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Notre Dame Club of Mohawk Valley Announcements, May 8, 1999 (Hesburgh Appreciation Dinner) Newsletter and Announcements of the Notre Dame Club of Mohawk Valley

Announcements at May 8, 1999 Hesburgh Appreciation Dinner

1997 Proclamation Honoring Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. (Provides Biographical Highlights)

Whereas Father Theodore A Hesburgh, C.S.C., was president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 until 1987. and has been president emeritus since 1997; and

Whereas, under Father Hesburgh's leadership, governance of the University of Notre Dame was transferred from the founding religious community, the Congregation of Holy Cross, to a predominantly lay Board of Trustees in 1967. and women were admitted for the first time to the undergraduate program in 1972: and

Whereas Father Hesburgh was instrumental in founding the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in 1979 and 1995 respectively, both of which are housed in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame; and

Whereas Father Hesburgh has held fifteen U.S. presidential appointments in such areas as the peaceful use of atomic energy, Third World development, immigration, having chaired the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy from 1979 to 1991, and civil rights, having chaired the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1969 to 1972; and

Whereas Father Hesburgh served as chairman of the International Federation of Catholic Universities from 1963 to 1970, and led a movement among chief executives of Catholic colleges and universities. highlighted in the Land 0' Lakes statement of 1967, to secure the institutional autonomy of Catholic institutions of higher learning and the academic freedom of their faculties; and

Whereas Father Hesburgh's stature as a national and international leader in higher education has been reflected in his 134 honorary degrees, the most ever awarded to one person, the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award from the National Catholic Education Association his co-chairing of the nationally influential Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, and his service as chair of the Board of Overseers at Harvard University from 1994 to 1996; and

Whereas Father Hesburgh has served four popes of the Catholic Church in a variety of capacities, including permanent Vatican representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna from 1956 to 1970, and as a member of the Holy See's United Nations delegation; and

Whereas Father Hesburgh received the Medal of Freedom the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1964; and

Whereas these achievements and honors are only a portion of Father Hesburgh's extraordinary lifetime record of service to higher education, the Church, the nation, and the international community, and

Whereas Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. will be 80 years of age on May 25, 1997.

Be it therefore resolved that the Faculty Senate of the University of Notre Dame honor Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., on the occasion of his forthcoming 80th birthday, for all that he has contributed to higher education. the Church. the nation. and the global community; and...

1999 Calendar of Events

• Palm Sunday, March 28th - Communion Breakfast at Yahnundasis
  
• Saturday, May 1st - "Blue-Gold Game Watch Party" at Tiny's. This is a viewing by satellite of the final intrasquad scrimmage played at Notre Dame Stadium to provide a sneak preview of the 1999 team.
  
• Saturday, May 8th - Universal Notre Dame Night Dinner (with Father Hesburgh)

• Saturday, June 19th - Notre Dame Club of the Mohawk Valley Friendship Society Annual Picnic
  (Note from Bill Crofton: Day of picnic is June 19, 1999, not June 26, 1999 as indicated in program. We will conduct a raffle of tickets for ND home games against Michigan St., Navy, and Boston College, two tickets for each game, raffle tickets are $10 or three for $20. The honored guest will be Mario (Motts) Tonelli, a former player who survived the Bataan Death March and a Japanese POW camp. The MC will be Peter Duranko former member of Ara`s great teams and a pro with the Denver Broncos. See you there.)
• Sunday, August 8, 1999 - Student Send-off and August Picnic
  
• Wednesday, August 25th - First of twelve Weekly Noon Luncheons held every Wednesday at Tiny's in which the Football Coach's press conference is viewed with game highlights and previews.
  
• Thursday, September 16th to Sunday, September 19th - Group excursion to ND's first home game against Michigan State. Our Club has been allocated 50 tickets along with rooms on Campus. See following.
  

For more information on the Club or its events, leave a message on our Club's voice mail at 794-9499 or visit our website. The URL address is:

Fall 1999 NDMV Football Trip Update

A $150 deposit (transferable but nonrefundable) is due on or before 5:00 PM on Friday, May 14th with the check payable to the �NDMV Club" and sent c/o PKG&D, 12 Steuben Park, Utica, NY 13501. Full payment of $275 can be made at this time or the balance of $125 on or before August 1st.

Questions:
Call the Club's voice mail at 794-9499.

P. S. An optional feature to the trip is the Friday Football luncheon which tickets are being offered at the cost of $16. If interested, you need to indicate at the time of the deposit.

ATTENDEES OF THE FATHER HESBURGH DINNER ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

1999 NDMV Scholarship Award Announced

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