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大学发展高级副校长Jim Husson在招待会上的讲话

“This evening, we come together to not simply name a building, 而是致力于这座建筑——卡迪根校友中心——所代表的目的. Indeed, we gather in this space very much as honored delegates, 作为一个社区的代表，他们见证了即将在这些墙内开始的工作，并呼吁所有参观这个中心的人“为他人而努力”.”

And in doing so, we pay tribute to the alumnus who has made this moment possible.

小说家兼水手赫尔曼·梅尔维尔(Herman Melville)曾经说过:“人生是一场归途。." Few people embody this instinct more than Patrick F. Cadigan. Pat has always remained close to his roots, 尽管他年轻时搬到了西海岸，并成为了一名成功的商业领袖和加州房地产投资者，但他仍然深情地看着家乡.

他在家里以及在BC高中和电子游戏软件接受的耶稣会教育中所灌输的道德和原则一直是他的基础, yet have enabled his ambitions and accomplishments to soar.

Anyone who knows Pat can’t help but be impressed by his love of family and friends, his deep affection for BC High and Boston College, and his authenticity. With all that he has achieved in life, Pat has remained true to the values of his early, formative years, 而且在很大程度上仍然是那个很快就把山庄称为家的本地邻居男孩.

Like so many of the alumni of his generation, Pat is the son of Irish immigrants, and was raised in Cambridge, where he both studied hard and worked hard to pay his way through college.

Some of you may recall his father’s business, where Pat worked part-time. It was officially called the Celtic Café, but was known by the locals in Cambridge simply as Cadigan’s. 但这不仅仅是一桩生意——它是朋友们在漫长的一天后聚在一起分享故事的地方, to celebrate their joys, and to offer encouragement to those who needed support. Looking around this grand atrium, it strikes me that the spirit of that place is very much with us tonight, 并将永远奠定欢迎校友回归的基调，我们可以称之为BC版的卡迪根.

Since graduating from Boston College in 1957, Pat has had a remarkable career. 他曾在沃尔瑟姆的Sylvania电子系统公司担任产品经理几年，之后被招募到西海岸，监督加利福尼亚电子工程公司的销售和营销. Rapidly rising through the ranks, he became its president and CEO leading the firm for nearly 20 years, and overseeing its national and international expansion. 帕特随后在十几家高科技和电子公司担任董事, and assumed the reins as chairman and CEO of several public companies.

A successful real estate investor as well, 帕特所做的一切都以他敏锐的眼光和清晰的判断力而闻名——我们可能会认为，他先是在不列颠哥伦比亚省高中，后来在这里的Heights开始磨练这些技能.

Always one to value education, Pat earned an MBA from Boston University, a degree from Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program, and a master’s degree and PhD from Claremont Graduate University, where he studied under the late, renowned business philosopher Peter Drucker.

And so to Pat, and to all of Pat’s family, we officially dedicate this building the Cadigan Alumni Center. Pat, 我们希望约翰现在呈现给你们和坦迪的水晶火焰会提醒你们，你们是如何听从那个召唤的——它会唤起你们点燃的火花, and that will forever glow, here in the Cadigan Alumni Center.

May I ask that everyone join me in applauding and thanking Patrick F. Cadigan, Boston College Class of 1957."

Ever to Excel For Boston

Reception Remarks Made by BC Alumni Association President Vincent Quealy, Jr. '75, P'06, '07, '10

On behalf of the more than 165,000 Boston College alumni, I am delighted to express our deep gratitude to Pat for his splendid gift. 你无法想象当我们的校友第一次参观卡迪根校友中心时，他们脸上的骄傲和喜悦. As they can readily see, the Cadigan Alumni Center has it all—spacious meeting and conference rooms, a call center, well-equipped office space, 还有一个中庭，可以容纳像今晚这样盛大的场合，也可以像和朋友轻松交谈这样简单的场合.

这座引人注目的建筑承认校友在大学生活中发挥的核心作用，并提醒他们，他们在不列颠哥伦比亚省总是有一个家. That knowledge is as important for our alumni who live at a distance, as it is for those who reside nearby.

During the past year alone, the Alumni Association hosted 375 events throughout the United States and abroad, with over 43,000 alumni and friends attending. 卡迪根校友中心将促进许多工作人员之间的合作与协调，这些工作人员对策划和赞助如此广泛的活动日程至关重要.

Generous and supportive alumni—such as all of you—are always necessary to advance the fortunes and legacy of any great university and so your Alumni Association engages in a continuing effort to enlist more and more alumni in the vibrant and rich traditions which characterize Boston College and to make clear what so distinguishes this place: commitment to service; commitment to its Catholic, Jesuit traditions; and commitment to lifelong learning.

我们在未来一年的目标是帮助校友扩大和加强他们与BC的联系，并增加他们对BC使命和未来的投资水平. The Cadigan Alumni Center will be the hub of these endeavors.

Pat, 你对你在BC高中和电子游戏软件接受的教育的慷慨和衷心的感谢，激励其他人达到更高的目标，并支持大学的雄心壮志，照亮世界. 你们已经使我们校友会的未来比历史上任何时候都更加光明. Thank you.