e-News, from John Carroll University
Volume 6, Issue 3 | April 8, 2005

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

1. Robert Niehoff SJ to be JCU's 24th President
2. Mourners for Pope in Rome include JCU student
3. Remembering Tom Brazaitis '62, Washington DC journalist
4. 'Saint Joseph's Table' fete honors Vince Campanella '63
5. Make Reunion 2005 reservations online - soon!
6. Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps invites retirees


1. Robert Niehoff SJ to be JCU's 24th President

Robert L. Niehoff SJ will become the 24th President of John Carroll University following his appointment at a meeting of the Board of Directors yesterday (April 7). Father Niehoff, Vice President for Planning and Budget since 2002 and Associate Provost since 2000 at the University of San Francisco, is expected to take office at JCU in early fall. The 51-year old Jesuit will succeed Edward Glynn SJ, President since 1998, who last December announced his intention to step down this year. For more information, see the JCU website.

2. Mourners for Pope in Rome include JCU student

As the attention of the world focused on Rome and the funeral of Pope John Paul II, we received an eyewitness report from JCU Junior Colleen Kookoothe, thanks to her uncle, Cormac DeLaney '71. He recorded an interview Colleen gave NewsRadio WSPD 1370 that you can hear on the JCU website.

The website also has audio streaming of a recollection of the pontiff presented by Doris Donnelly, Director of the Cardinal Suenens Center, as the JCU community gathered together for a Memorial Mass yesterday (Apr 7):How this Pope "changed the game."

3. Remembering Tom Brazaitis '62, Washington DC journalist

Tom Brazaitis '62, who lost a long and valiant battle with cancer on Mar 30, was a nationally known author, political columnist and former Washington DC bureau chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Among the many people who remembered Brazaitis was Paul Kantz '63, retired vice president for development at JCU and a colleague of Tom's on the Carroll News. My remembrance of Tom is of him sitting at an old Remington typewriter in the Carroll News Office in Grasselli Tower pounding away on 'Mr. B Picks,' a column he wrote in a breezy style forecasting winners of PAC sports contests. He would occasionally be talking out loud as copy ideas came to him and there would be a sparkle in his eye as he deftly turned a phrase. Tom was a wordsmith who really appreciated cleverly descriptive and analytical writing. As a professional journalist, he became an expert at it."

Widespread coverage of Tom's death included obituaries in the Plain Dealer -- the Washington Post -- and a poignant eulogy on the Newsweek website by his wife, Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift.

4. 'Saint Joseph's Table' fete honors Vince Campanella '63

Saint Joseph's Table signifies a traditional celebration of a feast day that often includes the honoring of an individual or family exemplifying the core qualities of Italian American heritage. On Friday (Mar 18) Vincent Campanella '63 was the honoree at a presentation of the feast by the Bishop Anthony Pilla Program in Italian American Studies, whose inspiration, Anthony Pilla '61, was on hand to give his blessing. The celebration was co-sponsored by the Institute of Catholic Studies.

5. Make Reunion 2005 reservations online - soon!

As this e-News clicks through to alumni, the calendar shows 70 days left until Reunion 2005 (Jun 17-19). Now you can make your reservation online.

6. Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps invites retirees

Jack Dister SJ, who taught at JCU in the Philosophy Department in the late 60s, in Religious Studies in the late 80s, and who then had responsibility for the university mission in the 90s, is now Regional Director of the Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps. ILVC is an organization of retired individuals who donate their skills to help the needy. There are chapters in a growing number of cities, including Cleveland, where an information meeting will take place on Monday (Apr 18) at 2 pm at the Jesuit Retreat House, 5629 State Rd, Parma. For more information contact Coordinator Cathy Duer (mailto:CathDuer@aol.com) and for all the city chapters visit the ILVC website.

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