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2 FROM THE EDITOR We’re 90 and still keeping up with the times. 5 CAMPUS NEWS Brother Louis to serve until 2005 … 9-11 remembrance ceremony … $2 million gift for the arts … Ground broken for University Village … Capital campaign is successful … Record enrollment, “U.S. News” listing … Brothers George Pahl, Laurence Walther die … Highland, Fabian honored by Brothers. 12 12 FENDING OFF DRAGONS Saint Mary’s supports the work of an innovative Swiss treatment center for children. 14 WHAT THEY DID ON THEIR SUMMER VACATIONS Dr. Dorothy Diehl and Dr. Greg Gaut make good use of their free time. 16 SMU ON THE WWW SMU launches a new and improved website. 18 17 SPORTS NEWS 18 CARDINALS FREE TO TRAVEL A new program allows student-athletes to travel abroad at the end of the school year. 20 SMU CELEBRATES 90 YEARS The institution has evolved and grown with the times, but the mission and spirit remain the same. 22 SAINT MARY’S CONVENTION The university goes to Chicago in an unprecedented event to reconnect with alumni, to meet prospective students and their parents and to share Saint Mary’s with the Chicago area. 20 23 ALUMNI NEWS

27 ALUMNI AWARD NOMINATIONS ON THE COVER 28 HOMECOMING 2003 Academic year 2002-03 markes the 90th Make plans now to attend Homecoming 2003! anniversary of Saint Mary’s University. A new aerial photo shows how much the Winona campus has grown. 29 CLASS NOTES Alumni news, weddings, births and deaths. www.smumn.edu

VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Tim Burchill ’68

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Bob Conover

EDITOR Bob Conover Phone: 507-457-1496 New school song available Fax: 507-457-6967 on the SMU website [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS An audio file and print version of the new Saint Mary’s school song, Donny Nadeau ’85 Bob Conover “Alma Mater,” are available on the SMU website. Words and music to the Emily Snyder song were written by Dr. Patrick O’Shea, choral director. Hayley Knudsen ’03

If you haven’t done so already, bookmark the SMU website today – PHOTOGRAPHERS and check back regularly! www.smumn.edu Bob Conover Donny Nadeau ’85 A. Eric Heukeshoven

GRAPHIC DESIGN Maria Hoeppner

PRODUCTION Katherine (Sheridan ’80) Sula Pat Beech Pat Fleming W&C Printing Company

Saint Mary’s Magazine is published by Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for its alumni, parents and friends. Third-class postage paid at Winona, MN 55987-1399.

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ON THE WEB www.smumn.edu/magazine Editor’sFROM Page THE EDITOR We’re 90 and still keeping up with the times This issue of Saint Mary’s Magazine marks several milestones

reetings from the new editor of your alumni magazine! Donny G Nadeau ’85 has very capably served as editor for the last seven years and has now passed the reins to me. Donny has overseen several redesigns and updates of this publication, and marked it with his special brand of energy and enthusiasm. Donny’s “day job” is serving as sports information director for the university. With the increased number of varsity sports (now at 21) and the need for sports information on the web, Donny must focus his efforts on those areas. He will continue to Bob Conover contribute feature and sports stories to the Saint Mary’s magazine. Magazine Editor While I’m not a Saint Mary’s alum or parent of a student here, I do have “connections.” I was hired as director of 90 public information in 1985, shortly after Brother Louis was inaugurated as president. Over the years, I have developed quite an affection for Saint Mary’s and its loyal SMU celebrates community of faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. I was editor of this publication until ninety years Donny assumed that role in 1995. I have always been involved with its editing and production, and look forward to the pleasant task of keeping you connected to Saint Mary’s in an informative and entertaining way. Sept. 18 marks Sept. first day of classes with 65 students (1913) This year marks the 90th anniversary of Saint Mary’s University. The institution has evolved and grown with the times, but the mission and 2 spirit remain the same. Three years ago at the new millennium we presented a retrospective on Saint Mary’s. Rather than repeat that information for the 90th, we have sprinkled 90 brief historical notes throughout this issue. (Look for the blue circles!) Along with the usual variety of news and features, you’ll also find one last reminder of the Saint Mary’s Convention in Chicago. This major new event will bring our faculty, staff and students to Chicago-area alumni and potential students. The evenings of Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 feature social events for alumni and friends, while activities Saturday morning and afternoon will be of February 28 & interest to all. Saint Mary’s founded by Bishop Patrick R. Heffron (1912) March 1, 2003 As always, your input is important to us. And

1 as Donny used to say, “Enjoy!”≠

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Last year’s events are ‘wake-up call’ Like most Americans, this past year has been a difficult one for me. The events of 9-11 forced me to take a closer look at my life goals and the progress I was making toward achieving them. The sudden death of my husband, Stephen Scheid ’76, in April of 2001 was a brutal reminder that no one is guaranteed a certain amount of time on earth and we need to make every day count. A “wake-up call” is something who would create such disasters as that we all seem to get … yet we 9-11. CAMPUS handle it in different ways. Some of While I share his hope that we us act immediately; others press the all pursue peace and “seek the RESOURCES “snooze button,” promising to get to sisterhood and brotherhood of us WEBSITE the important matter later; others all,” I recall what I was once told by www.smumn.edu totally ignore the warning. I have decided to answer the call and on a Christian Brother educator at ALUMNI ASSOCIATION August 28, my 11-year-old son and DeLaSalle High School in Chicago: 507-457-1618 I will be leaving for a year to do a “Sometimes you have to fight for Fax: 507-457-6697 medical mission in Guatemala. what is right.” Toll-free: 800-635-5987 After the one-year anniversary Accepting the facts presented [email protected] of 9-11, many Americans are still by their own words and deeds, the searching for ways to make a extreme factions of the Islamic ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT difference. The organization that I fundamentalists intend on creating 507-457-1579 am involved with is Common Hope, war and terror in order to kill all [email protected] based in St. Paul. Common Hope Christians, Jews and Americans. www.sports.smumn.edu helps Guatemalan families rise out Assuming that the majority of Saint WWI military training begins on campus (1918) of poverty by providing education, Mary’s students and alumni are CAMPUS INFORMATION health care, housing, vocational either Christians, Americans or 4 507-457-1585 training, and family outreach both, I respond that this IS one of services. those times when we acknowledge UNIVERSITY RELATIONS “that it is right to fight.” 507-457-1499 — Mary Lou (Black ’76) Scheid Fax: 507-457-6697 If there were a way to [email protected] negotiate instead of fight, I would fully support that process. But with PERFORMANCE CENTER Sometimes it’s whom do we negotiate? Where do BOX OFFICE right to fight we negotiate? There are leaders of 507-457-1715 this terrorist movement spread In response to the letter from [email protected] throughout the world, and there is Brother Richard Roller ’57 www.pagetheatre.org published in Saint Mary’s Magazine, no individual or single group with whom we could conclude a PUBLIC INFORMATION summer 2002, I too look forward to our alumni’s public expression of successful negotiation for peace. 507-457-1496 While we should all pray for [email protected] opinion on the events of 9-11. His dismay is that there was no peace and for the safety of all peoples, let us not let our guard ADMISSION pacifist stance voiced in the publication. My dismay is that there down and allow or tolerate another

Toll-free: 800-635-5987 Very Reverend William E. Griffin serves first as president SMC’s (1912-1918) [email protected] was no expression of support 9-11 to occur. regarding the actions our country has taken to rid the world of those — Tony Lisauskas ’62 3

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Remembering Jim Heinlen ’48 I wish to congratulate you on the summer 2002 issue of Saint Mary’s Magazine. The article that really caught my eye was the one of Jim Heinlen (p.33). I recall the first informal talk he gave one evening in the fall of 1952 to Saint Mary’s students. It took place in the big second-floor classroom overlooking the west, the one Msgr. Hahn frequently used. That night Jim told us: “You look at a landscape, you see colors, right? Blue, green, brown. No! You Students walk a new pathway connecting the Hillside residence hall with the rest of really see hundreds of colors, campus. The old outdoor tennis courts shades of blue, green or brown. were replaced last summer by parking Training in art will educate you to areas and landscaping. discern the many different shades and utilize them in your work.” Fast forward 50 years to the June 2001 alumni picnic. I met Jim Congratulations A walk across and reminded him about his lecture on last issue campus keeps and quoted the above-mentioned Heffron Hall added to Saint Mary’s Hall (1922) words from his lecture. He was A brief note to say how much I alum connected delighted to hear someone enjoyed reading the recent issue and up-to-date 6 of Saint Mary’s Magazine. I found remembered. Last weekend I went for a walk the format to be excellent and I think articles on former and strolled on up to the campus. graphically very attractive. The faculty members are of prime value I walked over by the old tennis content was not only interesting but to your magazine. The stories make courts and was surprised to see the also extremely edifying. an impact because so many alumni latest landscaping. It really looks Congratulations on a job well-done. knew these faculty over the years great. Walking across the campus and enjoy reading about them. — Thomas F. Meagher ’53 always brings back many fond — Fred Koschny ’55 memories. I have also marveled at all the new facilities that have been added over the past several years. Saint Mary’s is certainly a growing and vibrant institution. We’re interested in your thoughts Congratulations on all the fine We want to hear from you, the alumni, parents and friends of work. Saint Mary’s University. You’re welcome to respond to something you — Paul Kilkus ’72 read in Saint Mary’s Magazine, or to comment on any subject that involves the past, present or future of the university. Send letters to Saint Mary’s Magazine Editor, Saint Mary’s University, 700 Terrace Heights #36, Winona, MN 55987-1399 or email editor Freshmen are forced to wear green caps as distinguishing mark (1920s) Bob Conover at [email protected]. 5

8 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER 2003 Campus Notes Campus News Brother Louis and committed to continuing the decides to serve momentum of this university until the last hour, of the last day, of his until 2005 tenure as our president.” Brother Louis DeThomasis Leaf noted that the past 18 announced Aug. 21 that he has years under Brother Louis’ decided this will be his final term as leadership “have been nothing less president of Saint Mary’s University than extraordinary, and have been of Minnesota, completing his term in marked by tremendous physical May of 2005. improvements and growth on the Brother Louis has served as Winona campus. Even more president since 1984. His 21-year significant are the successful new tenure at Saint Mary’s will be the initiatives that have resulted in longest of any SMU president, and improved educational quality, three times the national average Brother President Louis DeThomasis, campuses in Minneapolis and tenure for all university presidents. FSC, Ph.D. Nairobi, a tenfold increase in the “Though I remain energized endowment, and a renewed and have lost none of my His agenda, while always full, commitment to Lasallian values and enthusiasm for Saint Mary’s, this is includes overseeing new initiatives ethics as a foundation for all aspects the perfect time for a transition,” at the Saint Teresa campus, of education at Saint Mary’s.” Brother Louis said. “Saint Mary’s is implementation of a new strategic Leaf indicated that the board strong now, and in a strong position plan, and guiding a major new of trustees will use the 2002-2003 for the future.” The three-year university visibility effort. academic year to gather input from notice also gives sufficient time for Reacting to Brother Louis’ faculty, staff, students and alumni the board of trustees, faculty and announcement, John V. Leaf, as the board shapes the list of staff to plan for succession, he said. chairman of the Saint Mary’s qualifications and characteristics Over the next three years, University Board of Trustees, said: sought in the next Saint Mary’s Brother Louis said he will explore “All of us on the board of trustees president. Also during the year, a new and different challenges, and were surprised by Brother Louis’ timetable will be established for the look for ways to stay engaged with decision. We had all hoped that search process. the university after his presidency. Saint Mary’s would be blessed by The university’s by-laws “I will not be a lame duck many more years of his visionary mandate that a presidential search president,” Brother Louis stated. “I and dynamic leadership. But,” Leaf process first consider qualified challenge anyone to detect a limp! added, “upon reflection, each of us Christian Brother candidates, and Those who know me, know I won’t has a profound admiration for the then the board has the prerogative SMC becomes a 4-year liberal arts college (1925) be coasting for three years. It will selflessness of his decision. We to expand the search to include all be a sprint to the finish.” know that he remains fully engaged other qualified candidates.≠ 8

SMU helps coordinate holiday gifts for Winona’s needy This past holiday season, Saint Mary’s joined forces with individuals to organizations willing to provide holiday gifts. Winona Volunteer Services and the United Way to help A total of 129 organizations, families and individuals coordinate the new “Gifts for Winona” program. contacted Gifts for Winona and bought gifts for people Gifts for Winona fulfilled simple holiday dreams for who needed assistance to celebrate the holidays in a nearly 1,300 Winona residents. Cindy Marek, vice traditional manner. Volunteers from every corner of the president for financial affairs, said more than 40 SMU university assembled the databases, matched donors with volunteers spent about 1,000 hours on the project. Fifteen beneficiaries, and kept track of the arrangements. Winona social service agencies accepted applications for Beth Forkner Moe, executive director of the United assistance, screened them, and then forwarded the Way, said the community really came together in support requests to Saint Mary’s. of Gifts for Winona. “We had more than enough

The university served as a central clearinghouse for people willing to buy gifts; we had lots of volunteers The college begins phase-out of its high school (1923) program the project, with volunteers keeping track of families who at Saint Mary’s; and we had the help of the local social

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Schmollinger) removed the On Sept. 11, a Peace Pole was unveiled in front of the chapel, and American flags that hung all last blessed by Father Jim Steffes ’87. year from the Hwy. 14 overpass. The flags will be displayed in a place of honor in Saint Mary’s Hall. The overflow crowd moved into the chapel for a ceremony led by Sister Mary Jo Baldus RSM, director of Campus Ministry. A reading by Ting Yao ’06 was followed by a prayer from student senate president Jim Horan ’03 and “Let There be Peace on Earth,” sung by the IHM Seminary Choir and Spirit of Life Choir. Moving outside to the chapel lawn, a Peace Pole inscribed with “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in four languages was unveiled by Dee Bernhardt, director of spiritual formation, and blessed by Father Jim Steffes ’87, rector of IHM Seminary. The gathering was ended with “God Bless America.” At the Saint Teresa campus later that day, an exhibit of photographs taken in New York Remembrance easy charge. However, we are the City following the 9-11 terrorist attacks opened at Valéncia Arts ceremony marks privileged. At Saint Mary’s University we are a community of Center. The exhibit offered 36 9-11 anniversary scholars. No, we are more than that, color photographs taken by The Saint Mary’s University we are a faith-based community of Minnesota native Mary Spano, a community was invited to an hour scholars, and we have at our professional photographer residing

SMC football team goes undefeated and is crowned MIAC champion (1927 and 1928) of reflection, prayer and song Sept. disposal many resources to help us in Manhattan. Titled “The World 11 in remembrance of last year’s in our quest for understanding.” Trade Center Disaster Memorials: terrorist attacks on the United Remembering Those Lost,” the 10 Then, as a symbol of moving States. forward, maintenance staff exhibit was a tribute to the people The Immaculate Heart of Mary (including Denny Grandl, Crystal and parts of New York City lost Seminary bell tolled as students, Griffin, Bruce Volkmann and Anna forever. faculty and staff gathered outside Saint Thomas More Chapel. After an introduction by Brother President Louis DeThomasis, Dr. Marcy Church of the psychology department offered a reflection. She noted, in part, that “the tragic events of September 11th left no one unaffected. This past year has been a time of healing for each of us in our own way. As time passes, it becomes clearer to me that just healing, although important, isn’t enough. As citizens of the world, College colors change from maroon and white to cardinal red and white (1926) we are responsible to seek information to understand how 9 An overflow crowd filled Saint Thomas More Chapel for a Sept. 11 prayer service. such tragic events can occur. Not an

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$2 million gift “She loved the arts, and knew of to support the arts my efforts to promote cultural at Saint Mary’s offerings at Saint Mary’s. Her gift is a lasting tribute to her life’s passion. Saint Mary’s University has received It will benefit many students — and a $2 million donation to support the Winona community — for years arts programs and students at the to come.” Winona campus. The donation is a Half of the bequest will endow bequest from Lillian Davis Hogan a new Lillian Davis Hogan of New York. Hogan enjoyed a long Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship, career in New York City theatre, with preference to students including tenure with the famous Ziegfield Follies dance revue. majoring or active in theatre arts. Hogan met Brother President The remaining $1 million will be Louis DeThomasis 27 years ago, split between an endowment for when he was headmaster of an the art gallery in the Toner Student international preparatory school on Center, and an endowment to Long Island. “Lillian was a support the Lillian Davis Hogan wonderful lady,” Brother Louis said. Performance Series of public events. Nickname changes from Cardinals to Redmen (1932) 12

Ready to dig at the groundbreaking ceremony (from left): Tim Burchill ’68, vice president for university relations; Ann Merchlewitz G’96, vice president and general counsel; Brother President Louis DeThomasis; and Chris Schellinger and Jon Petters of Collegeville Development Group. University Village to offer access to SMU A ground-breaking ceremony Sept. 16 marked the start of construction of University Village, a housing community located across Hwy. 14 at the entrance to Knopp Valley. The 36-unit development is being planned and financed by Collegeville Development Group, a St. Cloud-based company focused on housing communities designed to engage and enrich the lives of older adults. University Village will cater to persons 55 and older, and offer access to the social, recreational, intellectual, cultural and spiritual opportunities available at Saint Mary’s University. Homeowners may attend classes, sporting events, musical and theater productions, and workout at the campus recreational center.

Other than the access to SMU facilities and services, University Village will be completely independent of the Hockey team tours the East in its attempt to secure an Olympic bid (1930-31) university itself. For more information on University Village, contact Matt Jensen at 320-654-0500. 11

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Brother Laurence Walther dies Brother Laurence Walther, FSC, 82, died Aug. 21 at Saint Anne Hospice in Winona. Brother Laurence, a 1944 alumnus of then- Saint Mary’s College, was an accomplished concert pianist and music teacher. Brother Laurence returned to Successful $30 million fund drive Saint Mary’s as a full-time faculty member in 1970. In his first year, to benefit students, endowment he originated the college’s Fine Arts Saint Mary’s University has successfully completed its $30 million capital Department and was the first campaign, “Legacy for Learning: The Campaign for Students.” Brother member of the music faculty. He President Louis DeThomasis made the announcement Sept. 27. John launched a professional performing Leaf, chairman of the board of trustees, reported that the board passed career when he began touring with a unanimous resolution “celebrating the successful conclusion of the Brother Vincent Malham ’58 as most ambitious campaign in the history of Saint Mary’s University.” Brother Brother Leopold Julian Dodd is first Christian Brother president (1933) “Brothers in Concert” in 1974. The Brother Louis acknowledged the efforts of many volunteers and duo toured the United States, the staff members who were responsible for the success of a campaign that

14 Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia, exceeded by 70 percent any previous SMU campaign. He specifically Singapore and Rome, in addition to thanked campaign co-chairs and former trustees Bernie Wagnild recording albums. (Minneapolis) and Robert Kelly (Chicago), along with Dr. Mary Catherine In 1980, Brother Laurence Fox ’75, professor of interdisciplinary studies and former vice president received the Distinguished Alumnus for university relations, under whose direction the campaign was Award from Saint Mary’s College. developed and launched. The Saint Mary’s board of trustees Brother Louis noted that “$17 million of the $30 million raised in bestowed the honorary Doctorate this campaign was directed to endowment, with the balance for of Musical Arts upon Brother programs and scholarships directly benefiting students. No new Laurence in 1991. Last summer, he buildings were funded with capital campaign proceeds.” received an award from the Tim Burchill ’68, vice president for university relations, provided data Winona Fine Arts Commission in relative to the overall campaign: gifts and pledges totaled $30,333,828; honor of his lifelong dedication to the campaign included 19,876 gifts (many donors made multiple gifts); music and education. and the 28 largest gifts to the campaign ranged from $100,000 to Services for Brother Laurence $7,000,000, providing exactly one-half of the $30 million total. were held Aug. 25 at Saint Thomas Brother Louis thanked trustees for their support and involvement in More Chapel, with burial at Saint the campaign. Board members contributed in excess of $7 million Christian Brothers purchase SMC from Winona Diocese (1933) Mary’s Cemetery, Winona. toward the overall objectives of the campaign. Memorials may be directed to the

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Record enrollment Saint Mary’s listed for 2002-03 in top tier of Official 10th-day-of-class statistics at ‘U.S. News’ rankings the Winona campus showed a Saint Mary’s University of record number of new students and Minnesota is ranked in the top tier full-time undergraduates. A record of Midwestern colleges and 1,330 full-time undergraduates and universities with bachelor and 46 part-time undergraduates are registered at Saint Mary’s Winona master degree programs, according campus. New entering freshmen to the “U.S. News & World Report” number 396; with transfers, special 2003 edition of “America’s Best students and readmitted students Colleges.” added, the record total of new The popular “U.S. News” guide students is 466. to colleges bases its rankings on 16 The School of Graduate and indicators of academic quality. Special Programs has 1,283 These indicators reflect a school’s students in its Winona-based student body, its faculty, its programs. Total enrollment in all financial resources, and outcome degree programs at the Winona measures that signal how well the campus is 2,659. Total enrollment institution does its job of educating for the university, including students. programs at all other campuses and Saint Mary’s ranking in the top centers, is nearly 5,400. one-quarter of regional peer institutions is “welcomed and gratifying,” according to Brother President Brother Louis DeThomasis. “It calls attention to something that we always knew was true: the wonderful faculty and staff at Saint Mary’s are doing their jobs well.” The rankings are available on the newsstand as well as online, at http://www.usnews.com. Click on “America’s Best Colleges” and Saint Mary’s captures first basketball title (1938) follow the links to “Universities —

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Fact Sheet offers updated info International series on Saint Mary’s focuses on China Lots of information about Saint Mary’s University is now available Saint Mary’s sixth annual international series focused on China this year. in the 2002-03 Fact Sheet. Chinese culture, dance and music traditions, and political history were Produced annually (and updated highlighted through a variety of lectures and films, a dance performance, and a concert. frequently) by the Office of Public Events included talks on “Creating the New China: Revolution in Information, the Fact Sheet is a Three Acts,” “The Chinese Cultural Revolution,” “Han-Minority compendium of official facts, figures Relations in Tibet and Xinjiang” and “China and the World Trade and interesting items about Saint Organization,” performances by the Chinese Dance Theater and One Mary’s. The latest version is on the World Musicians, and films by Chinese directors including Saint Mary’s web site at “The Blue Kite,” “Eat, Drink, Man, Woman,” “Raise the Red Lantern” http://www.smumn.edu. Biology department established by Brother Charles Severin, FSC (1933) and “The Wedding Banquet.” Click on “General Info” and then

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Highland, Fabian are honored by the Christian Brothers

The De La Salle Christian Brothers have bestowed Letters of Affiliation upon Dr. Jeffrey Highland, university provost and vice president of the college, and Father Andrew Fabian, OP, professor of philosophy. Affiliation, the highest honor given by the Brothers to their friends and associates, was approved by Superior General Brother Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria and his General Council in Rome. Brother President Louis DeThomasis and Brother Jerome Rademacher ’58, director of the SMU Brothers’ community, presented the Letters of Affiliation at the university’s Christmas dinner, Dec. 17. “Both of these fine men have devoted much of their working lives to the mission of the Christian Brothers,” said Brother Louis. “We are tremendously grateful for their contributions to the education of young men and women at this institution.” Dr. Highland has served Saint Mary’s in a variety of roles since 1977, including dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, and director of the Core Studies Program. A professor of political science, in 1988 Dr. Highland was honored by the Christian Brothers as a Distinguished Lasallian Educator. In 1991 he received the Bishop Heffron Service Award from Dr. Jeffrey Highland, Saint Mary’s. In addition to his administrative and Father Andrew Fabian teaching duties, Dr. Highland was president of the Saint Mary’s chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma national faculty and generations of students, in 1981 he was Catholic honor society, and is moderator of the Phi Mu honored with the university’s Brother Charles Severin Alpha music fraternity. Award for Excellence in Teaching. Father Fabian serves Father Fabian, a priest of the Dominican order, has as celebrant at university Masses and special liturgies, taught philosophy to hundreds of students at Saint and was a member of the Saint Anne Hospice ethics Mary’s since 1964. Held in the highest esteem by committee. Navy V-12 unit established on campus during WWII (1943)

18 New school Mary’s school song, “Alma Mater,” song performed was performed at the Concert Band/Concert Choir concert. Words Family Weekend, and music to the song were written Sept. 27-29 by Dr. Patrick O’Shea, choral Hundreds of students got director. (An audio file and print reacquainted with their families version of “Alma Mater” are after a month of college had available on the SMU website at transpired, during Family Weekend www.smumn.edu/general/ 2002, Sept. 27-29 on the Winona almamater.html) campus. A full slate of fun activities Parents and families came from and events was available to all corners of the map. Sibling- students, their families and the students Mary ’06 and Megan ’03 public, including the Fall Frolic Coyle had a family member travel fun run, performances by musical all the way from Germany, while groups, and sporting events. Aubrey ’06 and Greg ’04 Hollnagel

Coach Max Molock inaugurates a nationally noted intramural system (1941) The department of theatre arts had a group of nine visit them, presented “The Importance of including both sets of grandparents

17 Being Earnest,” and the new Saint traveling all the way from Florida.

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Brothers in 1932. Brother George included the College of Saint Teresa earned degrees in biology from and Winona State University. Saint Mary’s College (1936), Upon retirement from Saint De Paul University (1943) and Mary’s, Brother George taught University of Notre Dame (1953). bioethics and radiation biology at Brother George taught biology De La Salle University in the Philippines. at DeLaSalle High School, Chicago, Brother George was a from 1936-42. He joined the nationally noted and much- faculty of Saint Mary’s College in published researcher in radiation 1942. In 1969, Brother George biology and river biology. He also became Saint Mary’s 10th served as director and instructor of president, succeeding Brother National Science Foundation’s Gregory Robertson, FSC. biology summer institutes for high Brother George served as school teachers at Saint Mary’s president until 1976, overseeing the College. Among many honors, he admission of the college’s first was named an Outstanding Brother George female students in 1969, the Educator of America in 1970. Pahl, former expansion of enrollment and the At the celebration of his 50th president, dies at 87 physical campus, and the anniversary as a Christian Brother, Brother George was called a reorganization of the college’s Brother L. George Pahl, FSC, Ph.D., “brilliant and beloved” teacher academic and administrative 87, died Jan. 19 in Winona. Brother by a former student. Brother Louis structure. During his tenure, George was a former president and DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D., current professor of biology at then-Saint corporate control and ownership SMU president, said “Brother Mary’s College. were transferred from the Christian George was a man of great intellect, Born Francis Kenneth Pahl in Brothers to a separately and a man of charm and wit. He Minneapolis, he took the name incorporated board of trustees, and was a man of God, and at the same Leonian George Pahl when he a Tri-College agreement on student time, the consummate ‘people joined the De La Salle Christian exchange was reached in 1971 that person.’”

Dance helps Johnsons buy van for handicapped son SMC is affiliated with Catholic University of America (1945)

The second annual Taylor 20 Richmond Benefit last year helped John Johnson of the SMU admission office and his wife Bobbi Jo purchase a handicapped-accessible van to transport Brady, their six-year-old son. Brady has cerebral palsy. Students and staff helped plan the semi- formal dance in the Toner Student Center. Johnson said he was grateful for the support of the community. “I’m humbled,” he said. “I can’t say enough about Saint Mary’s.” The previous year, the benefit was for Taylor Richmond, the son of SMU staff Nikki and Nick Richmond. Taylor suffers Brother Alphonsus Pluth begins Saint Mary’s Press at DeLaSalle High School (1943) from ataxia-telangiecstacia. 19

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Saint Mary’s supports the work Fending off of an innovative Dragons Swiss treatment For more than 15 years, Saint Mary’s has been center for children involved in a ground-breaking treatment center for children suffering from life-threatening illnesses, psychic traumas and various physical, emotional and cognitive disabilities. David Eldred, Ph.D., one of the founding psychotherapists of the M.-L. von Franz Institute in Zurich, Switzerland developed a friendship with Saint Mary’s president, Brother Louis DeThomasis, when both were doctoral students at the Union Institute in Cincinnati. Since the late 1980s, Saint Mary’s University has assisted the institute in the areas of fund raising, foundation creation and benefactor relations. Tim Burchill ’68, Saint Mary’s vice president for university relations, has led these efforts on behalf of the institute and visited Zurich in 2001 for a first-hand look at the innovative work of the team of psychologists, psychotherapists and physicians who work with these aggrieved children.

The M.-L. von Franz Institute provides psychotherapeutic services free-of-charge or at nominal fees to children whose personality development has been deeply affected by a critical life event, such as cancer. The treatment facility in Zurich offers unique therapies that teach these children to develop a sense of self-identity and self-worth. The Burbage Players were organized by Brother J. Philip (1946)

The royalties from 22 the sale of the popular children’s book, Corduroy, go to the Don and Lydia Freeman Research Fund to support psychological care and research at the institute. Redmen basketball team defeats famed Harlem Globetrotters, 49-44 (1945-46) 21

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Playroom at the M.-L. von Franz Institute in Zurich, Switzerland.

The institute implements a unique mix of traditional to ban them to the far corners of the room, directed Glee Club develops musical comedy act “Redmen (1947) Revels” Chinese medicine practices and today’s modern how they should be tied to chairs, taped to the ceiling medicine. Many of the practices are based on theories or caged, and dictated warning signs to protect all 24 from renowned psychologist Carl Jung and Dr. M.-L. other children and adults entering the practice. With von Franz. One treatment practice is play therapy, the assistance of his therapist, he gradually began to which is widely becoming the treatment of choice for visit the dragons and even developed a unique many children. The institute has developed a relationship with one. Remo was able to work through specialized form of this therapy using the child’s his fears of medical treatment and death, learn to natural expression of his innermost feelings during harness his impatience while trying to tackle difficult play. Over time, the process aims to ease fears about tasks at school, and succeed, despite very poor hospitals and aid coping with illness or disability. coordination, to learn to ride a bike. Remo completed his medical therapy without a relapse. Today, at the The institute has a remarkable reputation; the number age of 23, he states that it is an act of grace that he of referrals to the program currently exceeds the institute’s capacity. Besides critical ongoing research has received the chance to become a healthy and and patient work, institute staff also seek to encourage productive young man. For the complete story on communication, discussion and reflection among the Remo, go to www.smumn.edu/magazine. children’s families and with the public at large. TO LEARN MORE Remo F. was diagnosed at age four with acute ★ To find out more about the M.-L. von Franz Institute lymphatic leukemia. He was terrified of all hospital and how you can help support its work, go to procedures when he was admitted to the treatment www.vfiss.org center. In the first months of therapy, Remo projected his fears onto the dragons in the playroom. Having a ★ Dr. Shoshana Mindell will be on the Winona campus remarkable talent to organize and direct play, he the evening of March 10 to discuss the significance of Saint Mary’s Flying Club charters plane to fly students to Chicago for Easter break (1946) devised games where his therapist had to deal with the institute’s work and the modern application of these beasts in his stead. Remo instructed his therapist traditional Chinese medicine practices. ≠ 23

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 17 CAMPUS NEWS How I spent my Some assume faculty have it me to truly feel – and be a part of present, even for most of the made in the summertime, sitting – the culture.” reception. poolside or reading a favorite Among the eight other students Although the streets of Nairobi novel during their three months were a New York Maryknoll are dangerous after dark, Diehl and of leave. The reality is, most seminarian, a woman missionary the other participants felt safe and teachers use the time to enhance from Argentina, and a special welcomed during the day, even their professional skills, prepare education teacher from the when traveling alone. According to new curriculum or study abroad. Netherlands. Each was Diehl, the most shocking thing Among the many traveling or assigned a Muslim about Nairobi was not the field assistant devastation of the conducting research, here’s who helped slums, but the stark what two Saint Mary’s faculty arrange contrast between did this summer. interviews the slums and – with local directly across Muslims. the street – Diehl’s the lines of field enormous, assistant, ★ beautiful exploresDiehl Islam AFRICA Rukiyah homes. Diehl in Africa Bakari, is a Nairobi, noted that it is 26-year-old a shame that a Dr. Dorothy Diehl, chair of the law student Kenya country with modern/classical languages whose father so much department, was selected by Saint teaches at Nairobi University. potential is Mary’s Faculty Development Rukiyah helped Diehl arrange immersed in abject Committee to attend a course at the interviews with 10 Muslim women, poverty and political

58% of students are WWII (1947) veterans Maryknoll Institute of African some in a polygamous marriage, corruption. Even her very Studies of Saint Mary’s University in some divorced and others single, in bright assistant, Rukiyah, predicted Nairobi, Kenya. She enrolled in a order to prepare a final paper on she would have to leave the 26 three-week course on Introduction women’s issues among Muslims of country to find a suitable job. to Islam in Eastern Africa. Each varying backgrounds. Diehl did find time to explore week included three days of “Why do you want to learn other regions of Kenya prior to the lectures and three days of about Islam?” was often the first course, taking a week-long immersion into the community. question. Diehl explained that she excursion to Mombasa on the Diehl said this immersion “allowed teaches about Islam in her Indian Ocean and then a four-day Francophone Literature and safari to the Masai-Mara after the Civilization classes but found it course concluded. difficult to explain the religion, Now that she has returned to especially the woman’s role. This Winona, Diehl is excited to share explanation must have been her experiences with her students. satisfactory, because all the women She has incorporated what she agreed to be interviewed and were learned in many of her courses, extraordinarily hospitable and open. especially in the Capstone class she One woman even invited Diehl teaches in the sections on to attend a Muslim wedding. The relationships and faith. 10-minute ceremony took place in the bride’s home but only men took By the way, Diehl completed Veterans Administration constructs two Veterans barracks on campus for G.I.s (1947) part. The women responded to her 15-page paper (available Dr. Dorothy Diehl (left) and her field prayer from an adjacent room and, assistant, Rukiyah Bakari. upon request) and received 25 surprisingly, the bride was not an ‘A’ in the course.

18 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER 2003 CAMPUS NEWS summer vacation

Gautteaches Russian literature to teachers This past June, Saint Mary’s offered a seminar titled “Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Solovyov: Literature and Religion in Pre-Revolutionary Program director Dr. Greg Gaut (left) and Dr. Carolyn Ayers are shown with Gary Russia,” directed by the chair of Hendrickson, senior program director of the National Endowment for the Humanities the history department, Dr. Greg Seminars and Institutes program. Gaut ’69. The seminar was funded by a prestigious National to the Twin Cities to a Russian included guest lecturers, Endowment for the Humanities Orthodox cathedral, where its two discussions, and final reports and (NEH) grant for $70,000 as part of priests offered an explanation of the presentations. One participant said an initiative to support summer religion. The group enjoyed lunch of the seminar: “It was the most seminars for school teachers. at a Ukranian deli and dinner at rewarding academic experience of Fifteen finalists were selected to “Moscow on the Hill” in St. Paul – my life … it has charged my attend the five-week summer which is known for its unique batteries and I can tell that I am seminar. They came to Winona Russian ambiance – with more intellectually awake now.” many toasts and a long, Dr. Carolyn Ayers, assistant drawn-out dinner. The professor of English, who helped trip quickly established Gaut with the programming, said group camaraderie and they were energized by what the prompted the first of participants brought to Saint Mary’s. many lengthy discussions There were many discussions, not the teachers would only about Russian literature, but The NEXUS begins publication as a news magazine (1948) engage in during the also about pedagogy and teaching seminar. strategies. Ayers said it was also a Gaut said the 28 pleasure to work with a colleague teachers came primed for in her field of specialty. learning. “They were all In turn, the teachers’ comments hungry for intellectual were equally positive about the stimulation and were The seminar group paused for a photo looking to meet people seminar and the university. In an during its field trip to Minneapolis. like themselves. I never evaluation form to NEH, one had to worry about teacher writes: “Saint Mary’s was an from around the country, including prodding discussion … it was a joy excellent host institution … . From five from the East Coast, six from to serve as the facilitator.” the people who assisted us with our the Central region, three from the The curriculum included check-in on day one to the cafeteria South and one from California. All readings of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo people to the library staff, the were teachers in public or private Tolstoy and Vladimir Solovyov and administration to, of course, our high schools in the areas of discussions on how each used professor and his assistants, there literature, social studies or religion. literature to popularize his religious was not a single exception to its Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary opens (1948) At the close of their first week ideas in the decades before the bend-over-backward helpful and

together, Gaut arranged for a trip Russian Revolution. The seminar gracious attitude.”≠ 27

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fter more than of year of you’re looking for Sports, A planning, decisions and design, you’ll find a direct link the SMU website is all new and under News & ready to provide its audiences with Information. Want to information that is up-to-date in an check out a Graduate inviting and Program, it’s there attractive under Academics! package. Managing Who the content are our As you can see, the guests? new site has a completely new look and Much of the feel. What you won’t see are the (Look A. Eric Heukeshoven discussion in the tools behind the scenes that allow the for one such calendar Website Manager early planning individuals who are most familiar in the Undergraduate Alumni stages of our with their information to make section.) Discussion groups new website centered on the updates directly to the website. The to allow a forum-type atmosphere question of, “Who visits our main new site is based on software from can also be included. And at long website and what do they want?” Intrcomm Technologies, a software last, we plan to introduce While it is obvious that anyone in the company located here in Minnesota, e-commerce to the SMU website! world with a computer and Internet which enables our faculty and staff to connection can visit our site, we make instant updates through an Old favorites decided to focus on three main easy-to-learn web-based interface. groups: Prospective Students, Alumni The website is built using a set of If you’re wondering whether we & Friends, and folks interested in templates into which information can scrapped everything from the “old” general information about SMU. be added, changed or deleted. “Keep website, relax, your old favorites are here too. You can still make a virtual Student choir begins (1949) Once we determined our “core” it simple” has been our motto and we audience, the flow of the website fell are confident that we have made an visit 24/7 to the Winona campus via into place. On the “home page” our live streaming video webcam.

30 excellent choice to do just that. visitors can quickly decide the path The online edition of the they wish to follow to find the New & Improved Saint Mary’s Magazine and several information they need. other publications will still be at your Along with the content management fingertips as will photos from recent system we have alumni events, the added a host of alumni email directory new options and and other web features that will resources you’ve come appear as part of to rely on. Navigating the site the new site. As you visit the new site, take a “Instant Polls” We welcome your moment to sample the menu located such as you see comments on our new along the top right-hand portion of on many news website, which like every page. Each main category sites around the every good idea, is a (Admission, Academics, Location, web can be work in progress. News & Information, Alumni and added and the Resources) offers a “drop-down” results tracked. Email your thoughts to The Redman yearbook is named All American with distinctive honor (1949) menu with choices allowing the A calendar module makes light work [email protected]. I sincerely viewer to jump directly to an of updating and maintaining a look forward to hearing from many

29 appropriate section of the site. If searchable calendar of events. of you soon.≠

20 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER 2003 FROM THE EDITOR SPORTS NEWS Saint Mary’s sports round-up VOLLEYBALL 27 goals in the first half. turned in her best performance of ONLINE: http://sports.smumn.edu OVERALL: 16-14 the season at the conference /m_soccer_ CONFERENCE: 8-3 tournament, shooting a 99-54 for a BRIEFLY: SMU qualified team-low 153. for post-season play for the third WOMEN’S ONLINE: http://sports.smumn.edu straight season, falling to Bethel 3-2 SOCCER /golf in the opening round of the MIAC OVERALL: 1-17-0 Tournament. … The loss snapped a CONFERENCE: 0-11 CROSS- season-high five-match winning BRIEFLY: Shannon Cherry ’03 was COUNTRY named First-Team All-MIAC, while streak. … It was also the third time CONFERENCE: this season that Bethel had beaten fellow senior Sara Goodnature was Men 11th, Women 11th the Cardinals. … Kirstan Rouzer an honorable-mention selection. … REGIONAL: Men 22nd, ’05 collected a career-high 29 kills For the season, SMU scored just Women 15th in the Cardinals’ season-ending loss. two goals, by Bernadette Balla ’03 BRIEFLY: SMU’s top six times in the … Ashley Dingels ’05 was named in a 1-0 win vs. Benedictine, and First-Team All-MIAC, while Melissa Jody Kielbasa ’06 in a 4-1 loss to men’s Central Regional were Cowan ’03 was a second-team St. Catherine. … The Cardinals’ personal-bests. … The Cardinal selection. … Dingels finished with a only other point came on Shannon women moved up four places in the team-leading 394 kills. She also led Cherry’s assist of Balla’s goal. … Central Regional team standings the team in kills-per-game (3.72), SMU goalkeepers Dianna Kyllo ’04 over a year ago. … B.J. Klenke ’03 attack percentage (.343) and blocks and Emily Strom ’04 faced 285 posted SMU’s top men’s time at the (100). … Cowan collected 1,260 of shots, while opposing goalies only regional, covering the 8K course in the team’s 1,371 assists, and her faced 53 shots. … SMU’s two goals 27:41, while Keith Pieschek ’04 scored were an all-time low, while 12.0 assists-per-game rank her first (27:51) and Jim Baertsch ’04 its season-ending 13-game slide was in school history. … Five of SMU’s (27:55) were close behind. … an all-time high. seven conference wins came on the Renee Willkom ’04 posted the ONLINE: http://sports.smumn.edu Cardinals’ home floor. /w_soccer_ women’s top regional time, clocking ONLINE: http://sports.smumn.edu a 6K time of 24:34 — with SMU’s /volleyball GOLF top four runners finishing within CONFERENCE: seven seconds of each other. … At MEN’S the MIAC Championships, SOCCER Men 7th, Women 7th BRIEFLY: Junior Eric Peischek’s time of 28:03 led the OVERALL: 6-11-1 Thom was the Cardinals’ leader all SMU men, while Willkom (20:55) CONFERENCE: 3-7-0 season, twice earning MIAC Golfer and Ellen Koranda ’05 (20:56) BRIEFLY: Freshman Mike Boland were tops for the women. of the Week honors. … Thom First Marinotes group formed (1954) and junior Mike Lackey were recorded a 27-hole total of 121 ONLINE: http://sports.smumn.edu named to the All-MIAC first team. (40-81) to lead the Cardinals to a /cross_country_ 32 … Boland finished the season as seventh-place finish in the season- SMU’s leader in goals (11) and ending MIAC Championships. … points (25). … Fellow freshman Thom recorded scores in the 70s in Brian Reddish was the team-leader eight of his 10 rounds en route to a in assists (6) and second in points team-leading 76.6 scoring average. (18). … Four of Reddish’s six goals … D.J. Schweitzer ’03, who finished came during a stretch in which he two shots back of Thom at the scored all four of SMU’s goals. … MIAC tournament, was second in SMU finished with two, two-game scoring average at 82.0. … On the winning streaks. … Bob Endemann women’s side, Kris Klimmek ’03 ’05 was SMU’s leading goalie, and Andrea Hanke ’06 were the boasting a 1.55 goals-against- team’s scoring leaders, averaging SMC fields a football team for last time (1954) average and a .748 save 90.9 and 92.2 over the Cardinals’

percentage. … SMU scored 19 of its 11 rounds. … Emily Nordstrom ’04 31

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Athletes no longer shut out from study abroad

ne of the benefits of being a the school’s inaugural Athletics did a week-plus tour of Italy. O student at Saint Mary’s Study Abroad Program. “It was a great experience,” University is the opportunity to take “Both Jeff and I had had said SMU men’s basketball coach part in the school’s study-abroad experiences doing this type of thing Bob Biebel ’79, who took six of his program. at schools before we came to Saint basketball players on the trip — Being able to spend a semester Mary’s. We felt we could make it which included four games against in such places as London and work here, too,” said Fierke, noting Italian club teams. “What really Florence is an added bonus to any that the plan took nearly two-and-a- made it special was the opportunity student’s collegiate studies. half years to transform from a to combine so many different parts Unless, of course, you are a pipedream into reality. “So many of of collegiate life into one trip — the our student-athletes have had to academic side, the athletic side and

Construction Construction begins on three-story science building (1955) student-athlete at Saint Mary’s. Because the semesters abroad the tourist side.” conflict with many varsity sports In preparation 34 seasons, most student-athletes have “What really made it special for their trip — which to make a choice — leave for was the opportunity to is strictly optional overseas, and miss half of their and funded by the athletic season, or stay and combine so many different individuals compete, and miss out on the parts of collegiate life into themselves — each opportunity to study in a foreign one trip — the academic student-athlete was country. required to attend a Not much of an option. side, the athletic side and six-week class, which Until now. the tourist side.” helped prepare them Thanks in large part to the for life outside the efforts of coaches Jeff Halberg and United States. The Kim Fierke, SMU student-athletes wrestle with the decision of study class included presentations and can finally have the best of both abroad or playing (varsity) athletics. lectures on the Italian and English worlds. Many of our seasons overlap, cultures. This past summer, almost especially in the winter. “The trip really was a great immediately after the May “By creating this program, learning experience,” said Biebel. commencement, members of the students don’t have to make that “Sure, we had a lot of time to just SMU volleyball, men’s and women’s choice — they can do both.” be tourists, but we also learned a Basketball squad makes its annual flying tour in 16-passenger DC-3 (1955) basketball, and men’s and women’s And so the SMU tennis teams lot about the Italian culture. tennis teams boarded planes bound spent two weeks in England, while Besides, who said learning can’t

33 for Italy and England to take part in the volleyball and basketball teams be fun?”

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And then, of course, the groups also found time to play a little basketball, volleyball and tennis. “The volleyball wasn’t as competitive as it is in the MIAC, but it was great to play the matches just the same,” said SMU volleyball coach Mike Lester. “Our women really found the trip extremely rewarding, from both an educational and an athletic standpoint. It was the chance of a lifetime for a lot of them — and something they will never forget.” “Our guys really liked playing the games,” Biebel said. “You talk about the cultural learning experience, but there was also the basketball learning experience, too. To play against different competition like that was pretty cool.” “The tennis trip went extremely Members of the Saint Mary’s University women's volleyball and men’s and well,” said Halberg, who was one of women’s basketball teams pose in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa during the teams’ trip to Italy last summer. the driving forces behind the program and is the Cardinals men’s and women’s tennis coach. “The players had very positive things to The Saint Mary's University men’s and women’s tennis teams take time out from their say about the whole experience. tour of Scotland to pose for a group picture. The Cardinals not only competed in matches “We used the trip as a way to against teams from London, but they also put on a two-hour clinic for the youth. Students inspire Olympic Days, a week of fun and athletic events (1956) ‘meet the locals,’ so to speak,” continued Halberg, noting that the 10 athletes he had on the trip (five 36 men and five women) not only played three matches, but also held a two-hour tennis clinic for the Alnwick Tennis Club’s juniors. “The clinic was a huge success — our players had a blast working with the young kids and the kids were in awe of our players. “It was a great time and great PR for SMU.” According to Fierke, the Athletics Study Abroad Program will be a yearly event, with each program allowed to participate once every four years. “Everyone who went last summer had a great time,” said Fierke, noting that the SMU men’s soccer team will head to England this May. “It was a fantastic trip for everyone — one that I hope more NAVSECGRU U.S. trains program Navy Reserve communications technicians (1956) and more of our student-athletes

will be able to experience.” ≠ 35

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SMU celebrates ninety years

SMC marching band (1930)

24 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER 2003 KSMC launches College is at Candlelight Dinner Saint Mary’s goes 37 as on-campus 43 capacity, 400 49 held as official 56 co-ed with 31 radio station (1958) students are turned opening of new women in the away (1961) gym (1965) student body of 977 Saint Thomas (1969) 38 More chapel is Benilde Hall opens The new Troll is built (1958) 44 with over 120 50 popular with Men’s soccer is students (1961) morning coffee in 57 added to the 39 Dec. 5 fire destroys the Union (1966) growing list of three buildings on Students’ sports (1973) college farm (1959) 45 educational Psychology expenses average 51 becomes a major New Village 40 Master of Arts $954, tuition is (1967) 58 becomes the most program approved $600 (1961) popular place to live by NCA (1959) British theatrical (1973) New three-story 52 director Sir Tyrone High enrollment 46 41 air-conditioned Guthrie visits SMC Women’s basketball forces 65 men to library is built (1967) 59 starts as club sport live at Park Hotel (1962) (1974) (1960) The Blue Angel 125 students march 53 variety show begins A preschool in 42 Lasallian Honors 47 through Winona in (1967) 60 Saint Yon Hall Program begins civil rights complements (1960) demonstration 54 The Chad Mitchell developmental (1963) Trio featuring psychology courses John Denver (1974) New student center performs (1968) 48 including basketball court costs 55 Michael H. Toner $800,000 (1965) Student Center completed (1969)

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 25 You are invited! n an unprecedented event, Saint Mary’s faculty, staff, students and Christian Brothers I are bringing the university to Chicago to reconnect with alumni and friends, meet prospective students and their parents and to share our Saint Mary’s with Chicago! It is a ground-breaking concept that no other college of our size has accomplished. This premiere event will have something for everyone!

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26 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER 2003 Schedule of Events Show your Friday, February 28 Saturday (continued) Saint Mary’s spirit! Bring your Saint Mary’s memorabilia to 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm be included in a display just for Special Reception for Alumni Break-Out Sessions the convention! If you have items such as photographs, brochures, Alumni and friends are invited to socialize with Fun, educational mini-seminars presented by faculty buttons, pennants or other items Saint Mary’s faculty and staff, members of the Alumni and staff from more than 50 majors and departments. which capture the history of Saint Board of Directors and the board of trustees at a Mary’s, bring them with you to the reception (complimentary hors d’oeuvres, cash bar). convention or contact us if you Music will be provided by the SMU Jazz Ensemble. 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm are unable to attend. SMU archivist Dr. William Crozier will create Live Entertainment! a display showing the character of this Saturday, March 1 Enjoy music, comedy and more provided by Second Page university over the years. (SMU’s student comedy improv troupe) and others! Special guest Wayne Messmer, (Items will be available for pick-up at 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Chicago’s “Voice of Wrigley Field” the close of the exhibition area Exhibitor Booths Open Saturday afternoon.) Special appearance by The Oldie Moldie All-Stars CST items will also be included! A 30-year tradition at Saint Mary’s, the All-Stars are a 11:00 am - 12:45 pm student/alumni band of mostly Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia members. Performing popular 1950s and 1960s hits, they are Sports Fans! Convention Kick-off Celebration the traditional closing act in SMU’s Blue Angel variety show. The SMU athletic department will host a Be our guest for a complimentary Italian sandwich variety of athletic challenges. buffet lunch! 5:00 pm Test your skill in… Convention welcome address will be Convention Adjourns • Hockey slap shot given by master of ceremonies • Basketball pop-a-shot John McDonough ’75, vice president 5:00 pm - Midnight • Putting green of marketing & broadcasting for the Social, Dinner, Silent Auction Join us for special SMU sports memories with current and former athletes, coaches Chicago Cubs. & Dance for Alumni & Friends and fans! Bring your team photos, rosters, Alumni and friends programs or other sports memorabilia to Brother Louis DeThomasis, FSC, are invited to a social share! Ph.D., president of Saint Mary’s and elegant University will provide an update with served dinner followed news about our alma mater. by a dance with music provided by Union Station. Cash bar will KEYNOTE SPEAKER be available. Union Station Bill Kurtis Professional-casual attire, please. Executive producer and host of two acclaimed series: American Justice and Sunday, March 2 Emmy Award-winning Investigative Reports on cable television’s A&E Network. He is also executive producer 9:30 am — Mass and host of the science documentary series on PBS: The New Join the Saint Mary’s community as we celebrate Mass Explorers with Bill Kurtis. at the closing of the Convention weekend.

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WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 27 ALUMNI NEWS Get involved! eaching Minds, Touching Hearts.” As I look at these words used by the UPCOMING Tstudent development staff at Saint Mary’s, one thing comes to mind: a warm fuzzy feeling. I am moved to give of my time to pay back the university ALUMNI EVENTS for the great education and great friends I met at SMU. My memories become stronger and better because Saint Mary’s 1/27 Washington, D.C. represents some of the best times of my life, on the athletic fields, in the Washington D.C. Alumni classroom and most importantly with my friends. Since I continue to stay Gathering, University Club involved with the alumni association, my circle of friends has become larger and stronger. 2/28–3/1 Chicago, Illinois As your National Alumni Board president, I still get Saint Mary’s University excited each time my board work allows me to visit Convention, Wyndham 700 Terrace Heights. This campus is so alive! If you have Northwest Chicago, not visited the university lately, I suggest you take a road Itasca, Ill. trip. 3/8 Sarasota, Florida We, as your alumni board of directors, try to keep Florida Alumni Lunch & Liturgy the alumni in touch with Saint Mary’s and with each The Ritz Carleton other. The Alumni Chicago Golf Outing is a perfect example of this. I cannot tell you how many new friends I 4/2 Minneapolis, Minnesota have made over the last 10 years by attending and later Distinguished Faculty Series Minneapolis Club Rich Reedy ’76 coordinating the event. President National Alumni We are preparing for the first Saint Mary’s 5/31 Chicago, Illinois Board Convention, Feb. 28 and March 1, 2003 at the Summer Bash 2003 Wyndham Northwest in Itasca, Ill. We are bringing the Life’s Too Short, Slow Down! “entire” university to Chicago to update the alumni, 6/13-15 Winona, Minnesota parents, friends and prospective students on what’s happening at Saint Mary’s. Homecoming 2003 Friday night will feature an alumni social with a cocktail party featuring the SMU student music jazz ensemble. The convention will officially open 10/12 Chicago, Illinois Saturday at 9:30 a.m. A kick-off luncheon will feature the renowned Chicago Alumni Golf Outing journalist, Bill Kurtis. After lunch there will be time to visit exhibit booths and

Women’s intramural volleyball and Women’s tennis begin programs (1976) attend a variety of breakout sessions, demonstrations and performances. (See session topics on the web at www.smumn.edu/alumni) There will be a special Please watch your mail for more dinner-dance for alumni and family and friends on Saturday night. 62 information throughout the year, There are opportunities for you to purchase a booth to showcase your or check the SMU website for business, and to help sponsor the convention. Contact the alumni relations additional events, updates & details: office now! Special overnight hotel rates are available, so bring family and www.smumn.edu/alumni friends to spend the weekend with us as well as with some of your favorite SMU professors and staff members. Or, call the Alumni Relations Office at There are other ways for you to get involved with Saint Mary’s. You can 1-800-635-5987, Ext. 1499 directly help current students by offering internships, summer jobs or employment opportunities. Your board has also launched a new e-mentoring program. Students are so excited about the program that we don’t have enough alumni to match with them. The program is simple: Alumni converse with students via email about pertinent job-related issues and advise them about life after college. If you are looking for a minor time commitment that has a big impact, this is for you. We always welcome comments and suggestions as to how we can better serve you. Please check out our website at www.smumn.edu/alumni and sign in to receive SMU alumni event and news updates via email. Again, get involved! ≠ Hugh Joswick is first SMC student awarded the Rhodes Scholarship (1976) 61

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The first annual Summer Bash took place on June 1 in Chicago, Ill. at the Life’s Too Short…Slow Down establishment in Chicago. Several hundred recent graduates got together for a night out on the town.

Kristen Kozlowski ’00 (Summer Bash organizer), Kristin McCaskey ’01 and Christa Pugel ’01 pose in front of the SMU Welcome sign.

On April 2, Brother Jerome Rademacher, FSC ’58, professor of physics, presented a talk at the second annual Twin Cities Faculty Series. Over 70 alumni came to the Minneapolis Club to listen and visit with Brother Jerome.

ABOVE: Brother Jerome takes a moment to pose with past students and friends, Mary F. Fox ’78 and Karen Oaster ’77.

RIGHT: Many recent graduates also came to see their favorite professor from Saint Mary’s. Left to right are Peter Tanzil ’01, Melissa Johnson ’99, Chris Haider ’99, Greg Haider ’02, Brendan Hanley ’98, Amanda Wensmann ’01 and Corey Anderson ’99. Brother Brother Louis DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D. named SMC president (1984) 64

On August 10, over 100 alumni and friends turned out for the annual St. Paul Saints alumni baseball outing at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. The alumni social prior to the game gave these recent alumni an opportunity to sit back and relax among friends.

LEFT: Jim Hoey ’74 and his son, Eddy enjoyed the time to meet up with other SMU alumni, as well as the time with each other watching a baseball game.

BELOW: (pictured left to right) Brent Ericksen ’00, David Karsnia ’00, Dusty Verhey ’01 and Adam Knutson ’00. George Stephenson earns title at National Catholic Wrestling Championships (1978) 63

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The largest annual Chicago Alumni Golf Outing took place on Friday, Sept. 13 at the Oak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook, Ill. Over 120 golfers hit the links in the afternoon, with an additional 25 alumni and friends joining the group for dinner that evening.

TOP LEFT: Among those in attendance were Tom Mullins ’86, Joan (Cox) Mullins ’88, Bill Craggs ’86 and Debbie (Gallagher) Craggs ’87.

TOP RIGHT: Larry Cap ’76, Mike McCall ’73, Keith Klausner ’73 and Carl Schmid ’73.

BOTTOM LEFT: Therese (Dreitzler) Tew ’80, Peggy (McElroy) Horvath ’80, Susan (Metzger) Lyons ’80 and Erin (O’Neill) Hearne ’80. SMC is ranked no. 1 Catholic among collegesthe nation’s and universities for Ph.D. productivity (1985)

More than 50 SMU alumni and current 66 students and staff shared their time and talents with those in need in Minneapolis and St. Paul during the fourth annual Twin Cities Alumni Community Outreach Day held Oct. 26. The alumni met at the Twin Cities campus on Park Avenue and then divided to lend a helping hand to service agencies across the metro area. Organizations included the Ascension House,

Graduate programs Graduate begin programs in CitiesTwin (1984) Catholic Charities, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army and San Miguel School. 65

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS/A AWARD CRITERIA Nominate deserving • This award honors an alumnus/a for outstanding achievements in his/her chosen profession. alums for Homecoming • This person’s daily life reflects the Christian ideals promulgated by the university. • Has distinguished him/herself in his/her chosen field or in another area of endeavor. 2004 awards • Through his/her personal or professional activities reflects honor to the university. Do you know an SMU alum who has • Must have contributed to the university in outstanding ways or made significant humanitarian contributions to the community at large. made outstanding achievements in his/her career? Or, given significant time and ALUMNI APPRECIATION AWARD CRITERIA • This award honors an alumnus/a of the university, who by his/her consistent and continuous commitment to the community or Saint volunteer efforts has given his/her personal time and energies to further the goals and Mary’s University? Does someone stand objectives of Saint Mary’s University. out in your memory that you believe is • Must show exceptional personal commitment involving time and effort in any or all areas deserving of an alumni award? Can you involving university functions supported by the Alumni Association. Areas include, but are remember an athlete or coach whose not limited to, Career Services, Admissions Support, Chapter Development, National Alumni Board, Chapter Involvement, Regional Events and Programs. accomplishments brought honor to • Current employees of the university are ineligible for the award. him/herself and Saint Mary’s University? • Continuous personal contributions of time and effort are the primary criteria. Each year, the National Alumni SPORTS HALL OF FAME CRITERIA Association of Saint Mary’s University • This award honors the accomplishments of individuals who have coached or performed as bestows awards upon deserving alumni. varsity athletes for the university and have brought honor to themselves and Saint Mary’s. We are now accepting nominees for • An athlete must have attended Saint Mary’s University for a minimum of four semesters. Homecoming 2004 for Distinguished • A coach or athletic administrator must have served on the university staff for at least three Alumnus/a, Alumni Appreciation, Sports years. • An athlete’s class must have graduated at least five years prior to the selection. Hall of Fame, and Religious Service • The selectee’s accomplishments must be of such character that they clearly bring honor Awards. All nominations must come from and recognition to him/herself and the university and thereby the Hall of Fame. alumni, or employees of Saint Mary’s • Up to five selectees may be named in one year. University. Award nominations must be RELIGIOUS SERVICE AWARD CRITERIA received by the Office of Alumni Relations • This award honors an alumnus/a for outstanding contributions to the spiritual and religious no later than Oct. 1, 2003. lives of the people the individual serves.

2004 Alumni Award Nomination Form ~ Preliminary Information I wish to nominate an individual for: (please check type of award; photocopy to nominate in more than one category): ❏ Distinguished Alumnus/a ❏ Alumni Appreciation ❏ Sports Hall of Fame ❏ Religious Service

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Why do you think this individual should receive a Saint Mary’s University Alumni Award?

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To nominate a candidate for an award, complete this form and return by Oct. 1, 2003. Saint Mary’s Alumni Relations staff will follow-up with you as necessary. Send to: Alumni Relations, Saint Mary’s University, 700 Terrace Heights #21, Winona, MN 55987-1399. FAX: 1-507-457-6697

WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE 31 Family Picnic all ages, and enjoy refresh- PLAN NOW TO COME Come join the fun near Max ments with your classmates Molock Field, complete with and friends. BACK JUNE 13-15 FOR music and games for all ages. HOMECOMING 2003 Class pictures will be taken at SUNDAY, JUNE 15 this time. Mass and Reunion Vows Alumni Mass Join us for Mass in Chapel of The Saint Mary’s University SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Join us for an alumni Mass in Saint Mary of the Angels at Alumni Relations Office and Lasallian Legacy Society Saint Thomas More Chapel. SMU’s Saint Teresa campus the National Alumni and renew your wedding Breakfast Reception and Awards Association invite you back to vows with your spouse. Join us for breakfast and help An hors d’oeuvres reception your alma mater for a fun, honor those generous benefac- memory-filled weekend. will follow Mass. SMU’s annu- Alumni Brunch tors who are ensuring the al alumni awards will be pre- future of Saint Mary’s through Cap off the weekend with a These three days will reunite sented at this time. This year’s their commitments of planned yummy brunch. hundreds of alumni and their award winners are: Sports or deferred gifts. families in the beautiful bluffs Hall of Fame, Terrence Other activities: of Winona to reminisce about Gilmore Gallop Skrypek ’70 and Kerry You may also enjoy a scenic the past, share the present and Participate in the annual 5K (Ambrose ’88) Davison; riding tour through the bluffs, look to the future. run through the scenic bluffs Alumni Appreciation, Keith outdoor volleyball, the facilities surrounding campus. Prizes Klausner ’73; Distinguished in the Gostomski Fieldhouse awarded and all ages are Alumnus, Dr. R.W. Davidson (including the ice rink and welcome. ’53; and Religious Service, pool), campus tours and more! Father Robert Botthof, OP ’50. Estate Planning and SCHEDULE Charitable Giving Homecoming Dinner OF EVENTS Seminar A sit-down dinner will be Learn how your gift can bene- served immediately following Watch your mail for FRIDAY, JUNE 13 fit you and your family, and the reception and awards a special invitation secure our future. The seminar presentation. Golf Outing will include a discussion on that will include your Join fellow SMU alumni for the wills, charitable gift plans that Piano Sing-Along registration form, ninth annual Homecoming golf offer a lifetime stream of Join your classmates and other specific times for outing at the Winona Country income to you, and options for SMU alums for rousing ver- activities, residence and Club. college funding for your chil- sions of songs from yester- meal prices, and other years. SMU Preview Day dren and/or grandchildren. important information Prospective students are invited Distinguished Faculty Reunion Party for Homecoming 2003. to visit campus, meet with Series Come to the reunion party admission staff, deans and Relive the college classroom after the dinner, dance the HOPE TO SEE coaches to learn more about experience with some of night away with a local DJ Saint Mary’s University. SMU’s distinguished faculty. playing a variety of music for YOU THEN! 50+ Anniversary Dinner Special dinner for the golden anniversary class and earlier class years. Alumni Social Connect with those classmates who have arrived early and meet National Alumni Board members. Refreshments and music will be provided.

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Gustavo Valadez Ortiz, 1929 1961 Corpus Christi, Texas, has a 1974 new position as president of Robert Donahue, Springfield, Peter Klein, Venice, Fla., is Del Mar College. James Hoey, a civics teacher Mass., was honored in June, president of J.J. Klein Co. He for 20 years at Farmington, 2002 by the Valley Press Club and his wife will travel to Minn. Middle School West, of Springfield for his 50-year Hawaii in February, 2003 to 1967 was honored Oct. 21 when he career in radio and television celebrate their 25th wedding was cited in the U.S. and his service to the Press anniversary. Dan Kreutzberg, Appleton, Congressional Record by Club. Wis., has retired and moved Representative Bill Luther. Hoey Patrick Mullady Sr., Stockton, back to Wisconsin after also received an award from working in Minnesota for 30 1941 Ill., recently relocated to Luther for his outstanding western Illinois to work in real years. work teaching history and estate development and government. Joseph Kelly, Radcliff, Ky., is financial consulting. He is CEO 1968 retired from the U.S. of P.J. Mullady & Associates. Department of Veterans 1975 Affairs. R. Peter Kollasch, Iowa City, 1962 Iowa, has a new position as a Bill Jungbauer ’75 and Lou remote sending analyst for the 1952 Jungbauer ’76, partners in the Jim Dillon, Riverside, Calif., Iowa Department of Natural Minneapolis-based law firm published a book “House Resources. Yaeger, Jungbauer, Barczak and Therese and Phil Feiten, of Formation: A Catholic Vucinovich (which represents Winona, Minn., celebrated Seminary in the 1950s.” Jim is Richard May, New Brighton, railroad employees hurt or their 50th wedding anniversary a professor of education at Minn., joins Software Solutions killed on the job) each won on July 7, 2002. University of California- and Environmental Services cases awarding in excess of Riverside. Co., Inc. as chief financial $1 million in September. The 1954 officer. Jungbauers are two of eight Robert Qualls, Ridgeland, Jungbauer boys who attended Dr. James Wold, Lindstrom, Brother William Brynda, Wis., retired July 1, 2001 from SMU from the late ’60s Minn., will be exploring new FSC, N. Arlington, N.J., is the University of St. Thomas as through the mid-’80s. educational frontiers doing volunteer work as an associate dean of the School of as the executive director of Jim Mangini, Carlsbad, Calif., ESL teacher. Continuing Studies. Minneapolis-based online along with his wife, Cindy, Capella University. have three children, Josh, Kirby 1959 1964 and Luke. Jim has spent the last 16 years with the legal 1970 William Harwood, New Bern, Bill Hopper, Prescott, Ariz., publisher BNA, Inc., where he N.C., retired in July, 2002. retired in 1999 from Lockport manages sales teams in Township High School in Illinois William Herzog, Apple Valley, California, Hawaii, Alaska and Minn., is one of four principals Lou Guillou, Honolulu, after 24 years of service. Nevada. in Course Charters, LLC, a Hawaii, retired from the management consulting firm. mathematics department at 1965 Laura Miraglio, Huntington Saint Mary’s University in 1999 Beach, Calif., has a new position with Fidelity National after 31 years. He has taken a David Joswick, Longwood, 1971 temporary teaching position at Information Solutions as Fla., is starting a charity, “New director of corporate Iolani High School in Honolulu. Terry Klages, Spring Valley, Hope for Kids,” which grants marketing. wishes to children with illness. Wis., is a pastoral associate for Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Dr. Mark Perry, Grand Blanc,

Mich., was appointed as Winona Fire Department burns White House residence for practice (1988) 1972 chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of

Dale Wagner, Golden Valley, Michigan-Flint. 68 Minn., is in his third year as chief operation officer of Rebecca (Wilma) Satka, Bassford, Lockhart, Truesdell, & Winona, Minn., is director Briggs, P.A. of trust relations at Central Trust Company of La Crosse. 1973 1976 Karen (Wisniewski) Lewison, Hartford, Wis., Father Edward McGrath, retired in July, 2002 from the F. JCL, Rochester, Minn., is the Dohmen Co. after 25 years of new pastor for Pax Christi Dr. Linda Johnson ’74 hosted a party for Jeanne LaBelle ’74 in service. She now enjoys golfing Parish. Minneapolis at the end of September when LaBelle visited and doing volunteer work. from her home in northern Virginia. Pictured left to right: Dr. Jerome Workman Jr.,

(back row) Cathy Nilles, Kerry Nilles ’74, Cathy (Trusk ’74) Brookline, Mass., has a new hockey wins Men’s MIAC crown (1988) Stevens, Al Peters ’74, Greg Stevens ’74, LaBelle, Cathy position with Argose, Inc. as Marincel ’75, Johnson and her husband, Ray Mirshekari chief technical officer. (seated in front row). Photo was taken by Dan Cushing, husband of Jeanne LaBelle. 67

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Seminary, Saint Mary’s 1977 1978 University and as adjunct 1979 judicial vicar of the marriage James Gavin, Mundelein, Ill., Father R. Paul Heiting, tribunal for the Diocese of John Daley, Evergreen, Ill., has joined Glen Ingram & Winona, Minn., completed a Winona. secretary of the Moraine Valley Company, LTD, as audit license in canon law at St. Community College Board of supervisor. Thomas Aquinas University W. Mark Shaw, Northfield, Trustees, became president of (The Angelicum), Rome, in Minn., was appointed director the Illinois Community College Rock La Manna, St. Paul, June, 2002. He is currently of Rice County Social Services Trustees Association on July 1, Minn., is owner of Advanced assigned as spiritual director at in September, 2002. 2002. Converting Technology. Immaculate Heart of Mary

Filmmaker’s interest in military aircraft leads to White House Shooting a seven-minute short film on Marine One, the presidential helicopter, took producer Mark McCarville ’80 for quite a ride. Not only did McCarville get an up-close look at the U.S. Marine Base in Quantico, Va. — not to mention the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and the White House — but he also got to travel to Kennebunkport for an interview with former President Bush. “I’ve always been interested in military aircraft, but working on this project was surreal at times,” said McCarville. Last March he started his own film company, FIDO Films, and began the process of Mark bringing the story of Marine One to the screen. “Our McCarville ’80, first day of shooting (in May in Washington, D.C.) documentary started out with sunrise near the reflecting pool at the filmmaker Lincoln Memorial. We went from there to the South Lawn of the White House. We flew around D.C. in a “It was a little unnerving at times,” admitted CH-46, filming two of the White House helicopters McCarville, noting that most of his filming occurred flying around, then we actually flew in a VH-3 and after the tragic events of Sept. 11. “You talk to the landed at the White House. Marines in front of the camera and everything is happy “I have very good memories of the time I was and great, but you turn around and see the security able to spend with former and you know that if you do something terribly President Bush,” continued wrong, chances are you are in serious trouble. Every Mexico is added to international study abroad (1990) programs McCarville, noting that he place these helicopters go — even across the street to also interviewed former be washed — they are surrounded by armed Marines

70 President Clinton for the charged with the protection of the aircraft with orders piece. “I never pictured to shoot to kill if necessary.” myself being in that type McCarville, who graduated from Saint Mary’s with of situation — face-to-face a bachelor degree in communication arts, was hoping with two former presidents to produce an hour-long documentary on Marine One of the United States. There to air on the Discovery or History Channels. When he were times during the production that I had to step didn’t get the response he was hoping for, he back and marvel at what I was doing. On any given contacted Sikorsky Aircraft Company, the day, I was talking to the White House, the Pentagon, manufacturer of the Marine One helicopters. offices of former presidents and the Marine squadron “It ended up working out just fine,” said that we were filming. McCarville, noting that he is still continuing discussions “It truly was amazing.” with the Discovery Channel regarding shooting a McCarville and director AnnaLisa Lunn weren’t longer version. “I have to admit that I came away with allowed much time alone during their work at the an immense feeling of awe. There I was, sitting in the White House. In fact, wherever the two were in a same aircraft that the most powerful man in the free Performance Performance Center and lobby frescoes completed (1987) secure area, armed Secret Service agents were close world uses. behind. “That’s an indescribable feeling.” 69

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Dave Filipczak, Fresno, Calif., directors of Minnesota is working for Central Valley Advocates for Human Rights. Cruise Holidays. In January, Tschida receives 2002 he made his stage debut 1984 in the West Coast premiere of “The Scarlet Pimpernickel” All-World honors at with The Good Company Lori Boersma, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Players. works for TEM, Inc. as a fastpitch tourney laboratory technician. Father Ronald Garry, Rapid John Tschida ’90 was selected to the International City, S.D., is the new associate 1985 Softball Congress (ISC) 2002 All-World team for pastor for Blessed Sacrament amateur fastpitch softball. He also received the Church. Glenn Garry, Shawnee, Okla., is a regional sales manager at Outstanding Hitter award at the Aug. 9-17 1980 Dey Labs. He and his wife, 40-team international tournament. Laurie have two children, Sean, Just 15 players were named to the All-World 9 and Molly, 6. Father Kevin Connolly, first team from nearly 600 Fairmont, Minn., has been assigned to serve St. John 1986 players who competed in Vianney’s Parish in Fairmont the ISC World Tournament and Holy Family in East Chain. Tim Foster, Toledo, Ohio, has in Kitchener, Ontario. a new position as a district Tschida’s Fargo Imaging Gregg Simantz, Shoreview, manager for Sterling Stores. Minn., graduated from the Solutions’ team went 2-2 University of St. Thomas with a Timothy Stanton, Chicago, and didn’t place in the top master’s degree in business Ill., moved to executive vice administration. He is currently president of the corporate real five, but Tschida, a third- leading Six Sigma process estate service division at HSA baseman, led the improvement teams at 3M Commercial Real Estate from tournament with a .615 Company in the Consumer Key senior vice president at Prime Accounts group. Realty Services, Inc. batting average (8-for-13). Tschida, 34, is in his 11th season playing 1982 1988 fastpitch softball. He’s received ASA All-American honors three times, but this is his first All-World Angela Dreis, Victor, N.Y., has Cynthia (Engesser) Jones, team honor. accepted a new position in Valley Lee, Md., is an executive upstate New York as a sales assistant at Raven, Inc., a Tschida was an All-MIAC and all-region manager for 3M industrial contract support services baseball player at Saint Mary’s and following his products. company. She has a son Andy, 5. graduation, spent the next 10 years at his alma A group of classmates Muffy Farrell, Warminster, mater — he was assistant coach in baseball for four celebrated their 40th, not-yet- Pa., is a personal development years, then was head softball coach for six years. 40th and maybe-a-little-past- trainer for GMAC Residential 40th birthdays in Cancun, Mortgage. Tschida quickly established himself among the Mexico in May 2000, including nation’s best softball coaches, compiling a six-year Eileen (Long) Rice, Maeve Montina (Maestas) record of 207-45 (.821) with the Cardinals, capped (Cashman) Jensen, Anita Kostenko, Elkhorn, Wis., is a

Bengfort Greden, Mary Pat research magnetic resonance by the 2000 NCAA Division III championship. His Nickname changes back from Redmen to Cardinals (1992) (Brown) Brennan, Barb imaging technologist at the 1998 team broke an NCAA Division III record with (Daniels) DeFrancia, Rose Medical College of Wisconsin. 33 consecutive victories. Saint Mary’s also built a (Barcikowski) Carr, Jean She also started a new 72 (Conrick) Allen, Jean Geske, business venture as a Tastefully record 48-game winning streak in MIAC games. Mary Kay (Spetter) Simple Consultant. Tschida returned to his hometown to take the Kaminski and Bernadette Berardi-Colletta. Kathy St. Thomas head coaching position in June 2000. (Timony) Roche was unable 1989 Tschida’s eight-year coaching record of 280-63 to attend due to illness. Rob Babikan, Mount ranks him second in NCAA Division III history in Prospect, Ill., is the Midwest career winning percentage. His last six teams have a 1983 regional sales manager for combined 125-7 record in conference games, with Morningstar Foods. five team championships. Dan Lange, Palos Heights, Ill., Joe Guillou, Kailua, Hawaii, is was named head boys varsity a member of the mathematics basketball coach in May, 2002 department at Iolani High at Carl Sandburg High School. School in Honolulu. College called “Mornings,” Lockheed Martin. Dawn is a Mark Meyer, East Lansing, 1990 and also acted in the Orange stay-at-home mom taking care Mich., is assistant editor for the City Tulip Festival Night Show, of Jacob, 8, Joshua, 6, Lansing State Journal. “State Fair.” Jeremiah, 4 and Jonah, 2. Jill Fischer, Orange City, Iowa, Scott Wright, Vadnais is the assistant director of the Heights, Minn., partner in the Rock Valley Rotary Foster Joe and Dawn (Cappello) Amy (Ambrose) Newburn, soccer wins 4th straight Women’s MIAC crown (1991) Minneapolis law office of Grandparent Program. In the Helwig, Winter Garden, Fla., South Beloit, Ill., is a senior Faegre & Benson, has been spring of 2002, she directed a moved to Florida so Joe could physical therapist with the named to the board of one-act play at Northwestern pursue a new job with Rockford Clinic Physical 71

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HENTHORNE Convention and Visitors children, Nicholas, 2 and Dylan, TRAVELS THE LONG, Bureau director for the City of 1. She also paints children’s WINDING ROAD Winona. furniture. WITH BASEBALL Kevin Henthorne ’93 has Timothy Swanson, Tawn Eikel, Minneapolis, seen his share of ups and Woodbury, Minn., is in Minn., is a real estate agent for downs as a professional marketing and sales as owner owneroptions.com and mpls- baseball player. He of Brandcode, Inc. homes.com. started the year by injuring his back in spring Maggie Weinzierl, Maple Lisa (Holman) Fox, Des training with the Tucson Grove, Minn., was promoted Sidewinders, a AAA Moines, Iowa, has a new by Culver Franchising System, position at Mercy Hospital as a affiliate of the Arizona Inc. to the position of Diamondbacks. After child life specialist. rehab assignments with operations specialist. minor-league teams in 1994 Lancaster, Calif. and El 1992 Paso, Texas, Henthorne played most of the Jeanette (Kuehl) Crowe, Maria Auge, Milwaukee, season with Pericos de Puebla in Mexico. When their season Naperville, Ill., accepted a new Wis., is a merchant card sales ended in July, he was picked up by a team in Bridgeport, position with Kendall County Conn. in time to pitch and win a playoff game. executive for Wells Fargo. Special Education Cooperative Henthorne then got a call to play with Team USA in the as a social worker. 2002 American Series Championship in Monterrey, Mexico. Kelly Brewer, New York, N.Y., He had two pitching appearances, helping the U.S. team to is a program supervisor in a silver medal. Only then was Henthorne’s season really social services and psychology David Gerber, Coconut over, and he returned to Phoenix to contemplate the twists for Y.A.I. Clinic. Creek, Fla., was recently and turns of a wild year. promoted to Latin America Kevin McManaman, regional marketing manager LaGrange, Ill., has a new with Tellabs International. position at University of Illinois- Therapy Department. She Paul Schieffert, Little Falls, Chicago as first assistant for Shawn and Rachelle received her manual therapy Minn., started as principal of the women’s basketball team. (Kubicek) McMahon, La certification in May, 2001 and Mary of Lourdes Elementary Crosse, Wis., are the proud a doctorate in physical therapy School on July 1, 2002. Father Todd Mlsna, La parents of Maria, 3 and Anne in May, 2002. Crosse, Wis., is doing clinical Marie, 1. Rachelle is a stay-at- pastoral education with plans home mom. Shawn has a new 1991 for full-time hospital ministry. position with the Diocese of La Robert Peterson, Woodbury, Crosse as director of family life. Minn., is the owner of Great George Black, St. Charles, Harvest Bread Co. Mo., is an agent for Meyer 1993

Theatre majors stage first production in London (1994) John Serkland, Chicago, Ill., Real Estate. He has twin boys, accepted an associate attorney Gina (Biggs) Ryan, Inver Benjamin and Alexander, 3 and Mary-Kate (Hermes) Cain, position with Horwitz, Horwitz Grove Heights, Minn., is a a girl, Olivia Grace, 1. Barrington, Ill., is an account

74 and Associates. senior buyer for Target Corp. specialist for General Electric She has two children, Ellie, 10 Mei Ling (Pat) Mutter, Capital, AFS. She and her Joanne (Seleski) Teigland, and Jackson, 5. Winona, Minn., is the new husband R. Larry have two Hastings, Minn., is the new girls soccer coach at Hastings High School.

Eric Van Brocklin, Bloomington, Minn., was named men’s baseball coach for Dakota County Technical College.

Crista (Baierl) Walsh, Anoka, Minn., has started her own business, Cornerstone Consulting.

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Michael Crowley, Pawtucket, R.I., is a police officer with the East Providence Police Department. ALUM WORKS AS INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER MANAGER Sister Maria Grace, LSP Julie (Costa) Fredricks ’92, volunteer manager with Global Volunteers, spent several days in Ghana (Molly Erickson ’95), Paris, last year experiencing the program first-hand. Fredricks and four others lent a helping hand to France, will be transferring to educational, medical and construction projects in the small, coastal fishing village of Prampram. Fredricks taught study and life skills at an elementary school, and immersed herself in the local St. Pern to prepare for her Amy Cichanowski wins twice at NCAA regional nordic skiing races (1991 and 1992) community and culture. “I saw that Ghana is a land of hardy and friendly people,” Fredricks said. perpetual vows as a Little Sister “Daily life is a challenge, and Prampram is a place where it really does ‘take a village’ to raise a of the Poor. child.” Global Volunteers, based in St. Paul, Minn., offers short-term volunteer experiences in 19

73 countries to promote understanding and respect among people of diverse cultures.

36 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE WINTER 2003 volunteers. ContactBobFisherat individuals fortheirgreat support. representative program. We thankthesewonderful if youare interested inhelpingwiththisexcitingproject. Objectives oftheclassrepresentative program: The SaintMary program for classrep alums needed A fewgood connected toSaintMary Association tohelpkeepclasses will allowtheNationalAlumni representative program, which university hasestablishedaclass volunteer opportunity. The alumni office isoffering anew There are stillmanyclassesforwhichweneed Listed beloware thecurrent volunteersfortheclass 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1992 1989 1986 1985 1984 1983 1978 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1966 1962 1957 1954 1952 Class Representative Volunteers • • • • • Have funandreconnect withfriends! Help organizeanniversarygiftefforts. support fortheannualfund. Assist theannualgivingoffice inseeking events. Help recruit attendeesforthevariousalumni promote Homecomingactivitiestoclassmates. Assist theNationalAlumniAssociationto – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – J.FinbarMurphy DanSepion,JoraDeziel BrianSullivan KathyStender CaitieWondergem HeidiVoth, MollyMurphy Karen ConnettChapple PatriceHenning,SaraBlaser Andrew Yori DanielWallek JeanneM.Doran Dr. MariaSwastek Laurel Feddema Richard Reedy Dr. KevinKarnick, Kevin Rozman ArthurBoylan Maureen McDevittTroke, MariBethRoss EileenGibbonsReedy Dr. JohnForrette, Jr., JamesHoey GaryWieczorek RobertMeixner Br. PatrickO RebeccaSatka ThomasC.Callen Dr. GeraldCavanaugh,RobertScurio RogerLaven JamesMurphy ’ s University ’ s. ’ Brien [email protected] Bob Fisher Annual Giving Director of ’ 97, Theatre indowntownChicago. and hospitalchaplain. as apart-timeassistantpastor Bishop Harrington. parishes onJuly1,2002by Immaculate Conception named pastorofAllSaintsand Madison Lake,Minn.,was completed hermaster Chestnuts performing in is aprofessional actress, children. township clerk.Shehastwo elected toafour-year termas Rollingstone, Minn.,was Doctor ofPsychology program. University ofSt.Thomas inthe Minn., isattending the Wichita, Kan.,sayshe Wichita, the fallof2003. clinical psychologydoctoratein candidate forapediatric Mason City, Iowa.Sheisa atMercy Hospitalin internship placed inanone-year Beth Oberfoell Father PatrickArens Dr. MaryOlmscheid Premier Bank. commercial loanprocessor at Minn., hasanewpositionas Sandra Koenig Lisa (Hawkins)Hengel Patti Reardon Micky Rasmussen Kim McLellan Cosgrove Sara Anne(Hawkins) Baechler Jennifer (Ostergaard) Father Jerome Spexarth Medical ClinicinBuffalo, Minn. as afamilyphysicianatAllina residency andisnowworking Monticello, Minn.,finishedher “ Catholic priesthood.Heisa Colo., istrainingforthe Mary abroad program through Saint met duringhersemester “ Seminary. Theological St. JohnVianney graduate schoolinpsychology. Company. financial analystfortheIams on June8,2002.Sheisa graduated summacumlaude National-Louis University. She in businessadministrationat 1996 1997 spirituality yearstudent is marriedtoanIrishmanshe ’ s. ” Sheisattending , Blaine,Minn.,was ” , Minneapolis,Minn., attheNobleFool “ , Berwyn,Ill., , Rochester, Roasting , Chicago,Ill., , Rochester, , Denver, , ” ’ ’ , s degree s “ ” , happy at , ALUMNI CLASSNOTES WWW.SMUMN.EDU/MAGAZINE finished 403rd outof1,741. and oneinFlorida,where he finished 232ndoutof1,801, where he Madison, Wis. Man competitions,onein Minn., hascompletedtwoIron outside London,U.K. Middle SchoolinPinner, students atPinnerWood Minn., isteachingyear-six administrative assistant. Commerce asanoffice the DuluthArea Chamberof Duluth, Minn.,isemployedat Peter celebrated hisfirstMassatSt. on June29,2002andhe Diocese priest oftheWinona Hokah, Minn.,wasordained a Park. University ofMaryland,College Ph.D. inChemistryfrom the Mankato. Hewasawarded a Minnesota StateUniversity- geology departmentsat professor inthechemistryand Mankato, Minn.,isanassistant Angela (Welsh) Bower Jennifer (Whitney)Weick Dr. Trenton Vorlicek Amy Vanderscheuren Jennifer Klinkner Jami Hughes Father RobertHorihan Mike Hatton Brendan Hanley Joe Guenther Carrie Grace PepsiAmericas, Inc. applications trainerwith City, Iowa,isasoftware and isaprivatevoiceinstructor. of theLaCrosse GirlsChoir isthedirector Onalaska, Wis., manager. Sports USAasaterritorysales Minn., isemployedatSrixon Essential OilsProducts. She ownsNature is anew-businessentrepreneur. counsel inNovember, 2001. Bloomington asin-house Seagate Technology LLCin October, 2001andstartedat Minnesota statebarin May, 2001,passedthe from HamlineLawSchoolin Minneapolis, Minn.,graduated Town inOmaha, Neb. atGirlsandBoys internship doctoral degree byfulfillingher is completingherpsychology 1998 ’ s thefollowingday. , Waterbury, Vt., , MapleGrove, , Papillion,Neb., , Plainview, ’ s Grace , , St.James, , , , Iowa , , 37

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Matthew Liegel, Perrysburg, Loyola University Medical Toni (Kowalski) Mercer, Ohio, was promoted to 1999 Center. Anchorage, Ala., works for the manager at Anchorage School District as a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Greg Beaumont, St. Paul, Tim Jay, Minneapolis, Minn., middle school teacher. She is Minn., has a new position with has been a working actor in also working toward her David McNerney, Dardenne Merck & Company, Inc. as a and around Minnesota since master’s degree in education Prairie, Mo., is working for professional representative. graduation. He has been administration. Qwest Communications as a performing in the production national account sales Theresa Exenberger, of “Forever Plaid” for two Dina Randazzo, Chicago, Ill., manager. Bluffton, S.C., graduated with years at Chanhassen Theatres, has been a juvenile probation a master’s degree in education playing the role of Jinx. officer for the past two years. Niklas Nilsson, Solna, from Lynchburg College. She Her supervisor is Diane Sweden, is a copywriter for was listed in “Who’s Who in Kathy Jelinek, Minneapolis, Bufano ’83. Dina also coaches Heart Advertising Agency in American Colleges” for 2002 Minn., graduated with a high school basketball. Stockholm. and Kappa Delta Pi. She is master’s degree in arts working for Beaufort County administration from Saint Holly Richard, Vermillion, Jennifer (Stella) Pineda, School District as a high school Mary’s. She is working for S.D., is a graduate student at Sparks, Nev., is a legal assistant guidance counselor. MacPhail Center for the Arts as the University of South Dakota. for a federal public defender in a payroll/accounting clerk. She She is seeking a master’s Reno. Randy Gallatin, Forest Lake, also teaches private piano degree in secondary education. Minn., has a new position as a lessons. Anthony and Andrea junior accountant for HLB Rebecca (McAulay) Roe, (Tureson) Sarno, Cicero, Ill., Tautges Redpath, LTD. Jaclyn Knutson, Owatonna, Winona, Minn., is a sales live in the Chicago area where Minn., is an assistant manager representative and trainer for Anthony runs Hawthorne Press Allison (Lucca) Geist, River for Fastenal Company. McNeil, a division of Johnson & and Andrea teaches biology. Forest, Ill., has a new position Johnson. as an occupational therapist at

After college, Hunt got married and Hogan and Lifelong friendships help Hackett were “in the wedding.” Hunt moved to the Twin Hogan through hard times Cities, while the other two took jobs in the Chicago area. In 1986, Hogan came up with an idea to get the Mark Hogan ’84 made friends at Saint Mary’s who have Benilde bunch back together, called the La Crosse stood by him, in good times and bad, in sickness and in Weekend. This became an annual event for seven years. health. Hogan married Michelle in September of 1996, and When Hogan came to SMU in 1980 from the both Hackett and Hunt stood up for him. Hackett was northwest suburbs of Chicago, he settled into Benilde Hall married the following year, and of course, Hunt and and quickly made the acquaintance of hallmates Steve Hogan were in the party. Hunt ‘84 and Dan Hackett ‘84. The Hogans had a daughter in May, 2000, a Hogan, Hunt and Hackett became fast friends. Father beautiful time that turned south barely a month later. Andrew Fabian called them “The Three Compadres.” Hogan’s 34-year battle with diabetes started to take its They consoled each other on girlfriends and on classes. toll, and he was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. And in their day-to-day living, the three learned a lot Hogan went on medical leave from his job, and about Hogan’s diabetes. began dialysis in October, 2000. He was listed at both the UW-Madison and Northwestern University hospitals for a

Men’s and women’s swimming/diving and women’s Men’s teams are Academic All-American (1997) kidney-pancreas transplant. Despite the stress of treatment and waiting for a transplant, the Hogans

78 learned the following spring that they were expecting a second child. Hunt and Hackett called regularly to offer welcomed support for their old college friend. When terrorists attacked New York City and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, 2001, Hogan realized that his burdens paled in comparison. “I went to bed that night and asked God to forget about me and take care of all of those people who died and their families.” At 2:30 a.m. that night, he got a call from Madison: “We have your organs.” The Hogans packed quickly, headed for Madison, and sometime early the next morning, Mark Hogan had a new kidney and pancreas. Hunt, Hackett and another hallmate, Mike Langton ‘84 called numerous times to Saint Mary’s College becomes Saint Mary’s University (1995) Pictured left to right: (front row) Dan Hackett, check on their friend. Mark Hogan, Steve Hunt; (back row) Mike Langton, Hogan went home to recuperate after three weeks in Mike Mayer, Mark Kilkelly. 77 the hospital. On Dec. 17, 2001, his second child was

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Mark Sedevic, Chicago, Ill., Rob Weaver, Fort Collins, Jean Goff, Hastings, Minn., is assistant to the city spent seven months active duty Colo., has a new position at a kindergarten teacher at Inver administrator. with the Army National Guard Banner Health Systems as a Grove Heights, District 199 in Vicenza, Italy from January physician recruitment Community Schools. Lisa Parker, Crystal Lake, through July, 2002. He has consultant. Minn., is a financial accountant been a Chicago police officer Renee Hansen, Brownsburg, with Quest International. for two years. Patrick Weber, Monterey, Ind., has been coordinator of Anthony Piscitiello, Freeport, Calif., joined the U.S. Navy youth ministry at St. Malachy N.Y., helped start De La Salle Robert Stangler, Eden Prairie, after Sept. 11, 2001. He is Catholic Church for three years Minn., has a new position as a training to be an Arabic School, a new all-boys Catholic and is involved on the Youth school in New York City for the network administrator for linguist. Ministry Association board, underprivileged. As a Lasallian Financial Information which supports youth ministers Management, Inc. Volunteer, he works at the Christina Wilder, Laramie, of the Archdiocese of school in many different Wyo., is a graduate student at Indianapolis. capacities. Sharon Taylor, Red Wing, the University of Wyoming, Minn., is lead teacher for working toward her master’s Erika Huber, Wildwood, Ill., Gina Roche, Portland, Ore., toddlers through pre- degree in history. kindergarten children at His has a new position as an has a new position with Morgan Stanley as an Kids. She also was published in intermediate classroom teacher operations manager. a national teachers’ magazine. 2000 for Lincoln School.

Katie (Flater) Vadnais, White Penny Abdo, Burnsville, Dianne Lord, St. Paul, Minn., 2001 Bear Lake, Minn., works as a Minn., works for Children’s graduated with a master’s financial aid counselor for Hospitals and Clinics as a PICU degree in public administration Kelly Benning, Woodbury, Augsburg College. data coordinator. from the University of Kansas Minn., is a nuclear medicine in May, 2002. She is employed technologist at Abbott by the City of Eagan as Northwestern Hospital. Minneapolis Center expands and is renamed CitiesTwin Campus (1998) 80

Mark Hogan with his family and friends at a party held in his honor. born. The Hogans asked Dan Hackett to be her godfather. Steve Hunt Services, Inc., in Forest Lake, Minn. “He had always been there for us and we knew he would “As I look back over the last 20-plus years,” Hogan always be there for her,” Hogan said. said, “I realize how people come and go in our lives, but Hogan is now senior representative for Diabetes Care those who really care about and love us are always there. at LifeScan, a division of Johnson & Johnson, McHenry, Ill. Thank you Steve, Dan and the rest of the Benilde bunch,” First doctoral offered program in Educational Leadership (1997) Hackett is regional sales representative for Wilson Hogan added. “My family and I are very fortunate to have

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Angela Sobieck, Winona, Kari Shutte ’91, Cottage Minn., has a new position as a Grove, Minn., to Tim Doffing resident’s assistant with ’85 on Oct. 19, 2002. Vows Winona Health. were performed by Deacon John Masla ’49. Dan Bauer Douglas Werner, ’90 was in attendance. Minneapolis, Minn., has a new position as an instructor for Michelle Pillard ’91, Lino San Miguel Middle School. Lakes, Minn., to Paul Hewitt on Feb. 14, 2002. Erin Wilson, St. Louis Park, Minn., is employed as a Kelly Wood ’93, Glenview, Ill., national account manager for to Brian Ballarini on July 28, The Merchandising Team. 2001. Elizabeth Kinsella ’93 was a bridesmaid.

WEDDINGS Jeanette Kuehl ’94, Teresa Sampson ’01, Roseville, Minn., married Greg Setterland Lori Macoskey ’84, Mendota Naperville, Ill., to Kerry Crowe ’01 on May 17, 2002. In attendance: (front row) Anthony Heights, Minn., to Lawrence on July 19, 2002. Saint Mary’s Cicalello ’04, Scott Morrison ’01, Robert Kimlinger ’04; (middle Lavigne on June 1, 2002. Saint alumni in the wedding party row) Brad Huegel ’01, Shelley Haake ’01, Teresa (Sampson ’01) Mary’s alumni in the wedding were Tricia (Sweeney ’94) Setterland (bride), Greg Setterland ’01 (groom), Christine party were Mary (Niznik ’84) Battis and Amy (Kazlauskas Setterland, William Sampson; (back row) John Setterland, Lisa ’94) Dickerson. Raitz, Dawn VanHouten ’01 (maid of honor), Jamie Joss, Katie (Dalton ’84) Nowaczewski ’01 (best man), Sarah Gilchrist ’01, Andrew Rickert, and Colleen (O’Melia Drueger ’01, Kristin McCaskey ’01, Andrew Campbell ’01. ’84) Kaufenberg. Michael Crowley ’95, Pawtucket, R.I., to Jennifer Cynthia (Engesser ’88) Bromley on Jan. 20, 2002. Horry, Valley Lee, Md., to Brandon Darling, Moline, Ill., Janel (Wren) Sedevic, Brian Jones on May 25, 2002. Helen Lukes ’95, Sneads Ferry, is owner/president of Orbis Chicago, Ill., is a lab technician N.C., to Joel Heffernan on May Technology. with Griffith Labs. Montina Maestas, Elkhorn, 18, 2002. Alumni attending Wis., to Gary Kostenko in May were Danielle Bailey ’95, Maranda (Holt) Eckert, Nora Nicole Simon, Minneapolis, of 2001. Serena (Nelson ’95) Springs, Iowa, is a youth Minn., is a marketing Pelowski, Sara (Truhlar ’95) minister for Holy Family and St. writer/coordinator at Amy Ambrose ’90, South Olson and Stacy (Quickstad Joseph parishes in Mason City. Northwestern Health Sciences Beloit, Ill., to Christopher ’95) Reiff. University. Newburn on Dec. 29, 2002. Tara Schaffer ’95, Sioux Falls, Tessia Gardner, St. Paul, S.D., to Clark Noteboom on Minn., is seeking a dual Erin Vogt, Rochester, Minn., is Ann Zeimetz ’90, White Bear Aug. 24, 2002. master’s degree in public a laboratory technologist at Lake, Minn., to Michael administration and nonprofit Mayo Clinic. O’Brien on May 18, 2002. Laura Donovan ’96, management. She is employed Saint Mary’s alumni in the Woodbury, Minn., to Sean at Carlson Companies. wedding party were Ann (Flad 2002 ’90) Jesion, Kathy (Wall ’90) Murphy ’96 on July 27, 2002. Wernecke and Sara Zeimetz Jessica Johnston, Madison, Kasey Baker, Detroit Lakes, ’01. Alumni in attendance Ali Balong ’96, Chicago, Ill., Wis., is a first-year medical Board of trustees elects first female chair (1998) Minn., is a lead service area were Kelly (Voss ’90) to Rich Helland on Oct. 26, student at University of assistant in the breast clinic at Wallander, Kari (Shutte ’91) 2002. Libby (Kress ’96) Wisconsin-Madison Medical Merit Care Medical Group. Doffing, Mike ’90 and Amy Snyder was the vocalist. Other School. 82 (Loeffel ’90) Koenigs, Kurt alumni involved in the wedding Daniel Bowers III, Milwaukee, Gengler ’90, Andrea or in attendance were Ann Calla (Strange) Kevan, Wis., works for Clearwing (Jackson ’90) Garland, Ed Keen ’94, Jane Healy ’97, Vancouver, Wash., is a second- Productions as audio engineer Hennessy ’89 and Kathy Sheri (Reinert ’94) Vavilis, year graduate student at and backline and lighting (Towey ’90) Szamocki. Julie Giampaolo ’93, Beth Western Oregon University in technician. the rehabilitation counseling for the deaf program. She Alan Gallegos, Greeley, Colo., Lisa Eichsteadt ’02, interns for Washington School is employed with Primerica for the Deaf as a transition Wisconsin Rapids, Financial Services as an Wis., married Craig counselor. independent representative. Steger ’01 on Aug. 3, 2002 in Reghann LaFrance, St. Paul, Audrey Gerhards, Hales Winona, Minn. Minn., has a new position in Corners, Wis., teaches Alums attending the department of Language Arts and Social were: (back row, neuroscience at the University Studies to seventh and eighth left to right) Tim of Minnesota Medical School graders at St. Richard’s School. Hall ’02, Chris as a research lab technician. Haywood ’02, Bill Andrew Jackola, Eagan, Daniel ’02; (middle Jennifer Mace, Woodbury, Minn., is a law student at row) Amanda Ries Minn., has a new position as a Hamline University School of ’02, Rosa Kadera- graphic designer at JG Design Redmond ’03, Law. Meredith Riewe ’02 Associates. (bridesmaid), Molly Alicia (Blaskowski) Jackola, Schoff ’02, Sarah Women’s hockey becomes varsityWomen’s sport and wins MIAC championship (1998) John Marshall, St. Paul, Eagan, Minn., is an accountant Hamus ’02 (maid of Minn., is a legislative aide to with Blanski Peter Kronlage honor); (front row) council member Pat Harris for and Zoch P.A. the bride and 81 the City of St. Paul. groom.

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Ann Oberfoell ’96, Steve Snyder ’94, Georgann Charuhas ’96, Jennifer (Thibedeau ’96) Redman, and Mary Jo (Defrancisco ’96) Elliot.

Kevin Kruse ’96, Sartell, Minn., to Denell Olson on May 11, 2002.

Noelle Miller ’97, Edina, Minn., to Sam Elder in Aug. 1999.

Connie Thorstad ’97, North Julia Guhin ’01 married Joe Yach ’99 on July 5, 2002 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato, Minn., to Brian Pierre, S.D. In attendance: (left to right, front row) Jeff Brieske ’99 (groomsman), Colleen Bourque Lawler on May 25, 2002. ’02, Amy Henjum ’02, Sarah Iverson ’01, Joe Yach ’99 (groom), Julia (Guhin ’01) Yach (bride), Nissa Larson ’00, Cristin (McKeever ’90) Knoblach, Katie Boller ’01 (bridesmaid), Clara Setzer ’01, Ann Jennifer Stella ’98, Sparks, Durley ’01, Reghann LaFrance ’01; (back row) Brady Olson ’99 (groomsman), Benji Huegel ’99 (groomsman), Carl Morreale ’00, Erika Huber ’00, Pete Schweich ’01. Nev., to Corporal Eric Pineda on May 11, 2002. Andrea Tureson ’98, Cicero, April 20, 2002. Jessie BIRTHS Paul and Christine (Sushinski Ill., to Anthony Sarno ’99 on Johnston ’01 was maid of ’87) Kawiecki, Riverside, Ill., June 15, 2002. honor and Keith Pieschek ’04 Paul and Linda (Mraz ’82) twins, Danny and Claire on July was a groomsman. Alumni in Gniadek, Westchester, Ill., a 4, 2002. They join Joe, 2. Katie Flater ’99, White Bear attendance were Maranda son, James Paul on May 16, Lake, Minn., to Josh Vadnais 2002. (Holt ’01) Eckert and Sarah Tammy and Timothy Stanton on Oct. 19, 2001. Hamus ’02. SMU faculty ’87, Chicago, Ill., a son, Joseph James and Jennifer in May 2001. Autumn Hale ’99, Shakopee, Nancy Edstrom and Dr. John (Devereux ’85) Lajewski, Minn., to Nathan Warden ’99 Johnson were also in Oak Park, Ill., a daughter, Randy and Heidi (Campbell on May 18, 2002. attendance. Meghan Patrice on Nov. 10, ’88) DeRousse, Hawthorn 2001. She joins Michael, 9. Woods, Ill., a son, Ryan Toni Kowalski ’99, Maranda Holt ’01, Nora Campbell on April 19, 2002. Anchorage, Ala., to Greg Springs, Iowa, to Joshua Eckert Denise and Christopher Mercer on Oct. 11, 2002. He joins Mackenzie, 5 and on Oct. 5, 2002. Cribari ’86, Lisle, Ill., a son, Samuel Louis on June 4, 2002. Morgan, 3. Sam Wagner ’99, Springfield, Minn., to Tara Widmer on June Janel Wren ’01, Chicago, Ill., John and Sharon (Kranz ’87) Brian and Jill (Corrigan ’88) 22, 2002. to Mark Sedevic ’99 on Dec. Austin, Franklin, Tenn., a son, Miller, West Dundee, Ill., a 12, 2001. daughter, Olivia on Nov. 12, Katherine Bedtke ’01, Maple Chase on June 25, 2001. He joins Gabriella, 3. 2001. She joins Quin, 5. Grove, Minn., to Timothy Calla Strange ’01, Vancouver, Carroll on Aug. 17, 2002. Wash., to Matt Kevan on Aug. Andrew and Patricia (Long Tim and Laura (Mickel ’88) 17, 2002. Stacey Skala ’00, North ’87) Deckas, Edina, Minn., a Miller, Eau Claire, Wis., a son,

Mankato, Minn., to Matthew son, Louis Andrew on Jan. 20, Kellan James on July 30, 2002. Softball team wins two MIAC titles and SMU’s first NCAA championship (1999 and 2000) Ginskey ’00 on June 29, 2002. Lynn Sylla ’02, Winona, 2002. He joins Frannie, 5 and Kelly De Wane ’01, Green Minn., to Brian Holzworth on Charlie, 3.

Bay, Wis., to Curt Pieschek on Sept. 4, 2002. 84

Erin Frederick ’99, Lake in the Hills, Ill., married Mark Polis on April Aaron Schnitzler ’02 married Rebecca Duel on August 10, 2002.

6, 2002. Alums attending included: (left to right) Renee (Ekstrom Alums attending included: (left to right) Chris Beach ’02, Third straight SMU alumnae in Miss America Pageant (1998) ’99) Speziale, Molly Ulman (bridesmaid), Ay Wendorff ’99, Erin Doug Werner ’02, Lee Amenya ’02, the groom and bride, (Frederick ’99) Polis, Emily (Mead ’99) Rosengren, Amy (Wegmann Brother Tim Gossen, FSC ’01, Beth Larson ’04, Emily Lambaere ’04, ’99) Leeser, Carrie Schmidt ’99. Lynn Streefland ’02 and Brother Pat Conway, FSC ’74. 83

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Patrick and Lisa (Gallery ’90) Margaret Rose on July 21, Brannick, Chicago, Ill., a son, 2002. John Michael on July 16, 2002. He joins Thomas Patrick, 4. Matt and Jennifer (Pulford ’92) MacRitchie, Chicago, Ill., Rob and Ann (Flad ’90) a daughter, Paige Ruth on May Jesion, Lakeville, Minn., a son, 19, 2002. Martin Nolan on Dec. 27, 2001. He joins Stuart, 7. Brian ’92 and Shannon (Mullins ’93) Smith, Oak Krissie and Mike McGrath Brook, Ill., a daughter, Shea ’90, Chesterfield, Mo., a Kathryn on July 5, 2002. She daughter, Jordan Kristine on joins Sam. July 8, 2002. She joins Kasey, 2. Jeff ’93 and Anne (Wolkerstorfer ’98) Besek, Angela and Robert Peterson Winona, Minn., a son, Robert ’90, Woodbury, Minn., a on Nov. 5, 2002. Karyn O’Driscoll ’95, Plainfield, Ill., married David Fuller on March daughter, Caroline Patricia on 9, 2002. Alums attending included: (standing, left to right) Regina Aug. 2, 2002. She joins David, Dave and Donna (Raway ’93) (Firlit ’95) McDougal (bridesmaid), Rich Dittberner ’95, Anne Egan 5 and John, 3. Borchert, St. Paul, Minn., a ’95, Toni Anakkala ’96, Patrick Gibbons ’98; (seated) Kathy Stender son, Joseph David on May 21, ’95, Karyn (O’Driscoll ’95) Fuller, Emily Egan ’95, Steve Cox ’95 and Steve and Marce (Doyle ’90) 2002. He joins Jonathan, 7, Andrea Barbel ’95. Piller, Minneapolis, Minn., a Jeremy, 5, Jacob, 3 and son, Grant Doyle on Sept. 1, Josephine, 2. 2002. He joins Lauren, 4 and Mary and Rob Babikan ’89, Michael and Dawn (Alberts Blake, 2. Gavin ’93 and Stephanie Mount Prospect, Ill., a ’89) Lorr, Hinsdale, Ill., twins, (Teichert ’93) Duffy, Eagan, daughter, Claire, on Aug. 10, Isabella and Daniel on June 6, Edward ’91 and Melinda Minn., a daughter, Brenna Rae 2002. She joins Emily, 9 and 2002. (Juran ’91) Gillis, Shoreview, on July 22, 2002. She joins Alexandra, 5. Minn., a son, Evan Edward on Dayton, 3. Doug and Tammy (Lehn ’89) June 1, 2002. He joins Allison, Michael ’90 and Holly (Mika Oechsle, Burnsville, Minn., a 6 and Rebecca, 3. Mykl ’93 and Jodi ’89) Buckingham, a daughter, son, David John on April 10, (Schleicher ’95) Roventine, 2002. He joins Nathan, 6, Colleen Margaret on Dec.11, Pierre and Sue (Tomashek St. Paul, Minn, a daughter, Hannah, 4 and Elizabeth, 2. 2001. She joins Megan, 4, and ’91) Hilo, Woodbury, Minn., a Matilda Florence on June 3, 2002. Michael, 2. son, Alexander William on Bob and Terri Lee (Hustad Sept. 8, 2002. ’89) Paulsen, Chanhassen, David ’94 and Camelia Greg and Julie (Doyle ’89) Minn., a daughter, Sydney Michael ’91 and Bridgid (Gongora ’93) Gerber, Johnson, Chicago, Ill., a son, DeLaine on June 11, 2002. (Reed ’91) Kyle, Chicago, Ill., Coconut Creek, Fla., twin sons, Matthew Francis on June 18, a son, Michael Patrick, Jr. on Santiago Xavier and Sebastian 2002. He joins Liam, 3 and Xavier on Sept. 20, 2002. They Jill Hocking (fastpitch softball) is the NCAA Woman of the Year for Minnesota (2001) Scott and Amy (Valenti ’90) May 4, 2002. Lally, 2. Augustine, Long Grove, Ill., a join Samantha Loren, 2. daughter, Olivia Kathleen on Patrick and Beth (Daly ’92) Mark ’94 and Nora (Leonard

86 April 26, 2002. Lynch, Darien, Ill., a daughter, ’94) Gottwalt, Savage, Minn, a daughter, Greta Marie on March 14, 2002.

Tim and Ryan (Billman ’95) Browne, Shakopee, Minn., a boy, Noah James on June 29, 2002.

Tim and Ellen (Pfab ’95) Halloran, Pittsburgh, Pa., a daughter, Margaret Mary on Dec. 11, 2001. She joins Connor.

Tracy and Daniel Poetsch ’95, Montgomery, Ill., a son, Zachary William on Feb. 5, 2002. He joins Walker, 4, Ethan, 2, and Zach, 1.

Shawn ’95 and Jennifer (Whitney) Weick ’97, Onalaska, Wis., a son, Charlie Cooper on April 16, 2002.

Sam ’95 and Noelle (Miller Department of Resource Analysis maps wetlands for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2001) DOZENS OF ALUMS ATTEND PIPITONE-FABIAN WEDDING ’97) Elder, Edina, Minn., a There was a large Saint Mary’s contingent of Saint Mary’s alumni and students at the July 13 son, James Allen on June 11, wedding of Michael Pipitone and Jeanna Fabian, both 2001 graduates. The wedding took place in 2002. 85 Rockford, Ill., with the reception in Mt. Prospect.

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Jerome A. Bork ’49, Luke A. Jaspers ’03, Lake Brother Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., on May Crystal, Minn., on Aug. 12, Theodore 5, 2002. 2002. Brother Theodore Drahmann Drahmann, FSC ’49, St. Paul, SYMPATHY TO Minn., on Sept. 2, 2002. dies Louis Sayre ’46, Gordon James F. Rowan ’49, Winona, Schuh ’69 and Louis T. (Kip) Brother Theodore Minn., on Sept. 27, 2002. Sayre III ’71 on the death of Drahmann, FSC, Ed.S., site their wife, mother-in-law and coordinator for the MA in Henry M. Kusher Jr. ’50, mother, Dorothy Sayre on Oct. Education-Catholic School Libertyville, Ill., on July 7, 2002. 15, 2002. Leadership program at the Twin Cities campus, died Dr. Robert G. McGill ’50, William Tomashek ’49, Sept. 2. Services were held Sept. 5 in St. Paul. Winona, Minn., on Sept. 2, Howard Tomashek ’51, Father Jim Notebaart celebrated a Mass on the Twin 2002. Michael Tomashek ’77, Cities campus in remembrance of Brother Charles Tomashek ’82, Mark Theodore. Sylvio M. D’Agostino ’51, Tomashek ’84, Ann Barrington, Ill., on June 30, (Tomashek ’85) Johnston, A celebrated lifelong educator and Christian 2002. Brother for 57 years, Brother Theodore was a 1949 Paul Tomashek ’86, Kay (Tomashek ’88) Poe and Sue Ambrose E. Stenson ’51, alumnus of then-Saint Mary’s College. Among other (Tomashek ’91) Hilo on the Waseca, Minn., on June 24, important education appointments, Brother death of their mother and 2002. Theodore served as superintendent of Catholic grandmother, Grace W. schools for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Edmund J. Welty ’51, Lisle, Tomashek on June 24, 2002. Minneapolis, as president of Christian Brothers Ill., on Oct. 1, 2002. University in Memphis, Tenn. and as director of Peggy Bork (CST ’50), Steve education at the regional office of Christian Ronald J. Nordgren ’54, St. ’74 and Beth (Foody ’75) Paul, Minn., on June 15, 2002. Bork, Julie Bork ’01 and Lisa Brothers in Washington. He also served as a trustee Bork ’04 on the death of their of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. George H. Buisse ’55, husband, father, father-in-law In 1989, Saint Mary’s University honored Onalaska, Wis., on May 16, and grandfather, Jerome A. Brother Theodore with its Religious Service Award. 2002. Bork ’49 on May 5, 2002. In 1997, “Today’s Catholic Teacher”named him one of the 25 most influential Catholic educators of the Brother Edward Fallon, FSC Thomas Edel ’56, Robert ’67 ’56, Chicago, Ill., on June 9, past 25 years. and Sue (CST ’69) Edel, Terri 2002. (Edel ’86) McPherson and Scott Edel ’95, on the death Robert D. Hingeveld ’65, Ely, of their mother, mother-in-law Minn., on Aug. 5, 2002. and grandmother, Gertrude Kimberly (Fuller ’97) Edel on Aug. 24, 2002. Hanson, Tyler, Minn., a son, DEATHS Lt. Col. Jerry W. Kurina ’66, Tampa, Fla., on June 21, 2002. Samuel Arthur in February, Dr. Clarence “C.B.” Kurz ’34, William Skemp ’56, on the 2002. Caledonia, Minn., on July 9, Thomas G. Pearson ’67, death of his son, Timothy 2002. Skemp ’80 on July 14, 2002. Jeremy and Nancy (Carroll Batavia, Ill., on June 20, 2002.

’97) Judy, Maple Grove, Brother L. George Pahl, FSC, Brother President Louis DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D., announces he will step down in 2005 (2002) Jerome F. “Jerry” Rogers ’74, James Langowski ’57 and Minn., a daughter, Emma Mae Ph.D. ’36, Winona, Minn., Dr. Gerald Langowski ’59, on on May 18, 2002. on Jan. 19, 2003. Detroit Lakes, Minn., on May 27, 2002. the death of their father, Sylvester A. Langowski on June 88 Kim and Chad LaRoche ’97, Charles W. Biesanz Sr. ’38, James P. Dolan ’75, Amelia, 1, 2002. Chaska, Minn., a daughter, Lisa Winona, Minn., on Aug. 28, Ohio, on Sept. 5, 2002. Louise on Dec. 18, 2001. 2002. Dr. Gerald Langowski ’59, Mary (Loewe ’76) O’Connor- Paul Adank ’86, Kathy Ryan and Christine (Pisano George D. Lipinski ’38, McGrath, Bloomingdale, Ill., Adank ’90, John Adank ’91 ’98) Jahaske, Roselle, Ill., a Winona, Minn., on Oct. 7, on Aug. 12, 2002. daughter, Paige Alice on May 2002. and Julie (Adank ’93) Klein, 30, 2002. on the death of their mother- James A. Grala ’80, in-law and grandmother, Leo J. Lepsch ’42, Columbia Grayslake, Ill., on Oct. 1, 2000. Angie and David McNerney Heights, Minn., on March 14, Florence Lelwica on Oct. 27, 2002. ’98, Dardenne Prairie, Mo., a 2002. Timothy R. Skemp ’80, daughter, Jadelyn Kay on May Sarasota, Fla., on July 14, Reverend John Dee 29, 2002. Brother Laurence Walther, 2002. FSC ’44, Winona, Minn. on Czaplewski ’60, on the death Lushena (Cook ’98) Aug. 21, 2002. Kevin R. Tyre ’81, Waukesha, of his mother, Edna Czaplewski Newman, Topeka, Kan., a Wis., on Sept. 16, 2001. on Feb. 23, 2002. daughter, Rachel Diane on Oct. Brother J. Anthony Sullivan, 26, 2002. She joins Elizabeth FSC ’45, Memphis, Tenn., on Dr. Edward T. Burt ’83, Des Eugene Dahm ’62 and Faye, 1. Aug. 26, 2002. Moines, Iowa, on July 12, Patrick O’Hare ’66, on the 2002. death of their mother and Jon and Vickie Cada ’01, Joseph J. “Bud” Kulas ’46, mother-in-law, Grace Dahm Saint Mary’s becomes owner of campus (2002) Saint Teresa Winona, Minn., a son, Colin Dodge, Wis., on Nov. 12, Luke F. Osterhaus ’85, Eagan, Backus (CST ’28), on Oct. 7, Michael, on Nov. 29, 2002. 2002. Minn., on June 13, 2002. 2002. 87

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Brother Stephen Markham, Patricia (Bronk ’82) FSC ’66, on the death of his Wegemer, on the death of Discover the benefits father, John Markham on Aug. her father, James Bronk on of giving wisely 21, 2002. Aug. 5, 2001. Timothy Tyre ’69 and Dan Lange ’83, on the death Did you know that you can donate your house Christopher Tyre ’81, on the of his mother, Pearl Lange on to Saint Mary’s University, take a deduction, and death of their brother, Kevin June 20, 2002. Tyre ’81 on Sept. 16, 2001. then live there for the rest of your life? Michael Tschida ’84, Did you know that using appreciated securities Stephen Arends ’68, Mark Caroline (Tschida ’87) Kinee, to make your gift delivers more tax benefits to you ’70 and Mary (Arends, CST Jim Tschida ’88 and John than using cash? ’70) Vogel, Carole (Bach ’70) Tschida ’90, on the death of Did you know that you can turn surplus life Arends and Michael Arends their brother, Joseph Tschida ’94, on the death of their on Sept. 4, 2002. insurance coverage into a charitable gift for Saint father, father-in-law and Mary’s University or use a new policy to create an grandfather, Robert Arends on Dr. Stacey Mounce-Arnold endowment from your March 21, 2002. ’85, on the death of her income rather than grandmother, Elizabeth principal? Daniel Reif ’70 and Robert Mounce on May 15, 2002. Reif ’79, on the death of their Did you know that you brother, Ronald Nordgren ’54 Karen Speltz-Fogarty ’85, can partner with us to on June 15, 2002. Karla Speltz-Walsh ’85 and deliver years of income to Kristen Speltz ’88, on the Saint Mary’s University and Ted Bambenek Jr. ’70, on the death of their stepfather, increase your estate for your death of his father, Theodore Donald Magnuson on Nov. 23, children? R. Bambenek on Sept. 7, 2002. 2002. Saint Mary’s University Peter Pearson ’70, on the Catherine (Frankard ’86) of Minnesota is announces death of his brother, Thomas Cooksy, Caroline (Frankard Lawrence Johnson, Giving Wisely, our Pearson ’67 on June 20, ’88) Hanson and Scott Gift Planning Director interactive gift planning 2002. Frankard ’89, on the death of their brother, Mark Frankard website. We offer this site Jim Carroo ’73, on the death on July 26, 2002. as a free service to educate alumni, friends and of his daughter, Jennifer parents about the many benefits of thoughtfully Carroo on June 30, 2002. Michelle Kusher ’87 and planning a charitable gift to us. Through planning, Christine Kusher ’88, on the you can take advantage of tax incentives still Mary (Trusk ’74 ) Yonts and death of their father, Henry Raymond Trusk ’79, on the Kusher ’50 on July 7, 2002. offered by Uncle Sam. For example, your gift can death of their mother, Rita increase your income, while avoiding some or all Trusk on May 16, 2002. Tamara (Sismelich ’87) Lang, capital gains liability and providing you a robust on the death of her mother, income tax deduction. Robert G. McGill Jr. ’75, on Patricia Sismelich on Nov. 6, the death of his father, Dr. 2001. Record undergraduate enrollment with 1,330 full-time students (2002) Visit the site to learn how a gift like this can Robert McGill ’50 on Sept. 2, work for you – and how other gift plans can 2002. Dan Storlien ’93, on the increase your children’s share of your estate, give death of his mother, Susanne 90 you cash for a move to a retirement facility or Kevin Dunigan ’76 and Sean Storlien on Nov. 8, 2002. secure a donation to Saint Mary’s that costs you Dunigan ’82, on the death of nothing during your lifetime. their father, Edward Dunigan Melissa Caine ’97 and Carrie Jr. on Sept. 24, 2002. Caine ’99 on the death of We hope you use this website as a resource as their father, James Caine on you manage your assets, develop your estate plan Kevin Duffy ’78, on the death Sept. 6, 2002. and consider the role you want to play in building of his father, John Duffy on the future of Saint Mary’s. Sept. 17, 2002. Tara Jones ’97, on the death of her grandmother, Mary Chris ’79 and Jennifer Prust on Sept. 1, 2002. (Potvin ’84) Kendall, on the www.smumn.givingwisely.net death of their sister and sister- Paul Kelly ’97 and Joy (Kelly in-law, Paula Brewer on Aug. ’00) Rockwell, on the death 22, 2002. of their grandmother, Adeline Herda in September, 2002. Cathy (D’Agostino ’80) O’Byrne and Anthony Amy Mueller ’99, on the Dr. Thomas Heiting ’62, Dr. Charles Biesanz Jr. ’65, D’Agostino ’84, on the death death of her grandmother, W. Anthony Heiting ’66 and Thomas Biesanz ’68, David of their father, Sylvio Lorraine Lowenhagen on April Father R. Paul Heiting ’78, Biesanz ’76, Donald Biesanz D’Agostino ’51 on June 30, 18, 2002. on the death of their mother, ’79 and Julie (Biesanz ’85) 2002. Mary E. (Betty K. Heiting) Gardner, on the death of their Katie (Bedtke ’01) Carroll, on Hiedemann on June 13, 2002. father, Charles W. Biesanz Sr. Martha (McGee ’80) Grala, the death of her grandmother, ’38 on Aug. 28, 2002. John Grala ’80, Robert Grala Kathleen Latterel on May 21, ’77 and Janet (Luby ’79) 2002. 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Saint Mary’s ranked in top tier in its class by U.S. News & World Report (2002) the death of his son Jason husband, brother and Horak, on July 4, 2002. brother-in-law, James Grala ’80 on Oct. 1, 2000. 89

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WINONA CAMPUS CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 2003 March 2003 THEATRE 7 Semester II 3 Mid-term A current 4 Founder’s Day classes begin professional and student February 2003 April 2003 performance 15-23 Winter Recess 12-21 Easter Recess calendar is 22 Classes resume 24 Classes resume available online: 23 Senior Academic www.pagetheatre.org SPORTS Honors Banquet For a complete August 2003 schedule of May 2003 23 New students arrive Saint Mary’s 2-3 Final Examinations 26 Semester I classes begin University 5-6 Final Examinations sporting events, 10 Commencement check online at www.smumn.edu/ June 2003 sports 13-15 Homecoming 2003 YOU’RE WELCOME BACK FOR HOMECOMING 2003 On June 13-15, the place to be is Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona! These three days will reunite hundreds of alumni and their families in the beautiful bluffs of Winona to reminisce about the past, share the present and look to the future.

There are many reasons to return to Terrace Heights for Homecoming: the beautiful scenery; a chance to see the new buildings and improvements on campus; and of course, to participate in the wonderful events scheduled for the weekend. The memories and feelings that withstand the test of time suddenly become more vivid when you come back to the scenic campus nestled in the bluffs.

Special activities planned for Homecoming 2003 include: YOU’RE INVITED! Golf Outing, 50+ Dinner, SMU Preview Day, Alumni Socials, Distinguished Faculty Series, Family Picnic, Piano FEBRUARY 28 & Sing-Along, Alumni Reunion Party and Alumni Brunch. MARCH 1, 2003 Watch your mail for a special invitation that will WE’RE BRINGING THE include your registration form, specific times for UNIVERSITY TO CHICAGO activities, residence and meal prices, and other important information for Homecoming 2003. In an unprecedented event, Saint Mary’s faculty, staff, Hope to see you then! students and Christian Brothers are bringing the university to Chicago to reconnect with alumni and friends, meet prospective students and their parents and to share our Saint Mary’s with Chicago! It is a ground-breaking concept that no other college of our size has accomplished. This premiere event will have something for everyone! See pages 22-23 for more information.

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