Mirror - Vol. 15, No. 07 - October 25, 1990

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FairfieldMIRRORV Volume 15, No. 7 Thursday, October 25, 1990 The Image Of Fairfield
Board Selects Six New Trustees
Christina Hennessy
News Editor
Three Fairfield University
graduates, as well as two Jesuit
educators and an investment ex-ecutive,
join the Board ofTrustees
after the annual election by the ex-isting
board members.
"Those chosen bring exper-tise
to the board, have been friends
of the University or are outstand-ing
people who can lend knowl-edge
and prestige," said Murray
Farber, director ofpublic relations.
Jesuits must make up one
quarter of the board, which con-sists
of 36 trustees.
Robert L. Berchem, '62,
Lawrence C. Rafferty, '64, and
Gerald A. Smith, '68, are the three
graduates joining the board.
Fr. J. Donald Freeze, S.J.,
William A. Mclntosh and Fr.
Frederick J. O'Brien, S.J., are the
other three newly elected mem-bers.
"As the school has gotten
older, more of the University
graduates come back to be on the
board. In fact, William Kramer,
'60, is the first graduate to be chair-man
of the board," said Farber.
Berchem, the senior princi-pal
in the law firm of Berchem &
Moses in Milford, earned his law
degree from Villanova University
and an advanced degree in law
from the University of Michigan.
He previously chaired the
Fairfield University President's
Circle and was director ofCitytrust
Bancorp and the Quinnipiac Coun-cil
of Boy Scouts.
A managing partner and
chairman of Cohane Rafferty Se-curities,
Inc., Harrison, N.Y.,
Rafferty is a member of the Na-tional
Association of Securities
Dealers and the National Law and
Banking Institute. He has authored
"Critical Issues in the Mortgage
Servicing Market".
A resident of Gardent City,
N.Y., he coaches Little League in
baseball and football and is active
in the Garden City Men's Guild,
United Way Strategic Action
Committee and the Shake-A-Leg
fund raising organization for the
handicapped.
Formerly a member of the
alumni board, Smith, a resident of
Fairfield, is currently executive
vice president for finance and di-versified
businesses for the Mar-keting
Corporation ofAmerica. He
is a member of the American Insti-tute
of Certified Public Account-ants
and the Connecticut Society
of Certified Public Accountants.
Fr. Freeze is the executive
vice president for academic affairs
and provost at Georgetown Uni-versity
in Washington, D.C. A
graduate of Boston College, he
holds a licentiate in sacred theol-ogy
from the University of
Third Reading Day
Back On Calendar
Christina Hennessy
News Editor
Dr. Robert Stepsis, academic vice president, reversed his deci-sion
made late this summer and reinstated the third reading day for the
spring semester earlier this week.
After letters were sent out by FUSA leaders, Stepsis reviewed
the information he received from various areas of the University,
listened to the reports that Craig Haba, FUSA vice president of Student
Life, compiled and eventually put the reading day back into effect.
"I had met with Craig several weeks ago and at that time we
both agreed to recheck our sources," said Stepsis. "Basically, the in-formation
I checked was sufficiently contradictory and I went with the
views that Craig introduced. It made sense to accept his information."
Haba sent a letter to Stepsis nearly three weeks ago, after com-pleting
his research and asked for a reply. Stepsis then scheduled a
meeting with Haba, Chris McSherry, FUSA president and Brian
McSherry, FUSA's director of academics. At that meeting, the three
were informed of Stepsis' decision.
The day is set for the next three years and possibly four,
according to Haba, under the condition that the day be used properly
or it will be taken away.
"One thing Stepsis stressed is that FUSA has to continue taking
a strong role in making sure the day is used properly," said Brian
McSherry. A letter and survey will be sent to resident advisors as well
as a letter to all students in The Mirror to remind them to use the day
wisely.
"I hope that in three years this doesn't happen again," said
Haba. He wants to make sure that FUSA lets the students know each
year the importance of using the day wisely and not abusing it.
"The third reading day should be no different than the first or
second day, in that it should finally be set in stone, and there shouldn't
be as great concern on that particular night before the day," said Haba.
"It should never be revoked in the future, based on the actions
of a few rotten eggs," he added.
Haba feels the judicial system will be able to take care of any
problems that occur the night beore the third reading day.
"We definitely want to make sure the day works and FUSA is
very happy that this matter was resolved in a relatively expedient
manner," said Haba.
Both FUSA and the academic division hope to bring both
parties together in some plan to ensure that the day be used properly.
Innsbruck and served as chairman
of the Philosophy Department at
Wheeling College.
Fr. O'Brien, a resident of the
Bronx, serves as assistant for Sec-ondary
Education for the New York
Province of the Society of Jesus
and trustee for all of the high
schools in the province. No
stranger to the University, he was a
lecturer in history at the University
from 1971-1976.
Fr. O'Brien holds an A.B.
degree from Boston College, a
master of arts from Catholic Uni-versity
and licentiates in philoso-phy
and sacred theology from
Berchsmanskolleg in Munich and
Woodstock College, respectively.
The managing director of
Salomon Brothers, Inc., New York,
Mclntosh, an Xavier University
graduate and resident of
Kenilworth, 111., is active as a
member of the board of directors
of the Big Shoulders Foundation
and the finance council of the
Archdiocese of Chicago.
He has chaired the Central
States District Chapter of the Se-curitites
Industry Association, and
is a trustee of the Papal Founda-tion.
"The board members are
concerned about looking out for
the welfare ofthe University," said
Farber. The Board of Trustees
meets quarterly and is responsible
for major policy decisions.
Clockwise from top left:
Robert Berchem, Law-rence
Rafferty, Rev. J.
Donald Freeze, S.J.,
Rev. Frederick J.
O'Brien, S.J. and
William Mclntosh. The
picture of Gerald Smith
was unavailable.
Students Inducted Into
Alpha Sigma Nu
Thirty members of the sen-ior
class were inducted into Alpha
Sigma Nu, the Jesuit National
Honor Society, on Sunday, Octo-ber
14, for their excellence in aca-demics,
service, and loyalty to the
Jesuit Ideal.
In addition, Father Richard
Costello, S.J., James Fitzpatrick,
assistant dean for University Ac-tivities,
and Dr. Philip Lane, pro-fessor
of Economics and the 1990
Teacher of the Year, received
honorary membership into the
Society for their work and dedica-tion
to the University.
The top 15 percent of the
Class of 1991 were invited to apply
for membership into the Honor
Society last Spring. Of those stu-dents,
109 applied and 30 were
chosen by a selection committee
comprised of last years members.
"They are an incredible group
of people," said Father Thomas
Regan, S.J., moderator of Alpha
Sigma Nu. "They are involved in
at least two service programs on
campus and many are the leaders
of the organizations."
The inductees were presented
with an Alpha Sigma Nu pin and
certificate by Father Aloysius P.
Kelley, S.J., University president,
at the induction ceremony held at
the Regina A. Quick Center.
L. to R.: 1st row - John Beauvais, Alan Couture, James Fitzpatrick, Fr. Alloy sius Kelley, Dr. Philip
Lane, Ann Marie Patisso, Martin Tyrrel. 2sn row - Fr. Thomas Regan, Gregory Golub, Jennifer
Holloway, Julie Dietz, AnnMarie Puckhaber, Julie Ruggiero, Joseph Luczka, Peter Hickey, Fr. John
Higgins. 3rd row - Peter Tsimbidaros, Geoffrey Golub, Charles LaPierre, Karen Martire,, Jennifer
Blewitt, Edward Consolati, Shannon O'Leary, Stephan Silich. 4th row - Charles O'Hara, John Natoli,
Christine Stachowicz, Christine Stafford, Edward Hines, Mary Beth Pinard, Mary Beth Collins, Erin
O'Toole, Megan McCloskey. Missing - Joseph Chiechi, Catherin O'Neill, Fr. Richard Costello.