Answer Special Call to Serve - King's College
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NEWS ON CAMPUS<br />
Patrick O’Connor ’64 speaks<br />
at the dedication of the Parents<br />
Corner fountain that honors his<br />
mother and father.<br />
Seven of Patrick and Helen<br />
O’Connor’s ten children<br />
attended the dedication<br />
ceremony. Shown, from left,<br />
is John ’62, Joseph ’68, James,<br />
and Patrick J. O’Connor ’64,<br />
Mary Ellen McCormick,<br />
Patricia Curran and Thomas<br />
O’Connor ’73.<br />
Parents Corner Dedicated<br />
The newest campus landmark was dedicated and its donors recognized at a<br />
ceremony held recently. A fountain located in the newly named Parents<br />
Corner of O’Connor Park (formerly <strong>College</strong> Park) was funded by a gift from<br />
Patrick J. ’64 and Marie O’Connor in memory of Patrick’s parents, Patrick and<br />
Helen O’Connor.<br />
The fountain was built and the park renamed as a result of a donation by<br />
O’Connor and a matching gift from the law firm which he serves as vice<br />
chairman, Cozen O’Connor, <strong>to</strong> the Legacy of Excellence Campaign.<br />
Patrick was one of Patrick and Helen’s six sons who graduated from King’s,<br />
five of whom became lawyers.<br />
At the dedication, Father O’Hara noted that the fountain not only pays<br />
tribute <strong>to</strong> Patrick and Helen O’Connor, but all parents whose sacrifices allow<br />
their sons and daughters <strong>to</strong> attend King’s.<br />
Representatives<br />
of Cozen O’Connor<br />
remarked how they were<br />
impressed by “a sense<br />
of morals and personal<br />
responsibility” exhibited<br />
by King’s graduates that<br />
have been recruited by<br />
the firm.<br />
“I’ve always loved<br />
parks and I’m glad that<br />
I can help establish this<br />
permanent imprint on<br />
the campus of King’s<br />
<strong>College</strong>,” said Patrick<br />
O’Connor.<br />
Azar named recipient of<br />
McGowan Scholarship<br />
Rachel Azar, a senior majoring in marketing and accounting, has been selected as<br />
the recipient of the William G. McGowan Scholarship at King’s for the 2009-2010<br />
academic year.<br />
A resident of Allen<strong>to</strong>wn, Azar is a consistent Dean’s List student and a member of<br />
the Aquinas Society, Beta Gamma Sigma and Mu Kappa Tau honor societies. She<br />
was also the recipient of a King’s sponsored Moreau Scholarship.<br />
She recently completed a summer internship with PricewaterhouseCoopers<br />
in Florham Park, N.J. During her internship, she researched and analyzed a<br />
company’s financial position, market strength and other fac<strong>to</strong>rs for a potential<br />
client acquisition. During the previous two academic years, she participated in two<br />
national accounting competitions sponsored by the prestigious accounting firm.<br />
At King’s, she is vice president of Student Government, treasurer of the campus<br />
chapter of the Columbiettes and a level two certified tu<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
The McGowan Scholarship is a partial-tuition award named in honor of William<br />
G. McGowan, a 1952 graduate of King’s who went on <strong>to</strong> a successful business<br />
career as the founder and chairman of MCI Communications Corporation.<br />
The scholarship is awarded <strong>to</strong> a full-time student who is pursuing his or her primary<br />
major within King’s McGowan School of Business. Candidates must by entering<br />
their senior year and have achieved a minimum grade-point-average of 3.0. Also,<br />
candidates for the scholarship must be nominated by at least one faculty member of<br />
the McGowan School of Business, which holds international accreditation by The<br />
Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business.<br />
10 Pride ✦ Fall 2009