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1 Advancng DePaul SUMMER 2009 Czechs endow Vncentan scholarshp wth $750,000 gft DePaul Unversty Trustee James L. Czech (COM 61) and hs wfe, Dane Czech, recently gave $750,000 to establsh the Czech Vncentan Scholar Socety Endowed Scholarshp n DePaul s College of Commerce. The full scholarshp wll be awarded to a qualfyng ncomng freshman, who wll be requred to take a Vncentan Studes class and perform communty servce. Accordng to the Czechs, the gft s a response to a DePaul Board of Trustees decson a year ago to prepare for the day when DePaul s msson would lkely be carred on by leaders from outsde the ranks of the Vncentan Catholc mssonares who founded DePaul. n ths ssue DePaul marks thrd-best fundrasng year Mazza Foundaton creates scholar program Delotte rases money for faculty fellowshp Theatre and accountng faculty create scholarshps DePaul Emertus Socety presdent gves back Hopefully when they go forth n ther lves, they can nfluence people to do more n ther communty. Dane Czech We can pray for vocatons, but n ths way we can ask people to specfcally look at communty and msson and study t, says Dane Czech. Hopefully when they go forth n ther lves, they can nfluence people to do more n ther communty. Our gft wll mpact just one person, Jm Czech explans. Dane and I would lke to see more of these scholarshps awarded each year n every college at DePaul. If we can get 10 to 15 other folks nterested n gvng at ths level, then the unversty could be offerng 10 to 15 opportuntes a year. Jm Czech (COM 61), DePaul Unversty trustee, and Dane Czech Ths scholarshp gft wll enable students to mmerse themselves n the values that nspred St. Vncent de Paul to serve and change the lves of the poor, says the Rev. Denns H. Holtschneder, C.M., presdent of DePaul. I am deeply grateful to Jm and Dane for the more than $1 mllon n gfts they have made to DePaul over the years. For more nformaton about the College of Commerce, contact Denny Moller, senor drector of development, at (312) commerce.depaul.edu The newsletter for supporters of DePaul Unversty

Mazza Foundaton creates scholarshp for Catholc hgh school graduates The Mazza Foundaton pledged $600,000 over fve years to create the comprehensve Mazza Scholars program at DePaul Unversty.

2 Mazza Foundaton creates scholarshp for Catholc hgh school graduates The Mazza Foundaton pledged $600,000 over fve years to create the comprehensve Mazza Scholars program at DePaul Unversty. The fve-year scholarshp supports hghly promsng students who demonstrate fnancal need and who ether graduated from a Chcago Catholc hgh school supported by the Bg Shoulders Fund or prevously receved a Mazza Foundaton scholarshp. DePaul selected the frst sx Mazza Scholars n May. The scholarshp at DePaul complements the Mazza Foundaton scholarshps at Catholc grade schools and hgh schools supported by the Bg Shoulders Fund, accordng to Joseph O. Rubnell Jr., a foundaton board member. Our partnershp wth DePaul s a natural ft, says Rubnell. Lke the Mazza Foundaton, DePaul s deeply commtted to Chcago, supports the educaton of nner-cty and frst-generaton college students, and has a strong Catholc dentty. In addton to tuton support, the Mazza Scholars program wll help scholars reach graduaton by parng them wth peer mentors at DePaul and provdng monthly workshops to help scholars mprove ther study sklls and adjust to college lfe. The program brngs scholars full crcle by askng them to serve as mentors for students at hgh schools supported by the Bg Shoulders Fund. Anthony Colon, a Mazza Scholar and the frst n hs famly to attend college, sees the Anthony Colon, a Mazza Scholar and DePaul sophomore scholarshp as a steppng stone to a successful academc and professonal career. I almost stopped breathng when I learned that I mght receve the scholarshp, he says. It feels so good to focus on my studes and not on loans, and to have the opportunty to mentor other students. I ntend to take full advantage of what the scholarshp program offers. For more nformaton on creatng a scholarshp at DePaul, contact Jennfer Keller, senor drector of development, at (312) gvng.depaul.edu MAZZA SCHOLARS CURRENT DEPAUL STUDENTS Anthony Colon» Gordon Tech graduate, mentee n the Offce of Multcultural Student Affars S.T.A.R.S. peer mentorng program and DePaul s Men of Color Intatve partcpant Jessca Flores» Crsto Rey Jesut Hgh School graduate and partcpant n the M3C communty servce-based program and the TRO Program, a federally funded program desgned to motvate and support students from dsadvantaged backgrounds Eduardo Lazaro» De LaSalle Hgh School graduate and member of the Math Club and the Phlosophy Crcle INCOMING DEPAUL STUDENTS Sara Ayala» Holy Trnty Hgh School graduate who was hgh school softball team captan, yearbook staff member and Art Club member Vanessa Graca» Crsto Rey Jesut Hgh School graduate who served as presdent of Hermtas de Chcago, a mentorng program for Latna grls age Valera Guerrero» Crsto Rey Jesut Hgh School graduate who has been a Grl Scout for 13 years and served as a wrter and edtor for the Crsto Rey electronc newspaper 2 SUMMER 2009

Under the drecton of DePaul s presdent, the Rev. Denns H. Holtschneder, C.M.

3 DePaul rases $20.3 mllon, expands phlanthropc ntatves Despte an uncertan economy, DePaul Unversty s Offce of Advancement rased $20.3 mllon durng the fscal year that ended June 30, makng t the unversty s thrd-best fundrasng year. More than 8,700 donors made gfts rangng from less than $100 up to $2 mllon. Under the drecton of DePaul s presdent, the Rev. Denns H. Holtschneder, C.M., the unversty has focused ts fundrasng efforts durng the past few years on ncreasng support for student scholarshps, faculty, programs and facltes that enhance the educatonal experence. The most tangble sgn of the successful fundrasng year s the new envronmentally frendly Monsgnor Andrew J. McGowan Scence Buldng on the Lncoln Park Campus, whch opened for classes Jan. 5. The faclty was the centerpece of the $20 mllon Campagn for Excellence n Scence. The campagn also funded scholarshps for students studyng scence and math, as well as scence programs, ncludng ntatves ntended to boost scence educaton among K-12 teachers and encourage mnortes to pursue doctorates n the scences. Future fundrasng ntatves wll help fund new School of Musc and Theatre School performance facltes, whch are major components of the unversty s 10-year strategc plan to redevelop the Lncoln Park Campus. Wth the contnued support of our donors, FY2010 promses to be another good year, says Mary Fnger, DePaul s senor vce presdent for Advancement. We wll be n an even better poston to expand opportuntes for all students, partcularly those of modest means, who seek a stellar educaton. gvng.depaul.edu DePaul professor, famly endow scholarshp wth $50,000 gft Kevn T. Stevens (COM MST 86),, drector of the School of Accountancy and d Management Informaton Systems at DePaul Unversty, ty, has lstened to too many outstandng students tell hm they are droppng oppng out because theyy cannot afford tuton or rent. Eleen Ste v Wllam S ens and tevens n Kllarney, Ireland In response, Stevens and hs wfe, Maretta Nolan Stevens, have establshed a scholarshp to enable such students to complete college. Named for hs parents, The Wllam C. and Eleen B. Stevens Endowed Scholarshp s funded wth a $50,000 gft from Stevens and hs wfe, sblngs Danel (COM MST 83) and Wllam (a former DePaul professor), and lfelong frend Roger Brce (LAS 70). I wanted to set up somethng that would honor my parents, two extraordnary, hardworkng people, who lved paycheck to paycheck but were commtted to famly and determned to gve all of ther 12 chldren a good educaton, says Stevens. The other part s that I feel t s my responsblty to help our students fnancally, not just to teach them. For Stevens, steppng up to the plate s also a matter of prncple. How can I go out and ask people to gve money to scholarshps f I m not wllng to put some skn n the game? he asks. For more nformaton about the College of Commerce, contact Denny Moller, senor drector of development, at (312) accountancy.depaul.edu 3

Delotte launches campagn to endow faculty fellowshp DePaul Unversty alumn at accountng gant Delotte are creatng a permanent fund n support of the unversty through the Delotte Faculty Fellowshp.

It s crtcal that the accountng professon supports ts professors, especally DePaul graduates who benefted from the unversty s many talented faculty, says Stacy Janak (COM 92), vce charman and U.S. retal leader at Delotte.

Janak; Scott Steffens (COM 89), who recently joned Grant Thornton; Delotte Audt Manager Jenny Cszewsk (COM 02); and Delotte Senor Manager Tyson May (COM 00) have been the drvng force Jenny Cszewsk

4 Delotte launches campagn to endow faculty fellowshp DePaul Unversty alumn at accountng gant Delotte are creatng a permanent fund n support of the unversty through the Delotte Faculty Fellowshp. Fundrasng began last year for the endowed fellowshp, whch wll provde perpetual recognton and fnancal support to a faculty member n the School of Accountancy and Management Informaton Systems (MIS). It s crtcal that the accountng professon supports ts professors, especally DePaul graduates who benefted from the unversty s many talented faculty, says Stacy Janak (COM 92), vce charman and U.S. retal leader at Delotte. DePaul s excellent educaton combned wth practcal experence s stll a unque combnaton n hgher educaton. Janak; Scott Steffens (COM 89), who recently joned Grant Thornton; Delotte Audt Manager Jenny Cszewsk (COM 02); and Delotte Senor Manager Tyson May (COM 00) have been the drvng force Jenny Cszewsk (COM 02), audt manager at Delotte behnd Delotte s support of DePaul through both ther personal phlanthropy and Delotte s annual Corporate Gvng Campagn. The campagns create a DePaul communty wthn companes by connectng alumn to each other and DePaul. The Delotte Corporate Gvng Campagn contnues to rase some $30,000 annually to fund the Delotte Alumn Dstngushed Professorshp of Accountancy currently held by Professor John E. McEnroe. The Delotte Foundaton matches all gfts, more than doublng Delotte employees support of DePaul. To learn more about the Delotte Faculty Fellowshp, contact Amanda Van Zee, assocate drector of development, at (312) gvng.depaul.edu Brefs Telefund students wn Student Phlanthropy Award DePaul student groups competed for the Student Phlanthropy Award durng DePaul s Phlanthropy Week The Telefund Group, represented by Mara Vulo (left) and Rachel Poole, won for ts efforts to fundrase for DePaul s art programs n memory of student Fausto Manzera, who ded n a car accdent. To learn more, contact Rabya Anees, assstant drector of annual and specal gvng, at (312) Musc Gala supports scholarshps The annual School of Musc Sprng Concert and Gala, whch s organzed by the Musc Advsory Board, rased $88,000 for musc scholarshps. Guests enjoyed a DePaul Symphony Orchestra performance of Brahms, Tchakovsky and Stravnsky n the Chcago Symphony Center. Pctured are Sasha Gerrtson (left), a School of Musc Advsory Board and Performng Arts Campagn Commttee member, and Eugene Jarvs. To learn more, contact Stephane Oberhausen, drector of development, at (312) SUMMER 2009

Theatre faculty member creates costume technology scholarshp Janet Messmer, head of Costume Technology for The Theatre School at DePaul Unversty, recently created a bequest to endow a scholarshp n

I want to assst talented students majorng n the branch of the theatre where I have spent my entre workng lfe, but who mght need some fnancal help, says Messmer.

, Messmer managed the costume shop and taught at the Goodman School of Drama n Chcago before jonng DePaul n 1978, when Janet Messmer, head of costume technology for The Theatre School at DePaul

5 Theatre faculty member creates costume technology scholarshp Janet Messmer, head of Costume Technology for The Theatre School at DePaul Unversty, recently created a bequest to endow a scholarshp n costume technology, the process of translatng costume desgns nto the clothng actors wear. I want to assst talented students majorng n the branch of the theatre where I have spent my entre workng lfe, but who mght need some fnancal help, says Messmer. I also want to gve back to DePaul, as I am grateful that the unversty has supported me for 31 years and helped me acheve my career goals. A natve of Peora, Ill., Messmer managed the costume shop and taught at the Goodman School of Drama n Chcago before jonng DePaul n 1978, when Janet Messmer, head of costume technology for The Theatre School at DePaul Unversty the Goodman School of Drama became The Theatre School at DePaul Unversty. Our students are fantastc, says Messmer. We work wth an unusual group of very talented young people who, at 18 years old, have commtted to a specfc career path n theater, lke costume technology, and come to us to tran them to work at the hghest levels of ther professon. In addton to teachng, Messmer has served as a costume draper and cutter for many productons n Chcago and around the naton. She also s the costume curator for the Evanston Hstory Center, where she has curated numerous exhbts. For more nformaton on makng a planned gft to DePaul, contact Joel Schaffer, assstant vce presdent of planned gvng, at (312) gvng.depaul.edu Rchardson welcomed back to DePaul DePaul faculty, staff, alumn and frends welcomed the Rev. John T. Rchardson, C.M., back to DePaul at a July recepton on the Lncoln Park Campus. Rchardson, who served as DePaul s nnth presdent from 1981 to 1993 and s currently DePaul s chancellor, has taught theology at Chrst the Kng Major Semnary n Nyer, Kenya snce Pctured from left are Harlene Cohen, Rchardson and Ed Cohen, a DePaul accountng professor. DePaul strengthens ts commtment to alumn Patrca O Donoghue, a professor, clncan and former presdent of Mount Mary College n Mlwaukee, has been apponted vce presdent for Alumn Outreach and Engagement at DePaul Unversty. Her appontment to the newly created post marks DePaul s commtment to connectng wth alumn, parents and other unversty stakeholders. Ths fall, O Donoghue wll be meetng wth alumn and frends at a seres of receptons natonwde. alumn.depaul.edu. 5

(LAS MS 91, MBA 98) (left). A natve of Chcago s Southsde, Stack was the frst n hs famly to attend college.

6 Beaudon contnues gvng n retrement In hs words... Larry Stack Larry Stack (LAS 63, MA 65) (rght) was recently elected co-char of the Presdent s Club Advsory Councl, along wth fellow co-char Staca Taylor (COM 76) (center) and secretary Danel Hayes (LAS MS 91, MBA 98) (left). A natve of Chcago s Southsde, Stack was the frst n hs famly to attend college. Today, he s charman emertus of Brownson Rehmus and Foxworth, a natonal nvestment advsory frm, and an adjunct professor of hstory at the Unversty of Illnos-Chcago. Tell me about your DePaul experence. Stack: As a student of modest means, I could not afford to attend DePaul, even though my parents placed great value on Catholc educaton. Fortunately, I learned of an examnaton for a few compettve scholarshps for DePaul and won one. I took away from DePaul two great thngs. The frst was my lovely wfe Nancy, whom I met n the laboratory of Professor Dan Posn. The second was the understandng that learnng must be contnuous f one s to be a success n any feld. Why do you support DePaul? Stack: I support ths great school because t contnues to do what t has always done: gve young people a chance to acqure the skll and the sprt and the atttude that wll make them successful, whatever path they happen to choose. Durng her 45-year afflaton wth DePaul, Elane Beaudon (LAS 68, MBA 79) has pretty much done t all. She was a student, lbraran, assocate lbrary drector, creator of DePaul s procurement offce, head of ts physcal plant and securty department, vce presdent for Elane Beaudon (LAS 68, MBA 79), DePaul Emertus Socety presdent Admnstraton, and the frst woman and second non-vncentan to be secretary of the unversty. Snce retrng n 2002, Beaudon founded the Staff Emertus Socety and when t combned wth the Emertus Professors Socety n 2008 to form the DePaul Emertus Socety (DES), she served and contnues to serve as ts presdent. Numberng some 260 retred faculty and staff members, DES s dedcated, she says, to helpng retrees mantan ther connecton to DePaul and to each other. DES s sponsorng two projects: an oral hstory of the unversty and a collecton of DePaul memorabla for the archves. DES members also gave some $121,000 to DePaul durng the 2009 fscal year, as well as awarded ts frst $2,000 scholarshp. A steady gver to the unversty before her days wth DES, Beaudon admts she had not always been so generous. Well, I used to say that I gave every day at work, she says. But n reflectng on my tme here, I realzed that DePaul not only educated me twce but gave me an opportunty of a lfetme. And besdes, I don t thnk there s anythng better than educaton to change the world. For more nformaton on DES, contact Alce Farrell of the Offce of Msson and Values at (312) or afarrell@depaul.edu. The Presdent s Club recognzes annual donors of $1,000 or more. Learn more at alumn.depaul.edu/presdentsclub. msson.depaul.edu/programs/emertus.asp 6 SUMMER 2009

DePaul celebrates Burnham Centennal wth cty schools Up to 174 grade schools n the Chcago Publc Schools (CPS) system are celebratng the Burnham Plan Centennal through a learnng project spearheaded by

Hstorcally sgnfcant for ts mpact on urban development, the 1909 plan by archtect and urban planner Danel Burnham and hs colleague Edward Bennett shaped Chcago s growth and character throughout the

7 DePaul celebrates Burnham Centennal wth cty schools Up to 174 grade schools n the Chcago Publc Schools (CPS) system are celebratng the Burnham Plan Centennal through a learnng project spearheaded by the Polk Bros. Foundaton Center for Urban Educaton n DePaul s School for New Learnng. Hstorcally sgnfcant for ts mpact on urban development, the 1909 plan by archtect and urban planner Danel Burnham and hs colleague Edward Bennett shaped Chcago s growth and character throughout the past century. The foundaton s support has enabled the center to organze and ntroduce currculum and projects that lnk the core CPS currculum wth the cty s progress. The center has developed two unts bult around the Burnham Plan to help schools teach thrd- and eghth-grade students about Chcago s development and challenge them to create ther own plan for mprovng ther neghborhoods. To ntroduce and support use of the currculum, the center has organzed a seres of centennal-themed workshops for teachers and area coaches of lteracy, blngual educaton and specal educaton. These workshops contnued ths summer so that the project has teachers support for ongong mplementaton, says Barbara Radner, assocate professor and center drector. As part of the ntatve, the center also s helpng Chcago schools develop and mplement projects based on the centennal themes. These wll nclude school-wde servce learnng projects. Students n the thrd-grade blngual class at Sabn Magnet School desgned a new flag for the Chcago of ther dreams BURNHAM CENTENNIAL ACTIVITIES AT CPS SCHOOLS Explorng the Burnham Plan s relevance to Chcago s future Learnng how cvc choces affect Chcago s growth Dscussng students deas for changes to Chcago Performng servce learnng actvtes Wrtng letters to Chcago s mayor For more nformaton about the School for New Learnng, contact Jm Dauer, drector of development, at (312) snl.depaul.edu FAST FACT INVEST IN STUDENTS FUTURES Help students attend college by contrbutng to DePaul s general scholarshp fund. Scholarshp awards named for donors or n honor of an ndvdual or famly can be created wth gfts of $10,000 or more.» gvng.depaul.edu 7

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Events at DePaul October November For more nformaton, contact the Offce of Advancement at (312) 362-8666.

8 Off ce of Advancement 1 East Jackson Boulevard Chcago, IL (312) gvng.depaul.edu Non-Prof t Org. U.S. Postage PAID Chcago, IL Permt No For questons or comments about Advancng DePaul, contact Anne Dvta Kopacz, edtor, at (312) or advtak@depaul.edu. Events at DePaul October November For more nformaton, contact the Offce of Advancement at (312) Alumn Recepton n Boston, featurng Patrca O Donoghue, vce presdent for Alumn Outreach and Engagement at DePaul Unversty Reunon Weekend Reconnect wth classmates and frends, share memores and revst your alma mater durng an event-f lled weekend. Learn more and regster at alumn.depaul.edu/events/reunon. Alumn Recepton n Denver, featurng Patrca O Donoghue, vce presdent for Alumn Outreach and Engagement at DePaul Unversty Alumn Recepton n Seattle, featurng Patrca O Donoghue, vce presdent for Alumn Outreach and Engagement at DePaul Unversty 12 Alumn Recepton n St. Charles, Ill., featurng Patrca O Donoghue, vce presdent for Alumn Outreach and Engagement at DePaul Unversty December 3 Presdent s Holday Celebraton on DePaul s Lncoln Park Campus Connect wth DePaul and frends onlne! LnkedIn: DePaul Unversty Alumn Assocaton Facebook: facebook.com/depaulalumn Demon Tracks blog: depauldemontracks.wordpress.com Twtter: twtter.com/depaulalumn Flckr: fl ckr.com/groups/depaul_sprt YouTube: youtube.com/depaulalumnfrends alumn.depaul.edu/socalmeda

Advancing DePaul. In life and death, Munster champions women athletes

Advancing DePaul. In life and death, Munster champions women athletes Advancng DePaul Sprng 2008 In lfe and death, Munster champons women athletes The Rev. Thomas Munster, C.M. (LAS MA 54), who ded last December, bequeathed more than $300,000 n planned gft annutes to women