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    Fine and Performing Arts

    A craftsman of the theater

    Through the scenes he brings to life on stage, Philip Dawkins (BA ’02) dares audiences “to come and find out that we’re all the same, despite our vast differences”READ MORE
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    Quinlan School of Business

    For love of the game—and the city

    A love of sports led Caitlin Hanley (BBA '10) to the Chicago White Sox, where she helps to lead the team's charity outreach to the local communityREAD MORE
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    In Michelangelo's footsteps

    Jyl Bonaguro (BA '98) brings her artistic vision to life with a hammer and a chiselREAD MORE
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    Alumni Spotlight

    Answer: This Loyola alum is a Jeopardy all-star

    While studying at Loyola, Pam Mueller (BS '02) became a Jeopardy! college champion. In the years since, her repeated appearances have made her one of the show's all-time greats.READ MORE
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    Tech Industry

    Google-mapping a path to success

    As a senior software engineer at Google, Chris Lee-Egan (MA '12) has found a way to put his liberal arts background to good use in the tech industry. READ MORE
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    Chicago

    Local talent

    In iconic locations across the city of Chicago, you'll find Loyola alumni hard at workREAD MORE
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    College of Arts and Sciences

    Funny business

    Tom Purcell (BA '85) helps bring the laughs to late night by crafting jokes for comedian Stephen Colbert READ MORE
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    School of Communication

    Reporting on a presidency like no other

    New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers (BA ’07) has a front row seat to one of the most newsworthy presidencies in American historyREAD MORE
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    Sustainability

    Unlocking the power of algae

    Is algae the future of fuel? Jake Nalley (BS '11) is one of the scientists working to find out.READ MORE
  • Alumni Spotlight

    A voice for the voiceless

    Sister Norma Pimentel (MA '95) is passionate about caring for immigrant families in the Rio Grande Valley
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    College of Arts and Sciences

    A helping hand

    Aadeel Akhtar (BS '07, MS '08) has developed a unique prosthetic device that can change the lives of amputees around the worldREAD MORE
  • My passion

    Coaching Olympic athletes the Jesuit way

    How does Kori Ade (BS '97) help her athletes get to the next level? By applying the values she learned at Loyola.
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    Street medicine

    Stritch alumni Jason Reinking (MD '11) and Melissa Ferguson (MD '10) are serving the needs of some of California's most vulnerable populations
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  • Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

    Expanding access to health care

    From training with the Obama Foundation to connecting with teens in Back of the Yards, Niehoff alumna Karen Aguirre (BS '15) is dedicated to creating better opportunities for health care
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  • Quinlan School of Business

    One day, one hope

    A challenging childhood in the foster care system taught Theresa Dear (MUND ’90, MSIR ’99) that if you never give up, anything is possible
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Service with a smile

    Sister Alicia Torres (BA ’07) wowed audiences on the Food Network, but a simple life of serving the community is the young nun’s true recipe for happiness
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  • Mundelein College

    Death becomes her

    Writer Maureen O’Donnell (MUND '79) found her true calling penning life stories on the Sun-Times obituary page
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    Jailhouse doc

    Inside Cook County's jail, Dr. Tina Richardson (BA ’86, MD ’90) serves a patient population unlike any other
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  • School of Communication

    Taking the elevator to the top

    A chance conversation in an elevator, along with a strong foundation in marketing research, helped Maria Handberg (JFRC Fall ’11, BA ’13) become one of the top young professionals in her field
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  • Alumni Spotlight

    Opening up opportunity

    Civil rights activist Adrienne Y. Bailey has embraced a career in advocating for more just education systems
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  • Continuing and Professional Studies

    A giving heart

    An unconventional college path prepared Marie Ginther (BBA ’87) for an extraordinary life of service
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  • Continuing and Professional Studies

    Breaking the cycle

    Alumnus Ken Cygan (BA '07) is helping to give inmates at DuPage County Jail a new lease on life
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  • School of Communication

    Paving the way to college

    Cassandra Gaddo (JFRC Fall ’03, BA ’05) helps young women become career-focused and college-bound
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  • The Graduate School

    Urban trailblazer

    A passion for transforming cities fueled Beth White (MA '83) to lead a 10-year effort to create one of Chicago’s most innovative spaces
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    Cancer’s biggest enemy

    For nearly two decades, Richard Pazdur (MD '76) has been the country’s key figure in approving new cancer treatments, but when his wife was diagnosed with the dreaded disease his job took on a whole new meaning
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  • Continuing and Professional Studies

    Finishing what he started

    More than 40 years after leaving college to support his family, Jay Woolf (BA '16) finally earned his Loyola degree
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  • School of Education

    Head of the class

    Teachers inspired Harry Rossi (EdD '85) to follow his dreams—and to follow in their footsteps
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  • Niehoff School of Nursing

    Take risks, take action

    The philosophy she learned at Loyola has helped Damen Award recipient Sharon O’Keefe (MSN ’76) become a leader in health care
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    The future starts here

    One passionate principal is determined to make college a realistic goal for urban youth
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    All in the family

    For third-generation Stritch School of Medicine alum Dr. Susan Scanlon (JFRC ’84-’85, MD ’91), providing exceptional health care is a family tradition
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  • Quinlan School of Business

    The possible dream

    A college degree may have seemed out of reach for Renée Suzanne Frodin (BBA ’97), but that didn’t stop her from trying
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    In the right place at the right time

    When a natural disaster struck in Nepal, Andrew Trotter (MD '07) called upon the skills and experience he gained at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine to aid the emergency response
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Brewing with purpose

    Patrick Conway (JFRC '73-'74, BA '74), co-owner of Great Lakes Brewing Company, feels strongly about protecting the region where his company is rooted
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    A dream fulfilled

    Priest, physician, and educator Keith Muccino, S.J., (MD ’77) had multiple callings in life, so he chose to follow them all
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  • School of Communication

    Shedding light on darkness

    CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti (BA ’76) reports on events that shape our history
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Health care from the heart

    Marian Adly (BA ’03, BS ’06) merges personal experiences in caretaking with her vision for health care
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Cycle of pride

    Loyola alum and avid bicyclist Charles Lafkas (BS ’94) found a unique way to show his Rambler spirit
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    On a mission of mercy

    At home in Rome, dancer and mathematician Jacquelyn Pavilon (JFRC Spring ’10, BA ’12, BS ’12) found her true calling in providing support to refugees
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  • School of Communication

    Voice lessons

    Success on NBC’s hit singing competition set alum Jeffery Austin (BASC ’13) on a new career path
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    Air of generosity

    Physician, pilot, and alum Bob Munson (MD '85) and wife Pam are supporting the next generation of students at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine
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  • Alumni in Action

    Acts of charity

    A group of young alumni are putting a new spin on the concept of community theater
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  • School of Education

    All about attitude

    Kerry Obrist (BS ’91, MEd ’96), who is legally blind, works on behalf of others with disabilities
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  • School of Law

    Going for the gold

    Donald “Taps” Gallagher (JD ’83) is trying to correct what some consider the biggest mistake in sports history
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  • School of Law

    Host with the most

    Catherine De Orio (JD ’01) went from Loyola's law school to hosting the popular Chicago restaurant review show "Check, Please!"
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    A family tradition

    Coming from her family's cattle farm and a graduating high school class of 28, Jolett Rod (BS '13) took her turn in college while her brothers cared for her herd
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  • Quinlan School of Business

    Back to the soil

    Dave Miller (BS '75) and Stephen Rivard (BS '75, MD '79) founded Iroquois Valley Farms, which converts farmland back to an organic state
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  • Stritch School of Medicine

    Far afield

    Ruth Farrales Lindberg (MD '03) and Doug Lindberg (MD '03) spent three years running a hospital in the foothills of the Himalaya in Nepal
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Making a difference in health care

    Carmen Velasquez (BS '63), founder of Alivio Medical Center, changed the face of health care in Chicago
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  • School of Communication

    Immersed in service

    School of Communication alum Annemarie Barrett (BA '12) finds a second home serving in Bolivia
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Art from the heart

    Mercedes Martinez (BA '11) teaches and builds community through the arts
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Mind, body, and spirit

    A referee’s intense holistic training takes him to the World Cup
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  • School of Social Work

    Finding a silver lining

    Hollye Harrington Jacob offers insight into breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
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  • Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

    With truth and compassion

    Patricia Matuszek Drott (BSN '63) works to increase awareness and compassion for those living with HIV/AIDS
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  • Niehoff School of Nursing

    Corps values

    For Peace Corps volunteer Matthew Thielker, serving others is an international endeavor
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  • School of Law

    A woman for others

    For Kathleen F. Howlett (JD ’85, LLM ’94), a successful career in the law has been fueled by a passion for serving others
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    The stories she tells

    Lucia Mauro (JFRC ’85, BA ’86) was inspired to enter the world of filmmaking by a lifelong love of Rome—and a chance encounter while there
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  • Alumni Spotlight

    The Chicago kid

    Leading Chicago sports anchor Lou Canellis (BA '87) has interviewed athletic royalty at the pinnacle of sports
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Life in the fast lane

    Charles Whittingham’s (BS '51) incredible journey from Loyola to LIFE
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    Married to service

    Alumni Daniel (BA '09) and Beth (BA '10) Patton have made a lifelong commitment to one another—and to serving people in need
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  • College of Arts and Sciences

    The sky is no limit

    Civil rights advocate, lawyer, and World War II vet David James (PhB '49) has made a life of breaking barriers
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