USD President's Report 2014

Gatherings The annual USD Wine Classic was celebrated in July 2014. This event has proven a popular way to sample excellent wines produced by USD alumni, family and friends, eat delicious food, take in amazing views from the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice’s Garden of the Sea and contribute to the Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund. October 2014’s annual Homecoming and Family Weekend delivered a Big Blue Bash and a thrilling football win over Marist. Also of note was a new tradition celebrating alumni who graduated 50 years ago or longer. These “Golden Toreros” were feted at a special dinner with USD President Mary E. Lyons, where they were presented with a commemorative medallion. April 2014’s Alumni Honors recipients are pictured from left to right, below: Kevin W. Dooley ‘93 (BA), Mauricio López-Hodoyán ’93 (BS/BA), ’95 (IMBA), Jeffrey T. Thomas ’82 (JD), James W. Brennan ‘96 (BBA), Stuart Grauer ’89 (EdD), Robert Bruning ’86 (BBA), Susan Stone, PhD, RN, NEA-BC ’94 (MSN), ’07 (PhD), Peter Kiley ’85 (BA), Andrew Rae ‘76 (BBA) and Shobha Pradhan Shrestha ’08 (MA).