Summer 2009

Commencement Address 2009: Staying Connected to Your Dreams Trinity was proud to honor Maggie Williams ’77 as Commencement speaker for 2009. After graduation from Trinity, Williams spent time as an aide to Congressman Morris Udall of Arizona. She went on to become the director of communications at the Children’s Defense Fund, and later became a media relations ...

A Conversation with Maggie Williams ’77 by Jason H. Pier ’08 Trinity: In your inspiring Commencement address to the 2009 graduates, you told them to work continuously toward achieving their dreams, even amidst other demands in their lives. Do you remember what you aspired to be when you graduated from Trinity?     Maggie Williams: It wasn’t so much about ...

Elizabeth Zamorski College of Arts and Sciences Liz Zamorski Zamorski graduated summa cum laude with a degree in political science. She will be attending Washington and Lee University School of Law on a full academic scholarship. Zamorski said, “Prior to attending Trinity, I did not dare think I could ever attend law school, let alone have to choose between ...

What’s Next for Catholic Higher Education? by President Patricia McGuire ’74 What’s next for Catholic colleges and universities? The controversy over the University of Notre Dame’s commencement invitation to President Barack Obama sharpened the edges of long-simmering tensions over the meaning of Catholic mission and its application on campus. While some of the tensions are between the ...

Trustee Profile: Terri Lee Freeman     Hometown: Chicago, Illinois. Personal: I’m married with three children and live in Columbia, Maryland. My passion is health, fitness and wellness. And my “other” job is as the “first lady” of the New St. Mark Baptist Church in Baltimore, where my husband, Bowyer, serves as the pastor. Alma Mater: University of Dayton ’81 ...

Trustee Profile: Paula Gizzarelli Lettice ’71   Hometown: Barrington, Rhode Island. Alma Mater: Trinity College ’71. Major: Political science. Graduate Study: Master’s in public administration, George Washington University ’75. Employment: Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Architect of the Capitol. Why I Chose Trinity: A women’s college in an urban area had a certain appeal to me, having attended public (co-ed) school ...

What’s Next for Catholic Higher Education? by President Patricia McGuire ’74 What’s next for Catholic colleges and universities? The controversy over the University of Notre Dame’s commencement invitation to President Barack Obama sharpened the edges of long-simmering tensions over the meaning of Catholic mission and its application on campus. While some of the tensions are between the ...