As this year comes to an end, IPS must say goodbye to six incredible faculty members. It has been an honor to have each of them as members of the IPS and greater Loyola community. They have been mentors for our students, enriched the lives of everyone at IPS and continue to be leaders in the community. You will always be a part of IPS.
Thank you.
Please read what our IPS retirees would like to share:
Stephen Krupa, S.J.
“The IPS years have been very special for me. I will miss most my IPS Faculty and Staff colleagues and, of course, the students. I am grateful for all that my students and colleagues taught me over the years, and I hope that I contributed to the moving forward of the gospel and mission of Jesus by what I taught while at the Institute.”
Mary Christine Athans, BVM, Ph.D.
“As a Loyola alum from my undergraduate days, it has been wonderful to be teaching at IPS since I returned to Chicago in 2002. The enthusiasm, remarkable background and diversity of the students as well as my marvelous colleagues at IPS made my first ‘retirement’ a joy. Thank you for becoming a special part of my life!”
Dr. James Whitehead
Dr. Evelyn Whitehead
“Over forty years the Institute of Pastoral Studies has been for us a community of colleagues and friends, a fruitful setting for our ministry, and our spiritual home. We are most grateful!”
Dr. Gerard Egan
Dr. Jeanette Egan
“We would like to thank Fr. Garanzini for his tenure as President. The improvements we have witnessed in the years we taught here at Loyola (Gerry 40, Jeanette 29) have been amazing. Thank you Fr. Garanzini.
Next, we would like to thank all the IPS directors, faculty and staff from Fr. Jerry O’Leary to the present. THANK YOU ALL. We especially like to thank Paul Giblin for his help in experimenting with a variety of ways in teaching the counseling skills courses, but also in suggesting ways to develop the core of these courses, which we have team taught since IPS offered a MA in Pastoral Counseling. THANK YOU PAUL.
Lastly, and most importantly, we wish to thank our students, male and female, lay and religious, young and not so young, from over a dozen countries around the world. You have been wonderful, helping us in every instance to form communities of trust which are essential for our mode of teaching. You have enriched our lives. We have learned, grown and had some good times together. THANK YOU to each and everyone of you.
We will miss the IPS community.”
Please join us on April 10th for a retirement celebration as we say farewell to these six wonderful IPS faculty members. We will celebrate and honor their achievements, remarkable careers and devoted service in their communities.
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