Alumni Association Awards
The Rev. William Corby, CSC, Award will be presented to retired
Lt. Col. Jack B. Matthews '63 during halftime of the ND-Navy football
game on November 12. He received his Marine Corps commission in
1964 and served for 22 years before retiring. After earning advanced
degrees from Washington State University, he became associate
dean of academics at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia,
until his retirement in March. He lectures extensively to young
people, especially Marines, all around the world on the impact
of alcoholism on the individual and the family. Matthews is credited
with helping countless numbers of Marines recognize the need to
seek help with alcoholism.
The Harvey G. Foster Award will be presented to Michael P. McCoy
'70 during halftime of the ND-Brigham Young football game. A consensus
All-American at Notre Dame, he went on to play for 11 years in
the NFL, earning several awards, including NFL Rookie of the Year.
Since then McCoy has taken a leadership role in many service organizations,
including the Special Olympics, YMCA and Fellowship of Christian
Athletes. He is founder and frequent guest speaker in schools
for the Champions for Today program, which discusses issues facing
today's youth.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Cindy K. Parseghian
'77 and Dr. Michael A. Parseghian '77 at a May 25 fund-raiser
for the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation in Greenwich,
Connecticut. Cindy is president of the foundation, created to
fund research projects to treat and find a cure for Niemann-Pick
Type C disease, which has affected three of the Parseghian's four
children. She also serves on the board of directors for the National
Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation. Michael is a practicing physician
in Tucson and also serves as secretary/treasurer of the Parseghian
research foundation.
New Alumni Board Members
On July 1, the following alumni began three-year terms on the
Alumni Board of directors: Young Alumni - Michael Brown '01, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; Senior Alumni - Jim Keegan '59, Wilmington, Delaware;
Region 2 - Ceyl Prinster '76, Denver, Colorado; Region 5 - Keith
Kriegshauser '83, Saint Louis, Missouri; Region 11 - Dr. Phil
Connors '59, Princeton, Massachusetts; Region 12 - Ernie Buckley
'53, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Region 15 - Phil Carter '67, '71Ph.D.,
Raleigh, North Carolina, and Region 17 - Jerry Kruczek '71, Orlando,
Florida.
Veronica Guzman '93, '97M.A., has been elected by the Hispanic
Alumni of Notre Dame Board of Directors to serve as HA of ND director
on the alumni board; and Michael Chiang '91M.L., '95J.D., was
recently appointed by University administrators to the position
of international director for Asia.
Bastedo Elected
Gene Bastedo '73 was voted president-elect of the Alumni Association
by the alumni board at its April 2005 meeting.
Fall Service Opportunities
The Alumni Student Appalachia Project will take place October
16-22. The One Can Make a Difference food drive will take place
September 17-November 19. Visitors to Notre Dame are asked to
contribute nonperishable food to collection boxes throughout campus.
Alumni clubs also will take part in Notre Dame's Day of Service,
October 22. See local club publicity or visit alumni.nd.edu/commserv/dayofservice.html
for activity ideas.
For more information on these and other alumni community service
projects, visit alumni.nd.edu/commserv/programs.html or call 574-631-6181.
Alumni Travel
A tour of China is offered September 26-October 12. It will be
hosted by John Keane '52, former dean of the Notre Dame College
of Business who now serves as Korth Professor of Strategic Management
in the Mendoza College of Business. The tour begins in Beijing
and concludes in Hong Kong. For more information, call 800-634-2631
or visit alumni.nd.edu/travel/index.html.
NDA Today
To subscribe to NDA Today, the Alumni Association's monthly electronic
newsletter, send an email to ndalumni@nd.edu with "Subscribe"
in the subject line. Past issues of NDA Today can be viewed at
alumni.nd.edu/news_publ/ndatoday.html.
Excellence in Teaching
Developing students' thinking and problem-solving skills, and
"celebrating the spirit" of students will be topics of discussion
at the Excellence in Teaching conference, October 7-9. The conference
is open to all teachers, principals or counselors from kindergarten
through senior high school. A participant does not need to be
a Notre Dame graduate to attend. For more information visit alumni.nd.edu/cont_ed/eit.html.
Ethics and Culture Conference
The Notre Dame Center
for Ethics and Culture will hold its sixth annual fall conference,
"Joy in the Truth: The Catholic University in the New Millennium,"
September 29- October 1.
Several respected
scholars from Catholic, other religious and secular institutions
will discuss a broad range of issues relating to the way in which
the Catholic university can best respond to Pope John Paul II's
call for a renewal of Catholic institutions of higher learning.
For details see ethicscenter.nd.edu.
Career Resources
Job seekers can visit
the Alumni Career Programs website at careercenter.nd.edu/alumni.php
to preview job search resources and services available to Notre
Dame alumni. And employers can post job openings at irishonline.nd.edu/career/welcome.asp.
Theology Online
STEP@ ND (Satellite
Theological Education Program) offers online classes from ND theology
professors and interaction with other participants. Visit www.ndstores.com/step/index.cfm
for course descriptions and registration.
The Dome
Is 100
Notre Dame's student yearbook, the Dome, celebrates
its 100th anniversary this year. Historic copies of the Dome
will be on display before all home football games this fall in
the Dooley Room on the first floor of the LaFortune Student Center,
beginning at 10 a.m. Yearbook staff alumni are invited to attend
reunion receptions in LaFortune at 11 a.m. before each home game.
The 2006 Dome will include a souvenir section looking
back on the history of the yearbook. Advance orders can be placed
at marketplace.nd.edu/studentshop/. For more information, call
574-631-3671 or write to rfranken@nd.edu.
(July 2005)
