Alumni Groups - West
THE BLUE EAGLE CIRCLE (Southern California)
The continued quest to serve as men-and-women-for-others lies in the heart of the Blue Eagle Circle, a registered international alumni association of the Ateneo de Manila University. Our flagship program is the Annual Stipend Award.
Established over 30 years ago in Southern California, the association maintains members from all over the world who have graduated and completed at least 4 years of studies at any of the academic units of ADMU. Our multi-generational set of officers and members are committed to honoring the founding members and aims of the association while bringing in innovative ideas and leveraging technology to reach and impact the lives of more Ateneans.
Although oceans and continents apart from our beloved alma mater, the Blue Eagle Circle keeps the Ateneo spirit and guiding principle, Lux in Domino, very much alive in every way.
Executive Officers (2021-2022):
President - Ed Uy
Vice President for Development - Danny Nicolas
Director for Finance - Pen Uy
Auditor - Sasa Natividad
ATENEANS OF LAS VEGAS (AOLV)
Founded in 2012, the Ateneans of Las Vegas hosted the 10th All Ateneo Alumni Convention held in Las Vegas that year. It was at this convention when the AAANA Constitution and By-Laws were ratified by the alumni attendees, witnessed by all five Ateneo Presidents who were also present.
AOLV also played host to the 12th All Ateneo Alumni Convention held at the Flamingo Casino, October 2016. Recent projects of this 40-member group of Las Vegas area residents include the donation of athletic shoes to a youth soccer team in Muntinlupa and musical instruments to children in a Manila public school.
Our current officers for 2021-2022 are:
President - Rodrigo "Jun" Farrales, ADMU GS56/ HS60/ CO65
Secretary - Rodolfo "Jun" Montenegro, ADMU GS58/ HS62
Treasurer - Danny Belaro, ADNU HS60, ADMU Grad School 79
Auditor - Elizabeth Carpenter - ADMU CO73
PRO - Victoria Tambunting, ADMU Law School 93
Past Presidents of AOLV:
Dr. Rodrigo Farrales - ADMU GS56/HS60/CO64. currently AAANA Chairman
Elizabeth Carpenter - ADMU CO73
ATENEO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (San Diego)
The Ateneo Alumni Association (San Diego) played host to the most recent All Ateneo Alumni Convention held in San Diego, October 2018. The group is primarily comprised of alumni from ADNU.
The guest speaker at the three-day convention was the Honorable Vice President of the Philippines, Leni Robredo, a proud Bicolana.
The $7,000 donation to the fire restoration project of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University during the 2018 All Ateneo Alumni Convention in San Diego was made possible by supplementary funding of $3,000 from AAA-SD, spearheaded by Jun Burce, AAA-SD President.
In 2020, AAA-SD donated to ADNU's disaster relief operations in response to the calamity brought about by Typhoons Rollie and Ulyssess. Under their TABANG BIKOL initiative, food and water packs, shelter repair kits, household goods were distributed to the hard-hit communities.
Core members of AAA-SD also donated to ADNU's Community Pantry, a poverty alleviation campaign of the school.
ATENEO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Incorporated in 1992, the Ateneo Alumni Association of British Columbia is meant to unite alumni and former teachers of the Ateneo universities in the Philippines now residing in BC. It was formed to promote recreational, cultural and economic well-being of Ateneans, cooperate with both Canadian and Philippine governments in worthwhile endeavours and raise funds in support of projects adopted by the Association. Our main beneficiary for most of our activities has been our AAABC scholarship fund where students from the different chapters of Ateneo are given financial assistance to complete their studies. Other beneficiaries include elderly and infirm Jesuits in the Philippines.
Our social activities range from sports (golf, badminton, volleyball, basketball), cultural shows (Ateneo Glee Club), movie premieres (Ignacio de Loyola), dinner dances (Christmas parties, Ateneo Fest), summer events (annual picnic), most of which are meant to raise funds for our beneficiary projects.
Recent AAABC photos on right: top, members with ConGen Maria Andrelitta Austria: bottom, 2019-2020 Board of Directors, with current President, Dax Tanjuatco (3rd from left) and past President, Ed Faelnar (4th from left).
Alumni Groups - Central & East
ATENEANS USA (Chicago)
Founded in 1978 and now going strong at 43 years, AUSAC has been able to stay focused on its mission – The Ateneans USA Scholarship Program. Despite the pandemic of 2020-21, our members and Board of Directors continued to be engaged and stayed active, meeting virtually through email communications.
Our Scholarship Program consists of two endowment funds, each in the amount of $30,000. The first fund was started in 1996 and has been directed to scholars enrolled in Ateneo de Manila. The second fund was raised and invested in 2007-2008 and has benefited those studying in the Ateneo schools of Naga, Cagayan de Oro (Xavier), Davao and Zamboanga, on a rotation basis. The interest and dividend earnings of the invested funds pay for tuition, fees and dorm expenditures. Much of the scholarship endowment funds were raised during the 1997-03 and 2006-09 terms of Dr. Rodrigo Farrales Jr., then President of AUSAC and now Chairman of AAANA.
Officers and Directors (2021-2022):
President / Board Secretary - Jesse Farrales -AdMU
Vice President - Diana Grzesiakowsi - AdZU
Treasurer - Edwin Manuel Chua -AdDU
Director - Scholarship Program - Dr. Gina Omiotek- AdMU
Director -Photo/VideoGraphy - Marlowe Achanzar -AdTU
Charter Representatives from the Ateneo Schools:
AdMU - Manny B Garcia, Jr.: AdDU - Edwin Manuel Chua; AdZU - Diana Grzesiakowsi; AdNU - Roger Odiamar; XU - Titus Olivenzar
ATENEO ALUMNI NORTHEAST INC.
Ateneo Alumni Northeast Inc. is an association of alumni from the various Ateneo schools who reside in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut region. Majority of members are from ADMU. The school representatives are:
- ADDU - Roger Alama, Judith Puyat-Magnaye. and Mary Antonio-Savic
- ADMU - Cecile Sison and Cynthia Esquivel-Ilagan
- ADNU - Munding Arellano and Jojo De Jesus
- ADSP (San Pablo) - Nic Luna
- ADZU - Jose Ramos
- ALS (Ateneo Law School) - Dean Suba and JT Mallonga
- XU/ADC - Ana and Larry Docdocil
ADNU is officially represented by Ateneo de Naga Alumni Association (Northeast Chapter), Inc., Munding Arellano, President.
AANI hosted the All Ateneo Convention in August 2014 at John Jay College in New York City, with other members of the Core Group/Organizing Committee. In 2019, the following officers were appointed to represent and help convene the group: Judith Puyat-Magnaye, President and Mary Antonio-Savic, Treasurer.
ATENEO DE NAGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (Northeast Chapter) INC.
The Ateneo de Naga Alumni Association - USA Northeast Chapter Inc. (ADNAA Northeast) was founded in January 1996 by alumni in the area to undertake fund raising projects and social activities intended for the AdNU in Naga City, Philippines. It also supports the annual festivities of Our Lady of Peñafrancia Devotees Association Tri-State Inc. (OLPDA) in New Jersey and New York City.
ADNAA Northeast welcomes AdNU alumni who reside in the US Northeast from New England to the Mid-Atlantic states. Our annual voluntary membership fee is $25. Generous donations from members, friends and family are most welcome. These gifts provide funding for our college scholarships in ADNU.
ADNAA Northeast is duly registered with the US Internal Revenue as a 501(c)3 organization. Charitable donations will be acknowledged with gratitude and may be tax deductible under US tax laws. The current officers include: Munding Arellano, President; Alenn Nidea, Vice President; Jojo Borja, Treasurer; Mary Anne Nael, Secretary; Directors - Nilda Largoza, Jojo De Jesus, Ato Enojado, Chito Velasco, Ching Nael. AdNU ARO is Ms. Bernie Aton Poliquit.
In 2020 we joined the AdNU to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its founding. Later that year, we contributed to AdNU's disaster relief operations in response to the calamity brought about by Typhoons Rollie and Ulyssess. Under their TABANG BIKOL (image on left) and RAISE THE ROOF initiatives, food and water packs, shelter repair kits, household goods were distributed to the hard hit communities.