ALUMNI IN ACTION
1950s
received the
2020 St. Jude Medal from Bishop
Gregory Parkes of the Diocese of St.
Petersburg for his volunteer work at
in Inverness. The award is given “to
recognize those persons showing
distinguished and outstanding service
to their parish.” Arduengo wrote an
autobiography, it can be viewed at
Biography.pdf
1960s
wrote an essay
Medicine, sharing detailed anecdotes
about three pivotal experiences during
the course of his 45-year career as a
surgeon and in private practice, and
how it connects to current events.
and his latest
a Michigan Business Review podcast
interview. The book “takes a humorous
look at the world of economic
development with politicians, corporations,
and a cast of rogue characters
wallowing in the government trough
in the name of capitalism and free en-
and his pioneering
role breaking down racial barriers
as a football player for Jesuit High
The story, titled “The Black Pioneers
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1970s
received a
special Christmas gift from his son,
Michael – a custom replica football
helmet from his playing days at Jesuit.
at Georgia Tech, is a vascular surgeon
in Maryland whose treatments are
focused around minimally invasive
endovascular surgery.
is President and CEO
of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII),
a shipbuilding company in Newport
News, Va. with 42,000 employees.
assistance to dependent children
of employees who are pursuing a
post-secondary college or technical/
vocation degree, and to dependent
children who are enrolled in quality
pre-kindergarten school readiness
supported by Petters, as he annually
declines all but $1 of his annual salary
to fund the program that has helped
provide educational opportunities to
462 children of HII employees. This
school year, the fund awarded 100
have been awarded or renewed,
totaling more than $2 million. "It is more
important than ever to give a sign of
assurance to our students of all ages,”
Petters said.
was recognized
the Columbia Restaurant Group, with
numerous iconic establishments
throughout the Tampa Bay area and
state. The latest, Casa Santo Stefano,
is a Sicilian-inspired restaurant recently
opened in Ybor City featuring
stained glass preserved from Jesuit’s
former St. Anthony’s Chapel. (Photo
by Dirk Shadd of the Tampa Bay
Times.)
-
nalist in the Atlanta Business Chron-
category. Weissman is the Chief
Inc., which has been recognized
Southeast for multifamily residences
and single-family rental properties,