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What is your
fondest memory
of St. John’s?
My fondest memory
is the feeling of campus
on the way to seminar.
The sun is setting
over Santa Fe. The entire
college is bustling.
Some students are busy
cramming in the rest
of their reading while
others pack into the
cafeteria to grab a bite
to eat. The bell in Weigle
Hall rings. It’s 10 minutes
Are you still in
touch with any of
your friends and/
or tutors from
St. John’s?
I am still actively in touch
with Mr. Jim Beall. Mr.
Beall was my laboratory
tutor at St. John’s.
He helped place me at
George Mason University
and introduced me to
my current boss at the
United States Naval
Observatory. Since I
graduated, Mr. Beall has
sent me three graduating
seniors from St. John’s
before seminar, and
everyone crisscrosses
campus to find their seat
at the seminar table.
Finally, when everyone
is seated, one tutor
nods at the other
across the table and
the other nods back.
With a simple question,
seminar begins and
all across campus there
is silence as each
student and tutor begins
grappling with the
evening’s challenge.
who were interested
in physics/astronomy
and wanted a chance
to work in the field
before graduate school.
One of those students
was recently accepted
to a physics graduate
program at Cornell. It
is through this process
that St. John’s students
have populated my
field, and so the process
will continue.
Dr. Rachel Dudik ’02
Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
Instrument scientist and astronomer,
U.S. Naval Observatory
Mr. Ethan Stone ’07
Hingham, Massachusetts
Special agent, U.S. Department of State