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Spring 2013 Annual Fund The Annual Fund touches every student, 1,500 every program, every day. reasons hat’s why gifts to the Annual Fund are a key component of the T Faith Always, Action Now campaign. Unrestricted gifts provide the to give College with resources to respond to new opportunities and challenges. And they support scholarships and financial aid, help attract and retain each year outstanding faculty, sustain our vibrant learning opportunities, and maintain this historic campus. T o make a gift call (800) 762-8871 or go online to saintmarys.edu/give. The world needs women educated the Saint Mary’s way, and they need you. Annual Fund 138 Madeleva Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 Phone: (800) 762-8871 Email: [email protected] Online: saintmarys.edu/give Annual Fund volume 88, number 1 | spring 2013 TABLE OFCONTENTS 678 Faith Always, By the Numbers The World Needs More Action Now A breakdown of campaign Saint Mary's Women President Mooney on the goals and initiatives Meet the students and professors campaign for Saint Mary's impacted by our campaign. more features Leading the Way: Campaign Steering Committee Members Work to Build Saint Mary's Future . .12 Heritage Week Looks to the Future . .13 Our Faith in Action . .14 What Our Saint Mary's Education Means to Us. 17 depa rtments 2 Inside Saint Mary’s / 3 Heard on Campus / 4 Avenue News / 18 Belles Athletics 22 For the Record / 24 Club News / 27 Class News / 44 Excelsior Visit saintmarys.edu/courier to view the Courier online. The Saint Mary’s College Courier Shari Rodriguez Courier Staff Class News The Mission (USPS 135-340) is published three Vice President for Shannon E. Brewer Rooney ’03 Send alumnae class news to: Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic, times a year by Saint Mary’s College, College Relations Editor Alumnae News Editor residential, women’s college in the Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001. [email protected] [email protected] 110 Le Mans Hall liberal arts tradition. A pioneer in the Saint Mary’s College Periodicals postage paid at the Post Karen Zagrocki McDonald ’76 Adrienne Latson education of women, the College is an Offi ce at Notre Dame, IN 46556 Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001 or Acting Assistant Vice President Staff Writer academic community where women and at additional mailing offi ces. Integrated Marketing email [email protected] POSTMASTER: Send address Gwen O’Brien develop their talents and prepare Communications Director of Media Relations to make a difference in the world. changes to Alumnae Relations, Saint [email protected] Letters Mary’s College, 110 Le Mans Hall, Sarah Miesle ’07 Send letters to the editor to: Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001. Sports Information Director Cross in 1844, Saint Mary’s promotes Alumnae Relations Staff Courier Editor Christina Duthie a life of intellectual vigor, aesthetic Copyright 2012 Saint Mary’s College, Kara O’Leary ’89 Saint Mary’s College Graphic Designer appreciation, religious sensibility, and Notre Dame, IN 46556. Reproduction Director of Alumnae Relations 303 Haggar College Center in whole or part is prohibited without [email protected] Sarah Miesle ’07 Notre Dame, IN 46556 social responsibility. All members of the written permission. The opinions Zara Osterman College remain faithful to this mission Jessica Stuifbergen ’99 expressed are those of the authors or Photographers (574) 284-4595 Assistant Director of and continually assess their response their subjects and are not necessarily or email [email protected] Alumnae Relations Bridget Feeney ’13 to the complex needs and challenges shared by the College or the editor. [email protected] Writing Intern of the contemporary world. Courier | 1 insidesaintmary’s The Campaign for Saint Mary's College As Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am proud to announce the launch of our comprehensive campaign—Faith Always, Action Now. Th is is only the third time in our nearly 170-year history that we have undertaken a campaign. Th e goal for Faith Always, Action Now is to raise $80 million. I am pleased to announce that as of this date we have raised 75 percent of that goal. Th e members of the Board of Trustees, all of whom have made pledges to the campaign, are excited as we enter the public phase of the campaign. We hope you become just as enthusiastic and inspired. All of us have a tremendous love of education and know its importance. Sister Basil Anthony, CSC, legendary administrator and former chair of the Board of Regents, had the same love of education, which her two bachelor of arts degrees in philosphy and theology and two master’s degrees in theology (at Saint Mary’s Sacred School of Th eology) and education verify. She said in a 1989 Courier article, “My parents had a tremendous appreciaton for education and sacrifi ced so we could be educated.” In this special issue of Courier you will learn about the components of the campaign and the ways its success will transform the College. You will also read stories of our alumnae who are using their Saint Mary’s education to positively impact their communities and the greater world. Also included is the story of this year’s Heritage Week, which tied in with the campaign launch events on campus in February, and an introduction to some of the College community members who will benefi t most from this Campaign. Th is is an exciting time for Saint Mary’s. I invite you to join me in making an investment in Faith Always, Action Now. Every gift matters. Your participation will show that you value your education and care about the future of Saint Mary’s. Together we will ensure that the women who came before us, upon whose shoulders we stand, would be proud of the work we are doing today—to ensure a bright tomorrow. —Mary L. Burke ’85, Chair, Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees The Alumnae Association Board of Directors Carol Ann Mooney ‘72 Kathleen Gibboney ‘73 Kelly Cook Lewis ‘97 Dawn Parker Santamaria ‘81 Karen McNamara Weaver ‘91 Honorary President 13 Evergreen Circle 5404 Plum Thicket Mews 2 Gravel Hill Road President Cincinnati, OH 45215-1368 West Des Moines, IA 50266-6601 Asbury, NJ 08802-1347 3027 Windsor Drive Janyce Dunkin Brengel ‘78 513-771-1162 515-954-9753 908-735-6716 Bettendorf, IA 52722-2616 690 Windsor Court [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 816-304-7682 Lake Forest, IL 60045-4841 [email protected] 847-894-4446 Kate Murray Harper ‘89 Angela McDonald-Fisher ‘91 Barbara Wolfston Urrutia ‘74 [email protected] 41 Lancaster Lane 13750 Hiatt Drive 423 Bark Drive Chelsea Young ‘13 Lincolnshire, IL 60069-3127 Carmel, IN 46074-4418 Redwood City, CA 94065-1101 Student Member (voting) Sarah K. Brown ‘05 847-607-8812 317-509-8855 650-593-4958 Saint Mary’s College 704 Churchill Drive [email protected] [email protected] barbara.d.wolfston@questdiagnostics. Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001 Charleston, WV 25314-1743 com 574-993-0319 304-993-7761 Annette H. Isom ‘83 Kathryn Wiedl Mettler, MD ‘63 [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Vice-President Phyllis Sullivan Van Hersett ‘62 2 South 019 Taylor Road 715 Registry Lane NE 10507 Jaguar Drive Mollie Valencia ‘14 Dr. Kelly O’Shea Carney ‘84 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6823 Atlanta, GA 30342-2865 Littleton, CO 80124-5200 Student Member (non-voting) 7128 Blossom Lane 630-790-0397 404-262-7454 Summer: PO Box 3096 Saint Mary’s College Coopersburg, PA 18036-9723 [email protected] [email protected] Deer Park, WA 99006 Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001 610-248-9707 509-710-6030 321-848-7863 [email protected] Angeline Johnson ‘07 Geneviève C. Morrill ‘98 [email protected] [email protected] 114 South Varsity Drive 1924 North Rockwell Street Cass Rydesky Connor ‘60 South Bend, IN 46615-2538 Chicago, IL 60647-4203 Kelly Anne Walsh ‘01 1411 North Druid Hills Road NE 219-617-2281 773-315-1316 521 Ensemble Court Atlanta, GA 30319-3812 [email protected] [email protected] Cockeysville, MD 21030-1911 678-641-2277 215-740-1452 [email protected] Linda Kawecki ‘79 Priscilla Karle Pilon ‘86 [email protected] 6948 Lakeshore Drive 5478 Doliver Drive Dallas, TX 75214-3550 Houston, TX 77056-2318 214-327-9355 713-622-3438 [email protected] [email protected] 2 | Spring 2013 Heard on campus Saint Mary’s hosted a number of inspiring speakers throughout the I am content with what has come my spring semester. Here’s a snippet way and I trust the universe to bring of the wisdom and knowledge me what I am meant to do….Even these smart, talented individuals when you don’t think you’re on your imparted to our students. right road, you’re on your right road. —Audra McDonald, during An Evening With Audra McDonald. The fi ve-time Tony-Award winning actress, singer, and Private Practice star was this year’s Margaret Hill Endowed Visiting Artist. From what I know, my mother was a loving person. I think if she knew what her cells were out there doing, Perhaps the most rewarding how many people she part of an adventure is the was helping—she would be happy. aftermath when the traveler —David “Sonny” Lacks, son of Henrietta Lacks, in a gains a new lens towards question and answer session about his family’s reaction the way she sees and to the book written about his mother, The Immortal Life of experiences the world.