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A Saint Mary First Inside: 2009 Honor Roll of Donors from the president

Dear Alumni and Friends,

Excellence. Excellence is one of the University of Saint Mary’s core values. The foundation for embracing excellence is our faith in our Creator God. Our gracious God has given us all that we have. Our abilities, talents, and skills are all gifts. We did nothing to earn them. They are God’s gift to us. As I tell our students, in return, we owe God our best effort. Mediocrity is an insult to the Creator God. Our response demands not only our best efforts, but also that our talents and skills are used with integrity for the greater good of humanity. Saint Mary views excellence as an essential gospel-centered response to all that God has given. Excellence touches not only that which can be measured – grades, graduation rates, retention, job placement, and endowment earnings – but also those that do not easily succumb to data crunching, those that mark our lives and our choices over time: integrity, compassion for others, and a sense of justice for all. We have much to celebrate in the line of measurable accomplishments such as a new residence hall, a new degree program in partnership with the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, as well as the start of our first doctorate program, a doctorate in physical therapy. The RN-BSN program will expand from online delivery to a new “on ground” program in Overland Park starting this fall. Once again despite the struggles of this economy, Saint Mary is looking forward to welcoming one of its largest freshman classes ever. New graduate Kate Schebaum has become the first Saint Mary student to receive a Fulbright scholarship and is now enjoying an exciting learning opportunity in Korea. Jodie Berve, a Master of Arts in Adaptive Special Education graduate, was awarded the Kansas Horizon Award for first year teaching excellence. Art Professor Susan Nelson received this year’s Sullivan Award for Teaching Excellence. Business Instructor Carlton Philpot was recognized by the cities of Leavenworth and Kansas City for his work to establish the Buffalo Soldiers monument. Three outstanding alumni, Michelle Piranio, C’81, Dianna Porter, C’64, and Betty (Kennan) Sosna, C’48, received special recognition at Alumni Reunion Weekend. And USM Board of Trustee Bill Trenkle was honored as one of only 24 preeminent Kansas lawyers who have been listed in “Best Lawyers of America” since the list's inception. As we celebrate these and other moments of excellence, we recall that if they are to have lasting meaning they must be rooted in the more fundamental call to excellence, the call to excellence in humanity, being the best human being one can be in response to God’s graciousness. Perhaps that is why the most coveted awards given to graduating seniors are the “Students Appreciating Students Award” and the Mother Mary Ancilla Award for Service. While we strive to grow and excel in all ways measurable, we at Saint Mary remain committed to our most fundamental call to excellence as the prophet Micah expressed it: act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with your God. The pursuit of excellence continues to shape our institution and you, our graduates, continue to make us proud each and every day. We challenge you to be an inspiration to others and pass on the Saint Mary legacy.

Peace and blessings to you,

Diane Steele, SCL, Ph.D., C’83

MISSION STATEMENT The University of Saint Mary educates students of diverse backgrounds to realize their God-given potential and prepares them for value-centered lives and careers that contribute to the well being of our global society. We value: community, respect, justice, and excellence. contents Administrative Council Sr. Diane Steele, SCL, Ph.D., C’83 4 | USM Students to Jamaica President Bryan Le Beau, Ph.D. 7 | A Saint Mary First Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs Dale L. Culver 10 | SpireFest 2009 Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services Laura Davis 4 12 | 2009 Commencement Vice President of Marketing and Communications Jill Hackett, Ed.D. 13 | 2009 Honor Roll of Donors Vice President of Extended Sites Pam McNally Vice President of Development 26 | Class Notes & Memoriam

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Corporation Members 28 | Reunion Weekend Sr. Joan Sue Miller, SCL, C’59 Community Director Sr. Linda Roth, SCL, C’70 7 Sr. Nancy Bauman, SCL, C’70 For Your Reference Sr. Marianna Bauder, SCL, C’70 Sr. Maureen Hall, SCL, C’70 Class Codes A - Academy Board of Trustees C - College *Charles Berkel U - University *Mary Alice Bramming, C’65 M - Master’s Degree Joseph Contrucci, C'94 Andres Dominguez, C’82 Sr. Katherine Franchett, SCL, C’61 John A. Gordon 10 Thomas Gregory Sr. Maureen Hall, SCL, C’70 (Vice Chair) Sr. Margaret Ellen “Peg” Johnson, C’71 Greg Kaaz Ken Karr (Chair) Susanna Laundy Dr. Richard Lopes Charles McCann Irma Napoli Michelle Piranio, C’81 (Sec./Treas.) Sr. Linda Roth, SCL, C’70 The is published for the friends and alumni of the University of Saint Mary in Joseph Snyder Aspire Sr. Diane Steele, SCL, C’83 (President) the spring, summer, fall, and winter, including the Honor Roll of Donors, by the office Michele Stauffer of Marketing, 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048, (913) 758-6165. Please William Trenkle send all alumni news items, such as a marriage, birth, death, new job, promotion, Sr. Charlotte White, SCL, C’63 award, additional degree, etc., to the attention of: Stephanie Shupe at 4100 South Mark Wilkinson 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048, (913) 758-6126 or [email protected]. Please remember to include your class year, address, and phone number. *Trustee Emeritus

Printed on recycled paper. Summer 2009 | 1 Honoring our Heritage… Empowering our Students Today’s best students invigorate the academic and social retain the brightest students possible is directly linked to climate on campus. They become leaders and encourage our ability to offer scholarships. Through your assistance excellence in the classroom. Those types of students are the we can empower our students to become some of the best hallmark of the University of Saint Mary. and brightest in their field of work. Saint Mary was founded by the Sisters of Charity of To do this, we need your help! Leavenworth with the goal of providing access to affordable, quality education. Through the past almost 150 years, Beginning Sept. 28, 2009, USM students will begin Saint Mary continues to provide an affordable education to calling asking for you support. talented students. Please consider a gift to the university and honor Every institution is concerned with balancing Saint Mary’s long-standing heritage while empowering the the burdens of financial aid with the competition for future of a Saint Mary student. exceptional students. Saint Mary’s ability to recruit and Our students look forward to talking with you! Leaving a Legacy... Margaret Ann Burke, C'47 In the spring of 2008, a very loving friend and alum passed away. Margaret Ann Burke, or Marnie as she was known to most, died at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kan. Marnie, a member of the class of 1947, included the University of Saint Mary in her estate plan as a way to continue giving to an institution that meant so much to her. During her childhood and teen years, Marnie was educated by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, so it was a natural next step for her to continue her college education at Saint Mary. She left her recently-widowed mom to begin classes at Saint Mary in 1943. Marnie loved her time at Saint Mary and studied home economics. When she graduated in 1947, she began work at the Gas Service Company in Kansas City. Marnie returned to Topeka to care for her mother and opened a dress shop with a good friend. With a strong devotion to her Catholic faith, Marnie was a member of the Most Pure Heart of Mary parish and the Daughters of Isabella Little Flower Circle. She gave generously of herself and was honored at Saint Francis Hospital in Topeka where she logged more than 10,000 volunteer hours. Marnie lived a Saint Mary life—using her education to succeed in business, giving back to her community with many volunteer hours, and honoring her belief in the Catholic faith. Marnie will be missed by many friends, but her legacy will live on at the University of Saint Mary. Through her generous gift, the university is able to continue its work – educating students to become good citizens, business leaders and community workers. Please consider including the University of Saint Mary in your estate plan. Call Molly Sirridge at (913) 758-6302 for more information.

www.stmary.edu Summer 2009 | 3 Service Trip to the Slums of Jamaica Melts the Hearts of USM Students During the waning months of her college career, Katie Murray notes she’s spent many a day toying with the idea of the Peace Corps or other avenues to serve the world’s least fortunate. After a mid-March trip with four classmates to Jamaica, the University of Saint Mary senior solidified those plans in a hurry. “I applied to the Peace Corps the week I got back,” said Katie, of Eugene, Ore. Her four Saint Mary compatriots— Leavenworth’s Michaela Forge, Kaitlin Peterson, of Hays, Kan., Mary Ann Snyder, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Gian Malloy, of Topeka, Kan.—are all leaning in similar directions. Each young woman described the trip as a life- changing experience. It’s understandable if a springtime trip to Jamaica doesn’t immediately conjure up thoughts of public service USM alum Sharon Albers served as a mentor for the students and social justice. But what the students recently completed during the study poverty trip. was no mere Spring Break pleasure trip. feeling that they’re grateful for everything you’ve done is a The students traveled with one purpose: to study blessing. There’s a tremendous sense of gratitude.” poverty. “This was a week not on the beaches of Jamaica, For the next four days, the students were on a but in the slums of Kingston,” said Dr. George Steger, whirlwind tour of both sadness and hope. They visited the director of USM’s Starr Global Studies Institute. social services oases that make inner-city Kingston a more The USM group was the first winners of the GSI Award livable place for its underprivileged. for Scholarship and Service. Their trip was funded by the A drop-in Center for the homeless and mentally ill. A university, the GSI, and through the gifts of longtime Saint boarding school for troubled girls. A Salvation Army soup Mary backers like USM alum Sharon Albers, C’65, and her kitchen where lines formed hours before the doors opened. husband, Tony. The five scholars were selected on the basis A home for children suffering from hydrocephalus, or of their academic excellence and histories of service. water on the brain. The students, Steger, and the Albers left March 15 for “That was the hardest for us to deal with,” said Forge. Kingston, where they spent much of the next week working The trip left each student with the desire to help again. and studying under the auspices of international relief “A day doesn’t go by that we don’t think about those people that we saw and visited with down there,” said agency Food For The Poor. Peterson. From the minute they set down in the Caribbean, the GSI’s Steger put a finer point on it. “I won’t say it was trip didn’t let up. a fun trip, because it was not fun, but it was meaningful.” This wasn’t Sharon’s first service trip to Jamaica. Sharon agreed. And she knew what was in “The gift of being able to serve someone is as much a store for these students. gift as receiving the service,” she said. “The gratitude of the people you help, it’s not quite effusive,” she said, “but with the smiles you get and the

The USM team, from left: Gian Malloy, Tony Albers, Michaela Forge, Mary Ann Snyder, Katie Murray, and Sharon Albers. Kneeling: Dr. George Steger and Kaitlin Peterson. USM and GSI plan on making the student service trip an annual event. Contact Dr. Bryan Le Beau at (913) 758-6115 for information on sponsoring a student. USM Nursing Student Honored for Saving Child Quick-thinking USM nursing student Blair Tarnawski of Easton, Kan., was honored for her heroism in July for saving the life of a 2-year-old girl who had slipped under Blair Tarnawski's cool-headedness June 26 saved a little girl's life the water at Leavenworth’s Wollman Aquatic Center where at Leavenworth's Wollman Aquatic Center. Photo by: Ben McCall, Kansas City Nursing News Blair is a lifeguard. For her part, Blair and her lifeguarding team was recognized by the city of Leavenworth at a city council meeting, and by 2-year-old Alena Swartz’s grateful family. “She kept saying she was just doing her job,” said Alena’s mom, Jennifer Swartz. “That may be true, but your job saved our little girl’s life.” A swimmer discovered Alena blue and unresponsive hovering near the bottom of the pool June 26. The pool was packed with hundreds of swimmers that day, and Alena’s parents, who were watching their other children, lost sight of the toddler. Blair, 19, swooped in and delivered timely, skilled CPR like she had learned when she was younger. “I couldn’t see or hear anybody else,” Blair said. “I was just zoned in, I guess. And I was perfectly calm.” An ambulance whisked Alena away to the hospital. She was kept overnight for observation, but has fully recovered. “One of the ER doctors who saw us right afterwards Leavenworth Mayor Shay Baker honored Blair and the said had Blair not administered CPR in the manner she did swimmer who discovered Alena unconscious. it, she wouldn’t have survived,” Jennifer Swartz said. Blair is a USM sophomore who hopes to be a nurse practitioner some day. “I’ve wanted to be a nurse since I was 8-years-old,” she said. “Most of my grandmas are nurses, so it’s in the family.” As fate would have it, this is the case of a Saint Mary granddaughter saving a Saint Mary granddaughter. Two- year-old Alena Swartz is the granddaughter of Karen Dessert, U’03. Blair’s grandmother, Ruth Tarnawski, is a nurse who attended Saint Mary. And, her great- grandmother was Gertrude Ferguson, C’33.

Jennifer Swartz said that only days after the incident, her daughter Alena was eager to start swimming again. www.stmary.edu Summer 2009 | 5 The Changing Face of Campus - Berkel Hall Now Open

USM’s new apartment-style residence hall is completed “It feels like we have an actual living room in here,” he and ready for its first student residents. The new dorm said. “We can have friends over and feel less cramped.” has been such a hit, that some students who moved off of “In a word, it’s nicer, it’s newer, and there are better campus are returning to take advantage of Berkel Hall’s amenities,” said student Adrienne Pauly. top-flight accoutrements. The new dorm has been named in honor of Antoinette Berkel, beloved departed wife of USM Trustee Emeritus Charles Berkel. The university will officially christen the newest addition to the Leavenworth campus with a blessing and ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17. The $4.7 million dorm can house 100 Saint Mary students in apartment-style suites that feature a host of amenities – private bathrooms, cable access, high-speed internet, and individually controlled heating and cooling. “I’m happy to say it was completed on schedule and on budget,” said Mark Giesman, USM’s facilities director. Dr. Lisa Beckenbaugh, USM’s dean of students, led numerous student and staff tours of the facility during its construction, and reported that student feedback is Coming up in the Fall Aspire... overwhelmingly positive. “We’re all excited to have it open,” she said. During a recent tour, Spire Football players Daryl Krueger and Robbie Smith said they were both looking forward to moving into their new digs come fall. “I like these suites a lot,” Robbie said. “They’re roomy and you can create more of a feeling of community in them … And since we have cable, we can catch the news in the Tour the new residence hall at USM and hear from its morning in our own rooms.” first student residents, as well as the alums who were the first Daryl echoed Smith’s sentiments. student residents at Maria Hall when it opened in 1964. USM Pre-Med Student Selected for Scholars in Rural Christine is one of 10 students picked for this year’s Health Program program. As part of her studies, she’ll now undergo 200 A Saint Mary classroom star may have guaranteed hours of mentoring with a rural doctor and complete a herself a seat in medical school through her academic paper. If she completes the program and hits minimum performance and extracurricular excellence. GPA and MCAT targets, she’s assured admission into KU Junior biology major Christine Weber has been Med in 2011. tapped for KU Medical School’s Scholars in Rural Health “I am very excited about this opportunity,” Christine Program, designed for Kansas students who want to go to said. “It is going to help me gain knowledge and experience medical school and then return to practice in rural Kansas. with rural medicine as well as to help me continue my path Christine was chosen for her honor on the basis of her to becoming a pediatrician. I am very grateful to everyone academic strength. who has helped me to get to this point.” According to Dr. Caroline Mackintosh, head of USM’s biology program, participants in the KU offering have to be competitive students with a lengthy list of science classes under their belt. “Those who know Christine know that she is active in campus ministry and is president of our science and math club,” Dr. Mackintosh said. “She’s demonstrated compassion and leadership—the qualities that professional schools seek.” 6 | Aspire Kate Schebaum is USM's First Student to Become Fulbright Scholar During her undergraduate career at the University of Saint Mary, Kate Schebaum majored in history. This year, as graduation approached, Kate made a little history of her own. In the spring, Kate became the first Saint Mary student to win a prestigious and coveted Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students. As part of the program, Kate will spend a year in South Korea. The Fulbright honor is a landmark for the university, an unforgettable moment for Kate (who’s never been out of the country), and, her supporters say, a testament to the unyielding work ethic of one of USM’s brightest. “It’s kind of a big step going halfway across the world,” Kate said. “I can’t really say that I’m nervous, because I’m not. I’m just excited and ready for the challenge.” Kate—who graduated with her secondary education certification on top of her BA in history—plans to use the year-long fellowship to do what she always knew she wanted to “She looked to me like a poster girl for America,” he said. do after college: teach. But instead of looking for teaching gigs “She’s just so personable. She’ll be a great ambassador. Not in the Leavenworth area or back home in Jefferson City, Mo., just for this school, but for America.” she’ll ply her trade halfway around the world. Kate and her supporters picked South Korea out of the Dr. George Steger, variety of options because they thought she’d be a good fit for recently retired from his the program there and thought she’d have the best chance of post directing USM’s landing a spot in Seoul. Lawrence D. Starr Global For her part, Kate credits Dr. Steger and Sister Diane Studies Institute, helped Steele with helping her land the award. shepherd Kate through “It was a pretty thorough and intense process,” she said. the application steps. “I can’t say enough about them. They’ve been among my “She gritted her teeth biggest supporters.” and went through the Kate also thanked her family who, despite their fears over whole process, which is having a child travel abroad, have been proud and supportive. not simple,” Dr. Steger Kate left for Korea in early July, reporting to work in said. “I’m thrilled but not Seoul two days later. A six-week orientation immediately surprised she got it. She is proceeded arrival. And, by mid-August, Kate was teaching accomplished as a scholar English in a South Korean school. and a service-oriented, Kate’s not assisting a teacher. She’s handling her own unselfish person. She classroom. Before she left, Kate said she knew the work would was a spark-plug for the be challenging, but she was eager to hit the ground running. university as well as the She had no foreknowledge of the Korean language, but knew student body.” she’d learn with the help of computer programs and the Kate said Dr. Steger actively encouraged her to pursue the intensive language training Fulbright scholars receive. Fulbright, an assertion he readily admits. Dr. Steger said he Kate plans on blogging updates about her trip on the GSI wanted a Saint Marian to win the award, and has had his eye website, http://gsi.stmary.edu. on several possible candidates.

www.stmary.edu Summer 2009 | 7 USM Board Member Business Professor Honored for Best Recognized for Lawyers in America Commitment to Listing Service USM Board of When word got out Trustees member Bill that the Greater Kansas Trenkle is no stranger City/Leavenworth Area to the esteemed Best Chapter of the National Lawyers in America 9th & 10th Cavalry listing. He’s made Association – the Buffalo the register in each of Soldiers – were honoring the list’s 25 years of USM business instructor publication. Carlton Philpot, the line This spring, Best of high-profile people who Lawyers honored Trenkle wanted to put in a kind for that feat – one word for Philpot formed fast. accomplished by only two dozen Kansas lawyers – at the Former President Bill Clinton wrote a congratulatory group’s 25th anniversary event in Atlanta. missive. So did former Secretary of State Colin Powell, as “The interesting thing about being in it for that length well as Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver and Senator of time is that selection is based upon an evaluation by your Claire McCaskill. The Los Angeles Chapter of the Buffalo peers,” Trenkle said. “I think that’s a compliment… Soldiers sent on their grateful sentiments, echoed by the 555th “There are a lot of good lawyers who don’t make it in,” Parachute Infantry Association, the “Triple Nickels.” he said. “But it’s an honor to be included. You’re finding The cities of Leavenworth and Kansas City, Mo., added more and more lawyers in the law firms are using it as a mayoral proclamations to the accolades, and Leavenworth credential. They’re proud to have their names in it.” even declared June 20 as “Cmdr. Carlton Philpot Day.” During his legal career, Trenkle has also shown a And the awards didn’t stop there. In late July, the dedication to the Catholic Church and Catholic education leadership at Fort Leavenworth added their own honor as a whole. Before moving to Overland Park with his wife presenting Philpot with the Department of the Army’s Marlene, C’62, Trenkle spent 30 plus years in the Diocese Outstanding Civilian Service Award. of Dodge City, where he did extensive volunteer work and All of the accolades were part of much-deserved “thank served as diocesan attorney. you” to Philpot – a three-day celebration put together by the In fact, Trenkle couldn’t make the Best Lawyers award GKCLAC in mid June that included a banquet at the Park ceremony. The event conflicted with a diocesan attorney Place Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. The appreciation was for, organization meeting in Charlotte. among other things, Philpot’s tireless efforts to bring the “I’m a strong believer in Catholic education,” Trenkle Buffalo Soldiers Monument to Fort Leavenworth in 1992. said. “I went through 12 years of Catholic education in Or, as President Clinton put it in his letter to Philpot: Manhattan. Both of our children did… My wife went to “We may not be able to expect future generations to Saint Mary. My first 12 years of education by the sisters – in understand fully what the Buffalo Soldiers saw…But we can my case it was the sisters of St. Joseph Carondolet – is a big make sure that our children know enough to appreciate all part of my success.” they did. We owe a debt of gratitude to Commander Philpot for helping to lead the way in that endeavor.” For his part, Philpot was humbled by the experience. “If I had to say something, it was nice that the Buffalo Soldiers thought enough of me to do that,” he said. “It was truly a testament to their love, more so than to my contributions to anything. I can never do enough to repay them or all of the veterans who went before me.” Philpot also recently took on the new post of veterans’ services coordinator at USM, providing service and resources to veterans and active duty military students.

8 | Aspire distinguished manner. A Career Leap Lands Top “It was really exciting, because I worked so hard to transition to teaching,” Jodie said. “The experience has been awesome.” Teaching Award for Saint Jodie – who graduated USM with a bachelor’s in English and, later, a master’s in special education – credits Mary Alum her fellow co-workers and her two stints at Saint Mary with Jodie Berve was well- helping her to achieve her goal. She had originally intended situated in the corporate to build off her undergraduate degree and become an world, but couldn’t shake the English teacher, but found special ed was a better fit. feeling that she was missing “I was always told that I would make a good teacher,” out on the more important Jodie said. “We’ve all had great teachers, like Sister Marie things in life. Brinkman, who inspire us throughout our lives. All the “I have two boys at home, great teachers I’ve had and that I work with inspire me.” and I was working an awful Sister Marie, for her part, said she wasn't at all lot of hours,” said Jodie, of surprised by Jodie’s successes. Louisburg, Kan. “They were “She was one of the most resourceful and energetic getting to be teenagers. I was missing them growing up. students and Taper staff members that I had,” she said. So Jodie, C’84; M’08, decided to trade in the “Once Jodie latched on to either an idea or a project or a boardroom for the classroom, eventually landing as a special problem, she wouldn’t let it go.” ed and communications arts teacher at Louisburg High. Though Jodie is now well-situated in teaching, she said Earlier this year, that leap paid off, as Jodie was one of 32 she's not yet finished with learning, and is going after a teachers in the state honored with a Kansas Horizon Award. second master’s degree. The award recognizes first-year teachers who have performed their duties in both an outstanding and

www.stmary.edu4 | Aspire Summer 2009 | 9 Groovin' for a Great Cause University of Saint Mary alumni, friends, and benefactors enjoyed a groovy evening of dinner, dancing, and bidding at SpireFest 2009. The event, held at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo., raised $109,500 for student scholarships – $32,000 of which was raised through Fund-A-Scholar. The evening was emceed by Kathy Quinn of Fox 4 News and the Nigro Brothers kicked the evening into high gear when they auctioned off an array of items. USM would like to thank the sponsors, donors, and underwriters who provided much-needed funding for the event (see a complete listing in the Honor Roll of Donors). SpireFest would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the many volunteers and committee members. A big thanks to you all! Mark your calendars for SpireFest 2010, to be held Saturday, May 1, 2010, at McGilley Field House on the USM campus. We look forward to seeing you there. Please contact the Development Office at (913) 758-6137 or via email to [email protected] if you would like more information about the event. Sally Dorsten C'67 with Joseph Dorsten.

Front row (left to right): Jenna Schwinn U'11, Lindee Peterson U'09, Adrianne Pauly U'11, Michaela Forge U'10, Shauna Putnam U'10, Nicole Hilkemeyer U'11, Jessica Gridley U'12. Back row (left to right): Noah Wooten U'11, Bobby Schattle U'11, Greg Kaplan U'10, Jay Arthur U'08, Frankie Walburn U'12.

Kathy Quinn, a reporter for Fox 4 News in Kansas City served as the emcee for the evening.

From left: Lynn Lang, Elizabeth Garza-Lang, Les Hemphill, Christy Hasch. 10 | Aspire From left: Steve Kaaz, Sanford Bushman, Alice Bushman, From left: Rami Contrucci C'96, Joe Contrucci C'94, Reggie Joetta Kaaz. Sauls, Marnie Sauls.

From left: Sister Marianna Bauder C'70, From left: Mark Wilkinson, Michelle Piranio Charlie Berkel, Sister Maureen Hall C'70. C'81, Gene Cole, Pat Cole.

Patty Porter and Eric Porter.

Sister Diane Steele thanks Charlie Berkel for Sister Irene Skeehan C'52 and Joe Contrucci his live auction purchase. C'94 groove on the dance floor.

Frank Carroll bids during the live auction.

Marianne Eldridge C'95, and John Eldridge. SummerSummer 2009 2009 | |11 9 Celebrating the Newest Class of Saint Marians Two hundred eighty-six graduates of the Class of 2009 officially became Saint Mary alumni on Saturday, May 9. One hundred thirty-six received bachelor’s degrees and 150 received their master’s degrees. Some came from as far away as Ecuador and Gambia. It was the largest graduation crowd to date at McGilley Field House. As is tradition at Saint Mary, the winner of this year’s Mother Ancilla Award for Service, mathematics major Carolyn Elvers of Elkhorn, Neb., delivered the commencement invocation. Carolyn spent many of her college breaks traveling to Denver, Kentucky, and New Orleans to work with the poor. She volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters and participated in the Student New graduate Geoff Petersen of Butte, Government Association and USM Mission Council. Mont., is headed to dental school. “Carolyn is an intellectual with a heart for service and is truly a credit to Saint Mary,” said Academic Vice President Dr. Bryan Le Beau. Among the commencement student speakers was Jo Ann Palmer, who received her bachelor’s degree in applied psychology. Jo Ann studied nights and weekends while working fulltime as a business analyst for Sprint. She told the audience, “I’ve often seen a billboard by the highway that says the University of Saint Mary is the answer to your prayers. Well my prayers have been answered. All I did was take the first step.” Associate Professor Susan Nelson, director of USM’s art program, was recognized as the 2009 winner of the Sullivan Award for Teaching Excellence. “The quality and The traditional Saint Mary commencement recessional sees the USM administative council lead the recent graduates variety of student art shows has greatly improved under from McGilley Field House. her leadership,” said Dr. Le Beau. “Her students produce excellent work.” USM President Sister Diane Steele closed the ceremony with a blessing and a reminder to graduating students to keep their families in mind as they celebrated their individual successes. “You have not gotten to this point alone,” she said.

Assistant Professor Susan Nelson received the Sullivan Award for Teaching Excellence.

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from the president

Dear Alumni and Friends,

As we prepare for a new school year with students about to move into our first new residence hall in 45 years, we are reminded that what our students have today in the way of amenities, academic programs, and financial opportunity for a quality, Catholic education is due to the generosity of alumni and friends who have given back to the University of Saint Mary. Your support of the Saint Mary educational mission is an inspiration and enables us to continue the original mission of our pioneer Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth– to serve the educational needs of the area community. As we expand our health sciences programs, we are still looking to serve the needs of our neighbors. Thanks to your investment in the University of Saint Mary, we are able to honor our heritage while empowering our students to realize their God-given potential in their careers and in life. Peace and blessings to you.

Gratefully,

Diane Steele, SCL, Ph.D., C’83 President, University of Saint Mary Honor Roll of Donors We offer tremendous gratitude to the many benefactors and friends of the University of Saint Mary who make our work each year possible. Thank you! Mother Xavier Society - $250.000+ Saint Mary’s Society - $2,500+ M. Susanna Laundy C’78 Margaret Burke C’47 * Sharon C’71 & Merrill Armstrong Patricia A. Lester C’58 Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Mary Catherine Bosanatz C’44 Mary Levenson C’70 Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Dr. Richard & Linda Lopes $50,000+ Willard B. Snyder Louis F. Drees & Co., C.P.A. Charles Berkel Kitty G. A’50, C’67 & Len Bronec Mary Elizabeth Martin Trust Goppert Foundation CHAN Healthcare Auditors John & Pam McNally Lewis & Elva Humphreys Trust Anita Chestnut Karl H. C’73 & Shirley Meisel Bank of America Dale & Mary Culver Rita & Bob Mika Terrance & Peggy Dunn Barbara & Eugene Mika Heritage Society - $25,000+ First National Bank of Leavenworth Dr. Donn Murphy Richard H. Dierks * Michelle T. Friend-Coon C’94 Mutual Savings Association Thomas & Mary Jo Gregory Dr. John & Linda Gonino Marina O’Sullivan C’75 Sr. Dorothy Harvat C’47 Dr. Paul & Doris Hund James & Patte Paquette St. Francis Health Center Kaaz-Lexeco Management, Inc. Patricia A. Pixley C’47 Providence Medical Center & Founder’s Society - $10,000+ Steve & Vicky C’88 Kaaz Saint John Hospital Rev. Daniel Colibraro Gregg & Connie Kaaz Teresa A. Redlingshafer & Geof Gehring James Dhooghe * Kathryn E. Klug C’84 Nina & Mike Rowe Robert E. & Sharon Doran, III Irma Napoli Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation DST Systems, Inc. Kristie M. C’92 & John D. C’92 Ossello Anne Marie Simms C’69 Frank Farnsworth Carolyn A. C’ 84 & David Parmer Sprint Foundation John A. & Marilyn Gordon Dan & Kim Steele Michele Stauffer E. R. “Spike” Meyer * Marlene C’62 & William Trenkle Helen Steele MidAmerican Bank & Trust, n.a. Dr. Judith K. Vogelsang C’74 Sr. Diane Steele C’83 Richard W. & Bernadette Miller Elaine (Pat Solomon) C’57 & Straub Construction Company Sally and Ramon Murguia Hubert B. Willman Ernest J. Jr. & Marti Straub Michelle Marie Piranio C’81 President’s Circle - $1,000+ Ernest J. III & Susan Straub SCL Health System, Inc. BKD, LLP Jeanne C’70 & Daniel Strope R. Michael & Mary Shanahan Lisa Bowers C’84 UMB Bank, N.A. William T. Kemper Foundation Dr. Terrance M. Brungardt Anthony Unrein Trustee’s Society - $7,500+ Capital Electric Construction Co. Dr. Alice M. Vargas C’76 Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Don Choice Sherry A. Wells Joseph L. C’94 & Rami C’96 Contrucci Citizens National Bank Mary Ann Westhoff C’56 Frances (Kelly) C’46 & Robert Mannix Class of 1949 Jacquelyn Witte C’70 W. K. Kellogg Foundation Judy C’59 & Michael Collins Sr. Susan Wood C’71 Decision Insight, Inc. Spire Society - $5,000+ Cathy Allin Front Circle - $500+ Mary Anne Altman C’52 Sharon C’65 & Tony Albers James & Joyce DeCoursey David & Nancy Alzheimer Mary Alice Bramming C’65 Dell Direct Giving Campaign Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation Brotherhood Bank and Trust Company Robert & Karen Donaldson Armed Forces Bank, N.A. ExxonMobil Education Foundation Sally C’67 & Joseph Dorsten Armed Forces Insurance Exchange The International Brotherhood of Boiler- Dysart Taylor Lay Cotter & McMonigle Harry J. Briscoe makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Bain Ferrara Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Forgers & Helpers Loral & Kirk Frohme C.N.C. Machine Products, Inc. J.E. Dunn Construction Geiger Ready-Mix Jeff Scheurich Kansas Independent College Association Bill & Cindy Geiger Carlson Kort, L.C. Kansas Independent College Fund Minette C’38 & Robert Goldsmith Paul & Diana Ceccucci Joanne C’70 & Kenneth Karr Great Western Mfg. Co. ConocoPhillips Kenneth C. Hill Foundation Daniel & Marietta Heinen Country Club Bank Mary Louise C’44 & Charles Knoblauch Therese Horvat Karen Denavit C’83 Mary Margaret C’45 & Robert Malley Martha M. Hubbard C’85 Marianne Eldridge C’95 Joseph Snyder & Marilyn C’72 Page Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Lawrence & Frances Engel Charlene Wenzl C’52 Nancy J. C’65 & Louis A. Klemp Dr. William Krusemark Julie A. Fallon C’70 *Deceased Esperanza Freund Toni K. Walters C’58 Ron Bonesteel Jane Frey C’44 Mark & Sharon Wilkinson Eileen Mary Boos C’56 Lorraine Gordon C’69 & Timothy & Michelle Wilson Sue C’79 & Michael Bower Thompson Nelson Elizabeth C’83 & Thomas Bowes Virginia M Gravatt C’56 Tower Club - $100+ Sr. Marie Brinkman C’48 Dr. Mary Alice Grellner C’48 3M Foundation Helen L. Bristow C’42 Sharon A. Growney-Seals C’83 5B/Budget Container Sales John Bristow C’87 Mary Jo Guinan C’62 Deborah C’82 & Steven Aitken John & Donna Brookhart Evelyn L. Harris C’48 Marilyn J. Akins C’62 Thomas Brooks Mary Anne Henke C’49 Al Pick-Up & Delivery Betty Broughton Joan Hess C’59 Alderman Tool & Die, Inc. Jeanne Marie Broussard C’56 Roberta Ann Horning C’60 Edward Allan Blaine Brown Rebecca & Daniel Huber C’74 Randy Allan Tina C’80 & Greg Brunkow Lowell Irby Josh Allen Clarita Bryant C’66 Derrick R. Jackson U’04 Patricia L. Amberg C’63 David & Glendyn Buckley Theresa M. Jaksetic C’72 Sylvia Hill Anchia C’79 Tresa C’85 & Larry Buessing Cliff & Karen Johnson Jo Ann C’62 & Ralph Anderson Francie C’78 & Douglas Bunch Lauren Kaaz Diane M. Anderson C’71 Charlene Burnett Cindy M. Kane C’84 John Annino Robert & Barbara Burns Archbishop James P. Keleher Robert Anstine Michael Burns Eloise Elizabeth C’49 & Tom Kipp Marjorie Armstrong C’69 Theresa L. Mauton C’79 Paula Kresser Agnes Elizabeth Arnold C’58 James C’97 & Margaret Byrne Lawrence Orthopaedic Surgery Candace Ann Arrington C’70 Nancy C’71 & Jeremiah Byrne Bryan & Chris Le Beau Ramona Arroyo C’79 Rebecca Cahill Marguerite C. C’63 & Thomas Lowrey Associates in Family Health Care Mary Louise Cain C’47 Michael C’00 & Hannah Lu William Ault Carol C. Calabro C’72 Shannon Macioroski C’60 Richard Aylward Marita Campbell C’00 Christine M. C’69 & Jim Mansour Noreen C. Azzarelli C’58 Maggie Cannon C’79 Matthew & Janet Matson Sr. Bonnie Ann Bachle C’62 Virginia Carosone C’56 Jean C’70 & John Matzeder Letty Lynch Baker C’62 Frank E. Carroll, III Shirley McGeary C’57 Dr. Alison Banikowski C’75 Ann M. Carroll C’50 Mark & Kathy McGilley Donna Barahman Casey’s General Stores, Inc. Bea Marie Mejia-Mayer C’80 & Charlotte C’93 & Scott C’94 Barbee Patricia Cass C’65 Stephen C. Mayer Catherine Barmann C’65 Mary Eileen Chenovick C’64 Mid-Continential Restoration Howard & Sandy Basch Orsoline Chiappetta A’32, C’36 Ed & Becky Mullins Nancy Baum Chuck Southard Insurance Agency Don & Susan Murphy Lee Bazile Fran C’71 & Thad Chupalio Rosemary Nichols Barbara A. Beatty C’63 Class of 1959 Kathy M. Odenwald C’80 Helen Marie Beausoleil C’69 Barbara Ann Cleary Ph.D. C’61 Tracy O’Rourke Lisa Beckenbaugh Patrick J. & Virginia Clune Rosemary W. Peterson C’66 Eileen (Cox) Begle C’84 Cochrane Compressor Employees Praxair Nancy Beha C’54 Patricia A. Cole Eugene Quinn Mary (Brady) Bennett C’66 Colgate-Palmolive Company Kay Sellers* William Berg Rosemary Combs A’43, C’44 Barbara Sindo C’63 Clea LaRue Bernhardt C’51 Kathy C’74 & David Compton Molly C’75 & Terry Sirridge Mary Margaret Bianco C’48 Margaret A’50 & Richard J. Cook Larry & Renee Stafford Patricia Biasotti C’49 Marilyn G. Costigan C’60 Kathleen Anne Stark C’56, M’65 Alleta M. & Donald E. Biggs June M. Cotter C’41 State Farm Companies Foundation Gerri & Don Binggeli Terry & Mary Coulman Sue C’89 & John Suwalsky Ivan Birrer C’67 Richard & Mary Ruth Coulter Thomas McGee Insurance Steve Blair Dolores Cox A’49 Larry & Linda Kaminsky Patricia Blankinship C’49 Anne Crisp C’69 Tire Town, Inc. Judith C’58 & David Bledsoe Barbara Crouse C’74 Dalvin Tobin Mary Kaye Blickenderfer C’60 Ken & Peggy Culver Kathleen & Pasquale Tulipana Blue Valley North Booster Club, Inc. Robert & Rosemary Cunningham Judith L. Turgeon Jackie Boarman U’04 Cushing Memorial Hospital / Betty A. Tyrrell C’45 Patrick Bode U’07 St. Luke’s Health System Dr. Sandra & Dallas Van Hoose Thomas Boeding Dianne Custer C’71 Joan I. Vidmar C’64 Larry Boeschen Marianne C’79 & Phil Daniel Ellen Viens C’59 Michael Bohannon Melissa Daniels U’06

*Deceased Anna Mae Danner C’64 Michelle Y. Garcia C’94 Leslie & Jeannie Hunnel Darren K. Dickson, D.D.S. Sandra C’94 & Mario Garcia Ann C’71 & Gerard Huot Mary Kay Davis C’68 Shirley Garrah C’58 Danny & Deborah Hupp Dorothy M. Davis C’47 Marie (Duffin) Garrison A’38 Marietta E. Huppert C’84 Patricia Davis C’47 Elizabeth Garza-Lang Mary Helen Hurley C’76 Davis Funeral Chapel Patricia Hogan Gilbertson C’75 Ellen C’70 & Keith Hustings Joan C’56 & Eldon Deardorf Dorothy Gillan C’58 IBM Corp. Matching Grants Program Mike & Inez Demuth Goddard-White Auto Parts Dr. Kathryn M. Iliff C’43 William Dermann Mary Jane Goebel C’70 Carole Ingroum Mary Krueger Detten C’57 Mary Helen Goode C’70 Dr. Margo Jackisch C’59 Thomas Devine Diane & John Gorman Gerald & Mae Jacobs Ronald Diederich Jace Kent Grabouski U’04 Shawn Jacobs Catherine Disch Pauline C’81 & Clyde Graeber Marjorie Jacobsen Anne E. Doerr C’75 Ruth M. Graefing C’45 Charlene Ann Jacops C’58, C’60 Thomas & Patricia Doherty Kathleen L. Graham C’52 Patricia J. Jeffrey C’69 Dolsberry Appliance & Mattress Direct Rosemary J. Gray C’67 Virginia S. Jennings C’48 Andres Dominguez C’82 & Molly Greene Haywood C’68 Jenzabar Amy Heithoff-Dominguez Angela Gregory C’00 Beverly Johansen C’61 Dominion Foundation Gloria Lescault Grenier C’75 Brandon & Sarah Johnson Sr. Ellen Dore Grey Wolf Ranch Sr. Peg Johnson C’71 Mary Irene Dorr C’78 Betty Gridley Marguerite C’73 & Allen Johnson Dow Corning Corporation Carlene Grieshaber C’49 Mary Josepha Johnston C’48 Joan Dowdall C’52 * Michael Grosko Anne C’83 & Christopher Jones Jeannie Downs C’70 Dan & Lee Gruss Joyce M. Jordan C’73 Jerry Jackson & Associates Foot Clinic Mary Jane Haake A’37, C’41 Bernard & Barbara Judd Robert D. & Jeannette Drury Dr. Jill M. Hackett Janet Juergens C’53 Kathleen C’90 & Bill Ducey Melvin & Joann Hagan Doris Jean Juhl C’49 Eugene Duffin Mary Lee Hagen C’54 Jody Kaaz Betty Ann Duffy A’44 Christine Hamm C’93 Joetta Kaaz Gladys Duncan A’39, C’43 Phylis A. Hancock C’81 Mary Kallman C’79, M’97 Marilyn Arend Duncan C’70 June C’75 & Gregory Hanna Michael Kamerer Tracy Edelmann Glenda Harrison Kansas City Fire and Security Paula C’83 & Ronald Ellis Stephen Hashman Sally & John Keating Rachel Elvin C’93 Marihelen Hatcher C’77 Elaine M. Keil C’68 Gerald Emmert Jean Marie Hayes A’40, C’44 Kimberly Kelley C’75 Gail A. Erickson C’85 Loretto Hayes C’64 Cindy C’77 & Mike Kelsay Stan Evans Nancy Hayes C’65 Mary Ellen C’60 & Henry Kenaga Janet C’61 & William Exberger Lesia Hegeman Mary Murnane Kenney C’66 Margaret Faciszewski C’58 Mary L. Heine Kathleen Ann Kerr C’70 Katherine & Ross Fapp Lori Heintzelman C’85 Kersten Concrete Construction Co, LLC Frances Feasel C’50 Joanne Heise C’59 Nancy C. King C’65 Leo Fecht C’61 Dr. Les Hemphill & Christy Hasch Sharon C’81 & Bill Kirby Margaret Mary Feely C’69 Patricia Ann Hennessey C’46 Joyce C’99 & Howard Kirk Dolores A. Fehrs A’45, C’49 Henry Leavenworth Chapter A USA Patricia A. (Meyer) Kirlin C’58 Mary Joan Felts C’54 Bernard & Stephanie Hentzen Fernand Klein C’49 Laura C’51 & Lucian Ferguson Betty Jean C’60 & Dennis Herrick Thelma Eckelkamp Kline C’54 Jane Feuerborn C’59 Mary Herring Sue Knott C’82 Clifford & Carol Fischer Sandy Hick Carole A. Kobets C’77 Michelle Flagg Charles & Astrid Hicks Joan Koenig-Martz A’49, C’51 Kathleen C’82 & Edward Fogarty Shelly C’93, M’96 & Allen Hiegert Libby Kolaz C’76 Albert Folkner C’53 Patricia Higgins C’56 Barbara Kolman Phyllis C’69 & Jerry Forchee Bart J. C’98 & Laura Lou Hill C’98 Katie Komer Cindy & Chuck Ford Kathy Hillen C’68 Pat A. Komer C’65 Jean Frainey C’56 Carla M. Hoagland C’63 Kathleen Konda Sr. Katherine Franchett C’61 Ann C. Hogan C’75 Stephen & Ellen Kort Sylvia C’93 & Edward Francis Jean C’73 & Jim Holman Eileen Kottenstette C’75 Amy Christine Freeman C’84 Bernadette Horvat Joy Kozak C’53 Mary Evelyn Frelow C’66 Sylvia Hovey C’62 Kramer & Associates CPA’s, LLC Tammy Fulmer C’91 Mary C’67 & Robert Huber Mary Elizabeth Krick C’69 G & W Properties, Inc. Owen Hull Rosa Abbott Krissek C’44

*Deceased Lorraine T. Kroetch C’62 Mary Lynn McCarthy C’73 Jolene & Joseph Nesselhuf Rita Kross C’71 Ann McCarthy C’75 Sr. Susan Newland C’68 Mary Krull Mary Ann McCarvel Thies C’61 & Cathy Newton C’70 Izumi Kurihara C’65 John Theis Dr. Rosalie Nichols C’71 Susan C’67 & Hap Laeder Linda C’69 & Tim McCauley Mary Alice Nicholson C’61 Jason C. C’97 & Daynen J. C’98 Lalicker Melanie McClure Dr. Eucharia Enderline Nnadi C’77 Cynthia Lamas-Oldenburg C’82 Mary Lee McClure C’62 Carole & John Noble Judy Boes Landwehr C’67 Barbara McCool C’65 Carlotta C’70 & John Noonan Julie C’70 & Edward Lang Geraldine M. McDonnell C’46 Gloria Nussman C’92 Mary Jane Gillespie Lang C’40 Dolores (Toni) McEnroe C’49 Kay O’Connell C’65 Lansing Lumber Company Rosalee McEntyre C’59 Thomas & Lorrie O’Donovan Colleen R. LaPorte C’50 Kay McGonigle C’51 Laurel Ann Olson Lario Oil and Gas Company Lee and Judy McGuire Dolores Gloria Olson A’43, C’46 Rita Krueger Larkin, C’62 Darlene McMahan John Orndorff Mary E. Larson C’82 Janice C’41 & Robert McMahon Janet Elizabeth Osborne C’73 Linton P. Lavergne C’01 Kevin McMullen Patricia Ann Osimo C’82 Margaret Le Roy C’48 Michael P. C’98 & Mollie E. C’99 McNally Jill Otto U’04 Leavenworth Regional Catholic Donna Jean McVeigh C’76 Sharon & Dayton Owens School System Karen Rae Mead C’70 Anne Packer C’82 Richard & Marjory Leech Dr. Teresa Mehring C’74 Sally Papreck C’69 Margaret Lenahan C’49 Doris C’59 & Raymond Meier Jeanette Marie Peck C’62 Therese Lenahan C’72 Barbara Meitner A’34, C’38 Mary Kaye Townsend Pedziwater C’64 Suzanne Lenahan C’64 Nancy M. C’75 & Ken Mellard Dolores Marie Pennington C’47 Betty Ann Leonard C’50 Joan Marie Mendenhall C’65 Nick Perica Anne C’78 & Don Leuty Mark & Sharon Meyer Katherine Schawang Perkins C’79 Ramona Levy-Strauss C’80 Jan Meyer C’73 Amanda C’80 & Gregg Peterson Jane Ellen Liebert C’97 Julia Meyer C’72 Holly S. Pettingill C’03 Leslie Ann Lines C’68 Elaine Michaels C’47 Betsy Phelan A’34, C’38 Blanche A’44, C’48 & Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Agnes A. Phelps C’60 Raymond J. Lippman Jo C’76 & Mitchell Mihailovich Margaret Piacentine C’46 Linda Loeffler C’74 Margaret Ellen Milano C’63 Joanne C’62 & Steven Pojman Angeline Loftus Patricia Milan-Shores C’72 Poor Richard’s Printing Ronald L. & Barbara Logan Robert E. & Carol Miller Irene R. Porter Lily Loh C’63 Sylvia Johnson Miller C’69 Anne T. Potter C’71 Jean Lonergan C’59 Howard C. Miller C’78 Misty Elizabeth Heinen C’02, M’05 & Dr. Jeanette M. Lozenski C’88 Joan S. Miller Jacob Prater Natalie R. Luby C’70 Anne Kathleen Miller C’64 Dan Pratt Betty J. Ludwig C’74 JoeAnne Miller Margaret Presley C’44 Terry Rieke Lyskowski C’74 Joan F. Mills C’52 Procter & Gamble Matching Gift Mary Mackin C’56 Christine Peschka Milyard C’68 Paul C’95 & Kathleen C’91 Ptasnik Elizabeth Mary Madeo C’02 Mary Jeanne Minhondo C’59 Marsha Ann Puleo C’70 Theresa Maher C’80 Marjorie Minnis Linda C’96 & Jayme Quinley Ashley Mallon U’09 Mary Ann Mitchell C’70 Margery C’73 & James Louis C’73 Rabdau Gerald & Terri Mancuso Jeannine A. Mock C’51 Cheryl A. Rader C’91 Gerry Mannix Colleen W. Mockler C’59 Septimia B. Rapking C’45 Alice M. Marcum C’67 Rose Mary C’57 & Bernard Mohr Mary Ann Rastorfer C’61 Carol Marinovich C’72 & Jeanne Mondrus Mary T. Rau C’49 * Ernest L. Johnson Cathy Moore C’61 Raytheon Company Virginia Marshall A’49 Ella L. Moore A’50 Molly Reardon C’79 Gary Marshall Nancy Moran C’68 Nancy C’70 & Thomas Reddig Charmaine C’70 & John Martin Laura B. Morehead C’73 M. Virginia Reese A’47 John Martin Christian Morgan Patricia A. Regan C’74 Carlos Martinez Mary C. Morin C’64 Brad Reid Norma C’54 & Mike Masterson Geneviere Morris C’60 John Reifschneider Jean R. Maupin A’42 Virginia Muehlbach C’62 Charla Reilly C’67 MB Piland Advertising & Marketing, LLC Alice J. Mumford C’67 Ed Reilly Jr. MBJ Enterprises, Inc. Patricia C’49 & Dr. Mansour Naime Randall Relford Julie Ann McBride C’88 Ann C’56 & Willam Nance Beth C’70 & Steven Reust McCaffree-Short Title & Escrow Company Bonnie & Myrl Nardinger Cynthia C’76 & Tim Rhatican Ellen Kearns McCarthy C’51 Vicki C’94 & Frank Nash Mary Ellen Rice C’71 Marian L. McCarthy C’47 Jo Ann Nelson C’61 John Richardson *Deceased Jeff Richter Mary Ann Slattery C’65 Marian & Lyle Van Vleet Nicholas & Natalie Riegg Shirley Slusher C’58 Aimee Vaught A’44 Sr. Susan Rieke C’66 Sally C. Smart C’76 Mary Vermillion C’86 Kathy Roberts Sr. Mary Lex Smith C’71 Cecilia Vernaci C’75 Palmeda Fay Robinson C’73 Ursula I. C’54, M’58 & William E. Smith Theresa Vitt C’84 Michael Robinson C’96 Marilyn Smith C’56 Timothy A. U’04, M’08 & Judy Lawrence Rogers C’70 Sara E. Sochran C’63 Jean Marie U’04, M’08 Volk Cheri Rogers C’86 Joyce Ann Solomon C’56 Edward Volz Tom Rohrer Betty Sosna C’48 W. Dean Walton, D.D.S. Mary & John Rosencutter Marjorie Spaedy C’62 Mary Carolyn Walker-Baptiste C’67 Martha C’52 & Charles Roult Marianna Spain C’58 Margaret Walter Mary Rueb C’62 David Spehar C’77 Sr. Lucy Walter C’67 Robert C’95 & Marian Russell Margaret St. Germain C’78 Carol A. Wambeke C’81 Jo Ann Ruybal C’83 Noel Ann Stanton C’65 Louise Warakomski A’40 Mary C’85 & Harold C’80 Ryan Helen C’57 & Robert Stark Frances Ward C’35 Judy (Ensch) C’66 & Jerry Saale Sr. Mary Kathleen Stefani C’51 Clare Ward-Jenkins C’81 & Alvin Jenkins Mary Sadler Cindy J. Stergar C’78 Beverly Warzecha C’59 Steven Sadler Steven J. Byers Consulting Virginia B. Wasson A’40, C’44 Saint Mary Alumni Council of Gary Stone Pat C’69 & Doug Waters Greater Kansas City Marguerite B. Strange Debra C’76 & James E. Watson Virginia Sander C’68 Myra Ligeko Straub C’61 Rita C’56 & Lamar Weaver Ann Sanders C’67 Ann Strecker C’65 Oliven Weisel Laura R. Sandoval-Adams C’81 Debra Stroud-Vider & Billy Vider Brenden Wells Phyllis Germaine Sandy C’60 Fr. Michael C. Stubbs Mary Elizabeth E. Wempe C’48 Helen Santos C’55 Elizabeth Clama Studer C’51 Judith Werp Katie Savage C’70 Rosalie A. Stull C’60 Sr. Mary Barbara Wieseler C’67 Ellen Scalet C’53 Marigene C’45 & John Suellentrop Annabel J. Willcott A’46, C’50 Nita Schattle Ann Sullivan C’71 Teri Kay Willett C’75 Annette Marie Schlaf C’76 Darlene Summerour C’73 Elaine Williams La Rae Schneider C’63 Lisa & Craig Sumner Marcia Williams C’67 Sue Anne Schoenfelder C’68 Sharon D. Takacs C’58 Carolyn L. Willingham C’58 James Schriock Joan Takada C’55 Lola C’54 & Charles Wilmes Valerie Schroer C’77 Freda Talley Rosemary C’51 & John J. Wilson Ann Schumacher Paula Terry C’84 Nancy Wilson C’50 William Schwanz The Kansas State Bank Mary Sue Winneke C’65 Scott & Associates Dolores Marie Free Theis A’51 Margarite Mary Wolter C’53 Sean Scott Edmund & Alice Theis Sr. Kathleen Wood C’70 Sr. Barbara Sellers C’61 Press Theriot Edna Wood C’48 Joann Serafin C’70 Janice B. Thomas C’81 Georgia Wright C’88 Sr. Eileen Sheehy C’62 Anita Todd C’89 Elizabeth Wunder C’61 James Sheley Lisa Tostevin Sarah Jane Brown Wyrick C’68 Judy Shields C’64 Anna Totta C’59 Linda Zablatnik C’54 Stephanie & Darren Shupe Patricia Ann Townsend C’66 Mary Inez Ziller C’61 Clara Faye Siefken C’64 Turf Design, Inc. Carolyn C’63 & Jon Zimmerman Sr. Mary Siefken C’57 Adam J. Breidenthal Jane Zwanzig Owens & Dewey Owens Philip & Judy Sieve Heather (Stipp) Turner C’96 Dolores Sillimon C’70 Gary Twitchel Mary E. Siman C’52 Kathleen Twitchel Cecil Simmons C’82 Betty Fisher Ulricksen C’48 Gary Simmons Union Security Insurance Company Nikki Ray Sisson C’69 Carl Unrein SKF USA, Inc. The Upchurch Family

*Deceased Saint Mary Legacy Society (bold were established in the past year)

Adele & David Anderson Sharon Garbs Jayne Nash Mary Archer Gwendolyn Gilboy Mary Louise Nentwig Nancy Beal Robert & Minette Goldsmith Cathy & Grundy Newton Barbara Bemis Gloria Grenier C.H. & Rosemary Nichols Charles Berkel Kathleen Allgaier Gribble Rosalie Nichols Stephen Blair Marilyn Sterling Hail Marina O’Sullivan Mary Blume Joan Wohlrab Hall Carolyn Boettcher Parmer Bernice Bodde Sandra Hick James & Bernadine Pretz Mary Bosanatz Rebecca Hill Muriel Rada Ruth Boyd Ann C. Hogan Kathleen Burns Radford Jerry G. Bradley Mary Kay Hoppe Mary Rau * Larry & Joan Brake Rebecca Huber Clara Jo Reed Mary Alice Bramming Paul Jenkins Patricia Regan Catherine Ormsby Bratton Jeanne Juliet Mary Riordan Harry Briscoe Kathryn E. Klug Michelle Ricci-Rodriguez Clara Lemm Brogan Mary Louise Welling Knoblauch Raymond & Carolyn Roettger Kitty G. & Len Bronec Sue Stalker Knott Charles & Martha Miller Roult Margaret Ann Burke * Sylvia Markowitz Koepke Josephine Rutka Eileen Burke-Sullivan Ann Yonker Kresse Katie Savage Mary Bushbaum Rosa Krissek Annette Schlaf Susan Butchart Patricia Lester John & Dolores Rodesney Seerey Theresa Walter Butel Margaret Lozenski Mary Siman Grace Wilson Buzaljko Dorothy Lynch Romaine Simon Frank Carroll III Robert & Mary Margaret Malley Pat Long Stein Mary Quastler Chenovick Kay Manning John & Marigene Suellentrop Orsoline Chiappetta Frances Kelly Mannix W. L. “Tom” & Marie Tompkins Carolyn Conrath Jean Burke Maupin Virginia Burke Wasson Sara Ann Conver Karen McIver Wilson Doug & Patricia Waters Helen Sheehan Corcoran Barbara Meitner Josephine Hanrahan Welsh Richard & Mary Ruth Coulter Nancy Himmelberg Mellard Charlene Brose Wenzl Deanna Stetzner Cowley Darlene Erskine Merrifield Mary Ann Westhoff Mercedes & John Craughwell Lucille Meyer Rebecca Williams Joan Dobel Rita & Bob Mika Melissa Mitchell-Wilson Margaret Donohue Mary Miller Sarah Brown Wyrick Susan Emerson Norma Mitchell Jon & Carolyn Zimmerman Frances Escareno Jeannine Mock Margaret Fay Virginia Moore Jim & Paula Finn Agnes Mulligan [Established as of June 30, 2009] LaVon Fugit * Helen J. Murphy Matching Gift Companies 3M Foundation Procter & Gamble Matching Gift Abbott Fund Matching Grant Program SKF USA, Inc. AT&T Foundation Sprint Foundation Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation State Farm Companies Foundation Colgate-Palmolive Company W. K. Kellogg Foundation ConocoPhillips Dell Direct Giving Campaign Dominion Foundation Dow Corning Corporation ExxonMobil Education Foundation IBM Corp. Matching Grants Program Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

*Deceased Endowed Name Scholarships (bold were established in the past year) Platinum - ($100,000 or more) Kushan/Stempski International Richard Besel Greenamyre Scholarship Memorial Scholarship V.B. Greenamyre Scholarship $1,000,000+ Audrey and Clarence Malone Scholarship Carol Thorson Hartegan Scholarship Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Florence and Edward Maronick Scholarship Eleanor M. Higgins & Mary Catherine Jubilee Scholarship Sr. Mary Janet McGilley Scholarship Higgins Schloeder Scholarship Lawrence D. Starr Scholarship Sheila McGovern Scholarship Marlene and Ronald Hoch Scholarship Rose Marie McWilliams Scholarship James and Isabelle Hollow Scholarship $250,000+ Katherine “Katie” Mika Voice Scholarship Mary Ann Julich Scholarship Joseph Jon Delaney Scholarship Mary Alice Passman Murphy Scholarship Guinta-Kalhorn Scholarship Jean Gerweck Scholarship Celia Saunders Murphy Scholarship John M. and Ruth Driscoll Kehoe Goppert Scholarship Thomas J. and Mary V. O’Donnell Scholarship Sr. Mary Janet McGilley Scholarship Scholarship Most Reverend James Patrick Keleher Alvara Ramm Scholarship John Frances and Lillian O’Shaughnessy Scholarship Gilbert & Geraldine Schultz Scholarship Scholarship George L. and Frances R. Kelly Mary L. Robbins Scholarship Scholarship $100,000+ Arthur Schouten Scholarship Agnes Finn Kocour Scholarship Elpha Meyer Carney Memorial Scholarship Dr. Agnes Sirridge History Scholarship Marie Laurvick Scholarship Hearst Scholarship Sr. Rose Tomlin Scholarship Lear-Siegler Scholarship Owen and Genevieve Degan Horner Union Pacific Scholarship Fr. Stephen Lee Scholarship Scholarship Ralph & Jeanette Van Goethem Family Don and Marie “Mini” Maahs Scholarship Agnes, Harriet and Alfred Kramer Endowed Scholarship Edward and Shirley Maronick Scholarship Scholarship John and Sylvesta Welling Scholarship Maryhelen Masterson Scholarship Wyman/Ashen Scholarship Henry J. and Marilyn Miller Meiners Diamond Level - ($75,000 - $99,000) Scholarship Bronze Level - ($10,000 - $24,999) Frances Kelly Mannix Endowed Scholarship Katherine “Katie” Mika History Scholarship Emil Babinger Scholarship Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Mary Tierney Miller Scholarship Olive Ann Beech Scholarship Services Scholarship Ray Miller Memorial Scholarship Ruth Biggerstaff Scholarship Bernadette and Richard Miller Scholarship Gold Level - ($50,000 - $74,999) Bray Murphy Scholarship Agnes E. Mulligan Scholarship Kitty Goeters Bronec Scholarship Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Patricia Connor Naime Scholarship Terrance Brungardt Scholarship Scholarship Sr. Marie Owen Scholarship Margaret Ann Burke Scholarship Leo Brinkman Scholarship Ernestine M. Sheehan Pinkham Scholarship Muriel M. Burzle Scholarship Max and Lillian Pollner Scholarship Genevieve Francis Hug Fox Scholarship Class of 1952 Scholarship Danette Stefani Quinn Scholarship Sterling-Hail Scholarship Class of 1958 Scholarship Rosemary Westhues Rieke Scholarship Lewis and Marguerite Humphreys Edward Carroll Scholarship Martha Miller Roult Scholarship Scholarship Kathryn Colwell-Calvin Scholarship Harley and Rena Fogarty Russell Philip T. Lawlor Scholarship Sr. Mary Carlo Colibraro Scholarship Scholarship Loretta Schad McGovern Memorial Carlo & Felicia Colibraro Scholarship The Ryan Scholarship Scholarship Rev. Daniel Colibraro Scholarship Mary Goetz Ryan Memorial Scholarship Jerry and Mary Sheehan Memorial Rev. Pietro Philip Colibraro Scholarship Cora Spence Scholarship Scholarship Leo B. and Miriam Conner Scholarship Mary Jo Springe Scholarship Marcella Reilly Cooke Scholarship Oliver Steele Scholarship Silver Level - ($25,000 - $49,999) Heather Coulter Scholarship Rose Inza Kim Surh Scholarship Marjorie Markey Blair Memorial Edith and Harry Darby Foundation Doris Turgeon Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Bette Lee Warta Scholarship Bowman Family Scholarship William B. DeCoursey Scholarship H. Schafly-Weimer and Elizabeth Weimer Sr. Mary Julie Casey Scholarship DeLaSalle Christian Brothers Scholarship Bishop Scholarship Mary Agnes DeCoursey Scholarship Mother Mary Peter Dwyre Scholarship Constance Welling Jones Scholarship Mathew Howard Doran Scholarship Lee Farnsworth Scholarship Regina Anne and Matthew Flynn J. and Mary Morrell Winter #1 Scholarship Barbara Feth Scholarship Scholarship J. and Mary Morrell Winter #2 Scholarship Nona B. and Charles A. Frankenhoff Fink Family Scholarship Ralph & Joan Young Scholarship Scholarship Sr. Mary Paul Fitzgerald Scholarship Marjorie Besel Greenamyre Scholarship Margaret Freese Scholarship Sr. Dorothy Harvat Scholarship Marie A. Gaiser Scholarship Eileen Horner Memorial Scholarship Virginia Sheahan Gateley Scholarship Helen and Austin Johnson Memorial Emilie Gordon Scholarship [Established as of June 30, 2009] Scholarship Greenamyre Family Scholarship Jane Claudia Keegan Scholarship David and Michael Greenamyre Scholarship In-Kind Donors 95.7 The Vibe Elizabeth Garza-Lang Kappa Gamma Pi Affirmative Action Gates Bar-B-Que Rosemary Kautzky C’70 Air University Press Global Studies Institute Sr. Darlyne Kern A’45 Sharon C’65 & Tony Albers Mary Helen Goode C’70 Eloise Elizabeth C’49 & Tom Kipp AMC Entertainment John A. & Marilyn Gordon Pat A. Komer C’65 Jean Ameduri C’69 Grand Country Music Hall Cathy Kraus C’70 American Heartland Theatre Gina Grigaitis C’73 Dr. William Krusemark American Jazz Museum Dr. Jill M. Hackett Sr. Barbara Kushan C’63 American Labor Conference Mary Ann Halley C’70 Julie C’70 & Edward Lang Americrown Sr. Maureen Hall C’70 Bryan & Chris Le Beau Ani-Pals Pet Resort Rosemary Hamm-Field C’70 Leavenworth Public Library Candace Ann Arrington C’70 Mike and Sandy Happ Legends in Concert, Branson, Mo Association of Catholic Colleges & Harry S. Truman Library & Museum James Michael Lenahan Universities Carol Thorson Hartegan C’67 Sr. Mary Pat Lenahan C’70 Noreen Azzarelli C’58 Henry Doorly Zoo Mary Levenson C’70 Carrie Barbarich C’01 High Noon Saloon & Brewery Sr. Regina Mary Link C’56 Chuc Barnes Highwood Properties James Lipovac Beverly Olson Buller Hilton Garden Inn in Kansas City Kansas Lockheed Martin Turf Design, Inc. Lance Hinson Ron Logan Sr. Marie Brinkman C’48 Margaret Hladik C’70 Penelope Lonergan C’70 Kitty G. A’50, C’67 & Len Bronec Michael Holton C’91 Richard Lopes Sharon Brubaker C’70 Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, Techny, IL Mary Lorton C’70 Terry Brungardt & Karen Baker C’87 Houston Catholic Worker House Greg Loveless Buffalo Soldier Historical Committee Sr. Mary Laura Huddleston A’49, C’61 Lumina Foundation Calkins Creek Publishing Janice Hughes C’70 Lyric Opera of Kansas City Center of Concern Ellen C’70 & Keith Hustings Charmaine Martin C’70 Caraway Printing Hyatt Regency Crown Center Sr. Mary Lenore Martin C’47 The Celtic Ranch IBM Jean C’70 & John Matzeder Class of 1958 International Labor Office Melanie McClure Comedy City International Monetary Fund McGilley Memorial Chapels Joe C’94 & Rami C’96 Contrucci Cheryl & Russell Jacobson John & Pam McNally Coterie Theatre Jaegerz Paintball & Laser Tag Lou McNamara C’54 Country Spa and Gardens Jaspers Ristoranté Karen Rae Mead C’70 Crown Center Jayhawk Plastics Media, Inc. Dale & Mary Culver Johns Hopkins University Bea Marie Mejia-Mayer C’80 & Cutie Petutie Baby Boutique School of Nursing Stephen Mayer Dallas Cowboys Jose Pepper’s/Cactus Grill Memphis Zoo Dave & Buster’s of Kansas City Linda Masternak Justice Sr. Sue Miller C’64 Laura Davis Kaleidoscope Missouri Botanical Garden Rich Delaney Kansas City Ballet Moe’s Southwest Grill - Shawnee Delta Epsilon Sigma Kansas City Chiefs Lynne Morales C’70 Karen C’03 & Rolly Dessert Kansas City Explorers Mud Island River Park Carol Dill Kansas City Irish Fest Bill Murray Molly Dopheide Kansas City Renaissance Festival Museum Hill Bed & Breakfast Sally C’67 & Joseph Dorsten Kansas City Repertory Theatre National Agricultural Center and Jeannie Downs C’70 Kansas City Steak Company Hall of Fame Mike Egan Kansas City Symphony National Endowment for the Humanities Jean Emerson Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Club National Guild of Piano Teachers Emporia State University Kansas City Veterinary Care, LC National Institutes of Health ExxonMobil Corporation Kansas City Zoo National Speakers Association- Julie A. Fallon C’70 Kansas Committee for the Humanities Heartland Chapter Family Tree Nursery Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center National Sports Clinics Joyce Rauth Fears C’68 Kansas Department of Health and Susan Nelson Federal Library Committee, Environment Cathy Newton C’70 Library of Congress Kansas Media One Noland Salon Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Kansas State Historical Society Carlotta Noonan C’70 Sr. Madonna Fink C’54 Kansas State Poetry Society Omaha Children’s Museum

*Deceased Sr. Mary E. O’Rourke C’47 George Steger Nancy Murphy Panera Bread Strauss Peyton Portraits Eva Williams Pine & Bamboo Garden Jeanne C’70 & Daniel Strope Jackie Douthitt Pinnacle Gymnastics Stroud’s North Restaurant USM - Nursing Department Powell Gardens Struttin’ Gates Bar-B-Q Glenna Mahoney Shirley C’70 & James Provance The Hilton Garden Inn in KCKS Kathleen Ducey C’90 Providence Medical Center and The John Wornall House Museum Michelle Johnson Saint John Hospital The Kelly Gallery Portrait Designs Rebecca Cahill PRP Wine International, Inc. The Legends at Village West Anita Alexander Marsha Ann Puleo C’70 The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Brenda Austin Quality Hill Playhouse The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Delia Davis Mary T. Rau C’49 * Theatre of the Imagination Melanie McClure Nancy Reddig C’70 Therese O’Rourke Mannix family USM - Science & Math Club Beth Reust C’70 Tivoli Cinemas Jemima Ingle ReVerse Restaurant Marlene C’62 & William Trenkle Colter Doherty Sr. Susan Rieke C’66 Ernst* & Mary Ulmer Richard Greenly Judy Lawrence Rogers C’70 Unicorn Theatre Cassie Lund Sr. Linda Suzanne Roth C’70 United Nations Diana Mera Ryan Lawn & Tree University Media Alex Nowasell Saint Mary Alumni Council of University of Kansas Christine Weber Greater Kansas City USM - Art Department USM - Spirit Shop Sambol Meat Company Susan Nelson USM - Student Life Department Sheila Schmeits C’70 Alex Robinson C’97 Lisa Beckenbaugh Rosie Schmidt C’70 USM - Department of Theology and Terry Delavan Governor Kathleen Sebelius Philosophy Julene Jennings Sr. Barbara Sellers C’61 Susan Connelly Deb Shaddy Senator Pat Roberts Sr. Rosalie Curtin V’s Italiano Ristoranté Shawnee Golf & Country Club Brian Hughes Sr. Noreen Walter C’70 Shepherd of the Hills Robert Schimoler Karen Ward Stephanie & Darren Shupe Sr. Kathleen Wood C’70 Western Robidoux Inc. Side Pockets - Bonner Springs USM - Development Department Mary Ann Westhoff C’56 Silver Dollar City Pam McNally Sr. Mary Rita Winter A’47, C’80 Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Stephanie Shupe Jacquelyn Witte C’70 Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Molly Sirridge C’75 Ryan Wohletz U’05 Motherhouse Library Cheryl Jacobson Sr. Kathleen Wood C’70 Smithsonian Institution Carole Gonzalez Katie Yang Joe Snyder & Marilyn C’72 Page USM - Education Department Zest Restaurant Southmoreland on the Plaza Sr. Frances Juiliano C’64 Mary Jo Springe Sr. Mary Pat Lenahan C’70 Stanford & Son’s Comedy Club Patti Carnahan Sr. Diane Steele C’83 Gretchen Wilbur

Special Thanks to our 2009 Martha Hubbard C’85 SpireFest Committee SpireFest Sponsors: Kaaz-Lexeco Management, Inc. Marsha Puleo C’70 Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Providence Medical Center & Michael Holton C’91 System, Inc. Saint John Hospital Eloise Kipp C’49 Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth TruGreen Tom Kipp Dr. Judy Vogelsang C’74 Mid-Continental Restoration Lou McNamara C’54 DST Systems, Inc. Joseph Snyder & Marilyn C’72 Page Cheryl Jacobson Berkel & Company Mark & Sharon Wilkinson Stephanie Shupe CHAN Healthcare Auditors Sharon C’65 & Tony Albers BKD, LLP Dr. Jill M. Hackett Mary Alice Bramming C’65 Kansas City Fire and Security Joseph C’94 & Rami C’96 Contrucci Western Robidoux Robert E. & Sharon Doran Caraway Printing Heinen Custom Operation, Inc.

*Deceased USM Staff & Volunteers Volunteers Pam McNally Student Volunteers Jay Arthur U’08 Michael P. McNally C’98 John Annino U’12 Noreen Azzarelli C’58 Lou McNamara C’54 Theresa Baumstark U’10 Dee Bahr C’79 Devri Merello C’75 Betsy DeDonder U’11 Tina Brunkow C’80 Grundy Newton Michaela Forge U’10 Sr. Anne Callahan C’59 Cathy Newton C’70 Jessica Gridley U’12 Pat Clark Marina O’Sullivan C’75 Nicole Hilkemeyer U’11 Clint Colbert Carl Perry Stephanie Horrak U’09 Barbara Crouse C’74 Agnes A. Phelps C’60 Theresa Kempf U’11 Laura Davis Linda Pride C’81 Adrianne Pauly U’11 Kris Ebert Marsha Puleo C’70 Lindee Peterson U’09 Carole Gonzalez Sue Reed Geoff Peterson U’09 Rusty Hall C’49 Shirley Rockwell Kaitlyn Peterson U’10 Cheryl Jacobson Joel Sanderson Shauna Putnam U’10 Sr. Peg Johnson C’71 Valerie Schroer C’77 Daniel Robles U’10 Connie Keller C’47 Sean Scott U’08 Amanda Rhodes U’10 Tom Kipp Sr. Barbara Sellers C’61 Bobby Schattle U’11 Eloise Elizabeth Kipp C’49 Fr. George Seuferling Kate Schebaum U’09 Rita Kowalewski Darren Shupe Jenna Schwinn U’11 Patricia A. Lester C’58 Stephanie Shupe Ryan Sutton U’08, M’10 Penny Lonergan C’70 Molly Sirridge C’75 Carvelle Taylor U’09 Sr. Dominique Long C’47 Sr. Gloria Solomon Frankie Walburn U’12 Jeanette Lozenski C’88 John Shultz Noah Wooten U’11 Carol Marinovich C’72 Theresa Vitt C’84 Andy Mathes Mary Ann Westhoff C’56 Shirley McGeary C’57 Carolyn Willingham C’58

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Mark Your Calendars - “Lincoln and His Faith” President's Day, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 With Keynote by Eminent Lincoln Scholar and Author Ronald White White has lectured at the White House and was chosen to speak on Lincoln’s religious beliefs to a Congressional audience as part of last February’s Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration. White is the author of eight books, including “The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words” and the best- selling“A. Lincoln: A Biography.” He is a Fellow at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif., Professor of American Religious History Emeritus at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and a Visiting Professor of History at UCLA. 7 p.m. in Xavier Theatre Call (913) 758-6165 for more information. class notes ’40s Joann Beegles, C’74, Durango, Colo., Teresa M. (Rivera) Salazar, C’86, Marge Wortham, C’42, Aurora, Colo., celebrated the wedding of her daughter M’08, Kansas City, Kan., was promoted and her husband celebrated their 60th Tammy on July 3, 2009. to admissions manager with Children’s wedding anniversary in May 2009. Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. She earned Emily Roling Dierking, C’75, Overland her MBA from USM in May 2008. Sammie Brosnahan Criswell, A’43, Park, Kan., is just beginning her 27th Kansas City, Mo., is celebrating the birth year of teaching in the Shawnee Mission Ann Gabel, C’89, Lawrence, Kan., of her first great grandchild, Esme. School District as a special ed teacher. is currently director of education and Emily has also finished her master’s learning services at Lawrence Memorial Anita Skinner, A’47, C’51, Novato, plus 60 hours. Hospital. Ann, MSN, RN, BC, recently Calif., celebrated her 58th wedding earned certification as a Certified anniversary. Roberta Chasney Abaday, C’76, Performance and Learning Professional M’07, was appointed to the new Guam from the American Society of Training ’50s Commission on Educator Certification. and Development. The youngest son of Mary Lou Mingledorff, C’53, Athens, Ga., was Mercedes Pierrend, C’79, Overland ’90s recently elected without competition Park, Kan., is married to Tim Kilian. Debbie Willcott Beall, C’90, Lansing, to Judge of the Superior Court in the Kan., teaches 5th grade at Lansing Piedmont Circuit of northeast Georgia. ’80s Elementary and has been married to her Barbara (Matt) Baeuchle, C’80, husband, Marshall, for 19 years. The Virginia Barton Gravatt, C’56, and Leavenworth, Kan., completed her couple has two sons: Curtis, 18, and her husband recently moved to Gardiner, master’s degree in counseling and art Brian, 17. N.Y., to be closer to two of their eight therapy in December 2008 from grandchildren. The couple celebrates their Avila University. Kathleen Fulton, C’92, Lisbon, 50th wedding anniversary this summer. Conn., has a Masters of Social Work They also have two great-granchildren. Taraneh Mirzadegan, C’82, San Diego, from the University of Connecticut Calif., is married with two boys living and is currently working on her LCSW. ’60s in sunny San Diego. Taraneh earned her She’s been employed by the state of Barbara (Rathman) Ph.D. in computational chemistry and Connecticut for the past 16 years as a Cleary, C'61, of is currently working as a research fellow social worker. Centerville, Ohio, is heading up the computational chemistry celebrating the group at Johnson & Johnson. Christine (Baker) Bolz, C’95, Meriden, publication of her Kan., would like to announce the birth of fourth book, Claire Lezlie Valenzuela Allman, C’84, her daughter, Emma Ashlyn, born Anne and the Kansas City, Mo., is proud of her three July 30, 2008. Talking Hat. children – Leah, 24, a Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso working Erin (Fethers) Kathleen Kenney, C’67, and husband in public health; Tess, 21, attending Kearns, C’95, and Dave Depp, Doswell, Va., walked a graduate school for a degree in her husband Mark, of 500-mile traditional pilgrimage route to communication disorders; Asher, 17, an Wake Forest, N.C., Santiago, Spain, in October 2008. honor student at Staley High and a recent had a son, Peter Eagle Scout. Francis John, on Aug. Mary A. Huslig, C’69, Arlington, Tex., 28, 2008. He joins is the liaison for marketing and outreach Kathleen Kenton, C’84, Basehor, older siblings Joseph, 6, and Katie, 4. at the University of Texas Southwestern Kan., and her husband, Ron, have two Medical Center Library in Dallas. grandchildren. Davita Wesley Vaughn, C’98, Patricia A. Waters, C’69, Leavenworth, Mary K. Cummins, C’86, Shawnee, Kansas City, Kan., Kan., welcomed her first grandson. Kan., earned her MBA from USM performed the lead role Matthew Garnett Waters was born May 9, 2009. of Mattie Michael in Nov. 6, 2007. the musical “Women Marilyn V. Lappin, C’86, Prairie of Brewster Place” at ’70s Village, Kan., ran the Boston Marathon the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Mo., Janice Hughes, C’70, Hawthorne, Fla., on April 20, 2009. in December and January, 2009. She also has four grandchildren who are the light welcomed her first grandchild, Marvin of her and her husband’s lives. Lori S. Heintzelman, C’85, successfully Cawthon III on Jan. 31, 2009. defended her doctoral dissertation in Marie S. Casta, C’71, Kansas City, Mo., linguistics at the University of Colorado- is involved with WW II veterans to build Boulder in May 2009. a monument in Saipan Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. 26 | Aspire class notes Tara Cira, C’99, Hazelwood, Mo., is a Carrie (Kant) Barbarich, C’01, Noel Myhand, C’07, 10-year veteran of the St. Louis County Basehor, Kan., owns her own baby and Danny Blank, Police Department and is married to boutique, www.mycutiepeutie.com, C’10, Leavenworth, Matt Edsall, a police officer for the city selling hair bows, headbands, crocheted Kan., were married of Hazelwood. They have a 1-year-old infant hats, boutique baby clothes, June 14, 2009, at the daughter, Victoria Aspen. gifts, and more. Angel at Rose Hall Bed and Breakfast in Eureka Heidi Monique Mougey, C’99, Linden, Sarah (McCabe) Hawbaker, C’02, has Springs, Ark. two daughters – Brynn, 4, and Morgan, 1 N.C., is the practice manager at Harbin – with her husband, Riley, and is the and Associates. Josh Nikes, U’07, and Brandy Wagner, sports information director at Bethany U’08, welcomed daughter Isabelle College in Lindsborg, Kan. Sharlis “Tweety” Pratt, C’99, Rock Nicole Nikes. Isabelle is also the great- Island, Ill., received her master’s degree granddaughter of Charlotte Powell, Misty (Heinen) Prater, C’02, of Ames, C’43. in counseling in 2007 from Webster Iowa, was married Feb. 14, 2009 to University in St. Louis, and is now a Jacob Prater. clinical therapist working for Transitions Jennifer Werner, Mental Health. U’07, Federal Way, Josh Woods, U’03, lives in Lawrence, Wash., is married Kan., with his wife, Dee, and daughter, ’00s to Daniel Molina. Taylor. He works in Kansas City, Mo., for Jennifer currently Gregory Burns, C’00, the U.S. General Services Administration. and his wife Annie, of attends the school Newark, Del., would psychology program at Ryan Nash and Seattle University. like to announce the Stephanie (Balock) birth of their daughter Nash, U’05, would like Jennifer Hayes- Andie Kate on July 17, to announce the birth 2008. Greg will Culbertson, U’08, of their son, Hunter, on married Tyler Hayes complete his oral and maxillofacial Feb. 25, 2009. Hunter’s Sept. 20, 2008, at surgery residence in June, 2010. paternal grandmother the Easton United is Vicki Nash, C’94. Methodist Church in Easton, Kan. in memoriam ’40s Deanna (Roberts) Jaggers, C’59, Zephyrhills, Fla., Emma Jane (Duffin) Hoins, A’40, Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 16, 2008 June 25, 2009. Betty Mulroy, C’65, Overland Park, Kan., July 5, 2009. Dr. Frank Brogno, husband of Helen Dolan Brogno, A’40, of Carmel, Calif., died June 25, 2007. Josefina Kissel, C’64, Chesapeake, Va., July 8, 2009. Josefina and husband Ron celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Bill Powell, husband of Charlotte Powell, C’43, of before she passed away. Leavenworth, Kan., passed away last May. ’70s Mary Theresa Rau, C'49, Lawrence, Kan., June 7, 2009. Katherine Manning, parent of Betty Anne Milroy, C'65 & Mary Lorton, C’70. ’50s Sister Rita Glynn, SCL, C’50, Mount St. Joseph, Ohio, Dolores Joppa of Arkansas, mother of Carolyn (Joppa) Conrath, June 13, 2009. C’73, July, 2008. William Thomas Weisher, the husband of Irene Weishar, Chave De La Torre Ugarte, C’79, Lima, Peru, Nov. 8, 2008. C’56, Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22, 2009. Rose Stechmann, mother of Father Michael Stechmann, C’76, Deanna (Roberts) Jaggers, C’59, Zephyrhills, Fla., June, 2009. Dec. 16, 2008. Friends ’60s Irene (Groh) England, sister of Sister Mary Georgette Groh, Lawrence “Larry” Larkin, husband of Rita Krueger Larkin, SCL, Washington Township, Ohio, Feb. 28, 2009. C’62, died June 12, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Phillip Simanowitz, former security guard at Saint Mary, Leavenworth, Kan., April 26, 2009. www.stmary.edu Summer 2009 | 27 Remembering Your Inspiration at Reunion Weekend Reunion is always an amazing weekend filled with School at Houston. In that post, Dianna guided the stories, laughter, and friendship. More than 160 alumni development and implementation of training programs for returned to campus for the 2009 alumni reunion June 5-7. med students and faculty dealing with the issues of mental Many attendees kicked the weekend off with a barbeque health and the elderly. dinner and spent most of Saturday touring the new dorm, During that time, she also served as managing editor checking out the nursing department, taking a peek at the of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, a national De Paul library’s special collection, clapping to the music of professional publication. Dianna is also co-editor of a Sisters Peg Johnson, Gloria Solomon, Anne Callahan, and gerontology and geriatrics textbook and the author of Dominique Long, and sharing Saint Mary stories during the numerous reports for the Alliance of Retired Americans. story-telling session with Sr. Barbara Sellers. During the 90s, Dianna took a post with the United After a packed day, the evening wrapped up with the States Agency for International Development, serving as awards and banquet dinner. University President Sister an in-country advisor to the government of Macedonia. Diane Steele, C’83, presented the annual alumni awards. Among her accomplishments, she helped develop a Michelle Piranio, C’81, received the Sister Mary Janet mandatory private pension system there, and her letters McGilley Service Award, which recognizes an alum who has to friends and family were compiled into a book. She is helped advance the University by giving freely of their time currently doing creative writing while serving on the boards and talent to Saint Mary. Over the past three years, Michelle of the Montana Public Employees Pension System and the has given back to the university by serving on USM’s board National Older Women’s League. of trustees. And her sense of service extends beyond the Betty (Kennan) Sosna, C’48, won the Saint Vincent university, as illustrated by the help she has given to the De Paul Award which recognizes an alum who exemplifies Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the mission of the university through their contributions to and all of the many health care institutions with which she society. Betty spent 30 years working in business office jobs has been associated. at Colgate Palmolive in Kansas City, Kan. And even while Michelle emulates Sister Mary Janet in all that she does working long, full-time hours, she was a regular volunteer for the university and other institutions. With her ample at her parish, St. Agnes in Mission. After her retirement, donations of time, energy, talent – and wit – Michelle has she moved to Holy Trinity parish in Lenexa, and her whole- continued the giving spirit that Sister Mary Janet displayed hearted volunteerism came with her. years ago. Beyond attending daily mass, Betty assists a group that Dianna Porter, C’64, was selected as the recipient of the cleans the church every Friday morning. She serves meals Sister Mary Mark Orr Pioneer Spirit Award which honors an at Holy Trinity’s monthly food kitchen day at Wilhelmina alum who has achieved great success in her/his professional Gill Multi Service Center in Kansas City, Kan. She helps career. After graduating with a sociology degree, Dianna with all Holy Trinity funeral dinners, takes communion served with Extension Volunteers for two years, starting up regularly to two local nursing homes and serves as a a CCD diocesan office in Cheyenne, Wyo. She also was a Eucharistic minister at Mass. She also aids with mailings social worker with Catholic Charities throughout Montana and other miscellaneous jobs at the church’s office. and with a Family Service Center in Butte. The weekend came to an end on Sunday after Mass Beginning in 1979, she served 14 years as the director of and lunch. While everyone gave hugs and said their education for the Section of Mental Health and Aging in the goodbyes, it won’t be the last of good times and memories. psychiatry department at the University of Texas Medical Plans were already being made to get together in the future.

28 | Aspire Betty (Kennan) Sosna was this year's recipient of the Saint Vincent De Paul Award, recognizing an alum who exemplifies the mission of the university.

Dianna Porter won the Sister Mary Mark Orr Pioneer Spirit Award, recognizing her successes in her professional career.

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Dated Material Please Do Not Delay Alumni Tailgate Party Join fellow alumni for food, fun, and football on Homecoming Weekend! The event is open to all alumni and their family. We look forward to seeing you as we cheer on the Spires! Oct. 10, 2009 • Parking lot near football field Alumni parking area will open at 11 a.m. • Free tailgate BBQ begins at noon