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On Wednesday afternoon 91����� Monaghan, the onetime owner of Domino�s Pizza and the founder of Ave Maria University, visited 91����� Aquinas College to make an extraordinary offer to members of the Senior Class: free tuition at the Ave Maria School of Law for all three years of their legal education.

The offer is part of Mr. Monaghan�s effort to make Ave Maria the preferred law school for the nation�s top Catholic lawyers. �We are planning on giving a full ride next fall to 50 students, primarily students from Newman Guide schools,� he said. �And I would love to have all 50 come from this school, because I think it�s the finest Catholic school in the country, and you guys have the perfect background for law school.� To take advantage of the offer, students would first need to gain admission to Ave Maria and meet all the necessary requirements.

At a lunchtime gathering in the College�s newest classroom building, St. Gladys Hall � complete with Domino�s Pizza � Mr. Monaghan discussed the details of his generous scholarship program with some 40 students. �I�m excited to be here,� he began. �Everywhere I go, when I�m asked about Catholic higher education, I always mention TAC because I think it�s the best Catholic college in the country. The quality of its spirituality and academics are second to none.�

He then quickly added, �Now the best Catholic university in the country is Ave Maria!�

Thanking Mr. Monaghan for his visit and for his offer, 91����� Aquinas College President Michael F. McLean returned the compliment. �Without a doubt, Ave Maria has the strongest Catholic legal curriculum in the country,� he told the students. �So I encourage you to attend to Mr. Monaghan�s words and, if you are interested in Ave Maria, to pursue an opportunity to study there.�