On March 1, 2016, the Kellogg Institute hosted a celebration dinner honoring Kellogg Institute cofounder Rev. Ernest Bartell, CSC. It was an opportunity to recognize Fr. Bartell's contributions. The Institute created a memory book for Fr. Ernie that included photos alongside written tributes and memories contributed by friends, family, and colleagues past and present. Below are links to the letters submitted for this purpose.
Letters of Appreciation
Academic institution-building requires energizing vision; a capacity to keep both macro-vision and mundane detail firmly in mind; the ability to inspire colleagues and bridge differences; keen judgment about quality and talent; and a delicate balance of stoic patience, pleasant persistence and occasionally demanding impatience. (More)
Abe Lowenthal, Former Kellogg Advisory Council member
Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of Southern California
I was a witness to Ernie's incredible creativity and enthusiasm during the difficult first phases in order to turn what was initially a good, fresh initiative, into a viable, well funded research institute. (More)
Alejandro Foxley, Foreign Minister of Chile, 2006–20
In short, you launched a magnificent undertaking that has few parallels today, and in absentia I want to join the others closer at hand who are toasting the success of your amazing undertaking. (More)
Bill Glade, Former Kellogg Advisory Council member
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Texas at Austin
Little of your life work was anticipated when I visited you in the Novitiate in Jordan in 1955. As valedictorian of our class, you did not disappoint. (More)
Bob (and Sue) Hoodecheck, Notre Dame roommate 1953
When I arrived at Kellogg Institute in 1983, Father Ernie was one of the first people to receive me with friendship and affection. During the year I spent at the Institute... Ernie was always a leading institution builder…. Even today, he continues to be intellectually challenging and inspiring. (More)
Eduardo Viola, Institute of International Relations
University of Brasilia
I witnessed the first decade of Kellogg. It was amazing the sense of mission, the commitment that everybody had.... I remember very vividly the adrenaline that one could feel walking down the corridor at Decio Hall and meeting Ernie, Guillermo, Alejandro, Scott, etc. It was the “dream team” of social sciences of Latin America…. We should all thank Ernie Bartell for that and more. (More)
Gabriela O’Donnell
Through all those years, I truly appreciated your continuous and relentless support in all my academic activities, your generous backing and encouragement, the numerous conversations that we had on the economic development of Latin America, and the always useful and supportive comments and feedback I received from you on my research. (More)
Jaime Ros, Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow Emeritus
In all his initiatives as Stonehill College’s president (1971-77), Fr. Bartell sought to hold his purpose and resolve to a common end – to the spiritual, academic, and social welfare of all students, always preferring their intellectual well-being and growth to any narrower or less challenging endeavor. (More)
Fr. James Chichetto, CSC, Stonehill College
We cannot thank you enough for sharing so much of your life with us. We are sure that you could not have imagined, when you were our grandfather’s roommate so many years ago, how influential you would be in his grandchildren’s lives. Thank you again for all you have done for our beloved school and our own lives. (More)
Joseph Driano ‘16
Jane Driano ‘19
He strongly supported the vision of the Kellogg Institute as a space for serious scientific work and intellectual exchanges addressing the important questions societies face, and he did so while infusing these exchanges with a sense of optimism. (More)
Evelyn Huber, Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor Chair, Department of Political Science
John D. Stephens, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology
University of North Carolina
When Fr. Ernie became president of Stonehill in 1971, the college had struggled to grow in its first 25 years. He established the College’s endowment; went to work promoting the mission of the College; and laid the foundation for the College’s future success. Even though his tenure was cut short by his appointment in the Carter administration, his efforts bore much fruit. (More)
Rev. Mark T. Cregan, CSC, Former President, Stonehill College (2000–2013)
Since I arrived at Notre Dame, Rev. Ernest Bartell, CSC, has always impressed me with his passion. One could see that Father Ernie immersed himself completely in topics he believed important for the betterment of society. (More)
María Rosa Olivera-Williams, Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow
Ernie Bartell is the Voice of Experience at the Kellogg Institute. He is its institutional memory incarnate. He was the indispensable man…. Everyone associated with the Kellogg Institute owes him a big debt. (More)
Michael Coppedge, Kellogg Faculty Fellow (Political Science)
Thank you for sharing your wonderful stories of your journey to share God’s work among all of God’s people and especially those in Central America. You have provided a wonderful example for all Notre Dame students of what it means to serve Him and our Lady’s university in the way Father Sorin envisioned. (More)
Nancy and Dominick Driano
...my good fortune was to establish our longstanding friendship in which I developed a deep respect for your unpretentious, incisive mind -- governed by your egalitarian values and concern for the common good of our planet. (More)
Peter Walshe, Professor Emeritus (Political Science)
The enduring value of your counsel and humor from those days at ND have held me in good stead, along with the faith, service, patience, belief in the good of mankind, and the call to justice in whatever one does that you show by example. (More)
Steve Bender ‘68
I first met Ernie years ago when he was a graduate student at Princeton. He was not only an excellent student, but also a most effective counsellor and advisor to many younger students -- though some were surprised to find a Catholic priest seated augustly behind his desk when they opened the door to his office! (More)
William G. Bowen, President Emeritus, Princeton University
President Emeritus, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Your classmates (and wives) at a Florida lunch send you our warmest congratulations. It was such fun reminiscing about our time with you at Our Lady’s University. Formal recognition is so well deserved. There would not be a Kellogg Institute, especially one of its current quality, without you.
Tom Reedy, Al DeCrane, Jerry Mulvihill, John Clark, Bill Maus, and Lee Tavis