USD Magazine, Summer 1992

ALUMNI

ALLERY

Alumni Board Complete.-1 Succe.-1.1/ul Yea,; Welcome.-1 New Memher.J Seven new members were welcomed to the USD Alumni Board of Direc– tors at the board's annual recogni– tion dinner, held June 5 at Manch– ester Executive Conference Center. demic fields, Simpson noted. The newly formed Alumni Class Associ– to hear firsthand about USD's com– mitment to cultural diversity, its Catholic identity and its athletic pro– gram.

ate Program will increase alumni involvement in the university even more, with associates from each class year working to increase class participation in university events and programs. Alumni events continued to expand during 1991-92, Simpson noted. More than 1,000 alumni returned to USD for last fall's homecoming celebration, for exam– ple, attending a variety of events and holding seven successful class reunions. Equally successful was the fourth annual Alumni Summit, held on campus in April. This program gave visiting alumni an opportunity

Regional programming has expand– ed, with 1991 events including sepa– rate liturgies celebrating the annual Alumni Mass simultaneously in San Diego, San Francisco, Orange Coun– ty and Phoenix. Athletic events were also held in those areas. Other events included: special receptions for nursing, M.B.A. and biology alumni; a highly successful School of Education Alumni Dinner, which attracted more than 300 alumni and friends to honor alum– nus Juan Mora; the Career Outreach program; and both Student Alumni Association and Alumni Association participation in university fund-rais– ing efforts. Association activities are expected to flourish further during 1992-93 under the leadership of new presi– dent Chuck Limandri '77, Simpson said.

Joining the USD Alumni Board are Ed Arledge '73 (J.D.), Jackie (Landis) Dapper '73, Mary Ann (Daly) Kennedy '56, Maureen (Pecht) King '64, Dick Lonnecker '62, Father Peter McGuine '85, George Pflaum '79, Dan Wachowiak '62 and Patricia Vasquez '89. The completion of the 1991-92 academic year marked the conclu– sion of the fourth year in the Alum– ni Association's five-year plan that began in the fall of 1988. During those four years, the association has grown both in terms of programs and involvement, said Lori Murray Simpson '83, outgoing Alumni Association president, in recapping the past year's achievements. Thirty alumni now serve as asso– ciation directors, representing a cross-section of class years and aca-

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MaryAnn Kennedy

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Patricia Vasquez

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Fr. Peter McGuine

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