Wall Street dinner
University President William P. Leahy, SJ, joins honoree Robert L. Reynolds and this year's Presidential Scholars at the 15th annual Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner in New York on April 23. Reynolds, the vice chairman and COO of Fidelity Investments, was the recipient of the President's Medal of Excellence. Students in the four-year Presidential Scholars Program are chosen from the top 1 percent of freshman applicants. The dinner, which helps fund the program, was chaired by Robert M. Devlin P'98, '89, chairman of Curragh Capital Partners; Mario J. Gabelli P'90, '94, '95, '00, chairman of Gabelli Asset Management; and Peter S. Lynch '65, P'01, vice chairman of Fidelity Management and Research.

Photo by John Raiola


Southern hospitality
E. Burke Ross P'06 recently hosted a cocktail reception at his Palm Beach, Florida, home in honor of Boston College President William P. Leahy, SJ. Ross, who is president of WR Investment Partners in New Jersey, had a crowd of about 70 Boston College supporters on hand to welcome Leahy to the warmer climes. Florida is the seasonal choice of a large contingent of the University's alumni who take up temporary residence from winter through spring.

Photo: E. Burke Ross P'06 and University President William P. Leahy, SJ. By Davidoff Studios, Inc.

Save the date
Mark your calendar as two annually awaited events are coming up. Parents' Weekend 2003 will be Friday, September 26 through Sunday, September 28. A traditional part of this weekend, Pops on the Heights, will celebrate its 11th anniversary with a concert by the Boston Esplanade Orchestra, conducted by Keith Lockhart, and the Boston College Chorale on Friday, September 26, in Conte Forum. Tickets for this highly popular event, which sells out quickly, are available online at www.bc.edu/pops or may be ordered by calling (800) 767-5591. The invitation for Parents' Weekend 2003 will be sent in June. For more information, call the Parents' Weekend hotline at (800) 767-5591.

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