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Mary Lou Quinlan

God Box: A Daughter’s Story

By Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University
IA Newsletter May 4, 2024

May 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment

When Mary Lou Quinlan (GABELLI ’82) was an M.B.A. student attending classes during the evening while working full time at Avon Products, she pursued what she believed would be her lifetime career. She worked incredibly hard to realize her dreams of becoming a successful corporate businesswoman, moving from Avon into the advertising world where she was SVP/EVP at DDB and … [Read more...] about God Box: A Daughter’s Story

A Mother's Prayers, Remembered by Her Daughter

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2012

May 16, 2012 by 1 Comment

People find different ways to deal with their struggles. Mary Finlayson wrote down her worries, concerns, hopes and prayers and placed them in a “God box.” And as the saying goes, like mother, like daughter. Finlayson’s daughter, Mary Lou Quinlan, also learned to deal with her struggles through writing. In coming to terms with the loss of her mother, Quinlan wrote her new book … [Read more...] about A Mother's Prayers, Remembered by Her Daughter

A Mother’s Prayers, Remembered by Her Daughter

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2012

May 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

People find different ways to deal with their struggles. Mary Finlayson wrote down her worries, concerns, hopes and prayers and placed them in a “God box.” And as the saying goes, like mother, like daughter. Finlayson’s daughter, Mary Lou Quinlan, also learned to deal with her struggles through writing. In coming to terms with the loss of her mother, Quinlan wrote her new book … [Read more...] about A Mother’s Prayers, Remembered by Her Daughter

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December 17, 1999

The Irish government announced on this day in 1999 that the state had purchased the 550 acre site of the Battle of the Boyne for £9 million. In 1690, forces under rival claimants to the English throne, Catholic King James and Protestant King William, met at the River Boyne near Drogheda and fought. The battle was won by William, ending James’s quest to regain the crown and instituting the Protestant rule in Ireland. The site, which was purchased from an unidentified business man, was redeveloped and is now a tourist centre.

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