Saint Joseph’s University’s Law Alumni Chapter presented Francis J. (Hank) Raucci, Esq. ’58 with the Honorable Francis X. McClanaghan ’27 Award and Elwyn F. Chase, Ph.D. with the Bro. Bartholomew A. Sheehan S.J. ’27 Award at its annual awards dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 30, in the University’s Campion Banquet Facility.

A partner with the firm of Gough Shanahan Johnson & Waterman in Helena, Mont., Raucci was honored in recognition of his distinguished accomplishments in the field of law,, as well as for his commitment to Saint Joseph’s. With a career spanning four decades, the 1958 Saint Joseph’s graduate spent more than 30 years as executive vice president & chief legal counsel for the American Stores Company in Salt Lake City, Utah. A captain in the United States Air Force, he received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1965 and was awarded a fellowship from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. Despite spending many years far from the University in the Midwest, Raucci has remained active with his alma mater, serving on the National Alumni Board, as past president of the Law Alumni Chapter and as a member of the Haub School of Business Board of Visitors. He is a past recipient of the Human Dignity Award from SJU’s Comey Institute of Industrial Relations.

The Sheehan Award was presented to Chase in appreciation of his steadfast loyalty and dedication to the University. Professor emeritus and longtime chair of the political science department at SJU, Chase was a member of the University faculty from 1969-1996. The United States Navy veteran earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1949 and his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1950 both in international relations. He then spent 12 years as a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State. He later taught at Immaculata College while completing work on his Ph.D from Bryn Mawr College.

Background: Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851, Saint Joseph's University advances the professional and personal ambitions of men and women by providing a demanding, yet supportive, educational experience. One of only 152 schools with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and AACSB business school accreditation, Saint Joseph's is home to 4,650 traditional undergraduate day students, 700 College of Professional and Liberal Studies adult undergraduates, and 3,600 graduate and doctoral students. Steeped in the 450-year Jesuit tradition of scholarship and service, Saint Joseph's was named to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for General Community Service. The University strives to be recognized as the preeminent Catholic comprehensive university in the Northeast.