USD President's Report and Honor Roll of Donors 1995

The 1995 Catholic Perspectives Forum series kicked off with a presentation by john F. Haught. professor of theology at Georgetown University. on "Science. Religion and the 'Big Bang.···The forum is an annual series of lectures in which scholars discuss contemporary Catholic issues. The dedication ceremony for the John M. Ahlers Center for International Business featured keynote speaker Philip J. Purcell. chairman and CEO of Dean Witter. Di scover t Co. The center was established at the School of Business Administration last year. Purcell serves as the first "execu- tive-in-residence" in a program that brings global business leaders to campus to meet with students. faculty and local business people. Victor Vi llasenor headlined USD's 1995 social issues confer- ence. "Communities in Flu x." Vi llasenor. author of the criti- ca ll y acclaimed novel Rain of Cold presented the keynote lecture at the two-day conference. In the annual US. News I:, World Report ratings of the coun- try's colleges and universities. USD was ranked among the top 100 universities in the nation. The Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing was contracted by Point Loma Industries Inc. to help develop computer soft- ware and hardware for decision support in nursing. A ssistant Dean Colette Jones is USD's project director and will provide nursing expertise along with officials from San Diego State University and Scripps HealthCare. In April. USD hosted an unprecedented gathering of fi ve college and university presidents to alert the public about Congress· proposal to cut $20 billion in student aid. Citing the benefits of an educated work force to society as a whole. USD's President Author E. Hughes and the four other education leaders at the joint news conference urged the public to join in the fight against cutting aid. In a comple- mentary effort two days later. students held a rally encourag- ing their peers to voice their concern to legislators. The inaugural Author E. Hughes Career A chievement Awards were presented to four alumni who have attained outstanding success in thei r careers. Named in honor of retiring president Author E. Hughes. the awards went to: G. David Pollick 71. College of Arts and Sciences: Roy A Lechner 71. School of Business Administration; Gloria G. APRIL JUNE

Undergraduate communications students spent the fa ll semester teaching elementary and high school students how to be good media consumers. Funded as part of a Corporation for National Service grant. the program emphasized using critical thinking skills in evaluating journalistic points of view. Construction began on a fountain and landscaped courtyard in front of the lmmaculata. The pedestrian parkway. with its Spanish Renaissance fountain. benches and statue of Bishop Charles Buddy. connects the entrances of the Hughes Admini stration Center and the lmmaculata. USD celebrated the inauguration of President Alice Bourke Hayes with a week of academic lectures. fine arts events and a community service day in the spirit of a Renaissance fair. The Nov. 12 Inaugural Mass and installation ceremony coin- cided with Homecoming Weekend and was attended by fac- ulty. staff. students. friends. and college and universi ty repre- sentatives from across the country. The USD board of trustees welcomed four new members during the year:John D. Boyce. retired educator and business- man; Sandra A Brue. president and CEO of Sandicast Inc.; Sister Gertrude Patch. R.S.Cj.. director of the Center for Faith and Culture. Loyo la University Chicago; and William j. lures. president of The lures Cos. OCTOBER DECEMBER

De Ment 76 (M.Ed.). School of Education: and Dian Kotarba Doyle '83 (M.SN '88). Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing.

SPOTLIGHT ON 1995

As part of USD's School of Education lecture series. Ronald A Heifetz. director of the Leadership Education Project at Harvard Universi ty's john F. Kennedy School of Government. discussed "Leadership. Creativity and the Pain of Change." Heifetz's research has helped him develop his own theory of leadership and guided his work with government and industry leaders. The campus community celebrated the M ay 12 dedication of the Author E. and Marjorie A Hughes Admini stration Center with an unveiling of a new building marker followed by a reception. Formerl y owned by the San Diego Diocese. the three-story building is being renovated to house the president's and provost's offices and various student ser- vices. Senior Jacob Slania. catcher for the Toreros baseball team. was named the West Coast Conference male scholar-athlete of the year. The award is the highest honor gi ven by the Di vision I athletic conference. to which USD belongs. A scholarship fund was established in Author E. Hughes' name with a $1million gift from Helen K. Copley. chairman of The Copley Press Inc. and publi sher of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Hughes Scholarships will be awarded to stu- dents who maintain high academic standing. A team of four students from the School of Law won the national championship at the Jessup International Moot Court Law Competition held in Philadelphia. The moot court team placed first among 140 U.S. law schools and student Elizabeth Pollock was named third best oralist in the world. M ore than 900 undergraduates received their diplomas at the May commencement and were congratula ted by com- mencement speaker and USD President Author E. Hughes. Retired Congressman Clair W. Burgener addressed the 300 graduate students at their ceremony. The School of Law Class of 1995 included about 360 students in a ceremony highlighted by an address from Elaine Jones. director-coun- sel. NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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USD's popular Walk on Water competition. sponsored by the Department of Engineering and Physics. was designated the finale to San Diego's Engineering Week by the San Diego Engineering Society. University and high school stu- dents from throughout California and the West designed human-powered buoyancy shoes and used them to cross the surface of USD's O lympic-sized swimming pool. As part of its Black History Month celebration. USD hosted "An Evening with Langston and Martin." a performance by actors Danny Glover and Feli x Justice. The program featured readings from the poetry of Langston Hughes and from Martin Luther King jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Other events included a discussion by U.S. District judge Napoleon A Jones Ir. 7 1 U.D.) on "Community as Being a Role Model and People Giving Back to the Community." The uni versity established the Transborder Institute. which offers students and faculty opportunities to study the politi- cal and social issues. economic climate and culture of the United States/M exico border region. It is the first center at a San Diego university to focus on border issues. Daniel Wolf. TBI director. teaches Latin American studies at USD. Adeline M. N yamathi. associate professor and chair of acute care nursing at UCLA discussed "A Research Trajectory on Health Promotion among Impoverished Women of Color." at the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing Lectureship. N yamathi discussed findings that show poverty plays a major role in the HIV infection of women.

john A Trifiletti 78 received the fi fth annual Mother Rosalie Hill Award. presented each year at Homecoming.

The Torero Athletic A ssociation honored three new inductees at the second annual Hall of Fame dinner and cere- mony: the Rev. Patrick Cahill. C.S.V.. USD athletic director from 1979 to 1988; Jan Chapman '61: and Mike Whitmarsh '87.

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On Jul y 1. Alice B. Hayes took over as president of USD. fol- lowing the retirement o f Author E. Hughes. Hayes was previ- ously executive vice president. provost and a professor of biology at Saint Louis University.

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