WINTER 2015 IN THIS ISSUE
Loyola magazine is published for alumni and friends.
12 THE SKY IS NO LIMIT
Civil rights advocate, lawyer, and World
War II veteran David James (PhB ’49) has made a life of breaking barriers.
EDITOR Anastasia Busiek
LEAD DESIGNER Lindawati
DESIGNER Nathan Martel
ART DIRECTOR Ted Yee
CONTRIBUTORS 16
ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE
Kerry Obrist (BS ’91, MEd ’96), who is legally blind, works on behalf of others with disabilities.
18 HEALTH CARE
FROM THE HEART Marian Adly
(BA ’03, BS ’06)
merges personal experiences in caretaking
with her vision for health care.
Casey Allison (BBA ’05), Dana Almdale, Evelina Ayrapetyan (MED ’13), Andrea Brault, Elisabeth Brookover, Steve Christensen, Erika Cornelisen, Aaron
Cooper, Olga Hancock (MBA ’09), Bren- dan Keating (BA ’01, JD ’04), Jessica
Kleoppel (BA ’10), Lauren Krause (BA ’10), Leo Krause, Joseph Pixler, Evangeline
Polsey, Jenny Kustra-Quinn, Steve Raven- scraft, Nick Ramirez (BASC ’14), Jim Ritter, Brendan Shea (MSIMC ’12), Olivia Sievert, Ellen Skerrett, Drew Sottardi, Bob Ward (BS ’65), Tanner Walters, Kathy Young
PHOTOGRAPHY
Natalie Battaglia, Heather Eidson ON THE COVER
The beautifully embellished bells of
Madonna della Strada chapel complete the vision of James Mertz, S.J. Take a good look—they are now enclosed behind a wall in the chapel. Photo by Natalie Battaglia.
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