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Guiding light The impact of De La Salle and the Christian Brothers

WINTER 2001 www.smumn.edu VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Mary Catherine Fox, Ph.D. ’75

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2 FROM THE EDITOR The changing role of the Christian Brothers on the SMU campus is highlighted in this issue.

3 CAMPUS NOTES & NEWS Power plant dedicated to maintenance employees. … SMU enrollment on the rise. … Brother Louis visits China. … Father Fabian celebrates 50th anniversary.

8 A CAMPAIGN FOR STUDENTS An anonymous $7 million gift — the largest-ever gift to the university — helps kick off SMU’s new capital campaign, “Legacy for Learning — A Campaign for Students.” 13 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND SAINT MARY’S — A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE 10 SMU SPORTS For nearly a century families have entrusted their sons and Cardinal volleyball team reaches NCAA daughters to the care and instruction of the De La Salle tournament, boasts MIAC Player of the Christian Brothers at SMU. Find out more of the history of this Year and Coach of the Year. … Men’s order, its founder, and evidence of the continuing impact of the soccer notches 100th MIAC win. Brothers’ charism beyond Saint Mary’s University. 11 COMING UP SHORT SMU volleyball team falls to eventual national champion Central in first-ever NCAA tournament appearance.

12 SMU ON THE WWW Saint Mary’s website has joined the digital audio/visual world.

20 ALUMNI NEWS 24 HOMECOMING 2001 Start making plans now to attend this year’s event! ON THE COVER This statue of Saint John Baptist de La Salle graces the new Cascio 26 ALUMNI AWARD Family Court, honoring Dr. Samuel Cascio ’48 and his wife Rosemarie NOMINATIONS for their commitment to the De La Salle Christian Brothers, to the Lasallian mission of education, and to Saint Mary’s University. 28 CLASS NOTES The statue was designed by Bruce Wolfe; the open book reads: 40 CALENDAR OF EVENTS “Let us remember we are in the Holy presence of God.” 1 Editor’s Page

Changing times The role of Christian Brothers is evolving on the SMU campus

wenty-one years after Bishop different paths to the same goal: TPatrick R. Heffron founded working with disadvantaged youths Saint Mary’s in at schools run by Christian Brothers. 1912, the school But that’s only a small part of was purchased this jam-packed issue. by the De La Brother President Louis Salle Christian DeThomasis has announced the Brothers. beginning of SMU’s most ambitious A lot has capital campaign — Legacy for changed on the Learning: A Campaign for Students. Campus Terrace Heights The campaign’s goal is to raise $30 Donny Nadeau ’85 campus since million for endowment in a variety of Resources University Editor Brother areas that will benefit students of our Leopold Julian future. WEBSITE Dodd, FSC — On the sports scene, the Saint www.smumn.edu/alumni the school’s first Mary’s volleyball team captured its Christian Brother president — first-ever conference championship ALUMNI ASSOCIATION negotiated the transfer of Saint — and appeared in its first NCAA 507-457-1618 Mary’s College from the Diocese of national tournament. Fax: 507-457-6697 Winona to the Christian Brothers. Webmaster Eric Heukeshoven Toll-free: 800-635-5987 The role of the Christian Broth- has many state-of-the-art changes on E-mail: [email protected] ers themselves is evolving. the SMU website to talk about, and web: www.smumn.edu/alumni In this issue of University Maga- our Class Notes section is packed zine, we take an in-depth look at that with tidbits about who’s doing what, TRANSCRIPT INFORMATION evolution: From what Saint Mary’s is and where. www.smumn.edu/alumni doing to carry on the traditions and So kick back, relax, put your feet teachings of Saint John Baptist de La up and enjoy! ≠ ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Salle — despite a decline in the num- 507-457-1579 ber of young men who are becoming Christian Brothers — to a look at two CAMPUS ASSISTANCE recent SMU alums who are taking 507-457-1585

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS 507-457-1499 Fax: 507-457-6697 We’re interested in your thoughts PERFORMANCE CENTER BOX OFFICE e want to hear from you, the alumni, parents and friends of 507-457-1714 W Saint Mary’s University. You’re welcome to respond to something you read in University Magazine, or to comment on any subject that involves the PUBLIC INFORMATION past, present or future of the university. OFFICE Send letters to University Magazine Editor, Saint Mary’s University, 700 507-457-1496 Terrace Heights #36, Winona, MN 55987-1399 or e-mail editor Donny [email protected] Nadeau at [email protected].

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News at a glance Here’s a quick look at recent campus news — from the dedication of the power plant, to an award for Brother Louis, recent grants, and more!

TOTAL SMU ENROLLMENT Education in Catholic Schools.” CLOSE TO 7,000 The keynote speaker and work- shop facilitator was Dr.Thomas Lick- Saint Mary’s total enrollment in all ona, a nationally known writer and degree programs for the 2000-2001 speaker on character education. His academic year is 6,678. books include “Educating for Char- Enrollment at the Winona Cam- acter,” praised as “the definitive work pus is 2,806. Of that number, 1,364 are in the field,” and “Raising Good Chil- enrolled in undergraduate programs. dren,” a book describing a 12-point There are 1,279 full-time undergradu- character education program. ates, 31 part-time undergraduates, 31 The conference was endowed by in the De La Salle Language Institute Mary Ann and Jack Remick, an and 23 enrolled in the Post-Secondary SMU trustee, of Rochester, Minn. Enrollment Options program. New Their generosity also supports the entering freshmen number 361; with Remick Fellowship Program, offered Max Kulas and Roger Connaughty transfers, special students and readmit- in partnership with Saint Mary’s ted students added, the total of new University. Fellowships provide POWER PLANT DEDICATED students is 449. financial resources for scholars who TO MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES Winona Campus graduate pro- have completed a bachelor’s degree, grams enroll 226 students, while the and who desire to earn a master’s degree in instruction and enter the The Saint Mary’s University power Winona-based Master of Education teaching profession in Catholic plant was named for Max Kulas and programs count 1,216 in learning schools. Roger Connaughty, long-time direc- communities across the state. tors of buildings and grounds, and Saint Mary’s also has 3,672 adult dedicated in honor and gratitude to students in bachelor’s, master’s and BROTHER LOUIS IS HONORED all maintenance employees who doctoral programs at its Twin Cities have served longer than 10 years. Campus, Rochester Center and BY CHRISTIAN BROTHERS The August 23 ceremony fea- instructional sites in Minnesota and tured the unveiling of the Kulas-Con- Wisconsin. Two institutes affiliated Brother President Louis DeThoma- naughty Power Plant name, and the with SMU in Nairobi, Kenya enroll sis, FSC, Ph.D., was honored by the unveiling of a plaque listing 64 other another 200 students. Christian Brothers of the United maintenance employees. Brother States and President Louis DeThomasis and Toronto Region Mike Gostomski ’62, SMU trustee, CONFERENCE FOCUSES as a Distin- made congratulatory remarks. ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT guished Lasal- The ceremony and plaque were IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS lian Educator, made possible by the generosity of during an award an anonymous benefactor. Saint Mary’s hosted the first ceremony Nov. Max Kulas was director of build- annual Remick Conference on 18 in Chicago. ings and grounds from 1955 - 85, and Character Education, Sept. 23. The The award hon- Roger Connaughty served as direc- theme was “Transformation in ors educators at schools run by the tor from 1985 - 2000. Christ: The Challenge of Character De La Salle Christian Brothers who

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PERFORMANCE CENTER SPACE NAMED FOR WINONAN

Winona citizen Ben Miller was hon- ored as a philanthropist, patron of the arts, entrepreneur and community leader by Saint Mary’s University on Dec. 2, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Saint Mary’s dedicated the Ben Miller Lobby in the Perfor- mance Center that evening, following a performance of “The Nutcracker.” Brother President Louis DeThomasis cited Miller as “one of Winona’s best-known and most highly regarded citizens. He stands as the benchmark for philanthropic leadership and creativity in this com- munity. His support for health care PERFORMANCE CENTER LOBBY NAMED FOR BEN MILLER and education at all levels, and his Brother I. Basil Rothweiler ’38, president of Saint Mary’s College from 1956-63, was reunited with largely invisible — but enormously his friend Ben Miller on Dec. 2, following dedication of the Ben Miller Lobby. effective — efforts to promote toler- ance for differences in our commu- nity, stand as his legacy to present exemplify the ideals of their SMU, WSU SHARE $450,000 and future citizens of Winona.” founder, Saint John Baptist de La COMPUTER SCIENCE GRANT Salle. TO AID STUDENTS Brother Louis has served as pres- WITH DISABILITIES McKNIGHT GRANT WILL CREATE ident of Saint Mary’s University since INFORMATION NETWORK FOR 1984. He was cited for bringing to his The SMU and Winona State Univer- RIVER QUALITY PROGRAMS leadership role “a wide variety of tal- sity computer science departments ents and interests” as well as “a diver- will share a $450,000 grant from the The McKnight Foundation in Min- sity of experiences from the worlds of National Science Foundation to help neapolis has awarded a grant of business, education and religious life.” eliminate barriers to computer sci- $175,000 to Saint Mary’s University The award citation further stated: ence students with visual disabilities. for a project titled “Networking in “The breadth and impact of his edu- The Computer Science Major the Upper Mississippi River Basin.” cational leadership has carried far Accessibility Project (CS-MAP) is The grant funds the first two years beyond the confines of the institu- one of the first of its kind to take on of the project, which will be directed tions in which he has served. … He this subject. The project’s co-director has proven to be a man both with is Ann Smith, SMU computer sci- Rivers and streams from extraordinary vision, and with man- ence department chair. Minnesota, Wisconsin, agerial and entrepreneurial skills to The goal of CS-MAP is to make Iowa, Missouri, and convert the vision to reality.” visual representations of course Illinois flow into the Brother Louis was cited for his material available in an oral format. Upper Mississippi contribution to the founding of This will be done, in part, by devel- River basin Ocean Tides, a program for court- oping a programming education tool adjudicated youth, and of Christian called JavaSpeak. Brothers Investment Services. He Next year, SMU and WSU will was also a founding trustee of Reli- bring in four new students with gious Communities Trust, and he is visual disabilities, to be supported chairman of the board of the Martin with scholarship money from the de Porres School for Exceptional grant and by both universities. The Children in Queens, New York, a following year, six more students will Lasallian school serving the neediest be recruited for the program. of New York City youngsters.

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by Barry Drazkowski of the Resource Analysis Department. The project will bring together Father Fabian local and regional stakeholders who are interested in preserving the river celebrates basin, its habitats, and agriculture. They will then work together to col- 50th anniversary lect and disseminate information about watershed management issues. ather Andrew Fabian, OP, profes- A web site is being designed for that Fsor of philosophy at Saint Mary’s purpose. since 1964, was honored Sept. 28 at Goals of the project include a dinner with friends, colleagues, for- reducing sediment and nutrient loss, mer students and trustees of the uni- improving water quality, and pro- versity. The occasion was the 50th moting sustainable land conserva- anniversary of Father Fabian’s profes- tion efforts in the Upper Mississippi sion of religious vows with the River basin through public involve- Dominican Order. ment, increased communication, and better information availability. after day during the winter months — and assisting them in the develop- not quite what Goo had been used to ment of their academic and personal YEAR’S MIDPOINT MARKS when she lived in Hawaii. goals has been most rewarding. NEW BEGINNING FOR While she certainly won’t miss “Although I will miss the many OUTGOING VP SHARYN GOO the frigid Minnesota winters when friends that I have made here, this she relocates to San Diego, Calif., to will personally be a good time for me Christmas break always marks the be closer to her family, Goo admits to begin a new chapter in my life — mid-point to the Saint Mary’s Uni- she will certainly miss Saint Mary’s. while I still have a little bounce in my versity school year. But for Sharyn “I have greatly enjoyed my nine step!” ≠ Goo, this year’s mid-point is really an years here and the fulfilling career ending and a that I have had in student affairs,” beginning — an she said. “During my tenure, many end to nine students have passed through the years as a mem- doors of my office — whether they ber of the SMU were student senators planning an administration, event, or students who were sum- and beginning moned for disciplinary matters — of a retirement that will include Sharyn Goo plenty of travel A NEW LOGO FOR SMU and lots of relaxing in the Saint Mary’s University opened the 2000-01 San Diego sun. academic year with a new logo. The new mark “It’s amazing how fast the last is “evolutionary” rather than “revolutionary” nine years have gone by,” admitted and is intended to reflect the changing — yet constant — nature of the institution. Goo, who spent her first four years at Five years ago, the university prided itself on separate campuses in Winona, the Twin SMU as the dean of students, before Cities, Rochester and Africa. Today, there is a philosophy of “one university with great becoming vice president for Student diversity.” The new logo has dropped the campus identifiers, but kept the symbol and previous Development in 1995. “When I wording (including “of Minnesota,” which separates SMU from the many other Saint Mary’s arrived on the Saint Mary’s campus, universities and colleges). The logo emphasizes the unity of the institution’s many facets. there were so many exciting chal- The logo may change with the times, but the core symbol has remained constant since Brother lenges awaiting me. I was fortunate Roderick Robertson designed it in the late 1970s. The overall shape of the Saint Mary’s symbol is to inherit a wonderful staff and with an abstraction of the bluffs which surround the Winona campus and the Twin Cities. The cross of their support I proceeded to test my the Saint Thomas More Chapel tower in the center of the symbol is created from the negative wings in a new environment.” space between the “S” for Saint and the “M” for Mary. The lines running through the logo are the A new environment that included Mississippi River, which flows through Minnesota (and connects the two main campuses). sub-zero temperatures day after day

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Trip to China a lesson for SMU president Overseas visit is a first-hand look for Brother Louis at the realities of life and private education in China

hina is a lot more like United CStates than most Americans would suppose. That’s the impression Brother Louis DeThomasis, president of Saint Mary’s University, brought back when he returned Nov. 11 from China. Brother Louis spent a week speaking with Chinese educators as part of a delegation from Min- nesota’s private colleges.The mission was to strengthen relations between higher education systems. Eleven private colleges and uni- versities in Minnesota have programs in Asian/East Asian studies or lan- guages. The Saint Mary’s University history department is sponsoring a three-week student trip next summer. “The trip was a marvelous expe- The Ming Tombs were among the many places Brother Louis visited during his trip to China rience and a very worthwhile ven- last November with the Minnesota Private College Council. ture,” Brother Louis said. The purpose was “to present workshops to the higher education leaders in from the Chinese Ministry of Edu- tion Council. (Shaanxi is the “sister China for them to get an understand- cation and university presidents in province” to the state of Min- ing of how private higher education Beijing. In Xian, they explored new nesota.) The delegation then met works in this country.” developments in Chinese higher with Chinese business leaders in The delegation met officials education with the Shaanxi Educa- Shanghai to discuss business and education relations. Brother Louis said unlike pri- vate universities in China, those in the United States are nonprofit — a concept his Chinese counterparts had a difficult time grasping. “They have no not-for-profit higher education,” he said, adding that they didn’t know why a board of directors or trustees would get involved in an institution that doesn’t make money. For his part, Brother Louis said, he was impressed that the Chinese Brother Louis DeThomasis and fellow university presidents (left-to-right) Robert Holst (Concordia- educators made a profit while edu- St. Paul), Bill Frame (Augsburg) and Larry Osnes (Hamline) stand in front of examples of terra cating students. cotta solders in Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xian. Still, he said, the Chinese were

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Brother Louis DeThomasis poses with Yao Yuecan, father of SMU freshman Ting Yao, at the Great Wall during Brother Louis’ November visit to China.

candid about the flaws in their edu- Brother Louis said, boundaries were thought was possible,” he said. cational system and open to learning never an issue. The trip opened his eyes to the about the U.S. system. “Though we know that there are realities of life in China, he said, and “They recognize our institutions those boundaries, we never hit Brother Louis looks forward to of higher education as the best in the them,” he said. “I could’ve expected meeting with the Chinese educators world,” he said. much less candor and more guarded- again. And any perceptions he had ness, none of which I saw.” The U.S. group extended an invi- about the communist country Brother Louis believes issues tation to the Chinese hosts to come quickly dissipated when the work discussed during the trip — com- visit Minnesota schools, and the Chi- began, Brother Louis said. bined with a surprising amount of nese were “very enthusiastic.” “There was no feeling that they Chinese entrepreneurship — will The Chinese educators are were programmed to say certain help China pull ahead of Russia in expected to visit Minnesota next year. things,” he said. the race toward an effective free ≠ While he expected to work enterprise system. within set communist parameters, “It’s a reality that I never Summer China program is accepting student applicants

r. Ting Ni and the SMU history department are sponsoring Da trip to China next summer. Students will spend three weeks in Tianjin and visit Tiananmen Square, the Ming Tomb, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, among other points of interest. Students can earn three to six credits of global issues or history credits during the trip. Cost is approximately $1,300- 1,600, which includes airfare and lodging. Financial aid is available to qualified students taking six credits. A performance by a Chinese acrobat troupe.

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$7 million gift kicks off SMU capital campaign

t the August 23 faculty/ Next Step,” which resulted in Asstaff workshop, Saint over $15 million in gifts. Mary’s University announced a Recognizing the explosive $7 million anonymous gift — rate of change in the last cen- and unveiled the public phase tury, Saint Mary’s is seeking of a new $30 million capital unrestricted endowment funds campaign. to respond to changing stu- This largest-ever gift to the EGACY dent needs and rapid global university is unrestricted and transformation. The campaign will be designated to Saint for is coordinating support from Mary’s “Legacy for Learning: A L alumni, parents, friends, corpo- Campaign for Students.” The LEARNING rations, faculty and staff. campaign’s focus is to build Gifts to “Legacy for endowment to meet student Learning” will support a vari- needs in the areas of teaching, ety of areas at Saint Mary’s learning and student life. University, including: student “We are astounded by the ACampaignforStudents scholarships and leadership generosity of this gift and development, faculty develop- immeasurably gratified by the ment, research, facilities support and confidence of this improvements, new learning investment in the future of Saint Mary’s,” said Brother technologies, student service, and spiritual development. President Louis DeThomasis. Campaign co-chairmen Robert E. Kelly, Jr. and The gift was made to underscore the benefactor’s faith Bernard E. Wagnild are both trustees of the university. in and commitment to the university’s vision, direction and ≠ leadership. The anonymous benefactor, a Chicago-area friend of the university, expressed a strong desire to assist the university in its core mission: “The liberal arts educa- tion in the Lasal- lian tradition Saint Mary’s pro- My vision for this campaign is to vides its students — in all its pro- send a strong message to everyone grams and at all its locations — is who loves Saint Mary’s: This is not the best possible preparation for simply another campaign but the Robert E. Kelly, Jr. Bernie Wagnild the speed of Legacy Campaign Legacy Campaign change we see in building of an endowment that Co-chair Co-chair this new cen- tury.” will ensure our future for the “Launching our campaign with this magnificent gift positions Saint Mary’s University to meet its destiny of 21st century. service with faith and zeal,” Brother Louis said. “The uni- versity is indeed blessed by the grace and goodness of — Bernie Wagnild benefactors who so thoroughly share of their blessings to help students lead lives of meaning and magnitude.” The $30 million “Legacy for Learning” goal is double the amount of the school’s most recent campaign, “The

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Cascio family honored with courtyard dedication

he Saint Mary’s community honored Dr. Samuel J. TCascio ’48, his wife Rosemarie, and their family with the dedication of a new court, located between the Memo- rial Plaza and the Oscar and Mary Jane Straub Millennium Clock Tower on the Winona campus. The Cascio Family Court honors the Cascios for their commitment to the De La Salle Christian Brothers, to the Lasallian mission of education, and to Saint Mary’s University. The centerpiece of the court is a statue of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Christian Brothers. The draped figure is portrayed kneeling, holding an open book, which reads: “Let us remember we are in the Holy pres- ence of God.”The statue was designed by Bruce Wolfe.The court features attractive landscaping and benches and is a place for student and staff reflection. The Cascios’ three sons followed their father’s Saint Mary’s educational tradition. Joseph graduated in 1974, Daniel in 1980 and Michael in 1983. Rosemarie and Dr. Samuel Cascio ’48 were presented with a plaque Dr. Cascio has served Saint Mary’s board of trustees commemorating the Cascio Family Court, which was dedicated Sept. 29. in a number of different capacities as a trustee and com- mittee member. He has also been recognized with the Saint La Salle Award in 1984, and with the Alumni Appre- ciation Award in 1998. ≠ Bush Foundation makes $1 million matching grant

aint Mary’s has been awarded a $1 million matching visit. “This grant would absolutely not be possible with- Sgrant from the Bush Foundation of St. Paul. The out their tremendous assistance — over a short time grant is designated for SMU’s $30 million capital cam- frame and during a hectic time of the year,” Dr. Fox said. paign, “Legacy for Learning: A Campaign for Students.” The Bush Foundation’s matching grant program Brother Louis DeThomasis, president of Saint Mary’s helps private colleges in Minnesota and the Dakotas University, expressed gratitude “for this most-generous complete comprehensive capital fund drives. Eligible award and for the confidence shown by the Bush Foun- institutions must show evidence of comprehensive plan- dation in our institution.” The Bush Foundation has been ning for campaigns that will enhance their long-term an important, long-time supporter of private higher edu- educational program and financial independence. cation, he noted, and the matching grant to Saint Mary’s With the Saint Mary’s award, the Bush Foundation is “a powerful motivator to our potential benefactors.” will match, dollar-for-dollar, unrestricted individual gifts Bush Foundation representatives performed an to the campaign that fall in the $1,000 to $100,000 intensive site visit and evaluation just before the start of range, up to a total of $1 million. Gifts and grants from fall semester. Mary Catherine Fox, Ph.D., vice president corporations, governments, foundations or other organi- for university relations, thanked faculty and staff from zations are not eligible for matching. The matching grant both campuses for their “invaluable help” with the site program runs until July 1, 2002. ≠

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Saint Mary’s sports roundup Cardinal volleyball team makes first-ever NCAA appearance; Wood, Lester honored as MIAC’s player, coach of year

VOLLEYBALL (1,379) and Shelley Haake team lead for assists with a season-ending four- (1,320). … Amber Rajtora four. … Junior goalie Matt game winless streak (0-3- OVERALL: 27-8 ended her career as the Peck started 15 of the 1) dashed any hopes of CONFERENCE: 10-1 Cardinals’ all-time assist Cardinals’ 18 games, post- finishing above .500. … BRIEFLY: The Cardinals leader with 4,578 assists. ing a 1.20 goals-against- The Cardinals scored two capped off a record-set- … Wood, Rajtora and average and three goals in five of their six ting year by reaching the junior Rhonda Thibault shutouts. … SMU’s sea- wins. … SMU finished NCAA Division III were named first-team son-ending win over Augs- with a 2-1-2 record in its national tournament, los- All-MIAC, while Haake burg marked the school’s five overtime games. … ing to two-time defending was a second-team selec- 100th conference win. … O’Hearn started all 18 national tion. … All eight of the Seven of the Cardinals’ games in goal, posting a champion Cardinals’ losses came nine wins came on their 1.58 goals-against-average Central-Iowa against nationally ranked home turf. … SMU’s 1-1 and five shutouts. 3-0 in the opponents — including tie with Macalester on ONLINE: www.smumn.edu/ Central once to No. 1-ranked UW- Oct. 18 marked the Cardi- sports/w_soccer/ Regional Whitewater and twice to nals’ first tie since a 1-1 semifinals. … No. 2-ranked Central- stalemate with Simpson GOLF The Cardinals posted Iowa. … SMU closed out on Aug. 31, 1996. their first-ever MIAC reg- the regular-season on an ONLINE: www.smumn.edu/ CONFERENCE: Men 8th, ular-season title, with a 3-1 11-match winning streak. sports/m_soccer/ Women 7th loss to St. Olaf the only ONLINE: www.smumn.edu/ BRIEFLY: Freshman Kyle blemish on their confer- sports/volleyball/ WOMEN’S Sabot led the men to their ence schedule. … SMU’s SOCCER eighth-place showing at 27 wins were a school MEN’S SOCCER the MIAC Champi- record. … Despite falling OVERALL: 7-9-2 onships, firing SMU’s lone to St. Olaf for a second OVERALL: 9-8-1 CONFERENCE: 3-5-2 round in time in the MIAC post- CONFERENCE: 5-4-1 BRIEFLY: Senior Erin the 70s — season tournament, SMU BRIEFLY: The Cardinals Elder and junior Colleen a second- received one of the closed out their season on O’Hearn were named to day 79 — nation’s seven at-large a two-game winning the All-MIAC First Team. en route to berths into the national streak, beating Hamline 4- … Elder a team- tournament and beat 1 and Augsburg 3-0. … closed out leading 162. … For the Fontbonne (Mo.) in their Dan Krocak was named the season season, Sabot’s 82.2 scor- opening-round match, 3-0. to the All-MIAC First with a ing average was second to … Senior Diane Wood Team. … Sophomore team-lead- senior Brian Heim’s team- was named the confer- Shawn Stewart and junior ing seven leading 78.8. … Heim shot ence’s Player of the Year, Eric Brown goals and 17 points, giving the team’s low round of while Mike Lester earned led the her 28 goals and 76 points the season, a two-over-par Coach of the Year honors. team with for her four-year career. 74, in a dual meet vs. … Wood was one of three six goals … Elder and freshman Winona State. … Sopho- SMU seniors who closed each, while Andrea Kemp were the more Kristin Klimmik was out their collegiate careers Stewart fin- team’s assist leaders with the SMU women’s team with more than 1,000 kills ished as the team’s points three. … The Cardinals leader all season, and fired — joining Wood (1,486) leader with 14. … Senior put together a pair of two- rounds of 94 and 99 to were Amanda Edmond Dan Krocak and junior game winning streaks, but lead the Cardinals to a Michael Kroll shared the seventh-place showing at

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the MIAC Champi- CROSS COUNTRY ending NCAA Central nal women. … Scheme- onships. … For the year, Regional meet. … Sopho- nauer’s 8K time of 27:04 Klimmik boasted a 95.5 CONFERENCE: Men 10th, more Kevin Schemenauer at the regional meet was scoring average, while Women 11th and senior Joe Thompson the team’s fastest all sea- sophomore Robyn REGIONAL: Men 16th, were the son. … Willkom’s 5K time LaVoie’s 102.5 was sec- Women 19th men’s top of 20:20 at the UW-Eau ond. BRIEFLY: The Cardinal finishers Claire Invitational was the ONLINE: www.smumn.edu/ men saved their best for all season, women’s fastest time of sports/golf/ last, leapfrogging over while the season. Augsburg and Gustavus freshman Renee Willkom, ONLINE: www.smumn.edu/ — teams that beat SMU senior Theresa Miller and sports/cross_country/ at the conference champi- sophomore Missy Mollick ≠ onships — at the season- led the way for the Cardi-

Best not quite good enough as SMU volleyball team falls to eventual champ Central in regional semifinals

hen the Saint Mary’s Univer- “We knew that this was going 2, as SMU scored the game’s first Wsity volleyball team dropped a to be a very, very tough match for us point, but then found themselves at 3-1 decision to St. Olaf in the title to win,” admitted Lester, whose the Dutch’s mercy, as Central scored match of the Minnesota Intercolle- team also lost to Central 3-0 earlier the next six points and rolled to the giate Athletic Conference, the Cardi- this season. “We figured if we played 15-4 win. Central completed the nals figured their season was over. a perfect match, and maybe got a sweep with a 15-6 win in Game 3. The NCAA Division III selection break and caught (Central) on an off “We came at them with our committee, however, thought other- night, we could beat them. best stuff,” Lester said. “We passed wise, giving SMU one of the nation’s well, we ran our offense exactly the seven at-large berths and a spot in way we planned it — Central just the Central Regional Nov. 10. had too much firepower.” It was like the Cardinals were Despite the loss, Lester and the awarded a second life — and they Cardinals remained upbeat following wanted to make the best of it. the match — after all, one loss cer- Which is exactly what they did. tainly wasn’t going to cast a dark Unfortunately, the Cardinals’ cloud over SMU’s outstanding season. best wasn’t quite enough, as the “We played a very good match “Sure, we would have loved to Central (Iowa) Dutch showed why — but not a perfect match.” have won this match, but it didn’t they are the three-time defending Shelley Haake — one of seven work out,” said Lester, whose team’s national champs, beating SMU in seniors on the SMU roster — agreed. eight losses all came against nation- three straight, 15-6, 15-4, 15-6. “We talked in the locker room ally ranked opponents — once to “Central is an outstanding team,” before the match and our goal was to top-ranked UW-Whitewater, twice said SMU coach Mike Lester, whose go out and give it our best shot,” said to No. 2 Central, once to No. 13 team closed out its season with a Haake, who finished with three kills to Wartburg, twice to No. 16 UW- school-record 27 wins en route to a 27- close out her collegiate career with Oshkosh and twice to No. 17 St. 8 overall record. “And if we have to lose 1,320 kills. “Central is an incredible Olaf. “Win or lose, it was an out- to end our season, it might as well be team, and we thought that if we were standing season, and all the mile- against the team that is going to win at the top of our game, for one night, stones this team has accomplished another national title” (which is exactly we might be able to take them out.” — most wins in a season, first-ever what the Dutch did). And, despite the final scores, conference championship, first-ever The Dutch had the perfect 1-2 the Cardinals almost pulled it off. national-tournament appearance — punch against Saint Mary’s, using their SMU led twice in the first game, those are things that no one can tremendous size advantage, coupled 2-1 and 6-5, but Central rattled off ever take away from us. with a feathery soft serving touch, to 10 straight points to ice the victory. “This team has got a lot to be KO the overmatched Cardinals. Things were much the same in Game proud of.” ≠

WINTER 2001 11 SMU on the WWW

SMU web site joins digital A / V world to keep pace with the times

onsider for a moment the times music for our morning workout. Until Cin which we live … . recently, however, audio/video on the Less than 10 years ago, very few web was like trying to watch a movie people knew anything about the on the telephone. Internet, e-mail or “surfing the web.” Recent developments in tech- Now, in the first year of “the new nology have now made broadcasting millennium,” it high quality audio/video via the web seems that we a reality.During the summer of 2000, as a society are it was my pleasure to help SMU set discovering up an “A/V server” to provide a unprecedented means of broadcasting via our web new ways to site. Combined with the latest gener- share informa- ation of digital video camcorders, we tion on a global presented our first “movie” in early scale. The his- July. “Ice Cream with Rose,” Quicktime movies are just the latest A. Eric Heukeshoven tory of the (http://www.smumn.edu/r_kowles “evolution” for Saint Mary’s site: Seeing and Web Site Manager Internet (as _movie.html) was produced com- superbly docu- pletely “in-house” and was available hearing Brother Louis’ Christmas greeting mented by the on the SMU web site a day after the keeps SMU’s web site on the cutting edge of w3 history pro- event. Many alumni who remem- technology. ject — http://www.w3history.org/), is bered Rose Kowles — a long-time like watching past history unfold in employee in the business office — to see, please take a moment to answer fast-forward. We have gone from e-mailed us to say how much they a few questions and give us your sug- Kittyhawk to Cape Canaveral, from enjoyed “seeing and hearing” her gestions.A form has been set up on our Edison to Einstein, from vaudeville farewell party, even from halfway web site at: http://www.smumn.edu/av- to MTV in the span of less than 10 around the world. ideas.html to receive your comments. years. Yet many say that the Internet As we entered the holiday sea- After you send us your com- is just getting out of the “Model T” son, we asked Brother Louis if he ments, why not stop by the Institute of phase! And so, we have asked the would like to send his good tidings Pastoral Ministries section of our site question, “What can we do to via a web video. His greetings can be (http://www.smumn.edu/ipm/ipm_ enhance the web experience at found at: http://www.smumn.edu/ music.html) and listen to some music SMU?” br-louis-greeting.html. by SMU students and faculty? Just another way to experience the sites IT’S AN A/V WORLD YOUR IDEAS WELCOME HERE and sounds of SMU. Imagine a day in your life without We can think of hundreds of different As the world wide web contin- some type of audio/visual experience. uses for our “digital A/V” capabilities: ues to evolve, so too will the SMU All of us listen to the radio, play music sports highlights, concert excerpts, web site. Please let us know how we or watch television every day. (Those scenes from recent plays, programming can make our site a better place for of us with children wish we could from KSMR, speeches, ceremonies, all our alumni … we’re always just a watch a little less TV, especially on hopefully even a live broadcast of click away! ≠ Saturday mornings!) Let’s face it, we graduation. But for as many ideas that are accustomed to our audio/video we can dream up, we bet that there are experiences being very high quality. many more our alumni could suggest Surround-sound systems in our living and so we’d like to hear from you. To rooms, CD players in our cars, even help us provide the content you want

12 SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SAINT MARY’S lle and his Brothers. ox, FSC, which depicts Brothers OF THE Christian Schools in abstract and realistic forms the life, values, every aspect of the educational apostolate Saint John Baptist de La Sa Detail of the 8 ft. bronze sculpture on the Saint Mary’s University Winona Campus, “Stairway to the Stars,” by Brother Jerome C Detail of the 8 ft. bronze sculpture on Saint Mary’s

ong before Saint Mary’s became a university, young people throughout the world benefited from the charism and principles set forth by the Fratres Scholarum Christianarum — the Brothers of the Christian Schools — and their founder, Saint John Baptist de LaL Salle. As we examine the history of the Christian Brothers and their relationship with Saint Mary’s, we come to learn how the mission of Saint La Salle continues through the lives of those who administer and serve this university today, and through our students and alumni.

The varied roles of the Christian Brothers (l-to-r): Brother George Pahl demonstrates a chemical reaction to biology students in the 1960s; then-president Brother Ambrose Groebel welcomes a parent to campus in the 1950s; SMU alum Ben Murray ’96 (back right) continues a life of service inspired by the Brothers; Contact Program member Tim Gossen ’01 provides instruction to a child of the inner city region of Saint Louis in 2000. IN SEARCH OF Saint John Baptist de La Salle

mages and sayings of Saint John Baptist de crime-ridden part of La Salle are everywhere on the Saint Mary’s Paris. It was to be IUniversity campus, from postcards to statues his first taste of to the prayer regularly heard during convoca- what would become tions and classes. his life’s work. But who was this saint and what relevance De La Salle does he have to a modern-day, liberal arts uni- fully intended to versity in Minnesota? work among the Born in 1651, John Baptist de La Salle was the wealthy people of eldest son of an influential family in Rheims, his area but this France. His involvement with the church began plan was dramati- early in life. He became a canon in the cathedral at cally changed in Rheims by age 16, an honorable position that pro- 1671. Both of his parents died that year, leaving vided additional income for his family. While in him in charge of the family’s affairs and his the seminary of Saint Suplice in Paris, De La Salle younger siblings. Only 20 years old, De La Salle taught religion to children of a parish in the most realized he needed advice and turned to his friend

De La Salle Christian Brothers and SMU

he Christian Brothers first community. They opened the first Diocese of Winona. came to Winona, Minn. from class of 120 boys on Sept. 5, 1911 Meanwhile, Saint Mary’s College Tthe Saint Louis District in 1911 under the name Cotter High School. began in 1912, again under the direc- at the request of Bishop Patrick Hef- They operated the school for almost tion of Bishop Heffron. At first, the fron. Their first duty was to bring 40 years until 1952 when they left the teachers were diocesan clergy and lay Catholic secondary education to the administration of the school to the professors directed by the bishop. However, the Brothers at Cotter High School also began supplying teach- ers to Saint Mary’s as early as 1913. In 1933, the diocese decided to sell the Col- lege because of financial difficulties caused by the Great Depression. The purchase fulfilled the FirstFirst retreatretreat ofof thethe ChristianChristian BrothersBrothers heldheld atat SaintSaint Mary’sMary’s inin AugustAugust 19261926 Christian Brothers’ need

14 the protector of the Sisters of the Holy Jesus Child, a teaching order dedicated to poor girls. Through his work with the Sisters, De La Salle met another man who would move him closer to his destiny. Adrien Nyel was a layman in Rheims who established a school for boys. Offering his assistance, De La Salle was soon deep into the project. He realized that the teachers in the schools were often young, untrained, and not known for high ethical or moral values. De La Salle admits in his later writings that, “those whom I was at first obliged to employ as teachers, I ranked below my own valet.” De La Salle was deeply concerned with the influence these men would have on students and invited the schoolmasters to have meals at his home. In this way, Nicolas Roland. Roland advised him to finished he could offer discipline and guidance. His action his studies for the priesthood, which he did, and caused an outcry among his relatives who were he was ordained in 1678. Two weeks later, Roland concerned with the influence of these men on De died leaving De La Salle as executor of his will and La Salle’s younger siblings. Despite their objec-

for a place to educate their members. from the North Central Association of The original agreement stated a pur- Colleges and Schools. Many of the chase price of $325,000; the Christian new students came from high schools Brothers made the last payment and operated by the De La Salle Christian received the deeds to Saint Mary’s on Brothers across the Midwest. March 31, 1943. From the 1940s to the present, the Enrollment quickly increased after Christian Brothers who held the office the sale was complete, especially after of president at Saint Mary’s have made Saint Mary’s received formal accredita- a significant impact on the physical tion of its undergraduate programs appearance and finances of the cam- Head librarian Brother Richard Lemberg pus. From major building projects that converses on the plaza with accommodate changing student needs John Roney ’99 and Tracy Hewitt ’98 to capital campaigns which ensure financial stability, Christian Brother with all members but the president presidents have guided Saint Mary’s in being from outside the university. the Lasallian tradition. Although their numbers are The Catholic religious develop- smaller, the Christian Brothers carry ments that followed Vatican Council II on the traditions of Saint John Baptist in the mid-1960s resulted in a de La Salle. As of October, 2000, there changed role for the Christian Broth- were 15 Christian Brothers serving as Brother John Grover attends to a computer ers at Saint Mary’s. An independent faculty, staff and administrators at inin thethe earlyearly 1970s1970s board of trustees was established, Saint Mary’s University.

15 What is a tions, however, he persevered. By 1684, La Salle had given up his personal Lasallian wealth and title in society to be an equal with the teachers he was guiding. He eventually brought the schoolmasters together formally as the Institute of the University? Brothers of the Christian Schools. In Latin, the group’s name is Fratres Scholarum Christianarum, the famil- aint Mary’s University, as a Catholic institution administered by the De La iar “FSC” after a Brother’s name. The Institute was SSalle Christian Brothers, is grounded in soon-after recognized as an official Congregation of the spiritual and pedagogical insights of Saint Religious in the Roman Catholic Church. The Con- John Baptist de La Salle. Faculty, staff and stu- gregation’s primary purpose was to serve the educa- dents are tional needs of society, particularly among the poor. described as In addition to the founding of schools in 22 living the cities by the time of his death in 1719, La Salle con- “Lasallian tributed significantly to the greater field of education charism.” With declin- through his writings and innovative methodology. ing numbers He created an orderly system of practical teaching of men enter- methods that are considered standard today. For ing religious example, the Brothers taught an entire group of service, it may pupils at once rather than employing the tutor seem odd that method of one teacher for one student. Another Saint Mary’s innovative method saw the Brothers teach children University of Minnesota describes itself as a Lasallian university. If there are fewer Christ- ian Brothers to carry out the mission of De La Salle, how will his message of education and service reach new generations? A New Testament word referring to a ser- vice, “charism” today refers to the spirit of an institution or individual as expressed in their most basic operations, witness, and service. In the university setting, the Lasallian charism appears in the institution’s dedication to qual- ity, student-centered education, and learning in the Roman Catholic tradition. On the indi- vidual level, the charism appears through compassionate dealings between people, commitment to the advancement of knowl- edge, and appreciation for arts and culture. Today, the spirit of De La Salle lives on in the Lasallian community operating in 81 countries and in more than 1,000 educational institutions. Over 4,000 De La Salle Christian Brothers, along with 56,000 Lasallian lay col- leagues, serve over three quarters of a million students and their families worldwide. Here in the United States, there are more than 100 Lasallian educational institutions; Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is one of seven Lasallian colleges and universities.

16 in French rather than the standard Latin. De La 17th century Salle knew that the children would be in school France. His man- for a short time and they needed to learn as much ual for teachers, as possible about life and their faith while they The Conduct of were with the Brothers. the Schools, also De La Salle’s methods were also unusual in emphasizes his that his teaching focused on the poor. Much of belief that the his zeal came from his belief that a practical edu- teaching of the cation would help the poor achieve a lifestyle free Gospels should permeate all aspects of school from the hunger and poverty that was rampant in life. “To touch the hearts of your pupils and to

Undergraduate volunteerism leads to life-changing roles at San Miguel schools

wo recent Saint Mary’s alumni that he returned to Chicago for Russell ’78 (sister of Brother Pat Con- — both of whom were named annual personal service retreats way, FSC ’75), Lou Anne Tighe ’84 and outstanding male students their despite his demanding job as a CPA. Loras “Red” Sieve ’60. Tsenior years — have followed different Four years later, Murray found him- Two states away, Brother Gordon paths, but ended up working with self agreeing to help out at the San Hannon, FSC ’86, is the principal of schools run by the Christian Brothers. Miguel Middle School planned for the San Miguel Middle School of Ben Murray ’96 had little idea Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood. Chicago. After graduating from Saint that a weekend trip to the San Miguel Bringing a fledgling school into Mary’s, he chose a traditional route to Middle School of Chicago would alter full operation is nearly a full-time job, continue the Lasallian mission and his life. Murray quickly discovered. He soon received the habit of the Brothers of As a senior and co-leader of Saint resigned his accounting position and the Christian Schools in the early Mary’s H.A.N.D group, Murray had moved into a rental house near the 1990s. His contact with the Christian arranged the Urban Plunge Weekend school with the rest of the staff. Today, Brothers at Saint Mary’s University had as a way to get more students involved Murray serves as the full-time director a great deal to do with this decision. with service. “I had already signed on of finance and public relations for the “Just seeing them, watching the dotted line with an accounting San Miguel Middle School of Min- them — especially their generosity of firm,” Murray said, referring to his neapolis. While he says he doesn’t spirit — moved me,” Brother Gordon intended post-graduation career path, feel called to formally join the Christ- said. Today, he continues in this “but I felt ‘called’ to the school.” ian Brothers, he likes the idea of help- same spirit by leading the San The attraction was so powerful ing them get back to their roots. Miguel School for disadvantaged Murray isn’t the only per- children on Chicago’s South Side. son at San Miguel Minneapolis According to Brother Gordon, with connections to Saint today’s San Miguel schools continue Mary’s. Brother Larry Schatz, De La Salle’s concern for low-income president of the school, was students by providing quality director of university ministry at Catholic education for troubled the Winona Campus from 1992- youth, many of whom are Latino. 1999. Brother Dennis Galvin, There are four San Miguel schools principal, is a 1973 graduate. nationwide. Karla Gergen ’98, and Mary San Miguel schools are named Warpeha, whose husband and for their patron saint, Brother Miguel daughter have attended SMU, Febres Cordero of Ecuador. Canon- Faculty and staff of San Miguel Middle School of are both teachers at the school. ized in 1984, Saint Miguel was known Minneapolis pose with students for a Christmas card Even the board of directors and for his gifted teaching and simplicity, (l-to-r): Mary Warpeha (her daughter is SMU alum task force have Saint Mary’s directness and concern for his stu- Rebecca ’92, husband is Dr. Walter ’68), Brother Dennis connections, including Brother dents. He was also the first native of Galvin ’73, Ben Murray ’96, Brother Larry Schatz (former Michael Collins, FSC ’59, Walter Ecuador to be received into the De SMU director of Campus Ministry), Karla Gergen ’98. Jungbauer ’87, Kathy (Conway) La Salle Christian Brothers. 17 to the young men born between the early 1960s to late 1970s. “We lost them.” This may have been caused by the closing of Saint Yon’s, the Christian Brothers’ novi- tiate at Saint Mary’s University during the 1960s. “We didn’t know how to engage this generation, what to invite them to,” he insists. “Now that they see we’re getting closer to our roots, they are more interested.” This year, there are 11 young men participating in the Contact Program at Saint Mary’s University. They range from all class years and list majors as diverse as computer science and biology. Like the ContactContact ProgramProgram membersmembers TimTim GossenGossen ’01’01 (back(back left)left) andand AaronAaron KualKual ’00’00 (back(back row,row, thirdthird fromfrom left)left) 24 Christian Brothers who currently live supervisedsupervised inner-cityinner-city childrenchildren onon anan outingouting toto thethe SaintSaint LouisLouis arch.arch. or work at Saint Mary’s, these Contacts would most likely choose to teach in their chosen field should they decide to join Keeping the flame alive the Christian Brothers. “Most say they won’t teach until they are old,” Brother Pat says with a smile. “Like age 30.” through ‘Contact’ “They want to respond to Saint John Baptist de La Salle more radically,” n June 2, 2000, the De La Salle With these declines, there are fewer Brother Pat emphasizes. The Founder’s Christian Brothers met in Brothers to carry on the Lasallian tradi- charge to reach out to the poor strikes a Rome, Italy, to elect the 26th tions of education and service to the chord with young men today. Brother O Pat pulls out several packets of pho- successor to their founder, Saint John poor. Through the Contact Program at Baptist de La Salle. The new Superior Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and tographs from recent Contact Program General, Brother Alvaro Rodriquez Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, trips to the inner city regions of Min- Echeverria, exhorted the gathered however, the Christian Brothers are neapolis and Saint Louis, Mo. The pho- assembly, “Brothers, let us keep alive introducing a whole new generation to tos show an imposing Victorian house the flame that was ours at the birth of the Lasallian charism. from the Twin Cities’ Phillips neighbor- the Institute.” The Contact Program brings hood — a “crack house” — that the Four months and an ocean away, the together young men who are seeking to young men renovated. Other snapshots director of the Contact Program at Saint know God’s will in their lives and to gain show the Contacts teaching and going Mary’s University a better understanding of what it means on field trips with children from the of Minnesota, to be a Christian Brother in society inner city of Saint Louis. Brother Pat Con- today. The young men study the life and This year, the Contacts will visit the way ’75, is seeking vision of Saint John Baptist de La Salle Christian Brothers’ San Miguel School in to do just that. and the various ministries of modern Minneapolis. Doug Werner, a junior from Statistically, Christian Brothers. White Bear Lake, spoke to the August the number of At Saint Mary’s University, the fac- Assembly of the Brothers of the Midwest Christian Brothers ulty and staff identify prospective Con- District about his experiences at the worldwide has tacts. Brother Pat sends a school. “In this service, I began to more Brother Pat Conway been in a steady letter in the spring FSC ’75 decline since at describing the program least the early and asking for recommen- 1990s. In the Midwest Region of the dations. “Because there United States, there are 228 Christian are so few Brothers in the Brothers, representing the largest group classroom,” he explains, of their order in the United “we rely on this method to States/Toronto Region. Ten years ago, identify students.” that number was about 300. Throughout “There are no Broth- the region, there are approximately 1,040 ers from Generation X,” Christian Brothers. Brother Pat says, referring

18 fully embrace the mission of serving the poor,” Werner said, “and began to feel much more a part of something good that was now way beyond a thought — a reality.” What draws a young man to join the Contact Program? Werner credits the program’s director and his own goal to become a teacher for his interest. “Brother Pat was instrumen- tal in fostering my hunger to know more about the Brothers, their importance within education as a whole, and their place in history at SMU,” he said in his summer address. The De La Salle Christian Brothers in Winona encourage Contact Program participants to be regular college students. They live in dorms with non-Contact roommates and participate in co-curricular activities. Contact Program activities include receiving invitations to the Brothers’ gatherings, periodic service projects, spending time in prayer and dialogue, and meeting with a Brother mentor. Female students who are interested in a inspire them with the Christian program similar to the spirit is the greatest miracle you can Contact Program can perform,” he wrote, “and one join Lasallian Colle- which God expects of you.” gians, a co-educational student group that Although the order was near models itself after the collapse several times, the Christian teachings and spirit of Brothers persevered. In the face of Saint John Baptist de La Salle. Lasallian Collegians strive to build each conflict, De La Salle turned to on the vision of De La Salle through experiences of faith, service God and the order was soon back to others, and building of the greater Lasallian community. on track. He wrote several impor- Does the Contact Program recruit many new Christian tant works from these experiences, Brothers? Brother Pat shakes his head. Very few move on to the including the rule for the commu- Aspirancy Program, the next step to becoming a Christian Brother. nity that bears his name — Rules Still, the program is fulfilling the need to carry the message for Christian Politeness — which and teachings of Saint John Baptist de La Salle to a new gener- outlines hygiene, manners and ation. Even if a Contact Program participant decides the life of conduct for boys; The Duties of a a Christian Brother is not for him right away, that door is always Christian, an exposition of Christ- open. Brother Pat says that all former Contacts receive invita- ian teachings; and a book of chil- tions to the Brothers’ annual discernment retreats. “They ask for dren’s prayers. this invitation,” he says, adding, “The mid-20s to late 30s is During the final two years of his when many Brothers join.” Brother Pat also stays personally in touch with program life, De La Salle withdrew from participants after they graduate from Saint Mary’s University. directing the day-to-day activities of Many choose to continue in service to poor, inner city neigh- the Brothers and devoted his time to borhoods. Of the four senior Contact Program participants who prayer and individual spiritual guid- graduated in 1999, for example, three chose to sign up with vol- ance. After a long illness, he died on unteer organizations immediately after graduation. He says that Good Friday, 1719. In 1900, John many of the former Contacts have requested inner-city projects. Baptist de La Salle was declared a “We are exposing them to a world outside of their experi- saint of the Roman Catholic ences,” Brother Pat says of Contacts’ reactions to their inner- city service projects. He could have easily been talking about Church. Fifty years later, Pope Pius the Contact Program itself and its impact on college students. XII declared John Baptist de La Salle “There is anxiety and a lot of questions,” Brother Pat says. “And the Patron Saint of Teachers. ≠ then there is idealism, the desire to help change the world and make right the injustice. This is what De La Salle was all about.”

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SMU alums can carry on the mission of Christian Brothers

t is a great honor for me to serve as president of the National IAlumni Board for Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. My years as a student shaped my life both then and now,nourishing my Upcoming Alumni Events professional, personal and spiritual well-being. I owe much of who I am today to one special Saint Mary’s person in particular. JANUARY 27 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. I was recruited to Saint Mary’s as a high Twin Cities hockey game school graduate by Brother Leonard Court- & reception ney, FSC, Ph.D., class of 1937 and a long- O’Gara’s Pub, 5 p.m. time faculty member in the education MN State Fair Coliseum, 7 p.m. department. Through contact with him in (SMU vs. St. Thomas) classes and work in the National Honor Society, I was impressed by his down-to- JANUARY 29 Washington D.C. earth manner and stories of the 22 years he Alumni reception spent teaching secondary school. I think of University Club, 5-7 p.m. Rita Jean Eaheart ’87 him often in my own classroom. More than anything I learned in class, however, Brother President (2000-01) FEBRUARY 2 Winona, Minn. National Alumni Board Leonard’s generous spirit inspired me to choose my current profession as a teacher. Meet the Pros Today, Saint Mary’s graduates can Senior reception carry on the work of Christian Brothers like Brother Leonard regardless of our profession. We were all FEBRUARY 24 Sarasota, Fla. affected by their generosity and zeal.We can help them carry out Alumni luncheon & liturgy their mission of Lasallian education by supporting their educa- Hyatt Sarasota tional work both at Saint Mary’s and abroad. A tangible way to support the Lasallian mission is to con- MARCH 21 Castle Rock, Colo. tinue our involvement with Saint Mary’s University.Whether at a Alumni gathering reception, sporting event, Mass, or educational lecture, I encour- Home of Don & Eileen Gass age you to use alumni events to stay in touch with the Saint Mary’s community. Homecoming, our signature event, is all of APRIL 4 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. these activities rolled into one and a great way to reconnect with Faculty Luncheon Series Saint Mary’s. Even if you can’t come to homecoming, you can still Minneapolis Club become involved by nominating a fellow alum for the awards pre- sented during this special weekend. There are hundreds of won- MAY 15 Las Vegas, Nev. derful former Saint Mary’s students living the Lasallian charism Alumni gathering every day and we want to hear about them! Help us find them and recognize their lives of meaning and difference. JUNE 15 - 17 Winona, Minn. It is my vision as president of the National Alumni Board to Homecoming 2001 carry on the traditions of reaching out to Saint Mary’s University alumni. If you have ideas for the National Alumni Board, please contact the alumni office at 700 Terrace Heights #21, Winona, AUGUST 6 Chicago, Ill. MN 55987 or email [email protected]. Golf outing The word “alumni” today refers to former students of a par- Turnberry Country Club ticular school, but the original Latin word meant “to nourish.” What a beautiful picture of our years at Saint Mary’s University! Please watch your mail for more information On behalf of the members of the alumni board, thank you for throughout the year, or check the SMU web site continuing to nourish the Lasallian community with your gen- for additional events, updates and details: erosity and time.We are truly blessed by the rich heritage handed www.smumn.edu/alumni down to us through the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Or, call the Alumni Office at 1-800-635-5987, Ext. 1499

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Alumni: Getting together!

Chicago Cubs Game Chicago June 2, 2000

Alums Tim Bauer ’76, Tim Reid ’79, Brian Montgomery ’79 and Paul Trunk ’76 kick off SMU’s outing at Wrigley Field in June by singing the national anthem prior to the Chicago Cubs-Detroit Tigers game. Over 100 alumni and friends gathered for the festivities.

Chicago Family Picnic Twin Cities Golf Outing Chicago, Ill. Maplewood, Minn. September 10, 2000 June 11, 2000

Buffalo Woods in Palos, Hills, Ill., was a perfect setting for the first annual Chicago Pat Henning ’84 (left), president of the Twin Cities Chapter, Alumni Family Picnic in September. Alumni, parents, grandparents and children and Bill Karduck ’85 head to the tee box during the fifth annual gathered for an afternoon of old-fashioned fun. Twin Cities Golf Outing at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood, Minn.

WINTER 2001 21 Alumni News

Alumni: Getting together!

Brother President Louis DeThomasis takes a moment to pose with hosts Dr. Heidi ’92 and Scott Blanck, along with Mike Bauers ’86 were among Don ’60 and Bonnie Johnson prior to an October alumni gathering in their those in attendance at the alumni gathering in Atlanta, Ga. home in Atlanta, Ga.

SMU Alumni Reception Atlanta, Ga. October 1, 2000

Chicago Golf Outing Chicago, Ill. August 14, 2000

Over 80 SMU alumni, parents and friends hit the links for the annual Chicago Golf Outing at the Turnberry Country Club in Crystal Lake, Ill. Among those in attendance were Frank Lorenz ’64 (left), who enjoyed a round of golf What’s golf without a few refreshments, as 1981 alums (left to right) with his father, Frank Jim Wolande, Bill Capraro, Mike O’Malley and Dan Faul can attest. Sr., as well as his sons Capraro and Cimco Communications sponsored the beverage cart. (not pictured) Frank III and John.

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Twin Cities Alumni Community Outreach Day October 28, 2000

More than 50 Saint Mary’s University alumni shared their time and talents with needy residents of the Twin Cities in the second SMU Community Outreach Day, Oct. 28. The alumni group met at the Twin Cities Campus on Park Avenue, and then divided to lend a hand to service agencies across the metro area. Targeted organizations included Habitat for Humanity, Project for Pride and Living, Ascension House, and Families Moving Forward, all in Minneapolis, and Salvation Army, Merrick Community Services, and the Catholic Charities furniture warehouse and ramps program, all in St. Paul. Community Outreach Day was coordinated by Ben Murray ’96, Angela Dreis ’82, and Jeanne Hartle ’77 and Carey Eiselt volunteered with other Melissa Selders-Ortiz, director of admission at the Twin Cities Campus, along with alumni and friends in the Twin Cities area as part of Rebecca Satka ’75, SMU’s assistant vice president for alumni relations. SMU’s Twin Cities Outreach Day, sponsored by the Twin Cities Alumni Chapter.

Alums attending the Faculty Luncheon Series in Chicago included (left- to-right) John Brenner ’55, Theresa and Jack Schneider ’55, and Lionel Lenz ’55.

Dr. William Crozier, professor emeritus of history, greets Tamara (Sismelich Faculty Luncheon Series ’87) Lang and her husband, Curt, prior to Dr. Crozier’s talk at the Faculty Luncheon Series inaugural event at the Chicago Club in October. Chicago, Ill. October 18, 2000

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he place to be in the year 2001 is campus nestled in the bluffs. T SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY of This year we are putting special emphasis TMINNESOTA in Winona! on the #1 reason alums return to campus — We have planned a fun-filled, memorable people. One reason we make the journey back weekend with a few surprises thrown in to make is because we’re guaranteed a great time if our Homecoming 2001 an extraordinary event. “old buddies” are present. Knowing that There are many reasons to return to Terrace former roommates, teammates and favorite Heights for Homecoming: the beautiful scenery; faculty are planning to attend is the true draw. a chance to see the new buildings and We are confident that providing a improvements on campus; and, of course, the frequently updated list of alums who are array of wonderful events scheduled for the planning to attend will provide the push that weekend. The memories and feelings that many of us need to “join the crowd.” withstand the test of time suddenly become There are four ways you can let the alumni more vivid when setting foot on this scenic office and your classmates know of your

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR HOMECOMING 2001: ■ GOLF OUTING – Friday, June 15 ■ FAMILY PICNIC – Saturday, June 16 Join fellow SMU alumni for the 7th annual Homecoming golf outing at Come join the fun near Max Molock Field, complete with music and the Winona Country Club. This event is for all levels of play and spouses games for the kids. Class pictures will be taken at this time. are encouraged to participate. Prizes will be awarded! ■ ALUMNI MASS – Saturday, June 16 ■ SMU PREVIEW DAY – Friday, June 15 The Religious Service Award for 2001 will be presented during the Prospective students are invited to visit campus, meet with an admission evening Mass in Saint Thomas More Chapel. counselor, deans and coaches to learn more about Saint Mary’s and its programs. ■ 50+ DINNER – Friday, June 15 Special dinner for the golden anniversary class and earlier class years.

24 SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE n! CCountount mmee iin! Yes! I plan to attend Homecoming 2001! You have my permission to include my name and class year on the SMU Homecoming web site so my classmates and friends can see I plan to be there!

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intention to join the gang for this marvelous Phone (opt.) weekend: 1) Log-on at www.smumn.edu/alumni E-mail (opt.) 2) Fax us at 507-457-6697 Complete this general interest form and fax or mail it in, or 3) Mail the intent form at right, or submit the form online at www.smumn.edu/alumni. This is not 4) Phone us at the Alumni Office: a confirmed registration, it only shows an intent to register. 800-635-5987, Ext. 1499 Send to: Alumni Relations Saint Mary’s University Watch your mail for a special invitation 700 Terrace Heights #21 Winona, MN 55987-1399 which will include your registration form, FAX: 1-507-457-6697 specific times for activities, dorm and meal Web: www.smumn.edu/alumni/homecoming prices, and other important information for Homecoming 2001. If you prefer to stay at one of the local hotels, please make reservations early — rooms fill fast. See you in June! CCallall yyourfriends!our friends! Let your classmates know — Homecoming Committee you’ll be there! National Alumni Board

Housing: Make the most of your reunion by staying right on campus — so Then check the web you don’t miss a thing! The Pines is reserved for the classes of the ’30s and ’40s. for attendee updates Babysitters: If you are planning to bring children to Homecoming, please bring a babysitter with whom your children are familiar. SMU can no longer legally provide babysitters. www.smumn.edu/alumni

■ RECEPTION & AWARDS – Saturday, June 16 ■ PIANO SING-ALONG – Saturday, June 16 An hors d’oeuvres reception will follow Mass. SMU’s annual alumni Join your classmates and other SMU alums for rousing reminiscences awards will be presented at this reception. of songs from yesteryear. ■ HOMECOMING DINNER – Saturday, June 16 ■ ALUMNI BRUNCH – Sunday, June 17 This sit-down, served dinner takes the place of the traditional awards Cap off the weekend with a brunch following Mass on Sunday … a great dinner. (Reminder: Awards will be presented at the hors d’oeuvres time to say your farewells until you see one another at other alumni events. reception, so you may choose to join us for awards, then have dinner with us or on your own as you prefer.) ■ OTHER EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Enjoy a 5k run, pontoon boat rides, the facilities in the Gostomski Fieldhouse (including the pool and ice rink), campus tours, and much, much more!

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Help us honor distinguished Saint Mary’s alumni Nominate deserving alums for Homecoming 2002 awards

o you know an SMU alum who ber an athlete or coach whose accom- Alumnus/a, Alumni Appreciation, D has made outstanding achieve- plishments brought honor to him/her- Sports Hall of Fame, and Religious ments in his/her career? Or, given sig- self and Saint Mary’s University? Service Awards. All nominations must nificant time and commitment to their Each year, the National Alumni come from alumni, or employees of community or Saint Mary’s Univer- Association of Saint Mary’s University Saint Mary’s University. Award nomi- sity? Does someone stand out in your bestows awards onto deserving alumni. nations must be received by the Office memory that you believe is deserving We are now accepting nominees for of Alumni Relations no later than Sep- of an alumni award? Can you remem- Homecoming 2002 for Distinguished tember 1, 2001.

Alumni Award Criteria

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS/A AWARD ■ Present employees of the university shall be ineligible for the award. ■ This award honors an alumnus/a for outstanding ■ achievements in his/her chosen profession. Continuous personal contributions of time and effort are the primary criteria. ■ This person’s daily life reflects the Christian ideals promulgated by the university. ■ Has distinguished him/herself in his/her chosen field SPORTS HALL OF FAME or in another area of endeavor. ■ This award honors the accomplishments of individuals who have coached or performed as ■ Through his/her personal or professional activities varsity athletes for the university and have brought reflects honor to the university. honor to themselves and Saint Mary’s. ■ Must have contributed to the university in ■ An athlete must have attended Saint Mary’s outstanding ways or made significant humanitarian University for a minimum of four semesters. contributions to the community at large. ■ A coach or athletic administrator must have served on the university staff for at least three years. ALUMNI APPRECIATION AWARD ■ An athlete’s class must have graduated at least five ■ This award honors an alumnus/a of the university, years prior to the selection. who by his/her consistent and continuous volunteer ■ The selectee’s accomplishments must be of such a efforts has given his/her personal time and energies character that they clearly bring honor and to further the goals and objectives of Saint Mary’s recognition to him/herself and the university and University. thereby the Hall of Fame. ■ Must show exceptional personal commitment ■ Up to five selectees may be named in one year. involving time and effort in any or all areas involving university functions supported by the Alumni Association. Areas include, but are not limited to, RELIGIOUS SERVICE AWARD Career Services, Admissions Support, Chapter ■ This award honors an alumnus/a for outstanding Development, National Alumni Board, Chapter contributions to the spiritual and religious lives of the Involvement, Regional Events and Programs. people the individual serves.

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Past Award Recipients DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI Thomas Barrett ’42 Pat Twomey (coach) Andre Beaulieu ’65 Marvin Tunstall ’79 ALUMNUS/A APPRECIATION Carl Calabrese ’41 Frank A. Vaickus ’40 Pat Costello ’54 Paul Voelker ’32 Anthony J. Adducci ’59 C. William Biesanz ’38 Heidi (Campbell ’88) DeRousse Clint Wager ’42 Edward M. Allen ’50 William J. Boulger, Jr. ’60 Mark “Nutsie” Dolan ’29 Chuck Williams ’42 Thomas Barger ’30 Leonard J. Canning ’51 Stanley “Mike” Duginski ’27 Ken Wiltgen (coach) Michael Bilandic ’47 Joseph A. Caruso ’64 Peter F. Fischbach ’40 Rev. Sylvester Brown ’52 Dr. Samuel J. Cascio ’48 Tony Graham ’47 Carl Calabrese ’41 James J. Casimir ’61 Robert J. Gunderson ’58 RELIGIOUS C. Bernard Carey ’56 Terry Malloy Chism ’71 Susan (Stephan ’89) Honrud SERVICE James Carroll ’53 Michael J. Dooley ’66 Ken Jansen ’58 David B. Collins ’70 Julius E. Gernes ’61 Edward Karnes ’28 Rev. James Barnett ’60 Br. Leonard Courtney, Douglas W. Johnson ’63 Joseph Keenan ’71 Most Rev. Robert Brom ’60 FSC, Ph.D ’37 Charles Lentz ’37 Thomas Keenan ’68 Rev. Daniel Corcoran ’37 John H. Ehlert ’67 Paul Libera ’40 Dr. Joseph R. Kraft ’43 Br. Leonard Courtney, Ph.D., FSC ’37 Gene Figliulo ’46 James D. Lorr ’58 Ed “Moose” Krause (coach) Br. Theodore Drahmann, FSC ’49 Charles P. Giammona Jr., Ph.D. ’70 Daniel E. Lucas ’47 Andrew Lipinski ’30 Fr. Andrew C. Fabian, OP Br. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC, Ph.D. ’59 Charles N. Marron ’57 Ed “Bucko” Lynch ’33 Msgr. J. Richard Feiten ’45 Rev. Paul Halloran ’49 John F. McDonough ’75 Russell Malloy ’42 Most Rev. Frederick Freking ’34 Gen. John Hennessey ’42 John F. Phelan ’72 John Masterson ’42 Br. James Gaffney, FSC ’64 Dr. John Hoffman ’51 Br. I. Basil Rothweiler, FSC ’38 Vern Miller ’30 Br. Richard Gerlach, FSC ’35 Dr. Robert Hoffman ’56 D. Tracy Rumford ’55 Max Molock ’35 (coach) Br. John Grover, FSC ’65 Thomas Johnston ’43 Robert J. Scurio ’57 John Nett ’42 Br. Raymond Long, FSC ’43 Dr. Jon J. Kabara ’48 Loras H. Sieve ’60 Donald Olson (coach) Br. Terence McLaughlin, FSC ’44 John Kearney ’55 John P. Soucheray ’74 Bennie Palmentere ’56 Br. James Miller, FSC ’66 Dr. Hugo Keim ’56 Oscar H. Straub ’52 Robert Paradise ’66 Rev. Paul Nelson ’57 Dr. Joseph Kraft ’43 Raymond “Skip” Stringham ’71 Anthony Prelesnik ’31 Dennis L. Nigon ’68 Thomas Meagher ’53 Richard and Mary Ann Reno Rossini ’43 Br. George Paul, FSC ’36 Thomas J. Mulvaney ’59 (Gay ’76) Stringham ’74 John C. Ruddy ’70 Br. Alphonsus Pluth, FSC ’39 George J. Murtaugh ’61 David R. Thies ’59 John Ruhnke ’51 Br. I. Basil Rothweiler, FSC ’38 Lorin Nevling, Jr. ’52 Donald H. Whaley ’58 Paul Saufl ’51 Rev. James Russell ’56 John Parmer ’50 Jeffrey C. Yourell ’70 Rochelle Ann “Shelly” Schrofer ’85 Br. Martin Spellman, FSC ’54 Dr. Hugo C. Pribor ’49 Ralph J. Zito ’67 Mary Schultz ’86 Most Rev. George Speltz ’32 Dr. William Rock ’59 Mark Servais ’72 Most Rev. Alfred Stemper ’34 Dr. John Sbarbaro ’58 SPORTS Joe Shrake ’56 Fr. Kenneth Thesing ’64 Bernard Semler ’38 Thomas Skemp (coach) Br. Ambrose Trusk, FSC ’43 John M. “Jack” Sharkey ’53 HALL OF FAME William Skemp ’56 Br. J. Francis Walsh, FSC, Ph.D. ’45 Most Rev. George Speltz ’32 George T. Stephenson ’80 Ronald Wilkins ’39 Br. Laurence Walther, FSC ’44 Oscar Almquist ’33 Ed Suech (coach) Br. Julius Winkler, FSC ’36 Kenneth Wakefield ’42 Retsey (Ronk ’80) Anderson David Thies ’59

2002 Alumni Award Nomination Form • Preliminary Information

I wish to nominate an individual for: (please check type of award; photocopy to nominate in more than one category): ❏ Distinguished Alumnus/a ❏ Alumni Appreciation ❏ Sports Hall of Fame ❏ Religious Service

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Why do you think this individual should receive a Saint Mary’s University Alumni Award?

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To nominate candidate for an award, complete this form and return by September 1, 2001. Saint Mary’s Alumni Relations staff will follow-up with you for more information as is necessary. Send to: Alumni Relations, Saint Mary’s University, 700 Terrace Heights #21, Winona, MN 55987-1399. FAX: 1-507-457-6697

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And from the class of… Who’s where, doing what? / News from alums / Weddings, births, deaths

Class the benefits of Class as a manager in the service of grandparenthood. of center sales and marketing. ’42 ’56 Richard T. Wojcik, Orland Russell B. Malloy ’42, Lux E. Henniger, Oak Park, Park, Ill., is retired after 43 Williams, Minn., is retired. Class Ill., is retired. years with Heritage Financial of ’54 Services. Class Brother William Brynda, Class of Troy, N.Y., celebrated 50 years of Class ’52 as a Christian Brother on ’57 of Donald J. Bachner, August 6. Brother Kenneth Gillund, ’62 Barrington, Ill., is retired. Maurice (Mickey) R. Flynn, Westchester, Ill., has retired from Dr. Robert Buss, Brookfield, Seabrook, Texas, is recovering Lewis University after 25 years Minn., received the Cathedral well from a heart transplant he of teaching communication/ High School Distinguished Class had in January of 1999. He is theatre. He is in the provincial Alumni Achievement Award in of looking forward to 2004 at office as director, Adopt-A- May. ’53 Saint Mary’s, his 50th reunion. Student Program. Gary L. Rasmussen, Thomas H. Curry, Captain James A. Genin, Chisago Michael F. Guistolise, Farwell, Minn., is retired but USN, Virginia Beach, Fla., is City, Minn., is retired. Plainsfield, Ill., retired on May working part-time at the U.S. retired and is enjoying life and 31 from the office of the Chief treasury department as a Judge of Cook County. consultant.

Father Stamschror Class Class retires from Press of ’59 of ’63 Father Donald J. Lovas, Ken Bochenski, Naperville, Wabasha, Minn., is a pastor at Ill., is retired. ather Robert Stamschror ’57, a priest of the Dio- St. Felix Church in Wabasha as Robert G. Doerr, Fountain Fcese of Winona, retired from Saint Mary’s Press of October ’99. Father Lovas is City, Wis., has received a after serving as an acquisition also pastor of St. Agnes, Distinguished Service Award editor for more than 21 years. Kellogg, Minn. and Immaculate from the American Society of As senior acquisition editor, Conception in Conception, Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Father Stamschror led Saint Minn. Conditioning Engineers. He is Richard F. Pavilon, Turlock, Mary’s Press in new directions, a senior principal chemist at Calif., has retired. Trane Co. in La Crosse, Wis. expanding the company’s line James Larabee, San Antonio, of youth ministry publications. Texas, recently deployed from He was the inspiration and orig- Class Ft. Polk, La., as chief nurse of inal driving force behind the of 115th Medical Field Hospital as publication of the immensely ’60 part of Operation Joint Forge. Father James Bream, successful Catholic Youth Bible, which sold over His unit continues to sponsor a Watertown, S.D., is the pastor Muslim School near Tuzla. If 120,000 copies in the first six months of publication. at Immaculate Conception any alumni have access to Father Stamschror’s career has also included ser- Church. materials that would help them vice as the Director of Religious Education for the William J. Koepp, Green in their task, it would be most Diocese of Winona, chair of the Department of Edu- Valley, Ariz., is retired. appreciated. cation for the United States Catholic Conference, and L. Rodger Leysaht, Peoria, Father William Petrie, is in Ill., is retired. chaplain and instructor at both Saint Mary’s Univer- Bhubaneswar, India, after 25 James Tufo, Heath, Texas, years of doing leprosy work sity and the former College of St. Teresa. just completed his first year in through the inspiration of Texas at Gulfstream Aerospace Father Damien. Arrangements

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sales director for Minnesota the Flowing Wells School and North Dakota for Fortis District. Health Insurance.

Class Class of of ’70 ’67 David Brom, Brooklyn Park, Daniel Kreutzberg, Appleton, Minn., is the new principal at Wis., is retired. Champlin Park High School. Robert Kippley, Saint Paul, Minn., writes that he’s proud Class of his daughter Emma Kippley- of Ogman, who completed her TOGETHER AGAIN ’68 freshman year at Harvard James P. Daniel, Mendota University. Several members of the Class of ’64 got together to share Heights, Minn., is the vice memories of their college days — including reliving their president for development at intramural championships in flag football, basketball and University of St. Thomas. Class softball. Pictured are: (standing, left-to-right) Joe Jioia, Jack of Cannon, Tom Mula, Joe Caruso and Jim Holbrook, (seated, l-to-r) ’71 Bill Hughes and Bob Mallon. Class John M. Bauer, Arlington, Ill., of completed an across-Iowa, ’69 490-mile bike ride, along with Dennis Doran, Danville, Ill., his son, Tom and brother, Joe. are being made to go to the Class has been named administrator Island of Molokai where of for the Cambridge Medical Father Damien lived, worked, ’66 Center. Class and died. It will be an Michael W. Carroll, Hollister, Sister Christopher Miller, of opportunity for study, Calif., is working at St. Jude OP, M.A., Fremont, Calif., ’73 reflection, and discernment Medical as a manager in celebrated her Golden Jubilee Gary Wieczorek, about the future. regulatory compliance. of Profession on May 28. Ashwaubenon, Wis., is the Ed Zabrocki, Tinley Park, James R. Olson, New Ulm, Brother George Pahl, FSC, director of public safety for the Ill., director of guidance at Minn., has been named as one former president of Saint city. Brother Rice High School, was of three finalists selected by Mary’s College, and many inducted into the Brother Rice the Commission on Judicial other Christian Brothers Selection for a Fifth Judicial High School Hall of Fame in attended. Sister would love to Class January. Ed also serves as District trial bench vacancy in hear from classmates at of mayor of Tinley Park. New Ulm. [email protected]. ’77 Earl Schwartzhoff, Dr. John Pedicone, Tucson, Tom Cosgrove, Lakeville, Rochester, Minn., is a regional Ariz., is the superintendent of Minn., has been a flight Class of ’64 STILL TUNED IN Gary C. McDonald, Shelby Township, Mich., was awarded Members of the Class of ’71 who an honorary doctor of science created the band North Atlantic degree from Purdue University. Construction Company while at James Whaley, St. Louis, Saint Mary’s, and who played on Mo., has been elected to the many a Gaslight and Blue Angel board of directors of the stage from 1967-1971, came from Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Los Angeles, Denver, New York, Milwaukee and Ohio to relive a page from the 1969 Redman Class yearbook (pages 192 & 193) for a of ’65 garage band session in Naperville, Ill. Among the band members were: (left-to-right) Lou Ronald J. Taylor, Redding, Calif., retired on Jan. 5 as a Nutini, Mark Zelinsky, Kevin Kubacki, Mike Zelinsky, Mike Dering parole agent II and sex and Brian Scruggs. Also present for back-up vocals and percussion offender specialist. ensemble were Carol (Grannan ’74) Zelinsky, Joan (Kiel, CST ’70) Kubacki, Mark Hugel (’73), Bill Kudger (’71) and wife Karen (Duffy ’73), Bill Taylor (’71), and Ken Wisniewski ’73 and wife Laura.

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board of Moraine Valley Snuggle Inn Bed and Breakfast Community College. He is in Grand Marais. associate administrator of George Stephenson, support services at Oak Forest Maplewood, Minn., returned to Hospital of Cook County. the St. Paul City Attorney’s Daley, his wife Terri and Office after a 13-year hiatus, to children Elizabeth and John represent the city in housing- live in Evergreen Park, Ill. related matters. In May of 1999 Mark Dwyer, Victoria, he was appointed chief Australia, is starting his third prosecutor for the city of St. year working for Australia’s Paul and he supervises about largest practical conservation 35 people. organization. Maria (Price) Schultz, Eden Prairie, Minn., graduated in Class May with a master’s degree in of LAUGHING IT UP theology from the University ’81 of Dallas. Steve Marble, Waseca, Minn., Tony Calabrese ’74 (left) and Larry La Bonte ’74 (right) laugh with is enjoying life with his wife faculty member Dr. Stan Pollock during the opening of La Bonte’s and three children. He is photography exhibit at the SMU Center Gallery on Nov. 11. Class working as a material handler of supervisor at the Federal Correctional Institution. He attendant for Northwest ’80 Class Tom Carman, Apple Valley, writes that he hasn’t heard Airlines for the last 23 years. of Minn., is vice president for from many fellow classmates He is also the owner of Eagle ’79 human resources at Pentair lately and would like them to Creek, which is a birdhouse Bernie Baumann, South St. Enclosures-Americas. drop him a line. and feeder company. Paul, Minn., a manager at 3M, was a primary candidate for Lori J. Quinn, Palatine, Ill., the Republican nomination for built a new home and is busy U.S. Representative from with the landscape design for Class Class the exterior. She writes that of of Minnesota’s Fourth ’76 Congressional District. she enjoyed the homecoming ’82 Doug Chapiewsky, Denver, Juliana Campagne, Riverside, John J. Daley has been reunion in June. Colo., has sold his software Ill., is attending law school at elected secretary of the Illinois Greg Spanton, Grand company to an Israeli firm. He IIT Chicago-Kent. Community College Trustees Marais, Minn., has recently writes: “I am living proof that Lawrence J. Cap, Assn. Daley is chair of the purchased and is operating the the American dream is still Naperville, Ill., has been named senior vice president of finance and administration for Nelson Westerberg, Inc. Kilbride is elected to Illinois Supreme Court

om Kilbride ’78 of Rock Island, Ill., was elected to the Illi- Tnois Supreme Court in November. Kilbride, a Democrat, will represent the 21-county 3rd District. His campaign theme was to bring a common sense approach to the court. Before attending the Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C., Kilbride worked as a union organizer, helping to improve living and working Lawrence J. Cap ’76 conditions for Mexican-American field workers in California. His private law practice in Rock Island ranges from representing local governments to handling criminal and civil cases for individuals and small businesses. Class Kilbride once helped block the placement of a chemical waste facility in a neigh- of ’78 borhood comprised of a mixture of ethnic backgrounds and elderly people. He also Dan Bauer, Owatonna, Minn., worked at a legal aid office during the high unemployment of the 1980s, represent- recently won the second “For ing poor and laid-off workers fighting to save homes and marriages. God and Youth” award given “I’m not a politician,” Kilbride said during the election campaign. “I’ve never to directors of youth ministry held a public office. I simply have worked day in and day out representing working from the Diocese of Winona. families to make sure the law works for those people. That’s the philosophy I think that needs to be on the Supreme Court.”

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alive. Thanks to Saint Mary’s for giving me the foundation to succeed beyond my wildest Smalley works to get everyone dreams.” Connie (Mueller) Johnson, White Bear Lake, Minn., was involved in Seattle parishes featured in the “Upbeat Alumni” newspaper. Connie is er title sounds impressive: Kathy Smalley ’83 is the Director of Inclusion Ministry the coordinator of the Hfor the Archdiocese of Seattle. Minnesota SAFE KIDS Yet, it’s what’s behind the title — the opportunity to work with Seattle’s Catholics Coalition, which strives to with disabilities — that makes Smalley’s work so special. prevent injuries to kids ages 14 “I consider it an honor and a priviledge to work with and for persons with dis- and under. She writes that abilities,” said Smalley, who has been with the archdiocese of Seattle for six years now. having a seven-year-old stepdaughter at home “I have learned more about spirituality and Jesus from people (Hannah) gives her a very society considers worthless than from anyone else. personal interest in her job. “Folks with profound disabilities live in their heart and not Eileen (Derse) Norman, Las their heads, and Jesus is found in the heart.” Cruces, N.M., after 16 years in Most of Smalley’s time is devoted to helping pastors and the nuclear medicine field, has parish staffs find ways to include parishioners with disabilities begun working with SunView Imaging, a diagnostic outpatient and to invite their parishioners to serve in their parish. Through imaging center. Eileen writes Smalley’s work, a number of Seattle parishes have parish coun- she has more time to enjoy her cil members with significant disabilities — including one who children, Patricia, 13 and has a deaf-blind man on its council. Kaitlyn, 10. She invites SMU “What I really like about my job is that every day is different from the one before. alums to contact her. One day, I may work with a pastor and his staff to find a way to make the church Scott W. Wright, Shoreview, Minn., has been appointed accessible and the next, I’ll be trying to find an American Sign Language (ASL) inter- chair of the Minnesota-Dakotas preter for someone’s funeral, or designing and implementing a workshop on disabil- AILA Chapter of the American ity awareness for a parish’s grade school students,” explained Smalley, who is also a Immigration Lawyers member of the board of directors for the National Catholic Office for Persons with Dis- Association. He is also on the abilities. “I believe that if we as a church are truly the body of Christ, then we must National Board of Governors work to make sure that all people, irrespective of physical or mental disabilities, are for the AILA. able to join us at the table.”

Class of Cdr. Christopher J. Kaiser, Matthew Sorensen, Dr. Paul Degallier, Winona, ’83 McLean, Va., is a Submarine Lancaster, Ohio, started Minn., was in Romania to Dr. Raymond Hoffman, Enlisted Community Manager working for Stonecore, Inc. as provide volunteer dentistry on Baltimore, Md., has graduated in the U.S. Navy. an architectural project patients who have never seen from the psychoanalytic training Nancy J. Mesenbrink, Glen engineer in July. a toothbrush, much less an institute of the New York Ellyn, Ill., is an entertainment X-ray machine. Dr. Degallier is Freudian Society and became a and leisure guide for Chicago also a forensic odontologist. member of the International suburbs. Class Patrick Dewane, Edina, Psychoanalytic Association in Matthew K. Phillips, of Minn., is the director of May. To celebrate graduating, Northfield, Ill., has been ’84 institutional advancement at he took a week off and got his promoted to senior vice Scott B. Carey, moved to the Children’s Theatre certification in hang glider aero- president of acquisitions and Naples, Fla. in June, 1999 and Company in Minneapolis. tow launching at Lookout mergers for Classic Residence is working as a real estate Joseph Lynch, Valparaiso, Mountain Flight Park, where he by Hyatt. appraiser. Ind., is the production took his first mountain- Gregory Dick, Wabasha, manager at Cerestar USA, Inc. launched solo flight. Minn., is teaching seventh Don Ivansek, Riverside, Ill., grade math at Pine Island is a partner and chair of the Middle School. Class Appellate Practice Group at of Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, an ’86 85-lawyer litigation firm in Class Elizabeth (Enderle) Reid, of Chicago. He and his wife Trish ’85 Downers Grove, Ill., has ’95, recently moved into a John L. Andra, Wichita, Kan., decided to put teaching 1920s-era home in Riverside, has been serving for the past outside of the home on hold where their children Patrick, 13, two years on the central to concentrate on teaching her Annie, 10, and Jack, 6 attend research staff of the Kansas three sons. She graduated from Saint Mary Parish School. Matthew K. Phillips ’83 Court of Appeals. Concordia University with a

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master’s degree and is a book editor for PACES, a parent/child national Verdick helps other business travelers organization newsletter. stay in touch with their children Class of an Verdick ’87 found himself on the road more and more for his job as book ’87 Dmarketing manager at Sagebrush Corporation, a library services company based Michael Werran, Round Lake, in Minneapolis. Verdick, of Woodbury, Minn., was Ill., is working for Crescent driven to do a good job for his employer, but he Systems as senior client analyst. also felt a strong need to be a good father. Mark Yedinak, Chicago, Ill., Through trial and error, and using a good bit of is working at Advanced Fiber imagination, Verdick came up with innovative and Communications as a senior fun ways to stay in touch with his then-18-month- engineer responsible for the old daughter, Olivia. And so he wrote an advice testing of the company’s book, based on his experiences and interviews with Element Management System and SNMP agent. He is also other “traveling parents,” called “The Business Trav- responsible for the design and eling Parent: How to Stay Close to Your Kids When development of test You’re Far Away.” automation tools. The guide offers over 100 ideas to help parents stay involved in their children’s lives before they leave, while they’re gone, and when they come Class of home. The book is published by Robins Lane Press, ’88 Beltsville, Md. It’s been featured in “USA Today,” Thomas Fernandez, St. and in several other major newspapers and airplane magazines. Verdick appeared on Charles, Mo., is working as a “The Today Show” Dec. 7 to talk about the book. software development The book’s publisher says Verdick “shows busy readers how a few minutes of manager for First Data. He and down-time on the road can equal lots of fun for parents and their children. Secret his wife, Robin, have three children: Matt, 6; Brendan, 4; code emails, read-along games (by phone), special notes and tons of other ideas help and Kaylie, 2. take the guilt out of business travel for parents, and open up new horizons for family Matt Gronstal, Omaha, Neb., fun, long-distance style.” is the president and CEO of Marine Bank. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Rachael, Class Class Minn., is a sales manager at 2 and Luke, 1. of of Smartpager, a yellow page Anthony Pocica, Chicago, ’90 ’91 directory. Ill., has been promoted to vice Dan Bailey, Winona, Minn., Ruth Anne Elbert, Sauk president of operations at has joined Vanguard Rapids, Minn., entered St. Specialty Game, Inc. in Lyons, Technology Group as director Clare Monastery, a community Class Ill. of information systems. of cloistered Poor Clare sisters. of Ellen (McGonagle) Cole, In five years, she will make ’92 Washington, Ill., was named her final vows in the Judy Driver, Roseville, Minn., Class marketing manager with community. received a master’s degree of Advanced Technology Services Jody J. Griffin, M.A., M.Ed., taken at the SMU Twin Cities ’89 in March. Forest Lake, Minn., has Campus in June. She is Father Chester R. Murtha, Janine Corneau, Winter finished seven years with the working with severely Dell Rapids, S.D., has been Park, Fla., is an Internet Forest Lake School District and emotionally disturbed and reassigned from pastor at consultant for an Internet became professor of education aggressive Latino adolescents. Sacred Heart Church in service provider, and is at Bethel College in August. Father Richard Kunst, Gettysburg, S.D. to St. Mary’s director of adult initiation at Martha (Hanzel) Johnson, Brainerd, Minn., is the new Church in Dell Rapids. Saints Peter and Paul Church. St. Paul, Minn., is working at priest for the Catholic parishes Terri Lee (Hustad) Paulsen, Donald Kluzik, the University of St. Thomas as in Floodwood, Meadowlands Chanhassen, Minn., joined Germantown, Md., is the an assistant marketing director. and Cromwell. BestBuy.com, the Internet document reviewer at Daniel Kovarik, St. Paul, Kevin McManaman, subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Columbia Services Group, Inc. Minn., is the national sales Milwaukee, Wis., took a Inc., in June after six months Jeffrey Thomas Lauer, San manager at DV International. position at Marquette with the parent company, Francisco, Calif. is working as Sharon Lensing, Crystal, University as the assistant where she wrote and edited a national implementation Minn., is a consultant at Stone women’s basketball coach. this year’s annual report. manager. Bridge Group. Ann (Glenski) Oettinger, David Woog, Bloomington, Rochester, Minn., is taking a

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one-year leave from IBM to doctoral internship at Harvard stay home with newborn son Medical School, and graduated Timothy, and writes, “It’s from the University of Fairfield U. names wonderful!” Wisconsin – Milwaukee in Marie Pehler-Gernes, August with a Ph.D. in clinical Winona, Minn., is working at psychology. She is working at Hunt new hockey coach Community Memorial Hospital Children’s Hospital Medical as an accounting manager. Center in Cincinnati doing a im Hunt ’85 has been named the head hockey Sandra M. Siebenaler, St. post-doctoral fellowship in Jcoach at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. Louis Park, Minn., is working pediatric psychology/ Hunt, who became just the fifth head coach in for the Stillwater Police hematology/oncology. Stag hockey history, was serving as an assistant coach Department. Matthew T. McEnery, Heather (Lang) White, Chicago, Ill., is an associate and the assistant director of player personnel for the Maplewood, Minn., is working attorney for Horwitz, Horwitz USA Hockey National Development Program. as a pricing specialist for State and Associates LTD. “I’m excited about the opportunity to continue Farm Insurance. Daniel D. McKinney, the tradition that has already been started,” said Kyle Yeske, Louisville, Ky., Cottage Grove, Wis., has Hunt, who spent two seasons as an assistant coach at is working as a supply joined the Cottage Grove Saint Mary’s following his graduation, and has also manager for Alside Inc. in Police Department. Daniel and vinyl siding and windows his wife, Karen, baptized their coached for Paramus Catholic High School in New sales. He and his wife, Terri son, Samuel, in October of Jersey and the New Jersey Junior Devils, where he led are expecting their fourth child 1999. Many Saint Mary’s the Devils to two league championships and three in December. alumni attended. national tournament appearances. “Our success will Kelly Wood, Chicago, Ill., be based on our ability to develop a relatively young started a new job with Golin team, and I look forward to the challenge of bringing Harris as an account Class Fairfield hockey to the next level.” of supervisor working on ’93 Energizer. Mary Lydia Bird, Chicago, Ill., is a reading resource teacher for Airliance Materials. probation/parole agent. Shannon (Hanson) Molly McGowan, Chicago, at Stevenson Elementary and Class has earned a master’s degree of Christenson, Franklin, Wis., is Ill., is working as a sales/brand at DePaul University. ’94 working in the health care manager for Fannie May Evan Lundquist, San Diego, Donna (Rottjakob) Adams, field as a human resource Candy. Calif., took a new position in Minneapolis, Minn., is a first supervisor. Sharon (Lager) Medin, the investment world as a grade teacher at Wayzata David X. Gerber, North Bay Breckenridge, Colo., is the mutual fund/portfolio manager Public Schools. Village, Fla., is working as a senior application developer at in March. Andrea Atmore, Boulder, marketing analyst for Tellabs ICAT Managers LLC. Daniel A. Lyng, Chicago, Colo., is a managing editor of International. Christa Lynn (Bott) Ill., is a sales manager at JDL a technical trade magazine. Todd Gardner, St. Paul, Schwarz, St. Paul, Minn., is Management. Patrick Francis Brown, Minn., graduated from William the lead analyst of the Kristine Martin, Batavia, Carpentersville, Ill., is a Mitchell College of Law in Institutional Finance Group at Ohio, has completed her pre- technical sales representative May. He is an associate Wells Fargo. attorney with Meuser, Cheryl Ernste Serb, Rondestvedt and Ratgen PLC Waukeska, Wis., is a medical in Minneapolis. doctor doing her residency in Chad P. Goering, Red Wing, family medicine. She graduated Minn., is a teacher in the Red from the University of North Wing School District. Dakota, Grand Forks on May 6. Ann Keen, Chicago, Ill., is Patrick Sylvester, New the event coordinator for Brighton, Minn., has joined LaSalle Concierge Services. She Hilgers Law Office as an estate and Alexandra Balong ’96 planning and elder law starred this fall in the Stone attorney. Circle Theatre Ensemble and Vang Xiong, Chanhassen, the Stage Actors Ensemble Minn., is a machine operator at production of “The Oresteia.” ADC Telecommunication. Keen was the evil queen and Balong was Cassandra in Aeschylus’ Greek tragedy about Julie (Costa ’92) Fredricks, St. Paul, Minn., was among the six North the fall of the house of Atreus. Americans on a recent Global Volunteers service program in Siedlce, Dan Keenan, Wauwatosa, Poland. Julie concentrated her efforts on caring for children in a Siedlce Wis., is working for the Wisconsin Department of orphanage and says she quickly became smitten with her young charges. Correction as a She is employed by Global Volunteers as a volunteer coordinator.

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Class at Peterson Health Care as a of QMRP-case manager. ’95 Mike Steinhause, Michael Coleman, Boulder, Schaumburg, Ill., is the senior Colo., is working on a post- accountant at American Assoc. doctoral fellowship, of Neurological Surgeons. researching breast cancer at the University of Colorado. Amy K. Daley, Minneapolis, Class Minn., is working for American of Express Financial Advisors as ’96 an art director. Amy designs a Alexandra V. Balong, variety of campaigns along Chicago, Ill., is the operations with corporate sales and assistant of leasing and collateral materials. management for Jones Lang Sister Maria (Molly) LaSalle. Erickson, Washington, D.C., is Julie Dobbelmann, St. Paul, continuing her formation after Minn., is a senior accountant, having spent two years in supervisor for Virchow Krause Pawtucket, R.I. She will make & Company. LENDING A HELPING HAND her second set of vows on Marcy (Wood) Goodrum Anthony Piscitiello ’00 (right front) was among several Saint Dec. 8. and husband Chad ’97 are Mary’s students who volunteered at a soup kitchen in Rome last Dan Gregoria, Sheerwood, expecting their first child in year. Also helping those less fortunate were (back row, left-to- Ariz., is a meteorologist at the February. right) John Scheid ’01, Jeff Hushagan ’01, Tom Angell ’01, (front National Weather Service. Scott Hillman, Shakopee, row, l-to-r) Jessie Johnston ’01, Irene Sommers, ’00 Laura Mark Gottwalt, Savage, Minn., is with Carlson Minn., was promoted to Companies as a graphic LaVigne ’01 and Kelly Dewane ’00. national inventory controls designer, supporting the manager at AT&T Wireless. His nationwide network of Carlson wife, Nora Eileen (Leonard) Wagonlit Travel associates. La Crosse. Carrie is also superintendent’s advisory Gottwalt, is working for the Katherine Kenaga, working as a purchasing agent committee. She is attending same company as a program Rockford, Ill., is working for for the Miss Marquette California State University at analyst. ComEd as a project Riverboat Casino. San Bernardino to pursue a Renee C. Hasse, Marshfield, coordinator for vegetation Benjamin Murray, master’s degree in education Wis., is working at the management. Minneapolis, Minn., is the administration. Marshfield Clinic as an Carrie Kolman, Prairie du director of finance and public Shannon (Lietz) Guimond, information center specialist. Chien, Wis., is pursuing a relations at San Miguel Middle St. Peter, Minn., started Rebecca (Ryan) Martin, master of public health degree School of Minneapolis. teaching in September of 1999. Rhinelander, Wis., is working from University of Wisconsin - Terri Lynn (Beier) She also got married in Peterson, M.D., Marshfield, September; Dr. Janet Wis., recently graduated from Heukeshoven of the SMU University Medical School and music department played the is a physician at Marshfield flute for the ceremony. Clinic – St. Joseph’s Hospital. Julie (Giebe) Houchin, Kevin Trudo, Sugar Grove, Wildwood, Mo. is working as Ill., is the lead vocalist and a preschool teacher part-time guitar player for the band, Five so she can spend rest of the Year Jacket. The band released day with her new son, Caleb. its third CD in July. Megan Murphy, Belle Plain, Minn., is teaching first grade at Jordan Elementary in Jordan, Class Minn. of Molly Jeanne Murphy, ’97 Chicago, Ill., is working for Denise (Sonsalla) RealtyIQ.com as a sales rep Engebretson, Rockford, and account specialist. Minn., is working at Allianz Nels Popp, La Crosse, Wis., Life/Life USA Insurance is the assistant basketball Company as a commissions coach at Viterbo University. HONORING THE GRADUATE representative. Thomas M. Santarelli, Lisa (Witt ’92) Panicola (center) gets a hug from Mike Panicola ’92 during Heather Furlong, 29 Palms, Kenosha, Wis., is an associate a reception honoring Mike after he received his Ph.D. in Medical Ethics Calif., is teaching band/music attorney at Madrigrano, from St. Louis University last May. Also in attendance were (left-to-right) to 7th and 8th graders. Sievers, Aiello, Marry and Dave Belde ’94, Jon Waterman ’92, Tom Lantsberger ’85, Nate Phelps ’92 Heather is also lead teacher Dowse. and sits on the and Brother Bob Smith ’76. Heidi Taillefer, Coon

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Rapids, Minn., is a pre- kindergarten teacher at St. Martin School. Elisabeth Wiske, Plymouth, Minn., is working at Marketing Architects as a traffic manager. Karlotta Jean Wolfgram, Cottage Grove, Minn., is a PCF engineer for Anderson Windows.

Class of ’98 Rebecca Dee Comnick has joined Disney on Ice as a wardrobe assistant. During the summer of 2000, Rebecca toured in South America and during the fall, she was in the states. Many alums attended the Sept. 9 wedding of Jill Arens ’99 and Darren Row ’99 in Wabasha, Minn. Top row, (left Cathy Crudele, Phoenix, to right): Susan Mader ’99, Jenny Paul ’99, Heather O’Dea ’99, Amy Wendorf ’99, and Angie Ackerman-Brogel. Ariz., is working as a Center row: Brother Larry Schatz, Andy Sobiech ’99, Jeff Roy ’99, and Matt Stier ’99. Bottom row: Lori Cullen ’98, compliance and training manager at Correctional Michelle Hageman ’98, Darren Row, Jill Arens, Tracy Folliard ’99 (maid of honor), Dan Olsen ’98. Services Corporation. Daniel T. Donnely, Des Matthew Liegel Queensland, Brisbane, Mary’s University as an Moines, Iowa, is attending , Oregon, Australia, on May 25. Drake Law School. Ohio, has been promoted to admission counselor. Dan Transier Heather O’Dea Christine Lynn (Wenos) senior associate at , Des Moines, , St. Louis Iowa, is attending Drake Law Park, Minn., is an account Fritzen, Minneapolis, Minn., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Joshua D. Meyer School. executive for TMP Worldwide. and her husband, Nick , Toledo, Ohio, is the account manager Andrew Scott Wolf, St. Robert Stangler, Burnsville, Fritzen ’96, recently at National Emergency Paul, Minn., is a staff Minn., is a staffing agent for purchased a new home. Services. Christopher R. Haberski, accountant for the investment Randstad in Eagan. Allison Schaffner Joe Schmitt Santa Monica, Calif., is a , Turlock, firm, Dain Rauscher, Inc. , Owatonna, production supervisor for an Calif., is teaching third grade at Minn., is an assistant manager independent production Turlock Elementary. for CT Farm and Country, a Margaret Stapleton company. , Class retail farm supply store. Chaska, Minn., received a Jennifer E. Welch, St. Jennifer Klinkner, Albany, of master’s of international ’99 Charles, Minn., is working for Minn., is teaching science at relations and Asian politics Lillian M. Foxx, Merrionette Rochester Public Schools as a Albany Jr. High. from the University of Park, Ill., is a third grade music teacher in the Elton bilingual teacher at School Hills Elementary School. District #130, Blue Island. Katie Madonna (Clennon) Hansen, Austin, Minn., is a Class team leader/youth counselor at of Gerard, an adolescent ’00 treatment center. Robert Edwards, Burnsville, Dan Kuemmel, U.S. Virgin Minn., is teaching independent Islands, is a newspaper living skills to 16-18-year-olds reporter for the Avis U.S. at the Safe Haven Group Virgin Islands newspaper. He Home, and he will design a covers the legislature and web site for the organization. court systems and writes that Previously, Rob was a web he enjoys the diverse culture, design consultant for Superior beautiful beaches, great Consulting Services. He is also weather and water sports. assistant cross country coach Melinda M. Moses, for Academy of Holy Angels. Minneapolis, Minn., is a Mary E. Thiewes, Kansas Sean Tuchner ’95 (center) married Michelle Elzer on Aug. 26, 2000 in recruiting and retention City, Mo., is teaching sixth, Glenview, Ill. Included in the wedding party were fellow alums (left-to-right) specialist at Techies.com. seventh and eighth grade Chad Oglo ’95, Matthew Scully ’97, Pete Jiminez ’96 and Scott Gee ’95. Michele Nauman, Winona, mathematics at St. Charles Minn., is working at Saint School in Gladstone, Mo.

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Shannon Hansen ’94, Weddings Franklin, Wis., to Richard Christenson on June 17, 2000. Charles F. Mascari ’76, Anthony Iori ’94, Hoffmann Estates, Ill., to Bloomingdale, Ill., to Gina Kristen L. Rooney on June 10, Capriati on Sept. 15, 2000. 2000. Donna Rottjakob ’94, Patricia Wolfgram ’78, Minneapolis, Minn., to Kurt Maple Grove, Minn., to Jack Adams on June 17, 2000. Mickle on Dec. 11, 1999. Karen Neidhardt ’95, Linda Mraz ’82, Rockford, Ill., to Joseph Westchester, Ill., to Paul Winkelmann on August 12, Gniadek on April 1, 2000. 2000. Joseph Guillou ’89, Elizabeth Muth ’95, St. Honolulu, Hawaii, to Mika Louis, Mo., to Shaun Morisada, on Sept. 9, 2000. McDonald ’94, on Oct. 9, Terri Lee Hustad ’89, 1999. Several SMU alums were on hand when Michelle Dertz ’97 and Matthew Chanhassen, Minn., to Bob Dave Odlaug ’95, St. Paul, Helson tied the knot on April 1, 2000. Among those in attendance were: (back Paulsen on August 11, 2000. Minn., to Patty Harvey ’96 on July 22, 2000. Alums in the row, left-to-right) Jessica Zang ’97, Dertz, Nancy Carroll ’97, Tina Gadowski wedding party included ’97, and (front) Rich Ditteberner ’95 and Mike Micklay ’95. Maura Farnan ’96, Vicki (Wilson) Greene ’96 and Kevin Selander ’94. Princeton, Minn., to Ann Minn., a son, Jayson John on Terry Lynn Beier ’96, Schweizer on July 15, 2000. April 5, 2000. Marshfield, Wis., to Daniel Christe Pisano ’98, Char and Gary Hoppe ’83, C.E. Peterson, M.D., in June, Schaumburg, Ill., to Ryan St. Cloud, Minn., a daughter, 2000. Jahaske, on July 29, 2000. Zara on August 27, 2000. Derrick Carter ’96, Alumni attending included Leanne and Tom Huna ’83, Chicago, Ill., to Alyssa Michell Bergthold ’98, Erik La Quinta, Calif., a son, Gostomski ’98, Robbinsdale, Utvik ’98, Shannon (Griffin Thomas Huna on June 8, Minn., on August 11, 2000. ’98) Weick, Kate Miller ’98 2000. Amy Cherwin ’97, Sanford, and Nora Poland ’98. David and Kathleen Fla., to Marc Droll on July 8, Tracy Klassen ’98, St. (Crozier ’84) Eikens, 2000. Alums in the wedding Albans, England, to Anthony Minneapolis, Minn., a son, party were Marie Johnson Curran on June 3, 2000. Patrick Crozier on Sept. 3, ’97, Rachell Maras ’96 and Chad Laurich ’99, St. Paul, 1999. Heather Furlong ’97. Minn., to Lindsay Blackman Andrew and Maggie (Kiley Joseph Guillou ’89 and Mika Michelle Dertz ’97, ’00, on June 3, 2000. ’84) Wykes, Northfield, Minn., Joseph Patrick O’Hara ’99, a daughter, Alice Louisa on Morisada were wed on Sept. 9, Chicago, Ill., to Matthew Peterson, Minn., to Sarah July 28, 2000. She joins Amelia 2000. Helson on April 1, 2000. Alums in attendance included Spadaro on Nov. 11, 2000. Bernadine, 5. Jessica Zang ’97 Tricia Volkmann ’99, Geoffrey and Julie (Biesanz (bridesmaid), Nancy Carroll McKinney, Minn., to Dustin ’85) Gardner, Winona, Minn., ’97, Tina Gadowski ’97, Rich Allen on April 7, 2000. a son, Jack on Sept. 12, 2000. Ditteberner ’95, Mike Christine Cesario ’99, Timothy and Maureen Micklay ’95, and Patricia Shakopee, Minn., to Chris (Smith ’85) Daugherty, Leonard-Clay ’81. Haider ’99 on August 21, Chicago, Ill., a son, Brendan Chad M. LaRoche ’97, 1999. Christopher in September, Chaska, Minn., to Kimberly 2000. He joins Sean Patrick, 2. Kalkbrenner on Oct. 23, 1999. Lisa (Brintnall ’86) and Mandria Mackedanz ’97, Terry Stadick ’86, Eagan, Portland, Ore., to Barrett Births Minn., a daughter, Samantha Hildreth ’96 on June 12, Josephine on August 30, 2000. 1999. Peggy and Martin Fahey ’74, Laura (Linning ’86) and Amy Marie Milz ’97, a son, Matthew Walker on William Holmes ’87, Rochester, Minn., to Jeremy June 21, 2000. He joins Hawthorn Woods, Ill., a Bluhm on May 13, 2000. Courtney, 15, and Sean, 11. daughter, Abby Linn on Dec. Paul Aaron Kelly ’97, Robert and Maureen 23, 1999. Pensacola, Fla., to Natasha (MacHale ’77) Boyd, Austin, Robert and Laura (Simone ’87) Behee, Woodstock, Ga., a Elizabeth Muth ’95 and Shaun Rondon, on Feb. 12, 2000. Texas, a daughter, Elizabeth son, Liam Mathew on June 5, McDonald ’94 were married on Shannon Lietz ’97, St. Ann on July 19, 2000. She Peter, Minn., to Steve 2000. He joins Jack, 2. Oct. 9, 1999. joins Jonathan, 16, Johnny, 15, Guimond on Sept. 18, 1999. Maggie, 11, and Colette, 3. David and Lisa (Anderson Scott D. Anderson ’98, Jay Benusa ’82, Shorewood, ’87) Hartlage, Elmhurst, Ill.,

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17, 1999. He joins Emily. son, Timothy Joseph on April Theresa and Chris 3, 2000. Hungerford ’91, Melbourne, Jason and Jamie ’92 Iowa, a son, Cameron Allen Koblas, Prior Lake, Minn., a on August 30, 2000. daughter, Sydney Nicole on Matt and Lorrie (Schulze Jan. 6, 2000. She joins Bailey ’91) Weinbender, and Morgan. Brownsville, Minn., a Shannon (Kelly ’92) and daughter, Brynne Elaine on Timothy Wier ’92, Eagan, May 6, 2000. Minn., a son, Gavin Thomas One-week-old Tim Oettinger is the Jim and Bridget (Layer ’91) on Jan. 26, 2000. He joins son of Ann (Glenski ’92) and Eric Sampair, St. Paul, Minn., a Delaney Marie, 3. son, Lucas Scott on May 1, Karen and Daniel Oettinger. 2000. McKinney ’93, Cottage John and Janet (Nemec ’91) Grove, Wis., a son, Samuel Loux, Spearfish, S.D., a son, Towner on July 19, 1999. Kevin Philip on May 8, 2000. Steven P. and Jennifer Patrick and Lisa (Gallery He joins Johnathan, Joseph (Hurley ’93) O’Hara, Solon, Laura (Linning ’86) and William ’90) Brannick, Chicago, Ill., a and Samuel. Iowa, a son, Francis Joseph on Holmes ’87 are the proud parents son, Thomas on August 2, Dawn (Rapp ’91) Carletta, July 18, 2000. of Abby Linn, who was born on 1999. St. Paul, Minn., a son, Jake Mary Jane (Koezly ’94) and Dec. 23, 1999. Angela and Robert J. Nicholas on June 4, 1998. He Todd Fabozzi ’94, Ham Lake, Peterson ’90, Chanhassen, joins Mariffa, 4. Minn., a son, Samuel on June Minn., a son, Jonathon Robert Erik and Amy (Carlson ’92) 3, 1999. on July 16, 2000. He joins twin boys, Peter and Grant on Larson, St. Michael, Minn., a Elizabeth and Dan Schaefer David, 3. March 22, 2000. daughter, Ariel Rose on June ’95, St. Cloud, Minn., a son, Krissie and Michael Amy and Walter Jungbauer 7, 2000. Michael Anthony on Dec. 28, McGrath ’90, Chesterfield, ’87, Dellwood, Minn., a Kelly (Kluge ’92) and Tom 1999. Mo., a daughter, Kasey Usher daughter, Elizabeth Ann, on Wistrcill ’92, Colorado Ann (Koenig ’96) and Eric McGrath on June 18, 2000. Oct. 24, 2000. She joins W. Springs, Colo., a son, Jonathan Van Brocklin ’94, Kevin and Kimberly Nicholas and Stephen. Thomas on April 7, 2000. Chanhassen, Minn., a (Thome ’90) Hand, Chicago, Michael Bragg and Michelle Ann ’94 and Todd daughter, Grace Marie on Ill., a daughter, Moira Louise Elizabeth Weightman ’87, Robert Myers ’92, Plymouth, March 22, 2000. on August 9, 2000. Prior Lake, Minn., adopted Minn., a son, Thomas Patton Tracy and Dan Poetsch ’95, C. Holly (Mika ’89) and Liam Michael on March 22, on June 21, 2000. Bristol, Wis., a son, Ethan Michael Buckingham ’90, a 2000. Eric and Ann (Glenski ’92) Frederick on March 8, 2000. son, Michael Jon Jr. on March Carol and Anthony Pocica Oettinger, Rochester, Minn., a He joins Walker, 2. 31, 2000. He joins ’88, Chicago, Ill., adopted Megan, 2. Sarah Helenrose on August 16, Christine 1999. (Anderson ’91) and John and Amy (Digenan Raymond Olson ’88) Sullivan, Willowbrook, ’90, Maple Grove, Ill., a daughter, Katherine Minn., a son, Charles Marie on April 22, 2000. She James on May 16, joins Margaret, 4, and Emma, 2000. He joins 2. Amanda, 3. Michael and Katie (Moody Steven and ’88) Smith, Midlothian, Ill., a Kathryn (Towey daughter, Rachel Christina on ’90) Szamocki, Feb. 19, 2000. She joins Emily, Manteno, Ill., a son, 6, Anna, 4 and Sarah, 2. Michael Vincent on Steve and Tara (Lynch ’89) Sept. 27, 2000. Bradbury, LaGrange, Ill., a Susie and Nicholas daughter, Allison Patricia on Cooney ’91, Carol July 23, 2000. She joins Stream, Ill., a son, Hannah. Matthew James on A SCOTTISH CELEBRATION Robert and LeAnn Marie Feb. 14, 2000. He Daniel D. McKinney ’93 celebrated the baptism of his son, Samuel, in true (Kocimski ’89) Ratajczyk, joins Nicholas Scottish fashion, as he donned a hand-made kilt for the October, 1999, Woodridge, Ill., a daughter, Murphy, 2. celebration. “The mark of a Scotsman is the passion in which he stands up for Alysa Nicole on Dec. 20, 1999. Mary Eileen She joins Tyler, 5. those he loves,” McKinney said. “I hold my faith, family and Scottish heritage (Gavin ’91) and Greg and Julie (Doyle ’89) above all other of my possessions and prides … the next being the fact that I Michael Small ’91, Johnson, Chicago, Ill., a graduated from Saint Mary’s College of Minnesota.” Plainfield, Ill., a son, daughter, Lally Kathleen on Jack Michael on Nov. May 19, 2000. She joins Liam, 1.

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Tracy (Gansemer ’96) Richard H. Meier ’44, Anderson, Cedar Rapids, Deaths Milwaukee, Wis., in March, Sympathy to Iowa, twin daughters, Marcella 2000. Elizabeth and Dorothy Mae on Father John T. Murphy ’27 William B. Sullivan ’44, , Jerome C. Kannel ’49, La Nov. 11, 1999. Olympia, Wash., on August 2, La Crosse, Wis., on July 23, Crosse, Wis., on the death of Brian and Julie (Giebe ’97) 2000. 2000. his wife on Feb. 16, 2000. Houchin, Wildwood, Mo., a Carlton P. Fluegel ’35 Donald F. Schlicht ’47, La , Donald Bachner ’52, son, Caleb Lee on July 5, Crescent, Minn., on Nov. 24, Minneapolis, Minn., on July 6, Barrington, Ill., on the death 2000. 1991. 1999. of his wife, Marie on Sept. 4, Chad and Krista (Larson Joseph G. Hoeppner ’35 Francis M. “Frank” , 2000. ’97) Arthur, Soldonta, Alaska, Winona, Minn., on Sept. 15, Orlowski ’48, Austin, Minn., Keith Inman ’58, Winona, a daughter, Kellie Jean on 2000. Father of Edward on April 25, 2000. Minn., on the death of his August 11, 2000. Hoeppner ’73, Susan Edward Hennessy ’50, father, Leon Sebastian Inman Larry and Jamie (Wilson (Haworth ’76) Hoeppner Grosse Point Shores, Mich., on in September, 2000. ’98) Anderson, Racine, Wis., Jan. 26, 2000. and Father Michael Barbara Holden a daughter, Ashley Raine on Hoeppner ’71 Harold V. Addington ’51, . Orzechowski ’74, Richfield, July 26, 2000. Joseph Zarimba ’35 Woodbury, Minn., on May 2, , Minn., on the death of her Cynthia (Knollenberg ’99) 2000. Winona, Minn., on March 30, daughter, Christine on April Champlin, Apple Valley, John C. Burns ’51, Chicago, 2000. 24, 2000. Minn., a son, Zachary Charles Ill., on Nov. 15, 1999. John J. Dixon ’36, Maureen (MacHale) Boyd on August 9, 2000. Huntington Beach, Calif., on Carl M. Kaminski ’55, ’77, Austin, Texas, on the Teresa (Marek ’89) and May 31. Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 19, 2000. death of her husband, Robert Nick Kube ’88, St. Paul, Dr. John Thompson ’36, Dr. Ralph M. Mesenbrink on March 2, 2000. Minn., a daughter, Meghan on ’56, Carol Stream, Ill., on Sept. Atlanta, Ga., on August 15, Erik W. Brom ’78, Winona, August 15, 1999. She joins 2, 2000. 1999. Minn., on the death of his Maggie, 8, and Molly, 4. Erwin J. “Rivits” Jack Woodcock ’58, father, Leo J.T. Brom ’42 on Courtney ’99 and Rybarczyk ’38 Woodridge, Ill., on July 21, , Winona, Oct. 19, 2000. Benjamin T. Young ’99, 2000. Minn., on April 10, 2000. Francis W. Pomeroy Jr. Champlin, Minn., a daughter, Michael A. Schall ’38 Father James W. Lennon , ’80, Winona, Minn., on the Keenan Elizabeth on March 1, ’61, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Rugby, N.D., on Jan. 8, 2000. death of his father on Sept. 2, 2000. Joseph A. Gits, Jr. ’39 on August 8, 2000. , 2000. Thad and Jennifer (Bronk Bloomingdale, Ill., on Nov. 16, Michael J. McDermott ’62, Matthew Sorensen ’83, ’99) Welch, St. Charles, Minn., 1999. Rome, Italy, on June 26, 2000. Lancaster, Ohio, on the death a daughter, Cecelia Rose on Emmett P. Langan ’39, Thomas John Kushner of his father on July 23, 2000. May 31, 2000. ’67, LaGrange, Ill., on June 18, Overland Park, Kan., on May Lisa (Brintnall ’86) Stadick 2000. 27, 2000. His wife, Kaye died ’86, Eagan, Minn., on the Sister Marian McNicholas, in February. death of her father on June Mark Emmet Kolb ’41 CPPS ’67, O’Fallon, Mo., on , 30, 2000. August 3, 2000. Mililani, Hawaii, on Sept. 4, Wendy (Doelle) Baures Timothy J. McKasy ’71, St. 1999. ’87, Buffalo City, Wis., on the Leo J.T. Brom ’42, Paul, Minn., on Jan. 13, 2000. death of her mother on Feb. Goodview, Minn., on Oct. 19, 20, 2000. 2000. Dr. Roger Kugel ’70, Alex Jack Cashman ’43 , Kugel ’98 and Jacob Kugel Owatonna, Minn., on Sept. 10, ’96, on the death of their 1999. mother and grandmother, Elsie Alfred F. Piering ’43 , Kugel on Oct. 17, 2000. Milwaukee, Wis., on Nov. 17, Becky Nelton ’89 and 1999. Allison Nelton ’00 on the Dr. Donald Edgren ’44, St. death of their mother-in-law Joseph, Minn., on Jan. 31, and grandmother, Dorothy L. 1997. Nelton on Sept. 24, 2000.≠

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Back row (left to right): Rich Reedy, Robert Meixner, Mike Lehman, Tom Callen, Tim Horan, Dale Wagner, John Curran, and Patrick Sylvester. Front row: Mary Beth Ross, Mary Kraft Keane, Sara Sauber Blaser, RJ Eaheart, Karen Connett Chapple, Lynn Johnson, Eileen Aldrich McShea, and Rebecca Satka.

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Br. President Louis DeThomasis, Mary Beth Ross ’89 President FSC, Ph.D. Oakdale, Minn. Winona, Minn. Rita Jean Eaheart ’87 Rebecca Satka ’75 Oak Lawn, Ill. Mary Catherine Fox, Ph.D. ’75 Winona, Minn. Winona, Minn. President-elect Patrick Sylvester ’94 Judyann G. Golish ’85 Winona, Minn. Thomas C. Callen ’70 Circle Pines, Minn. Wauwatosa,Wis. Dale Wagner ’72 Mary Kraft Keane ’80 Golden Valley, Minn. Vice president Winona, Minn. SMU Timothy Horan ’70 Michael Lehman ’92 ADMISSION Eau Claire,Wis. Palatine, Ill. LIAISON Suzanne Deranek ’83 Eileen Aldrich McShea ’84 Winona, Minn. Sara Sauber Blaser ’84 Lisle, Ill. Sycamore, Ill. SMU Robert Meixner ’66 CAREER SERVICES Judge Arthur Boylan ’71 Macomb, Ill. LIAISON Roseville, Minn. Rich Reedy ’76 Lynn Johnson Winona, Minn. Karen Connett Chapple ’94 Sleepy Hollow, Ill. Minneapolis, Minn. John Curran ’41 Minneapolis, Minn.

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