3 Rocks to be honored at Salute to Catholic School Alumni Three Trinity family members are among the six individuals who will be recognized at the 23rd annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni on Mar. 20 at the Galt House Hotel & Suites. The event is a fundraiser for the Catholic Education Foundation. William G.”Bill” Howard, Paul J. Schulte H’92 and Frederick J. Whittaker ’81 . Howard and Schulte will be honored for distinguishing themselves by their personal accomplishments and service to others through community involvement. Whittaker will receive the Father Joseph McGee Award, which is awarded to an outstanding Catholic educator. Here are this year’s Trinity honorees: William “Bill” Howard is the founder and CEO of Fastline Publications LLC, a publisher of trade magazines for the farming industry in Buckner, Ky. He is a graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind., and his three oldest sons are graduates of Trinity High School. Howard is a graduate of the University of Dayton. Howard’s service to the community includes serving as the vice chair for the Louisville Area American Red Cross board of directors and as a board member for the Oldham County Red Cross, and is active with the Boy Scouts of America. He is a chair of Operation Parent and a National FFA judge for “Stars over America.” Howard also serves as board member for The Bank – Oldham County and the Trinity High School Foundation. He has been recognized by the Boy Scouts with the Silver Beaver Award. His company, Fastline Publications, received the Republic Bank/WAVE-3 TV “We Care” Award. Howard and his wife, Jill, have four sons: Michael (Trinity, 1997), Christopher (Trinity, 1999) D.J. (Trinity, 2008) and Sean. They have four grandchildren and are members of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in La Grange, Ky. Paul J. Schulte H’92 , a market research executive and Trinity Hall of Fame member, gratefully acknowledges that Catholic education “has touched just about everything in my life.” The St. Louis native began his formation there at St. Stephen Protomartyr Elementary School and at St. Mary’s High School. Upon graduation, he joined the Passionist Congregation and came to Louisville to study at Bellarmine University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. After a year of theological study and vocational discernment in Chicago, Schulte returned to Louisville and began his career in market research. He was the director of the Survey Research Center at the University of Louisville’s Urban Studies Institute. In 1982, he and a colleague left U of L to start their own research firm, known as Horizon Group International, of which Schulte is chairman and CEO. Because of his experience in market research analysis, many organizations have asked him to serve as a board member or advisor, including the American Marketing Association, Kentucky Science Center, Speed Museum, the Kentucky Colonels, Christian Care Communities, Bellarmine University and Trinity High School. He served eight years on the board of the CEF and continues to serve as an ad hoc member of its development committee, lending his expertise to help launch the Foundation’s upcoming annual fund. Schulte and his wife, Sue, are members of the Church of the Ascension and have two sons, Matt (Trinity, 1995) and Michael (Trinity, 1999). Frederick J. Whittaker ’81 will be the recipient of the Father Joseph McGee Award, which is awarded to an outstanding Catholic educator. To say that Whittaker teaches middle-school science, history and religion at St. Francis of Assisi School would be an understatement. Whittaker is an educator that creates the opportunity for his students to experience and learn the subject matter. His after-school workshops have been recognized nationally. One of the initiatives of which he is most proud is a partnership created with the Jewish community of Louisville, in which his students learn about the Holocaust and meet survivors to hear their stories. Encouraging his students outside the classroom, Whittaker guided their creation of a service group, the Middle School Committee on Conscience, with the goal of combating “indifference.” The group partnered with Catholic Charities to focus their service efforts in raising scholarship funds for refugee children. Whittaker currently serves on the board of directors of the Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, is an Executive member of the Jewish Community of Louisville’s Yom HaShaoh/Holocaust Remembrance Committee and is a co-coordinator of the Growing Forward Farmer’s market. Whittaker has two grown children, Christine and Michael, with whom he enjoys and feels blessed to spend time. Whittaker’s professional honors include the Julie Linker Community Relations Award (2008) and the Broadcom Master’s National Science Fair Outstanding Student Mentor (2012). The Salute to Catholic School Alumni is sponsored by the Catholic Education Foundation and has three purposes. First, the CEF salutes all Catholic school alumni by spotlighting a select group of honorees. Second, the Salute calls attention to the CEF’s fundraising efforts for tuition assistance to families who cannot afford the gift of a Catholic education for their children. Finally, the CEF illuminates the excellence of Catholic education and its importance to our community. For the past few years, the annual Salute has set a new fundraising record. This year will likely be no exception. S. Bradford Rives, chairman of the board of the CEF, said this year’s goal is “exceed $500,000 – a lofty goal but one we are very hopeful of meeting.” Established in 1996, the CEF is an independent 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the growth and vitality of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Louisville. Since 1999, the CEF has awarded nearly $15 million in the areas of need-based tuition assistance for families, school technology and multimedia support, professional development for educators and religious education initiatives. If you would like to attend the Salute, tables and seat are available. For more information on the CEF and the Salute to Catholic School Alumni, please contact the Foundation at 502-585-2747 or [email protected]. The Salute will be held on Wednesday, Mar. 20, at The Galt House Hotel & Suites. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and dinner and the program will begin at 7 p.m. 5 Trinity students recognized by Actors Theatre Five Trinity students have received Special Recognition Awards from Actors Theatre of Louisville in the 2013 New Voices Young Playwrights Contest. The Trinity students entered their one-act plays in the competition via Trinity teacher Mr. Gary Owens’ (’88) creative writing class. Special Recognition went to the plays It Takes One by Trevor Mason, The Wreck by John Mankowski, Chase Your Dreams by Gavan Baker, Revenge of the Miss by Michael Dant and Over the Ladder by Tyler Gob. Eight additional Trinity students completed and entered plays. All participants received individual feedback from Actors Theatre professionals. David Merdian ’15 wins bridge-building contest Trinity sophomore David Merdian, from Trinity’s Engineering Club, had the top balsa bridge among high school competitors at the annual University of Louisville Speed School Engineering Expo on Mar. 2. Upcoming in Trinity Athletics Baseball Monday, March 11 – Trinity vs. Southern at Thurman-Hutchins Park, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16 – Trinity vs. Newport Central Catholic at Lexington Catholic, noon; trinity vs. Lexington Catholic, 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 18 – Trinity at Lexington Paul Dunbar, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 – Trinity at Collins, 8:30 p.m. Tennis Tuesday, March 19 – Trinity vs. St. Xavier at Top Gun Tennis Academy (Trinity’s home court), 4 p.m. Upcoming in Trinity Club Sports Lacrosse Friday, March 8 – Montgomery Bell Academy (Tenn.) at Trinity, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9 – Cathedral (Ind.) at Trinity, 2 p.m. Monday, March 11 – Christian Academy at Trinity, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 – Trinity at LCS, 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 22 – Zionsville, Ind., at Trinity, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23 – Libertyville, Ill., at Trinity, noon Powerlifting Saturday, March 9 – State Meet at North Bullitt High School, 9:30 a.m. Rugby Sunday, March 10 – Trinity vs. Iroquois at Seneca Park, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17 – Trinity vs. Middletown at Seneca Park, 2 p.m. Thursday, March 21 – Trinity at St. Xavier, 6 p.m.