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1945
Class Chair
Francis J. McCabe Jr.

John E. McAuliffe, D.D.S., a World War II veteran—having served with the 87th Infantry Division—and a member of the 60th anniversary “Battle of the Bulge” Tour Committee in Belgium and Luxembourg, writes that he was chosen to lay the commemorative wreath at the Mardasson Memorial, “Belgium’s tribute to the American liberators of Belgium in Bastogne.” McAuliffe notes that more than 200 veterans of the battle and their families attended the event, which took place last December.

1952
Class Co-Chairs
James E. Hayes
Bertram U. Mount Jr.
Joseph F. Whalen Jr.
Class Correspondent
Rev. John R. Mulvehill
R. Paul Harney has been selected for induction into the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame in September 2005. His accomplishments include winning seven PGA Tour tournaments between 1954 and 1972; finishing in the top 10 in six Masters; and winning five Massachusetts Opens. During the 1960s, Harney represented the State Department with trips throughout Southeast Asia. A member of the Holy Cross Varsity Hall of Fame, he has operated the Paul Harney Golf Club in Hatchville, Mass., since 1973. Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vt., awarded an honorary degree to Paul J. Reiss at its centennial commencement ceremony held last May. Reiss, who holds the position of president emeritus of the college, had served as president from 1985-96.

1953
Class Chair
Rev. Earle L. Markey, S.J.
The poem, “Deafness Lite,” by Salvatore J. Parlato Jr., is included in the book, Understanding Human Communication, by Ronald B. Adler and George Rodman. Richard B. Treanor announces that he has published a novel, titled The Cloning Dialogue (outskirtspress.com).

1954
Class Chair
Barry R. McDonough
Class Correspondent
Paul F. Dupuis
Paul E. Shannon, D.M.D., writes that, last February, he conducted a concert by the Bay State Philharmonic Orchestra in Mechanics Hall, Worcester —in celebration of the 145th season of the Worcester Music Festival and, in memory of his brother Robert, who, for 34 years had served as the timpanist of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra.

1955
Class Chair
Joseph J. Reilly Jr.
Class Correspondent
Robert F. Danahy
James A. Paradis writes that he was selected to exhibit his work during the month of May in the National Prize Show of the Cambridge Art Association; he adds that, last May, he received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.

1956
Class Chair
Daniel M. Dunn
William J. McDonough was selected to serve as the keynote speaker at the 2005 Annual Awards Dinner of the New York Financial Writers Association, held last June in New York City; McDonough is chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Washington, D.C.

 

1957
Class Co-Chairs
William J. Ellis
Raymond A. Nothnagle

Robert A. “Bob” Scher, M.D., who continues to practice ophthalmology, is currently serving as the president of the Medical Society of the State of New York.

 

1960
Class Co-Chairs
George M. Ford
George F. Sullivan Jr.

Richard C. “Dick” Browne is vice president of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Vatican Foundation—Centesimus Annus-Pro Pontifice, which was established by Pope John Paul II to foster lay evangelization for Catholic social teaching among leaders in business, the professions and academia. Browne writes that he and his wife were presented to the pope last December during the foundation’s annual meeting at the Vatican. Frederic C. “Fred” Markey writes that, last January, he accepted a position as chief development officer at the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton, Mass.

1961
In July, Kevin J. Collins was elected to a one-year term as vice chairman of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. Peter V. Fazio Jr. is listed in the “Who’s Who in Law” section of Crain’s Who’s Who in Chicago Business 2004; Fazio is chairman of the Chicago firm Schiff Hardin & Waite. The New Hampshire Pediatric Society recently announced the selection of Eugene W. Lariviere, M.D., a longtime physician in Manchester, N.H., as the recipient of its 2005 Pediatrician of the Year award.

1962
Class Chair
William J. O’Leary Jr.
Artist and architect Vito H. Acconci delivered the commencement address last May at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. David F. Kelly has been appointed to the Vernon F. Gallagher Chair for the Integration of Science, Theology, Philosophy and Law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he continues to serve as director of the Health Care Ethics Center; his latest book, Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics, has recently been published by Georgetown University Press.

1963
Class Chair
Charles J. Buchta
Class Correspondent
Michael J. Toner

Leo A. Cullum, a cartoonist for The New Yorker, had one of his cartoons featured last spring in the magazine’s “Cartoon Caption Contest.” John P. Hennessy Jr., who retired from Boston College in 2002 after 35 years as a psychologist in the counseling center, now maintains a private practice and psychological consulting company.

1964
Class Chair
Ronald T. Maheu
Class Correspondent
William S. Richards

George E. DeMore, a partner of the Sugarman Law Firm in Syracuse, N.Y., has recently been inducted as a fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). Comprised of 500 national and 100 international lawyers, the IATL “promotes the reforms of law, facilitates the administration of justice, upholds the rule of law internationally and elevates the standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession”; the membership evaluation process involves “legal skills, character, integrity and trial record.”

1965
Class Co-Chairs
David J. Martel
Thomas F. McCabe Jr.

Donald E. Morrissey has recently been appointed interim president of the New Hampshire Community Technical College in Laconia; he had previously served as the vice president of student affairs and corporate training. Last May, Robert C. Wright, chairman and chief executive officer of NBC Universal and co-chair of the organization, Autism Speaks, received the 2005 Humanitarian Award at the National Tribute Dinner of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Beverly Hills, Calif. Also, last May, Columbia Business School honored him with its Distinguished Leadership in Business Award during the school’s 29th Annual Dinner, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

1966
Class Chair
Kenneth M. Padgett
Class Correspondent
William L. Juska Jr.

Last May, John C. Gannon gave a presentation at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) in Ohio —hosted by the NASIC commander, Col. Joseph J. Pridotkas, USAF, ’85.

1968
Class Co-Chairs
Alfred J. Carolan Jr.
John T. Collins

Robert P. Green Jr., M.D., continues to practice ophthalmology in San Antonio, Texas. Stephen P. Harbeck, president and chief executive officer of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC) in Washington, D.C., writes that, last December, he gave a presentation, titled “Brokerage Firm Failures in China: Possible Solutions to the Problem,” at a conference in Beijing, China, sponsored by The World Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Counsel; he also met with senior officials of the China Securities Regulatory Commission “to discuss the possible creation of an entity to protect brokerage firm customers in the event of the complete collapse of such a firm.” Harbeck adds that, in February, he gave a keynote speech, titled “Investor Protection Policy and Implementation in Developed Countries,” at a meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions in Taiwan; discussing the protections available under the Securities Investor Protection Act in the United States, he compared them to protections available through comparable programs in Canada, the United Kingdom—other European Union programs—Russia and Singapore. Harbeck notes that, in a subsequent panel discussion, he compared the protections provided by SIPC with the responsibilities of the Securities and Futures Investor Protection Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Kenneth S. Kelleher Jr., M.D., serves with the First Medical Battalion in support of the First Marine Expeditionary Force at Fallujah, Iraq. Paul M. Kochis writes that he has retired as chairman of Mellon Financial mid-Atlantic region and president of private wealth management for the region.

1969
Class Co-Chairs
David H. Drinan
James W. Igoe
Daniel L. Spada, M.D.

Hugh D. Leahy Jr. serves as the senior vice president of the Southern Delaware office of the Delaware Community Foundation, a statewide, nonprofit organization designed to manage charitable funds established for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

1970
Class Co-Chairs
Anthony M. Barclay
John R. Doyle, M.D.

The Boston College Law School Alumni Association awarded James F. Kavanaugh Jr. one of its 75th Anniversary Medals as part of Law Day 2005. Kavanaugh, a partner in the Boston law firm Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, serves as co-chairman of the firm’s employment and commercial litigation practice groups.

1971
Class Chair
Robert T. Bonagura
Class Correspondent
Jerome J. Cura Jr.

Stephen W. Lilienthal is listed in the “Who’s Who in Insurance” section of Crain’s Who’s Who in Chicago Business 2004; Lilienthal is the chief executive officer of the CNA Financial Corp. in Chicago.

1972
Class Chair
Allan F. Kramer II  
The American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York selected Edward P. Jones as one of the recipients of its 2005 Academy Awards in Literature. Lawrence J. Morse III is listed in the “Who’s Who in Retail” section of Crain’s Who’s Who in Chicago Business 2004; Morse is president of the Quill Corp. in Lincolnshire, Ill.

1973
Class Co-Chairs
Gregory C. Flynn
Edward P. Meyers

Gregory P. Gordon writes that he was sworn in as a Connecticut magistrate—a justice of the peace—for a four-year term beginning in January 2005. Brian T. Laplante writes that he recently accepted a position with the newly formed Lanxess Corp. as a senior regulatory affairs representative. Thomas P. Marshall Jr. now works for Skylands Community Bank in New Jersey, in commercial lending to small businesses.

1974
Class Co-Chairs
Brian R. Forts
Stanley J. Kostka Jr.
Robert C. Lorette

Alfred J. Castino is the chief financial officer of Autodesk, Inc., a CAD software company in San Rafael, Calif. A member of the USA Triathlon national duathlon team for the past two years, he competed in the age group world championships in both 2003 and 2004. The New Jersey Bar Foundation announced in June the reappointment of Ralph J. Lamparello as a trustee of the foundation. The managing partner of the Secaucus, N.J., law firm of Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, he also serves as a master of the American Inns of Court in Hudson County and as a commentator for Open Courtand Both Sides on Court TV. Peter J. Vaas was recently named football quarterbacks coach at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. James T. Whalen Jr. is a trial attorney, based in the White Plains, N.Y., office of the firm Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker.

1975
Class Co-Chairs
Joseph W. Cummings
Joseph A. Sasso Jr.

James T. Harrington, who retired from the Navy with the rank of captain last February after 30 years of service, now works for the Andover, Mass.-based defense contractor Dynamics Research Corp. as a staff and business systems analyst, supporting the Navy Warfare Development Command in Newport, R.I. John F. McFadden serves as the managing director in the global trade services group at Wachovia Bank, Charlotte, N.C.; he also writes that he is the chairman of the Trade Product Committee of the International Financial Services Association. Daniel E. Shaughnessy—along with Red Sox chief executive officer Larry Lucchino and team co-owner Tom Werner—discussed the season leading up to the 2004 World Series championship as part of a program, titled “Celebrating the Red Sox,” held last May at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston; Shaughnessy is a sports columnist for The Boston Globe.

 

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