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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 1 themount fa l l 2 0 0 9 becoming a mount man seniors reflect on their journey story on page 6

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 2 message from brother james kelly my dear alumni and friends of the mount we xaverian brothers have never been elitist in our approach to education from our first days in the united states we have taught boys of a wide range of abilities in the very early days the brothers could have up to a hundred boys in one classroom ranging in ability from albert einsteinintelligent to severely limited the brothers didn t complain they knew their job was to teach those boys in front of them and that s what they did a friend of mine brother robert houlihan began his teaching career at st teresa s school in brooklyn with 74 ten year olds in the fourth grade these boys were divided into six reading groups by ability and brother robert taught them nine subjects he taught the boys who were in front of him at the mount we have always represented the great bell curve we have the best and the brightest and those who struggle to learn then of course we have the great group in the middle those boys who are quite bright but not always as motivated as we might like them my mentor the late brother ivan corkery always described them as the normal boys whom you have to trick into learning mount saint joseph has two programs which in my humble opinion set us apart as a xaverian school we have the depaul program for students with diagnosed dyslexia and dysgraphia and the ryken program for boys who need some remediation when they come to the mount we accept about fifteen boys every year into the depaul program and seventeen boys into the ryken program currently we are building in the basement of founders hall a new specialized study center for the students in the ryken and the depaul programs students in the depaul program are charged an additional $6,100 in tuition because teachers in the depaul program work with 15 boys a day while the rest of the faculty teaches on average 125 boys a day yet despite the larger tuition our depaul program has been oversubscribed since it was founded nine years ago boys in the depaul program are scheduled into regular classes and i ve had a number of them in my honors english course and honors latin ii course they re bright boys who learn differently our depaul teachers help them to deal with their learning differences and to keep themselves organized the ryken program named after our holy founder brother theodore james ryken is geared toward those boys who need remediation as they enter the 9th grade it is our hope that by the end of the 10th grade they will be able to handle the regular curriculum we limit the number of students in this program to seventeen so that we have the ability to educate them on a more individual level during their freshman year they take an english and a reading class rather than english and modern language i am quite proud of these programs at the mount they reflect so beautifully our xaverian tradition of teaching boys of a wide range of abilities brother dominic o connell the first principal who had a special love for disadvantaged boys smiles every day in heaven as he looks at the mount i m as sure of that as i am of anything brother dominic would not be a happy camper if he thought we had become an intellectually or economically elitist school we have had a very busy fall at the mount you ll read of our annual saint francis xavier society reception and our 27th annual alumni golf outing our saint francis xavier society reception was one of the nicest we ve had the two student speakers nick springmann 10 and sean dornbush 10 did a beautiful job and our development office saw that the reception was perfectly planned the alumni golf tournament was once again sold out i particularly enjoyed being driven about the course this year in a golf cart by james poisal `03 our director of alumni relations it gave me a chance to see all of the foursomes as they were playing of course this is reunion season so every saturday night is devoted to class reunions i particularly enjoyed the golden gael reunion this year the class of 1959 was out in force and they presented the school with a gift of $109,000 for the endowment that is the largest golden gael gift the school has ever received i m very grateful to jim burns and his classmates for organizing the reunion and the reunion gift i always enjoy discovering things about the mount which i never knew recently bill lenczycki 62 gave us an aerial view of the old mount the mount of the first half of the twentieth century i never knew that our current football field wasn t always the football field in this aerial view the baseball field and tennis courts are on the site of our current plevyak field we ve had the picture enlarged and it will be hanging in our development conference room for any of the older alumni who would like to walk down memory lane i have always regretted that we didn t save more of the old campus and the catholic gothic architecture of the old mount i particularly regret the loss of the chapel but even more than that i regret the loss of the trees even now when our facility director tells me that a tree has to come down i mourn we had to remove the huge old tree which was in the middle of the junior parking lot and as it came down i thought of all the mount history which it had witnessed as i write this we are in the midst of the dreaded spirit week which precedes homecoming only i dread it the boys love it they get to dress like bozo the clown or their favorite super hero or god only knows what i must admit that their boyish exuberance is refreshing but i m glad it only happens one week a year too much purple paint everywhere please remember that you are always most welcome at mount saint joseph i look forward to seeing many of you at beef and beer night the evening before thanksgiving remember that your job is to recruit the next generation of mount men if you know of any 6th 7th or 8th grade boy who would be a good fit for the school please call our admissions secretary mrs arlene beach to make sure the young man is receiving material from the mount and remember every day to say a prayer for the mount sincerely brother james m kelly c.f.x president themount the mount is published quarterly by the mount saint joseph development office brother james m kelly c.f.x president barry j fitzpatrick principal emily wilson rollins executive director of development james poisal 03 director of alumni relations jess jankoviak director of communications and events editor the mount erin van bavel director of annual giving cathy steffe development office manager brandy fefel development office assistant 2 the mount

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 3 news from alumni relations upcoming events alumni beef and beer night november 25 2009 msj cafeteria 7-11 p.m to purchase tickets or for more information please call the development office at 410-646-4700 or visit www.msjnet.edu/beef&beer fall drama production romeo juliet december 4 6 2009 msj auditorium december 4th 7:30 p.m december 5th 7:30 p.m december 6th 2:00 p.m alumni ice hockey game december 19 2009 gardens ice house in laurel md · 4 p.m talent is never sparse at the annual alumni ice hockey game this is always an entertaining event to play in or just watch and socialize with fellow alumni be on the lookout for registration forms in the mail for more information please contact james poisal 03 at 410-646-4700 alumni bull oyster roast february 20 2010 msj memorial gym 6 p.m please note that all tickets for this year s bull oyster roast will be sold in advance there will be no tickets sold at the door for more information please visit www.msjnet.edu/bullroast at tention all alumni nominate someone for an alumni association award do you know someone who exemplifies what it means to be a mount man someone who has continued to serve the mount and their surrounding community after graduation if so make sure they are nominated for an alumni association award there are three awards for which we will accept nominations please take some time to think about some worthy candidates and email the candidate s name class year and reasoning for why they deserve to win the award to james poisal 03 at jpoisal@msjnet.edu all nominations must be submitted no later than january 31 2010 the winners will be honored at the alumni association communion breakfast in march below are the descriptions of the awards knight of the tower award given to alumni for their service and dedication to the alumni association board of directors al shields service award given to someone who has given an exceptional amount of service to the mount alumnus of the year award given to an alumnus who performs an outstanding deed or service summer 2008 fall 2009 3

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 4 news from alumni relations mrs cheryl del gavio members of the alumni association board and brother james kelly c.f.x pose with brian mears 10 and sean dornbush 10 from left bill lenczycki 62 jack pundt iii 71 mike dooley 66 brian mears 10 cheryl del gavio sean dornbush 10 pat hall 74 brother james kelly c.f.x frank v del gavio jr 62 endowment fund presentation on october 8 2009 members of the mount saint joseph alumni association board of directors gathered along with cheryl del gavio wife of alumnus frank del gavio jr 62 to congratulate seniors brian mears and sean dornbush for receiving scholarships from the first frank v del gavio jr 62 endowment fund the fund which was established in the fall of 2009 will be used to provide a scholarship to a rising senior who is eligible for financial aid based on the school s criteria exudes exceptional school spirit and is dedicated and devoted to mount saint joseph by providing service to the school just as frank v del gavio jr 62 did during his time as an alumnus of mount saint joseph alumni gatherings florida we re flying south for the winter brother james will be visiting southern florida on february 24 25 and 26 2010 all florida alumni and friends are invited to attend designated receptions please look for invitations in your mailbox after the holidays or call emily rollins at 410-646-4700 for more information alumni association board members pose with brother james kelly c.f.x and james poisal 03 at their annual picnic georgia mount st joseph wants to hear from atlanta area alumni the mount has never traveled to georgia but wants to know if our atlanta alumni are interested in getting together if you are interested in coming to a mount st joseph alumni gathering in the atlanta area please contact emily rollins at erollins@msjnet.edu if there is enough interest exact dates times and locations will be chosen and sent to you thank you for supporting the mount and we hope to hear from you congratulations to the 2009 ravens raffle winner gary beach 87 the winner of the 2009 ravens raffle was chosen on august 22 2009 at ships café in catonsville congratulations to gary beach 87 who has won four season tickets to every ravens home game this season plus the option of first right of refusal for playoff tickets special thanks to sharon and jim andrews owners of ships café for their continued support of mount saint joseph alumni events 4 the mount

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 5 news accolades and achievements alumni/faculty spotlight there are many great achievements made by our alumni faculty and staff throughout the year below are some recent accolades that we felt should be showcased frank kolarek 71 in early july mayor sheila dixon congratulated mr frank kolarek 71 for being named one of major league baseball s all-stars among us the campaign honors individuals making extraordinary contributions to their communities kolarek was one of 30 winners nationally and was nominated due to his contributions to the baltimore community through his foundation league of dreams league of dreams assists children with mental and physical disabilities by providing opportunities for them to play baseball and softball in a safe and supportive environment as a result of kolarek s outstanding contributions to the baltimore community he joined the other winners at the 80th major league baseball all-star game in st louis frank took part in a special presentation before the game and participated in a variety of all-star events in the days leading up to the game for more information about league of dreams please visit www.leagueofdreams.org paul upman 58 richard siejack 59 florian wawrzyniak 58 knights of columbus deputies during the 2009-2010 fraternal year three graduates of mount saint joseph were elected to serve as state deputies for the knights of columbus paul upman 58 in ohio richard siejack 59 in maryland and florian wawrzyniak 58 in vermont jonathan duerr 00 jonathan duerr 00 was recently named as the runner-up for man of the year for the palm beach leukemia lymphoma society lls in order to receive this honor he raised more than $30,000 for the organization which is the world s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research education and patient services this led the lls to ask him to serve as the current chairman for the lls man and woman of the year for 2010 dr elizabeth pease ap french teacher elizabeth pease traveled to san antonio texas this past summer to present a workshop entitled pour la chronologie writing teaching an historically-anchored french language curriculum at the 2009 ap college board annual conference in her session she showed other educators how by organizing a curriculum chronologically students learn better and are provided with a historical foundation upon which to build walking them through the culture time and evolution of ideas this is the second year she has presented at the ap college board conference her presentation has also been accepted for the pennsylvania state modern language association s conference on october 15-17th fall 2009 5

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 6 participants in the kicks 4 cans event pose on plevyak field before the tournament begins it s about time seniors maximize their mount experience don t be an 8 2:30 type of guy w every freshman hears this upon entering the halls of mount saint joseph and it is a phrase that is reiterated time and time again throughout their four years here that s a tall order for a freshman you re at a new school trying to make new friends adjusting to a different class schedule sometimes taking grueling classes and you re supposed to balance athletics and clubs on top of this yet many students find ways to get the most out of their time here by becoming involved in activities both inside and outside of school enriching their lives and transforming them from young boys into men hile there are many of these students to be found at mount saint joseph in doing research for this article the development office sent an email to faculty and staff asking for their nominations for who they thought would be the best examples of a mount man the honor was given to seniors dave comberiate and david arnold who have overcome the challenges of being at a college preparatory school and have excelled both in and out of the classroom all while exemplifying the xaverian charisms and upholding the standards expected of a student at the mount for dave comberiate the choice to attend mount saint joseph was all but made for him being one of seven children six boys and one girl he is the fifth comberiate to attend mount saint joseph his brothers anthony 93 joseph 98 john 02 and thomas 05 have set a high standard for him at the mount and dave is determined to make his mark here as his brothers have it was difficult in the beginning because i rode the bus to school pretty much restricting me to being an 8-2:30 guy he reflects i tried to get involved by playing fall and spring sports and then through involvement in activities that were held during school and on the weekends since his junior year dave has expanded his roster of extracurricular activities to include leadership positions with the national honor society and student council where he serves as president and vice president respectively he has also played jv soccer has run with the jv track team and is currently playing on the varsity volleyball team in addition to these achievements he s also managed his academic career receiving prestigious academic awards such as the ap scholar award and a maryland distinguished scholar honorable mention moreover dave is also a leader outside of mount saint joseph he is a hugh o brian youth leadership hoby alumnus and this summer he 6

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 7 participated in the archdiocese of baltimore s high school leadership institute more commonly known as high li this honor is given to students who have been nominated by their youth or campus minister participating in these leadership groups has allowed me to build relationships with people at other schools he states it s really helped when i m organizing events for mount saint joseph and i think it has fostered friendships that will be with me as i transition from high school into college these connections have already proven fruitful recently he organized the first annual kicks 4 cans event a charity soccer tournament that brought together students from mount saint joseph maryvale seton keough and mount de sales the event raised over $500 and collected canned goods to benefit my brother s keeper and the maryland food bank in the future dave plans to major in business and potentially found his own company yet for the time being he s enjoying his final year at the mount when asked about what he will miss the most he replied i really can t pinpoint one thing there are a lot of different aspects that i ll miss one thing i do have to say is that thanks to the mount and the brotherhood that is formed here i have had the opportunity to become extremely involved i ve improved upon myself and truly grown as an individual another senior who s seen a great change in himself since entering mount saint joseph in 2006 is dave arnold a native of catonsville dave was homeschooled throughout his childhood dave arnold makes a play against calvert hall and decided to attend mount saint joseph for two reasons he knew he wanted to play sports and from living in the area he knew a few boys who were also planning on going to the mount like comberiate it took arnold a few years to truly embrace all that the mount had to offer in the beginning i was a really quiet kid he says i ve always been a sit back and watch type of person and wasn t really involved in anything but soccer that all changed his junior year when he was asked to participate in the xaverian brothers sponsored school xbss retreat during the retreat dave realized that he had a lot to offer in terms of leadership for the mount saint joseph community through xbss arnold became involved in student council and began expanding his activities to include those outside of the athletic realm currently he plays the piano and dave comberiate leads a group discussion at the senior leadership institute sings in the mount saint joseph choir he hasn t slacked academically either he currently has an adjusted gpa of 4.43 is a member of both national honor and spanish national honor societies and recently received a maryland distinguished scholar honorable mention he s also enriched his athletic resume by playing on the varsity golf team and becoming a leading scorer on the varsity soccer team on top of all this dave is in the process of organizing a mission trip to ethiopia in february he says one thing that the mount has instilled in me is a sense of mission it s true when brother james says that the students here make the school there s just something different about us here i haven t experienced it anywhere else after graduating dave hopes to attend either the u.s naval academy or princeton university to major in biomechanical or aerospace engineering he will miss mount saint joseph and the relationships he s built here and cites certain aspects of the school that he will carry with him long after he leaves one of them being the openness and acceptance that is felt by anyone who enters the mount saint joseph community upon entering st joe as a freshman i never thought i would be involved in anything other than sports yet through people seeking me out and allowing me to explore my talents outside of sports i ve come to appreciate these new experiences and am thankful for each and every one of them both of these modest articulate talented young men attribute their transformations to the culture and opportunities they ve encountered here at mount saint joseph they ve taken the saying don t be an 8-2:30 guy to heart and dedicated themselves to making their time at the mount not only a time of academic growth but one of personal growth as well they are great examples of how if you let it mount saint joseph can become an integral part of your life helping to change boys into men men who matter mount men photo courtesy of the catholic review summer 2008 fall 2009 7

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 8 news from the development office donors thanked at saint francis xavier society reception each fall members of the saint francis xavier society gather for a celebratory mass and reception held on the mount saint joseph campus the saint francis xavier society is comprised of committed individuals who in the spirit of saint francis the patron saint of the xaverian brothers donate $1,000 or more to mount saint joseph the society supports the mount s belief that academic excellence is an achievable goal for all young men as each one learns and grows according to individual talents this year seniors nick springmann and sean dornbush addressed the society and thanked them for their generosity sean dornbush 10 poses with his family and brother james kelly c.f.x after addressing attendees student volunteers mingle with guests at the saint francis xavier reception in the msj cafeteria senior sean dornbush 10 thanks the crowd for their generosity i thank you for this wonderful gift and i ask that you continue with your donations so that one day another young man one who may not have had the chance if not for your support can stand in the same place i am now and tell you about his transformation from a boy into a man a man who matters a mount man student volunteers pose with president brother james kelly c.f.x at the reception sean dornbush 10 8 the mount

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 9 the annual fund for mount saint joseph what is the annual fund and why is it important the annual fund is a yearly fundraising campaign that supports day to day education at mount saint joseph tuition alone does not cover the cost to educate our students after tuition is applied mount saint joseph still needs to fund approximately $1,800 per student the money raised by the annual fund covers that gap annual fund also supports our need-based financial aid program this year alone 260 students received over $1.3 million in aid senior nick springmann 10 addresses the crowd at the saint francis xavier reception on september 30th our future is uncertain but there is one thing i am sure of because of your generous donations my classmates and i have been able to take part in a life-changing experience you re the reason we re here and you will hopefully be the reason for future students at st joe after graduation in may i will leave the mount but the mount will never leave me nick springmann 10 what are the goals for 2009-2010 on july 1st 2009 we started rebuilding the annual fund from $0 we hope to raise $850,000 by june 30 2010 with many students and families applying for financial aid it is crucial that we achieve our goal a gift in any amount is greatly appreciated every gift to the annual fund makes a difference in a student s education and experience at the mount what are some ways to give 1 make a pledge to the annual fund and pay it off with several payments over the course of the year many donors choose to make monthly quarterly or semi-yearly payments we will gladly work with you to set-up an installment plan nick springmann 10 with his parents mark and tressa springmann and brother james kelly c.f.x 2 make a yearly donation by sending a payment via cash credit card or check 3 participate in your company s matching gift program many companies will match your donation enabling you to double the impact of your gift after a mass in the auditorium guests were treated to food and conversation in the msj cafeteria fall 2009 4 donate stock to mount saint joseph please contact the development office for more information on stock gifts 9

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:12 pm page 10 news from alumni relations the 27th annual alumni association golf outing september 28 2009 marked the 27th annual alumni association golf outing at rolling road golf club in catonsville although the day started a bit windy it calmed down and the 31 foursomes experienced sun and nice temperatures for the majority of the day due to the extraordinary efforts of the development office and the alumni golf committee and headed by event chairman charles gilbert 70 this annual outing was again a huge success when the day was done over $35,000 had been raised this is the only event sponsored by the alumni association in which all proceeds go directly to the tuition assistance fund this fund enables the school to provide financial assistance to students who would otherwise not be able to afford a mount saint joseph education from left bill metz 67 mike dooley 66 sal cimbolo 57 and golf outing chairman charles gilbert 70 stop to pose for a photo faculty members from left gregory boehmer brian murphy christopher sapienza and jerry naylor 75 were joined by geof rodriguez 10 the 27th annual alumni association golf committee would like to thank corporate sponsor cdigital whose foursome is shown above members of the columbia fleet service foursome smile for a photo prior to teeing off columbia fleet service was a corporate sponsor of this year s golf outing 10 the mount

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:13 pm page 11 thanks to the following tee and green sponsors mount saint joseph alumni association asbestos specialists 443-271-7304 bare bones grill brewery 410-461-0770 basciani foods inc 610-268-3044 bunzl mid-atlantic centric business solutions 410-902-3300 the class produce group 410-799-5700 fast signs catonsville 410-747-9572 fells point meats 410-539-5600 ferrante bros nick s sausage company 301-927-5388 friends of golf and sal cimbolo 57 g.l shacks of catonsville 410-788-0879 holly poultry inc 410-727-6210 instant whip jacoby mark debinski 83 410-615-0170 rich hunt 82 410-409-1466 j.j mcdonnell 410-799-4000 kunzler meats 800-233-0203 lakeview title company 410-992-4447 marlin moon grille 410-213-1618 winter 2006 fall 2009 11 mechanical sales inc 410-964-0841 metz insurance agency bill metz 67 410-321-8414 john g mohler iii d.d.s 98 morgan personal injury law robert morgan 73 410-589-3322 overhead door company of baltimore inc 410-636-6300 pete pappas sons rossman hurt hoffman inc 410-465-4300 saint agnes hospital 410-368-6000 scott swidersky class of 1992 ship s café pub 410-744-1838 sun rich fresh foods 443-577-1200 tony vitrano company 410-799-7444 william bassler 69 rolling road golf shop an additional thank you to the official beverage sponsor for the 27th annual alumni golf outing leone produce llc

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:13 pm page 12 class notes for more class notes visit www.msjnet.edu/alumni birth announcements joseph parlett 45 would like to announce the birth of his first great-grandchild juliet malick in september gary brown 72 welcomed the birth of his first grandson caleb born august 14 2009 todd wolters 87 and wife andrea welcomed their first daughter reagan elizabeth on september 18th 2009 jason mclaughlin 90 and wife ann welcomed their 3rd child nathan charles on march 20 2009 sean dolan 95 and his wife rebecca welcomed twin boys finn patrick and seamus unitas dolan on september 5 2009 tim bibo 96 and wife kristen are thankful for the birth of their first child anna lindgren bibo on march 7th 2009 nick zohdi 97 and his wife melissa would like to announce the birth of caden delaney zohdi on september 20 2009 charles joshua davenport 97 received a master of arts from fairfield university in may 2008 just before the birth of his daughter abigail rose nick salmon 98 and his wife had their first baby a girl named liliana mae salmon on april 29 2009 juan carlos roman s 98 wife evynette gave birth to son ian david roman on september 9 2009 mark bastress 99 and his wife ava would like to announce the birth of their 2nd daughter olivia marie on august 12 2009 chris dembeck 01 and his wife laura welcomed their first child ava laura dembeck on august 10th michael a ostroff 02 and his wife alexandra are pleased to announce the birth of their son tomas federico on may 9 2009 weddings and anniversaries larry turner 50 and wife iris celebrated their 50th anniversary on june 20 2009 robert g roeder 51 and wife elizabeth will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on october 17th john weber 56 and his high school sweetheart joan just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary dennis hupp 61 and his wife lila recently celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary 12 mike kunkel 79 and wife denise recently celebrated 22 wonderful years of marriage jason jay schaufele 86 recently celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife tammy frank wichert 90 married nicole williams on june 6 2009 the couple currently reside in arlington va marcus devere 96 married his girlfriend of four years ellen mcnamara in austin texas on july 11 2009 in attendance were fellow mount alumni from the class of 96 gene kilcourse ryan frashure mike bieda and alan nelson dr john g mohler iii 98 was married to jenny graves from rockville md on may 2 2009 john hall 03 married lauren mooney seton keough 03 on august 22nd the mount the mount

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:13 pm page 13 class notes for more class notes visit www.msjnet.edu/alumni for more information please contact alex schilpp at aschilpp@shelton.org class of 1961 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent joe riley at joepriley@hotmail.com class of 1966 class of 1944 joe dickerson would like to thank the development office for putting on a great reunion it was especially nice for those who were of the special february class of 1944 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent mike dooley at msjgolfcoach@netzero.com or hank carll at hankcarll@allstate.com class of 1968 joe dickerson 44 class of 1941 jerome mead has recently reconnected with fellow classmate william j temmink at the pickersgill retirement community he states i thought it might be of interest that after sixty-eight years two mount graduates are renewing old friendships class of 1975 mike gary is currently celebrating his 28th year in real estate as a broker at mohler gary realtors in howard county class of 1976 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agents john kirby at jkirby@amerilert.com or joe o boyle at joboyle2@jhu.edu class of 1979 after being away from maryland for many years j michael cecil will be moving back before the end of the year mike sends his regards to all his classmates and wishes he michael gary 75 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent urb leimkuhler at urb.leimkuhler@milliman.com class of 1970 for the 4th consecutive year michael quinn has been chosen by his peers as a connecticut super lawyer and for the 6th consecutive year he is listed in martindale-hubble preeminent lawyers class of 1971 ed audy writes saturday 9/26 the class of 71 gathered at fred michael quinn 70 alice march s knotty pine inn in canton a good time was had by all there was a moment of silence and a toast for our recently departed classmate and former class president mike howe and there was lots of catching up everyone especially enjoyed the visits from mr ted rukowitz and mr hal sparks class of 1974 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent patrick hall at phall307@comcast.net class of 1949 robert verderaime has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 best lawyers in america publication list for the 6th consecutive year he has also been selected to be included in the super lawyers of md for the 3rd consecutive year mount saint joseph launches alumni class agent program last year the development office along with a dedicated group of alumni launched the class agent program the program is designed to help classmates stay connected with one another and with mount saint joseph class agents support the general mission of mount saint joseph and are knowledgeable about its current programs projects and needs they work with staff to organize reunions promote special events and communicate the news and needs of the school we encourage alumni to reconnect with you classmates by contacting your class agent the program is debuting with 14 classes 1951 1955 1959 1960 1961 1966 1968 1974 1976 1982 1983 1985 1989 and 1990 check your year s class notes section for more information if you are interested in becoming a class agent please contact erin van bavel at 410-646-4700 or evanbavel@admin.msjnet.edu class of 1955 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent roger davis at davis2906@aol.com class of 1959 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent jim burns at duchy1@comcast.net class of 1960 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent bob riley at bobriley@hughes.net robert f riley writes members of the class of 1960 reunited at kent narrows md for 2 days of golf sailing and dining but mostly rehashing old war stories about our days at the mount plans are under way to celebrate the big 50 next year winter 2006 fall 2009 13

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:13 pm page 14 class notes for more class notes visit www.msjnet.edu/alumni could attend the 30th reunion this fall class of 1982 to reconnect with your classmates and receive updates from mount saint joseph please contact class agents rich hunt at rjhunt25@verizon.net or chuck cullen at ccullen@grotech.com class of 1983 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent rob scranton at rob@cbidg.com james lee a professional actor spent 2 months in baton rouge louisiana mes lee 83 ja working on the play satellites he is also awaiting the outcome of the film bronx paradise which he worked on the film is currently being shopped to hbo and being pitched as a series class of 1984 harry `buck sipes would like say hey to the class of 84 and remind all that we are in the planning stages of our 25 year reunion he s also very proud of his son michael who graduated from msj on 24 may 25 years after the old man class of 1985 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent chris dilullo at cdilullo@lockton.com mike hackett looks forward to seeing all his fellow classmates at the upcoming 25-year reunion mike resides in hampstead md with his wife lynn and four daughters he is employed at honeywell in columbia md as a program manager class of 1986 robert `bob topper was recently elected president of the board of the arc of howard county he continues to work for m&t bank as vp of corporate banking for the central maryland region class of 1989 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent phil huber at phuber@huberweakland.com jerel jones s documentary film exposing the darkness has been selected to premiere at the international black film festival of nashville class of 1990 reconnect with your classmates and the mount contact class agent scott canuel at scottcanuel@yahoo.com class of 2007 pat terranova is spending the summer interning in the mayor s office in chicago as a kemper scholar as part of this 85 mike hackett class of 1991 lorn hinish and jaclyn trunzo are expecting their first child on nov 1st isabella marie hinish hinish is practicing entertainment law and real estate and was fortunate enough to go on tour with two various bands to entertain our troops overseas an class of 1996 andy schneider and wife shannon are expecting twin 00 boys andy recently joined dan schneider campbell company as vice president institutional marketing his band the players band is still going strong with brother dan schneider 00 on guitar class of 2000 joseph selba graduated from university of maryland law school on may 15 2009 class of 2005 colin lengyel 05 drew schneider 96 deceased alumni and friends please remember in your prayers the souls of all our faithfully departed especially our recently deceased alumni and friends and their families daniel p flanagan 42 chester ruby 43 joseph a liberto 44 eugene a fox 47 joseph e unger sr 63 dennis j lee 70 david m burke 78 mark a kusiak 82 after graduating from the university of scranton in the spring with a degree in finance and a minor in accounting colin lengyel accepted a job with axa equitable class of 2006 in our prayers to submit the name of a sick member of the mount community for the prayer list e-mail jess jankoviak at jjankoviak@admin.msjnet.edu donna canuel ed ewers 58 kathleen saunders darleen engles walter wall graduated from umbc with a b.s in physics in may 2009 a full year early he was cum laude and is pursuing a phd in physics beginning this september at johns hopkins 14 the mount the mount

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1000760_msjhs 10/29/09 2:13 pm page 15 the reunion season has begun members of the class of 1960 reunited at kent narrows md this summer to reconnect and begin making plans for their upcoming 50th reunion in 2010 the class of 1949 s 60-year reunion class of 1979 s 30-year reunion former mount boarding students meet for a residents reunion the class of 1944 kicked off the reunion season last spring with a luncheon on campus the class of 1989 s 20-year reunion 15 winter 2006 fall 2009 15

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