MU Connections | June 2009

Marquette alumni gather in Paris
Nineteen Marquette alumni from five different countries came together in Paris, France, on May 23 for the first event of its kind. Alumni and their guests attended a Mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral celebrated by Rev. Brien McCarthy, Arts '74, and afterwards strolled down the Champs Elysées to Le Boudoir Restaurant. At dinner they were welcomed via teleconference by Marquette University Senior Vice President Greg Kliebhan, Arts '73. Click here for a group photo and to learn more.

President Robert A. Wild, S.J., to receive Dei Gloriam Award
Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., president of Marquette University, was honored with the 2009 Dei Gloriam Award at Saint Ignatius College Prep’s graduation ceremony Sunday, May 31, in Chicago. Father Wild is a graduate of Saint Ignatius. The award, which is the highest honor bestowed by Saint Ignatius College Prep, was given in recognition of Father Wild’s commitment to the Church, Jesuit education, promotion of social justice and leadership of Marquette University. Learn more

Honorees receive 2009 Faculty Awards for Teaching Excellence
Rev. Bryan Massingale, Arts ’79, associate professor of theology, received the Robert and Mary Gettel Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Christopher Foley, Eng ’86, Grad ’89 and ’96, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Dr. Chris Shaw, Nurs ’72, clinical associate professor of nursing, were awarded the John P. Raynor, S.J., Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence.

Rev. Andy Thon, S.J., to return to campus
Rev. Andy Thon, S.J., former vice president for student affairs, will return to Marquette as a clinical associate professor of higher education and student affairs this fall. Father Thon will teach and advise for the College Student Personnel Administration Program in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, as well as promote and recruit for the CSP program. After stepping down as vice president for student affairs at the end of the 2008 academic year, Father Thon took a year’s sabbatical to write and serve as president of the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

Marquette In the News:
Marquette students started a Slow Food chapter on campus in April, linking them to the international movement that promotes the pleasures of home cooking and leisurely meals and advocates for sustainable methods of producing food. Stories appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 27 and the University Business Magazine’s Web site on May 19. Learn more

The Law School’s new foreclosure mediation program, which provides mediation between lenders and residential borrowers facing foreclosure, received wide coverage. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Marquette Law Dean Joseph Kearney announced $310,000 in funding, and Mayor Tom Barrett said Milwaukee is also providing $100,000 for the school to implement the program. The Associated Press story appeared in several news sources on May 27 including WQOW.com, MSNMoney.com, The Business Journal of Milwaukee and LawSchoolHeadlines.com.

Van Sickle earns All-America First Team, Byron Nelson Honors; U.S. Bank Championship will mark his first PGA Tour Event
Congratulations to 2009 alumnus Mike Van Sickle, considered the most-decorated golfer in Marquette history, for the following honors in the past month:
- PING All-America First Team
- Granted a sponsor exemption into this year’s U.S. Bank Championship, July 13-19, at Brown Deer Park Golf Course. It will mark his first PGA Tour event. Click here for today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- Recipient of the 2009 Byron Nelson award, which honors a graduating senior and is based on the nominee’s entire collegiate academic and golf career, combined with the character and integrity that he displayed in college.