the growth and development of the University. It is with greathonor that we bestow on Ann S. Reynolds the President’s Medal.

HONORARY DEGREE of Doctor of Humane Letters

President’s Medal

Dr. Neil W. McDaniel

Ann S. Reynolds and Sister Rosemarie Nassif, President

THANK YOU TO THE

FOLLOWING ALUMNAE

WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED

SCHOLARSHIPS IN

RECENT MONTHS:

Nancy Langan Edmonds '51

scholarship benefits graduates

from Oakland public high schools

who are California natives, and

are pursuing a major in teaching,

nursing, or social work.

Lorena Fragley Thorup '51 and

husband Bob's scholarship bene-

fits undergraduate students

intending to teach in grades K-12.

Elizabeth Mullen-Selfa '57

scholarship benefits credential

program students who desire to

teach in grades K-12.

Gertrude Blackstock '32, found-

ing member of the Holy Names

University Legacy Society has des-

ignated one half the proceeds of

her estate to establish a scholar-

ship in her name.

If you are interested in assistingfuture students through the gift ofa scholarship, please contact Sr.Carol Sellman at (510) 436-1265or [email protected]


In 2003, Cathi Connellyendured a series of per-sonal events, such as anunexpected divorce, thattransformed her life. Cathiis the mother of threechildren ages 21 and 18(twins). The twin off-

spring suffer from special health problems.The transformation of her life to “singlemother” status was life-altering and dramaticbecause“I had spent 20 years out of the laborworkforce, and I did not have the tools to compete.”

Cathi felt tremendous solidarity with womenwho face similar challenges in resuming a coll-ege education in mid-life and enhanced herpassion for philanthropic work. After a 25-year absence from schooling since she gradu-ated from DePaul University in 1978, shereturned to college, obtained a Master ofNonprofit Administration (MNA) in 2006 atthe University of San Francisco and served aninternship at A BeautifulNightHousing (ABN).

HNU Board Trustee Ann S. Reynolds, pres-ident of ABN, and a respected philanthropist,teacher and adviser in the East Bay, served asConnelly’s mentor during her career transi-tion. According to Cathi, “as we workedtogether, Ann approached me and suggestedthat I would be stronger professionally withan MBA degree to complement my non-profit training.”

Cathi accepted Mrs. Reynolds’ advice andwill complete a Master of Business Admin-istration (MBA) at Holy Names Univeristy inDecember 2007. Connelly found the Uni-versity a “diverse institution with a terrificfaculty that loves to teach.” To help ease thefinancial burden of an MBA program, AnnReynolds provided her with a scholarship.

“Without her financial assistance, I wouldnot have been able to fulfill my dream” saidCathi.

In gratitude to the support provided by Mrs.Reynolds, Cathi felt compelled to start ascholarship program that honors the philan-thropic endeavors of Ann Reynolds, andmost importantly supports women returningto college. Last spring, Cathi launched afund-raising campaign in support of the AnnS. Reynolds Endowed Scholarship which hasreached $65,000 to date. The scholarshipwill be awarded annually to one female MBAstudent or a female business student who isresuming her education. The first scholar-ship award is slated for fall 2007. TheUniversity hopes to grow the endowment toa significant level that will allow it to supportnumerous worthy recipients.

“Recognizing that there are other womenwho have similar needs and aspirations, butdo not have the resources to pursue a degreeor skills training, I feel that the best way tohonor Ann Reynolds and help other womenrebuild their lives is to begin a scholarshipfund in her name at Holy Names Uni-versity,” noted Cathi. She is also currentlyworking on establishing a nonprofit organi-zation (Courage to Soar) that will helpwomen who are returning to college.

For more information on making a tax-deductible gift to the Ann S. ReynoldsEndowed Scholarship, please contact: Dav Cvitkovic, Office of InstitutionalAdvancement, at (510) 436-1198 [email protected]

MBA student finds courage to soar at HNU and pays tribute to mentor Ann S. ReynoldsBy Ricardo D. Fouster

Ann S. Reynolds andCathi Connelly


This year’s celebration of Founders’ Day onMay 7th commemorated two pivotal datesfor the Holy Names University community:the 139th anniversary of the arrival of theSisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Maryin Oakland and the 50th anniversary of theopening of the Mountain Boulevard campus.Members of the Class of 1957— the first tograduate at our current site—were invited toattend the noontime celebration. ElaineSherwood Feeley, Patricia Feeley Michelini,Mary Doumitt Reiser, Elizabeth MullenSelfa, and Joanna Maze Woelffer were re-

united with their former Dean, Sister AliceTobriner (Sr. Marian Leona) and they andthe campus community were treated to SisterAlice’s remembrances of the move from LakeMerritt to Mountain Boulevard. As has beenour tradition, we honored those studentswho have been nominated for membershipin Kappa Gamma Pi. This year’s nomineesare Mercedes Avila; Gregory Coleman, Jr.;Julius Cumlat, Jr.; Geri Haslett; JessicaJudkins; Crystal Olivarria; Joseph O’Neill;and Shannon Peck. In addition, SharlayMurdock, a sophomore, was awarded the St.Catherine Medal. After recognizing the fac-ulty and staff members who celebrated ananniversary of service to the University aswell as those who were retiring, Sr. RosemarieNassif, President, led the campus communityin dedicating the newly refurbished court-yard outside Cushing Library to CarolCorrigan’s parents, Genevieve and ArthurCorrigan. Elizabeth Allen ’63, her son, John’96, and Alline Adams ’92 also joined us forthis festive event.

Later that evening, the campus communitygathered again to recognize those studentswho have excelled in leadership and serviceduring the past year. The annual Alpha DeltaAward ceremony was held in McLeanChapel. In addition to the many studentswho were acknowledged, four seniors wereidentified as Outstanding Alumni of To-morrow: Tim Hart, Ricardo Marquez, JosephO’Neill, and Blanka Soltys.

These celebrations continue to remind us ofour roots and give us an opportunity toexpress our gratitude for the legacy that wasstarted by the first six Sisters of the HolyNames who founded what we now know asHoly Names University.

Leaders of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Re-united, Recognized,and Reminded of our Roots

FOUNDERS’ DAY 2007

(Top left) Sister Alice Tobriner (MarianLeona) shares her remembrances of

the move from Lake Merritt toMountain Blvd. with the help of Sr.

Carol Sellman and Sr. Joan KatherynGiubergia (not pictured);

(middle) Carol Corrigan '70 preparesto cut the ribbon as we dedicate the

Corrigan Courtyard in honor of herparents, Genevieve and Arthur;

(middle right) Sister Sharon Caseyreceives the first Sr. Sharon Casey

Alpha Delta Award in honor of herservice in Campus Ministry for thepast 13 years; (bottom) Three out-

standing Alumni of Tomorrow:Ricardo Marquez '07, Tim Hart '07,

and Joe O'Neill '07


In early June, the HNU Alumni ExecutiveBoard (AEB) met for a productive day-longstrategic planning session at the home ofboard member Michael Mosby ’88. The goalsfor the day were twofold: to develop aMission Statement for the AEB, and, in sodoing, to get to know one another better.

After a day of sharing ideas and fine tuninggoals, the AEB forged the following MissionStatement to guide its future activities: “Themission of the Holy Names UniversityAlumni Executive Board is to connect peopleand to continue the legacy of Holy NamesUniversity.”

The strategies for implementing the planinclude “connecting”, and strengthening con-nections with a variety of groups: alumni,students and potential students, the HNUBoard of Trustees and their work, and theCommunity at large; and raising money forspecific HNU goals.

The Vision Statement was also developedduring the meeting: “The vision of the HNUAEB is to develop a purpose-driven AlumniAssociation that advances the HNU missionto liberate minds, transform lives, and changethe world.”

The Board is looking forward to the nextexciting steps—planning specific activitiesfor the alumni and the HNU community toimplement the Strategic Plan. The AEBrecently organized a new grad reception oncampus to meet the 2007 HNU graduatesand officially welcome them to the alumniassociation.

The Board is always interested in hearingfrom you—your ideas and your input areinvaluable. Please contact Ricardo Marquezin the Alumni Office at (510) 436-1240 [email protected]

(First row L to R) Carol Sellman, SNJM ‘69, ‘78MM, Julie Echaniz ‘75, Dav Cvitkovic VP for Advancement (second row L to R) Rebecca Hinkley’97, Monica Jepson Satterthwaite ‘70 President HNUAlumni Association, Barbara Smith ‘62, Grace Murphy Jenkins ‘02, Seana O'Shaughnessy ‘95, Roberta Fogerty ‘72 (back row L to R) Peter Celli ‘92, Michael Mosby ‘88, Sue Thoreson ‘62

Holy Names University AlumniExecutive Board plans for the futureBy: Monica Jepson Satterthwaite'70, President HNU Alumni Association

Julie Echaniz '75 and Monica Jepson Satterthwaite '70

Katrina Nichols '07 meets Barbara Smith '62

Sr. Carol and '07 graduates Nicole Douglas, Christen Johnson,Angelica Toussaint, Greg Coleman and Brittaney Charles


Co-chairs Julie Echaniz '75 and Michael Mosby '88 invite you to:

Relive the good old days.

Reconnect with faculty, friends,and current students.

Recognize outstanding alumniachievements.

Honor Classes of:

1932 1957 1982

1937 1962 1987

1942 1967 1992

1947 1972 1997

1952 1977 2002

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dr. DuyguDemirlioglu Associate Professorof PhysicalScience.

ALUMNI FACULTY AWARD

For outstanding service and loyalty to the University.

Betty JeanBloom Hopkins ’61an avid communityleader devoted to education.

ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD

For outstanding achievement ina profession or service to churchor community.

Eileen BrosnanWeston ’62,enthusiasticalumna fullycommitted to HNU’s advancement.

ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD

For outstanding volunteerservice and loyalty to theAlumni Association and theUniversity.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 2007

Schedule of Events

10:00am – RegistrationCoffee and conversation

11:00am – Mass

12:00pm – Class photosChampagne and Strawberries Reception

1:00pm – LuncheonState of the UniversityAddress by Sister Rosemarie Nassif, President

3:00pm – Alumni Awards CeremonyFeaturing performances by current HNU student groups and future alumnileaders

4:30pm – Alumni Awards Reception with Current and Emeritae/i Faculty

For more information please contactRicardo Marquez, Project Coordinator,Advancement, at (510)436-1240 or [email protected]

And the winners are…We proudly present this year’s recipients of the Alumni Recognition Awards.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 13 at 3:00pm for the Alumni AwardsCeremony in the Valley Center for the Performing Arts on the HNU Campus. Join usafterwards at the reception and re-connect with faculty, friends and students.


CALENDAR of EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2007Strategic Plan 2007 commences

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007First Annual Health and Wellness Fair

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007Convocation

Featuring: Sister Glenn Anne McPhee, OP ’65, Chancellor, Diocese of Oakland

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007Anniversary Speaker series

Featuring:Dr. Charles M. Geschke, co-founder of Adobe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007President’s Club Donor Recognition Dinner

Honoring: Sister Maureen Hester andDr. Patricia McMahon

OCTOBER 3, 2007Core Festival

OCTOBER 13, 2007HomecomingAlumni Awards Ceremony

DECEMBER 2, 2007 (TBC)Anthony Holdsworth Reception

Honoring his artistic contributions to the City of Oakland

Orchestra Concert

SPRING 2008Anniversary Speaker series

MAY 5, 20087th Annual Red Rose Golf Tournament

MAY 10, 2008CommencementFounders’ Day — 140th anniversary celebration

HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITYANNIVERSARY SPEAKER SERIES

The Adobe Story: Lessons Learned inBuilding a Software CompanyDr. Chuck Geschke, co-Founder Adobe

FREE TO PUBLIC

Dr. Charles M. Geschke, co-founder ofAdobe, comes to Holy Names University aspart of the University’s 140th anniversarycelebration. Holy Names will mark 140years in Oakland in 2008.

Geschke will describe the lessons learned onthe journey from a Silicon Valley start-up tobecoming a major player in the softwareindustry. He will also discuss the risk-takingenvironment of Silicon Valley and the cor-porate culture that nurtures the growth ofsuccessful high-tech companies.

Geschke, chairman of the board of Adobe,co-founded the company in 1982 with Dr.John Warnock, thus driving technologyinnovations that forever transformed howpeople create, process and engage withinformation. Geschke also was instrumen-tal in developing some of the softwareindustry’s most pioneering technologies.Through his vision and passion, Geschkehelped build Adobe from a startup into oneof the world’s largest software companies.In 2000, Geschke retired from his positionas Adobe president. Today, he and Warnockare co-chairmen of Adobe’s board of direc-tors and continue to shape direction of thenearly $3 billion company.

Dr. Charles M. Geschke, co-founder of Adobe

DateWednesday, September 19, 2007

Time7 pm: Wine and Cheese

Reception8 pm: Lecture

LocationHoly Names University, Valley Center for the Performing Arts

CostFree to public

RegistrationContact Ryan Guasco 510.436.1245 [email protected] or online at www.hnu.edu


Dr. Vanessa Handley, key faculty inclusionto HNU’s enhancedScience DepartmentBy Ricardo Fouster

If you were to stroll by Vanessa Handley onthe Holy Names University campus, youwould easily assume that she is another stu-dent on her way to class. The fact is that heryouthful appearance and unassumingdemeanor conceals the credentials of anaccomplished scholar, teacher and mentor.Dr. Handley joined the University in 2006,as Assistant Professor of Biology, Division ofMath and Science. “It is a sizeable teachingload,” she explains, adding, “the Universityoffers an excellent stage for teaching andmentorship.”

Dr. Handley, whose father is South Africanand her mother Canadian, was born inOhio, and lived in Toronto and Montrealduring most of her youth. At the age of thir-teen, she moved to San Diego. Since then

she has enjoyed a diverse career track alwayslinked to her primary love of botany. She hasworked in sales of research equipment, andin the field of graphic design. In addition,she has served as assistant editor for a scien-tific publication dedicated to the agricultur-al biotechnology field, and has owned andmanaged a landscape design company.

Vanessa attributes her success to her mother,a Professor of Education and graduate ofJohn Hopkins University, who inculcated inher daughter the need for independentthinking. She also credits her as the motivat-ing force in instilling a career in academia.Although she has had the privilege to studywith some of the finest scientists in plantbiology, she gives credit to her grandmother,an amateur botanist with a contagious loveof plants as her most critical influence.

During her summer laboratory researchinternship, while at San Francisco StateUniversity (SFSU), Handley studied bacteri-al diseases that affect plants. This uniqueexperience validated her desire for graduateeducation: “I was always interested in botanyand plant biology, and the internship atSFSU was a defining moment in my life.”While being a graduate researcher atUniversity of California, Davis, she devotedher time in the field of DNA fingerprinting.She also emphasized that her choice to joinUC Davis stemmed from not wanting toearn a second undergraduate degree.

What did Handley find attractive aboutHNU? “I was looking for an institution withteaching opportunities as I want to providementorship,” adding, “I enjoy the role of edu-cator because I love the interaction with mystudents and because I love the material Iteach.” Handley was also impressed with thenew science facilities at HNU, which in heropinion are much better equipped than UCBerkeley’s basic science laboratories. By invest-ing in a new science facility, Handley noted,“the University has bought itself a future forits commitment to science and technology.”

In teaching, Dr. Handley is committed tothe traditional hands-on, laboratory experi-ence. “I want to stay intellectually engaged inwhat is going on in the field.” Handley’s loveof teaching has been recognized with numer-ous honors and awards including UCBerkeley Outstanding Graduate Student

Instructor Award 2001 and the Daniel I.Arnon Teaching Scholar.

HNU students will look forward to enrollingin one of professor Handley’s classes in theupcoming academic year, which will includemolecular genetics, genetics, cell biology,introductory biology, biochemistry, andprinciples of ecology and evolution. Whenshe is away from the pressures of teachingand research, Handley still enjoys landscap-ing and working on her home garden.

THE ROAD TO A

SCHOLAR, TEACHER

AND MENTOR AT HNU

• 1993. B.A. in Communications

with minor in Woman's

Studies. Summa Cum Laude,

UC San Diego.

• 1995. Enrolled in biology and

chemistry courses, SFSU.

• Laboratory research internship

under sponsorship of Professor

Maureen Whalen, Department

of Biology.

• 1996. Launched graduate

education. Department of

Viticulture and Enology,

UC Davis.

• 1997. Transferred to doctoral

program. College of Natural

Resources, UC Berkeley.

• 2002. Ph.D. Department of

Plant & Microbial Biology,

UC Berkeley.

The ROAD to HNU


Joanna Fontillas, a fourth grader fromSt. Joseph’s Elementary, in Alameda,CA, expressed her thoughts, goals,and desire to attend Holy NamesUniversity in a letter sent directly toHNU’s President Office.

Joanna is daughter of Leslie Garcia’87, Ramon Fontillas, who alsoattended Holy Names, and nieceof Ophilia Garcia ’84. They allrepresent an inspiration forJoanna who says, “I like smallcampuses and I want to go to aCatholic School.” As a volleyballplayer, Joanna has attended thevolleyball summer camp andplans on coming back with somefriends this August.

HNU President Sister RosemarieNassif, responded by payingJoanna and her classmates asurprise visit on Wednesday,June 6th, to encourage themto follow their true aspirationsand stay in school to be well-educated citizens. During hervisit, Sr. Rosemarie presentedJoanna with a Holy NamesUniversity t-shirt and severalother gifts for her and hermother.

Joanna’s idea emerged from her class with teacher Erin Rapposelli,who created an educational program called College Bound. She sep-arates the students into table groups that are labeled with various uni-versity names. Rapposelli explains, “I find that once the children areaware and interested, they begin to notice that education is all aroundthem. It is very powerful when they are asked by ‘University name’ toline up quietly or to begin a team project. Bring honor to your uni-versity I tell them.” The year-long study of these various universitiesculminates with personal letters written by the students to the schools

they have learned about.

Joanna’s letter and questions, such as “What do I need to do to getinto your college?” or “Why did you change from college to univer-sity?” so touched President Nassif that she decided to visit the fourthgraders in a morning they will never forget. Sr. Rosemarie spoke tothe class about the importance of furthering their education. Sheengaged the students with questions about college life, various degree

programs and majors. President Nassif later said she was “amazed at thedepth of their know-ledge. These are verysharp students witha very gifted teacher.”

Joanna, a gifted stu-dent and compellingwriter closes her let-ter by saying:

“P.S. If you can pleasewrite me back andsend souvenirs. I canwrite much neater,but I sprained my finger. The hand that I write with.”

HNU looks forward towelcoming Joanna as oneof its students one day.

(Left) Joanna Fontillas’ originalletter, sent on April 30, 2007

(Below) Sister Rosemarie Nassif,President, with Joanna

From the Desk of Joanna Fontillas:

My goals are to get good grades and

be accepted intoyour college…

The ROAD to HNU


NourishmentNearby

Bon Appétit's kitchen garden and Eat Local efforts

By Anne Dunlap-Kahren '88

Beginning fall 2007 semester, HNU cafeteria patrons will experiencethe delights of organic tomatoes grown on campus. Bon Appétit hasbegun a kitchen garden in the inner courtyard of Founders’ Hallwhere Sister Ethel Mary Tinnemann previously tended rose bushesand tomato and pepper plants before her move to Los Gatos.

“We germinated 80 tomato plants,” said Carlos Corner, GeneralManager of Bon Appétit Food Services at HNU. “They were startedin plug trays in two batches so we hope to cultivate tomatoes allsemester. This will help us reduce costs and provide fresh tomatoesfor our recipes and the salad bar.”

“We’ve done herbs in the past,” Carlos continued. “And last semes-ter we grew winter vegetables-celery and broccoli. We’ve also plantedsugar snap peas, green beans, beets, regular peas, bell peppers andpumpkins. We get some help from other employees, but JaimeDominguez, our Executive Chef and I are doing most of the plant-ing, weeding and watering. I’ve come to realize how much I love gar-dening!”

Carlos also discussed Bon Appétit’s focus in recent years toward usinglocal produce whenever possible. “We want to ensure local farmersstay in business,” he said. “We’re very conscious of sustainability. Ifyou can get the same product grown within 100 miles, it’s fresher,helps the local farmer, and cuts out a lot of middlemen.”

Nowhere is this Eat Local emphasis more apparent than the salad bar.“Last fall,” said Carlos, “we eliminated all canned foods from thesalad bar. We worked to get 25 percent of the salad bar items fromlocal producers, with 25 percent organic. This means fresh peas—not frozen. And fresh garbanzo beans—not canned. They taste com-pletely different. We got a lot of positive feedback from the students.”

Another benefit of the Eat Local effort is a move toward a lower-car-bon diet. “We’re trying to reduce the footprint food service puts oncarbon emissions,” said Carlos. “This is the carbon emission pollu-tion generated by vehicles transporting foods.”

Two years ago, Bon Appétit started a new company-wide Eat Localevent in every one of its cafés across the country. “Everything on onemenu, except for the salt, had to be produced locally, within a 150-mile radius,” said Carlos. “And all the purchases had to be document-ed. For us here in California, that’s easier than it is in other parts ofthe country. We did all of the food stations at HNU: the salad bar, theIn Balance station, which is geared to a balanced diet—vegetables andgrain with a lean protein—plus a couple of different menu options.”

“We couldn’t do this every day,” Carlos noted. “It’s time intensiveand expensive. But it brought a new awareness of where things comefrom. We try to label many of our menu items, listing where thechicken asparagus, etc. came from.” Carlos expects Bon Appétit’s EatLocal efforts to grow. “More and more, sourcing local products willbecome the standard, rather than a once-a-year challenge.”

Chef Ismael Quintero, General Manager Carlos Corner, and Executive Chef Jaime Dominguezfrom Bon Appetit plant more vegetables in the eat-local garden

Carlos Corner, General Manager, also grows tomatoes in the cafeteria, where they still receive natural light

CAMPUS LIFE


Beginning fall 2007, Holy Names Universitywill add intercollegiate softball as a varsitysport. The new HNU softball team will bethe 10th sport sponsored by the university.Vice President for Student Affairs, MichaelMiller, stated: “We are very excited to addsoftball as a new sport at HNU. It will pro-mote school spirit and enhance student lifewhile providing athletic opportunities forfemale athletes, an increasingly importantpart of the collegiate experience for women.”

Associate Director of Athletics andRecreation, Melanie Gregor, who has 25years of coaching experience, will coach thenew team. “I am very excited,” she says, “tobuild a team from scratch is a once in a life-time opportunity.” The formation of thesoftball team is still in progress and CoachGregor is currently recruiting female athletesfrom high schools and junior colleges. Beinga spring sport, the season starts on Saturday,February 2nd at Dominican University andthe first home game will be on February 3rdagainst CSU East Bay. Home games will beheld off-campus at a city field located onRedwood Road, less than a mile away fromthe University. The team is also scheduled toplay, in mid-February, against CaliforniaBaptist University, which is nationallyranked first in the National Association ofIntercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Coach

Gregor is looking forward to recruiting thebest 20 student athletes she can, studentswho will contribute significantly to the aca-demic and campus life mission of the univer-sity. On the field, Coach Gregor sees softballas a tremendous athletic opportunity foryoung women and she is determined to “giveeach and every team a game.”

14 Champions join the HNU AlumniAssociation

Holy Names University's Athletics Depart-ment closed a very successful 2006-2007year in May when 14 athletes graduated asCal-Pac Conference champions. HNUteams belong to this conference, which ispart of the Region II (California andArizona) in the NAIA.

Women's and Men's Soccer, Men's Basket-ball, and Men's Golf finished their seasons as

champions with the leadership of seniorswho represent the highest standards andhave demonstrated to be Champions ofCharacter. Many of them graduated withhonors proving that their commitment toschool is primary along with giving their besteffort in practice and games. We congratu-late the entire department, thank the teamsfor representing the HAWKS communitywith honor, and welcome four Women'sSoccer, eight Men's Soccer, one Men'sBasketball, and one Men's Golf athletes tothe Alumni Association.

Michael Miller, Vice President for Student Affairs, and Coach Melanie Gregor, proud Hawks striving for new championships

HNU pitches for more NAIA championshipswith the creation of the Softball Team

Rocio Ferree '07, Women's Soccer captain

Men’s Soccer won 2-0 vs. Menlo College in a crucialgame towards the championship

The Men’s Basketball team during the Hawaii trip afterThanksgiving weekend

CAMPUS LIFE


04Katherine Andrews ’04 MA inCulture and Spirituality, Sophia

Center- is currently teaching. She alsoowns her own business, KA Connections,Engaging the Soul, and she is pursuingdoctoral studies at Wisdom University.

99Karen C. Lang ’99 MA inEducation, is currently employed

by West Contra Costa Adult Education.“Never a week goes by that I don’tremember something I learned at HNCand remember the great professors whotaught me.”

95Karen Pugliese ’95, of Lansdale,PA, writes, “My oldest son turned

30! I have two granddaughters, whowould have thought…?”

94Karen M. Bauer ’94 is working asan Education Advisor at the U.S.

Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Currently she is an active member ofToastmasters and is working toward com-pleting a certificate program in CollegeAdmission Counseling with UCLA.Karen and her husband Aziz enjoy travel-ing the Middle East and always look for-ward to summer visits with family andfriends in the Bay Area.

92Lanette Mariana Hendren ’92 hasbeen accepted to postulancy with

the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincentde Paul. “I moved to Los Angeles inSeptember. I might try to make thehomecoming if it works out.”

71Rosalie Bracco Reberg ’71, “I amin my 33rd year of working in the

education field. Twenty-two years wereteaching in the classroom and the last 11years have been in school administra-tion. I currently am principal of BernardHughes Elementary School in The EmpireUnion School District in Modesto, CA.”

78Steven Bucholtz ’78 entered the So-ciety of St. Francis (Anglican Fran-

ciscans) in January and was clothed as a

novice and took the name Vincent Damianon May 25th.

68Patricia Allegretti ’68, “I am cur-rently having a wonderful time as

Director of Sales and Marketing for acatering company and hoping never toretire. My nest has truly emptied with oneoffspring in Washington D.C. and theother two in Los Angeles. I manage to stayvery busy with civic activities and politicalcauses. I send all my very best regards andremember fondly the Class of ’68!”

68Marjorie A. Newton ’68, ofConcord writes, “In remembrance

of the outstanding women educators whofounded Raskob Center, Sister EileenMarie Cronin, Sister Stanislaus MaryDoherty, Mrs. Hazel Thompson, and twowho also contributed to the Center andHoly Names College, Sister AnnMartinovich, and Dr. Helen McTaggart.”

67 Judy Farnsworth Moyer ’67 is“Happy to announce I just had my

eighth grandchild! Larry and I are work-ing on our 16th annual Hoops for Childrenbenefiting the Marin Casa program forabused children. I am the President ofMoyer Insurance Services, specializing inbenefits.”

65Gail K. Dold ’65 will be retiringafter two more years of teaching

biology and chemistry in a large publicschool in Western Massachusetts. “Ourthree married children are only about anhour away. We are blessed with fourgrandchildren. Our two youngest daugh-ters live and work in New York City.”

62 Joanne Archibald Hawke ’62, ofLivermore writes, “I am currently

retired from LLNL since December2001. I am pursuing my art, writing andfamily history, while frequently baby-sit-ting and entertaining my four delightfulgrandchildren. My oldest daughter justgot married and is an aeronautical engi-neer at NASA.”

Christina Maria Weber, SNJM ’35June 20, 2007 Helen Ernestine Schwartz Forbes ’51June 18, 2007 Sister Virginia Ghigliotti, SNJM ’58June 17, 2007 Elizabeth Anne Sousa ’42June 11, 2007 Bill McPhee, brother to Sister Glenn Anne McPhee OP ’65June 6, 2007 Maura Casey ’56 June 4, 2007 Tim Noonan, son of Mike and CorineHermanns Noonan ’51July 4, 2007Beatrice Sullivan Viguie ’53May 28, 2007 Gertrude Blackstock ’32May 27, 2007 Mary Dolores Nunes Fitzpatrick ’46May 25, 2007 Ellen Faye Mindell ’88May 24, 2007 Margaret Virginia MayMay 22, 2007 Anne Marie Crosson Bonnel ’54May 15, 2007 Dolores Cazares, SNJM ’67March 24, 2007 Joseph Rocco Spingola ’96March 12, 2007 Jean Van Osdel ’71February 28, 2007

I N M E M O R I A M

Sr. Christina Maria Weber Sister Christina Maria Weber, former Professorof History and Academic Dean, died at Conventof the Holy Names in Los Gatos at the age of 98on June 20, 2007. Sister began her teachingcareer as an Instructor of History and PoliticalScience at then-College of the Holy Names in1960 while she was completing her doctoralstudies. In 1966 she was named the AcademicDean, a position she held until 1970. At thattime, Sr. Christina returned to the classroomwhere she taught history until 1977. She wasinstrumental in establishing the first CORE pro-gram in humanistic studies. Known as an excel-lent teacher, Sister expected the best from eachstudent and she was revered as a scholar by hercolleagues.

Class Notes


62Ann Nunes Coakley ’62 has beenselected twice to be in Who’s

Who Among America’s Teachers: TheBest Teachers in America; Selected bythe Best Students (1993 and 2006). Theteachers chosen are commended fortheir high standards of academic excel-lence, community leadership, and posi-tive performance. Ann taught in theOakland USD and lives in San Leandro.

59 Josephine Hafner Sturtevant ’59,“I’m retired and enjoying activi-

ties with my husband, five children, andfour grandchildren. Retirement allowsfor crafts, gardening, travel andParish/Church activities at St. Jude Parishin Eugene, OR.”

54Rosemary S. McFadden ’54, “Isang at Carnegie Hall in April,

2006 with the Choral Singers of Marin. Iam still singing soprano and I am currentlysinging with the Winifred Baker Chorale atDominican University and in the Schola atSt. Hilary’s Church in Tiburon.”

53Sister Maleada M. Strange, SNJM’53 is currently an Associate

Chaplain at John Muir Medical Center,Walnut Creek Campus. Sister enjoys visit-ing the patients and praying with them.Occasionally she meets patients who rec-ognize the “SNJM” on her badge and thepatients share their wonderful memoriesof the Sisters and their education.

51Liz McCrory Frei ’51 and her hus-band John of Lafayette enjoyed

two cruises on their European trip thissummer. They cruised to Scotland, visitedfriends and family in Switzerland andGermany, then cruised in Scandinavia.

51Annette Garin Warren ’51 andDick and their family celebrated

Father’s Day at the former De La SalleMonastery with their five sons, wives,and their seven grandchildren who rangefrom seventeen to one.

WE EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THESESISTERS OF THE HOLY NAMES OF JESUS AND MARY

WHO ARE GRADUATES OF HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY ANDARE AMONG THE JUBILARIANS OF THE U.S.-ONTARIO PROVINCE

WHO CELEBRATE THEIR ANNIVERSARIESOF RELIGIOUS PROFESSION THIS YEAR:

Sr. Mary Teresina Bretz ’57 80 years

Sr. Margaret Thompson (Clotilda Rose) ’39 75 years

Sr. Mary Felicitas Supple ’47 70 years

Sr. Barbara Carroll (Cecile Collette) ’62 60 years

Sr. Rose Eleanor Ehret ’56 & Professor of Mathematics from 1960-1998 60 years

Sr. Jean Virginia Heinisch (Mary of Nazareth) ’62 60 years

Sr. M. Helen Clare ’55 & Librarian from 1977-1993 60 yearsSr. Miriam Henry Hussey ’52 60 years

Sr. Helen O'Sullivan (Margaret of the Sacred Heart) ’61 60 years

Sr. M. Josepha Rose ’56 60 years

Sr. Louise Bond (Jeanne Dolora) ’66 & Director of the WECO program from 1981-1985 50 years

Sr. Marian Ruth Christensen (Marian Catherine) ’86 50 years

Sr. Joan Doyle (Marion Joseph) ’66 50 years

Sr. Lois MacGillivray (John Bernard) ’66 & President from 1982-1992 50 years

Sr. Eleanore Maloney (Miriam Robert) ’62 50 years

Sr. Molly Neville (M. Rose Philomena) ’66 50 years

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

33Dorothy Buckley ’33 was honoredby Catholic Charities at its annual

volunteer recognition day, June 2nd, in aparty at Holy Names University. The daywas named the 2007 Dorothy BuckleyVolunteer Appreciation Event. OaklandMayor Ronald Dellums also proclaimedJune 2nd as Dorothy Buckley Day in theCity of Oakland. She is a volunteerfundraiser at Catholic Charities, MercyRetirement and Care Center, and severalother non-profits, including Operation

Joybells, which she founded to giveawaytoys for children on Christmas. The HNUAlumni Association has collaborated withDorothy on this project.


1930sIda M. ArriHelen E. BlumElizabeth ChretienRita F. HenryAlice KearnsMonica MaginnisGladys H. MilnesDorothea MurphyMartha RedEstelle RicchiutoDoreen D. RosePauline SilveriaRuth C. SmithVirginia V. SuterLauretta Von Berkefeld

1940sPatricia M. AdamsMary Ellen C. AlsingMarie B. ClaryBarbara ClearyDesiree CotterillCarmen deGastellum

Virginia DonahuePatricia FiroisCatherine L. GasparVirginia H. GibsonGloria GuldanDorothy JackmanMarie-Louise J. JonesEmma KeeblerPatricia J. LelevierOlive L. LibbeyBarbara M. MacCordKathryn MaloyPatricia NorrisIrma D. PopeMargaret VadnaisRose VarneyNanette WertzBernadette J. Williams

1950sRoxanna BarnettGloria BeaneFlorence BernicichMamerta BriteDolores Bruns

Kathleen CardinelliPatricia CeelyClotilde CenaSuzanne CherninDonna L. ChimientiMary T. EvelethMoira A. FrostJovita J. GironJeanne GormleyMadeline HawdonLena HayesMary Paschal HocumNorine C. KeeleyPatricia KieltyNancy B. LittleEllen LundePauline L. LuxHelen J. MarimanMary J. MartinMartha MasseyBarbara MaynardJulie A. McKennaMargaret NelsonKathryn NugentMargaret J. Phillips

Muriel S. RobinsonLois SealeDiane SmithMelba M. StovallDelita StretchCarol S. TurnerArleen VetlesenAnn WallaceLeah WhiteNancy Winchell

1960sNadine AncillottiElaine AntongiovanniFran BastienDina J. BeckwithElisabeth M. BolducMary C. BravoSuzanne CarreiraMarilyn CarrilloKathleen CerrutiLulu ChangDolores ChavezSharon CollinsMary Alice ConwayBeverly A. CostelloSuzie DesmaraisLaurence M. DiazTherese DohertyJoan A. DonohueJeannette DotheeBarbara DoyleCarlyne DurnanCarol ErpeldingJoan FerreroMarilyn L. FlemingJoyce FlynnJune M. FootePatricia FrancoeurLinda GalasTheresa GaribaldiBernarda M. GilfetherMary M. GrahamJoanne HaleSusan HeffernanEleanor HeideIrene HerediaPatricia HofheinzRosemary HollanderLyndanette JacksonDonna KaufmanJan B. KaufmannJune KleineMarylee B. KontoffAntonia La CentraBarbara O. Leaf-JathoPansy LeeYoung C. LeeJulianne C. LeightonRosita LoCarol A. MahoneyAnn MalboeufCarla MazziniElizabeth McClainLoretta L. McDanielPatricia A. McDowell

Mary A. McGowanNancy McGuirePatricia M. McKeeCarol McMahonGaytha McPhersonHelen M. MillardArlene MuzioLorraine PasiniShirley PeckLorene PeinigerMary A. PerryHelen RaphaelAnn C. RasichLinda RebmanSandra ReganBrenda ReillyAnn M. RempKathryn A. ReynoldsMonica RileyLorrine B. SaavedraAna SchirmerCharlene D. ScottiRosalie SewardGeraldine SilvaCarol J. SolisJudith M. SoremRoberta StickneyDorothy SurdiDiane L. SutphinMary A. Tilden LambertMary E. ToomeyHenrietta Vasquez-

MarquesWinona VaughanMargaret M. VegliaJudy VelardiElizabeth WangariMarianne WestenMary M. WhittenKaren D. WilsonCharlotte WixsonFanné Wooten

1970sElena V. AlbertsPaula L. BautistaTrish BayesJoyce M. BergerWidya BharataJoenne BoneKathleen BoydBarbara R. BrownMary BrownPhyllis CaldwellJanice C. CallananM. L. CalnanHelen E. CampbellMary C. CanalesLynette CelanoArlene ChinAnna L. CoffeyRanya S. CohenCristela T. ColomboLinda ConroyRebecca CrainMary B. CulpNancy Curran

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Elsa S. CzarnieckiRuth DanielsNorma B. DavisMary Ellen DeSilvaRosanne DickersonSally DobsonPatricia M. DugandPatricia ErrecaElaine M. ErwinKimberly EvansLinda S. EwingAnn D. FarmerTheophane FaulstichRichard FonzenoCatherine A. FrammMarlene FraserEvelyn E. Frazier-BaileyWalter R. FridayDonna J. FulksThelma S. GagerCarmen GarrettJean Geritz-BrownFrederica GremillionAna M. GuzmanPenelope R. HadleyMargaret M. HannemanSarah L. HarrisonDebra K. HastayDiana I. HavardClaudia M. HeatonMaria L. HerediaAnn HilliardSharon L. HoganMarion J. HoganAntoinette HubbardJanice JonesBarbara KamprathPatricia KeaneShirley A. KesterkeBetty KisbeyOlufemi A. LadejobiConstance LearyEdith LeeJoan LeslieVirginia LittletonChristiana LusherShelly MagesVictoria F. MaglioPatricia L. MajakTherese MartinBarbara MasonIsabel MendonsaTeresa MerelesMimi MezaCarole MichelsenSandra MollettAudrey Morris-SeeleyBertha M. MouldenSharon K. MuhlenkortMatanda MusundiMaria NelsonBridget G. NelsonCarol NewbornKaren NottHarumi OgasawaraImelda OjedaTadahiro Omura

Ichiro OndaPaul L. OstermanMasami OzawaDorothy E. PaivaEllen S. ParkPeggy J. PiantanidaEloise M. PoertnerSusan PoindexterMelinda L. PonMabel W. PoonVeana A. PowellElizabeth RastatterKaren ReinitzCharlene RidenIda M. RobertsVicky RomoKathleen Rook-MurphyJoyce RossWanda B. RuthvenMariana RuybalidAnne M. RyanRoser SalaMeinhard SchulzPaula D. SebastianRegina SeidlMerriel SmithRosemary Soda-MaricicMasayoshi SonBernice F. Sousa-CardenTeresa A. StegmanThalia SternFreddie StootsMichelle M. StutzShigehito SuzukiAlneta TaboadaDonna TallericoYajarayma TangMartha E. TorresAudrey TurnerMari UedaJane UnruhLinda VasquezAnn C. VaughnClaudette VelardeMarcy J. VillaMillicent WarnockFrances R. WaxDebra A. WellmanMary J. WildeJeanne M. WolteringRoberta Y. WongPamela WyattChiyo YamaguchiRuth G. Yeggy

1980sJoanna AhrensArmand AlcazarSara P. AllenAdil H. Al-MisihalHussein M. Al-YamiSeyedeh V. Amjadi-ZanjaniAnne M. AstizJannyan AuyeungGraciella AvilaMargaret BaatAref A. Badri

Charles L. BakerVirginia W. BallhausKarla BarkerAnna M. BeckerRose Marie BeroJeanne BlackstoneMarc BolanderEva J. BolkovacCathleen C. BorenszteinPatricia BoydJeanette Y. BraunMichelle L. BrownSally BrowneJudith BryantDouglas ButlerElizabeth A. CamaraDaria CarraroJohn R. CaseyCathleen C. CashmanRuth CashmanKurt O. CederquistLaura J. ChampionCorinne ChavezTai-Fat CheungJohn ChiaMoon-Chang ChiaYoon S. ChoiLawrence ChristianLorene ChuiLoren ChuseAnn H. CiceroJacqueline A. ClaeysPat ClintonBarbara CoburnMargaret ColeAnne ComiskeyMargaret ConnorGeorgette A. CostanzaCatherine CoyneDonald CushmanMorella de MelchertMarlene M. DeNardoWendy DesmondeMadeline G. DicksonMary H. DonahueDeclan DoneganMary A. DowneyJohn M. DoyleBarry V. DrogmundElizabeth DrouillardBassey DukeCelia DureaDebra EdwardsMatthew EdwardsMolly EscobedoDeqa EssaCarol V. EttingshausThomas O. FarnsworthPatricia E. FeldsienMaria FogliAna FukuizumiBayard GeisRhonda GejohnetteCatherine GhidinelliRandal GillenRicardo GoldembergKennedy Golden

Jonathan L. GoldenRosemary GoodeCarol GraywingDiane E. GuerraAmy HamesSharon Hanaway-FarroGerard HarasymJane M. HargroveCheryl W. HarrisTheresa A. HarrisMaureen HartmannMichelle HatchVida M. HayesSuzanne HedlundFidelma HeeranRoselyn HeilBernadette A. HendersonMichael HenningAnn HenryJudith HeroldMary E. HillLynne HolleufferNancy HolubDiana I. HuangIrene M. HuberDeborah HungerfordShin L. HwangBong I. HyunFrancoise JacobsBonnie JacobsDebra JenksPatricia JensenLorna Vera M. JohnJudith JohnsonMerlen JohnsonKenneth M. JohnsonDoris JohnsonGeorgina JonesDavid D. KammerdienerLou A. KanePura M. KayoSana M. KazimiCathy KittellNikolaus KlenovitsRegina KuTetsu KubotaTheresa T. KwokCaroline LambJanet LandryRoberto LascanoTerrence LauermanJanet LazdowskiSusan LeinbergerMarion LewisWilliam LinakisNancy E. LineburghPatricia LongYaoming LuoNancy MackeyTerrence MahinShirley A. MajeauAirton MandarinoCheryl MayberryChristina L. McGovernMary McKennaFrancella M. McKinnonCarmel McNeill

Lois McTaggart-CrozierMonica MeadorsEbba E. MeineckeEmily MeiselDiane C. MerchantA. R. MiazadiTerrance I. MimsSusan MontgomeryDahlia M. MoodieJanet MullenMichael J. MurphyLari P. MussattiPhyllis NeumannJennifer NguyenJames B. NicholsonGloria M. O'ConnorEileen O'DonnellMaureen O'DonnellDaryl M. OldsMarie O'MalleyRosalie O'NeillDolores OrianJoan O'RiordanTerence O'RourkeJacqueline A. OrtegaJoan O'SullivanRicardo J. PanneflekDebra D. ParkerLaura Parker-HarrisonGina PatchPatricia PedersenLorraine Pepitone-BettcherMargaret PerezDiane PerrineKin-Ju PiBrenda PierMaria H. PinoTeresa M. PochWilliam H. PodorzerSuzanne PoynterVernettia H. PreeElizabeth M. PuglieseElaine QuilichiniRebecca M. QuinnEdward J. ReidyAnana R. Rivers-ScottJohn B. RobinsonSuzanne E. RochaDolores RyleeSandra SchadewaldThomas M. ScheidelCathy SchenkerElaine M. SchererAnn M. SchlaeferInez SchultzJoy M. Schultz-MeadenDarleen B. ShermanNien-Yuh ShihDerek SimonsRajinder K. SinghCarolyn SlocumAnna E. SmithCharlotte M. SmithElinor J. SpitaLinda SternTim StevensonPatricia A. Stott


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1990sRosa M. AguirreMd K. AhsanRoice AlstonRenate A. AmantiteGina M. Amico-KellerMotoaki AndoPaul S. AndradeRajeshkumar G. AnkolaJoseph A. ArgastChen Zheng A. Ar-RashidCathy E. AtkinsBathsheba R. AugustineChristopher P. AyersVaneta L. BagatelosRobin D. BajerJorg BalsigerMahina BanD'Arcy J. BarrettGuillaume B. BayardYuki BayardLynn BehlingMitchell D. BidwellRebecca L. BierRhonda J. BlasenhauerJoan M. Boas-SchwartzAlice F. BorjaLinda Bowles-AdarkwaLinda J. BranchRosemary A. BroadfootMaridee D. BroadfootLise K. BrownAddie L. Brown

Julianne BrownChristina A. BrownePatricia A. BrysonHelen A. BuecheNancy F. BuffingtonJacob I. BurgessDaniel E. BurkePamela A. BurnsVincent BuschCarmel B. ByrneMaria A. CabriaTselane D. CaldwellDesiree M. CamardaElizabeth CardisVicki G. CareDoncella M. Carter-LoganJillian N. CartwrightDeanna M. CasanaresRegina CastrejonAnna Maria K. ChangAngela C. ChangYing-Ting ChangSandra M. CharbonneauHsiao-Shien ChenYin-Yu ChenLan-sun N. ChenGail M. ChesterDaljit S. ChimniSergey V. ChinovHoon ChoiTae-Eun ChoiWilliam ChuAnna M. ClarkeTherese A. ClayCassandra C. CoatesThimaya C. CodandaRocquel L. ColbertSandra M. ConlanPamela C. Cooper-WhiteVranda L. CorbinMoya S. CormickRosalyn N. CormierBernice J. CostalesVincent F. CostelloCarol D. CourcierPatricia CreamerAnnedenise CreeSiobhan M. CroninLiandra R. CunhaBrian D. CushingPatricia CyzauskasPauline D. DaltonPaige D'AngeloMarie C. D'AnnaRachel DavidmanCecilia M. Davidson-

WoodsStephanie M. DaviesGary L. DavisMarcelo De La SernaMargaret I. DelgadoMichele E. DenisBill R. DeSenaJennifer A. DeVriesJoyce DiamondCatherine DobrinMoira Donnelly

Mary A. DonovanCarol A. DonovanAllexandra E. DormanMei L. DuanMaureen S. DunneMarla E. DutkowskiRobert L. DykemaLawrence EdwardsMary A. Egendoerfer-

BurgessTracey A. EidsathCraig S. EsbeckDorothy A. EscuePresciliana T. EsparoliniVivian B. EusebioA K. EyreDavid M. EzzoKatrina FabishMudzunga R. FarisaniCesar A. FerrerHeather R. FigueroaRichard M. FineoKarl A. FleischmanElizabeth ForrestWilliam V. FrankSusan M. FrankelJoyce V. FrederickHeath H. FrostKo FukagawaNamie FukunagaRosario D. GarciaMaria-Jesus Garcia-BarreroCamillia A. Garcia-SanchezClarissa GarlingtonFilomena GieseMichaella S. GodfreyCatherine GoedertYvette D. GoenagaBeth GonzalesYelba E. GonzalezTeresa D. GonzalezKimberly A. GordianyCarole A. Gordon GrossePatricia GoriJennifer S. GoyneStephanie E. GreenMonica GreeneGerald C. GreeneDavid GreenebaumAlexis GreshomCasey GrovesMaria R. GuerreroJulie R. GuevaraAnthony R. HaglofDale M. HakalaLino B. HanryanValerie HansenCynthia M. HarrisEsther HarrisBrigid M. HartPatricia HartiganShizue HasegawaCarmen HaynesDonald J. HazenThomas M. HealeyMary HendersonAmy S. Hergenroeder

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Laura J. Le HewMary E. LeeYoung-Ok LeeTammy-Jo LibbyAstrid S. LiljegrenTikwanto LimKaren L. LindbergElizabeth LindsayWan-Lin LiuMei-Hsiu LiuLo S. LoKaren T. LowdenSuzan LoweLinda M. LynchJohn MabryMarni MacDonaldMaria A. MacDonaldBeatrice E. MadillTaressa MahachohanAsep E. MahpudMark W. MaidlowHelen J. MajchrowskiSarah C. MandelMary H. MargrafAimee MarquardtAdrienne R. MarshallDruella MartinJanice MartinelliEvelin A. MartinezAkira MasudaRoseanna MathersIgor B. MathezMozella MayberryMonica C. MazzeiEdna R. McCallanCatherine McCalleySusann McCarthyLaurel McCauleyPatricia McCormackYolanda J. McGaryFlorence L. McHughGraeme McIverTamara J. McKenzieAmy E. McKenzieJohn M. McLaughlinSarah A. McMahanMarcia S. McMurphyKatharine Q. McPhersonGrace E. McSheffreyBrian F. MelloMichael S. MendoncaKerry W. MenetAlia MichaelsNancy C. MidlinKamae A. MillerFrances M. Miller-RogersKazushige MitomiMasako MizoguchiChristina A. MonsenNoreen MorganWendy R. MorganGeorganne MorinBetty J. MorrisonKristine A. MoulAlexandar MuljawanTeresia M. MunyaoLynn M. Murphy


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Virginia WebsterR. M. WeigandMarcelle D. WelchChih-Ju WengPeter A. WestonAnnelise WestonCarol R. WhiteLouise WilkesLinda WilleyPatience E. WilliamsMichele WilliamsLaura M. WillmanDeena WilsonJohn O. WilsonAndrea B. WilsonRaymond M. WilsonCarl L. WintersCynthia L. WithrowNatalie WojinskiFay F. WongClaudia A. WoodDon G. WoodhullJohnnie L. WyattTakahiro YamashitaYvonne M. YildirimHeather YoungMary K. YuenMarianne ZahnDaniel J. ZanelliWendy J. Zeller

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MacDonnellMoncerrat DiazHolly E. DinsdaleBrigitte C. Doss-JohnsonJean L. EdwardsCarolyn E. EdwardsKathleen J. EinsteinEloise ErasmusDeborah A. Fitzgerald

Marjorie M. FoyMasahiro FutamiNatalie GalangLynly Gant-KendricksOzell E. GilmoreErron R. GomezLinda D. GregoryAnastasia C. GriffinTrevor GuinaLaTisha M. HankinsCatherine A. HannonKeith D. HansenCarl HartfieldJoseph D. HawkKatherine HillRie HirakiJudy HirniTriputranto HoAnita A. HolmesChing-Hsiu HsiehMelissa E. HydeKaoru IrimajiriDonna C. JacksonNickole JohnsonAhi J. JohnsonDionne JonesHiroko KawasakiKelly A. KellerKathleen A. KlutheDeborah M.

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The University community has been involvedin a strategic planning process for the pastyear to guide our future direction. We invitedDr. William Weary to assist us by elicitingfeedback from faculty, staff, students andalumni. A written survey was sent to alumniin February 2007 with one of the annual fundappeal letters and we are pleased to report thatone hundred thirty-six alumni responded.This is a wonderful response rate and we aremost grateful to those of you who took thetime to write your reflections and share yourexperience of CHN, HNC, or HNU!

Eighty-nine of the responses were from alumniwho graduated from the “traditional” under-graduate program; 13 responses were fromgraduates of one of our adult undergraduateprograms; and 31 responses were from formergraduate students. Respondents representedthe decades of the 1930s through 2006.Overall, the responses were very positive.

Eighty-five to ninety-five percent of all thoseresponding indicated that they were proud oftheir degree and still have a warm spot forHoly Names in their heart.

Many of the respondents indicated that theyare unaware of the work of the AlumniExecutive Board and would like more infor-mation about alumni activities (an issue thatwas discussed at the June Board meeting —see page 7).

Below are comments that were made on thesurvey that summarize the recollections of afew of the respondents:

Alumni Survey Says…

Proud momentsat Holy Names!

Eighty-five to ninety-five percent of all those responding

indicated that they were proud of their degree and still have

a warm spot for Holy Names in their hearts.

“I received a precious legacy ofthinking, learning, and love of God andlife from my CHN years-’58-’62. Thishad nothing to do with the technicaladvances of my career after my mar-riage. I could have had that careerlearning experience at any university inCalifornia. My Holy Names experiencewas unique and irreplaceable. It isdeeply a part of who I am, not justwhat I do for a living.”

– Joanne A. Hawke ’62 (BA)

“[My most vivid memory is] the dedi-cation of the sisters to their teaching-Ihad 4 of them in my graduate pro-gram. They not only inspired me, theytaught me unique skills and a philoso-phy toward my field that has repeated-ly brought me success.”

– Dr. Rebecca Payne ’78 (M. Ed.)

“[My most vivid memory is] a conver-sation with a professor who encour-aged me to remain in her class. Shebelieved in me and supported me somuch in that first semester that Ideclared philosophy (her area ofexpertise…) to be my minor.”– Darlene Wehrlie ’97 (BA/WECO)

& ’99 (Credential)

HOW to REACH US

EDITORIAL BOARD

Dav Cvitkovic, Vice President for Advancement

Anne Dunlap-Kahren ’88Maureen Hester, SNJM ’64Ricardo Marquez ’07

(Editorial Board cont’d)Jackie Kennedy ’00Lorena Fragley Thorup '51Claire Trias’08

Editor: Dav CvitkovicEditorial Assistant: Ricardo Marquez '07Class Notes: Lorena Fragley Thorup '51Design: Jo Jackson

Holy Names UniversityAlumni Relations Office3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland CA [email protected]


Holy Names University unveiled itssparkling new $5.4 million renovation of itsScience Facilities on March 13, kicking off anextended celebration of the University’s 140Year Anniversary in Oakland.

The dedication took place in Brennan Hall,where the renovated classrooms and labs arehoused. HNU Vice Presidents Sister CarolSellman, EdD, and Dav Cvitkovic, MBA,Co-Chairs of the 140th Anniversary Cele-bration welcomed more than 125 guestsincluding donors, alumni, students, andcommunity leaders.

“This reconstructed wingsets the tone and stage for avibrant future for our uni-versity. Our campus com-

munity is abloom with activity and promise,”said Sister Rosemarie Nassif, PhD, Presidentof HNU, at the event.

Jim Kelly, Chair of the Science FacilitiesReconstruction Project campaign andChair of HNU’s Advancement Committeethanked the many generous donors andvolunteers that supported the campaign.

Guests admired a historic exhibit tracingHoly Names roots to the year 1868 whensix Catholic Sisters of the Holy Names ofJesus and Mary arrived in Oakland fromMontreal, Canada. May 10, 2008 will markthe 140th anniversary of the transforma-tional journey that continues to OpenHearts and Minds for Generations.

Remembering the pastEmbracingthe future

1. The Fletcher JonesFoundation Laboratory

2. The Kresge FoundationLaboratory

3. Dav Cvitkovic, Vice Presidentfor Institutional Advancementand Sister Carol Sellman,SNJM, Vice President forMission Effectiveness

4. President Rosemarie Nassif,SSND, PhD welcomes gueststo celebrate the $5.4 millionscience facilities extrememakeover

5. Jim Kelly, Vice-Chair HNUBoard of Trustees and Chair,HNU AdvancementCommittee thanks guests for their support of the campaign

6. Guests admire the exhibittracing the Holy Names journey starting in 1868

7. Ron Rosequist, Chair,HNU Board of Trustees andSister Maureen Hester, SNJM

8. President Rosemarie Nassif,The Most Reverend John S.Cummins DD, Jane Logan,Neil W. McDaniel

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