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DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS The Saint Mary’s Meg (Leuer ’97) Richtman EDITOR University Deb Nahrgang Phone: (507) 457-6966 athletic website Fax: (507) 457-6967 gets a facelift [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Donny Nadeau ’85 Sports information director Donny Deb Nahrgang Nadeau has teamed with Internet Meg (Leuer ’97) Richtman Consulting Services to create a PHOTOGRAPHERS more dynamic, user-friendly SMU Bob Conover sports website. Chris Ebert ’06 Gerard Lampo The new site, which continues to have many of the same features as the old site Deb Nahrgang — including rosters, game schedules, result links and statistic pages — is not only GRAPHIC DESIGN more visually appealing, but also has several new features. Maria Beyerstedt Denise Hamernik Visitors can sign up to receive weekly newsletters, listen to live webcasts of all PRODUCTION home games, follow the statistical play-by-play of home events, as well as Pat Beech browse the various photo galleries. Pat Fleming Winona Printing Company The look is new, but the site’s priority is unchanged — to provide fans the most comprehensive Cardinal coverage around. Take a spin and let Nadeau know Saint Mary’s Magazine is published by what you think. You can e-mail him at: [email protected]. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for its alumni, parents and friends. www.saintmaryssports.com Third-class postage paid at Winona, MN 55987-1399.

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2 FROM THE EDITOR The Lasallian spirit is hard to define in mere words, yet experienced every day and in many ways at Saint Mary’s. 5 NEWS AND VIEWS SMU notified of continued accreditation; new trustees named; disc golf course opens at Winona campus; benefit dance helps family of alumni. 9 SAINT JOHN BAPTIST 9 DE LA SALLE An in-depth look at the man who started it all — Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the patron saint of teachers. 12 KEEPING THE LASALLIAN LEGACY ALIVE The Lasallian movement has grown and evolved but remained relevant for more than 300 years. 15 LIVING LASALLIAN Faculty, students and alumni give us their personal 34 definitions of what it means to be Lasallian. 28 LASALLIAN FORMATION Faculty and staff from all four campuses are actively part of the bigger Lasallian picture. 29 ALUMNI NEWS We need volunteers to share time, talents and treasures. 32 HOMECOMING 2007 RECAP More than 400 attend Homecoming 2007. 34 SMU CONVENTION 2008 We’re packing up and heading to Chicago, 36 Feb. 29 - March 1. 36 SPORTS NEWS Sports recap; new coaches named; Weinmann succeeds in class and field. ON THE COVER The people behind Saint Mary’s University may 40 CLASS NOTES differ in background and beliefs, but we share one very important commitment — we are Lasallian. Alumni news, weddings, births and deaths. FROM THE EDITOR The difficulties of defining what it means to be Lasallian

This summer apply theory to daily work situations and CTIE focuses particularly on preparing Brother Chancellor are designed with employers; and class members of Catholic religious orders Louis DeThomasis schedules accommodate working adults. and teaching congregations of men and made a brief phone I see it and hear it every day. The women and their lay colleagues to call to our office. Lasallian outlook is reflected in the faces create and maintain local schools that “I’ve got a great of our students, so eager to change the are accessible to poor people. idea for the theme world, armed with the passion, the Take a look on page 28 about how of the next alumni knowledge, and the first-hand many of our SMU faculty and staff — on magazine,” he said experience they’ve gotten here. Unlike all campuses — are involved with enthusiastically: many college students who return from Lasallian formation. “What it means to spring break well-rested and tanned, Three hundred years after his Deb Nahrgang Saint Mary’s be Lasallian.” students who make SOUL (Serving death, Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Magazine editor He was right Others United in Love) trips return from founder of the Brothers of the Christian (as he usually is) … break a little more tired. While others Schools and the patron saint of teachers, it was a great idea. bring back souvenirs and tan lines, would be proud. But SMU is really part Don’t tell Brother Louis, but I wasn’t SOUL students know that they’ve made of a bigger picture including more than thrilled. It’s a subject the magazine has a difference, literally, all over the world. 5,300 De La Salle Christian Brothers featured before, and quite frankly, I One of the clearest forms of around the world, with 75,000 struggle to define on paper what it Lasallian work is done at Christ the colleagues engaged in the Lasallian means to be Lasallian. For me, Lasallian Teacher Institute for Education at our educational mission to 880,000 work at Saint Mary’s is better Nairobi, Kenya, campus. Brother Paulos students in 930 schools in 80 countries. experienced or witnessed than captured Welday Mesmer, FSC ’90, M’91, paints a Today, the Lasallian global network, the on paper. very graphic and touching picture on ongoing realization of De La Salle’s tradition and spirit, is alive and I can taste the Lasallian experience pages 19-20 about how CTIE graduates functioning worldwide. Here in the in the ice cream sundaes and root beer are improving the conditions of their United States, there are 93 Lasallian fundraisers held throughout the summer communities through education. The educational institutions, including seven to raise money for the local Catholic mission of Christ the Teacher Institute Lasallian colleges and universities. Worker house. for Education is to prepare qualified In this issue, we invite you to I can smell the Lasallian experience teachers for secondary schools in Africa. explore “What it means to be Lasallian” as barbecue season nears. Scott, Ed.D. as we look at the life of Saint John ’07, and Karen, Ed.D. ’07, Sorvaag of Baptist de La Salle and how his charism the Department of Education host and ministry are carried out today. The annual barbecues at their home. Dozens We’re educational ministry has evolved from of students consume grilled burgers but the initial creative work of De La Salle leave with something more important interested and the first Brothers of the Christian than a full stomach —great memories in your Schools to the worldwide efforts of tens and the knowledge that their teachers of thousands men and women — and care about them. thoughts from primary schools in the urban areas I can detect a Lasallian experience of France to a global network. But at its in many ways. If I click on the We want to hear from you, core, a Lasallian education (and all that it undergraduate admission web page, I the alumni, parents and friends stands for) is still relevant and accessible. can see the Brother James Miller of Saint Mary’s University. You’re It is an education that teaches welcome to respond to something Scholarship for Access, designed to keep minds and touches hearts. It’s an Saint Mary’s affordable for students from you read in Saint Mary’s Magazine, or to comment on any subject that education that is performing modern-day lower-income families. Our ever- involves the past, present or future miracles. changing Schools of Graduate and of the university. We hope you enjoy this issue. Take Professional Programs touches the lives Send letters to Saint Mary’s a look at how active our alumni have of thousands of students a year. SMU is Magazine Editor, Saint Mary’s been, and catch up with your classmates making its programming accessible University, 700 Terrace Heights #36, in the bulging class notes section. As where and when it is needed and Winona, MN 55987-1399 or always, let us know how you are; we’d constantly adapting to meet the needs of e-mail editor Deb Nahrgang at love to hear from you. Our most its learners, many of whom are of [email protected]. important stories are about the people — diverse backgrounds. 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Hoping magazine becomes more academic I am writing in response to your invitation for comments regarding the alumni magazine. I appreciate the invitation, as there are some thoughts I have had for quite a while about the magazine. I enjoy receiving the magazine — it gives me a sense of pride about SMU and confirms my decision to CAMPUS attend a small college with a deeply RESOURCES rooted liberal arts tradition and distinctively Lasallian mission. WEBSITE I would like to put in a plug to www.smumn.edu make the magazine a bit more academic and thought-provoking. As you know, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION there are a lot of alumni involved in • Winona Undergraduate Alumni (M.A., 1996) and St. Louis University (507) 457-1499 important, socially relevant, academic Fax: (507) 457-6697 and corporate “stuff.” At one point, (Ph.D., 2004). Recognizing that they are Toll-free: (800) 635-5987, Ext. 1499 though this may not be the case any different universities, I nonetheless enjoy [email protected] longer, SMU used to talk about how very much their academic approach to • Schools of Graduate and SMU produces more terminally degreed the magazine — they are not over the Professional Programs Alumni top academic and I am not suggesting (612) 728-5202 persons than any college of its size in Fax: (612) 728-5167 the country. To be sure, this is a we go there. However, they make an Toll-free: (866) 437-2788 testament to the core values of the attempt to provide some academic [email protected] university. I would appreciate seeing and substance to their magazines. reading more of that scholarship and I would be happy to volunteer my ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT intellectual inquiry within the pages of time helping out — in any reasonable (507) 457-1579 and necessary way — to give this a try. [email protected] the magazine. www.saintmaryssports.com Who knows what this would look Wishing you all the best as the like — it could take a number of forms. school year comes to a close, DEVELOPMENT However, I am thinking something like — Dave Belde ’94, Ph.D. (507) 457-6647 topical articles by alumni (by invitation Fax: (507) 457-6697 from you or by submission) on [email protected] important, socially relevant and Tim Burchill PERFORMANCE CENTER controversial topics like globalization, was a blessing BOX OFFICE end-of-life healthcare ethics, social (507) 457-1715 justice, the relevance of Catholic I so enjoyed the tribute to Tim Burchill [email protected] teaching in American business, the in the spring issue. I was also extremely www.pagetheatre.org meaning and significance of Lasallian flattered that you used the proverb from education, etc. I would hope that we my blog. Tim would have been proud. COMMUNICATION During my studies in the P&D AND MARKETING could devote 3-5 pages of stimulating program, I was so fearful of writing all of (507) 457-1497 writing about something that has some those long papers for him, but when I [email protected] substance. Perhaps we could find an got my papers back with the good economist, historian or theologian to grades and praise from him, it boosted ADMISSION – WINONA write about their research or current Toll-free: (800) 635-5987, Ext. 1700 my self-esteem. I needed it — and I still issues within their field. Maybe we have [email protected] have each paper with his comments, and alumni who are poets, playwrights, or I’ll keep them. ADMISSION – TWIN CITIES novelists who could showcase their Just wanted to share and tell you Toll-free: (866) 437-2788, Ext. 207 original work and why this work is how much I enjoy each issue of the [email protected] meaningful. These are just ideas — I am magazine. It is always so very well done sure our alumni could rise to the … no doubt having Tim to bless it made JOB OPPORTUNITIES occasion and produce some great things www.smumn.edu/jobs a big difference. for the magazine. Keep up the good work. I have the privilege of getting other such magazines from Boston College — Matilda Louree M’05, Cohort 13

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the right is yours truly, Bob Trauscht. One of the amusing aspects of our calendar of coach, Max Molock was that events being from out east, he called OCTOBER those of us from 13-16 Autumn recess Chicago, 17 Classes resume especially the south side, a NOVEMBER “Bunch of Soft 21-26 Thanksgiving recess 27 Classes resume Ball Players.” He did not DECEMBER realize that as 13 Study day we grew up 14-15 Final examinations during the 17-18 Final examinations Depression, it 19-Jan. 7 Christmas recess was too expensive to JANUARY purchase the 8 Semester II tools to play classes resume “hard” ball. I am not FEBRUARY sure of the 9-17 Winter recess names of the rest 18 Classes resume of my teammates 26 Founder’s Day on the bench since they are all MARCH Thanks for trip down looking down or away and are hard to 15-24 Easter recess 25 Classes resume memory lane see under the caps. If you want to pursue the identification of the rest of Just left your website of SMU Baseball APRIL my teammates, they are listed in the stats. What a task that must have been! 16 Senior Academic Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 1948 “Redman” Year Book on pages 80 Honors Banquet With this time of year it was refreshing and 81. Another interesting sidelight about that team is that our manager was to think of warm afternoons, the game, Frank Leja ’50. Soon after graduation, and long bus trips with Max. Frank joined the Trappist monastery — Larry Fronczak ’69 near Dubuque, Iowa (New Mellaray?). He has been Brother Felix for all these years and last year he was featured in ‘Looking back’ ads showing the hand-carved caskets features 1948 team that are made and sold at the monastery. SPORTS May I first congratulate you and your — Bob Trauscht ’50 www.saintmaryssports.com associates on the recent Saint Mary’s Extreme Dream magazine. I was very interested in the back page showing a photo of a Saint Mary’s varsity baseball team with our then coach, Max Molock. The page had a red ribbon at the top with the title of “Our History.” You 2007-08 requested information on the subject THEATRE matter, namely names of those sitting on www.pagetheatre.org the bench. This was the team from the spring of 1948. At the far left was our captain, Emmett Barder, and third from

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Saint Mary’s University in Minnesota, and an M.A. Saint Mary’s receives and Ph.D. in political science from the announces University of Iowa. His academic notice of continued vice president for specialization is American political accreditation academic affairs institutions, processes and public On May 2, Saint Mary’s University policy.≠ Thomas Mans, Ph.D., was named vice received official notification from the president for academic affairs for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) that undergraduate Smith serves as its accreditation was continued. This College, academic V.P. at action by the HLC Board of Trustees Saint Mary’s Bethlehem was the last step in the university’s University of reaccreditation efforts, which included Minnesota, University preparation of a self-study document effective Brother Robert Smith, FSC ’76, Ph.D., and an October 2006 HLC Evaluation June 1. assumed the duties as vice president for Team visit. Saint Mary’s next The vice academic affairs at Bethlehem University comprehensive evaluation with HLC is president is of the Holy scheduled for 2016-17. responsible for Land in August Many faculty, staff and students at Thomas Mans, Ph.D. the academic 2007. Brother the university were engaged in the programming, Robert, a intensive two-year process of self study. academic support service areas, faculty, tenured Saint Mary’s was required by its regional and academic administrative staff of the associate accreditor, The Higher Learning undergraduate College. professor of Commission of the North Central Dr. Mans is a native of Northeastern theology at Association of Colleges and Schools, to Iowa. He comes to Saint Mary’s from SMU, taught in undertake the process of self-evaluation Saint Vincent College in Pennsylvania, the Theology for reaccreditation, the purpose of which where he had served as vice president Brother Robert Smith Department for is to assure quality and continuous for academic affairs and dean of the 25 years; he improvement. College since 2002. His administrative also served three terms as chair of the All accredited experience includes serving in various department. From 2000-03 he was institutions dean and associate dean positions at director of Christ the Teacher Institute of participate in this Creighton University in Nebraska, and as Education in Nairobi, Kenya, an institute process, usually an assistant and associate professor of of Saint Mary’s University. Since his every 10 years. political science at Creighton as well as return to the university, Brother Robert Brother Berea College in Kentucky. had served the university as vice Chancellor Louis Dr. Mans holds a B.A. in president for mission, and the College as DeThomasis stated that “the HLC action government and history from St. John’s director of the Center for is wonderful news for the university, and the Enhancement of affirms what we already know: that Saint Time is ticking — only five Learning and Teaching. Mary’s provides a high-quality, more years until Saint Mary’s distinctive education. I am grateful to the celebrates its centennial, and Bethlehem University you’re all invited! of the Holy Land is a members of the SMU community for Catholic, co-educational bringing this reaccreditation process to a institution of higher learning successful conclusion.” founded in 1973. The first Dr. Jeff Highland, provost and university in the West Bank, chairman of the Self-Study Steering it was established with the Committee, noted that “we have already support of local education begun to implement some of the leaders, the Vatican, and the recommendations from the self-study De La Salle Christian and the Team Report, and we look Brothers to offer a broad forward to using the findings to make and practical university SMU an even better institution.” education in arts and The team report states, “Saint sciences to meet the needs Mary’s University is to be commended of the Palestinian society. for the high-quality programming at low The university has an cost to individuals at their many sites enrollment of about 2,600 throughout Minnesota and students.≠ Wisconsin.”≠

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F L O G DISC Aim for The Woods, next time you visit SMU In the fall of 2006, Saint Mary’s University unofficially opened its new 18-hole disc golf course. And the old cliché of, “If you build it, they will come,” has certainly proven true. Hundreds of students and community members have tried their luck at the challenging and beautiful course, which winds through the wooded bluffs of campus. By 2007, the course was tested, modified and officially named The Woods at Saint Mary’s. Although designed for SMU students, the public is welcome to use the course seasonally from dawn to dusk. Its narrow fairways and intricate hole placements prove challenging for both beginners and experienced disc golfers, who may choose to play all the holes or a choice of 9 holes. “So far the response from the disc golf community has been very positive,” said Chris Kendall ’79, vice president for student development. “We’re excited to be able to offer this new course to our students, and to share it with the general public.” For a map, scorecard and additional information, go to www.smumn.edu/thewoods.≠

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Annual SMU member Nikki Richmond. Taylor has a genetic terminal illness called Ataxia benefit Telangiectasia (A-T) and the money from dance raises his benefit was used to fulfill Taylor's nearly dream of going to Disneyworld. Each $13,500 for year this event benefits someone in the SMU community in need. La Crosse Donations are still being accepted. family To help, send checks — payable to the Approximately 550 Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance — to people attended Saint Jason Richter, Saint Mary’s University of Mary’s University’s Minnesota, 700 Terrace Heights No. 45, seventh annual Taylor Winona, MN 55987.≠ Richmond Benefit Dance on March 3. Saint Mary’s Proceeds from the names five to dance — and a silent auction held on campus board of trustees — raised close to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has $13,500 for this year’s announced five new members of its beneficiary, Shelly board of trustees: (Kubicek ’94) McMahon • Brother Gustavo Ramirez, FSC, and her four young has served as president of Universidad Money raised at this year’s Taylor children. Richmond Benefit Dance will help La Salle Noroeste in Sonora, Mexico, McMahon is a Shelly (Kubicek ’94) McMahon of since 2000. SMU alumna from the La Crosse, pictured at right with three of her four young children. • Thomas Dyer of Whitefish Bay, La Crosse, Wis., area. Her husband, McMahon’s husband (Shawn ’94) died Wis., and Winona, is retired from Shawn, also a 1994 alumnus of SMU, last spring after battling severe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., depression. The benefit’s namesake, died last spring after battling severe Taylor Richmond, bottom left, and his where he served as vice president of depression. Shelly is now raising their mother, Nikki, top left, welcomed the corporate services. He received his four young children as a single parent. McMahons at the event. bachelor of arts degree from Saint Both Shawn and Shelly were also Mary’s in 1967. employees of the university; Shawn of depression and how it can be • Patrick Salvi and his law firm of worked for the De La Salle Language managed through treatment. Salvi, Schostok and Pritchard P.C. have program and Shelly worked in Student This benefit dance has become an offices in Chicago and Waukegan, Ill. He Activities. annual tradition since it was started by earned his bachelor of arts degree in In addition to raising money to help students in 2001 in honor of Taylor 1975, and received an honorary Doctor the McMahon family, planners of the Richmond, son of Saint Mary’s Campus of Laws in 1999, both from Saint Mary’s. event raised awareness about the disease Ministry and Student Activities staff • Joseph Ross of Naperville, Ill., served as chairman of the board and Approximately 550 people danced to chief executive officer of Federal Signal the Johnny Holm Band during this year’s Corporation in Oak Brook, Ill., prior to Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance March 3 at Saint Mary’s University. his retirement. He graduated from Saint Mary’s in 1967. He previously served on the board from 1991-2001. • Brother Lawrence Humphrey, FSC, is the president of Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis. He has also been appointed regional coordinator for the Christian Brothers Conference, the United States/Toronto Region. • Current trustees Celeste Suchocki of Valley View, Ohio, and Salvatore Polizzotto ’67 of Naperville, Ill., were appointed to additional five- year terms. • Brother Bernard LoCoco, FSC ’58, of Moraga, Calif., retired from the board at the May meeting. He had served on the board since 1997.≠

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Saint Mary’s Winona commencement ceremony includes 723 students On Saturday, May 12, the Winona campus of Saint Mary's University hosted two commencement ceremonies to mark the end of the academic year. Approximately 253 students received undergraduate Terrence Smith degrees and approximately 470 students received graduate and professional degrees during morning and afternoon ceremonies at Saint Mary’s Winona campus. Universidad La Salle, During undergraduate ceremonies, Davey Warner and Mexico City. He is a Sarah Bellingham, the Outstanding Male and Female Seniors, visiting professor of the offered student University of Chicago perspectives, and and serves as president Brother José of the Mexican Private Cervantes, FSC, Universities Association was awarded an and Mexican Catholic honorary Universities Doctorate of Association. Educational Additionally, Brother Leadership. José has lectured all Brother José over the world on Sandra Mason was honored for religious life, sociology his lifelong and education and has commitment to written several books and articles on these subjects. education, During the afternoon graduate ceremonies, Thomas including more Hartwig, Master of Education in Teaching and Learning and Sharon Malvas-Tsumba, Master of Arts in International Brother José Cervantes, FSC than 50 years of teaching. He Business, addressed the crowd. founded Sixty-six students received diplomas and degrees during Universidad de Monterrey in 1969, Universidad La Salle the Saint Mary's Nairobi campus ceremony on May 12. Sixty- Noroeste in 1991 and Universidad La Salle Chihuahua in six students received diplomas and degrees were conferred. 2000. He also served as president of Universidad La Salle Three hundred and fifty eight students received degrees this Noroeste and Universidad La Salle Chihuahua, as well as spring from the Twin Cities campus.≠

8 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 A historic look at John Baptist de La Salle — the man, the saint, the visionary

The death on Good Friday in 1719 of John from his native France to predict the Baptist de La Salle — the patron saint of worldwide educational network now built teachers and founder of the Brothers of the upon his foundation — or to foresee that Christian Schools — was quiet, without many of the visionary teaching principles fanfare or ceremony. He no longer possessed the earthly that he and the early Brothers established riches he was born into — having used his would be considered commonplace today. inheritance to feed poor families in Rheims He could not have predicted that more during a severe winter famine. than 300 years later, 5,000 Brothers and He no longer had any prestigious titles 75,000 colleagues worldwide would be and social connections that he was entitled serving 850,000 students in 900 to as the son of a high-ranking municipal law official, and he’d resigned his religious educational institutions in 80 countries — title and lifelong income as a canon of the all inspired by De La Salle’s continuing faith diocese of Rheims, many years earlier, as a and zeal and the Lasallian charism, a gift of young priest. the Spirit to the Church. Although admired by some, especially This is the story of a man whose name by the students and their parents, his work is now frequently praised when Lasallian with the new community of “Brothers” educators and their students throughout the continued to be mocked and resented by many in the Church and in society. world join in prayer: “Saint John Baptist de It would have been impossible for a La Salle, pray for us. Live Jesus in our 17th century man who never once ventured hearts, forever!”

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WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 9 ohn Baptist de in 1678 and earned his doctorate in De La Salle began helping the La Salle was born theology from the prestigious initial half-dozen or so of Nyel’s in Rheims, France, on Sorbonne in Paris in 1680 at the young teachers, at first guiding April 30, 1651, to an age of 29. them, then inviting them to eat in upper-middle-class Looking for a confidant and a his home, and even inviting them to family of landowners spiritual advisor, De La Salle turned live with him in his family home, and professionals. to Nicolas Roland, also a canon of much to the dismay of his family. Although his father, Rheims. He made a promise to De La Salle knew that one of his a magistrate of the Roland, who was on his deathbed, first steps was to take these rough, Rheims regional court, might to assist a new community of Sisters vulgar, uneducated men under his have hoped that his handsome and in their work with orphan girls. wing. He hoped to both inspire and talented eldest son would follow in Another influence in De La educate them. his footsteps, it was obvious from a Salle’s life was Adrien Nyel, a De La Salle’s intuition was that very early age that De La Salle layman and provider of social they would not be ordained priests would pursue the priesthood. A but teachers young De La Salle confirmed those working full-time, intentions at the tender age of 11. “together and by By age 15, he’d already received association,” a now the distinguished position of commonly used cathedral canon, which included Lasallian phrase. both honor and financial benefit “Union in a and set him on course for a high community is a church rank. precious gem, An earnest and studious young which is why our man, De La Salle poured himself Lord so often into his religious and educational services for poor families. The two recommended it to his disciples studies, earning happened upon each other at the before he died. If we lose this, we his master of doorway of the Sisters’ convent that lose everything. Preserve it with arts degree by Roland had assisted. De La Salle, care, therefore, if you want your the customary using his contacts in the city, agreed community to survive,” he said. age of 18. to assist Nyel in opening a free Eventually, he rented a house In 1671-72, parish school for poor boys. and moved in with the teachers. De La Salle’s This was De La Salle’s first Soon after, the men began to call parents venture in education and in themselves “Brothers,” not unexpectedly working systematically with schoolmasters. In August 1683, De died, one year underprivileged urban families, a La Salle resigned his canonry to apart, and the passion that would soon consume give his full attention to the family elders put his life and, literally, change the Christian Schools and during the him in charge of world of universal education. severe winter famine of 1683-84, their estate and their business, as He was astonished to find that he used his inherited wealth to feed well as the care of his six younger the young men who were teaching the poor families who came to the siblings. Despite this emotional the poorest of the poor in Brothers for help. His future was burden and the time constraints substandard charity schools were ill- truly in God’s hands. required to deal with the family’s prepared, transient, and often dirty De La Salle desired all students finances, De La Salle was ordained and undignified. to have an equal access to

10 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 education, despite their financial Bothers living in some two dozen standing. Many people thought he communities, conducting more than was crazy. He was breaking down 30 schools in cities throughout class barriers during a period when to each child’s needs and that France. French society was centered on educational institutions must adapt For his lifelong dedication and these classifications. De La Salle to meet the changing needs of the his unwavering commitment to the was determined that every student urban community and its students. children he served, John Baptist de — rich or poor — would receive the He did so by offering older La Salle was canonized in 1900, same quality education, in the same students who worked Monday and in 1950 he was named the classrooms, and at no cost. Many through Friday the opportunity to patron saint of teachers. argue that these Christian Schools take classes on Sunday. He also Today, the characteristics of a were the first true public schools. insisted that schools on the French Lasallian educational community — De La Salle recognized that coast include education on fellowship and friendliness — are poverty, ignorance, and oppression navigation and seamanship, that is, carried through in relationships spawn crime, sin, and destruction. a practical education. between teachers and their students To break out of this vicious cycle Today the Brothers of the and with one another. There is a into which they were born, children Christian Schools and their spirit of brotherhood and from poor families needed a basic colleagues work in many countries sisterhood, filled with mutual education that would enable them with both the extremely poor and respect, and of collaboration among to earn a decent living and to live the wealthy; they instruct thousands faculty, staff, students, and in dignity. of students of all religious administration. Many of the educational affiliations – Catholic, Orthodox, Our mission statement practices developed and adapted by Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, proclaims, “Enriched by the De La Salle and the Brothers are Buddhist, Hindu — and those with Catholic, Lasallian heritage, Saint considered standard today, no religious belief. Mary’s University of Minnesota including: By 1686, the new community awakens, nurtures and empowers had officially adopted the name, learners to ethical lives of service • Developing special education “Brothers of the Christian Schools.” and leadership.” We look to the programs The next years were tumultuous. At words of Saint John Baptist de La • Creating schools for training one point, De La Salle wrote that Salle to continually guide us in this teachers had he known what was in store for mission. • Using the native language in the him, he would not have even begun “One of the main concerns of classroom rather than Latin the task. Among the difficulties he those who instruct others is to be • Grouping students according to encountered were the departure able to understand their students achievement and the death of many of his and to discern the right way to • Reporting students’ progress on a Brothers, lawsuits brought by those guide them,” De La Salle said. regular basis who ran competing schools, and “There are those who call for much • Instructing an entire class of tensions with some in the highest patience, those who need to be students simultaneously levels of the French church. stimulated and spurred on … This • Involving parents in the school Yet, De La Salle felt called to guidance requires understanding • Giving students meaningful roles continue his work. More than 250 and discernment of spirits, qualities in the classroom Brothers lived and worked with De you should frequently and earnestly La Salle during the 40-year period, ask of God, for they are most De La Salle believed that 1680-1719. At the time of his necessary for you in the guidance teachers must teach things relevant death, there were about 100 of those placed in your care.”≠

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 11 The following is an excerpt of a presentation given at University Workshop in August 2006 by Mary Catherine Fox ’75, M’89, Ph.D., professor of interdisciplinary studies and former chair of the Mission and Ministry Council of the Midwest District of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To read Dr. Fox’s talk in its entirety and view her PowerPoint presentation, go to www.smumn.edu/lasallian.

Dr. Mary Catherine Fox Keeping the Lasallian legacy alive

am Mary Fox. great gift and a significant You — each and every one of you Some of you responsibility. I am deeply grateful for — are in the business of interpreting don’t know me … these few moments to talk to you and living this mission in a very some of you know about what the Brothers — together particular ministry — our university — me as a former with we Lasallians who work with and in a very specific way by virtue of student, others as an them — are doing together and by your work here. Whether you work early female alum of with students from 18-90, in association. the undergraduate technology, management, Many of you could speak to our college, others as a infrastructure, finance or food, you are Lasallian charism – charism being this master’s in telecom student at the a part of this Lasallian “thing.” gift from our Founder, if you will, and Minneapolis campus, still others as a Many of you could speak to how benefactor, dean of business or vice when we refer to our Founder, we’re you do this and to the people who president, a teacher or a colleague … talking about Saint John Baptist de La inspire you — who invited you — who Over the years, it has been my Salle. The charism is what binds us served as your point of entry to the great professional privilege and together in this work for the sake of Lasallian dimension of this work. And personal honor to serve this university, the mission. The mission of the if you’ve not yet discovered our my beloved alma mater, in many Institute of the Brothers of the charism and find yourself drawn to capacities. And while each position has Christian Schools is “to provide a what this Lasallian world is all about, I been challenging and exciting and human and Christian education for the would direct you immediately to our rewarding, my work with the Brothers young, especially the poor.” De La vice president for mission, who holds of the Christian Schools in this Salle left us zeal and passion for this the keys to the scores of people at this particular dynamic, transitional and work. The charism is always in service university who are participating in unprecedented time in history is a of this mission. Lasallian formation and Lasallian work

12 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 Keeping the Lasallian legacy alive in every single venue open to us. These are some of the questions I impact on the Institute and the We’re not waiting for others to create wish to address — and hope to answer Brothers’ — and all of our — lives. formation opportunities, i.e., education to your satisfaction. And during the 39th General and experience in our mission. (We The Institute of the Brothers of Chapter — a chapter is the supreme call that formation.) We have many the Christian Schools is divided into legislative assembly of the Institute — creators and sustainers of formation in regions. the Brothers moved to bring the our midst. Any and all of those people The U.S./Toronto region is one of Institute in line with the spirit and could be up here speaking to you five regions in the Lasallian world. decisions of Vatican II, “opening the about what Lasallian mission is, what Ninety-six percent of the people windows,” to use Pope John XXIII’s it means, who inspired them or invited teaching in our schools worldwide are phrase. them to a deeper relationship with this lay people. Not Brothers, priests or So where did that leave our charism. I would not attempt to speak vowed religious. Brothers’ schools? A dramatic shift for any of them. The implications of that fact — was occurring. I am here before you for quite a that 96 percent of us working in But we were still working with different — albeit related — reason: Lasallian ministries are not Brothers — the Brothers’ school model — and the that of our Lasallian Association. are huge and present new challenges Brothers’ congregational model on the Lasallian mission and association to us each day. District, Region and Institute levels. cannot be separated — it’s a violation Let’s have a quick historical look We were there to help, but this was to separate them. But where most of at how we arrived here. their life, not ours. us are articulate in speaking to the De La Salle’s radical idea was that We were “collaborators helping Lasallian mission, this concept of non-ordained males could teach Brothers run the Brothers’ schools.” association is more vague and religion and so he began his gratuitous And the result was general troublesome. schools and attracted non-ordained disorientation and frustration on the men to the work of teaching the poor. part of the Brothers and everyone else. People were leaving religious orders; those who stayed were

Although the image of “Lasallian” has changed — just as the faces at Saint Mary’s University have changed — the heart of what a Lasallian education is all about remains the same. A Lasallian education remains accessible and relevant. Together, and by association, we are carrying on the Lasallian spirit.

inspired to move to new works or • What is this association and why to return to their original religious should you have any interest in it? orders’ works and founding • What is the significance of being a De La Salle was a practical man philosophies. Lay people were part of something started by some and taught students how to make a empowered and hungry for new, 17th century priest who did indeed living and how to save their souls — in active, meaningful roles in the Church “build a better mousetrap”? this world and the next. For 225 and the world. years, from 1679 to 1984, the About 1984, a new model We all know there is some great Brothers lived this Lasallian started to emerge — that of a Lasallian behemoth beyond our Association. “Lasallian school”… an educational university. We may be familiar with Increasingly, as the years passed, community of which the Brothers the San Miguel Schools, or other the Brothers did their work with the were a part. Think a circle, a model Lasallian universities or teacher assistance of a certain number of lay where every member of the immersion programs or social justice men, and eventually lay women. The community works together for the initiatives or myriad other “Lasalliana.” model then, was that of a “Brothers’ mission. The Brothers discern their School”….. lay men and women were future — we might use the term • But what both undergirds and there to help the Brothers. The govern themselves, which is more ignites all of this? Brothers — and lots of them — were secular than what a religious • How does this association hang running the place, and we lay people, congregation actually does — through together? secular types, were just helping in meetings known as chapters and small numbers. assemblies. A General Chapter — the • Where is it headed? And then came the turbulent ’60s supreme legislative assembly I • And what does this phrase that we … and for those of us old enough to mentioned — occurs once every seven keep hearing “together and by remember them, the events that years and convenes the Institute on a association” mean? characterized that time changed our global scale. The 1986 General • What is its genesis? world and also had an enormous Chapter endorsed the “Lasallian

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school model” … and it was then that America, Africa and Asia … and that ours. Now, our association is linking us these terms Lasallian and Shared affects the way our future association in new ways and forging new bonds Mission entered both our will look too. and structures for us as we move into consciousness and our practice. A large part of this foundational our collective future. With shared mission came new shift is the lived reality that we refer to We are in association now. We’re structures, the entrance of boards and as association. You may have heard not waiting for some great “other” to lay people to the governing the term together and by association define it for us. We are, however — mechanisms that are the infrastructure quite frequently in reference to things together and by association — of our ministries and schools. And Lasallian. attempting to understand what is simultaneously, lay presence and lay What is association? happening and how it will happen and leadership was altering other areas of What is the genesis of this term what these new links or bonds and the District, Region and Institute. and what does it mean? structures might look like. We were becoming more involved With a small “a” associations, of We honor all expressions of in the avenues and means with which course, are formed by any group with association, whether it’s a chance to the Brothers were organized, a common interest or purpose. But we have a simple soup luncheon at the functioned, and carried out their mean somewhat more when we speak Brothers’ “big house” here on campus, mission, in many ways. of our Lasallian Association. a Friday afternoon “social” or just a And each of these ways held a We are bound to each other by chance to visit together at the end of a new impact, created a new charism (the gift from our Founder) for hectic week. Perhaps it’s gathering to mechanism, introduced a new the sake of the mission. hear an elder Brother reflect on his perspective to our mission, our work The Brothers take a vow of life and memories. Or maybe it’s a across the world and our Institute and association, a pledge of spiritual union reading or study group, or a group of dramatically altered our work together, for the sake of the mission. like-minded people who wish to transforming it into a partnership in an It is the first vow and the increasingly meaningful sense … and Brothers are told it is the with some surprises. most important vow.

explore a facet of our mission Involvement in these arenas or charism more closely, or invites our voice and vote, indeed the more formal formation requires our voice and vote for this programs such as the future is ours together, Brother & Lasallian Leadership Institute, Partner. the Buttimer Institute, or the Increasingly, the Brothers are Lasallian Social Justice inviting us to be a part of who they Institute. It is all of these were and are and will be in an things and many more. intimate way and in a manner But how are we — non-Brothers Association is a movement of the unprecedented in the Catholic Church. — to understand “together and by Spirit and because of that we cannot The Brothers aren’t just on the leading association”? Brother Tom Johnson, control it. That may sound a tad edge – they are on the bleeding edge vicar general, tells us that “together” evangelical and uncomfortable to of this change, this foundational shift can be defined as the work that we do some of you, but you need to get over that is our lived reality. Recall that the here as one university community, that. I had to. And now I find it Living Lasallian Brothers are independent from locally, albeit on a multi-campus scale, refreshing to be working with a group ordained priesthood, but loyal to the while “by association” links us to those of people at the District, Region and Roman Catholic Church. This doing Lasallian work all across the Institute level who rely on the wild combination places us in a unique and globe. and untamable Spirit of the Divine to creative tension as we contemplate our That is where we are now, at this assist them in discerning their future. It future. moment — this blessed, confusing, sure beats relying solely on our own And though vocations to the transitional moment in our history as a wisdom to attempt to see and create Brothers are non-existent in our District, a Region and an Institute. The something that has never existed culture, the picture is different in Latin Lasallian mission story has long been before.≠

14 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 We are Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. We are faculty, administrators, students, alumni, parents, children, volunteers, educators, businessmen and women, friends, co-workers, benefactors, Brothers, laymen and laywomen.

Although the backdrops of our lives all differ, as you’ll see in the following pages, there is one major similarity:

Together — and by association — we are Lasallian.

Living Lasallian

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 15 Sarah Jane Engle ’07 center, traveled to Biloxi, Miss., this spring to help clean up after Hurricane Katrina. Engle plans to enter the Lasallian Volunteer program and work with students in Brooklyn, N.Y.

others. Engle was part of a group of SMU volunteers who assisted hurricane victims in Biloxi, Miss., clean up debris and demolish their houses before rebuilding. And now, Since it is the work of God she’s dedicating the next couple of years of you are doing, do it with her life to the Lasallian Volunteer program enthusiasm and bring to it — where she hopes her work will inspire others in a large and diverse student body all the resources of your in Brooklyn, N.Y. talents, your gifts and your inspirations. Show as much Do you remember when you first heard Sarah Jane the term Lasallian? creativity and ENGLE: I am sure that I heard the term Engle ’07 inventiveness as you can, immediately stepping foot on campus as a freshman in 2003. However, I do admit not Major: Youth and Pastoral Ministry never losing sight of the true character of the fully understanding (or appreciating) the significance of the term. Career goals: To become a youth minister teaching function that is of a parish. Until then, volunteer with your ministry. Can you describe the first time you Lasallian Volunteers for a year or two in remember that it was defined for you SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE Brooklyn, N.Y., serving as a campus minister and in what context? at Bishop Laughlin High School. ENGLE: I believe that it was defined not in class, but in extracurricular activities, such Sarah Jane Engle breezed in for a photo, Scheduling her lengthy list of involvements as volunteer services with Katie LaPlant ’02, after several attempts to reschedule. It was — both in and out of school — can’t have (director of Student Activities and Volunteer the day before graduation, and between been easy. Services). I found myself more interested in choir rehearsal and packing (which she But behind her camera-ready smile is service and leadership than ever before. I admitted she hadn’t yet started), she someone who isn’t afraid to get dirty and discovered that giving was so much more squeezed in five minutes for a picture. break a sweat — all in the name of helping than good deeds. Giving can be a way to

16 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 give a gift to God through my own gifts and next year I can apply that more than I from Him. can today. While at SMU, I was involved in Volunteer Services, Student Activities, How would you personally define what orientation leading, theatre, Chamber Lasallian means? Singers, Concert Choir, Liturgical Choir, ENGLE: To me, being Lasallian means SMU CREW, Theta Alpha Kappa, and many having an understanding and desire to more various activities. It was through my enlighten others through teaching, service, involvement on campus that I became more Teachers stand in and leadership. Through helping those who aware of who I was and who I am meant a providential and are not as fortunate as oneself (whether it to become. The people I met through these privileged relationship be through teaching a classroom, building a enriching activities helped shape me into home, or advocating for those who are the woman I am today. By becoming with their students. unable to stand up for themselves), one can involved, relationships are bonded and SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE become an inspiration to someone else, friendships grow, and being well-rounded and thus, the pathway is paved for more creates unique ties and support from a Lasallian educators. diverse group of people. The relationships I have made in the past four years will as I have been at SMU, the term Lasallian How often and when did you witness continue throughout my life. I hope to has been a part of my consciousness. the Lasallian spirit at the university? make many visits to SMU as I know I will Can you describe the first time you ENGLE: I constantly witnessed (the always feel truly welcome and at home.≠ Lasallian spirit) at SMU. … I realized how remember that it was defined for you much the professors at SMU value each and in what context? and every student. Faculty members have EUBANK: I don’t remember the first time constantly striven for my success and have an official definition was provided, but I do given me immense support the past four remember when I truly began to years. I have not only witnessed it in the understand what it meant to be Lasallian. classroom, but in all the extracurricular In my first years at the university, I had an activities that I was involved with as well. office across the hall from the classroom Through Volunteer Services, we not only where Brother Julius Winkler ’36 taught. made trips to the Catholic Worker, but His humility, patience and kindness were made it a point to get to know the other inspiring. Even today, when I think about volunteers as well as those in need of our what it means to be Lasallian, I picture help. This was always important to me Roxanne Eubank, Brother Julius sitting in the classroom with because we could really become a part of his students, gathered around him, leaning the community through our service. Ed.D. closer to catch his every word. He would listen closely to each student’s contribution. What do you think is the significance of Title: Professor, Ed.D. in Leadership, At that moment they were the most a Lasallian education? Twin Cities campus important person in the world. He lived the ENGLE: I gained so much more from a mission in his every word and action. Lasallian education than any other college Years at SMU: 16 or university I could have attended and that How would you personally define what is because of the amazing support and Whether she’s preparing finger sandwiches Lasallian means? dedication from Saint Mary’s University staff for high tea or preparing for class, Roxanne EUBANK: From my perspective, Lasallian and faculty. Having this support and Eubank, Ed.D., brings a sense of class, a means a community of people who work wisdom available at all times is the sign of a sense of humor and a lot of preparation to in association to provide educational Lasallian education. Students at SMU gain every experience. opportunities to those who are most in an understanding of the importance of Eubank isn’t a professor to stoically need. teaching, leadership and service. I strongly lecture behind a podium. Animated and at believe that I have more strength, faith, ease in front of a classroom, she is well- How often and when did you witness intelligence and understanding because of known for connecting with her students, the Lasallian spirit at the university? my Lasallian education. being highly prepared for her classes and EUBANK: I see the Lasallian spirit always willing to share a laugh. Eubank everywhere on our campus. I see it when Would you describe yourself as highly respects her students but also has faculty members exhibit a zeal for helping Lasallian? high expectations of her students. their students to learn. I see it when ENGLE: I think that I am about to become students show respect and kindness to their more Lasallian through my volunteer work. Do you remember when you first heard fellow students. I see it when staff I feel as though right now I understand the term Lasallian? members drop everything to help students what makes the Lasallian spirit imperative EUBANK: I really don’t remember. As long with crises large and small.

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 17 Roxanne Eubank has been an educator with Saint Mary’s University for 16 years on the Twin Cities campus. She is known for her excellence in teaching relevant materials and for relating closely with her students.

What do you think is the significance of the future. I’ve seen many students leave responsibility to be a teacher and a learner a Lasallian education? us to move on to positions of leadership in all aspects of my life. EUBANK: To quote one of my colleagues, around the world. They become leaders of I would say I try to be Lasallian. I think ‘A person does not go through a Lasallian organizations, teachers and elected officials. that being Lasallian is a journey that takes education. A Lasallian education goes Through their work, I see the reflection of much reflection and effort. Just calling through the person.’ our institution and our mission. myself Lasallian wouldn’t make it so. Each From my perspective as a teacher of day presents new challenges and new adult students, all people are ‘college- opportunities to live the mission. Some days Would you describe yourself as aged.’ The history of our Lasallian heritage I am more successful than others. For me Lasallian? and our hopes and dreams for the future personally, the world Lasallian represents a are invested in our students. The extent to EUBANK: My Lasallian formation has path that a learning community (students, which they embrace their rights and changed me in some very important ways. teachers and staff) walks together. To responsibilities as Lasallian-educated My sense of my responsibilities as a paraphrase Saint John Baptist de La Salle, persons and go on to lead lives of service member of society in general has changed. it is a journey that ‘leads them to practice that contribute to the common good is the I see my vocation as a teacher to not be well all the good of which they are measure of our success and our hope for limited to my classroom. I have a capable.’≠

18 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 De La Salle lived and encouraged his reliable and authentic way to alleviate the followers to practice in their endeavor to population from the many man-made and touch the hearts and to teach the minds of natural challenges is through education. No their students; particularly, those most in matter how small the contribution of the need. Lasallian educations may be at this moment, nonetheless we are making a How often and when do you witness difference. No matter how small, we are the Lasallian spirit at CTIE? making a small ripple that will have a BR. PAULOS: I witness Lasallian work all lasting effect. day and every day at CTIE. At CTIE we make every effort to touch the hearts and Would you describe yourself as Brother Paulos teach minds of not only every student, but Lasallian? also every person who comes into contact BR. PAULOS: Indeed, I very much consider Welday Mesmer, with us. Every day we make conscious myself a Lasallian. I say this not only FSC ’90, efforts to treat every person with dignity because I am a De La Salle Brother and have and respect. I believe, treating everyone as offered my life for the Lasallian educational M’91, Ed.D. a son or daughter of God is the first thing mission, but also because I am very much that needs to be done if we are to call aware of what Lasallian educational mission Title: Director, Christ the Teacher Institute ourselves Lasallians. is all about and I make conscious and for Education; Associate Dean, the School Outside of the classroom we see the deliberate effort to practice it. of Education, SMU vivid and vibrant Lasallian spirit in our I have been involved in the Lasallian students when they do their practice educational system for more than 25 years. Years at SMU/CTIE: 4+ years During these years I have worked as a teaching. The high schools within Nairobi, teacher, school principal and now as where our students do their practice Flipping through recent pictures, taken in director of Christ the Teacher Institute for teaching, see our students as a leaven for Nairobi, brings a mixture of emotions. In Education. I can share many, many stories love and respect-based education. We hear them, a crowd of children, eager to be where Lasallian education has become a many comments from many school photographed, gathers together, curious and means for holistic transformation. However, principals and teachers that high school laughing. Many are not wearing shoes. Their I would like to mention that Lasallian students very much enjoy the presence of classrooms aren’t filled with colorful charts education is not confined to education in our students in their respective schools. and bulletin boards. Their desks aren’t filled the classroom but is also the totality of how with sharpened pencils and new containers people relate to the people they work with, What do you think is the significance of of glue, shiny folders and art supplies. whether they are teachers, principals, a Lasallian education? Many graduates of Christ the Teacher directors or other forms of service. To be BR. PAULOS: Lasallian education does not Institute for Education at Saint Mary’s Lasallian is to re-live the life of De La Salle focus on the intellectual aspect only, but Nairobi campus — armed with an and that life is a live of love, authenticity, also on the holistic aspect of the human education many themselves struggle to truth, care, sharing, etc. If we are ready to person. The African continent faces many afford — will teach these children. As Saint do these values, then we are true Lasallians. John Baptist de La Salle knew, education is challenges today. In my view, the most the key to saving generations. How is CTIE Lasallian? Brother Paulos Welday Mesmer, FSC, BR. PAULOS: Because entrance to the a native of Eritrea, Africa, has served as local universities has many hurdles, most of associate dean and director of CTIE since our students would not have been able to 2003. make it there, or … would not have survived until the end to receive a degree. Do you remember when you first heard Because of CTIE’s affiliation with SMU, the the term Lasallian? dreams of many students are being fulfilled BR. PAULOS: My guess is that I heard it in our Institute. SMU, for many of our when I was a Brothers student in students, is a Godsend. elementary school. I joined a Brothers Look below the rags A good number of our students never school in grade five. I have been part of the of the poor children got the opportunity to excel in their studies. Lasallian system of education and way of whom you teach, and see Most of them come from schools where life since then. educational facilities are limited. Actually, a the Christ-child lying in good number of our students come as C How would you personally define what the manger. and even sometimes as D students. Lasallian means? However, after three or four years of stay at BR. PAULOS: To be Lasallian is to be SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE CTIE, they prove to be excellent students. guided by those values and principles that CTIE believes in uplifting students by giving

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 19 Graduates from Christ the Teacher Institute for Education in Nairobi, Kenya, frequently work in very rural, primitive conditions. Brother Paulos Welday Mesmer ’90, M’91, director of CTIE, says education is the key to helping the generations to come. “No matter how small, we are making a small ripple that will have a lasting effect,” he said.

Also in Nairobi …

Saint Mary’s also offers two master’s them the opportunity to excel while Our Institute believes and degrees — the Master of African mentoring and demanding maximum effort acts on that belief that education is Studies and a Master of Arts in from them. a medium for personal African Studies — at the Maryknoll In the past, most of our students came transformation. After experiencing Institute of African Studies at its personal transformation, we expect from Roman Catholic religious Nairobi campus. our students to become agents of Maryknoll Institute offers an congregations. Currently, that has changed societal transformation through intensive inculturation experience for and most of our students are lay. Most of education. those wishing to learn more about the lay students come from the countryside Our Institute makes maximum African cultures and religions. and are sponsored by religious missionaries. effort to support those students The primary goal is to teach Some students are sponsored by their who come from the countryside (of systematically, contemporary cultures family members or relatives. Usually, these Kenya) because we believe — and and religion of East Africa in such a way that students begin to students find it extremely hard to find the our observation testifies to the fact appropriate and articulate an African money they need for tuition and living — that these are the people who perspective on these realities. expenses for three to four years. It is quite need all the help they can get and these are the people who will go In concert with their in-class heartbreaking to see them experiences work, students complete field back to the countryside to educate serious difficulties to raise the necessary experiences where they research those who are most in need after some aspect of African life by funds to continue their studies. Our graduation. The biggest part of the working closely with people in urban Institute makes maximum effort to let these Lasallian educational mission is and rural areas. students continue their studies, even after fulfilled through them: helping failing to cover all of the tuition costs. those who are most in need.≠

20 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 How would you personally define what Lasallian means? MURPHY: Lasallian to me means community. Saint Mary’s encourages each student to be the best person they have it in themselves to be; the university fosters an environment where students are encouraged to seek out their passions, to Union in a community lead lives of leadership; and to achieve is a precious gem .... academic success. Yet, we are – and will If we lose this, we lose always be — a part of a larger community. Molly Murphy ’97 Each student’s individual accomplishments everything. add value to the SMU community as a SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE Hometown: Saint Paul, Minn. whole.

Employment: Director of Marketing & How often and when did you witness New Product Development, FLS Connect, the Lasallian spirit at the university? What do you think is the significance of Saint Paul, Minn. MURPHY: Every day! a Lasallian education? Outside the classroom, I was struck by MURPHY: I consider myself really lucky to Molly Murphy has probably never met an outpouring of the Lasallian spirit my have received the education I did at Saint someone who didn’t become her friend. senior year when my roommates/friends Mary’s; it was a great prep course for life! I Her outgoing personality and constant drowned in an accident. I remember got a well-rounded education which smile is contagious. It isn’t allowed me to take the tools I learned surprising that Murphy inside the classroom and apply them to associates Lasallian with both my professional and personal life; community, as she is to lead a life based on the principles constantly building my parents raised me with; to community through her welcome a challenge; to have the work, her friends, her courage to face obstacles head on; to volunteer work with other maintain my integrity with everything SMU alumni. that I do; and to lead a life of faith. Close friends and classmates of Murphy’s died Would you describe yourself as in an accident her senior Lasallian? year. It was a tragic event MURPHY: I guess I try to create that saddened and shocked communities around me — my family, the university, the city and my friends, my profession, my SMU beyond. Classmates look connections — these are all back and say Murphy’s Molly Murphy ’97 poses with former New communities that are a part of me. York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Murphy strength helped to hold everyone together. volunteers with political campaigns, with They have all, in their own unique way, Murphy credits Saint Mary’s University. It the SMU Twin Cities Alumni Chapter, and made an impact on me and still do. I’m not was this difficult moment that helped her the Galtier Society. She was recently quite yet sure who I am meant to be, I have elected to the SMU Alumni Board of define exactly what it means to be part of a Directors. She says being Lasallian is a lot left to do. All these communities are community. about creating communities — in every helping me figure out who that exactly is. part of your life. I volunteer for political campaigns; and Do you remember when you first heard belong to the Galtier Society which is a the term Lasallian? Twin Cities-based association of young MURPHY: I don’t exactly remember. I’m walking into the college center from the Catholics. I love playing golf, traveling and sure it was when I was in high school and chapel and seeing a flood of people — spending time with my seven nieces and Ken Pellegrini ’72 (Office of Admission) who like me — needed to feel safe, needed nephews! came to do some recruiting! to be consoled, needed to be with their I just completed my two-year term as families and friends, needed to be president of the Twin Cities Alumni Chapter Can you describe the first time you reminded that as long as you’re a part of which was really a rewarding experience. remember that it was defined for you the SMU community you will always be Homecoming was my first meeting as a and in what context? taken care of, and that’s exactly what we member of the Alumni Board of Directors. MURPHY: I can’t remember! It was so got. I have never in my life witnessed the It’s awesome to be able to give something long ago. I think it was probably freshman courage and resolve and the overwhelming back to the SMU community after orientation. sense of community I did during that time. everything I feel it’s given me.≠

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 21 wonderful opportunities to serve and grow in community with other Lasallians through the group. Dr. Mary Fox ’75, M’89 (Interdisciplinary Studies) had been invited to speak on what it means to her to be Lasallian, and the discussion we had was Jake Olzen ’07 really provoking. That same semester, (Brother James Miller ’66 Campus Ministry sophomore year in the Award recipient, 2007) honors program with Dr. Joe Tadie ’91 Majors: Literature and Sociology (Philosophy), we were Career goals: To work in higher education exploring the relationship and be part of a Catholic Worker between justice and community, providing hospitality as well as service, and it all seemed educational and service opportunities. to fit together with the work the Christian Jake Olzen’s name often precedes him. Brothers were doing all Whenever articles and e-mails come out over the world in trying Jake Olzen ’07 works at building a straw concerning “sustainable living,” “on-campus to empower the youth bale house near Lake City, Minn. Olzen, a flea markets,” “renewable energy,” and and the poor through strong advocate for environmental “peace and justice,” Olzen’s name is usually education and in working awareness, is helping the Catholic Worker community as well. To him being connected. He doesn’t hide his for justice. Lasallian is more of a lifestyle than an commitment to the environment, as well achievement. as to his fellow man. How would you Olzen combined these two passions personally define the during a summer project, constructing a Lasallian spirit? This can make us uncomfortable because it straw bale house in Lake City, Minn., with OLZEN: A concise definition, to me, is to challenges the world many of us come some of the other Dan Corcoran Catholic live in faith with the community that you from — where we are taught that if you Worker Home volunteers and workers from serve and serves you. This reflects a work hard, you can achieve anything. While Winona. Straw bales are used as an eco- commitment of hospitality to all people, but I certainly wish this were true, classroom friendly insulation. The group hopes to particularly the poor and youth, to work for experiences have taught me differently. But continue the Catholic Worker mission of creating a more just world through the the Lasallian mission seeks to equalize these providing hospitality for those in need at means of education (which I do not opportunities, and that gives me hope that this new location. consider to be limited to the classroom). the mission of the Brothers and of De La Do you remember when you first heard How often and when did you witness Salle is truly one worth following. the term Lasallian? the Lasallian spirit at the university? OLZEN: When I was applying to Saint OLZEN: Many times on service trips or What do you think is the significance of Mary's and the honors program as a senior praying together with friends on retreat, a Lasallian education? in high school. I had no idea what it meant but also in the classroom through particular OLZEN: For me, the two defining aspects at the time or if I even knew what its values professors willing to challenge us to think of my person are the Catholic Worker were. with a lens that puts the poor at our center. movement and Lasallian education. The At times it was difficult and frustrating, but two go hand in hand. The Catholic Worker Can you describe the first time you how much I have grown to appreciate the tends to be centered on hospitality, remember that it was defined for you Lasallian tradition is priceless. nonviolence, and community. Lasallian is and in what context? Specific examples are hard to name faith, service and community. Both have OLZEN: A friend invited me to an event because I think Lasallian is more of a impacted me immensely and drawn me to the Lasallian Collegians were putting on. lifestyle than an achievement. In the a life working for justice, educating others The LCs are kind of like a college youth classroom, I have seen it with professors on injustices, and trying to offer alternatives group centered on the Lasallian ideals of challenging us to consider how social for people to live justly. Perhaps I was faith, service and community. I really made structures and educational opportunities are meant to do this, but my Lasallian some great friends and had some different for varying socio-economic groups. education definitely awakened the spirit

22 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 How would you personally define what Lasallian means? RETTIG: SMU describes it as being compassionate in our dealings with others, dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, and appreciative of art and culture. I would define it as developing and maintaining fulfilling and productive long- term relationships that lead to those goals. SMU gave us the gift of those friendships, and the gift has enriched our lives and Bo Rettig ’77 advanced education at SMU.

Hometown: LaGrange, Ill. How often and when did you witness the Lasallian spirit at the university? Employment: Principal Software Engineer, What do you think is the significance of Infor, Chicago, Ill. a Lasallian education? RETTIG: We are very fortunate and have a Certain words bring deep chuckles — even wonderful group of friends — through giggles — from classmates of the ’70s and SMU — who we can turn to in good times early ’80s. Certain words that aren’t all that and bad. These extraordinary people have funny to the rest of us are like secret taught me a lot and helped instill any codenames for hilarious memories during Lasallian qualities I might have. Individually their time at Saint Mary’s. It’s been 30 and collectively, we have accomplished some extraordinary things over the years. I years. They joke that they’re losing their even got a great brother-in-law and some hair and hearing and expanding their beautiful godchildren out of the deal. waistlines, but — down deep — they haven’t changed, and neither have their Would you describe yourself as friendships. Lasallian? Some portion of this class gets RETTIG: In 1984 we started a family together every summer for a GOOF (Get- reunion weekend of alumni from the late together Of Old Friends) weekend. Often ’70s and early ’80s. We are in our 23rd year they bring their spouses and children for a of this celebration on the SMU campus and full-fledged, boisterous and activity-filled as many as 75 people attend. Alumni reunion. You carry out a work families come from as far away as Based upon their great memories and Pennsylvania, Georgia and Texas. It has that requires you to their great friendships, some of these touch hearts. been a great way to maintain our classmates now award a Saint Jude friendships, watch our families grow and Scholarship to a Saint Mary’s student — SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE share in each other’s triumphs and sorrows, assuring that future students create their including the loss of a dear friend three own side-splitting memories at this years ago. One of our group said, ‘I love university. having my kids see first-hand how good within me and inspired me to act and try to friends support each other. It’s a lesson that live out these ideals. Do you remember when you first heard will enrich their lives.’ The Lasallian spirit of I've made great friends at Saint Mary's. the term Lasallian? SMU breathes with every friendship we The relationships we have, the levels that RETTIG: I probably heard it from Brother have developed and now some of our we know each other are so varying (at Louis in an article in the Saint Mary’s alumni children are experiencing those work, classroom, sports, partying, service, magazine. I don’t recall the term being as relationships. spiritual) that it's hard to say why they are pervasive at SMU in the 1970s as it is today. Out of our reunion group sprang the so tight. But I would venture to guess that Saint Jude Scholarship envisioned by Paul a lot of it had to do with sharing many Can you describe the first time you Trunk ’76 and Brian Montgomery ’79. In different experiences with each other, remember that it was defined for you 1989, they persuaded 10 families to pledge week-long service trips to Biloxi, midnight and in what context? $1,000 and in 1992 we awarded our first hikes up to the rock, intramural wiffleball, RETTIG: Honestly, no, but I realize now scholarship. Saint Jude is the patron saint of retreat weekends… That involvement that it was really at the core of my Saint desperate situations, and we started the breeds great friendships. The friends I made Mary’s experience from 1973 through scholarship to help juniors and seniors who at SMU are definitely a part of me.≠ today. have difficulty finding financial aid, just as

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 23 A small portion of the GOOF (Get- together Of Old Friends) group gathered at Rocco’s Pizza in Winona this summer for some laughs including, from left: front, Tim Reid some of us did. We don’t enforce rigorous ’79, Michael Charron ’79, Mike Laak academic standards, but instead ask why ’77; middle, George Thomas ’79, Mike Medina ’79, Bo Rettig ’77, Paul the student chose SMU, what activities they Brueggemann ’76; back, Tim Bauer ’76, are involved in, their scholarship need, and Steve Coman ’78 and Dr. Phil Cochran what they plan to do after graduation. We ’77. GOOF weekends sometimes involve as many as 75 people (SMU …be aware of the review as many as 40 applications, and alumni and family), who get together have found that students have taken every year for a fun-filled reunion. distressing situation of the Out of this reunion group sprang the wonderful advantage of the many Lasallian Saint Jude Scholarship. youngsters that God has opportunities SMU affords. Students are placed in your path; use engaged in a wide variety of activities at that as a measure SMU but they also help individuals and of $8,400, based on our growing groups in Winona and the surrounding endowment of $167,500. And not only are of what is at stake… communities. SMU is certainly teaching the these people monetarily generous, many have also volunteered their time and SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE importance of being Lasallian, as exhibited by these talented and committed students. expertise to SMU. I am extremely proud, Through the continued generosity of grateful and honored to have these our expanding group, this year we awarded wonderful friends who advance the cause our 16th annual scholarship in the amount of knowledge by helping SMU students.≠

24 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 Do you remember when you first heard and thinking more about what it means to the term Lasallian? be a Lasallian community. ROBESON: In April 1986, Brother Finbar McMullen, FSC ’46 and I were completing a How would you personally define what 40-hour training program to become Lasallian means? volunteer crisis advocates for survivors of ROBESON: I could put it more fancily, I domestic and sexual assault. I grew up out suppose, but I tell students that to be West and had never heard of the Christian ‘Lasallian’ is to be characterized by two Brothers; he was generous in telling me active commitments: to use the gifts of about them and their schools. He used the heart and mind to bring others to profound word “Lasallian” in passing. What we now awareness that they are loved, and to invite Valerie Edwards know as the movement for lay association others to share in this commitment. was really a twinkle in the eyes of only a Robeson few Brothers at that time. It wasn’t a topic How often and when did you witness Title: Assistant Professor of Social Science of conversation for most. the Lasallian spirit? ROBESON: Oh my gosh – every day. We Years at SMU: 12 Can you describe the first time you are a human community, walking through remember that it was defined for you our days with hurts that need balm and Valerie Edwards Robeson’s roles are many: and in what context? joys best celebrated in company, but also mother, wife, teacher, advisor, leader, ROBESON: When Brother William Mann big questions that beg for answers colleague and advocate. And in all things, provided an overview of the Lasallian illuminated by truth. Robeson brings a generous portion of charism on our campus around 1999. I Here are my best examples that we are caring, understanding and love. This, for remember thinking that we still didn’t a Lasallian learning community. In my her, is what being Lasallian is truly all know what being Lasallian was all about, presence a student has spoken or written about. but at least we had a framework for talking about achieving more than she imagined

Valerie Edwards Robeson and her husband, Lane Robeson, are truly partners. For Valerie, being Lasallian does not end in the classroom; the fundamental principles of love, compassion and understanding carry through in every part of her life, as wife, mother, teacher and colleague.

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 25 wrote ‘And so I fight with the one hand, and love with the other. In some of my dreams, tho’, the fighting is over, and I love with both hands.’ When young people receive the gift of love, and act in love to others, they participate in the creation of what I can only describe as a sacred Teach by example. context. They learn to love with both Put into practice what hands. you want your students Would you describe yourself as to believe. Lasallian? Scott Sorvaag, ROBESON: The three-year Lasallian Ed.D. ’07 SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE Leadership Institute (LLI) formation experience allowed me to step back and Karen Sorvaag, examine my development and level of herself capable of; about the ‘new person’ commitment to the Lasallian educational Ed.D. ’07 he has become since arriving at Saint mission — to guide and accompany others Titles: Scott – Chair of Undergraduate Mary’s; named the work study supervisor, in their discovery of these questions and Teacher Education; Assistant Professor faculty advisor and R.A. who made the their answers. It was easy to recognize that ‘footprints in the sand’ during the student’s my core beliefs and commitments were Karen – Master of Arts in Instruction difficult times; and expressed how a consistent with those of the charism, but Program Coordinator; Instructor, School of Education classmate’s challenge or example or help reflection upon how this had come to be totally changed how that student viewed was the part that moved me most. I Years at SMU: 5 himself and the world. These are students realized that I had, simply and impossibly, who have been transformed. been loved into it. Twice a year Scott and Karen Sorvaag heat Faculty and staff members have, in my I believed then, as I do now, that at up the grill and invite all junior and senior presence, spoken of how a student the beginning of each relationship we are education majors to a barbecue at their reminded them why they work at Saint not who the other person needs us to be. If home. In the fall, students practice for the Mary’s; inspired them to keep becoming we care enough to teach and learn from competitive kickball tournament, held every better at their work; how each of us is each other, we are eventually able to love spring. Winners take home what the someone’s daughter or son; how to be more and better. The human capacity to Sorvaags describe with a smile as the better parents; how to be more faithful and love each other toward wholeness is a truly “coveted traveling kickball trophy.” faith-filled in our companionship to others. amazing and mysterious gift. My partner, The Sorvaags say they look forward to These are faculty and staff who have been children and close friends — though I fail the events as much as the students. “While transformed. them in countless ways — absolutely love this is about good, clean fun, competition A Lasallian university is a place where me. I am grateful beyond measure for this and food, it is mostly about coming we discover and are transformed by the together and enjoying the company of one love we find in, through and for each other. constant gift. They teach and learn with another,” Scott said. Sometimes a grand moment is defining, but me, even as we are all constantly growing Years after graduation, students check more often, it is a slow change of course and changing. These gifts of love are seemingly endless sources of back with the Sorvaags to reminisce and neither planned nor acknowledged but update them on their lives. Being Lasallian discovered with hindsight. encouragement to take the risks associated with learning and growing. means the bond between faculty and students doesn’t end at commencement Because of them, I am able to fulfill What do you think is the significance of ceremonies. my role as a teacher, to challenge and a Lasallian education? The couple jointly answered questions encourage others to the risks of learning, ROBESON: People — especially young via e-mail. adults today — need opportunities to feel and to share with others the wonderful they are a part of something larger than dance of knowing and becoming. Step by Do you remember when you first heard themselves. That ‘something’ needs to help step, though I usually only recognize it in the term Lasallian? them see behind and ahead, below and hindsight, I know I am led into a life of SORVAAGS: When we were searching for above, within and without. If they don’t abundant love. On my best days, Lasallian the next calling in our work in education have a sense of context, they feel and formation met its mission — my mind and and we came upon the job description behave as though they exist in a vacuum. heart work in union; on all the other days, posted on the SMU website. We decided We live in a culture laden with false heart and mind at least seek to know each that this seemed like such a wonderful fit dichotomies, polarizing positions. A poet other, and my life is richer than a mere sum with what we deeply valued and wished to whose name I have (dreadfully) forgotten of the two would allow.≠ continue to do in our work.

26 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 What do you think is the significance of a Scott and Karen Sorvaag invite Lasallian education? education students to a barbecue at their home twice a year. It is S ORVAAGS: We have memories like this that have a experienced the lasting effect on students. significance of Lasallian education as faculty members, colleagues, students and partners. It has pervaded our work experience as well as our family experience. We both completed our doctoral degrees through SMU this summer and consider that a significant step in our shared Lasallian journey. We continue to see ourselves as Lasallian teachers, leaders and learners. This commitment is a lifelong journey for us. Our children are regular attendees with us at campus events and have spoken about their own future as Can you describe the first time you students at SMU. remember that it was defined for you and in what context? Would you describe yourself as Lasallian? SORVAAGS: It was first defined to us via SORVAAGS: We describe ourselves as the website, and through our conversations Lasallian because we remain focused on about possibly moving to Winona. We were what it means to be Lasallian in our belief most attracted to and drawn in by Saint You can perform miracles systems, actions, and our relationships with Mary’s mission. It became further defined to by touching the hearts others. We have both served on multiple us through our contacts with university of the children entrusted committees. Scott was part of the Lasallian representatives during the hiring process, to your care. Leadership Mentorship group; we've both but also in our first days in new faculty served on SOUL mission trips with students workshop venues. SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE through Campus Ministry; we attend our students' activities on a regular basis; we How would you personally define what present at conferences together on topics Lasallian means? that reveal our Lasallian work in teaching charism every day in the work we do with SORVAAGS: To us Lasallian means being and learning; we meet with prospective deeply committed to the potential and students, faculty and others. Examples are: students often and attend admissions capacity in others through relationships, the caring conversations we share with our events to welcome others to our shared contexts of quality, and faith. It means colleagues about providing the very best for work. caring for others and respecting others' our students; collectively defining We love working with students at this voices. It means a commitment to the community in a way that enhances the time in their lives when they are learning, Lasallian tradition of preparing teachers for potential and capacity of everyone at the growing, and working to understand their a world in need of transformation. university; expecting the best from our own identities in relationship to self and students and fully supporting them others. Being involved in the Lasallian How often and when did you witness throughout the experience; and accepting community allows for greater opportunities the Lasallian spirit at the university? the responsibility of supporting our and broader experiences in which to SORVAAGS: We witness the Lasallian students in and out of the classroom. develop and grow.≠

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 27 SMU Lasallian Formation The following is a list of ongoing Lasallian formation experiences involving Saint Mary’s University faculty, staff and students.

Within the Masses. The latest activity was a Nairobi M’04; Angel Weisbrod (CST ’76), M’94; educational mission to learn about and awareness week that included displays, a Bob Fisher ’97, M’06 (all from the Winona pray over the meditations and teachings SMU Community batik auction, and potluck luncheon. campus) and Barbara Croucher ’99, M’02; of Saint John Baptist de La Salle. Those Lasallian Leadership Initiatives The Saint Mary’s Board of Trustees Dr. Roxanne Eubank; and Dr. Gerald Ellis from SMU who have made the retreat in Council, chaired by Angel Weisbrod, traveled to Rome in April 2006, to (Twin Cities campus). the past few years include: Dr. Richard director of health services, sponsors learn more “first-hand” what it means to The Buttimer Institute is an intense Tristano, Mary Becker, Peggy Johnson, monthly Lasallian formation be a Catholic and Lasallian university in three-year program, during which Nikki Richmond (all Winona campus) and opportunities for members of the Winona the 21st century. The group stayed at the participants gather at Saint Mary’s Linka Holey, Dr. Fran Crisman and Kelly campus including “Chicken Soup for Brothers’ Generalate. College of California (another Lasallian Friesleben M’06 (all Twin Cities campus). the Lasallian Soul” lunches and Mentoring for Lasallian Leadership institution) for two weeks of study on the The annual Huether Conference is a “Lasallian Hours.” During the former, life and teachings of Saint John Baptist three-day gathering of Lasallian approximately two dozen people from all involved 24 undergraduate Winona faculty over a three-year period, learning de La Salle. This program involves a final educators from across the United States. areas of the university listen to and project that is intended to be used at the Each year a different theme is chosen and discuss a common Lasallian text at the about what it means to be Lasallian and how to exercise leadership in local institution from which a participant addressed through keynote speakers, Brothers’ residence on campus. At a comes. At present, Dr. Gerald Ellis (Twin workshops, shared prayers and liturgies “Lasallian Hour,” Brothers on campus departments, programs, schools and so on. Cities campus) is participating in this and networking. The November 2006 have been invited to “tell their stories” program. Conference included several participants and engage the audience — usually 20- The Lasallian Assessment Group, The International Lasallian from the SMU community: Drs. Richard 40 members — in dialogue about their with Dr. Richard Tristano as chair, as well Tristano; Mary Catherine Fox ’75, M’89; vocation and their time at and as Drs. Mary Catherine Fox ’75, M’89; University Leadership Program is a new two-week formation program held Jane Kelley Rodeheffer, and Sister Judith experiences of Saint Mary’s. Melissa Luedtke and Sister Judith Schaefer, O.P. (Winona campus) presented Schaefer, O.P., Ph.D. — all of the Winona at the De La Salle Brothers Generalate in The Office of Vice President for papers; Dr. Roxanne Eubank (Twin Cities campus — is writing “Lasallian Rome for professors and administrators Mission on the Winona campus campus) also attended. Brother Robert Assessment: A Paradigm for Lasallian from Lasallian universities worldwide. The provides many and various opportunities Smith, FSC ’76 (former vice president for Universities” to “clarify the identity of the purpose of this program is to provide for Lasallian formation during the course mission) served on the planning Lasallian university, to devise specific mostly lay Lasallian partners and leaders of the school year. Brother Robert Smith, committee, as well as attended. goals for fully realizing that identity, and an opportunity to come together to learn FSC ’76 Ph.D., worked with and educated to determine specific ways to assess more about what it means to be a The Midwest District of the De La in regard to the Catholic and Lasallian success in achieving those goals that can Catholic and Lasallian university in the Salle Christian Brothers, with mission of the university trustees, faculty lead to improved student learning.” 21st century. This program has been Provincilate offices in Chicago, Ill., hosts and staff, support staff and maintenance designed and was led by Brother Robert a Congress with participants invited from workers, administrators and program Beyond the Smith, FSC ’76 (former vice president for all the many and various ministries within directors, students, and others. These SMU Community mission at SMU) and Dr. John Wilcox (vice the District. Over the course of the past Lasallian formation programs and president for mission at Manhattan five years, approximately two dozen SMU opportunities take the form of prayer On June 9-10, 2006, Saint Mary's College — another U.S. Lasallian community members (administrators, services, lectures, discussions, a High Tea University of Minnesota hosted a higher institution). SMU participants for the June faculty, staff, support staff, maintenance, for all new employees, PowerPoint education regional conference 2007 session included Dr. Roxanne and trustees) have attended these presentations, a mentoring program for titled, “Together and by Eubank (Twin Cities), Valerie Edwards gatherings from time to time. new (and senior) faculty and staff, and Association.” For the first time, Robeson and Dr. Richard Tristano more. After a four-year return to Saint representatives of faculty and (Winona campus). Dr. Mary Catherine Fox ’75, M’89, Winona Mary’s after working in Nairobi, Brother campus, served as chair of the Mission administrators from each of the seven Center for International Lasallian Bob is answering a call to serve at and Ministry Council for a double Lasallian colleges and universities in Studies, based at the Brothers’ Bethlehem University. term ending in June 2007. Dr. Roxanne North America came together to discuss Generalate in Rome, hosts a one-month their common Lasallian mission. Invited Eubank, Twin Cities campus, will serve on The Lasallian Core Traditions intensive study of Saint La Salle. During the council, beginning in 2007. The Pr participants discussed successes, ogram and the Lasallian Honors the past eight years Drs. Michael Mission and Ministry Council is an Program are the general education challenges, and best practices in Flanagan ’63; Mary Catherine Fox ’75, advisory group comprised of Brothers, lay components of the undergraduate promoting the Lasallian educational M’89; and Brother Robert Smith, FSC ’76 people and other religious. curriculum through which all SMU mission, specifically within colleges and have participated. undergraduates are exposed to the life universities. This conference was made Saint Mary’s alumni are very active in The Lasallian Social Justice and significance of Saint John Baptist de possible by a grant from the Lilly Fellows Lasallian work, including numerous Institute consists of three unique La Salle. Program in Humanities and the Arts and volunteers at the San Miguel schools was secured by SMU Winona faculty national programs administered by the nationwide. Additionally, numerous The staff and approximately 500 faculty members Drs. Jane Kelley Rodeheffer, Christian Brothers Conference that invites alumni serve as Lasallian Volunteers. members of the Schools of Graduate and Judith K. Schaefer O.P.,and Mary participants to experience first-hand The Lasallian Volunteer Program provides Professional Programs — on all Catherine Fox ’75, M’89. The Lilly Fellows instances of social injustice and inequity, dedicated, well-trained volunteers for one campuses — are oriented to the mission Program funds regional conferences and reflect on and study ways to respond or more years of service to schools and and Lasallian heritage by staff mentors focused on mission for religiously to those realities. Sites and topics: agencies of the Brothers whose mission is and through mandatory, formal Chicago/Gangs and Violence; affiliated colleges and universities. to serve the poor.Acting out of faith, orientation sessions. El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico/ The Lasallian Leadership Institute is rooted in the Gospel, and sharing Immigration and Poverty; San Francisco/ The work of the Campus Spirituality a three-year program during which community with the Brothers and other Homelessness and Street Children. SMU Team (CST) on the Twin Cities participants meet three times during the Lasallians, the volunteers empower the participants in one or more of the campus is a means of expressing this year — for three to six days — to study poor by personalized service, primarily programs over the past four years have call to respect all individuals and care for the life, teachings, and significance of through education.≠ included: Peggy Johnson, Dr. Dorothy the poor. This group of dedicated staff Saint John Baptist de La Salle. The Diehl, Dr. Greg Gaut, Katie LaPlant ’02, * Only current faculty and staff are listed. plans and implements a wide-range of program culminates in a project that is Ann Smith (all Winona campus) and Lore Many other members of the SMU activities such as community service intended to serve the “home” institution. Roethke, Valerie Fitzgerald and Dr. Mary community, who have since left the projects, food drives, fundraisers, and This program is sponsored by the Louise Wise (all Twin Cities campus). university, have participated in Lasallian staff educational sessions. The CST Christian Brothers Conference and is formation opportunities as well. welcomes students each semester by national in scope. Participants from SMU The Lasallian Spirituality Retreat, serving cookies before evening classes. have included: Ann Merchlewitz M’95; held in St. Louis each summer, is a one- Many thanks to Brother Robert They also coordinate campus ministry Bob Biebel ’79, M’07; Steve Pattee M’04; week spiritually oriented workshop for Smith, FSC ’76, Ph.D. and Linka Holey activities such as prayer services and Valerie Edwards Robeson; John Pohling Brothers and partners in the Lasallian for their contributions to this listing.

28 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 ALUMNI NEWS Our volunteers make it happen

As I write this letter, I am gazing out of distinct privilege to work with many of my office window in Saint Yon’s Hall at them – alumni board members, class the majestic bluffs surrounding our representatives, chapter members and a upcoming campus on a variety of speakers and mentors who beautiful assist our current students. All of these summer day. alumni take time from their very busy alumni Remember that lives to help enhance the SMU old residence experience, and we, as an institution, are events hall, way out in so grateful to them for their time, talents the valley with and treasures. OCTOBER the winding But, there is much more work to be 27 Twin Cities Volunteer staircases that done! So, we are asking our alumni to lead up to it? Outreach Day step up and help us out. We have created Well, the alumni a position within the Office of NOVEMBER and development Development and Alumni Relations to Meg (Leuer ’97) offices 3 North Carolina work directly with our volunteers – to Richtman temporarily Alumni Gathering Director of give you the experience you are looking Alumni Relations moved to Yon’s 15 Chicago, Ill. over the summer for. By volunteering, you can impact your Luncheon Series while our offices alma mater (and have some fun along the DECEMBER in Heffron Hall are being renovated. It has way)! We have many volunteer been a nice relocation (besides the lack of opportunities available: 7 Wheaton, Ill. air conditioning) for us to experience the Chicago Christmas tranquility this area of campus has to • Serving on the Alumni Board of Party Directors offer. JANUARY Our new offices are now complete, • Volunteering as a class representative and our temporary offices in Yon’s will • Working with alumni chapters 11 Winona soon have new tenants, so we had to pack • Recruiting new students Holiday Gathering quickly. The university opened up this • Coordinating alumni events TBA Dallas, Texas space once again for student housing. This • Serving on a Planned Giving Advisory Alumni Gathering is great news, as it means our enrollment Committee 25 Sacramento, Calif. numbers are up and beds are filled. We • Assisting with career development/ Alumni Gathering experienced a small dip in freshman internships/mentoring FEBRUARY enrollment a couple years ago, but we are • Helping with development/fundraising looking at record-breaking numbers of activities 4 Washington, D.C. new students this year – so you’ll be Alumni Reception happy to know things are going well for I encourage you to visit 24 Roseville, Minn. SMU. www.smumn.edu/volunteer to learn Family Skate Day In reflecting on our successes of the more and let us know which of our 29 & 3/1 Itasca, Ill. year, I am reminded that they would not volunteer opportunities best suits your Saint Mary’s have been possible without the help of so interests, or share ideas about additional Convention Chicago many of our alumni volunteers. I have the areas you would like to volunteer for by completing our Volunteer Interest Survey. MARCH Finally, I want to extend a sincere 15 Bradenton, Fla. Being an alum can thank you to so many of you who sent Alumni Luncheon save you money! notes of thoughts and prayers to me, my APRIL husband, Mike ’97, and our family as we 10 Riverdale, N.Y. Want to save money on your struggled through a difficult time with our insurance? Check with your Manhattan College daughter Elizabeth’s health this past insurance company to see if they Alumni Gathering offer alumni membership discounts. spring. So many times I have commented JUNE Even though we are not a dues- on what a wonderful and caring paying association, every alum is a community this university is, as we felt 13-15 Winona, Minn. member. So, if your insurance very blessed to receive the outpouring of Homecoming 2008 provider offers an alumni discount, support that was given to us in our time contact us and we’ll send you a of need. I am pleased to let you know that For updates on future formal letter stating you are a Bizzie (as we call her) is doing just fine events for our alumni, go member of the SMU Alumni and getting stronger with each passing online: Association. Call 800-635-5987, Ext. day – thanks in part to all of you and the www.smumn.edu/alumni 1499, or e-mail [email protected]. power of prayer! Blessings to you all!≠

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Theatre Alumni and Friends of the Arts Event Theatre alumni and Friends of the School of the Arts members gathered in Winona on April 21 for a special event. Enjoying a dinner, followed by the student production of ‘Company’ and a reception with the cast, were: Danny Pancratz ’07 (center) with Mike ’63 and Katie M’75 Flanagan. Washington, D.C. Alumni Gathering The annual Washington, D.C. Alumni & Friends Gathering took place on Feb. 1 at the City Club of Washington. This event brought together more than 30 alumni and friends — including George Lanik ’65 and Dr. Jacqueline Burke M’81 — to socialize, network and hear more about Saint Mary’s.

Chicago Cubs Alumni Outing A record number of alumni (almost 200) attended this year’s post- game party at the Cubby Bear following the Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox game at Wrigley Field on May 18. Regulars for this annual event are, from left: Mike Lyons ’75, Paul Krantz ’75, Tom Masterson ’76, Bernie Weber Minnesota Wild Alumni Outing ’75 and Jerry Duncker ’76. A group of alumni and die-hard Minnesota Wild fans gathered for an outing at the Xcel Energy Center on Feb. 8. Alumni including Sara RIGHT: Amy Figel (wife of Tom ’80), Charneski ’06 and Josh Linn ’07 attended a social before the game at and Joe ’81 and Stacey (Sanborn Eagle Street Grill & Pub, followed by the Minnesota Wild vs. Florida ’82) Sweeney enjoyed the game Panthers hockey game. and a cold beverage together.

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New York Alumni Gathering A group of alumni and friends gathered at Manhattan College outside of New York City on March 21. Brother Robert Smith, FSC ’76 Kabara Institute Alumni Panel posed with two current graduate The Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies hosted an alumni students of the Philanthropy and panel for current students who are aspiring young entrepreneurs on Development master’s program, May 1. In addition to the alumni panel, the institute also hosted a Peter Polychroni and Kristina Veljak. few roundtable events and two local manufacturing company tours throughout the past school year. Alumni panel members included, LEFT: Pauline (McMahon ’86) and from left: Matthew Sheasby ’88, Tom Schultz ’75 and Bob Hildreth ’77 Chris Cimaszewski also gathered in with Scott Deml, assistant professor of business and the facilitator of New York. the Kabara Institute, right.

BELOW: Charlie Marron ’57 chats with Aaron Clark ’10 who is the recipient of the Class of 1957 Billings – Hickey Scholarship.

Scholarship and Lasallian Legacy Society Reception and Dinner The annual Scholarship and Lasallian Legacy Society Reception and Dinner was held on the Winona campus on April 14. This event celebrates and acknowledges those who have established scholarships at Saint Mary’s and those who are members of the Lasallian Legacy Society. It has become a wonderful opportunity to bring benefactors together with the students they are supporting. ABOVE: Lasallian Legacy Society members, Bob ’49 and Frances (CST ’51) Skemp and Audrey and Dave Bissen ’56 posed together during the reception.

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 31 The class of 1982 celebrated its 25th anniversary.

More than 400 attend Homecoming 2007

A Saturday morning rain didn’t dampen anyone’s Clouds parted just in time for a sunny picnic spirits during Saint Mary’s University’s outside Saturday afternoon, complete with a Homecoming 2007, held June 15-17 at the Winona “bouncy house,” plenty of good food and campus. More than 400 alumni, friends and family conversation. At the alumni awards ceremony Saturday, returned to Terrace Heights for a weekend full of Saint Mary’s presented its Distinguished Alumni reminiscing about the past and catching up with Award to Joseph Ross ’67; Religious Service Award classmates. to Brother Paul Grass, FSC ’57; Alumni The weekend began on Friday with a spirited Appreciation Award to Water Jungbauer ’87; and golf outing at Bridges Golf Club, followed by a Outstanding Young Alumni Award to Michael special dinner for the class of 1957. Brother Panicola ’92, Ph.D. Chancellor Louis DeThomasis presented unique Other events included an alumni Mass and piano sing-along, as well as numerous special class diplomas to 50th anniversary attendees. anniversary gatherings. Saturday’s annual Gilmore Gallop 5K made a Make plans to visit campus for next year’s detour through campus because of a downpour. Homecoming weekend, June 13-15. Come and see Despite the wet weather, a record group of nearly how your friends have changed, but your 40 runners were willing to run in the rain! friendships haven’t!≠ More photos of Homecoming 2007 online: www.smumn.edu/alumni

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I 1) The class of 1957 posed during their special 50th anniversary dinner. I 2) Ernie Cutro ’87, Paul Adank ’86, Joe Hettinger ’87, Steve Ford ’88 and Mike Flynn ’87 take time out from the golf outing for a picture. I 3) Having a good time at the golf outing are, from left: Ann (O’Connor ’77) Trauscht, Debbie (Cantieri ’77) Kolb, Cindy (Klee ’77) Stephenitch and Coletta Bunger (wife of Gary Bunger ’76). I 4) Bill Galante ’82 and J.J. Wagner ’82. I 5) Members of the class of 1957, celebrating their 50-year reunion during Homecoming 2007, were, from left: Vince Parisi, Fred Skemp, John Curran and Larry Gillis. I 6) Brother John Grover, FSC ’65 caught up with Angela (Buehler ’82) Dreis, left, and Dr. Renee Garpestad ’82 during the homecoming picnic. I 7) Posing during Saturday’s picnic are, from left: Tom ’67 and Mary Ann Dyer, Sal Polizzotto ’67, Roberta (Chamberlain ’83) and Tom Kozlowicz ’67. I 8) Classmates from 1997 enjoyed some good food and good friendships. Getting together were, from left: Colleen (Haggerty) Olechowski, Anne Miller, Jennifer (Clauson) Zafft, Amy (Carroll) Olson, Lisa Brin, Shannon Durand, Sarah Remus and Molly (Huenecke) Roenna. I 9) Oscar Straub ’52, Phil Feiten ’52, Paul Miller ’52 and John Hayes ’52. I 10) John Vitek ’82 with Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipient, Michael Panicola ’92. I 11) Molly (CST ’58) & Hugh Sherry ’57, Letha and Larry Gillis ’57 and Bob Scurio ’57 lend their voices to the piano sing-along.

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 33 Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2008 Westin Chicago Northwest Itasca, Ill. Once again, Saint Mary’s faculty, staff, students and Christian Brothers are bringing the university to Chicago to reconnect with alumni and friends, meet prospective students and their parents and share our Saint Mary’s with Chicago! This event will have something for everyone! Make hotel reservations directly with the Westin at 630-773-4000 or call toll-free 866-716-8104. Go online: www.westin.com.

Located in the elegant 265-acre Chancellory Office Complex, the Westin Chicago Northwest is conveniently located near the Woodfield Shopping Mall and Schaumburg Corporate Centers (I-290 and Thornton Ave.).

For more information: www.smumn.edu/convention Questions? Call toll-free: 800-635-5987, Ext. 1499

34 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 Chicago Convention Schedule Show your Friday, Feb. 29 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Saint Mary’s spirit! 7 to 11 p.m. John McDonough ’75 Bring your Special Reception for Alumni President, Saint Mary’s Chicago Cubs memorabilia to be Alumni and friends are invited to socialize with included in a John McDonough Saint Mary’s faculty and staff, members of the display just for the convention! alumni board of directors and the board of ’75 took over as If you have items such as trustees at a reception and silent auction. president of the photographs, brochures, Chicago Cubs, buttons, pennants or other replacing 12-year items which capture the history Saturday, Mar. 1 team president of Saint Mary’s, bring them with Andy MacPhail in you to the convention or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 2006. McDonough has been with the contact us if you are unable to Exhibitor Booths Open organization for 23 years, joining the Cubs in attend. SMU archivist Dr. William Crozier will create a 10 to 11 a.m. 1983 as director of sales and promotion. He was named the Cubs’ marketing director in 1987 display showing the character of this university over the years. Break-Out Sessions and was promoted to senior vice president of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. marketing and broadcasting in 1991. His (Items will be available for mission, as president, is to serve “the greatest pick-up at the close of the Convention Kick-off exhibition area Saturday fans in the history of sports.” Celebration, Entertainment afternoon.) and Luncheon CST items will also be Be our guest for a included! complimentary buffet lunch! Sports Fans! Brother Louis Join us for special DeThomasis, FSC, SMU sports Ph.D., chancellor memories with current and former of Saint Mary’s athletes, coaches and fans! University, will Bring your team photos, provide an update LIVE ENTERTAINMENT rosters, programs or with news about our alma mater. other sports The Oldie Moldie memorabilia 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. All-Stars to share! Break-Out Sessions Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mini-seminars presented by faculty and staff A 30-year tradition at Saint Mary’s, the All-Stars from more than 50 majors and departments. is a student/faculty/alumni band made up of mostly Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia members. 4 p.m. Performing popular 1950s and 1960s hits, they Convention Adjourns are the traditional closing act in SMU’s Blue Angel variety show.

Sponsorship Opportunities For information about purchasing ad space in the convention program and/or other sponsorship opportunities for your business, please contact: Meg Richtman ’97, convention coordinator, at 800-635-5987, Ext. 1499 or go online: www.smumn.edu/convention.

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representative on the All-MIAC season finale vs. Concordia. … the season averaging in double team for the second year in a Haywood, who led the team in figures (10.2 ppg). … Weisbrod row. … SMU made its seventh scoring, averaging 13.8 ppg, finished the season with six straight MIAC playoff netted 10 or more points in 19 double-doubles, boasted the appearance this season. The of the Cardinals' 24 games. … Cardinals’ top four single-game Cardinals are just one of two After managing just one win in scoring performances and led teams to have appeared in all 12 road games a year ago, SMU the MIAC in offensive rebounds seven MIAC playoffs. … With closed out its season with 4-8 with 69 offensive boards. … her two goals in SMU’s season- records both at home and on SMU had its streak of 10 ending playoff loss vs. Hamline, the road. straight 10-win seasons snapped Mondo ended the year as the with its 7-18 overall record. … team's leader in all three Five of SMU’s seven wins came offensive categories — goals on its home floor — the (15), assists (11) and points (26). Cardinals were 2-12 on the … Mondo closed out her career road. Gill No. 3 in SMU history in career goals with 50 and fourth all- SWIMMING MEN’S HOCKEY time in points with 94. She AND DIVING RECORDS: 4-11-1 MIAC, RECORDS: MIAC Finish – 7-17-1 Overall Men: 7th, Women: 10th BRIEFLY: SMU juniors Adam Gill BRIEFLY: Cardinal freshman (Rochester, Minn.) and Dan Curtis Kempton (Owatonna, Smith (Rochester, Minn.) were Minn.) placed second in the named First-Team All-MIAC, one-meter and third in the while freshmen Jeff Miller three-meter diving competitions (Portage, Mich.) and Anthony Haywood at the MIAC Championships to Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) were earn All-MIAC honors in both selected to the MIAC’s All- events. … Freshman Jon Fox Rookie Team. … After winning a (Winona) broke a pair of school season-high three straight in records at the MIAC meet, late January, SMU closed out the placing fourth in the 100-meter season dropping seven in a row. breaststroke (59.46), while … Gill led the team in goals winning the consolation heat of with 13, while also finishing Mondo the 50 freestyle in a school- second in points with 22, five record time of 21.67. … Junior behind Bohn's team-leading 27. finished six points behind Danielle Braun (Cold Spring, Bohn also boasted a team-best Christy Hicks for No. 3 all-time Minn.) also turned in a school 18 assists, and he and Gill were in points. Mondo also ended her record-setting performance at two of seven SMU players who four-year career fifth in career the conference championships, recorded 10 or more points this assists with 44, seven behind breaking the school record in season. … Smith's 639 saves Hicks. … Senior goalie Nikki the 100-meter breaststroke rank fifth all-time. … Thirteen of Jung (Inver Grove Heights, (1:11.18). the Cardinals' 16 conference Minn.) closed out her career Weisbrod games — including 10 of their ranking No. 2 on SMU's all-time 11 losses — were decided by saves list with 2,042. WOMEN’S two goals or less … . The BASKETBALL Cardinals scored more than two MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORDS: 5-16 MIAC, goals just six times in their 17 RECORDS: 7-13 MIAC, 7-18 Overall losses this season. … Five of 8-16 Overall BRIEFLY: Junior Jessica SMU's seven wins came at BRIEFLY: The Cardinals fell one Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) home — the Cardinals were 2- win short of equaling last year's was the Cardinals’ 10-0 on the road. nine-win performance. It would representative on the All-MIAC have matched the most wins First Team. … Weisbrod, who WOMEN’S HOCKEY since SMU went 11-13 during led the Cardinals in scoring with RECORDS: 9-7-2 MIAC, the 1999-2000 season. … a 12.7 ppg average, or junior 9-15-3 Overall Senior Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Kelly Tanke (La Crosse, Wis.) led BRIEFLY: SMU senior Melissa Ill.) — an honorable-mention the team in scoring in 19 of Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) All-MIAC selection — made his SMU’s 23 games. …Along with Kempton was the Cardinals’ lone 51st straight start in SMU’s Weisbrod, Tanke also closed out

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Andy Pass (Roseville, Minn.) third in hits (30), closed out the different doubles combinations boasted a team-best 3.70 ERA season collecting two or more for both the men’s and women’s and senior Matt Popek (Eagan, hits in 16 of the Cardinals' 39 teams. Minn.) tossed a team-leading games and boasting a team-best 39.2 innings. … The Cardinals 17-game hitting streak. … Otte TRACK AND FIELD scored at least one run in each finished as the team's offensive RECORDS: MIAC Finish – of their 31 games. leader in average (.380), at-bats Men: 10th; Women: 10th (142), runs (38), hits (54) and FASTPITCH SOFTBALL BRIEFLY: Senior Amanda stolen bases (10), while Jung led Weinmann (Rochester, Minn.) RECORDS: 17-5 MIAC, the team in home runs (6), RBIs closed out a stellar career by 24-15 Overall (49), total bases (66) and earning All-American honors in BRIEFLY: The postseason was a slugging % (.532). … Jung's six both the indoor and outdoor busy one for SMU, which had home runs and 46 RBIs were shot put events. Her national three players — sophomore career highs. … Wallisch threw performances, along with her Danielle Geske (Rosemount, all 26 innings in the MIAC Winecke MIAC outdoor shot put Minn.), junior Jenny Giannini Tournament, and ended her championship helped (River Grove, Ill.) and senior senior season with a 2.16 ERA Weinmann earn the MIAC’s BASEBALL Megan Wallisch (Loveland, and a 22-13 record. … Woman of the Year honor.… RECORDS: 6-14 MIAC, Colo.) — named to the All- Wallisch's 38 appearances, 36 Weinmann also became SMU’s 10-21 Overall MIAC team, while senior Nikki starts, 21 complete games and first-ever track athlete named to BRIEFLY: Senior Nick Winecke Jung (Inver Grove Heights, 214 innings pitched are all SMU the ESPN The Magazine (St. Paul, Minn.) earned All- Minn.) and sophomore Cassie single-season records, while her Academic All-District V Track MIAC honors for the first time 22 wins rank No. 3 all time. in his four-year career. … SMU’s and Field/Cross Country First season-ending sweep vs. TENNIS Team. … Senior Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) Concordia marked SMU's first RECORDS: Men: 1-8 MIAC, also earned All-American honors doubleheader sweep of the 7-16 Overall; Women: 13-7 in her final NCAA outdoor Cobbers since 1988. … SMU MIAC, 10-9 Overall national championships, placing closed out its season with wins BRIEFLY: Senior Ann Leeder sixth in the javelin. … in three of its last four games. (Greenfield, Wis.) and junior Val …Winecke, who reached base Meschke (Pine River, Minn.) Luehmann and Weinmann safely in 29 of the Cardinals' 31 were First-Team All-MIAC finished one-two at both the games, closed out his days as a selections – marking the first MIAC Indoor and Outdoor Cardinal with a career year in time the SMU’s women’s Championships, with Luehmann 2007. Winecke led the team in program has ever boasted two winning the indoor shot put average (.374), runs (27), all-conference performers in the title, while Weinmann won the doubles (11), total bases (50), same season. … Meschke closed outdoor crown. … Weinmann slugging % (.549), walks (19) Wallisch out the season with a school- also won the conference indoor and on-base % (.478). Not only record 16 singles wins, including weight throw title, while senior were they all team highs —they winning streaks of six and eight Emily Bartusek (Albert Lea, were also career highs. … Otte (Randolph, Minn.) were matches. … Freshman David Minn.) was crowned the Winecke also ended the season NFCA All-Region picks, and Reckase (La Crosse, Wis.) conference’s 400 champion. … with a season-high seven-game Wallisch was an ESPN The boasted a team-best 11-9 The Cardinals broke 21 school hitting streak. … junior Brady Magazine Academic All-District record for the Cardinal men. … records during the indoor and Knudsen (Racine, Wis.) boasted Second Team – team pick. … SMU coach Jeff Halberg used 15 outdoor seasons combined.≠ 10 multiple-hit games, while The Cardinals reached the MIAC sophomore Brandon Haugh Tournament championship (Easton, Minn.) posted SMU's game for the second time in the only five-hit game, going a tournament's four-year history. perfect 5-for-5 with a pair of .… Geske batted a team-best doubles, three RBIs and three .462 in SMU's four conference runs scored in a loss to Bethel. tournament games. She also … Haugh also led the team in drove in four runs, boasted a multiple-RBI games with seven. .538 slugging percentage and … David Baker (Monticello, collected one of SMU's two Minn.) closed out his freshman doubles — their only extra-base year with a team-leading three hits of the tournament. … wins and a team-leading 27 Otte, who finished second in Meschke strikeouts, while sophomore conference play in runs (24) and

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Mandy Pearson Shawn McMahon Jen Trewick New coaches named for basketball, track and field, golf

There will be some new faces roaming successful behind the bench — as the the sidelines when the 2007-08 season Cardinals’ head women’s basketball kicks off for Saint Mary’s University. coach — as she was as a player. Mandy Pearson was named the new Pearson takes over for Shawn head women’s basketball coach, Shawn Stimmel, who stepped down after one McMahon was selected as the new head season to accept the head women’s track and field coach, and Jen Trewick basketball position at Mount Mercy. took over the reins as the Cardinals’ new “I have been involved in the MIAC head women’s golf coach. — playing and coaching (as an assistant coach the past two seasons at Hamline) — for the past six years and am very excited to continue my career in the conference as a head coach,” Pearson said. “I am excited to take all the things I have learned as an athlete and coach, WHEN KIRK NAUMAN STEPPED DOWN as the SMU track and field and use them to lead this program. coach to accept a similar position at St. Being a women’s basketball coach has Scholastica, it left a rather large void. always been a dream of mine.” After all, in Nauman’s four seasons, Pearson closed her Cobber career the SMU program produced four All- with 1,346 points and 640 assists. She Americans, 17 NCAA championships is the first player in the history of either participants, two NCAA automatic basketball program at Concordia to qualifiers, 37 provisional qualifiers and break the 1,000-point barrier and the 18 honorees on the USTFCCCA All ON THE COURT, PEARSON 500-assist marker. She is fifth on the all- Academic Team. At the conference level, ENJOYED more than her share of time scoring list and third in assists. Her the Cardinal men’s and women’s track success during her four seasons at 175 assists during her senior season also and field teams produced 13 MIAC Concordia-Moorhead. rank No. 8 in the program’s history. champions, three MIAC record holders, She was the Minnesota “Having played in the MIAC is 60 all-conference selections and two Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s going to be a plus for me,” Pearson said. field athletes of the meet. Player of the Year — not once, but twice. “Playing between two and three games Those are some pretty big shoes She was named to the All-MIAC First per week plus all the academic stress, to fill. Team three times, was a D3hoops.com can be very difficult for the student- And Shawn McMahon, a former All-West Region first-teamer twice and athletes. Having played in the league assistant track and field coach at UW- earned MIAC All-Defensive Team myself, I will be able to relate with the Stout, can hardly wait to step into them. honors on two occasions. Her senior women in the program and have a McMahon spent the past two season ended with All-American honors. better understanding of what they are seasons as an assistant coach for UW- Now, Pearson is hoping to be as going through.” Stout, where he worked primarily with

38 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 SPORTS NEWS the jumpers. He also boasts five years of high school coaching experience, helping guide West Salem High School to two Weinmann succeeds in conference team titles, three WIAA Regional team titles and helping guide class and field more than 30 individuals to the WIAA In 2007, Saint Mary’s University senior Amanda State Meet. Weinmann of Rochester, Minn., proved she belonged “I’m looking forward to building among the nation's best in the shot put circle, earning upon the success this program enjoyed All-American honors at both the NCAA Indoor and under coach Nauman, who did a Outdoor National Championships. wonderful job in his time (at SMU),” The Saint Mary's University senior also proved McMahon said. “The program is clearly she belongs among the nation's best in the classroom pointed in the right direction and it is as well. now my duty to continue with that A week after being selected by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic success and build valuable experiences Conference Executive Committee as the MIAC's 2007 Woman of the Year, for our student-athletes.” Weinmann was again honored for her academic achievement Wednesday, being named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team; she’s also among 10 NCAA Division III female spring sport student-athletes awarded post- graduate scholarships by the NCAA. Weinmann closed out her collegiate career in impressive fashion in 2007 — on all three levels. She broke both the indoor shot put and weight throw school records, was crowned conference champion in the weight throw (indoor) and shot put (outdoor), and earned All-American honors with eighth-place finishes in the shot put at both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships. Weinmann leaves SMU as a three-time All-American, a four-time All-MIAC selection, as well as the owner of seven MIAC Field Athlete of the Week honors. A double-major in biophysics and AS FOR SMU’S THIRD SUMMER engineering physics with a 3.99 GPA, HIRE, the name may be the same, but Weinmann is one of just two MIAC track and this “Trewick” won’t be roaming the field athletes to earn Academic All-America sidelines of any SMU men’s basketball honors. Gustavus' Hailey Harren — a First Team games. selection — was the other. She is also one of Instead, Jen Trewick will be two MIAC female spring athletes awarded the prowling golf course’s greens and NCAA's $7,500 post-graduate scholarship, fairways as the Cardinals’ new head joining Carleton golfer Cassandra Wells. women’s golf coach. The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was Trewick, whose husband, Mike, is created in 1964 to promote and encourage Saint Mary’s the Cardinals’ head men’s basketball postgraduate education by rewarding the Association’s most accomplished student- senior Amanda coach, takes over for Shawn Stimmel, Weinmann athletes through their participation in NCAA who left SMU to accept a coaching earned All- championship and/or emerging sports. Athletics American honors, position at Mount Mercy College in and academic achievements, as well as campus was named Cedar Rapids, Iowa. involvement, community service, volunteer MIAC’s 2007 Trewick, a two-time national Woman of the activities and demonstrated leadership, are Year and has qualifier during her playing days at evaluated. earned NCAA Luther, said, “I look forward to working To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarships. with all the members of the team. Early scholarship, a student-athlete must have an on, our goals will be to improve on all overall grade-point average of 3.200 (on a aspects of their game — swing, course 4.000 scale) or its equivalent and must have management and mental preparation. I performed with distinction as a member of the think all three play a critical role in varsity team in the sport in which the student- putting a great round of golf together.” athlete was nominated. The student-athlete During her playing days at Luther, also must intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time Trewick helped guide the Norse to back- or part-time graduate student.≠ to-back fifth-place finishes in the national tournament, while also earning all- conference honors her senior year.≠

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Ron served as an officer in the Elmer (Bud) Randolph, Parish in Woodridge, Ill., and is 1948 USMC from 1953-1955. Aurora, Ill., is retired and moved part of the community clergy at to the 55 and older community; Advocate Good Samaritan Dr. Jim Kahl ’48 , Winona, and Dr. Dave Hegg, Kankakee, Ill., he loves not having to mow or Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill. his wife, Jenny, celebrated their retired in 2001 after practicing shovel! He still works at YMCA pediatrics for 44 years. His wife and the local golf course. 65th wedding anniversary on 1958 June 15, 2007. of 51 years, Joan, passed away in November 2006. William (Bill) Schacht, Jr., Saint Louis, Mo., attended Saint Father Thomas Mayefske, 1949 Joe Wegman , Rochester, N.Y., Mary’s College during his fresh- Albuquerque, N.M., was award- moved to a senior citizens com- man year (1952-53). He left and ed the “Faithful Servant Eugene Pinski, Indio, Calif., plex in June 2007 and he is the attended to Saint Louis Award.” The award is granted and his wife, Marcy, celebrated youngest person there. His wife, University (SLU) and received his to someone who has made a their 58th anniversary in June Suzanne, passed away in bachelor’s in 1956 and his mas- significant liturgical contribution 2007. They and seven family November 2006 after a long ill- ter’s in 1957. He just had his in the Southwest Liturgical members took a cruise to the ness. She is sadly missed. Joe 50th anniversary at SLU. Bill and Conference. He is the pastor of South Pacific in spring of 2007. has quite a support system in his his wife, Carol, returned to Holy Ghost Parish in He and Marcy live on a golf wonderful four children, who all Winona in 1979 for a visit. Albuquerque. course near Palm Springs, Calif., live nearby. but spend summers in Howard Tomashek,Winona, is Donavan Merck, Lodi, Calif., is an artist and attends 30-34 retired from the California Minnesota. 1954 shows and sales each year. He Department of Education. He and his wife, Patte, are having and his wife, Pat, have been 1951 Sid MacLeod, Philadelphia, Pa., fun doing the shows, and they married for 46 years. was honored on April 20, 2007, sell about 200-300 sculptures by LaSalle University at its annu- each year. They spend three Robert Schwendau, Chicago, Don Brooks , Elk Grove Village, al “Night of the Shining Star” months in Florida (January lives in association with the Ill., is enjoying good health, fly- for his numerous generous con- through March) and usually do Christian Brothers Community, ing, fishing, golf and some great tributions he has made to their 10-12 shows in Florida. (This De La Salle Chicago. He is a travel. community. year he won a first prize in part-time academic advisor of sculpture at Pemlinoke Pines Art undergraduates at Saint Xavier Brother Ray McManaman, Show in Florida.) University. FSC, Romeoville, Ill., is teaching 1955 in the theology department of John Taylor, Hoffman Estates, Lewis University. He has worked 1957 Jerome Binko, Mount Pleasant, Ill., retired in 2001 after 40 at Lewis for 38 years. He cele- S.C., and his wife, Nancy, years in the insurance industry. brated 60 years as a Christian moved to South Carolina. Donald Chopp, Indian Head He and his wife, Helen Brother in summer 2007. Park, Ill., is an associate member (Herbert CST ’58), are enjoying Dr. Bernard Dansart, of the Congregation of Saint cruising and spending time with 1953 Dubuque, Iowa, and his wife, Joseph. He has been a minister their children, 24 grandchildren Marilyn, completed a spiritual of care at Saint Francis Xavier in and three great grandchildren. direction training program at La Grange, Ill., for 17 years, and He is active in senior sports Father Gerald Conway, Sun the Franciscan Spirituality Center he has ministered with an inter- (softball, volleyball) and health City, Ariz., celebrated his 50th in La Crosse, Wis. They both faith refugee resettlement group club activities. anniversary of ordination as a practice spiritual direction in the for 14 years, where he spon- priest in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 16, Dubuque area. sored 17 families. He and his 1959 2006, at the North American wife, Marilyn, have four children College and later in December and six grandchildren. He con- 1956 at the Our Lady of Perpetual tinues to golf and read and Reverend James Bream, Help Church in Scottsdale, enjoys walking. Watertown, S.D., worked as a Arizona, with family and friends. Ken Monaco, Overland Park, parish priest for the Sioux Falls He is currently retired. Kan., retired. James Dolan, Dawsonville, Ga., Diocese for 43 years. and his wife, Sandy, will cele- Dr. Ronald Goedken, Eagan, Daniel Morgan, LaGrange brate their 50th anniversary in 1961 Minn., retired in September Park, Ill., and his wife, Nancy the fall of 2007. They are 2007 from Saint Mary’s (Schaefer CST ’56), celebrated blessed with three daughters, University – Twin Cities campus their 50th wedding anniversary three great sons-in-law and five Brother Konrad Diebold, FSC, after 18 years as a part-time on Aug. 31, 2007. super grandchildren. They have Chicago, finished his 20th year professor and site coordinator in built a nice home within view of as president at Chicago’s oldest the education department. Ron Dr. Gerry and Janice (Fowler the Southern Appalachians and high school – Saint Patrick’s, was a teacher, coach, assistant CST ’56) Peterson, Davis, Calif., are enjoying life to its fullest. established in 1861. He is cele- principal, principal, assistant had their 50th wedding anniver- brating his 50th year as a superintendent, and superin- sary on Aug. 25, 2006. They cel- Deacon Thomas Fricke, Brother of the Christian Schools. tendent in Minnesota and ebrated by going to Japan in Downers Grove, Ill., was He is proud of his Saint Mary’s Wisconsin from 1955-1989. April 2007 to visit family. assigned to Christ the Servant education and his participation

40 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 CLASS NOTES on the Saint Mary’s University his freshman year at Arizona says it is great living near the Mike Stallings, Culver, Ind., is Board of Trustees. State University in Mesa and monastery and being included in semi-retired from Mirar Custom works as a cowboy in the much of the Benedictine Homes, Inc., a custom home- Peter J. Hartford, Gibson City, Superstition Mountain foothills. lifestyle. building company which he Ill., retired from the University of In the summer, he will do more founded in 1987. He and his Iowa Library on May 23, 1997. cowboying and rodeo riding in Dr. Philip Schaffer, Richfield, wife, Patty, travel in their motor- Flagstaff, Ariz. Minn., has been retired since home to the warm climates for Richard “Dick” Miller, October 2005. His current activi- three months each winter. Davisburg, Mich., has no more 1962 ties include building an airplane, teenagers at home. Their traveling occasionally and serv- Anthony (Tony) Towey, Des youngest son Tim plays hockey ing on several volunteer com- Plaines, Ill., was ordained a per- for the University of Michigan. Robert Bock, Palm Springs, mittees. manent deacon for the Dick and his wife, Kathleen, and Calif., is semi-retired. He works Archdiocese of Chicago in 1973 their eight other children follow part-time as a supervisor for reg- and serves at Saint Stephen Tim’s career while raising their istered nurses. He and his wife, 1963 own families. He is looking for- Sharon, share the hobby of Protomartyr Church in Des ward to the 50th anniversary in world-wide traveling. Plaines. He retired in January of Richard Crangle, Salt Lake City, 2011. 2007 after 33 years with the Utah, is the founder and presi- Richard Bonucelli, Scottsdale, U.S. Department of Labor, dent of Crantec Research, which Edward Passe , Wabasha, Ariz., is president of Steri-Pharm OSHA teaching industrial develops innovative medical Minn., lives in Wabasha from Technologies of Phoenix. hygiene at its national training products. He has been a profes- April to December and in Estero, center in the Chicago area. Fla., from January to March. Dr. Jim Dillon, Riverside, Calif., sor at Augustana College and Currently his life is centered on teaches at the University of Creighton University. He current- his wife, Patricia, of 40 years James Swinson, Lombard, Ill., California, Riverside. He plans to ly teaches one class per semes- and his five children and 16 enjoys traveling and volunteer- write a treatise on the nature of ter at Westminster College. He grandchildren. They try to visit ing at a food pantries and education. published his fifth book, Volume Saint Mary’s every five years dur- 5 Ethical Tech, in his Invention overnight shelters. It is very ing Homecoming and they are Works series. rewarding. Stuart English, Madison, looking forward to the 45th in Conn., is planning to retire in 2008. Giles Wilborn, Grosse Pointe, 2008, if only the kids would Deacon Joseph Forgue, Yukon, Okla., retired as supervi- Mich., has two sons, Michael leave home! Edward Zabrocki , Tinley Park, sory chaplain from the Federal and Dave. Michael graduated Ill., is retired from Brother Rice from Northern Michigan Brother Patrick O’Brien, FSC, Correctional Institution in El High School as director of guid- University and is now in year Ferdinand, Ind., has settled into Reno, Okla., on Feb. 28, 2007. ance after 42 years. He has two two in the Peace Corps in a retirement job as a gift officer He will continue to freelance at sons and four grandchildren. Zambia, Africa. Dave is finishing with the Benedictine Sisters. He retreats/catechetical workshops.

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Tom Craig, Cecil, Wis., cele- brated his 25th anniversary as a deacon on May 22, 2007 — 23 of those years in full-time church ministry.

Paul Hundt, River Grove, Wis., is president of Hundt Financial services. He and his wife, Patricia, are the founders of Aquinas Academy in Menomonee Falls, Wis., estab- lished in 1991. He is also founder (1999) and chairperson of the Ridge History Park in La Crosse County (“Brother Robert would approve”).

Dr. Roman Motyka, Juneau, Alaska, says there was record snowfall in Juneau. The skiing is great! A group of Saint Mary’s alums gathering for an annual Christmas party last year include, from left: back, Jill (Griffin ’90) Scarnavack, Katie (McArdle ’90) Schmidt, Rose Einberger ’90, Bridgid (Reed ’91) Kyle, Sue (Cahill Howard Schwalbach, Flushing, ’91) Sullivan, Patty (O'Neill ’91) Mulchrone, Sherri (Griffin ’89) Lunny, Kathleen Barry ’89; middle, Kerry Mich., retired in 2001 from (LaValle ’90) Mancuso, Patsy (Dine ’92) Carrane, Mary Beth (Tierney ’90) Schmalz; front, Carrie (Ross ’90) Delphi Automotive Group. Since Horkavy, Beth (Fitzgerald ’90) Nygard and Betsy (Dine ’90) Jeffers. then he has been employed

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part-time at Kettering University development and has watched School in Minneapolis; School He has been enjoying retirement in the recreation department. with pride the status the univer- Sisters of Notre Dame in as it allows him to travel more He is waiting for his wife, sity has achieved through its Mankato; and with the Mankato and pursue his passion of bicy- Kathleen, to retire from nursing. high standards and expansion Area Chamber of Commerce. cling. They have three children and over the years. He is sure his fel- five grandchildren. low alumni also share the pride George Valaika, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Jerome Hendrickson, Elk River and cherish their memories of and his wife, Cathy, have Minn., is now semi-retired. He Dr. Gerald Shay, Mount Horeb, SMC and SMU. returned to the Chicago area substitute teaches at Elk River Wis., retired from private following a 31-year career in Senior High School and is a tax OB/GYN practice in 2000. He Tom Von Holtum, Tabernacle, telecommunications and a two- preparer for Kordiak Company keeps busy by teaching OB/GYN N.J., retired from Campbell Soup year stint in Vienna, Austria, in Columbia Heights, Minn. He residents at the University of Company in 2004, where he working in private equity. He worked for 34 years for the Wisconsin and sex education at worked for 38 years. Tom now joined Scherer Schweiner Paulick Archdiocese of Saint the local high school. He has enjoys golf, traveling and volun- as a senior executive coach and Paul/Minneapolis. five grandchildren. teering on the building commit- leads their entrepreneurial prac- tee of his church. Tom attended tice. He and Cathy have been Robert Kulinski, Akron, Ohio, James Stoll, Humble, Texas, is the Saint Mary’s spring baseball blessed with 11 grandchildren. was elected chair of the purchasing real estate for game in Clearwater, Fla., on Their kids live on both coasts, so National Presidents Roundtable, rent/rehab. He is working as an March 18, 2007 with one of his they get to visit New York City a membership organization of expert witness in patent litiga- sons. It brought back many and San Francisco on a regular the United Way presidents. He tions concerning water and memories of Coach Max Molock basis and sprinkle in a few more visited with roommate Brother waste treatment. James is also and his MIAC championship trips elsewhere. Tom Sullivan, FSC ’66, in doing woodworking projects for teammates. Kenya, summer 2006. Tom is his five children and nine grand- serving as novitiate director in 1966 children in his spare time. the Nairobi area. 1965 B. William Vance, Arlington, Andrew Hartle, Richfield, John Rademacher, Texas, has great memories of T. William Coughlan, Madison Minn., retired in 2005 and his Rhinelander, Wis., retired and Saint Mary’s College back when Lake, Minn., retired from wife, Patricia, retired in 2006. moved from East Central it was an institution for young Coughlan Publishing of They have three wonderful chil- Wisconsin to the Wisconsin men only. He is proud to have Mankato, Minn. He now volun- dren who live in three different northwoods. He enjoys the been part of its growth and teers for San Miguel Middle states and five grandchildren. peace and quiet of the area. He also hunts and fishes. He and his wife, Christine, are involved in volunteering at their parish thrift store, food program and nursing home visitation.

Merle Wilberding, Dayton, Ohio, was featured in the 2007 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers magazine as he was named as a “Super Lawyer” for the 10th year in a row. He was the sub- ject of a feature article entitled “Memories of My Lai.”

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S. Ned Thompson, Fridley Minn., Totino-Grace’s varsity baseball coach, was awarded the 42nd annual Dick Siebert Award, at the November 2006 Minnesota High School Baseball coaches clinic. The award is given to one coach each year by the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association for promotion and contributions made to On Feb. 3, 2007, John Edward “OB” O'Brien ’79 celebrated surviving a half-century with family and Minnesota High School Baseball. friends at O’Sullivan’s Public House in Forest Park, Ill. Helping celebrate his historic event were Saint Mary’s graduates including, from left: front, Jane O’Brien (CST ’80), Catherine (Moody ’81) Elmi, William “Wilbur” Maginot ’79, O’Brien ’79, Kevin “Lou Babe” Horvath ’78, David “Fuzzy” Pawelski ’78, Tracy 1968 (Quinn ’83) Brooker, Susan (Lyons ’80) Metzger and Margaret (McElroy ’80) Horvath; second row, Michael “Loombo” Horvath ’82, Francesco “Frank” Elmi ’80, Robert “Bobby” Hearne ’80, David “Wood” Skrodzki ’79, Michael “Moose” Lyons ’79, Richard “Ricky” Trainor ’80, Thomas “Bacco” Brooker ’80, William “Willie” Myron Bahmer, Little Falls, Sommerfeldt ’79, Jack “Jackson” Malooly ’79 and David “Jaws/Gramps” Joss ’79. Minn., retired on Jan. 19, 2007 after 35 years as a licensed

42 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 CLASS NOTES social worker at Morrison Tony Gudaitis, Brooklyn Park, 1970 1974 County Social Services. Minn., has two children, Joseph, 8, and Christina, 12. He is a test John Frie , Westminster, Colo., Dr. William Cunningham, supervisor for Minntech, a med- Vito Cavallo, Naperville, Ill, and his wife, Margaret, have Grand Rapids, Mich., was select- ical company specializing in kid- encourages all alumni to sup- been married for 39 years. They ed as a recipient of the 2007 ney dialysis and reprocessing port each other in the business have two daughters. He is a Walter F. Patenge Medal of equipment. community regardless of their two-time cancer survivor. They Public Service. He was awarded class year. are beginning to travel and for excellence in the areas of Thomas Haffner, Naperville, Kathy (Routson) Shabelski, enjoying the rewards of life after health care, education and pub- Ill., works for Andersen lic service. Great Falls, Mont., and her hus- work. They are looking forward Concrete Pumping as an opera- band, Ed, have two girls, to the next class reunion. Life tor. He misses the good old days Eliot Kapitan, Springfield, Ill., Danielle, 14, and Kailey, 11. after Saint Mary’s has been at Saint Mary’s! has been on the staff of the great! Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Ronald Stoll, Dubuque, Iowa, is 1975 since 1988. He is the director a traditionalist Catholic and an Dennis Nigon, Rochester for worship and the catechume- Apologist. He does volunteer Minn., was appointed president nate. This past year he provided Dr. William Boulanger, work. He will continue to pray of the Rochester Catholic liturgy formation for the first Mahomet, Ill., and his company, for all Saint Mary’s alumni. God Schools. class of permanent deacons for Obiter Research, LLC broke bless everyone! the diocese. ground on a new 19,200 square-foot facility located in 1969 north Champaign, Ill. They do Reverend Eugene Klein, 1972 Springfield, Mo., completed contract chemical research, as Edmund Carroll , Aurora, Ill., more than 20 years with the well as prepare research chemi- cals. He hopes to dovetail with retired from East Aurora Public United States military overseas Kevin Karnick, Tomball, Texas, the new drug discovery unit at Schools in 2003 after 34 years and received his five-year award is employed as a senior inves- tigative consultant assigned to the University of Illinois. Bill is an of teaching. Edmund teaches at at the USMCFP in Springfield, the organized crime drug adjunct professor at the Waubonsee Community College Mo. as a chaplain. enforcement task force covering University of Illinois organic in Sugar Grove, Ill. He is enjoy- chemistry department. He Tom Persoon, Coralville, Iowa, South Texas to the San Diego ing his semi-retirement very teaches incoming organic chem- is the lean management engi- area. His son, Daniel, will be a much. He and his wife, Patricia istry graduate students and runs neer at the University of Iowa. senior at Saint Mary’s this year CST ’69 , have recently emptied the university’s high pressure and his daughter, Mary, will be a their nest. Of their five children, lab. Some of their recent work John Ryan , Westchester, Ill., freshman. three graduated from Saint overlapped with SMU emeritus spent 22 years at Saint Joseph Mary’s, and 10 grandchildren professor Larry Dieterman’s High School in Westchester, Ill. Father John Lantsberger, are scattered from Minnesota to graduate research. He also spent three years as Watertown, S.D., is in his sev- Texas, so they get to travel a assistant women’s basketball enth year as pastor of Holy great deal. It was great to be David Feeney, Moline, Ill., coach at DePaul University in Name Church, and is complet- back on campus for all the par- retired from John Deere on April Chicago. For the past eight ing 31 years of ordination to the ent activities. 30, 2007, after 30 years of serv- years he has been a counselor priesthood. ice. He and his wife, Carole, and head girl’s basketball coach spent January and February Ron Petrich, Sacramento, at Carmel High School in Kevin Sullivan, Mokena, Ill., is 2007 in Florida to avoid the Calif., does extensive volunteer Mundelein, Ill. John has been a full-time real estate agent. He winter. It was fun! They plan to work and fundraising for the married to his wife, Patricia, for has three grandchildren. travel the United States in their Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation 11 years. He has one daughter, motorhome and see all the of America. Check out the web five stepchildren and four wonderful sights. site at www.ccfa.org. In June of grandchildren. 1973 2006 he organized “Got Guts at Paul Krantz, Palatine, Ill., and Thunderhill” which raised more 1971 James Morrissey, Bartlett, Ill., his wife, Denise CST ’76, cele- the $10,000 for medical took a trip this year to the brated their 28th wedding research. Spring Training Cactus League, anniversary in April 2007. They William Carroll, Eagan, Minn., where Saint Mary’s alum, Frank have three children who are all Wayne Wagner, Darien, Ill., is retired and enjoying it! He doing well. Paul still maintains a and his wife, Kathleen (Marion (Roto) Reuter ’72, and a bunch retired in June of 2007 after 36 bond with his TKE classmates CST ’71), are empty-nesters of other friends had a super years with American Greetings through special functions and with two beautiful grandchil- time. The youngest of his four Corporation. He loves spending get-togethers. dren. They get together with sons graduated in May of 2007 time with his two granddaugh- fr the Hertzes, Lofthuses, om Illinois State University. He Father Andy Michels, Ivanhoe, ters. Kopischkes, Fredricks and the says, “Go White Sox! Nine more Minn., has a new position as a Kaspars at their lake place every ring fingers left.” pastor with the New Ulm Joseph Wirtz, Livingston, Texas, summer. They all miss the Diocese. In his free time, he and his wife, Theresa, still live Tracys. If you are ever in the Rev. Michael Sandweg, does telecommunication in ham full-time in their RV after selling Twin Cities – look them up. Manchester, Mo., has started a radio, plays chess, writes and their house five years ago. They new part-time position at the gives retreats. have been all over the country, Dr. Frederick Geyer, Cheshire, firm Scottrade and is learning working, sightseeing and build- Conn., is the chief executive how to speak French and play Rick Shanahan, Kenosha, Wis., ing Habitat homes. officer at VBrick Systems. the piano. teaches at Bell School, Chicago,

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where he is in his 20th year. This Jim Suddendorf , Orono, Tom Smat, Napervile, Ill., is Jim Wizgird, Neenah, Wis., is his 32nd year in the Chicago Minn., was appointed president director of global operations for says, “The walleyes are biting public school system. Rick has of Gelco Trade Management GMAC Relocation. He and his on Lake Winnebago.” been living in Kenosha for 17 Group in October 2006. wife, Kathy, have two children. years and keeps a condo in 1980 Chicago to ease the long drives 1978 during the week. 1977 Alisan (Soucheray) Engle, Dr. Lamont Weide, M.D., Joan (Newell) Farrell, Mount Susan Fuerstenberg , Hercules, White Bear Lake, Minn., and her Ph.D., Overland Park, Kan., first Juliet, Tenn., retired from Calif., and her husband Jeff husband, Mike, are proud par- became interested in photogra- accounting work and went back Boore have a biotechnology ents of Sarah, who graduated phy 35 years ago. At that time to school. She received a diplo- business partnering with aca- from Saint Mary’s in May 2007. he used a 110 camera! Then, 21 ma in dental assisting and works demics who wish to do large years ago, he bought his first as a dental assistant and prac- scale genome projects. The Mark Ferrante, Chicago, cele- 35mm and has never looked tice manager. company, Genome Projects brated the 16th year anniversary back. He especially enjoys scenic Solutions, is based in Hercules. of the opening of his solo-prac- and travel photography and Rita Heuel, Crystal Lake, Ill., Go to www.genomeproject tice law firm. photographing mountains and has been with Allstate Insurance solutions.com. flowers. He is a physician and Company for the past 13 years Robert Obarski, Naperville, Ill., the chief of endocrinology at as a direct claim analyst, manag- Robert Matt, Omaha, Neb., is vice president and sells institu- the University of Missouri – ing litigation involving asbestos was married in Sept. 2006 to his tional investments for JP School of Medicine in Kansas and environmental claims. She wife, Cindy. He is the owner of Morgan Securities. He recently City. Check out his web site and her husband, Steve, have The Bedding Company, and earned the designation of char- www.lamontphotos.com. two boys, Brenden, 14, and opened four mattress stores in tered financial analyst. Brant, 11, so it will be awhile January 2007. before they retire and have Peg (Zoubek) Pavlik, Coon 1976 grandchildren. Debra Mehling, San Rafael, Rapids, Minn., was named part- Calif., lived in Germany for 12 time program director for the bachelor’s completion program Bill Clarey, Humble, Texas, is a Steven Kraus, Livingston, N.J., years with her husband, Wolf in accounting at Saint Mary’s partner with Clarey/Napier worked for 21 years in low- Eberhard, and three children; University’s Twin Cities campus. International in Houston, Texas. income counties with Catholic they moved to the San Francisco Relief Services, the U.S. Bay area in 1997. Wolf is an Joseph Phillips, Downers Mike Gribbens , Fairburn, Ga., Department of State, and then associate professor in clinical Grove, Ill., had a great career is assisting in opening new des- with the United Nations. Steven research in integrative and fami- with Arthur Andersen/Andersen tinations for Delta Airlines, now serves as the global AIDS ly medicine at the University of Consulting. He has joined the including Tel Aviv, Israel; Accra, coordinator for the United California in San Francisco. local utility as the vice president Ghana; and South Africa. He Nations Population Fund of Intergrys Business Support, travels about 90 percent of the (UNFPA), based in New York Reverend Kevin Niehoff, O.P., acquired by Wisconsin Public time. He had a great time at the City. Since graduating from J.C.L., Albuquerque, N.M, works Service Corporation of Green 30th reunion and looks forward Saint Mary’s, he has completed as a judge for the Archdiocese Bay. He is now he is spending to the next one. Thanks to Rich graduate degrees in public of Santa Fe. He completed his time between the two work Reedy ’76! health and social work from the doctoral dissertation and hopes locations (Green Bay and University of Minnesota and to defend it soon. Work, hob- Chicago). Kim (Steffens) Marshall, post-graduate degrees in sci- bies and friends keep his life full Mansfield, Texas, and her hus- ence and tropical medicine from and productive. Kathy (Sheridan) Sula, band, Tom, have two daughters the London School of Hygiene Winona, serves in a newly creat- Robin, 22, and Lindsey, 20. and Tropical Medicine in Timothy Sauter, Robbinsdale, ed position as vice president of Lindsey was born with Down London, England. Minn., has a new position as a business development for mar- syndrome. She is thriving at senior tax manager at Deloitte keting and design, while also Green Oaks School, which Kim John Loebel, Mundelein, Ill., Touche. serving as project manager for and two friends founded nearly offers all Saint Mary’s and PrintSmart4U.com, an e-com- eight years ago. Their students College of Saint Teresa gradu- 1979 merce division of W&C Printing range in age from 8 to 21. Kim ates half-price cardio scans, lung Company offering design and and Tom celebrated their 30th screening, whole body scans print services. anniversary in August 2007. and dexa. Also see John for any Michael Charron, Winona, was of your MRI or CT X-Ray or appointed as the dean of the Suzanne Rosauer, Sandpoint, nuclear stress testing needs. School of the Arts for the 1981 Idaho, is a marketing manager undergraduate College at of Cold Water Creek, a women’s Brother Joe Russell III, FCT Saint Mary’s University. Debra (Broschofsky) Brobin, apparel and day spa. ’77,Waukegan, Ill., is the first Ely, Minn., became a grand- Arapaho/African American mix Terry O’Malley , Woodridge, Ill., mother for the first time on Nov. Angela Scully Steger, to be recognized as a clan started a new job in August of 2, 2006, to Hannah Sophia Wilmette, Ill., has a daughter, Windstar for the United 2006 with Merrill Lynch. He and Broschofsky. Debra also has a Francie Steger, who will be a Cheyenne-Arapaho tribes. Due his wife, Ann (Welsh ’80), have 12-year-old son, Jesse James freshman at Saint Mary’s in the to artifacts retrieved on an a son, John, a sophomore at Brobin. fall of 2007. She will be playing archeological dig Joe and his Saint Mary’s. His two brothers, hockey on the women’s hockey students did, local and state his- Bill ’07 and Dan ’06, also are Cathy (Moody) Elmi, Chicago, team. Go Saint Mary’s! tory is being revised. alumni of Saint Mary’s. is a state regulatory manager

44 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2007 CLASS NOTES with Wellmark International in Press, a non-profit literary pub- Kevin Lund, Maplewood, Schaumburg, Ill. 1985 lisher based in Minneapolis. Minn., was hired to be the fifth- grade teacher at IHM-Saint Greg (Peck) Pechman, Sue (Jeffrey ’85) Busen, Palos Luke’s Catholic School. He also 1988 Burnsville, Minn., and his wife, Heights, Ill., released a book, had the opportunity to go on a Jeannie (Martin ’81), celebrat- Tap into Joy: A Guide to cruise to Europe. ed their 25th wedding anniver- Emotional Freedom Techniques Mary (Welsh) Holtorf, Austin, for kids and their parents. sary in September 2006. Greg is Minn., is the director of the 1990 an avid golfer. They spend most Austin Area Catholic Schools. their summer weekends in Door Bill Janson, Moorhead, Minn., County, Wis. If you are heading is a senior financial advisor with Stephen Holtorf, Austin, Mary Karen Fick, Chicago, is a that way, look them up. Ameriprise Financial. He and Minn., works as supervisor of police officer and is starting a classmate Kevin Murphy ’85 data and voice communications master’s program in police psy- recently visited in Phoenix. with Hormel Foods Corporation. chology. 1982 Robert Szydlowski, Saint 1986 Denise (DeCarlo) Lannon, Mary (Streich) Disick, Salem, Orland Park, Ill., is an associa- Louis, Mo., accepted a sales Mass., completed her Master of tion relationship manager for position with Citigroup’s Home Education in Elementary Ann Marie Jordan, Bellingham, Constellation New Energy. She Equity division. Education in May 2006. She is Wash., and her partner pur- wishes all her classmates a year chased a house two years ago teaching second grade at Our filled with love, joy, happiness 1991 Lady of the Assumption School. through Kulshan Community and health. Land Trust. Ann was elected to Sharon (Falkiner) Fernandez, the land trust board of trustees Sarah (Otteson) Shultz, Neil Boyle, Westchester, Ill., Aurora, Ill., graduated from a in November 2006. Osage, Iowa, completed her K- was elected as a trustee of the three-year lay ministry training 12 administration degree Village of Westchester and his program on May 26, 2007. John Kowalski, Potomac Falls, through the University of wife, Jennifer (Smith ’91) Va., is the new sales director of Minnesota. Boyle was re-elected as a Brian Hake, Faribault, Minn., the pro audio division of HM trustee of the Village of retired from the United States Electronics. He and his wife, Anne Porst-Tressler, Westchester Library Board. Army Reserve after 24 years of Christine, have two sons, Eddie Minneapolis, reports that her and Tommy. They celebrated Patrick Clarey, Pewaukee, Wis., service. daughter, Megan Murphy, fin- their 17th wedding anniversary. is the owner/director of Clarey ished her first year at Saint Basketball Club, LLC and the Edward O’Malley, Prospect Mary’s and loved it from day Kelly (Gleason) McNamara, girl’s head basketball coach at Heights, Ill., changed jobs after one! “It was like sending her Vernon Hills, Ill., received her Brookfield Academy. 14 years with the National Stock home.” Anne was named a master’s degree in education Exchange. He now works for Minnesota Super Lawyer Rising from St. Xavier in 1996. Kelly Nick Cooney , Westchester, Ill., Allston Trading Company. Star for the second year in a and her husband, Bill, have was elected to Carol Stream row. She founded Tressler Law three children Dylan, 11, Park District Board. in 2001. 1983 Connor, 9, and Kayla, 5. Dr. Kris Kienlen, Minneapolis, 1989 is a forensic psychologist for the Kathleen (Marek) Gleich, 1987 District Court of Minnesota and Hastings, Minn., will be named has a private practice in one of 12 national winners of Bill Holmes, Hawthorn Woods, Robert Babikan, Mount Minneapolis. National Catholic Education Ill. is the Midwest regional sales Prospect, Ill., accepted a nation- Association’s 2007 Distinguished manager for Blackmer. al account area manager posi- Maria Kreidermacher, Altura, Teacher Award in April 2007. tion with Edward Don and Minn., left Ball Horticultural Steve Hyzny , Brookfield, Ill., Company in July of 2006. He is Company, an international horti- Daniel Lange, Palos Heights, received a Master of Science in responsible for sales and man- cultural company, after 10 years. Ill., is coaching men’s basketball Information Technology/Network agement of eight regional sales She has returned to the family at Moraine Valley Community Architecture and Design people who cover the northern business, Pork and Plants, and College. He is also an instructor Specialization from Capella half of the United States. looks forward to using her expe- at Carl Sandburg High School. University in August 2006. rience in marketing to build the James Bischoff, St. Louis, Mo., business for the future. is a sales manager for Bissinger’s 1984 Linda (Hayes) Rawa, Chicago, and her husband, Robert, have Chocolate. He and his wife, Robert Weber,West Peoria, Ill., two children, Robert, 3, and Susan, have three children received his professional traffic Doug Hettinger, Olathe, Kan. Holly, 1. Jimmy, 12; Jacque, 10; and operations engineer certification completed his Master’s in John, 8. They enjoy vacationing from the Institute of Business Administration degree Joe Tiffany, Rockton, Ill., has a with John ’89 and Julie (Jones Transportation Engineers. The in February 2007 at MidAmerica new position as branch manger ’90) McCormick in Grand certification is held by fewer Nazarene University. at Tri State First Class Supply. Haven, Mich., every summer. than 2,000 transportation engi- neers worldwide. He has written Bob Kane , Forest Lake, Minn., Daniel Verdick,Woodbury, Reverend Gregory Ketcham, and recorded contemporary celebrated his 20th anniversary Minn., is director of marketing Champaign, Ill., is director and Christian music and has two with Mohawk Moving and for ABDO Publishing Group and head chaplain at St. John compact disks. Find more at his Storage. He still hunts and fishes also serves as president of the Catholic Newman Center at the web site, www.allthingsnew in the Minnesota area. board of directors for Mid-List University of Illinois. ministries.org.

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dren, Molly, 5, and twins, Harland, Wis. She specializes in Leaheey and Colin, 2. Patrick gynecology, obstetrics and pedi- would love to hear from those atrics. Cheryl and her husband, who remember him and care to Bill Serb ’94, have three chil- reconnect. dren, Ben, 6; Maria, 3; and Timmy, 2. Bill is coaching girls’ Dr. Joseph McCormick, club volleyball and stays home Appleton, Wis., has a busy with the kids. orthopedic practice, with special interest in joint replacement, Patrick Sylvester, Wilmette, Ill., sports medicine and pediatrics. started Sylvester Law Firm, PC. Joe and his wife, Keri, have The firm serves clients in Illinois, three children, Maddi, 7; Kylie, Wisconsin, Minnesota and 4; and Evan, 1. Florida. The firm practices in the areas of estate planning, estate Kathy (Bird) Peterson, administration, and related liti- Naperville, Ill., has worked at gation. Look him up at Patterson Dental for 12 years www.sylvesterlawfirm.com. but recently took a sales repre- sentative position. 1995 1994 Beatriz Bettler, Marina Del Rey, Shannon (Hansen) Calif., and her husband, Jose Christenson, Greenfield, Wis., Pompa, celebrated their eighth is a human resource director at wedding anniversary on Feb. 20, Aurora Health Care. 2007. Saint Mary’s classmates got together in Winona in 2006 for some golfing, a tour of campus and some laughs. Reuniting were, from Nathan Daubner, Princeton, Danielle (Lee) Bailey, left: Paul Elliott ’95, Pete Fehlen ’96, Stephenie (Sackett ’96) Elliott, Edgartown, Mass., opened up a Camas (Dimond ’96) Maroney, Kristi (Wenthold ’96) Dougherty and Minn., works at Princeton High Ken Hanrahan ’96. School as a social studies new children’s store in Martha’s teacher and middle school Vineyard in August 2006. The coach. He and his wife, store focuses on newborns 1992 Jennifer (Leis ’97), also work through age 6. You can check Jeanne (Grassl) Parsons, for a patent company out of out the store at www.kiddos- Oakdale, Minn., works at 3M in Milaca, Minn. mv.com Steven R. Beaudry, Las Vegas, marketing and communications. Nev., has a new position as a Jeanne and her husband, Steve, Nicole (Grothe) Manes, Anne Egan, Lake City, Minn., sports copy editor at Las Vegas have a 6-year-old daughter, Lakeville, Minn., was promoted graduated with her Registered Review-Journal (Stephens Jordan. to senior program manager with Nursing degree from Minnesota Media). West Thomson. She and her State College-Southeast Arturo Vera , Queretaro, husband, Corby Manes ’95, Technical, Red Wing, Minn., in Tricia (Winders) Grossert, Mexico, is the owner of ARALFA have two daughters, Morgan May 2006 and accepted a posi- Burlington, Wis., has two Pest Control since February and Megan. tion on medical/surgical/peds daughters, Lorelie, 3, and 2000. He married his wife, floor at Fairview Hospital in Red Natalie, 1. Karina, in May of 1998, and Alina Muller, Minneapolis, has Wing. She is starting a master’s they have two beautiful daugh- been self-employed as an infor- degree program in nursing at Mary (Beaner) Hollingshead, ters Sophia, 7, and Emilia, 4. mation technology consultant in Augsburg College in fall 2007. Sioux Falls, S.D., is the office the Twin Cities area for the past manager at Olson Oil Co. She Tom Wistrcill, Eden Prairie, two years. She loves working for Tracy (Trowbridge) Hale, and her husband, Chris, are Minn., and his wife, Kelly herself and meeting new peo- Trempealeau, Wis., was promot- proud grandparents of Alana (Kluge ’92) Wistrcill, moved ple, so she definitely is enjoying ed to business specialist for Louise. to Eden Prairie in May of 2006 her dream job. when he took a new job as the Wells Fargo Bank in May 2006 in Winona. She also completed Kimberly (Roseman) Jacobs, associate athletic director at the Maura O’Shea, Chicago, has a Wilmington, N.C., and her hus- University of Minnesota. They new position as a personal her 16th year as head coach for band, Randy, celebrated their have two sons, JT, 7, and banker with Beverly Bank and the Winona Figure Skating Club, eighth wedding anniversary in Jack, 3. Trust. which has 140 members. early July 2006. They have three daughters. Kimberly keeps in Kristin (Witt) Paul, Shakopee, Brian Himlie, Kasson, Minn., 1993 regular contact with Amy Jo Minn., has been a family child has a new position with the (Patterson ’92) Maruschak. care provider for five years. Her Federal Bureau of Prisons as a Patrick Jamen, Chicago, is writ- husband, Aaron Paul ’94, has correctional officer. Susan McGlynn, Oak Lawn, Ill., ing new and maintaining the been a police officer for the city published her first novel, current standard operating pro- of Bloomington for 12 years. Corby Manes, Lakeville, Minn., Nomad’s Land, in winter 2007. cedures for Chicago’s Office of and a few of his hockey friends With its success and positive Emergency Management and Dr. Cheryl (Ernste) Serb, will be opening HDC Hockey reviews came an offer to write Communications. Patrick and his Waukesha, Wis., is enjoying a Development Center powered another, maybe a sequel. wife, Megan, have three chil- busy family medicine practice in by Total Hockey.

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Gina Morgando, Lakewood from Saint Mary’s University of post-doctoral supervision for for a consulting firm located in Ranch, Fla., is the owner of Che Minnesota in December 2006. licensure. downtown Chicago doing real Bella Aveda Lifestyle Salon/Spa. estate management and imple- Christie (Hertling) Gergen, Dr. Michael Linden, Seattle, mentation. Milroy, Minn., and her husband, Wash., is working as a resident 1996 Trent ’96, have been married in the department of pathology Katie (Broich) Stensing, for 10 years. They have three for the University of Winona, worked at Wenonah Derek Hemmer, Sartell, Minn., children. She teaches both band Washington. He and his partner, Canoe as a graphic designer/ has a new position with Wells and vocal in Milroy school dis- Marc Schulte, are enjoying the webmaster for the past three Fargo Bank as of November trict and teaches private piano opportunity to discover a new years. 2006 as a business relations and organ lessons. She is on the part of the country. manager. Milroy Area Charter School Martin Stensing , Winona, was Board of Directors. Dan Olsen , Evergreen Park, Ill., a mathematics teacher at Saint Camas (Dimond) Maroney, is completing his Ph.D. at Loyola Mary’s. He has accepted a posi- Burnsville, Minn., decided to Julie (Giebe) Houchin, Ballwin, University in theology. He is an tion at Northwest Community become a stay-at-home mom Mo., has decided to be a stay- adjunct professor at Lewis College for the 2007-08 school after working several years in at-home mother to Caleb, 7; University and holds a teaching year, in Powell, Wyo. property management. She and Elizabeth, 6; and Grace, 2. She fellowship at Loyola. He was her husband, Matt, have two is very excited to be involved in recently awarded a dissertation 2000 children, Annabella, 4, and their school activities and to fellowship for the 2007-08 aca- Aiden, 2. spend more time with them. demic year. Julie will still do substitute Jaime (McMahon) Albee, Beth Oberfoell, Palatine, Ill., is teaching at The Elegant Child. Reverend Tait Schroeder, Minneapolis, Minn., and her teaching English at a Christian Ridgeway,Wis., is serving as husband, Nate ’01 relocated Brothers School, Driscoll Sheila (Hannon) McGill, Saint pastor of St. Bridget’s in back to the Midwest from Catholic High School. Paul, Minn., was named head Ridgeway and Immaculate Washington, D.C. They pur- women’s soccer coach for the Conception in Barneveld. He chased a duplex with fellow Aimee (Nelson) Peltier, Spicer University of St. Thomas. was named Vicar for Permanent alum John Kramschuster ’01. Minn., is a Bremer Investments Deacons for the Diocese of She is working as a business manager. Anthony Thomas, Burr Ridge, Madison in November 2006. analyst for Mpowered Ill., just wants to say hi and let Consulting, a company started Anne (Dawson) Powell, was everyone know that life is good! Dr. Josh Takagishi, Cincinnati, by Melinda Moses ’99. They reunited with her husband, Lt. Ohio, finished his pediatric resi- both love to travel in their free- Clint Powell, who was in Iraq for dency at the University of time. 1998 more than a year. They are now Chicago. He is in the process of traveling Europe with their tod- completing a fellowship in Carolyn (Walsh) Engberg, Red Wing, Minn., started a business dler and preparing to move to a Tracy (Klassen) Curran, Saint sports medicine at Cincinnati from home called “Gifts by base in beautiful Bavaria. Albans, England, and her hus- Children’s Hospital. Josh was Carrie.” The business will sell band, Anthony, live with their married to Allison Pitzer in handmade gifts and cards, as Brian Wagner, Oak Lawn, Ill., is sons, Joshua, 5, and Luke, 2. Columbus, Ohio, in December well as custom order gift bas- working as the corporate execu- They bought a house and are 2006. kets. tive chef at Blue Cross Blue looking to do more freelance Shield of Illinois. retreat work and training in the 1999 Teresa Miller, Phoenix, Ariz., near future. has a new position at AZ Dan Wallek, White Bear Lake, Cardinals as an accountant. Minn., accepted a new position Bernie Dalcamo, Chicago, James and Gina (Mandeville) with an independent book pub- completed Mortuary School at Karnick, Lombard, Ill., have two Sara (Schachtner) Measner, lisher, Lerner Publishing Group, Malcolm X College in July of children, Jimmy, 3; and Anthony, Osceola, Wis., is a stay-at-home as their director of electronic 2006 and is serving his appren- 1. James received his master’s mom. She serves her parish as a content. ticeship at Drechsler, Brown and degree in tax from DePaul youth minister. Williams Funeral Home. University in November 2005. Gina works part-time and is a 1997 Anthony Piscitiello , New York Milagros (Millie) Gomez, stay-at-home mom. City, N.Y., is a customer service Arlington Heights, Ill., is a data representative with Capital One Laura (O’Connor) Bowman, coordinator at the Northbrook Matthew and Lisa (Brandt) Bank. Mankato, Minn., was promoted Police Department. Mueller, Brookfield, Wis., have to president of the Mankato a 20-month-old daughter, Jade. Angela Schimek, Hopkins, United Way. She and her hus- Alex Hove, Bayport, Minn., was Matt works for a social service Minn., is a chartered property band, David, have two children, promoted to director of compli- company, Ways to Work, as casualty underwriter and attend- Gracie, 3, and Rafe, 1. ance information technologies director of government funding. ed a conferment ceremony in at GMAC ResCap. Lisa is a registered nurse at Saint Hawaii in September 2007. Jane (Healy) Brown , Forest Luke’s Medical Center in the Park, Ill., continues to work as a Jami Hughes, Psy.D., neurosurgical intensive care unit. Wyatt Smith , Shoreview, Minn., project manager for Chase Shakopee, Minn., took a new served four years in the United Retail Banking Center in the position as the program supervi- Tracy (Folliard) Olsen, States Air Force as a crew chief. Midwest. sor at Partners in Excellence in Evergreen Park, Ill. and her hus- He also graduated from Temple Burnsville. This organization pro- band, Dan ’98, have been mar- University, cum laude, in geogra- Bob Fisher, Winona, Minn., vides applied behavior analysis ried for five years. They have phy and urban studies with a completed his Master of Arts in therapy to children with autism. two children, Abigail, 2, and minor in political science and is Philanthropy and Development Jami is close to completing a Matthew 1. She works full-time certified in business.

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Patrick Sutton, Plymouth, many SMU alumni). She is now hopes to be teaching in a mid- Amy (Henjum) Meyers, Minn., graduated from Florida blessed with two children, dle school or high school in fall Bloomington, Minn., is juggling Coastal School of Law in May Maddox, 2, and Eireland, 1. She 2007. four jobs but looking forward to 2006. He works as a corporate takes care of the children full- going back to school at Saint analyst for United Health Group, time and teaches acting part- William Daniel, Winona, Kate’s for occupational therapy. while studying to take both the time. Minn., earned a licentiate in Florida and Minnesota bar canon law from Saint Paul Janie Paulson, Irvine, Calif., exams. Sara (Zeimetz) University in Ottawa, Ontario, in Schaudenecker, Rochester December 2006. He works for received her juris doctor degree, Jason Tripicchio , Brooklyn Park, Minn., teaches first grade in the Diocese of Winona as vice magna cum laude, from Minn., is a customer business Byron, Minn. chancellor and defender of the Whittier Law School on May 13, manager with UNILEVR. bond in the marriage tribunal. 2007. Dr. Erin Vogt, Elkins Park, He and his wife, M eredith Penn., graduated from the (Riewe ’02) Daniel, have a 2- Katie Peel, Saint Louis, Mo., 2001 Pennsylvania College of year-old son, Isaac. received her master’s in English Optometry in May 2007 with a from Saint Louis University in Kimberly Bennett, Champlin, Doctorate of Optometry. Erin Jennifer Ender, Wabasha, July 2007. She will start her Minn., has a new position as a will move to Washington, D.C. Minn., is a Lake Pepin modeling sixth year of teaching high clinic manager and physical for a short period of time to technician with the Minnesota school English. She teaches at therapist at Physicians work as an optometrist. Pollution Control Agency. Kirkwood High School. Diagnostics and Rehabilitation.

Holly (Kornely) Pietenpol, Francis Creek, Wis., took a posi- tion as a branding agent with Towsleys Incorporated, an inter- national branding and market- ing company in May 2006.

Joseph Roche,Winona, was one of two recipients of the 2007 Armand J. Quick Award for Outstanding Senior Medical Student in Biochemistry.

Maisa Rouzer, Chicago, is enrolled in nursing school.

Tim Fredricks, East Lansing, Mich., is working toward a Kristin Sellner ’01 and Tim Fredricks ’02 were married Sept. 2, 2006. Among the wedding party were Chris Ph.D. at Michigan State Yoch ’02, Andy Newton ’02, Jennifer (Spiess ’02) Warnsholz and Janet Maegerlein ’01. The couple resides in University. East Lansing, Mich., where Tim is working on a Ph.D. at Michigan State and Kristin works in accounting. Angela Sobieck, Saint Paul, Nell Gelhaus, Henderson, Nev., Minn., is an account manager 2002 Jim Fink, Cloquet, Minn., has a graduated from Illinois State with United Healthcare. new position in outside sales for University in May 2006 with a Central Steel & Wire Co. Matt Auron , Venice, Calif., is Master of Music in Voice. While Nathan Weinandt, Plymouth, attending Pepperdine University at ISU, she performed roles of Minn., is a loan documentation Kristin (Sellner) Fredricks, East for his master’s degree in organ- “Martha” in the Secret Garden supervisor with Wells Fargo Lansing, Mich., works in ization development. He is cur- and “Prince Orlofsky” in Die Financial. accounting. rently an organizational devel- Fledermaus. opment director at Los Angeles Caitie Wondergem, Christy (Ross) Bishop, Fridley Universal Preschool. Angela Hennen, Jordan, Minn., Milwaukee, Wis., accepted a Minn., has a new job as of is the corporate risk coordinator new position as a human March 2007 as an interpretive Jon Bell, St. Louis, Mo., is the for all Fabcon divisions in resource generalist with naturalist for Three Rivers Park new track and field assistant Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio and District at Eastman Nature coach at Saint Louis University Pennsylvania. She would love to Magnetek on Feb. 12, 2007. Center. (Div. I). hear from her classmates; please contact her at angela.hennen@ 2003 Tina Egland, Las Vegas, Nev., Colleen Bourque, Waukesha, fabcon-usa.com. finished her master’s degree in Wis., finished her Master of Arts administrative leadership in April in Instruction at Saint Mary’s Dr. Abby Ludwig, Clarksville, Jodi (Mickelson) 2007. University in May 2006. She Tenn., is transferring to Fort Christopherson, Lake City, moved to Jackson Hole, Wyo., Richardson, Alaska, to be the Minn., is an accounting associ- Angela (Hibbard) McCully, to begin a graduate program in dentist for the 725th Base ate with Microsoft Corporation. West Allis, Wis., married in environmental education at the Support Battalion of the United November 2003 (attended by Teton Science Schools. She States Army.

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Jennifer Daniels, Oakdale, gy program. Her first journal Melissa Fye, Northbrook, Ill., Minn., was appointed to the publication came out in 2006 in 2004 graduated from the two-year position of advanced quality the Developmental Psychology professional actors’ conservatory assurance engineer with the 3M journal. Heidi Andre, Minnetonka, program at the Gaiety School of medical division. Minn., graduated from the Acting in Dublin, Ireland. Jenna Robling, Jordan, Minn., Thomas M. Cooley Law School Nicole (Schliep) Hahn, is a first-grade teacher in her in Lansing, Michigan, in May Angela Gulbranson, Tiffin, Zumbrota, Minn., and her hus- fourth year at Guardian Angels 2007. Iowa, has a new position as a band, Joey, have two girls, Catholic School. nuclear medical tech at the Sophia, 2, and Lauren, 1. She is Alyssa (Butenhoff) Anguiano, University of Iowa Hospitals and a stay-at-home mom. Nickole Schultz, Los Angeles, Winona, is pursuing a master of Clinics. Calif., moved to Los Angeles instruction degree at SMU. Nicholas Michaels , Dyer, Ind., five years ago and has held vari- Lauren Hinderman, moved back to Chicago after ous jobs within the entertain- Brother Robert Brajkovich, Jr., Minnetonka, Minn., was pro- spending three years in New ment industry. She is the assis- Chicago, is a novice at Society moted to the position of sales York. He is pursuing his M.B.A. tant to the executive producer of St. John Cantius. rep. with Kraft Foods. from the University of Chicago. of the Warner Brothers televi- sion show, “Gilmore Girls.” Adam Ferenzi, Addison, Ill., John Houseman, Clayton, Mo., Kristina Morton, Saint finished the last of his class- recently graduated from St. Anthony, Minn., is a client serv- Anna Tomes, Saint Paul, Minn., work for a Master of Arts Louis University with a master’s ices specialist with CB Richard is a pediatric nurse practitioner Management in Music Business in administration of justice. He Ellis. at Eagan Valley Pediatrics. and Entrepreneurship from owns Captured Investigative Columbia College. He is work- Agency, LLC, which is a national Evey Olson, Eden Prairie, Jennifer Varchmin, Saint Paul, ing full-time handling the day- full-service private investigation Minn., accepted a new position Minn., graduated from William to-day operations of his compa- firm. The headquarters is in St. as inventory analyst for CH Mitchell College of Law in ny, Tarnius Music Incorporated, Louis, Mo. Robinson. spring 2007 and is working for www.tarniusmusic.com, and the Hennepin County family also doing some work as a free- Nicki Kadlec, Saint Paul, Minn., Jennifer (Thompson) court as a judicial clerk. lance business and technology is a seventh- and eighth-grade O’Malley , McHenry, Ill., owns consultant with Columbia math teacher at HOPE her own seamstress business, Martha (Stout) Sibbel , Carroll, College, as well as several Community Academy. Distinctive Designs. Iowa, and her husband, Scott, artists, record labels, and web moved to his grandparents’ developers. He is also still an Rebecca (Ludvigsen ’04) Margaret Ortmann, Lincoln, farm last August. She has a new active singer/songwriter and Koopal,Lyle, Minn., received Neb., is finishing her second position at Elch Law Firm as an headed into the studio in the her M.A. in Instruction in June year of graduate school at the attorney. spring of 2007 to work on his 2007 from SMU. University of Nebraska – Lincoln fourth album. in the developmental psycholo- Jennifer Lawrence, Burnsville, Minn., has just returned home after two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Kyrgyz Republic. She has a new posi- tion in liturgy/pastoral care at Saint Mary’s Home and is the new Twin Cities Chapter presi- dent for the Saint Mary’s Alumni Association.

Monta May,Winona, is the Saint Mary’s University director of web communications. She received her Master of Fine Art in Interdisciplinary Arts on Feb. 11, 2007 from Goddard College in Vermont.

Terrie Moeckly,Walker, Minn., graduated in May 2006 from Bemidji State University with a certificate of completion. She can now test to become a licensed alcohol and drug coun- selor. She received a promotion Sarah Janson ’97 and Joe Skinner were married April 22, 2006 at Mount Olivet in Robbinsdale, Minn. The at Stille Havn Hus in July 2006 reception was in Brooklyn Center. SMU alumni attending include, from left: back, Brendan Egan ’97, Nanal (Ziegler ’97) Clements, Colleen (Haggerty ’97) Olechowski, Tricia O'Sullivan ’97, Noelle (Miller ’97) Elder, Sarah to clinical manager for 19 resi- Jorgensen ’97, Sam Elder ’95, Maureen Maslinski ’97, Laurie (Cullen ’98) Kedrowski, Trent Vorlicek ’97, Mark dents with persistent mental ill- Kedrowski ’97, Jesse Murray ’98, Martin Stensing ’99, Katie (Broich ’99) Stensing, Nancy (Carroll ’97) Judy, ness. Kara Bancroft ’97, Jodie Tasto ’97, Ben Murray ’96, and Heidi (Voth ’97) Gaedy; front, Krista (Larson ’97) Arthur, Melanie (Audette ’97) Bexell, Sarah (Tureson ’97) Murray, Anne Miller ’97, Jeanne Coleman ’97, Nissa Joan (Zaruba) Oen, Maple Larson ’00, the groom, the bride, Sue Stensing ’99, Ami Kuisle ’99, Mike Silvis ’97 and Amy (Laken ’99) Lee. Grove, Minn., is deployed in LSA

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Jesse Walker ’03 and Emily Wright ’03 were married April 28, 2006, in Minneapolis. SMU alumni attending included, from left, front: Bob Fisher ’97 M’06, the groom, the bride, Margie (Schottler ’77) Hamel, Alice (Green ’77) Wright; middle row, Jeff Kehl ’03, Jim Wright ’76, Vince Walker ’72, Kate (Bishop ’74) Walker, Chris Walker ’83, Alexa Brazionis ’03, Mary Lou (Black ’76) Scheid, Katie Whipps ’03, Allison Murray ’05; back row, Beth Walch ’04, Nick Taylor ’03, Jeff Neppl ’01, Joe Lentino ’03, Brian Casey ’05, John Skonieczny ’03, Dylan Walker ’05, and John Leaf ’05. Attending but not pictured were: Dan Traun ’77, Peggy (Potter ’77) Renz, Karen Dockery ’03, Jeff Schwan ’03, Sarah Priest ’03, Andy Myscofski ’02, Liz (McDowell) Myscofski ’03 and Alyssa Hamel ’10.

Anaconda, Iraq. As a sergeant, ing a demo compact disk. He Jenny Carpenter, Saint Paul, Nicole Perreault, Coon Rapids, she is in charge of soldiers and started grad school at the Minn., is the food waste recy- Minn., is still in school! She is fuels helicopters. She will be University of Minnesota, where cling coordinator for Saint Paul attending Northwestern Health returning home in August of he is seeking a master’s degree Public Schools. She teaches ele- Science University to be a this year after a year and a half in education recreation/park/ mentary students how to recycle licensed acupuncturist and a of being away from her civilian leisure studies program. their food waste, which is then doctor of chiropractic. Only life. fed to hogs on a farm near three years left; then she will be Renee Willkom, Saint Paul, Anoka, Minnesota. KARE-11 a doctor. Jared Pankratz, Crystal, Minn., Minn., graduated in June 2007 and the Pioneer Press have works for the Rochester Police from the College of Saint picked up on the stories, which Kelli Peters, Hastings, Minn., is Department. He and his wife, Catherine with a master’s in makes the job very exciting. a warrant clerk at the Ramsey Jeana (Schuneman) Pankratz, library and information science. County District Court in Saint are keeping all those serving in Theresa Diekman, Paul, Minnesota. the war in Iraq in their prayers Mindy (Hynes) Winkler, Minneapolis, is an association and anxiously awaiting the Crystal, Minn. is a registered manager with Cities return of Joan (Zaruba ’04) nurse at Children’s Hospital. Management, Inc., and will start Lance Thompson,Winona, is Oen. school fall in 2007 to become a enjoying living in the Winona Dominika Zaleska, McHenry paralegal. area and taking in all the Saint Laura Pengelly, Spring Hill, Ill., graduated with an Executive Mary’s events. Fla., is teaching fifth grade at Master’s in Business Karl Hatteberg, St. Anthony, Spring Hill Elementary. Administration from Colorado Minn., was promoted to com- 2006 Technical University in February munication consultant from Kimberly Posch, St. Cloud, 2007. In March 2007, she was communications associate at Minn., has started her own busi- promoted to training director of Wells Fargo. Pamela Berry, St. Louis Park, ness in sales for Sensana Spa CTU online at Career Education Natural Body Care and has in- Minn., successfully completed Corporation. Sgt. Amanda Kasten, Hugo, home spa parties. She also is a six years in the Air National Minn., is working full-time for marketing coordinator at Guard in October and was hon- the Minnesota Army National Innotek Corporation. 2005 orably discharged as a Senior Guard. She was deployed on Airman. She has a new position Anna Shields, Saint Paul, her birthday, April 9, 2007, to as an administrative assistant at Minn., has a new position as an Carla Amundson, Lakeville, Iraq. Our Lady of Grace Church. admissions recruiter with Saint Minn., graduated with Master of Arts degree in Counseling in Benjamin Leist, Manitowoc, Mary’s University for the Schools Erik Carlson, White Bear Lake, May 2007 from the University of Wis., is a teacher at Roncalli of Graduate and Professional Minn., is attending chiropractic St. Thomas. High School in Manitowoc. Programs. school at Northwestern Health Science University. Alissa (Schultz) Sullivan, Gabrielle Buschmann, Nicholas Morse, Duluth, Minn., Stillwater, Minn., received her Shorewood, Wis., has a new is working at Northwood Keith Donovan, Westchester, master’s degree in clinical psy- position at Colliers Barry Children’s Services, a treatment Ill., has a new position as a reli- chology in April 2006. She was Commercial Real Estate as a center for children with behavior recently married in Zermatt, marketing research administra- problems. He is finishing up law gion teacher at St. Joseph High Switzerland to a fellow graduate tive assistant. enforcement training and will be School. student, Quinn Sullivan. eligible to be licensed as a police Mike Bry , Aurora, Ill., has a officer in the summer of 2008. Ryan Girtler, Winona, has a Kyle Te Poel, Saint Paul, Minn., new position in sales at He enjoys hearing from his fel- new position as a Windows has joined a band and is finish- Concrete Supply Manufacturing. low classmates. administrator at Fastenal.

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Patrick Good, Hinsdale, Ill. is a John McDonald ’00 to Leanna Julia Pagelkopf ’02 to Brad 2007 financial services representative Konowicz, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., Bernardi, Galesburg, Ill., on June with Preferred Planning Group on Sept. 1, 2006, at South 30, 2007. of MetLife. Sarah Kay , Winona, accepted a Maluaka Beach, Maui, Hawaii. position in the Office of Paul Berry ’03 to Catherine Dominic Lawrence , Winona, Admission at Saint Mary’s Alodia Verhage ’00 to Arthur Wagemaker, Minneapolis, on recently joined the Office of University during her senior year. Cruz, New Albany, Miss., eloped Feb. 17, 2007. Development and Alumni She is recruiting students from on Dec. 20, 2006. Relations at SMU as a leadership Illinois, Iowa, and the East Jessica Johnson ’03 to Josh Coast. Kirk, Chanhassen, Minn., on gift officer. Kristin Sellner ’01 to Tim Fredricks ’02, East Lansing, Dec. 30, 2006. Brenda Maurer, Kansas City, Mich., on Sept. 2, 2006. Alumni in the wedding party included Christi Thoni ’03 to Adam Mo., is a Catholic missionary at Weddings Kraemer ’03 , Waukesha, Wis., Fellowship of Catholic University Chris Yoch ’02, Andy Newton ’02, Jennifer (Warnsholz ’02) on June 24, 2006. Students. Eileen McVeigh ’74 to Joseph Spiess, and Janet Maegerlein Gluszek, Seneca, Ill., on June ’01. Nicole (Niki) Lynch ’03 to Nicky (Mensink) Te Poel, Saint 15, 2006. Travis Peterson, Ankeny, Iowa, Paul, Minn., is in her first year of on Aug. 12, 2006. Attendents Reghann LaFrance ’01 to medical school at the University Mary Frances Coffey ’83 to from Saint Mary’s included; Christopher Corey, Zumbrota, of Minnesota. She founded a Tim Conrad, Arnolds Park, Iowa, Hanni Lohmann ’04, Laura Minn., on May 27, 2006. child sponsorship project, called on Nov. 12, 2005. Saint Mary’s Miller ’01, Jackie Huegel ’03, “To Uganda, with Love,” for alumni in the wedding party Kaitlyn Olson ’04, Melissa Sandra Schaffer ’01 to included Laurene Demuth ’83, (Blaser ’02) Voigt, and flower- children of St. Anthony’s Parish Matthew Warthan, Dubuque, Tim Demuth ’83, and Aileen girl Mia Herick, the daughter of in Migjera, Uganda. The fund Iowa, on July 8, 2006. provides the children the oppor- O’Connell ’83. Nikki Fennern, SMU staff. tunity to go to school. Other Saint Mary’s alumni in Kathy Stender ’95 to Robert Sara Zeimetz ’01 to Bob attendance were Jen Miller ’02, Thompson, Lauderdale, Minn., Schaudenecker, Rochester, Anthony Truhler, Stillwater Gina Rizzardi ’03, Jenny on June 3, 2006. Personal atten- Minn., on June 24, 2006. Schipp ’06, Amy Edge ’05, Minn., has a new position as dants were Andrea Barbel ’95, Tom Stewart ’06, Ben senior recruiter at Aerotek. and Colleen McGuire ’95. Amy Henjum ’02 to Chris Houtekier ’02, Kari Smith ’02, Meyers, Bloomington, Minn., on Amy Langer ’04, Jessica Nicole Welle, Fargo, N.D., has Rose Ellen Basile ’96 to Aug. 26, 2006 (Johnson ’03) Kirk, Regan a new position as an account Stephen Hovey, Melrose Park, Cahanes ’05, Krista Conway manager and is the Fargo office Ill., on July 14, 2006. Saint Holly Kornely ’02 to Anton ’05, Jill (Hocking ’01) manager at Results Unlimited. Mary’s alumni in attendance Pietenpol, Francis Creek, Wis., in Sorensen, and Nikki Fennern were Carey Delozier ’96, October 2006. (SMU staff). Elizabeth Edmunds ’96, and Sal Polizzotto ’67. Jennifer Varchmin ’03 to Andrew Hover M’06, Saint Paul, Minn., on Nov. 25, 2006.

Travis Volkman ’03, to Emilie Bulman, Winona, in September 2006.

Alyssa Butenhoff ’04 to Eugenio Anguiano, Winona, on July 1, 2006.

Mindy Hynes ’04 to Mike Winkler, Crystal, Minn., in October 2006.

Laura Lane ’04 to Kevin Melby, Richland Center,Wis., on Nov. 4, 2006.

Births and Adoptions

All four of these babies are children of Saint Mary’s University moms and dads, and all were born in 2006. Lauze and David Volk ’76, These potential 2028 SMU students include, from left: Jacob Michael Engstrom, born July 22, 2006 to Mike Peoria, Ill., a daughter, Meira Engstrom ’00 and Holly (Steenberg ’99) Engstrom; Ellanore Grace Galvin, born Aug. 14, 2006, to Bob Galvin Amelia, on Jan. 18, 2007. ’99 and Jessica (Morris ’00) Galvin; Kate Isabelle Anderson, born July 16, 2006, to Corey Anderson ’99 and Stacey (Simenson ’00) Anderson; and James Justin Fee, born Sept. 5, 2006, to Paul Fee ’00 and Amy (Engwer Kevin Dolan and Deb Frese ’83, ’00) Fee. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, adopted

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Hannah Rose Dolan, on May 25, Ritchy and Kristi (Hoeffler ’93) Dan and Rebecca (Netzke ’96) Nov. 15, 2006. They join Dante, 2007. She is 2. Johnson, Rosemount, Minn., a Clark, Hastings, Minn., a son, 4, and Leo, 2. daughter, Lindsey Raye, on Isaac Deane, on Feb. 19, 2007. Mary Schultz ’86 , Greendale, March 16, 2007. She joins Ryan, He joins Sarah, 4. Mike ’97 and Meg (Leuer ’97) Wis., adopted a 3-year-old son, 20; Kerri, 18; and Logan, 4. Richtman, Lewiston, Minn., a Ivan Eugene, on Oct. 19, 2006. Randy and Georgann daughter, Elizabeth Claire, on He comes from Novosibirsk, Matthew and Barbara (Hale (Charuhas ’96) Diderrich, Feb. 24, 2007. Elizabeth joins Russia. ’93) Richlen, Milwaukee, Wis., Chicago, a son, Nicholas Caroline, 5, and Jacob, 2. a son, Grant, in August 2006. Richard, on April 21, 2007. Chris and Patty (Rivard ’88) He joins Pierce, 3. Jeff ’97 and Tammy (Belde Grabrian, Plymouth, Minn., a Barb and Derek Hemmer ’96, ’98) Sturm , Fort Wayne, Ind., a son, Tommy, in October 2006. Eric ’94 and Ann (Koenig ’96) Sartell, Minn., a daughter, son, Gino Michael, on Aug. 10, Van Brocklin, Minneapolis, a Lindsey Sue, on May 24, 2007. 2006. John and Karen (Daly ’89) son, Samuel Joseph, on April 2, She joins Brandon. Ellis, Orland Park, Ill., a second Will and Casey (Collette ’97) 2006. He joins Grace, 7, and set of Twins, Kelleen and John, Sean ’96 and Laura (Donovan Tessler, Lombard, Ill., a daugh- Laura, 4. on June 1, 2007. They join Kate ’96) Murphy, Hudson, Wis., a ter, Rose Collette, on Sept. 8, and Ciara, 2. son, Donavan Jeremiah, on Feb. 2006. Nathan ’94 and Jennifer (Leis 16, 2007. ’97) Daubner, Princeton, Minn., Mika and Joseph Guillou ’89, Chuck and Jen (Campbell ’97) a daughter, Elizabeth Gene, on Kailua, Hawaii, a son, Daniel Megan and Brian Wagner ’96, Volpentesta, Chicago, a Sunho Louis Morisada Guillou, Jan. 23, 2007. She joins Oak Lawn, Ill., a son, Logan daughter, Antoinette Nicole, on on Aug. 18, 2006, adopted Nathaniel, 8; Josephine, 6; James, on Feb. 2, 2007. July 13, 2007. She joins Mia, 2. from Korea in April 2007. He Nicholas, 4; and Julia, 2. joins Joshua, 3. Mason and Jane (Healy ’97) David and Angie (Welsh ’98) Heather and Dan Keenan ’94, Brown, Forest Park. Ill., a Bower, Des Moines, Iowa, a David ’91 and Angie Wauwatosa, Wis., a son, daughter, Margaret Kay, on Nov. daughter, Catherine Welsh (Hoffmeister ’91) Finley, Hudson James, on Jan. 15, 26, 2006. Bower, on Feb. 12, 2007. She Estherville, Iowa, a daughter, 2007. He joins Carter and Case. joins William, 2. Brynn Elisabeth, on April 17, Stacey and Richard Hand ’97, 2007. Brynn joins Bridget, 8, Scott and Tina (Machaj ’94) Saint Michael, Minn., a son, Molly and Mike Hatton ’98, and Brendan, 4. Kubicek, Ellendale, Minn. a Cooper James, on Jan. 12, Plymouth, Minn., a son, Jack daughter, Alia Rose, on March 2007. William, on Feb. 8, 2007. He Todd and Amy (Zang ’91) 27, 2007. She joins Luke, 6; joins Charlie, 2. Hartke, Saint Charles, Ill., a son, Zachary, 4; and Levi, 2. Jeremy and Nancy (Carroll ’97) Sebastian Simon, on Dec. 14, Judy, Rogers, Minn., a son, Andrew and Rebecca 2006. He joins Julianna, 9; Aaron ’94 and Kristin (Witt Thomas Charles, on April 29, (Schaefer ’98) Wolf, Forest Dominic, 8; Evalena, 5; and ’94) Paul, Shakopee, Minn., a 2007. Lake, Minn., a daughter, Eliana Augustine, 3. son, Brody Lawrence, on May Helen, on Dec. 28, 2005. Proud 31, 2006. He joins Kira, 8, and Dan and Jennifer (Gray ’97) grandparents are Peter ’71 and Scott Brown and Dr. Kris Sophie, 4. Kimber , Glasgow, Va., a daugh- Barb (CST ’73) Schaefer. Kienlen ’91, Minneapolis, a ter, Samantha Jean, on April 27, daughter, Chiara Kienlen Brown, Rebeca and Mark Schwartz 2006. She joins May Elizabeth, Bob ’99 and Heidi (Taillefer on May 3, 2006. ’94, Montgomery, Ill., a son, 3. ’97) Bowman, Otsego, Minn., a Liam Daniel, on Jan. 11, 2007. daughter, Anna Michelle, on Paul and Jennifer (Hogan ’91) Kristen (Lendway ’97) May 29, 2006. She joins Alex, 4. Peruzzi, Eagan, Minn., a son, Mike ’95 and Andrea (Atmore Lorsung, Isanti, Minn., a Benjamin, on June 13, 2006. ’94) Coleman, Louisville, Colo., daughter, Sydney Elizabeth, on Shane and Carrie (Schmidt ’99) a son, Charles Robert, on July 2, March 9, 2007. Didur, Coon Rapids, Minn., a John and Mary (Martin ’91) daughter, Lauren Merryann, on 2006. He joins Audrey, 3. Pulte, Libertyville, Ill., a son, Robert and Christine (Peck ’98) Dec. 27, 2006. Bennet Martin, on May 21, Noyes, Blaine, Minn., a daugh- John and Sherri (Mitchell ’95) 2006. He joins Jack, 2, and ter, Irene Rosalie, on Jan. 8, Melissa and David Dort, Oakland, Calif., a son, Charlotte, 5. 2007. Doppelhammer ’99, Albert Griffin James, on Jan. 8, 2007. Lea, Minn., a daughter, Julia, on Chad and Christy (Miller ’92) Adam ’97 and Susan (Hinesh Nov. 15, 2006. Dombroski,Wauwatosa, Wis., Don and Joanne (Coughlin ’98) Marshall, Maple Grove, a son, Joshua Victor, on Dec. ’95) Duffek, Hartford, Wis., a Minn., a daughter, Keira Natalie, Nick and Leah (Chapman ’99) 21, 2006. He joins Jake and son, Caleb John. He joins Dayle, on Jan. 8, 2007. She joins Aly, Feyereisen, Hammond, Wis., Logan. Frances, Veronica and Wade. 2. triplet boys, Tanner, Parker and Cole, on Saint Patrick’s Day, Matthew and Dr. Denise Justin and Tracy (Trowbridge Chris and Colleen (Haggerty March 17, 2007. (Buege ’92) Sherrill, Durham, ’95) Hale, Trempealeau, Wis., a ’97) Olechowski, Gilberts, Ill., a N.C., a son, Brody Robert, on son, Mason James, in August daughter, Maeve Katherine, on Bob ’99 and Jessica (Morris Feb. 15, 2007. 2006. Dec. 16, 2006. She joins Helen, ’00) Galvin, Eden Prairie, Minn., 2. a daughter, Ellanore Grace, on Brian and Kelly (Wood ’93) Marshall and Gail (Weltzin ’95) Aug. 15, 2006. Ballarini, Glenview, Ill., a Meier,Waconia, Minn., a son, John ’97 and Sara (Murr ’97) daughter, Bridget Kelly, on Jan. Henry Marshall, on Oct. 27, Piscitiello, Lakeville, Minn., Kevin ’99 and Allison (Lucca 27, 2007. She joins Brandon, 3. 2006. twin boys, Carson and Blake on ’99) Geist, Lombard, Ill., a son,

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Jonathon Paul, on July 26, daughter, Alanna Faustina, on 2006. He joins Hannah and June 24, 2006. Elizabeth, 2. Tim and Katie (Bedtke ’01) Brother Urban Lucken ’35 Mary and Andrew Lucca ’99, Carroll, Otsego, Minn., a son, Chicago, a son, Francis Patrick, Benedict James, on April 24, 1913 – 2007 in April 2007. 2007. He joins Abby. Brother (Linus) Urban Lucken, FSC, a Christian Brother who Jim and Kelly (Cox ’99) Jim ’01 and Libby (Hrdlicka dedicated 76 years of O’Brien , River Forest, Ill., a son, ’01) Fink, Cloquet, Minn., a James Robert, on April 1, 2007. son, Riley James, on Sept. 17, commitment to the Lasallian He joins Grace, 2, and Annie, 1. 2006. mission, died Sunday, April 29, at the age of 94. Brian and Nicole (Miller ’99) Nick and Sara (Gilchrist ’01) Descriptions of this lifelong Schneider, Minneapolis, a Montgomery , Breckenridge, educator — ever dedicated, daughter, Addison Rose, on Feb. Colo., a daughter Ella Scott, on inspirational, intelligent and 22, 2007. April 18, 2006. clever — come best from students and colleagues: Martin ’99 and Katie (Broich Charlie and Valerie (Amick ’01) “A man whose eloquence and command of the ’99) Stensing, Winona, a son, Salyer, Bow, N.H., a daughter, English language was awesome to behold,” Don Johnson Martin Isaac, on Aug. 16, 2006. Samantha Violet, on Aug. 15, ’60. 2006. “A special wry humor sprinkled with a wit that was Darrell and Michelle (Molyneaux ’99) Vetter, Oak engaging,” Jack Kavanagh ’56. Joseph and Jennifer (Alt ’02) “Intelligence, wit, and a prodigious memory, Forest, Ill., a son, Luke Thomas, Gelhar, Oshkosh, Wis., a combined with a love of opera and of baseball: what on Jan. 13, 2007. daughter, Olivia Ruth, on Nov. 27, 2006. She joins Lili. better recipe for excellence in teaching and mentoring?" Nathan ’99 and Autumn (Hale Brother Paul Grass, FSC ’57, M’62 ’99) Warden, Jordan, Minn., a Curtis ’02 and Andrea “The best teacher I ever had,” Brother Henry Baldwin, son, Jacob Andrew, on May 24, (LaMere ’00) Mangan, South F.S.C. 2006. He joins Winona, 3. Saint Paul, Minn., a daughter, Brother Urban received his Bachelor of arts degree in Carolyn Bernice, on Dec. 13, English from Saint Mary’s College in 1935, and went on to Joe ’99 and Julia (Guhin ’01) 2006. She joins Alana, 2. earn his Ph.D. In English from Catholic University of Yach, White Bear Township, America in Washington, D.C. During his career, Brother Minn., a daughter, McKenna Rachel and Ken Rohrbach ’02, Urban taught at all seven of the U.S. Christian Brothers Conley, on April 12, 2007. She Saint Louis, Mo., a son, Luke universities, primarily in Memphis; Romeoville, Ill.; and joins Tyler, 2. Jacob, on July 24, 2006. Winona. Kurt and Sherree (Burg ’00) Upon completion of his doctorate, he returned to Bernie and Molly (Schoff ’02) Cavanaugh, Caledonia, Minn., Saint Mary’s in 1940 and taught English, French and Schroeder, Cottage Grove, a son, Owen Victor, on Jan. 9, German until 1946. He returned to teach at Saint Mary’s Minn., a daughter, Isabella 2007. He joins Kaleb, 3. from 1951 to 1959, during which time he served as Catherine, on Dec. 9, 2006. She chairman of the English department, and again from 1964 joins Kayla, 5, and Jack, 2. Jesse and Molly (Nei ’00) to 1967. After spending nine years at Lewis University in Chapin, Columbus, Ga., a Joe ’03 and Nicole (Spears Romeoville, Ill., he again returned to Saint Mary’s in 1976. daughter, Ellie Madeline, on ’04) Drennan, Stanchfield, One year later, he was named director of alumni programs Oct. 30, 2006. Minn., a daughter, Gertie Belle, and special events and organized Homecoming, Parents’ on Feb. 13, 2007. Weekend, Candlelight Dinners and graduation. He retired Mike ’00 and Holly in 1984, but remained in contact with many friends, (Steenberg ’99) Engstrom, Joshua ’03 and Megan (Coyle colleagues and students. Maple Grove, Minn., a son, ’03) Simonson, Chanhassen, Jacob Michael, on July 22, Johnson, who knew Brother Urban since the late Minn., a daughter, Kayla 2006. 1950s when he was an English major, shared Brother Michelle, on July 7, 2006. Urban’s own thoughts on aging, and a prime example of Paul ’00 and Amy (Engwer his ever-present sense of humor: “As I grow older, not only ’00) Fee, Minneapolis, a son, David ’04 and Erin-Jean do I become increasingly deaf and frequently dumb (as in James Justin, on Sept. 5, 2006. (Coleman ’04) Gilles, stupid), but I am becoming addicted to what might be Monmouth, Ore., a daughter, called valetudinarian procrastination. Most of the time I Mark and Sara (Schachtner Madison Grace, on Sept. 26, seem to have enough energy to get in and out of bed for 2006. ’00) Measner, Osceola, Wis., a frequent naps.” Johnson added, “May we all have his son, Henry, on Oct. 27, 2006. sense of humor and style on our 94th birthdays!” He joins Isabelle, 2. Jared and Rebecca (Ludvigsen ’04) Koopal, Lyle, Minn., a “I admired Brother Urban and am sure that he is not only teaching in paradise but following his beloved Justin and Dianne (Lord ’00) daughter, Kirsten Nicole, on (St. Louis) Cardinals from above,” said Brother Michael Miller, Falcon Heights, Minn., a April 18, 2007. daughter, Karen Grace, on Aug. Kadow ’80. 1, 2006. Nathan ’04 and Emily (Pribyl He is survived by a nephew, Jack Lucken, and a niece, ’03) Semsch, Crystal, Minn., a Dianne Garavaglia.≠ Bryan ’01 and Angela (DiPinto son, Nolan Joseph, on March ’01) Amburn, Erie, Pa., a 24, 2007.

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Nathaniel ’05 and Holly Frank E. Dougherty ’59, Golf Don McElmury ’58, on the Mary Dempsey ’75 and Shelia (Cormican ’05) Bremer, Shores, Ala., on Feb. 27, 2007. death of his father, Ed, on (Dempsey ’77) Ryden, on the Dorchester, Wis., a daughter, John “Jay” W. Ostrander ’59, Feb. 12, 2007. death of their father, Donald, on Payton Ashlie, on Oct. 4, 2006. Aurora, Ill., on March 17, 2007. May 28, 2007. James Madson ’61, on the Mark C. Hoffman ’65, Saint death of his wife, Mary, in Janice Gorecki ’76, on the January 2006. Deaths Paul, Minn., in April 2007. death of her mother, Lillian, on June 4, 2007. James H. Bedard ’68, Brainerd, Father Richard Dernek ’66, on Edward F. Winkels ’31, Polk, Minn., in June 2006. the death of his brother, Father N.C., on Dec. 22, 2006. Daniel Dernek ’58, on June 5, Michael ’79 and Susan Bernard F. Butler ’68, Chicago, 2007. (Metzger ’80) Lyons, Collette Gerald W. Lowe ’34, La Mesa, on Feb. 12, 2007. (Metzger ’79) Sommerfeld, Calif., on Dec. 29, 2006. John Bedard ’66, on the death and Bill ’83 and Lisa (Mraz Ronald W. McCoy ’70, Cannon of his brother, James ’66, in ’84) Metzger, on the death of George W. Kenning ’35, Falls, Minn., on April 17, 2006. June 2006. their son and nephew, Portland, Ore., spring 2007. Christopher Lyons, on July 25, Don J. Nariss ’71, Elgin, Ill., on Ken Rak ’67, on the death of 2007. Bernard L. Dalsin ’40, Edina, March 17, 2007. his wife, Myla, in March 2007. Minn., on Oct. 4, 2006. Michelle (O’Brien ’80) Tony ’69 and Kathy (Ordahl Joseph A. Baker ’84, Excelsior Swenson, on the deaths of her Joseph F. Herrick ’42, CST ’70) Piscitiello, Joe ’97 Minn., in July 2006. brother, Daniel O’Brien, on Jan. Lanesboro, Minn., on Feb. 20, and Debi M’06 Piscitiello, 2007. John ’97 and Sara (Murr ’97) 21, 2007 and her nephew, Sean Christopher J. Hume ’91, on O’Brien, on July 30, 2006. Feb. 16, 2007. Piscitiello, Anthony Piscitello Dr. Aurelius H. Maze ’43, ’00, Daniel Piscitiello ’05, and Rochester, Minn., on April 17, Juliana Piscitiello ’06 on the Martin ’88 and Kathy (Flynn Patrick E. Strand ’93, Eau 2007. loss of their mother, mother-in- ’89) Nicklay, Patty (Flynn ’90) Claire, Wis., on Jan. 21, 2007. law, grandmother, and grand- Huss, Jamie (Dalsin ’92) John J. Pembroke ’43, Indian mother-in-law, Mary Luzar Joshua L. Lunsford ’97,West Koblas, and Joe Burns ’96 on Head Park, Ill., on March 4, Piscitiello, on March 20, 2007. Branch, Iowa, on July 31, 2007. the death of their grandfather, 2007. Bernard Dalsin ’40, on Oct. 4, Tony ’69 and Kathy (Ordahl Louis Landman Sr., (former 2006. Anthony J. Graham ’47, CST ’70) Piscitiello, Nick trustee), Winona, on Feb. 16, Cypress, Calif., on March 16, Ordahl ’73, Greg ’78 and 2007. Bill Janson ’85, on the death of 2007. Cynthia (Ordahl ’79) his father, Bernie, on Jan. 1, Holupchinski, Joe ’97 and Brother Justin Lucian, FSC Debi M’05 Piscitiello, John ’97 2007. ’47, Memphis, Tenn., on April 7, Sympathy to and Sara (Murr ’97) Piscitiello, 2007. Anthony Piscitello ’00, Daniel Linda (Hayes ’87) Rawa, on Piscitiello ’05, Greta the death of her husband, Earl Lowe ’34, on the death of William D. Hanagan ’48, Mt. Holupchinski ’05, Juliana Robert, on July 13, 2007. his brother, Gerald Lowe ’34, Vernon, Ill., on Aug. 16, 2006. Piscitiello ’06, Laura on Dec. 29, 2006. Holupchinski ’08 and Eva Mary (Beaner ’92) Dr. Frank T. Rafferty ’48, Holupchinski ’10 on the loss of Hollingshead, on the loss of Glynn, Ga., on Oct. 1, 2006. Ken Wakefield ’42, on the their mother, mother-in-law, death of his wife, Roberta, on her brother, Joseph Michael, on grandmother, grand-mother-in- Dec. 2, 2006. Dr. Hugo C. Pribor ’49, Dec. 13, 2006. law, Phyllis Ordahl, on May 14, Farragut, Tenn., on June 3, 2007. Gavin ’93 and Stephanie 2007. Kenneth Bakalars ’50, on the (Teichert ’93) Duffy, on the death of his wife, Mary, on July Jim Pohl ’70, on the death of death of their father-in-law and Donovan P. Stern ’50, Rogers, 14, 2006. his mother, Mary, on Jan. 31, Ark., on March 27, 2007. 2007. father in August 2006 and loss Dr. Dave Hegg ’53, on the of two grandmothers, in January Joseph E. Devlin ’55, death of his wife, Joan, in Peter Schaefer ’71 and and February 2007. Newburyport, Mass., on Feb. November 2006. Rebecca (Schaefer ’98) Wolf, 10, 2007. on the death of their father-in- Jon (SMU staff) and Vickie Joe Wegman ’53, on the death law and grandfather, Dick Cada ’01 (SMU staff), on the John “Jake” Schneider ’55, of his wife, Suzanne, in Ostrom, on Feb. 8, 2007. death of their newborn daugh- Lincoln Wood, Ill., on Aug. 22, November 2006. ter, Lacey Rose, on July 17, 2007. Mark Zelinsky ’71, and 2007. Arthur Maze ’54, on the death Michael ’71 and Carol Bernard F. Kelly ’56, St. Louis, of his brother, Dr. Aurelius (Grannan ’74) Zelinsky, on the Joseph Hughes ’03, on the Mo., on April 20, 2007. Maze ’43, on April 17, 2007. death of their father and father- death of his father, Francis, on in-law, Michael Zelinsky, on Dec. April 29, 2007. Father Daniel R. Dernek ’58, Louis Guillou ’58, Joseph 20, 2006. ≠ Winona, on June 5, 2007. Guillou ’89, Michael ’90 and Anne (Marschall ’89) Guillou, Margaret Walsh ’74 and John E. Breiter ’59, on the death of their mother, Joseph Walsh ’74, on the Mahtomedi, Minn., on Nov. 13, grandmother, and grandmother- death of their mother, P. Marie 2006. in-law, Anne, on April 2, 2007. Walsh, on July 3, 2006.

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Lasallian Learning This picture shows the late Brother George Pahl, FSC ’36, Ph.D., as he instructed biology students, likely in the 1960s. Brother Paul started at Saint Mary’s in 1942. He also taught philosophy and honors before serving as president from 1969 to 1976. He returned to teaching after his presidency and retired in 1981. Anyone with more — or more accurate — information about this photo is welcome to contact Saint Mary’s Magazine editor, Deb Nahrgang. Mail comments to: Saint Mary’s Magazine, Saint Mary’s University, 700 Terrace Heights #36, Winona, MN 55987. Or, send e-mail to: [email protected]. Hey alumni; we need you! Wouldn’t it be fun to … • Make new contacts and enhance your networking skills? • Reconnect with your SMU classmates? • Recruit a potential student to attend your alma mater? • Mentor a student on internship and career choices? Consider volunteering your time and talents at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. There are many volunteer opportunities to choose from: serving on the Alumni Board or in Alumni Chapters, becoming a class representative, helping recruit new students, or sharing your trade skills with students looking to enter your field. We’d love to have you share your special talents and skills, and your many memories of Saint Mary’s. You’ll find that volunteering is not only fun, it’s rewarding too!

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