e-News, from John Carroll University
Volume 6, Issue 10 | December 16, 2005

This is e-News, an electronic newsletter from John Carroll University.
In this issue:

1. Come home early & cheer on the Blue Streaks
2. Answering questions re: year-end gifts
3. 'You have mail' -- John Carroll Magazine
4. The 1LT Charles S. Hymers III & Mary Madelyn B. Hymers Scholarship
5. DC Alumni: 'Save the (new) Date' for Presidential Reception
6. 'You have pictures' -- Breakfast with Santa ...
7. Quotable / notable: The value of JCU's 'moral compass'
8. Who are the next Alumni Medalists?
9. Reunion 2006 -- by telephone!

1. Come home early & cheer on the Blue Streaks

Alumni visiting family in NE Ohio for Christmas may be able to cheer on the Blue Streaks as the men's basketball team invades Division I to play Cleveland State at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland at 7:30 pm Wednesday (Dec 22). You can reserve tickets online but do so prior to 12 Noon Tuesday (Dec 20). For more information on how the Streaks are doing in men's AND women's basketball, wrestling, swimming and indoor track (where Ellie Fernandez, OAC cross country queen, set a 5,000-meter school record), visit varsity athletics.

In more bittersweet news, men's soccer coach Ali Kazemaini, who guided the Streaks to unprecedented success in his 14 seasons at Carroll, announced he is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. As they say, "Play on!."

2. Answering questions re: year-end gifts

Problem: You haven't made your annual donation to the Carroll Fund yet and you really want to do it before the end of the year for tax purposes -- but aren't the university offices closed for the holidays?

Solution: Bob Kirschner, Director of Annual Giving, will be standing by along with his colleagues through December 30 ready to answer any questions you may have -- such as those regarding gifts of stock or other securities. Call, toll-free, 1-800-736-2386, or e-mail Bob -- but, remember, transfer of securities can take a few days, so start the process NLT December 26. Also available: online giving.

3. 'You have mail' -- John Carroll Magazine

Just in time for the Christmas holiday, this edition highlights the words of President Robert L Niehoff SJ; often harrowing accounts of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath from, among others, student-guest Willard Hill (on cover), Bill Ryan '67 and Miriam McGinn Moorer (daughter of Religious Studies Prof Sheila McGinn); a report on the international conference, Commitment to Social Justice in Jesuit Higher Education, hosted by JCU -- plus news on more more members of the JCU community, class notes and an Annual Report for 2004-05!

4. The 1LT Charles S. Hymers III & Mary Madelyn B. Hymers Scholarship

This issue of the John Carroll Magazine also reports on a new scholarship established in memory of Charles S. (Charlie) Hymers '65, who was killed in Vietnam when the helicopter he was piloting was shot down by enemy fire. It is the first privately funded scholarship exclusively for the men and women in JCU's Military Science Program.

5. DC Alumni: 'Save the (new) Date' for Presidential Reception

The reception for alumni in the Washington DC area originally planned on February 7 has been moved to February 6. It is one of more than 20 taking place around the country, giving alumni and friends the opportunity to meet John Carroll's new president, Rev. Robert L. Niehoff SJ. He has already appeared at 9 receptions and 12 more are on the 2006 schedule, beginning with Naples FL on January 11.

6. 'You have pictures' -- Breakfast with Santa ...

... plus Mass with Father Casey Bukala SJ. Alumni in Chicago and Cleveland joined in giving their children a thrill -- and some other deserving youngsters a happier Christmas, too.

7. Quotable / notable: The value of JCU's 'moral compass'

"If someone wants you to do something that goes against these principles I've taught you, you don't tell them, 'No,' you tell them, 'Hell no!'" The speaker was Martha Walther '76, as she accepted the Alumni Medal in 2003. She was quoting retired Accountancy Professor Robert Sullins and his emphasis on ethics. Her statement (better heard in this soundbite than read on the page), came to mind as one listened to the painful witness of Walt Pavlo, former MCI middle manager who served 2 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. He now travels the country warning college students of how easy it is to repeat the mistakes he made.

"The chances of your not being tempted are zero," Pavlo told the JCU students who'd crowded into Donahue auditorium, confiding that he yielded to temptation because he lacked "a moral compass." Former Boler School Dean Frank Navratil, explaining why he had invited "a convicted felon" to campus, quoted the late Michael Lavelle SJ: "It is rarely a question of 'good or bad' but 'good or better' and 'bad or worse.'" Hear the presentation on the JCU website.

8. Who are the next Alumni Medalists?

Speaking of the Alumni Medal, the Alumni Office is seeking nominations for this year’s recipients of the university’s highest alumni honor. The Alumni Medal is given on the basis of distinguished service to a profession, exemplary family and personal life, contributions to the community, and leadership service to the University and the Alumni Association. You can nominate candidates online, but nominations must be received by March 21. Please contact Ryan Daly, Director of Alumni Relations, with any questions by phone (216-397-4516) or e-mail.

9. Reunion 2006 -- by telephone!

The Class of 2001 recently held a reunion planning meeting in Cleveland, Canton and Pittsburgh -- all on the same evening! How? By 3-way conference call. Contact Reunion Coordinator Rosalie Massey by phone (216-397-3014) or e-mail and ask her to include you in the next planning session for classes ending in "1" or "6." Remember, Reunion 2006 has been moved to June 23-25, the weekend following Father’s Day and promises to be an even greater time for all – especially children enjoying our renowned Kids’ Camp! More information online.


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