Winter 2012 Issue - De La Salle Institute

Alumni Updates1998Vincent Pavilionis is working as a teacher and lives with his wife and familyin Downers Grove, IL. His email address is vincepavilionis@yahoo.com.Dominik Skurski is employed in the automotive industry as a financeand sales consultant. He lives in Homer Glen, IL and can be contactedat barcafan40@yahoo.com.1999Robert Aguilar Jr. is a transportation engineer and lives in Chicago. Hisemail address is aguilarjr.robert@ymail.com.Douglas Bermudez is working in the information technology servicesindustry as a technical services director for Vitaltech Consulting.Bermudez married Rossana Bermudez in July 2010 and the family residesin Chicago. Bermudez’s email address is douglasbermudez@live.com.Andy Bugajski resides in Chicago and is working as a Eurodollarsoptions trader in the interest rate derivatives field. His email address isapbugajski@sbcglobal.net.Patrick Quinlan is working in the HVAC industry as a buildingengineer. Quinlan resides in Crestwood, IL and his email address islak1019@hotmail.com.2003Ray Garcia has been promoted to Manager of Media Relations for theChicago White Sox. His email address is rgarcia@chisox.com.Carl Robinson graduated from Lewis University in 2008 with a degreein aviation maintenance management. He lives in Chicago and isworking as an aircraft mechanic. Robinson’s email address is ccrlr@hotmail.com.2006Ulysses Acevedo graduated from Loyola University in Chicago withdegrees in political science and philosophy. Acevedo lives in Chicagoand can be reached at uaceved@luc.edu.Matthew Thibodeaux-Major graduated from Northern IllinoisUniversity with a degree in corporate communications. His emailaddress is thibodeauxmajor@yahoo.com.2007Courtney Sampson graduated from Marquette University inMilwaukee, WI in December and is working at PNC Bank. Sampsonis a Milwaukee resident. His email address is Courtney.sampson@marquette.edu.2008Nicholaus Bates is a student at Southern Illinois University –Carbondale. His email address is nbates189@gmail.com.Gilbert Munoz was one of four Lake Forest College football playerschosen to the 2011 All-Midwest Conference Second Team. Munozwas a starting guard for the Foresters.Concordia-Chicago University women’s volleyball player BrianaSteffenhagen was one of 13 athletes named to the Northern AthleticsConference’s All-Sportsmanship Team. Steffenhagen was a setter forthe Cougars.Jamie Young lives in Muncie, IN where she is working as anemergency medical technician while also attending Ball StateUniversity. Her email address is jmyoung3@bsu.edu.2009Christian Mondragon is a member of the United State MarineCorps and is deployed in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.Mondragon’s email address is cmondragon26@yahoo.com.Joseph Nieciak is a student at DePaul University studying urban andregional planning. He also is working as a data account specialist foran engineering software distributor. Nieciak lives in Chicago and hisemail address is JNieciak91@hotmail.com.Tom Plaszewski lives in Chicago. His email address is tompwah13@gmail.com.117th Annual Alumni BanquetFriday, October 5, 2012De La Salle – Institute Campus for Young MenHere’s a great opportunity for all De La Salle graduates tocome back home and renew old friendships with those whotaught you and those with whom you learned. Celebrate thefact that we are all Meteors while you walk the hallways, lookat the pictures and chat with the people who have made De LaSalle such a special place since 1889.To receive an invitation for these events, please contact De LaSalle’s Director of Development, Iris Gist Cochran, at 312-842-7355 ext. 152 or cochrani@dls.org.To become involved or volunteer for these events, please contactDe La Salle’s Special Events Manager, Maggie McEldowney, at 312-842-7355 ext. 146or mceldowneym@dls.org.28 Alumni ConnectionFor more information, please visit our website at www.dls.org/development/events.