Each year, University of Detroit Mercy honors seven alumni — one from each of the colleges and schools at the University — with a Spirit of Detroit Mercy award.
These honorees are alumni who have marked themselves with distinction in their career and in their personal life. They will be honored at a special ceremony on April 27 on the McNichols Campus. Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Today, we introduce Louis ‘Gino’ Rossetti ’59, the honoree from the School of Architecture. We’ve already written about the honorees from the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering & Science, the College of Health Professions and the College of Liberal Arts & Education. Come back over the next week to read about the rest.
Rossetti has been a practicing architect since 1956, beginning his career as vice president of Design at Giffels & Valet. In 1969, Rossetti founded Rossetti Architects, now Rossetti. Among many career honors, he was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. He has received gold medals from AIA Detroit as well as the Michigan MSA. Rossetti Architects was awarded Firm of the Year in 1992 and in 1999 he turned the reins over to his son, Matt. During his career, Rossetti served on various professional and nonprofit boards including University of Detroit Mercy’s.
“I am very proud to have graduated from University of Detroit for both its academic curriculum as well as the religious studies I was fortunate to receive. My time there led me to develop and maintain friendships throughout all these years with great people who also attended the University. The Jesuits provided me with not only my education, but the ability to grow my confidence and progress my leadership skills. I was elected to the Board of Trustees for University of Detroit in 1977; this offered an opportunity for me to give back to the University during its financially troubled years. Lastly, the School of Architecture, including deans, professors and fellow students, gave me the skills and tools needed to pave the road to my success.”
