Welcome Newman Alumni!

On this page, we will chronicle the goings-on of Newman Community members who have gone on out into the world. We will also let you know about the status of our Endowment Fund. Do you have news you'd like to post on this page? Drop an e-mail at newmanc@vt.edu We would love an update to your current information. Please go to this site and enter the information there. Thank You.

Alumni News:

CJ Colavito (’03) and Jenny Klein (’05) - are engaged to be married. A June 2005 wedding is planned in Sterling, VA.

Fr. Richard Mooney (’74), - Campus Minister at Tech from 1982-1991 and from 2002 till the present, celebrates 25 years of ordination on May 12, 2004

Lamberto Rondoni (’91) - writes to us from Turin, Italy where he lives with his wife, Gabriella and their two daughters, Elena and Letizia. Lamberto teaches in the Mathematics Department of the Politecnico di Torino.

Kwaku Kamkan, Jr. (’03) - was baptized into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil this year. He is living in Blacksburg and working in Wytheville.

Julie Eberhardt McAllister (’92) and Alex McAllister (’92) - are living in Danville, KY. Alex teaches Mathematics at Centre College and Julie is Minister of Religious Education at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church there. She recently added “Catholic Campus Minister” for Centre College to her job description, and contacted Newman for advice on how to get started. Hang in there, Julie, and be patient.

Carrie Puschmann (’98) - married Brian O’Quinn on May 1, 2004 at the Memorial Chapel. Fr. Jim Griffin (CM ’98-’02) presided.

Michael Cavelli, Jr. (’58) - had been retired from NASA Langley in Newport News for 10 years now. He served with them for 38 years. He lives in Newport News.

Ann Marie Daniel (’86) - sent us a generous gift for our Endowment Fund. She continues to teach at Penn State and travels to Tech each Fall to recruit candidates for their doctoral program. Thank you, Anne Marie.

Glenn Fowler (‘77) - and Patty McCubbin Fowler (’79) traveled to Blacksburg to celebrate the funeral of Patty’s mother, Joan McCubbin, on July 7. Please keep the family in your prayers.

Carlos Marchany, father of Randy Marchany (’74) - died recently at age 100. Mr. Marchany made a bequest of $1000 to the Newman Community. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.

Roque Salas (’85) - writes to us from his home in Shalimar, FL. “Ex-Newman Rise and Shine choir member and graduate of the Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Dept, looking for old friends to catch up to on the latest. I live in the NW Florida Panhandle and work as an engineer for Eglin Air Force Base.” Roque’s mailing address is 216 Michael Avenue, Mary Ester, FL 32569.

Anne Tisler Vencil (’91) - e-mailed us recently. She finished her PhD in 1991. Currently she resides in Athens, GA with her husband Bill and her five children, Elizabeth Anne, Theresa, Benjamin, Alexander and Henry Dominic. She is a full-time stay at home mom and volunteers with the Girl Scouts and at St. Joseph School and Church.

We were saddened to hear of the death of Kevin Farrell (’95) of cancer. - Kevin is survived by his wife, Kathleen O’Brien Farrell and two young children. Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Maureen Matarese (02) - and her husband Phillip contacted us to let us know that they are living in Manhattan now. Maureen is pursuing her Doctorate in International Education Development, with a concentration in Linguistics at Columbia. Their current address is: 509 West 121st St. #711, New York, NY 10027

John Sparks (’74) - stopped by while in town for meetings with the Dept. of Engineering.

The Newman Endowment Fund:

The last few years have been a time of great change and growth for Newman's Campus Ministry, much as it has been for the Catholic Church in the United States. Bishops have had to make hard choices about dwindling resources, and unfortunately in many dioceses, Campus Ministry is often given last consideration. With the blessing of (now) Bishop Emeritus Walter F. Sullivan, Newman started, last year, an Endowment Fund. With this fund, we hope to provide a steady and growing stream of income for the campus ministry, which includes student-led programs, associated building costs, and campus minister salaries. The Endowment Fund will put Newman on a solid, permanent foundation for the future, stabilizing its ability to provide continued sacraments and sacramental preparation for the large student Catholic population at Virginia Tech, currently exceeding 5000. We have set our goal at an ambitions one million dollars. FOR 80 YEARS THE NEWMAN COMMUNITY HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE AT VIRGINIA TECH. WE HOPE, WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE PERMANENT. As of May 1, our Endowment Fund is worth $15,000 To pledge a gift to the Endowment Fund, contact Fr. Richard Mooney, 540-951-0032 x 103 or newmanc@vt.edu