Alumni Newsletter
May 2004

"Help us to Re-found the University for the Future" *

LATEST ISSUE OF THE WORD ONLINE AT: www.uiw.edu/thewordonline/ - The fall issue is online. Honor roll of donors available in the mailed copy only, or on request. The Spring 2004 issue will be online soon.

CATCH UP ON ALL THE NEWS AT: www.uiw.edu/news/newsarchive.html

CHECK OUT THE UIW ALUMNI NETWORK www.uiw.edu/alumni/anet/  - Alumni are joining the network all the time. In the coming weeks our network will be updated to make it more user friendly and of greater service. Our alumni and alumnae will be able to add and update their own entries, once we have verified your status with us, and you have your own unique user code. This should speed up the process. In the meantime the old network will be up and running, and we will hold new entries until the transformation is complete.

THE WORD OF THE WEEK
@Universe weekly newsletter is now available for viewing on the web, at www.uiw.edu/newsletter

ADCaP NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE: www.uiw.edu/adcap/adcapnews.htm

OTHER HANDY LINKS: http://www.uiw.edu/hr/ UIW Human Resources; www.uiw.edu/mission/ma_missnewsltr.html Mission Newsletters;
www.uiw.edu/career/ UIW Career Services ;
www.uiw.edu/alumni/newsletter/index.htm back issues of the Newsletter;
www.uiwlogos.com The Logos student newspaper, and
www.uiw.edu/carillon.html if you are homesick for the campus and
www.womensglobalconnection.org CCVI Women's Global Connection,
www.uiw.edu/admissions/alumvolapp.html Alumni Admissions Volunteers.

Interesting video of the month: www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

The weekly Sunday Mass in Our Lady's Chapel is at 10:30 a.m.

Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel is on the second Sunday of the month, at 11:00 a.m. 

IN THIS ISSUE..

*Annual Scholarship Sweepstakes
*Annual Swing-In Golf Tournament and Auction
*Commencement to Honor Alumni, Professors Emeritae and Class of 1954
*IWHS and SACHS Graduations
*Happy Birthday, Ms Halligan
*Words Worth Book Club Fall Reading List
*MARS Scholarship Rovers
*Honor Thy Teacher and Thy Nurse!
*St Anthony Elementary School Seeks Alumni
*Interested in Alumni Involvement?
*UIW Credit Card Available
*UIW Pins by Zelime Matthews
*Phonathons Last Call
*A Smile Amid Sorrow

ANNUAL UIW SWING- IN GOLF TOURNAMENT AND AUCTION MAY 6-7 FORE, ANYONE?

Hit this link for Annual auction party and golf tournament. For more details contact Monica Martinez at monicam@universe.uiwtx.edu Swing-In website design by alumnus Jason Hernandez, BBA ADCaP 2000.

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

The weekly Sunday Mass in Our Lady's Chapel is at 10:30 a.m.

Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel is on the second Sunday of the month, at 11:00 a.m.

ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP SWEEPSTAKES---2004

From now on all proceeds from the annual Sweepstakes will go directly into the Brainpower Scholarship Endowment and scholarship awards for UIW, IWHS and SACHS students will come directly from the scholarship endowment interest. All of you made this possible, $1 at a time. God bless you. The winners will be selected by computer at the annual alumni party "By the Dawn's Early Light" at Brackenridge Villa on July 4, 2004. www.uiw.edu/alumni/sweepstakes2004.html

COMMENCEMENTS TO HONOR ALUMNI, PROFESSORS EMERITAE AND CLASS OF 1954

Alumna Linda Stouffer of CNN Headline News

Alumnus Dr. Joseph Vincent Penn, Brown University Medical School

Alumni Cinnamon Linda Stouffer and Dr Joseph Penn will be honored at the morning and afternoon graduation ceremonies on May 8 th as 2004 Alumni of Distinction. Retired faculty members Virginia Hansen, Home Economics and Margaret Stapper, Physical Education will be honored at Professor Emeritae. And at the morning commencement the Class of 1954 will be honored on their 50 th anniversary and will be called up on stage for the honor wearing the now traditional gold caps and gowns of the IWC Golden Girls. Those who plan to be there on May 8 th are:

Alice T Albus, Bachelor of Science in Nursing ;A. Maxine Garcia Bizer, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Mary Ann Hahler Brady, Bachelor of Science in Home Economics; Mary Starr Joseph Campbell, Bachelor of Science in Education; Ann F Nancy Kealey Chiburis, Bachelor of Science in Home Economics; Hilda Guajardo Duncan, Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology; Sister Margaret Fuery, CCVI, Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies {also MA 1981]; Lorelle Hoffman Jacobs, Bachelor of Arts in Business Lelia Ray Clifton Martin, Bachelor of Science in Physical Education; Blanca Sanchez-Navarro Materne, Bachelor of Arts; Julia F Alcorta Vargas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

The speaker for the morning commencement is Mr. Ed Whitacre of SBC and for the afternoon Mr. Robert Loeffler, CEO of the HEB Corporation.

IWHS and SACHS SCHEDULE GRADUATIONS

SACHS May 22 Graduation 6:00 p.m.--UIW McDermott Convocation Center. Speaker is Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio and former US Cabinet member.

IWHS May 23 Graduation 11:00 a.m.-UIW McDermott Convocation Center. Speaker is IWHS 1994 alumna Sonya E. Medina, Deputy Director of Projects for First Lady Laura Bush.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISS HALLIGAN!

Many alumnae and alumni since the 1950s have known Maureen Halligan as an actress, teacher, mentor or friend---or all four.

I can safely say [since she does not have a computer], that our dear Professor Emerita of Theatre has a significant birthday on May 6th.

Miss Halligan remembers everything---every show, every student, every production with incredible and scary accuracy. She is still very much active with the UIW Extended Run Players established by Sister Germaine Corbin, CCVI. I am sure she would love to hear from her former students and fans in the audiences, many going back to the 1950s when The Dublin Players, with herself and late husband Ronnie Ibbs, performed on the campus. If you wish to send birthday greetings to her you can send them in care of the Alumni Office and we will put them all together for her. Happy Birthday, Ms. Halligan, and many more.

WORDS WORTH FALL BOOK READING LIST

August 31          Monica Ali, Brick Lane
September 14    Joseph Coulson, The Vanishing Moon
September 28    Alison Smith, Name All the Animals
October 12        Shirley Hazzard, The Great Fire
October 26        Caryl Phillips, A Distant Shore
November 9        Kent Haruf, Eventide

Meetings will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Dr. Burton E. Grossman International Conference Center, located on the corner of Hildebrand and Hwy 281. You are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and come at 11:30 a.m. to enjoy your salad or sandwich before the presentation starts. Coffee, tea, and cold drinks will be provided. The fee for participation is $60.00 per semester ($45.00 for senior citizens and students. For more information contact: Lorraine Ewers, Office of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, CPO 144, San Antonio, TX 78209. Telephone: 210.829.6070 Email: lewers@universe.uiwtx.edu

YOU, TOO, CAN BE A M.A.R.S. ROVER!

UIW graduates - Do you know a prospective high school or college student that may be interested in coming to Incarnate Word?

If so, did you know you can nominate one prospective freshman or transfer student every year to receive the McCracken Alumni Referral Scholarship [M.A.R.S.]?

This is a one-time $1,000 scholarship for first-time freshmen and transfer students admitted to UIW. Sorry, it can't be awarded to current students.

Simply email the Alumni Office dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu and we will make certain the Office of Admissions sends you an information packet,

including a voucher to complete. Deadline for submitting vouchers is August 1, 2004 for the new academic year.

For more complete details go to: www.uiw.edu/alumni/mars.html

AND YOU CAN HELP THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE AS A VOLUNTEER

www.uiw.edu/admissions/alumvolapp.html

HONOR THY TEACHER AND THY NURSE!

May includes national days and weeks for honoring all nurses and teachers, and heaven knows Incarnate Word has helped educate many of both. God bless our teacher and nurse alumni and alumnae all over the world.

ST ANTHONY GRADE SCHOOL SEEKS ALUMNI/AE

The following is from IWHS Alumna Emily Juen Mason, '84:

ATTENTION ALL ALUMNI FROM ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

205 W. Huisache Avenue, San Antonio, TX
We need your current mailing address for our ALUMNI DATABASE.  Please forward your information to
Emily Juen Mason, Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Direct Office: (210) 735-0713  or  E-MAIL:  ejuenmason@stanthonysa.org  

INTERESTED IN ALUMNI/AE INVOLVEMENT?

The UIW Alumni Office is looking for nominations or volunteers for a core group to study the formation of an official Alumni Organization to assist the university in carrying the mission forward, and playing a dynamic role in the future direction of alumni activities and events. Meetings will be scheduled for those interested or nominated. Send your nominations or your own name to gladysd@universe.uiwtx.edu

UIW CREDIT CARD AVAILABLE

Alumni/ae often ask about the UIW affinity Mastercard available through MBNA. In addition to a personalized UIW credit card, MBNA gives UIW a percentage of all purchases/charges at no extra charge to you. Even if you make a gift on your MBNA card we will still get a percentage as an extra gift.

We receive $1,000 or more a quarter from this program, all designated for the Faculty Development Endowment. For the last quarter it was $1,400.

To get more information on a card, just call MBNA at 1 800 847 7378 [Mastercard] and refer to source code YH9Q. 

INCARNATE WORD PINS SELLING FAST

Proceeds are for the Faculty Development Endowment [to meet a matching grant]

www.uiw.edu/alumni/zelime.html     

2004 PHONATHON; UIW OVER $100,000

Once again all alumni are receiving a call from students [or an email] in support of pledges to the 2003-2004 Annual Fund, although you don't need to wait for us to call you. The annual fund is, in general, unrestricted donations in support of operations for the year on the various campuses. In practice, the annual funds provided by alumni/ae offer direct student assistance. These funds are vital to our students, and we hope you will be as generous as possible. So far, UIW is over $100,000 in pledges, St Anthony has exceeded last year's goal, and IWHS is still in progress. If you wish to pledge to the Phonathon you may email dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu for the University, IWHS@universe.uiwtx.edu for Incarnate Word High School, and greener@universe.uiwtx.edu for SACHS. Gifts can also be made online at www.uiw.edu/giving/

Dick McCracken, Dean of Alumni and Planned Giving dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu

www.uiw.edu

"Help us to Re-found the University for the Future" * This concept is an adaptation of the directions of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word at their last General Chapter which urges the members to "re-found the Congregation." This means to recapture the original founding spirit of 1869 which included dedication, a spirit of fearless innovation, Jesus' Gospel values of service and courage, all within the context of faith. For the university, this means an examination of our founding core values as they continue to animate our mission in the 21 st century.   

A SMILE AMID SORROW

Alumna Sue Fruchnicht Bean of the IWC Class of 197 lost her husband to a murderer nine years ago, and just last February her son, Jacob, died in his sleep at age 30. Sue's daughter was expecting the birth of a son in March, and the decision was to name him Jacob. And here he is. Worthy of a smile, we think.

These are some pictures of Jacob Shane born 3/29/04 8lbs. 7 oz 20 ¼ inches