U.S. Representative Anh “Joseph” Cao, J.D.’00, of Louisiana’s second congressional district, and the Rev. Mark Massa, S.J., Ph.D., the Karl Rahner Professor of Theology and director of the Curran Center for Catholic studies at Fordham University, will be on Loyola University New Orleans’ main campus Monday, April 19, to deliver talks on Ignatian spirituality and Catholicism. Both talks take place in the Danna Student Center St. Charles Room and are free and open to the public.
In April, 2010, political science students presented research findings to the City Council's Criminal Justice Committee at New Orleans City Hall.
Mr. Bobby D. Butler Jr., A'90, is Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. based in Houston, Texas. He is responsible for the Company's Global Corporate Compliance, International Audit and Government and Industry Affairs Departments.
Chair of the Department of English, Dr. Katherine H. Adams was elected to the executive committee of the Modern Language Association, representing the Division of Teaching Writing, an honor that stemmed from her impressive scholarship record.
History professor, Dr. Cook, was accepted by the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (CAHS) of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to participate in a faculty seminar in June for professors, who teach courses and do research on the Holocaust.
The prestigious Davies-Jackson Scholarship was awared to Loyola's own Gordon Nicholas Courtney. Courtney is a graduating senior in the University Honors Program, majoring in Philosophy and Medieval Studies. The award itself entails a full scholarship that will cover all tuition, room, and board for two years of study at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge. Travel to and from England and living expenses during summer vacation are also covered.
Courtney will be working toward a Cambridge Honours BA, or Cantab degree in Philosophy; according to the scholarship program, this is often viewed as the equivalent of an MA in the U.S.
Dr. S. L. Alexander's photo, Habana Viejo, was exhibited in the Fourth Juried Loyola International Photo Contest.
Spanish major, Matt McCabe, has been named to the NAIA Men’s Basketball Daktronics Scholar-Athlete list.
History alumna, Eileen Guillory, a Social Studies teacher at the private girls' school--McGehee's, was awarded the McGehee's Jane Pharr Community Service Award.
Dr. Josefa Salmón, professor of Languages and Cultures, recently received a Fulbright grant to conduct research in Bolivia for the 2010-2011 academic year.