Several news organizations speculated that Emilio Garza
'69, '70M.A., a former Texas state judge who currently
sits on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans,
might be nominated to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Sandra
Day O'Connor's retirement. He wasn't. . . . The New
York Times in July wrote about the then-looming battle over
the next Supreme Court nominee between Ralph Neas '68,
president of the progressive political group People for the American
Way, and the chairman of a political group with close ties to
the Bush administration. . . . Brian T. Fitzpatrick '97,
former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, was mentioned
in a New York Times article that discussed the strong
ties between top contenders for the open court seat. Fitzpatrick
was hired as an adviser to Senator John Cornyn, a member of the
Senate Judiciary Committee. . . . William F. Tuerk '71
was nominated by President Bush to become the undersecretary
of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. . . . President Bush
announced his intent to nominate Robert J. Henke '88 for
assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for management. . . .
Roger Lavery '71 was named dean of Ball State
University's College of Communication, Information and Media.
. . . Stephen Kopp '73, former provost at Ohio
University, became the 39th president of Marshall University in
West Virginia. . . . Former University of Puerto Rico Chancellor
Rafael Aragunde Torres '73 was named Puerto Rico's
new education chief. . . . Agribusiness company Land O'Lakes Inc.
named Chris Policinski '80 president and CEO.
. . . Democratic fund-raiser Joseph Cari '74, '78J.D.
was charged with extortion as part of an investigation
into a kickback scheme involving a teachers' pension fund. The
plot brought more business to his law firm. According to published
reports, Cari, indicted as a co-conspirator, was expected to plead
guilty. . . . Joseph Tracy '43 was named general
manager of KMWB-TV in Minneapolis/Saint Paul. . . . John
T. O'Loughlin '90 was named senior vice president of
marketing, planning and development for the Los Angeles Times.
. . . Peter F. Flaherty '51J.D., former
mayor of Pittsburgh and deputy U.S. attorney under President Carter,
died in April at age 80. . . . John R. Gaines '51,
founder of the Breeder's Cup and the National Thoroughbred Association,
died in February at age 76. . . . San Diego State University President
Stephen L. Weber '69Ph.D. was named to the NCAA's
Division I Board of Directors. . . . Jed York '03 joined
the San Francisco 49ers football team as special projects manager.
. . . The Chicago Tribune profiled John Rowe
'65, '68J.D., district director of the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission in Chicago. . . . Larry Morrissey
'91 is running as an independent mayoral candidate in
Rockford, Illinois. . . . Glenn Forbes '69 will
take over as CEO of the Rochester Mayo Clinic in January 2006.
. . . John B. Veihmeyer '77 was appointed deputy
chairman and chief operating officer of KPMG. . . . The Dallas
Morning News profiled Sylvester Johnson '82 as
one of the Dallas-Fort Worth area's highest-ranking black executive
officers. Johnson is vice president and controller for 7-Eleven
Inc., the world's largest convenience store retailer. . . . Thomas
McKenna '68, '74J.D. joined AK Steel as vice president.
He will be responsible for labor relations. . . . John
Scully '64 is the new group senior vice president of
LaSalle Bank Corporation. He is responsible for human resource
services, Standard Federal Bank commercial lending and college
recruiting. . . . The University of Buffalo named Frederick
Morin III '72 interim vice president for health affairs
and interim dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
. . . The South Bend Tribune wrote about
Matthew Pawlak '86 and his teaching efforts at Clay High
School near Notre Dame. Pawlak teaches English. . . . John
Anton '64 was elected to the board of directors of CNF
Incorporated, which provides transportation and supply-chain management
services for manufacturing, industrial and retail customers. .
. . Standard Insurance Company named Jane Hood '84
vice president of marketing for its employee benefits division.
Hood was formerly responsible for product innovation and brand
valuation for MasterCard International. . . . Jerry McKenna
'62 was featured in the Northwest Indiana News
for the statue he is sculpting as the focus of the Merrillville/Ross
Township Veterans Memorial. . . . The Nashville
City Paper described the volunteer work of former Irish football
linebacker Rocky Boiman '02, now
with the Tennessee Titans. He was volunteering at the Monroe Carell
Jr. Children's Hospital. . . . Judge Walter Bieschke '51J.D.,
retired Circuit Court judge of Cook County, Illinois,
died at age 81. . . . James Krzyzewski '85MBA,
president and CEO of Nyloncraft Inc., was honored with the Lake
Michigan College Bernard C. Radde Distinguished Service Award
for his support of the college. . . . James B. McCarthy
'73 was elected to the board of directors of Protein
Polymer Technologies, a maker of genetically engineered biomaterials.
. . . The Livingston County (Michigan) Daily Press
and Argus profiled District Judge Michael K. Hegarty
'55, '57J.D., now deceased, on the occasion of his retirement
after 13 years on the bench. . . . Greg Fawley '01M.A.
was appointed assistant vice president/branch manager
for the Niles (Michigan) South branch of Chemical Bank Shoreline.
. . . Jeffrey Kilinski '81 was appointed director,
interest rate products, at CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange.
. . . Ramona Payne '80 returned to Cincinnati
from Virginia to become community relations director for the Playhouse
in the Park. . . . Christopher Carlin '80 was
appointed director of AIDS Ministries/AIDS Assist of South Bend.
The organization provides access to public support and raises
community awareness about AIDS. . . . Laura J. Schumacher
'85 was promoted to senior vice president of the health-care
company Abbott Laboratories. . . . Former Irish football great
and present analyst on Notre Dame football radio broadcasts Allen
Pinkett '86 is leading the Hartford Financial Services
Group's educational initiative Playbook for Life, which aims to
educate student athletes about finances and investing.
(October 2005)
