Graduate Schools

Accountancy Class Secretary — Kim Talianko;
ktalianko@alumni.edu

 

Architecture
To continue the attendees at School of Architecture Alumni reception at the AIA national convention in Washington DC in June 2024: Robert B. Brandt, professor of the practice, also leads the Furniture Design program; Taylor Schmidt ’21, CEO of Corbu, Chicago; Debra Nauta-Rodriguez ’85, associate VP for facilities/university architect, The Catholic U of America, Washington DC; Frank D. Musica ’73, ’78JD, ’78MBA, professional risk management consultant, Victor Insurance, Bethesda MD; James J. Holmberg III ’78, president, NHL Inc., Omaha NE; Joseph G. Burns ’78, managing principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Chicago; Michael Bursch ’22, Harrison Design, Washington DC; Anamaria Quijano ’11, originally from Colombia, now also with Harrison Design; Peter G. Doyle ’63, executive VP, development, The Howard Hughes Corp., The Woodlands TX; Michael D. Brennan ’92 (US Army Colonel, Ret.), executive director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC; Matthew J. Bell ’83, principal, Perkins Eastman Architects, Washington DC; Edmond G. Gauvreau ’79, chief, Planning Branch, HQ US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington DC; John Torti ’66, founder, Torti Gallas + Partners, Washington DC; and Ryan Palczynski ’23, project designer, MTFA, Arlington VA. Hugh J. Campbell ’79, principal and senior medical architect at ZGF, NYC, sent me an email announcing his retirement “after 45 years of planning hospitals all over the world and teaming with an amazing group of architects.” He wanted to thank those “who taught me so much, challenged me.” Good luck, Hugh. Frank Musica also sent me an email with an update on his work on the AIA Contract Documents Committee. Serving on the committee with him are Peter J. Noone ’81, with Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates in Chicago for nine years, and Courtney Haddick ’15, VP, HKS in UT, in her third year of a 10-year commitment. David S. Heit ’94, founding principal of Civium Architecture & Planning, Topeka KS, made the list of “25 Leaders: A Who’s Who in Traditional Building” published by Traditional Building Magazine, “for his efforts to promote contemporary traditional design through the firm’s mission and work.” He has practiced architecture throughout the Midwest and gained expertise in churches and church-related facilities, office planning and design, long-range master planning and classical/traditional architecture. Philip G. Nielsen ’09MArch not only is a practicing architect in Waco TX, but he is also a published writer and a contributing essay author on architectural subjects for various journals and a regular contributor to The Imaginative Conservative, an online journal. His latest essay in the Conservative is “Depicting the Whole Christ: Hans Urs Von Balthesar & Sacred Architecture,” published in March 2024. For the same publication in June 2013, he wrote “America’s First Cathedral,” commenting on Mary-Cabrini Durkin’s book that year, The Baltimore Basilica: America’s First Cathedral. In 2012 he wrote an essay, “Sacred Architecture: The Wisdom of (ND Prof.) Duncan C. Stroik’s book, ‘The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence and the Eternal Chicago.’” — 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
This has been an unusually slow news quarter, and we hope to hear from the department’s many alumni in the next quarter. It’s especially important to receive updates from younger alumni who tend to relocate more frequently as their careers develop and job positions change. It was good to learn from Mary Jeanne and George F. O’Meara ’64, ’67MS, ’69Ph.D., professor emeritus, U Florida, that they and other alumni in Vero Beach FL were not impacted by Hurricane Milton this past autumn. After leaving the vector biology group at ND, George spent his career at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, the U of Florida’s mosquito lab in Vero Beach. He was soon joined by other alumni (please refer to the detailed report in the winter 2023-24 issue of the magazine, 52(4):87). Thankfully, by the time Milton crossed the FL peninsula from the gulf, the hurricane had lost most of its strength. George says that after decades in Vero Beach, he is used to installing and removing the hurricane coverings on his home windows. As this column was being edited by Notre Dame Magazine, Bob Gwadz ’62, `70Ph.D. communicated the sad news of the recent death of Professor emeritus Frank Collins, husband of Gillen Professor Nora Besansky, who suffered for years with Parkinson’s disease. A full report on Professor Collins’ career at ND will appear in the spring issue. — 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

Greetings to all MNA, EMNA and MSA alumni. I hope you and your families are well and that you have had a chance to visit our beautiful University this fall. It is a beautiful time to be on campus. Laura Nikolovska ’15MNA recently started a new job as a business teacher at Evanston Township High School in Evanston IL. The school was recently ranked the third best school district in the country. Congratulations and best wishes to Laura and her students. All MNA, MSA and EMNA alumni are encouraged to submit your news for upcoming Class Notes. You may email me directly at the address below. — Betsy Quinn ’12; 2110 Brummel St., Evanston IL 60202; 847-733-0557; betsyquinn@alumni.nd.edu

 

Master of Science in Management Class Secretary — 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
Lissa J. Yogan ’94 Ph.D., sociology, passed away peacefully at her home after a brief illness on March 11. An associate provost and longtime professor of sociology at Valparaiso U, Lissa was a force of nature who won teaching awards and was a passionate advocate for her students. Known for her collegiality with university faculty and staff, she also generously gave her time and personal resources to provide needed support to students facing hardship. Lissa was an avid golfer and a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She met the love of her life, her husband, Thomas J. Yogan ’82MS, chemical engineering, at an ND campus event while he was working for Uniroyal Plastics in Mishawaka. She married him in South Bend, and they raised their three children together in Valparaiso IN. — Marvin J. LaHood ’58MA, ’62Ph.D. English; 93 Parkhaven Drive, Amherst NY 14228; 716-691-4648; mlahood@roadrunner.com