News of Alumni: John Pignone, SJ ’97

John Pignone, SJ ’97 (center) took his Jesuit vows at the Jesuit Novitiate in Syracuse, New York, on August 12. He is pictured here with some of his Gonzaga classmates and some of his fellow Jesuits: (l-r) Matt Lopez, SJ (Gonzga’s new Jesuit novice working in the Religion Department and Campus Ministry this year); Martin McNutt ’97; Gustavo Hernandez ’97; Brendan Hartnett ’97 (Gonzaga Religion and Ethics teacher); John; Patrick Hogan ’97; Michael Tomai ’97; Fr. Gap Lo Biondo, SJ (Superior of the Gonzaga Jesuit Community), and Fr. Mark Scalese, SJ (former Gonzaga teacher in the 1980s and 1990s). Prior to entering the Society of Jesus as a novice two years ago, John served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He will continue his Jesuit formation studies at St. Louis University.