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SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE 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 ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Bob Conover EDITOR Donny Nadeau ’85 Phone: 507-457-1634 Fax: 507-457-6967 E-mail: [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Donny Nadeau ’85 Bob Conover Leah Gleason PHOTOGRAPHERS Bob Conover Donny Nadeau ’85 Eric Heukeshoven GRAPHIC DESIGN Katherine (Sheridan ’80) Sula PRODUCTION Katherine (Sheridan ’80) Sula Pat Fleming Winona Printing Company University Magazine is published by Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for its alumni, parents and friends. Third-class postage paid at Winona, MN 55987-1399. ADDRESS CHANGES University Magazine Saint Mary’s University 700 Terrace Heights #21 Winona, MN 55987-1399 ON THE WEB http://www.smumn.edu/magazine Check out this issue and back issues of University Magazine on the WorldWide Web. You can also get all the latest information on your alma mater, as well as direct e-mail links to faculty, staff and your fellow alumni. SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER VOLUME 35 NUMBER 1 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]. 2 SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Campus Notes 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 WINTER 2001 3 Campus Notes 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.