And on June 25, UD grads living in the Cincinnati area will host a fund-raiser to raise money for a scholarship fund that will help Ryan Cook finish his education. He shouldered the task as a labor of love. But with critics and historians doing the voting, he doesn't expect the Stooges to make the cut. Among lecturers will be the Rev. Virgilio Elizondo, S.J., former president of the Mexican American Cultural Center and a prolific author on the link between culture and religion. He's offering a trivia contest to baseball buffs.
Members do everything from planting neighborhood gardens to counseling run-away teenagers.
The ceremony was held on the site of the new apartments at the corner of Lawnview Avenue and Lowes Street. Ryan's parents were killed April 9 by a Cincinnati-area tornado. Veteran educator Sister Jean Patrice Harrington, S.C., and Betty Rogge Morse, TV personality and longtime civic leader, will receive honorary doctoral degrees at UD's spring commencement at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 9, at UD Arena. 30 UD students and several staff and faculty members will support Ryan Cook during the funeral of his parents, Lee and Jacque Cook, who died during the tornado that struck northern Cincinnati on April 9. A scholarship fund has been established to cover Cook's tuition expenses.