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2 FALL 2011 . S T. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Welcome to
the Board!
Five individuals have joined the Univer-
sity’s Board of Trustees:
● David Ofcer ’67, retired business
executive who has a long history of multi-
faceted involvement with St. Lawrence.
● Amanda Pearson
’92, graduate stu-
dent in the George
Washington Univer-
sity School of Public
Health and Health
Services.
● Tzveta G. Raynova
’02, a director of
mergers and acquisi-
tions at Viacom, Inc.,
and member of the
advisory board of
Grameen America, a
microfnance organi-
zation that works to
alleviate poverty in the
United States.
● Zhihong Huang ’02,
who in May earned
his MBA from the
Columbia Business
School, and has
worked in fnance.
● James M. Tyler ,
owner and president
of Northland Associ-
ates, Inc., a construc-
tion company that
has built many of the
newer buildings on
campus. (Picture not
available.)
They say everyone gets 15 minutes
of fame. For Christian Lopez ’10,
it’s gone on a little longer.
Lopez was at the New York Yankees
home baseball game on Saturday, July
9, a 23rd birthday present from his girl-
friend, Tara Johnson ’10 (below), with her
and his father. He had hopes of seeing
Yankees star shortstop Derek Jeter get his
3,000th career hit, a milestone achieved
by fewer than 30 players in all of major
league history. Not only did the govern-
ment major, football player and member
of Men Against Sexual Violence see the
hit, which was a home run; he corralled
it as it ricocheted along a ledge in front
of him.
It’s become customary for sports fans
to sell valuable souvenirs to collectors,
often for astronomical sums. Instead, Lo-
pez chose to return the ball to the Yan-
kees captain, asking only that he be al-
lowed to do it in person (pictured). He
was rewarded with free premium tickets
to future games and considerable Yan-
kees memorabilia, as well as extensive
media attention. His own Topps baseball
card and a new job, as a spokesperson
for Modell’s Sporting Goods, which also
pledged to help him pay off his student
loans, were later outgrowths of his sud-
den notoriety.
The soft-spoken, articulate Laurentian
garnered extensive praise for his gesture.
He told reporters afterwards that it never
occurred to him to keep the ball. “Mr.
Jeter deserves it,” he said. “It’s all his.”
—NSB
RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME:
Christian Lopez ’10 Catches
Famous Hitter’s Famous Hit
Associated Press
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Watertown Daily Times
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