Ursuline Academy Alumnae Newsletter I - November, 2016

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Two alumnae separated by decades, but joined in a common cause: Rachel McCormack '70 and Nina Angeles '10

Brescia  Ball Honors Two Ursuline Women

We were excited to honor two of our alumnae at this year's Brescia Ball on Saturday, November 5 at the Lantana in Randolph, MA. Patricia Leary Dowling '52 attended Ursuline when the school was still on Arlington Street in Boston, overlooking the Public Garden, and was in one of the first graduating classes of the Academy. All these years later, Pat remains a loyal annual donor and supporter, serving on the campaign planning committee and the campaign cabinet. Then as now, she is the very model of Serviam. Mary Jo Gorman Keaney '82 has devoted her life to education, and has the unique distinction of having served as the first lay principal of Ursuline Academy, from 2009 to 2015. Her devotion to and support of Ursuline Academy has been unwavering in all her years as student, alumna, and administrator, and remains strong today.

Full Speed Ahead on Construction!
After breaking ground last spring on Ursuline Academy's new Athletic and Convocation Center, and making great progress over the summer, the building project hit a major milestone in October with a ceremonial beam topping ceremony. With the entire student body looking on, the four beams forming the cornice of the new building were raised into place, including one bearing the signatures of all current students and faculty and staff members. The 40,000 square foot structure will house new classrooms and an innovation lab, a regulation-size gymnasium, a fitness room, a student gathering space, and more. The building will overlook the academic building, the playing fields, and the Convent, in a symbolic gesture to the school's objective of helping students grow in mind, body and spirit. It is expected to be completed by the summer of 2017.

UA Seniors Attend Ursuline Leadership Conference

Over a period of five days this June, rising seniors Maggie Chipman, Student Body Vice President, and Lobna Youssef, Senior Class President, traveled to New York to participate in the Ursuline Educational Network Leadership Conference. After having the chance to meet and interact with other Ursuline students from around the country, Maggie reflected, "the opportunities to really discover what makes us first an Ursuline girl, then an Ursuline leader, and to discover similarity and sisterhood within otherwise strangers, are really unparalleled." Read More.
 

Alumnae Notes: Class of 71 Mini-Reunion
The class of 1971 gathered for a mini-reunion at the home of classmate Judy Habib this past summer!  Judy is the founder of KHJ, a brand activation agency located in the Seaport district of Boston, recently named one of the top 100 women-owned businesses in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe and the Commonwealth Institute. It's great to see so many Ursuline hearts united together again. Please let us know of similar events that happen in our alumnae community! 

Left to right in the back row: Judy Habib, Deborah Johnson, Louise Kehian Maciejewski, Diane Malta Antonellis, Valerie Caponetti McClay, Katherine Liddell Norton, Judith Saunders, Nancy Perelli Greim, Kathleen  McDonough, Alice Cullen Rose, Ann E. McInerney Rosata, Joanne Delaney Burke, Joan Ryan Parker, Deborah Morrissey Katsiroubas; Left to right in the front row: Patricia Menno-Coveney, Joyce Lang Carroll, Cynthia Kelly, Janet McDonald McIntosh, Brenda Nashawaty         

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