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’20s
Mary E. Eiler (BUS CER ’29, BUS ’32,
MUS ’33) celebrated her 101st birthday
on Nov. 27. Eiler loves wearing DePaul
apparel, and while her body might be
failing, her spirit is still strong.
’50s
William J. Bauer (JD ’52, LLD ’93,
LLD ’05) spoke at “Truth and Justice,” an
event about the American experience in
democracy at Elmhurst College, in May. He
was joined by friend, investigative reporter
and author Bob Woodward. Bauer is a
senior judge on the United States Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Aaron Jaffe (JD ’53) co-wrote “Goodbye,
American Dream?” with DePaul lecturer
and author Marda Dunsky. Jaffe presided
for 20 years as a judge in the Cook County
Circuit Court and served in the Illinois
House of Representatives. Since 2005, he
has been chairman of the Illinois Gaming
Board.
Thaddeus J. Gruchot (BUS ’56,
JD ’59) works as a pro bono volunteer
attorney at Prairie State Legal Services in
Waukegan, Ill., assisting poor, aged and
disabled clients, after working more than
50 years in private practice and as a
corporate executive.
’60s
James F. O’Neil (LAS ’64, MA ’66) will
lay down the red pen after 48 years in
education, from St. Viator High School in
Arlington Heights, Ill., to Saint Mary’s
College in Winona, Mo., to Edison State
College in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Reunion Years:
1922 and 1927
Reunion Years:
1952 and 1957
Reunion Years:
1962 and 1967
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Brigid Gerace (THE CER ’65) produced
the Stone Hearth series through the Irish
American Heritage Center. The series
featured staged readings at The Fifth
Province Pub, including “In the Shadow
of the Glen,” directed by Dennis Zacek
(LAS ’63) in November.
Nicholas J. Motherway (JD ’65)
received the prestigious Leonard M. Ring
Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Joseph A. Sugrue (CSH ’67) joined the
predecessor to the National Air and Space
Intelligence Center after graduation. He
served multiple government details and
retired in 2000. Later, Sugrue was a senior
research scientist at the Georgia Institute
of Technology. In 2012, he started an
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and
Engineering appointment to the Air Force
Institute of Technology.
Charles T. Viane (BUS ’67) spoke to
students in DePaul’s digital cinema
program about his experiences as a
motion picture executive as part of the
CIM Visiting Artist Series. He currently is
a distribution consultant for DreamWorks
Animation SKG Inc.
Stanley E. Herzog (BUS ’68) is the
president of Chapter 693 of the Vietnam
Veterans of America for Kane and DuPage
counties. Herzog retired from Fidelity
Investments in February 2009 after being
in the brokerage business since March
1968. He enjoys spending time with his
two grandsons.
Michael J. Raleigh (LAS ’69) published
“The Conjuror’s Boy” in fall 2012. This is
his eighth novel.
’70s
Reunion Years:
1972 and 1977
George P. Sloup (JD ’70) received the
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
for creating a long-term relationship with
the California Air National Guard, 129th
Rescue Wing, at the NASA Ames
Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.
Sloup has been with NASA Ames since
1983 in the Office of the Chief Counsel.
Edward G. Willer (LAS ’70, JD ’73)
has been appointed by the Illinois
Supreme Court to the committee on
character and fitness, which evaluates
Illinois bar exam applicants. He is an
attorney at Corboy & Demetrio P.C.
Howard M. Rubin (JD ’71) had one of his
nature photographs displayed at Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area Visitor
Center in summer 2012. He is an associate
professor of law and the associate dean for
lawyering skills at DePaul.
Frank M. Clark
(BUS ’72, JD ’76,
LLD ’04) retired from
Commonwealth
Edison on July 20
after a 46-year career
with the company.
Clark worked his way
up through the ranks
at the company, beginning as a mailroom
clerk and advancing to CEO and then to
chairman. He is succeeded by Anne
Pramaggiore (JD ’89, DHL ’11).
Sheldon P. Holzman (BUS ’72) was
awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award
by the Illinois CPA Society.
Guy F. Arvia
(MBA ’73) is the
president of the Union
League Club of
Chicago. The club’s
executive board also
includes Jeffrey A.
Sacks (MST ’79)
as treasurer, Martha
Jahn Martin (MBA ’89) as secretary and
Guy N. Maras (LAS MS ’91) as vice
president.
Edward J. Burt Jr. (JD ’73) and
M. Carol Pope (JD ’79) received the
Board of Governors Award from the Illinois
State Bar Association. Burt is a partner
with the law firm of Urban & Burt Ltd. in
Oak Forest, Ill., and Pope is a justice with
the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court
in Springfield.
Milton S. Wharton
(JD ’74) received the
Servus pro Christo
Award for Outstanding
Leadership and
Service to the
Catholic Church in
the African-American
Community by the
National Black Catholic Congress. He is a
previous recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et
Pontiface medal awarded by Pope John
Paul II and currently serves on the circuit
court in St. Clair County, Ill.
Eric Fielding (THE MFA ’76) is the coeditor
of “World Scenography 1975-1990,”
the first book in a series documenting
significant international set, costume and
lighting design. The next volume will
document 1990-2005.
Tom Mendel
(MUS ’78) is serving
his second term as
president for the
United States and
Canada regions of
the Theatre Musicians
Association. Previously,
Mendel was the
president of the association’s Chicago
Area Chapter from 2006-2012. A bass
player, he has been a studio musician for
more than 30 years. Mendel played in
“Kinky Boots,” Cyndi Lauper’s new show,
which performed its pre-Broadway run in
Chicago in September.