Foote, Gould Named Alumni of the Year

St. Bonaventure University presented John L. Foote, ’60, and James G. Gould, ’80, with William P. “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus of the Year honors during the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, held June 11-13 on the University’s campus.

The award is named in memory of former annual fund and alumni director William “Stax” McCarthy, ’72, and is presented to a St. Bonaventure graduate who offers continued service to the University and captures the spirit of St. Francis, St. Bonaventure and St. Clare.

Foote graduated in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in English and earned an MBA from Columbia University in 1963.

He was instrumental in bringing a record number of his classmates to attend their 50th Reunion this year, as he had done previously for his class’s 40th anniversary reunion in 2000.

In the early 1990s, Foote founded the Baltimore Alumni Chapter and served as its president for many years. He volunteers with the University’s Career Center and organized a welcome back dinner for Ted Marchibroda, ’53, when he was named coach of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996.

In addition to his work with the Career Center, Foote has been a dedicated volunteer to St. Bonaventure in the Admissions and Annual Fund areas.

Foote is founder and chair of The Board Inc., a CEO consulting firm located in Annapolis, Md. (www.theboardinc.com and www.metrodcboard.com). He lives in Annapolis with his wife, Ellen.

Gould, of Pittsford, N.Y., earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1980 from St. Bonaventure. He holds a master’s degree in accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology and is a certified public accountant.

Gould is past president of the Rochester Alumni Chapter and served as a member of the University’s Board of Trustee from 1998 until 2007.

He is a member of the Rochester Gaudete Committee and chaired the 2010 Rochester Gaudete Awards Celebration. He is also a SHARE Bona’s volunteer for Admissions and an Annual Fund volunteer.

Gould has been a Devereux-level contributor for 20 years and is a member of the Seraphim Society.

Gould is president of Alesco Advisors of Rochester.

He and his wife, Ann (Snyder) Gould, ’80, have four daughters, two of whom are St. Bonaventure graduates and one who is currently enrolled.

Pictured, University President Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., congratulates James Gould (left) and John Foote on Alumnus of the Year honors during a beach-themed Alumni Reunion reception.
Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University