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Foundation Vice Chairman Leslie C. Quick Passes Away
On March 8, 2001, God called home to
Himself one of the Gregorian University
Foundation’s most devoted supporters and
cherished friends, Leslie C. Quick, Jr. He
had served as a member of the Board for the
past nine years, four as vice chairman. He
had just celebrated his 75th birthday in
January.
The facts of his remarkable business career
are widely known and respected. In the
homily at the memorial Mass celebrated at
the Cathedral of St. Patrick in New York by
Gregorian alumnus Cardinal Edward Egan,
it was the other shining qualities of his life
that were celebrated. He was extraordinarily
generous to a wide spectrum of charities,
from universities like our own to elementary
schools in the inner city, from his
local parish to the universal Church, from
his alma mater to his local medical center.
He was honored by all of them; more significantly he was loved by them and gave
inspiring leadership to them. His pastor
and friend, Msgr. Charles Ribaudo, focused on Les’s faith in God and in God’s
word.
In the eulogy for his father, his son Leslie
C. Quick III focused on Les Quick’s love of
his family – his wife of 50 years Regina, his
seven children and 24 grandchildren here
(and one in heaven). “More than anything,
he was a family man. He loved my mother
with the passion and devotion that encompassed
his life. And he loved the seven of
us unconditionally.”
The Foundation will be forever indebted to
him for his beneficence, his challenging
honesty, his energetic leadership and his
commitment to educating intelligent and
spiritually mature leaders for tomorrow’s
Church.
We express our grateful love to his Regina,
Leslie III, Thomas, Peter, Christopher, Mary,
Nancy, and Patricia for sharing him with us.
Leavey Foundation Awards $500,000 Grant to the Gregorian
Mrs. Kathleen Leavey McCarthy, Chairperson of the Thomas and
Dorothy Leavey Foundation, announced the award of a $500,000
grant to the Gregorian University Foundation on November 30,
2000. The Foundation gratefully acknowledged the grant. The Gregorian University
Foundation has determined that the grant will be allocated to
begin work on the construction of a major new facility within the
Gregorian University building, estimated to cost $3.5 million.
At right, Kathleen Leavey McCarthy and Rev. Peter-Hans
Kolvenbach, S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
The entire undercroft of the building—covering 54,000 square
feet and housing the University printing presses for seventy
years—will be converted into a major conference center (500
seats), seminar rooms, a communications training center with
studios and classrooms, a social center for students and another
for faculty, and dining facilities for 250 people.
Rev. Gerardo Arango, S.J., the Gregorian University’s Vice Rector
for Administration, said of the grant, “This gift will be a major
Kathleen Leavey McCarthy (center) with students and faculty of the Gregorian on her
factor in our plans to enhance significantly
the University’s outreach to the academic
and professional communities, as well as
provide for a richer community life for our
own students and faculty.”
The Leavey Foundation, based in Los
Angeles, was founded by Mrs. McCarthy’s
parents, Thomas and Dorothy Leavey, and
developed and expanded by Mrs.
McCarthy’s late husband, J. Thomas
McCarthy. Mr. Leavey was co-founder of
Farmers Insurance Company. Dorothy
Leavey’s motto was: “Very simply, if you
have some available help to give, there’s
no use in your not giving it to someone who
needs it.”
Under Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy’s leadership,
the foundation has become a major
donor to Jesuit higher education, the Cathedral
of Our Lady of the Angels in Los
Angeles, Catholic communications, support
for aging religious and for numerous
social services.
The Pope Names 19 Cardinals from the Gregorian Consortium Ranks
His Holiness Pope John Paul II elevated 44
men to the College of Cardinals. Nineteen of
them are alumni and/or former faculty members
of the Gregorian University Consortium.
Probably no other institution in the world
can claim so many members of the College.
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar is a former student
of the Oriental Institute. Cardinals
Jorge Maria Mejia, Louis-Marie Bille,
Mario Francesco Pompedda and Stephanos
II Ghattas, C.M. are alumni of the Biblical
Institute. Cardinal Pompedda is also an
alumnus of the Gregorian University.
Of the other fourteen, thirteen are alumni of
the Gregorian University. The fourteenth,
Cardinal Walter Kasper, is a former faculty
member of the Gregorian.
Two of the nineteen cardinals are Jesuits,
Cardinals Tucci and Dulles.
The new Cardinals from the Consortium are:
Giovanni Battista Re — Prefect, Congregation
For Bishops
Agostino Cacciavillan — Former Pro-Nuncio
to the United States; President,
Administration of the Patrimony of the
Holy See
Sergio Sebastiani — President, Prefecture
of Economic Affairs of the Holy See
Zenon Grocholewski — Prefect, Congregation
for Catholic Education; Grand Chancellor
of the Gregorian University and the
Biblical Institute
Jose Saraiva Martins — Prefect, Congregation
for the Causes of Saints
Mario Francesco Pompedda — Prefect,
Supreme Apostolic Tribunal
Walter Kasper — President, Pontifical
Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Jorge Maria Mejia — Archivist & Librarian,
Holy Roman Catholic Church
Audrys Juozas Backis – Archbishop,
Vilnius, Lithuania
Jose da Cruz Policarpo – Patriarch,
Lisbon, Portugal
Edward Michael Egan – Archbishop, New
York, U.S.A.
Cormac Murphy-O’Connor – Archbishop,
Westminster, England
Lubomyr Husar – Major Archbishop,
Lviv, Ukraine; Head of the Ukraine Greek
Catholic Church
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt – Archbishop,
Paderborn, Germany
Louis-Marie Bille – Archbishop, Lyon,
France
Stephanos II Ghattas, C.M. – Patriarch,
Alexandria of the Copts, Egypt
Karl Lehmann – Bishop, Mainz, Germany
Roberto Tucci, S.J. – long-time President,
Vatican Radio
Avery Dulles, S.J. – Theologian, Fordham
University, New York, USA
Rev. Michael Hilbert, S.J. Named Academic Vice Rector at the Gregorian
Called back to Rome from his sabbatical
last fall, Rev. Michael P. Hilbert, S.J. discovered
he was named Academic Vice
Rector at the Pontifical Gregorian University
in December 2000. He began his duties
immediately.
Fr. Hilbert is no stranger to the Greg; he
received his S.T.B., J.C.L. and J.C.D. there
and has been on the Faculty of Canon Law
since 1991. Not only is he proficient in
canon law, he is proficient in it in several
languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian,
Latin, and Spanish are all second
tongues for him. His academic credentials
aren’t all from the Greg. Fr. Hilbert also
studied at Colgate University in upstate
New York, Fordham University in the
Bronx, and Fu Jen University in Hsinchu,
Taiwan.
As Academic Vice Rector, Fr. Hilbert will
oversee the general policies of the University
with regard to teaching, academic
excellence, research, and other academic
activities; chair the commission that studies
academic programs and proposed new
curricula; nominate new professors; over-see
the process of professor evaluation;
coordinate the library, computer services
and registrar’s office; supervise the production of the course catalogs and year-book;
promote and negotiate formal affiliations
with other institutions, both in Rome
and abroad; and chair the academic awards
committee.
Fr. Hilbert describes his new job this way:
“My job is to work closely with the other
two vice rectors as a council for the rector
in the smooth functioning of the University.”
All who have met Fr. Hilbert concur
that he is a perfect choice for his next
position.
Barry Sullivan Elected to the Board of Trustees
Barry F. Sullivan, Vice Chairman of Sithe
Energies Inc., was elected to the Board of
Trustees of The Gregorian University
Foundation on Dec. 4, 2000.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Sullivan
has degrees from Columbia University and
the University of Chicago. He was with
Chase Manhattan Bank for 23 years, eventually
becoming its Executive Vice President,
then went on to become Chairman
and CEO of the First National Bank of
Chicago. He was also Deputy Mayor of
New York City.
In addition to his work at Sithe, he currently
sits on several boards, including
Merrill Lynch and the University of Chicago.
Mr. Sullivan is a member of the
Finance Council of the Archdiocese of
New York, and serves on the boards of St.
Joseph’s Seminary and St. Agnes Hospital.
He and his wife, Audrey, live in
Bronxville, NY.
Elena Bartoli Heads Foundation’s Rome Office
The Gregorian University Foundation has
a new staff member in Rome; her name will
be familiar to visitors to the Jesuit Guest
Bureau over many years. Elena Bartoli
was born in Milan and studied languages.
When she was a child, her family moved to
Rome where she has been living ever since.
In 1967 she was hired by Rev. Thomas
Sullivan, S.J. to start the Jesuit Guest Bureau with him. The bureau was requested
by Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. and is located at
the Jesuit Curia, immediately next to St.
Peter’s. At the Guest Bureau, Elena was of
enormous help, serving thousands of Jesuits,
their families and friends until her retirement
in May 2000. It was at this time that she was
asked to establish
the Foundation’s Rome office located
at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Ms. Bartoli has visited the United States
several times. Although she has no relatives
in the States, she says she has “many
friends, as well as a small godchild in San
Francisco.” Her family, two married brothers
with children, live in Milan. Elena
claims to have no hobby, although she
loves reading, traveling, listening to music,
visiting museums and meeting people,
a skill which will help as she assists visitors
to the Gregorian University Consortium
schools from the United States.
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The facts of his remarkable business career
are widely known and respected. In the
homily at the memorial Mass celebrated at
the Cathedral of St. Patrick in New York by
Gregorian alumnus Cardinal Edward Egan,
it was the other shining qualities of his life
that were celebrated. He was extraordinarily
generous to a wide spectrum of charities,
from universities like our own to elementary
schools in the inner city, from his
local parish to the universal Church, from
his alma mater to his local medical center.
He was honored by all of them; more significantly he was loved by them and gave
inspiring leadership to them. His pastor
and friend, Msgr. Charles Ribaudo, focused on Les’s faith in God and in God’s
word.
At right, Kathleen Leavey McCarthy and Rev. Peter-Hans
Kolvenbach, S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Fr. Hilbert is no stranger to the Greg; he
received his S.T.B., J.C.L. and J.C.D. there
and has been on the Faculty of Canon Law
since 1991. Not only is he proficient in
canon law, he is proficient in it in several
languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian,
Latin, and Spanish are all second
tongues for him. His academic credentials
aren’t all from the Greg. Fr. Hilbert also
studied at Colgate University in upstate
New York, Fordham University in the
Bronx, and Fu Jen University in Hsinchu,
Taiwan.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Sullivan
has degrees from Columbia University and
the University of Chicago. He was with
Chase Manhattan Bank for 23 years, eventually
becoming its Executive Vice President,
then went on to become Chairman
and CEO of the First National Bank of
Chicago. He was also Deputy Mayor of
New York City.
The Gregorian University Foundation has
a new staff member in Rome; her name will
be familiar to visitors to the Jesuit Guest
Bureau over many years. Elena Bartoli
was born in Milan and studied languages.
When she was a child, her family moved to
Rome where she has been living ever since.
In 1967 she was hired by Rev. Thomas
Sullivan, S.J. to start the Jesuit Guest Bureau with him. The bureau was requested
by Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. and is located at
the Jesuit Curia, immediately next to St.
Peter’s. At the Guest Bureau, Elena was of
enormous help, serving thousands of Jesuits,
their families and friends until her retirement
in May 2000. It was at this time that she was
asked to establish
the Foundation’s Rome office located
at the Pontifical Gregorian University.