Graduate Schools

Accountancy Class Secretary — Kim Talianko;

ktalianko@alumni.edu

 

Architecture

The annual ND School of Architecture Alumni reception in Washington DC held in June had one of the largest attendances ever, so I’ll need to split the attendees between two columns. The reception was hosted by former Dean Michael Lykoudis and staff members Crystal Artis Bates, program director for diversity, equity and inclusion and alumni engagement, and Carrie Rulli, program director for communications. The guest of honor was the school’s 2024 faculty-selected Orlando T. Maione Award recipient Michael Dennis, who has his own architectural firm in Boston. Michael is professor emeritus at MIT, the 1986 Thomas Jefferson Professor of Architecture at the U of Virginia, the 1988 Eero Saarinen Professor at Yale and the 2006 Charles Moore Professor of Architecture at the U of Michigan. A published author, his next book will be The Venetian Façade to be published jointly by ORO Editions and the ND School of Architecture. Attendee Ronald B. Blitch ’76, president of Blitch/Knevel Architects, New Orleans, and 2024 Chancellor of the College of Fellows, announced the new ND alumni elevated to Fellows in the AIA: Nancy Ann (Beckner) Bastian ’84 with Cecil Baker Associates, Philadelphia; Mary Ellen (Mel) Price ’03, principal with Work Program Architects, Norfolk VA; and A. James Tinson ’92, of Mount Vernon NY and with Hart Howerton Architects, NYC. At the reception were Matthew T. Chalifoux ’81, senior historic preservation architect/principal with Page Southerland Page, Charleston SC; Robert A. Stanton ’98, senior associate, Jeremy Sharp ’01, associate principal and Jonathon A. Johnson ’00, principal, all with Torti Gallas + Partners, Washington DC; Peter Dmytro Wowkowych ’86, artist and architect, Santa Monica CA; Kathleen (O’Connell) Reid ’80, retired, Norfolk VA, and guest George Miller, past president, national AIA; Daniel Keating ’86, principal architect, Keating Architects & Interiors, Bellevue WA; Martin A. De Sapio ’81, Flemington NJ; Maggie McDonald ’22, Washington DC; Greg Moore ’08MArch, director of architecture, Evergreene Homes, Chantilly VA; Karen Danko ’03, associate principal at Moody Nolan, OH; Natalie Pratt ’22, with Harrison Design, Washington DC; Andrew P. Czajkowski ’97, associate principal at SK+I architects, Bethesda MD; Paul Mortensen ’83, chief, senior urban designer, Montgomery Planning, Wheaton MD; Rick Ryniak ’76, principal of his firm in Lahina, Maui HI; Josh Eckert ’03, senior architect/urban designer with Urban Practice, Camden NJ; Daniel FC Hayes ’77, Washington DC, retired in 2022 as the architect for the U of Maryland Facilities Planning; Mark E. Trier ’79, past president of JRA Architects, Louisville KY; Mike Thomas ’03, VP, KCG Design Services, Indianapolis; Gregory A. Kil ’87MArch, Kil Architecture Planning, South Bend; and Ben Willis ’10, associate principal, Union Studio Architects, Providence RI. The remaining attendees will come in the next column. There was an interesting article in the last spring-summer issue of Wisconsin Architect about how two competing top WI firms collaborated when they were frustrated with national firms who were winning important state projects strictly because of their capacity. Gary V. Zimmerman ’57, at the time president of Zimmerman Architectural Studios, and David Kahler, Milwaukee, who was owner of Kahler Slater, collaborated in a separate firm. Together they created Venture Architects in the mid-1980s, which proved successful finally cornering the major high-profile projects both firms went after. The collaboration works to this day. Our prayers and condolences go out to the families of alumni who have recently passed: William L. Thole ’57, Somerset NJ; LCDR Larry F. Hendrick, USN (Ret) ’59, Niles MI. — Orlando T. Maione, FAIA Emeritus, FACHA Emeritus, NCARB; 27 Bucknell Lane, Stony Brook NY 11790-2521; 631-246-5660; cell 516-578-5320; omaione@optonline.net

 

Biological Sciences

Many thanks to Ms. Danielle “Dani” Cortez, MEd., assistant to Biological Sciences’ chair, Prof. Jason Rohr, for forwarding the names of recent alumni of the department’s graduate program. The names of students in the Class of 2024 who received their postgraduate degrees at the May commencement follow in alphabetical order: Gretchen Andreasen ’21MS; Kaylee Cloghessy, Ph.D.; Rachel Cronin, Ph.D.; Celine Lu, Ph.D.; William McManus, Ph.D.; Camille “Cam” Mosley, Ph.D.; Sean Murphy, Ph.D.; James Schofield III, Ph.D.; Taylor Sherman, MS; Anna Vincent, Ph.D.; Xuechun Wang, MS; Nicole Weaver, Ph.D.; and Greyson Wolf, MS. Please inform us, your correspondents, of any errors or omissions. Congratulations go to all and best wishes for success and personal fulfillment as they move on in their careers. We ask them, and all alumni of the department, to communicate through this column with their ND friends, fellow alumni, faculty, staff and their professors as their careers develop and their locations change. This is especially important for the younger alumni who will be moving to other postgraduate degrees or new positions of employment. Gretchen, mentioned above, did her postgraduate degree in Dr. Beth Archie’s laboratory, which focuses on understanding the evolution of social behavior in animals, Gretchen will soon be applying aspects of this to animals as a veterinary student at Western U of Health Sciences in Pomona CA, east of Los Angeles. Gretchen says she will miss Notre Dame and hopes that the Hammes Bookstore will one day sell “Double Domer” T-shirts. From a future DVM to a more senior one, David Huxsoll ’65Ph.D. says he is doing fine as he celebrated his 88th birthday July 18 at an assisted living facility in Dillsboro IN, near Cincinnati, not far from his ancestral home. Read about Dave’s extraordinary career as an Army veterinarian in Saigon, then as head of infectious diseases at Fort Detrick and ending his career as the vet college dean at LSU (Notre Dame Magazine, Autumn 2023, 52(3):87). His doctorate now in hand, Sean Murphy writes to say that he has taken the position as associate clinical trial manager at Medpace Inc., a contract research organization in Cincinnati focused on supporting the clinical trial needs of emerging biotechnology companies. Sean mentions that he is residing in Cincinnati with his wife and their dog, Lucy, and parrot, Cosmo. On his own time, Sean says he is investigating diet and lifestyle changes. Aren’t we all, Sean? — Joan Smith Carter ’71MS and Philip B. Carter ’67, ’71Ph.D.; 12916 Barsanlaw Drive, Raleigh NC 27613-6400; res 919-848-2192; phil@ncsu.edu

 

History Class Secretary — Mary Linehan ’91Ph.D.;

mlinehan@uttyler.edu

 

Mathematics Class Secretary — Patti Strauch;

255 Hurley Hall, Notre Dame IN 46556; bus 574-631-7083; strauch.1@nd.edu

 

Master of Nonprofit Administration Class Secretary — Betsy Quinn ’12;

2110 Brummel St., Evanston IL 60202; 847-733-0557; betsyquinn@alumni.nd.edu

 

Master of Science in Management 

I have a few updates for this installment. It is with sorrow that I report the passing of Kevin McMannis ’16MSM in April. Please keep Kevin’s family and friends in your prayers during this difficult time. In more joyous news, Riley (Harber) ’20MSM and Wayne Flood ’18 were married in March 2023 and welcomed a beautiful daughter, Claire Harper Flood, in April. Congratulations to the Flood family! If you have any updates you wish to share with the Notre Dame family, please reach out. I look forward to hearing from you! — Maddie Corsaro ’17; mcorsar1@alumni.nd.edu

 

Political Science Class Secretary — Charlie Kenney;

455 W. Lindsey, Room 205, Norman OK 73019; 405-325-3735; ckenney@ou.edu

 

Graduate Degrees 

Charles. M. Lepkowsky ’84Ph.D. psychology, has been appointed to the American Psychological Association’s Health Care Finance Advisory Group. He has been an independently practicing psychologist since 1985. He is a former chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and a past president of the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association. Lepkowsky has served as clinical director and assistant administrative director for nonprofit community counseling agencies and worked full-time for two years in an inpatient psychiatric unit. He taught doctoral psychology courses for 14 years and has been on staff at local hospitals for over 33 years. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles. Kathleen Sprows Cummings ’93Ph.D. is a professor of American studies and history at Notre Dame, and a concurrent faculty member in gender studies, Italian studies and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. She is also a fellow of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion. Cummings’ new book, A Saint of Our Own: How the Quest for a Holy Hero Helped Catholics Become American, was published by the UNC Press in April 2019. She published her first book, New Women of the Old Faith: Gender and American Catholicism in the Progressive Era, with the UNC Press in 2009. She was also the director of the Cushwa Center from 2012 to 2023. Cummings teaches classes on the history of women, Catholicism, sanctity and American religion at the University. She was the coordinator of the Conference on the History of Women Religious from 2013 to 2023. Stacy Sivinski ’21Ph.D. English recently signed a two-book deal with Atria Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster). Her debut novel, The Crescent Moon Tearoom, about three sisters who own a magical tea shop in 19th-century Chicago, will be published Oct. 1 and has already been selected as Simon & Schuster’s Top Shelf Pick. Kristina Hook ’19MA, ’20Ph.D., peace studies and anthropology, alumna of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, assistant professor of conflict management, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development at Kennesaw State U of GA, testified before Congress in July in a briefing held by the Helsinki Commission on Moscow’s destructive intent and environmental degradation in Ukraine. — Marvin J. LaHood ’58MA, ’62Ph.D. English; 93 Parkhaven Drive, Amherst NY 14228; 716-691-4648; mlahood@roadrunner.com