A Celebration of Augustinian Values
at Merrimack College
Schedule of Events
5:30 PM ~ Cocktail Reception and Dinner
7:30 PM ~ Augustinian of Note Lecture
Dessert and Coffee
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Cocktail Reception and Dinner
5:30 PM | Cascia Hall
Presentation of the Province’s St. Thomas of Villanova Award
Kevin Salemme, Merrimack ‘89
Augustinian of Note Lecture
7:30 PM | Rogers Center for the Arts
Augustine and the Formation of Conscience, Then and Now
Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A., Director of Special Events for the Augustinian Institute
Dessert and Coffee
Kevin Salemme ‘89
Kevin started working at Merrimack College full time in 1984 as Director of Media Services, and just finished his 35th year here. Kevin has been helping the Augustinian Order for most of that time with publicity, posters, and participating in their programs in Campus Ministry. When Fr. Jim Wenzel arrived on campus and developed the Pellegrinaggio program, Kevin did a lot of photography for the program and provided logistical help. He went on the second Pellegrinaggio, photographed, and mounted an exhibition on campus and in Lawrence, MA. Kevin also worked on a book of photographs from Pellegrinaggio with Fr. Jim Wenzell, O.S.A..
For the past 16 years Kevin has been going on every Pellegrinaggio as site advisor and photographer, but contributes to the spiritual experience in his own way. Kevin has become friends with many Augustinians throughout his career at Merrimack, and enjoy supporting their ministries, especially that of Fr. Ray Dlugos and Joe Kelley as well. Pellegrinaggio has always been dear to his personal mission; the way the trip has an impact on students' lives inspires Kevin to continue going. During his time at Merrimack, Kevin completed his BFA in photography from the Art Institute of Boston, and did his MLA in photography at Harvard.
Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A.
Born in Washington, DC and educated by the Augustinians at Archbishop Carroll High School, Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A. entered the Order of Saint Augustine after his first year at Villanova University (1960). He studied in Rome (1964-1968) and Paris (1968-1972), writing a doctoral thesis on penance in the 4th and 5th centuries in the Italian church.
Fr. Fitzgerald taught in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies from 1972-1997, and became the editor of Augustinian Studies in 1990, the only English language journal devoted entirely to Augustine’s thought and influence. He edited an encyclopedia of Saint Augustine (Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia), published in 1999. He taught at the Augustinian Patristic Institute in Rome (1997-2009) and returned to Villanova as the director of the Augustinian Institute, a position that became a full-time position in 2011. As of 2019, he continues to work with the Augustinian Institute as the Director of Special Events.
For questions, please contact:
Andrew McKeough, Assistant Director of Engagement
andrew.mckeough@augustinian.org
(610) 527-3330, ext. 260