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UPSTAGING COVID Restricted by pandemic protocols, the Marquette Theatre players found other forms of expression. Here, Emma Knott and Will Knox perform at a distance in + Dead Man’s Cell Phone, where masks “reinforced SEEN HEARD the anonymous nature of the characters,” says Stephen Hudson-Mairet, chair and associate professor of digital REDIRECTED MISSION media and performing arts. Founded at Marquette in 2003, Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led health organization. With the group’s international humanitarian trips suspended because of the pandemic, seniors Carmen Prater-Bellver (left) and Abigail Kuborn joined fellow students in preparing ART SPEAKS VOLUMES personal hygiene kits for two local service agencies. Students, faculty and staff members (far right) help paint Our Roots Say That We’re Sisters, the new mural (right) on Holthusen Hall celebrating Marquette’s Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. Check out a related podcast featuring diverse Marquette women at our-roots-say.captivate.fm.

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COMMITMENT IMMUNITY BOOST MU/360° Nursing students’ clinical rounds take them to health care’s frontlines. That makes the vaccine that graduate SACRED SPACES student Hannah 600 years young Bettack administers As new buildings rise around to a fellow student campus, Marquette’s oldest structure will get plenty of nurse a welcome care and attention too. Such form of protection. were the recommendations of a historic structure report on the beloved St. Joan of Arc DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Chapel, led by Vice President for Planning and Facilities Marquette en Español Management Lora Strigens and her team, that proposed A newnew universityuniversity webweb projectproject servesserves the growinggrowing numbernumber ways to improve accessibility of Marquette families who speak Spanish at home.home. for visitors and preserve the 600-year-old chapel’s BY AGU IBÁÑEZ-BALDOR, SENIOR MAJORING IN BUSINESS distinctive medieval architecture for future ccording to a recent instructor of Spanish, edited the webpages generations. And helping survey, 42 percent of over the summer. to put that plan into action, students at Marquette The idea of having to do less translating a $1 million donation from identifying as Hispanic of university policies, rules and culture the Slaggie Family Foundation or Latinx come from resonates with senior Evelia Guerrero, will seed an endowment homes where their president of Marquette University Student dedicated to restoring what families speak primarily Government. From a Spanish-speaking President Michael R. Lovell Spanish. Everything from household herself, she says it means a lot calls, “a historical treasure the menu for dinner to that she and her mother can now work and the spiritual centerpiece decisions about major together on financial aid forms. “It creates of our campus.” purchases is discussed this bridge for families where they not only Ain free-flowing Spanish. Then there’s feel more a part of their children’s Marquette college. Since informational materials from experience, but they also feel like they could WHAT’S NEW ON CAMPUS & BEYOND Marquette have traditionally been in English, navigate it by themselves,” she says. students in these households often have Hispanic students now account for found themselves serving as translators as 15 percent of Marquette’s undergraduate their families navigate financial aid details, student population — and that number is campus housing arrangements and other heading higher as Marquette pursues a goal thorny issues in two languages. of becoming a federally designated Hispanic- Enter Marquette en Español. Live since Serving Institution. So, Marquette’s November, it’s an extensive set of university Spanish-language communication resources web resources entirely in Spanish. A cross- keep growing too. A Spanish-language group ° university team including Jacqueline Black, for Marquette parents has been active on Marquette’s associate director for Hispanic Facebook for a couple of years. And now initiatives; Maira Rodriguez, Grad ’16, senior there are new university Instagram and MU 360 admissions counselor; and several others Twitter accounts as well, both named initiated the project and helped get it @SomosMarquette. Why that? It translates launched. Maria Valerio Capella, visiting as “We Are Marquette,” of course. ¤

6 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 7 around the disease. And faculty and students MU/360° participated in several “lightning talks,” MU/360° presenting their COVID-related research in five minutes or less. Knox, Mulla and several others met for the first time near the end of May 2020 to brain- storm topics and schedule guests. Mulla says ENGINEERING ACADEMICS their requests for participation generated an empowering overwhelmingly positive response, despite productive break e-transportation busy schedules and increased workloads as An effort to help students Two $5 million grant awards faculty pivoted to remote learning. “We really adjust to the pandemic paid from the Department of thought we could do maybe one or two off over winter break when Energy are set to energize episodes. We ended up with 20,” she says of J-session enrollment more the Opus College of season one. A second kicked off this spring. BOOKSHELF than doubled. The annual Engineering’s EMPOWER The most popular episodes were “Mask winter term, all virtual this Lab, run by Dr. Ayman Up Marquette,” which shared findings from year, was stretched to six EL-Refaie, Thomas H. student field observations on who was and common weeks instead of four, and and Suzanne M. Werner RESEARCH AND INNOVATION was not wearing masks in Wisconsin, and the number of course sections Endowed Chair in Secure/ “Race, Immigration and COVID-19,” a ground increased to 58 from 30. Extra Sustainable Energy. The discussion led by Mulla on why people covid conversations A new scholarly work explores a weeks meant students could first, in partnership with blame immigrant communities for the out- take two courses instead of groundbreaking interfaith dialogue. Niron Magnetics, Virginia When the pandemic hit, faculty members reached out and break. In all, more than 50 experts have one, enabling them to lighten Tech and the National contributed to the series, which can be BY TRACY STAEDTER their load during the regular Renewable Energy Lab, will found a wealth of expertise within their ranks — enough found at marquette.edu/covidconversations. semesters or catch up if focus on designing electric to fill an engaging Marquette podcast. Covid Conversations shows Marquette’s Forty years ago, Sisters Lucille Walsh, Dent ’44, their coursework had been vehicle batteries from faculty meeting the pandemic head-on, says and Jessine Reiss, Arts ’42, Grad ’52, of the interrupted. The result: BY TRACY STAEDTER magnetic materials that are Dr. Sandra Hunter, chair of the COVID-19 Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, joined with 880 enrolled in 2020 compared easier to source than those Research Initiative and director of the Athletic Dr. Abbas Hamdani, a professor of history with 434 in 2019 — a 102 currently used, rare-earth r. Lezlie Knox, associate pro- sciences and hard sciences. They teamed and Human Performance Research Center. By at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, percent increase. “We knew up to create the podcast series COVID materials mainly from China. fessor and chair of history, rallying around a pressing issue, they created to launch one of the first Islamic-Christian we needed to provide these Conversations. The second, in partnership had scheduled two trips for a useful template for achieving influence with dialogues in the U.S. Their community-engaged additional opportunities to Since debuting in July 2020, COVID with Raytheon, Florida State summer 2020, first to Italy to limited resources. “In times of hardship, conversations created an atmosphere of under- help students,” says Conversations has posted more than University and the same conduct research for a new that’s when innovation occurs,” she says. standing and trust, and a “culture of respect,” Dr. John Su, vice provost 20 episodes and logged nearly 4,000 listens federal lab, will advance a book and then to London to Dr. Phil Rocco, assistant professor of writes Caroline Redick, doctoral candidate in for academic affairs. reduced-weight, high-power attend a conference on the from 24 countries. The series not only reflects political science, is leading a group hoping religious studies and contributor to Interfaith electric motor system for Crusades. But COVID-19 Marquette’s commitment to cross-disciplinary to formalize that innovation. He says the Engagement in Milwaukee, A Brief History of passenger aircraft that grounded her. Stuck at research, but also underscores its culture of podcast’s conversations resonated with Christian-Muslim Dialogue, edited by Dr. Irfan produces net-zero carbon home, Knox wondered — innovation that encourages any member of something Pope Francis wrote in his encyclical A. Omar, associate professor of theology, and emissions. along with many Marquette the community to innovate, says Dr. Jeanne Fratelli Tutti: “Researchers who are expert in graduate researcher Kaitlyn C. Daly, Nurs ’17. Dcolleagues — how she’d advance her studies. Hossenlopp, vice president for research and their own field, yet also familiar with the find- Essays and scholarly analysis show how “If I wasn’t going to be talking about my innovation. These attributes are essential ings of other sciences and disciplines, are in a these dialogues humanized the “other” and research with fellow medievalists, who else to the university’s future as it navigates the position to … become open to a more compre- strengthened communities. Catholics and might be interested?” she wondered. financial turbulence created both by the hensive and integral knowledge of reality.” Muslims advocated for each other in the face The answer was right in front of her. As pandemic and by demographic shifts that will Seeing an opportunity, Rocco and 20 of his of misrepresentation and prejudice, particularly Marquette’s faculty brainstormed research put pressure on enrollment in coming years. colleagues drafted a proposal that advocates after the 9/11 attacks and the Catholic Church’s responses to the pandemic — as part of the “We know that our future requires us to work for a research initiative in science, technology, sexual abuse scandals. Dozens of interfaith university’s COVID-19 Research Initiative — across boundaries. This is our strategic plan medicine and society that fosters cross- collaborations unfolded to address social Knox, who has long studied the Black Death coming to life,” says Hossenlopp. disciplinary teams responding to scientific justice, health equity and more. This pursuit of and other medieval plagues, found herself A podcast was a natural complement questions through a Jesuit lens. As a common ground resonates amid today’s divi- discussing the new virus’s historical anteced- to other ideas emerging from the research university workgroup considers including sions. “This book shows differences of all kinds ents with her campus peers. Soon, she and a initiative, says Dr. Sameena Mulla, associate the idea in recommendations it will make for offer opportunities for learning and growth. They handful of colleagues were asking how they professor of anthropology. That initiative Marquette’s future, informal multidisciplinary invite dialogue, which requires an open mind- could foster more of these conversations, produced COVID-19 Student Commentaries, research teams will continue to meet, talk, edness, but is immensely rewarding in the long engaging experts from the humanities, social a forum for disseminating the latest research team-teach and innovate. ¤ run,” says Omar. ¤

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and ramp up to provide 80 scholarships per to cover housing. By fall 2021, Marquette will year to nursing students from under- also open the Umoja Black Living Community ARTS & SCIENCES represented backgrounds. Ultimately, the in Carpenter Tower. Umoja means "unity" MISSION AND post-prison goal is to prepare 5,000 nurses — 1,000 of in Swahili and captures the inclusive and MINISTRY pipeline whom will be people of color — over the next welcoming intent of the community. revitalized decade, grow doctorate-prepared faculty and Online expansion Building on their experience congregations aim to lead in emerging areas such as As the profile of virtual learning at bringing Marquette students With a $1 million grant telehealth education. “We believe. That’s Marquette has grown during the pandemic, and incarcerated students why we’re making this gift,” Darren Jackson, from the Lilly Endowment, notable online offerings have climbed the together in the classroom, a Marquette trustee emeritus, told viewers. Marquette’s Office of excellence ladder, according to external a team of Marquette scholars “We believe in the mission of Marquette.” Mission and Ministry is reviews. For instance, the Master’s in has been awarded $745,000 This historic gift also provides momentum adding a third offering to its Computing program ranked sixth in by the Andrew W. Mellon as the university unveils Marquette’s largest- faith-based programs for Foundation to develop “the ever fundraising campaign, Time to Rise (see congregations and pastors. centerpiece of what will page 36). Another auspicious sign? At the A $31 million gift to The Examen(ed) Church become a citywide prison-to- “will use elements of time of Lovell’s speech, the campaign already the College of Nursing will college pipeline.” Dr. Robert had nearly 48,000 donors, 41 percent of Ignatian spirituality to help Smith, Harry G. John Professor whom were first-time donors. fund strategic initiatives and churches thrive,” says the of History and director of the program’s director, Dr. Student Success and equity initiatives provide 80 scholarships Center for Urban Research, Stephen Jenks, Grad ’14. Although Marquette boasts the highest Teaching and Outreach, is LEADERSHIP per year to nursing students Program staff and seasoned retention rates of any college in Wisconsin, teaming with faculty from underrepresented church leaders will guide no more than 80 percent of students colleagues Dr. Theresa Tobin, participants from a variety graduate in six years, Lovell said. A dis- backgrounds. Arts ’97, from philosophy, and charting the course ahead of Christian denominations proportionate number who don’t cross the Dr. Darren Wheelock from through workshops, retreats In a first-everfirst-ever videovideo annannualual adaddress,dress, PrPresidentesident LoLovellvell finish line are first-generation students and U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Online social and cultural sciences, and more to nurture recipients of federal Pell grants, awarded Computer Information Technology Master’s and doctoral student Marisola emphasized promisingpromising opportunities for Marquette “purposeful pastors and to undergraduates who display exceptional Programs. Lovell said existing and new virtual Xhelili Ciaccio. “We aim to do purposeful churches,” says as it preparesprepares to movemove past the pandemic. financial need. “This is a challenge we can master’s programs will be marketed to appeal our part in restoring pathways Jenks. The program builds absolutely overcome,” he said. to nontraditional students (using a model for re-entering society by BY TRACY STAEDTER on two others supported by To that end, the university has launched proven with nursing programs) to add “300 welcoming all students into Lilly: Pastoral Leadership in or the first time during his difficult chapter in Marquette’s history, our a Student Success Initiative to increase four- to 500 graduate students over the next few our classrooms,” says Smith. a Cultural Context, which tenure at Marquette, campus is alive with the promise of academic year graduation rates and decrease student years.” Such measures could help offset shifts “It is one way to stand firm in supports early career clergy, President Michael R. Lovell excellence, collaboration and student debt. One feature will be the Student Success in demographics that are predicted to cut into the Marquette mission.” and Companions in Ministry, gave his annual address by success,” he told viewers. Lab integrating curricular, cocurricular and undergraduate higher education enrollments. which centers on clergy video in February. The speech, Here are a few takeaways from the address: academic support services. “We will bring Lovell also enthusiastically shared the well-being. recorded in the 707 Hub, was “We believe” together campus departments in innovative outcome of Marquette’s recent Mission a reminder of the lingering Lovell acknowledged the shortage of ways that allow us to care for students facing Priority Examen, the self-study and peer- presence of COVID-19, which health care workers around the country, the challenges and intervene before they are in review process all Jesuit universities undermined student importance of which has become obvious crisis,” Lovell said. And those goals pair nicely undergo. In his response to Marquette’s enrollment this academic year during the pandemic. About 1 million new with efforts that arose last summer involving examen, Rev. Arturo Sosa, S.J., superior and opened a gap in the registered nurses are needed to replace those analysis of 15 years of data around student general of the Society of Jesus, affirmed Funiversity’s budget, the closing of which was set to retire in 2022, according to federal experiences and collaborations with the Marquette’s Catholic and Jesuit character a priority in recent months. Yet Lovell’s estimates. Seeing an opportunity to not only Black Student Council to improve recruitment, as “firmly rooted,” and deemed the message was encouraging, as he featured help fill this gap but also to advance social retention and graduation of Black students. university “one of the strongest news emerging from people and initiatives at justice and reduce health care disparities, Marquette has since added 40 Urban institutions” in the U.S. Jesuit network. Marquette that will help the university seize Darren Jackson, Bus Ad ’86, and Terry (Hall) Scholarships emphasizing recruitment of Said Lovell, “This is one of the strongest opportunities and prepare for the future. “As Jackson, Nurs ’87, donated $31 million to the Black students from Milwaukee and launched endorsements of Marquette’s mission, a we transition from what was a historically College of Nursing. The gift will fund strategic a fundraising campaign for a new student differentiating factor for us that will guide challenging year for higher education and a initiatives, such as a new teaching academy, center and more scholarship aid, including us through years to come.” ¤

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ARTS AND SCIENCES megafires and pollinators Across the country, populations of pollinating insects are in decline. But field research conducted in Montana and published by Dr. Joseph LaManna, ENGINEERING assistant professor of biological sciences, and his the little tree that could colleagues shows that burned landscapes, counterintuitively During the pandemic,pandemic, a professor’sprofessor’s lemon treetree — and enough, have up to 10 times greater biodiversity of his commitment to students — continuedcontinued to blossom. plants and pollinators than BY JENNIFER WALTER, COMM ’19 unburned areas. But as fires intensify, those interspecies hen Dr. John Borg was giving away ripe lemons from each crop relationships become more was finally able to colleagues and students. Thanks to the important and less favorable. to return to his resilient tree, he did so again this year, On land charred by mixed- office after the telling recipients: “These are the COVID severity fires, surviving plants pandemic forced lemons. These are the ones that survived attract and drive pollinator campus to close that whole time.” populations. On severely in March 2020, But the tree wasn’t the only one adapting. scorched land, pollinators he expected to Midway through that spring semester, Borg, influence plant regrowth. see the floor lit- like all professors on campus, had to find Where megafires are tered with dead new digital ways to teach students remotely. becoming more common and flowers. Six Enlisting his young daughter as an on-screen pollinator communities are Wweeks earlier, he had left behind a lemon assistant, he learned to make lively videos of dwindling, “We could see a tree just starting to bloom. himself answering questions — like how fast severe impact on the ability But the sad sight of a missed harvest was would a dinosaur run? — to explain complex of ecosystems to recover,” not what greeted Borg. Instead, the chair and physics topics. says LaManna. professor of mechanical engineering found And the professor who lavished attention dozens of green, immature lemons. Though on a fruit tree showed similar care for students subsequent waterings came only biweekly learning at a distance. When he noticed one DUBLIN HO! When sophomore Brendan Sanchez applied to study at University until campus reopened in August, the hardy lagging behind, he reached out with a phone College Dublin, he hoped COVID-19 would be in the rearview mirror by fall 2020. plant learned to adapt. call. The students (or their families) were often It wasn’t. But Ireland had managed outbreaks well, so Sanchez went. With classes Borg, the 2017 recipient of Marquette’s pleasantly surprised to find a professor on the virtual, he had to leave his comfort zone and take responsibility for his Dublin experience. prestigious Haggerty Award for Research line, offering help. Excellence, had always combined the attri- In tackling new challenges, Borg was fortu- His advice to peers studying abroad, pandemic or not: “Don’t hesitate to shoot that butes of parent and scientist in tending his nate to find inspiration nearby. “It became my someone a message asking if they’d like to take a walk or run to the café to grab coffee. tree, pollinating each round of blossoms thing, saying, ‘We’re going to get through this If you’re feeling lonely, trust me, others are, too.” delicately with a Q-tip. Equally important together, me and the tree.’” ¤

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LEADERSHIP ACT strategic synergy Marquette's newest leader, Paul Jones, joins as general counsel and vice president of the new Office of University Relations, a merging of the offices of Economic Engage- ment; Marketing and CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS Communication; and Public Inspired by the reading Affairs. A longtime university she’s done with her collaborator, Jones — Harley- BUSINESS + ENTREPRENEURSHIP children, Dr. Llanie Davidson’s former chief Nobile, visiting assistant lawyer — helped establish professor of chemistry, Near West Side Partners, the versatile performer invited her honors economic and community students to create development nonprofit Construction starts on a newnew donordonor-funded-funded home for illustrated stories that anchored by Marquette, Marquette Business that’sthat’s poised for brbroadoad impact. help children appreciate Harley and other area chemistry. Sixty students institutions. In 2020, he BY MARY SCHMITT BOYER, JOUR ’77 have signed on since fall served as the 707 Hub’s 2019 — with colorful first intrapreneur-in- his facility is going to be a second largest in combined undergraduate results. Will You Bond residence, mentoring convening place for business,’’ and graduate enrollment and known for with Me? by senior Cheryl student-led startups and says Tim Hanley, Bus Ad ’78, nationally ranked programs in supply Hohl tells the story of venture capital programs. acting Keyes Dean of Business chain, finance, real estate and more. Sodium, a lonely alkali Jones says he will help Administration, about his The building will also welcome the popular metal, making friends. Marquette “raise the bar college’s future home, which Excellence in Leadership (E-Lead) program, Basic Things Little on our creativity, strategic had its groundbreaking in founded by the Opus College of Engineering Chemists Need to Know thinking and relationships in March. Hanley acknowledges and now accepting applications from all by freshman Loren the city, region and nation.” channeling late Dean Joe undergraduates. Bensyl (shown here) Daniels, who championed An airy ground-floor space will double delves into the fun- the project as a “convener” as a classroom and appealing event space damental components of people from across campus and the for campus organizations, business partners T of the universe and community. Now, just over a year after Daniels and outside community organizations. encourages curiosity. tragically lost his life when struck by a car “Our buildings need to be designed with “I was super impressed near campus, that vision is under the future in mind and an ability to flex and with how the students construction at 16th Street and Wisconsin serve multiple functions over time,” says were able to break down Avenue, the former site of McCormick Hall. Lora Strigens, vice president for planning such complex topics,” Fully funded by $60 million in donations and facilities management. says Nobile, who is from benefactors, the new building will And with Marquette Business on the partnering with anchor a key academic area of campus, move, the project even supports the future Marquette’s Norman H. with an impact reaching much farther. “The of the growing College of Nursing, as plans Ott Writing Center to help crossroads of campus,’’ Tim McMahon, vice call for a vacated Straz Hall to be renovated students reach their president for University Advancement, calls it. as its future home. “Both projects will publishable potential. For starters, it will house the College of advance our campus master plan in exciting Business Administration, the university’s ways,” Strigens says. ¤

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HEALTH SCIENCES holistic health A new interdisciplinary minor in public health equity is now available from the College of Health Sciences. Aimed at CURATED students from different disciplines who are interested AUTHENTICITY in diverse spectrums of ROCKS health, the minor will provide Inspired by the the experiential training “Guerilla Bunny,” needed to help people equitably access healthy an anonymous artist A REMINDER TO NOTICE living opportunities. Faculty who hides painted team member Dr. Nilanjan eggs around a Lodh, assistant professor of what I nearly missed Massachusetts town, clinical laboratory science, Dr. Melissa Shew, says the minor is “much Anti-racism from the inside out. visiting assistant bigger than just health professor of science,” because it will shed BY GARRETT GUNDLACH, S.J. light on the social, cultural philosophy, asked her and economic aspects of he story starts familiarly — that some learnings have emerged. I know students to paint and health. Experiential training I was logging into a Zoom now that his words were a playful and even hide rocks around gained locally can arm meeting — and it starts well. complimentary call to action — a sign he campus. For students, students with the perspective Despite studying in Paris, assumed I would have been there. None- there’s magic in they need to improve health seven time zones from the Mid- theless, in the moment, I interpreted it as a having unexpected disparities globally. western U.S., I was able to join judgment. I realize that my misinterpretation encounters with art brother Jesuits and friends on intensified my already-strong fears of not doing both sides of the Atlantic for enough for anti-racism work, feelings only — an “authentic their Saturday morning anti- strengthened by the fact that he is Black and experience” nearly as racism discussion group. It I am white. I was hearing it straight from one joyful as creating art was summer, and worldwide of my teachers in this struggle. itself, says Shew. Tdemonstrations against the horrible killing of Start by discovering what anti-racism George Floyd were at their peak. I logged into initiatives are going on where I am: That’s my the familiar chatter and dings of Zoom first step now that I’ve moved again, to Beirut. meetings, grateful to see the faces in that But as I return to this external effort, I now Brady Bunch grid. And some were pleased to know it must also be accompanied by an see me — or even surprised: Wow, you made it! internal gentleness — so I don’t make enemies One friend expressed his surprise directly, of allies or abandon graced possibilities for in French: “I’m surprised you’re here. You were this hard but beautiful growth. ¤ not at the rally in Paris?!” I was relieved no one else understood him. Embarrassed and ABOUT THE AUTHOR ashamed — “What rally?” I asked myself — I The formation of Jesuit Scholastic Garrett cobbled together a response in French before Gundlach, S.J., Arts ’09, has taken him from he convened the meeting. Paris to Lebanon for studies in Arabic and It took me quite some time to unpack this. Islam-Christian dialogue; he will return My friend’s words. My shame. Putting this swirl briefly to the U.S. this summer for ordination before God some days in prayer, I’m grateful to the priesthood.

16 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 17 A PEAR-SHAPED BRAIN TUMOR HALTED JEANNIE GAFFIGAN’S LIFE, BROUGHT HER CLOSER TO GOD, AND Fast-forward five years or more and cue these words: “Oh my God.” SHOWED HER HOW TO REALLY LIVE. That’s Jim Gaffigan, Hon Deg ’18 — Jeannie’s partner in marriage, parenting and comedy — reacting countless times under his breath “in sincere bewilderment” BY STEPHEN FILMANOWICZ To know Jeannie Gaffigan, it seems, is to at Jeannie and what she can accomplish. describe her as a superhero. The first time came a day after their first She’s “an unstoppable woman,” you’ll lunch together. Just a few years into a New read in books and magazines — “a force York theatre career, Jeannie had already to be reckoned with,” “a multitasking established a nonprofit after-school whirling dervish.” program, Shakespeare on the Playground. She started creating reactions like this As the couple took shaky steps toward a as far back as her days as a Marquette romance, Jim accepted an invitation to theatre major. Gaffigan, Comm ’92, Hon visit a church gymnasium where middle Deg ’18, was Jeannie Noth back then, schoolers were practicing to perform gobbling up any and all challenges, from Romeo and Juliet set to hip-hop music. stage-managing student productions to What he saw stunned him — “a sea of building stage sets and getting cast in kids,” many from nearby public housing acting roles in hip café productions by a blocks, and just a couple of theatre-world hotshot local director. If the wardrobe room volunteers helping Jeannie. “I watched as started resembling something out of a this human cyclone choreographed and hoarding show and needed reorganizing, inspired the whole operation,” he writes. she’d knock that out too. “Most impressively, the kids were engaged, THE POWER THE UNLIKELY FRUITS OF A LONG, AGONIZING RECOVERY? ABUNDANT GRACE OF PEAR AND GRATITUDE. *18 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 19 READ ABOUT JEANNIE GAFFIGAN’S MEMOIR IN AMERICA, THE JESUIT WEEKLY @ BIT.LY/GAFFIGANREVIEW.

off from her children for weeks and deprived of even a bite of food or drop of water for months. As Jeannie writes in her heartbreaking, heart- warming memoir, When Life Gives You Pears, those days were harrowing and humbling. The words “trauma” and “excruciating” come up a lot when she talks of them, and she owns up to being far from a When Jeannie got to Marquette herself, theology pleasant patient. But that’s just part of the story. The courses and Masses with her family fed her faith, but pages of Pears are somehow ripe with laughs and not in an overly serious way. God was a buddy figure gratitude, no bitter fruit. They reveal that Jeannie had back then. “If I was in a rush to get somewhere, I’d been doing a lot more than busy overachieving all say, ‘Hail Mary, full of grace, help me find a parking those years. She’d been amassing exactly what she’d space,” she relates with a wink. need — the faith-, family- and humor-filled world — But in this enormous new city after college, to make it through hell. And, probably, learn a few Jeannie found the nearby church comforting. “It was things that’ll help in getting to heaven, too. like God was saying, ‘Hello,’” she recalls. “I mean, I was going to see this church all the time. So, when hen Jeannie Noth I went in there, it was like home. I felt like, OK, this moved to Manhattan is part of my life now.” after Marquette, she Jim Gaffigan was another fixture of her street — the settled onto the kind big, pale blond guy who lived across the street from of lovably ragged the church. After a long run-up full of half acknowledg- The show ran only one season on CBS, but downtown block, still ments on the sidewalk, they bumped into each other Jeannie and Jim were just getting started. To undiscovered by in the narrow aisles of a Korean-run market and joked produce a CD for Jim to sell at shows, Jeannie sat rehabbers and real about whether they knew each other. Jim ended the with her microphone in enough comedy clubs to estate agents, that conversation with a wisecrack: “Hah, we’ll probably start offering feedback — which lead-in for a joke worked for an aspiring get married.” worked better, or which progression of bits “I THOUGHT, actress taking her As they explored an interest in each other, achieved better flow. “Working together — that’s share of catering jobs they discovered some uncanny overlap. Both when things got serious,” says Jeannie. ‘WOW, THIS IS Nothing slowed interested and having fun. Jeannie somehow to make ends meet. were from cities on Lake Michigan, his in north- Jim even turned something funny she said into a SOMETHING Jeannie Gaffigan — thrived and excelled in the chaos.” There was a deli ern Indiana. She was the eldest of nine, he the joke he used on a late-night TV show. The next day, the accomplished “OK, this woman is crazy,” he thought. across the street, a youngest of six. And he, too, had graduated from he told her he’d “killed” with it. “He sounded THAT CAN BRING comedy writer- “But there’s nothing she cannot do.” subway stop and dry a Jesuit university, Georgetown. surprised, but I was so happy,” she remembers. ME SUCH JOY, producer and By 2017, more than a dozen years and five cleaners around the “There were things about us culturally that were “I thought, ‘Wow, this is something that can bring undisputed CEO of the children into her marriage with Jim, Jeannie had taken corner, and a big Catholic church one block down. very familiar. We just clicked,” Jeannie says with a me such joy, working with this guy.’” WORKING WITH Gaffigan family — high functioning to new heights. Professionally, sheW Catholicism had been a given in her house as a hard emphasis on that last word. Other boyfriends Jeannie got Jim’s comedic voice: at times dark THIS GUY.’” until fallout from brain had co-written and directed a string of Grammy-nom- child. Her mother — who’d met her father when they had been bewildered by her manic devotion to the and sarcastic but with a playful, probing sense of surgery threatened — Jeannie Gaffigan on her early inated comedy specials and served as lead writer were both theatre students at Marquette — had even arts, including the youth theatre program she’d just the absurd and, of course, a deep affection for eating. her life and required days writing comedy with her and executive producer of a popular cable sitcom kept a large statue of the Virgin Mary in the family founded. “There was nothing like that with Jim,” she And as their creative partnership took shape, she all the faith and future husband, Jim. As their based on her life with Jim. She was the undisputed living room. With dad — The Milwaukee Journal’s says. “He was just as passionate.” helped enlarge his perspective. When marriage and coping skills she had. creative partnership grew, they CEO of their household, meeting the nonstop needs longtime theatre critic — she’d pack up the nine Noth Work actually helped forge their bond. Soon after kids followed, their comedic world grew to absorb them. co-wrote and co-produced of the five kids — six if she counted her husband. children on Sunday mornings for the family Mass at the pair met, Jim waltzed into a dream scenario — a And their faith too. The Jim she first met was a comedy specials, books and a That spring, though, the unthinkable happened. Church of the Gesu. lead role in a network sitcom based on some Midwest- cultural Catholic: As he confessed to her, he “rooted sitcom together. Something stopped Jeannie. It was a pear-shaped erner-in-New York material he’d performed on the Late for Notre Dame.” But during their courtship, she tumor wrapped precariously around her brain stem, Show with David Letterman. As production neared, he began dragging him along to Mass, assuring him he discovered when she lost her hearing in one ear. Its wondered what on earth a comedian with little acting successful removal by a renowned surgeon led to a experience was doing in his position. “Well, this wave of unexpected complications that left Jeannie happens to be my forte,” Jeannie jumped in. “I’ll coach clinging to life in an ICU with severe pneumonia, cut you on your scenes.” Team Jeannie and Jim was born.

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wouldn’t flare up upon entry like “foil-wrapped been preparing for since her throw-anything-at-me bacon in a microwave.” With time, he needed less days in Marquette Theatre. For a creative whiz and pulling. The couple got married in that church and admitted control addict, pulling the levers that made it part of their life together. made the show tick was heady stuff — “the most As their brood grew, the big Catholic Gaffigan creatively fulfilling thing I’ve done in my career,” family stood out as a supersized anomaly in the New she calls it, “a hundred percent.” York comedy world. A religion writer for The Washing- There was just one problem. Working as ton Post even wrote a piece that left Jim feeling “outed executive producer and showrunner immersed her as the Catholic comic,” says Jeannie. But there was no in the idea of family life — even a simulacrum of turning back. Something in him rebels against the her own family — but left her “living and breathing” usual expectations imposed on comedians, Jim said television production. “At a certain point, you’re last year on the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax just not home,” she explains. “I came to wonder, Shepard. “I almost wonder if it’s my way of saying, ‘Am I just making this up? I’m going to stop being ‘You know what the most rebellious thing I can do is?’ the Jeannie of the show pretty soon.’” To say, ‘I believe in God.’” Though the show was popular enough to keep When Jeannie and Jim took their writing rolling, Jeannie and Jim pulled the plug on it after partnership to new heights in 2015 with the two seasons in order to be there to see their kids creation of another TV series, The Jim Gaffigan grow up. It was a rare case of Jeannie deliberately Show on cable’s TV Land, it put a lightly fictional- slowing down her life, at least a little. (She’d soon ized version of their family life center stage. There find time to direct another Grammy-nominated needs to get home to her kids and their by-then Thrust into an MRI tube with a breathing tube During a harrowing were Jim and Jeannie (played by actress Ashley comedy special, Cinco.) The next time she’d slow multiplying needs. “I was confronted with the dark down her throat, Jeannie fears she’s suffocating. recovery that kept Williams), five kids and a few regulars — Jeannie’s down it would be a hard stop — and not by choice. part of myself,” she writes. “The part that wants to She grasps for prayer in anguish. And by the time Jeannie from her gay best friend, Daniel, and Jim’s comedy buddy, control everything. The furious part.” she makes it through the entire rosary, picturing children and denied Dave, a Jewish atheist lothario. And, yes, there n a poignant passage in When Life Gives You Ahead of her lies an agonizing recovery, a each bead in her mind’s eye, she’s at a place of her any food and The Gafffigans were was a nearby Catholic church with an African Pears, Jeannie comes to after 11 hours of soul-shaking spiritual trial. Making it forward peace. “I never really understood meditation until water by mouth for months, prayer was all on hand for priest, Father Nicholas, popping into his share of surgery and realizes what just happened. requires summoning every internal and external I was near suffocation in an MRI coffin,” she writes. often her one reliable Marquette’s 2018 scenes and often trying to wrangle Jim in for a Then, she realizes that she just realized healing resource she can muster. As the subtitle of “I preferred to be in the MRI, alone with my peaceful source of solace. Commencement confession as he shuffled past the churchyard. something — her faculties are intact. “I’m her book suggests, faith, family and funny people — meditation, than out of the MRI in the chaotic ICU.” Her eventual return ceremony, where America, the Jesuit weekly magazine, saw a “great me,” she sings to herself, flooded with relief. and the grace they eventually lead her to — become The easing of her pneumonia only leaves more Jeannie and Jim to health and family feat” in the show’s integration of faith as an everyday It’s a sweet moment but, before long, a Jeannie’s real superpowers. time for Jeannie’s hunger — for food, water, speech delivered the address life left her with a part of sitcom life. Writer Bill McGarvey hailed the cruel one. Although her thinking brain would By this point in her life, her faith is mature. and children — to gnaw at her. She grows intensely and received honorary changed outlook. Gaffigans’ on-screen world as “simply an amplified be fine, her tumor had been entwined with the Revealing in Pears’ description of the frantic run-up to jealous of Jim every time he leaves the ICU, imagining doctoral degrees. comedic version of the messy and complicated lives cranial nerves connecting her brain and bodily surgery are the religious folk Jeannie has on spiritual him heading straight out for a giant cheeseburger. that most American Catholics — and functions. Hours into her recovery, it would speed dial — Sister Mary, Deacon Paul, Father She seethes with resentment toward anyone who people of all faiths — unconsciously become clear that either the tumor or its Jonathan. More than one had shepherded Jeannie can eat. Returning to meditation, she again finds negotiate every day.” delicate extraction had injured the nerves (and Jim) through faith-deepening crises, including peace. “Without the rosary, I was a hideous mon- Jeannie served as lead writer and controlling her vocal cords and her throat’s miscarriages and a newborn death that had brought ster,” she admits. showrunner, responsible for ability to keep air and saliva in their assigned Jeannie emotional pain like she’d never felt before. everything from concept and places. After peacefully nodding off, Jeannie awakes in God is no longer Jeannie’s buddy, but rather casting to set design, roles she’d Ithe startling setting of the ICU with a worsening case “a mystic, all-knowing presence” and “a loving, “ I WAS CONFRONTED WITH of pneumonia, caught when she breathed in saliva merciful caregiver” with a plan, even when things while asleep. seem to “suck righteously.” She feels Him with her THE DARK PART OF MYSELF. In the days that follow, her functioning conscious- as she first deals with the tumor. And In her most ness becomes an enemy of sorts, heightening her desperate moments, God is clearly all she has. THE PART THAT WANTS TO awareness of the tubes down her throat and nose, the strict orders forbidding food or water by mouth, the CONTROL EVERYTHING. energy drained from her body when she desperately THE FURIOUS PART.”

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watch me eat a pastrami sandwich” role in the family. herever she is right now, stock pantries with food and protective masks, But her illness turns things upside down. They get you can be sure Jeannie deliver high-need items to pregnant mothers through their share of strain, to be sure, particularly Gaffigan is doing too and newborns in homeless shelters, and to get when she’s left unsuccessfully pantomiming her much. That’s a given. hot restaurant meals to hospital workers, thoughts, before time, therapy, cortisone and surgery She’s more purposeful including some of the same nurses and doctors bring her voice back (and at long last, her mastery of now, more deliberate who so impressed Jeannie with their selfless- swallowing too). But she is soon marveling apprecia- with her energy, more ness during her stay in the ICU. tively at Jim as he assumes her former role as alert to God’s call. She At the start of the pandemic, Jeannie found “commanding general of the Gaffigan family.” recognizes her creativity herself praying — three different novenas across When Jeannie returns home — still with plenty of as a tool that can get multiple days. Then, when distance learning Back at Marquette to tubes and the bulk of her recovery ahead of her — Jim people laughing — there arrived, those prayers became less formal but keynote the Mission hits his stride, finding the comic mojo she’d missed will be always value in just as persistent. No longer a buddy — and Week Women's Lunch dearly in the hospital. Grooming her, he prattles on in that — and a gift showing more than a mystical figure and loving caregiver in February 2020, character as Mabel the stylist: “Honey, my third her connections waiting — God is her close companion now. “My prayers Jeannie stopped in “I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY TUMOR, husband was cute as a button but dumb as a rock.” to be made that could are now constant, always in my head and sound front of a symbol of When she’s too weak to rise from bed, he pulls up as a nudge the world in a like ‘God, help me get through this insanely Mission Week, a GRATEFUL THAT I COULD ALMOST DIE courtly character known as “the horse.” “Your carriage more gentle and just direction. Because she’s chaotic day,’” she shares. “But my prayers also butterfly on a campus is waiting m’lady,” he says, before lifting her and Jeannie Gaffigan, she’ll make those connections. sound quiet at night, like when I’m lying down wall that happened to TO BE MORE APPRECIATIVE OF LIFE.” sum up where her moving off to the bathroom with a clip-clop noise. WIt’s been that way since those early New York with my 8-year-old, smelling his head as he falls journey of faith and Jeannie sees the kids react to Jim in new ways — days when she started putting the tenets of her asleep. I say, ‘God, thank you for my life and recovery has After dreaming of tasting an Even at her darkest, though, Jeannie avoids as if he’d know where the missing sock might be or Jesuit education to work, seeing teens on the streets these beautiful children. I trust you will be with delivered her. ice cream cone during the having a “God, how could you do this to me?” wonder how a big school assignment had turned out. and young actors with time on their hands and us no matter what the future will bring.’” ¤ months when no food or conversation. “Once I realized God was in this, When he blurts out his frustration with feeling bringing them together to put on hip-hop Shake- water could pass her lips, that’s when things got better. Without Him, underappreciated— clearly Jeannie’s bailiwick — speare. And it’s that way again. Jeannie and her five children When she finally got her life back from her brain finally visited New York’s I would have been in hell.” she senses completion of a Freaky Friday-style role Washington Square Park Amid this struggle, she is amazed that her reversal. A flood of empathy sets them on a new tumor, she felt like Rip Van Winkle. Her oldest together (above) and parents and eight siblings drop their lives in course, not effortless, that transforms their relation- daughter was suddenly a teenager and her oldest “experienced the ecstasy of Milwaukee, New York, Washington, D.C., and other ship. “We switched places. We had to experience what son was right behind her. This was unfamiliar terrain. a Mister Softee cone on a places to rally in shifts at her bedside and provide life must be like for the other person,” she says. What to do with children who don’t always follow hot summer day. ” Jim with support at home. Touchingly, individual “Because of that, we understand each other better, we when she extends a hand? How to keep them on brothers or sisters carve out unique and needed care trust each other more, and we love each other more.” course without smothering them? specialties — lavender-scented foot rubs, podcasts It’s one of many ways Jeannie’s journey of faith and One answer came when she considered what or book readings to feed her mind, or gatekeeping recovery — like St. Ignatius’ before her — leads to a happened to teens in the Catholic Church after their when Jeannie needs a break. conversion. She realizes her insistence on being her confirmation. The church seemed to lose track of That’s the family of the healing-power trinity family’s caregiver and “alpha controller” was feeding them till their next big rite, marriage. So, Jeannie evoked (along with faith and funny people) in the her ego as much as it was benefiting the children and spearheaded the creation of a service-focused, subtitle of When Life Gives You Pears. The other Jim. She sees that loosening her grip will allow them to post-confirmation youth group at her church. “Let’s presence looming large at this nexus is Jim. No one — thrive. For this and other revelations, she’s grateful do something so they can design and implement the mortal, at least – is more integral to her recovery, — and most grateful, improbably enough, for the spur things they want to do with their Catholic faith,” she body and soul. that put her on this course in the first place. explains. She and other mothers in their parish's When they’d married, they’d fit together perfectly, “I’m grateful for my tumor,” she writes, “grateful religious education program mentor the teens, the Jeannie had joked: “the oldest of nine children, the that I could almost die to be more appreciative of life. St. Patrick’s Warriors, in faith-in-action service ultimate caregiver, and the youngest of six, the Someday, I may just swallow water and not feel how projects. Since COVID-19 hit, the connections have ultimate care-getter. A match made in codependent good it is. I hope not.” If her old life was a hard pear been particularly rich. The Catholic teens have found heaven.” Over the years, they’d largely remained that could be cut into perfectly angled pieces, a bit dry allies: teens from synagogues, mosques and other these interlocking puzzle pieces, with Jeannie’s and lacking in flavor, her new life, Jeannie says, “is a Catholic churches. So, Jeannie helped found an micromanagement handing Jim an avuncular “Sure, misshapen overripe pear that mushes under the knife, interfaith group, the Imagine Society Inc., that has I guess I could take the kids to Katz’s Deli while they but the juice is the sweetest thing you’ll ever taste.” helped these teens mastermind valiant efforts to

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Before the Krisband launch, Carter took advantage of the hub’s boot camp, a crash course in topics such as creating a business model canvas, financial modeling and prototyping. When Carter became an intern at the hub, staff members nudged her to explore her entrepreneurial interests. Her ambition and creativity were obvious; she just needed to start working through her ideas. Carter set up a meeting with Tom Avery, the 707 Hub’s entrepreneur-in-residence. “As a serial entrepreneur, he brings a lot of experience and passion to helping students HOT HAND think through their business and determine next steps to move from idea to action,” says Otero. Avery and the 707 Hub team have continued to be a resource for Carter as she navigates the ups and downs of business ownership. A STUDENT’S “They were sending me emails about patent attorneys and helping me out so I can make sure everything’s good for my business legally,” she says. The 707 Hub’s staff also SAVVY SANITIZER IS helped her create a marketing plan and promote her business in on-campus publications. Carter’s success on * TikTok came as a bonus. A 707 HUB-BORN HIT. As Carter stays busy selling the Krisband, she’s not alone. Seeing a surge of students interested in starting new BY LAUREN SIEBEN ventures, Otero calls the pandemic “a period of creation in a period of isolation.” An example is senior engineering major Cierra Griffin’s subscription box for girls interested in STEM. risten Carter, like many college students, is on TikTok. Marquette’s 707 Hub stands out among other collegiate But Carter’s presence on the fast-paced social entrepreneurship programs in part because of its Jesuit media platform isn’t just a pastime or a play to values. “We’re encouraging students not just to think about become an influencer — it’s a crucial marketing tool building an app or creating a new business, but to think for the business she launched during the pandemic about how this new business is inclusive and solving a real while studying at Marquette and tapping into its problem,” Otero says. “That goes above and beyond the business. Carter knew that she eventually “wanted to students across majors and provide on-site resources to resources for student entrepreneurs. potential economic impact. It’s rooted in something.” continue that legacy” and become an entrepreneur like her help turn ideas into ventures. In October, Carter started selling the Krisband, The problem-solving approach also speaks to Carter, who parents. But she wasn’t sure she could pull it off. “We’ve worked really hard to dispel the myth that a wristband that dispenses hand sanitizer on the plans to expand her business beyond the Krisband and sell “I thought it was something where I wasn’t good enough entrepreneurship is only for certain majors,” says Kelsey go. It’s the first product launched under her newly other wellness products to improve life for her customers. or smart enough or capable enough,” Carter says. Otero, Grad ’14, associate director of social innovation at formed LLC. On TikTok, Carter posts videos “My favorite part of this entire experience is hearing people’s “Entrepreneurship really wasn’t on the tip of my mind until I the 707 Hub. “We’ve been able to create a space where demonstrating and promoting the Krisband; feedback about how much they really enjoy the product and one of her earliest posts generated more than came to Marquette and got involved with the 707 Hub.” there’s these natural collisions occurring and cross- how it’s helped them,” she says. ¤ 50,000 views in a few weeks. “From there I was The 707 Hub is the campus space that fosters disciplinary work. It’s not uncommon to have a comm getting orders from all across the country,” collaboration and innovation among students and offers major, a business major and an engineering major working says Carter, a Marquette senior majoring in resources for aspiring entrepreneurs. Carter’s first encounter in the space together.” advertising. “It was crazy.” with the hub came as a sophomore when she interned for The 707 Hub hosts speakers, networking events and a Before she became the owner and CEO the Women’s Innovation Network, a program there. pitch competition, and it’s home to a student-run venture of Carter Health & Wellness, Carter grew up “I worked there every day, and just being in that space capital firm called The Dorm Fund. Student associates from I WAS GETTING ORDERS in the Chicago suburbs and watched her of entrepreneurs and young people starting up their own The Dorm Fund hear pitches from their peers and dole out parents run a successful home care businesses, there were so many resources,” she says. investments of up to $2,500 per business idea. FROM ALL ACROSS THE business. After her mom passed away in “Constantly being in that space made me think maybe I can During the pandemic, the 707 Hub has mostly pivoted to 2016, her dad stepped aside from the do entrepreneurship.” virtual programming. When students can convene in COUNTRY. IT WAS CRAZY. The 707 Hub opened in 2017 in welcoming ground-floor person, the building’s unfinished ceilings and concrete space in a renovated office building on the eastern edge of floors invoke a casual startup vibe, with student art campus. The idea was born from a student proposal for a decorating the walls of glass-enclosed conference rooms space that would encourage collaboration between that students can reserve for presentations and meetings.

26 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 27 ALUMNUS STEVE NOOYEN FOUND HIS Steve Nooyen slipped through a tangle of balsam firs, stepped onto a two-track dirt road in northern Wisconsin, MIDLIFE MISSION: and hurried to the hunter waiting nearby in the darkness. Lowering his headlamp’s beam to avoid blinding him, Nooyen OFFERING GUIDED clapped a hand on Mike Barnes’ shoulder and announced, “Congratulations! You got yourself a really nice deer.” HUNTS WHERE THOSE Nooyen, Bus Ad ’88, felt Barnes quiver and start sobbing. After harnessing his emotions, Barnes told Nooyen, IN WHEELCHAIRS “You have no idea what this means to me.” Barnes, a health care engineer from North Carolina, felt moved by the forest, EXPERIENCE THE its autumn colors, his first success with a crossbow and the anticipation of fresh venison. He hadn’t hunted in five years. In fact, he seldom hunted as an adult, even though he grew OUTDOORS AND up hunting and fishing. Like most U.S. hunters, Barnes finds hunting property RENEW THEIR SPIRITS. increasingly rare as suburbs sprawl deeper into rural America and absentee landowners lease access rights to high bidders. But Barnes faces more formidable barriers too. He has used a BY PATRICK DURKIN wheelchair since a car crash at age 17 severed his spine in three places. He struggles crossing raised thresholds between rooms, let alone the bogs, creek bottoms and log-strewn hillsides of deer woods. And make no mistake: Serious hunters like Barnes don’t just switch “hobbies” if they suddenly can’t hunt. Research in the 1970s by University of Wisconsin–Madison sociologists found that more than 60 percent of deer hunters would miss it as much or more than all other interests. CALLED TO REFLECTIONS ON HIS LIFE’S “SECOND HALF” PURPOSE LED STEVE NOOYEN TO FOUND WHEELCHAIR WHITETAILS. THE WILD MAR QUETTE MA GAZINE / 2928 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 2928 John Martinson overcame barriers to experience a cherished facial hair when I started, and I had my first gray ecades later, not surprisingly, pastime. hairs when I finally got one,” he relates. “Most faith would be front and center Below, Mike Barnes people have no idea how hard it is to get a deer.” — along with enjoyment of and Josh Myers Always athletic, Nooyen easily crossed terrain Wisconsin’s wilds and a calling (seated, from left) that tripped others. Later, about the time he shot his to serve others — in the had strongly first deer, he learned some in wheelchairs envied mission he crafted for life after emotional his freedom to tackle such obstacles. 50: “To bring smiles, laughter experiences in That lesson came from Don Hansen, who has and Christ through my words the woods. relied on a wheelchair since age 8 because of and actions in outdoor spina bifida. Nooyen and Hansen met in 1998 adventures to the elderly, through a volunteer group that took disabled young, and disabled … one people fishing. When they weren’t volunteering person at a time.” or carrying out duties as organization board Soon afterward, Nooyen members, Nooyen and Hansen often hunted or created Wheelchair Whitetails. fished together. Those outings taught Nooyen He now works 40 weeks per year that good intentions alone don’t ensure fun for tending food plots, maintaining a hunters and anglers in wheelchairs. 6-mile trail network and handling other projects. He Kristi and Steve “Crossing gravel parking lots and getting into drives hunters and companions to their blinds in an Nooyen have merged boats can be challenging, even impossible,” Dall-terrain vehicle and customized trailer for the their love of the hunters’ wheelchairs. outdoors, their faith Nooyen says. “Each person has specific needs The Nooyens’ unfenced property is bordered and their desire to requiring plans and patient service from others.” east, south and west by public forests, which serve others into a ooyen knows all about These experiences stayed with Nooyen as insurance associate from Wrightstown, Wisconsin, “I TRY TO hunting’s deep hold on people. he lived his life with Kristi and built a business. keeps deer wild and wary. With about half of the and his lifelong friend Dan Liska. venture that brings FOLLOW THE outdoor adventures He was anticipating moments He opened Wisconsin’s first Home Instead senior guests arrowing a deer each weekend, Nooyen Myers was born with cerebral palsy and has to people who can’t like this when he created care franchise at age 30 and later added six more. focuses more on making memories. Guests see spent his life in wheelchairs. He saw few deer SCRIPTURES’ Wheelchair Whitetails, the plenty of birds and other wildlife, and enjoy good during his hunts and never got a shot. As Myers and otherwise access them. Imbuing the operations with a sense of mission VERSE TO WORK program he operates with his — even listing God as CEO on the company website food, engaging conversation and wheelchair-friend- Liska prepared to head home empty-handed, Like other hunters, wife, Kristi. Each weekend from — he kept alive a plan to run the company for ly accommodations. Nooyen shared a note from another Myers friend, DILIGENTLY Tom Narmore came September through November, 20 years, reassess life at 50 and step aside from Nooyen sees everything from his guests’ perspec- Brian Walder, who helped arrange the hunt. WITH ALL MY with a friend or family the couple welcomes two or day-to-day operations. tive, says Barnes — table heights, restroom and blind After reading the note, Myers sobbed and — like HEART.” member, in his case, three hunters in wheelchairs to With these milestones approaching, Nooyen designs, yardage markers for shooting and the Barnes the night before — said, “Steve, you have no companionship of their hunting partners. Daniel Kritz (standing). their 519 acres just south of engaged with the Halftime Institute in 2015 to idea what this means to me.” His three days at Steve Nooyen Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. craft his life’s “second-half” mission. Through Nooyen trusts God to choose which hunters Wheelchair Whitetails were the longest time he’d Their guests use crossbows to prayer and reflection, he recognized faith as a become his guests. And after they arrive, he subtly ever spent in nature and its enriching silence. hunt white-tailed deer from one driver in his life since his early days at Marquette, takes their “spiritual temperature,” offers a prayer “This trip had nothing to do with me learning of 15 blinds overlooking forest when he ran himself ragged struggling to keep up before each meal, and strives to serve them as how to hunt,” Myers told Nooyen afterward. “Some trails or openings. By season’s with his classes while working part-time jobs to Jesus would with humility, patience and kindness. time ago I lost my way with the Lord. … In my heart, end, the Nooyens feed, house cover tuition. Feeling adrift, a country boy in the “Sometimes our meal prayer leads to conversations the Lord was speaking to me and letting me know and guide up to 30 hunters, each accompanied by a city, he found sanctuary in the Masses held in the where we explore God and the Scriptures more deeply,” He is still there, even though I had strayed (again). Nfriend or family member, all for free. Nooyen basement of the Church of the Gesu. Worshipping Nooyen says. “I try to follow the Scriptures’ verse to … Your ministry is working, even if others don’t considers it a ministry — an opportunity for hunters with people from different walks of life, including work diligently with all my heart as unto the Lord. express it this way, and I am forever grateful.” like Barnes to experience something transcendent homeless people finding refuge from the winter There’s ministry in everything. That’s why I focus on Nooyen, meanwhile, says Barnes and Myers have in the woods and come together with others in cold, he reshaped his spirit by feeling their quality experiences, not numbers.” no idea how much he appreciates them. “In that prayer before or afterward, if they’re so moved. struggles. “I put all my attention toward the Lord The other guests in camp that October weekend 18-hour span, two guys with totally different hunts and worship,” he recalls. with Mike and Jackie Barnes were Joshua Myers, an had the same reaction,” he says. “When they drove Nooyen grew up hunting and fishing around New away, I sat on the cabin’s steps and sobbed too. It Franken, east of Green Bay. He’d been hunting for 13 felt like God was speaking, assuring me I was a years when he first tasted success at 26. “I didn’t have good, faithful servant.” ¤

30 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 31 MARQUETTE’S ALUMNI NATIONAL AWARDS HONOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AND FRIENDS WHO EMBODY With that transformative spirit shining as brightly MARQUETTE’S MISSION as ever, 52 awardees will be honored this May. Celebrations of awardees from every college and professional school will include a special virtual THROUGH THEIR CHARACTER, ceremony Tuesday, May 25, at 6 p.m. CDT, honoring recipients of the All-University Awards, who are THE profiled here. ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPACT.

BY PAULA WHEELER, TRACY STAEDTER AND STEPHEN FILMANOWICZ ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD

Terry (Hall) Jackson, Nurs ’87, and Darren R. Jackson, Bus Ad ’86

St. Paul, Minnesota, and erry and Darren Jackson found each other when she MMilwaukee,ilwaukee, Wisconsin served him Communion at a Gesu Mass, and he followed up by asking her to the Senior Ball. Together ever since, they married in 1988 when she was a nurse IGNITERS at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and he was starting a career in retail that led to leadership positions at Nordstrom, Best Buy and Advance Auto Parts. Today, they strive to answer the Jesuit call to be men and women for others, supporting organizations including Marquette that “nurture, develop and create a sense of accountability for the greater good,” says Darren Jackson, past chair of the Marquette Board of Trustees. Strengthened by years of partnership, the Jacksons’ commitment to the College of Nursing culminated in their historic gift of $31 million, announced this winter, to fuel enrollment growth, health care advances and student diversity to reduce health disparities. The gift will fund an expected 80 scholarships per year for nursing students from underrepresented backgrounds. “The pandemic has revealed a desperate Tneed for more qualified, caring nurses as well as a lack of diversity in the nursing profession,” says Terry Jackson, chair of the college’s campaign committee and co-chair with her husband of the President’s Advisory Council. “The College of Nursing is ready to meet those needs.”

32 / FALL 2019 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 33 FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY AWARD SPIRIT OF Gene and Ruth MARQUETTE AWARD evoting themselves to advancing Posner Foundation justice and tackling inequity, Jill Jill E. Rauh, Comm ’02, Rauh and Ajmel Quereshi have Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ajmel A. Quereshi, Arts ’03 long inspired others to do the Takoma Park, Maryland same. Fittingly, they met through a Marquette student group focused on justice. Despite different faith backgrounds — she is a devout Catholic, he was raised Muslim — they bonded VISIT MARQUETTE. over their similarities and shared EDU/AWARDS to worldview. They married in 2008 learn more about the and have supported each other in the meaningful work each feels From his days as a student at Marquette Law School, the late Gene Posner, Law ’36, recipients and ways called to do. Rauh loves her embraced the concept of pro bono publico (“for the public good”). The lawyer, you can honor them. entrepreneur, philanthropist and lifelong Milwaukeean established the Posner Foundation current role for the U.S. Conference of Catholic And join us for the Bishops “helping Catholics live out their baptismal with his wife, Ruth, in 1963 to support local organizations that improve residents’ quality of life, Dcall to be people on mission.” Quereshi is senior education and health. Years of generous contributions to the Law School culminated in the All-University Awards counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and foundation’s support that enabled the school to expand its pro bono work through creation of the virtual ceremony Office of Public Service in 2005. Shortly thereafter, the annual Posner Exchange debuted to promote professor and director of Howard University’s Civil May 25, at 6 p.m. CDT. Rights Clinic. They embody Marquette’s mission with public service law and celebrate students’ pro bono work. The Posner Foundation has helped shape their commitment to realize a just world — one in a unique Law School culture reflected in the extraordinary share of students — averaging around which, he says, “There will be no need for civil rights 70 percent — participating in pro bono service opportunities. lawyers.” And they share another favorite passion too: raising their beloved young son, Jamal. s a first-generation college student in Marquette’s Educational Opportunity Program, Harvey Anderson For entrepreneur and philanthropist SERVICE AWARD PROFESSIONAL says his time on campus Craig Kasten, living the Marquette changed his trajectory, giving Craig R. Kasten, Bus Ad ’75 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD mission means finding a way to say, him “a platform to develop ’ “Yes, I can help with that.” As CEO Mequon, Wisconsin Harvey J. Anderson, II, Eng 84 the confidence to excel and of health benefits technology Piedmont, California contribute.” He was mentored innovator Skygen USA, he’s come and inspired by faculty and a long way from his days riding friends including the then- the bus to and from campus and EOP director, Dr. Arnold juggling studies with work as a Mitchem, Grad ’81, Hon Deg hotel night clerk. With his first ’04, who ignited his passion significant financial success, for public policy and opened Kasten was ecstatic, seizing the doors for him early in his opportunity with his wife, Wendy, career. Anderson later earned his law degree from to initiate decades of support of Athe University of San Francisco and built a career Marquette men’s basketball and providing in-house legal counsel to influential student-athletes. Extending the Silicon Valley companies including Netscape, AVG, Kastens’ reach, their Skygen International Mozilla and now Hewlett-Packard, where he is chief Foundation addresses vision-care inequity in legal officer and corporate secretary. As an Tanzania, with 31,100 pairs of eyeglasses distributed American Leadership Forum fellow, he’s joined a to date. Close to home, their support of Journey diverse cohort cultivating regional leadership for House and other initiatives has benefited an equitable Silicon Valley. He pays it forward by thousands of Milwaukee children and families. hosting and mentoring Marquette students, including those from EOP, who seek careers in the tech industry.

34 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 35 WE ARE Dear alumni, parents and friends, MARQUETTE Today, we stand on Marquette’s firm foundation amid challenging times and look ahead to our bright future. Since our founding, we have remained steadfast in the call of our Catholic, Jesuit mission and the pillars of leadership, excellence, faith and service. That’s why we are excited to introduce the public launch of Time to Rise: The Marquette Promise to Be The Difference — a $750 million comprehensive fundraising campaign that is our most ambitious in university history. NOW IS The generosity of our alumni, parents and friends over the last four and a half years has built philanthropic momentum with the power to change lives — THE TIME. for students, faculty and our campus community. Time to Rise is a campaign to Be The Difference that will galvanize us like never before. Together, we Not to rest on past achievements. will boldly pursue Marquette’s vision to be among the most innovative and But to ignite the difference we will be. accomplished Catholic, Jesuit universities in the world. Because on campus and beyond lie communities in need of This multi-year endeavor will enrich and expand student opportunities, help and hope. And, as torchbearers of the centuries-long support our teacher-scholars, foster innovative programs and transform our Jesuit-led tradition, we are called to this mission. To serve campus environment. The pages ahead share inspiring examples of how as a force for good. To embody unity in a society of self. Time to Rise is already coming to life through your generous support. To set the world on fire for others. Thank you for joining us on this journey to preserve Marquette’s We are here to lift up all. We are collaborators, change agents, founding mission and to help secure our future. challengers of the status quo. The brave and the bold who will We are Marquette … and it’s time to rise. answer the complex, urgent needs of today and tomorrow. Dr. Michael R. Lovell Tim McMahon President Vice President Now is our time to soar to new heights. To give boldly of Marquette University University Advancement ourselves. To invest in what counts. To create a movement that will elevate not only our university but the world in which we live.

We are Marquette. And it’s time to rise.

Grotto of the Blessed Virgin, St. Joan of Arc Chapel

36 | MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 36 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 37 Marquette Visualization Lab, Opus College of Engineering CAMPAIGN GOAL: LEADERSHIP

Ignatian innovation and leadership are alive in new ways at Marquette. From groundbreaking student $750M access programs to immersive experiential learning and cross-college research collaborations, your generosity provides opportunity. Endowment ...... $300M Program ...... $180M Nursing, reimagined Capital Projects ...... $150M In a world that needs caregivers more than ever, we are investing in our caregivers more than ever. Marquette Nursing is growing rapidly in demand, Annual Fund ...... $120M tte Visualization Lab, Opus College of Engineerin and the university is exploring renovation options to ensure high-caliber Proposed new space for nursing CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES: classrooms, training and simulation spaces for future nurses. Courtesy HGA Marquette Nursing currently enrolls 1,287 students, including nearly 400 graduate students from our accelerated Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing program. Overall, the college’s vision is to prepare 5,000 nurses over the next decade and beyond, including 1,000 nurses and leaders from diverse backgrounds to serve in emerging areas like telehealth. To advance this vision, beginning in fall 2021, scholarships will be designated for underrepresented students accepted into the College of Nursing, ramping up to an eventual 80 scholarships per year. The future of Marquette Business and innovation leadership Located on the site of the former McCormick Hall at 16th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, Marquette’s new state-of-the-art facility for the College of Business Administration and innovation leadership will build on our strong foundation of nationally ranked programs in Real Rendering of the future home of Business and innovation leadership ENRICH AND Estate, Finance, Supply Chain, Accounting, and Part-time Courtesy BNIM EXPAND and Executive MBA. Anchoring campus’ west gateway, the facility will reach new heights as a dynamic STUDENT hub for students, faculty, alumni and the business community.

S OPPORTUNITIES U S The $60 million project will be the largest fully donor-funded construction initiative in university history. P R A P L The 100,000-square-foot facility will feature collaborative spaces, wrap-around student support and Marquette’s O O RT H expanded Excellence in Leadership (E-Lead) Program in collaboration with our Opus College of Engineering. O SC F U R- O R TEACHE N S O T TI ER A U OV NIV NN ERSITY-WIDE I TR T A EN NS M FO ON RM VIR OUR CAMPUS EN

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE FAITH SERVICE

38 / SPRING 2021 Discovery Learning Lab, Opus College of Engineering Simulation lab, College of Nursing FAITH Marquette immerses students in a vibrant faith that helps them discern how to be men and women for and with others. Our Catholic, Jesuit identity comes to life daily through worship spaces, inclusive programming, classroom curriculum, social justice programming and campus interactions. Through Time to Rise, your gifts can refresh and deepen our faith and social justice activities, which help inspire student success. Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute Les Aspin Center for Government student, Washington, D.C. Preserving a sacred treasure Few sacred spaces at Marquette speak as distinctly as St. Joan of Arc Chapel. It is the spiritual anchor of campus — cherished across generations. Yet, even stone as strong as the courage and faith of Joan of Arc requires upkeep after 600-plus years. Marquette has launched a $3 million preservation effort as part of Time to Rise to EXCELLENCE restore the integrity of this medieval masterpiece. Learning from some of the world’s best faculty can make a lasting difference for our students, helping them Revitalizing more deeply integrate theory and practice and seek creative solutions. Likewise, our campus environments student success become beacons of excellence to attract young scholars and students filled with courageous inquiry. We have faith in our students and put that belief into action with Pursuing the science that heals initiatives that bolster their success, maximize retention and elevate the transformational student experience. Whether it’s our Educational As one of the foremost spinal cord researchers in the nation, Dr. Murray Blackmore, associate professor Opportunity Program, the RISE program, college-specific scholarships of biomedical sciences, works alongside students to study regenerative ability in neurons — a potential or our expanded Urban Scholars Program for high-achieving, low-income breakthrough in treating paralysis. Feats like this are possible only thanks to research seed funding from scholars in the Milwaukee area, holistic student support remains a top the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation, whose namesake suffered a devastating accident in 1998 that left university-wide priority. him paralyzed from the chest down. It’s a striking example of how donor-faculty partnerships can advance the science that heals. Bringing data to life The pursuit of excellence involves pivoting toward opportunity and vision. It’s part of why Marquette collaborated to launch the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute — to power Milwaukee as a technology hub.

40 / SPRING 2021 Grotto of the Blessed Virgin, St. Joan of Arc Chapel Studying, Raynor Memorial Libraries SERVICE AN INVITATION In our classrooms and beyond, the Marquette family believes in giving of ourselves through service TO RISE to those in need. Your gifts provide opportunities for students to enter into the larger community to From the National Campaign Co-chairs serve as volunteers, deep listeners and compassionate helpers. Join us to be the difference for many. Serving student needs for health and wellness At Marquette, we have been blessed with a family willing to be Help us bring to life the Jesuit concept of cura personalis — care for the whole person — through a health and wellness center focused on care for the body, mind, more than bystanders. To step up again and again as passionate cultural identity and spirit of Marquette students, employees champions. You are an indispensable part of how we bring this and the community at large. We are exploring options to campaign to life. The dividends of your support will grow across repurpose the Helfaer Rec Center as a state-of-the-art adaptable our students, our campus and the larger community of humankind. fitness and sports facility. It is with gratitude we say: Hearts for service We are Marquette. And it’s time to rise. “Coming here as a freshman, I never thought I’d have the dean of my college write my grad school recommendation letter based on a service trip we took together in another country. But that’s Marquette!” — Zoya, H Sci ’20, current dental student, Global Brigades participant

Chuck and Karen Swoboda Dr. Scott and Mary Ellen Stanek

The steeple of Marquette’s historic St. Joan of Arc Chapel

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Marquette Magazine and the director of the Weyenberg SO TELL US ... Kevin Mooney, Sp ’78, Alumni Association accept Public Library Foundation. 78 had his poetry featured submissions of news of TALKING at the premiere art installation personal and professional REUNION YEAR “Secret Language of Intimacy” achievements and celebrations ACROSS at Gallery 221 in Tampa, Fla., for inclusion in “Class Notes.” Dr. Walter Cannon, Aug. 17 to Sept. 24, 2020. Alumni news may be submitted 70 Grad ’70, ’78, edited POLITICAL electronically or by mail for (with Laury Magnus) a collection REUNION YEAR publication in print and online. of essays, Shakespeare's The editorial staff reserves the Auditory Worlds: Hearing and DIVIDES Allen S. Stoller, Bus Ad right to edit for content, accu- Staging Practices, Then and Now 80 ’80, CFO of California- racy and length. Publication of (Fairleigh Dickinson University based Meruelo Group, was the achievements of our alumni Press, 2020). featured in the Feb. 10, 2020, does not constitute endorse- edition of Vision Magazine. ment by Marquette University. Christine A. (Palid) Friedrichs, Arts ’70, Grad ’02, and L.G. Peggy (Martin) Weber, REUNIONS! Friedrichs, Eng ’69, recently Grad ’80, a longtime reporter celebrated their 50th wedding for Catholic Communications, Alumni from years ending in anniversary. won two awards at the 2020 0, 1, 5 and 6, this is your Catholic Media Conference for reunion year. Learn about REUNION YEAR her book, Enough as You Are. Alumni Reunion Weekend at Dr. Karen Hoffman, See page 46 for more details. marquette.edu/alumni. Mary Lu Linnane, Arts ’71, adjunct associate professor of political science and 71 is a new member of the REUNION YEAR Robert “Bob” Piano, American Association of Law associate director of 67 Arts ’67, was inducted into Libraries Hall of Fame. The The Les Aspin Center, Judith E. (Hebert) Lengieza, EQUITY IN TECH the New York State Basketball honor is for long-standing offers advice on having 81 Nurs ’81, received a hospice Coaches Hall of Fame. Over 35 contributions to law librarian- constructive conversations and palliative care certification as years, Piano’s high school and ship and to AALL. around political topics. advanced practice registered college teams have won 468 nurse in 2020. She earned her games and numerous champi- REUNION YEAR Find common ground. master’s in nursing from onships, and he has been Agreeing who serves great Simmons College in 1997. honored with many coach-of- John A. Wasowicz, pizza is a low-stakes way the-year awards. Piano began 76 Grad ’76, published to connect. Paula L. (Hilke) McNiel, Nurs ’81, his career playing basketball for Slaters Lane, the third book in received the University of Wis- OFF&RUNNINGBY ALY PROUTY, ARTS ’19 Marquette and, after returning his Mo Katz mystery series. Tell a story. Your experiences consin-Oshkosh Edward Penson home to New York, helped The story unfolds in April help others understand where Distinguished Teaching Award. After getting dual She was excited to be part of this shift but dis- a spinoff, the Milky Way Tech Hub. It hosts work- identify talent for Marquette’s 2020 and focuses on a criminal you’re coming from. appointed there weren’t many people like her in shops, panels, hackathons and design thinking head coach, Al McGuire. Off the investigation that avoids being Bill Kingore, Sp ’82, was degrees from the picture. “There were very few, if any, Black sessions to help entrepreneurs and visionaries. court, Piano established compromised by COVID-19 by Don't try to win. Insisting 82 named executive vice Marquette, Nadiyah people and women in these rooms,” she recalls. And through a Milky Way partnership with Mar- basketball camps and youth relying upon online interviews, you’re right and others are president of the Western Golf programs. virtual searches and other wrong widens the divide. Association and will help lead Johnson, Arts ’14, “There was a persistent lack of representation. quette, students in computer science are gaining I suppose … I had had enough.” real-world experience building pro bono coding innovative investigatory tools. its long-term planning efforts. James D. Friedman, Arts Avoid insults. They don’t add Grad ’16, noticed Taking matters into her own hands, Johnson for local startups founded by people of color. While managing fundraising ’69, was appointed by the Mary Coyne Wessling, value and ratchet up emotion. campaigns for the organization, founded Jet Constellations in 2017. Already, Johnson finds herself providing the kind of 69 something: Her Wisconsin Supreme Court for a 77 Jour ’77, served as lead he helped raise millions of it’s become one of Milwaukee’s more influential support and opportunity she found valuable in editor for a book of essays and Data points won’t change hometown, four-year term as a referee for dollars to fund college young software companies. “I do my best to run her student days, when professors helped her lawyer disciplinary matters. poems penned by visitors to minds. Establish trust through scholarships for youth caddies. Milwaukee, was a for-profit company and, at the same time, overcome doubt and commit to her STEM Friedman, a retired partner of the U.S. Immigration and personal interactions that Kingore will oversee The communicate this messaging of driving diversity journey. “Then around grad school,” she says, Quarles & Brady LLP, previously Customs Enforcement invite an open examination Promise Campaign as it aims to becoming a tech hub. in Milwaukee’s tech ecosystem,” says Johnson, “I started realizing there were individuals just served the Wisconsin Supreme Detention Center in Lumpkin, of the facts. double the number of Evans who was named a Milwaukee Business Journal like me who were interested in computer science Court and Office of Lawyer Ga. She also contributed her Scholars and diversify the mix 40 Under 40 honoree in 2020. and wanted mentorship. That’s when I really Regulation for seven years as a own essay and a poem of youth caddie opportunities. Driving that message harder, Johnson created started to realize my purpose.” member and vice chair of the reflecting on the impact of Preliminary Review Committee. visiting a detained person at Robin S. Farmer, Jour ’83, Friedman also engages civically the U.S.’s largest facility for 83 wrote her debut young KNOW A YOUNG GRAD ON THE GO? and is a member of the Board detained men. adult novel, Malcolm and Me Tell us about one @ magazine.marquette.edu/share and we may share the story in a future issue. of Ethics in Mequon and the (SparkPress, 2020). The book

44 / SPRING 2021 MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 45 CLASS NOTES NEED AMID PLENTY explores adult hypocrisy, Hearing and Speech Examining INTO program. She designs XOUHOA BOWEN corruption in the Oval Office, Board. This board oversees the curriculum for the program and ARTS ’05 racism, faith wrangling and licensing and credentialing of teaches international graduate HONOR social justice activism, from all practicing speech-language students the communication Settling in California’s the perspective of a 13-year-old pathologists, audiologists, skills needed to be successful Bay Area with her family ROLE Catholic girl during the 1973-74 hearing aid dealers and in graduate programs. after life abroad, Bowen school year. Farmer also won speech-language pathologist consulted with the social Peggy Weber, Grad ’80, the 2019 She Writes Press and assistants across the state. Ann M. (Holmburg) Keiper, responsibility units of a reporter for Catholic SparkPress Toward Equality in 92 Arts ’92, was elected board president of the Friends Communications, was Publishing contest. Navroz “Norrie” Daroga, leading firms in the Law ’88, joined Sugar of the Haggerty Museum of Art recognized twice by the 88 region’s high-flying REUNION YEAR at Marquette. She is a senior Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger economy. But called to Catholic Media Confer- LLP’s Milwaukee office. He is account executive at Center for ence for her book, Enough Bartholomew Salazar, an engineer and entrepreneur Diagnostic Imaging. create person-to-person as You Are (Loyola Press). 85 Bus Ad '85, Grad '88, was and has experience in real change, she founded The book, which placed ordained on Oct. 31, 2020, to estate, business transactions Meg (Petruconis) Masten, PT Community Impact Lab, first among Family Life the Order of the Permanent and licensing of emerging ’92, is the chief relationship of- Diaconate in the Diocese of ficer at Denver-based CoPeace. a nonprofit empowering titles and second in technologies. Fargo, (N.D.). He is now serving women to live without Self-help, was inspired as a deacon for two parishes: Robert A. Musinski, Maximiliano J. Trujillo, Arts limits, even amid by readers who’ve shared * St. John the Evangelist, New 89 Comm ’89, was promoted ’92, was appointed rule of punishingly high living feelings of inadequacy. Rockford, N.D., as well as Sts. law officer at the American to senior vice president for expenses. Multiple times Stories of saints and anec- Peter & Paul, McHenry, N.D. public relations, social media Bar Association International dotes about self-doubt Bartholomew was privileged to and content marketing at Law Section and serves as a a year, the lab hosts show readers they’re not have his wife, Andrea (Radzin), Colman, Brohan & Davis Inc., member of the section’s council drive-through “baby alone. Each chapter ends Arts ’86, and his two daughters, known as CBD Marketing. for the 2020-2021 term. Trujillo showers,” matching new Annamaria and Teresa, take an was also appointed by the ABA with an examen and moms with necessities: active role as lectors and singers REUNION YEAR International Law Section as prayer encouraging in his first Mass as a deacon. liaison to the Organization of furniture, car seats, self-acceptance. “I want Joseph Leone, Grad ’90, American States. mental health help, even to wrap my arms around REUNION YEAR 90 Law ’92, of DeWitt LLP, pampering services — all of the sad, lonely and was recognized in the 2020 IAM Steven A. Wagner, Arts ’92, serving everyone from confused people and re- Kathy Pazak, Grad '86, Patent 1000 guide. was appointed director of the mind them they are 86 was appointed by Gov. Training and Standards Bureau immigrant moms Tony Evers to the Wisconsin Analena M. (Valdes) Lunde, in the Wisconsin Department enough,” she says. seeking asylum to a teen DNP, RN, AP-FNE, Arts ’90, was of Justice. Previously, Wagner  mom whose apartment promoted to human trafficking retired from the Racine Police navigator/youth specialist Department after 29 years of was scorched in a fire. by Youthworks and the North service. His law enforcement “It’s just knowing that Dakota Human Trafficking Task journey began in 1988 at Mar- somebody is really in Force. She will focus on the quette University Public Safety. need and we are able western portion of the state. Javier E. Alvarez, Eng ’93, to fill that need really Christina (Tucker) Semmens, 93 launched Cairn Collective, quickly,” she says. Arts ’90, published her book to serve companies in managing “I never say no.” ¤ titled Say Yes: Discovering the ever-increasing complexity Purpose, Peace and Abundance and rate of change in their in Daily LIfe (Author Academy environments. He lives in Elite, 2020). Milwaukee with wife Diana Simmons Alvarez, Arts ’93, REUNION YEAR and their two sons Javier II and Joaquin. Kristine R. (Malik) 91 Perlmutter, Arts ’91, Jeanette Hurt, Comm ’93, joined Suffolk University as a published Wisconsin Cocktails full-time instructional and (University of Wisconsin Press, curriculum specialist for its 2020). THE GOOD GREATER

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Sherry Knutson, Arts ’93, was REUNION YEAR 100-mile Endurance Challenge in member of the LCBA’s board for ranked in Chambers USA 2020 LaGrange, Wis. This was her 14th four years. She is the managing Arts ’96, for Product Liability & Mass Torts. James Bruce, ultramarathon and her second partner of the Salvi Schostok & wrote Traveling My Way: 96 100-mile race. Pritchard law firm’s office in Cannibals to Communists DIFFERENCE Dr. John R. Humm, Eng ’94, Lake County, Ill. to Dining with the Queen, which 94 Grad ’99, ’20, started his REUNION YEAR MAKER new position at the Medical shares adventures and lessons Adam S. Kirby, Comm ’03, College of Wisconsin as an learned from traveling to more JoEllen (Gielow) Burdue, joined LinkedIn as a marketing Former Golden Eagles and assistant professor in the than 100 countries. After retiring 00 Arts ’00, was promoted to manager in Chicago. Bucks shooting guard Department of Neurosurgery. from a career in residential real senior director of communica- Wesley Matthews, Comm estate, Jim earned his degree tions and media relations at Holly S. (Bessert) Edwin, from Marquette University while ’09, made the largest Judith L. (McGeorge) Smith, Grad Milwaukee School of Engineering. 04 Eng '04, is a new product ’94, is managing artistic director his daughter was also studying introduction manager at personal donation ever of West Performing Arts Center in at Marquette. John “Jay” Jackson, Arts '00, was Caterpillar and was named from a professional New Berlin, Wis. Celebrating 10 promoted to chief legal officer as one of Peoria Magazine’s athlete to the Midwest years with WestPAC, Smith cre- Mark Eddington, Eng ’96, exec- and secretary of Thrivent Funds 40 Leaders Under Forty in 2020. Athletes Against ated West Theatre Arts Program utive director of the Kishwau- at Thrivent Financial, a Fortune She led the introduction of the Childhood Cancer (MACC) and West Community Theatre kee Water Reclamation District 500 financial services company DEEDS world's first high-drive, electric- Fund last September. The Arts. With its partners, WestPAC in DeKalb, Ill., was elected as based in Minneapolis. He has drive bulldozer and is a board president of the Central States gift will fund research on entertains audiences and edu- been with Thrivent since 2017. member for Women in Water Environment Association childhood cancer and cates students of all ages. Leadership Central Illinois. in August 2020. W Trisha (Haubrich) *enhance the patient, NOT WORDS REUNION YEAR 02 Brooks, Arts ’02, and Dr. Bruce "BJ" Lanser, H Sci ’04, caregiver and family John F. Katers, Grad ‘96, has David R. Brooks, Arts ’00, Grad PAYING IT FORWARD graduated with a master’s in experience at children’s Donna R. Hiers, Eng ’95, received the Central States Wa- ’05: daughter Charlotte Claire public health from the University hospitals in Milwaukee 95 Grad ’06, was promoted ter Environment Association’s Elaine Brooks born Nov. 21, of Colorado in May 2020. In and Madison, Wisconsin. from risk management consul- 2020 William C. Boyle Educator 2019, in Chicago. She joins July 2020, he was promoted to of the Year Award. He was also “The communities in tant to senior IT risk engineer at brothers Sebastian and Ian. program director of the Pediatric presented the 2020 Individual Madison and Milwaukee Northwestern Mutual in As togetherness got redefined over the past year, the Black Alumni Allergy & Immunology Fellow- Milwaukee. In her new role, she Merit Award for Engineer in Bradley J. Klein, Arts ’02, was have shaped me to be the ship program at National Jewish partners with business and Education from the Wisconsin one of five faculty and staff Association found rewarding ways to connect as a passionate group within Health in Denver. man who I am today,” engineering functions to assist Section of the American Society members to receive a 2020 M the Marquette University Alumni Association. “We’ve extended our reach said the Madison native. teams with information of Civil Engineers. Award from Southern Methodist Dr. Marcus Mescher, Arts ’04, “Working to help improve protection, cybersecurity and University. The M Award is the — and impact — through virtual events that now attract Black alumni from associate professor of Christian the lives of these children privacy-related risks. Christopher Scherer, Eng ’96, university’s highest recognition around the country,” says BAA President Nkozi “Jay” Knight, Prof St ’08. ethics at Xavier University in was recognized in the 2020 for students, faculty, staff and Cincinnati, took nine students means so much to me.” “While we have a great time with each other at events, our top priority is Joseph Miotke, Eng ’95, Law IAM Patent 1000 guide. administrators. Klein serves to El Salvador, where the group  ’99, was recognized in the 2020 as associate director of SMU’s providing support and encouragement to current Black Marquette connected with Annie Boyd- Erin Crotty, Comm ’98, IAM Patent 1000 guide. Human Rights Program. Ramirez, Arts ’07, founder of joined CharityEngine, students.” That support includes financial assistance for recipients of BAA’s 98 Programa Velasco. Mescher a nonprofit database and Gaelen (Bell) Orbon, Comm Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr., Scholarship, calls to students to connect about their recently published The Ethics of fundraising tool, as the vice '02, was promoted to senior Encounter (Orbis, 2020), which president of client services. well-being, and mentoring students to expand their networks and launch vice president, content services explores how to apply Pope at the Motion Agency in Chi- careers. Metcalfe scholarship recipients Erica Jackson, Arts ’19, and Maya Francis’ vision for a “culture Kathleen (Tegtmeyer) Trapani, cago. Motion is a full-service, of encounter” in an America Arts ’98, PT ’00, earned the title Carter, H Sci ’20, are shown above with Knight, who says, “We are a stronger woman-owned agency, special- marked by inequalities and of Board Certified Neurologic izing in building brands through Marquette when everyone thrives, and BAA is here to ensure that happens.” rising divisions. Clinical Specialist. She resides strategy, digital marketing, pub- in Oak Lawn, Ill., with her hus- lic relations, content, creative W Lisa (Petersen) Ward, Comm band Tony, daughter Erin, 11, and advertising. ’04, and Aaron Ward, Eng ’04, and son Brendan, 9. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Grad ’12: daughter Hannah Tara Devine, Law ’03, was Therese born July 26, 2020. She Rachel K. Monaco-Wilcox, sworn in as second vice joins sisters Sarah and Rose. Arts ’99, Law ’04, won the 03 WHAT’S SHAKIN’? 99 president of the Lake County women’s championship (placing Bar Association. Devine has Engage in virtual lifelong learning with alumni, parents and university friends through BeyondMU. W Kristy R. (Robb) McDermott, sixth overall) for the second been a member of the LCBA for Visit alumni.marquette.edu/lifelong-learning and check out the lineup of programs. Arts ’05, and Patrick McDer- consecutive year at the T-Bunk 16 years and has served as a mott: son William Robb born May

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W Evelyn Cheah, Comm Katie (Provo) Schoen, Bus Ad 07 ’07, and Albert Teng, Eng ’08, CFA, CAIA, was named vice ’08: son Isaac Connor born Jan. president of Baird Capital, the 21, 2020. He weighed 7 pounds, direct private investment arm of TALKING 7 ounces and was 21 inches Baird. A 12-year Baird veteran, long. He joins brother Aiden, 3. Schoen previously served in the ABOUT HIS Why is the network The family lives in Vancouver, firm’s Wealth Solutions Group. aimed at South Asians? British Columbia. W MENTAL Many South Asians Robyn M. (Keuler) embrace the “model- W Andrea M. (Ives) Colling- 09 Dunn, Comm ’09, Grad HEALTH minority” stereotype — wood, Comm ’07, and James ’11, and Christopher Warren that people of Asian origin Collingwood: son Ethan Dunn: daughter Caroline Louise will be highly successful in Russell born April 27, 2020. He born June 17, 2020. CHALLENGES weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces STEM subjects. There is and was 20.5 inches long. The W Lynn (Sheka) Griffith, EMPOWERED pressure to be high family lives in Chicago. Comm ’09, Grad ’15, and achieving. There are also Brendan Griffith: daughter Ava RANJIT SINGH stigmas around mental Bridget (Kagan) Jennison, Comm Cheryl born Sept. 21, 2020. She health, which can go ’07, was named director of public weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces TO SPREAD untreated or undiagnosed. relations and strategic communi- and was 20 inches long. cations for Rockford University. W HOPE TO How does We Are Saath Ashley (Schweikl) Ellingsen, provide support? W Heidi (Eippert) Martinez, Comm ’09, and Kyle Ellingsen, We have dialogue circles, Comm ’07, and Roberto Mar- Comm ’09: daughter Amelia OTHERS. tinez: daughter Addison Paige born Aug. 8, 2020. She joins where we discuss topics born Oct. 13, 2020. She joins big brother Jett, 3. The family After opening up about such as how the pandemic

 sister Ella. lives in Las Vegas. mental health trauma he’d or school impacts mental 10, 2020. He weighed 6 pounds, W experienced, Singh found health, the importance of THE ROAD 9 ounces and was 19.7 inches Dr. Alison (Seidl) Walsh, W Catherine (Rupp) Mueller, he wasn’t alone. Others self care and creative long. He is the couple’s first Arts ’07, Dent ’10, and Matthew Nurs ’09, and Kevin Mueller, lacked support, felt outlets. We also have a LESS TRAVELED child. They live in Alexandria, Va. Walsh: son Nathaniel Ambrose Comm ’09: daughter Emma misunderstood and feared buddy system, where born in Oct. 2019. He joins his Joyce born June 26, 2020. She judgment. In fall 2019, the anyone can sign up to meet Studying in Rome as an REUNION YEAR sisters Caroline and Eleanor. joins brother Owen. The family MBA student and a few a new friend, or “saathi.” undergraduate left Kelly lives in the Bay View neighbor- ♥ Paola Duran, Arts ’06, classmates started the Taylor, Bus Ad ’15, yearn- W Maggie (Seeler) Weber, Arts hood of Milwaukee. and Jacob Thompson, wed Marquette chapter of We Are What can Marquette do? ing to live abroad. So, 06 ’07, and Charlie H. Weber, Bus Aug. 31, 2018, in San Juan, Ad ’06, Grad ’09: twin sons Hank W Saath (meaning “together” More needs to be done to when Pricewaterhouse- Aislinn M. (Whyte) Wake, Puerto Rico. Several alumni were and Ray, born Oct. 22, 2020. H Sci ’09, and Nathan Wake: in Hindi), a mental health normalize what it’s like to Coopers offered her the in attendance. They join siblings Eve, 8, Wayve, son Hudson Mack born April organization for South Asian go to through a mental chance to work in 5, and Max, 3. The family lives 27, 2020. He weighed 7 QUIZ Americans and other health challenge, especially Shannon Gilroy, Comm ’06, Bratislava, Slovakia, she in Brookfield, Wis., and Charlie pounds, 11 ounces. He joins interested persons. when it comes to academ- was named vice president of couldn't resist. As an works as a program strategist big brother Lincoln Ryan. ics, work and participation advancement at Brownell Talbot added twist, she agreed to with the Milwaukee-based mar- Why did you start in student life. College Preparatory School, a let HGTV’s House Hunters keting company Derse. REUNION YEAR this chapter? private, independent day school International document I am in recovery and rising How can friends help? in Omaha, Neb., for preschool W Cassandra C. (Koehler) W Dr. Julie (Prislipsky) from the ashes of trauma. I Listen and don’t offer her relocation adventure. through high-school students. Bergemann, Comm ’08, Blonien, H Sci ’10, PT ’12, 08 10 found a sense of resiliency “A friend from Milwaukee and Mike Bergemann, Eng ’09: and Ally Blonien, Arts ’10: son unsolicited advice. flew over to film with me. It Melissa Huerta, Grad ’06, was son Graham born May 15, Milo James born Nov. 12, 2019. that I wanted to spread to Always check in, even if took five days but was fun. promoted to associate professor 2020. He joins sister Hadley, 3. The family lives in Waukesha, all the silent sufferers who they don’t respond. Be *I got to explore new areas of Spanish at Denison University Wis. are misunderstood, to the understanding. They don't in Granville, Ohio. Dr. Courtnee Jordan-Cox, Comm support systems that are choose to have mental

of Bratislava and found a POP ’08, is assistant dean of student W Jennifer H. (Hammernik) misguided and to the illness or choose when it great place to live.” As for W Crystal N. (Szabo) Loftus, affairs and New College House Niespodziani, Arts ’10, and Dan- loved ones who are sets in. Show them that her long-term adjustment Comm ’06, and Patrick Loftus, dean at Franklin and Marshall iel J. Niespodziani: son Henry misinformed. they matter. to Slovakian life, she says, Eng ’07: daughter Leela Jo born College in Lancaster, Pa. Lawrence born April 17, 2020. “Everything works out. Oct. 16, 2020. He is the couple’s first child. Plus, the Slovaks love beer and cheese, so that made it easier for me.”

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Henry Thomas, Arts ’10, was earned his licensure as a profes- ♥ Brianna E. (Basta) Shernell, ♥ Shannon R. (Schooler) honored by the Kansas City sional counselor in Aug. 2020. Arts ’13, and Tyler M. Shernell, 17 Basile, Nurs ’17, and Peter Business Journal as a NextGen He began work as a part-time wed Oct. 24, 2020, at St. Hedwig’s M. Basile, Bus Ad ’17, wed Aug. Leader. The annual awards pro- clinical therapist at Essentially Catholic Church in Milwaukee. 25, 2020, at Church of the Gesu gram recognizes 25 people who You Counseling and Wellness in Milwaukee. are making a difference and are Services, LLC, in Bloomingdale, ♥ Hunter Bedford, expected to leave their mark Ill., in Oct. 2020. 15 Arts ’15, and Ann (Tumolo) Grady L. Crosby III, Law on the Kansas City business Bedford, wed Aug. 22, 2020. 18 ’18, was selected to serve community. Thomas is a labor ♥ Alison (Heinen) Siczek, on the board of directors of and employment attorney at Arts ’12, and Konrad Siczek, Dr. Jakob K. Rinderknecht, Grad College Possible Milwaukee. Polsinelli law firm. Bus Ad ’12, wed Sept. 5, 2020, ’15, received the 2020 Harding He is an associate in Ogletree in Wauwatosa, Wis. They live in Meyer Prize in Ecumenism for Deakins’ Milwaukee office. REUNION YEAR Chicago, where Ali is an immi- his book Mapping the Differ- gration attorney and Konrad is a entiated Consensus of the Joint W Thomas L. Kaminski, managing consultant. Declaration (Palgrave, 2016). 11 H Sci ’11, and Cynthia Kaminski: daughter Mila Anne ♥ Amanda C. (Skowronski) born July 24, 2020. 13 Escobar, Arts ’13, and Miguel A. Escobar, wed in June W Alexander J. Koepsel, 2020. They had planned a large Eng ’11, and Annie (Siguenza) ceremony but changed it to a IN Koepsel: son Nolan born July small, intimate gathering 26, 2020. because of COVID-19. They are MEMORIAM hoping to host their reception ♥ Andrew L. White, Arts ’11, and sometime after the pandemic. EMBRACING GRACES McKenzie (Joy) Akers, wed on July 7, 2020, at Our Redeemer Lu- W Katharine (Braunschweiger) 1930s Frances (Thanos) Kosalos, Dent Hy ’39 theran Church in Columbia Falls, Foley, Comm ’13, and Kevin Fo- Mont., surrounded by family. ley, Edu ’13, Grad ’18: daughter Nora Grace born Oct. 16, 2020. 1940s Mary V. (Staunton) Becker, Arts ’40; Margaret M. (Anders) W Grace J. (Ledet) Widseth, Harrigan, Arts ’40; Elisabeth C. (Danielson) O'Sullivan, Jour ’41; Sr. Bus Ad ’11, and Jared D. ♥ Joseph Kearney, Arts ’13, Jessine Reiss, Arts ’42, Grad ’52; William J. Buckley, Eng ’43; Jean V. Widseth, Law ’14: son Gabriel and Mariel (Huddy) Kearney, Aaron born Aug. 22, 2020. He (Horky) Klopatek, Arts ’43; George H. Witte, Dent ’43; Merriem D. BY CAROL WINKEL, BUS AD '90 Nurs ’15, wed in July 2020. While SECOND ACT weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces (Luck) Palitz, Law ’44; Rev. Edward S. Sthokal, S.J., Jour ’44; Robert J. the couple knew each other and was 19 inches long. The Signs of Maggie “Maggie welcomed me as a transfer student ended, but not her passion to serve and share peripherally while at Marquette, Dallman, Eng ’45; Catherine M. (O'Neil) Bell, Nurs ’46; William E. family resides in Minneapolis. they met again while Joe was a and boosted my self-confidence, which my in faith. From her wheelchair, she continued Castle, Dent ’46; Mildred B. (Blumenthal) Cohodes, Arts ’46; Carol F. medical student at Ohio State Broeren’s special (Feuerpfeil) Malmsten, Med Tech ’46; Janet T. (Gannon) Gabler, Dent 10-year-old self desperately needed.” It became providing administrative support to the school, Paul R. Gaus, Arts ’12, University and Mariel was a gift emerged a pattern: Broeren, H Sci ’81, Grad ’83, using while also mentoring local Jesuit Volunteer 12 recently joined Downey nurse at the OSU medical center. Hy ’47; Leona M. (Piotrowski) Griffin,Nurs ’47; Velois I. (Specht) Brand LLP, a law firm based in in grade school, warmth and a gift for reading people’s souls to Corps members in regular meetings. She and Guenther, Nurs ’47; Beverly B. (Becker) Koenen, Sp ’47; Rosemary A. serve as a bridge builder. husband Michael Coffey also sustain a decades- Sacramento, Calif., as a Aurora D. Prehn, Arts ’13, (Meiser) Leu, Dent Hy ’47; Donald J. Mertz, Eng ’47; Pehr H. Pehrsson, bankruptcy litigation associate. formed People & Plants, LLC. says childhood friend Her Marquette experience — rooted in Ignatian old faith group of former neighbors and longtime Bus Ad ’47; Ursula M. (Hein) Slaggert, Nurs ’47; Michael M. Chobanian, Prehn previously spent five years spirituality — charted her course in adulthood. friends. “Because my faith has always grounded Mary Ellen Penicook. W Kathleen (Ropella) Panagis, at a specialty organic tea and Dent ’48; Mary E. (McKennan) Fromm, Arts ’48; Ann W. (Horowitz) A speech pathology graduate, she practiced for me … I have not fought the demons or challenges Eng ’12, and Tim Panagis, Eng botanical company in Milwau- Knell, Bus Ad ’48; LaVerne C. (Freres) LaFleur, Arts ’48; Rosemary T. of ALS, but rather, I accept the grace and joy 15 years before turning to nonprofit service. In ’12: son Nikolas Peter born July kee, finishing as a tea taster and (Hayes) Mahoney, Arts ’48; Francis J. Moynihan, Arts ’48, Grad ’62; a decade leading Our Next Generation in Milwau- that comes from all the support surrounding 23, 2020. educator. In 2019 she completed Kathleen E. (Tadych) Sanderson, Med Tech ’48; Gerald M. Schaefer, kee, she built up the volunteer tutoring program me,” she says. her master’s in ethnobotany at Joseph S. Ryan, Arts ’12, grad- Sp ’48; Jean E. (Porth) Steiner, Arts ’48; Lois G. (Wutkowski) Wakeman, and provided an academic springboard for thou- “For Maggie, ALS is not a problem to be the University of Kent and the uated from Walden University Royal Botanic Garden, Kew in the Arts ’48; Pauline J. (Salamun) Werner, Arts ’48; Phyllis J. (Maloney) sands of disadvantaged students. She went on solved,” says Coffey. “Rather, it has been an with a master’s in clinical mental to serve 15 years at Milwaukee College Prep invitation, as unwelcome as one can imagine, United Kingdom. Her research Davidson, Arts ’49; Mary C. (Esser) Drow, Jour ’49; Joan E. (Sinyard) health counseling in January took her to the country of Georgia charter school, steadily growing the donor base to embrace the whole of human reality, includ- Graham, Arts ’49; James C. Hayes, Bus Ad ’49; Jane M. (Gozdzialski) 2020. He started as a thera- where she spent months re- Hogan, Arts ’49; Edward H. Kiepert, Bus Ad ’49; Bernard M. Levernier, in support of promising college-bound students. ing our inevitable diminishments and deaths. pist in an intensive outpatient searching the biocultural relation- Then came an unexpected detour — an ALS With renewed intensity, Maggie embraces the setting at Rosecrance in Des ship between Georgians, their Eng ’49; A. Fermin Montezon, Arts ’49; Joseph Padour, Eng ’49; Charles diagnosis in 2019. Broeren’s day-to-day work graces of this life.” Plaines, Ill., in March 2020, and landscape and the grapevine. J. Ritter, Arts ’49, Dent ’52; Francis X. Van Lieshout, Arts ’49, Med ’55

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LET’S CELEBRATE IN THESE ALUMNI MEMORIAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 MILESTONES Send your photo of the happy couple or new addition to your family. We’ll 1950s Camillo A. Alberico, Dent ’50; share as many as possible here. James L. Algiers, Arts ’50, Med ’53; Mary J. Bowen, Dent Hy ’50; Thomas A. Dinauer, Bus 1 Charlotte, daughter of Trisha (Haubrich), Arts ’02, and David Brooks, Arts ’00, Grad ’05; Ad ’50, Grad ’66; Virgil M. Everson, Dent ’50; 2 Caroline, daughter of Robyn (Keuler), Rosalie M. (Mich) Fox, Sp ’50; Patricia A. Comm ’09, Grad ’11, and Warren Dunn; (Mahoney) Hall, Arts ’50, Law ’51; James G. 3 Alison (Heinen), Arts ’12, and Konrad Siczek, Jafferis, Arts ’50, Grad ’75; Audrey S. Bus Ad ’12; 4 Louis, son of Lindsay (Crupper), (Seeboth) Bus Ad ’50; Helen L. 7 8 9 10 Comm ’05, and Tim Haake; 5 Addison, Laidlaw, daughter of Heidi (Eippert), Comm ’07, and (Gramling) Lauer, Arts ’50; Raymond W. Roberto Martinez; 6 Amelia, daughter of Nystuen, Bus Ad ’50; Mary Kay (Enright) Ashley (Schweikl), Comm ’09, and Kyle Perry, Arts ’50, Grad ’52; John A. Ellingsen, Comm ’09; 7 Graham, son of Pfannerstill, Law ’50; Constance K. Cassandra (Koehler), Comm ’08, and Mike Bergemann, Eng ’09; 8 Nolan, son of Alex, (Karagunis) Wells, Sp ’50; Robert A. Wurm, Eng ’11, and Annie Koepsel; 9 Hank and Ray, Arts ’50; Rose Zubak, Nurs ’50; Donald B. sons of Maggie (Seeler), Arts ’07, and Charlie Clutterbuck, Arts ’51; Thomas A. Connor, Weber, Bus Ad ’06, Grad ’09; Ava, daughter 10 Eng ’51; Nancy E. (Richards) Cook, Sp ’51; of Lynn (Sheka), Comm ’09, Grad ’15, and Brendan Griffith; 11 Nora, daughter of Francis M. Delany, Grad ’51; Norman J. Fons, Katharine (Braunschweiger), Comm ’13, and Bus Ad ’51; Richard E. Gellott, Sp ’51; Carol 11 12 13 14 Kevin Foley, Edu ’13; 12 Zoey and big brother, A. (Malik) Henkels, Jour ’51; Edwin M. Kalisz, Oliver; daughter and son of Heather (Faltynski) Eng ’51; Thomas J. Lose, Bus Ad ’51, Law ’53; Eng ’04, and Scott Schuette; 13 Amanda (Skowronski), Arts ’13, and Miguel Escobar; Ann M. (Parish) Madsen, Med Tech ’51; 14 William, son of Kristy (Robb), Arts ’05, and Duane H. Miller, Bus Ad ’51; Thomas S. Patrick McDermott; 15 Gabriel, son of Grace Mitchell, Eng ’51; Elaine D. (Schad) Papez, (Ledet), Bus Ad ’11, and Jared Widseth, Law Grad ’51; Loschel T. Pierringer, Eng ’51; ’14; 16 Katelynn (Baker), Comm ’12, and Walter F. Schmidt, Arts ’51, Law ’54; Joan M. Nicholas Roberts, Comm ’10; 17 Emma, daughter of Catherine (Rupp), Nurs ’09, and (Monroe) Shea, Arts ’51; Joan M. (Osborne) Kevin Mueller, Comm ’09; 18 Mariel (Huddy), Wallensak, Jour ’51; Edward M. Wene, Eng Nurs ’15, and Joe Kearney, Arts ’13; ’51; Jerome R. Woit, Bus Ad ’51; John M. 19 Hannah, daughter of Lisa (Petersen), 19 Degnan, Bus Ad ’52; Mary C. (McKenna) 15 16 17 18 20 Comm ’04, and Aaron Ward, Eng ’04; 20 Ethan, son of Andrea (Ives), Comm ’07, and James Dwan, Arts ’52; Leon J. English, Dent ’52; Collingwood; 21 Shannon (Schooler), Nurs ’17, Donna M. (Adamkiewicz) Kozina, Sp ’52, and Peter Basile, Bus Ad ’17; 22 Mila Anne, Grad ’55; Robert M. Matz, Arts ’52; Thomas daughter of Thomas, H Sci ’11, and Cynthia F. McCormick, Med ’52; Nancy R. McGinn, Kaminski; 23 Ella Joy and big brother Ben, daughter and son of Lydia (Dahl), Arts ’13, Sp ’52, Grad ’74; Sr. M. Margaret McKenzie, and Jonathan Bugli; 24 Nikolas, son of Nurs ’52; James P. O'Brien, Bus Ad ’52; Kathleen (Ropella), Eng ’12, and Tim Panagis, Claude F. Pehowski, Bus Ad ’52, Grad ’61; Eng ’12; 25 Leela, daughter of Crystal (Szabo), Melvin L. Schindler, Dent ’52; Robert J. Comm ’06, and Patrick Loftus, Eng ’07. Simonetti, Arts ’52; Mary K. (Strong)

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’56; Henry G. Piano, Arts ’56, Law ’58; William L. Haugen, Bus Ad ’58; Thomas P. 1 Robert G. Poppen, Bus Ad ’56; Jane H. Hayes, Bus Ad ’58, Law ’60; Peter F. After 31 years in (Scheurich) Schueler, Nurs ’56; Richard J. Henningsen, Dent ’58; Jerome L. Holden, broadcasting, what Schulte, Dent ’56; LeRoy J. Schuman, Bus Ad ’58; Robert L. Hutchison, Bus Ad ’58; advice do you have IN Eng ’56; Tony M. Taagen, Bus Ad ’56; Audrey Kenneth E. Jurss, Eng ’58; Carol V. (Blossfield) for anyone starting MEMORIAM J. (Suehr) Wagner, Nurs ’56; Elissa P. (Parnell) Krumenacher, Arts ’58; Rita M. (Szejna) out today? Antkowski, Nurs ’57; Marilyn M. (Moss) Beck, Marino, Med ’58; Joan F. (Motzko) Nault, Dent I’d tell aspiring TV journalists to focus on their writing. Be Dent Hy ’57, ’64, Grad ’75; Richard T. Becker, ’58; Vernon A. Nelson, Grad ’58; Glen F. versatile, vulnerable, curious Ulschmid, Nurs ’52; Mary J. Witt, Nurs ’52; Arts ’57, Law ’59; John C. Bergman, Bus Ad Neumann, Bus Ad ’58; Thomas F. 2 and be yourself. I know John H. Bowen, Dent ’53; Lois T. Breen, Med ’57; Gordon V. Boudreau, Grad ’57; Shirley A. Penderghast, Arts ’58; Catherine J. many young people are ’53; Robert E. Downey, Bus Ad ’53; Charles P. (Feltmann) De Leon, Jour ’57; Barbara J. (Shy) Rondinelli, Arts ’58; Robert E. Sheridan, How do you make frustrated with their jobs. Dries, Arts ’53, Med ’56; Charles A. Fifield, Dunker, Dent Hy ’57; Eugene J. Fohr, Eng ’57; Jour ’58; John J. Stepanovich, Dent ’58; yourself believed in a I found my dream job at WGN Dent ’53; John A. Fiorenza, Arts ’53, Law ’56; Robert J. Heleniak, Bus Ad ’57; Rudolph William J. Dowling, Arts ’59, Med ’63; Joseph world that's constantly at 55. Wherever you land, Robert A. Gruber, Eng ’53; Eileen F. (Cullen) Jacobson, Dent ’57; James P. Kane, Eng ’57; R. Flaherty, Law ’59; Lawrence L. Foster, Arts crying “fake news”? appreciate that you’re in the game and enjoy the ride. Gruesser, Sp ’53; Barry L. King, Bus Ad ’53; John L. Linnemanstons, Bus Ad ’57; Elenore E. ’59, Med ’63; Lawrence J. Ginestra, Dent ’59; What we do is important — Edward J. Moran, Bus Ad ’53; Samuel G. (Hamilton) Mack, Arts ’57; Robert T. O'Connor, Lowell S. Goldman, Law ’59; Lee J. Grota, Arts critical, I would argue. And unfortunately, the industry is Novak, Arts ’53; Catherine E. (McCormick) Eng ’57; Carol L. (Broemmelsiek) O'Loughlin, ’59; Stanley G. Hall, Med ’59; Lois M. under siege. Former FCC 3 Arts ’57; Richard J. Rehmer, Bus Ad ’57; (Riddiford) Hudgens, Dent Hy ’59; Harold W. Schimenz, Arts ’53; James E. Steinkraus, Arts chairman Newt Minow once ’53; William L. Virgil, Bus Ad ’53; Hugo W. Bernard J. Schlaefer, Eng ’57; Gerald J. Hults, Eng ’59; Robert J. Immekus, Eng ’59; told me, “Journalists should What do you do off air? Wandt, Bus Ad ’53; Ralph L. West, Eng ’53; Schumacher, Bus Ad ’57; David G. Smith, Bus Rev. Bede K. Lackner, Grad ’59; C. Michael. be skeptics, not cynics.” I’ll I’m constantly consuming Clarence L. Blahnik, Med ’54; John J. Ad ’57; Eugene S. Stanley, Arts ’57, Law ’59; Larkin, Bus Ad ’59; Joan L. (Grazaske) Lietz, always remember that. Viewers content. If I’m not on my phone, Burroughs, Med ’54; Gerald R. Carlstein, C. Robert Thompson, Bus Ad ’57; Jacquelyn Nurs ’59; Thomas M. McCarthy, Med ’59; need to arm themselves with I’m probably on the Peloton or the couch. I love pub dining Jour ’54; Charles P. Cobeen, Eng ’54; Louis A. M. U'Ren, Arts ’57; Joyce M. Abram, Nurs ’58; Marsha K. McCloskey, Arts ’59; Rev. Brendan information, and know the source. You may not like the with my family surrounded by De Mers, Eng ’54; Gilbert W. Erickson, Arts Eugene A. Ambrose, Dent ’58; Thomas P. J. McKeough, Grad ’59; Gilbert J. Nock, Arts answers, but our job is to ask sports on TV. With my schedule, Belson, Arts ’58, Med ’63; Raymond R. ’59, Med ’63; Kenneth M. Ploch, Arts ’59; ’54, Grad ’61; Theodore J. Holtermann, Eng the questions. that’s a treat. ’54; Robert L. Kemp, Bus Ad ’54; Thomas J. Caffarelli, Bus Ad ’58; Francis G. Caro, Arts Joseph R. Rondeau, Arts ’59; James J. Ryan, Kestly, Dent ’54; James J. Kleinheinz, Eng ’54; ’58; Katherine A. (Janka) Couture, Nurs ’58; Dent ’59; Sandra M. Schuler, Arts ’59; Louise A. (Leeb) Potter, Dent Hy ’54; Robert T. De Marco, Arts ’58; John J. Franko, Margaret M. (Johns) Stanczak, Nurs ’59; Carl F. Schetter, Bus Ad ’54, Law ’59; Marion Med ’58; Suzanne S. (Lane) Gutknecht, Sp ’58; Virginia B. Towner, Grad ’59; M. (Travers) Schillo, Arts ’54; Richard J. Winning strategies for living with meaning Schleis, Eng ’54; Imbert G. Schulz, Arts ’54; Joan C. (Fotsch) Larson, Arts ’55; Ronald R. Joe Donlon, Jour ’85 LeDuc, Bus Ad ’55; Thomas J. Maloney, Anchor, WGN America’s News Nation Bus Ad ’55; Ralph P. Miech, Arts ’55, Med ’59; Patricia J. (Abolt) Nesbitt, Sp ’55; Nancy A. When Joe Donlon called friend and WGN Chicago (Newburg) Roddy, Sp ’55; Patricia K. (Killian) anchorman Mark Suppelsa, Sp ’84, to congratulate Smith, Arts ’55; Margaret R. (Rickert) him on his retirement, little did he know it would lead Sullivan, Arts ’55; John G. Topp, Bus Ad ’55; to his own career change. “Mark suggested I apply, but Suzanne M. (Hartnett) Wehinger, Arts ’55; I couldn’t believe they’d hire a guy who was only a year Francis G. Bichl, Bus Ad ’56; Roger A. Bublitz, younger than the guy who was retiring.” They did, and Bus Ad ’56; Carl E. Edmund, Arts ’56, Grad a few days later Donlon was flying to Chicago from ’61; Mark P. Girman, Arts ’56; Frederick P. Oregon, where he’d spent 21 years at Portland NBC Hartz, Eng ’56; Bruce T. Hein, Eng ’56; Henry affiliate KGW. That was 2018; now the Emmy Award- S. Jacyno, Eng ’56; Anthony M. Kowalski, winning journalist has moved again, this time to Med ’56; Thomas J. Kuesel, Bus Ad ’56; anchor WGN America’s new newscast, which aims Elizabeth J. (Turznik) Miller, Jour ’56; John T. to be bias free. Morgan, Jour ’56; Joseph M. Ochalek, Bus Ad THE GAME OF LIFE

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1960s William J. Bartholomew, Arts ’60; Christman, Bus Ad ’64; James A. Eichstedt, John F. Bartizal, Grad ’60; James M. Borden, Bus Ad ’64; Edward C. Fox, Dent ’64; Mikael Bus Ad ’60; Patrick J. Coffey, Grad ’60; Garoukian, Grad ’64; Michael J. Gigl, Arts Gerald J. Dorff, Arts ’60, Med ’64; Nancy M. ’64; Don B. Lee, Eng ’64; William J. Miller, (Moore) Gettelman, Arts ’60, Grad ’67; Bus Ad ’64; Vincent J. Proskey, Med ’64; Anthony L. Graupp, Bus Ad ’60; Richard A. Michael J. Riebe, Bus Ad ’64, Law ’67; Sr. M. Herman, Bus Ad ’60; Jill L. (Brault) Hill, Dent Joanne Skalski, Grad ’64; Mary P. (Finn) Hy ’60; Richard T. Holtkamp, Eng ’60; William Tierney, Arts ’64; James R. Trompeter, Dent C. Klein, Dent ’60; Maureen J. (Bromberk) ’64, Grad ’68; Rita M. Barman, Arts ’65; Keith Malcolm, Dent Hy ’60; Patricia L. (Perry) A. Brandt, Arts ’65; Barbara M. (Smith) Malik, Arts ’60; Thomas J. McHugh, Arts ’60; Cheesbro, Arts ’65; William J. Cooley, Arts Clare T. (Lizio) Melchiorre, Arts ’60; Leroy M. ’65; Frank H. Farrington, Dent ’65, Grad ’69; Moline, Dent ’60; John P. Murtha, Bus Ad Alice A. (Brosnahan) Fleischer, Nurs ’65; ’60; James W. Soderlund, Dent ’60; Mary A. Eugene B. Formolo, Eng ’65; Christopher L. (Evans) Walsh, Arts ’60; David C. Wilcox, Hamm, Arts ’65; Melvin C. Homsher, Bus Ad Bus Ad ’60, Law ’62; Carol A. (Langenberg) ’65; Claude C. Johnson, Eng ’65; John F. Jamieson E. Ceel, Jour ’69; Barbara R. Booth, Med Tech ’61; Francis P. Brady, Bus Kuglitsch, Arts ’65, Med ’69; Stephen M. (Riederer) Dastoor, Grad ’69; George P. Ad ’61; Edwin Carboni, Jour ’61; Thomas J. Masters, Arts ’65, Law ’68; Robert J. Muth, Gerharz, Grad ’69; Sr. M. Sabina Joyce, Conley, Arts ’61; Kathleen M. (Geary) Cooke, Arts ’65; Kenneth W. Retzer, Eng ’65; Walter Grad ’69; James C. Moore, Grad ’69; Mary Sp ’61; Margie L. (McGee) Crotty, Jour ’61; J. Sohn, Grad ’65; Raymond G. Feest, Grad Ellen Paulson, Grad ’69; Lois A. (De Meyer) Gerald S. Donovan, Dent ’61; Leon R. Engler, ’66; Margaret J. (Magnusen) Franckowiak, Schneider, Arts ’69; Rev. Philip J. Sternig, THE ORGAN I GAVE Eng ’61; Thomas W. Howell, Eng ’61; John A. Nurs ’66; William J. Fundaro, Arts ’66; Robert Grad ’69; Francis M. Thrailkill, Grad ’69 Immekus, Eng ’61; Roger W. Jordan, Bus Ad M. Heiden, Dent ’66; Mary A. (Moore) Krems, ’61; David W. Lindow, Bus Ad ’61; Michael S. Arts ’66; Annette M. Kuligowski, Sp ’66, 1970s Rose Anne (Tietenberg) Nolan, Arts ’61, Law ’65; Sr. Sheila Rausch, Grad ’73; Ronald R. Michno, Arts ’66; Barnette, Arts ’70; John R. Caspary, Bus Ad Grad ’61; Robert W. Sykes, Arts ’61; Patricia Kathleen M. (Ennis) Mooney, Arts ’66; Jeri J. ’70; Patricia M. Gormley, Nurs ’70; Peter M. A. (Quade) Touchett, Arts ’61; Barbara E. Murphy, Arts ’66; Sandra L. (Kidd) Poehling, Lagerman, Arts ’70; Dale C. Propson, Dent I AM MARQUETTE (Jansen) Wiedmeyer, Nurs ’61; Ronald J. Arts ’66; Joseph W. Pokusa, Arts ’66; Oliver ’70; Ronald D. Santilli, Dent ’70; Patricia K. BY SAM KISSEL, ENG ’15, AS TOLD TO TRACY STAEDTER Darling, Med ’62; Mary Ellen (Ziesler) Fridl, T. Cody, Bus Ad ’67; Dennis M. Donovan, Eng Steininger, Nurs ’70; Mary J. (Del Vecchio) Arts ’62; Carol B. (Beaudry) Helquist, Med ’67; Dean C. Garstecki, Sp ’67, Grad ’69; Leo Von Hoene, Arts ’70; Carl J. Zahner, Arts “My wife, Janelle, and Full of benign cysts, each kidney was a When I told Kory (pictured above left) 20-pound football that couldn’t filter his I wanted to donate my kidney, he was in Tech ’62; Helena L. (Ackermann) Howorth, J. Glueckstein, Eng ’67, Grad ’69; William E. ’70; Kathleen F. (Freimuth) Awe, Med Tech I were having dinner Grad ’62; Sharon L. (Daley) Jung, Arts ’62; Guilfoil, Bus Ad ’67; Barbara M. (Host) ’71; Romeo W. Brooks, Grad ’71; Roger T. blood normally and eventually would fail. disbelief. He’d become resigned to being on Edward J. Klein, Arts ’62, Grad ’68; William Marlier, Arts ’67; Douglas J. Rekers, Dent Cyr, Arts ’71; Diane D. (Wasley) Delnero, with our friend (A healthy kidney is the size of a person’s dialysis, while waiting for a cadaver kidney. fist and weighs half a pound.) After months of testing and prepping, the sur- A. Lienau, Bus Ad ’62; Albert F. Luckas, Eng ’67; James D. Sisk, Arts ’67; Catherine R. Arts ’71; John A. Golub, Grad ’71; James D. Jessica and her new I thought about Kory’s 16-year-old daughter, gery couldn’t have gone better. During a walk ’62; John W. Machacek, Jour ’62; Carl J. Mani, (Kovac) Zwaska, Arts ’67, Grad ’73; Edward Jennings, Arts ’71; Paul A. Kamensky, Dent boyfriend, Kory, when Molly, possibly losing her dad. Nine months around the nurse’s station afterward, I was Med ’62; Robert P. Nelson, Grad ’62; Robert P. Armstrong, Law ’68; Eugene A. Carroll, ’71; Marsha M. (Mogilka) Meyer, PT ’71; earlier, I had lost my mother to pancreatic leaning on my IV stand, shuffling around like C. Olding, Med ’62; Jerome F. Pogodzinski, Arts ’68; Constance E. (Andrastek) Dooley, Daniel C. Murray, Arts ’71; Arthur B. he mentioned he cancer. If there had been anything in the I was 95, and Kory was walking like nothing Arts ’62; Frank R. Villalobos, Med ’62; Lewis Nurs ’68; Jane E. Fobian, Med Tech ’68; Nathan, Law ’71; Kevin H. O'Connell, Arts had polycystic world I could have done at the time, I would happened. He couldn’t remember a time when R. Amendola, Arts ’63; Gloria J. (Bushaw) Russell H. Graf, Grad ’68; David L. Hehli, ’71; Carl C. Scheid, Grad ’71; Thomas C. have done it. She would never see my sister he had felt so great. I had watched my mom Bjorkman, Arts ’63; Carol A. (Duba) Holm, Dent ’68; John R. Heistad, Bus Ad ’68; Sr. Smilanich, Bus Ad ’71; Wayne L. kidney disease.” graduate from college or get married. My parents deteriorate fast. To go from that to watching Grad ’63; Matthew N. Arts ’63; Marilee Ketterhagen, Grad ’68; Robert R. Christensen, Grad ’72; Noreen (Hagan) Kurtz, raised us to care about people, to show them someone heal — it was far and away the most La Du, Grad ’68; John W. Lang, Dent ’68; Conklin, Arts ’72; Sally E. (Smith) Kelton, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Dent ’63; Anthony J. love and to do for people what Christ would rewarding thing I've ever done. Kathleen R. (Vogel) Miller, Grad ’68; Sp ’72, Grad ’74; Judith E. (Sturgulewski) Rudis, Eng ’63; Russell C. Schallert, Law ’63; do. For me, that feeling of being a man for Today, Kory looks like a different person. Raymond E. Pitzen, Eng ’68; John A. Kucej, Grad ’72; Terrence M. McQuade, Bus James J. Schroeder, Eng ’63; David H. others isn’t just something people say; it's He retains less fluid and no longer has pain. Wagner, Dent ’63; George D. Boifeuillet, Rauguth, Sp ’68; David J. Rennhoff, Arts ’68; Ad ’72; Rev. Robert F. Mueller, Grad ’72; something they do. I had this opportunity with It’s so humbling to know I was able to help and Dent ’64; Kenneth E. Borders, Bus Ad ’64; Joseph C. Zilly, Eng ’68; Richard M. Amidei, Robert W. Arel, Eng ’73; Russell C. Brannen, Kory to do for him what I couldn't do for my that he and I will have this special connection Joseph T. Cesario, Bus Ad ’64; Wayne J. Bus Ad ’69; Michael C. Benedetto, Arts ’69; Bus Ad ’73, Law ’75; Paula J. Egan, Grad mom. Janelle agreed. for the rest of our lives. 58 / SPRING 2021 * MARQUETTE MAGAZINE / 59 CLASS NOTES

’73; Barbara A. Gust-Farrell, Arts ’73; 1980s Thomas A. Mackin, Law ’80; 1990s Robert R. Hain, Grad ’90; Paul A. Theodore J. Rachofsky, Grad ’73; Cynthia A. James M. Yatso, Arts ’80; Mary C. Malatestinic, Eng ’90; Anne M. Rice, Grad ’90; Fair, Arts ’74; Dorothy C. (Franzen) (McKenzie) Zmolek, Nurs ’80; Amy M. Johnny C. Logan, Arts ’91; Leo C. Tseng, Eng Hagemeier, Grad ’74; Linda M. Hansen, (Gross) Bertram, Dent Hy ’81; Mark D. ’92; Colleen M. (Donovan) Bigonia, Eng ’94; Grad ’74, ’76; Jeffrey J. Martin, Eng ’74; Bodamer, Arts ’81; Maude L. Campbell, Shawn K. Kidney, Bus Ad ’96; Rev. Leon J. Rudolph A. Palenik, Arts ’74; Randall M. Jour ’81; Jeffrey S. Nettesheim, Eng ’81; Zalewski, Arts ’96; Karl R. Kuelthau, Law ’97, Skiles, Arts ’74; Josephine L. Trifilo, Grad Nancy L. Schneiders, Law ’81; Thomas F. Grad ’98; David M. Boyd, Grad ’99; Candace L. ’74; Barry F. Bruskin, Law ’75; James A. Fahey, Arts ’82; James J. Foy, Bus Ad ’82; (Brown) Hennessy, Grad ’99 Gajan, Jour ’75; Sr. Mary M. Malolepsy, Grad Rev. Matthew T. Gamber, S.J., Arts ’82; ’75; James L. Vickio, Bus Ad ’75; Philip A. Mary A. Kurlinski, Eng ’82; Donald P. 2000s George F. Schroeder, Bus Ad ’00; Woller, Dent ’75; Jon M. Anderson, Sp ’76; Wolfert, Dent ’82, Grad ’86; David P. Amanda C. (Burgett) Philpott, Arts ’01, H Sci Bernard N. Bult, Law ’76; Charles M. Driscoll, Grad ’83; Judith G. (Ohlgart) ’03; William J. Fellows, Grad ’03; Michael A. Chambers, Law ’76; Michael Z. Dohm, Bus Schmude, Grad ’83; James M. Petrowski, Padron, Comm ’04; Andrew J. Thorson, Eng ’05; Ad ’76; Joseph F. Szymonik, Jour ’76; Richard Eng ’84; Nicholas A. Furchner, Dent ’85; Ted R. Bolstad, Grad ’09 A. Kopp, Bus Ad ’77; Craig R. Zentgraf, Eng Daniel R. Paulsen, Bus Ad ’85; Kathryn M. (Hahn) McKinney, Grad ’87, Grad ’93; Lisa ’77; David Mathea, Bus Ad ’78; Susan L. Jason M. Decent, Law ’10; Anthony A. (Setzke) Mercado, Sp ’87, Grad ’90; 2010s (Dohm) Watson, Sp ’78; Curt M. Weber, Arts A. Meyer , Law ’11, Grad ’11; Brian J. Lander, Joanne M. (Hardy) Scheuer, Nurs ’87; David ’78; Thomas R. Wilkerson, Grad ’78; Leo J. Arts ’17; Emily D. Kraemer, Law ’19; Erik D. J. Stearns, Bus Ad ’87; Ann Marie T. Flood, Clark, Sp ’79; Michael A. Strigenz, Arts ’79; Olson, Bus Ad ’19; Christina N. Curtis, H Sci ’20 Patrick A. Trainor, Arts ’79 Bus Ad ’88; James W. Heim, Grad ’88; Erin W. (Wolfe) Crocker, Comm ’89; Diana R. A PRESIDENT (Deckelman) Schira, Law ’89 REMEMBERED Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., was a passionate believer in Jesuit higher education, poetry and the music of Bruce HELP OUR Springsteen, and spoke STUDENTS RISE. movingly of all three at his inauguration as By opening doors through scholarship, you have the power Marquette president in to change lives for Marquette students. Your generosity 2011, shown here. allows talented young people to be driven more by what Serving two years, he they can become than by what they owe. laid the foundation for Marquette’s current Support scholarship at marquette.edu/giveonline or strategic plan and call 800.344.7544. guided Athletics into a reconfigured Big East Conference, while carving out time to teach courses. The Marquette community mourns his passing on March 10 from complications related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.

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