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President & PrincipalRobert T. Scott, AFSC

Editor & Director of CommunicationsMichael Freedman

PhotographyJames P. McCoy, Tom Wolf '82, & the Office of Institutional Advancement

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Cover Photo Credit:Tom Wolf '82Anthony J. Colucci Jr., AFSC '51, John S. Cullen '54, Robert T. Scott, AFSC, Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, and Mark E. Brand '80 take a moment to pose in front of the recently-opened Cullen Center for Excellence in Science.

Robert T. Scott, AFSC

Buffalonians correlate the onset of autumn with the dawn of football season. We've accepted Labor Day as an indication that our next several Fridays and Saturdays will be spent supporting student-athletes before our attention turns to the pros on Sundays. We are – at times – fanatical over football!

Those with a historical knowledge of the National Football League certainly associate the title of this column with mercurial Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. Yet it is a quote by Green Bay Packers legend Vince Lombardi that resonates the most with me as another season - and school year - is upon us:

"Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence."

You see, Coach Lombardi was very good at this type of thing. An eloquent wordsmith, he needed only a fleeting moment to inspire his team to play to the best of their abilities, or in other words, to perform excellently.

At St. Joe's, we often refer to ourselves as "A Community of Excellence," a phrase wrought by 149 years of pursuing perfection - knowing from our biblical teachings that it's unattainable - and resultantly settling for excellence.

Excellence is all around us. It's in our classrooms, where a remarkable 140 underclassmen achieved first honors for all four semesters last

of-the-art science center - all of which are centrally located on our campus at 845 Kenmore Avenue.

All of this - our history, our accomplishments, our opportunities - is something to be proud of. There have been times over the last year when it has appeared to me that our younger students have lost some of that indefinable "St. Joe's Swagger." A portion of this may be attributed to the challenges that some of our sports teams endured last season, especially when viewed through our lens as the most successful program in Western New York Catholic School history. Decades of unparalleled success interspersed with a season or two that reinvigorates us to work even harder? Again, we strive for perfection and arrive at excellence.

As we approach the sesquicentennial celebration of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, let us - each and every one of us - do so with the spirit, pride and zeal that our school's rich tradition so rightfully deserves.

To quote Lombardi once more:"Individual commitment to a group

effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

We are not perfect; nobody is, but if we collectively strive to pursue perfection, we can procure excellence.

year. It's on our athletic fields, where St. Joe's has won an incredible 31 Supremacy Cups, more than any other school. You can find excellence in the religious zeal of our Christian Brothers, the concerted sounds of our Jazz Lab Band, the problem-solving abilities of our Math Team, and so on and so forth. We write it. We read it. We believe it.

The key to continuing our tradition of excellence is realizing that this standard will unremittingly be a challenge to maintain. Quite frankly, human nature inclines us to relent in our pursuit rather than to make it a relentless one.

Our faculty and staff consider it both a privilege and a responsibility to welcome, to inspire and - yes - to challenge each and every young man that walks through our doors. It is our philosophy that by doing so, each student has a legitimate opportunity to capture his own excellence.

It is up to our young men to recognize that these opportunities have been presented to them and to make the most of them while at St. Joe's. Thanks to the extremely generous contributions of the graduates that preceded them, current students can utilize a recently-updated black box theater and lecture hall, a one-year-old, all-weather athletic field complex, and a brand new, state-

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2 President/Principal Message 3 Dedication Of the Cullen Center for Excellence in Science & Residence for the Brothers of the Christian Schools

4 Welcome Class Of 2013 6 16th Annual Sports Hall Of Fame / Sports Night / Sports All-Stars 7 Alumni Notes

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A ceremony to bless and dedicate the Cullen Center for Excellence in Science and Residence for the Brothers of the Christian Schools was held at St. Joe's on August 30. Bishop Edward U. Kmiec and various community members gathered to celebrate the event, which signaled the conclusion of the school's most recent capital campaign.

Dedication Of The Cullen Center for Excellence in Science & Residence for the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Hosted by Board Chairman, Mark E. Brand '80, the dedication was also attended by donors from the St. Joe's community, faculty and staff and local dignitaries. Immediately following the formal program, the three-story facility was made available for the public to explore, with St. Joe’s students on hand to serve as tour guides in a casual, open house style setting.

The Cullen Center for Excellence in Science includes two floors of classrooms and laboratories, interfaced and equipped with state-of-the-art teaching aids, computer technology,

and scientific instrumentation, including digital microscopes, SMART boards, wireless computer networks, and gas chromatographs. Designated areas for chemical storage, lab preparation, and expanded space for team experiments present teachers with increased flexibility in curriculum presentation, and allow for hands-on science to occur on a daily basis.

Situated on the building’s third level, the new Residence for the Brothers of the Christian Schools provides the Brothers with dignified housing, suitable to maintain the 149-year presence of

their community as a vital influence on our campus. The residence features a private entrance, central chapel, contemporary kitchen, outdoor patio, dining area, all-purpose room, and seven bedrooms en suite.

All told, the Pride in our Past...Faith in our Future capital campaign, initiated in 2006, realized over $13.5 million - an unprecedented amount for St. Joe’s - with funds earmarked toward the construction of this facility, the all-weather Robert T. Scott, AFSC Athletic Field Complex, and, perhaps most importantly, bolstering the school's endowment portfolio and annual fund.

In his dedication remarks, Mr. Scott expressed his pleasure in being in able to provide a scholastic environment commensurate to the abilities of the young men of St. Joe's. "I am confident in saying that the campaign truly exceeded our hopes and dreams of building an even stronger school, a school which remains firmly dedicated to the mission we were originally founded for - the next generation of St. Joe’s students."

Thank you to the entire St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute community for helping to make this project a resounding success and furthering our school's model of academic excellence and organizational sustainability.

Bishop Edward U. Kmiec blesses the Cullen Center for Excellence in Science moments after the facility's donor recognition wall is unveiled.

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Thomas Adolf ............. St. Gregory the Great SchoolMichaelangelo Albanese .... St. Leo the Great SchoolDimitri Alexander ................. St. Augustine ScholarsPatrick Asamoah .............St. John's Lutheran School Taylor Ashwood .............................Nardin AcademyJohn Audet ............................Christ the King SchoolJared Baldinelli ..............St. Vincent De Paul School James Baldon ................. Buffalo Public School # 53Jackson Balkin .................... Amherst Middle SchoolAndrew Barberio ..............SS. Peter and Paul School Jack Bargnesi ..................................St. Paul's SchoolAlec Basehart ..................Tonawanda Middle SchoolJoshua Bassig .............. St. Gregory the Great SchoolBrandon Belles .... St. Andrew's Country Day SchoolJacob Bell-Schwede ........................Nardin AcademyJustin Benzino ..................... Kenmore Middle SchoolTravis Berube ........................... Heim Middle SchoolChristian Binns .............. St. Peter's Lutheran SchoolPatrick Blosat ..................................St. Paul's SchoolMichael Boltri ............. St. Gregory the Great SchoolAndrew Bond .........................Transit Middle SchoolJohnathan Boorady..Veronica Connor Middle SchoolMatthew Braun .............. St. John the Baptist SchoolConor Braungart ........................ St. Benedict SchoolPaul Brown .................... St. John the Baptist SchoolBenjamin Brownell ........................St. Joseph School Paul Broxup ....................... St. Leo the Great School Jmar Buchanan ............... Buffalo Public School # 53Alec Buffamonte ..........................St. Stephen SchoolJustin Button .................. St. John the Baptist SchoolChristopher Buzzeo ............ DeSales Catholic SchoolSean Cadden ....................................St. Mary School

Joseph Goergen ...............................Nardin AcademyDimitrios Gogos .................. Amherst Middle SchoolJake Goldstein ..................... Amherst Middle SchoolGabriel Gómez-Chaves .........Christ the King SchoolMatthew Goss .......................... Heim Middle SchoolCharles Grochowiak.Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolJose Grullon ...............Cleveland Hill Middle SchoolDylan Hall ........................... Amherst Middle SchoolBrian Halpern .......................... Casey Middle SchoolWesley Harvin ...................... St. Augustine Scholars Evan Hayes ...................................St. Amelia SchoolDaniel Hays ...................................St. Amelia SchoolJason Hazelet ................. St. John the Baptist SchoolJohn Heary .................St. Mary's Elementary SchoolNathan Hejza ...... North Tonawanda Catholic SchoolTimothy Hellerer ..............................St. Mark SchoolDavid Herring ................................. The Park SchoolNicholas Hillebrand .... St. Gregory the Great SchoolTy-leal Hodge ....................... St. Augustine ScholarsConnor Holfoth ....... Lewiston-Porter Middle SchoolJoseph Horab ..........................St. Christopher SchoolGregory Horton ........Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolMichael Hubert ......................Transit Middle SchoolMichael Iannello ................ Kenmore Middle SchoolPeter Insinna ...... North Tonawanda Catholic SchoolRobert Janish ...................... St. Leo the Great SchoolLuke Jesikiewicz ................ DeSales Catholic SchoolNoah Jones ....................Sweet Home Middle SchoolJohnluc Jubert .................................... Homeschooled Nicholas Kabalan ..........Sweet Home Middle SchoolMatthew Kelly ... North Tonawanda Catholic SchoolEvan Kershner ............. St. Gregory the Great School

Jonathan Caimano ............SS. Peter and Paul School Jacob Canavan ............ St. Gregory the Great SchoolMatthew Caputy .....................St. Christopher SchoolMatthew Collard ....................Transit Middle SchoolAlexander Collesano ...... St. John the Baptist SchoolCraig Conway ..................SS. Peter and Paul School Dominic Coppola .............SS. Peter and Paul School James Corra .............................. Heim Middle SchoolDaunté Crawley .................... St. Augustine ScholarsSean Creighton .... St. Andrew's Country Day SchoolJohn Criola ......................................St. Paul's SchoolPatrick Crocker ...Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolJames Croglio ............................ St. Benedict SchoolNicholas Custodi . St. Andrew's Country Day SchoolJames Deakin ......................Clarence Middle SchoolAngelo DellaValle .....................St. Francis of AssisiJohn DelleBovi ............ Nativity of Our Lord School Michael DiMarco ... Charter Mdl. Sch. for Appl. Tech.John DiPasquale ...............................St. Mark SchoolVincent DiRienzo .............. St. Leo the Great SchoolNicholas DiStasio St. Andrew's Country Day SchoolThomas Elling ..........Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolDaniel Evangelista. ..... St. Gregory the Great SchoolMatthiew Feder ....... Emmet Belknap Middle SchoolTrent Ferguson ..............Sweet Home Middle SchoolBenjamin Foy ..................... Kenmore Middle SchoolLucas Fromen ..................... Amherst Middle SchoolPatrick Gambacorta ........ St. John the Baptist SchoolDalton Gauthier ...............Tonawanda Middle SchoolMichael Giambra .. Veronica Connor Middle SchoolJordan Glover ......................... Oracle Charter SchoolIan Goeing ...........................Clarence Middle School

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Kyle Kiblin .........Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolDonald Kilian ...............................St. Stephen SchoolZachary Klapp .....Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolKyle Klawon ...................St. Vincent de Paul SchoolGregory Koch .............. Southtowns Catholic SchoolJacob Kopacz .........................St. Christopher SchoolGregory Kopra ....................Trinity Christian SchoolJohn Kozar ...........St. Dominic Savio Middle SchoolJakob Kraft ......................................... Homeschooled Michael Kroetsch . North Tonawanda Middle SchoolRobert Kunkel ...............................St. Amelia SchoolJeremy Lazatin .............................St. Stephen SchoolAngel León .......Catholic Academy of West BuffaloRobert Lepertine ...........................St. Amelia SchoolJoseph Lesh ...........................Christ the King SchoolChristopher Lillis ........ St. Gregory the Great SchoolGabriel Lopez ..................SS. Peter and Paul School Michael Lorenc ...................... St. Christopher SchoolNicholas Lowery ................ Kenmore Middle SchoolAaron Machelor ................. Kenmore Middle SchoolThomas Maggio ......Catholic Acad. of West BuffaloKyle Magin ........................ Roy-Hart Middle SchoolCorey Maher ............... St. Gregory the Great SchoolDaniel Maher ...................................St. Mary School Jacob Marciniak ........................... Our Lady of Hope Matthew Matre .......................St. Christopher SchoolMatthew McDermott .......................Nardin AcademyDavid McMaster ....................St. Christopher SchoolDavid Miller ........... Charter Mdl. Sch. for Appl. Tech.Joshua Misso ............Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolKyle Moslow ...................................Nardin AcademyPeter Napier .....................SS. Peter and Paul School

Michael Naples .............. St. John the Baptist SchoolIlo Noble ....................................St. Margaret SchoolPatrick Noonan ................SS. Peter and Paul SchoolNoor Noor ............................. St. Augustine ScholarsRoss Obertean ........................Depew Middle SchoolDaniel O'Farrell............................St. Stephen SchoolLouis Oliveri ...................................St. Paul's SchoolJoseph Ortolani .....................Christ the King SchoolJohn Palesh .....................................St. Paul's SchoolEric Paradowski ........Mary Queen of Angels SchoolKyle Patterson ..........Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolAndrew Pawenski .................... Heim Middle SchoolRyan Pikor .............................St. Christopher SchoolGregory Pinto ............................. Mill Middle SchoolZachary Plewa ...............................St. Amelia SchoolMatthew Pragel ........... St. Gregory the Great SchoolCorey Pray ...............Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolPatrick Quinn ..................... DeSales Catholic SchoolTyler Rahner ..............................St. Francis of AssisiRobert Rakowski ........... Buffalo Public School #195 Benjamin Ratajczak ........... Kenmore Middle SchoolKarl Reardon ................................St. Amelia SchoolJavon Reed ....................Sweet Home Middle SchoolDaniel Robinson ............ St. John the Baptist SchoolCarlwil Rodriquez ................. St. Augustine Scholars John Roetzer ....................SS. Peter and Paul School Frank Román .....Catholic Academy of West BuffaloDominic Romanini ..........Tonawanda Middle SchoolBrandon Santiago ....Catholic Acad. of West BuffaloDavid Santiano ...................Queen of Heaven SchoolZachary Scamacca .................St. Christopher SchoolJacob Schmidt ....................Lancaster Middle SchoolPaul Schmitt ..........................Christ the King School

Andrew Schneggenburger .St. John the Baptist SchoolPatrick Schroeder Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolAlexander Segelhurst ....................St. Amelia SchoolBrendan Shannon ........... St. John the Baptist SchoolNicholas Shotwell .......... St. John the Baptist SchoolAnthony Simon .................. Kenmore Middle SchoolJacob Sojka ...............OL of the Blessed Sac. SchoolTyler Sojka ................OL of the Blessed Sac. SchoolJames Sorrentino ......Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolFranklin Spina ..................................St. Mark SchoolJacob Spring ................ St. Gregory the Great SchoolTyshawn Stepney .Charter Middle School for App. Tech.Matthew Terranova ....... St. Francis of Assisi SchoolRussell Thomas ... St. Andrew's Country Day SchoolDevon Thompson ..........................St. Amelia SchoolJoseph Todaro ..................Elmwood Franklin SchoolValentino Tomasello ........Elmwood Franklin SchoolBrian Toole ...................Sweet Home Middle SchoolConnor Tumiel .................SS. Peter and Paul SchoolTrevor Tumiel ..................SS. Peter and Paul SchoolThomas Voigt .................... Kenmore Middle SchoolJacob Walker ...................... Kenmore Middle SchoolGerard Wasilewski .....Cleveland Hill Middle SchoolAlexander Watson ..... OL of the Blessed Sac. School Maximilian Weiss ..............................NBVM SchoolTimothy Weppner .................... Heim Middle SchoolGerald West ............ Emmet Belknap Middle SchoolLawrence Williams ........................St. Joseph School Robert Wilson ............... St. John the Baptist SchoolNicholas Wojtkiewicz .........St. Mary's Elem. SchoolAlan Wopperer .............................St. Stephen SchoolBenjamin Yee .......................Christ the King School

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The St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Alumni Association is pleased to announce that the 16th Annual Sports Hall of Fame Induction will take place at St. Joe's on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7 p.m.

At that time, the following men names will be permanently enshrined into St. Joe's sports history:

Michael J. Diggins

Clarence "Bud" Smith ’35 †

Dennis P. Riley ’58

Thomas C. Toy Jr. '68 †

Richard Mariano ’70

Michael E. Ginal ’96

1954 & 1955 Varsity 8 Crew Teams

A pre-induction reception will kick off the evening in the cafeteria, followed by the induction ceremony in the John S. & Charlotte C. Cullen Center, and a post-induction reception in the cafeteria.

The Sports Hall of Fame is an opportunity to honor the accomplishments of athletes from St. Joe’s. Judging criteria includes demonstrated excellence in athletics

while at St. Joe’s, as well as the stipulation that the nominee’s last participation at St. Joe’s must not be less than twelve (12) years ago.

Tickets for the event are $25, and are available at the door or online at www.sjci.com/sports-hall-of-fame. For more info, please contact the director of alumni relations, Christopher Zanghi ’95, by phone at 716.270.4113 or via e-mail at czanghi@sjci.com.

Sports Hall Of Fame: Friday, November 20, 2009Spring Sports All-StarsAll-Western New York Scholar Athletes

Alexander Drennan ’09 - Baseball

Alexander Haefner ’09 - Track & Field

Christopher Kulbago ’09 - Golf

Edward Pyszczynski ’09 - Baseball

Brendan Toughey ’09 - Golf

All-Western New York Scholar Athletes Honorable Mention

Brian Hurley ’09 - Lacrosse

Ryan Maher ’09 - Tennis

Connor Roat ’09 - Tennis

Brendan Toughey ’09 - Baseball

1st Team All-CatholicMatthew Rosenhahn ’10 - Baseball

Maxwell Spina ’11 - Lacrosse

Brendan Toughey ’09 - Baseball

2nd Team All-CatholicJeffrey Bellanca ’10 - Baseball

Zachary Derrico '11 - Baseball

Drew Fittry ’10 - Baseball

Mark Pinski ’10 - Lacrosse

Honorable Mention All-CatholicChristopher Bradley ’11 - Lacrosse

Dean Gallagher ’09 - Lacrosse

Brian Hurley ’09 - Lacrosse

Nicholas Marino ’09 - Lacrosse

Dick Gallagher WNY All-Academic Baseball Team

Brendan Toughey ’09

NYSSRA Scholar Athlete TeamVarsity Boys Rowing

Nothing quite fills a crisp autumn evening better than a community-wide get-together devoted entirely to athletics. Join us in kicking off another season of St. Joe's sporting events with our annual Sports Night!

St. Joe’s Sports Night is a vital part of the sports program, as it is the only athletic-specific fund-raiser held during the year. The proceeds from Sports Night directly impact all of our athletic programs – last year alone, this event raised more than $26,000.

This year’s Sports Night will be held on Friday, October 23rd at 6 p.m. at St. Joe’s. It will include the “Taste of St. Joe’s,” which is a light food selection from area restaurants, separate

raffles of sports–themed baskets, as well as the Big Money Raffle.

Sports Night tickets are $15 pre-sale and $20 at the door. Please contact St. Joe's at 716.874.4024 to purchase advance admission tickets ($15) or Big Money Raffle tickets ($25). Thank you very much for your support of our athletic programs!

For more info, please contact St. Joe's at 716.874.4024 or visit us online at www.sjci.com.

Sports Night: Friday, October 23, 2009

A new slate of Sports Hall of Fame inductees will join the class of 2008 on November 20.

Setting Sights on Our SesquicentennialWhen school commences in fall 2010, St. Joseph's

Collegiate Institute will officially begin celebrating 150 years of providing an unrivaled, Catholic, college-preparatory education to the young men of Western New York.

This year-long celebration will provide unique and tremendous opportunities for us to commemorate our storied past and prepare for a future of educational excellence and organizational sustainability. One of these opportunities, in particular, will come in the form of a book edited by Dr. Joseph F. Bieron '55, replete with photos and historical information. If you would like to be involved with this project, have old photos or stories for possible inclusion in the book, contact the Advancement Office at advancement@sjci.com.

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In Memoriam

Frank Bellanti

Carmene Buchheit

Louis J. Buchheit '43

William J. Fallon ’38

Bro. Daniel Goeddeke, FSC

John J. Gross '49

Donald Ketteman '52

Gerald Miano

Patricia Pirrami

Carl Schneggenburger

Jacob G. Schneggenburger '32

1960’s

Frederick E. Brace '63 and his wife, Kathy, celebrated their 25th anniversary in August. Fred is semi-retired and chairing the board of directors at UHCDA Gloria Parks Community Center.

Steven J. Rodriguez '67 was appointed as the acting assistant secretary for administration at the U.S. Department of State in January 2009.

John E. Smyntek '68 retired in October 2008 from the Detroit Free Press after 37 years as an editor, writer and administrator. John now has a column on Yournews.com Detroit, a new electronic newspaper.

1970’sHenry M. Kaczmarek '75 was named Marine of the Year for 2009 by the Department of North Carolina Marine Corps League. Hank served 10 years as a combat medical corpsman with Marine Infantry.

Erik R. Grosof '76 spent 10 days in Dubai, assisting the FBI with training Middle East Law Enforcement Commanders on how to manage large scale disaster operations.

1980’sPatrick D’Amico '85 recently relocated to the Bethlehem, PA

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Weddings & Engagements

Christopher Connelly '95 married Lara Wattengel on May 29, 2009 at St. John the Baptist Church in the Town of Tonawanda, NY.

Henry W. J. McWilliams '90 and his wife, Christine, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Patrick Henry, on May 29, 2009.

Michael Nienhaus '92 and his wife, Jeanne, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Eleanor Marie, on June 4, 2009.

Rafael Omar Gomez '93 and his wife, Meg (Culliton), are pleased to announce the birth of twin sons, Gabriel Patrick and Nathaniel Augustin, on March 5, 2009.

Todd Benzin '94 and his wife, Michele, are pleased to announce

Christopher is a project manager at Huron Plumbing and Lara is a physician assistant in the NICU at Women and Children’s Hospital in Buffalo.

area after accepting a position as vice president of commercial operations for Invatec Inc, an Italy-based manufacturer and global distributor of innovative medical devices. Pat and his wife, Renee, welcomed their first child, Patrick, in October 2007.

Patrick Heyden '88 has been appointed as the new principal for Kenmore East High School.

1990’sCharles B. Dockery '90 is a major in the Marine Corps, and is currently stationed at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA.

Ralph J. Maggio III '91 graduated from Bryant & Stratton in May 2009 with dual degrees in business and accounting. Ralph spent three semesters on the Dean’s List.

Eric C. Genau '94 recently opened an urban wine boutique and tasting room, City Wine Merchants, at 715 Main Street in Buffalo. Eric and his wife, Sarah, are also pleased to announce the birth of their first child, William Richard, on July 4, 2009.

Mark W. Reboy '98 graduated with honors from Niagara County Community College in 2008. Mark is currently attending Buffalo State College, where he is majoring in computer technology. He has a 4.0 GPA for the fall 2008 and spring 2009 semesters.

2000’sSeth A. Eberlin '01 graduated from the University of Southern California Medical School in May 2009. Seth will complete his plastic surgery residency at USC.

Mark Farrugia ’05 graduated from Canisius College with a degree in chemistry on May 16, 2009. He was awarded the Merck Index Award for recognition in chemical research and distinction in chemistry. Farrugia has been accepted into the M.D.-Ph.D. Scholars program at West Virginia University, where he will be joining his two older brothers, David '99 and Thomas '02.

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St. Joe's Places 5 on Business First ListBrian E. Grunert ’88, Patrick Young ’88, Scott D. Horrigan ’92, Jason McCarthy ’92, and Mark P. Collard ’94 have been named 2009 “40 Under 40” Award winners by Buffalo Business First. The honorees are recognized for their records of professional success and community involvement.

the birth of their son, Vincent Todd, on March 1, 2009.

Jason T. Simmons ’95 and his wife, Melanie, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Joseph Thomas, on August 15, 2009.

Christopher Boehm '97 and his wife, Courtney, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Paige Michele, on February 28, 2009.

David S. Sperrazzo '99 and his wife, Nikki, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Marra Elizabeth, on April 1, 2009.

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St. Joe's celebrated the dedication of the Cullen Center for Excellence in Science and Residence for the Brothers of the Christian Schools on August 30, 2009.

The event was attended by Anthony J. Colucci Jr., AFSC '51, John S. Cullen '54, Robert T. Scott, AFSC, Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, Board Chairman Mark E. Brand '80 and various other members of the St. Joe's community.