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Andrea Krebs ’09 has already helped make it possible and she’s just getting started.

as a first-year Majored in biology after taking Concepts of Biology with Tom Fogle

as a sophomore Traveled to Nicaragua with Saint Mary’s professors to establish a new summer travel course for students

as a junior Conducted research on the curative benefits of noni fruit while living on Little Corn Island in Nicaragua

as a senior Presented her senior comprehensive project showcasing her research findings that the use of noni fruit lowers blood pressure

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Shari Rodriguez Vice President for College Relations [email protected] Commencement 2009 Honorees Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference Karen Zagrocki McDonald ’76 Page 10 Page 20 Acting Assistant Vice President Integrated Marketing Communications [email protected]

Courier Staff: Scot Erin Briggs Editor features departments [email protected] Natalie Davis Miller Staff Writer 2 Inside Saint Mary’s 3 Commencement Shannon E. Brewer ’03 Saint Mary’s celebrates its 162nd 18 Avenue News Staff Writer commencement Joya Helmuth 22 Published and Presented Graphic Designer Matt Cashore 6 Exceptional Seniors 24 For the Record Janet Graham Jason Jones Meet some young women from the 26 Club News Zara Osterman Class of 2009 Photographers 30 Class News Letters: Send letters to the editor to: 8 Awards and Honors Courier Editor 39 Excelsior Saint Mary’s College Proﬁ les of award and degree 303 Haggar College Center recipients Notre Dame, IN 46556 or e-mail [email protected]

Class News: 11 She’s Ready Send alumnae class news to: Alumnae News Editor See what’s next for our newest 110 Le Mans Hall Saint Mary’s College graduates Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001 or e-mail [email protected]

Alumnae Association Staff: 12 Comprehending the Kara O’Leary ’89 Final Challenge Director of Alumnae Relations [email protected]

A look at some of this year’s Jessica Stuifbergen ’99 “Senior Comps” Assistant Director of Alumnae Relations [email protected]

The Mission Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic, residential, women’s college in the liberal arts tradition. A pioneer in the education of women, the College is an academic community where women develop their talents and prepare to make a difference in the world. On the cover: Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1844, Saint Mary’s promotes a life of intellectual vigor, aesthetic Caitlin Brodmerkel ’09, recipient of this year’s Outstanding Senior Award appreciation, religious sensibility, and presented by the Alumnae Association social responsibility. All members of Photo by Jason Jones 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 insidesaintmary’s Board of Directors

Honorary President Carol Ann Mooney ’72

President MarilynElizabeth Wolter Bermingham Laboe ’61 Lacy ’66 360505 EastWelwyn Hurd Road Road Monroe,Richmond, MI VA48162 23229-8105 (734)(804) 243-3345741-5301 • [email protected]@courts.state.va.us

Vice President HollyLisa Maxbauer Rieger Curley Price ’80 ’99 2326363 Sealund Mora Road Glen Drive LosQuincy, Altos MA Hills, 02171 CA 94024 (650)(917) 948-8598518-4345 • [email protected]@yahoo.com Beginning With the End in Mind Secretary JudyMary MardoianSue Dunn GavoorCurry ’85 ’76 10305434 SirFlowering William Dogwood Lane Lane LakeCharlotte, Forest, NC IL 28270-3729 60045 By Shannon E. Brewer ’03 (847)(704) 235-2759814-7967 • [email protected]@carolina.rr.com Directors Commencement ceremonies embody a college’s SheilaChristine Conlin M. Bodewes Brown ’56 ’87 72514696 2390Snow HillEast Road Street tradition. At Saint Mary’s, their purpose is to bestow Princeton,Salisbury, MDIL 61356 21004 (815)(217) 659-3040971-0923 • [email protected]@yahoo.com that tradition on the graduating class, and to celebrate the four years of intellectual growth, personal growth, JillSarah Moore Brown Clouse ’05 ’99 3202150 2nd North Avenue Paulina South, Street, Apt. 2S 230 and lifelong friendships nurtured over the past four Chicago,Nashville, ILTN 60657 37201 (773)(202) 348-2124413-5083 • [email protected]@gmail.com years. Saint Mary’s recently celebrated its 162nd

MaryJill Moore Sue DunnClouse Curry ’99 ’85 Commencement. We sent off the Class of 2009 in full 54343202 FloweringNorth Paulina Dogwood Street, Lane 2S regalia, complete with hooding ceremonies and an Charlotte,Chicago, IL NC 60657 28270-3729 (704)(773) 814-7967348-2124 • [email protected]@yahoo.com Honors Convocation, just as our predecessors did for the Nora Barry Fischer ’73 Class of 1846. U.S. Post Offi ce and Courthouse 700 Grant Street, Suite 5260 In that mid- to turn-of-the-century era, Saint Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Mary’s prepared its students for intellectual pursuit judgenorabfi [email protected] Sara Bateman Koehler ’70 that stretched the boundaries placed around women’s Angeline944 Spannwood Johnson Road ’07 Indianapolis,701 North Saint IN 46228 Louis Boulevard leadership at the time. We call ourselves, and the Sisters (317)South 253-4494Bend, IN 46617• [email protected] [email protected] of the Holy Cross who founded this College, pioneers in Elizabeth Bermingham Lacy ’66 the education of women. And we are pioneers with an Linda505 Welwyn Kawecki Road ’79 Richmond,6948 Lakeshore VA 23229-8105 Drive established tradition of sending women off to challenge the world and lead responsibly. (804)Dallas, 741-5301 TX 75214-3550 • [email protected] (214) 327-9355 • [email protected] In her 1894 Valedictory address, Mary Angela Smyth encouraged her classmates to take LeeAnn Franks McConnell ’85 what they learned at Saint Mary’s with them. “. . . As we touch lovingly the [rosary] bead which Sara1006 Eastland Bateman Drive Koehler ’70 Sturgis,944 Spannwood MI 49091 Road marks our graduation, we will think of the motto ‘In hoc signo vinces,’ and let us promise, dear (269)Indianapolis, 651-9955 IN 46228• [email protected] (317) 253-4494 • [email protected] classmates, to be true to it.” The Latin motto means, “in this [sign] you will conquer.” Smyth Karen Zagrocki McDonald ’76 KathrynP.O. Box 87 Wiedl Mettler, M.D. ’63 was urging her classmates to remember all they had learned at Saint Mary’s, which would spur Union715 Registry Pier, MI Lane49129 NE them on to bright futures. As they went their separate ways the “signo,” the sign or symbol that (269)Atlanta, 469-9625 GA 30342-2865 • [email protected] (404) 262-7454 • [email protected] joined them, was Saint Mary’s. Adriana Garces Petty ’01 Priscilla1615 Altgeld Karle Street Pilon ’86 Our students’ transformation takes place over the course of just four years. But their journey South5478 DoliverBend, IN Drive 46614 (574)Houston, 514-3237 TX 77056 • [email protected] maps a wealth of cherished experiences—from sharing a study carrel in McCandless Hall, to (713) 622-3438 • [email protected] that fi rst professional internship; from afternoon softball practice to the thrill of the Opera Lisa Maxbauer Price ’99 DawnPost Towers Parker Santamaria ’81 Workshop’s opening night; from hovering over beakers with a much-admired professor in the 752 Gravel West Street,Hill Road Apt 2B NewAsbury, York, NJ NY08802-1347 10006-1791 chem lab, to beholding the Coliseum in the Eternal City on a study abroad trip. (917)(908) 518-4345735-6716 • [email protected]@tallshipunicorn.com One experience that bonds all Saint Mary’s alumnae is the senior comprehensive SusanMonica M. Stallworth Suchy ’89 Kolimas, M.D. ’74 requirement. In this issue, we tell the stories of several students who wrote papers, developed 922520361 South Kings Clifton Crest ParkBoulevard Avenue EvergreenHagerstown, Park, MD IL 21742 60805-1508 theories, conducted research in faraway places, and studied for exams that resulted in the (708)(240) 636-5915527-3220 • [email protected][email protected] honor of adding two or three little letters to the end of their names. That honor is the result of KimmiSusan M.Martin Suchy Troy ’89 ’00 hard work and dedication that will see them through the rest of their lives. 9361322 Currie South Place Prairie Avenue, Unit 1813 Wauwatosa,Chicago, IL 60605WI 53213 As an alumna, I recall my own Commencement celebration as a happy culmination of (414)(312) 771-0306945-0089 • [email protected]@sbcglobal.net experiences and a projection of our class’s future success. In switching my tassel from the PhyllisBarbara Sullivan Wolfston Van Urrutia Hersett ’74 ’62 10507423 Bark Jaguar Drive Drive left to the right, I marked a milestone that shaped my future. Like Smyth, I would choose to Littleton,Redwood COCity, 80124 CA 94065-1101 lead through service, to my family and others. I would also join the workforce. I would have a (303)(650) 790-9265593-4958 • [email protected] [email protected] business card. Now, just six years later, as an employee of the College, I meet students who are Abby Van Vlerah ’04 Phyllis303 East SullivanLaSalle, Apt. Van 112B Hersett ’62 bright, ambitious, and bound for exciting careers and adventures. South10507 Bend, Jaguar IN Drive46617 (307)Littleton, 399-0652 Colorado • [email protected] Those of us on the academic and administrative side of the College are proud to send (303) 790-9265 • [email protected] our graduates out into the world bearing knowledge that developed from the experiences Rebecca Votto ’93 AbbyApt. C, 930Van W. Vlerah Balboa ’04Boulevard they lived out at Saint Mary’s. It is our greatest pleasure to be a part of their success. In this Newport1560 Lane Beach, 110 WestCA 92661 Otter Lake (310)Angola, 597-9210 IN 46703 • [email protected] issue of Courier, we celebrate the Class of 2009 and their achievements. We celebrate their (307) 399-0652 • [email protected] transformation from fi rst-year to alumna, the journey they made, and the one they will embark Karen McNamara Weaver ’91 Rebecca513 Southwest Votto Gentry ’93 Lane upon. As Valedictorian Courtney Parry put it to her classmates, “Your experience at Saint Lees703 PierSummit, Avenue, MO Suite64081 B-222 (816)Hermosa 761-4374 Beach, •CA [email protected] 90254 Mary’s has been informative, formative, and transformative—and the transformation you have (310) 597-9210 • [email protected] experienced has prepared you to go out into the world and make a positive difference in the Karen McNamara Weaver ’91 lives of those around you.” 513 Southwest Gentry Lane Lees Summit, Missouri 64081 (816) 761-4374 • [email protected]

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Saturday, May 16th started out as a rainy and praising the fortitude and determination of the four gray day on the campus of Saint Mary’s College, Holy Cross Sisters who came from France to Indiana with many wondering whether the ceremony in 1843. traditionally held on the Court of Le Mans Hall Recognizing the challenges their generation is would have to be moved into Angela Athletic facing upon graduation, Woodruff encouraged and Facility. With conﬁ dence—and a little help challenged the graduates. “You are in a position from local meteorologists, plus lots of faith in to break through the remaining glass ceilings above—President Carol Ann Mooney determined out there. What is certain, is that we in the older the outdoor ceremony would go on as planned. generation are counting on you to bring your Almost on cue, as the trumpets sounded and energy, your intelligence, and your caring about the procession began, the skies cleared and the your fellow human beings, to the nation that’s sun broke through on the 340 graduates, family, given you so much—and to the world that awaits friends, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate your contribution,” said Woodruff, who ended her the culmination of four years of study at Saint remarks with a rousing “GO BELLES!” Mary’s College. Woodruff received an honorary degree along Commencement speaker and broadcast with Deborah Johnson Schwiebert ’74, Saint Mary’s journalist, Judy Woodruff, addressed the graduates College Board of Trustees member. Sister Rose at the 162nd commencement. Woodruff began Anne Schultz, CSC, ’66, Vice President for Mission, her remarks citing the history of Saint Mary’s and received the President’s Medal. Commencement 2009

SCENES FROM COMMENCEMENT

Valedictorian Courtney Parry ’09 with commencement speaker and broadcast journalist, Judy Woodruff, anticipate Commencement 2009.

Margaret Bucher Cahill ’80, Katie Cahill ’09, Laura Kleinschmidt ’09, and Catherine Gunn Kleinschmidt ’78, proudly display their class rings just moments before the start of the 162nd Commencement ceremony.

“Your experience

Kellie Kubacki ’09 celebrates her graduation with her dad, Mark, and mom, Judith ’77. Mark, who is Superintendent of Grounds at Saint Mary’s, and his staff, had a busy week ensuring the campus and Court of Le Mans were picture perfect for this year’s ceremony.

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Smiling graduates wave to their families and friends during the recessional. The graduates and their guests later joined faculty and staff at a reception on the Cushwa-Leighton Library green. at Saint Mary’s has been informative, formative, and transformative. And the transformation you have experienced has prepared you to go out into the world and make a positive diff erence in the lives of those around you.” — Courtney Parry ’09 valedictorian

President Carol Ann Mooney ’72 enjoys a Graduates line up in the 2nd ﬂ oor hallway of Le Mans before light-hearted moment with members of the commencement ceremony. It’s one last moment to chat, the Class of 2009 before the start of the adjust their tassels, or even grab a quick snack before they academic procession. process onto the Court of Le Mans Hall. COURIER | Summer 2009 5 Commencement 2009

Exceptional Seniors

Katie Chmelko Middle East and North Africa, other Philadelphia, Pa. than what they may see on the news.” Eskander received a bachelor A talented singer and of arts degree in business instrumentalist, Katie Chmelko administration. She is the 2009 graduated cum laude with a bachelor recipient of an International of music degree. She was also the Management Award through recipient of the 2009 Music Award. the business administration and “We have such talented and wonderful economics department. teachers at Saint Mary’s, and because Eskander was also active on the the department is smaller, we get the Student Diversity Board and she personalized attention that is needed was the co-chair of the 2008 Diverse for us to grow as students, performers, Students’ Leadership Conference. She and future teachers,” says Chmelko. was a mentor to a fi rst-year student Chmelko has worked two years through the Offi ce of Mulitcultural with Saint Mary’s College’s “High Services and Student Programs School Women’s Choir Festival,” this Katie Chmelko (MSSP). She credits Larisa Olin-Ortiz, year conducting a piece. She was the director of MSSP, with motivating the assistant musical director for the and inspiring her. “She was always spring musical, Candide, and she very helpful and was defi nitely the played percussion in the pit orchestra. person I could depend on when I “Being able to be a part of the musical needed to talk to someone.” allowed me to experience exactly what time, effort, and planning is needed Anna Hoefer to go into a high quality musical Carmel, Ind. production.” Anna Hoefer graduated with a She is currently applying for jobs B.A. in accounting from Saint Mary’s, throughout the United States as a high a minor in religious studies, and a school choral teacher, and she looks certifi cate in lay ministry. “One of to obtain a graduate degree in choral the most important things I have conducting. Chmelko credits her learned in the lay ministry program music professors for her “amazing” is that while the ordained are usually Saint Mary’s experience. “It was Mariam Eskander called to serve within the context through their teachings, challenges, of a parish, lay people are called to support, and encouragement that minister where they are,” Hoefer says. I graduate from Saint Mary’s as a Hoefer has been a peer minister confi dent musician and educator.” and a participant in a pilgrimage trip Mariam Eskander to Mexico. She has also been a Bible Niles, Mich. study leader, Eucharistic minister, hospitality minister, and a member of For senior Mariam Eskander, the handbell choir and Circle K club. the best part of being a Saint Mary’s Her ministry experiences have student was the endless opportunities. rounded out Hoefer’s vision of what “If you set your mind to something, it means to serve others. “I think it is you can defi nitely pursue it,” says unique that we are able to participate Eskander, who, along with another in the lay ministry program as student, started Al-Zahra, the Middle undergraduates and that the program Eastern/North African club. “I wanted encompasses a wide variety of to give them [other students] a unique ministry experiences along with and realistic perspective about the Ann a Hoefer classroom education.”

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Exceptional Seniors

Chrissy Romo a step ahead of the other students Houston, Tex. who will not be graduating with a bachelor’s in social work.” A history major and women’s Stroude has been a member of the studies minor, Chrissy Romo explored Social Work Club for the last three her love of history and passion for years and is currently the community the Latin-American culture at Saint liaison ofﬁ cer. She volunteered at Mary’s. “My major accomplishment the Catholic Worker House and the here at Saint Mary’s was to expand Center for the Homeless, and she Latina student involvement, not only completed her senior-year internship within the school, but with other at Sunshine Clubhouse in South universities and colleges and the Bend. Latino community,” says Romo. “I feel that I have left these students the Megan Ryan tools they need to make our small Fort Wayne, Ind. community successful and strong.” Megan Ryan has been the Romo was awarded a certiﬁ cate to Chriss y Romo president of Saint Mary’s Right to Life, the Phi Alpha Theta History Society and the president of Gallery 232, Saint from the Department of History at Mary’s photography club. She sang Saint Mary’s. She was president of in Bellacappella, and Saint Mary’s Ballet Folklorico Azul y Oro (BFAYO) Women’s Choir. She also worked at at Notre Dame, and co-president of the regional Autism Center at Logan. La Fuerza, a student group that works During her junior year, Megan spent a to create cultural awareness and week in Guadalupe, Mexico, working attention to issues Latin Americans with the Sisters of the Holy Cross. face in the United States. Through La “I think service is my passion, but Fuerza, Romo has helped organized I think that it’s my spiritual life that Week of Action, Day of the Dead, and guides me,” says Ryan. Professor Kurt Multicultural Orientation events. Buhring deepened her interest in Romo will pursue a graduate degree in service through his Faith in Action history and then plans to teach. class. “It made me realize that it’s Anne Therese possible to get involved other than Stroude Ann e Th erese Stroude just on campus; I can be in the Irvington, Ind. community.” Ryan graduated summa cum laude Senior Anne Therese Stroude is with a bachelor of arts degree in ready for her next step. She will pursue elementary education and a license her master’s degree in social work in corrective reading. She’ll spend a (MSW) at Washington University year in Kasoa, Ghana, teaching at Our in Saint Louis, Mo. “Saint Mary’s Lady of Holy Cross School, run by the College has prepared me through Sisters of the Holy Cross. When she their accredited social work program. returns she plans to teach in the Fort I have been blessed with the most Wayne-South Bend diocese. “I want talented and intelligent professors, to eventually go back to graduate who were also my support system in school for a master’s in special the academic world,” says Stroude. education,” says Ryan. “Thanks to the rigorous curriculum, I have been offered advanced standing at Washington University and will be Megan Ryan

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Commencement Awards Valedictorian Outstanding Courtney Parry Senior Award The valedictorian of the Class Caitlin Brodmerkel of 2009 was Courtney Parry, a Caitlin Brodmerkel was the mathematics and economics double recipient of the Outstanding Senior major with a 3.99 grade point average. Award. She graduated cum laude with Parry has been extensively involved a bachelor of nursing degree. In 2008, with the math honor society Pi Mu she spent ten weeks in Kyarusozi, Epsilon, serving as the president Uganda, working with the Sisters of of the Saint Mary’s chapter. As the Holy Cross at their health clinic. a junior she presented a lecture She also taught health science at St. entitled “Mathematics and Nature” Joseph’s Secondary School, a school at the spring 2008 meeting of the run by the Brothers of Holy Cross in Indiana Section of the Mathematical Uganda. At the College, she competed Association of America (INMAA) on Saint Mary’s cross country in addition to serving as a student Courtney Parry team, and was involved with Circle lecturer in the Pi Mu Epsilon student K, Dance Marathon, the Student lectures series in fall 2007. “Saint Nurses Association, and the Student Mary’s has provided me with an Advisory Committee. She was also excellent education in the liberal arts involved with a number of charitable tradition,” says Parry. “I owe a great organizations in a service capacity. deal of gratitude to the incredible She is enrolled in a nurse practitioner educators who have inﬂ uenced my graduate program and is working life. These individuals have provided full-time as a nurse. me with a multitude of support, and Saint Catherine have always encouraged me to exceed my own expectations.” Medal Alicia Wilkins Spes Unica Award Professor Charles Each year, Kappa Gamma Pi, the Peltier National Catholic Honor Society, awards the Saint Catherine Medal Professor Charles Peltier of the Profess or Charles Peltier to a sophomore or junior who has Department of Mathematics was demonstrated high standards of the recipient of the 2009 Spes Unica personal excellence and scholarship Award. This award recognizes eminent and has contributed to the College service to Saint Mary’s College. Peltier community in the spirit of Christian has served on countless College leadership. This year, Alicia Wilkins committees, often as chair. As the was given the medal, which secretary of the Faculty Assembly, he commemorates Saint Catherine worked on the most recent self-study, of Alexandria, the patron saint of and was a member of the original scholars and especially of women strategic plan steering committee. His scholars. Wilkins has given her time colleagues respect his integrity and and energy to many fundraising trust his judgment, and as a result, events, including the 12 Days of selected him to serve on both the Christmas, the Yes We Can Walk Academic Standards and Academic for the Hungry, Blue-to-New end Affairs committees. of the year project, the area Breast Caitlin Brodmerkel Cancer Walk, Pen Pals, the College Democrats, and the Environmental

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Commencement Awards

Club. Her enthusiasm for these Lumen Christi projects motivates her to recruit other Award students to join her in these efforts. Meghan Larsen Her energy is evident in the fact that in The Lumen Christi Award is two years she has spent over 500 hours presented each year to a member of with the College Academy of Tutoring the senior class who is recognized Program, serving the needs of local by the College community as an Title 1 schools. outstanding Christian woman, Maria Pieta Award someone who has excelled in Professor Thomas Fogle leadership and loyalty to Saint Mary’s The Maria Pieta Award recognizes College, and whose presence has excellence in teaching lower division had a profound effect on the College courses. The recipient of this year’s community. Meghan Larsen was award was Professor Thomas Fogle, the recipient of the Lumen Christi who has devoted himself to the Award this year, the highest award students of Saint Mary’s College Alicia Wilkins the College confers upon a student. for nearly 30 years. Hi students talk Larsen was active with Campus about how hard they have to work, Ministry, participating in religious how challenging the classes are, and services, retreats, the Friends with how comfortable they feel asking for Sisters program, and in weekly Small help. They feel well prepared to move Faith Group sessions. A Religious on to subsequent courses. Faculty Studies major, she was an excellent colleagues admire his abilities in the student dedicated to the pursuit classroom and his contributions to the of life-long learning. She was one College community. He is available of three students who organized a for students academically, on the “Poetry Jam” program at the Center basketball court or other playing for the Homeless. This weekly ﬁ elds, on study tour trips, and as part program was so successful that it of co-curricular programs. continues today and a booklet of One student said he “makes the the poetry written by the guests learning process fun by including of the Center has been published. learning models and interactive Profess or omasTh Fogle One of the people who nominated examples in his lectures. He easily her for this award wrote, “She is an ﬁ elds questions and his door is always unfailingly cheerful and welcoming open.” spirit who truly embodies the light of Christ.”

Meghan Larsen

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Honorees

Judy Woodruff A 34-year employee of Deere & Company, Schwiebert holds a When Judy Woodruff began her master’s degree in organizational career, women on television were leadership from Saint Ambrose given assignments based on their University; she is the Director of looks and their ability to read the Communication Services at Deere’s news. She challenged the norms of world headquarters. the day and helped change the world Schwiebert has a passion for of journalism into one where women collecting Saint Mary’s memorabilia share equally in every aspect of the that she gives to the College’s business. archives. Woodruff, who is a graduate of Duke University, has covered politics Sister Rose Anne and other news for more than three Schultz ’66, CSC decades at CNN, NBC, and PBS. The President’s Medal An award winning news anchor and journalist, she is the senior Judy Woo druff Sister Rose Anne Schultz, CSC, correspondent at “The News Hour was presented with the prestigious with Jim Lehrer.” President’s Medal at this year’s Woodruff has been a friend of Saint Commencement. The medal is Mary’s College since September 2005 presented rarely and exclusively to when she served as a moderator at a those who have offered exceptional conference sponsored by the College’s contributions to the life of the College Center for Spirituality titled “Vatican II and the community. Sister Schultz, Forty Years Later: Legacy, Leadership, vice president for mission, retired and Unfi nished Business.” from the College this spring. Following in the footsteps of Deborah Johnson Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, Sister Schwiebert ’74 Schultz has spent a lifetime in service Debbie Schwiebert, who graduated to her Congregation and her College. from Saint Mary’s College in 1974 She holds the distinction of being with a degree in English literature, has the youngest person to serve on the given her time, talent, and treasure Deborah Johnson Schwiebert ’74 General Council of the Congregation to the College for the past 16 years. of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Her Her many contributions to the work at Saint Mary’s began in 1990 College include serving on the Board as the director of administration and of Trustees since 1998 and as Board mission at the Center for Spirituality Secretary and then its chair from and she also served on the Saint 2004–2007. Mary’s Board of Regents, including a Other service to the College term as its chair. includes serving on two Presidential In 1994 Sister Schultz became Search committees, serving as Chair the College’s fi rst vice president for of the Madeleva Society Steering mission. She willingly jumped into Committee, and as Vice President and uncharted waters and with typical President of the Alumnae Association vision and courage created an offi ce Board of Directors. Schwiebert that now touches the lives of the vast received the College’s Distinguished majority of students, faculty, and Alumnae Award in 2004. staff. Sister Rose Ann e Schultz, CSC

10 COURIER | Summer 2009 She’s forready the next step McKayela Collins

It’s been called the worst job market in a generation and the class of 2009 is headed right into it. With unemployment rates hitting an all-time high, and consumer confi dence low, our graduates know fi rst-hand how tough the job market is, and that landing that fi rst job is taking longer. But, this is Saint Mary’s. Possessing the hallmarks of a liberal arts education, this year’s graduating class is putting their creativity, communication skills, and ability to solve complex problems to work on their plans after college. The class of 2009 is not sitting around waiting for things to happen. Working with the Career Crossings Offi ce (CCO), our graduates have fi ne-tuned their resume and job search correspondence, honed their networking and interviewing skills, and utilized the Go BELLES online system to identify job and internship opportunities. Students are exploring alternate post graduate experiences such as volunteer or service Michelle Gruscinski work. And, many have prepared themselves for graduate or professional school. According to Stacie Jeffi rs, CCO Director, “It is not impossible to fi nd a job, it just may take longer and they may end up going in a different direction than they originally intended,” she says. Well, intended or not, many of our graduates are ready for “what’s next.” Despite all the doom and gloom about the economy, the fi ve young women featured on this page are among many recent Saint Mary’s graduates who provide encouragement for anyone taking that next step in a challenging economy. —Karen Zagrocki McDonald ’76

McKayela Collins Elkhart, Ind., Music Katie Cahill Next step: Master’s degree in music, vocal performance concentration, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Michelle “Mickey” Gruscinski Cleveland, Ohio, History Next step: Assistant canvass director for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc., Minneapolis; graduate school enrollment Fall 2010 Katie Cahill Glen Ellyn, Ill., Elementary Education and English Literature Next step: Teacher for Archdiocese of Chicago Kristen Edelen

Kristen Edelen Louisville, Ky., Communications and English Writing Next step: Sales associate for Intercall Inc., Chicago

Emily Woller The Woodlands, Tex., Nursing Next step: Staff nurse for Women and Children’s Health Postpartum Unit, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital, New York Emily Woller

COURIER | Summer 2009 11 By Natalie Davis Miller and Shannon E. Brewer ’03

It’s a mainstay of the Saint Mary’s experience. It’s challenging, intellectually invigorating, and requires our students to work independently to communicate ideas that take months to develop. It’s the senior comprehensive requirement, and it is each student’s crowning achievement at Saint Mary’s.

Requiring independent research, a presentation, or an exam, the “senior comp,” as they refer to it, prepares students for graduate school or work in their professional ﬁ elds. Some students have the option to design their own projects based on their major’s requirements. While accounting and history majors complete formal exams, art majors may exhibit works in a variety of mediums on advisor- approved topics of their choice. English writing majors select a genre to explore under the guidance of an advisor, and humanistic studies majors synthesize the ideas presented in their program in a comprehensive essay exam. From accounting to theatre, students present a wide range of ideas as they demonstrate what they’ve learned throughout their four years at Saint Mary’s. The pages that follow showcase a sampling of the excellent work our seniors completed this year.

“I want to continue my career in experimental psychology and conduct research to shed light on social injustice by studying stereotyping and discrimination.” — Jasmine Ahmad

12 COURIER | Summer 2009 Jasmine Ahmad, Psychology Her results indicated a disparity between Ahmad’s hypotheses and the way participants with high sexism scores Facial Expression and Sexism would judge a particular expression. As it turned out, people who rated high on the sexism scale didn’t offer a biased Ever concerned with the place of women in the world, description of the neutral faces. Saint Mary’s students often take on topics that bring Ahmad says that while her hypotheses didn’t necessarily stereotypes to light in order to prove or disprove them. prove true, the issues are still worthy of exploration. “The Psychology grad Jasmine Ahmad chose to examine the relationship between hostile sexism and reaction to angry relationship between sexism and the ways people perceive women needs to be further examined in order to understand emotions in men or women. “Western culture stereotypes the roots of these biases,” she says. “Understanding the level women as displaying more emotions, except anger. In at which these biases are present will be useful information addition, experimental research has found people expect to create awareness of the impact of sexism in lives and anger and are quicker to identify anger more from male careers.” faces than female faces,” says Ahmad. She says this kind For Ahmad, the senior comprehensive project was an of stereotyping may opportunity to explore her topic and develop research skills stem from the social that will shape her future career. “I want to continue my perception that anger career in experimental psychology and conduct research is a dominant trait and to shed light on social injustice by studying stereotyping so it is more associated and discrimination,” Ahmad says. This May she and several and acceptable when other students presented their research at the Midwest expressed by men, and Psychological Association Conference. less so when expressed by women. Emma Farrell, Communication Studies Ahmad embarked on a psychological To Ink or Not to Ink experiment in which Graduate Emma Farrell’s senior comprehensive project she designed a survey examined something she is intimately familiar with—women administered via the and tattoos. Adorned with three tattoos when she began her Internet to 132 study project, Farrell’s senior comp, “Tattooed and Non-Tattooed participants. The survey Women: Perceptions of Beauty, Motivations, Self-image and rated each participant Reactions,” looked at women and their views on tattoos. The Jasmine Ahmad on a scale based on how communication studies grad interviewed both non-tattooed biased or unbiased his and tattooed women to note the differences between their or her attitudes were toward the opposite sex. The survey feelings about and reactions to women who were tattooed. ﬁ rst measured how sexist a participant was. Ahmad then There were 12 women in her study, with four each in the age showed the participants photos of male and female faces ranges of 18–25, 26–40, and 41 and older. Each group was depicting neutral emotions. “I hypothesized that participants comprised of two tattooed and two non-tattooed women. who score high in sexism will report neutral male faces as “Speciﬁ cally, notions of beauty, self-image, motivations angry and contemptuous,” says Ahmad. “Participants with for getting or not getting tattoos, and reactions to tattooed high sexism scores would rate neutral female faces as more women were what I explored in this qualitative study,” surprised, happy, and fearful.” Ahmad also supposed that explains Farrell. participants who ranked high on the sexism scale would deem women expressing anger inappropriate.

COURIER | Summer 2009 13 Farrell found that the permanence of the tattoo was the Kate Petrovic, Italian, Philosophy motivation for non-tattooed women to stay free of tattoos. Tattooed women had motivations that ranged from seeing Languages Are “Islands” tattoos as sexy to seeing them as a collection of beautiful art Kate Petrovic ’09 feels prepared for whatever the future work. Farrell says that all women noticed their own reactions brings. Initially intimidated by the prospect of writing a to tattoos, as 35-page thesis during her senior year, Petrovic exceeded her well as the “[Professor] Terri Russ expectations for herself and now looks back on the senior reactions helped me fi nd my topic; she comprehensive experience with pride. “The comp experience of others, has prepared me in but some knew what I was interested many ways. It has were more shaped me into a accustomed in through her class, ‘Female sophisticated thinker,” to seeing Beauty.’” says the philosophy tattoos graduate. “I look back and their — Emma Farrell on my papers from reactions had my fi rst year and am therefore, decreased. in disbelief as to how The women looked at inner beauty and physical beauty, far I’ve come. At this with most of them indicating inner beauty as being more point, I am confi dent in important, and that tattoos were used to collect or present my abilities as well as some type of physical beauty. Finally, in regard to self-image, myself. I am prepared all but one said they for any career, as long as were affected positively it is meaningful to me.” by getting tattoos. Petrovic’s chosen The subject of topic—a study of Farrell’s comp came Kate Petrovic the relationship from one of her classes. between thought and “[Professor] Terri language, and the impact of culture and life activity on Russ helped me fi nd that relationship—might seem daunting to any budding my topic; she knew philosopher. But Petrovic had guidance from her senior what I was interested comp advisor, Philosophy Professor Patti Sayre. “Since my in through her class, fi rst year, I have looked at her as the type of woman I would ‘Female Beauty.’” Farrell someday like to be—brilliant, passionate, inspirational,” worked with Professor says Petrovic. “Working with [Professor Sayre] gave me the Linda Berdayes very confi dence to pursue philosophical issues intensely, and closely throughout the anything else I want to do.” composition process. As she began work on her comp, Petrovic asked the Farrell says that she question, “Are we putting ourselves at risk by reducing our learned about women Emma Farrell language to texting and instant messaging?” She wanted and their motivations to know if this popular and evolving communication for tattoos and why they thought their tattoos were a part of was limiting our language and therefore our engagement them. “I learned a lot about how females embrace beauty, in life. To answer her question, she examined a debate how they are using tattoos as a freedom of speech, and how between philosophers Gottfried Leibniz and John Locke. they put their inner most feelings or tragic happenings on She considered contemporary accounts of their arguments their outer skin to make them feel like a whole person again.” on thinking and ideas, and compared them with opposing arguments from other philosophers. In the end, Petrovic was still unsatisfi ed with the arguments she explored. To sum up her own ideas, she developed a metaphor. “In [the metaphor], languages

14 COURIER | Summer 2009 “I feel the comp has prepared me in so many ways, taught me that I can put my mind to an extended project and challenged me to engage an audience by telling a story.” — Kim Burkhart

are islands, and the deeper into the island we go, or the character had been involved, even resurrecting characters more engaged we are in a particular language and its that had died,” says Burkhart. corresponding culture and way of life, the more complicated A common thread running through the stories, in addition life becomes, and furthermore, the more diffi cult it becomes to reappearing characters we quickly become familiar with, to reach an exact translation, because of all that needs to is the depiction of real family life to which any reader can be taken into consideration. However, out in ‘international relate. Burkhart’s writing waters,’ there is no culture, the activity of life is minimal, and style is punctuated so the role of language in turn becomes reduced.” Petrovic with deft, well-placed concludes, “Therefore, exact translations are possible. humor. “I tried to make Ultimately, though life in ‘international waters’ is simpler, the stories funny and we should strive to move beyond that, towards being deeply easy to read but be true immersed in a culture and a language, and above all, toward to the serious question a meaningful life.” of how family shapes Petrovic says her explorations through the senior comp individuals, even as I and throughout her time at Saint Mary’s, have taught was embellishing the her what it takes to be successful inside and outside the plot for comedic effect,” classroom. “I am dedicated, passionate, and disciplined. I am says Burkhart. ready, willing, and able,” she says. “I have always had this in Of the process of me, but Saint Mary’s brought it out of me, and made it who writing a series of I am.” With the confi dence and experience she acquired at short stories, Burkhart Saint Mary’s, says, “I planned four “The comp experience Petrovic is stories but only got to heading into three. Writing against a Kim Burkhart has prepared me in many graduate school semester-long deadline for philosophy. really taught me that everything I write will take more time ways. It has shaped me into She will start than I expect, so if I ever pursue writing as a career, I’ll have a sophisticated thinker.” with classes realistic expectations for how much I can produce.” at Western Burkhart will be attending the University of Wisconsin for — Kate Petrovic Michigan law school in the fall. “I knew coming into Saint Mary’s that I University this would want to at least consider a legal career, and I chose to fall to sample the program and determine where to pursue major in English knowing that the best way for me to prepare her master’s degree. would be to develop the skills I loved most—in my case, reading and writing.” Kim Burkhart, English Literature, With a liberal arts degree in English writing and literature, English Writing she’s ready for the challenge. “I feel the comp has prepared me in so many ways, taught me that I can put my mind to an Real-life Fiction extended project and challenged me to engage an audience A grandmother who takes her Thanksgiving turkey back, by telling a story,” says Burkhart. a super smart, atheist cousin, and an absentee grandfather Liz Sonsalla, Political Science, Psychology are just some of the delightful characters found in the short stories written by graduate Kim Burkhart for her senior Appearances Can Be Deceiving comprehensive. Burkhart graduated magna cum laude with a double major in English literature and English writing. Graduate Liz Sonsalla took on a question that may have The stories are told in fi rst person and Burkhart’s played on the minds of many Americans during the last strong suit is describing both character and setting in a election: Do a candidate’s personal traits affect the way we clear, minimalist approach, putting the reader right into vote? As part of her senior comprehensive, the double major her stories. The stories are works of fi ction, based on real in political science and psychology posed this hypothesis: characters in her life. “I had fun taking massive liberties with The more positively young individuals rate a presidential plot, imagining what would have happened if a different candidate’s personal traits, the more likely they are to vote for that candidate. Sonsalla looked at a group of individuals

COURIER | Summer 2009 15 between the ages of 18–30, and the way they rated 2004 Meghan Larsen, Religious Studies presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry. She was surprised about her fi ndings—no signifi cant results were Where Spiritual Minds Meet found to accept her hypothesis. “It was also determined through further analysis that Imagine having dinner with your hero. Who would it be? the older population of voters did not display a signifi cant For graduate Meghan Larsen, it’s an easy question to answer: correlation between Theologian Elizabeth Johnson. The religious studies major their rating of had the opportunity to meet Johnson during her senior candidates’ personal year, at a dinner held in conjunction with the Center for traits and the way in Spirituality’s (CFS) Quest Project Fall Lecture Series. Johnson which they ultimately presented the lecture, “The Quest for the Living God.” cast their vote,” Larsen’s meeting was a fortuitous event, particularly since explains Sonsalla. “In she based her senior comprehensive on a comparison of addition to the fi ndings Johnson’s work, Friends of God and Prophets, to Theologian regarding candidates’ James Cone’s work, The Spirituals and the Blues. personal traits, it was “Both theologians show how many individuals continue to also found that specifi c misinterpret certain individuals’ lives and some theological political issues did not concepts. They focus on what is called memory restoration, weigh signifi cantly in which they try to bring truth to ideas that have been on individuals’ voting misinterpreted throughout history,” explains Larsen. preference regardless of “Johnson does this with the Communion of the Saints and their age.” Cone does this with black spirituals.” Sonsalla says In her essay comparing the two, Larsen looks at Johnson’s her reason for her postulate that “women’s history of holiness has been largely Liz Sonsalla hypothesis came erased from the collective memory of the church.” James from “various conversations—it came to my attention that Cone’s work takes a look at how black spirituals have been many of my peers were not educated on the issues at hand. misconstrued, and his interpretation that the songs were They seemed to be basing their voting preference on the misrepresenting slaves longing for heaven, when in actuality candidates at face value. How the candidates looked and the songs may what traits they thought the candidates exuded seemed to be “Saint Mary’s taught have been ways some of the reasons for their decisions.” me how to use my to communicate Sonsalla worked closely with Professor Pat Pierce on escape plans to the her senior comprehensive, beginning the fi rst semester in gifts for the good of North, as well as a form of expressing the course, Scope and Methods. “We continued meeting humanity and that is once a week throughout the year in order to keep my thesis salvation given their on track,” says Sonsalla of the professor she considers an why I decided to teach.” circumstances. “As a inspiration. “He has taught me to be a critical thinker on my result, they created own, and I appreciate his assistance in that way.” — Meghan Larsen affi rming spirituals Sonsalla is considering graduate school in counseling, to remind them of journalism, or law school. She is also investigating positions their innate dignity and the salvation they had in Jesus,” in the fi eld of counseling, an area she enjoyed during says Larsen. an internship with the South Bend Community School Larsen says she expected to learn through her research Corporation. the similarities and differences between the two theologians. Whatever she intends to do, Sonsalla will be prepared “I was surprised at how groundbreaking each theologian through her experience of working on her senior was in their perspective fi eld, and ultimately how important comprehensive, and Saint Mary’s rigorous curriculum. memory restoration is to each of their writings.” “Requirements such as the senior comprehensive, advanced Larsen credits Professors Joseph Incandela and writing portfolio, and the multitude of classes required to Kurt Buhring with guiding her as she worked on her complete a double major like mine have made me a stronger comprehensive. “They constantly challenged me to think person. I couldn’t have asked for a better education.”

16 COURIER | Summer 2009 “Requirements such as the senior comprehensive, advanced writing portfolio, and the multitude of classes required to complete a double major like mine have made me a stronger person. I couldn’t have asked for a better education.” — Liz Sonsalla

broadly and really engage both authors within my work.” Emily Bernath, Studio Art Larsen recently accepted a position with the Pacifi c Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE), a teaching service Photographic Mirror program. “I will be receiving a master’s degree over three summers from the University of Portland and teaching [high “Last year was beset with stress as I constantly strove school students] in Fairbanks, Alaska, for two years.” Larsen for perfection in all that I did,” reads Emily Bernath’s says she is ready for the academic work of graduate-level artist’s statement. Her photography project is a study of classes because Saint Mary’s challenged her academically. “the discrepancy between what people see and the reality.” “Saint Mary’s taught me how to use my gifts for the good of Bernath is not only humanity and that is why I decided to teach.” the artist behind the “Elizabeth Johnson is a womanist theologian,” Larsen camera; she is the says, summarizing her senior comp. “Her book, Friends of model as well. Her God and Prophets, transforms the idea of the communion of photographs feature saints from a hierarchical model to a companionship model. her own body, displayed Hierarchical model means that fi rst comes God, then the in stunning black saints, then us on Earth. The companionship model means and white, depicted that we on Earth are after a particularly working with the saints stressful year led her on an equal level as to make decisions that friends. Many times profoundly affected her when we think of saints, body. Throughout her we only think of people junior year, Bernath like the Virgin Mary or increased her running St. Francis; however, regimen as a way Johnson wants to make to maintain health this model much more and deal with stress. Emily Bernath inclusive,” says Larsen. She struggled with She wants to remember time management, school, and family—a combination of those saints that lived circumstances led to rapid weight loss. holy lives, particularly Under the guidance of art professors Julie Tourtillotte women, who were and Sheilah Wilson, Bernath shot photographs that explore never recorded in the cultural concept that thinness equals beauty, and in history books or biblical their exposure passages. She also “By exposing my of Bernath’s ribs Meghan Larsen wants to remember and jutting hips, those women whose struggle, I am overcoming challenges that. memory is distorted, like Mary Magdalene, and work to it and can move forward “Today, this is the restore their true identity. ideal, but what is “Like Johnson, James Cone recognized some distortions conquering my reality.” beautiful about being skinny?” within black theology. He worked to restore the memory — Emily Bernath of black slaves and particularly the spirituals that they Bernath asks. sang. Often times their theology and ideas were distorted “By exposing particularly by the white Christian Church. Through his my struggle, I am overcoming it and can move forward work, The Spirituals and the Blues, he worked to combat conquering my reality.” The art major refl ects on the value of this incorrect assessment of black slave theology.” the senior comprehensive experience, saying it “helped me prepare for a career by guiding me to excellence as well as allowing me the freedom to pursue diffi culties and choices all on my own.”

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Building Community: Saint Mary’s helps rehabilitate local neighborhood Students, faculty, and staff got their hands dirty this Saint Mary’s community and give of our time and talent,” April as they helped renovate a local family’s home through says Deja. “I believe that volunteering one’s time is not only the Rebuilding Together project. Rebuilding Together is benefi cial to others—it benefi ts us.” a national program that rehabilitates selected houses Carrie Call, OCSE director, says students take great pride belonging to elderly, disabled, or low-income homeowners. in their work for local families during Rebuilding Together. In South Bend, the project focuses on a different “The project is important because it shows that very little neighborhood each year, rehabilitating up to 25 homes effort on the part of a group of people can transform the daily selected through an application and screening process. The life of an individual in need,” says Call. “What I hope students Offi ce for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) organizes the take away from it is a sense of solidarity with others in the Saint Mary’s team. community. I want them to care about the residents and Nursing major Andrea Deja ’11 was head of the paint about the kinds of issues facing the residents. I want them crew during last year’s project. This year she worked outside, to see beyond their own experiences and their own circle painting, pulling weeds, and planting fl owers. “Rebuilding of family and friends.” She adds, “And I want them to feel Together is a wonderful opportunity to come together as a gratitude for all that they have in their own lives.”

Andrea Deja ’11 (left, foreground) and her classmates head up the paint crew, while students, faculty, and staff (right) team up to repaint and refurbish a local home as part of Rebuilding Together 2009. Making a Diff erence in the World: Students Earn Intercultural Leadership Certifi cate Becki Faunce ’09 is no stranger to thinking outside the Europe program. “I had the amazing opportunity to travel box. In fact, her ardent interests in social movements and and study in Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, the feminist theory demonstrate that she is a woman for Netherlands, and the United Kingdom,” she says. social change. In addition to study abroad, the program requires Upon her graduation this May, Faunce completed the profi ciency in six areas of personal development and the requirements for the Intercultural Leadership Certifi cate, a creation of an e-portfolio. “My goal for my e-portfolio program sponsored by the Center for Women’s Intercultural was to refl ect my intercultural growth and leadership Leadership (CWIL). The Certifi cate program brings together a development while blending my vision for social change dynamic group of students to develop their leadership skills in a way that is uniquely my leadership style and personality,” through classes, study abroad, and experiential learning. Faunce explains. “When I fi rst heard about the program during my Faunce says that the Leadership Certifi cate program has sophomore year, I was really excited because it sounded helped her to develop important skills that she’ll use in her like such a unique opportunity,” Faunce says. As part of future career. Upon graduation she began working full-time the Certifi cate program, students are required to study as an assistant director for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. Three abroad for at least one week. Faunce, who double-majored other graduating seniors received the Certifi cate this year. in sociology, with a student-designed major in women’s They are Kelli Anderson ’09, Sarah Barnes ’09, and Monica studies, traveled with the Saint Mary’s Women’s Studies in Velarde ’09. —Kristen Edelen ’09, Courier Intern

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Saint Mary’s launches study abroad Called to Serve Students recognized for service in program in Uganda local community

From the local homeless shelters and elementary schools to the public library, our students are out making a difference in the community. They tutor local children, counsel women faced with crisis pregnancies, and rebuild homes for families in need. In celebration of National Volunteer Week, Saint Mary’s recently recognized the work our students do to make our community a better place. The Offi ce for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) honored seven women who have contributed outstanding service on campus, and in the wider community. The award recipients were nominated by their Caitlin Brodmerkel ’09 with Ugandans in Summer 2008 peers, professors, and professionals in the South This summer, six Saint Mary’s students will live and learn in Bend community who recognized their dedication. East Africa. The College recently launched a six-week summer They were honored in fi ve categories including practicum program in which education and nursing majors work service in education, general service, service in with the Sisters of the Holy Cross in Kyarusozi, Uganda. They will the health fi eld, spiritual service, and service work help out in two Holy Cross missions, a grade school and a clinic. with women. Rising senior Hannah Brown, an education major, is looking Student award recipients include Alma Bravo ’12, forward to this new adventure in Uganda. “I looked around at Caitlin Brodmerkel ’09, Rebecca Faunce ’09, Arlene different organizations for a program or trip like this one where Forney ’09, Meghan Larsen ’09, Deanna Molosky ’09, I could teach in another country,” she says. “When I heard that and Alicia Wilkins ’11. Saint Mary’s was starting this program in Uganda, I jumped at the opportunity.” Brown and her fellow travelers will stay with the Holy Cross Sisters while in Uganda. They will participate in a one-credit course on East African history and culture, and then begin their practicum experience. “I know I’ll get some more practice teaching and working in the classroom,” says Brown. “I also hope to meet new people and immerse myself in their culture. Simply living in another culture and talking with people that live there is always a learning experience.” Saint Mary’s hosts Tony Award winning director Harold Prince This spring music and theatre students reveled in the Endowed Chair Visiting Artist Series sponsored by the opportunity of a lifetime. Tony Award winning director Department of Communication Studies, Dance, and Theatre. Harold Prince visited campus as part of the Margaret Hill He worked with student performers as they rehearsed for the spring musical production of Candide. Prince has a special connection to Candide as he was the original director of the musical when it debuted on Broadway in 1974. While on campus, Prince gave a talk titled “Hal Prince on Broadway.” He also made time for question and answer sessions with students after rehearsals. Associate Professor of Theatre Katie Sullivan appreciated the advice Prince gave to Saint Mary’s students as he helped them hone their performances before the big show. “Hal Prince has been one of the principle movers and shakers when it has come to developing the American musical,” she says. “It is such a unique and rich opportunity for us, thanks to the generosity of our Saint Mary’s alumna and donor Margaret Hill.” Students and faculty look on as Harold Prince works with Amy Barker ’09 and Emily Woller ’09, who shared the lead role in Candide, the College’s spring musical.

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Promoting the Advantages of Diversity: Past and present students continue

This spring, the Student Diversity Board held its Fourth Annual Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference (DSLC). The event was March 18–20, with 300 in attendance. Participants included, in addition to Saint Mary’s students, faculty, and alumnae, people from Notre Dame; Holy Cross; Ivy Tech Community College West Lafayette; University of Michigan; Manchester College; Ball State University; and Indiana University South Bend; area high school students, and community organizations. In addition to workshops, participants heard from speakers Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the 15th president of Bennett College for Women, and Dr. Jennifer Fluri, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Dartmouth College. The purpose of DSLC is to enrich each participant’s perspective of the adversities and beneﬁ ts within diverse academic, social, and professional settings. The goals for participants of the conference included identifying Mara Martinez ’11, President Carol Ann Mooney, Erin McGuire ’09, and the challenges and underlying prejudices that exist in Kimberly Roland ’12 various social institutions; developing educational and interactive skills to transform the challenges of diversity into opportunities; and becoming empowered leaders actively promoting the advantages of diversity. Among this year’s attendees were three alumnae who founded DSLC: Kimberly Hodges ’08, Angeline Johnson ’06, and Claradith E. Landry ’06. Landry traveled to the conference from Germany, where she is stationed in the U.S. Army. Landry says she came back for the conference to answer a question that was asked of her during her college days when she was active in other organizations. “When I used to go to different conferences they always stressed, ‘What’s your legacy going to be, what are you going to leave behind, what are you going to give to students once you’re gone, what will you be remembered for?’ I wanted to see if it [DSLC] would stick around, and I wanted to see if I—along with Kimberly and Angeline—if we’d actually left a mark here—and in a positive way, and what kind of message did we leave for the women here?” Claradith Landry ’06, Jeanne Choquehuanca ’08, Angeline Johnson ’07, Landry sees the conference as a success in part due to and Kimberly Hodges ’08 students she views as being proactive about diversity issues and challenges. “Of course they have the support of the administration,” says Landry of the College’s role. “But they are doing it—and that’s the point—taking it into your own hands and actually doing something about it, and pulling everyone else with you. You’re not a success alone.”

Students listen to a speaker during DSLC

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Members of the Student Diversity Board with President Carol Ann Mooney and Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President of Bennett College for Women. From left to right: Maricruz Cardenas ’11, Mara Martinez ’11, Sarah Barnes ’09, Kimberly Roland ’12, Erin McGuire ’09, Areli Bautista ’12, President Carol Ann Mooney, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Emily Kempe ’09, Danae Jimenez ’12, Leslie Lau ’09, LaQuay Boone ’10, Adriana Rodriguez ’10, and Carissa Salvador ’10

The purpose of DSLC is to enrich each participant’s perspective of the adversities and beneﬁ ts within diverse academic, social, and professional settings.

Rosa Gonzalez with spoken-word troupe, Head Rush, in a workshop with participants

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Marc Belanger, chair and associate professor of unique book was written by the museum’s archivist, Andrew political science, contributed a chapter called “Stuck in the Beckman. Another book designed and illustrated by Firtl, Middle: The Challenges of Institutionalizing Democracy in The Broken Doll, written by Diane C. Zuber and published Guatemala” to the book Beyond Settlement: Making Peace in 2006, became one of The 2009 Mom’s Choice Awards® Last After Civil Confl ict, Vanessa E. Shields and Nicholas D.J. Honorees as a 2009 Silver Recipient: Seasonal, Holidays & Baldwin, editors. Falrleign Dickinson Press, 2008. Festivals. Theodore Billy, chair and professor of English, published Krista Hoefl e, associate professor, art and art galleries, his article “‘Look Here, You See’: Focusing on Myopic Vision was in the group exhibition “Under the Infl uence” at the in The Great Gatsby” in the book Approaches to Teaching Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Ind., with Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (New York: The Modern two Saint Mary’s alumnae, Dorothy Schultz (now a sculptor Language Association of America, 2009), pages 156–61. Thomas F. Bonnell, professor of English, published his book The Most Disreputable Trade Publishing the Classics of English Poetry, which explores eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British popular literature and the rise of the publishing industry. Additionally, Bonnell also published an article titled, “When Book History Neglects Bibliography: Trouble with the ‘Old Canon’ in The Reading Nation,” Studies in Bibliography/57 (2005–2006), 243–61. Kurt Buhring, assistant professor of religious studies, published a book titled Conceptions of God, Freedom, and Ethics in African American and Jewish Theology (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice Series). His book is a consideration of major contemporary African American Belanger Billy and Jewish theological understandings of God, human nature, moral evil, suffering, and ethics, utilizing the work and the Director for Enrichment at the Museum for Jurassic of James Cone and Emil Fackenheim. Buhring presented Technology in Los Angeles) and Esther Probst (an MFA a related paper “Toward a Theology of Resistance: Dwight candidate in Video, Transmedia Department, Syracuse N. Hopkins’ Spirit of Total Liberation in Us and Melissa University). The show ran from November 2008 to January Raphael’s Shekhinah as Sources for Constructive Theology,” 2009. One of Hoefl e’s digital animations was included in the at the American Academy of Religion’s Annual Meeting, group show “17 Days,” which debuted at the Gwen Frostic Chicago, November 2008. School of Art, Western Michigan University, and traveled to Carolyne Call, director of the Offi ce of Civic and Social CEPA Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., where it was on exhibit through Engagement, presented “Forgiveness: Why We Should and May, 2009. Additionally, Hoefl e’s sabbatical exhibition “My Why We Don’t” at Goshen College’s Science Lecture Series, Tomorrowland is an Empty Space,” was from Jan. 23–Feb. 27, November 7, 2008. Her lecture focused on the intersection 2009 in Hammes Gallery in the Moreau Center for the Arts. between psychology, theology and biology on the topic of Sister Eva Mary Hooker, CSC, professor of English, has forgiveness. recently contributed articles to several publications including Sister Kathleen Dolphin, PBVM, was one of sixteen “Catenary,” Georgetown Review, 2009; “Door,” “The Moon scholars invited to an international symposium held at the Grows Red in its Reeds” and “What Is Furious and Cold,” Katholieke Universitiet in Leuven Belgium, December 3–6, Witness, January 2009; “This Ain’t No Boogie-Woogie” and 2008. The symposium focused on the enduring legacy of “Oh Death, Thou Comest When I Had Thee Least in Mind,” the Flemish/Dutch theologian Edward Schillebeeckx, one Drunken Boat, 2009; and “Shadow of Two,” Agni, Spring 2009. of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the Additionally Hooker’s poem “Before the Spring in Which the twentieth century. Sr. Kathleen’s paper was titled “Integrating Forsythia Bloom,” was chosen to be in Best New Poets 2008. Spirituality and Praxis-oriented Theology: Spirituality Phyllis Kaminski, chair, professor of religious studies, and the Appeal to Experience in the Sermons of Edward presented a paper entitled “Daughters, Difference, and Schillebeeckx.” Irigaray’s Economy of Desire” at the third annual conference Keith J. Egan, Aquinas Chair in Catholic Theology of the Luce Irigaray Circle on September 12, 2008, held at Emeritus, religious studies, published the following: “The Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Eros of the Dark, Night,” Seeing the Seeker. Louvain: Peeters, Mary Ann Kanieski, assistant professor of sociology, 2008, 301–314; “Mother Teresa’s Dark Night,” Spiritual Life was invited to be part of a ESCR (Economic and Social 54 (Fall 2008), 135–143; “Friends Matter,” Carmelite Review Research Council) Seminar series titled “From child-rearing 47 (2008), 17, 19; “Thomas Merton’s Approach to John of to ‘parenting’: what’s new about contemporary parenting the Cross,” Merton Annual 20 (2008), 62–78. Egan has also culture?” Kanieski presented her paper, “Modernity and published book reviews in America, Catholic Historical medicalisation of motherhood,” on January 8th, 2009 at the Review, The Merton Seasonal. University of Kent, Canterbury, U.K. Mary Firtl, graphic designer in the integrated marketing On December 5, 2008, Jayne Kendle, associate professor communications department, designed the book Over a and chair of nursing, presented “Out of the Mouths of Babes: Century on Wheels, published in September of 2008. It is a What Nursing Faculty Can Learn from our Students” at the commemorative book that highlights the Studebaker’s rich American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Baccalaureate history on wheels and explores the company’s legacy. This Education Conference in San Antonio, Tex. 22 COURIER | Summer 2009 publishedand presented

Trish Keresztes, assistant professor of nursing, and Mary R.F. Hechinger, J.C. Weaver, to the Journal of Parasitology, Wcisel, associate professor of nursing, collaborated on poster 94: 1364–1370, Australia, 2008; and “The course of a 300 presentations “Developing a Rubric for Evaluating Clinical metacercarial infection of Echinostoma caproni (Digenea: Care Maps” and “Mentoring Partnerships that Foster Student Echinostomatidae) in ICR mice, Comparative Parasitology, Development” at the Mosby Faculty Development Institute, 76: 1–5, 2009. January 5–6, 2009 in Orlando, Fla. Portia Prebys, Director of the Saint Mary’s College Rome Professor Jerome McElroy, business administration and Program, published in Italian her article “Educating in economics, published several articles in 2007 and 2008, Paradise: La presenza delle Università Americane in Toscana including “The Political Economy of China’s Incursion into aumenta,” Quaderni del Circolo Rosselli, 2–3, 2008 (XXVIII, the Caribbean and Pacifi c,” with Wenwen Bai ’10; Island fasc. 101), Firenze. It describes North American college and Studies Journal 3(2) (November 2008): 225–246; “St. Kitts at university programs in Tuscany and their increased presence, the Crossroads,” with Rachel Dodds, ARA (Caribbean) Journal Prebys also edited the bilingual volume for the Association of of Tourism Research 1(2) (September 2008): 1–10; “Cuba y el American College and University Programs in Italy, Educating turismo en el Caribe despuers de Castro,” con Art Padilla, in Paradise: Thirty Years of Realities and Experiences of Annals of Tourism Research en Espanol 9(2) (2007): 302–332; North American Colleges and Universities in Italy, Firenze, “The Advantages of Diversifi cation: Profi t/Site versus MIRAB 390pp. (Prebys is President of the Association.) On December Profi les,” with Marie-Ellen Ehounou ’07, pp. 167–176 in 4, 2008, Prebys was featured at the Guest Lecture Series of Small Economies and Global Economics, J.R. Pilarisetti and Franklin College Switzerland in Lugano, where she delivered others (eds), New York: Nova Science Publishers; “Sacred the lecture “Giorgio Bassani’s ‘The Garden of the Finzi- Traces,” a 26-poem chapbook, Georgetown, Ky.: Finishing Continis’ and Its Cinematographic Betrayal.” Line Press, 2008; “The Pool of Bethsaida,” Xavier Review 28(2) Professor Catherine A. Shoupe, Director, Anthropology (Fall 2008): 10. McElroy also presented “The Sacramentality Program, published “The ‘problem’ with Scottish dance of Nature: A Poetic Quest to Understand the Gospel” in the music: two paradigms,” pp. 105–120 in Driving the Bow: Quest Project series, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., Fiddle and Dance Studies from around the North Atlantic, 2, November 19, 2008. edited by Ian Russell and Mary Anne Alburger. Aberdeen: The “Free-form Surface Partition in 3-D,” an article by Ewa Elphinstone Institute: University of Aberdeen, 2008. Shoupe Misiolek, assistant professor of mathematics, with D.Z. Chen, also delivered her paper “The Kingdom of Fife: A Fringe of was published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. Gold,” as part of the panel “A Commonwealth to Call My 5369, Springer Verlag, Proceedings of the 19th International Own: British Folk Cultures of Distinction,” at the 2008 Annual Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC), pp. 520–531, 2008. Misiolek also contributed to “Stabbing Convex Polygons with a Segment or a Polygon,” with P.K. Agarwal, D.Z. Chen, S.K. Ganjugunte, M. Sharir, and K. Tang, published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5193, Springer Verlag, Proceedings of the 16th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA), pp. 52–63, 2008. Along with D.Z. Chen Misiolek’s authored “Optimal Surface Flattening,” published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5059, Springer Verlag, Proceedings of the 2nd International Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop (FAW), pp. 233–244, 2008. The opera Witness, created by Zae Munn, Professor of Music, was recently presented at two venues: the National Opera Association National Conference in Washington, D.C., Dolphin Misiolek poster session titled “Witness A New Opera with Relevance, Musical Immediacy, and Rich Solo and Chorus Roles,” Jan. 8, 2009; and the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Meeting of the American Folklore Society, Louisville, Ky., Conference in Oklahoma City. Several scenes from Witness October 22–25, 2008. were performed by the Oklahoma City University Opera William Svelmoe, associate professor of history published Theatre and directed by Karalyn Merritt, with an associated a book titled A New Vision for Missions: William Cameron presentation by Zunn. Another of Zunn’s compositions, Townsend, the Wycliffe Bible Translators, and the Culture of the premiere of Kali, She Who Devours Time (2006), was the Early Evangelical Faith Missions, 1896–1945. performed at Western Michigan University School of Music’s Sue Wiegand, Periodicals Librarian, and Kitty Marschall, Convocation Series, February 4, 2009. Catalog Librarian, presented “Using a Wiki as a Library In 2008, Patrick A. Pierce, professor of political science, Communication Tool: Always There,” at the Indiana and Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. published their article “Counting Library Federation (ILF) Conference, November 20, 2008, the Chips: The Consequences of Legalized Gambling in West Indianapolis, Ind. Wiegand also refereed a Paper titled “A Virginia,” West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter, Vol. 25, No. 3, Collaborative, Curriculum-Based Collection Development pp. 2–15. Project” at Proceedings of the Charleston Conference: Issues Thomas R. Platt, chair of the Department of Biology, in Book and Serials Acquisitions, based on the conference contributed to several articles including “Two new species presentation, Nov. 9, 2007, Charleston, N.C. of Camallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from freshwater turtles in Queensland” along with Rigby, M.C., R.S.K. Sharma, COURIER | Summer 2009 23 forthe record

Alumnae Deaths Martin “Marty” Bush, uncle of Eileen Ralph Roberts, father of Ann Mary Paccione Icasuriaga ’01 and Bush ’04 and Elizabeth Bush ’08, March Roberts Jesick ’64, Jean Roberts Brown Jorge, October 25, 2008. Bette Balliet Grefe ’40, February 13, ’66 and Nancy Roberts Dobson ’70, 12, 2009. Lauren Bossy Caruso ’02 and Peter, 2008. February 19, 2009. James Henry Clark, father of Mary October 2008. Ruth Patricia Segety ’41, February W. Whitney Slaght Jr., father of Mary Clark Bidwell ’79 and Julia Clark Catherine McIntyre Lesh ’02 and 25, 2009. Ellen Slaght Prendergast ’80, Susan Herrmann ’87, October 15, 2008. David, September 15, 2007. Slaght Kindl ’80, Margaret Slaght Anne Sheets Butler ’42, aunt of Mary John W. Dadmun, father of Joan Gillespie ’84 and Kathleen Slaght Gross Jaclyn “Jackie” Knier Myers ’02 and Cachat Papa ’83, March 7, 2009. Dadmun Kortsch ’77, March 5, 2009. ’87, November 29, 2008. Brad, March 27, 2008. Sister Mary Edwin DeCoursey, SCL James L. Delahanty, father of Donald R. Sondag, father of Anne E. Bonnie Arends Pline ’02 and Kyle, ’43, February 2, 2009. Kathleen Delahanty Stover ’65, January Sondag ’79, May 13, 2008. October 4, 2008. Alice Gordon Bowe ’49, November 27, 2009. Richard R. Streich, father of Kathleen Jamie Norton Trailov ’02 and Jason, 10, 2007. Kenneth D. Eslinger, father of Mary Streich Molnar ’74, February 6, 2009. July 12, 2008. Jane Ragen Fahrner ’50, October Rose Eslinger ’77, February 14, 2009. Anthony “Tony” Tripepi, father of Corrine Negrelli Carlson ’03 and 17, 2008. Nino D. Favero, father of Nannette Elizabeth Tripepi Kresnak ’76, March Doug, October 4, 2008. Gloria Allen Bender ’51, October M. Favero ’79, February 6, 2009. 2, 2009. Amy Greene Smith ’03 and Stephen, 23, 2008. Michael H. Greeley, ND ’62, February Harold G. Van Tassel, husband October 25, 2008. 26, 2009 and Terry Margaret Greeley, Catherine Dillon Hussey ’51, of Laurie McCawley Van Tassel ’51, March 4, 2009, brother and sister of Mary Watrobka Albrecht ’04 and February 1, 2008. and father of Theresa Van Tassel ’78, Patricia Greeley Lechman ’63, uncle Mark, June 2008. Dorothy Raymond Maloney ’55, January 21, 2009. and aunt of Laura Lechman Rodriguez Maura Frailey Barth ’04 and November 28, 2007. ’97. Mary Jo Wilkin, mother of Mary Christopher, August 16, 2008. Josephine Martorana Davis ’57, Frances Wilkin ’86, February 6, 2009. Arthur Horvath, grandfather of Emily Horner Batton ’04 and Adam, March 22, 2009. Michelle Lee Horvath ’06, March 5, Michael G. Wisniewski, brother of October 25, 2008. Dr. Patricia Louise Sitlington ’68, 2009. Elizabeth Wisniewski Ramos ’99, March Lynn Busse Comerford ’04 and aunt of Mary Pat Sitlington Donlon ’83, 7, 2009. Beverly Ann Jeffi rs, mother of Dana Patrick Jr., June 27, 2009. February 13, 2009. Jeffi rs Corrigan ’81, and Laura Jeffi rs Dr. Donn A. Wolfson, father of Hannah McDiff ett Finch ’04 and Paula Shipman Hanson ’70, February Kruyer ’92, grandmother of McKenna Kathryn Wolfson ’04, March 9, 2009. Jonathan, ND MBA ’07, August 8, 2008. 14, 2008. Corrigan ’08, March 29, 2009. Roger W. Young, husband of Cleo Bridget Jones Le ’04 and Vu: August Loretta “Lori” Holdmann Harmon ’72, Susan “Suzi” Killion, daughter of Gherna Young ’42, January 28, 2007. 16, 2008. March 15, 2009. Mary Wieland Scheetz ’54, January 23, Sheldon A. Zabel, husband of 2009. Michelle Winter McCall ’04 and Mary Kranda Sell ’75, November 13, Roberta Butz Zabel ’71, October, 2008. Kevin ND ’04, November 8, 2008. 2008. James J. McGraw, father of Marjorie McGraw-Ogle ’73, July 21, 2008. Elizabeth Sobieck Miller ’04 and Diana Papiernik Cunneen ’78, March Marriages Devin, October 30, 2004. 14, 2009. Dave J. Meuleman, brother of Ann Meuleman Jendryk ’72, March 10, Marilynne “Sue” Prendergast Jacqueline Hamilton Pora ’04 and Kerry Weber Scholtes ’91, January 2009. Burtenshaw ’64 and Rev. Noel, Laszlo, December 26, 2008. 15, 2009. February 23, 2008. Thomas F. Monahan, father of Mary Lori Robakowski Zapp ’04 and Keith, Jean Monahan O’Malley ’79, Kathleen Christina Carroll Carter ’90 and December 27, 2008. Faculty Deaths Monahan Connor ’81, and Patricia Phillip, January 10, 2009. Michelle Coristin Wiechkoske ’07 Monahan Diana ’83, February 20, 2009. Amalia V. de la Torre taught at Saint Michele Dunlap ’92 and Anthony and Andrew ND ’07, August 8, 2008. Mary’s from 1969-91 in the Modern Kevin J. Moriarty, husband of Carol Hicks, December 12, 2007. Anna Martinez Cordova ’08 and Languages Dept. Mother of Lourdes Anne Sommer ’74, November 28, 2007. Brigid Brooks Zvirbulis ’92 and John, Norman, July 17, 2008. de la Torre Dingman ’74, Amy de la Patrick J. Morrissey, father of June 21, 2008. Torre Dwyer ’75, and Maria de la Torre Kathleen M. Morrissey ’82, November ’80, March 14, 2009. Rebecca Anne Votto ’93 and Matt Births & Adoptions 26, 2008. Bennett, February 20, 2009. Karen Krok Hasler ’89 and Doug ND Family Deaths Thomas R. Ninneman ND ’50, father Molly Kelsey Clayton ’96 and Brian, of Margaret Vernie Ninneman ’93, May 10, 2008. ’88: Agnes Claire, November 25, 2008. January 26, 2009. The Honorable Joseph P. Albright, Meghan McNally Allison ’98 and Patti Jacobs Hein ’89 and Kevin: Lucas father of Theresa Albright Cavi ’81 and Kathleen Virginia Plough, Scott, September 2008. “Luke” John Patrick, January 20, 2009, Loretta Albright Muckley ’83, March grandmother of Kathleen “Katie” adopted January 23, 2009. 20, 2009. Maxbauer McNulty ’97, Lisa Maxbauer Kate Votruba Frey ’98 and Charlie, September 27, 2008. Moira Scully Papp ’90 and Jim: James Richard “Dick” Anderson, father of Price ’99 and Jill Maxbauer Niemi ’03, Edward Jr., September 8, 2008. Kristine Anderson Trustey ’86, March March 24, 2009. Arwen Dickey Moore ’98 and Matthew, May 3, 2008. Carol Berkowski Schneider ’90 and 30, 2009. Martin J. Quinn “Pa”, grandfather Dean: Alexander William, May 23, 2008. of Colleen Danaher Doyle ’93, Sarah Karen Kellner Birling ’99 and Robert Edward Barnes, D.D.S., Tracey Hayes Uruba ’90 and Bill: Sean husband of Ann Hereley Barnes ’47, Siefert Barney ’99, Lizzie Siefert Reidy Christopher, September 12, 2008. ’04 and Maggie Siefert ’08, April 15, Patrick, November 19, 2008. February 16, 2009. Catherine Griebel Bowman ’99 and 2009. Erin Kelly LaCoste ’91 and Jody, Kurt Bill “Billy” James Boxell, father of Scott, August 2008. Frank R. Reynolds, father of Jeanne Patrick, March 11, 2009. Michelle M. Boxell ’84, February 8, Greta Zandstra Pofahl ’99 and Reynolds ’83, brother of Margaret 2009. Charles, September 6, 2008. Michaeline Feldman Barnes ’92 and Reynolds McBride ’64 and uncle of Lee: Jillian Sidney, December 5, 2008. Stella A. Buda, mother of Sandra Margaret McBride ’92, December 23, Victoria Butcko Darcy ’01 and Jacob, Buda McCallie ’75, February 28, 2009. 2008. September 20, 2008. 24 COURIER | Summer 2009 forthe record

Jan Campbell Borgmeier ’92 and Dan: Eleanor Casella Loebl ’98 and Don ND Lauren Macchia Solberg ’02 and Brian: Adam Dennis, June 5, 2008. ’98: Carol Elizabeth, April 2008. Julia Rose, September 24, 2007. Nancy Jones Fallon ’92 and Luke ND Anna Antes Patterson ’98 and Tommy: Katie Quiroz Tate ’02 and Matt ND ’00: ’92: Ava Katherine, January 6, 2009. Luke Thomas, April 2008. Liam Matthew, May 13, 2008. Amy Carlisle Keating ’92 and James: Audrey Miller Price ’98 and Brian ND Courtenay Lauer Taylor ’02 and Rob: Ainsley Bridget, May 24, 2008. ’95: Teague Eoin, September 3, 2008. James McGann, July 6, 2008. Maria Dominello Panowicz ’92 and Lori Allen Remington ’98 and Michelle Noto Titus ’02 and Scott: Thomas: Max Leonard, February 13, 2009. Alexander ND ’97: William Richard, Sophie Rae, May 30, 2008. Amy Schlotterer Sarrazine ’93 and Ron August 1, 2008. Andrea Zandstra Alves ’04 and Pedro ND ’93: Isaac George, December 9, 2008. Sarah Mullen Schwab ’98 and Carl ND ND ’04: Lia Rose, October 17, 2008. Kiley Coble Wiemeri ’94 and Jeff : ’99, Katelyn, November 29, 2008. Stella Barrutia Coomes ’04 and Mark Jacqueline Liang, May 14, 2008, adopted Chiara Marcheschi Wroncinski ’98 ND ’03: Cecilia, December 19, 2008. February 23, 2009. and Daniel: Annabelle Mary, December Anne Cashore de Borjas ’04 and Angela McNulty Bannon ’96 and Greg 23, 2008. Henry: Henry Thomas “Tommy”, April ND ’96: William Christopher, December Meghan Nash Cannavan ’99 and 19, 2009. 28, 2007. Brian: Colin Nash, November 20, 2008. Laura Waite Demko ’04 and Tommy: Barbara Howells Boukater ’96 and Margaret “Megan” Finegan Daley ’99 Blaise, June 9, 2008. Michael: Brooke Morgan, December and Martin: Twins, Abigail Rosemarie and Melissa Augustine Mejia ’04 and J R: 2008. Quinn Finegan, September 23, 2008. Coen Milan, February 2, 2008. Kelly Falcsik Feinberg ’96 and Daniel: Margaret Kensinger-Klopfer ’99 and Annmarie Marquez Villegas ’04 and Natalia Grace, November 15, 2008. Michael Klopfer: Charlotte Frances, Zeke: Jonah, December 2008. December 28, 2007. Karen Gerlach ’96 and Steven Lesser: Jennifer Gilbride Wernig ’04 and Mark: Ginger May, April 28, 2008. Moira Lanigan ’99 and Jarrett Joyce: Madeline Paige, October 20, 2008. Kira Hutchinson-Beale ’96 and Kevin Brendan Healy Joyce, December 30, Beale: Leda Skye, May 6, 2008. 2008. Mitzi McAndrews Neighbor ’96 and Christina Bartle Meko ’99 and Justin Matthew ND ’00: Deaglan John, June ND ’99: Conner Robert, October 22, 2008. 5, 2008. Kelly Fennewald Olszewski ’99 and Beth Van Tiem Nesbitt ’96 and Garett: David: Rachel Adams, December 20, Holly, March 2007. 2007. Shane Kaniecki Palumbo ’96 and Bridget Deputy Sullivan ’99 and Robert: Louisa Maria, August 11, 2008. Patrick: Louisa Jane, December 26, 2008. Amy Hiniker Robert ’96 and Justin Alison Buysee West ’99 and Benjamin: ND ’96: Twins, Carolyn Helene and Dylan Ellie Peyton, June 6, 2008. William, December 10, 2007. Angela Agness Maloblocki ’01 and Amy Mertz Staunton ’96 and Kevin: Patrick ND ’01: Caitlin Jean, January 9, Lauren Katherine, February 18, 2009. 2009. Stacey Reding Sutter ’96 and Tom: Kristen Wojtas Berg ’02 and Erik ND Tucker John, November 11, 2008. ’03: Leland John, October 5, 2008. Christine Camara Thompson ’96 and Maria Pilar Paulick Clark ’02 and Jeff : Jeff : Connor Martin, May 2008. Winter Elena, November 11, 2008. Mary Pence Walsh ’96 and Kevin: Patricia Moore Hands ’02 and Phil: Daniel Stephen, January 14, 2008. Owen, November 4, 2008. Ann Spiess Clark ’97 and Bradley: Janelle Picciano Jankowski ’02 and Grace Kathryn, November 28, 2008. Ryan: Rylee Marie, March 5, 2008. Laura Lechman Rodriguez ’97 and Kristin Thompson Martin ’02 and John: Kevin Jonathan, February 25, 2009. Daniel ND ’04 (Law): Alexander James, August 25, 2007. Lisa Paas Steele ’97 and John: Lauren Elyse, July 22, 2008. Meghan Sirotek Miller ’02 and Greg: Charles “Charlie” Rex, September 24, Keri Ruscito Clavin ’98 and Nick: 2008. Hudson Parker, July 25, 2007. Amy Lazzarotto Nelson ’02 and Rachael Sederberg Ferrell ’98 and Michael: James Michael, September 1, Dustin: Colin Joseph, July 12, 2007. 2008. Kimberly Jeselnick Gray ’98 and Megan McCoy Parker ’02 and Greg: Timothy: Ainsley Elizabeth, November Marin Abigail, June 21, 2008. 13, 2008. Gina Caponi Parnaby ’02 and Gary: Shannon Crunk Hipp ’98 and Tim ND Elizabeth Anne Grace, July 16, 2008. ’95, ’96: Flannery Jane, October 30, 2007.

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Arizona their friendship, of being Italian and and Barbara Patrick O’Toole ’56 for through a charity Adriana supports, about the characters in her new book the donation of Cubs and White Sox the Feeding Body & Mind program. A huge congratulations to one Very Valentine (and of course Adriana tickets—the cross-town rivalry was a Created by her friend, David Baldacci, of our very own Arizona Club Board managed to sneak in her Saint Mary’s great incentive to all bidders. this program collects new and gently Members, Gayla Spenney ’97, for College references!). It was a great Thank you to Chairwoman Laura used books for distribution through receiving the 2009 Outstanding experience and we all loved meeting Meyers Malec ’98 and her committee Feeding America’s nationwide network Young Alumna Award. Gayla is former Adriana. A special thanks to the lovely of Martha Conlin ’93, Betsy Dwyer of food banks. They were collected at president of the club and an active women of the Wellesley Area Book ’74, Lindsey Cotter Mackenzie ’02, each stop of her book tour. member. She will be presented the Club for providing drinks and treats Genevieve Morrill ’98, and Francesca We’re looking forward to hosting award over Reunion weekend and we for us! Casaccio Rabchuk ’02 for their work our Send Off this summer, once again look forward to hearing all about it at We continue to plan our frequent in organizing the event and a huge in cooperation with the Chicago a future AZ Club event. If you would happy hours and events, so please round of applause to Maryjeanne and East club. We are always looking for like more information about our club, keep checking your email for our Mary for hosting the Club. volunteers to join us on the planning please feel free to contact me, Kelly monthly newsletters. If you do not committee! The send off is a terrifi c Lewis, via e-mail: [email protected]. receive emails from the club, but Chicago Northwest way to keep in touch with other alums. would like to, please email us at If you’d like to help us, please contact Boston [email protected]. We look Hello from the Chicago Northwest Julie Deischer at juliedeischer@yahoo. forward to a great summer of fun Club! It’s been a while since we’ve put com. Happy Spring Boston area events! in our club news, so we have a lot to We are now a group on Facebook! Alumnae! We held our annual Spring share! Please join if you have an account on Luncheon at The Fireplace Restaurant Chicago East We had a terrifi c Christmas Cookie there, and for those of you looking for in Washington Square, Brookline, on exchange at the home of our club’s incentive to create an account, now Sunday, May 3rd at 12pm. We enjoyed The Chicago East Alumnae Club new communications director, Petrina you have another reason! a delicious brunch in the company of held its annual Scholarship Fundraiser Proctor. It was a really fun night. We Here is the link if you’d like to fellow alumnae. on April 30, 2009. The event was discovered that we had alums living take a look:http://www.saintmarys. Thank you to the more than 20 hosted by Maryjeanne Ryan Burke ’56 within blocks of each other and edu/~alumnae/clubpages/ILLINOIS/ alumnae who welcomed Adriana and Mary L. Burke ’85 at Mary’s home didn’t even know it. A great group chicagoNW.html Trigiani ’80 in Wellesely during the in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. of about 10 alums gathered—the Finally, don’t forget that the March 17th book signing event! She While enjoying wine, appetizers “SMC chicks in the sticks” as we club will once again be sending out was welcomed at a meet and greet and Mary’s lovely home, over 60 came to call ourselves—came to membership forms. Please continue where we ate delicious snacks, told alumnae and friends were delighted her Carpentersville home from to support your club! Do you have an stories from days passed at Saint to hear about the Chicago Endowed communities close by in McHenry idea for an event? Is there a charity Mary’s College, took pictures and Scholarship’s impact from scholarship county. Many thanks to Petrina. in your area that deserves our club’s enjoyed Adriana’s company. More recipients Kristen Starkey ’10 and It’s easy to forget how large our help? We would love to continue to than 75 people welcomed Adriana at Katherine Brown ’11. group is geographically! We have grow the club and improve. Let us the book signing portion of the night. The Club raised over $2000 for members from Palatine to Arlington know! She welcomed Mario Cantone to the the Chicago Scholarship through Heights to Antioch to Huntley. Three event, and they provided an hour donations and a silent auction at counties. If you’d like an event planned Chicago West long comedy show telling stories of the event—special thanks to Mary in your area, let us know!! This Spring Carrie Freeman BA Many thanks to everyone who 2004 hosted two College Funding has supported the club by sending in Workshops. She invited our club their dues already this year. We’d love clubclips clubclips clubclips members to attend. Her free workshop to hear from a few more of you! We revealed “How to Send your Child to are still collecting dues and hope to the College of Their Choice Without produce a club directory for members Spending Your Life Savings or Going later in the year. Details to mail your Broke!” Carrie knows more than ever dues are located on the club website. there is a fi nancial crunch in every The club remains active with family’s budget and college costs our monthly book club, and even are causing more headaches and enjoyed visiting with best-selling heartaches for parents. She can help, author and SMC alumna Adriana and got out her message that there Trigiani ’80 in March, as she toured are ways to beat the high cost of the country promoting her new book college. We thank her for her eff orts! Very Valentine. Adriana was her bubbly We attended Adriana Trigiani ’80’s self and quite entertaining as she book signing luncheon on March 4th. visited with 25 alums at Hugo Frog’s She was truly hysterical and talked restaurant in Naperville, where she for two hours—it was continual signed books and took photos with stand up the whole time in front of those gathered before heading to the full house. What a life! Her new Anderson’s Bookshop for her offi cial book Very Valentine is the fi rst of a book signing. new trilogy. It was great to have so In May, alums gathered at the The Colorado Alumni Club gathered on April 25, 2009 to put together many alums there: Anne Bufalino ’82, People’s Resource Center in Wheaton care packages to send to the current Colorado students for exam week. Jill Caff arelli ’89, Mary Jo Howard ’82, for our 3rd annual club service project. Shown from left to right: Top: Phyllis Sullivan Van Hersett ’62, Kim Lynch Maureen Meagher Orsini ’85, Julie Those in attendance worked in the Fry ’75, Mary K. Moran Gaudet ’59, Beth Armstrong Perron ’82, Kelly O’Brien Marsh Deischer ’93 and Joanne Tracy food and clothing pantry for a few ’90. Bottom: Tracy Graf ’02, Ginger Earnest diLorenzo ’58. Marsh ’69. Many of us had the chance hours and were able to share their to share books we no longer needed time to ease the task of administering

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We’re hoping to have a book the tennis mixer and luncheon on discussion of Adriana Trigiani ’80’s May 9th at The Forest Club. Ladies clubclips clubclips clubclips latest book Very Valentine, sometime enjoyed a morning of tennis, followed this summer. And, in the Fall, we’ll by a wonderful lunch. On July 26th, celebrate Founders’ Day in Golden, Co, Bronwyn Azzarello will be hosting hosted by Kim Lynch Fry, ’75. the student send-off . The Club is Please contact Sheila Flynn Boone, planning a Founder’s Day Event for the ’65, for more information about the fall and the annual Christmas Mass & club: 720-851-0985; sfbmfb@comcast. Dinner is currently scheduled for Dec. com 6th, 2009. The Houston Club is now doing most of it’s communication via Columbus e-mail, so please update all contact information, especially e-mail with our We have made care packages for new club secretary Melissa Christaldi all of the Columbus area SMC students at [email protected]. If to help give them a small break and you have any questions, or would relieve stress while studying for fi nals. like to get involved with the Houston The fi rst year send off is scheduled for Club, please contact Jennifer Kincaid August 2, 2009. We hope to have a at [email protected] or great group of women to give insight 713-868-5392. to the new students before they head off to campus. Idaho The book club meets approximately once a month at Our annual Notre Dame/Saint Members of the Milwaukee Club gathered in March to hear Adriana diff erent restaurants around Columbus Mary’s picnic will be held Saturday, Trigiani ’80 read from her newest novel, Very Valentine. Back: Linda Bell ’68, to discuss a wide variety of literature. June 27th at Surprise Valley. At this Barb Mueller ’74, Kara Flynn ’05, Jane Glaser ’65, Norma Herbers ’79. Front: The conversations are very insightful picnic we recognize the Notre Dame Kelly O’Connor ’06, Adriana Trigiani ’80, Missy Lind ’98. and intriguing. Summer Service project students, and We are also gearing up to plan we have a Student Send-Off for any to the less fortunate in the greater Also, at the annual meeting, since another volunteer day at the Mid-Ohio incoming freshman at Saint Mary’s and DuPage County area. Especially in there were no new volunteers for Food Bank. A great time was had by Notre Dame. Raffl e tickets are sold at these economically tough times, it was offi ce holding, it was moved that the all who could make it in November, this event, and the fi rst prize is always rewarding to give a little of our time current offi cers will remain in their and we hope to have an even bigger two tickets to a home game as well in the name of our alma mater. Thank positions for another term. Cheri Miller turnout. Every woman is encouraged as a stay at a local South Bend Bed you to all who participated. ’79 as President, Petrina Simpson ’48 to bring family members and friends. and Breakfast. If you are interested in We have two Saturday lunch as Vice President, Debbie Krawczyk ’78 We are always looking for people attending the picnic or purchasing bunch dates scheduled for later this as Secretary, and Kristen Ciofani ’99 as to take a more active role in the club. raffl e tickets, please email Jacqueline year, July 25th (in Naperville) and Treasurer. Anyone interested is encouraged to Jablonski Halgerson ’83 at jfhalge@ October 10th (near Yorktown) at noon. The summer event for the club contact Adrienne Dorbish Pietropaolo msn.com or call her at 208-954-3285. Please watch the club website for will be a volunteer experience at an ’03 at [email protected] details and bring a friend! area non-profi t organization. Possible to fi nd out how they can get more Milwaukee involved. If you are interested in getting suggestions are Malachi House or In March, several members of more involved in the club, please Womenkind. Both organizations are Dallas the Milwaukee Club met at Harry W. contact Alison Kavulich (irishannie93@ in need of volunteers. This year’s Schwartz Bookshop in Mequon to yahoo.com) or Patty Cushing (patty. Founders’ Day will be held at St. If you would like to join the Dallas/ hear Adriana Trigiani ’80 read from her [email protected]) for details or Bernadette’s Church in Westlake, Ohio, Fort Worth alumnae for some of our newest novel Very Valentine. As usual, check out our website for more on Sunday, October 11, 2009. Linda upcoming events, email the club at Adriana left us laughing and very information. http://www.saintmarys. Holtcamp McVoy ’74 is making the [email protected]. eager to read her book! edu/~alumnae/clubpages/ILLINOIS/ arrangements for the liturgy along Other activities that the Milwaukee chicagowest.html with a reception to follow. Houston Club has participated in include Why not make this the year you sending care packages to troops Cleveland get involved with the club? The club A lot has been happening in serving our country. We adopted an is always open to ideas for events, Houston! At the beginning of March, Air Force unit and an Army unit from It was decided at the annual and it is a great way to connect with several members of the Houston the Milwaukee area that are currently meeting held on April 15, 2009, fellow alumnae. For more information, Club went out to cheer on the Notre stationed in Iraq. Both troops were that the Club will be taking a contact: Cheri Petride Miller ’79, Dame Baseball Team as they took on thankful for the goodies that we sent new approach after the 2009 Fall [email protected] or (440) Rice University at Reckling Park. We and will be returning to the US this Newsletter. The 2009 Fall Newsletter 526-8966. celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by walking spring. will mark the end of a total hard copy with the Notre Dame Club in the In addition to the troops’ care mailing to all. With this last mailing, Colorado parade held downtown. In addition, packages, we sent care packages alumnae will be asked to opt for the Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame Clubs to each of the 17 students from the paperless mailings of the Newsletter The Colorado Club had a co-hosted a March happy hour, with area who are currently attending starting in 2010. This means that the wonderful “care package party” in April, another happy hour being held in Saint Mary’s. Thanks to all of you for Club is in the beginning stages of hosted by Kelly O’Brien ’90, in Colorado May. In April, we were excited to send supporting our troops and students! going “green”. With approximately Springs. We put together 13 packages Cornzapoppin care packages for fi nals The next event scheduled is a fi ve-hundred alumnae in the region, for our Colorado students, while we to current Saint Mary’s students from student send-off in late summer. this new approach will be a help for looked out Kelly’s window at her the Houston area. The Club would like Watch your email for more the environment and for reducing the beautiful view of Pikes Peak! to thank Priscilla Pilon ’86 for hosting information. cost of mailing.

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Anyone interested in serving on Notre Dame Clubs. They off er great the Milwaukee Club Board? We are networking events, game watches, looking for new leadership and ideas game tickets, and other opportunities clubclips clubclips clubclips for club activities. Please contact where we can all get together. Keep Alumnae Relations at Saint Mary’s for an eye out for June Tall Ship receptions more information. in NYC and Atlantic City and the North Jersey Golf Outing on July 13th. Please New Jersey join us at Saint Mary’s on September 19 at the ND vs Michigan game for an Our Club hosted 2 wonderful alumnae pre-game get-together in events in the spring. We were the Courtyard of the newly renovated entertained by Adriana Trigiani ’80 Madeleva. Coff ee, doughnuts, at the beautiful home of Board of students, tour the building, etc. We Trustee Member, Beth Culligan ’72 in would love to see some Jersey Girls in February; how Very Valentine. Thank attendance for this fi rst annual event you Beth and Adri! A luncheon was hosted by the Alumnae Board of held at my home with accepted Directors. Remember, dues are always fi rst-year students in April. Six beautiful due ladies. Please remit your $25 young women and their parents annual dues to Dawn Santamaria - 2 were in attendance and the girls were Gravel Hill Road - Asbury, NJ 08802. all a buzz exchanging cell phone numbers and Facebook info. We had North Carolina/Triangle Area a couple of alumnae come out for Members of the South Bend Alumnae Club came dressed in costume this exciting event, which gave the In March, ten alumnae from the from various “I Love Lucy” episodes to party with the Sisters of the girls the opportunity to talk with “Triangle Area” met at Six Plates Wine Holy Cross. Pictured left to right: Jodie Emerick ’05, Janet Horvath ’00, graduates, hear their stories and about Bar in Durham, NC. We had graduates Olivia Barzydlo Critchlow ’05, Robyn Chmielewski Albert ’00, Mary Beth “life after Saint Mary’s.” We continue to from 1966-2008 and thoroughly Dominello ’97 and Jennifer Urgonski Keck ’04. work together with our sisters in NYC, enjoyed talking about how the college Philly, and Connecticut to off er more has grown and changed over the frequent communications and events years. We are looking forward to more name; your graduation year; your visited with the Sisters while enjoying in our regional area. If you are not events in this area. —Heather Sopko current address, telephone number, cupcakes and punch and danced to receiving our email correspondence, and email. Please specify your 50s era music from a real jukebox. then please be sure to forward your Pittsburgh preferred method of communication Games included “I Love Lucy” trivia and most current email address to dawn@ (mail or email). a chocolate-wrapping contest. Fun sistersundersail.org! Together with The Pittsburgh Club is continuing To learn more about the Club, or to was had by all. the New York City Club and Fairfi eld, to create a comprehensive directory of become more involved, please email South Bend Alumnae Club CT Club, we will host an elegant all local alumnae. To be included in the Colleen Miles at colleenbmiles@gmail. members are looking forward to evening of art and wine in Harlem directory, please email your current com. the fi nal events for the year which featuring the works of Ellen Hackl contact information to PGHSMCClub@ include lunch and a wine tour across Fagan ’82. We continue to send out gmail.com. The information we are San Diego Southwestern Michigan on Saturday, event announcements from the Jersey requesting is: your name and maiden May 9, with stops at Lemon Creek, Please contact Sandy Parry ’07 for Free Run Cellars, Tabor Hill, and Round information about alumnae events in Barn Winery. In addition, members will San Diego ([email protected] or bring a dish to share for our annual clubclips clubclips clubclips (619) 871-8016). club picnic on Sunday, June 14, where those in attendance will vote on club San Francisco offi cers for next year. If you are interested in The San Francisco Bay Area participating in events or want Club had a strong group of Belles information on how to get more volunteer to help out with the Easter involved with the Club, please Egg Hunt for members of KEEN (Kids contact Club president, Janet Enjoy Exercise Now) on April 4th. A Horvath at [email protected] special thank you for Jen Senecal or (219) 778-4941. ’01, Executive Director of KEEN, for her organization of the event. Other events for the summer and St. Louis fall are tentatively in the works, so The St. Louis Club gathered please contact Michelle Lagos ’05 at at the new restaurant Triumph at [email protected] if you’d like to Grand Center on April 24. The group help out or get involved more in the discussed its next outing at the Club. Missouri Botantical Garden for the Whitaker Music Festival (June-August) South Bend and is also considering a summer Members of the New Jersey Club welcomed accepted students and their service project. For more information In March, members of the South parents to an event hosted by Dawn Parker Santamaria ’81. Prospects and on the revitalized club, contact Kara Bend Alumnae Club joined the Sisters parents had an opportunity to get to know each other and learn more Kezios ’01 at [email protected] or of the Holy Cross in costume for an “I about the College from alumnae. Cindy Traub ’01 at cindytraub@gmail. Love Lucy” theme party. Our alumnae

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com. We hope to see more of you at Twin Cities the upcoming events! Spring 2009 has been a busy clubclips clubclips clubclips Tennessee and exciting time for the Twin Cities Alumnae Club. In addition to Alumnae from the Northeast our normal activities of Book Club, Tennessee area met on April 25th Mommies & Tots, and Young Alumnae at Irish Times in Knoxville to begin gatherings, the Club held a celebration organizing an Alumnae Club. Members for winning Club of the Year. The event from the Tri-Cities to Knoxville to was held at the Lexington in St. Paul Chattanooga were invited to the with special guests Shari Rodriguez event. If you are interested in joining and Linda Timm from the College. the Northeast TN SMC Alumnae The Club would like to thank all the Organization please contact Deanna alumnae and friends who made the Pickel ([email protected]). night extra special by attending. This Spring, the Club held its Toledo annual planning meeting where the Planning Committee planned for the Members from the SMC Club next Club Year and welcomed new of Toledo met on Weds. February club president, Monica Lindblom. 25, 2009, at a local restaurant for a Please look for news on next year’s Post-Founders Day Dinner. It was events: Student Send-Off , Book Club, an enjoyable evening for all who Mommies & Tots, Young Alumnae, and Twin Cities: Back row (left to right): Jennifer D’Anastasio (‘99), Judy attended. The SMC choir made a stop Founders’ Day gatherings. Mahoney’ 74, Elisabeth Johnson Holod ’83, Lori Liseenfelt ’82, Cathy Anhut in Toledo at Notre Dame Academy Finally, the Club collected ’78, Carrie Korf ’06, former president of Saint Mary’s College Marilou Eldred, during March, 2009. The SMC Club of donations for the seven graduating Major Gifts Offi cer Linda Timm, Vice President of College Relations Shari Toledo made a donation to the choir seniors so that we can present them Rodriguez. Front Row (left to right): Alison Ashley Johnson (‘02), Elizabeth department to off set costs while they with keepsake Saint Mary’s ornaments. McGie Robertson (‘92), Charmaine Samaraweera Torma (‘99), Monica were on their spring concert tour. The We are so proud of you and are excited Lindblom ’07, Kelly Roles (‘92) Notre Dame Club joined the SMC club to welcome you into Alumnae Club! for the annual communion breakfast To fi nd out more about the Twin and brunch at the Inverness Club on Cities Alumnae Club, please email the Sunday, April 18, 2009. Several Saint club at [email protected] Mary’s graduates were in attendance and it was a very nice event for both clubs. For more information, contact Paulette Baz, [email protected], 3649 Garrison Rd, Toledo, OH 43613, 419.475.2319. clubclips clubclips clubclips Stay Connected!

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The St. Louis Club gathered at the new restaurant Triumph at Grand Center on April 24. Pictured from left to right: Allison Sonneveld ’99, Alyson Slaughter ’02, Elise Hall ’00, Megan Ubinger ’06, Molly Banahan Edwards ’01, Kara Kezios ’01, Cindy Traub ’01, Katie Walsh ’81, Jillian Pietrzak ’07, Sharon Dillane ’80, and Susan Powers ’81.

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deadline. Ann’s children gave her a Another Christmas letter came from shades of Jackie’s own college days. ’49 Nancy Byrnes Riley lovely August 81st birthday party with Virginia Valle Delaney from Utah. She Jackie went to a Notre Dame game last 1188 Conway Road out-of-town children coming to join the and Joe ND ’51 have made their home fall and delighted some grandchildren Lake Forest, IL 60045-2620 celebration. Brother Bob and daughters in Salt Lake City for years and enjoy with ND T-shirts for Christmas. Jackie (847) 234-4130 came from Montana. the West. told me that Janell Wenzel O’Barski is [email protected] Ann had a nice surprise in August, Carolyn Huebner Collins and in Florida for the winter. You remember, when Mary Lou Kelly Sullivan called her husband, Walt ND ’51 just returned she was a member of our class, but I spoke with Jody Midkiff her. Mary Lou lives in Yakima and still from Mexico. Their twin granddaughters graduated the year behind us. Jackie had Chappell in Richmond yesterday. She goes to her place in Arizona for the will be graduating this summer. kept me posted about Dolores Kools was recovering from her 80th birthday winter. Mary Lou was planning a trip Brianna, who will be graduating from Herbstreith, who lived near her, but party, given by her children the previous home to Butte, Mont., for a visit with her Siant Mary’s, has a history major and Dolly moved away. I have an address for night at the country club. All fi ve many friends there. hopes to pursue her master’s degree in her in Milwaukee, now. Jackie says she’s children and 15 grandchildren were Ann called Marge Kuppe Hayden, library science at Indiana University at in good health right now, but felt she present. Judy said that they have rented her freshman roommate, on her Bloomington, Indiana. Brittany will be should point out to me that our news is a house for all of them the past two Aug. 12th birthday. Marge had taken graduating from Purdue in linguistics third- from-the-oldest in the Courier. I am summers on Fripp Island, S.C. several trips with her family. We didn’t and wants to become a journalist. going to point out to all of you that we Florence Mundi DiPiazza can’t know that Marge’s son, Mark, had died Hoping to hear from you—yes, have been age 39 so long that most of wait to see all of us at reunion. All thirty very suddenly in 2006. Our deepest YOU, soon. us get to do it again this year. of her family had a wonderful time in sympathies, Marge. I sent to the College for an updated Taormina, Sicily, in November for her Jean Murphy Westland is looking phone list and made about ten phone ’53 Lorry Riley Lambert granddaughter’s wedding. She hopes to forward to having us see her new calls to people who had not been 17 Ridgebrook Road bring pictures to reunion. apartment in Holy Cross Village when we to reunion. I had Randy’s wonderful Greenwich, CT 06830 Bernie Socha Fitzsimmons’s come to reunion. Some of us had lunch column about those of you who made (203) 661-8683 special granddaughter, Victoria, died in with Jean when she visited Sue Wagner it, and ticked your names off , and started [email protected] November. She was 13 years old and had Broeren and Dick in Chicago this fall. on the rest. I connected with three or spent most of her life in Bernice’s home, Jan was planning to meet daughter Julie four of you, and that took all my time. Dear Classmates, just look at the with round-the-clock aides. in Chicago this month for a visit when And it’s my fault—one of my sons says top of this column, and see all the ways Marylou Manion Gatens was at Julie comes in from San Francisco. that this whole family is in love with there are to connect with me. So please, her place in Florida by Christmas. She I spent Thanksgiving in Atlanta with the sound of their own voices! Anyway, use one of them! I started this column and her family spent Thanksgiving in L my son Mark and his two children, ages I do talk a lot when I call, because the on January 20 and had nothing to say. as Vegas at her grandson’s. She is thrilled 10 and 12. I had hardly recovered when years just fall away, and I am right back In the past few days I have made many that a granddaughter is a freshman it was time for Christmas in Connecticut at school. phone calls, and managed to connect at ND. with daughter Liz’s family. June Root Kramer and I must with some of you. Phoning from the Lois Tripeny Shickich and Joe Hope to see all of you in June. My have talked an hour. Our freshman year East Coast is something of a problem spent Christmas at Joe Junior’s in Seattle. next Courier deadline is in September. we went to class, and shared a mailbox because of the time diff erences. I think They were snowed in the entire time God bless, Nancy. as “Rickhoff , Riley, Root.” I tried to get the best idea is to put me on your with “the storm of the century.” Lois is Joan and didn’t succeed, but June and Christmas card list, and send a few lines looking forward to our 60th reunion I must have talked an hour. She and her ’51 Nancy Wills Browne with the card. in June. husband used to live in South Bend but 16862 Lockmoor Circle W Last fall, maybe in October, Jack Mary Ann Fellinger Ryan spent have been in Hilton Head for something Northville, MI 48167 ND ’52 and I had dinner with Joni a few weeks in Sanibel, Fla., after the like 17 years. June reminded me that (734) 453-3486 Hoff man DeCrane and Al ND ’53 at a holidays. She and Sally Tiedebohl she came to visit me in Greenwich [email protected] restaurant here in Greenwich. We caught Billingsley met for lunch. Mary Ann and the year we moved here—1957. June up with news of everybody we could Mary Ann McDonnell McTigue are didn’t tell me much for the Courier, I am quite discouraged about the think of, including our children, but making plans for our reunion. but I did remember to ask her what lack of news that our class is reporting. of course, I couldn’t take notes. Some Joanne Clair Lyons’ Christmas card became of Mary Regnier. Mary came Granted that our lives have slowed days, I think I am lucky to remember my said she would see us in June. to Saint Mary’s from Saint Catherine’s down, but most of us are still busy doing name, because by morning, I couldn’t Hallie Swift’s (Sister Grace) note in Minneapolis, I think. Anyway, June interesting things. remember whom we talked about. said that her small convent in Kansas traveled to France with Mary after Dick and I stayed in Michigan this In January I talked to Bunny Fay would be merging with a larger one in graduation, and she had no details, but winter and enjoyed the snow. We Murphy. Uppermost in both of our Kentucky, so she will be moving May 15. Mary died young. June was glad to hear have fi ve great- grandchildren. Two minds was the idea of getting out of this Her phone will be (270) 229-4103. about all the alumnae who have moved of them are living in Germany, as my cold winter for a few days, but neither Hallie doubts that she will be able to to South Bend to live in the condos granddaughter’s husband is in the Air of us had made plans. Too bad, because make reunion. near school. I had a note from Jo Disser Force. Does anyone know how to say I am looking out my window as I write Sr. Mary Ellen Sloan’s Christmas Barger ’62, and I had heard about “greatgrandmother” in German? at a fresh 12 inches of snow that fell last letter was written by a fellow sister who Pat Kerper Moriarty and Mary Jane I did have a good phone night. Bunny hasn’t run into anyone from sends greetings to all of us. Mary Ellen McKeon all being there. conversation with Barbara Herzog school, but she does see Rosemary Kass, has had a signifi cant memory loss this Joyce Skaggs Butler returned Hildebrandt. Barb and Jim are enjoying sister of the late Adrienne Higgins past year and “lives in the moment,” her my call, bless her heart, but she didn’t their fi rst great-grandchild. Barb is feeling Wallace, around town. Roey and her friend said. Mary Ellen is still able to walk have any good news. Her husband, much better. husband have had a vacation home in the halls with her walker, and her back Wick, had a heart attack in April, but he A Christmas letter came from Mary the Catskills for years. Bunny and Bud ND problems seem to have stabilized. is still practicing law. But before that, for Condon Rice from Bradenton, Fla. Chris ’52 have three daughters in Rye, N.Y., and Mary Jo Brown Holik is their 50th anniversary, they took a trip is still living in Virginia and working for one in New York City, so they are down in a nursing home because of to Alaska. I think this was in 2006. After Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. this way fairly often. her Alzheimer’s. they returned from that trip, Joyce had Kevin works on computer programs at Jackie Harle Etling, a daughter, Thank you, Ann Cummins a terrible fall in her home. Torn rotator home. MC is enjoying her dance class and a granddaughter went to visit Saint McIntyre, for your late September letter. cuff s, broken wrists, broken nose and and taking Kung Fu. Mary’s and stayed in a room for four— You just missed my September Courier shoulder. She was badly injured, and

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her daughter and daughter–in-law took I met Sara Struett O’Keefe at Alana, Jack, and their family of fi ve Last fall, Jody accepted an invitation care of her. Joyce is an artist and has had Chicago’s Misericordia, where she has sons lived in Tehran, Iran, from to be on the Madeleva Steering paintings in two national shows as well volunteered for many years—teaching 1970 to 1973 and later in Nairobi Committee, which she is enjoying. Thank as traveling shows (and she draws at the art to the disabled adults who live and Copenhagen before settling in you for representing us, Jody! art league), but all the above injuries and there. Sara had just returned from Houston and then Austin. She was an I don’t think we have had a contest health problems are slowing her down. visiting her sister, Mary Jo Bowman adventurous traveler who went on for the most grandchildren, but Joyce said she didn’t get a Christmas ’52, in California. camel safaris, took balloon rides in the unoffi cially, I’ll nominate Peggy Kearin card from Natalie Kocher Forbes, A Christmas card from Bob and Serengeti, journeyed through Somalia, Carey. Her Christmas card pictures Peg and that she was ailing. Joan O’Brien Mary Ann Immonen Haidinger Zimbabwe, and Burundi, and made and her 29 grandchildren. Impressive! Holland communicates with Natalie, recounts their year of traveling all over opera trips to Russia. She took courses Jim and Pat Hoag Ziperski celebrated and this is the fi rst I ever heard that Joan’s America visiting friends and family. in Islam at Tehran University and made their 50th with their family last April in husband is an artist who paints pictures After wintering in Florida, Mary Ann silent retreats with a noted Indian Raleigh, N.C. Usually John and Irene of lighthouses. (Sounds like fun!) had more foot surgery in the spring. teacher of meditation in the 1980s. O’Leary Van Beckum join them in I spoke with Mary Jane Farrell They were then off to the Midwest Shortly after her diagnosis of late- avoiding Wisconsin’s snow and cold and Haas, who lives in Alexandria, Va., and for the ND game and visits with Mary stage lung cancer in early December enjoy winter in Marco Island, Fla. John who told me she has three daughters, Ann’s Michigan family. 2008, Alana’s son composed “a letter to is recuperating nicely from November all in their fi fties, and a son who is not Frances Clohessy Spillane my mom’s friends.” He wrote: surgery, but their travel plans are quite that old, as well as seven or eight traveled to India in the fall, visiting all “I asked: ‘Is there anything you temporarily on hold. In September, the grandchildren. Mary Jane and her the sights. She left Mumbai just before want to do while you still can?’ And Van Beckums and Ziperskis joined John husband love to travel, both overseas the bombing of the Taj Mahal Hotel, she said: ‘I would love to send letters to ND ’56 and Regina Crane Gschwind and to the lakes in Maine for where she had been staying. all my friends thanking them for being at a rainy ND game and reported seeing the summer. I received a thank you note from my friend—but I just don’t have Judy Hankes Maus and Tom ND ’57 Just a note about myself: I have Molly Marie Lamping, the recipient the energy.’” (who celebrated their 50th in June) taken on a project, two days a week, to of our class scholarship ($2,800). Molly, “Maybe we could do something and Ray and Julie Dittoe Schmidlin. tutor a 12-year-old boy who is in the a native of Fort Wayne, will graduate in together, Mom. You talk, and I The Schmidlins’ card pictured “Grama sixth grade but reads at a third grade 2009 with a major in political science will write.” and Papa” with their 11 grandchildren. level. Because of travel problems, we and minors in French and Irish studies. “Oh, that would be lovely,” she said. As Julie wrote, “No matching tops meet for three hours at a time. It is Thanks to all of you who helped make Alana’s letter to her friends can be this time. We were lucky to get them very hard work, and daunting, and I this award possible. Molly’s note was read online at saintmarys.edu/alana. all together.” Isn’t that the truth? No am in constant touch with the Holy enclosed in a letter from President pictures from Jacque Buckley Hobbs, Ghost—begging for enlightenment, Carol Ann Mooney with a report on but her Christmas note reported that of course. the fund’s status and her thanks to all ’57 Mary Gladys (M.G.) they celebrated the graduations of three Let me hear from you by the end of the class. Turner Enderle grandchildren and John’s ND ’55 75th in August—That’s an order! Lorry Sue Mitchell Crowley had triple 444 Ashland Avenue #4 one grand event last spring in Thousand heart bypass surgery in January. I River Forest, IL 60305 Oaks, Calif. A good e-mail exchange REUNION June 3–6, 2010 spoke with her in March, and she is [email protected] with Larry and Mary Ann O’Loughlin recovering nicely. She and Don plan to Szydlowski reported “no blockbuster ’55 Barbara Bridgman O’Connor take a cruise among the Greek Islands Christmas is over, the ornaments events to mention, but the important 2612 Payne St. in May. packed away, gifts acknowledged, and fact that our seven children, seven Evanston, IL 60201 This has been a winter that won’t bills paid, but for this class reporter, the spouses, and 15 grandchildren (who quit. Spring must be coming soon! I joy continues. Your wonderful cards and range in age from 24 to 3) are all healthy.” Alana Moynahan Rosshirt died hope that all my classmates are well notes are a delight and make my life You can’t ask for more than that. on Jan. 16, 2009. Alana was diagnosed and inclined to write. easier to be sure. A particularly welcome Jim and Pat Bauervic Leonard’s in the fall with advanced-stage lung From the Courier Offi ce: Alana letter was from Bob ND ’57 and Gina card showed most of their family at cancer. She spent her last weeks Moynahan Rosshirt died from lung Feehan Scannell, after a two-year their previously noted 50th anniversary communicating with family and cancer on Jan. 16, 2009, in Austin, absence due to health issues. These celebration. Pat’s newsy letter spoke friends, and died peacefully at home Texas. She served as editor of the have been resolved with a resulting list glowingly of the pleasure she had with her family around her. (See below Courier following her graduation from of family gatherings, cruises, and tours attending her 55th reunion at for more on Alana.) I also received Saint Mary’s with majors in theology too numerous to mention. As Gina said, Kingswood High School last June. That word that Dan Sherman, husband of and journalism. The Summer 1957 they have been making up for lost time made me think with a smile of ours from Gretchen Hartman Sherman, Courier features a photo of Alana and and are committed to enjoying their Trinity High School, held in September. died on Dec. 15, 2008, also of cancer. her husband, Jack, with the caption: return to health. The Scannells’ letter Those enjoying that event were: Peggy Losing a spouse is one of the hardest “Wedding Bells took Alana Moynahan was accompanied by a picture of them Carey, Janet O’Connell McCue, things to endure. We send our ’55 away from the Alumnae Offi ce to with their 11 grandchildren, ranging in Mary Lou Reedy Ahlering, Dee Kiley prayers and sympathy to these two become the bride of Jack Rosshirt in age from 1st grade to college freshman LeFevour, Liz McCorkle Groden, and grieving families. February 1957.” From 1982-1984 Alana (Creighton). The card of John ND ’56 me. Mimi Scanlon Ryan missed the On a happier note, Jean Ritcey served as president of the Alumnae and Peggy Maher Engler showed a fun since she and John were enjoying Woodcock writes that she and Herb Association Board of Directors and wonderful picture of their son, Father a train trip across Canada, ending with attended a performance in Maine of a member of the Board of Regents. Chapin, baptizing his two nephews. an Alaskan cruise. A delightful excuse, “On Golden Pond” starring our own At the close of her tenure, a Board Father has a weekly radio and TV show certainly! Liz enjoyed a trip to Alaska over Willi Burke and her husband, Bob resolution read: “Her zeal for the rights called Daily Living with Father Chapin. Labor Day to celebrate the birthday of Brooks. Willi and Bob were invited by and recognition of women commands Bob ND ’56 and Jody Donohoe her dear friend, Sister Ann Fallon, with the Good Theatre in Portland, Maine, not an audience, but a following.” McGoldrick’s picture was taken at their a surprise celebration. I presume there to perform in this special production. Alana’s obituary stated that 50th anniversary celebration in Lake were many other high school reunions Jean and Herb had a short visit with she faced death with grace and George, N.Y., with their children and 16 across the country for our “select group.” Willi and Bob between performances. humor—at one point telling her son, “I grandchildren. They have bought a “new As Pat Leonard said, “those rare catch-ups The Woodcocks live in Greenland, N.H. just tore up my dentist’s notice; there small home” in Hartford and hope that a are becoming more and more valuable.” are positive aspects to everything!” buyer for their condo will appear shortly. Pat keeps in touch with Theresa

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Binckley Byrne and shared the sad close by, especially her daughter, Katie, just completed radiation treatments, is at Clyde’s of Chevy Chase, Md., and had news that Theresa’s dear husband, Dick, who is four houses away. When we feeling great, and is now back to all her a wonderful time. Rosie sent a report on died several years ago. Theresa continues spoke, Anne was planning a Florida trip activities. Bob and Mary Kay Moran others who were not able to join them: her commitment to helping others, in March and hoped in the spring to get Gaudet celebrated Christmas early “Joy Ueno Brown has Parkinson’s and particularly in a local (Ontario, Calif.) back to Iowa for a visit. this year, as Bob underwent back fusion uses a feeding tube. Her husband said soup kitchen. My candidate for “most traveled and surgery on Dec. 22. He hopes to be she is much improved after some time The Fall Courier listed the June death adventurous” is Mary O’Connor. Her playing golf again by summer. In June, in the hospital and a rehab center. A of Judith Weidner Risacher. Judy challenges leading tours for the Sierra Mary Kay and her daughter, Theresa, lady lives with them to help, and their came to Saint Mary’s from Loudonville, Club have been reported previously. This spent eight days in Ireland, biking the children have been wonderful. Joy reads Ohio. Our sympathy to her family. January, Mary led a trip to the southern Aran Islands and through Killarney the newspaper to him each afternoon October brought the news of the part of Costa Rica, kayaking, snorkeling National Park, where they enjoyed the because he is blind. She gets out rarely sudden death of Dan Culhane, husband and learning about rain forest ecology. lush Irish countryside and the wonderful but might like a phone visit. Mary Jane of Mary Baker Culhane. The Bakers They visited a nature reserve called hospitality of its people. Callahan lives in Roanoke, Va., more raised their fi ve children in Bloomington, LaPaz Gardens on the slopes of the Poas Mary Jo Greene Horan calls than 100 miles from here and could Minn., and were founding members of Volcano. While there, they felt a “slight Sarasota, Fla., home, but is on the not attend the gathering. Liz Mahler St. Edward’s Church, where his funeral jolt,” but the next day on the coast, they road to Virginia, North Carolina, South Keenan had surgery for liver cancer a was held. One of the fi rst to share this experienced the country’s biggest Carolina, Georgia, and California to visit few weeks ago. Last I heard she is doing sadness was June Moxon Maze ’59. earthquake in 80 years. Two weeks after her six children and nine grandchildren. well and may not need chemo. Mary In November, the media told the returning home from this adventure, She also traveled to the Midwest, the Cole Akers is undergoing chemo and story of the passing of Herb Score, Mary left for a safari in Tanzania and Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. radiation for breast cancer and gets very husband of Nancy McNamara then Bangkok for two nights, after which Anne Rody Cooney writes that she is tired. Mary Ruth Lewis Clowdsley, of Score, after a lengthy illness. As most she is leading a trip to Bhutan. Do expecting her ninth grandchild. Gerry Portsmouth, Va., had a long-standing of you know, Herb was a pitcher for you see what I mean with my and I attended the wedding of this commitment with a grant workshop the Cleveland Indians who became a unoffi cial nomination? Cooney daughter and know how long in Texas this week. I tried but was not legendary sportscaster for the team. she and her husband have tried to have able to contact Sue Rene Weed. Sally Julie Schmidlin, Bobbie Barker a child. George ND ’59, ’62 writes that his Porth Brown was in Virginia Beach Dooley, and Diane Landphair Knuth ’59 Barbara Benford Traffi canda wife, Ann Meagher Vander Vennet, to visit grandchildren. Kate Bird of were able to attend the wake in Rocky 40 Camino Del Prado remains stable and thanks everyone Frederick, Md., said an unexpected family River, Ohio. We send our love and San Clemente, CA 92673 for their prayers. She joined her golfi ng event had popped up, and Marge support to Mary, Nancy, and belatedly, 949.498.6244 buddies for a week in South Carolina and Liebrich O’Connor, of Richmond, Theresa and their families. Julie informed btraffi [email protected] is busy helping to plan our 50th college Va., had an opportunity to go to the me that the Knuths have moved to reunion. George and Ann welcomed Bahamas.” Thank you, Rosie, for your a “nifty” condo in Lyndhurst, though I am sad to report the death of two granddaughters in September, contribution. Marge’s Christmas card said awaiting the sale of their house, as of last Pat Whealan Hartigan’s husband, bringing their grandchild count to 11. they enjoyed a week at their daughter’s fall. Two of their daughters live in town Terry. He died last fall after a long bout Colleen Taff ee Harmon happily timeshare at the Atlantis. and have been of great help while Ed with cancer. Pat Wilson Fastiggi also reports that her PET scan performed I received an e-mail from the has been battling ill health. reported the death of her mother in in November came back clear with no alumnae offi ce that Margaret A wonderful Hawaiian Christmas November. I have fond memories of Pat’s evidence of cancer, so her lymphoma Kohlbrenner Kress found it necessary card, complete with the greeting “Mele parents, having spent many a weekend is offi cially in remission. She is very to postpone her reunion planning Kalikamaka” came from Katie Reasor at their home while performing in ND grateful for all the prayers and support committee responsibilities because of Anglin. I wish you could see the picture theatre with Pat. Please remember them she received. She feels she has a great health issues. Margie has been treated of Katie, her grandson, Michael, and in your prayers. On the bright side, Pat deal to be thankful for, as her newborn for cancer in the past; please tuck her Marybeth Jones Schmitz, whose traveled to Phoenix with her brothers to granddaughter survived bacterial into your prayers. I received a nice letter visit in January of ’07 was previously accept an award for her dad’s induction meningitis, her daughter survived breast from Rose Marie Cassmeyer Hutches mentioned. Katie is one busy lady, into the 2008 Track Coaches Hall of cancer, and her husband, Bob, his heart (“Cass”) along with a newspaper tackling home repair, crafts, and painting, Fame. You may remember that her problems. It’s been a tough year for the article about her mission to rescue specializing in miniatures. Ever the father, Alex Wilson, was the track Harmons, but all is well, and they look homeless dogs. In 2000, Cass and ambassador for her beloved adopted coach at Notre Dame when we forward to cruising the Caribbean to other animal-loving people formed the state, she suggested it would be fun to were undergraduates. celebrate their fi fth wedding anniversary. New Hope Program in Springfi eld, Ill., gather a group for a cruise around the While shopping in Laguna Beach Tom and Jeanne Pfl aum Gnuse have which is a cooperative eff ort between islands. Great idea! last fall, I ran into Aaron and Marty Gillis celebrated the 15th anniversary of their animal control facilities and no-kill Sam and Rosemary Knope Trippe Esrig and met their son and family, investment business, HTG Investment animal welfare organizations through spent Christmas in Raleigh, N.C., with who were visiting for Thanksgiving. The Advisors, Inc. Jeanne performed a which animal welfare agents are able their daughter, Judy Trippe Geaslen Esrigs’ travels this year included Mexico, second time at Carnegie Hall and sang to transfer cats and dogs that are at risk ’84, and her husband and family. Costa Rica, and the coast of Spain. Bill at the Berkshire Choral Festival with of euthanization into temporary homes Rosemary has remained in contact ND ’57 and Sue Brown Bapst traveled Craig Jessop, a former conductor of the until “forever homes” can be found for with Maureen Schuth Darling. to Charleston, S.C., for the reunion for Morman Tabernacle Choir. Murray and them. Every September, she travels Maureen and her husband, Roger, Bill’s ship, the destroyer Wallace L. Lind. Sharon McGee Bradshaw made a fun with her three dogs to Camp Gone to have been living in Lake Geneva, Wis., There they spent four days renewing trip to Tahiti in November. I see Sharon the Dogs in Vermont—which is the since his retirement, but often make old friendships, listening to the guys tell and Murray in the summer in Newport highlight of her year. Cass has three the short trip to the Chicago area to tales of their days on the high seas, and Beach, where we both vacation. I also grown children: Lou lives with his family see their grandchildren and Maureen’s wining, dining, and sightseeing. had lunch with her in Santa Monica just in Aurora, Ill.; Sue is a registered nurse in 102-year-old mother, who, wonderfully, Chuck and Peg Stratton Burleigh before Christmas. Springfi eld; and John, who was disabled is still living in her own apartment. built a new home, selling their home In November, Rosie Doheny following a brain aneurysm when he Dee LeFevour told me that Anne of 35 years, just in time for the move. Weller organized a lunch for classmates was 20, resides in a local nursing home. Bittorf Cox had moved last fall, back In the middle of the whole process, in the Washington, D.C. area. Rosie, My sister, Betty Benford Belfi ore, to Gypsum, Colo., to be closer to her Peg was diagnosed with breast cancer Martha Risher Lamb, Anne Sheehan now calls Venice, Fla., home, leaving children. Of her six children, four are and underwent a mastectomy. 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Sadly, her husband, Jack, was stricken it’s good that the little ones all know her, at the University of Kansas that she Christmas brought pictures of with Guillian-Barre Syndrome (known as or she would be a scary sight. just can’t bring herself to do it. She and beautiful families, grandchildren, and French polio) just before Thanksgiving. An e-mail from B.J. Sitzberger husband Jack enjoyed a great holiday word that we’ve all been pretty darn After hospitalization and rehab, he is Gorman contained news that a in the former Hapsburg Empire (Vienna, blessed in this life. From Marilyn home but unable to walk or use his magnolia tree and bench would be Prague, and Budapest) the summer of McPheron I received more chocolate! arms fully. He goes for therapy three dedicated in memory of Lenore 2008. Now, they’re planning a three- Around reunion time we discovered days a week. Betty says it will be a long Hennebry Madden on April 19 week jaunt to Madrid and Andalusia in we were both addicted to the stuff , haul but is confi dent he will recover near Haggar Hall on the Saint Mary’s June 2009. and we’ve tried to out-do each other eventually. She has two daughters—one campus. The tree was donated Mary Ellen (Straw) Berry Malone in mailing favorites to one another. a nurse—who live close by and are a by Lenore’s ski buddies: B.J., Katie sent a big “thank you-all” to everyone On her, it looks good. Me? Well, you great help. Herbstritt McMahon, Nancy who voted for son Danny in the contest know. Anyway, it’s been fun. Both Gerry and I had a great, but very Higgins Keenan, Marylee Zahner last year. He has gotten some great gigs Mary Jo Pauli Landry and Joan damp, trip to Milwaukee/South Bend Foley, Mary Cotter Fee, and Sheila out of it—one of which was a Wal-Mart Dorgan reported on an after-Christmas for back-to-back games last fall. Tom ND McAnaney Kostanecki. The bench Coca-Cola commercial. He has had a few gathering in Carmel with Margo ’57 and Sarah Sceales Mulcahy were was donated by Lenore’s bridge friends off ers for a “label” but is waiting for the `Vitalich Manley, Ann Purcell Perini, our hosts in Milwaukee, and Jim ND ’57 and some class friends: LuAnn Fox, right deal. She thinks maybe he’ll take and Gail Donovan, poking through and Betsy Finneran Kennedy and Mary Ellen Podesta Burke, Patty care of her in her old age after all! Straw shops, enjoying restaurants, and (of Brian ND ’59 and Carol Podesta Foley Crotty Misrach, Patty Lehman also wrote of her Valentine luncheon for course) discussing politics. Mary Jo were our hosts at Lake Michigan, where Crotty, Judy Cole, Alice O’Reilly 70 “girls.” Everything was pink! Connelly Martin, elsewhere with her we joined Mary Hughes Enright and Moore, Susan Stodgell Dickman, My next deadline is Sept. 1. There husband, was missed. She did write Ann Meagher Vander Vennet and Marilyn Morrissey Sparacino ’60, are still some of you I have not yet heard me, however, to brag about a second their husbands, along with Louise Carol Morrissey Showel ’62, Babs from. I hope to hear from you for our knee replacement and to suggest “an Schulte Johnson and Gerry Dunn Herbstritt Ward ’62, Sheila Higgins next column. Also, keep in mind that award for the most bionic joints in Leinenweber. A good time was had by Botti ’62, and Mary Scanlon Doran our 50th Reunion is only two years the class.” She expects to be running all! After we returned home, I underwent ’62. “It will be a nice opportunity for us from now! marathons by now, God bless her. experimental surgery to treat my to get together to honor and remember Eileen Holtmeier Cash wrote to boast persistent “tennis elbow.” The procedure Lenore happily.” of her most beautiful great-grandson was successful, and within a month I From Hayward, Calif., Jean Lucey ’63 Kathleen Mary Owen with another expected by the time was back on the tennis court. I also had Easterly wrote that she is enjoying 5840 Lake Resort Terrace you’re reading this. I hate to admit that cataract surgery and had Crystalens her recent retirement from teaching at Apt. 206-P any of us is old enough for greats yet. implanted—Yeah! No more glasses! California State University, East Bay. She Chattanooga, TN 37415-2538 Eileen enjoys seeing Betty Rompf Gerry and I visited with Brian ND ’59 and remains very active at All Saints Catholic 423.875.5856 Gallick, living nearby, and tells us that all Carol Podesta Foley when they traveled Church in Hayward, where she serves [email protected] is well with both families. Pat Greeley to their timeshare in Palm Desert in as coordinator for adult faith formation. Lechman thanks the purchasers of her January—an enjoyable rendezvous Jean is also a lector and member of Pat Martin writes that a reunion hand-painted note cards during reunion we’ve made for many years. the RCIA Team and is active as a was held in September at the Art weekend, and says $400 was donated Next deadline is October 1. Maryknoll affi liate. Institute of Chicago. Organized by to our college with the proceeds. If Peggy Hill in New York sent news Cathy Michuda Kozak, the gathering needed for fundraisers, Pat will be happy she had produced David Mamet’s Speed included Cathy Ryan Condon, to send us more. She and husband were ’61 Wini Kristufek the Plow this season on Broadway to rave Diana Castaldi Scheeler, Mary Ruth soon to visit with Noreen Blakemore 29297 Piney Way reviews. One-year-old twin grandsons MacKinnon Renehan, Virgie Burke Fitch and Jim ND ’62 to enjoy baseball Breezy Point, MN 56472 are lighting up her life, too, and she Gannon, Barb Bernhard, Jo Lehnis games, look for lighthouses to paint, (218) 562-4512 enjoys having them come to her house Gotham, and Pat. A relaxing afternoon loll on the beach, and generally have a [email protected] for sleep-overs. enjoyed by all included presidential wonderful, lazy summer (for which she From Katie Herbstritt McMahon politics (“relaxing” –in that crowd?) and expresses how very grateful she is that Well, I certainly got my wish about in Carbondale, Colo., came news of a reminiscing over antics of classmates life has off ered her so much). Carol receiving a lot of snow this winter! As I dinner party hosted by Mary Cotter at Saint Mary’s many years ago, some Conrad Raff erty is back in college write this, we have 10-12 inches on the Fee for Nancy Higgins Keenan, Marylee caught, some not caught, some known while working full-time with the school ground, and the drifts are to my waist. Zahner Foley, and Katie in Snowmass. about, and many still secret until the system, enjoying college basketball, and I’m taking a Master Gardener course, but Nancy has recovered well from her lung revelation at this gathering. A short time volunteering at a therapeutic horseback it’s a little diffi cult right now to picture surgery last fall, but the altitude was a later Pat wrote again, this time with news riding facility. Good girl, Carol! And fi nally, working in the yard or at City Hall. It’s a test. Katie was looking forward to some of Kathy Drouillard McQuinllan, I just received word from Mary Rainey good thing, though. The perennials have skiing R & R with B.J. Sitzberger Gorman who lives in Valparaiso, married to her and Irene Canny Lange of their Florida a thick snow blanket, and, hopefully, the in March and tapping into her gift of college sweetheart and grandmother gathering with Pat Seider Tyler, Susie lake level will rise in the spring. keeping everything in perspective. of 11. She still does artwork when not Cahill Zabodnyik, Mary Jo Connelly I have a new hero! Judith Cahill From their winter home in Venice, babysitting or traveling with her attorney Martin, Betty Rompf Gallick, Sweeney wrote from Apache Junction, Fla., Christine McGoey Cummings, husband. Pat tells us of Judy Galle Judy Reardon, and Mary Anne Ariz., that she had just completed an 8K sent word of a third granddaughter, Falout who, with her husband, is an Hermann. Collectively, the group has 41 trail run in under 55 minutes and placed Neave Emma, born on Dec.16, 2008, to amateur photographer with work in grandchildren, the oldest of whom is 19. second in her age group of 10 runners. son Justin and his wife, Siobhan. Chris galleries in Door County, Wis. Pat also And, collectively, they report laid-back Sandy Graham Bartlett e-mailed says Neave looks very Irish, just like tells us that Camilla Beierle Benson retirement lives of golf, hiking, travel, from Ridgewood, N.J., that she is still her name. is a realtor in Chicago who has received playing in local orchestras, painting, a crossing guard at a local school and An e-mail from Hodgie Shaw several prestigious awards there and entertaining, and volunteering at church, enjoys seeing the happy little faces. With Bricke in Lawrence, Kans., told me she even served as a president of the the city, and the Red Cross. “We, your the cold weather, she’s so bundled up had not retired yet after all. She has Chicago Association of Realtors. One of Southwest Florida classmates, invite you she can barely get into her car. With a talked about it but derives so much her accolades comes from assisting in to come and enjoy our company in this mask and sunglasses protecting her face, satisfaction and stimulus from her work the formation of the world’s largest MLS beautiful sunshine.” That said, I’m fi nished in the Offi ce of International Programs listing service. Really impressive, Cam. typing this newsletter, and will meet

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you in Florida! Try to do somethin’ good and friends. We are still in New Jersey were, but they evoked Char’s amazing presented our award recipient, for another fi rst, and then let’s travel but were in the process of planning a gifts and beautiful spirit. She was Caroline Baumgartner ’11, with southward. Love to all of us. move to the Charlotte area to be closer remembered as a loving woman who $1,300. Our class can be proud One last note: Patty Greely Lechman to our daughter and grandchildren. wielded ‘soft power,’ and was deeply of the assist we provide towards lost her brother, Mike ND ’62, whom I am still working as a mental health spiritual, forthright, compassionate, a Saint Mary’s education for many of us knew, on Feb. 26, 2009, this counselor and will pursue licensure in and generous. It was so clear that deserving students. followed six days later by the loss of her North Carolina. For now, I am taking she touched many lives in a very sister, Terry. The good news, though, things one day at a time, not in a hurry special way. At the end of the Mass, is that Patty’s very fi rst grandchild, a to make any decisions.” her husband asked that we stand and ’69 Joyce O’Donnell Bussewitz healthy baby boy, was born the day “Not much news here in Denver… applaud this unassuming but amazing 1511 Jupiter Hills Circle after Mike left us. You have our sincere we’re just skiing, skiing, skiing”, writes woman, and the ovation would have Wilmington, NC 28411 condolences, Patty, and our congrats, Sheila Flynn Boone. “The snow has made a diva proud. Many SMC friends 910.686.6787 of course. been wonderful this year. And, we are were there to say farewell: Elayne [email protected] planning a Panama Canal Cruise in Delacey Coggins, Pat Sears Kraemer, REUNION June 3–6, 2010 late April. I’m still working on our Saint Gretchen Jennings, Susan Bouma Kathlee Garrity Leatherman Mary’s Colorado Alumnae Club—it is Deerin, Theresa Lapenta Silio, Peggy 5473 Wolf Point Trail ’65 Sheila Kelly Ames coming along though diffi cult because Johnson Douglas, Norma Tilden, Morrison, CO 80465-9612 1200 Eustace Drive we’re all so spread out. I just realized Therese McCaff rey McConville, 303.697.0583 Dixon, IL 61021 that our class reunion is next year, so Mary Ann Goodyear Heskett, [email protected] [email protected] I’m already looking forward to that! Claire Donohoe O’Mara, Pat Hurley How can it be our 45th? We must have Smith, Maureen Rodgers Budetti From Joyce: Hello, classmates! Eight members of the class of 1965 all graduated early!” Kudos to Sheila ’66, Denise Cavanaugh ’64, and Thanks to those of you who sent me had a book review of children’s books for organizing the new Saint Mary’s Helenmarie Anderson Corcoran’61. updates for this column! by our own Mary Harris Russell, who Colorado Club. As Terry Miltich Murphy said so well, Almira Wilson Cann was the fi rst reviews for the Chicago Tribune. We all Mary Harris Russell writes with ‘Heaven has another angel, I think....’” to answer my e-mail request for news. assembled on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the news of a New York trip “aka ‘Granny Six gals from our Class of 1965 She was happy to announce: “Great very beautiful condo of Dave ND ’65 Takes Manhattan’ with my two sailed to the Greek islands with additions to our family: Jai Amari and and Marianne Spalding Schiavone grandchildren, Ethan, 6, and Phoebe, the Saint Mary’s College alumnae Sihah Dorothy are our wonderful new in Oak Park, Ill. Mary’s reviews were 4. Secret tips for anyone else who trip in October. Judy Piers Locher, grandchildren. Our daughters both so clever and enjoyable, and her makes the trip: The Met is a complete Marcia Black McMahon, Jane Cook received their doctorates this past year. presentation was excellent. We all took dead zone for cell phones, so avoid Barnes, Darlene Unger Currier, Colette is teaching at Vassar College in lots of notes and then had a delicious an ‘I’ll call you as to where to meet Cille Sorrentino Bucolo, and me. We New York, and Andrea just accepted luncheon. Those attending were Mary me in the museum.’ We did dinosaurs were blessed with incredible weather a position at Northwestern University and me, EJ Caluwaert McFadden, and butterfl ies at the Natural History and an opportunity to be with other Law School. We are a very blessed Barb Leahy Sutton, Mary Delaney museum (plus the whale and the classmates from various years. The family.” On a sad note, though, Almira Willer, Cille Sorrentino Bucolo, squid), mummies at the Met, and the beauty of the islands will never be added, “My family lost our father on and Anne Harvey Lewis. Colleen Empire State Bldg (8 am Sunday, NO forgotten and the camaraderie was so Dec. 1, 2008. He was an amazing man. Leahy could not join us as hoped, lines.) There’s a great book (sold at the enjoyable.” He will always be a very large part of as her daughter was returning from Natural History museum but available From Pat Devine McCarthy: my life. Love to all.” Australia that day. About a month by title at Amazon) titled How to Take “I’ve recently been diagnosed with Amanda Crabtree May wrote later, a number of these gals along Your Grandmother to the Museum. We’re pulmonary hypertension (high that she and her husband, John ND’69, with husbands all met for a downtown back from the whirlwind trip, blessed blood pressure inside my lungs). It have lived in Cooperstown, N.Y., for Oak Park Christmas Walk. They had a by spring-like weather gods, both for is a disease that until recently was most of the past 30 years. “All four wonderful time and hope to repeat travel and for being there.” unknown to many doctors and of our kids were born and raised in the venture next year. From Marcia Black McMahon: misdiagnosed. I’m lucky that they this lovely small town (yep—home From Beverly Senda DeFoe in “Please send word to our SMC found it now. Just last week I was of baseball!) Two have gone to ND Georgia: “The Defoes are well and classmates that Mary Charlotte accepted into a research study for (Abby ND ’96 and Caitlin ND ’04.) happy, and enjoying retirement. Carroll Daniel died on Dec. 3 after a medication to help me. I feel good My husband is a pulmonary and We are taking a cruise to Belize, valiant fi ght against ovarian cancer. about being in the study and hope the occupational physician who does Guatemala, and Mexico in late Char was working steadily at the Jesuit medication helps! Only time will tell. I great work with migrant health February. And Rosann Gorman Residence at Georgetown University have great confi dence in my doctors. workers, among others. I worked Conroy writes from Flossmore, Ill.: up until ten days earlier. Throughout Now I need the prayers of my SMC for many years for Glimmerglass “We are on the road driving to Florida. her illness, she chose to focus on classmates and lots of patience. My Opera, a wonderful summer opera Martin has regained his strength, and her wellness and continued to be new mantra is ‘I believe!’” festival, and began a second career we are looking forward to being in an amazing source of inspiration, When asked for news, Junie Miller as a fundraiser, initially for Basset Florida until May 15. Maybe E.J. and I strength, and grace. Char’s funeral was Smith replied…“Does getting old, plus Healthcare. I continue that work as a will get together in Naples. Our new an extraordinary tribute to a beautiful having a bad eye and knee count? consultant, which frees me to set my granddaughter, Margaret Rose, was woman. Her three sons each spoke at Probably. But you can say that Patti own schedule. I have grandchildren born on Feb. 9. We now have three a memorial service before the liturgy, Podesta Crumley and I meet often in Philly, so I like having more free granddaughters. The oldest is 2, and and her husband gave a moving for lunch at a local restaurant, called time. I’m happy to say that classmate her sister is 5 months. The cousins will eulogy after the funeral Mass. Because Pete’s Café in the Dallas area, and catch Mickie Richtsmeier and her husband, have lots of fun in the future.” of Char’s close association with the up on books, family, grandchildren Bill ND’69, also live in Cooperstown. Prayers go out to Ann Georgetown Jesuit Community, 35 and Farmers Branch events. We were After graduation we both moved to Rockenstein McGeary. “My husband, priests participated in the liturgy, almost the last to leave yesterday, Cleveland for our husbands’ medical Jeff rey, had sudden cardiac arrest on and the former and current rectors which was chicken-fried steak day.” school years, and then all ended up June 2, and died on June 19, 2008. (with whom Char worked) were the The current value of our Class here together, which has been really It has been a diffi cult summer, but I homilist and celebrant. It’s hard to of 1965 Memorial Fund Scholarship great. Our children went to grade have had great support from family convey how moving the tributes is now over $40,000. Last year, we school together; then two ended up as

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balls and me, of course. I’m still in the those in hospitals, rescued from fi res or insurance business; however, I just from abusive situations. So far, I have classclips classclips classclips completed a Certifi cate of Painting at only knit and donated a couple of the Art Institute of Chicago. My advisor small blankets, but my goal is to learn thinks I’m ready to show in Chicago, so how to machine-sew blankets. I have I’m working toward that goal. If I had very simple expectations for myself, 48 hours in the day, maybe by next as I consider myself … shall we say … year everything would be ready! My mechanically-challenged. However, I son, Buck, is a sophomore at Carthage am blown away every month by the College, Kenosha, Wis., and a swimmer group’s members, who at “show and in environmental studies. My daughter, tell time” in our meetings humbly Patrice, is living near the ocean in hold up several blankets they’ve put Florida. She’s a credit counselor and together from scraps of “this and that.” loves her kittens. When I visit her, it’s I will confess that over the past few fun to visit Cathy Lund Moore also. months, I have stock-piled a fairly Brings back all the roomie memories. signifi cant stack of fabrics! I seem to And by the way, Iqbal Geoff rey, a Saint be collecting them the way our grown Mary’s College art professor now in daughters used to collect Beanie Pakistan, included my work and my Babies. Wish me luck, and if you’re so daughter in his coff ee table art book.” inclined, use Google to see if your area From Colorado we have news of has a Project Linus chapter you’d like several classmates, courtesy of Katie to check out. Garrity Leatherman, who said she Margaret Roberts Richards was looking forward to our 40th sent news from her Peace Corps Top, left to right: Carmen Dur Conley and Eileen Kelly Barry, SMC ‘69 reunion and couldn’t believe it’s been post in Albania. We certainly have Bottom, left to right: Tess Conley and Cora Vulin, 1st grade buddies, future that long. Katie shared, “Colorado has an international class! “I have been SMC grads? Event: Grandparents’ Day, St. Clement School, St. Louis. been home 37 of the 40 years since thinking about you and hoping graduation—I love it out here! I get that all is going well. I am currently classmates at ND, and all remain good she actually executes this love into together every month with Kathy Ellis downloading the Courier, which friends. I am sad to miss reunion, but some fabulous gardens at her house Prescott, Susie Martin, Nan Raaf, on my dial-up takes forever, but in I have a graduation in California that and others as well. When my second and Mary Ann Tavery. We sew quilts the end makes me feel happier and same week-end. Have fun!” husband was ill and in hospice care for Children’s Hospital in Denver. We’re closer to you all. I went on my fi rst Our next news came from at home four years ago, Elise buoyed all planning on attending reunion. journey outside Albania and visited Washington, D.C., where Carol Ann both our spirits with her energy, My life is busy with my husband of 38 Carnevale in Venice. It was fun and Denison Dyer works as a child and organization, and visits. Going beyond years, three kids, one granddaughter, wonderful.....and I took my mask made adolescent psychiatrist. “In addition to the call of duty, she volunteered her the usual volunteer activities, and here in Albania. I became aware of seeing patients, I have been teaching husband, Dennis ND ’68, as my escort travel. Sounds kind of boring when it’s how much work needs to be done medical students and residents to a beloved concert series after my written, but life is good and fulfi lling—I to get Albania ‘up to speed.’ They so at George Washington University husband’s death. Thanks to Elise, I just wish I had more time every day!” badly want to join the EU, now that for almost 20 years as well as child have news of classmates and have had When I sent an e-mail back to Katie they are in NATO. . . but the amount of psychiatry fellows at Walter Reed Army the pleasure of seeing Nancy Carlin telling her I was anxious to hear more work is enormous. In personal news, Medical Center for about 10 years. Figel.” about her quilting because that is my daughter, Margaret, is expecting The child psychiatry department at From Ohio, Barbara Dosmann on my list of 2009 resolutions, she a baby come September. This week I Walter Reed has seen close up the Kahn e-mailed her update. “I am responded with this additional news. saw the fi rst picture—not clear, but oh impact of the Iraq war on families and living in a rural area east of Cleveland “Kathy Elllis Prescott and I have been so cute! their children and has been trying and working part time as a learning quilting/sewing for about 25 years. In Finally, I will end with news from to develop programs to mitigate specialist at a large Montessori school fact, for the last 10 years, we’ve gone to Cheryl Corsaro. “Last fall, I attended the stress on them. My volunteer with an amazing adolescent program Houston in the fall for the International the wedding of Jean Arkedis, daughter experience with CILA in Peru after on a 100-acre farm. We have 50 middle Quilt Festival—lots of exhibits, of Barbara Dowd Arkedis and George graduating from Saint Mary’s inspired school students, half of them boarding, shopping, and classes—way too much ND ’69. The wedding was beautiful, me to join Physicians for Human Rights and half of them day students. I also fun! Mary Ann Tavery and I have both and the reception was in the historic as my current volunteer activity. We tutor younger students from an had quilts hang in the Colorado Capital Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. work in coordination with human orthodox Jewish school in Cleveland. Building for the every- other-year quilt Barb did a terrifi c job of organizing rights lawyers to help survivors of My husband David ND ’70 started a show. She does beautiful handwork; the wedding from abroad while torture get political asylum in the Montessori high school this year in I’m a machine girl. We all keep some living in Paris. An extra highlight of United States. My Saint Mary’s College the cultural heartland of Cleveland, of our quilts, donate some, and give the wedding was that it was a mini French major has served me well University Circle. Our son lives in them as gifts. It’s been a great hobby.” high school reunion as well. Barb in this capacity, as I have been able Portland, Ore., and makes movies I’ll insert a little plug here for any and I went to the same high school to directly interview the applicants about Montessori for schools and for a other quilters or “blanketeers.” Our in Cleveland, and several former from Francophone Africa without a national Montessori organization (also church bulletin here in Wilmington, classmates came to Washington for translator. I have been impressed by run by David.) My daughter married N.C., included a blurb about a group the wedding, which was great. Laura the courage and the resilience of the last fall and works in Raleigh, N.C., as a I have since joined: Project Linus (yes, Berkshire (a former roommate of asylum applicants. I have been lucky social worker with a specialization in of Charlie Brown fame!) It is a national Barb and mine) moved back to the to maintain a close connection with attachment therapy.” group that basically makes, collects, Washington, D.C., area in January after our classmate, Elise Reeder, who From Denise Fontana Hoover: and distributes handmade blankets living in Paris for four years. She’ll be lives across the Potomac from me in “I’m living in Woodstock, Ill., with the whether quilted, knitted, crocheted missed by Barbara—“Thirty-fi ve years Alexandria, Va. Among other things, new man in my life, Wally, a German or fl eece-tied with tags or knots. The without a word exchanged and then we share a love of gardening, and shorthair Pointer who loves tennis blankets go to children in need, e.g., almost daily contact with her the last

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three … those roommate bonds can festivities.) Janet and Gary were also from Texas Instruments after almost 30 at Snowmass, Colo., at the end of withstand a little passage of time!” able to get together with Katie Ryan years and that he will be looking for a February. They have moved to one of Laura and I have gotten together a Brady and her husband, Phil ND’73, new job soon, perhaps teaching—but my favorite places! My oldest daughter couple of times. After living “la vie en who live in Alexandria, Va. he’ll take a little time off fi rst. Their son- is living in Denver after graduating last rose,” she seems to be adjusting to life Last July, Ellen Connolly Arens in-law, USMC Captain Julian Flores, a year with a degree in ceramics and back in the USA. She looks forward and her family vacationed on Hilton Prowler pilot, returned from his second political science from the University of to more opportunities to reconnect Head Island and, on the way, stopped tour of duty in Iraq in early February. Colorado, Boulder, so of course our trip with State-side friends. I also had a to see Ann Blacker in Raleigh, N.C., Welcome home! will include some time with her. I have fun week-end recently with my two where Ann works as a toxicologist At times, the smallest thing can also been in touch with Joan Remini sisters, Dianne Corsaro Moore ’68 for Bayer CropScience. Ellen was also turn our thoughts back to Saint Mary’s. Costello, who advised me on summer and Cindy Corsaro ’74. We all went proud to report that her daughter, (Even the mention of Waldorf salad…) internships for my son, George, a to Omaha, Neb., for a week-end in Kathleen, will start at Saint Mary’s in Rosanne Regan Hansel had just read history major at the University of early February for the baby shower the fall of 2009. an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer Rochester. Susie Picton McLaughlin of Dianne’s daughter, Annebeth Tricia Lauerman Nobbe and her about how anxious college freshmen and Frank were so welcoming and Kearney Black. Well, the shower had husband, George, visited Bob and felt about their unknown future funny when we all connected for a to be cancelled because Annebeth Sue Swift Maus in their Austin, Minn., roommates. That reminded Rosanne while on a college road trip for our went into labor a few hours before home last June, and they had a ball about her surprise when she arrived youngest, Eileen. Last year, Betty the event was supposed to start! That looking at pictures and reminiscing. in Holy Cross Hall: four roommates! Bettman Hackney and Randy came evening, she gave birth to a healthy Speaking of traveling—and Of the fi ve, one (Katie Sullivan ND ’75) to Cleveland to watch their youngest baby boy named Ethan Douglas Black. just about everyone who wrote transferred to Notre Dame. Christie daughter, Molly, play basketball for Dianne stayed on for a few weeks to did—Ellen McGury Stone had a Broderick Emmanuel went to join the University of Chicago. And then help Annebeth adjust to her new life pretty spectacular year of visiting with other friends. That left Liz Weiss, Kit Katie McFadden Devine and her as a mother and thoroughly enjoyed Saint Mary’s friends in some fabulous McGugan, and Rosanne, who decided husband, Brett, live close by and are herself in her new role locales. Her experience refl ects—as to room together in Le Mans Hall the always welcoming when I stop in.” as grandmother.” she put it—three very important next year. Rosanne writes, “Liz lives She continued, “For the past four Thank you again for your news, values that were enhanced by the in Maryland, near Washington, D.C., years, I have been piecing together friends. Our next deadline is Sept. 1. Saint Mary’s experience: life-long with her husband and twins, but I’ve projects that have allowed me to work Take good care of yourselves! learning, travel, and, most importantly, lost track of Christie, Katie, and Kit. I part-time or at home until Eileen starts great friends! It started last January, often wonder what they are all up college this fall. Then I hope to get when Ellen traveled from her to!” As for Rosanne, she received her back work full-time doing something ’71 hometown of Chicago, Ill., to Bangkok, degree in art education from Penn rewarding and fun. My husband, Ralph, Thailand, to visit her sister, Susan State, married David Hansel, and they is an outplacement/human resource From the Courier Offi ce: Mary McGury ’80. Susan was teaching there are parents of Amber and Emily. After consultant, and I will rely on him Beth O’Keefe Buescher was recently as part of her role as a professor and teaching at a small private school and my Saint Mary’s classmates for appointed to the Juvenile Parole Board a director of international programs for eight years in the Philadelphia suggestions on how to make this next for the State of Colorado. Previously, at DePaul’s School for New Learning suburbs, Rosanne became director transition a success.” she worked for U.S. Senator Ken in Chicago. Paula DeLisle was also of various preschools and childcare As for me, I haven’t gone Salazar, served as a deputy district in the area; she’s a 25-year executive centers. When Amber and Emily anywhere, but the other night, I picked attorney for Mesa County for fi fteen at Watson-Wyatt, an international went to college, Rosanne completed up the phone to call Donna Cavi years, was a full-time mom to four consulting company. Then, in March, her degree in early childhood ’76, who is in the act of making an children for ten years, and was an Ellen was in Studio City, Calif., visiting leadership at the Bank Street College exciting life change in Baltimore. But attorney in private practice for fi ve Cathy Schlesinger and her family. In of Education in Manhattan, took a I’ve been busy. My soft jazz CD, Mary years. Mary Beth has been married April, Ellen headed to Chicago, Ill., and job as the early childhood specialist Sheeran Sings Through the Years is to Bernie Buescher ND ’71 for 36 Long Beach, Ind., for visits with Mary for the Math Science Partnership (a available at CDBaby.com. A percentage years. Bernie was sworn in on Jan. 14, Lela Porter, Marianne Clements National Science Foundation grant) of the profi ts goes to the Lung Cancer 2009, as Colorado’s Secretary of State. Tympanick, and Alyce Rygiel Payne. at Rutgers University, and is now Alliance, in honor of my mother, In November, Ellen and her husband, education program development Peggy Vlossak Sheeran ’44. (Same REUNION June 3–6, 2010 Chuck, made their way to San Antonio, specialist for the Division of Early for my novel www.whohavethepower. ’75 Tex., and a get-together with Mary Childhood Education at the New com). Mary Sheeran Chaput McKeown and her husband, Jersey Department of Education in Now for that infomercial: Looking 216 Seventh Avenue, 5E Pat ND ’74. Then it was off to Rome Trenton. She writes, “We are currently for classmates? Lost that phone New York City, NY 10011 in December for a reunion with expanding preschool for at-risk three- number? Try the Belle Network at [email protected] Mitch and Chris Yovanovich; they and four-year-olds in over 500 school Saint Mary’s Web site. Here’s how: were staying with Ellen’s sister, Susan, districts in the state. This is a mighty Go to http://www3.saintmarys.edu; Kathleen P. Dunleavy who was teaching THAT semester at undertaking, but one that will benefi t click on “Alumnae and Friends of the 9730 Byeforde Road DePaul’s Rome Program. Ellen, Chris, a large number of young children College”; click on “stay connected” (in Kensington, MD 20895 and Susan lunched with Prof. Portia and their families. We now call New the third paragraph); click on “The Belle 301.949.5243 Prebys, director of the Rome program Hope, Penn., home and plan to retire Network”; click on “The Belle Network [email protected] for Saint Mary’s (also president of in this beautiful arts community. We login.” You’ll be asked for your ID and The Association of American College welcome anyone who is in the area to PIN. Your ID can be found on your From Mary: Hello, everyone! Here’s and University Programs in Italy). stop in!” Courier mailing label. For your PIN, the news roundup: It’s all about travel, Finally, in late December, Ellen visited (Reporter’s note: There’s an enter your birth date. You can change life changes, and keeping in touch. Chris and her husband back in their infomercial associated with this that PIN after accessing the system. Kathi Paterno Knise shared that Columbus, Ohio, home, and Paula story, so do keep reading.) And, if you run into diffi culties, contact Janet Ryan Grasso and her husband, DeLisle, husband Steve ND ’73, and From Cleveland, Kathy Korhumel the alumnae offi ce for help. Gary, were in Washington, D.C. for their daughter, Laura Marie ND, ’09, Dise sent a newsy note: “I feel After that, it’s simple to fi nd a President Obama’s inauguration and were also there for the visit. And that’s very blessed to have Saint Mary’s classmate’s contact information, so one of the inaugural balls. (Gary is all she wrote! friends. My husband, Ralph, and I long as their records are updated. Or the mayor of Burr Ridge, Ill., so they Sara Cusick tells us that her are looking forward to visiting Chris even fi nd out how many alumnae are had some great connections to the husband, Richard ND ’75, has retired Betz Hartman and Gary ND ’74 named “Mary.” That would be 2,514.

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Stay in touch and be happy! Mary family so that she can get in her were at SMC. I want to include news of “lake fi x.” everyone from the class if I can. From the Courier Offi ce: Joanne ’79 Jean Powley Murphy Monica Cordes Hanks lives out From the Courier Offi ce: Robin Garrett writes that she and Jennie 1150 Kylemore Court in sunny Orange County, Calif. She McConnell Hamlin writes that Kim Sayward became domestic partners Des Plaines, IL 60016-8711 and her husband are empty nesters. Davis Van Fossan hosted a holiday on April 1, 2008, just weeks after (847) 699-0645 Their oldest, Lindsay, 26, graduated luncheon last December at Barrington Washington State made partnerships a jpmurphy@fl ash.net legally protected status. from Point Loma University, San Diego Hills Country Club for several members three years ago and is the associate of the Class of 1979. “We laughed By the time you read this, we will editor for Cat Fancy Magazine. The at old photos of ourselves, tried to have had had lots of fun reminiscing at ’77 Beth Campanale Daugherty youngest, Melanie, 23, is fi nishing remember the names of the faces in our 30th reunion. What is it they say? 2956 Layne Court her degree from San Diego State in our photos from Spring Break trips, If I had known I was going to live this Richmond, VA 23233-8015 child development. Monica and her and paged through the yearbook, long, I would have taken better care 804.562.4204 husband, Grendal, are celebrating 29 marveling at our hairstyles. I must of myself . . . [email protected] years of marriage this summer. She admit we have all aged gracefully and Anyway, I was thrilled to receive is currently an education resources it was very interesting to learn what an e-mail from my fellow Cleveland Debora Smith Reale specialist at the American Association each of us had done with our lives. I native, Shelley Meditz Signorelli, 14410 Oak Ridge Road of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), the have already made my reservations who lives in Scituate, Mass. She and Carmel, IN 46032-1235 largest specialty association in the for our 30th reunion this June, and I Bill ND ’77 have three grown boys. [email protected] country for nurses. She also works with hope to see many of you there as well. Brian graduated from Vanderbilt the critical care e-learning programs. I missed our 25th, so I have lots of University in 2007 and is now working From Beth: It was so much fun Before joining AACN, Monica was catching up to do. Many thanks to Kim for Corporate Executive Board in hearing from those who responded at Gateway computers in their HR/ for a wonderful mini-reunion. Those Arlington, Va., as a research analyst. to our request for news. I would training and development group. in attendance included: Anne Davey Kevin, a student at Providence College, encourage anyone who receives Although living in Southern California McKenna and husband Kevin ND ’79, spent the fall semester of 2008 correspondence from either Deb or has its advantages, she still misses Eileen Lynch Fahey and husband studying in London, and Shelley and me to write us back. We will take your the snow! Chris ND ’76, Lynne Ewald Gerding, Bill were able to visit him there. He is non-answer as an expression of no Barbara Drossel McKnight writes Maryann Cooke Meyer, Peggy Lynch expected to graduate in 2010. Michael interest and will respect your privacy. that she and her husband, Wade, have Buckley and husband Pat ND ’79, is also at Providence College, two years For those who did write back… been married for 28 years. Wade was Mary Beth Vieha ’78, and Robin behind Kevin. Shelley works part-time WOW….we SMC grads are busy and off ered a position in San Diego a year McConnell Hamlin.” as a staff accountant for a small CPA productive! Here goes: ago, so Barbara has now returned to fi rm, while Bill works for Wells Fargo. Karen Callaghan Guenthers’s her roots. Wade is managing partner of Both enjoy playing golf in the two oldest children have graduated the Southern California region of J.H. ’81 Cindy Jones Helgason warm months. from the University of Georgia, her Cohn, a national accounting fi rm. After 906 25th St. Mary Monaco Morgan and her husband Arly’s alma mater. Michael, years of being a stay-at-home-mom, West Des Moines, IA 50265 husband, Rob, are living in South 28 received his MBA from Notre Dame Barbara returned to school—the 515.222.6932 Bend, where she teaches 16 college last May. Laura, 25, recently gave birth paralegal program at The University [email protected] classes both on-line and in the to a daughter, Ainsley. Her daddy came of San Diego. Her goal is to become classroom. She is also the chairperson home from Iraq for the birth. Matthew a mediator, working in a family law Alicia Burns Gildea writes: I of a new non-profi t called Bridge of is the youngest child. He is 20, and as fi rm. She and Wade are the proud have been working as an emergency Hope—an organization that works part of vocational training for autism, parents of three daughters. Erin, 26, is department nurse at Merrimack Valley with congregations to prevent works at Rock Bottom Café in the city. a graduate of Northwestern University Hospital for almost 28 years. I’m still homelessness among women and Arly runs the family business, and working in marketing at a large married to my ND guy, Bob Gildea ND children in transitional poverty. Mary’s which is the selling of computer insurance company. Jenna, 23, a ’78. We have two sons: Christopher, four children and three grandchildren equipment and services to fi rms recent graduate of The University of 27, and Sean, 24. Chris is married and are spread from Italy to Mississippi. mostly in the Chicago area. Karen San Diego, is fulfi lling her lifelong lives in Robbinsville, N.J., and Sean is Doris Mannes Derheimer and keeps herself busy. She worked several dream of serving in the Peace Corps. engaged. We also built a second home her husband, Mike, are living in Fort years as an accountant and then in the She is teaching English in Kyrgyzstan, in Madison, N.H., and plan on retiring Wayne, Ind., where she teaches math family business. Among her interests a poor country which is part of the there. We are National Ski Patrollers at Bishop Dwenger High School. Their are tennis and volunteer work. She former Soviet Republic. Bonnie, 19, is and work every Wednesday night and daughter, Emma, is still a student there. plays bridge with fi ve other Saint a fi rst-year student at the University of every other weekend at our local ski Son Luke graduated from Notre Dame Mary’s alumnae (from diff erent Washington in Seattle. She graduated area in Massachusetts. I lost my mother in 2009 and is now pursuing a master’s class years). in May with high honors from The almost four years ago, but my dad is in accountancy at ND. Katie Dinnen Chambers moved Meadows School in Las Vegas, where still living in Florida.” Lynn Roberts Clarkson and to Colorado in 1980. She was in she was the head of The Honor Code Patrice (P.J.) Tuohy writes: “My husband Tom ND ’78 are grandparents. Colorado Springs for 10 years before Committee, a homecoming princess, daughter, Hannah Tuohy Vilic, who Their son, TJ, provided them with this moving to the Denver area in 1990. and the female athlete of the year. turned 8 in December, is a published milestone in the form of baby Tyler She works for CH2M Hill, a global Elizabeth (Liz) Mortell author. Her very short story, Cookies in May 2008. It was a nice diversion engineering and construction fi rm Dubenetzky is executive director of Life for the Queen, was featured on a since their #2 son is serving in Iraq. headquartered in Englewood, Colo. Choices Pregnancy Center. This pro-life morning children’s show, and she was He left in March 2008 for a 15-month Katie is the corporate travel manager center is designed to help women who then interviewed at the end of the deployment. Their oldest daughter, who oversees all contracts and fi nd themselves in crisis pregnancies. segment. If you search on YouTube Megan, graduated from Saint Mary’s in relationships relating to business Along with her duties at the center, under Cookies for the Queen you can 2009 with a degree in accounting; and travel. She has three children: a son Liz spends time giving speeches see her spot! My husband, Alija, who is youngest daughter, Lisa, is fi nishing who graduated from college in 2007 regarding pro-life issues and abstinence originally from Croatia and became a up high school in Champaign, Ill., at St. and currently lives in Denver, and a presentations for schools, churches, citizen two years ago, voted in his fi rst Thomas More High School. daughter and son attending college fundraisers, and other venues. Liz says U.S. presidential election. My company, Please feel free to drop me an in Ft. Collins, Colo. She enjoys frequent that holding a child in her arms who TrueQuest Communications, and I email at jpmurphy@fl ash.net –even trips back to Michigan to visit with was scheduled to die by abortion is were honored with the Harvest Award if our paths never crossed while we truly a miracle. this past October for “dedicated service

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and exemplary support of vocation to believe that I’ve been retired from and customers whom he loved and Maureen Toepp Damer is “living ministry in the Catholic Church.” We the Air Force for that long. We’re still loved him all these years.” in the Indianapolis area (Zionsville) publish VISION Vocation Guide and the living in Boise, Idaho, and enjoying its Lauren Perry Wiley writes: “I and working as a fi nancial advisor for VISION VocationMatch.com website temperate weather and less hectic continue my work at Chicago’s Erikson Wachovia Securities. My husband, on behalf of the National Religious life style. My middle daughter, Kristina Institute for the Advanced Study in Scott, and I have three children: Alec, Vocation Conference. VocationMatch. Carlisle, is a freshman at Gonzaga. Child Development as director of a 11, Austin, 11, and Alena, 7.” com was featured in Time Magazine She is in the pep band and so gets in statewide early childhood mental Beth Wagner Gildner writes, and the CBS Evening News with Katie free to all the basketball games. Our health consultation project. I enjoy “I have never contributed any Couric in stories on the increased youngest, Dragon (he goes by Joe the work a great deal, although I am information about myself to the interest in vocations and the use of now), is at Bishop Kelly, Idaho’s only getting tired of the commute from Courier, so I decided to respond to technology in vocation ministry. Catholic high school. My husband, Joe, my home in Bourbonnais. I have the challenge in your e-mail! My Roseann Enyedy Cyngier and is working out of state as an interim convinced my husband to move husband, Joe ND ’83, and I have lived her husband, Peter, cashed in frequent executive nurse. He’s basically “Mr. closer to the city after our daughter in the Pacifi c Northwest for 22 years. fl yer miles for a tropical holiday on fi x-it” for troubled hospitals.” graduates and heads off to college We presently live in Bainbridge Island, the island of Antigua in the British One-time Observer features editor in 2011. Our daughter, Hannah, is Wash., a short ferry ride from Seattle. I West Indies. “We went with our sons, Molly Woulfe and her ex-star reporter an outstanding golfer. She qualifi ed am a nursing restorative coordinator at Edward, Kevin, and Nick, plus we took Ryan Ver Berkmoes ND ’83 (now a for the state tournament both her a long-term care facility on the island, our nephew, James, son of Louise globe-trotting travel writer) recently freshman and sophomore years, and and Joe is a deputy director at Sound Enyedy Bergin ’80, and a niece, Katie. collaborated on two tongue-in-cheek her goal is to be one of the top ten Transit in Seattle. We have fi ve children: We rented a villa, BBQ’d, snorkeled, columns for The Times of Northwest golfers in the state by her senior year. Theresa ND ’11, Megan ’13, Katie, 14, kayaked in the mangroves, built sand Indiana. One was a walking tour of She is thinking about colleges, and Joe, 12, and Molly, 5. We look forward castles, and enjoyed many of Antigua’s President Obama’s Chicago. The other, I am proud to say that Saint Mary’s to returning to South Bend for an 365 beaches. The kids also ziplined “The Blago Perp Walk,” invited readers is on her short list. Although one occasional football game and to catch from tree house to tree house in the to stretch their legs on a walk of shame of her talents is golf, her passion is up with old friends.” rainforest canopy. Pete and I had spent through a certain disgraced governor’s drama. She enjoys her acting classes From Kathleen Michelle Ryan our honeymoon there 22 years ago, haunts. Excerpt: “Our tour begins on in Chicago and hopes to become a Greely: “I think this is the fi rst time I and the return was wonderful. Earlier the Northwest Side in the genteel fi lm actress some day. Our son, Luke, have sent an update since graduation. in the year, I joined Art Enyedy ND ’83, Ravenswood Manor neighborhood is a sophomore at St. Louis University Some may remember that I got his wife, Melanie, and my mother to bordering on Lincoln Square. Rod in Missouri, majoring in philosophy married during winter break of our explore the sites of Venice, Florence, and Patti Blagojevich’s home, 2934 and minoring in political science and senior year. I am still happily married Pisa, Rome, and Pompeii. Seeing W. Sunnyside Ave., is where FBI Italian. He hopes to study in Rome to John Greely after 26 years, and we the Renaissance masterpieces like agents arrested the two-term gov next semester. My husband continues have two grown children in college. Michelangelo’s David and the Sistine for allegedly trying to sell Obama’s as the executive director at Onarga We traveled 16 years of our marriage chapel were breathtaking. In this year Senate seat. Chez Blago is “a bland Academy, a residential treatment while in the military: two years at Fort of travel, I also hiked in Washington’s McMansion, of ugly tan brick,” Ver program for severely disturbed Benning, Ga., two years in Hanau, Olympic and Mt. Rainier National Parks Berkmoes said. Far more colorful are adolescents and young adults. Germany, four years at Fort Hood Tex., with Art and Melanie.” the possible chats over breakfast, with Our combined work with children, six years in Darmstadt, Germany, then Karen Finkenbinder Knop writes: the First Couple discussing “how they adolescents, and their families makes John retired after his last assignment “I have taken a new position, since would snack on Illinois that day. By us feel very fortunate and blessed.” at Fort Gordon, Augusta, Ga. Our my husband passed away in March. the way, this is where Patti screeched, Margie Quinn Zappa writes: “In most memorable experience was our I am now the education consultant ‘(Bleep) the Cubs!’” Fall 2008, Suzy Eckelkamp, Madonna stay in Germany (John was a criminal for St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Gina Ameduri Loebach writes: Shannon, Christy Frank Murphy, investigator for the Army), where we Indianapolis. It allows for more ‘mom’ “My husband Larry ND ’81 and I and Terri Cavi all came to Chicago immersed ourselves in the culture. time and fl exible scheduling. I have will celebrate our 20th wedding for a weekend visit. A few of us got Megan and Ryan were in German been actively involved with the Junior anniversary in October. We have together for dinner one night—lots school and gymnastics, and I taught League of Indianapolis and will be three beautiful daughters, Julianna, of fun! In-towners included: Mary German children swim lessons. We ending my 10th year of volunteering. Angela, and Gabriella. We are South Beckman Quinn, Patty Meagher mainly just went on post to church. My twins, now 12, are very active Bend natives, and our oldest daughter Clare, Michelle Diener Filicicchia, It was a culture shock for us to come in their sports: Shelby is becoming is now a fi rst-year student at Saint Kelly Chambers Mazeski, and me.” back to the States. We have now been a very accomplished swimmer Mary’s! We are so happy that she chose back for 12 years. John is a safety and during her fi rst year of competitive Saint Mary’s and know it will be a health manager at Bridgestone. I teach swimming—making divisional time wonderful education and experience ’83 Susan Poss Harrison high school math at Evans Christian and setting her goals on the Olympics. for her. She is living on campus, and 4468 North Prospect Ave. Academy. I am also an age-group My son, Alex, has started fencing is a biology major with intentions of Shorewood, WI 53211 swim coach for the Aiken-Augusta and will start to compete later in a physical therapy career path. Our 414.763.8352 Swim League and coach the Aquinas the spring. His goal is to join the ND middle daughter, Angela, is a freshman [email protected] High School swim team. Ryan, 22, fencing team (scholarship and all). at St. Joseph’s High School, and our is majoring in math and swimming I truly appreciate all the supportive youngest daughter Gabriella, is in For the next couple of issues, my on a club team at Georgia Southern e-mails and calls of encouragement 7th grade at Christ the King Grade goal is to report news from more University. Megan, 19, is majoring in during this past year and feel blessed School. I am still working part-time as classmates who have never sent in special education and swimming on that I was able to attend Saint Mary’s a medical technologist for the South news before, or who haven’t done so scholarship for Brenau University. If and have such a wonderful group of Bend Medical Foundation. Sadly, for a very long time. (You know who anyone heads to Gatlinburg, Tenn., for classmates to call my friends!” my beloved father, Rocco Ameduri you are!) We all know how exciting it vacation, stop by my family’s bakery, Sharon Moore Cardona writes: (Rocco’s Restaurant in South Bend) is to read about old friends, so please The Donut Friar, in the village. We have “My most exciting news is that my passed away on Sept. 6, 2008. He was let us hear from you! You can e-mail great donuts and cinnamon bread.” daughter, Karin Carlisle ’09, will 90 and had an adventurous, wonderful me your news whenever you like. My Please remember to send in graduate summa cum laude! I’ve been life. He left a wonderful legacy in his deadlines are Sept. 1 and March 1. your news! director of nursing at Saltzer Medical family, business, and the many friends Group for seven years now. It’s hard

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life—having a college freshman! Meredith, her oldest, is attending IU- ’87 Elisa Cullina O’Neill Bloomington this year. Maureen and 3191 Andover Court excelsior excelsior excelsior John have been married for 20 years. Lafayette, CA 94549-1751 Surprising everyone, they got a dog 925.957.1957 this year—to the delight of Katherine, Dr. Susan Maude ’77 will complete her role as president [email protected] 16, and Jack, 12. Maureen teaches 6th of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council grade in South Bend and has a Saint Chris Fortin Morrow for Exceptional Children (CEC) in July, 2009. DEC is Mary’s student teacher this year. 920 Angel Street the largest professional organization supporting young Jeanne Carroll Flanagan and Plymouth, IN 46563 children with disabilities and their families (see http:// husband, Tim, are living in Granger, 574.540.9686 www.dec-sped.org/). Ind. Tim ND ’86, J.D.’98 still works as an chris@morrowinsurance attorney for Notre Dame, while she “This is just to let you know that I am receiving the agency.com is a relatively new employee of ND Leonard Manning Lifetime Achievement Award from the in the ACE program as the assistant Fordham Law Review this evening. A friend mentioned Catherine Cerulli business manager. This job, now that she wished that she had known so I am making this 2 Rhinecliff Drive part-time, allows her to continue her Rochester, NY 16618 announcement. Warm regards to all.”—Peggy other job as a taxi-driver for kids Sean, 585.275.5269 Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen ’66, MD, the 16, Caitlin, 14, and Tim, 9. In January, Catherine_cerulli@urmc. fi rst female physician in the history of the U.S. Congress, Jeanne made a trip to Chicago to see rochester.edu Monica Ragley Pare during a fl ight the fi rst woman to represent an offshore Territory, and the layover. They had a great time catching fi rst woman Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands, Michell Coleman Peirona up before Monica had to head off to will deliver the Commencement Address at the 135th 1038 Sunrise Ridge Drive O’Hare. Her 7-month-old daughter, Commencement of Louisiana State University Health Lafayette, CA 94549-1751 Riley Davis Pare, was with Monica and 925.957.1957 Sciences Center New Orleans. gave Jeanne a much needed “baby-fi x.” [email protected] Sister Mary Louise Gude, CSC, ’63 will join Saint Mary’s Monica, her husband, stepson Tucker, College in July as the Vice President for Mission. She will be and Riley all live in Orlando, Fla. Monica From Elisa: How wonderful it was works from home for Oracle Corp. the second vice president to lead the Division for Mission, to hear from so many classmates! Most Ann Kaltenbach Hayes is the established in 1994. Sister Rose Anne Schultz, CSC, will of you agreed that the class news is news bureau director at Southeast retire from the post this spring. the fi rst section you read. We received Missouri State University in Cape Cathleen Cronin Mullen ’75 received the 2009 St. so many responses, a lot of editing Girardeau, Mo., where she has been was necessary! Martin dePorres Award for Meritorious Service to the for the past 18 years. Anne’s husband, Three cheers for Leslie McKay, Medical Profession from Fenwick High School. She is Rocky, is an urban forester with the who was the fi rst to respond to my currently clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology at Missouri Department of Conservation. request for information. Leslie says that Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Cronin holds the They have two boys: Eric, 16, and this is her 22nd year living in Denver, Matthew, 13. distinction of being the fi rst and only woman thus far to and that she enjoys her work as a vice Next up from Cleveland is Lori receive Fenwick’s St. Martin dePorres Award. president at The Children’s Hospital Metro Alexander, who writes, “I have Foundation. Her son, Aidan, turns 4 four children, ranging in ages from 9 this spring. Leslie notes that Aidan has says now that Jeannette Friedheim From across the ocean we have to 15. I am working part-time in my acquired her red hair and will fi t in Burdell and her husband, Marc ND an update from Monica Cilette family’s chemical business, and I keep nicely at ND someday! ’87, are in the area, they are on the list McCormic: “My family and I have been in touch with Danielle Kleinrichert.” After seven years as a fi refi ghter on for the next visit. Mary recently got living in Italy—Rome and Naples—for Mary Reidy writes, “I am still living the Spokane Fire Department, Megan back into musical theater and singing, the past six and a half years. Lots of in Seattle with my husband, David McMonigle Phillips is nearing her playing Mother Abbess in The Sound traveling and too many tales to tell! Steinmetz, and two children: Theodore, fourth year as a deputy fi re marshal. of Music and the narrator in Joseph and Our children range in ages from 12 8, and Lillian, 6. I job share a recreation She performs safety inspections on all the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. to 18. The oldest is graduating high coordinator position that focuses types of businesses as well as on fi re Her daughters have been in the chorus school and will be attending Notre on youth and teen development suppression and detection systems. of these shows, and she enjoys sharing Dame in the fall! I’ve been subbing programs. I haven’t heard from many She lives in a home on Long Lake that the experience with them. Mary and at the high school and am starting a ’87 grads recently, but do know that she and her husband, Chris, built. Chris her kids were extras in the movie C Me M.Ed. program. We anticipate a return Alice Kroeger-Montgomery is is a fi re lieutenant with the SFD. Dance, a Christian fi lm coming out in to the States some time this summer.” keeping busy in Scituate, Mass., with Margie Kersten says that life April. Sadly, a week after Mary sent the Linda Cross Gentilino writes, “I’m her four kids and husband.” remains busy as a single mom. original update, she sent another one currently living in Lugano, Switzerland, Mary Cole Simms shared that Her oldest, Patrick, is fi nishing his saying, “The day that I contacted you, with my family. We moved here two she has four children—a daughter, sophomore year at Holy Cross my father fell ill with a severe cerebral and a half years ago. We have four 11, twin 8-year-old daughters, and a College and hopes to transfer to Regis bleed. He was taken to the hospital children, with the oldest a freshman son, 3. Mary stays home with the kids University in the fall. Another son, and died two days later, on Feb. 10. at Saint Mary’s this year. Our son is and helps with the business run by a senior in high school, is deciding Needless to say, my family and I are in 11th grade, and our two younger her husband, Paul. She quit practicing where he wants to attend college. devastated. Over 1,500 people came daughters are in 6th and 7th grade. law full time about 10 years ago and is Margie’s girls are Meghan, 7th grade, to pay their respects. My dad was a Our children attend an international now taking on only an occasional case and Kersten, 5th grade. She works very loved and respected man with a school here. I spend my time doing or arbitration that fi ts into her kids’ full-time for Ernst & Young in Chicago lot of family and friends. He practiced the ‘normal’ mom stuff and subbing at schedules! She is able to see Jeanne and would love to reconnect with medicine in our hometown for over 40 the elementary school.” Carroll Flanagan whenever she college friends. years.” The whole family was with him Suzanne Ritger shares that she makes it to South Bend for Saint Mary’s Maureen Kahn Alexander when he died. Mary, we all send our is living in New York, N.Y., and will be and ND Law School reunions. Mary is adjusting to a new stage in her condolences to you. having an exhibit of her oil paintings

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and photographs at SoHo20Chelsea teaching kindergarten at St. Monica marketing with an online ad agency two beautiful kids, Connor, 11, and Gallery in March. She also works full- School (her parish) and loves it! She (Indigo Interactive, Inc.) and am Maise, 8. My husband, Kevin, just time fundraising for the ASPCA. Many sees Maureen Kahn Alexander at enjoying my crazy, hectic life.” took a job as a professor of English at of her past roommates have been on basketball games because they both Beth Beutter Borowski said: “We Albany State University, so when the the move recently: Margaret Calacci have sons on the 5th-grade team. now live in Saline, Mich. My husband, house fi nally sells, we’ll be on our way Edwards to Minnesota, Erika Cretton- Bouncing back to the west coast, Andy, took a new job in Plymouth, and to Georgia.” Scott to Alabama, and Andrea Sendi we hear from Michelle Coleman we have been here for fi ve years. Our Katie Sullivan Fritz writes: “Dan Hodak to Texas. Peirona: “We have lived for the last 10 oldest, Jill is a freshman, Jenna is in ND ’88 and I will celebrate twenty Jane Akalaitis Falvey writes: “I years in Lafayette, Calif., a sweet little 7th grade, and Joe is in 3rd grade. I am years of bliss this June. We have four had the pleasure of meeting up with suburb of San Francisco. My husband, back in the OR working part time, one kids….Madeline is 17 and looking at Linda Joerger Cross at an ND football Andy, and I have been married for to two days a week” colleges (Saint Mary’s is on her list!), game this past fall. It was wonderful 13 years. Our children are Megan, 11, Kari Killilea Wuszke writes that Molly 14, Danny, 12, and Tommy, 10. I to see her after so many years! Linda’s and Ryan, 9. I still stay in touch with she and husband Greg, married 17 work part-time creating publications daughter, Jessica, is a fi rst-year student Jenny Staud Blanz, who lives in South years, have been transferred because for the Sioux Falls Catholic Schools. at Saint Mary’s and plays in the ND Bend with her husband, John, and of his jobs several times and fi nd We’ve been in Sioux Falls for 14 years band. My eldest, Katie, is a high school three adorable kids. Kathleen Geary themselves back where they started, and love it.” sophomore, so we’re beginning to Vitanovic lives outside Chicago with South Bend. Kari is currently teaching Andrea LaFreniere Miciano was think about college. At our recent her husband, John, and her little ones, 4th grade at St. Monica School in able to share the exciting news that class reunion, which I missed, Peggy Ava and Gregory.” Mishawaka, Ind. They have two Donna Cronin Piemonte became Prosser Brown gathered e-mails and Next up is Shannon McMahon children: Libby, 13, and Michael, 10. the mother of twins in Dec. 2008. got in touch with many of us. We’ve who is out in Colorado. She is the busy Margaret Calacci Edwards had Parker and Harrison join their brother had a mini El-Ed reunion via email. I’m single mother of four helping to run a big move from Toronto to Phoenix Calvin, 5. back to work every day, but part-time. a small, family retail furniture business. this past summer. She’s gone back And last, but certainly not least, I I’m currently teaching 8th grade She talks to Megan Martin Galgano for a nurse refresher course, which heard from Valerie Lukas Pinarski ’90 Spanish at a local middle school. My and Diane Cancro every few condenses her four years at Saint after she read the last Courier update. daughter and I also volunteer with the months and catches up on all the Mary’s into four months. Margaret She is doing well and lives in Goshen, Sisters of St. Joseph teaching English SMC/ND updates. shares that Terri Kammerer Ind., with her husband and four kids: to local immigrants.” Kathleen Dailey shared that she Meyer is still in Kansas City. Mary Andrea, 17, Stephen, 13, Michael, Jennifer Rollo shared that she lives in Chicago with her second-grade Dilenschneider Condon has had a 10, and Nathan, 4. Her daughter is currently enrolled in an evening son and husband, who works for busy year with highlights that include: has been accepted to a couple of clinical program while working full the Chicago Police Department. meeting Julie Andrews (making colleges—Saint Mary’s being one time. Her fi ancé, Brian, has his business Since graduation, Kathleen has been Margaret green with envy), ringing of them! (and her future home) in Vermont. working in the advertising business as the closing bell at the New York stock I am well acquainted with being He’s patiently waiting for her to a media specialist. She currently works exchange, and having her eldest son the parent in the college-decision fi nish school. “Once I am an RN, I will for OMD/Prometheus, a media fi rm gain early acceptance to ND. Margaret process as our oldest, Melissa, is in continue on with my education,” she under the Omnicom umbrella. is looking for Jean Crutcher and the midst of making her decision. By writes. “It’s funny, now that I’m back in Hillery Haney writes: “My Julie Gschwind. the time you read this, she’ll probably school, it’s hard to stop myself from husband, Raymond McDaniel, and I It was great to hear from Colleen be all settled into her dorm room…. learning more.” She plans to relocate welcomed our new baby daughter, Walker, who says that she is practicing somewhere! The boys (and that eventually to Vermont once her career Anna Lauren, on Aug. 10, 2008. She internal medicine in Louisville, Ky. includes hubby) are all doing well, too, change is complete, but right now is joins her big sister, Julia, 3. We live in Her fi ancé’s mom,Mary O’Meara, and keeping plenty busy. still in Jersey City. Grand Rapids, Mich.” graduated from Saint Mary’s College. From Chris: Megan Martin The next person I heard from is Janet Dowling Dant shared: Colleen is also looking to connect with Galgano and her husband, Jeff , have Colleen Barry Garrett: “I am living “Here’s my story in a nutshell—Joe ND old friends. three children, John 15, Annalisa, 13, in Crofton, Md., near Annapolis and ’87 and I and our eight children live Janine Adamo Below gives us and Katie, 11. They have been living in have worked for an agency in the in Batavia, Ill. Our two oldest sons are the quick update: She’s been married Denver for 10 years. Megan is in charge Department of Defense for (yikes!) already away at college. We have three 15 years this October to Anthony, of the gifted-and-talented program nearly 22 years now. I have been sons in high school, two daughters and they have three boys: Joseph, 12, that she designed at the local Catholic married to Chris Garrett for nearly 14 in grade school, and a little guy in Giovanni, 11, and Daniel, 9. She’s been school. Both her daughters have years. We have two boys: one who preschool. I teach part-time at our able to stay home with the boys and attended the Saint Mary’s College Fine was born in England, Liam, 12, and the parish school.” has recently returned to work for the Arts Camp and have loved it. During other born in Annapolis, Aidan, 7.” “Greetings from Dutch Harbor/ same computer software company she the camp, daughter Katie roomed with Sandy Zabel Fleishman had this Unalaska, Alaska, an island in the left after having her children. daughters of Lori Lohman Camblin to share. “After a few moves, I have Aleutian Chain 800 miles southwest of Patty Nash Mullen, from and Sharon Hegg Costa. Megan settled in Orlando, Fla., where my Anchorage,” writes Ann-Nora Ehret. “I Ridgewood, N.J., also checked in to say recently visited with Kim Vanderbilt husband works in pediatric cardiology. am a family medicine physician in the that she is doing well. They have fi ve Meier, Karen Lombard (who lives in I took 10 years off from nursing to raise only clinic on the island, serving a year- children: Tory, 17, Chris, 16, Joe, 12, and Los Angeles), and Sheila Doyle Tully. my two girls and returned this past round fi shing population of 4,000 with twins John and Ryan, 11. The oldest Diane Cancro has been working year as a Peds PACU nurse. The girls, a 10,000 person infl ux of international has been applying to colleges and is as a realtor for over eight years in ages 11 and 14, still need guidance, folks to process the fi sh/crab. You may waiting to hear about acceptances. Birmingham, Mich. Her daughter, so working part time with fl exible be familiar with Discovery Channel’s They see Sonia Uribe McGowan Grace, is in kindergarten. She had a hours was key to being able to return. ‘Deadliest Catch.’ Those are my and her husband, Mike ND ’86, at ND sad occasion to see Karyn Winkel and Bedside nursing is a nice change from patients! Our clinic is on the show. I am football and basketball games. Sue Albertini over the summer at the the management position I left.” the boat doc for the Early Dawn.” Mary Ann Samczyk Scott says, funeral of Dan Sullivan ND ’87. Eileen Couch Cramer shares that Dena Heisler Ocampo writes: “After teaching high school and Peggy Prosser Brown with she is living in South Bend with her “I’m living in Kansas City now with my college English for almost 10 years, I’m husband Dave and three children, husband, Bob, and three children: Amy, husband, Phillip, and our twin sons, now working from home as a writer Carolyn, 15, Catherine, 8, and 16, Bobby, 14, and Nicholas, 11. She is Jackson and Tyler. I’m vice president of and freelance editor while I raise my Christopher, 4, live in Louisville,

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Ky. Dave is the chair of the physics Joe has retired from the Navy and is 14, who loved volleyball camp last ND ’93, who live in Oak Park, Ill. with and astronomy department at the working as a contractor for the Army. summer and plans to attend again their three children, are equally excited University of Louisville. Peggy is a Mary is working for a non-profi t that this year. Robyn continues to enjoy with the new addition. behavior resource teacher for specializes in addiction and mental life in Monroe, Michigan with Chris Doug ND ’88 and Karen Krok three schools. illness, and enjoys almost every minute and their daughters Alexis, Abby, 11, Hasler happily announced the arrival Barb Dorini Vlahakis lives in of it. She has started work on her PhD. and Alyssa, 8. She has been working of Agnes Claire on Nov. 25, 2008. Mom Deerfi eld Beach, Fla., with her husband Chris Fortin Morrow and in the healthcare industry for the past and baby came home on Thanksgiving of 14 years, Greg, and two children, husband Dave and have been married 17 years and currently works for a to a reception from Becca, 14 , Oliver, 8, Donnie 12, and Corena, 9. Barb has 20 years and have three daughters: biotech fi rm, Biogen Idec, where she and Eleanor, 4. been teaching middle-school math Claire 19, Katie, 17, and Maggie, 15. works with multiple sclerosis patients Rozel Gatmaitan Moore and in Boca Raton for over 10 years. She She is an independent insurance and neurologists in her southeastern David fi nd themselves back in Dallas/ gets together regularly with Gina agent, a high school gymnastics Michigan territory. Fort Worth, Tex., where they plan Hazell Spencer, also in Florida. Gina judge, and a part-time bartender. She Julie Wagner Feasel’s daughter to settle for a while. This summer, has three girls, and her husband, Mike, is also involved with Toastmasters, Brigid will be making her third trip David will retire from the Navy after is a high school football coach. Barb St. Michael’s Church, and serves on to Saint Mary’s Fine Arts Camp this 20 years as a fi ghter pilot and, unless also travels to at least one ND football several volunteer boards. summer. But the Feasel family will the perfect job takes them back to game every year and spends time with Chris recently spent time with have even more reasons to head Virginia Beach, they’ll be making Texas Chris Fortin Morrow and her family. Barb Dorini Vlahakis, Gloria Eleuteri back to campus now that their home until their children, Maggie, 6, She also keeps in touch with Kelly Ruscitti who live in Bayville, N.J. Gloria oldest daughter Meghan will be part and Ethan, 4, graduate high school. Tyler, who is living in Kansas City, Mo., and her husband, Keith have two of the Saint Mary’s Class of 2013! Rozel is looking forward to getting running her own PR/HR business. children: Tommy, 9, and Angelina, 6. Congratulations! Julie was happy back to teaching special education Trish Sullivan Maher and Gloria teaches high school children to attend reunion with her former this coming school year. Last summer, husband Tim ND J.D. ’90 live in South with special needs and coaches track. roommates, Kelly Glavin Zeh and the Moore family was able to spend a Bend with their six children: Clare, 15, Keith is a journalist. Penny Falaschetti Dolan, and good great day with Mimi Tuohy O’Leary Maddie 13, Liam, 12, Grace 10, Annie, 7, Chris also keeps in touch with Kim friend Kathleen Gibbons. Kathleen and her kids, boating, eating, and and Mary Eileen, 2. Trish keeps in touch Kegowicz, who is practicing law in was Brigid’s confi rmation sponsor laughing up at the O’Learys’ lake with Mary-Theresa Daher Watson, Mesa, Ariz., and Mary Beth Houston in April. house in Indiana. She also heard married to Tony ND ’87 with two Murray, who lives in Fort Worth, Texas, Beth Rollo Orton shares happy from Rose Pietrzak Carter, who daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, and with husband Phil and their three news of her marriage to Michael is living in Savannah, Ga., with her living in the Pittsburgh area. MT works daughters: Meaghan, 15, Colleen, 13, on Nov.15, 2008, in Carlsbad, Calif. husband, Stewart, and working as from home for a dental publication. and Moira, 6. In attendance were classmates the associate director of marketing Sara Honnigford Lawrence and Katie McShane, Corinne Pfender and communications at Georgia husband Duane ND ’86 have been Noyes, Katie Scott Kummer, Mary Southern University. living in the UK, midway between ’89 Karen E. Crespy Emmerling Brown, Tammy Suth Five years ago, Katherine Koller London and Brighton, for fi ve years. 10613 Weymouth St., #103 Crowe, and Cecilie Gehring Lewis. Brophy and John moved from Falls Duane runs a small medical software Bethesda, MD 20814 They had a wonderful weekend, and Church, Va., to Colorado Springs, company in London and they have [email protected] Beth was surprised with a slide show Colo., where John works as a civilian four sons; Brennan 17, Connor 16, Shea of her Saint Mary’s days during the with the Army. The Brophys have six 13, and Kelton, 10, in four diff erent Our 20-year reunion was surely a rehearsal dinner—which included children: Thomas, 14, Mary, 13, Sarah, schools in various parts of Sussex. wonderful time for all who were on the horror of ’80s hair, clothing, and 10, Margaret, 8, Bridget, 7, and Michael, Sara recently discovered that Jean campus. Those who couldn’t make it make-up! It all brought a smile and 5. In her “spare” time Katherine has Crutcher Boyle is living in Heidelberg. were missed. Hope to see even more helped everyone relax before the been working on founding a charter Sara enjoys catching up with Saint or you in 2012—Yikes! wedding—which was welcomed school, and this August, the doors will Mary’s friends on Facebook. After a six-year hiatus to be a with a sunny day and rare warm open on the Thomas MacLaren School, Michele Finger Balcerzak and her stay-at-home mom, in May 2008, breezes, and a cocktail hour during educating children in grades 6-12 with family have been living in Colorado for Martha Flick Jungenberg returned to a beautiful sunset over the ocean. a classically-based curriculum. over three years the workforce as a full-time LIRI (Local Congratulations, Beth! Karen Crespy enjoyed a February After living for a few years in Industrial Retention Initiative) outreach A warm welcome to the latest evening with a lively crowd in northern Mexico, she says that it is nice being coordinator for the Back of the (Stock) family additions…. On Jan. 23, 2009, Virginia when Adriana Trigiani ’81 back in the States. Michele and Ed Yards Neighborhood Council. Back Patti Jacobs Hein and Kevin brought stopped by on her book tour for her have six children: Maria 27, Bridgette of the Yards is an industrial area in home their second adopted child, a most recent novel, Very Valentine. As 19, who is a sophomore nursing Chicago very close to her home in son! Lucas “Luke” John Patrick Hein was usual, Adri was gracious, funny, and major at SMC this year, Patrick, 16, Bridgeport; and through the program, born on Jan. 20, 2009. Big sister Sophie made everyone feel special. Christian, 15, Ryan, 13, and Evan, 10. local business owners pay 1% of their adores him and showers kisses on him Theresa Kress Marks is now After working from home as a writer taxes into their area and then they at every chance. home schooling her two oldest for the past six years, Michele started can request that money back in the Bethe Sweeney Rykaczewski and children, Skylar, 12, and Annabel, 9, working at Barnes and Noble over two form of services such as security, Dave had their fi rst child, Mark David, with the help of a math and science years ago just to get out and meet landscaping, etc.—whatever they on Oct. 7, 2008. The family lives in teacher. The Marks are a musical family, people. Michele went to New York City need to keep their business and jobs in Wexford, Pa., where Bethe is a clinical and Skylar has recorded two CDs, both in March to meet up with other Saint the City of Chicago. Martha is enjoying social worker in private practice, and available on iTunes: “Skywriting” and Mary’s grads: Lisa Kelly Goodall ’86, a position that is close to home as well Dave is an environmental engineer. “Running Home.” Theresa’s husband, Marie Regan Hammond ’86, Teresa as giving back to her local community. Baby Mark has many Saint Mary’s and Gary, is now represented by a major Keefe Konrad ’86, Sara Ferlic Bonn And, she is also working with Gail Notre Dame connections: Bethe’s music promotion company out of ’86, Sue McGinnis ’86, and Patty Garcia Steff en’s brother, Edwin! parents, Rosemary Holland Sweeney Santa Monica, and they have high Fallon Hennessey ’86. Several classmates have sent their ’59 and Leo Sweeney, Jr. ND ’59, who hopes that some of his songs will fi nd Mary Flynn Boener and husband daughters to Saint Mary’s summer live locally, are thrilled with their fourth their way into some serious Hollywood Joe have two daughters: Kathy, 15, camps, and one of those is Robyn grandchild; and aunt Meg Sweeney fi lms. Theresa continues to write her and Ellen, 13. They are living in Florida. Malone Thompson’s daughter Alexis, Nelligan ND ’93 and Brendan Nelligan blog, The Green Mama, work

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on some books, and garden her Maeve is older, she tries hard to keep Hello, Class of 1995! Thanks to brother Nalin, 4, is thrilled with his new organic veggies. up with Danny, 10, Patrick, 8, Emmett, everyone for the updates. The deadline brother. Kara will return to work at If you are inclined, check out 6, Molly, 4, and Brendan, 3. The kids for the next issue is Aug. 27. Cisco in mid-summer. Facebook. Many of your classmates attend Our Lady of Peace School To start, in February 2009, I got to Tina Gruben Nester writes: “As have accounts and have enjoyed in Darien. Erin adds that their new visit with Christine Graham Gambs, Chris Singer Kasman mentioned reconnecting, joining Saint Mary’s principal, Mickey Tovey ’79, is a Saint Molly O’Brien Adduci, and Lara in her last update, our 6-year-old groups, and catching up on life! Mary’s alumna. As Emmett says, “Our Mattison Bauman, who was visiting daughter was diagnosed with principal is always smiling!” from Harrisburg, Penn. We had dinner leukemia on May 30, 2008—a day we Diane Florin O’Donnell and out in Naperville, Ill., and had a great will never forget. We spent the fi rst ’93 Christine Martini Elmgren her husband, Jim, welcomed Sean time catching up. seven weeks of treatment down in 14582 SW Juliet Terrace Eamonn in September ’07 to join his Kate Kyle Cameron writes: “It Memphis at the St. Jude Children’s Portland, OR 97224-1291 two big brothers, Mickey, 8, and Al, 6. has been a busy few years. I moved Research Hospital. What an [email protected] The boys are keeping Diane busy in with my husband, Jeff , to Cincinnati in amazing place! Louisiana, their home since 2003. 2005 when he received a promotion. I We are so lucky that St. Jude has Kathleen Elizabeth Jones Another busy mom, Katie Smith, was unable to stay with my company, an affi liate right here in Peoria because 3639 North Damen, No.3 welcomed Madeleine Dorothy in May Pfi zer, during the move, but after a Catie has been able to get the majority Chicago, IL 60618-4951 ’08. “My husband and I keep crossing year, Jeff was realigned, and we moved of her treatment since this summer 773.348.7805 our fi ngers that she remains a happy back to Indianapolis. I got my job back here. This has been nice—allowing and easy-going child.” The baby has with Pfi zer in May 2006. I still have us to be together as a family. Catie is Kathryn Davenport Keefrider already attended her fi rst SMC event: that job—even after our 60% layoff s a responding well to treatment and is 18 Greystone Lane the fi rst-year send-off , held at their month ago. now considered to be in remission. Avon, CT 06001-3248 home in August ’08. We had to say goodbye to our We just have a long road ahead, 860.404.1845 Anne Doyle Miller and husband 12-year-old baby, our Siberian Husky, as treatment lasts for a total of [email protected] Chris M.B.A. ND ’03 are on the move. Dakota, in December. We couldn’t 2 1/2 years. Chris has accepted a promotion stand the quiet house and went out Anyone can follow her progress if Amy Smith Wheeler with Merrill Lynch and is working and got two new Siberian Husky baby they would like at www.caringbridge. 1340 West Country Club Dr in Manhattan. The whole family will girls from a rescue association. They org/visit/catienester. We ask for Angola, IN 46703-8410 join him in the spring, moving from are beautiful! Skaya is black and white, prayers for Catie and the many St. [email protected] Rochester, N.Y. The Miller kids are and Luna is all white. Both have blue Jude children we have met along Claire, 8, Charlie, 6, and Christopher eyes and very diff erent personalities. this journey. We also would like to Jennifer Aine McMahon “Max,” 2. We are having a blast! After three and encourage people to donate blood 1733 Fernwood Avenue Heather Heller Seckinger writes a half years of traveling for work, Jeff is and platelets whenever possible. Since Louisville, KY 40205-1266 that Ruby Gayle was born in June ’05 now home every night. It has been an Catie has started this journey, she has 502.485.1276 and that Jetta Marie followed in June adjustment—both good and bad, but had fi ve blood transfusions and one [email protected] ’08. Heather is a stay-at-home mom overall it has been great having him platelet transfusion, which is nothing who isn’t home very much! She adds back home. I am getting ready to help compared to some of these kids From Amy Smith Wheeler: that Southern California is defi nitely coach the track team for our church’s who need transfusions almost daily. Marisa Novak has co-founded a the place to raise kids. grade school. It should be another Thank you all who have already been non-profi t, non-partisan group called On the East Coast, Tricia Starr busy spring.” following this journey. Your prayers The Society of Conservative Women Reeder reports that she, too, is Nora Coletta McMerrell writes: and support are unbelievable!” in Minnesota, with state charters in currently staying at home with her “My husband, Mark, and I welcomed Bridget Bartley McGuire writes: the works. It is a membership-based three kids: Emily, 5, Jack, 3, and Matt, our third child, Mary Kathleen, on Sept. “Hello from Singapore! My husband, organization similar to the Junior 22 months. Dave ND ’93 and Tricia 8, 2008. She joins Patrick, 4 and Annie, Andy ND ’95, and I moved to League or the League of continue to live in Alexandria, Va. 2. We live in Bay Village, Ohio, where I Singapore in June ’08 from Peoria, Ill. Women Voters. Suzanne Schaffl er Bautch and stay at home with the kids. We are over here with Caterpillar, with Sharon Conley Spellman reports her husband, Danny ND ’92, welcomed In May 2008, Taylor Markow Andy working as corporate counsel- that she and Megan Lillis Browdy Baby Number Four, Reid Daniel, in Hyland and her husband welcomed a Asia/Pacifi c. We have a 2-year-old, see each other a fair amount and keep January. He joins Jackson, 7, Ava, 5, and little boy, Patrick Theodore. She writes: Danny, and we welcomed our second busy with their children and activities. Austin, 2. The Bautch family resides in “Patrick joins big brother, Peyton, who son, Patrick, on Sept. 12, 2008. So Megan has three boys ages 8, 6, 3; Garden City, N.Y. turned 2 in February 2009. In the past far, living over here has been a great Sharon has boys who are 9 and 7, and From the Courier Offi ce: Amy year we’ve had some fabulous visitors: experience, although we do miss our girls who are 5 and 3. “We are busy Schlotterer Sarrazine writes that she Meegan Arazan Burkhart and her family and friends back home!” with basketball, fl ag football, ballet, and husband Ron ND ’93, welcomed family came for a visit from Chicago On Feb. 6, 2009, Katie Clancy and and of course, school. We both live in baby Isaac George into their family last June. I was fi nally able to meet husband Ed Scheer welcomed their St. Louis and recently visited with Katie on Dec. 9, 2008. Big brothers Luke, her beautiful daughter, Charlotte. fi rst child, John Clancy Scheer. Katie Jones when she was in St. Louis to see Johnathan, Joseph, and Benjamin, and And Kim Whitsitt came for a fun visit reports that they are adjusting well to her family.” Stacy Winget Gund lives big sister Theresa all adore their new in October.” their new, growing family. on Sharon’s street and her children—a baby brother. Jen Puplava writes: “My husband, Melissa Peters Christaldi was girl, 10, and boys 7, 6, and 4 are fun James Goodstal, and I welcomed married to Joe Christaldi ND ’92 on July friends to play with. Stacy and her REUNION June 3–6, 2010 our second daughter, Beatrice Diana 7, 2007. She adds, “We were married in husband recently added a “Notre Goodstal, on Jan. 13, 2009. Big sister the Holy Spirit Chapel in Le Mans Hall. Dame” décor sport court to their ’95 Colleen Morrissey Annabel is very excited that her wish It was a dream of mine since being a backyard, making them the hit of 933 W. Van Buren St. for a sister (as opposed to a brother) student at Saint Mary’s to get married the neighborhood. Apt. 819 was granted.” in the chapel. From living a few doors Erin Ryan Savage’s family moved Chicago, IL 60607 Kara Wegener Jariwala and down from it my senior year, to going to a bigger house in Darien, Ill., in May mobile 1.614.378.5226 husband Ravi welcomed a baby boy, back each summer working at the of ’08. “We had outgrown our fi rst mobile 2.312.731.0090 Rylan Thomas, to their family on Dec. Fine Arts Camp in July, and being the house with the birth of baby Maeve colleenmorrissey@ 25, 2008, in Mountain View, Calif. Big hall director of Le Mans (2002-2004), Sharon in December ’07.” Now that hotmail.com

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Saint Mary’s and the chapel have fi ve months next week. I’m working scrapbooking my family, and the kids had a special place in my heart. Our ’97 Amy L. Brabeck part-time as the executive director of enjoy seeing pictures of themselves in reception was in the Monogram Littlesunshine01@ a local Chamber of Commerce. The colorful display. Room at Notre Dame. Saint Mary’s hotmail.com commute is only seven minutes from One fi nal update comes from friends standing up as bridesmaids home—which is great—and I love Mary Beth Dominello. Mary Beth included: Tricia Wallace Moore ’94, Bonjour à toutes! I hope this having extra time to spend with the writes: “In the 12 years since our Allison Gagliani Cherry ’96, Colleen fi nds you doing well. I am writing girls.” graduation, a LOT has happened in Murray Kartychak ’96, and Judy the afternoon of a surprise winter Congratulations to all new my life that I have been meaning Eckelkamp Tobben’78. Other SMC snowstorm in the Carolinas. moms! Congratulations also to to share with the rest of our class. friends in attendance were: Ashley Greensboro seems to get quite a bit Corrie Hanrahan. Corrie married As a non-traditional student who Fant ’07, Marnie Walsh Milakovich more snow than Durham. It seems Mike Mieszczak on Dec. 6, 2008, in took two classes a semester for ten ’04, Colleen Miles ’03, Katie Phelan like the perfect day to bake…I think Naperville, Ill. Corrie writes: “SMC/ND years before graduating, I realize Giganti ’03, Katie Trnka ’02, Jenny some banana bread may be in our grads in the bridal party: Amy Young that most of our classmates don’t Wejman ’99, Maggie Rotello near future. Owens, Angie Cataldo and Dom remember me from the traditional Hartford ’99, Julie Byrdak Jaworski I hope that 2009 is treating you Tocci ND ’97, and Rose Maciejewski associations in the residence halls or ’99, Teresa Radostits Sullivan ’96, well. Ignacio and I are doing well and Farley. Guests included Kimmi classrooms but might remember me Cindy Hamill ’96, Robin Walsh becoming better acquainted with Pohlman Meske, Tonya Weger, Molly as the administrative assistant in the Bourjaily ’96, Katie Killian Allen ’93, Greensboro every day. Classes at UNCG Kelsey Clayton ’96, and Liz Kukoy English, History, and Political Science Julia Romary Van Meter ’92, and are good; this semester I am teaching Lewis. Special guests at the wedding departments—where I worked for Lisa Peppers ’87, Dr. Nancy Menk French 101 and 102. Spring break is in were Amy’s son, Thomas Henry, and 15 years before transferring to the (music department), Michelle Russell a week, which means that I have a lot Angie and Dom’s son, Jonah! It was Alumnae Offi ce. After 25 years at (former Director of Residence Life), of grading to do, so I will move right wonderful sharing our special day with Saint Mary’s, I am retiring. Dr. Linda Timm (former Vice President on to news from our classmates. Sit so many close friends from college.” With the birth of Max Leonard of Student Aff airs), and JoAn Lootens back, relax, and enjoy! I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with Panowicz, son of my daughter, Maria (LeMans night desk worker) were also While home over the holidays, many of you through Facebook. For Dominello Panowicz ’92, and her in attendance. Fr. Joe Carey celebrated I saw Michele Kuhlmann Nelson those of you who haven’t joined yet (or husband, Tom, my husband, Lenny ND the ceremony.” Melissa and Joe took and April Sass Johnson. Both are those who don’t know about it), know ’64, and I now have 11 grandchildren a honeymoon to Hawaii and moved doing well and enjoying motherhood. there is a Facebook group for our class. under the age of 9. That said, I think I from Chicago to The Woodlands, Texas, Michele sent me a note not long ago: It’s called “Saint Mary’s College of Notre can safely claim that I have the most in August of 2008—just in time for “We are doing well. Very busy. I can’t Dame 1997” and organized by Nina grandchildren in our class! We love Hurricane Ike! They are enjoying say I ever get bored with all these little McDowell Allocco (thanks, Nina!). that all except one of the eleven live warm winters, and Melissa is teaching people around me. Everyone (except There are currently 137 members. within fi ve minutes of us, and we music and giving piano lessons in her Andrew) is enjoying school, dance, The classmate I’ve reconnected get to see them often. Maria’s other home. She is also on the Houston art, Brownies, etc., and Andrew enjoys with most recently has been Allison children are Emma, Jack, Alex, Cole, Alumnae Board. . . . well . . . basically everything. He’s 8 Carroll Wallace, my freshman-year and Leah. Tara Krull and husband Matt months old now and crawling. Hard roommate in McCandless. Allison Our daughter, Lisa Dominello Poteraj welcomed their fi rst child, to believe he will walk in about four writes: “Eddie and I are living in Winde ’95, and her husband, Mark, Emily Alexis Poteraj, on March 9, 2009. months, if he’s like his sisters.” Rockford, Ill. I am still working at have four boys: Jake, Nate, Zack, and I have some sad news to share; Also enjoying motherhood is Gift of Hope as an organ donation John Luke. Our daughter, Andrea Allison Murphy Hannah’s husband, Angela Cataldo. Angela and husband coordinator, and I love it! I can’t Dominello Remke ’98, and her EG, was killed in a car accident in Dominic Tocci ND ’97 have welcomed imagine doing anything else.” husband, Matthew ND ’98,’06, live in December 2008 while on business their fi rst child. Angie writes: “Jonah Anna Rafaj Rosenberg and Northern Kentucky with their son, in Portugal. He and Allison have two Cataldo Tocci was born in June, and husband Stuart welcomed their third Brayden. Our youngest daughter, Carla children, Miles and Mia, and another Dominic and I are so in love! We just child, Charles Isaiah, on Friday, March Dominello ’99, loves the big city life baby due in June 2009. Please keep moved back to the Chicago area from 13, 2009. Charles joins siblings Alexis and is working at the Patti Gilford Fine the Hannahs in your prayers. Boston after Dom fi nished up at the and David Matthew. Arts Gallery in Chicago. From the Courier Offi ce: Mary Kennedy School of Government. We Ann Spiess Clark and husband That’s enough for now. I hope all Horner Thomas writes: “This past June are house hunting now and think we’ll Bradley welcomed Grace Kathryn on is going well for you. After I retire, I my husband, Eddie, and I welcomed end up in Oak Park—but who knows?!” Nov. 28, 2008. “I am very excited to hope to be able to catch up with my our second child: Adrianne Elizabeth Two more new moms are Marian have a little girl. She is just precious. personal correspondence, but it might Thomas. She is the little sister to Kelly Mangoubi and Jennifer Ligda She turned four months old yesterday! take a few years!” our son, Christopher Edward, 4. Busk. I’ve reconnected with both I continue to stay somewhat involved Thank you for the updates and Christopher loves being a big brother through Facebook, which is where the in the alumnae club, although I must congratulations on your retirement, and is a big help around the house. majority of our updates come from admit my participation has been low Mary Beth! I know you will be missed We moved back to New Jersey about this time around. I heard from Marian due to family obligations. I do like our at Saint Mary’s. 18 months ago and are enjoying the about a month ago. She wrote: “I’m Mommies & Tots playgroup and love And with that, we come to the end seasons, culture, and closeness to back at work. Abigail’s doing great. hosting pool parties in the summer of another Class of 1997 Courier report. family. After graduation, I moved out She’s growing so fast. She’s fi ve months with fellow SMC alumnae. Wayne is Thanks to all who contributed this to Las Vegas, Nev., where I began my now and starting to eat solids. She’s now 4, and Henry turns 3 at the end of time. I enjoyed hearing from you and career in the casino industry within the sweetest little baby and a major April. We are looking forward to a fun- hope to hear from even more of you the fi nance department. I met my daddy’s girl. It’s fun watching her and fi lled summer in the Clark household. next time. For now, take care and have husband while in Vegas and we were Dave interact.” I am leaving this week for a three- a wonderful summer! All the best and married in May of 2002.” Jen wrote in early October with her week trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., (where I à la prochaine, mes amies! news: “Things are well. You may already am from) to be with family. I continue know, but James and I welcomed to stay at home with my kids—just twin daughters in May—Madeline dabbling a little in consulting with Rose and Abigail Claire. They will be Creative Memories and Mary Kay. I love

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with Ford for nine years, Kelly left to ’99 stay at home with her kids. She also Jenny Wejman spends time serving as the president Getting Married? Expecting? 1437 W. Belle Plaine #2 of the Canton Newcomers Club and Chicago, IL 60613 proofreading her husband’s We’d like to help you celebrate, but we 773.412.6570 doctoral papers. can’t print news about future weddings [email protected] Meaghan David Kovacs lives nearby and they get to visit often. They or babies. When your plans become reality, please Rebecca Deitle McBride also got to see Tracey Furjanic Boyle let your class reporter or the Courier 906 East 20th Avenue and her family quite a bit this past year. offi ce know, and we’ll gladly print Denver, CO 80205-5103 They are having so fun much watching 303.521.1577 their kids grow up and play together. your news after the fact. [email protected] Alison Buysee West and husband Ben had a baby girl, Ellie Peyton West, From Jenny: Hello, Class of 1999! on June 6, 2008. his two brothers, Jake, 4, and Bryce, 2. special needs, specifi cally those on the I hope that everyone is doing well. My Chrissy Bartle Meko and husband No girl to pass on the SMC tradition, autism spectrum.” big news since the last report is that I Justin ND ’99 had a son, Connor but maybe they’ll marry into it!” Dorothy M. Gentile Huston ran the Chicago Marathon in October Robert, born Oct. 22, 2008. Catherine Griebel Bowman married Nate Huston ND ’99 on July 2008. I love running and have been Madeline Carpinelli wrote with married Scott Bowman in August 2008 6, 2002. Bridesmaids and groomsmen traveling to run in half marathons as a lot of news. “I am currently living in in Colorado Springs, Col. included Melissa Kill Hodges, Katie well. Tricia Malovey and I traveled to Minneapolis after years of living in Beth Schafer Coyne married Ryan, Donny Graham ND ’99, and Phoenix to run the PF Chang’s Rock Chicago and a brief, albeit fantastic, Kevin Coyne on June 21, 2008 at SMC. Patrick Arthurs ND ’00. They now have and Roll Half Marathon in January. 10 months in Denver! I moved to Moira Lanigan wrote, “Jarrett and two little girls: Hannah Dorothea, 5, In September, I got together with Minneapolis in July of 2008 to begin I had our fourth baby, a boy named and Hayden Marie, 2. Dorothy taught Libby Rector Snipe when she was in a Ph.D. program at the University of Brendan Healy Joyce, on Dec. 30, 2008. elementary school for fi ve years before Chicago visiting from Washington, D.C. Minnesota in social and administrative He has three older siblings: Helen, 4, taking a break to be with her girls. Libby was in town with her husband, pharmacy, which is a program that Micky, 3, and Maggie, almost 2. We are Nate is a major in the Air Force. They Chris, who was attending a theater pulls from several disciplines (e.g. living on the south side of Chicago are currently stationed at Langley AFB, conference. In addition to still working economics, public policy, statistics) and still get together with the SMC Virginia, and live in Williamsburg. Nate at Wolf Trap as a creative director, Libby to study pharmaceutical pricing, girls who live in the area.” is deploying to Iraq, so prayers for him is the owner of On the Gourmet (www. regulations, policies, and behavior. I Christian Robert and Catelyn and all deployed service members onthegourmet.com). Her company happened into this fi eld in my fi rst job Elizabeth Brown were born Dec. 1, are appreciated. is a mobile specialty foods market with the Offi ce of Inspector General 2008, to Mandi Moburg Brown and Lis Sonneveld is living in St. Louis featuring local fl avors, epicurean for HHS, where I did evaluations of husband Kevin ND ’97, joining big with her husband and working as a delights, and exclusive imports. A the Department’s programs related to brother Aidan, 3. They have been products liability attorney at a large unique gourmet shopping experience! drug cost and access to patients. living in Aurora, Ill., for eight years. national fi rm. While Libby was in town, I also After my seven years at the OIG Mandi is a stay-at-home mom. The From the Courier Offi ce: Jill reconnected with Karyn Clark, and a little more than a year with a Brown family is doing well—adjusting Fenstermaker Stowers writes that who lives in Chicago and works in consulting fi rm, I got the off er to come to life with twins. Also in December, she and Scott Stowers welcomed human resources. to school as a research fellow under Kevin joined an ND friend at his three- John William Stowers on Oct. 20, 2008. I continue to get together with Jen one of the country’s top experts in year-old company, Kymanox, as vice In August, Jill was joined by Mandy Mazurek Miles. In addition to staying the fi eld, an off er I could not refuse! president of information technology. Jones and Rene King at a baby home with her son, Sean, Jen makes I spend my days at the U running 2009 is also a big year for the Brown shower and had a great time catching nursing covers to sell at a boutique in between class and the offi ce and am family because Mandi and Kevin up on SMC news. Northbrook, Ill. You can take a look at really enjoying being back in school.” will celebrate their 10th wedding Kelley Hart was married to George these Nursing Covers at the website Greta Marie Zandstra married anniversary on May 8. Rendziperis on Nov. 15 in Austin, Texas. http://www.bashfulbaby.blogspot. Charles Pofahl on Sept. 6, 2008. Mary Louise Musante Weeks Kelley is a magna cum laude graduate com/. Carolyn Kane writes: “After welcomed her second child, Luke of Michigan State University College In addition to her attorney life, working in the communications/ Thomas, on Feb. 18. She and her of Law. Kelley and George are both Stephanie Villinski just became a marketing fi eld for several years, husband Mark also have a daughter, attorneys and work as tax consultants certifi ed yoga instructor. I was lucky I graduated with my master’s in Charlotte Louise. for Ernst and Young in Chicago. enough to attend one of her classes, communications in Spring 2008 Charmaine Samaraweera Torma and it is obvious that Stephanie has and now am teaching at Cleveland writes: “My husband, Mark ND ’97, will ’01 Molly Marie Kahn found her niche. State University and doing freelance fi nish law school here in Minnesota 5906 North Old Orchard Dr. Last October, I saw Mary Liz Tully consulting. I live with my husband, this May, and once he fi nishes, we will Peoria, IL 61614 Lehman on a walk with her daughter, Brian ND ’00, just east of continue to live in Minneapolis. I am a 309.453.5689 Madeline Tully Lehman, enjoying a Cleveland, Ohio.” stay-at-home parent to two children, [email protected] warm Indian summer Saturday. Mary Heather Cross Fleishauer writes: Matthew, 4, and Chiara, 2. In my spare Liz owns a boutique on Southport “I’m still in the Air Force and will pin time, I help with our local alumnae Alyson J. Leatherman Avenue called Perchance. on Major in the spring. My husband, club and volunteer for several local 504 Southeast 61st Avenue Thanks to all who sent me their Ryan, and I are stationed in northern organizations. Currently, I am the lead Portland, OR 97215 updates through Facebook. Germany, about an hour from Cologne person for fundraising and writing 574.274.0077 Margaret Kensinger-Klopfer and two hours from Amsterdam, the grant proposals for our neighborhood alysonleatherman@ welcomed a baby girl, Charlotte Netherlands. We and our three boys organization. In addition, I am working hotmail.com Frances Klopfer, on Dec. 28, 2007. living in another country and touring with the Minneapolis Early Childhood Kelly Fennewald Olszewski and around Europe on weekends and Special Education department to From Molly: Katie Paccione husband David have two children: leave. Our newest addition, Zach, was provide resources and support Icasuriaga married Jorge Icasuriaga David and Rachel. The Olszewski family born in April (over here), and he joins systems for families with children of lives in Canton, Mich. After being on Oct. 25, 2008, in Red Hook, N.Y. (her

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hometown). The couple live and work Angie Agness Maloblocki design work with her own RPM and Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight in Danbury, Conn. and her husband, Patrick ND ’01, company: dolphinography.” live-action kid TV shows.” Victoria Butcko Darcy shared an continue to live in Fort Wayne with Molly McVoy is really enjoying Many, many of our classmates exciting update, “I am currently living their son Andrew, 2, and their newest her fi rst year of a pediatrics fellowship are new mommies, so here is all the in Chicago and working as an O.D. at addition—Caitlin Jean, born Jan 9, at Rainbow Babies and Children blessed news: Emily Koelsch Rebori the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. I 2009. Angie reports, “She’s just perfect!” in Cleveland. wrote, “On Jan. 23, 2009, Todd ND ’01 feel very blessed to be surrounded by Missy Bittner Sharpe recently Katie Trnka ’02 writes that she is and I welcomed our fi rst child, William so many Belles in Chicago. My biggest expanded her family. She writes, “My currently living in Chicago and is the Henry. Unfortunately, I do have to go news includes my recent nuptials! I husband, George, and I welcomed our assistant director for admission for back to work, but I will fi nish up my married Jacob Darcy on Sept. 20, 2008, third daughter this fall. Evelyn Rose Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. year as chief resident at the end of at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto was born on Sept. 2 and is very loved Thanks to all who shared updates. June and have accepted a position at Saint Mary’s. Bridesmaids included by her big sisters, Elle and Amelia.” Please continue to do so. I hope this with a lovely private practice in Sleepy Katie Claussen Bell, Page Warstler Kate Middlemas Kessler just fi nds you are well. God bless, Hollow, N.Y. I will start there in early Steadman, Genevieve Yavello, Amy celebrated her fi rst-year anniversary Molly Kahn July—working in the offi ce, continuing Dooms Taylor, Maarin Erbacher, and at Baxter Credit Union in Vernon Hills, From Alyson: Hello, 2001 Belles! to teach medical students, and Mary Wisniewski Serrahn. Also in Ill. Her boys are 5 and 2, with the older As always, our class is busy with lots attending rounds in the hospital where attendance were Tricia Knauss Sage, just discovering his fi rst loose tooth! to report. To begin, many classmates I did my residency training.” Megan Shea, Christina Scalo, and Kate is back in school fulfi lling some have fun education news. Sarah Griff ee Alyson Leddy Clements added, Lynne DeLong Stokke. Classmates credits to start a master’s in teaching wrote, “I am taking prerequisites for “My husband, Greg, and I welcomed Megan Jardina Anderson, Julie program this fall. nursing school and volunteering at our third child, Tiernan Michael, on Glud, and Sharis Long Cooley ’00 all Jen Bradburn writes: “I’m in Rush Hospital. I will apply to nursing Nov. 16, 2008. He joins big sister served as greeters and lectors for the Chicago now, and I’ve been with schools in- and out-of-state this fall.” Abygail, 4, and big brother Aidan, 2. We Mass. We lucked out with an absolutely Google for the past seven-odd years Beth Teagan added, “I am still just recently had him baptized with beautiful fall day...I don’t think it could since graduation. I just moved over teaching in St. Clair Shores, Mich. Mary Wisniewski Serrahn and her have been more perfect! Jacob and I to work on YouTube. I manage our This year, I switched from teaching husband, Sean, as godparents.” plan to settle in Chicago.” accounts with the large beer and fi rst grade to teaching third grade. Angie Hayes Braucht said, “My In other wedding Belle news, sports drink companies.” This past I also graduated from Wayne State husband, Kevin, and I welcomed Page Warstler married David summer, Jen welcomed a Golden University with a master’s in library and Caroline Ann Braucht on Nov. 21, Steadman in August 2008 in Lake Retriever puppy named Belle. Jen information science.” 2008. I am still working at State Farm Geneva. Fellow Belles in attendance invites anyone in Chicago to drop her Julie Scheib Martin said, “In Insurance as a systems business were Kate Claussen Bell, Victoria a line! December 2008, I graduated from analyst in Bloomington, Ill.” Butcko, Genevieve Yavello, Sharis From her many travels around Duquesne University with a master’s Kate Bowling-Bushey shared, “On Long Cooley ’00, and Kelly Dawson the world, Julie Norman writes: “Not of science in education. I am now a Dec. 18, 2008, I gave birth to our fi rst Archambeault. Page also shared: much news to report from my end ... certifi ed school counselor in grades child, Andrew Paden. In March, I will be “I fi nished grad school in October, still working for ESPN as an associate K-12. I plan to continue teaching returning part-time as an attorney for passed boards in December, and will producer in event production. I moved high school social studies for now a small real estate fi rm. My husband, be starting my new career as an acute to West Hartford, Conn., about six but do plan on eventually utilizing Andrew ND ’02, is earning his MD/Oral care pediatric nurse practitioner at months ago, so when I’m not traveling my master’s degree by working for a Surgery degree at Case Western, and Children’s Memorial here in Chicago all over the country (and world), I’m school district as a school counselor.” we recently purchased our fi rst home soon.” Reporting from relocation in the adjusting to live in the ’burbs after four Brigid Phelan also shared, “I in the western suburbs of Cleveland.” South, Kathleen Giel Alessi writes: years in New York City. received my master’s in education Molly Kleinhenz Wicklander “Following our wedding (Aug. 2, 2008), Some highlights of my work travels with a concentration on reading checked in, “Ray and I welcomed a Tom and I moved to Arkansas in the in the past year have been working and literacy in October 2008 from baby girl, Silvia Catherine, Sept. fall of 2008. I am working as a third- the NBA Finals, Wimbledon, and the Marygrove College in Detroit, Mich.” 10, 2008.” grade teacher at Reagan Elementary in NBA China Games in October (in Congrats Belles! In more baby news, Kristen Wolfe the Rogers Public School District. Tom Guangzhou and Beijing) ... so even Several classmates wrote with Theisen wrote, “Nick and I welcomed is working in the corporate strategy though I’m still spending more nights general updates. Lindsay Maizel our fi rst baby, Brady Allen, to the department at Walmart’s Home Offi ce. sleeping in hotel rooms than I am in Castillo said, “I’m living in Northern world on Sept. 15, 2008. I was recently We are enjoying our new state and my own bed, I’m enjoying the perks of Virginia and continue to stay at home promoted to chief development having great adventures discovering it all. Hope this fi nds all of you doing full-time with my daughter, Natalie, offi cer at the non-profi t organization new hobbies!” well. If you make it to New England, nearly 2.” I work for in Bradenton, Fla., and am In baby Belle news, Colleen Carey let me know. I’m only two hours from Katie McGillis caught us up, “I’m juggling the career and motherhood Passolt and her husband, Brian, Boston and two hours from New still living and working in Ann Arbor, pretty well so far, thanks to the fact my welcomed their fi rst son, William John York City!” Mich. I will have been with 102.9 W4 mom provides Brady’s daycare!” Passolt, on Nov. 15, 2008. They are Kara Kezios writes I’m graduating Country Radio for fi ve years this March. Liz Stark Pardue added, “On doing well, and he’s a beautiful with a JD from Saint Louis University in I’m still the morning show co-host, Dec. 17, 2008, my twin sons, Mason baby boy! December and specializing in health along with a host of assorted titles Kenneth and Cole William, were born. Jennifer Spagnolo and her law. I am also spearheading the St. including (but not limited to) assistant Even though they were a couple husband, Brian Anstiss, welcomed Louis Club with Cindy Traub. program director, webmaster, music of weeks early, they are completely a beautiful baby girl, Sarah Melina Colleen Dolphin currently works director, and dishwasher. I’m back in healthy and growing strong. My Anstiss on Jan. 13, 2009. at Mighty Media, a small graphic school at Eastern Michigan University oldest son, Brady, has really enjoyed Katie Keller Schroeder is still design fi rm in downtown Minneapolis. on my way to a BSN with plans becoming a big brother.” living in McKinney, Texas. In May, Katie Mainly, she designs children’s books for a new career in labor and Autumn Palacz Andronis and her husband, Jeff , welcomed and has written a few (which are delivery nursing.” checked in, “Pete and I welcomed our another baby girl, Makenna Keller. available at amazon.com). In addition Amanda Burns added, “I recently fi rst baby, Ava Autumn, on Dec. 7, Katie stays home with Makenna to work and surviving those Minnesota moved to Irvine, Calif., and I’m still with 2008. She is just precious and such a and her big sister, Madelyn, winters, Colleen also does freelance Bandai America working on the toy good baby. We are truly blessed!” 3. Congratulations! lines for the upcoming Power Rangers

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Machala Keenan Beam added, their lives. Her goal is to use her Erin Schultz checks in from “We welcomed our second son, ’03 Meganne Hoff man master’s in photojournalism to create Chicago, writing that she has started Jackson Anthony, on March 20, 2008. Corso Vittorio programs to help these youth express her own theatre company with some Both boys are full of energy, but Emanuele II, 110 themselves. Prior to moving to Costa co-workers from her previous job. She it is great to see them play and 00186 Rome Rica, Becca lived in Missoula, Mont., writes, “We are called Elephant and grow together.” [email protected] for fi ve years, working to create a Worm Educational Theatre Company. Megan Markovich-Kulik wrote, community arts center, where she What we do is take stories written “My husband, Michael, and I had Amanda Sula Goman also taught summer photography by kids and turn them into plays our fi rst child on Feb. 3, 2009: Oliver 26B Rolling Oaks Road workshops to youth. and short movies that will become Markovich Kulik.” Sugar Grove, IL 60554 Juli Harman writes to us from an on-line web series appearing on Kerry Gallagher Davis and her 630.466.5879 Hawaii, where she reports that she our website this summer.” Check husband, Willie, welcomed Eva Marie [email protected] moved to “the big city” of Honolulu out Erin’s new venture at www. on June 6, 2008. Kerry has decided and is currently working on her elephantandworm.com to take time off from teaching so she Amy Greene Smith master’s in curriculum studies at the Lauren Hofer is graduating can be a stay-at-home mom. Eva was 1215 West 10th Street University of Hawaii. She also writes with her doctorate in pharmacy baptized on Aug. 10, 2008 by the same Unit 207 that our former classmate, Beth Salata from the Auburn University Harrison priest who witnessed Kerry and Willie’s Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Clark ’02, had triplets named Noah, School of Pharmacy in Alabama. marriage the year before.” Congrats to AmyLGreene2003@ Isabella, and Sawyer! Congratulations, Lauren, on becoming all the growing families! yahoo.com Katy Best was married to Joe Dr. Hofer! More classmates provided exciting Genzel on Dec. 30, 2008, in Peoria, It truly is a small world after all. At a updates. Megan McKeon wrote, From Meganne: I hope this latest Ill. In attendance from SMC: Casey gamewatch in Winter Park, Fla., last fall, “I’ve moved into a new condo in edition of the Courier fi nds everyone Mahoney ’04 and Lauren Meyer ’04 Bethany Schmidt and Shaun Frailey downtown Chicago near the Hard in good health and happy spirits. We were bridesmaids, and Erin Hurtle Russell discovered that they lived in Rock Cafe and Rainforest Cafe. I have quite a few updates for this issue: Brandes, Leslie Kleczek, Mackenzie the same town! As Bethany wrote, “You started my MBA and hope to fi nish in Ann Bill Helmers and her McGee, Colleen Conaty Bowen, don’t run into SMC girls every day in December 2010. Following my two- husband, Kurt, came to Rome for a few Sarah Stegmaier, Kara Beck, Jenne Winter Park!” year tenure as treasurer, I was elected days in late December. Unfortunately, Radtke, Molly Kahn’01, Liz Davis ’02, Teri Neer and I are still holding secretary to the Legal Marketing we missed each other, but Ann said and Mary Lou Broussard ’69 were in down the fort in Rome, Italy. I have Association’s Chicago Chapter Board. that they had a great time! Ann also attendance. Nellie Williams Gould completed my fourth year with I’m also chairing the chapter’s biannual reports that Kari Larkin was married in was the photographer. Christina the Saint Mary’s College Rome Midwest Conference (for the second October of 2008. 2003 Belles attending Vestevich also made the trip to Peoria Program—how quickly time fl ies! time) and co-founded and still chair included Gabrielle Campo, Nina for the event. Katy writes, “When we Please continue to send us your their Young Members Group.” Sanchez, Jaime Rubino, Melissa Eck, honored Our Lady during the Mass, updates in the coming months. Crissie Renner Traugott added, and Leanne Howder Sullivan. we asked all graduates of Saint Mary’s Cheers! “I am enjoying life as a work-at-home Rachael Benkert checked in from College and the University of Notre From Amanda: I hope all is well! mom in Maryland; I started my own Chicago with some exciting news: she Dame to please stand, as our parents Please continue to send us your children’s photography business in is offi cially a massage therapist! She graduated from Notre Dame and both updates. I know the Class News section 2008 and have really enjoyed the passed her board exam in December schools will always hold a special of the Courier is often the fi rst section balance it provides in my life.” and is hoping to secure a job with a place in our hearts and for our families. many of us read. The next deadline is Colleen Borkowski Fontaine chiropractor, as well as start her own There were plenty of people on their Aug. 20, 2009, for the winter issue. You checked in, “I’m still in the Boston business. If any Chicago Belles need a feet, and it was a moment we’ll always can e-mail any of our home emails. In area. I made it back to Chicago for a massage, you can contact Rachael. remember.” Katy also reminds us that my own news, my husband, Tim, and I weekend in January and had a great Maria Conticelli is enjoying she will be keeping her last name of have been preparing to become foster time meeting Colleen Carey Passolt’s life in the Windy City as well. Maria “Best”! parents for my niece. She should be little boy, Will, and catching up with just returned from a trip to Arizona Susan Kutz returned from Iraq in living with us by summer 2009. As I Cathy Schroeder Ward, Amanda and the Grand Canyon, and was May of 2008 and quickly exited active stay busy and prepare for my growing Shock Johnson, Colleen Sullivan, recently accepted into the graduate duty. She is now enrolled in a master’s family, I have just a few updates from Sherry Desautels Prisco, Shannon studies program at Erikson Institute program at Texas Tech University classmates this month. Ross Perrino (and kiddos Jake and in Chicago, where she will pursue a in Midland, Texas, studying to be a Alisha Keller-Hoag and husband Allison), and Lori Schulte Smithe (and master’s degree in child development. physician’s assistant. Susan writes that Bryon are the proud parents of a little guy Thomas).” In the meantime, she continues she went back to ND for two football precious baby boy, Braydon David And Kelly Walsh shared, “I am still working for AthletiCo. games this past fall—great fun, as Hoag, born May 28, 2008. Alisha in Chicago. I’ve been with CNA since Erin Moran Crill will be starting she hadn’t been back in fi ve years! says that “he brings an indescribable graduation and am now working as a her third and fi nal year as a pediatric In her free time, Susan is learning amount of love and joy to us each and workers compensation underwriter. I resident at the Peyton Manning to fl y planes and enjoys riding her every day and is truly the light of our began the ND Chicago EMBA program Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, motorcycle in the open air of west lives!” Alisha took a one- year leave of in January.” and she will be the hospital’s fi rst-ever Texas. absence from her teaching position And lastly, I’m doing well in the chief resident! When she is done Corrine Negrelli Carlson was with the Bismarck Public Schools and Pacifi c Northwest! Being a school with residency, she hopes to join a married on Oct. 4, 2008, at the Church hopes to extend that leave to stay counselor keeps me quite busy, but I practice in the Midwest as a general of the Resurrection in Solon, Ohio, to home with her little boy. In other still fi nd time to enjoy all that the area pediatrician. Doug Carlson. Corrine writes, “SMC news, Alisha’s sister, Kari Keller, will be has to off er. I’ve started training with Becca Stumpf began service as chicks in the wedding party were attending Saint Mary’s College as a my students for a half-marathon in a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica Torie Cox (maid of honor), Meghan member of the Class of 2013! June, and I’m looking forward to spring in early March as part of a master’s McKeon Doud (bridesmaid) and Anne Bernardin Wenderoth and break in sunny California. Great to hear international program through the Bridget Myers (bridesmaid). Kelly husband, Brad, welcomed their second from you all! Until next time, my best. University of Montana. She will be Long Jackson, Amy Wall, and Johna son, Ian Asher, on Dec. 1, 2008. Big working with at-risk youth to create Indriolo Graziani ’00 were also there.” brother, Gavin, 3, loves doting on the programs in the hope of enriching Corrine is still working at Abercrombie new addition. All are doing well. and Fitch at their corporate offi ces.

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Kristen Mowry Janiczek and are counting down the days until he is McElligott, Deanne Czajkowski Eva Polizzi is working as a librarian her husband, Randall Janiczek ND done with his treatment in April.” Our McKenna, Katie McVoy, Linda at an elementary school while she ’02, joyfully welcomed their fi rst child, prayers are with you, Meghan, Luke, Holtcamp McVoy ’74, Molly fi nishes her master’s degree. Samuel James, on Sept.18, 2008. and family! McVoy ’01, Karen Schaff , Stefanie Amanda Wiehe Godwin and Kristen and her family live in Grand Meghan’s younger son, Drew, Popovec Schiavone ’02, Jayne David Godwin of Fort Wayne, Ind., Haven, Mich., but temporarily moved celebrates his fi rst birthday on Feb. Reardon Sinchak ’82, Lauren Dasso were married in September 2008 and back to Frankfurt, Germany, from 28, and life continues to be crazy for Stalter, Merideth Pierce Sullivan, honeymooned in Jamaica. David is January through June to fi nish the Meghan and her husband, Ben ND and Kendall Riedlinger Ymalay. in the Air Guard and bravely served second half of their international work ’03, with two toddlers running around. Stephen and I honeymooned in New in Iraq last year. He continues to project. Kristen works as a training The Andersons will be moving to the England, traveling around Boston and work for his degree in education and development specialist for BDO Washington, D.C. area in May because Cape Cod, Maine, Vermont, and New while coaching high school football. Seidman in Grand Rapids, Mich. Ben is up for shore duty. He will be Hampshire. It was a wonderful trip, and Amanda continues to be a neonatal Leanne Howder Sullivan and her working for an admiral at the Navy we are already planning to travel back intensive care nurse at Parkview husband, Kevin ND ’03, are the proud Annex. Meghan is hoping to fi nd a to some of the areas for our one- Hospital in Fort Wayne. homeowners of a Chicago condo in part-time nurse practitioner position year anniversary. Genevieve Tauer Meza has some Lakeview East. They moved there last once her family relocates. baby news to share with her SMC September and are very excited! Candi McElligott continues to REUNION June 3–6, 2010 friends. On Jan. 4, 2009, she gave birth From Amy: Hello, Class of ’03! work at Rose Paving Company in to a girl named Arianna Elizabeth I hope this edition of Courier fi nds Illinois as regional marketing director. ’05 Meghan (Scallen) Welch Meza. Both mom and baby are healthy. you well and that you are enjoying She is also keeping busy with her new 14335 Wynhollow Downs Stephanie Hamer Brown married your time reconnecting with Saint Boston Terrier puppy, aff ectionately Lane, Apt 217 Adam Brown in South Bend on June Mary’s and your peers as you read named Gipper, and planning a Charlotte, NC 28277 7, 2008. The couple honeymooned in the enclosed articles and Class News. 2010 wedding. 330.727.9260 Marco Island, Fla. Katie Trnka ’02 was Thank you for doing such an amazing In my own news, I was married [email protected] their violinist for the ceremony, and job keeping the Alumnae Relations to Stephen Christopher Smith, a she played beautifully! Stephanie’s Offi ce and your Class News reporters, Cincinnati native, in Youngstown, Kelly Hradsky bridesmaids/attendants were Mary Meganne, Amanda and me, informed Ohio, on Oct. 25, 2008. It poured 651 West Roscoe, Apt 2 Sisti, Maria Lucca, Kim Turnipseed, about your personal and professional the morning of the wedding, but Chicago, IL 60657 and Veronica Fritz. They all made news and milestones. For those who thankfully, the weather later cleared 231.740.9521 the trip down to Nashville, Tenn. from have not yet written to us or if we up, and we had a beautiful fall [email protected] Chicago and South Bend. haven’t heard from you in a while, afternoon for the ceremony. We Tabitha Rand has spent the please let us know where you are and then ate, drank, and danced the From Meghan and Kelly: last four months deployed to Qatar how you are doing. We would love evening away to L80s Nite, a well Greetings, Belles of 2005! Thank you to with the Air Force. There, she was to hear from you. Now for this known ’80s cover band from the everyone who submitted information responsible for getting the C-17 edition’s updates: Cleveland area. Allison Greene ’08 about yourself and others from our aircraft fl ying in support of Operations Meghan McGinty Anderson was one of my maids of honor, and class. Here is the latest news from our Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. She also has some good news to share about Adrienne Dorbish Pietropaolo classmates: pinned on Captain while she was her oldest child, Luke. She writes, served as a bridesmaid. Other SMC Margaret BonDurant has moved there. Once she comes home, she “Luke continues to go through alumnae in attendance included: to Chicago and is working for Modern plans on enjoying her last few months chemotherapy treatment for his Wilms Stephanie Redwanski Belschner, Luxury Media (www.modernluxury. in Charleston, S.C., before heading to tumor, but his most recent scans show Tami Kozlowski, Beth Didier Krieg, com), which publishes the Chicago another Air Force base sometime in he is cancer free! We are thrilled and Cindy Cvengros McCutcheon, Candi Social magazine. the fall.

Get or Renew Your 2009 Saint Mary’s College License Plate! Now available to Indiana residents for the year 2009, Saint Mary’s College plates can be issued for passenger cars, recreational vehicles, 9 and trucks weighing less than 11,000 pounds. A $25 tax deductible donation to Saint Mary’s College qualiﬁ es you to obtain a Saint Mary’s license plate. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will collect a $15 special recognition plate fee along with your annual vehicle registration fee. Please note that both an application form and a $25 donation are required for each vehicle you register with a Saint Mary’s College plate. For more information and to download the form, please visit www.saintmarys.edu/alumnae. All donations will be deposited in the Saint Mary’s College general scholarship endowment.

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Mary Pauline Moran and Rory Stacey Walerko is currently Saoud was a bridesmaid. Kate Murphy ND ’04 were married on Nov. fi nishing physical therapy school Wallace Bramanti was also a 15, 2008, in Naples, Fla. Mary Pauline and will graduate in August with her bridesmaid but was unable to attend works for Johnson & Johnson in Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. since the wedding plans changed very Skillman, N.J., and Rory works Stacey reports, “This last part of my suddenly from June to February. It was for Lockheed Martin in King of schooling is all clinical work. I am a beautiful day complete with snow on Prussia, Pa. The couple lives in currently in Canberra, Australia, for the ground but mid 50’s temperatures. southeastern Pennsylvania. three-and-a-half months working Emily Sterritt Johnson reports at a sports clinic with a range of that Becky Bosack Kaufmann professional athletes. It’s February 6th, married Adam Kaufmannn ND ’05 on and the temperature is 97 degrees Nov. 29, 2008, in downtown Chicago. here! I literally will have a year without Emily was one of her bridesmaids winter! My last clinic is in Virginia at a and other participants (readers) in the pediatric hospital. The two settings are ceremony were Carolyn Gass, Lauren very diff erent, but I’m excited for both. Connolly, Annemarie Kennedy, After graduation, I guess it will be time Deirdre Mangan, Karen Godfrey, to fi nally choose where to live for good and Sarah Schwartz ’07. Others who and get a real job! Hope everyone is were able to attend and help Becky doing well!” celebrate included Molly Welton Kathleen Miller is working on Boyle and Julie Taylor Critser. a Ph.D. in English Studies at Illinois Stefanie Simmerman is going on State University. three years with Corinthian Colleges Barbara Zarnick moved to in Santa Ana, Calif., and now lives in Chicago in August 2008 and started Newport Beach. She loves the fact grad school at Loyola University that she can call her Midwest SMC Chicago for Comparative & girls in the middle of winter and rub International Education. Barbara has it in that she’s at the beach! Stefanie a few weddings to report. Brigid has been helping out the admission Kelly Reynolds was married in July offi ce by attending the Orange County 2008 in County Cavan, Ireland, to and L.A. college fairs to persuade west Barry Reynolds, whom she met while coast girls to head to South Bend! She studying abroad during the Ireland has also been busy meeting up with program. Julie Taylor Critser and classmates across the country! Stefanie Barbara were bridesmaids. Deirdre spent a wild weekend in Chicago Mangan, Katie Nallon, Katie Boyce, and South Bend for last fall’s Stanford and Betsy Brown were all game with Molly Halm, Stephanie in attendance. Haskins, Nicole Bellino ’06, Laura Cassie Gerstner Kaplan received Lewinski, Jess Masterson ’06, and a promotion and is now a business Elizabeth Commers. Stefanie then analyst for American Express. traveled to Ohio, where she was able Carolyn Gass is still living in to get together with Nicole Bellino Denver, Colo. and really getting a ’06, Natalie Zettler Leisinger, chance to enjoy the beautiful weather Danielle Clements, Cathy Tindall by taking advantage of all the outdoor Mott, and Hannah McDiff ett ’04 in activities: skiing, rafting, hiking, and early November for the wedding of camping! Carolyn is getting ready to Chrissy Dunham. Chrissy married be an aunt for the fi rst time in June Mike Openlander in her hometown of 2009 and is looking forward to having Columbus, Ohio. It was also a mini golf someone to spoil. reunion with Coach Mark Hamilton Carolyn Batz is still living in making an appearance. Next up was Pittsburgh, Pa. She graduated from Austin, where Stefanie met up with Duquesne University School of Law Krista Smallbone ’06, Becky Bosack with honors last spring and passed Kaufmann, Annmarie Kennedy, and the Pennsylvania bar exam this fall. Shannon Burke Kazmerowski in She is now working as a law clerk to Austin for the bachelorette party for a federal trial judge, the Honorable Sarah Schwartz ’07. Nora Barry Fischer ’73, who is also Michelle Stanforth moved from an SMC alumna. Carolyn’s youngest Hawaii to Tampa, Fla., and now teaches sister, Catherine, is a fi rst-year student at the Navy ROTC Unit at University of at SMC and plans to attend the Rome South Florida. Michelle is also working program next year. on her master’s in math education On leap day in February 2008, at USF. Corrie Golando and Benji Milanowski, Patricia Mobolade got a job at a Purdue graduate and high school Chevron Corporation in Houston, friend, were married in a very small Texas, as a marketing partner in ceremony in Lake Tahoe, Calif., on September 2008. a cliff overlooking the lake. Angela

48 COURIER | Summer 2009 Commencement 2009

Celebrating Through the Generations legacy (leg’ e-se) n., pl. –cies. Something that is handed down or remains from a previous generation or time.

Katheleen O’Keefe Weaver ’81, Maureen Weaver ’09, and David Weaver Kearin Carey Hansen ’82, Shannon Hansen ’09, and Margaret Kearin Carey ’57 Legacies frame the lifetime of experiences at the College. Through traditional events like Sophomore Parents’ Weekend, Alumnae-Senior Brunch (where we welcome our graduating seniors into the Alumnae Association), and Reunion, all Saint Mary’s alumnae share a common history—a history that is passed down from generation to generation. But legacy has an additional meaning at Saint Mary’s—the heritage of family connections at the College. Legacies have played an important role in the enrollment of the College through the years. Thirty-six percent of our most recent graduating class of 2009 are legacy students with family connections. Thirty-one of these graduates had a mother who attended Saint Mary’s. Patricia Sheehan Pearl ’83 and Lynda Pearl ’09 The Legacy Reception honoring Alumnae Mothers and Grandmothers, and their graduating daughters, is a traditional Commencement weekend event. This year, Nancy Doersam 18 graduates, along with their mothers and Bichimer ’55, grandmothers and other relatives, mixed Jessica Sobczyk ’09, and mingled in Stapleton Lounge for a pre- and Karen Bichimer Sobczyk ’81 commencement celebration of the Saint Mary’s heritage. Moms attending hailed from the classes of 1974 to 1983, with grandmothers representing the classes of 1949, 1951, 1955, and 1957. According to Kara O’Leary, Director of Alumnae Relations, legacy receptions held during the course of a student’s tenure at Saint Mary’s, recognize and thank our alumnae. “We welcome alumnae back during the many parents’ weekends that occur during the student experience and then we celebrate with them at Commencement.” We extend a warm congratulations to all our 2009 Legacies.

Deidre Hayden ’09 and Annette Jenkins Hayden ’78 COURIER | Summer 2009 49 Periodical

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