BY SHEILA PURSGLOVE Legal News – August 16, 2016 Aruna Vithiananthan’s grandfather was a well-known criminal defense lawyer in Sri Lanka, who continued to practice law as a Canadian citizen. Vithiananthan, a Canadian native born and raised in Toronto, heard stories of his cases from a young age. “Law was …
Detroit Mercy Law Alumni Association will present the 2016 Time and Talent Award to Mark A. Wisniewski ’90, on September 30, 2016 at a special dinner following the School’s Homecoming Golf Outing at The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, MI. The Time and Talent Award is the School of …
Terrell Nichols is the first recipient of the Dolores Davis-Penn Scholarship providing full tuition and room and board at University of Detroit Mercy for graduates of Detroit’s Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. The scholarship was established this year with a $250,000 gift from University of Detroit Mercy alumnus and Jalen Rose …
As autonomous vehicles move closer to development and use, law firms are looking ahead to the legal issues that will likely arise. With a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a law degree, Butzel Long attorney Jennifer Dukarski is uniquely positioned to be part of a team dedicated to this …
University of Detroit Mercy alumni Steven ’74, ’76 and Beth Jevitz Pagnotta ’74 have long been supporters of the School of Architecture and have made another recent donation that will have long-lasting effects on the School and its students. This donation will be used to complete renovations to the School’s …
“The time I spent at U of D was amazing and the friends I made were priceless, although we have lost touch. I hope this post will allow us to reconnect. My favorite professors were Dr. Cindy Langham and Michael McCoin. I can remember participating and competing against friends in the annual speech competition. If I remember correctly, the last time I competed it was against Lori Irla and Lauri McKinnon. Lori won first place and Lauri won second. I received a certificate of participation. It wasn’t the winning that mattered but being there with some truly great friends. As I write this I keep remembering other things, like working part time in the financial aid office, and just hanging out in the student center. These were definitely good times.”
—Felecia Seldon ’91 College of Liberal Arts & Education
“I had tremendous learning experience at UDM, all through my three graduate degree programs, 1992-94 M.E. Electrical Engineering, 1994-96 MBA, and 1996-1997 MA Economics.
I have many cherished memories from the times that I spent with learned professors under their astute guidance. But the most poignant one is that of my time working as a cook at the UDM Jesuit Residence — Lansing-Reilly Hall, during fall 1992. As an international student, this was my very first Job in the United States, earning a full $4.35/hr. I used to start my work at 5 a.m. and cook bread for the Jesuit priests. And had great privilege to serve them all different kinds of breads, as part of their morning breakfast. It was labor of love and gift to be in their service.
To this day, I cherish the values and virtues of humility, simplicity and transparency that I witnessed there.”
—Himanshu Gandhi ’94, ’96, ’97 College of Engineering & Science, College of Business Administration
District Judge John G. Cummings ’63 has a place of honor with the St. Clair County Bar Association, which named its top prize for the high school mock trial program in his honor. Several years ago the bar association, concerned that some teams placed too high a value on winning, …
“When I began my University experience in 1961 (at the upper age of 26), the foundation of my chosen career also began. As I progressed, the University environment nurtured my development and helped to bring about the profession that I aspired to. Finally, in 1967, I became a Bachelor of Architecture, my diploma signed by my favorite Dean Bruno Leon, our great mentor.
As my profession unfolded, I felt the faculty inspiration and influence that I acquired during the years in the School of Architecture and the University itself. I am extremely satisfied with the impact that the U of D had on my life. For almost 50 years I have thoroughly enjoyed my profession that grew out of my education. I hope that the University of Detroit Mercy continues to do well as it has done for this grateful alumnus,
Our class of 1967 remained in close communication over the past 49 years. One of the highlights of our class was the 40th reunion that occured on May 19, 2007 in the Warren Loranger Architecture Building. The photo shows the classmates who attended.”
—August Caringi ’67 School of Architecture
This photo is of our 40th reunion in 2007 and was taken in the Warren Loranger Building on the McNichols Campus. The location of this photo was at the Detroit Mercy School of Architecture building when the 40th reunion took place. Our guest of honor was professor John Loss. Top row from left, Fran Scott AIA, Jim Meloche, Vince Lyons, Paul Mirski, Joe Vargo, Tom Paczkowski and Tony Mielke. Front row from left are professor John Loss, Robert Makara, Brian Miller, Anthony Buchinger, Tom Anglewicz FAIA, Frank Dolasinski and August Caringi AIA.
Jesuit philosophy has always been my moral compass. It guided my professional life as a teacher and later as a college administrator. U of D was always thoughtful toward students — an excellent model to follow during my career. Besides the regular academic curriculum, my peers and I were encouraged to be involved in university life. We worked on the yearbook and the great fund raising project , the Carnival. Friendships developed during those years (’49-’53) continue to be part of our lives today. I would hope that today’s students benefit from University of Detroit Mercy as much as we did.
—Edward Nussel ’53, College of Liberal Arts & Education
