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College Board welcomes new Trustees

This year, eight new trustees have joined the Holy Cross Board:

Robert Atchinson P05 is the co-founder and managing director of Adage Capital Management. From 1991-2001, he served as senior vice president and head of the Select Equity Group at the Harvard Management Company, managing the $5.4 billion domestic equity portfolio for the Harvard Endowment. A chartered financial analyst, Atchinson earned his bachelor of arts degree from Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., and his M.B.A. from Stanford (Calif.) University.

Joan Hogan Gillman '85 is vice president for interactive TV and advanced advertising at Time Warner Cable; previously, she served as president of OpenTV and as director of British Digital Broadcasting Ltd. For 10 years, Gillman had been state director for the office of Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut. She earned her master of arts degree in legislative affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Mark G. Holowesko '82 is chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Templeton Capital Advisors Ltd.; president of Templeton Global Holdings Ltd.; and director and executive vice president of Templeton Worldwide Inc. He earned his M.B.A. from Babson College, Wellesley, Mass. Holowesko is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) chartholder.

André K. Isaacs '05 earned his bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from the College last May. A member of the dean's list, he received the CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award in 2002 and the ACS Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Analytical Chemistry in 2004. Isaacs is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.

Edward J. Ludwig '73 is chairman of the board and the president and chief executive officer of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company headquartered in Franklin Lakes, N.J. His previous roles have included: president, Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems Division; vice president, planning and development; senior vice president; and chief financial officer. In the policy arena, Ludwig is chairman-elect of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the world's largest medical technology association, and chairman of its Technology and Regulatory Committee. A certified public accountant, he received his M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University in New York City.

John E. Luth '74 is the founding partner and chief executive of the Seabury Group; he has senior account responsibility for corporate restructurings, equity placements, corporate finance and M&A advisory engagements. A NASD-registered principal, Luth earned his M.B.A. at the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., is the 32nd president of Fordham University, New York City, where he has served as dean of Fordham College, professor of theology and a member of the board of trustees. Fr. McShane, who entered the Society of Jesus in 1967, was ordained to the priesthood in 1977. Named president of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania in 1998, he served in that position until 2003, when he returned to Fordham. Fr. McShane is a graduate of Boston College, where he received his bachelor's degree in English and philosophy and his master's degree in English; he holds a Ph.D. in the history of Christianity from the University of Chicago. Fr. McShane received his master of divinity and master of theological studies degrees from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkley in California.

David A. Spina '64 retired in June 2004, after a 35-year career with State Street Bank in Boston. Over the years, Spina served as the bank's chief financial officer, treasurer, director, president, chief operating officer, chief executive officer and chairman of the board. In addition, he has been president of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and a director of the Massachusetts Bankers Association. Spina earned his M.B.A. at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in Boston.

 

 

 



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