FALL 2011 - The University of Scranton

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The Scranton Journal
A Message
from the President
Welcome to the fall 2011 issue of
The Scranton Journal.
We have many reasons to celebrate as a
community, many for which to be grateful.
For me, I am blessed and humbled by the
responsibilities
entrusted to me
by the Board of
Trustees to serve
as your president.
In the past several
months, I have
learned much about
The University
of Scranton, its
students, faculty,
staff and parents. I also have begun to meet
alumni everywhere I turn and am awed
by your abiding loyalty and unwavering
support. There is, however, more to
discover, and I look forward to taking this
journey together.
This issue will give you a glimpse
of campus life – ongoing progress on
transformational projects, unprecedented
success in our Pride, Passion, Promise
Campaign, remarkable achievements by
students and graduates, volunteer outreach
in our community, and a host of concerts,
plays, lectures and events. A highlight of
our fall was, of course, Inauguration – a
celebration of The University of Scranton.
As I said in my address, Inauguration
marks “... a dramatic intersection of the
past with the future, of our traditions
and accomplishments with our hopes and
aspirations.” I am filled with hope, confident
that our great University will continue to
provide a transformational education in
the Catholic and Jesuit tradition. We can
do something special at The University of
Scranton. Of that I am very certain.
God bless you and God bless
The University of Scranton.
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
President
OntheCommons
Tenth Annual PBC Dinner Honors Farrell
Mary Beth Farrell ’79, a former executive vice president of AXA
Equitable Life Insurance Company, was presented with the University’s
President’s Medal at the President’s Business Council (PBC) Tenth
Annual Award Dinner on Oct. 6 at The Pierre in New York City.
Tim Pryle, executive director of the PBC, commented: “Mary Beth’s
selection for the Tenth Annual Award Dinner is an excellent
choice by the Honoree Selection Committee. She has been
extremely instrumental in the PBC’s first decade and is a
Mary Beth Farrell ’79
living example of the objectives that we seek to achieve.”
A native of Scranton, Farrell is a current member of the University’s Board of Trustees and
served as its vice chair from 2007 to 2009. She is the current chair of the President’s Business
Council and a former member of the Alumni Board of Governors. In addition to being a
driving force behind the PBC since its inception, she is very committed to her alma mater in
many ways, including regularly speaking with current students to offer career direction.
Athletic Award Dinner Named for Longtime Coach
On May 6, more than 400 people attended the inaugural Royals Annual Award Dinner
in the William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex, formally recognizing the late Peter A.
Carlesimo’s contributions to the rich history of Scranton athletics.
For nearly a quarter century, Carlesimo served the athletic department, coaching football,
basketball and cross-country, as well as acting as athletic director.
Established to celebrate
intercollegiate athletics at Scranton,
the dinner – which will be
known moving forward as the
Pete Carlesimo Dinner – honors
a person who has made special
contributions to the athletic department, and
seeks to raise funds for the department and
the student-athletes that it serves. This year’s
Lucy Carlesimo, wife of the late Peter A. Carlesimo,
accepts an award from then University of Scranton
President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., honoring her late
husband’s contributions to Scranton’s athletic department.
dinner raised $135,000. Carlesimo’s son, P.J.,
a highly successful coach on the collegiate and
professional level for more than three decades,
delivered the dinner’s keynote address.
Arrupe Award Recipient Recognized for Service
Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., received the
Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award for Distinguished
Contributions to Ignatian Mission and
Ministries at an April ceremony. As the
founder and chief executive officer of
Homeboy Industries, which is the nation’s largest
gang intervention and re-entry program, Father
Boyle works to “dismantle messages of shame
and disgrace so that the soul can feel its worth.”
The presentation and lecture can be seen on the
University’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/
universityofscranton.