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Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without written permission. The opinions expressed are those of the authors or their subjects and are not necessarily shared by the College or the editor. Shari Rodriguez Vice President for College Relations [email protected] Page 8 Page 10 Karen Zagrocki McDonald ’76 Acting Assistant Vice President Integrated Marketing Communications [email protected] Courier Staff: Scot Erin Briggs Editor features [email protected] Natalie Davis Miller Staff Writer 6 Redefi ning Summer 14 Preparing the Way Shannon E. Brewer ’03 Vacation: The Global Ann Vander Vennet ’59 looks Staff Writer Classroom beyond the way society is to the Joya Helmuth way it could be. Graphic Designer Saint Mary’s students take their Matt Cashore studies on the road. Janet Graham 16 Reunion 2008 Marcus Snowden Photographers 8 Caring Beyond the Letters: 20 Friendly Advice Send letters to the editor to: Classroom Courier Editor Professor Bettina Spencer shares Saint Mary’s College The Time Out Respite Program 303 Haggar College Center marks its tenth year of students advice for keeping friendships alive Notre Dame, IN 46556 learning while helping families. and healthy. or e-mail [email protected] Class News: Send alumnae class news to: 10 Students Live and Alumnae News Editor departments 110 Le Mans Hall Learn in Honduras Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001 This service-learning program or e-mail [email protected] 2 Letters to and from the Editor: teaches about the people behind Alumnae Association Staff: the politics. Spaces that Shape Us Kara O’Leary ’89 Director of Alumnae Relations 21 Avenue News [email protected] 12 Bookshelf Jessica Stuifbergen ’99 24 For the Record Assistant Director of Alumnae Relations Sample what fi rst-year students [email protected] are reading. 26 Club News The Mission Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic, 28 In Memoriam residential, women’s college in the liberal arts tradition. A pioneer in the education of women, the College is an 29 Class News academic community where women develop their talents and prepare to 31 Excelsior make a difference in the world. Founded by the Sisters of the Holy On the cover: Cross in 1844, Saint Mary’s promotes a life of intellectual vigor, aesthetic appreciation, religious sensibility, and Students walk by Riedinger House on the way social responsibility. All members of to class. the College remain faithful to this mission and continually assess their response to the complex needs and challenges of the contemporary world. The Alumnae Association Board of Directors This issue of Courier looks through the classroom window to the many other places where we learn. Beyond campus, students are engaging with the world in Honorary President remarkable ways. This summer, some Saint Mary’s students took their studies on the Carol Ann Mooney ’72 road. They traveled to Honduras with a service-learning program to learn fi rsthand President Elizabeth Bermingham Lacy ’66 about the country and the challenges it faces. Others made a difference in their 505 Welwyn Road community by volunteering locally. Many traveled with study abroad programs to Richmond, VA 23229-8105 (804) 741-5301 • [email protected] countries as far away as China to engage with other cultures. Still others rolled up Vice President their sleeves and got political working as interns for state offi cials. Lisa Maxbauer Price ’99 Students and alumnae both live lives of intellectual vigor, aesthetic appreciation, 63 Sealund Road Quincy, MA 02171 religious sensibility, and social responsibility on and off campus. We checked in (917) 518-4345 • [email protected] with professors to fi nd out what fi rst-year students are reading this year. We tell the Secretary story of one alumna who adopted the mission of the College as her own. As lifelong Mary Sue Dunn Curry ’85 5434 Flowering Dogwood Lane friendships are a hallmark of the Saint Mary’s experience, Courier sat down with one Charlotte, NC 28270-3729 (704) 814-7967 • [email protected] professor to ask her for advice on life beyond the classroom and how to maintain Directors those relationships that continue to teach us about ourselves. Sheila Conlin Brown ’56 This issue explores how the places where we learn, be they physical or 7251 2390 East Street Princeton, IL 61356 metaphorical, impact the lesson. While we were exploring the spaces where we learn, (815) 659-3040 • [email protected] Courier posed the question to you, the greater Saint Mary’s community: what are the Jill Moore Clouse ’99 places and spaces at Saint Mary’s that have been important to you? Places you have 3202 North Paulina Street, 2S Chicago, IL 60657 gone to think, pray, or refl ect? (773) 348-2124 • [email protected] The following pages, entitled “Spaces that Shape Us,” include some of what Nora Barry Fischer ’73 U.S. Post Offi ce and Courthouse you said. 700 Grant Street, Suite 5260 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Linda Kawecki ’79 6948 Lakeshore Drive Dallas, TX 75214-3550 (214) 327-9355 • [email protected] Scot Erin Briggs is editor of Courier. Sara Bateman Koehler ’70 944 Spannwood Road Indianapolis, IN 46228 (317) 253-4494 • [email protected] LeeAnn Franks McConnell ’85 1006 Eastland Drive Sturgis, MI 49091 (269) 651-9955 • [email protected] Kathryn Wiedl Mettler, M.D. ’63 715 Registry Lane NE Atlanta, GA 30342-2865 (404) 262-7454 • [email protected] Adriana Garces Petty ’01 1615 Altgeld Street South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 514-3237 • [email protected] Dawn Parker Santamaria ’81 2 Gravel Hill Road Asbury, NJ 08802-1347 (908) 735-6716 • [email protected] Susan M. Suchy ’89 9225 South Clifton Park Avenue Evergreen Park, IL 60805-1508 (708) 636-5915 • [email protected] Kimmi Martin Troy ’00 14644 Stonington Court Granger, IN 46530 (574) 271-8588 • [email protected] Barbara Wolfston Urrutia ’74 423 Bark Drive Redwood City, CA 94065-1101 (650) 593-4958 • [email protected] Phyllis Sullivan Van Hersett ’62 10507 Jaguar Drive Littleton, CO 80124 (303) 790-9265 • [email protected] Abby Van Vlerah ’04 1560 Lane 110 West Otter Lake Angola, IN 46703 (307) 399-0652 • [email protected] Rebecca Votto ’93 Apt. C, 930 W. Balboa Boulevard Newport Beach, CA 92661 (310) 597-9210 • [email protected] Karen McNamara Weaver ’91 513 Southwest Gentry Lane Lees Summit, MO 64081 (816) 761-4374 • [email protected] 2 COURIER | Fall 2008 Spaces that shape us “My favorite place is around the lake [Marian]. I love refl ecting and watching the water. There is something spiritual and remarkable about being outside by our lake. It is almost unexplainable, but something about that location rejuvenates my soul. There are many special places around the lake, and students and alumnae can fi nd privacy among the benches.” —Michelle M. Gruscinski ’09 , Student Body President “My sacred place on campus is Sister Madeleva’s grave. I like to go sit by her grave and pray to her in thanks for all the wonderful things that she did to provide me, and the women around me, with the phenomenal opportunities that we have been able to pursue here at Saint Mary’s. I see Sister Madeleva as an inspiration and while we have all worked hard to succeed, this institution would not exist if it were not for Sister Madeleva and her strong commitment to empowering young women. While we have an academic building named after her and paintings of her are visible on campus—I feel like taking the time to go pray to Sister Madeleva in her resting place gives me even more of a connection to her. When I pray to her, I remember what she said: ‘the essence of our college is not its buildings, its endowment fund, its enrollment, or even its faculty; the essence is the teaching of truth.’ Praying to Sister Madeleva gives me strength and helps me refl ect on the value of an education in the tradition of the Holy Cross. Visiting Sister Madeleva encourages me to be a leader on campus so that we can continue to be pioneers reaching out into this world and teaching truth to others in an effort to change it for the better, just like Madeleva did.” —Mallory A. Price ’10 , Social Work Club Vice President “My favorite place on campus, both as a student and as an alumna working at the College, was a comfy red chair on the second fl oor of the library, overlooking the green space behind Le Mans. I discovered this chair as I studied for my fi rst biology exam the third week of class, and claimed it as my own as I read book upon book for my humanistic studies major. I watched my fi rst South Bend snowfall from this chair, and enjoyed the slow transition into spring as I brushed the fog from the window, taking in the greenery and much-anticipated sunshine. “In the days before texting and cell phones, my friends knew exactly where to fi nd me, oftentimes stopping by to chat (quietly, of course) and picking me up on their way to the dining hall. When I studied in Spain my sophomore year, I missed that chair, and was happy to settle back into its familiar embrace. As an employee of the College several years later, I spent many a lunch break reading on ‘my’ chair, and know that whenever I return to campus that little red chair will be one of the fi rst stops on my list.” —Cara Ford Cernak ’00 Oakland, California “I love the ‘tabernacle alcove’ in the chapel in Holy Cross. I feel so very close to the Lord there...sitting on the fl oor with my shoes off, padded by plumpy pillows, I can just waste time with God.” —Professor Susan Brabant Baxter Communication Studies, Dance, and Theatre “As an alumna who received her degree in French, I remember vividly my fi rst day of class. At 12:50, I entered the classroom for my one o’clock class and found a reminder of my great-grandmother who had recently passed away: a vase of Silver Dollar plants. I recounted the story a few days later to Professor Kingcaid (my French professor at the time) and she explained that Maria, one of the housekeepers, had placed them in the rooms. The next day, Maria and I took a walk to the place where she had found them, and, although I found the Silver Dollars, I also found a small house at the end of a winding path: the Reidinger House. During my senior year, there was also a birdbath and tree placed near the path in honor of Sister Rosaleen Dunleavy, a professor emeritus in Biology and nun I had been paired with through the Friends with Sisters program. This path and the Reidinger house came to mean so much to me over the four years. Whether it was gathering Silver Dollars in the fall, studying on the lawn in the spring, or seeing the dedication of the garden to Sister Rosaleen, it is certainly one of the places that sticks out in my memory.” —Brooke Sheldon ’07 French Teacher/College Counselor Emma Willard School Troy, New York 4 COURIER | Fall 2008 Spaces that shape us COURIER | Fall 2008 5 Redefi ning Summer Vacation: The By Shannon E. Brewer ’03 where trained caregivers tended to orphaned children with special needs. Offering Saint Mary’s students opportunities to learn “The optimism of the people,” is what struck Rickard as outside of the classroom is part of the College’s mission she led her small group of students through China right after to “prepare students to make a difference in the world.” a major earthquake and right before the Olympics. “[Another From summer study abroad and volunteer programs to feature that] distinguishes this trip from the usual tourist internships, this summer students took learning outside trip,” explains Rickard, “is that we met with college students the classroom and the academic year. An abundance of there.” Rickard’s four students, who signed up for the trip and Saint Mary’s programs encourage students to explore and one of the corresponding courses, “Introduction to Chinese experience their passions during this seasonal downtime. Art,” or “Introduction to Chinese Philosophy,” exchanged e- Some choose an experience on campus, and some go as far mails with Chinese students at various colleges. The trip was as China. a chance to meet their peers and to see how they live. According to art professor Marcia Rickard, who led These interactions, along with the sites and sounds the China Summer Study Program this year, experiences of China, gave students a comprehensive introduction outside the classroom serve to enhance classroom learning. to Chinese culture. “[The trip] allowed me to actually “Experiencing the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of a place experience what we were learning,” says Flaherty. “My makes the abstraction of learning from books or images two favorite parts of the trip were the Great Wall and The projected in the classroom come alive.” Forbidden City. At both of these sites you were able to feel the history. It was so much more enriching than just visiting Far and Wide a museum.” Saint Mary’s summer study abroad programs allow students to experience another culture fi rsthand. Combining Close to Home for-credit courses with travel, the summer programs offer the A group of ten Saint Mary’s students participated in a students the best of academics and hands-on learning. The volunteer program that makes a difference in the lives of China Summer Study Program lies at the intersection of East many South Bend residents. From teaching kids about and West. Four students—Caitlin Cunningham ’10, Taylor Flaherty ’10, Nicole Krou ’11, and Alexandra Meckes ’09—accompanied by Rickard, embarked on a journey that took them from the Yellow Mountain trails to the Great Wall of China. The group traveled to China during what media headlines have called one of the most signifi cant times in the country’s history. The China program is a partnership between Saint Mary’s, Creighton University, and the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of China. The Soong Ching Ling Foundation hosted students and faculty from both institutions throughout their experiences this summer. One goal between the two was to bring medical supplies to a village outside of Datong, Students traveled to Kalamazoo, Mich., to see Archbishop Desmond Tutu and met workers’ rights activist Dolores Huerta (left to right): Adriana Rodriguez ’10, Bonnie Bazata, Wenwen Bai ’10, Christina Werner ’09, Dolores Huerta, Denise Lopez ’11, Monica Velarde ’09, Christine Dits ’11, and Adriana Lopez ’08. Global Classroom peaceful confl ict resolution to counseling women facing unexpected pregnancies, these students had big jobs on their hands. The Offi ce of Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) sponsors the Summer Service Project each year. The project places Saint Mary’s students at organizations within the community where they help plan programming and assist clients. Participating students lived in community in Regina Hall, then went their separate ways each morning, to help out at a variety of local organizations. OCSE’s director Carrie Call hopes they will use their experiences to connect classroom learning with real-life situations. “We hope students gain a deeper awareness of the social issues facing this community and begin to see the human face of the various problems with which we struggle—homelessness, poverty, domestic violence, etc.,” says Call. Also on campus this summer were fi ve students who worked as Leadership Interns. They conducted research, planned community OSCE Summer Service Project participants (bottom row, left to right): Grace Fey ‘09, Sarah Gunn ’10; (middle row) Christina Werner ’09, Nina Philippsen ’09, Arlene Forney ’09; (top row) programs, and honed their leadership skills Blaine Nolan ’10, Anastasia Wilson ’10, Katie Putz ’09, and Deanna Molosky ’09. through the Center for Women’s Intercultural Not pictured: Jessica Sobczyk ’09. Leadership (CWIL). Sophomore Christine Dits worked with her fellow interns to organize the summer Leadership Lunches, among other projects. The Lamping’s internship was one of many offered through the goal for the Lunches is to bring in women leaders, including Saint Mary’s INC@SMC program each summer, headed Saint Mary’s alumnae, who talk with students about how by the Career Crossings Offi ce (CCO). they rose to the top in their chosen fi elds. The list includes The INC@SMC program is funded by Summer entrepreneurs, international scholars, and women with a Experiential Learning (SEL) Grants, which make it possible variety of professional backgrounds. “In addition to the new for Saint Mary’s students to take an unpaid internship insights and understanding of leadership, these conversations in Indiana. “The impact that these grants have had on also open the door to internships and volunteer opportunities the professional development of our students has been for students in the community,” says Dits. phenomenal in terms of providing them with hands-on The social work major also coordinated a short road trip experience that allows them to be marketable to employers to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu speak about “the power upon graduation,” says Stacie Jeffi rs, director of the of compassion in our world” at Western Michigan University CCO. “Simply put, without these grants these internship in Kalamazoo, Mich. At the event, the fi ve students who went experiences would not have been possible!” had a surprise meeting with another of their heroes: worker For a political science major like Lamping, that real rights advocate Dolores Huerta. “So we got to spend time world experience will eventually help her launch her with two international social justice luminaries,” says Bonnie post-college career. “Saint Mary’s has challenged me and Bazata, associate director for CWIL. helped me grow in and out of the classroom,” she says. “I plan on attending law school after I graduate, and On the Ground pursuing a career as an attorney.” “Government affects every single person on a daily basis, and I fi nd that fascinating.” Senior Molly Lamping learned about government fi rsthand this summer. She was an intern with the Public Information Offi ce for the Mayor and the City of Fort Wayne, where some of her tasks included writing press releases and representing the mayor’s offi ce at public events. COURIER | Fall 2008 7 Caring Beyond the Classroom Marianna Teller holds her son Andrew’s hand, while he sits on the lap of nursing alumna Natalie Hunckler ’07. Hunckler is now a registered nurse working in oncology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. By Natalie Davis Miller attention. Sometimes the Tellers, and parents who provide Marianna and Joseph Teller are the parents of two little constant care for children with special needs, just need a boys: three-year-old Andrew and 16-month-old Michael. little break. Andrew was born with cerebral palsy, and is unable to do For the Tellers, help came in the form of Natalie Hunckler ’07, anything independently. Speaking is limited to simple words a nursing student who began working with the family such as “no.” He is unable to walk or sit, and he has to be fed through the Time Out Pediatric Respite Care program. The through a gastrostomy tube (G-tube). In spite of this, he is program complements Saint Mary’s nationally accredited the picture of vibrancy and hope. nursing major, providing all nursing students with Little brother Michael was born fully functioning, but experience outside the classroom as part of their clinical like other children his age, needs constant supervision and experience. Hunckler worked with the family from the 8 COURIER | Fall 2008 summer of 2005 through the spring of 2007, and remains in touch with them today. “They became my family away Hunckler says Teller seemed very cautious initially. “Once she from home,” says Hunckler. “To me, Andrew was like a little felt comfortable she left for about two hours, then came back brother. Just watching him grow—just the progress that he and did things in the house.” has made is unreal. He always recognizes me.” Saint Mary’s nursing students are well equipped to care for It was a powerful experience according to Hunckler, one special needs children. They are trained in cardiopulmonary that gave her an opportunity to see fi rsthand the strides resuscitation (CPR), basic nursing skills, family theory, and people can make. Hunckler credits experiences like her childhood development. Working with and learning from work with Andrew, experiences that are part of the nursing the family, students, according to guidelines, are also able to program, with making her a better nurse. “I am very proud administer medicine as well as conduct tube feedings. Their to be a nursing graduate from Saint Mary’s. I think that I got expertise greatly adds to the comfort level of families. a great education there.” Hunckler is now a registered nurse Life Lessons working in oncology at Rush University Medical Center in Hunckler knew from the age of fi ve that she wanted to Chicago. be a nurse. She recounts a story of her grandfather making History nursing caps out of construction paper for her and her The Time Out Pediatric Respite Care program is part of sister as they took care of him when he had cancer. “I knew I the N326 Child Health Nursing course. The program was an wanted to take care of him, and I handled death differently,” off-shoot of a joint venture between Saint Mary’s College she says. Originally enrolled at another college, Hunckler and Sacred Heart Parish in Notre Dame, Ind. In 1995 the transferred to Saint Mary’s. “It was the best decision I ever partnership provided geriatric respite care but moved to a made in my life, without a doubt,” says Hunckler. “It was the pediatric respite care pilot program in 1998, greatest experience of my life. And nursing after Sacred Heart nurses received requests school was hard.” from the community for the service. In During her time with the Tellers, she 2001, the program was taken over fully by “I am very proud became very involved with the family. Saint Mary’s College. Now in its tenth year, When they moved from an apartment to the program has assisted over 80 families, to be a nursing graduate a house, Hunckler was there to assist with with students logging in over 4000 hours Andrew. When Andrew received therapy, of service. Additionally, through a grant, Hunckler was often there, learning from students can also work for the program either from Saint Mary’s. the occupational therapist as well. “It was after completing the required service learning interesting to see what Andrew could do hours or during the summer, increasing total I think that I got a when you challenged him,” says Hunckler. number of hours provided to 8,882. “The milestones he has reached and surpassed since I’ve been working with him How it Works great education there.” are just amazing. Every time I go back to see Students are matched with families with him, he’s made more improvement. He’s such children who have disabilities ranging from an amazing child.” subtle to severe. Nursing students provide 16 hours of care, Hunckler’s participation in the Teller family went beyond with visits being a minimum of two hours. The average visit is taking care of Andrew, exemplifying the “family-centered 3–4 hours, and if the student is like Hunckler, they far exceed care” aspect of the program. “While you’re sitting taking care their time requirement. “I tried to do as many hours as I of the child with the condition, you are also like a big sister could because I loved being there,” says Hunckler. to the sibling who doesn’t get as much attention,” explains In addition to the pediatric respite care focus sheet, Hunckler. students keep a respite journal that includes their Hunckler’s observations of the family include not just experiences from their visits, and a journey paper that the children, but also the parents as well. “Marianna is so refl ects on the meaning and benefi t of their entire different than when I met her; she’s so much more calm. I experience. think because Andrew is so much happier, she’s able to be happy.” Why it Works Teller, who has a hard time talking about how strongly she When Hunckler began working with Andrew, it allowed feels about the program without crying, echoes Hunckler’s his mother, Marianna, to go out by herself. She took the sentiments. She notices the difference in her son, how he opportunity to go to the grocery store. “It felt amazing to be seems to feel good about having other people around him, gone alone, without Andrew on my body,” she explains of and that they are happy to see him. All of this has a direct having to carry Andrew with her everywhere when he was 15 impact on them as parents. “The fact that Mommy and months old. “When I came home and saw that he was happy Daddy were getting a break made us better parents and I felt hope, that it was going to be possible to have quality happier people, and we had more to give.” of life slowly and surely. Up to that point I had doubted that Hunckler plans to attain a master’s degree in nursing, anyone would, or wanted to take care of him because he was and eventually become a nurse practitioner. Her goal is to an extremely diffi cult and unhappy child. At that point it was continue working with children, a goal that was undoubtedly just a lot of work, and just no emotional reward at all.” infl uenced by her participation in the Time Out program. “It’s Hunckler remembers the early days as well, when Andrew been one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had, was always crying. Hunckler came to work with the Tellers working with the Tellers.” after Andrew had surgery to address his chronic vomiting. COURIER | Fall 2008 9 By Shannon E. Brewer ’03 the art of sleeping in a hammock—which the group did while working on the construction of a “queseria,” or cheese “Currently one of the poorest Latin-American countries, making house, in Las Olivas—Belanger had high hopes for Honduras is plagued by a corrupt and ineffective his students from the outset. “I hoped they would come government, a rising inequality between the very rich and to feel a sense of human connection with the people we the very poor social classes, and massive waves of two types met—not people who need our charity, but our solidarity in of emigration—from the rural areas to the cities and from the process of living meaningful human lives. I want them Honduras to various other nations…” This is how senior to see people, not just ‘the poor.’” If the students’ photos are Kasey Murray summarizes the problems in a country she has any indication, the bonds they formed with the people of recently gotten to know. Tegucigalpa and other Honduran cities they visited, proved powerful. The Saint Mary’s group spent several days at El Hogar Students Live and Learn Diamante and in the community of Las Olivas. In each location they participated in service projects that exposed students to the obstacles faced by the HONDURAS Honduran people, and their resilience in overcoming them. Murray’s confi dence in the subject stems from fi rst-hand “Both of these trips exposed us to two different types of experience with the Honduran people and their country. A poverty that exist in Honduras—urban and rural,” explains political science and philosophy major, Murray traveled to Murray. “Seeing how these people live day to day and Honduras this summer with nine other students, Associate working beside them was one of the most eye-opening Professor Marc Belanger, and alumna Catherine (Griebel) experiences I’ve ever had.” In El Hogar, the group helped out Bowman ’99. The Honduras Summer Service Learning at Hogar Diamante, a home for boys from broken families. Program is a partnership between Saint Mary’s and Heifer The major project there was to sand and repaint the walls of Project International. the schoolhouse. But the relationships, not the hard work, Through their engagement in local projects and were the focus of the students’ time at the boys’ home. “It conversations with the Honduran people during the wasn’t just a feel-good experience for them,” says Belanger. three-week, three-credit program, the group studied issues “It’s not a simple process. It’s an intercultural process that of poverty, development, gender, trade, and sustainable brings with it all the problems—race, culture, economics. But development. They traveled through the capital, Tegucigalpa, that doesn’t mean you can’t have genuine relationships.” to several towns and villages, explored Mayan ruins in Copán, For Bowman, now a program associate at Work Rewards, and spent time in a contemporary Mayan community. an anti-poverty pilot in New York City, the experience built This is the third time political science professor Belanger on her passion for Latin-American issues. Bowman has a has coordinated the travel program. Aside from mastering background in international development, and says she Audrey Anweiler ’09 dances with the boys at El Hogar Diamante. Photos provided by Marc Belanger and Heather Hanks ’10 10 COURIER | Fall 2008 Students help build and renovate at El Hogar Diamante. enjoys being able to “show up and lend my love of Latin America and the Spanish language.” She explains that “while Professor Belanger leads the academic discourse on what we’re seeing on the ground in Honduras from the political science perspective, I’m able to offer my experience of working with Latin American immigrants in the United States, as well as the lessons I learned while researching issues of poverty and gender discrimination in Chile.” As a senior at Saint Mary’s, Bowman participated in a trip, with Professor Belanger, to El Salvador. She says that trip changed the way she viewed the world and helped her fi nd her place in it. That’s the kind of experience she hoped to shape for students on the Honduras trip. “In Honduras students are exposed to many diffi cult scenarios, but they also witness the incredible resilience of the human spirit and the good that can come from development work.” Casandra Williams ’11 and boys at El Hogar Diamante. Audrey Anweiler ’09 and Hannah Brown ’10 make friends in Ciudad de España. COURIER | Fall 2008 11 What First-Year Students are Reading this Fall By Shannon E. Brewer ’03 You probably remember the books that touched your heart or inspired your best ideas when you were at Saint Mary’s. But do you remember the volumes you conquered in just your fi rst year? Were they classics by Hemmingway, Austen, or Tolstoy? First-year students at Saint Mary’s are reading these literature greats and more as professors seek to broaden their perspectives and communicate a variety of subjects through literature. Here, Saint Mary’s professors from several disciplines share the texts their students are reading and why. BOOKSHELF Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey THE BOOK BY LILLIAN SCHLISSEL SCHOCKEN 2004 THE COURSE HIST 201: United S to 1865 tates History This history cour the political, soc se explores ial, and Unaccustomed Earth KNOPF 2008 economic history of the U BY JHUMPA LAHIRI States from the colonial p nited through the Civil eriod THE BOOK THE War. THE PROFESSOR THE COURSE ve “I always try to include a : Words of Lo ENLT 109W y of book of primar This course is a stud y sources. I try to haping of structure an assignment around literature as the s ms (fi ction, primary sources so students get language into for poetry) to experience the pr ction, drama, and ocess that hist non-fi rs in trying to inter orians go thr contain” encounte pret histor ough that “ e): unions y.” (erotic, cerebral, divin —Bill Svelmoe, associate , mappings and professor and breakings d, of history , loss and discor explorations r and pity, or and hate, ange terr of memory the uses and disuses Anna Karenina and imagination. BY LEO TOLSTOY ing texts THE PROFESSOR d I have for choos THE BOOK “The fi rst standar what I call a the text must be class is that dent to read for this require the stu THE COURSE t must being able to ‘complex text.’ I n addition to ENLT 106W: Meaning and Mayhem at her highest level…I f reading, her acts of bout her acts o Designed to develop skills in reading, this 106W say something a on, the student arrative and lyric acti ply... course is taught in tandem with Introduction to memory of n nd analogy dee taphor a love) Philosophy. The literature course is comprised of ead me ors (words of must be able to r ds and metaph Russian stories, novels, and plays. Each text offers wor uestions with of the biggest q truggle.” even as it asks some uld be good must s THE PROFESSOR which the person who wo professor of “As a matter of course I use challenging texts y Hooker, CSC, —Sister Eva Mar English in my fi rst-year classes…Students more or less automatically raise the bar for themselves…The in-class essay that culminates our engagement with Anna is often the students’ strongest, most assured paper. For that we can thank Tolstoy.” —Linn Vacca, literature professor at the Saint Mary’s home campus and in Rome since 1969 12 COURIER | Fall 2008 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The Book of Salt HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 2003 BY MONIQUE TRUONG THE BOOK BY HARRIET JACOBS THE BOOK THE THE COURSE HIST 201: United States History to 1865 THE COURSE ing Cultural ENLT 106W: Explor This history cour and economic historyse of explores the United the political, States from social the Identities colonial period through the Civil Tau ght in tandem with, this , Introduction to Sociology War. es questions of THE PROFESSOR course explor “[Jacobs] hid in her (free) grandmother identity through theteratur lensese crawlspace for seven y of sociology and li no room even to sit up,ears, watching with nearly her no ’slight attic as students connect with and go, so that her master would give up on fi eal and imagined. and other lives r her so she co children come disciplinary uld fi Through this inter be Frederick Douglass’ nally narrative escape is with more her commonly children. nding approach, students will assigned than iverse perspectives exposed to d ect and write about ways easier forJacobs’, our female but studentsJacobs’ text to connect is in many with tunity to refl own. and have the oppor ent from their than Douglass’. Though it can be a dr identities similar and differ students fi nd it deeply engaging.” aining read, the —Amanda Littauer, assistant professor ass, from THE PROFESSOR , “All the books that I chose for atrapi’my cl s Persepolis of history ral ot Díaz’s Drown to Marjane S eyond cultu Jun ectives that go b offer diverse persp s The Book of Salt . Monique Truong’ k stereotypes f Bình, a Vietnamese coo Bound Feet and Western Dress ivate life o . Toklas in focuses on the pr tein and Alice B ertrude S vel BY PANG-MEI NATASHA CHANG ANCHOR 1997 employed by G geously written no 1930s Paris. It’s a potent, gor erstand the THE BOOK eaders to recognize and und that allows r s identity.” person’ complexity of another of English THE COURSE nt professor HUST 103W: Lives and Times: —Frances Hwang, assista Book Club This introductory course Acting One explores the interaction of individuals living today or in the past with their cultural BY ROBERT COHEN THE BOOK 5TH ED., MAYFIELD PUBLISHING milieu through a study of works that have cultural or historical THE COURSE importance. THTR 205: Introduction to Acting THE PROFESSOR Introduction to A “This memoir is a complex cting is an interweaving of the personal exploration of the e lements stories of two women, the author herself and of a realistic acting techn ique her great aunt, Yu-i, who was both blessed and using games, improvisations cursed by being born into times of great change in and exercises, culminating in 20th-century China. With her great aunt’s story as two-character scenes later in a counterpoint to her own, the author writes of her the semester. struggle as a child of immigrants to feel at home THE PROFESSOR in American society. I love teaching the books in “[Acting One] is by an Lives and Times because they offer our fi rst- and American professor most second-year students a window into other lives, regarded as t he premier author for beginn times, and cultures, from a fi rst-person, often female but my cours ing actors, perspective. Through our discussions, they often e is primarily practical and expe Even so, I still riential. need my students to know a common have a clearer view of their own lives and times.” voc abulary and to learn som —Gail Mandell, professor of humanistic studies e basic acting principles and methodology.” —Katie Sullivan, associate professor of dance and theatre COURIER | Fall 2008 13 Ann Meagher Vander Vennet Preparing the Way 14 COURIER | Fall 2008 By Scot Erin Briggs Ann Meagher Vander Vennet ’59 studied sociology at Saint at numerous student and prospective student events. Mary’s. Sociologically speaking, 1959 was an interesting year: Vander Vennet and O’Toole would continue to collaborate the world stage saw the fi rst of Barbie, Fidel Castro, and the during their Reunion Gift campaigns. “Over the years, we Daytona 500. Vander Vennet, however, left Saint Mary’s with have had enjoyable, sometimes hilarious, planning meetings. more than a deepened understanding of people, culture, I believe that our class has grown in our understanding of and the ways of societies. She left with ideas about the way the importance of education for women. If we value the society could be. “Catholic education at Saint Mary’s is not education we have received and want that for the next just required religious studies or philosophy classes,” she generations, we have to step up to the plate. Working with says. “It’s a way of life. I think in today’s world, it is important Ann and a core of equally dedicated classmates toward to be exposed to Catholic social teaching and have the this goal has been opportunity to participate in social justice activities.” For invigorating and Vander Vennet and her husband, George (ND ’59, JD ’62), rewarding.” the emphasis on social justice at their alma maters was Now planning infl uential, guiding them to help and encourage others with their 50th Reunion, their generosity. Vander Vennet and Her conviction that Saint Mary’s offers women a unique O’Toole have a lot educational experience led Vander Vennet to become active of classmates at in the Chicago Alumnae Club in 1963. She served as club their side including president from 1984 to 1986. Classmate Barbara O’Toole, 45 alumnae who sit who shared the Alumnae Association’s Distinguished Alumna on two organizing Award with Vander Vennet in 1999, has seen fi rsthand committees. Vander Vander Vennet’s ability to motivate her classmates and Vennet has been fellow alumnae. “Ann has continually reached out and instrumental in persuaded others to get involved,” says O’Toole. “My own helping the class formal involvement with Saint Mary’s activities began in the establish the Class 1980s when Ann invited me to join the Chicago Alumnae of 1959 Endowed Club Board. Although I had zero aptitude for planning social Scholarship in activities or raising funds, she was very persuasive, and honor of their 50th I accepted her invitation. Under Ann’s leadership at that reunion. “I am very Ann and George Vander Vennet time, the Chicago Club began to move from modest annual proud that we have scholarship support to what is now a substantial endowed already established an endowed scholarship and dollars have scholarship.” been awarded this year to a freshman student,” says Vander Vander Vennet’s initial engagement with the College at the Vennet. The class also has established the Class of 1959 50th club level sparked a passion that only burned brighter over Reunion Gift Fund. “My wish is that we can garner additional time. In 1988, she was nominated to the Alumnae Association funds to establish another scholarship or two and then Board of Directors, on which she served as president from direct any additional funds to areas and priorities stated in 1992 to 1994. It was during this time that Vander Vennet President Mooney’s strategic plan for the College in The Path spearheaded the establishment of the Alumnae Memorial to Leadership,” says Vander Vennet. Scholarship Fund. “Family, friends, and alumnae may The Class of ’59 has a goal to raise $300,000 in total donate to that fund to increase that endowed scholarship,” gifts and pledges with 60% participation. Vander Vennet says Vander Vennet. I am proud that I was involved in the emphasizes the importance of participation. “All gifts make a establishment of that fund.” Since the Alumnae Memorial difference,” she says. “Small gifts combined with other small Scholarship was fi rst awarded in the 1996–97 academic gifts become large gifts. An important statistic in fundraising year, a total of $128,000 has been awarded to 38 students, a for higher education is the percentage of alumnae donors. fact that makes Vander Vennet beam. Also during this time, Increased participation means greater eligibility for Saint Vander Vennet’s estimation that a great library required great Mary’s to receive dollars from corporations and foundations.” resources inspired her to establish an endowed library fund For Vander Vennet, staying engaged with her alma mater in 1993. has been its own reward. “I have had the privilege of being In 2005, the vision of a new Student Center with spaces on campus to work with administration, faculty, staff, and where students can live and grow outside the classroom students in projects that benefi t the College community,” inspired Vander Vennet to give Saint Mary’s the money says Vander Vennet. “I have met some very outstanding fellow needed to build the Vander Vennet Theatre. In 2007, she alumnae, students, and staff as well as Sisters of the Holy established the Ann Meagher Vander Vennet Endowed Cross. I have learned a lot about higher education in general Scholarship. Vander Vennet’s passion for sharing her Saint and higher education at Saint Mary’s in particular.” Mary’s experience with other young women continued to grow and take new forms, including hosting and presenting Classmates Ann Vander Vennet (third from left), Jackie Berg (far left), and Barbara O’Toole (far right) with Class of 1959 Scholarship recipient, Anastasia Kaloydis ’09 (second from left). COURIER | Fall 2008 15 ReunionReunion ’08’08 “The reunion experience was reunion in fifty years! And hope to April Ehret Sullivan ’93, Martha Conlin Walsh ’93, Rebecca Votto ’93 “A wonderful reunion, campus looks beautiful and I am delighted with the direction Saint Mary’s is taking under the direction of Carol Ann Mooney.” — Patricia Gersuk Cavanaugh ’68 Sister Miriam Patrick Cooney, CSC ’51; Patricia Lacour Pinado ’58 16 COURIER | Fall 2008 On Thursday, May 29, alumnae began to arrive. By Friday, the celebration was in full swing. Alumnae toured the new academic building, took a cooking class, received tax tips, and pondered the nature of the soul. Really! And that was only Friday! Reunion 2008 proved to be one of the fi nest ever as alumnae returned to campus to renew their friendships and themselves. wonderful. I never missed one keep coming back for more.” — Ellen Ganny Warner ’58 President Carol Ann Mooney ’72 and Checka Trigiani Noone ’88 “It was wonderful to be here—I appreciate everything more!” — Jennifer Bouska Corazza ’93 “Thanks for a great weekend! Saint Mary’s is always a second home and I recognize my own strength and self-empowerment.” — Courtney Merriss ’98 COURIER | Fall 2008 17 ReunionReunion ’08’08 The Outstanding Young Alumna Award was presented to Geneviève Morrill ’98 in recognition of her accomplishments, professional and volunteer, which exemplify the standards, ideals, and mission of Saint Mary’s College and the Alumnae Association. Geneviève began by being an outstanding student, studying history and French, serving on the Student Academic Council and the Board of Governance, and being awarded the St. Catherine Medal. As an alumna, Geneviève worked to revitalize the Chicago Club, now the Chicago East Club. As communications chair in 2002, Geneviève created the Chicago alumnae electronic mailing list, which transformed the way the club communicated. The list now connects over 1,200 area alumnae. Beyond club communications, Geneviève has taken a leadership role in Founders’ Day events, scholarship fundraising, and such Chicago Club fl agship events as the 2003 Monet and the Sea lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago and the 2005 Welcome to the City reception for new graduates. She has staffed college fairs, attended prospective student events, and called accepted students to talk to them about her Saint Mary’s experience. For her efforts on behalf of the club and the College, the Chicago East Club honored her with its Founders’ Day Award in 2005. Geneviève is a staff attorney with the Illinois Appellate Court and an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law. The 2008 Humanitas Award was presented to Mamiella Chavis Brown ’79. Mamiella lives the Saint Mary’s directive to its graduates to “make a difference in the world” in every aspect of her life. Mamiella is an educator and community volunteer without parallel. Mamiella began teaching after graduation for the South Bend Community School Corporation. She went on to earn graduate degrees in education, counseling, and social work, and served as a counselor in summer youth programs, Notre Dame’s Upward Bound program, and the St. Joseph County Juvenile Facility. Mamiella is also a long-time member of the League of Women Voters, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Urban League. She has won numerous awards from these organizations and others for her extraordinary record of service. Most recently, she was honored with the Rosa Parks Award at this year’s City of South Bend community celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The foundation of this work of service is Mamiella’s strong Catholic faith. She has been active in several area parishes, particularly St. Augustine’s, where she is a Eucharistic minister, a music minister, and director of the after-school African American Tutor Program. In addition to her parish work, this mother of four living children and grandmother now of 20 has been a delegate to every national Black Catholic Congress since 1987. 18 COURIER | Fall 2008 “The speakers at the banquet were spectacular—utterly conveyed the sense of Saint Mary’s soul and connectedness.” — Claudia Trardt ’73 The Alumna Achievement Award was presented posthumously to R. Gaynor McCown ’83 in recognition of her outstanding personal and professional accomplishment. Through- out her life, Gaynor fused her love of learning with her compassion for children and her belief that all children have a right to excellence in education. Gaynor earned her master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and then signed on to teach science and health at one of the poorest public high schools in the Bronx. Gaynor’s experience there would be the catalyst for her groundbreaking and infl uential work as an education policy maker and advocate. In 1993, Gaynor became a White House Fellow in Washington, D.C., and shaped a number of policies involving charter schools and the standards movement. She returned to New York to assume the position of senior vice president for education and workforce development for the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce. There, she focused on increasing the private sector’s role in public education and led Breakthrough for Learning, the fi rst pay-for-performance system in the New York City Public Schools. After receiving her M.B.A. from Columbia University and a stint as vice president for business development at Edison Schools, Gaynor was recruited to be executive director of the Teaching Commission, a bipartisan advocacy group of leaders in business, government, philanthropy, and education, headed by Louis Gerstner, the former CEO of IBM. There, she focused on crafting and implementing reform agendas as a way to revitalize the teaching profession in the United States. She lobbied for higher teacher compensation, change in teacher preparation and training, and other reforms, fi rmly believing that “schools are only as good as their teachers.” In 2004, Gaynor was lead author of the Commission’s bipartisan report Teaching at Risk: A Call to Action. Also that year, she was named a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The Distinguished Alumna Award was presented to Margaret FitzGibbons Higgins ’73, known to all as “Peg,” who has served her profession, her alma mater, and her community generously and enthusiastically. Throughout the course of her career—one that took her from Chicago to Singapore and from a personal banker to a national human resources director—Peg still found time to be her class’ reporter for the Courier and serve on her class’ fi rst Reunion committee. She was an active member of the Chicago Club, a mentor to many, and the co-chair of an extremely successful Chicago campaign effort during the College’s 1996 Sesquicentennial Campaign. And for the College as a whole, Peg served on the President’s Alumnae Advisory Council for six years and the Chicago Advisory Council for six years until moving to South Carolina in 2005. Peg is also a long-time member of the Madeleva Society. Peg has also volunteered as a member of the Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago and served as president of the board for two years. She spent several years on the Board of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. She was one of the original members of the Leadership Council for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. And, just a few years ago, as a member of Chicago’s St. Theresa of Avila Church, she helped to organize and establish the parish food pantry. After moving to Charleston, South Carolina, in 2005, Peg became involved with the ALS Association, working as an advocate. Peg is also a member of the Junior League of Charleston. COURIER | Fall 2008 19 Friendly Advice An Interview with Psychology Profess or By Natalie Davis Miller mean that they cannot be in your life in some form; even Many students and alumnae say that one if it is limited to Facebook or the occasional forwarded of the best things about Saint Mary’s is the e-mail (of a cat joke). friends they’ve made for life. So how does Q Do you have advice for making new friends? one keep a friend for life? A Making new friends can be intimidating at any age. It A The reality is that while some people maintain almost feels like dating in the sense that you are trying to friendships over long periods, many of us lose touch with the fi gure out if someone likes you and if you should spend more people that we once thought would always be involved in our time together. Just like life. Friendships that can change and develop over the years dating, you can start last through adulthood, so it is important to keep friends off more casually. You updated with your life after college and to stay in touch on can join local groups or a regular basis. If you live in the same city or region as your attend events where you college friends it is important that you incorporate them into might meet people who your current life and really try to blend your older friendships have similar interests. with the newer friendships you will make as you get older. If you join a group that meets regularly Q What’s the best advice for maintaining friendships, you will start to get to particularly with friends who are long distance? When new know people pretty careers, graduate school, marriage, etc., may be taking well and you might center stage? feel more comfortable asking them if they A It is important to keep your friendships rooted in your want to go out for a cup modern life. In other words, do not rely just on memories of coffee or a movie or past experiences to fuel the friendship. You should trust (see… just like dating!). that your friendships are strong enough to evolve as both It is important to be parties grow and progress through life. Friendships that are open to new people wholly based on the past will not easily handle the transition and experiences. Try Professor Bettina Spencer into adulthood, so it does take some work to advance the new activities or take friendship and to let it mature. It is also important to make up a hobby that you have always been curious about. Once time for friends. While life will probably get busier after you start to connect with other people, they will probably college you should always set aside time—even just ten introduce you to some of their other friends and soon you minutes a week —to phone, write, or e-mail your friends may have a whole new network of friends. It is important to (and family). be bold, take some risks, and to try new things if you want to make new friends. Q What should a person do when they sense that their friendship is changing? Q With all of the technology we have at our fi ngertips, do you think it can help us stay connected, even when we A You should evaluate the friendship to try to fi gure out don’t have face-to-face contact? Or will friendships change why the relationship is changing. Is it just due to a busy regardless of this? schedule or is it because the people involved are headed down different paths with different goals? If you assess the A I do think that technology can help us stay connected to situation and realize that the relationship is changing due to a certain degree. It is easy to join a Facebook group for Saint external forces, such as hectic schedules, then make a fi rm Mary’s alumnae or to use social networking sites to search for plan to set aside time for one another. If your friends live in long lost friends, so in that sense, you can stay connected to different regions you can plan a vacation once or twice a year a large group with just a few simple clicks on the computer. to visit (especially if they live someplace warm and sunny) On the other hand, it can sometimes be too easy to stay to help maintain your bond. If the friendship is changing connected through Web-based groups and clubs, and you due to internal forces, such as different goals, aspirations, may not put a lot of work into actually communicating with or personalities that no longer click, then you have to fi gure friends. You may feel that just being on someone’s “friend out if you want to try to reignite the friendship, or if you are list” is good enough, and as a result, not put much effort willing to let the friendship expire. If the friendship does into calling, writing, or visiting your friends. However, if the not seem to be salvageable you can make the decision to technology is used as a supplement rather than a crutch, it drift apart and keep in contact on a less frequent basis. Just can be a great way to send quick notes, photos, and updates because someone does not remain a close friend does not despite long distances. 20 COURIER | Fall 2008 avenuenews Spes Unica Hall Opens Belles Soccer: Coach Ryan Crabbe takes the helm Dust off your cleats and shin guards (or for fans, your foam fi nger)—soccer season is underway. The varsity team is looking to establish themselves as contenders in the MIAA conference, with fi rst-year coach Ryan Crabbe at the helm. He is an experienced coach whose enthusiasm for the game has had him playing and coaching for more than 14 years. This season Coach Crabbe is bringing that know-how to Saint Mary’s, along with his dedication to success. “When you’re on a sports team, it’s really a yearlong commitment,” says Crabbe. For this coach, the commitment required of his players doesn’t end with the season. His coaching philosophy Spes Unica recently opened its doors to students, faculty, includes and staff. Here are some fast facts on the newest building on encouraging his campus: team to, “buy into The basics a system, and be a part of something.” • The construction was completely funded by donor That “something” contributions. includes teamwork • The three-story building is steel-framed with a brick and and academics. limestone veneer. Crabbe’s team • All areas are internet accessible. is looking forward • The fi rst concrete was poured on December 15, 2006. to a fresh start after • The Refl ection Room located on the second fl oor, with its several injuries elaborate stained glass windows, provides a quiet refuge befell the team for students to meditate. in 2007. After a The numbers summer adventure abroad, training • Square footage: 68,484; three stories tall with Union of • Over 1,600,000 pounds of structural steel European Football • Over 1,500,000 pounds of concrete Associations • Over 50 miles of data cable and fi ber (UEFA) coaches in England and Scotland, the Belles began a • 18 state of the art classrooms challenging, but winning, season. In the end, the team was • 1 oval, tiered room that seats 60 ranked among the national leaders in shutouts as they held • 4 large classrooms seating 40 their opponents without a goal in six contests. • 9 medium classrooms seating 32 Returning defender Jessica Slean is a junior business • 4 small classrooms seating 20 administration major who has played for the Belles since her • 8 small group study rooms fi rst year. “We have already heard Coach Crabbe say multiple • 18 departments occupy six suites times that he expects to win the conference this year,” she • 85 individual offi ces for faculty and staff occupy the six suites says. “I believe this is a realistic goal, and the most exciting The future part of the season will be working towards the conference A green roof system including grasses and sedum will be title.” installed over the Common Area. The insulating quality of the plant boxes, soil, and plants will help keep heat gain down, allowing for preservation of the environment and energy effi ciency. The meaning Ave Crux Spes Unica means “Hail the Cross, our only hope.” It is the motto of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The name Spes Unica was chosen because it embodies the hopes and dreams for what will happen in the new building. For all alumnae and for those who will use Spes Unica Hall there is a connection with the Sisters of the Holy Cross and a call from Saint Mary’s College to be people of hope. COURIER | Fall 2008 21 avenuenews Move-In Day Tiff any Brandenstein ’12 hugs her mother, Sue Brandenstein. Gina Thompson ’12 and mother, Donna Thompson, traveled from Nashville for Move-In Day. Bags, boxes, and bundles await their owners. “When I pulled onto the Avenue and everyone was waving, I just started crying. Everyone was there to help. From parking my car, to registering at Holy Cross Hall, Melissa Jackson ’12 stands with her mother, Karen Jackson, everyone said ‘Hello.’ It was fi rst class.” outside Holy Cross Hall. These are the words of Sue Brandenstein, mother of incoming fi rst-year student Tiffany Brandenstein, describing bringing her daughter to Saint Mary’s. As she spoke, she Nashville, Tennessee, native Gina Thompson was setting fought back tears as she unloaded her daughter’s belongings up her room in McCandless Hall with the help of her mother, on the lawn of Holy Cross Hall. On August 21, Move-In Day Donna Thompson. Coming from Nashville, Gina found the for fi rst-year students, the weather couldn’t have been better. northern Indiana winter weather remarkable. “I was amazed The skies were clear, the morning air was crisp and in the by the snow when I came in February for a visit.” Gina wasn’t 60s, and the atmosphere was fi lled with anticipation for both deterred by the white stuff and Saint Mary’s moved up on a parents and students. long list of college choices. Tiffany says she chose Saint Mary’s because of its size. Financial assistance that recognized her academic success, From a small Catholic high school in Youngstown, Ohio, she and the ease of applying were big factors in Gina’s choosing valued knowing her teachers well enough to ask questions Saint Mary’s. Her mother Donna gave another reason for the about anything. “When I came here I liked it because it’s a selection. “She’s always been the adventurous one, I knew she small school and everyone said, ‘You know your professors would move away from home. She loves to travel.” and they know you,’” says Brandenstein of Saint Mary’s. “I Boulder, Colorado, native Elizabeth Carian chose Saint learn better that way. I can relate better to them and I feel Mary’s after a visit. With tubs of fabric around her, the Regina comfortable asking for help. I can make a connection with Hall resident busied herself assembling a dressmaker’s them.” mannequin. “I came to Meet Me at the Avenue and Business major Melissa Jackson says she liked the absolutely adored it. I have a certain view of what a college atmosphere of Saint Mary’s compared to other colleges she should be and Saint Mary’s absolutely surpassed it,” says visited. “Other schools weren’t as personable as Saint Mary’s Carian. She plans to major in theatre, and hopes to get a was. People offered to help.” Her mother, Karen Jackson, teaching certifi cate. who was on hand to help with the move-in, says she is happy Her mother, Lauren Sawyer, elaborated on her daughter’s to see her daughter in a Catholic environment, noting that background and interests. “Elizabeth has been around Tiffany had attended Catholic schools since preschool. “Also, theatre and teaching her whole life,” said Sawyer. “Saint I like how Saint Mary’s is very family oriented. She’s not a Mary’s has one of the best degrees for education.” number at this college. She’s somebody—somebody that This year Saint Mary’s welcomes a group of already counts. And when she’s this far from home, it makes it easier successful women who took a fi rst step toward a successful for the parents knowing that she’s cared about.” future, when they chose Saint Mary’s College. 22 COURIER | Fall 2008 avenuenews Dance for a Chance Saint Mary’s Dance Marathon program wins highest national award This summer the Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon program honored Saint Mary’s with its highest national award, the Incentive Award. The award recognizes the students who organized the College’s Dance Marathon, which benefi ts Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Saint Mary’s students brought the annual Dance Marathon to the College three years ago. The most recent 12-hour event, held on April 4–5, raised $85,000 for Riley. That’s more than the $68,000 raised in the fi rst two years combined. Saint Mary’s is among the approximately 100 colleges and universities that hold Dance Marathons to benefi t Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. For the founding members of Saint Mary’s Dance Marathon, the award recognizes three years of passionate service and hard work. “Our heartfelt purpose is to raise money for sick children who need the most optimal care, Pauline Kistka ’09 and Francesca Johnson ’09, and our success is due to our wonderful, tight-knit community and dedicated co-founders of Saint Mary’s Dance Marathon committee members,” says senior Pauline Kistka. “It is all truly amazing and I just feel blessed to be a part of it,” she adds. Kistka and her friend and co-founder Francesca Johnson have served as the College’s Dance Marathon co-presidents since 2006. More than 300 students from Saint Mary’s College, Holy Cross College, and the University of Notre Dame danced at last semester’s Dance Marathon at Angela Athletic Center. There was plenty of music, dance, games, and entertainment to keep them going, and three local families whose children were treated at Riley shared their stories during the marathon to motivate the participants. Shaping the Future at Encuentro This summer 25 female high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors participated in the Saint Mary’s Encuentro program. The weeklong camp introduces future fi rst-generation college students to campus life, even sending them to classes led by Saint Mary’s professors. Encuentro’s theme this year was “Developing the Leader Within,” and there were many opportunities for the young women and their counselors—four Saint Mary’s students—to develop their leadership skills. The counselors guided Encuentro participants through the week’s activities. “The counselors are the primary supervisory source for these girls,” says Stephanie Bridges, Encuentro coordinator and associate director of Multicultural Services and Student Programs. “That will help them develop skills they’ll need later on.” At Encuentro, the counselors act as role models for the high school women. “It’s an opportunity for them to give back,” says Bridges. Rising junior LaQuay Boone was a fi rst-time counselor this year. “I hope participants learned something about themselves, and that [Encuentro] gave them an idea as to what they may want to do with regard to their next step in life, college or other higher education opportunities,” she says. Encuentro activities included doing research on historical women leaders and a ropes obstacle course to encourage team- building and self-confi dence. “Encuentro is designed to encourage participants’ growth academically, emotionally, physically, and spiritually,” says Bridges. “And they have a lot of fun in the process.” COURIER | Fall 2008 23 forthe record Alumnae Deaths Marguerite Findra Breen ’70, May Cullen Lydiatt ’73, July 8, 2008. Gerald W. Parker, father of Kathleen 2, 2008. William H. Dyer, husband of Dorothy M. Parker ‘87, May 2008. Jane Karpen Stein ’30, April 7, 2007. Christine Wedryk ’71, sister of Susan Szweda Dyer ‘79, May 3, 2008. Sister M. Stephen Purcell, CSC, aunt Grace Burke Boemer ’31, mother of Wedryk ’79, July 13, 2008. Richard Waldon Gregory, of Ann Purcell Perini ’63, June 16, 2008. Elizabeth M. Boemer ‘70, Jane Boemer Denise Hogan Garvey ’78, June 8, grandfather of Jill Gregory Wilson ’01, Evelyn Reed, mother of Kathleen Foster ‘71 and Ellen Boemer Loring 2008. May 15, 2008. Reed Cocks ‘66, April 5, 2008. ‘73, aunt of Sister Mary Louise Gude, CSC ‘63, and Sheila Burke Vollman ‘62, Nancy “Nini” Stoll Lyman ’82, sister of Brigid Griffi n, mother of Helen Elizabeth Ann Reynolds, mother of January 9, 2008. Mary Stoll Oelerich ‘81, May 13, 2008. Griffi n Olson ’67, April 29, 2008. Heather Reynolds ’07, April 19, 2008. Patricia Mangan Egan ’34, Jeanne Halpin, sister of Mary Michael K. Sandoe, husband of December 20, 2004. Family Deaths E. Halpin ’68 and Anne Halpin ’70, Carola Phelan Sandoe ’67, January 13, February 25, 2008. 2008. Marion Vodicka Casey ’39, mother of Jonna Rose Meyer Adams, mother Susan Casey D’Amico ‘65, and Elizabeth of Penelope Adams Moon ‘91, June Louise Higgins, mother of Mary Patrick Sawyer, husband of Nancy J. Casey ‘70, sister of Irene Vodicka 14, 2008. Beth Higgins Williams ’79, March 23, Fink Sawyer ’89, brother-in-law of Mary Monaghen ‘46, aunt of Vivian Vodicka 2008. Fink Meck ’84, Sarah Bradley Fink ’86, Stephen Amer, son of Fran Carroll Koralik ’67, Veronica Vodicka Simon David W. Inwood, father of Mary and Jean Fink-Stahl ’88, July 21, 2008. ‘68, Patricia Hancock Casey ‘69, Irene Amer ’70 and nephew of Patricia Carroll Marrone ’60, June 18, 2008. Inwood Krusniak ’80, May 13, 2008. James F. Sears, husband of Patricia M. Monaghen ‘73, and Laura Vodicka Theiss Sears ‘50, February 5, 2008. Sroka ‘81, June 16, 2008. Sharon Ann Balint, mother of Ann Michael J. Kiley ND ‘56, father of Ann Balint Davidson ‘92, April 19, 2008. Kiley Schneider ‘81, May 20, 2008. Captain James E. Sheehan, father of Elizabeth Hudson Hanson ’39, June Patricia Sheehan Pearl ‘83, April 20, 2008. 21, 2008. Dr. Felino V. Barnes, December 30, Keith D. Kirkdorfer, father of Michelle 2007 and Bella Garcia C. Barnes M.D., Kirkdorfer Jensen ‘90, May 9, 2008. Thomas J. Smith ND ‘59, husband Joan Layden Jones ’45, mother of of Mary Moran Smith ’59 and father of Patricia Jones Mullin ‘77, May 8, 2008. June 22, 2008, parents of Katrina Bertha Kluszynski, mother-in-law of Barnes Johnson ‘87. Margaret Huemmer Kluszynski ’62 and Susan Smith Turner ’89, May 15, 2008. Dolores “Dodo” Ziton David ’47, June grandmother of Jeannine Kluszynski Richard Sweet, husband of Mary 17, 2008. Joseph J. Barr ND ‘42, husband of Mary Dahm Barr ‘43, November 10, ’98, July 4, 2008. Rose Sweet ’63, November 2007. Rosemary McGinnis Huebsch ’47, 2007. Edward J. Lyons, husband of Geneva Charles J. Szostak, father of Dr. June 15, 2008. William John Bauer, son of Joanne Pedersen Lyons ‘62, June 8, 2008. Rosemarie Szostak ‘74, March 7, 2007. Patricia Gregoire Cary ’50, mother Dailey Bauer ’58, October 2, 2006. Robert Madden Jr., brother of Mary Katherine Rose “Katie” Thelin, of Penelope Cary Sherlock ‘79, Beth A. Peggy Behrens, mother of Mary Madden Carey ’66, April 23, 2008. stillborn infant daughter of Tara Mooney Cary ‘81, and Bridget Cary-Baugh ‘82, ’98, March 18, 2008. May 9, 2008. Behrens McCarthy ’68 and Margaret Sherri Berger Marzano, mother of Behrens Brown ’75, May 26, 2008. Janece Paula Marzano ‘99, June 16, Monie Werthmann, mother of Betsy Marilee Gibbons Merrion ’50, 2008. Werthmann ’82, August 14, 2006. sister of Julia Gibbons Revane ’56, Adolph A. Bona Jr., M.D., father of grandmother of Karla McGough ’07, Suzanne Bona ‘77, May 2008. Dr. James A. McGlew ND ’45, James F. Winter, father of Joan Winter and aunt of Kathryn Revane McGilsky Toufi k Bouadjemi, husband of Doris husband of Mary Rita Murphy McGlew Rogge ‘80 and Kathy Winter Wolfe ‘69, ’90, July 3, 2008. Woldemar Bouadjemi ‘54, March 27, ’41, father of Mary McGlew Frericks ’74, June 13, 2008. 2008. and Mary Jo McGlew ’76, December Genevieve “Joan” Doyle Ryan ’51, 19, 2007. May 31, 2008. James S. Broughton ND ’55, brother Marriages of Margaret Broughton McGrath Katherine H. McNeill, grandmother Gertrude Shizue Fujita ’52, of Anne McNeill-Gattman ’86, Molly Kathleen Owens Sherlock ’84 and September 25, 2007. ’59 and uncle of Katherine McGrath William, December 1, 2007. Wollenberg ’86, June 22, 2008. McNeill Healy ’90, and Catherine Sheila O’Sullivan Keelan ’53, May McNeill Harshman ’00, April 23, 2008. Tina Rigby Welsh ’90 and Sean, 25, 2008. Mary Jane Buddig, mother-in-law of November 3, 2007. Mary Ryan Buddig ’81, May 6, 2008. Mary Margaret Meagher, mother-in- Kathleen “Kitty” Lannan Galligan ’56, law of Tanya Wilson Meagher ’95, May Kristin Bazany Larsen ’91 and Greg, mother of Kathleen M. Galligan ‘82 and Robert P. Butler, father of Mary Pat 19, 2008. August 18, 2007. Maureen E. Galligan ‘85, aunt of Kristin Butler Donohue ‘79 and Lisa Butler Vincent Jermano Miller, stillborn Kelly Ivcevich Noga ’92 and Andrew, Mary Kleiderer ‘92, June 13, 2008. McCormick ‘87, May 14, 2008. infant son of Jennifer Jermano Miller College of the Holy Cross ’90, and Sister M. Rose Agatha Lundergan, Josephine Caserio, mother of ’93, June 4, 2008. Harvard ’98, September 3, 2006. CSC ’57, June 6, 2008. Patricia Caserio Clark ’78, February 26, 2008. Robert Moulis, father of Rosemarie Suzanne Sanders Burzynski ’93 and Judith Weidner Risacher ’57, June Moulis Outly ‘76, May 11, 2008. Brent, July 7, 2007. 14, 2008. Nancy M. Chato, mother of Amy Trant Chato ’96, June 2008. Richard A. Muessel Jr., father of Shannon Castellano Couff er ’94 and Lenore Hennebry Madden ’61, Kristina Muessel Hayden ‘77, May 6, Gordon, December 29, 2007. mother of Lenore Madden McCarter Marguerite Moynihan Conlon, 2008. Tricia Wallace Moore ’94 and John, ‘88, sister of Marilyn Hennebry Hessert March 29, 2008 and William J. Conlon, April 29, 2008, parents of Mary Beth Roger Mulcahy, father-in-law of December 28, 2007. ‘49 and Winona Hennebry ‘53, aunt of Melinda A. Bright ’77, May 31, 2008. Kathleen Hessert Gunderman ‘74, June Conlon Winter ‘77. Rachel Kelly Lynn ’95 and Rich, March 26, 2008. Richard “Dick” Cullen ND ’52, Leo Niespodziany, grandfather of 17, 2007. Elizabeth Rectenwal ’08, May 16, 2008. Madonna Sheridan Reistetter ’61, husband of Muriel Flanagan Cullen ’53, Rose Maciejewski Farley ’97 and May 15, 2008. father of Kathleen Cullen Holm ’79, and Miriam O’Leary, mother of Patricia Gregory, July 28, 2007. Colleen Cullen Akers ’81, grandfather O’Leary Ring ’56, Louise O’Leary Wilson Ann Elizabeth Hagan ’66, sister of of Therese Cullen ’05, brother-in-law of ’67, and Anne O’Leary ’69, aunt of Nancy Sorota Poznick ’97 and Tom, Arline Hagan Saturdayborn ’63, July Kathleen Flanagan Baldwin ’54, uncle Carolyn O’Leary Mosier ’93, February October 27, 2007. 13, 2008. of Diane Baldwin Troup ‘81, and Carol 20, 2008. 24 COURIER | Fall 2008 forthe record Carah Smith Tabar ’99 and Matthew, Nicole Thaner Nichol ’06 and Kari Gerou Alford ’95 and Richard: Kristen “Kelly” Meyer Girsch ’98 and U.S. Navy, October 15, 2005. Christopher HCC ’06, December 28, Eve, September 6, 2007. Michael: Thomas Meyer, November 25, 2007. Merideth Williamson Drudge ’00 2007. Karen Tierney Domzal ’95 and Jason and Troy, May 10, 2008. Anna Gilsinger Marshall ’06 and ND ‘95: Twins, Bridget Grace and Patrick Abigail Lafkas Isbell ’98 and Chris Andrew, May 15, 2007. ND ’98: Madeleine, January 4, 2007. Bridget Heff ernan Labutta ’00 and Michael, December 22, 2007. Bryan, September 29, 2007. Lindsey Stillson Roth ’06 and Brian, Lisa Baumann Musielewicz ’95 and Sandra Gass Kessen ’98 and Jason: Ted ND ‘96: Lydia Ilene, May 19, 2008. Edward David, January 9, 2008. Gretchen Schumer Brunette ’01 and August 4, 2007. Zachary, March 6, 2007. Bridget Boyce Schreiber ’06 and Karen Flach Pescatore ’95 and Meg Winkler Kniskern ’98 and James: Jake, October 26, 2006. Matthew: Chloe Elizabeth, November Colleen Borkowski Fontaine ’01 and Luke, August 16, 2008. 27, 2006. Eric, May 3, 2008. Nicole Tucker Teshka ’06 and Trent, Lisa Dominello Winde ’95 and Mark: John Luke, June 21, 2008. Meredith Johnson McGuff age ’98 Angela Battista Penn ’01 and Brian, June 16, 2007. and Terry: Matthew Sean, October 30, March 10, 2007. Shannon Culbertson Thompson ’06 Cherie Voirol Balsamo ’96 and Thomas: Tyler Phillip, November 6, 2007. Patricia Moore Hands ‘02 and Phil, and Justin, June 14, 2008. 2006. Tricia O’Connor-Wiltshire ‘98 and December 9, 2006. Heather Bare Glenn ’07 and Jill Woenker Buhr ’96 and Chad: Anthony: Claire Elizabeth, April 9, 2008. Ellen Bishop Healy ’02 and Michael, Anthony, July 5, 2008. Jonathan Michael, August 3, 2006. Camille Valent Parker ’98 and Craig: June 17, 2007. Katie Turner Nix ’07 and Mathew, Sonya Wilson Dumont ’96 and Charlotte Holly, December 12, 2007. Kaitlin Duda King ‘02 and William July 27, 2007. Timothy: Alex, July 25, 2007. Anna Antes Patterson ’98 and “Bill,” May 31, 2008. Bridget Gorman Owens ’07 and Karien Cook Goodwin ’96 and Kevin: Thomas: Siena Catherine, September Caroline Eckert Marks ‘02 and Christian, August 11, 2007. Allison, June 2, 2006. 27, 2006. Charles ND ‘02, June 7, 2008. Breeana Gregory Wallick ’07 and Kathleen Artz Jackowski ’96 and Michele Jarosick Smith ’98 and Tiff any Mayerhofer McGettigan ’02 Ryan, June 23, 2007. Kris: Kyle, October 18, 2007. Jeff rey: Jason Joseph, May 10, 2007. and John, August 18, 2007. Erin Krombach Groves ’05 and Krista Masnica Scates ’96 and Jill Switzer ’98 and Juan “Ed” Wolf Elizabeth Spieth Rich ’02 and Jonathan, February 16, 2008. Andrew: Joseph, February 23, 2007. ND ‘93: Cecilia Inez Wolf, December Michael, July 7, 2007. 18, 2006. Holly Urbanski Szymczak ’96 and Kelly Riley-Swallows ’02 and Matt, Births & Adoptions Matthew: Caila, January 8, 2008. Anne Parente Taylor ’98 and Brian: September 15, 2007. Frannie Thompson Kunkel ’88 Jeanne Anne, December 7, 2006. Charity Bocan Corbett ’97 and Jim: Amy Gresens Schwind ’02 and Chris, and Donald: Margaret “Meggie” Joan, Staci Perez Veldt ’98 and Andrew: Cameron Marie, April 6, 2007. November 24, 2007. February 14, 2008. Maya Ann, March 14, 2006. Anne Poore Keith ‘97 and Corey: Alissa Brasseur Cohoat ’03 and John, Katherine McDevitt Meyer ’88 and Latisha Merriman Whitman ’98 and Samuel, August 1, 2006. August 4, 2007. Daniel: Margaret Ann Kelly, November Ryan: Christopher, May 30, 2007. 16, 2006. Megan Dowd Sgroi ’97 and Peter: Erin Moran Crill ’03 and Benjamin, Erin O’Toole Desplinter ’99 and Monica, June 1, 2006. June 21, 2008. Michelle Morfi n Wilson ’88 and John: Silvia Page, February 14, 2007. Edward: Natalie Michelle, December Desiree Leak Sinclair ’97 and Anne Cashore ‘04 and Henry Borjas, Krista Eastburn Heroman ’99 and 19, 2006. Matthew: Ryne Donnelly, March 29, July 26, 2008. Wes: Sam Nicolas, December 8, 2006. Megan FitzGerald Burke ‘89 and 2006. Shannon Maloney Giovingo ’04 and Krista Morrissey Gipson ’00 and Patrick: Kyleigh Elizabeth, May 20, 2008. Rebecca Rodarte Vock ’97 and Matt: Vito, May 26, 2007. Matthew ND ‘99: Darcy Adeline, June Patricia Haddad Markho ’90 and Katherine Rose, May 12, 2007. Jeannie Knish Hobbins ’04 and 1, 2008. Bassam: Michael, July 1, 2007. Amy Cooper Whipple ’97 and Eric: Patrick ND ‘03, August 18, 2007. Cecilia “CeCe” Schirripa Gobdel ’00 Kelly Brantman Roles ’92 and Brad: Claire Noelle, December 11, 2007. Leah Holden-Corbett ’04 and Walter and Evan: Alexander James, August Tabitha Marie, September 21, 2007. Scott, May 27, 2006. Katie Brown Bryk ’98 and Jeff rey: 10, 2007. Colleen Boyle Smith ’92 and Will, November 9, 2006. Cecilia Oleck Street ‘04 and Curt, Janelle Dombrow Schenher ’00 and Edward: Francis “Frank”, September 1, September 14, 2007. Brigid Coleman ’98 and Eric Robben Joseph: Matthew Michael, November 2000, Lucy, May 14, 2003, and Liam, ND ’99: Brendan Coleman Robben, 26, 2007. Nicole Smego Linton ’05 and May 4, 2007. June 22, 2006. Joseph, June 17, 2006. Karen Furrow Williams ’00 and M. Christine Delaney Kennedy ’93 Mary Jones Dalzell ’98 and John: Joseph: Elise Makenna, October 21, Maureen MacDonald Rousseve ’05 and Michael ND ‘93: Thomas Patrick, Margaret “Maggy” Mary, September 2007. and Dan, July 28, 2007. January 8, 2008. 5, 2007. Kathleen Phelan Giganti ’03 and Molly Cain Seitz ’05 and Jim, June Julie Snyder Lizak ’93 and Rebecca Jacobs Dempsey ’98 and Brian: Dylan Francis, April 16, 2008. 30, 2007. Christopher: Michael Chester, April 23, Brad: Margaret “Maggie” Grace, June Katie DeMent Pohlmeyer ’03 and 2008. 23, 2007. Camille Kelly Esmacher ’06 and John ND ’98, ’03: Claire Ann, November Thomas, January 5, 2008. Kristi Monaghan Byrd ’94 and Mike: Heather Nash Dountas ’98 and 24, 2007. Madelyn, June 6, 2006. James: Alexandra Maureen, April 12, Lauren Rosenbach Host ’06 and Elaine Porter Perez ’03 and Thomas: 2008. Josh, July 26, 2008. Michelle Kovalcik Guibord ‘94 and Claire Dorothy, December 29, 2006. John: Beatrice, April 26, 2007. Margaret Kelly Fuentes ’98 and Will: Stephanie Roth Kleinbub ’06 and Nicole Prezioso ’03 and Jim Lee: Lyla Mae, June 13, 2007. Michael, October 27, 2007. Mary Soice Nixdorf ’94 and Robert: Genevieve Denise Nifei Prezioso Lee, Nicole Giff ord Lowe ’06 and Daniel, Thomas Robert, November 14, 2007. Eileen Nieli Gathman ’98 and March 10, 2008. Andrew: Angelina Grace, June 14, July 21, 2007. Helen Murphy Tine ’94 and Steven: Libby Witkowski Springer ’03 and 2007. Stephen Peter, July 9, 2008. Jason: Carson, October 25, 2007. COURIER | Fall 2008 25 clubnews Chicago East and up their homes to us! The annual Chicago Northwest Christmas Mass and Dinner is just around the corner, so mark your clubclips clubclips clubclips On Saturday, August 9, the Chicago calendars to celebrate the holidays East and Chicago Northwest Clubs with us on December 8, the Feast joined forces to send off our new of the Immaculate Conception. students in style. We gathered at the Invitations with more details will be home of Kearin Hansen ‘82 and Gregg sent out in November. Hansen ND ’81 in Arlington Heights, Ill. We were joined by alums, current Des Moines SMC students, and current Saint Mary’s The Des Moines Club’s theme for College parents to share their insight. the year centers on homecoming; We welcomed our new students and that is, coming “home” to Saint Mary’s parents into the Saint Mary’s College without leaving Des Moines. The family over dinner and dessert. We are Club is placing special emphasis on excited for them to start their Saint gathering alumnae who have not Mary’s journey and make their own attended events recently. The fi rst memories. Best of luck to the class of event of the 2008–2009 year, held 2012! in August at the home of alumnae parents Grace and Bob Jones, was Cleveland/Akron attended by alumnae from the classes On August 6, the Cleveland/Akron of 1944 through 2005, as well as Alumnae Club hosted a gathering alumnae parents and three incoming Members of the Chicago East and Northwest Clubs at this year’s joint to welcome the Class of 2012. The students and their parents. The Club’s Freshmen Send-Off : Ann Murray ’82, Kate Treder ’07, Mary Pearl, event was chaired by Deborah Stancik gathering on November 8 will feature Kelly Walsh ’01, Kearin Hansen ’82, Jill Clouse ’99, Barbara Cockrell Krawczyk ’78 and held at the home Kara O’Leary, director of alumnae ’78, Kathy Villano ’79, Lynn Sikora ’06, Julie Deischer ’93, and Brittany of the Club’s President, Cheri Petride relations. The third event of the year Degres ’07 Miller ’79, in Brecksville. Nine incoming will be a service project directed by freshmen attended along with current Catholic Charities, in which alumnae and their families are invited to students, parents, and alumnae. The which started with champagne, Samantha Bello, Ashely-Rose Cameron, participate. This project will take place current students answered questions showcased fresh British ingredients and Olivia Hamilton gave tips to new in February. For more information, and provided much insight into in contemporary classic dishes. Pablo students Fatima Farfan, Katie Greespon contact Club president Aimee student life for the incoming freshmen. and Cynthia particularly enjoyed the and Christie Coughlin on how to Beckmann-Collier at 515-222-1516 or The Club wishes these new students distinctive and delicious selection of survive at Saint Mary’s and particularly [email protected]. all the best. cheeses from Europe. how a So. Cal girl can survive the Annual dues of $25 are now due The faculty toured four European cold!!! Meanwhile, Alexis Scott’s mom and can be forwarded to the Treasurer, Idaho cities with 33 students over three and alumnae Monica Mendoza and Kristen Ciofani. Kristen’s address is 2179 We just had the annual ND/SMC weeks: Paris, London, Edinburgh, and Anne Borgman helped to ease parents’ Murray Hill #4, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Club of Idaho picnic on July 12. It was Dublin. Courses in History, Education, nerves. Altogether it was a fun, sunny We are asking all alumnae who held at the Harris Ranch Clubhouse Business Education and Theatre. afternoon to reunite and send-off the have not already done so to forward in Boise, Idaho. We have one student The Program gives students an students for another successful year at their e-mail address to the College from Idaho who will be starting as a excellent introduction to European Saint Mary’s College! or to the Club. Send your e-mail fi rst year. She will join her sister who culture through rare tours of fi nancial address to [email protected] is a current student. In the fall, we will institutions, schools, and theatres. This Milwaukee or to [email protected]. We have game watches at various local year’s business students enjoyed a visit are making every attempt to keep Alumnae and students made great venues. Many members of the club to the Paris Fashion Show. Students alumnae informed while reducing our connections at the student send-off will be attending the ND/Washington also visited the better known places mailing costs. in Milwaukee this August. Eleven fi rst game in Seattle on October 25. Once of interest. For more information The Club will be holding their year students from the Milwaukee area again, the club will participate in Rake about the European Summer Study annual meeting along with an event in were introduced to Caleagh Larson Up Boise in mid-November. If anyone Program, visit http://www3.saintmarys. April 2009. If you have any suggestions and Rosie O’Connor, both sophomores, has any questions, they can e-mail edu/history-european-summer or for an event please contact Cheri who were on hand to share stories me at [email protected] or call me at contact Professor David Stefancic, Petride Miller at 440-526-8966 or at with the incoming students and give 208-386-9613. [email protected]. For more [email protected]. information on the London Club, them tips on adjusting to college life, London please email Cynthia McKiel Hunt ’80 residence hall living, and the professors Dallas at [email protected]. on campus. On Monday, June 2, Cynthia The club is gearing up for a visit Fall in Dallas has been busy. In McKiel Hunt ’80 and her husband, from President Carol Mooney to help August we sent our local students Los Angeles Alex, hosted the European Summer celebrate our 85th year as an Alumnae back to Saint Mary’s in style at the Study Program faculty for dinner at Los Angeles SMC Send-Off was Club. Dr. Mooney will be visiting annual Student send-off , graciously the Oxford and Cambridge Club in held on July 26, was hosted by Pat the Milwaukee Club on Tuesday, hosted by Barbara Geelan Wareham London’s Pall Mall. David Stefancic Greeley Lechman ‘63 and Laura September 16th at the Wisconsin Club ’94. In October we enjoyed visiting of the History Department, Karen Lechman Rodriguez ‘97. New and downtown. with Professor Claude Renshaw at a Van Meter of Education, and Pablo current students and their parents, All Milwaukee area alumnae can reception hosted by Jennifer Danahy Hernandez, now Associate Professor and alumnae met at Pat Lechman’s watch their e-mail for Milwaukee Club Stewart ’93. Many thanks to both of Economics at Hollins University, house for a delicious cheesecake events coming up in the next few Barbara and Jennifer for opening attended. The three-course dinner, buff et. Kendall Davis, Valerie Patterson, months. If you do not currently receive 26 COURIER | Fall 2008 clubnews e-mails form the Milwaukee Club and The club always welcomes San Francisco and San Jose another as well as fi eld questions to would like to, send us a message at new members and appreciates any the alumnae. The Club was also happy [email protected] and we will suggestions for activities. Please The San Francisco and San Jose to have “Welcome Gifts” waiting for the add you to the list. contact Katie Smith, krsmith1014@ Clubs are co-hosting a Founders’ Day ten incoming fi rst years at their rooms yahoo.com Celebration. Tentatively set for Sunday, when they moved in on Thursday, NYC & NJ Stay tuned for a Founders’ Day October 12, the event will be held August 21. We wish them a successful event in the fall. somewhere in the Peninsula. Watch fi rst year at Saint Mary’s College! On Thursday, June 5 the NYC & your mailboxes for more details in early This year the Club will celebrate NJ Saint Mary’s Alumnae Clubs along Quad Cites September. Founders’ Day with a Mid-Morning Tea with the Notre Dame Alumnae Club of on Saturday, October 25 from 11am NYC, hosted the third annual dockside The Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois South Bend – 1pm at the Lady Elegant’s Tea Room cocktail reception aboard the Tall Ship, Alumnae Club hosted their annual in the St. Anthony neighborhood of St. Unicorn at the 79th Street Boat Basin. student send-off luncheon on Activities of the South Bend Paul. Alumnae are invited to celebrate Over forty alumnae attended and Saturday, August 9, at The Rock Island Alumnae Club for this year are already the College’s history with a pot of enjoyed appetizers, cocktails and great Arsenal Golf Club. underway. On August 10th alumnae of tea with a four-course lunch in the conversation along the Hudson River. The club welcomed new student, all ages and 14 members of the Class company of local alumnae. Special thanks to Dawn Santamaria Kat Nelson of Rock Island, Ill., to Saint of 2012 and their families picnicked at In addition, this year the Club ’81 who graciously hosted the clubs. Mary’s. Kat’s mother, Jacky, was also Dalloway’s at the Freshman Send-Off . has taken on a Service Project of If you would like to become involved a guest of the Club for the luncheon. After lunch, the students had the collecting donations for The Women’s in helping to plan events for the SMC Alumnae attending included Sarah opportunity to ask questions of the Life Care Center which provides a Alumnae Club in New York, and are Chaudoir Alden ’02, Mary Agnes alumnae club’s scholarship students, Learn and Earn education program for new to the city and would like to be Garside Liebscher ’50, Nancy Ruhl Lesley Chan ’10 and Emily Stillson women and families by which they added to our email list, please contact Carroll ’51, Amy Marget Nimmer ’76, ’09, who were in attendance. The earn credits that can be redeemed Carey O’Neill at (203) 829-9007 or Cathy Lemon Treacy ’72, Martha Mihm club presented each of the freshmen for baby items of their choosing. The [email protected]. ’94, and Debbie Johnson Schwiebert with a Saint Mary’s mug from the philosophy of the center is “a hand ’74. bookstore. The South Bend Club is up not a handout.” They believe it is in Philadelphia Kat was presented a Saint Mary’s looking to offi cially kick-off its year the clients’ best interests to not only planner and ID card holder as a gift with the SMC’s the City that will be become responsible for their families An hors d’oeuvres and dessert from the Club. Throughout the lunch held on Thursday, September 25th, at but to become productive members reception was held at Katie Smith’s ‘93 Saint Mary’s stories were shared the new Bar Louie in town. Of course, of society. In addition, the center house in August. It was an occasion for and the benefi ts of a Saint Mary’s it wouldn’t be fall in South Bend provides free diapers and formula alumnae to catch up, and to welcome education identifi ed and reinforced. A without a little Notre Dame Football. to clients, free pregnancy tests and and send off new and current fun time was had by all! A game watch is planned for Saturday, fi nancial and material support to students. There are three new students For information about the Quad October 11th, at Between the Buns, all women aff ected by unplanned from the Philly area and nine current Cities Iowa/Illinois Club please contact where the Club will watch the Fighting pregnancies. If you would like to learn students. Debbie Johnson Schwiebert at 309- Irish play the University of North more, please contact our Service 786-2958. Carolina. And, in celebration of Saint Coordinator, Ann Spiess Clark (’97) via Mary’s history, the annual Founder’s email at [email protected] or by phone Day dinner will be held on-campus in at 651-340-9100. Haggar Parlor on Thursday, October Finally, SMC TC Alumnae Club will clubclips clubclips clubclips 16. If local alumnae are interested continue to plan and host monthly in attending any upcoming events Young Alumnae Social Hours, Book and need more information, please Club Discussion, and Mommies & Tots contact Club President, Janet Horvath, playgroups. For more information, at [email protected] or (574) please check out the Club’s Google 289-1770. Group at: http://groups.google.com/ Twin Cities The Twin Cities Alumnae Club kicked off the 2008–2009 Club year with a Wine Tasting & Speed Networking Round on Thursday, June 26, at the Bridewater Lofts in Minneapolis. Twenty-fi ve alumnae were in attendance, including a 2008 Saint Mary’s graduate! The Club would like to thank Sharon Scheckel Madigan ‘80, Margo McMahon ‘89, and Elizabeth Petrovic Mool ‘94 for organizing a fun and successful event. On Saturday, July 26 the Club Students from the Milwaukee area (left to right): Rosie O’Connor ’11, hosted its annual Student Send-Off Caleagh Larson ’11, Suong Do ’12, Caitlin Guff y ’12, Keely Noonan ’12, at the home of Elizabeth McGie Elizabeth Mueller ’12, and Katie Bennett ’12 visit at this year’s Student Robertson (1992). Students and Send-Off . parents attended the event where they were able to socialize with one COURIER | Fall 2008 27 inmemoriam Sister M. Gerald, CSC Sister M. Gerald, CSC, died at age 98 on September 10 at Saint Mary’s Convent. Sister Gerald was a pioneer in the development of healthcare fi nancial management systems in the United States. She employed her fi nancial acuity and keen stewardship as a participant in developing the principles of Medicare’s early legislation and was a sought- after fi nancial management consultant to U.S. healthcare institutions, as well as religious congregations, and Roman Catholic bishops and dioceses in the U.S. and Africa. She served on the Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees/ Regents from 1970–1973 and received an Honorary Degree from the College in 1990. Born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1910, Sister Gerald’s lifelong fi nance ministry began in 1932 as an accountant at Holy Cross Sanatorium in Deming, N.M. Her nearly 70 years of leadership included serving as an organizing member of the present-day Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA); a national consultant and lecturer for both the Catholic Hospital Association (now the Catholic Health Association) and Stewardship Services, Inc., an organization in Washington, D.C., that had provided fi nancial consulting for religious communities and institutions; and as director of fi nance and coordinator of pastoral planning for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. In national circles, Sister Gerald was well known for her pioneering efforts in securing Social Security benefi ts for religious. Sister Gerald received many honors, including induction in Modern Healthcare’s Health Care Hall of Fame in 2002 for her lifelong contributions to healthcare, and in 1984 she received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifi ce, the highest honor given to non-ordained persons by the Catholic Church. Over a span of 40 years, Sister Gerald contributed her fi nancial expertise to healthcare organizations and through her leadership roles with the Sisters of the Holy Cross, including serving 18 years as general treasurer of the congregation. In Holy Cross-sponsored hospitals, she served as chief fi nancial offi cer at Saint Agnes Hospital in Fresno, Calif., Holy Cross Hospital in San Fernando, Calif., and Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she later served as chief executive offi cer. Sister Gerald was remembered by her fellow Sisters of the Holy Cross as visionary, compassionate, fearless, and tireless. 28 COURIER | Fall 2008 classnews determination, never doubting that back home. to play 200 hands of bridge. I took ’40 Mary Fran Meekison she could accomplish what she set out I received the following report many pictures with my camcorder 318 W. Washington St. to do.” We, as classmates, are proud of via e-mail from Miriam Marshall and will have several dinner parties to P.O. Box 253 the happy hours we spent with Betty. Hemphill: “As usual, I went to expose my friends to an account of Napoleon, OH 43545-0253 Jody Morris O’Brien ’50 deserves Apalachicola in the spring for three our wonderful cruise. Since I was on (419) 592-6591 a bouquet of SMC hugs for the tidbits weeks. During that time my brother, the high seas for my 86th birthday, of information she has sent concerning Travis (who lost his wife last November, I bought myself a beautiful opal According to Saint Mary’s offi cial members of our class. She is a Courier lives in Bethesda, Md., and has a pendant while in Puerto Vallarta. My records, we still have 39 rocking an’ reporter for the Class of 1950. Her summer home in Michigan), and I comrades sent me champagne, and rolling members. This is amazing; since Brother, George Morris, married our drove over to Mayo’s in Jacksonville to we had a very enjoyable celebration. most of us are ready to hit 90 years or classmate, Patty Fieweger, many get a little problem of his attended to. When I came home, it was time more. decades ago. Jody attended the After a couple of nights there we drove to plant my 1500 begonias, 500 My last two columns gave honor graduation of her granddaughter, on down to Daytona Beach to see geraniums, and 2000 impatiens. Since to three Holy Cross sisters who have Honore O’Brien ’08, from Saint Mary’s Pinkie Wolff Stevenson. We stayed my daughter, Madonna Gordon, is given their lives to God for more this past spring. Honore spent a year in overnight in her home and enjoyed not working, she and her son Shane than 60 years. This column centers Ireland before graduation. good visits with her. She looked well, came to help me frequently during the on one of the most extraordinary Love and loyalty for Saint Mary’s and I never would have imagined planting season. The yard has never women I have met: Betty Rothmeyer continue to infuse one generation that she would become ill very soon. been so beautifully manicured. I am so O’Donnell. Betty came to school with after another in common bond. Hand Travis and I went on to Winter Park grateful for their very special help. a smile, a cane, and stiff iron braces on in hand we go forward. As some of us and spent another night with a friend On June 5, all the Barker clan one leg. We loved her instantly as we move closer to the Eternal Light, let us there before returning to Apalachicola. headed for Douglasville, Ga., to observed her spirit and determination pray for all and be cheered by those Shortly after we left her, however, celebrate the wedding of Kenneth to move forward. She spent her busy working beside us and behind Pinkie had a mild stroke and was taken Barker IV and Cori Allen on June 7, freshman and sophomore years with us to make the planet a better place. to the hospital, where she remained 2008. We came from all corners of the us. In June 2004, The Detroit Free Press for some time, then was transferred to U.S. carried two obituary columns under ’42 a convalescent facility, which she said After the rehearsal on Friday the heading: “Betty O’Donnell, Mother, Bunny Wagner Barker was very nice. We talked nearly every evening, we all enjoyed dinner Wife and Nun Had a Zest for Living.” 704 Circle Hill Road day during that time. Her children together. Saturday was a gorgeous day Yes, Betty had great zeal and a lot Louisville, KY 40207-3627 have been very good to her, and she is and the bride, Cori Allen, was radiant of guts. As a girl, she won trophies (502) 895-7732 currently in Colorado, where three of as she walked down the aisle of St. for her horseback riding. As a young [email protected] them have homes. She expects to be John Vianney Church to become Mrs. woman, she joined the Marine Corps there about a month I believe. Kenneth Barker IV. The groom’s mother during World War II. She beat back the I called Pat Nolan McLaughlin, “I went out to Oregon to see and I lit the candle, which the bride polio that had paralyzed her leg. Polio who lives in Des Moines, Iowa. She my fi rst great-grandson, who is just and groom used to light the larger did not defi ne and/or limit her life. is blessed in that three of her four gorgeous. I was there only three one. (I was pleased to be included in She transcended this challenge and children live close by. Her son, Kevin, days but am totally in love with him. this ceremony.) The priest, Fr. Carl, a expanded her positive opportunities. and his wife, BJ, have two sons, 2 Another great-grandson will be born Franciscan, conducted the ceremony Betty attended our class reunions and 1, who live in Des Moines. Pat’s in October, also in Oregon. So I will go very well and delivered a very nice armed with a brace and cane. Her zest daughter, Kate, and her 12-year old back out there in late fall to see him. homily. A friend used my camcorder to to be her best was inspiring. twin daughters, Ellen Kate and Carolyn, How nice to have little fi rst cousins! record the entire wedding—happily, Betty married James O’Donnell have moved to Denver. Daughter My son, Del, seems to be creating a it turned out very well. The reception in 1948. He taught her how to fl y Bridget and her family, as well as son dynasty out there. His daughter, the was lovely; the music was great. an airplane, and they spent their Jeff , all live in Iowa. Pat still plays bridge youngest in the family, is in medical Everyone enjoyed the dancing, even vacations hunting, canoeing, and frequently, and though much of the school and not ready to marry yet. 2-year-old Samantha. I give credit to camping. Together, they raised three area around them is under water, she “I plan to go to Travis’s Michigan Kenneth and Cori for masterminding a boys and two girls. Betty was active in has had no problems. place in July but won’t stay long. I am marvelous weekend for all of us. community aff airs in Detroit, taught Ann Sheets Butler visited Marg still involved in my usual activities Tomorrow, I am leaving for a three- inner-city children, and championed Kotte O’Hara in Granger, Ind., in June. here.” day trip to St. Louis with a group from civil rights. She was also an advocate They had hoped to attend Reunion If more of you would send United Crescent Hill Ministries. My for seniors. and meet Gert Daley Moran and information unsolicited, as Miriam did, good neighbor, Colette Dumstorf, will Betty’s husband, who taught Larry Cahill Greenock ’43 there, I would really appreciate it. be my roommate. When we visit the elementary school for 18 years, died but the plans fell through. Marg still As for my own news: botanical gardens, my granddaughter, in 1972. Betty worked until 1979. The plays bridge a few times a week. Her I still go to Mass every morning, four Ashley Clark Bass ’98, and her following year, she joined the Sisters daughter, Pat Wroblewski, and her days a week at Holy Spirit at 8:15, and two sons are coming to meet us. of Mercy. She was the fi rst mother husband are furnishing an apartment three days a week at the Ursuline and grandmother to join the Detroit in Chicago for weekend visits, etc. Motherhouse at 7:25. I like getting ’50 Joanne Morris O’Brien community. She was an outreach Daughter Peggy lives in Granger, also. started early, in order to get into 32865 Faircrest Drive speech specialist assigned to Rose I telephoned Gert Moran this my garden. I also play bridge very Beverly Hills, MI 48025 Center, Detroit. She worked with Meals morning, and she reports that both frequently. (248) 647-1654 on Wheels, wrote grants, organized she and her husband are on walkers, On April 12, my bridge foursome fund raising events, and advocated but they have good help. They live and two other friends fl ew to San The Saint Mary’s College campus for senior health. In 1994, she was in the same complex as Pat Rogers Diego, where we boarded the fabulous was so beautiful on May 17, when recognized by Michigan Governor Tyrrell. Gert sees Pat infrequently, but Oosterdam ship of the Holland almost 400 seniors in cap and gown John Engler as Senior Citizen of the they talk regularly on the phone. Gert America line for a Mexican Riviera received their diplomas and became Year. Son Joe recalls his mother having told me that Larry Greenock fell and Cruise. We made three stops—Cabo graduates on the lawn in front of “a gentle, engaging charisma that broke a bone in her shoulder. Gert’s San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Le Mans Hall. This year the weather brought people to be the best they husband, Rock, has been in and out Vallarta. Each port was fascinating. In was perfect as my husband and I could be. She also had a hard core of of the nursing home, but is currently between sightseeing, we managed and most of our family watched our COURIER | Fall 2008 29 classnews granddaughter, Honore O’Brien ’08, Environmental Quality in the Executive Jones Sullivan ’54, and hoped to see each other: (219) 872-2465. Our become a graduate of Saint Mary’s. Offi ce of the President. When most of continue seeing them on her visits address at the beach is 1616 Lake Honore’s home is in Los Angeles, the staff was riff ed soon after President there. Meanwhile, back home in Shore Dr. We are usually there Thursday so it has been a special treat for us to Reagan took offi ce, I began freelance Arizona, Maureen Carroll Muller through Monday.” have her so much closer during her editing, but after a number of years and Nancy Ahlforth Steele were While Betty McGlynn was visiting college years. that dried up as money got shorter visiting during the winter, and Toni was her sister, Mary, in Los Angeles in June, Bud and Rosie Foley Bigelow and agencies were doing their work looking forward to seeing them. Nancy Lynn Dargis Ambrose drove up and and their entire family gathered in-house. I was sorry because making is recovering nicely from her recent joined them. Betty will host the annual in Stamford, Conn., last fall for the someone’s writing sound really good surgery. “Three Sisters Reunion” this year for wedding of their daughter, Patricia could be quite challenging, but it was Margaret Kropf Voyt wrote from sisters Mary and Martha. Bigelow ’90, to John O’Sullivan, who always fun. Alabama that her husband had surgery From Southern California, Mary grew up in County Kerry, Ireland. Patti “Meanwhile, I have been for jaw cancer in 2005, at which Dvilaitis Blanford wrote that she works in Stamford as an accountant. challenged medically: I was in a study point they decided to move to the was traveling to Chicago for the This past year has been a hard and cured of lymphosarcoma at the Birmingham area, “just twenty minutes June wedding of her only grandson, one for Pat Theiss Sears. Just before National Cancer Institute through from EWTN.” Her husband has been Billy, 27. She mentions going on a Thanksgiving last year, Pat tripped radiation and chemotherapy, and I am free of cancer since the operation, 10-day Mexican cruise in November. over a parking barrier coming out of now being followed for an infection of for which she thanks God. She was San Diego is a departure point for a drug store and shattered her elbow. the lungs in another institute. During unable to attend our 55th reunion in the Mexican Riviera, so anyone who After four hours of surgery, she was in that time I had two malignant eye 2007 because she was awaiting a knee cruises those parts should get in a heavy cast and could not drive. Just tumors removed. In the fall of 2006, replacement; her knee recovered so touch with the San Diegans—Lynn three weeks later her husband, Jim, complications of a knee replacement well that they went on a month trip to Ambrose, Mary Jean Wallace needed emergency surgery. During kept me in Grand Rapids for more New Zealand in October-November Paxton, Mary Blanford, and Mary the next few months there were than a year, and I am now facing a skin 2007. “All of our children except for Musante Kraemer, who are always many complications, and he never problem near one of my eyes. Father Steve were here for Christmas. ready to lunch. In June, they met at recovered. Jim died last February. “Here I thought I was going to We missed Steve, of course, but we Mary Jean’s, who fi lled me in with Pat says, “The blessings for Jim and be short. Hmm. And I haven’t even had three weeks with him last Easter in this report: “Our Southern California I are our wonderful four daughters, mentioned my wonderful apartment Hawaii. He’s on a four-month rotation group: Lynn Ambrose, Mary Blanford, four granddaughters, and one overlooking the Channel and with a in Iraq, but will return to Hawaii in a Mary Kraemer, Janet Rowe, and I grandson.” fantastic view. I love living here. week . . . We will be leaving for Nice met at my home for lunch on June 2. Pat’s daughters have been very “Goodbye for now, and thanks for for three weeks . . . Our eldest son, As usual, we discussed many things, caring and attentive. They plan for her the good job you do in The Courier.” Michael, will join us there.” including the gifts and fruits of the to visit South Carolina and Chicago Gloria Gazzara Eppler wrote: Holy Spirit, recommended authors and so avoid her home in Florida until “Walt had a knee replacement in April (Elizabeth George, James Carroll), after the hurricane season. ’52 Mary Rose Shaughnessy and starting going back to work this and the marvelous gift of our sharing I remember that at our last 5050 South East End Ave., 14A week. He is still working and was lost of memories over the past 60 years, reunion, all Pat’s girls worked to make Chicago, IL 60615 just sitting home and vegetating. since we enrolled at Saint Mary’s as sure that she could attend the event. (773) 493-2950 We took a week’s cruise in March to really fresh freshmen! Mary Blanford’s One daughter came with Pat and [email protected] Mexico with my son and daughter-in- granddaughter, Natalie, will be a another daughter went to stay with law. It was very restful and nice.” sophomore at the College this fall. Jim. We had a great visit with Pat after I hope that all classmates are well Since the death of her husband, Where does the time go?” so many years. and will drop me a line to reassure us. Norman, last year, Nancy Hutchison Classmates get together even Mary Ruth McGee Dorsher Thanks to these classmates who have Newton has looked forward to guests. accidentally, as Sally Disser Weigand visited Peggy Gardner Haaser, who written. She wrote, “Betty Foley McGlynn writes: “Bob and I were at Churchill recently purchased a brand new home Mary Caryl Cash Straub wrote: spent several days with me here in Downs two weeks after the Derby. (My in the town of Simsbury, Conn. Peggy’s “Immediately after the class reunion Houston this spring. She was happy fi rst time ever there.) As I was walking husband, Walt, is nearby in a nursing (2007), Joe and I fl ew from Chicago to be out of the bad weather in up to bet (and I know nothing about home. Mary Ruth had knee surgery to Ireland. The highlight of our trip Wisconsin. She was also able to visit betting!), I saw Sheryl Palmer Rompf. since returning home and should be was seeing my relatives once again a cousin of Bob’s, who treated us to We were both pleasantly surprised dancing jigs by now. in Kilkenny. Last fall, we returned to a bay-side lunch on a beautiful day. and had a nice little chat together. Can I wish that more members of our Notre Dame for two football games I plan to go to Tucson soon to see you imagine that I would see a Saint class would send me an update like and to visit our granddaughter, my sister, and Toni Watkins may drive Mary’s classmate amongst all those that sent by Sheila Mulvihill. Sheila Caitlin Lavelle ’10, who will be a down from Phoenix for a visit. It’s people? I saw Jean Murphy Westland has recently retired and purchased junior at Saint Mary’s next year. This wonderful to keep in touch with these ’49 and Barbara Berry Saggau ’51 a cottage near Grand Rapids, Mich., spring has seen the normal plethora former classmates. I have room for when I visited with my sister, Jo Disser where she will spend some time of school concerts, sports events, guests—if any classmate has thoughts Barger ’62, at Holy Cross Village on the this summer—much cooler than First Communions, and similar of coming here, I would be happy to campus of Holy Cross College, where Washington, D.C. and near her grandchildren activities.” have them visit.” all three have taken up residence. It’s a relatives. Sheila wrote: “Hello from Toni DiSalle Watkins wrote at Another classmate inviting us to great place for retirement.” cool, wet D.C. Shortly after we talked, New Years. Toni spent Christmas in visit is Joanne Hickey Frazel: “Jerry Holy Cross Village is Eleanor I wrote a long (too long) dissertation California with her daughter, Diane, and I spent the month of May traveling Fails’ destination, too. When she lost on my experiences after leaving Saint and family, and said that all family this year—visiting some of our her beloved dog, Josh, in the spring, Mary’s. I will now try to do better. I members were doing well except children in Portland, Ore., Denver, and she wrote: “The last six months have had been working at the Harvard her son Michael, for whom she Minneapolis. We will be in the Chicago been the very worst of my 77 years. Law School when, in 1967, one of the asked prayers. While in California, area for the summer and will commute You know I have led a charmed and professors invited me to be on the staff she attended a luncheon with Mary between the Oak Brook condo and blessed life. . . Please remember us of the National Crime Commission. Jo Struett Bowman, Peg Culhane our beach home in Michigan City. If in your prayers.” Not only had Josh That led to other federal government Stewart ’51 (who was at Saint Mary’s anyone is in Long Beach or Michigan died, but Mary Stoeckinger ’57 jobs, among them the Council on for a year and loved it), and Judy City, please phone me so that we can had broken her elbow and needed 30 COURIER | Fall 2008 classnews surgery, Eleanor herself had a number although it makes it easier to “back Kay O’Connor Murphy, and Mary the eulogy delivered by her son, of health problems and, to top it off , into Mary’s new Toyota Highlander.” were there from our class and Mary Edward, at her funeral Jan. 12, 2008: their house had not sold. I talked to (“If you know anyone who is moving Cucchi Depman ’50 and Jody Morris “Although the last few years of my her several months later, by which to South Bend, ask to see Eleanor for O’Brien ’50 from our big sister class. mother’s life were very challenging time she sounded better. Their house a beautiful house.”) She wants us to Altogether, maybe 25-30 alumnae and often disheartening for her family had still not sold; nevertheless, she and know that in spite of it all, she has not attended. Barb Johnson spends much and her dearest friends, we are here to Mary had decided to begin moving lost her sense of humor. time in California, where most of her celebrate what was, in fact, a splendid whatever they needed to their new Mary Berners Kishler called to 10 children live. She asks prayers for and exemplary life . . . as lived by a home in Holy Cross Village by the end fi ll me in on a large SMC luncheon her grandson, Thomas Johnson, who woman who never gave up hope, who of June. Eleanor’s new hip is doing get together in the Detroit area. Julie is undergoing a second round of never indulged in self pity, who stayed well and she enjoys her convertible, Skelly Fries, Barb Callahan Johnson, cancer treatment. Mary Kishler went mentally alert to her last breath, and to London in April to visit her son, who persevered by being true to her Mark, who is managing director of lifelong faith and through devotion to investments for Northwestern Mutual her friends and family against daunting excelsior excelsior excelsior Life and is abroad for three years. Two circumstances. My mother was fi ercely of Mark’s children are attending British proud of her tightly-knit family and schools—wearing ties and blazers. of her Irish Catholic heritage. Both Jeanne Reynolds ’83 was inducted as the 2008–09 Julie Fries also just visited London, her mother’s and father’s families President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois at its where her daughter, Annette, and had strong ties to Notre Dame, and annual installation dinner on June 5, 2008. Jeanne was a son-in-law are working. She took her my mother was an active alumna of partner in her own fi rm Reynolds and Reynolds, Ltd. with 23-year-old granddaughter, Kalyn, to Saint Mary’s College—ruing that she her father, an ND grad, Frank Reynolds. She currently visit her mom and dad. was unable to make this year’s 55th We’ve all been praying for Mary reunion.” serves as a judge in the Domestic Relations division of the Jo Bowman and are happy to hear From the Courier offi ce: LaVerne Cook County Circuit Courts. that her medical reports are good. Slagel Lewis writes from Minnesota Darcey Palmer-Shultz ’03 of Big Brothers Big Sisters She went to Oregon with Dee to visit asking for prayers from classmates of Central Indiana is now better prepared for nonprofi t a friend and toured Astoria and the as she undergoes a series of long service after completing United Way of Central Indiana’s Columbia River. She is looking forward and painful treatments for a tumor. Leadership United program. to a visit from her sister, Sarah Struett “. . just like last year, but this one is Kathleen (Barlow) Soldati ’72 published a book entitled O’Keefe ’55. a little bigger. I’m very frightened Dor Murnane McMahon fi lled us about all of this, for I’m not as strong Business Comes to the Expert, A Proactive Marketing Plan in on her life year-round in Naples, Fla. as I was for the fi rst surgery four for Professional Practice Firms. “In June, most of the tourists have left, years ago (and all of the successive Adriana Garces Petty ’01 has been named international so we have the streets, restaurants, etc. ones), and my OLD body is now student and scholar coordinator for the Center for almost empty, and it is delightful. I give very weakened. I fi nd it very hard Women’s InterCultural Leadership at Saint Mary’s. Petty private lessons now in Spanish, French, to walk and also to stand for even a advises the College’s international students and provides and English to foreigners. Of course, couple of minutes. I do appreciate them with programming and immigration services. She there is more to life than my little your prayers. I want to live to see a also supports and assists visiting scholars from other jobs. My three brothers and one sister grandson deliver the commencement came down in the winter, and we had address next year at his school. His nations, and facilitates the planning and implementing of a wonderful reunion. I also keep in mother is holding that possibility out student-led programs. touch with my nieces and nephews as a carrot for me. . . I do care about Congresswoman Donna Christian-Christensen ’66 in Chicago and here. I still play bridge all my classmates and would love to received an award from the Century Council for her efforts with friends, go to movies and dinner a hear all that is going on with each to fi ght drunk driving and underage drinking. She was one lot, and play Scrabble on the computer of you. I owe many of you pictures. I of 37 members of the House of Representatives who were against a cousin and a sister-in-law haven’t forgotten. They’re coming!” honored on July 23, 2008. in Chicago. It is still diffi cult to go on without my husband, but we had REUNION June 4–7, 2009 Marion Ashen Lusardi ’73 was awarded the thirty years together, and for that I am Distinguished Service to the Profession Award from Wayne always grateful.” Dor was in Chicago ’54 Judy Jones Sullivan State’s School of Library and Information Science in the fall this spring to attend the Edward 23 Upper Oak Drive of 2007. Hopper show at the Art Institute, and San Rafael, CA 94903 Dr. Angela Maynard Sewall ’68, dean of University of we had dinner together afterward. (415) 472-0137 Arkansas at Little Rock’s College of Education, has been As for my own news: I continue [email protected] selected to serve on the board of the American Association to travel as much as I can—to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to visit my sisters in Our sympathy and prayers are of Colleges for Teacher Education. February, and to Sedona, Ariz., later with the family of Aggie Majewski Susan Johnson Karlix ’80 was appointed Manager, that month to visit some friends. Kinnucan on the loss of their dear Investor Communications, at Deere & Company World I’m planning on an Alaskan cruise in mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, Headquarters. June and a river cruise from Vienna and mother-in-law. Condolences Jennifer A. Puplava ’95 was selected by the Women to Amsterdam in September. You and prayers also are with Erin White Lawyers Association of Michigan, Western Region, for its can see some of my travels at this Schaefer and Doris Woldemar website: http://picasaweb.google. Bouadjemi on the loss of their Outstanding Member Award. Jennifer was selected for this husbands early this year. award based on her extensive involvement with Women com/maryroseshaughessy. I’m also painting and doing ceramics, and will Attending Aggie’s February Lawyer’s Association of Michigan and multiple other be in the annual Art Fair in June. funeral at St. Francis Xavier Church in community organizations, and for her dedication and Finally, we remember Elise Curry LaGrange, Ill., were classmates Jane concern for the community. O’Connell with some excerpts from Flynn Carroll, Terese Fabbri, Rose COURIER | Fall 2008 31 classnews Marie Murphy Foley, Cathy Wilson ago she had a small part in A Beautiful liked and will “borrow” Mary Rose Program Reunion celebrating its 30th Opper, Joan Rossi, Rena Bianucci Mind, the Oscar-winning fi lm starring Shaughnessy’s ’52 closing to our anniversary. Some students came just Sereno, Jean Zimmerer Thomas, Russell Crowe. Big Sisters’ column: “Hope you’re for that reunion and had to leave, but Mary Beth Adler Wilhelmi, and Rita Barbara DiSalle Lindskold’s all well, traveling, and seeing your it was rewarding for both Peggy and Giometti Zalesky—all of whom read author daughter, Jane Lindskold, has children and grandchildren grow her students as they reminisced and the Prayers of the Faithful. Liz Kiley been working on a new series, with and prosper.” Love you all, JJS. shared memories. Wilson was scheduled as a Eucharistic the fi rst book due out Nov. 8. “As usual, Saturday’s presidential address minister and her husband, Jim, as I can’t give you any plot lines,” Barbara by President Carol Ann Mooney ’72 an honorary pallbearer; however, Liz wrote, “but the title is Thirteen Orphans, ’58 Ann Leonard Molenda was jammed, and so was the Saturday was in the hospital and they couldn’t the name of a Maj Jong convention.” 51310 Windsor Manor Court picnic. I saw Mary Mulfl ur Blake, who attend. Other alumnae attending were: Our travel-agent classmate Mary Granger, IN 46530-8307 came just for the day, I think. Lorraine Cahill Greenock ’43, Mary Schmitz Bartley has a new agency (574) 273-0310 Several mothers and daughters Ann Fellinger Ryan ’49, Jackie Casey affi liation, Olmsted Travel, in Pinehurst, [email protected] met up at the picnic, and we had a Morsch ’53, Mary Jo Cleary Maddux N.C. Knowing that several classmates chance to visit with Mary McEnery ’57, and Virginia Thomas Moynahan have had travel help from Mary, here Our 50th reunion. Where to Harding ’84 and her mother, Sistie ’58. And (very fi tting for our beloved are her business phone and e-dress: begin? Events and people appear like Doherty McEnery, Sue Lipetska Sister Madeleva impersonator (910) 295-1977 and mcbartley@ fl ashes of colors in a kaleidoscope. The Cierzniak and her daughter, Ellen extraordinaire), the holy card picturing earthlink.net. weather was great (mostly); the Class Cierzniak Foster ’93, and Hannah Aggie on the front had on its reverse A June conversation with Joan Mass Friday night in Holy Spirit Chapel Kreps and her daughter, Hannah side a Madeleva poem, which follows. Rossi provided news of several in Le Mans was beautiful and poignant Storen Hicks ND ’83. Barb Butler classmates. Rose Marie Murphy Foley as we remembered our deceased Henry ’85 stopped by to say hello and Travel Song and Ben had returned recently from classmates. chat with old friends. Know you the journey that I take? the Philadelphia area, where they had The Celebrant Father Paul Doyle Sue Cierzniak’s children presented Know you the voyage that I make? attended the baptism of their newest added both to the solemnity and to a copy of Botanica North America The joy of it one’s heart could break. grandchild. Liz Kiley Wilson and Jim the personal of the occasion through by Marjorie Harris to the Cushwa- were hoping to be able to get up their his relationship with Pat Kinney Leighton Library in honor of Sue’s 50th No jot of time have I to spare, summer home in the North Woods (I Doyle and his friendship with many and her birthday. She and daughter Nor will to loiter anywhere, think for the fi rst time since Liz’s injury members of our class. Thanks to Jody Ellen were able to see the book over So eager am I to be there. in 2005). And Joan and Midge Myler Vetter Olson for arranging the liturgy. the weekend. Russo plan to join the Saint Mary’s For those members who came Sue also had a good visit with For that the way is hard and long, tour to Greece in October. early, dinner at Sunny Italy on Thursday Marilyn Volz Boyd and Teddi Murray, For that gray fears upon it throng, As for us: In April-May, we enjoyed night was a great way to begin our back from Arizona. I set my journey to a song. our fi rst riverboat trip, from the Black reconnections. Thanks to Hannah In a departure from most past And it goes wondrous happy so. Sea up to Linz, Austria, then a train Grasberger Storen Kreps for her help reunions, some lucky husbands Singing I hurry on for oh! It is to God, to Prague, and home from there. in coordinating it. accompanied their wives: Kay to God I go. Very interesting, new countries for Like Topsy, the dinner grew and Bowling Merkel and Dick; Judy us were Romania and Bulgaria; very grew. Originally we had: Rosemary Barnett and Neil; Babs Hilger Erin Schaefer phoned me while sobering: what we learned about the Harte Schierl, Mary Ann Saxe Hanahan and Mike; Meg Droege here in northern California with her Iron Curtain countries under several Hickey, Hannah Kreps, Joan Haney and Don; Martie Slavin daughter, son, and families. Jerry died dictators. In May-June, Dick and four Drymalski Heuel, Judy Quinn Fogarty and Mike; Pat McMahon and in San Diego on March 3, only two friends did a walking trip, 170 miles Barnett and husband Neil, Maureen John; Mitzi Furtula Watts and Cleal; months after cancer was diagnosed. in 17 days along Off a’s Dyke, the Sterett Raymo, Mary Alice Hixson Nancy Schwind Gallagher and Don She sent me the lovely program from border between England and Wales. Malesardi, Pat Costello; Mary come to mind. his funeral Mass, attended by Mary Remember the ’42 movie set in Wales, Suzanne Scanlon Ryan; Teddi Reid Despite some health issues, Mitzi Lou Leim O’Beirne and husband Pat How Green was my Valley? Beautiful Murray; Jane Eyerly Kozuszek; Paula came to reunion. She is still full of (a pallbearer). In April I talked with green valleys and wildfl owers, Dick Lawton Bevington, Jody Olson, enthusiasm, energy, and passion for Betty Galloway, who told me that said. They each put a foot in the Bristol Ingeborg Ludwig von Scheff er, and the arts. Doris’s husband had died in southern Channel at the south/beginning of me. Pat McMahon’s book list compiled California. the trail, and then in the North Sea at Then Kay Duff y O’Leary, Ro from classmates’ suggestions will be a A mid-March postcard from Sue the end of it. (Last year in June-July, Corcoran Donnelly, Barb Shimanski resource for future reading. Whalen Heyer reported that she had Dick and two of the same group did a Leahy, Kay O’Meara Walper, Joan Ellen Canny Werner, looking recently traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., similar walk across England—190 miles Renehan Thompson, Sue Corcoran quite svelte, and Karin Moore Beckert for a son’s 50th birthday celebration. from St. Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Griffi n and others joined us. Forgive drove together from upstate New York. “Kids are now 51, 50, 49, and 46 ... that Hood’s Bay on the North Sea.) me if I have left out anyone. Karin drove and Ellen entertained. makes me pretty old.” She still enjoys Wow—more than you wanted Since I was not yet on campus We are all invited, I understand, to working part-time at Maggie Valley, to know about Sullivans’ Travels, Friday morning, I can’t comment on spend the winter with our classmates N.C., Creekside Valley Lodge, “being right?! I’ll really be quick about the who did what, but Friday afternoon in Florida. around the tourists again. Health is grandchildren: Anthony, 15, is still everyone who attended Sr. Kathleen Mary Bottum spent a week in great, and keeping busy.” active in teen theatre and is on the Dolphin’s lecture on science and Naples last winter with Ellen, and In April, Marilyn Beck sent a Marin Theatre Company’s teen board. religion found it fascinating. they had a mini reunion with Sally postcard announcing the upcoming Our adorable Chinese granddaughter, Mary Hustead Bottum, Pat Hultkrans Callahan, Pat Kennedy production of Carousel by The Heights Chloe, is almost four and really terrifi c. Hurley McMahon, and I had lunch Flock, Ellen Canny Werner, Mary Players (Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.), in Our column deadlines are June Wednesday before they went off to Ann Coryn McGee, Marilyn Miller which Marilyn played the role of The 1 and Jan. 1. Both Marilyn and Sue make a retreat at Notre Dame. We had Lyon, Eleanor Hankes Connors, and Starkeeper. (I wish we could be in New (above) followed my suggestion so much to catch up on and set the Lynda Leigh Scott. York sometime when our thespian about a postcard being a great/quick tone for everything that followed. Pat Doyle’s daughter roomed classmate is appearing.) Good job, way to report. But, whatever way, Friday night Peggy McCarthy with her mother at the Inn at Saint Marilyn! You may recall that a few years do write! In the spring issue, I MacIntyre hosted the Ireland Mary’s, so Pat’s classmates had the 32 COURIER | Fall 2008 A smart plan for today. a lasting impact on Saint Mary’s College. A charitable gift annuity is a very effective tool for sup- porting our important work while doing something smart for your retirement planning. • Receive attractive fi xed payments over your lifetime. Current Gift Annuity Rates • Enjoy a signifi cant up-front charitable tax deduction. one- life two -life age rate age rate • Make a special gift in honor of your Reunion. 60 5.5% 60/60 5.2% • Help Saint Mary’s maintain our standard of excellence 65 5.7% 65/65 5.4% for years to come. 70 6.1% 70/70 5.6% 75 6.7% 75/75 6.0% 80 7.6% 80/80 6.6% 85 8.9% 85/85 7.4% 90 10.5% 90/90 8.7% Minimum gift annuity amount is $25,000. Minimum age is 60. Rates subject to change. Saint Mary’s College is not able to offer gift annuities in all states. Paul and Rosemary Treacy Eide ’50 recently completed a gift annuity with Saint Mary’s College. “We chose an annuity as the most appropriate way to satisfy ourselves and the needs of Saint Mary’s College.” For more information, contact Jo Ann MacKenzie, Director, Planned and Special Gifts (574) 284-4600 • [email protected] 110 Le Mans Hall, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556 classnews opportunity to visit with Katie. Saint Mary’s College friends. “Loves went on a safari in the Serengeti. What Force Col. Mary Dvorak, M.D., worked Patti Rogan Beckman and I Texas. But not a native.” a time they had! The best part is yet to in the intensive care unit in the roomed across the hall from Mary Alice I saw Honey Hurley Gfroerer come: An organization in Muncie, Ind., Baghdad, Iraq, hospital. West Point Malesardi and Mary Ann Hickey, who talking with Paula Bevington but called Children of Abraham (whose Graduate Capt. John Dvorak was in hosted our cocktail parties. Thank you. didn’t get a chance for a visit. Paula mission is to supply underdeveloped Afghanistan after a previous tour in Bruno Schlesinger and his wife, and husband Milton have formed countries with used hospital Iraq. John received an appointment Alice, hosted Christian Culture Bevington Advisors, LLC Facilitating equipment gathered from hospitals to teach at West Point. Pray for all graduates at their home for a Entrepreneurial Philanthropy. in Indiana and Illinois) and who have our military who serve so valiantly.” wonderful reception. Paula Bevington, Lucky for me, not all of you several members living in Karen’s Peggy MacIntyre, Jody Olson, Jane departed at once. Peggy MacIntyre condo building who heard her story, Kozuszek, Sally Callahan, and I stayed until Tuesday afternoon, and we is sending over a million dollars of ’62 Anne Casey Beaudoin represented the fi rst class of graduates. spent most of Monday and Tuesday used hospital equipment and supplies 1340 Indianwood Drive Rosemary Andrew wrote to morning visiting. She was returning to the hospital in Tanzania as well as Brookfi eld, Wis. 53005 say that she was recovering from a to Ireland from the home of her supplies to the orphanage and the (262) 784-1285 hospitalization and was not up to son, Desmond, and his wife, Linda, orphanage school. What an amazing [email protected] the trip. Bruno took the occasion to in Hingham, Mass., taking their 11 result from a vacation! recount his early years in the United year-old daughter Aoife back with her Arlene Lagona Feldmeier eased More news from Reunion 2006 States and the failed attempts as a for a month. right into Palos Heights when she surveys: Lyn Cosgriff Isbell reports baker, a Fuller Brush salesman, and I just had an e-mail from Ann met her neighbor Lorene Janoski that her four adult children are other trials before he was admitted to Harris Mohun. She hated missing the Rathnau ’62 at the Woman’s Club. doing well, with three grandchildren the University of Notre Dame. Christian Culture reunion but said that Arlene and her husband, Mike, are eight, six, and four years of age. Lyn Mary Hughes Enright’s ’59 she will try to stop in South Bend for also active with Catholic Charities is involved in her parish as a lector, husband took pictures of Bruno a few days in September, when she Southwest Services. Arlene had a (former) parish council member, and surrounded by his former students. It will be in the States for the marriage of great chat with Kathleen McKeever occasional speaker/teacher/moderator was wonderful. her son, Charlie, in Ohio. I am looking Catanzaro and her daughter in one at the Spiritual Life Center. She also At the picnic, I collected forward to her visit. of those lines at a Notre Dame football volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul information from those I could catch. Many of us at the 50th hope that game. Knowing those lines, we all help desk and at a program for English Jean Heidt Quinn is still in the event- we can get together sooner than fi ve know that was no short chat. language classes for Spanish-speaking planning business but fi nds time for years from now—either at Saint Mary’s Ann Lord Barton and, of course, adults and serves on the board of lots of volunteering with the Garden or at another location. Time is fl eeting. Drew are splitting their time between North Bay Regional Center, which Club of America, Keep Indianapolis Cincinnati and Vero Beach, Fla.; serves developmentally disabled Beautiful, and other serious gardening however, it sounds like it is not an people in three counties. She keeps activities. ’60 Maureen Hogan Lang even split. The Notre Dame night in in touch with Pat Gallagher, Jean Kay O’Leary has retired and 108 Cascade Drive Vero Beach brings together Kathleen Trainor McGlynn, and Maureen is volunteering for Hospice and Indian Head Park, IL 60525 Catanzaro and Mike ND ‘60, Marilynn McCaff erty. Rainbows—working with children (708) 784-3090 Morrissey and Julius Sparacino ND Marie Polcari Joyce is a substitute from broken homes. She and George [email protected] ’59, and Patrick McFadden ND ’60. teacher in the Hernando County have six grandchildren. Maureen Hogan Lang had a Schools in Spring Hill, Fla. Mary Ann Hickey writes that she is Molly Bolster Frawley three-day visit with Pat Hilger Zeigler Anne Kearney is a college a former teacher and is “now having a 6920 Centennial Road ’66 when they met at a wedding in professor at Kentucky Technical and great life.” Spearfi sh, SD 57783-8051 North Carolina. They golfed, prayed, Community College in Louisville, Ky. Judy Barnett paints “almost every (605) 578-2210 and partied—oops, that should She is also a lector and in choir at her day—in oils—portraits” and lives in a [email protected] probably be in a diff erent order. parish in Bremen, Ind., and volunteers beautiful place on Bainbridge Island, On a more somber note, they also for Hearts & Hands in Bremen. She sees off the coast of Seattle. From Maureen: In January, remembered Pat’s sister, Maryann Marie Hank McKellar, Ann Marie Dee Reynolds Tucker practices Karen Wilke Galvin and two friends Hilger Haerle ’56, who passed away Fees Ranck, and Margaret Huemmer dermatology; she and her husband traveled to Tanzania with a program recently. Kluszynski. love to travel. “I’m making up for lost called Cross Cultural Solutions. They The spring luncheon in Oakbrook Maura Kiley is a teacher (K-8) at St. time in not being a Christian Culture volunteered from Monday to Friday was talkatively enjoyed by Peggy Giles School in Oak Park, Ill. major.” for three weeks and traveled on Hock Cahill, Maureen Madigan, Margaret Kluszynski and husband The closing mass at the Church the weekends. Karen worked in the Nancy Prawdzik Kidder, Diane Joe, who is retired from the Bayer of Our Lady of Loretto was simply orphanage school with children three Zarantonello Sullivan, Nancy Corp. after 45 years, have fi ve grown glorious with celestial music. Before to six years old, several of whom O’Toole Doppke, Arlene Feldmeier, children and fi ve grandchildren and mass, I had a chance to visit with knew some English. They are very Barbara Graham Stotzer, Karen live in Mishawaka, Ind. Their sons are a Sally Teppert, who lives in her family interested in learning English, as Wilke Galvin, Jane Simpson Kiep, computer engineer, a customer service home in Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich., and is many of the middle schools teach all and Maureen Lang. We were glad to agent for Southwest Airlines, and an doing some substitute teaching, and subjects in English. Karen was able to see Nancy Doppke looking so well E.N.T. surgeon near Indianapolis; one Kathryn Kramper Massey, who is a introduce some teaching methods after her bout with breast cancer. Let’s daughter is a consultant in Chicago microbiologist in South Bend. Carolyn to the teachers, who were so grateful remember one another in our prayers. and another lives in Mishawaka. Sidley Martin is grateful for her seven for the help. They have no crayons, We have so much to be thankful Margaret is very involved with grandchildren and loves seeing the pencils, paper, books—no resources. for…and so much to talk to God her church and grade school, the four who live nearby every day. While she was there, one of the young about. St. Joseph County Homemakers Sue Griffi n is working full time. volunteers in the program required As this article goes to press, it is Extension Organization, and as a Her darling mother is 98 years young an emergency appendectomy, and exactly two years to reunion. Get your volunteer at the Football Hall of and living in Michigan. Maggie Casey Karen stayed with her at the local bags backed early!! Fame. She misses her dear friend and Phillips is working part time as a case hospital, which was right out of the From the Courier Offi ce: Dolores classmate, Bunny Jachim Keough, manager for a Chicago fi rm. fi lmThe English Patient; however, the Cernota Dvorak wrote: “Our family who died of cancer last July. Margaret Hannah Kreps has been in real surgery was successful. During the had a year of intense prayer with has fond memories of being the mail estate since 1989 and loves to see her fourth week, Karen and her friends two military children deployed. Air delivery girl, pulling a little red wagon 34 COURIER | Fall 2008 classnews one a Ph.D. Pat lists her greatest XVI’s visit to the United States? She accomplishment as her three beautiful was reporting for EWTN-TV as Rome classclips classclips classclips daughters and their families, who Bureau Chief. Nice job, Joan! are a joy. She remembers the whole I saw Sheila Burke Vollman at a experience at Saint Mary’s College as Milwaukee Symphony concert this great fun, hard work, and a fabulous week. Shiela works in the gift shop education. at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Carol Jenney Ostrom retired loves to travel. She spent some time as a pediatric RN on April 1, 2007, in in Florida in February (avoiding our California. She and husband Alec were LONG, SNOWY Wisconsin winter) with expecting grandchild number two in Maggy Smith Welch and Mary Zeller April of 2007. Number one grandson Waldman. lives in Minneapolis, Minn. “We fl y a Life is good here in Brookfi eld, lot!” she says. Carol is involved with Wis. The Beaudoin clan surprised her church choir and the assistance my husband, Jean ND ’60, ’65, on his league in Auburn, Cal., and retired after 70th birthday, May 24, 2009. All four almost 45 years of nursing—most of children and seven grandchildren it spent doing pediatric nursing in the were here! Daughter Lise and husband hospital. She also taught nursing and John Wiseman, both ND ’93, are at spent the last 15 years as a clinic nurse Notre Dame Reunion 2008, as I write! for a pediatric group at Mercy Medical Group, Carmichael, Cal. Her memory of Saint Mary’s College: “A wonderful ’70 Mary Lou Wylie four years!” 437 East Wolfe Street Betsy Patterson Sentowski writes Harrisonburg, VA 22802-5936 Friends for more than 40 years, classmates from the class of ’70 from Glen Ellyn, Ill.: “My three sons are (540) 433-8593 gathered in March 2008 for a joint 60th birthday party. (Top) each married and have three children [email protected] Sally Kunsch, Alice Tsui Cheung, (bottom) Pat Lyons Gottlieb, each. Richard is a tenured professor and Marguerite “Mike” Findra Breen celebrated at Mike’s home in at Marquette University, Peter is a I have been retired since 2004 and Pennington, New Jersey. Mike passed away in May after a fi ve-year chartered fi nancial consultant, and still love it. A recent high point was the battle with breast cancer. Michael is a technical specialist with wedding of my son, Caleb Echterling, Nisson.” She is so delighted that Mary in April. I have been able to travel to offi ces in Le Mans, where she would and Raquel; Marg Burns DeMartini Ellen Norris Durbin was honored with my husband, Lennis Echterling, meet and greet the dear sisters who is a retired teacher and an active for her gifted work with the People’s when he conducts workshops on worked in those offi ces. She was a day Hospice volunteer. Eileen also writes Resource Center in Wheaton, Ill. crisis intervention and psychological student but made many friends during that she will never forget Christmas Maureen Sullivan Sheehy retired response to disaster and trauma. her brief time there. celebrations in Le Mans and closing from social services in Glenview, Ill. Not all of the workshop locations Judith Baumgartner Love and the library every night for years. She Husband Tom sold his business and is are equally exciting, but the more her husband, Tom, live in Foristell, hopes to inspire others to return to our retired as well. Her three children are interesting spots, such as Krakow, Md. Married 39 years, they have three 50-year reunion in 2012. married and giving her grandchildren. Poland, and Galway, Ireland, balance sons, one is a captain in the U.S. Army Marie McKellar and Arch are Maureen is focused on literacy and out the more familiar spots, such as and has served two tours of duty in retired. Marie was a college/university political issues as well as education Columbus, Ohio. An extra benefi t is Iraq. Judith and husband are active in professor of mathematics for 30 issues. She does English conversation that I am often able to connect with parish ministries and as volunteers at years, three years as president of groups and serves on a literacy board Saint Mary’s College friends along the local thrift shop. She lists “quilter” as the Westchester, N.Y., branch of the in Chicago. She mentioned that Jan the way. I have visited recently with her occupation. AAUW, where membership grew McNellis is a grandmother, as well Pat O’Hara Gable, Ann Toff anetti Eileen McDermott says she is not 20 per cent during her tenure. She as Mary Schubert Maury. “All my Schumacher, and Edi Hill Gibney, “lost.” She has not moved in 30 years. remembers math majors gathering Saint Mary’s College friends are very and I have plans to see Gwen Gill So sorry, Eileen—you were listed on in dormitory rooms to do homework important to me,” she says. Caranchini and Karen Preston our “lost” classmate list. We are glad to and mentioned the death of her Mary Marg Boesen and I met McCarty. hear from you! Eileen is a tax season roommate, Bunny Keogh, also. for our annual “lunch” when I was in Ann Schumacher reports that she tax consultant in Portland, Ore. She Jan Ziherle McNellis is a semi- Niles, Ill., at Notre Dame High School to and Gil are eagerly awaiting their son’s has three children: Maura, CEO of retired drama teacher in Ft. Wayne, award the scholarship we established wedding in September. “His fi ancée the Police Activities League (PAL) of Ind. She is active in Easter Seals ARC of in memory of my brother, Bill Casey is wonderful, and we’re so glad she’ll Greater Portland, has two children; Allen County (Association for Retarded ND ’59. (He was a teacher/coach at be joining our family. The wedding Meghan, married to Angelo, a local Citizens) and the Ex Libris book club the school for 35+ years.) She gave will be in New Jersey, and we plan to tavern owner, has three sons; and (since 1965), volunteers at Head Start, me news of Genie Pedersen Lyons’ combine it with a New Jersey shore son Michael White. Eileen is active serves as the contractual theater husband, Ed, who has been diagnosed vacation and a visit to a favorite as “Nona” of fi ve, a PAL volunteer, a director for Creative Dramatics, is an with liver and Stage Four pancreatic aunt in New London, Conn. Other Planned Parenthood volunteer and Elderhostel leader and a university cancers. She had received this news than that, I’m happily enjoying my supporter, and a well-honed traveler professor. from Margaret DeMartini in Pullman, retirement—doing some work, some in Europe and Mexico. She sent news Pat Nancrede Mehaff ery Wash., who was suff ering from dizzy play, and taking well-earned time for of other classmates: Mary Ann Balles and Tom (both retired) send news spells/irregular heart beat. After much myself.” Bland, a retired teacher, had a recent from Elberfi eld, Ind. They have six testing and insertion of a pacemaker, After the death of her husband, hip replacement, and is an active grandchildren: four boys and two Marg is feeling fi ne! Keep these and all Dennis ND ’69, Gwen Caranchini teacher associate; Patty Emmert girls with ages ranging from 6 to 22. our ill/ailing classmates in our prayers. reports that, in addition to spending Melaku: still working at EDS, is raising Their three daughters are all college Did you see Joan Lewis when she some time on her law practice, she is two darling granddaughters, Sophia graduates—one has a master’s and gave brief reports of Pope Benedict doing real estate these days, a bit of COURIER | Fall 2008 35 classnews retail, and enjoying her granddaughter, in Houston, Tex., where she teaches and managing vendor relationships working as a sales rep for architectural who lives in Chicago with her third grade in the Clear Creek School with Granite Construction. I am products. Her passions? Husband Mike daughter and son-in-law. She travels District. Ryan works for Haley-Greer very much looking forward to ND ’72 and sons Zack, Zane, and Zeke some to see her sister in Tucson and Inc., a commercial glass contractor. this opportunity, as this has very … and great shoes! New Hope and for business to Florida. For Karen McCarty, 2007 was one much become my niche and It was career change time for Gwen comments, “60? I can’t believe of those seminal years in a person’s retirement for me is still very far off !” Peggy Perkinson! She joined Saint it!” lifetime. She lost her very dear friend, Louis University as a special professor Pat Gable has been at the St. Dennis Hunt ND ’68, very suddenly in the Department of Occupational Joseph County Public Library for and totally unexpectedly in April. ’72 Melissa Underman Noyes Science and Occupational Therapy. 17 years. Her current position is Karen writes, “Fortunately, we had a 209 Southwest Hatteras Court She co-presented with Peg Thompson manager of literacy and outreach wonderful four-day visit the previous Palm City, FL 34990 a seminar on aging successfully. services. Tutoring is one of the services month, so I have those very special (772) 781-4066 Peggy Thompson is currently living coordinated by her department. Saint memories as well as my very close and [email protected] in Vail, Colo., and invites us to come Mary’s College students volunteer valued friendship with his mother, who ski with her! She works with a family as homework tutors for local is such an incredible person.” Shame on me! Is it age? Busy business that owns assisted living elementary students four afternoons In August, Karen and her brothers schedule? Or what? I missed residences in Alabama, Mississippi, a week during the school year. Pat were faced with the diffi cult decision the January deadline for class and Texas. She has two children and a and husband Steve ND ’70 went to of moving her mother from assisted news—I think for the fi rst time since grandson. New York City for an early birthday living into an Alzheimer’s unit. Both I have been writing this column! My Sandra Nave Grenda writes celebration for Steve’s 60th in January brothers came out to California for apologies. Here is the rest of the news that her most recent “breakthrough” and met up with their three kids and that move, which helped immensely. from our reunion. It is a year old, so I accomplishment was co-hosting their spouses/girlfriend. Fortunately, Karen’s mother has will try to update some of it as I write. a Dancing with the Stars private In the spring, Pat went to Naples, settled in very nicely and continues Once I am fi nished with this, I need party, where she performed a Fla., for a long weekend with her to enjoy the companionship of the e-mails for all of your news. choreographed dance to Donna South Bend bridge group. Mary gentleman friend she met when she Maura Carroll lives in Summers’ “She Works Hard for the Osmanski Ferlic started the group fi rst moved into Aegis. Karen reports, Southampton, N.Y., and takes Money.” The dancing started with a 30 years ago. Pat Gersuk Cavanaugh “I take them to Mass every Sunday advantage of the cultural activities, mid-life desire to “reclaim herself.” You ’68 is also an original member of the and frequently to lunch after—I can the beach, and trips to New York can get more details by contacting her group and went on the trip. It was only take pleasure in seeing them City. She is involved with the Media at [email protected]. the group’s fi rst bridge trip, although enjoy themselves and share their own and Entertainment Industry Alliance Kate Berney Werring is the they had attempted to go last year special form of communication.” Group and attends their functions in operations director at a three-county before a blizzard cancelled their plans. Karen writes, “In November, the city. She stays in contact, and sees community mental health center Some of the members have places in Chiquita Brands International whenever possible, Chris Newland in Kansas. She has three children: Florida—including Mary, who has a announced a force reduction and, as Ketterhagen and husband Mike Anne Werring ’98 is the corporate condo on Marco Island. They stayed a consequence, all but three of the ND ’72, Martha Coyne, and Terry compliance director for Kansas Health with two bridge members who have IT staff based at Fresh Express’ Salinas Duggan McGinnis. Solutions; Anne’s twin sister, Molly, is places near Naples, and they even had headquarters were let go—myself Cathy Lemon Treacy says that in advertising in Overland Park, Kan.; a bridge lesson and played bridge one included. I celebrated Thanksgiving “life is good!” She relocated to her and son Andrew is an assistant county day to make the trip legitimate. dinner in Carmel with a good friend, hometown area in Illinois after 33 attorney in Atchison, Kan. Pat occasionally sees Susan Vanek, Ben, Gail Donovan ’63, and her son, years in New Jersey. She enjoys My news is that I am traveling who is associate dean for advising Jesse. Jesse is a Georgetown grad spending time with her family there. more and more to New York to see my at Saint Mary’s College. Sue and Pat and in the U.S. diplomatic corps. He She has a son and daughter-in-law, 18-month-old grandson, Finn, and my usually meet for lunch once or twice is such a special young man and it is both attorneys, in Lexington, Ky., and children. I am fortunate to see Heather a year. always wonderful to hear about his a daughter working in publishing in Tripucka Carr, Maura Carroll, and Edi Gibney and Richard ND ’68 experiences. New York. Claire Mignelli Hughes there often. visit Pat and Steve in South Bend a few “Finally, in December, I let myself Kathy Lamb Mears is a realtor I am going on a walking trip through times a year. Their son, Brendan, just follow my heart’s desire and took an with Coldwell Banker and is “selling southern Ireland with good friends graduated from Notre Dame. Brendan’s eight-day river cruise on the Rhine the lifestyle I love” in Park City, Utah. this June. And I am still selling real three older sisters all graduated from the week before Christmas. It was She has been married for 25 years and estate in a “down” market in Southern Notre Dame as well. Steve ND ’70 incredible! We started in Nuremburg is proud of 22-year-old son Ryan, “a Florida. My love and best wishes to all and Pat had dinner with Edi, Richard, with stops in Regensburg, Passau, wonderful young man.” Kathy writes of you—and send me some news!! Richard’s father, and Brendan and Linz, Melk, a side visit to Salzburg, and that she is “living in daily gratitude some of his Notre Dame friends last Vienna. It was so special and really for all of her blessings, one of which fall after a Notre Dame football game. captured the spirit of Christmas with is the gift of our years at Saint Mary’s ’78 Michele Roberge Mary Lou Wylie and her husband the walking tours, church recitals, College.” 9942 Continental Drive stopped by Edi’s house in Waco, Tex., gingerbread and wreath making Dianne Derfl er Kadish writes that Huntington Beach, CA for a quick visit in March to see Edi and demonstrations, and Christmas “life has been interesting.” She spent 92646-4256 Brendan, who was spending his spring markets with their sausages, hot 11 years as an NFL wife in Buff alo; 18 (714) 963-9212 break recovering from knee surgery. roasted potatoes, and mulled wines. years growing a successful design [email protected] Pat and Steve’s daughter, Margaret “In March of this year, I celebrated business in St. Thomas, USVI and Gable ’00, married Ryan Wroblewski my 60th with several parties with my having three sons; and it was then Happy 30th Anniversary, Class of on the Saint Mary’s campus on June close ‘neighborhood’ girl friends and back to the States, where they settled ’78! 16, 2007. The reception was at the then a lovely dinner with my daughter, in Grand Rapids, Mich., their home for I’m so sorry I couldn’t attend Morris Inn Irish Courtyard at Notre Megan, and good friend, Ben, at the past eight years. They are close the reunion festivities—I’ve been Dame. About 30 Saint Mary’s College LePapillon in Saratoga, our special- to Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame for promoted to executive director alumnae were at the wedding, and event restaurant! reunions and football games and at the Carpenter Performing Arts many gathered for a photo at the “I am now embarking on a new close to the water with a cottage in Center, where I’ve worked as general wedding reception. Margaret now lives position negotiating IT contracts Northern Michigan. Dianne is currently manager for fi ve years, and had to 36 COURIER | Fall 2008 classnews attend a booking conference. But I young law students at both Marquette have so much news from so many of and the University of Wisconsin. Mary you—here goes! I’m going to include is also happy to report that she and classclips classclips classclips e-mail addresses whenever I have her husband, John, enjoy spending one—those are the best e-mails to time with their fi ve children and two receive! adorable grandchildren, Max and Francine Gidel Sellinger Bodhi! ([email protected]) is a homemaker Cathy Harahan McConnell in Lutherville, Md. She and husband ([email protected]) and her James have a completely Irish family! husband, Stephen, have a fabulous Daughter Laura ND ’03 is a dentist, excuse for missing the reunion—they married to Kraig ND ’03. Second were in Paris. They live in Phoenix and daughter, Stephanie ND ’05 married have two children, Chris, a junior at Brian ND ’05, and they live in Boston. Lafayette College, and Courtney, a Fran’s baby, Jim, Jr., is a sophomore sophomore at Santa Clara. at Notre Dame. They spend a lot of Ellen Flach Prendergast time at Notre Dame football games, ([email protected]) but that will change when their fi rst received her MA in communication grandchild, with help from Stephanie, arts from William Paterson University is born in July. in New Jersey. She is a freelance writer Christine Simony (cms14@ and married to Bill, with two children: bellsouth.net) earned her master’s in Caitlin, 24, lives in Boston, and Justin, landscape architecture from Cornell 22, is a student at the University of after we left Saint Mary’s. She is now a Colorado in Boulder. freelance editor in Pittsburgh who skis, Sean Reilly Kelleher (killer2@ rides, rock-climbs, and does volunteer charter.net) is a pharmacy manager Left to right: Pablo Hernandez (Assistant Professor of Economics, work! in Ellensburg, Wash. She and husband Hollins University), Karen Van Meter (Director of Student Teaching, Joanne Meyer Lester Daniel have four children: Reilly, 22, Saint Mary’s), David Stefancic (Professor of History, Saint Mary’s) and ([email protected]) graduates this year from college; Cynthia McKiel Hunt ‘80 (President, Alumnae Club of London) at the works at The Ohio State University as a Meaghe, 21, is also graduating from Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, London. nurse practitioner/researcher. She will the University of Portland; Casey, 17, receive her PhD in nursing two weeks is a junior in high school and plays after our reunion. Joanne and husband volleyball and basketball; and Kilauren, gmail.com) writes from Shrewsbury, Lots of love to the Class of ’78!” Gary have two grown sons, David, 27, 10, is in 5th grade, also playing Mass., “We have three sons. Daniel, the Renee Bertone Nicholas and Joseph, 25. Joanne says “I treasure basketball and softball, as well as oldest, graduated from Boston College; ([email protected]) earned my Saint Mary’s College memories swimming. Robert is a junior at Harvard University; her MA in marketing from George and those annual Christmas cards with Betsy Bloechl works as a director and Kevin, a freshman at Harvard. Washington University. Married to pictures and updates.” I agree—and of operations and training for the I’m presently a lead technologist in David, they have two daughters, congratulations, Joanne! McHolborn Limited Partnership Corp. the infectious disease department Lindsay, 22, and Kirsten, 20. Suzanne Allemon Clarke in Levelland, Texas, and plays bridge at Worcester Medical Center. My Camille St. Hilaire Smith ([email protected]) and husband for fun! husband, Daniel, is an electrical ([email protected]) is a Steve ND ’78, also have a Notre Dame Judy Byrnes Leduc engineer, managing warehousing for principal at Little Friends, Inc., in family. Sons Michael and Tommy are ([email protected]) and National Grid in New England.” Naperville, Ill. Camille and husband both on campus now—Michael is a her husband, Dennis, just celebrated Anne Richards Tschanz (africha@ Barry have three children: Barry, Jr. is a senior and Tommy a sophomore, plus their 25th wedding anniversary. Judy aol.com) is married to Thomas and fi rst-year special education teacher in they have three cousins also at Notre has been in a book group for 10 years living in Lake Forest, Ill. Naperville; Christopher is a sophomore Dame! (check out the e-mail address!) and Marmi Lawlor (marylawlor@ at Marquette University; and Marie Mary Rukavina Kuhnmuench conducts weekly Bible study and hotmail.com) is a realtor in St. Louis, Therese is a freshman at Marquette. ([email protected]) Marriage Encounter events. She has Mo. Marmi’s son, Tom, graduated from Peggy Rodgers Taylor (kjtaylor5@ has just completed her 10th year on four children: Scott, 22, graduated Notre Dame and lives in Evanston, and comcast.net) is a human resources the Wisconsin bench, having served from Michigan State; Kevin, 20, is a her daughter, Liz, is newly married and supervisor in Warsaw, Ind. She and as a Milwaukee County Circuit Court sophomore at Oakland University, living in St. Louis. Guess what Marmi husband Karl have three children: Tim, Judge since 1998. She was recently Michelle, 18, will attend Michigan does for fun? Sells houses! Go, girl! 18, at the University of Kansas, and appointed the chief judge of the State this fall as a fi rst-year student; Carol Ann Weiss is a speech/ Brian, 16, and Erin, 14, still at home. family division in Milwaukee. Mary also and David, 15, is a sophomore in high language pathologist in Blue Island, Ill. Ann Vondriska Wilson (annwgb@ serves on the executive committee school. Mary Kathryn Hipp (ezekiel@ juno.com) and husband Steve recently for the First Judicial District, helping Maria Elena Raaf Medlock mniter.net) graduated with an MA moved to Cincinnati after 20 years to shape the administrative policies ([email protected]) sends from Hamline University and is now in Green Bay, Wis. They have two and procedures for the judiciary greetings from Anchorage, Alaska, a cost accountant at Goodrich Corp. daughters: Elizabeth, 24, completing serving Milwaukee County. Her judicial where she lives with her husband, the She keeps busy reading, cooking, and a second bachelor’s degree in nursing colleagues in Milwaukee just elected Reverend Scott Medlock, who serves traveling. and working as a bilingual Spanish her president of the Milwaukee Trial a parish of 1000 families. They’ve been Diane Koch Ganka and husband interpreter at the hospital; and Abby, Judge Association, and she continues in Alaska for 16 years and love it. They Phil have an 8 year-old son, Riley. 13, in 7th grade. Ann writes, “After to serve as the secretary of the have three children: Aaron ND ’05, Diane writes, “I always use every many years in business, I went back Wisconsin Trial Judge Association. works in Denver; Matthew ND ’07 lives opportunity to network on medical to school to study interior design, She was also recently honored with in Anchorage; and daughter Angela, breakthroughs and how they might a long-time personal interest, and the Mentor of the Year Award by the who is fi nishing her sophomore year at help kids with cerebral palsy. If you worked for Ethan Allen as a designer. Association of Women Lawyers for her Notre Dame. have anything to share, please send an Very rewarding! In 2007, I moved my work in supporting and mentoring Jane Marie Andren Prior (jprior@ e-mail to [email protected]. parents out of their home of 45 years COURIER | Fall 2008 37 classnews into assisted living. It was, and is, developmental disabilities. With a about to retire as a preschool teacher School of Law. She’s now working as extremely diffi cult and I pray for my co-worker, I drafted Illinois’ legislation in Ohio. She and husband Ralph ND the staff attorney for Loyola University fellow classmates who are walking on early intervention for children ’77, J.D. ’80 have two children: Katie ND Chicago’s Stritch Medical School. this road. P.S. It’s a lot of fun having a from birth to 3 with disabilities and ’03 and Patrick ND ’05. They are active She and husband Vincent have two young, bright child still in my life and also worked on federal legislation to Notre Dame fans and for fun, Chrissy daughters, Mary Meg, 15, and Monica, a great joy to see my older daughter’s support families with children with reports that she travels, reads, does 12. adult life materialize.” disabilities. Between 1993-2003, I was needlework, and cooks! Mary Catherine Garrett Maura Murrihy O’Flaherty assistant director and fundraiser for a Ginny Goodridge Nicholson ([email protected]) and her partner (mauramurrihyofl [email protected]) non-profi t art and recreation center for ([email protected]) is a have two children, Garrett Bournique, and husband Paul are busy with three people with disabilities. The Klanson project manager at the University of 16, and Austin Bournique, 12. Mary children: Brendan, 17, Conor, 14, and Center received an international award Chicago. She and husband Pat ND works as an occupational therapist Sean, 12. Maura writes, “I am a new for including persons with disabilities ’76 have a daughter at Georgetown for the Granite Falls School District in principal in the U.S. Equity Group in the life of the community. Since University and a son graduating from Washington. of Ennis Knupp and Associates, the 2004, I have been a broker with St. Ignatius College Prep. Ginny’s Maureen Sajbel Wallenfang largest independent investment Coldwell Banker in Hinsdale. My thrill answer to the question, “What do you ([email protected]) is a writer for consulting fi rm in the United States. I is to help people open the door to do for fun?” was “good question!” We the Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wis., am proud to serve on two non-profi t the house of their dreams.” Colleen know how you feel! and is married to Mark, raising two boards—for Pillars, a social service and husband William have a daughter, Maureen Morris Bowman stepsons in Minneapolis. agency addressing the needs of Whitney, a junior in high school. ([email protected]) is an RN and Kathleen Klein Neville (kmknev@ families in the south and west suburbs Valerie Homola Woller (vlwol@ administrative hospital director at aol.com) is a second-grade teacher in of Chicago, and Night Blue Theater, a aol.com) writes, “I have three children, Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. Libertyville, Ill. With husband Paul, she professional theatre troupe of which I and a niece who lives with us. My She and her husband, James, have two has two children: Keely, 18, will attend am a member.” That sounds like a busy oldest daughter is married and lives children. UW-Madison in the fall and Shelby, house! just a few blocks from us. The others Elizabeth Hassert (EAHHAE@ 16, is a senior in high school. Kathleen Karen Renz Klug (jklugnd1@ are all in college: my son, Alex, is at gmail.com) is a key client manager at says, “I would love to hear from old swbell.net) says “hello” to the Class Notre Dame, and his twin sister, Emily, Maersk Line, Inc. in Oak Brook, Ill., and friends. I think of them often.” of ’78 from San Antonio, Tex., where is at Saint Mary’s. The past three years she travels, cooks, gardens, and does Finally, on a sad note, Theresa she lives with husband, Jonathan ND have gone by so quickly—it seems as needlepoint for fun! Marie Rebeta passed away in Mission ’78, and children Jonathan, Jr. ND ’07; though we were just at orientation, Martha Praught (mpmd@verizon. Viejo, Cal., on March 4, 2008. She left Kara, a sophomore at Notre Dame; and running back and forth between Notre net) is a physician in Dedham, Mass., behind a 13-year-old son, Bryson, her Kristen, a junior in high school. Dame to get Alex settled, and Saint who swims, does yoga, and is “grateful mother, two brothers, and a sister. Our Mary Beth Montroy McIntosh Mary’s to get Emily moved in. The to be alive celebrating my 30-year heartfelt condolences to her family. ([email protected]) works twins are juniors now, and we have reunion with my good friends.” in banking in River Forest, Ill., where been to Notre Dame football games, Deborah Basara Price (dlp0704@ she lives with her husband, Scott, sophomore parents weekend at Saint comcast.net) is an RN at Hospital ’80 Christina M. Fealy and their three children: Scott, who Mary’s College, junior parents weekend University of Pennsylvania. She is 340 Rose Ellen Drive graduated from Illinois Bloomington at Notre Dame, performances with married to James and they have two Crown Point, IN 46307-4348 and is going to Spain to teach; Michael, Opera Notre Dame (they’re both children: son Aaron, who is a college (219) 663-3614 who is graduating from high school; singers), and the nursing dedication freshman, and a daughter, Megan. and Erin, who is in 7th grade. for our daughter—no wonder I have Sally Johnson Tiessen (sjjt1@ From the Courier Offi ce: Mary Karla Kalamasz Abbott Detwiler Silver Elite status with the airline! This comcast.net) married Kenneth, and Crnich Lake writes: “Life seems to be ([email protected]) works past fall, my husband, Basil ND ’77, and they have a son, Jonathan, in 6th moving faster each year. My oldest, here in southern California as a I became members of the Saint Mary’s grade. Sally writes that she is a full-time Sean, turned 22 a few months ago. medical information specialist at College Parents Council, and we have mom and volunteer and a part-time He is currently living and attending Allergan. She has three children: thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of Saint consultant with Johnson Represents. college in Colorado. After attending Kimberly, 27, in Virginia Beach, Va., Mary’s College. It has been amazing to Suzanne Grady Walsh various summer camps at Saint Sean, 24, in the Air Force in Great Falls, be able to share our college memories ([email protected]) reports that Mary’s during her grammar school Minn.; and Daniel, 22, living at home with our children, as they make their “Last February, my former roommates, years, my oldest daughter, Colleen, and attending school part-time. own memories.” Martha Praught, M.D., Mary Kay Hipp, is a fi rst year student at Saint Mary’s. Pamela Waldner Johnson Barbara Abell Epps (baseart@ and Loretta Kerger Cox, and I met in She is truly enjoying life on campus ([email protected]) earthlink.net) writes: “My husband, Las Vegas for a mini-reunion. We had and making new friends, although it and husband John are living in Ron, and I currently live on a 200-acre a fabulous time and even won some is hard to believe that it has been 30 Chesterfi eld, Mo. Pamela writes, ranch outside Waco, Tex., owned by money!” Suzanne and husband John years since I was there! My youngest, “Being a mom of two teenagers is fun McLennan Community College, where have three children: John III, Kathryn, 15-year-old Caitlin, is a freshman in and challenging. Trying to keep up Ron works in the administration as a and Jacqueline. high school and is growing up before with their activities keeps everyone division director. I am busy getting my Teresa Marie Schmitt (tschmitt1@ my very eyes. Hello to all classmates; hopping. I enjoy walking and have new business, Country Dog Bakery, pghboe.net) is an instructional teacher hope life is treating you well!” done several half-marathons plus a off the ground. I make all-natural dog leader for the Pittsburgh Public Board full marathon. I am currently taking treats for dogs with dietary restrictions, of Education. classes with the thought of returning allergies, diabetes, or obesity. I also Susan Margiotta Salem (susan. ’86 Mary Fran Gisch Kitz to school to earn my teaching raise Boer goats for show and breeding [email protected]) writes that her 4931 Lee Ave certifi cation. When getting (son) and own two horses for pleasure- daughter, Leslie, 24, is a graduate of Downers Grove, IL 60515 Robert settled at Creighton University, riding and trail.” University of Richmond. Susan and (630) 541-3886 we were lucky enough to visit with Nancy Allred (willnancy@comcast. husband Dr. George love to travel, [email protected] Stevie Wernig ’68 for a short time.” net) is a senior care manager at the cook, and bike! Colleen Clucas Wilcox Pascal Senior Center. She and her Mary Broderick Donnelly Hello, classmates! ([email protected]) writes, husband, Will Davis, live in Pasadena, ([email protected]) received her Barb Goldcamp Henry e-mailed “After graduate school, I worked Md. masters in nursing at the University an update on her busy life. Barb writes, in the Illinois Governor’s Offi ce in Chrissy Fridrich Higgins is joyfully of Illinois, then a law degree at Loyola “I’ve been working for the same small 38 COURIER | Fall 2008 classnews consulting fi rm in Potomac, Md., for besides Michaela and live and work to sit down and write. Now that I the joy of raising our children with the the last 14 years as business manager in Chicago. It was a treat to catch up have had some time to process the help of these good friends.” and comptroller. Since I had my two with them. experience, it is time to refl ect on Rachel Bir Stroop shared that she youngest, I’m working from home Judy Gibbons Riordan e-mailed paper. has set a local coaching record: Her JV pretty much full time with meetings news from Japan, where she lives Reunion 2008 was my fi rst Saint girls basketball team won 63 games in Washington once or twice a week. with her husband and children. She Mary’s reunion. I regret that I waited so in a row. Our oldest, Rachel, 14, will start high writes, “On June 4, we welcomed our many years to attend. I worried about Jennifer Philips was not able school in the fall. Matt, 12, plays select sixth child, Margaret Maire-Therese taking time off , not remembering to attend our reunion because of baseball so, from March to October (“Meghan”) to our family. She is only names (thank goodness for those some health issues, but I received we’re in full baseball mode! Danny, 5, our second girl, so Katie, who is 11, nametags), and feeling like a stranger. word—through her sister—that she starts kindergarten in the fall, and Sam, is thrilled to fi nally have a sister. At The campus was so welcoming, would love to hear from us. 4, will start pre-K at the same grade the same time, we are preparing to however, that it reenergized me, At the end of reunion weekend, school—so, for a few years at least, send our oldest, Tommy, off to the and our common connection to a number of us were discussing our we’ll have three children at one school! University of Dallas in the fall. It’s Saint Mary’s helped even the most 25th reunion. We agreed that each I manage to get away a few weekends hard to believe how quickly the time reluctant conversationalists to make of us would make sure to bring two a year for scrapbooking.” has gone. Tommy graduated from connections with old friends as well as friends along with us. So, our next Barb also writes that she sees Kolbe Academy Home School in to make new friends. reunion is bound to be even better! Kathy McCarthy Miller on a regular June 2007, and deferred his entrance I was lucky. I conspired with basis, as Kathy is the principal of her to UD to spend the year working in Anne Borgman to attend together. children’s school, St. Bartholomew’s. Catholic ministry. The fi rst semester, We had tried to get the entire ’90 Lisa Catenacci Midkiff Barb says that Kathy and her husband, he traveled to the Pacifi c Northwest Theatre Department there, but we 626 Blackthorne Court Frank, have two children, Jake and and Northern California, giving retreats had to settle for just half of us! Anne Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 Samantha, both in grade school. to middle and high school students introduced me to her good friend midkiffj [email protected] Thanks for the update, Barb! with the REACH Youth Ministry. This and roommate, Elizabeth Arthur Kathy Schonhoff Shearon and semester, he has worked as the parish Meyers (doesn’t this sound like Notice the new address—yes, my Will made a move from Ohio back to coordinator at the Catholic chapel on freshman year all over again?). We family and I have moved yet again! Colorado Springs last summer. Kathy Misawa Air Base, here in Japan with couldn’t recall spending much time After being apart for seven months, e-mailed: “It’s beautiful here, but it’s us.” Judy writes that it was wonderful together in college, but our shared James, the boys, and I are fi nally all tough moving with four teenagers!” to have Tommy home to welcome his experience in Women’s Choir made it under the same roof. The boys and I Kathy writes that she and Will now new sister. easy to interact. She shared remarkable stayed in Memphis to fi nish the school have seven kids! How wonderful! Judy notes that they have one and inspirational stories about her year while James took over as captain Mark is at the University of Dayton; more year left of their stay in Japan, daughters. I hope to meet them in of the U.S.S. Oscar Austin (DDG 79) Henry is planning to attend Franciscan and they have lots of traveling left to 2013. during its deployment. It was crazy University in the fall; Marie is 14; Eileen do. Judy says, “One of our favorite trips Meghan Farley Astrachan traveled moving across country with the kids is 13; Peter, 9; David, 6; and John 4. in Japan so far was a small pilgrimage from New York with her whole family. and the dog, but the boys are big Kathy says, “It’s great! It’s so busy, but to Akita to visit the sisters (Handmaids As a drama teacher, Meghan has helpers now. Jimmy is 14, Steven is we have been so blessed.” of the Holy Eucharist) and the shrine instilled a love of theatre in the heat almost 12, and Joey is 4. We are all Kathy writes that she enjoys where Our Lady of Akita appeared in of her fi ve-year-old son. I thoroughly settled and welcome visitors! reading about our classmates and 1973. It is a very simple place, but very enjoyed speaking with both Meghan’s I received an e-mail from K.C. notes that she would like to live in beautiful.” Thanks for sharing your son and husband. Soule Gies. “I married Eric Gies in Rome with Laura La Sata O’Neill! Ah, news, Judy! What an inspiring update Regina Rudser Hoyt and I spent December of 1990. We have four the SMC Rome Program certainly holds on your family! some time chatting at Dalloway’s. children: Sarah, 11, Katie, 8, Stephen, 6, fond memories for these alums! Kathy We are thankful for a winding Regina stays home with her four and Tommy, 3. We are living in Rye, N.Y., says she fi nally got back to Rome in down of the school year. My girls are children. She brought her six-month- just north of New York City, where Eric March 2007 with her two daughters. excited to attend Fine Arts Camp again old baby and her husband along. runs the private asset management She writes, “Nothing had changed, this July. (Someone e-mailed me a Having traveled from California, and sales division of Neuberger and everything had changed. I did see question about the camp. Who was I was thrilled to bump into Katy Berman. We moved here in July, some SMC girls, but I think I scared that?? Can’t fi nd your e-mail!) We thank Kronenberg Penna and Heidi having been in Tampa for three years. them when they thought that they God for a healthy year. Traxler. We live only about 55 miles Prior to that, we lived in Washington, could be me in 23 years!” She closed Please e-mail an update so apart but had to travel almost across D.C., for a year; before that, Seattle for the e-mail with her new saying, “Gray that we can stay in touch. I feel the country to connect. Katy’s oldest three years; before that San Francisco is the way!” God bless you and your so blessed whenever I have the daughter is starting high school in the for three years; before that Jacksonville, family. opportunity to spend time with fall, like my son, so we had some great Fla., for three years; and before that San I ran into Beth Kallmyer at a my Saint Mary’s friends and teenager stories to exchange. Heidi, Diego for almost four years. Let’s just Trinity Irish Dance Performance in classmates. Take care and God bless. bless her, has three children under say we’re becoming entirely too adept April. My daughters, Catherine and four! at moving! I’m hoping we’re here for Megan, dance with Trinity and were Kathleen Moran also had great a while. Before we left Tampa, we met there to perform. Beth was there ’88 Mary Kay Scheid stories to share. She is both a special- Liz Beckley Pederson, Todd, and their to cheer on Michaela, daughter of 264 Teague Drive needs teacher and a new mother. She boys, Sam and Max, at Disney for a Connie Martin Brennan ND’86 and San Dimas, CA 91773-3374 even brought her new-born daughter, really fun day. Our kids hit it off so well, Dan ND’86. Beth, Connie, Dan, and I (909) 592-7737 5 weeks (with her husband to help), to and Liz and I got to catch up on our were all in the Ireland Program, and [email protected] our reunion. friendship. She is doing well, and hasn’t it’s not too surprising to see them at Thanks to all of you who changed a bit since school! I’m sure an Irish Dancing event! Beth is doing It is mid-June. My June 1 deadline completed the reunion updates. there is a Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s wonderfully well and lives and works has long past, and I am feeling a little Mary Huff man McCormick wrote: College club nearby that I can check in Chicago. She is still doing good like a senior slacking off as summer “My husband and I live in the same into, but if you know of someone living work for the Alzheimer’s Association. approaches. Reunion 2008 was neighborhood as Mary Ann White in this area, I’d love to touch base and Connie and Dan have three boys fantastic! I was too busy having fun Goode and Ann Wilson . . . and have say Hi! Thanks and Go Irish!” Her e-mail COURIER | Fall 2008 39 classnews is [email protected]. her three children, Richard, William, Naval Academy in Annapolis. Her issue, but here I am with an amazing I received a lot of great news from and Sheridan. It had probably been husband, John Ralph, ND ’87 is a Navy one! Thank you so much to those Sue O’Connor. She writes: “Last fall, I over 10 years since I’d seen Linda, but psychologist currently deployed to of you who submitted information decided to take a road trip to try to see she really hasn’t changed a bit, and, as Kuwait. about yourselves and others in the as many friends from Saint Mary’s as it was with all of the rest of the Saint Irene Quinn Winston continues class. I can’t tell you how much I love I could within a two week timeframe. Mary’s College girls I saw on this trip, it to teach preschool. She and husband to hear from you and to get all of the I wish I could have spent more time was as if just fi ve minutes had passed Marvin are busy with son Tilden, 10, WONDERFUL information that you “on the road,” but I had a great time since we’d all been together. and daughter Madeleine, 7. have to pass along! PLEASE continue visiting some old friends. My fi rst “Heading back west towards I hope that this report ends the to send me your news—my next stop was just outside of McMinnville, home, my last stop was at the home dry spell of news for the Class of 1990! deadline is January 1. Tenn., where I was able to have lunch of Theresa Hart Dearie in Lebanon, For our next report, write and let me First, I would love to congratulate and catch up with Jennifer Herzog Ohio. She and husband Jim ND ’90 know how you celebrated the big 4-0! those of you who have gotten Clark. Jennifer is director of sales at have six kids: Jimmy, Ben, Mary Kate, Possibly with a classmate? Happy 40th married, had children, received a Accu-Router, her family’s business. She Clare, Sam, and Paul, ranging in birthday everyone!! graduate degree, and accomplished and her husband, Matt, have been age from 2 to 13. I don’t know how From the Courier Offi ce: Erin all of the wonderful things you have married seven years. Jen continues her Theresa does it, but in addition to McNally-Poche married Robert Poche accomplished! I would also like to wish health battles and recently entered a home schooling all six, she manages on July 14, 2007. The Tiff any and everyone from our class HAPPY 30th clinical trial at University of Alabama/ to fi nd time to be very active in her Co.-themed wedding was held at Saint BIRTHDAY! We are graduating from our Birmingham to undergo treatment parish, and lends her vocal talents to Augustin Church in Des Moines, Iowa, 20s and entering our 30s—can you using a combination of radiation and the choir and cantoring at masses. Jim with a reception, dinner and dance believe it? synthetic spider venom. Initial results has a private law practice in Lebanon. following at the Temple for Performing Here is some news from Kathy seem very positive and there is plenty The kids are all terribly talented like Arts in downtown Des Moines. Lisa Heron about friends and herself… of reason for hope, but I know that their mom—even putting on a family Amore was a bridesmaid in the Vanessa Quatman Damschroder Jen and her family would appreciate room performance of Joseph and the wedding party, and Meg Lakatos is still living in Lima, Ohio, with her the prayers of her Saint Mary’s friends. Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat for Basker, Anne Broderick Farnum, husband, Dr. Richard Damschroder, Jr. Despite her health battle, Jen remains me while I was there. Jennifer Falaschetti Gluth, Tracey In November 2007, Vanessa accepted passionate about politics (and we “The road trip was great Bosten Goldthwaite, Amy Blong a job with Artspace, a nonprofi t engaged in a healthy political debate fun—being out on the open road, but Hives, and Pattie Bigelow O’Sullivan organization dedicated to providing over lunch), the Tennessee Titans, and most importantly, re-connecting with attended. After a honeymoon cruise visual arts to the West Central Ohio The Offi ce. After the stop in Tennessee, so many friends from Saint Mary’s. As around the Hawaiian Islands, the region, Vanessa’s contributions to the I headed to the Atlanta home of Katie I said to Theresa in an e-mail shortly couple returned to their residence in Center recently made the news, with Ortman Hirsch. Katie recently took after the trip, “I can’t think of too Lincoln, Neb. Erin is an analyst at The her eff orts praised in a local article. an HR position at Micromeritics, a many places in the world that would Principal Financial Group. Great job, Vanessa! technology fi rm specializing in particle introduce me to a group of people On July 28, 2007, Mary Rodovich technology. So far, she is enjoying that I’d still call my good friends over REUNION June 4–7, 2009 Falvey and her husband, Scott, the position and grateful that the job 20 years later,” so I’ll forever be grateful welcomed Adia Joy into their family. aff ords her time to spend with her 5 to the College for that. As for me, I am ’94 Jane Murphy Fitzgerald Kathryn Goolsby Flavin, Kathy Heron, year-old son, Taylor (who is an avid still in Chicago and working for the 598 Washington Street and Kathy’s dad (SMC’s biggest fan!) Atlanta Thrasher fan and got to skate Tribune, where I’ve been employed for Elmhurst, IL 60126-4347 were able to get together with Mary on center ice at a Thrasher’s game). almost 14 years. I was recently named (630) 993-0777 and Scott and to meet Adia before the Katie and I had a great few days director of compensation and benefi ts janemfi [email protected] Notre Dame-Air Force game in South catching up before I was off to my there. I’m grateful for the opportunity Bend on Nov. 11, 2007. Despite the next stop and she and her husband, I have in my work to travel a lot (in From the Courier Offi ce: Kelley loss on the fi eld, it was a fantastic fall Howard, went on vacation to Mexico. addition to the aforementioned Rienks Schrock is living in Granger, afternoon for a reunion. “After a brief stop in Charleston, I road trip, I recently returned from Ind., with her husband, Eric, daughters In July 2006, Kathryn Goolsby made my way north and visited Maria two weeks in France and Italy and Amanda, 6, and Sarah, 4, and gave Flavin, her husband, Eddie, and their Telesca just outside of Washington, am working on planning a trip with birth to Andrew in July 2007. She is daughter, Haley, settled into their new D.C. Maria continues to work for the Saint Mary’s College girls for a coordinator for the St. Pius X Parish house. In the fall of 2007, Katie began the National Board of Professional celebration of our respective 40th Homeless Center casserole program her third year as an adjunct professor Teaching Standards and bought a birthdays and a trip to London later and enjoys being able to teach her at the University of St. Francis. She great condo a few years ago. I also had this year for my own 40th birthday). I children the importance of being continues to teach a college course a chance to visit Colleen Mooney get together fairly regularly with Laura involved in the community. She’s and a lab in biology. On March 13, McGee in Allentown, Pa., next. Colleen Jacob, who runs her own private currently searching for a new job and 2007, the Flavins welcomed Margaret has two kids, Seamus and Cathleen, art therapy practice here in Chicago, looking forward to getting back into a Grace into their family. with her kilted husband, Paul. She is PATHOS, Inc. She shares a Wrigleyville career after some time off . Marcy Wojan Laciak and her working for Capital Blue Cross Blue condo with her sister and their little sister, Jenny Wojan ’04, continue Shield in Allentown. Aside from their Yorkie/Bichon mix, Dolce, and is doing ’00 to reside in Chicago. In June, Marcy vocal concerns about the “Morning very well. Chrissy Fleming Giesinger Nicole Longar Lieber received her master’s degree in Call” newspaper in Allentown (my also lives here in Chicago, where 37105 Deer Run reading and learning disabilities from company is the parent company), it she is a freelance technical writer for Solon, OH 44139 DePaul University. On Aug. 4, 2007, was great to see both of them. Colleen pharmaceutical companies (working (440) 542-9355 Marcy married Brian Laciak ND ’00. Her also does Taste of Home Entertaining on FDA proposals, etc). She and her [email protected] sister, Jenny, and friends Katie, Kathy, parties in her spare time. Leaving husband Dave had a son, Nicholas, in and Katie Vales served as four of her Allentown, I stopped at the Lancaster, September 2006.” Hello, Class of 2000 and the rest of attendants. In August, Marcy began Pa., home of Linda Enright Riva and Deirdre Milon Ralph welcomed the SMC world! I hope this fi nds you her eighth year of teaching fi fth grade had lunch with her in a restaurant in Molly Grace last July—her fi fth well and enjoying everything that is in Oak Park, Ill. Lancaster. Linda, married to Rich ND girl. Brennan, her son, remains the going on around you! I am so sorry Kathy still resides in Dublin, Ohio. ’91, has a full-time job keeping up with king! She continues to live at the about not having a column in the last In summer 2007, Kathy accepted a 40 COURIER | Fall 2008 classnews resided in Orange County, Cal., but I update: “In 2000, I graduated from think that we’ve fi nally settled down in Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with Getting Married? Expecting? Orlando!” a major in fi nance. I now work at the From the United States on over corporate level of Sun Trust Bank in We’d like to help you celebrate, but we the ocean to Sarah Clinger Mettler… Atlanta, Ga. I married Gregory Bryan can’t print news about future weddings “I am happy to announce the birth Holmes in 2005 in Atlanta. And, on or babies. When your plans become reality, please of my son, Jonas Owen Mettler, on May 9, 2007, I was blessed with a Feb. 9, 2008, in Meyrin, Switzerland. beautiful baby boy named Wesley let your class reporter or the Courier He was welcomed by his big sister, Eugene Holmes.” Sarah is currently offi ce know, and we’ll gladly print Nila Joanne, who turned 2 on Feb. 19. living in Sugar Hill, Ga. My husband, Jason, and I have been your news after the fact. living in France, just outside Geneva, Switzerland, for the past four and ’02 Kathleen Corsentino 222 North Columbus Drive, job with Worthington City Schools. covering college basketball. I am a half years. For the past three and Unit 1102 She is a preschool special education adjusting to the Chicago winter but a half years, I have worked at Pope Chicago, IL 60601 teacher serving young children with so far love the city!” Any SMC grads John XXIII Parish, the English-speaking (312) 208-1177 communication delays and autism. in the Chicago area who want to Catholic Church of Geneva. I was fi rst [email protected] This is Kathy’s eighth year teaching reconnect with Shannon can reach her in the parish offi ce, but now I help to and last year coaching cheerleading at [email protected]. coordinate the catechism program From the Courier Offi ce: Mary at her high school alma mater. Katie, More news that has “blown in” part time.” Claire Hathaway writes: “Since Marcy, and Marcy’s husband, Brian, from Chicago… Kelley Olivotto Also welcoming a newborn graduating from Saint Mary’s, I fl ew to Columbus in December 2007 Williams has been living in Chicago was Krista Morrisey Gipson. Darcy have had some very unique career to surprise Kathy and to celebrate their since graduation. She married Daniel Adeline Gipson was born on June 1, opportunities. I am currently a senior 30th birthdays (Marcy 12/11 and Katie Williams in November 2004, and they 2008. Krista and her husband, Matt, are account executive and media relations and Kathy 12/14). welcomed a baby girl, Molly Katherine thrilled to welcome another girl into specialist for Lovio George Inc., a Thank you, Kathy, for this great Williams, on Aug. 30, 2007. She is their family, and Darcy’s sisters Cecilia, thriving public relations and marketing news. taking a break from elementary school 5, and Alaina, 2, are overjoyed to have agency in Detroit, Mich. Some of my Now onto Colorado, where Patti teaching to be a stay-at-home mom. a new baby sister. Congratulations! clients include The MotorCity Casino Meagher Mangus sent me news Another classmate who has taken One more birth announcement Hotel, The 2008 PGA Championship, about herself and others… a break from teaching to be a stay-at- before I go… Stacy Canter Ryan and The Parade Company, which Patti lives in Steamboat Springs, home mom is Moira Flynn Plaisance. and her husband, Steve, welcomed puts on America’s Thanksgiving Day Col., with her husband, Shae Mangus. Moira married Benjamin Plaisance Matthew Christopher Ryan into the Parade. I currently coordinate events, Patti works for her family business, on Dec. 3, 2005, in Birmingham, Ala. world on April 30, 2008. He joins big grand openings, ribbon cuttings, and Woodstone Consulting, along with Saint Mary’s College graduates (and brother Charlie, 2, and the rest of press conferences. I am in charge her sister, Allison Meagher Paoli ’97. classmates) who were bridesmaids the Ryan clan in Pennsylvania. Stacy of generating media coverage for Patti’s son, Connor, was born in May in the wedding were Britta Totte continues to work for Pennridge our clients. Previously, I worked 2006. She and Shae are now in the Ewald, Rebecca Doublestein Surgical Associates and enjoys the with Caponigro Public Relations in process of adopting a baby girl from Ladyman, Gina Froehlich, and ER. Steve works in the Emergency Southfi eld, Mich., where I had a variety China. Moira’s sister Jessica Flynn Riehle Department at Pottstown Hospital. of clients, including Marco Andretti, JoEllen Jeselnick Fountain lives ’97, Teri MacNamara Dean, Amanda A little south of Pennsylvania, Sprint-Nextel, and Genetech, a very in Denver, Col., with her husband, Sheridan Flanagan, Laura Tokarz Meghan Matthews resides in Boston, large pharmaceutical company. I Chris. They were married in April of Reif, Keara Laird Burke, and Barbie Mass. She is currently teaching and also had the opportunity to work at 2006. Jo Ellen has a master’s degree Clute were also in attendance. Moira coaching tennis in the area. Molly A. WSJV, the FOX television affi liate in in social work from Colorado State continues: “Ben and I are now living McHugh visited Meghan in December South Bend, as a general assignment University and is working for the in Ann Arbor, Mich., while he is doing 2007 for Meghan’s 30th birthday, reporter. I even traveled with the auto Denver Public Schools. his residency at the University of and they had a blast! Molly, living in show circuit for three seasons as a Erin Ford D’Antonio lives in Michigan. We welcomed a son, Jean- River Forest, Ill., works for Deloitte in product specialist and spokesmodel Denver, Col., as well, with her husband, Paul Francis, on Nov. 28, 2007. We’ve Chicago. for Porsche Cars North America and Travis. Erin gave birth to twins Brady even had playdates with other SMC Also back to teaching is Jennifer Lincoln Mercury.” and Donovan in June 2007. grads and their kids! We got together Hanichak Farrell. She resides in South Beth Beatty lives in Chicago, Ill. recently with Becky Miller Smith, Bend, Ind., with her husband, Brian, REUNION June 4–7, 2009 She purchased a condo in 2007 and is Julie Duba Fischer, and Rebecca and two-year-old son, Braden. Jennifer went back to teaching fi rst grade at St. working for the City of Chicago. Beth Doublestein Ladyman, who also live ’04 Kymberly Dunlap goes to visit Erin, JoEllen, and Patti in in Michigan.” Congratulations, Moira, Bavo’s in South Bend in the fall of 2007 after taking a year off to be home with 35300 Woodward Avenue, Colorado at least once a year. and we hope you all have fun on your #308 Angela Calcagno Sebastian lives playdates! Braden. Brian is also a teacher. I know that they are both enjoyed being off Birmingham, MI 48009 in Elmhurst, Ill., with her husband, Jay, From one direction in the [email protected] and their son Jack, born in September United States to the other, Bridget for the summer! That is all of the news I have for this 2006. Angela is taking a break from C. Heff ernan writes me an update From the Courier Offi ce: Jennifer full-time teaching but does some from Orlando, Fla.: “I married Bryan edition of the Courier. PLEASE keep in touch with me! Again, if you are ever in Trachy Hakes writes: “I am currently tutoring. Labutta ND ’00 on Sept. 29, 2007, in employed as an executive with the Thank you, Patti, for the Cincinnati, Ohio. Erin Hall Chesar was the area, I would love to get together, even if it’s just for a couple of hours Target Corp. I enjoy the beautiful information on you and everyone else! maid of honor, and Brooke Davis was weather in Tempe, Ariz., as well as Shannon Ryan sent me this a bridesmaid. Keri Lanchsweardt or whatever! Keep up the great work you are doing, and good luck with getting together now and then with news… “After seven years as a Sackowski ’99 was also in attendance. Francesca Albright Morgan and journalist at The Philadelphia Inquirer, I Bryan and I have lived in Orlando for everything! From the Courier Offi ce: Sarah her two children, Stella and John. recently accepted a job at The Chicago two years. I work here as an intellectual Francesca designs, creates, and sells Tribune. I am a sports reporter, mainly property attorney. We previously Ruzicka Holmes wrote with this COURIER | Fall 2008 41 Saint Mary’s College Mary’sSaint College • Notre Dame, Indiana 2008–2009 Season Comedy of Errors. The Iliad. PINK Art Exhibition. Fall Choral Concert. Lend Me a Tenor. Madrigal Dinners. Christmas at Loretto. My Tomorrowland is an Empty Space Art Exhibition. Women’s Choir Homecoming Concert. Candide. Spring Choral Concert. South Bend Chamber Singers 20th Anniversary Concert. For tickets and schedules, call the Box Offi ce at (574) 284-4626 or visit MoreauCenter.com. Periodical Saint Mary’s College 110 Le Mans Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001