Cliff Rowley's Triple Play for Success Cliff Rowley's Triple Play for ...

10Attention Classes of ’66,’71, ’76, ’81, ’86, ’91, & ’96The Office of Alumni Relations is looking for afew alums from each class to form reunioncommittees. If you would like to help plan a nightout for you and your classmates to catch up andreconnect, please e-mail development@stjoes.org orcall 732-549-7600 ext. 227.Endowment UpdateDetermination“The feeling was unbelievableand unforgettable. ”In spite ofhis busy schedule, Cliff madetime to return to his almamater on May 17 toparticipate in Career Daybecause St. Joe’s holds aspecial place in his heart.“The tradition of excellence inthe form of a challengingcurriculum and a collegiateatmosphere pushed me to succeed and prepared mewell for college,” Cliff said. He added that theteachers’ high expectations and the structuredenvironment made the transition to college fluid.“There was always a certain way of doing things– the St. Joe’s way – that established a routine ofresponsibility and accountability to myself, toothers, and to God,” Cliff said. This provided amoral, intellectual, and professional foundation forhim throughout his life. His fondest memoriesinclude Freshman Orientation, winning the soccerstate championship in 1994, and special teacherssuch as Ms. Lorraine Noble, Br. Paul Joseph, Br.Dennis Wermert, and Mr. Don Bryner.Cliff’s parting advice to the students was to,“Put yourself around successful people. You cansee how they do things and you can learn fromthat. I was fortunate enough to have teachers andparents in my life who provided those models.”Cliff Rowley may no longer be on the playingdiamond, but he certainly has scored a home runwith his career and his life.The Fathers Club of St. Joseph High School hasgenerously pledged $150,000 to the Excellence inScholarship campaign to help maintain a moderatetuition for current and future students. Their giftbrings the total amount raised to $546,000, overhalfway to the $1 million dollar goal.If you would like to contribute to theExcellence in Scholarship Campaign, please call theOffice of Institutional Advancement today at:732-549-7600 ext. 228.ClassNotes1967(Martin) Brien Lee isPresident of Brien Lee VideoStory, an award-winningMilwaukee / Chicago-basedcorporate video anddocumentary producer. Brien'sclients include Walgreens,Johnson Controls and MannyOthers. He welcomes your visitat http://www.videostory.com.Brien’s company has beenproducing videos, meetings,web video, documentaries andsuch for companies andfundraisers in the Midwest for30 years or so. He is nowlooking to relocate back to theNew Jersey /NY/ PA/ CT area.The team writes, directs,produces, shoots, edits, doesgraphics-- is used for newproduct introductions, on-linetraining and videos, meetingopeners, corporate overviews,fundraising, changemanagement, inspiration, andjust about anything that abusiness or institution mightwant to communicate throughsite and sound, on DVD, inMeetings, or on the web.1968Frank R. Kosciow was recentlya guest speaker at the NewMexico U.S. Attorney's OfficeAnti-Terrorism AdvisoryCouncil (ATAC) session. Thetopic was Prevention &Deterrence of Terrorist Acts.The presentation includedmaterials & case studies fromhis recent training trip inIsrael.1972Joseph Weber, Jr. was namedchief of correspondents forBusiness Week. He has run theChicago bureau since January2000, and took on the role ofchief of correspondents inFebruary 2006. He isresponsible for guiding thework of 30 staffers in 10domestic locations, includingChicago, where he also servesas bureau manager. Inaddition, he writes aboutfinance, healthcare, media andassorted corporate, regionaland national issues. He holdsan Excellence in FinancialJournalism Award from theNew York State Society of CPAs,two Peter Lisagor Awards fromthe Headline Club of Chicago, aDistinguished EditorialAchievement Award from theMcGraw-Hill Cos., and aCommunications Award fromthe National Easter SealsSociety. He also holds theMorton Margolin Prize fordistinguished businessreporting from the Universityof Denver. Joe and his wife,Donna, have three children. Heis now training for his sixthMarathon, while his wife istraining for her fifth. Theireldest daughter, Rebecca, 22,has run two Marathons and ismuch faster than either of herparents. Son Daniel, 19, is anAir Force ROTC cadet, studyinginternational relations atBoston University, whiledaughter, Abigail, 17, isplanning to attend PomonaCollege after a year studyingand working in Israel.1975Jim and Joanna Melvillemoved to Moscow in September2005. Jim, a Foreign ServiceOfficer since 1985, is theMinister Counselor forManagement at the AmericanEmbassy there.1977Daniel Sheehan passed awayin February 2006. His brotherMichael Sheehan was also agraduate of St. Joseph HighSchool, Class of '79.1982Gonzalo and Yanira Duqueannounce the birth of their 3rddaughter, Mia Angela, on June6, 2005 at the University ofMichigan Hospital in AnnArbor. She joins older sistersNicole (7) and Danielle (5).Joseph P. Gurgui, his wifeColleen, and their children,Olivia (5 years old), Joseph M.(3 years old) and new babyNatalie (5 months old) movedto Herriman, Utah fromPennington, NJ, last August.Joe is working as a CollateralField Examiner for ZionsBancorporation in Salt LakeCity.1984Steven & Gisele Kochannounce the birth of theirfirst child, Ryan Patrick onMarch 2, 2006.