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through St. Robert Gate and onto the campus where they met and fell in love, where they will be honored by the Bellarmine University Alumni Association as the Alumni of the Year. They plan to bring along their three children and the eldest five of their 10 grandchildren, Mrs. Carosi said. “We are making a big deal of it,” she said. “We are so looking forward to it.” She is also looking forward to seeing St. Robert Gate in person. Mr. Carosi saw it up close when he attended a Board of Trustees meeting in August. “I’m being a little selfserving, but I think it’s terrific,” he said. “It really does welcome you to the university.” And it makes a wonderful first impression. fall 2013 35 father, a sculptor and plaster artisan from Italy, and a cast-stone craftsman who was also an Italian immigrant. Mr. Carosi is now president of the firm, whose work appears throughout the Washington, D.C., area in buildings such as the Library of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Union Station and the Jefferson Memorial. Through the years, the Carosis have come back to visit the campus quite often, Mrs. Carosi said, and Mr. Carosi is now a member of the Board of Trustees. As Dr. Joseph J. McGowan was driving him to the airport following one recent meeting, Mr. Carosi recalled, “He said, ‘I’d sure like to do something to this entrance.’ I said, ‘You know, it would be interesting if we could build an arch, precast – it would be nice.’ That started the ball rolling.” Arban & Carosi contributed the fabrication of the arch, which was designed by H. Carleton Godsey of Godsey Associates Architects of Louisville. Tom Hanson Associates served as structural engineer. “Hospitality is an exceptionally important value for the Bellarmine University campus, culture, and community – hospitality in its deepest sense – as we regularly welcome new ideas, new perspectives, and new people to the university,” Dr. McGowan said in announcing the plans for St. Robert Gate. “A grand entrance arch is a compelling symbol of such hospitality.” Later this month, the Carosis will drive St. roBERT GATE “It rea lly does welcome yo u to the uni versity .” Dr. McGowan talks about naming the gate: http://tinyurl.com/StRobertGate


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