1956

Southern Connecticut University has presented its Presidential Community Service Award to the Most Rev. Peter Rosazza, auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop of the Hartford Archdiocese. Pete, who resides in New Haven, has been active in a variety of social-justice issues and is chairman of Vision for a Greater New Haven, which seeks to bring residents of the city and surrounding suburbs together to find solutions to urban and regional problems. An outspoken advocate for the poor, Peter was one of the drafters of "Economic Justice for All," the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on the economy. He is also a founder of the Naugatuck Valley Project, a coalition of churches and union locals that works to keep and create jobs in the valley.

Bob Danziger writes that Jack Wheatley has recently been appointed associate justice of the Wareham Massachusetts District Court. Bob and Sara attended the investiture, and Bob says that Jack may be the first member of our class to become a judge. (I guess Flint Ranney doesn't count.) Bob retired from the College's Board of Trustees in June after ten years and says, "The experience of being a Trustee of the College was certainly one of the highlights of my life, and it provided the opportunity to participate in a broad range of issues beyond the scope of our normal lives. I'm pleased to report that the College is being well managed and by nearly every measure is thriving!"

The Marion (Mass.) Sentinel reports that Jack Wheatley has been practicing law for 34 years with the firm of Wheatley, Frenette and Dukess of Brockton. He has also served as special assistant to the Plymouth County DA's Office. Having trained under Paul Zellar in the Glee Club and the Injunaires, Jack went on to fame in a barbershop chorus, the Situate Harbormen, and sings today in the St. Gabriel's choir. Congratulations on your appointment, Jack.

Several other classmates are in academia. Frank Strong has been elected chairman of the board of Keuka (N.Y.) College, where he has served as a member since 1987. Em Houck spoke at the annual Hanover (Ind.) College fall convocation, where he received a leadership award. Al Booth has been named the first holder of the chair of distinguished teaching at Ohio University, the James Richard Hamilton/Baker & Hostetler Professor of Humanities. Al, who has been at OU since 1964, will teach in the new Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of Humanities.

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Peter Rosazza was one of the drafters of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on the economy. TOM HARPER '56