Meet Our Donors Ron Mattana ’63

Ron Mattana ’63

When the grueling football schedule and academics made me think of quitting, Fr. Raymond Swords gave me confidence I needed. I put a chair in my dorm’s utility closet, and studied long after the early lights out. I try to do my best with the gifts God gave me and I teach my dogs to do the same.

• Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, 28 years in active duty or active reserve
• Bronze Star, Vietnam, 1967.
• Joint Service Commendation Medals from the Secretary of Defense, 1980 and 1981
• National and international competitor in the sport of IPO working dogs.
• Owner/Trainer of the 2012 New England IPO 3 Champion.

future gift

My life savings will create a scholarship for students at the College, a second at Holy Cross High in Flushing, NY, and a third will benefit children of injured military veterans.

favorite quote

"What we do for ourselves alone dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." –Albert Pine