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alumni newsChanging the Landscape of DaytonAdvancing the Methods ofModern Construction in the U.S.For the past two years residents of Dayton have beenwatching as an impressive 500,000 square foot facilitybegan to rise out of the ground, forever changing theDayton skyline, under the direct supervision of Marty Corrado‘84. What people did not see was the innovative approach thatCorrado used in building the massive southeast tower additionto Miami Valley Hospital—a process that would quickly garnerhim national headlines in the world of construction.Corrado had already made a name for himself in the industry forhis experience in building NICU facilities around the country,when he and the company he works for, Skanska USABuilding Inc., were awarded the bid for the MVH project in2008. A resident of Texas, Corrado was willing to commute toDayton each week to implement a construction strategy thatSkanska employed in Europe, but had yet to try in the U.S.“I had always believed that there was a faster, a safer, and moreenvironmentally friendly way to build a hospital than we hadbeen doing,” he said.And so, with the project underway, Corrado persuaded theconstruction team to prefabricate all of the 178 patient rooms,as well as 120 corridor utility racks, in a warehouse off site.The result was a two-month schedule cut, and millions ofdollars in savings.“I wanted to change the way people design buildings with thisprocess,” he said. “Had we used this approach from the onset ofthe project, I believe we could have finished it six months earlier.”Corrado believes this process could be used for almost all majorconstruction processes including hotels, office buildings,and more. He has been receiving a great deal of notorietyfor the project, including being highlighted on the cover of theSeptember issue of Engineering News-Record. On January 1he was named as one of the magazine’s 25 ENR Newsmakersfor the year for his accomplishments to be celebrated in Aprilin New York City.The project has generated a great deal of buzz throughout theindustry and Corrado is passionate about spreading the word.Skanska is now fully committed to using this approach wheneverit makes sense, and knows that competitors will soon be followingits lead on projects of this magnitude.Corrado started in the construction field in 1987 after havingserved as a military police officer for three years. The firsthospital he worked on was the Dayton VA with the J.W.Batson Company, and has been working primarily on hospitalstructures ever since. When the opportunity to work on theMVH project surfaced, Corrado jumped at the chance to workin his native city.While in Dayton, Corrado has offered high school studentsthe opportunity to learn first-hand about construction at theMVH site. He has also spent time at CJ to discuss ways inwhich alumni can help encourage students to discover the variouscareer opportunities which exist in science, technology,engineering, math and medicine—STEMM fields.He plans to keep Dayton on his travel itinerary a little whilelonger now that Skanska just started work at the Miami ValleyHospital South campus in Centerville. Through it all, he willbe involved in numerous “mega” project pursuits in differentlocations in the U.S.and the world. Hiswork will take him toStockholm, Sweden,the location ofSkanska’s homeoffice, where hewill be assisting withplanning andcomments for prefabon a $3 billionhospital. VMarty Corrado ‘84 resides in McKinney, Texas withwife, Rosie ‘83. They are soon to celebrate 26 years ofmarrigae and are parents to four: (l-r) Colleen, Tony,Vinny and Dominic.WINTER 2011 10
alumni newsHaving Fun Embracing MissionTaking inspiration from St. Julie herself,current CJ parent MaryPyper ‘76 said that she alwaysbelieved that the Sistersof Notre Dame de Namurwere a natural part of heridentity. Becoming anassociate of the Order wasjust the next step in affirmingher faith.A full-time mom, Pyper became heavilyinvolved with her parish, St. Luke’s inBeavercreek, serving on the educationcommission and helping to startthe adult faith formation program.It was at St. Luke’s,with a little motivation fromthe former director of religiouseducation, Sr. ChristinaBartsch ‘55, SNDdeN, whereshe answered the call to becomea Notre Dame Associate.“It gives me a solid foundation of whoI am and what God’s purpose is, andan orientation on how to live that out,”Pyper explained.“My motto has always been you can havefun and save the world,” she said. In thatspirit, Pyper is also the chairman of theboard and president of Radio MariaUSA, part of an international network ofCatholic radio stations broadcasting in 60countries and 27 languages.Founded in Italy in 1987, Radio Maria,is celebrating its 10th anniversary in theUnited States. Visit www.radiomaria.us.Ready for an EncoreThis year’s homecoming game was literallya blast for Bob Roeckner ‘44 as hefronted the band with his marching baton.What he wasn’t expecting was thesurprise announcement over the speakersintroducing him to the crowd.“My name was announced as a band memberfrom the class of ’44, and as one of thefirst drum majors. I don’t think many ofthem could believe it.”After the introduction, Jim Wolf ‘55,alumni band director, directed him ontothe field to perform. “I got a kick out ofthat, but I didn’t expect all of the hoopla,”he said, which included Channel2 TV coverage. Visit WDTN.com and search for Band ofthe Week to see the clip.“I was looking forward to doingthis, so I was practicingin my backyard to get ready,”he said, polishing a few skillsthat he and fellow majors Paul Schaafand Tom Ritzert mastered 65 years ago.“Paul, Tom and I ended up being thefirst three drum majors,” he said. “In mysophomore year, they started the firstband up, so we joined. You had to applyto be a drum major and you had toknow how to twirl a baton.”Roeckner said that he becameinterested in twirling in 8thgrade when he saw how wellhis St. Anthony’s classmate,Leo Brendel, performed.“I took lessons from BobDawson who was a nationalchampion in the late 30’s.”Homecoming 2010 was notRoeckner’s first reunion experience. “In1969 they had an alumni band and Ijoined as a baton twirler that year.”He looks forward to the next time the bandreconvenes, suggesting that his performancemay include twirling two batons at once. “Iwish they would do this again. ”Women in Ministry— Researching Biblical TruthsLife as an associate professor and chair of the religious studies department at MercyCollege of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, is full and rewarding for Sr. Karen Elliott, C.PP.S.Yet, she preserved time in her schedule to author a book that reinforces the ApostlePaul’s belief that the call to Christian discipleship, rooted in baptism, is given to all,regardless of gender.“Women in Ministry and the Writings of Paul” was written for college students of variousreligious backgrounds as well as adults in pastoral settings. The end of each chapterincludes questions for reflection and discussion. The hope is that students will have theopportunity to further explore the ministry of women as well as the person of Paul, his theology ofbaptism and his views on women in a guided and structured sequence.The paperback, published last September, is an overview of women who played a vital role in the life of early Christian communities,a role that continues in modern times. Through scriptural and historical evidence, Elliott hopes to correct common misperceptionsabout the role of women in the Church and about the Apostle Paul. Visit www.anselmacademic.org.VISION 11
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