The Man and the Mission: John Cervini, '74

The Man and the Mission: John Cervini, '74

Written by Doug Goodnough This article is part one of four in The Leadership Game series, published in the spring 2024 edition of Arete. John Cervini’s remarkable fundraising career had its humble origins in the Boy Scouts, a Fuller Brush salesman, and a wrestling bear. The man who arrived at Hillsdale College more than 50 years ago as a football prospect from Long Island, New York, has stayed to carve out a career as a relentless, tireless, pas…