Special Report

Fall 2007

Special Report “God wanted to crown his creation, so on the last day he created the Croatian Adriatic from his tears,the stars and sea breeze.” Croatia — George Bernard Shaw

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The College takes a new approach President Mooney discusses her Letters: to reach the Saint Mary’s students Strategic Plan for Saint Mary’s Send letters to the editor to: Courier Editor of tomorrow. with Courier. Saint Mary’s College 303 Haggar College Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 6 The Path to 36 Reunion 2007 or e-mail [email protected] Beatiﬁcation: Class News: Send alumnae class news to: Blessed Basil Alumnae News Editor 110 Le Mans Hall Anthony Moreau Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN 46556-5001 This year Saint Mary’s College departments or e-mail [email protected] celebrates the beatiﬁcation of Alumnae Association Staff: Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, 2 Inside Saint Mary’s Michelle Poeppe Egan ’93 founder of the Congregations of Assistant Director of Alumnae Relations Holy Cross, including the Sisters 14 For the record [email protected] of the Holy Cross who, in turn, The Mission 16 Club news Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic, founded and sponsor our College. residential, women’s college in the 20 Class news liberal arts tradition. A pioneer in the education of women, the College is an 11 Rankings 21 Excelsior academic community where women develop their talents and prepare to Saint Mary’s ranks among the top 100 make a difference in the world. liberal arts colleges in the nation. Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1844, Saint Mary’s promotes a life of intellectual vigor, aesthetic appreciation, religious sensibility, and social responsibility. All members of the College remain faithful to this mission and continually assess their response to the complex needs and challenges of the contemporary world. insidesaint mary’s

Milestones

“Life is a journey, not a destination,” Ralph Waldo Emerson told us. It is a metaphor that resonates at Saint Mary’s, where the Avenue marks a milestone in an alumna’s journey. The life of a college is also marked by its own turning points and watersheds. This year, in particular, has been a year of milestone events and accomplishments at Saint Mary’s. This fall we celebrated the beatifi cation of Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, the founder of the Congregations of Holy Cross. We also approved a new strategic plan, launched a new marketing campaign, and achieved a new national ranking. This Special Report is dedicated to informing alumnae about these landmark achievements. Much of what we are reporting in this Special Report of Courier is possible because of our alumnae. A year and a half ago, when the College began to develop a new marketing position, we sent Web surveys to alumnae, hoping that they would candidly share information about their perceptions of the College. And share they did; within 12 hours of launching the survey we had over 20 percent of the alumnae responding. As President Mooney was developing the College’s Strategic Plan, she asked alumnae serving on the Board of Trustees, Madeleva Society Steering Committee, and Alumnae Association Board to share their feedback. These comments helped to mold the fi nal plan. Our alumnae not only helped us plan for the future, they joined the entire college community as we celebrated the beatifi cation of Moreau on campus, in LeMans, and in our communities. This time has given us all an opportunity to refl ect on what is unique to a Holy Cross education. And alumnae played an important role in how Saint Mary’s is ranked among its peer colleges. With this issue we note our progress along many paths—the spiritual journey, the path to leadership, and the road to distinction. Yet, we do so with an eye to what lies ahead.

Shari Rodriguez Vice President for College Relations

2 COURIER | Fall 2007 standingout

You’re seventeen. In front of you are brochures from half a dozen colleges, each making you promises. You visit their Web sites and ﬁ nd even more information, lots of information. You face one of the most important and inﬂ uential decisions of your life. But how will you recognize the place where you belong amidst the chaos? What will make the college that’s right for you stand out from the others? Standing out is no easy task, even for a unique school. Our namesake, Saint Mary, has been the inspiration for so many endeavors over the years that her name has been attached to institutional monikers everywhere. An internet search for “Saint Mary’s” will return between half a million to two million results. It is in this cacophonous atmosphere that Saint Mary’s College must distinguish itself. Add to that a Catholic heritage and a community that esteems humility as a virtue, and the challenge becomes even greater. It was with this challenge

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J B 4 current students, and prospective students and their parents. Based on survey feedback about the core values of our community, the brand promise—what Saint Mary’s stands for— was developed: “Saint Mary’s is an academically excellent Catholic college Cover of admission booklet for high school for women who seek to seniors featuring (left to right) Kristy King ’08, challenge themselves Kim Hodges ’08, and Julia Malone ’07 and their world.” That’s not new. In fact, that’s been true since 1844. But what became apparent was that the characteristics most important to prospective students and their parents corresponded with the College’s strengths. Three strengths stood out, Saint Mary’s best-kept secrets, if you will: The Strength of our Majors: Saint Mary’s academic programs have always been distinctive in their comprehensive approach. The woman who graduates from Saint Mary’s, whether she enters a profession or goes on to graduate school, never doubts her preparation. Outstanding Faculty: Classes at Saint Mary’s are taught by experts in their ﬁ elds of study. That expertise

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combined with small class sizes and the faculty As the College moves forward, communications are members’ shared passion for teaching mean that placing new emphasis on the tangible benefi ts of attending students don’t get lost here. Students work directly Saint Mary’s. This was illustrated in new brochures that with faculty members on research projects, an allowed prospective students to “meet” three current experience usually reserved for graduate studies. students of Saint Mary’s. At Saint Mary’s, the faculty members are mentors. Career Preparation: Options are limitless. Saint She’s Saint Mary’s Mary’s alumnae include among their ranks They met Kristy King ’08, a business and humanistic entrepreneurs, a best-selling author, a retired state studies double major from Green Bay, Wisconsin. King Supreme Court justice, a country director for Save credits her experience at Saint Mary’s with helping her the Children, a Broadway producer, a Congressional choose her majors and her career path. In 2006, she studied representative, and the president of a small Catholic abroad in Rome for a semester and, while there, she took a college in the Midwest dedicated to preparing women marketing class. Seeing commerce and culture from different who seek to challenge themselves and their world. perspectives drew out her interest in business. But King also In the past, when trying to convey what’s great about this has a passion for reading great books and saw humanistic College, we have tended, whether in formal communication studies as a great fi t, too. “I fi nd so many ties between my materials or as individuals, to emphasize the supportiveness humanistic studies classes and business practices and you feel when you’re part of this community, the life-long theories,” she says. In addition to her studies, she works as relationships that develop over the course of four years, and a resident assistant and a photographer for The Observer. the genuinely unique journey that takes a young woman King is a perfect example of how Saint Mary’s encourages a from her fi rst trip down the Avenue to receiving her diploma student to pursue her interests. on Le Mans Green. We have tried to communicate that They also met Kim Hodges ’08, a social work major from intangible quality of the Saint Mary’s experience. South Holland, Illinois. Hodges has emerged as a leader Back to our seventeen-year-old, bombarded with at Saint Mary’s. She co-founded the Diverse Student’s communication from many schools and in search of the Leadership Conference and is vice president of the Student tangible benefi ts of attending one school over another, we Diversity Board and president of the Board of Governance. found we were leaving out something important. We were Hodges also recently interned with the Wm. Wrigley Jr. not emphasizing how the Saint Mary’s experience comes Company. Hodges’ story is a great example of a student about. And we left out the “what happens after college?” fi nding that good fi t. “I like the small classroom settings part of the story. and very intimate environments,” she says. “The campus is

4 COURIER | Fall 2007 standingout

fiv She’saKIMn HODGESinnovator. wn y i Student body president Kim Hodges immersed herself in Saint Mary’s culture wi from the moment she arrived, joining the first-year class Board of Governance w and elevating her level of involvement each subsequent semester, including

co-founding the Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference. Kim says the election Seventy-five percent of M ICHELLE SHERM Saint Mary’s students AN process “makes you become more creative and innovative. You have to find a perform some type of “The dy way to get things done when people may not be on your side....It requires a lot of community service, making namic classroom experience at marketing of yourself and your ideas, and also trying to get people to be on social justice a way of Saint Mary’s is o life. The Office for Civic ne where questioning board with you. To not only say, ‘Oh, that’s a good idea,’ but then to put action and Social Engagement is encouraged, behind those ideas. I’ve learned to go behind closed doors and find out who the a diversity of opinions provides opportunities key players are to help me do what’s necessary to get my job done.” forstudentstowork is welcomed, popul ar opinions are at the Center for the challeng Social work major Homeless, tutor children ed, and faith is cultivated . South Holland, Illinois afterschool,sponsora Saint Mar house in the Rebuilding y’s professors take their roles Together Project, and as educators seriously an d create an participate in many other service activities. atmosp here of personalized attention where he’s every voice is heard.”

Studio Art Wildwood, Missou ri Kim’ssisterKristlejoinedherasastudentat Saint Mary’s. Kim has been a great promoter of Saint Mary’s College. “I like small classroom

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11 absolutely beautiful. Everyone is extremely Tandem C lasses. Tandem c lass friendly, with random people smiling and es teach yout ocross intel Taught by two p lectual boundarie rofessors s and dra in separatedi w connection a readings from differen sciplines, tand s. t p ems analyzet offering to help. I like the atmosphere.” erspectives. T he s ame subject with he pur poseis another, suc tointegrateid b h as psycholo eas from o n philosophy.Sm gy and English e all classes (15 or re ligious stu ex to20studen dies and And they met Julia Malone ’07, a change, build ts) that meet confiden daily spark ce, and fosterclo intellectual se, long-lasting re a lationships. ProfessorsBe cky Stoddart biology major from Indianapolis, Indiana. (psychology) c “BookClu and Gail M b” together, e andell(h ach l eadingh umanistic stud bys er own s ubject ar ies)teach tander whent ea but att he other is te endingclassas Attending Saint Mary’s, Malone found aching. an involved Professor St oddartsays,“We sortof beco me novice learn “Quas ers…” i-novice learn ers,”Professo conﬁ dence and chutzpah she didn’t r Mandelladd s. “…in each o ther’s classro om, which t ran eye. An sformsthe wh dIthinkthe ole notiono c y take more r f authority in t know she had. “It’s contagious to be isks,”Professo he student’s r Stod “So we dart explains. are in s olidarity witht he students wh Professor M enwe’re in o andellsays. ur tandem par around people who are so excited tner’sclass,” b Kristy Kin gtookthe firs t-year “Book C excitingt lub” tandem.“I ohave two g re really likedt about learning,” says Malone who, at professors andembecaus …an e was t he dtosee our it was firsttime I had t professorsint wo cl asses I eract,”she say them wouldn’tcon s. “That .Wewouldt sider similar an akethe psych dsaw a conn ology in Be cky ectionbetwee inspired by the challenge of the senior the characte ’s classandap n rsandpeople ply the theo we read ab ou riesshe taugh connect t in Gail ’s clas t us to ions onyour s.…Sometimes own. Now I dot it’shardtom biol hat al lthe tim ake ogy class,andh e.Ithink,‘Wo comprehensive at Saint Mary’s, decided ere it is com w, I learnedab in o co gupinthe bu ut t his in m y nnections b sinessworld. etweenyour cl ’It’sinterestin asses. You re gtolookatal ally learn wh at a lthe liberal artsexp Professo erience is.” she wanted to do hands-on dental r Stoddartsee s gre at benefitsfr experie om tandems.“ ncesof psych I gettotrans ology andma form student te ke it m ore acce s’ achingbooks ssible becau ,”she says. “Th se I doitinth research and then made it happen. ey gettouse econtext o f books,b skillsthey eingcritical o ’ve already de f them,analy veloped—thin lite zingthem—an king about rature classest dthey can ap ounderstan plystrategies Malone called the Oral Health Research dingscience.” from their Th e integratedap proach al lows s tudents toco collaborate llaborate wit witheachoth hteachersan er. Pr ofessor M dteachersto Institute in Indianapolis and said, “I’ll whom andellsays, “It you respect an ’s wonderful t denjoy in you ohave a colle ho r classroom. Y ague w the classisg ou share ideas oing,how we . You share co can d osomet ncerns about hingbetter fo scrub teeth. I’ll do anything to be a r our students Ta .” ndem classe s accelerate l earningincrit Mandelln ical t hinkingan otices directr dcommunicat esults when f ionskills. Pr year ormer tandem ofessor part of dental research.” It worked and .“Oftenthose students tak st eh udentsaresof er classes the an ar aheadof th following dspeakingin e other stude class,”she say nts,bothinte s. rms of writing she had the opportunity to present Kristy say s the tandemco nceptwasexcit great e ing,made th xperience toh e readingmo ave my firsty re interesting re ear at Sain t M , and“was a stof my Sain ary’s because her research at a state conference for tMary’s educat it in troducedm ional e xp e towh erience woul at t he undergraduate research and again at 6 dbe.” C the national undergraduate conference onv in San Francisco. That tenacity has also inspired Malone to serve as the student trustee for Saint Mary’s Board of Trustees and as a student ambassador. Reading these students’ stories, our hypothetical seventeen-year-old has an opportunity to see herself in their shoes. She gets a glimpse of that intangible Saint Mary’s experience through the very tangible experiences of current students. And, hopefully, she begins to see her own potential and how Saint Mary’s can help her reach it.

COURIER | Fall 2007 5 The Path to Beatification Bless ed Bless edBless ed Basil Anthony Moreau

In September, a group of modern-day pilgrims from Saint Mary’s College, the University of Notre Dame, and Holy Cross College traveled to Le Mans, France, to celebrate the beatiﬁ cation of Father Basil Anthony Moreau. These groups—an assembly of students, faculty, and staff—joined CSC religious and lay people from around the world for this historical gathering. Moreau founded the Congregations of Holy Cross, including the Sisters of the Holy Cross who founded and sponsor Saint Mary’s College still today. President Carol Ann Mooney, Chair of the Board of Trustees John O’Conner, and Holy Cross Sisters Agnes Anne Roberts, Rose Anne Shultz, and Louisita Welsh were among the college community members who made the journey. Three made the trip following their selection as College representatives—a professor, an alumna, and a student. Professor Joanne Snow, Director of Donor Relations Adaline Cashore ’70, and current student Haley Nickell ’08, joined the group as representatives of the College. The trio was selected based on essays they wrote detailing why attending the ceremony would be signiﬁ cant to them. “I feel an obligation to Father Moreau to not let go of the experience,” says Snow. “It’s so easy to come back and get into your normal life and lose it—especially as busy as it is around campus for everyone. I simply don’t want to lose this feeling.” Trying to name that feeling, Snow says she felt the “holiness” of Father Moreau during the prayer services in France. All three women say they felt a personal connection to Moreau after listening to stories of his life during the ceremony, a ceremony they say at times resembled a festive memorial service normally reserved for the patriarch of a large family. That would seem appropriate for Moreau, the father of the Holy Cross family.

6 Photos, left to right: the Sisters of the Holy Cross who traveled from all over the world to Le Mans to celebrate Moreau’s beatifi cation; Assistant Vice President of Mission Sister Louisita Welsh, Haley Nickell ’08, Professor Joanne Snow, and Director of Special Events Richard Baxter; The Saint Julien Cathedral where the Mass of Thanksgiving was held after the beatifi cation.

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Snow, Cashore, and Nickell say that part of what they All three say that now that they’re back, they hope to enjoyed most about the trip was meeting the members of integrate the spirit of Moreau’s teachings into their everyday Moreau’s family—Holy Cross priests, brothers, and sisters lives. Cashore recalls the close of the ceremonies in France, from the four corners of the world who came together where all present were issued a “spiritual challenge” to in celebration. emulate Father Moreau during a prayer vigil with “It was wonderful to see all the members of the these words: Congregation so excited and joyful,” says Snow. “In turn, we We are all part of this global ministry called forth by the life felt like a part of the family of Holy Cross. It was very apparent of our founder. That each of us take a moment to refl ect: What that the lay people were very important to the Congregation does that life mean to me today. In what ways do I give life to as well.” the legacy of Father Moreau? For Cashore, the trip to Le Mans held personal “We were challenged to fi nd that relevance in our lives signifi cance. She is a third-generation legacy, has worked today,” says Cashore. for the College for 18 years, and has attended church with Nickell is speaking in residence halls to her fellow students the Sisters of the Holy Cross at the Church of Our Lady of about the relevance of Moreau’s mission in the 21st century, Loretto for the last 13 years. “Through my music ministry and says she’s been pleasantly surprised by the response. with the choir at the Church of Loretto, I enjoy a rich faith “The students here are really into learning more about life and an intimate relationship with the Sisters of the Holy Father Moreau,” says Nickell, who has also joined Cashore Cross,” says Cashore. “I celebrate their Jubilees, Chapters, and Snow for other presentations to the campus community fi nal professions, funerals, and everyday life. It was a privilege including the Chicago East Alumnae Club. and an honor to stand in solidarity with my religious family in “It’s been great being able to share this experience with my Le Mans, France, for the beatifi cation of the founder of Holy classmates,” said Nickell. “A lot of the students really wanted Cross. It deepened my connection to the Sisters and gave me to know about Father Moreau and the life he led. Most a new perspective of the global family of Holy Cross and the students only know we have a building named after him, but incredible legacy the alumnae of Saint Mary’s share with Holy I’ve had a lot of girls ask me why exactly that is. I’m happy Cross.” that I can share with them exactly who he was and how he is The trip resonated spiritually for Nickell. “God was shared responsible for us being at Saint Mary’s.” with me in a way like I have never experienced in my life. Beatifi cation is the second step in the canonization The Congregation in attendance was so eager to share their process. The process can take centuries, but there are three passion for God with me and with others. Their message major steps toward canonization. seemed to be that God is always there and he will never First is the declaration of a person’s virtues, after which abandon us. No matter how bad our lives may seem he will the church gives him or her the title “Venerable.” Second is always be there to comfort and help us through.” beatifi cation, after which they are given the title “Blessed.”

COURIER | Fall 2007 7 Photos, left to right: President Carol Ann Mooney ’72 and Rev. John Jenkins, CSC, president of The University of Notre Dame; Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop emeritus of Washington D.C., said the Mass of Thanksgiving; The altar of Saint Julien Cathedral in Le Mans, France.

ch village in en-Belin, a small Fren • 1799 Moreau is born in Laigné- Le Mans. the diocese of ontier. y college of Château-G Moreau enters the seminar • 1814 nary of Le s studies at the diocesan semi • 1817 Moreau continues hi Mans. Bless ed Blessiest. ed Bless ed eau is ordained a pr • 1821 Mor e at , dogma, and Sacred Scriptur • 1823 Moreau teaches philosophy the seminary in Le Mans. iests to tend to the es a group of auxiliary pr • 1835 Moreau organiz al parishes. nd spiritual needs of neighboring rur The third step is canonization, or declaration of sainthood. educational a others of St. Joseph, a newly Moreau is asked to oversee the Br At various steps in the canonization process, evidence eligious educators. founded community of r of alleged miracles is presented to church authorities. In he Holy Cross priests and brothers into t general, two miracles need to be accepted by the Church • 1837 Moreau combines the wn Sainte-Croix. as having occurred through the intercession of the named for its hometo order tates, prospective saint. oung religious to the United S • 1842 Moreau sends seven y h a school for Moreau’s beatifi cation celebrated the culmination of dward Sorin, CSC. They establis among them Father E he University of Notre over 60 years of review of the promulgation of the miracle boys and young men that will later become t attributed to the intercession of Father Moreau. Pope Dame. k Benedict XVI approved the cause in April. that he send sisters, “to loo Moreau requesting ol, Father Moreau’s cause for beatifi cation was fi rst • 1843 Sorin writes to also to conduct a scho y and the infi rmary…and introduced on the diocesan level in Le Mans in 1946. after the laundr ” However, it was not until 1955 that it was presented for perhaps even a boarding school. ’s call and found Saint consideration by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints ross Sisters answer Sorin • 1844 Four Holy C . in Rome. This congregation studied the life, the writings, Mary’s Academy in Bertrand, Michigan and the spirituality of Basil Moreau and, after a defi nitive y’s to its present site Gillespie relocates St. Mar presentation of the study on the founder’s virtues in 1994, • 1854 Mother Angela thern Indiana. the congregation recommended to Pope John Paul II in 2003, in nor be a that he declare Basil Moreau’s practice of the theological and cially declares Moreau’s community to Pope Pius IX offi ross. • 1857 ongregation of Holy C cardinal virtues to be heroic in nature. religious congregation, the C Pope John Paul II issued the declaration and bestowed pal approbation. oly Cross are granted pa upon Basil Moreau the title Venerable. After further study and • 1867 The Marianites of H s. the unanimous acceptance of a miraculous cure attributed to Moreau dies in Le Man • 1873 diocese of Le Father Basil Moreau’s intercession, the Congregation for the tifi cation is introduced in the • 1946 The cause for bea Causes of Saints recommended to Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 Mans. that Basil Moreau be declared Blessed. ted to the Vatican virtues of Moreau is presen As a priest of the diocese of Le Mans and a seminary • 1994 The study of the Cause of the Saints. professor, Moreau established the Association of Holy Cross Congregation for the f virtue to be consisting of two societies, one of men (brothers and priests) declares Moreau’s practice o • 2003 Pope John Paul II and the other of women, both having as principal ministries ed Venerable. heroic and Moreau is declar the education of youth and evangelization. ed and declared Blessed. • 2007 Moreau is beatifi

8 COURIER | Fall 2007 Photos, left to right: Director of Special Events Richard Baxter, George Efta and Carol Ann Mooney ’72, Chair of the Board of Trustees John O’Conner, Professor Joanne Snow, Director of Donor Relations Adaline Cashore ’70, and current student Haley Nickell ’08; Moreau’s tomb in the church of Notre- Dame de Sainte-Croix in Le Mans; People from all over the world gathered for the opening ceremony of the beatifi cation at the church in Laigne-en-Belin.

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Since their inception, the congregations that make up the Proclamation of the Apostolic Letter Holy Cross family have grown and spread throughout the world. The men and women of Holy Cross have begun and By our Apostolic Authority, still maintain educational institutions, as well as important In agreement with the desire of Our Brother, social and pastoral ministries in North and South America, Jacques Maurice Faivre, Bishop of Le Mans, Africa, and Asia. It is through their commitment to the vowed And that of many brother Bishops life, their zeal for the mission, and the diversity of ministry And of many of the faithful, that the priests, sisters, and brothers of Holy Cross continue And after having heard the opinion to live out the vision of Father Basil Moreau, who saw his Of the Congregation for the Causes of saints, religious family as a “a mighty tree that constantly shoots We declare that from this day forward forth new limbs and branches and is nourished by the same The Venerable Basile-Antoine-Marie Moreau, life-giving sap” and as a visible manifestation of the union Priest, and interdependence of both the Holy Trinity and the And founder of the Family of Holy Cross, Holy Family. Who served the pastoral and educational needs of the Church, May be called Blessed And that on January 20, The day of his birth into eternal life, His feast may be celebrated each year In accordance with the regulations And in the places determined by canon law. In the name of the Father, And of the Son, And of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Given at Saint Peter’s in Rome, The year of Our Lord 2007, The third of our pontiﬁ cate. His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI

COURIER | Fall 2007 9 Photos, left to right: A plaque dedicated the beatifi cation on the church in Laigne-en-Belin; Saint Julien Cathedral in Le Mans; Sister Kathleen Reilly, CSC, and Sister Rose Anne Schultz, CSC, at the beatifi cation celebration at the Centre Antares.

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By Sister Rose Anne Schultz, CSC Vice President for Mission

What was the most memorable part of the pilgrimage to For me, one most touching experience was being present Le Mans, France? in the Le Mans Centre Antares with 4,500 people to hear Was it the gathering of townspeople of Le Mans with the the solemn proclamation that inscribed the name of the Family of Holy Cross from all corners of the world in front of Venerable Servant of God, Basile-Antoine-Marie Moreau, on the parish church in Laigne-en-Belin to hear the gong of the the list of Blessed. Immediately after the proclamation, the bell (ordered in 1842 by Father Basil Moreau) that signaled tapestry portrait of the newly declared Blessed was unfurled that the beatiﬁ cation celebration had begun and church bells and the people burst into loud and long applause while could resound throughout the diocese of Le Mans? joyous song rang out. There seemed to be a new sense of Or was it The Life and Legacy of Father Moreau prayer appreciation for this man, Moreau, whose vision, mission, service at Our Lady of Holy Cross Church that included and legacy are still alive today through the Family of Holy variations on Scripture themes that related to the life and Cross throughout our world. Indeed, one man, Blessed Basil work of Basil Moreau: a tiny mustard seed that grows into a Anthony Moreau, did have the faith and courage to make a big tree and the grain of wheat that must fall into the ground difference beyond his imagining! and die in order to bear fruit?

“A mustard seed! What could be smaller! Yet all will unfold from this tiny seed: A human story and a divine will. The seed was sown, Impossibly fragile, An irresistible challenge.”

10 COURIER | Fall 2007 In Recognition of Excellence

For the fi rst time this year, U.S. News & World Report gave confi dent that the College belongs there. The U.S. News Saint Mary’s College a national, rather than regional, ranking & World Report ranking is based on a number of factors: in its America’s Best Colleges guide. Saint Mary’s ranks among graduation and retention, percentage of small versus large the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation, of which there classes, student to faculty ratio, admission selectivity, are 266. Saint Mary’s breaks into the best of the nation at 91. the fi nancial resources of the college, and the percentage For 12 of the previous 13 years, Saint Mary’s had ranked of alumnae giving, which is considered an indicator of fi rst among the nation’s Midwest Comprehensive Colleges, satisfaction. Saint Mary’s already receives high marks in receiving an overall score of 100, the highest number many of these areas, and the ones that need improvement possible. are within reach. Also this year, The Princeton Review named Saint Mary’s The percentage of alumnae giving is one factor that all College a Best Midwestern College for 2008. alumnae have the power to infl uence. The ranking considers, Within academia, the rankings have stirred not how much alumnae give, but simply if they some controversy, attempting to measure what give. Every gift to the College positively impacts some would argue can’t be measured, or at how Saint Mary’s fares in future rankings. least not with the same For instance, for the yardstick. Whether 2006 fi scal year, the rankings are the percentage of ultimately fair or not, alumnae giving they are something all was 30%. Compare institutions of higher that to Bryn Mawr education wrangle College with a rate with since they are of 43%, Mount so infl uential. Holyoke College President Carol Ann at 44%, or Scripps Mooney set a goal early College at 57%, a in her presidency to discrepancy that in move the College into the president’s mind the national rankings. doesn’t make sense, “We’ve long known given the strong we can compete on attachment felt by a national level and alumnae. This is why it is gratifying to see increasing the rate our quality recognized. While many of my peers in higher of alumnae giving to 45% is part of the president’s Strategic education would like to see ranking systems change, there is Plan. Achieving that goal gives prospective students a more no doubt that students and their parents rely heavily on these accurate idea of how much alumnae value their experience at rankings when making their decisions about college.” Saint Mary’s. President Mooney’s ultimate goal is to move Saint Mary’s into the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation. And, she’s See the full article on the Strategic Plan on page 12.

The percentage of alumnae giving is one factor that all alumnae have the power to inﬂ uence.

COURIER | Fall 2007 11 The Strategic Plan An interview with President Carol Ann Mooney

In October, President Mooney released her Strategic Plan for Saint Mary’s, The Path to Leadership 2012, her plan for the College’s next ﬁ ve years. Courier recently sat down with the President to bring you an insider’s view of the plan, and, with it, a glimpse of the future of Saint Mary’s.

we stop doing? What should we start doing? We recorded all responses and it helped us to frame our discussion and begin our work. The next step was to form a committee that included my Cabinet, four faculty members, a member of the Board of Trustees, the Director of Institutional Research, the Chief Information Offi cer, a representative of the hourly employees, and a student. This core group broke into three main areas of focus: Academic Initiatives, Student Initiatives, and Resource Planning. The committee began by articulating a vision for the College and defi ning our fundamental principles—those things upon which our plan for the future of the College must be built. Those principles are what I would term “the non-negotiables.” They are that: 1. Saint Mary’s is committed to providing students with an Why did you decide that Saint Mary’s needs a Strategic excellent intellectual and academic experience. Plan at this time? 2. Saint Mary’s is unwavering in its commitment to being a I fi rmly believe that Saint Mary’s, like all institutions, must Catholic and Holy Cross college. plan its future. Planning must become an ongoing part of what we do. A strategic plan is really a work plan; it helps us 3. Saint Mary’s is committed to being a women’s college. to focus our energies and use our resources (both human 4. Saint Mary’s is committed to being a residential college. and fi nancial) to achieve what is most important. It is a way to articulate strategic goals for the next several years. I am The plan has a vision statement—can you explain pleased to announce that after a year of work, the Board of what that is? Trustees approved the fi nal draft of the plan at their October I think of the vision statement as a snapshot of what we 2007 meeting. hope Saint Mary’s will be after we accomplish the goals of the How did you start the Strategic Planning process? Strategic Plan. We may not achieve this vision in fi ve years, but I do think that within a fi ve year time frame we can move I began by listening. I personally hosted a series of aggressively toward our vision, which is: listening sessions with all full-time employees of the College. All students were also invited to these sessions. We met in Saint Mary’s College is recognized as a leading liberal groups of no more than 40 people. I asked each group the arts college. Intellectually ambitious women receive a same four questions: What does Saint Mary’s do really well? residentially based liberal arts education complemented In what ways could we improve? What, if anything, should by strong professional and pre-professional programs. Successfully grounded in its Catholic and Holy Cross identity,

12 COURIER | Fall 2007 Read the full Strategic Plan, The Path to Leadership 2012, online at saintmarys.edu/strategic-plan.

Saint Mary’s is diverse, welcoming the wider articulation of 5. recruit and retain the best employees, the truth that diversity makes possible. 6. improve the physical campus and its environmental After defi ning the fundamental principles and the Vision impact, and Statement, what were the next steps? 7. increase fi nancial resources. The committee, with a great deal of input from the college community and from the Board of Trustees, defi ned seven Now that the plan has been approved by the Board of goals. Under each goal are listed the recommendations for Trustees, what are the next steps? actions to accomplish each of the goals. We also developed Now the real work begins. This plan will help us sort a grid-like structure that lays out who is responsible for through the many demands on the time, energy, and efforts the various actions, and when we expect the goals to be of everyone who works at Saint Mary’s College. If we use accomplished. The fi nal step is to determine the fi nancial the Plan to help us focus our efforts and prioritize our implications. work, I believe that our goals are achievable. Of course, The seven goals are to: like everything else in life, the plan will need to change as circumstances change. It will be reviewed annually by the 1. provide educational excellence equal to that original Strategic Planning Committee in consultation with of the best colleges in the country, the College community. After each annual review, we will assess our progress and the continuing importance of the 2. sharpen our focus as a Catholic and women-centered tasks not yet completed. Like the Saint Mary’s community, community, I want this plan to be responsive and open to the many 3. diversify the campus, possibilities that lie ahead in the next fi ve years. 4. stabilize and grow the enrollment, I want to thank everyone who contributed to the formation of this Strategic Plan either through serving on committees or reacting to drafts. Without the insights and suggestions that came from many, many people the Plan would not be as strong as it is. The title of the Plan is “The Path to Leadership 2012.” I believe this Plan will indeed help us to focus our work on the bright future that lies ahead for Saint Mary’s College. I have been energized by the year of work on the Plan and hope that the rest of the College community shares my enthusiasm. I do know that the various College boards that have seen the Plan are excited about it. Stay tuned….I think the next fi ve years for Saint Mary’s College will show that we are truly on a “Path to Leadership.” —Carol Ann Mooney ’72

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Alumnae Deaths Carolyn Kimmel Brennan ’65, Dorothy Poss Fitzgerald, mother of Mark D. Paluszak, father of Jennifer August 3, 2007. Susan Fitzgerald Rice ’61, September Paluszak Hadden ‘96, May 14, 2007. Elise Linfert Zanetti ’25, May 7, 2007. 10, 2007. Jill Murphy Hall ’67, sister of Andrea Joyce C. Payton, mother-in-law of Georgeanna Rusin Wallen ’33, July Murphy Brown ‘71, July 5, 2007. Catherine M. Flynn, mother of Karen Hosinski Payton ’84, July 17, 27, 2006. Kathleen Flynn Fox ‘74 and Mary Flynn 2007. Susan Way-Smith ’72, June 3, 2007. Dorothy Dugan McKevitt ’34, Boener ‘87, mother-in-law of Barbara Richard Poyser, father of Karen Mary Beth O’Reilly Etter ’73, June September 10, 2007. Brems Flynn ‘76 and Laura Brems Flynn Poyser Gerbasich ’80, May 19, 2007. 11, 2007. ‘79, grandmother of Kathryn Flynn ‘05, Louise Bromann Lewis ’35, mother Mary Kay Renshaw, grandmother of Mary Margaret Sonneborn ’75, July 1, 2007. of Joan Frances Lewis ‘62, sister of Allyson Renshaw Subia ’93, December August 27, 2007. Doris Bromann Fox ‘31, mother-in-law Violet J. Glick, aunt of Carol 12, 2006. of Anne Harvey Lewis ‘65, and aunt of Anne K. Demarais ’76, August 21, Braunsdorf ’57, July 15, 2007. Molly Elizabeth Ridenour, young Luanne C. Fox ‘61, and Mary Kathleen 2007. Eleanor Herrington, mother of Linda granddaughter of Susan Horvath Mints ‘76, June 10, 2007. Jeanne Leonard McGarry ’77, March M. Herrington ‘69, May 8, 2006. Mazurkiewicz ’70, May 30, 2007. Mary Weir Veeneman ’36, June 27, 16, 2007. Vincenzo “Jim” Indriolo, grandfather Frances H. Rossman, father Susan 2007. Julie Herrmann Sweet ’79, April 29, of Johna Indriolo ’00, and Alaine Rossman Hall ‘71, April 23, 2007. Virginia Leahy Geary ’37, June 9, 2007. Indriolo ’03, June 2007. Luigi Saccheri, father of Janice L. 2007. Edward Michael Jarabek, husband Saccheri ’83, February 21, 2007. Sister Alicia Marie “Hilda Elizabeth” of Leona T. Kulka Jarabek ‘42, father Family Deaths Frank G. Schroer Jr., father of Rita Maloney, CSC ’37, July 1, 2007. of Christine Jarabek Evers ’68, and Dr. John S. Argue, husband of Mary brother-in-law of Louise Kulka Merkel Schroer-Haskins ‘78 and Carol Teresa Margery Guillaume Belanger ’40, Peck Argue ‘50, February 4, 2007. ‘42, May 8, 2007. Schroer Clifton ‘80, May 27, 2007. mother of Sarah Belanger Earley ’71, Florence Alice “Dolly” Schultz, September 5, 2007. Andrew Bacevich, brother of Joseph D. Judge, Jr., husband of Amy Bacevich ’97, nephew of Mary Mary Hudson Thornton ’49, father of mother of Karen Schultz Goodyear ’71, Ruth Bixby Covington ’41, July 31, Bacevich Bobos ’72, Iraq, May 13, 2007. Mary Ann Judge Thornton ’74, July 1, September 12, 2007. 2007. 2007. Robert J. Basney, grandfather of Helen Boehnlein Shaheen, mother Judith Shearer ’43, July 1, 2007. Kathleen Basney McGowan ’92, June Arthur George Koch, father of of Christine Shaheen Broussard Shirley Burdick Hamilton ’46, July 5, 2007. Margaret Koch Scharf ‘74, Patricia Koch ’74 and Paula Shaheen Eide ’76, Corn ‘81, and Christine Koch Kehoe ‘90, grandmother of Emily Broussard Nash 15, 2007. Earl Arthur Berry, Sr., father of Mary July 4, 2007. ’98, September 17, 2007. Nancy Doyle McCabe ’46, April 9, Ellen Berry Malone ’61, April 2, 2007. Mary V. Koczwara, mother of Victoria Alphonse J. “Al” Spahn, father of 2007. Peg Burke, mother of Mary Ellen Koczwara Rodrigues ‘67, July 6, 2007. Mary Spahn Londergan ‘79, July 23, Margaret Dempsey Crotty ’47, aunt Burke ‘71 and Margaret Burke Varty ‘73, 2007. of Patricia Lehmann Crotty ’61 and August 3, 2007. Geraldine Leavitt, grandmother of Sara Arlene Leavitt-Turner ’96, April 8, Joan C. Spiel, mother of Sheila Patricia Crotty Misrach ’61, August 26, Edward C. Carlson, husband of 2007. 2007. Spiel Simmerman ’80 and Susan Spiel Elizabeth O’Connell Carlson ’46, August Habenicht ’78 and grandmother of Sister Margaret Gloria, FDC ’47, 25, 2007. Alice M. Litznerski, grandmother Stefanie Simmerman ’05, July 22, 2007. of Melanie Teghon Houle ’90, August May 31, 2007. John F. Cavanaugh ND ’48, husband 12, 2007. Paul B. Strasser, husband of Mary Margaret J. Kalmar ’48, May 2, 2007. of Dorothy Ritter Cavanaugh ‘48, Haney Strasser ’38, June 12, 2007. brother of Julaine Cavanaugh Stovall Helen O. Madigan, mother of Lorraine Vanetti Shannon ’49, ‘47, Dorothy Cavanaugh Stack ‘51, Maureen C. Madigan ’60, May 19, 2007. Edward M. Szczesniak, father of mother of Mary Shannon Kurtz ’79, Helen Cavanaugh Walsh ‘57, and Carol Diane Szczesniak ’77, September 9, May 29, 2007. Rose Marie Mannion, mother 2007. Cavanaugh Ryan ‘60, brother-in-law of Cynthia Mannion Monaco ’80, Vivien Leonard McNaughton ’50, of Janet Feldpausch Cavanaugh ‘57, Annemarie A. Mannion ’81, and Roman C. Szymczak, father-in-law January 30, 2007. grandfather of Kelly Dugan Prina ‘01 Margaret M. Mannion ’87, August 14, of Holly Urbanski Szymczak ’96, May and Mary Dugan ‘03, uncle of Maureen Sister M. Dolata “Genevieve 2007. 1, 2007. Ryan Lyons ‘88 and Kathleen M. Ryan Elizabeth” Vennekamp, CSC ’50, May ‘85, January 22, 2007. John H. McGinn ND ’54, husband of Ceaser Tordi, grandfather of Mia 10, 2007. Marlene Gaubinger McGinn ’54, father Novak ’05, May 6, 2007. Walter S. Clinton, father-in-law of Catherine “Mitzi” Wiggins Forester of Frances L. McGinn ’80 and Shannon Anne McGrath Clinton ’78, May 2007. Judith Welde, mother of Karey L. ’52, May 4, 2007. McGinn Alfele ’93, uncle of Theresa E. Welde ‘98, June 16, 2007. Anthony DeBaggis Jr., husband of McGinn ’86, April 26, 2007. Barbara A. Mudd ’54, June 29, 2007. Mary Colnon Wild, mother of Ann Julia Simari DeBaggis ’54, September Edwin P. Meiners Jr., husband of Marilyn Loy Clauser ’55, August 7, Wild (Stickley) ’67, May 30, 2007. 7, 2007. Mary Margaret Schultz Meiners ‘44, 2007. Jonathan Diebels, young grandson June 24, 2007. John Brophy Ward, son of Jule Barbara Fox Steimle ’56, May 10, DeJager Ward ’64, nephew of Maureen of Kay Willett Diebels ’55, July 9, 2007. Mary L. Mignanelli, mother of 2007. Ward O’Brien ’66 and Patricia Ward ’75, William W. Dominic, father Mary Maria-Lisa Mignanelli Brown ‘78, June May 23, 2007. Eleanor Sue Flynn Stuhldreher ’59, Dominic Benkie ‘81, August 13, 2007. 17, 2007. sister of Carolyn Flynn Fay ‘56 and Mary Frances Ward, mother of Joseph S. Durkin, husband of Joseph D. “Joe” O’Keefe, husband Mary Kay Flynn Bowling ‘64, and aunt Patricia Kathleen Ward ’75 and Marynoel Gubbins Durkin ‘51, July 16, of the late Patricia Daley O’Keefe ’45, of Kristin Bowling Vesely ‘92 and Mary Maureen Ward O’Brien ’66, mother- 2007. father of Mary Beth O’Keefe Buescher Kate Bowling-Bushey ‘01, July 14, 2007. in-law of Jule DeJager Ward ’64, May ‘71, brother-in-law of Elizabeth Daley James C. Felder, father of Janine 2007. Anne Casey Slone ’62, July 28, 2007. Marsh ‘41, Gertrude Daley Moran ‘42, Felder Kahn ‘93, June 23, 2007. Jane Daley Clark ‘46, and Claire Daley John J. Witous ND ’44, husband of Margaret Schmitz Greene ’64, April Rose Donovan Witous ‘53, stepfather of 18, 2007. Archibald ‘49, June 17, 2007.

14 COURIER | Fall 2007 forthe record

Theresa Gildner Mosser ‘76 and Laura Jennifer Hegberg Carapia ’07 and Teresa Welch Blahoski ’93 and Jessica Flynn Riehle ’97 and Joe ND Gildner Phipps ‘85, July 7, 2007. Miguel, July 21, 2007. Roman: Molly Therese, July 9, 2007. ‘98: Henry David, May 19, 2007. Julius Frederick Wolff Jr., ND ’40, Dana Dreher Schrader ’07 and Ben, Margaret Malone Bonvechio ’93 and Lori McKeough Bohan ’98 and Scott: brother of Mary Lucia Wolff Stevenson July 7, 2007. Brian: John Xavier, August 7, 2007. Meg McKeough, February 4, 2007. ‘42, and uncle of Mary Stevenson Tate Mary Beth Barger Dirksen ’93 and Katie Narbone Justak ’98 and Mel: ‘66 and Elizabeth Stevenson Cable ‘73, David: Benjamin David, April 4, 2007. Emily Claire, April 24, 2007. July 13, 2007. Births & Adoptions Sarah Bransfi eld Kelley ’86 and Kip: Kelley O’Rourke Jensen ’93 and Hollis Janowak Mertens ’98 and Ferrill Sarah, June 15, 2007. Owen: Kayla, August 1, 2007. James ND ‘98: Lucia Louise, April 5, Marriages 2007. Kathryn O’Brien Kumler ’88 and Amy Persin Linnert ’93 and Michael Suzanne M. Turcotte ’80 and Fred Bryan: Reiley O’Brien, April 28, 2007. ND ’92: Calvin Michael, March 10, 2007. Stephanie Pasas-Farmer ’98 and Colson, June 30, 2007. Shawn: Landon Terry, April 9, 2007. Natalie Prud’homme Otto ’88 and Michaela Joyce Macchiarola ’93 and Kelly Ivcevich Noga ’92 and Andrew, Greg ND ‘88: Anna Marie, February 12, Joe ND ’93: Mary Kate, April 30, 2007. Cicely Campo Siepka ’98 and September 3, 2006. Dennis: Sophie Marie, April 16, 2007. 2007. Christina Carrara Mortillaro ’93 and Laura Stach Miller ’95 and Robert, Margaret Cox Petrucelli ’88 and Christopher: Julia Grace, August 27, Cynthia Dietz Skalicky ’98 and March 24, 2007. Michael: Keria Grace, February 6, 2007. 2007. Aaron: Paul Aaron, April 6, 2007. Rachel Luke Giannini ’96 and Brian, Mary Shine Huff man ’90 and Mark: Diane Florin O’Donnell ’93 and Jim: Kristin Liptak Williams ’98 and Ryan: February 10, 2007. Lauren Elizabeth, May 28, 2006. Sean Eamonn, September 10, 2007. Katie Marie, August 20, 2004 and Jacob Ryan, April 21, 2007. Shane Kaniecki Palumbo ’96 and Julie Barger Arends ’91 and Thomas Allyson Renshaw Subia ’93 and Robert, March 25, 2006. ND ‘91: Sophia Marie, August 11, 2006. Dominic: Arianna Renae, June 4, 2007. Colleen Thomas Dewan ’99 and Kevin ND ‘99: Patrick Donald, March Marian Kelly Mangoubi ’97 and Rebecca Sullivan Hary ’94 and Dirk: Amy Cunningham Goodwine ’91 27, 2007. Dave, December 16, 2006. and J. William ND ‘88: Kathleen Anna, Brendan Michael, June 12, 2007. Sarah Gallagher Dvorak ’99 and Paige Funk Cherven ’98 and David, April 30, 2007. Carla Novak Whittier ’94 and Todd: Oliver Brady, October 17, 2006. Septiember 8, 2007. Barbara Rittinger Rigo ’91 and George: George August “Gus”, October Jennifer Nelson Bojarski ’98 and Stephen: Grace Ann, February 15, 2007. 20, 2006. Lisa Maxbauer Price ’99 and Matt: Jackson Edward, July 24, 2006. Theodore, November 4, 2006. Beth Caponigro Buckley ’92 and Amita Mukerjee Frawley ’95 and Mary Beth Ellis Hunter ’99 and Josh, Neil: Nicholas Eamonn, December 18, Andrew: Katherine Susanne, April 23, Angela Little Berg ’00 and Peyton July 14, 2007. 2006. 2007. ND Law ’02: Leah Elizabeth, November 29, 2006. Michelle Janko Meade ’99 and Patricia McGowan Donahue ’92 and Robin Clanin Minson ’95 and Jack Richard, August 11, 2007. James ND ‘92: Meghan Maureen, June ND ‘95: Bobbie, June 15, 2007. Kelly Dawson Archambeault ’01 and Brian: Emily Claire, February 28, 2007. Janet Gay Horvath ’00 and Leon 21, 2007. Molly Flood Schreck ’95 and Michael Bogucki, February 24, 2007. Ellen McQuillan Drake ’92 and Scott: ND ’95: Grant Michael, May 17, 2007. Elizabeth Stark Pardue ’01 and Glen: Brady Thomas, October 26, 2005. Kathleen Barger Klaber ’00 and Lila Juliette, July 19, 2006. Julie Govorko Collins ’96 and Shane, April 8, 2006. Ann Martin Flynn ’92 and John ND Matthew: Michael Timothy, August 3, Kelly Dugan Prina ’01 and Peter: 2006. Margaret Mary, March 30, 2007. Shanna Conner Cronin ’02 and ‘92: John “Jack” Hurley, April 5, 2007. Brendan, December 2, 2006. Laura Jeffi rs Kruyer ’92 and James: Kelly Kilmer-Mullagh ’96 and Kelly Patricia Knauss Sage ’01 and James: Elizabeth Grace, April 23, 2007. Mullagh: Benjamin Troyer, January 20, Peyton Rose, February 20, 2007. Jennifer Marie Martell ’02 and Clint 2007. Brown, July 28, 2007. Sarah Burke Man ’92 and Gabriel: Stefanie Kitta Bent ’02 and Daniel: Sara Arlene Leavitt-Turner ’96 and Eva Grace, September 26, 2006. Abeer Zayed Zanayed ’02 and Diab, Ryan Gabriel, February 22, 2007. Aaron Turner: Victoria Catherine, June Kathryn Robinson Burfi eld ’02 and June 17, 2007. Mary Morrissey McGowan ’92 and 1, 2007. Tim: Declan James, August 2, 2006. Douglas: Audrey Karstin, May 16, 2006. Christin Yesnik Fairchild ’04 and Clare Heekin Lynch ’96 and Tomas: Michael ND ‘00, July 14, 2007. Maria Dominello Panowicz ’92 and Janel Miller Coppens ’02 and Brett: Gavin John, April 28, 2007. Molly Rae, April 4, 2007. Jennifer Bartalino Fey ’04 and Eric, Tom: Leah Mary, May 15, 2007. Meghan Maloney O’Sullivan ’96 and Kathleen Nickson D’Avria ’02 and May 12, 2007. Mary Ann Leitten Rietveld ’92 and John: James McKenna, April 3, 2007. Robert: Rachel Clare, May 19, 2006. Steven: Nicholas Thomas, March 29, Vanessa Hetrick Friedman ’04 and Mary Good Palmer ’96 and Mike ND 2007. Matthew ND ‘04, June 23, 2007. Maria Alvarez Ruiz ’92 and Raphael: ’94: Anne Rita, May 7, 2007. Gabriela, August 21, 2006. Maureen “Mo” MacDonald Detter Michelle Biersmith Hennings ’04 Jennifer Myers Wiseman ’96 and ’02 and Justin ND ‘02: Tess Noelle, and Daniel ND ’04, August 11, 2007. Traci Zerbenski Sembrot ’92 and Brian: Twin girls, Lindsey Morgan and November 8, 2006. Erika Kozlowski Leeper ’04 and James ND ‘91: Meghan, December 8, Cassidy Paige, January 12, 2007. 2006. Allison T. Doherty McSherry ’02 and Christopher, September 30, 2006. Christy FitzGerald Craig ’97 and Jeff : Jason: Madelynn Claire, July 18, 2006. Amy Lowery Shannon ’92 and Brian Linda Janke Ruszkowski ’04 and Corbin Michael, August 25, 2007. Aimee DeGrauwe Williams ’02 and Thaddeus, April 21, 2007. ND ’91: William Thomas, January 15, 2007. Mary Sanford Dodd ’97 and Sean: Ian James, February 8, 2006. Meghan Scallen Welch ’05 and Eric, Alexander: Catherine Cormick, August Gillian Dukes Schultz ’04 and Mike April 14, 2007. Claire Shafer Shely ’92 and Leon: 14, 2007. Lydia Anne, February 28, 2007. ND ‘04: Keira Meade, September 29, Camille Johnston Horan ’06 and Kristen Buraczewski Jones ’97 and 2006. Scott ND ‘06, April 21, 2007. Alyssa Moehle Wilcox ’92 and Chris: Mallory Anne, June 6, 2007. Michael: Catherine Sophia, November Jillian Roth Gill ’06 and Brittan: Sarah Molnar McKay ’06 and Steven, 30, 2006. Kristin Wisniewski McMinn ’97 and Austin James, May 6, 2007. July 15, 2006. Todd: Alexander Jeremy, March 8, Sarah Molnar McKay ’06 and Steven: 2007. Elizabeth Irene, April 5, 2007.

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Carolinas Student Send-off was held on July connecting with fellow alumnae Janet Quattrini Aldred ’84 at Janet@ 22 at the home of Mary Jo Schramm and helping to plan these annual JQDesigns.com. The Carolinas Club gathered at the Howard ’82 in Hawthorne Woods. events? Please contact the Club at The Book Club continues to meet home of Christina Vellucci ’93 in South Over sixty were in attendance. Eight [email protected] or monthly. Members met on Sept. 24 Charlotte to stuff care packages for the new students and their families came communications chair Genevieve to discuss Mockingbird: A Portrait of new and returning Carolinas students. for the dinner and dessert reception. Morrill ’98 at [email protected] to Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields, and Guests donated money for supplies Four sets of current parents and learn more. on Oct. 29 to talk about Water for and shipping, as well as school items. several current students were on Elephants by Sara Gruen. All meetings The group stuff ed a total of eight hand to answer the new students’ Chicago Northwest are held at Hackney’s on Milwaukee packages. The students loved them! questions and concerns. The evening Avenue in Wheeling. Please join the For more information, contact: Kara was a huge success! Alumnae shared Once again, the Chicago group whenever you can. Contact Pearce ’04, [email protected]. their stories and sent off the new Northwest Club partnered with the Mary Chaput McKeown ’75, mary@ students in style with new SMC key Chicago East Club for the annual mckeown.us, with any questions. Chicago East chain/ID holders. In addition, the Student Send-off . Thank you to all who For more information, contact: clubs compiled The South Bend provided food and attended the event. Julie Marsh Deischer ’93, (847) 462- The summer was a busy time for Helpful Hints Booklet which was Mary Jo Schramm Howard ’82 again 9033 or [email protected]. the Chicago East Club. On June 24, distributed to all fi rst year and transfer opened her beautiful home for the the Club co-hosted a scholarship students on campus. Many thanks event, and Louanne Scanlon Mauro ’70 Chicago West fundraiser with the Chicago Northwest to the wonderful chairwomen for was a terrifi c help as well. Also, thanks Club. The “Day at the Races” at organizing this event: Kelly Walsh ’01 to the parents and current students For a fun activity in July, the Arlington Park allowed alumnae and (East), Megan Bennett ’03 (East), Julie who gave helpful suggestions to the Chicago West Club enjoyed an friends the chance to make a wager Marsh Deischer ’93 (Northwest), and new students and their families. Their evening at Potter Bayou in Naperville that has life long returns--helping a Louanne Mauro ’70 (Northwest). If you perspective was invaluable! to decorate pottery. There were some young woman from the Chicago area are interested in joining the Send-off This past June the Club worked new faces, including current parent attend Saint Mary’s College! The event Committee, please contact the club at with the Chicago East Club on their Kathy Reddington and her daughter was chaired by Kelly Walsh ’01 and [email protected]. spring scholarship event. Kelly Walsh Shawn. Shawn is a senior living in Louanne Scanlon Mauro ’70 along Founders’ Day was Nov. 4 at St. ’01 and Louanne Mauro co-chaired the the new Opus apartments. She was with much help from Marguerite Ignatius College Prep on Chicago’s event at Arlington Park with food, an excited to start her fi nal year and enjoy Chenal Jans ’48. Seventy-two people near south side. The Club celebrated auction, and plenty of horse races. At this new housing experience. attended, including alumnae, family, with a private Mass, followed by last count, the event had raised almost Summer faded, but the book club and friends. There was also a raffl e lunch. Members heard about the $6,000, which will support the Chicago discussions did not! At the August and a live auction in support of the beatifi cation of Father Moreau CSC, Endowed Scholarship Fund. meeting, members gave book reports Chicago Club’s endowed scholarship. founder of the Congregation of Holy Halane Young ’88 and Renee and shared the many good books Thank you to Jan Dunkin Brengel ’78 Cross, which occurred in Le Mans, Young ’93 planned the annual each had read during the summer. for serving as the auctioneer for the France, this past September. The Club Mother-Daughter Tea for the Club. It Thanks to the evening’s hostess, Kristin afternoon. The day raised just under also raised money for the Chicago was held at the Seasons in Long Grove Simono Newell ’91, for writing them $6,000 in scholarship money. Many Endowed Scholarship Fund with the on Oct. 27. This is always a wonderful all down. thanks to all who graciously donated annual scholarship raffl e. afternoon! August was also Student Send-off a raffl e prize, and to the chairwomen The Club is looking for volunteers The Networking Group is back time, and the Club thanks Julie Griffi n and Marguerite for their enthusiastic to join the Send-off , Founders’ Day, due to a good amount of interest by Murphy ’74 for hosting the event this stewardship of this event. Spring Tea and Arts Programming fellow alumnae. If you are interested year. With the help of her daughter The 2007 Chicago East and Committees. Are you interested in getting information on the group Caitlin ’09, the young ladies from the Chicago Northwest Clubs’ New in learning more about the Club, or have an idea for a program, contact club area learned many valuable hints for surviving their fi rst year. Those in attendance received 2007-2008 Academic Planners. In September alumnae enjoyed a Dinner Out at Brio club Tuscan Grill in Lombard, organized by clips Patty Piercy Cushing ’90, and fi nished Alumnae from the the month with another book club Kansas City Alumnae discussion at the home of Alison Club “sent off ” its Spohn ’93. students with a The fi nal book club of the year celebration hosted was held in October and hosted by by Mary Jo Anderson Carrie Cummins Mueller ’92. Along Coughlin ’72. The with the book discussion, book ideas were gathered for 2008. Many thanks group had fun recalling to Anne Murray McDermott ’85, who memories from their compiled the 2008 book list (with freshman year. reviews and hostess locations). This information will be published on the web site as soon as available, and emailed to the group. If you are not receiving emails, please consider sending in your club dues to be added to the club’s email distribution list. Club members enjoyed a Founders’ Day Potluck Dinner at the home of

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Patty Cushing in the fall to celebrate Current students from the Columbus club Saint Mary’s new national ranking. The area were on hand to lead the Q & A clips Christmas gathering was on Thursday, session. Dec. 6. The group follows the annual Erin Gibbons ’86 organized a movie tradition of bringing gifts to donate night in August. Alumnae and some of to the People’s Resource Center and their older kids met to see “Hairspray” treats to send to a lucky freshman at and then had coff ee afterward. SMC who will be enduring her fi rst set SMC/ND Christmas Mass and of exams. Brunch will be held in December. Thank you for everyone’s For more information, contact: continued club support, especially the Laura Proto Campise ’92, (614) 488- Board for their leadership. The Club 8443 or [email protected]. looks forward to 2008 and supporting Saint Mary’s College! Dallas/Fort Worth For more information, contact: Alison Spohn, irishannie93@yahoo. With August came the Dallas/Fort com or (630) 820-6711. Worth Club’s annual Student Send-off . The club was fortunate to have ten fi rst Cleveland year students in the area who joined the six returning students. The Send- The Cleveland Club hosted the off was graciously hosted by Nancy In August the Twin Cities Alumnae Club welcomed a large group of fi rst-year Student Send-off on Aug. 2 at the Rix Kraft ’77, whose daughter, Megan, students into the Saint Mary’s family at its student send-off . They were a home of Cheri Petride Miller ’79 in headed off to Saint Mary’s for her delightful group of young women! Brecksville. Kristen Ciofani ’99 and fi rst year of college. Several alumnae Nicole Longar Lieber ’00 chaired the were in attendance to see off these event. Current students answered young ladies. Thanks to all who came! questions and provided much insight The Club’s annual Christmas party experiences about Saint Mary’s with helping to prepare these meals. into life at Saint Mary’s College for was on Saturday, Dec. 8, the Feast of friends, family, neighbors, etc. One of For more information, contact: the nine fi rst year students who the Immaculate Conception. All local the students learned of Saint Mary’s KrisAnne Wilson ’01, krisanne.wilson@ attended the event. The Send-off was alumnae were invited, and came for through her mother’s friend. The sbsglobal.net or Betsie Sprague Monico a wonderful event for welcoming a lovely Mass and dinner which was student told her friend (also attending) ’01 at [email protected]. future alumnae into the Saint Mary’s hosted by Jan Clements Miller ’80 at and so on. community. her home in Plano. For more information, contact: Founders’ Day was celebrated on For more news and information on Kansas City Sally Archer, [email protected] or Oct. 11 at the Nicholson House in upcoming events, check out the Club’s (203) 544-7150. The Kansas City Club excitedly Lakewood. Thanks to all who attended! web site: http://www.saintmarys. welcomed three fi rst year students to Don’t forget to send in your $25 edu/~alumnae/clubpages/TEXAS/dfw. Houston the SMC family this fall. The Send-off club dues. Dues help defray costs for html or contact Andrea Sondag Celebration, hosted by Mary Jo newsletters, invitations, and other Schweitzer ’00 (andrea.schweitzer@ The Houston Club had a very Anderson Coughlin ’72, brought the event expenses. Checks, made out to yahoo.com). successful Student Send-off ! It new students together with Lauren Saint Mary’s Club of Cleveland, should was hosted on Aug. 7 by Bronwyn Towle, a current senior. The Club shared be mailed to Treasurer Kristen Ciofani, Des Moines McAuliff e Azzarello ’97. Several fond memories and a few survival tips 2179 Murray Hill #4, Cleveland, Ohio alumnae as well as current students as members wished the girls well on The Des Moines Club hosted a 44106. were able to attend. Students were their journey to their beloved Saint Founders’ Day Brunch on Nov. 3, at the For more information, contact: given a gift to help them start off their Mary’s. The KC Club volunteered at home of Aimee Beckmann-Collier ’75. Cheri Miller, [email protected] year. the Rose Brooks Center, attended the Sister Carola Broderick BVM spoke to or (440) 526-8966. The Club is always looking for more local ND Night, and raffl ed ND football the group about spiritual growth and, Houston ladies! If you are not receiving tickets—it’s been a busy fall! in the spirit of the Feast of All Saints, Columbus emails or have ideas for the Club, The Christmas Tea was scheduled led alumnae in a discussion of their contact: Bronwyn Azzarello, bronellm@ for Dec. 2. At her home in New Albany, Lisa mentors/saints, intertwined with a yahoo.com or (713) 973-1195. McConnell Orsinelli ’92 hosted a “Bag simple ritual celebration of these saints London Daddy” party in May for alumnae, from their personal lives. Indianapolis where you could design your own For more information, contact: On the evening of June 4, Alex purse. The proceeds from this party Aimee Beckmann-Collier, aimee. Indianapolis alumnae celebrated and Cynthia McKiel Hunt ’80 hosted a were used to purchase additional [email protected] or (515) Founders’ Day on Sept. 26 with a visit dinner for the European Summer Study purses for the Club’s Founders’ Day 222-1516. from special guest President Carol Program faculty at the Oxford and raffl e. Ann Mooney ’72. The Club hosted a Cambridge Club in London’s Pall Mall, Ruth Anne Towell King ’71 hosted Fairfi eld/Westchester wonderful dinner at Meridian Hills where Alex is a member. a reception in her New Albany home Country Club. Members enjoyed All fi ve faculty members attended: Lynn Van Wassenhove Smierciak for SMC author, Mary Beth Ellis ’99. talking with Dr. Mooney and hearing Program Director David Stefancic from ’82, Amy Kramer Broghammer ’97, Members discussed with Mary Beth the latest news from campus. History, Krista Hoefl e from Art, Karen and Sally Georgen Archer ’83 had a her book, Drink to the Lasses, a memoir A small group of Indianapolis and Tom Van Meter from Education, lovely lunch with two of the three about her time at Saint Mary’s. alumnae volunteered their time at and Pablo Hernandez from Business. incoming students from the Club’s Erin Peter Wolf ’94 hosted the Second Helpings. Second Helpings The group relaxed over champagne, area. The discussions about how Freshmen Send-off Reception at her rescues food that restaurants would then enjoyed a lovely three-course the young women selected Saint home in Dublin in July. The club had a throw away and makes a meal out it. dinner. Mary’s reminded the alumnae of how record number of incoming students Indianapolis alumnae spent a Saturday Thirty-fi ve Saint Mary’s students this year and had a large group attend. important it is for all to share their

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signed up for this year’s program, SMC New York City Club, the SMC club touring Paris, London, Edinburgh Philadelphia Club, and ND New clips and Dublin. While students can enjoy York City Club to host a number local attractions and leisure time of summertime events aboard the at each destination, Dave and the Tallship Unicorn. They were all a lot of faculty arranged tours as varied as fun and everyone enjoyed meeting the OECD (Organization for Economic new friends and seeing familiar faces. Cooperation and Development), the Please visit the Club’s web page on Bank of England, inner-city schools, the SMC web site to view photos from and museums. the events. These are summer events Cynthia Hunt recommends that that the Club hopes to off er again parents seriously consider sending next year. their children on the European Thanks to Elizabeth Christopher Summer Study Program. It is open to Elmore ’68 for generously donating students from colleges around the a pair of ND vs. Air Force tickets as a nation, not just Saint Mary’s. Hunt starter for the Club’s scholarship fund. says, “The quality of the courses and If you fi nd that you have extra football faculty has remained high throughout tickets next season that you’d like to the lifetime of the program, which donate, please contact the Club. It is has been in existence for 30 years. a win-win for everyone…except for The Youngstown/Warren Alumnae Club hosted a student send-off in August. The tour destinations vary from year maybe the Irish this season. Pictured left to right (back row): Colleen Masternick ’79, Erica Antonucci ’07, to year, the teaching is of a standard Club dues are due, ladies! Once Kareen Reese Klier ’69, and Cara Dunbar Kalogerov ’02. Front row: Brooke we have come to expect from Saint again, the Club will send out the very Mary’s, and the students enjoy a truly popular Christmas Care Packages to all Verbosky Steines ’02 and Kim Simons Filipowicz ’93. unforgettable three weeks in Europe. of the New Jersey students. So, please I can’t think of a better gift parents help support the Club and make your could give an undergraduate.” For $25 check out to SMC NJ Club and Club’s Board of Directors has been her grandmother, Emily Goebel ’08 more details on the European Summer send to: Dawn Santamaria, 2 Gravel Hill brainstorming ideas for upcoming and fi rst year student Liz Adams ’11 Study Program, visit http://www. Road, Asbury, NJ 08802. events. On Oct. 28, a celebration in and her mother. The Abbey is owned saintmarys.edu/~history/Eurosummer/ For more information, contact: honor of Founders’ Day was held. by alumna Joan Landfried Lemon ’66 For more information on the Dawn Parker Santamaria ’81 dawn@ Included in the day’s events was a and her husband Joe, ND ’66. London Alumnae Club, contact: tallshipunicorn.com or (908) 735-6716. community Mass held at St. Bernard’s As a gift from the Club, students Cynthia Hunt, cynthiamhunt@ Church in Mt. Lebanon, followed by a were given a Saint Mary’s planner and ukgateway.net. Philadelphia luncheon at Atria’s Restaurant. well wishes for happiness and success The Young Alumnae Club throughout the 2007-2008 school year. Hello Philadelphia alumnae! After Louisville continues its programming for For information, contact: acting ten years of leadership from Carol graduates of Saint Mary’s from 1997 president Debbie Schwiebert, (309) The Louisville Alumnae Club of Hastings Bradbeer ’86 and Lynn to the present. Among the many 786-2958, or treasurer Susan Johnson hosted a coff ee last fall to reinvigorate Uritis Smith ’89, the Club has a new programs are ND football game Karlix ’80, (515) 359-4150. the group. There were graduates in president, Katie Smith ’93, who took watches, held in conjunction with the attendance from the Class of ‘42 to the on the role in the spring. Katie invites Notre Dame Young Alumni Club, a Class of ‘06! Everyone had a wonderful all local alumnae to get in touch with San Francisco SMC/ND Pirate Night at PNC Park, and time and it seems the generations updated contact information and other evening activities. The San Francisco Bay Area melt away when there are so many thoughts about club activities. Anyone The Club encourages all local Club met on Aug. 5 at the home of Saint Mary’s women together in one interested in a leadership role or in alumnae to become involved in the Katherine Klimisch Arst ’94. Fifteen place. planning events should also contact revitalized Pittsburgh Alumnae Club. alumnae attended the fi rst meeting In August the Club hosted, in her. The Club would love to hear from since the revitalization of the Club this conjunction with the Notre Dame Five women from the Philly you, letting them know whether or past summer. The Club co-hosted a Louisville Club, a back to school Mass area headed to South Bend as fi rst not you are interested in participating Founders’ Day event with the San Jose and luncheon at St. Xavier. All new and year students this fall, as well as in Club events. To contact the Club Alumnae Club on Oct. 14. Thank you to returning students received a back eight current students. The tradition with information, please email all who attended this event! to school monogrammed bag in the continues! [email protected]. For more information, contact: College’s colors of light blue and white. An informal “end of summer” For more information, contact: Michelle Eggers Lagos ’05, The Club hopes to build on this gathering was held at Katie’s home Colleen Miles ’03, (412) 400-8536. [email protected]. momentum and continue to host in August. Ideas were exchanged activities throughout this year. If about future events and ways to draw South Bend anyone is interested in joining or out more participation from all age Quad Cities contact the group, contact Rachel groups. Thanks to each of you who The IA/IL Quad Cities Club The South Bend Club had a busy Lamb Schrepferman, ‘92, (502) 897- attended, especially current junior, hosted their annual Student Send-off start to the club year. The fi rst event of 0044 or [email protected] or Katie Chmelko. Luncheon on Aug. 12 at The Abbey the year was the annual Student Send- Julie Raque Adams, ‘91, (502) 426-6930 For more information, contact: Hotel in Bettendorf. Those in off , held on Aug. 12. This year the Club or [email protected]. Katie Smith, [email protected] attendance included Sarah Kautz held a picnic for the new students or (215) 280-1122. ’04, hostess Cathy Lemon Treacy ‘72, from the South Bend area. Twenty-fi ve New Jersey Patricia Guccione Conway ’66, and fi rst year students attended with Pittsburgh Debbie Johnson Schwiebert ’74. over 60 people total at the event. The The New Jersey Club partnered Students in attendance included Calli Club’s two scholarship students, Emily with the ND South Jersey Club, The Pittsburgh Club continues Davison ’09, Sarah Davenport ’09 with Stillson ’09 and Lesley Chan ’10, also to grow! In recent months the

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came. After enjoying a delicious picnic enjoy cooling off in the pool! If you the students for Christmas during potluck in Haggar Parlor, the students would like to be placed on the email their fi nals week in December. Please were given the opportunity to ask distribution list for the monthly contact Brooke for further details at alumnae questions about life at Saint daytime/weekday playgroups and/or [email protected]. The Mary’s. It was a wonderful afternoon the monthly family gatherings on the Club also plans to participate in the enjoyed by everyone in attendance. weekends, please email the co-chairs Relay for Life in Boardman in May 2008. The club celebrated Founders’ Day at [email protected] Please join the team if you are in the on Oct. 18 in the Noble Family Dining On Aug. 12, the Club held a Mother area! Hall on Saint Mary’s campus. The guest and Daughter Student Send-off Tea For more information, contact: speaker was Addie Stefanac Cashore at the home of Mary Beth Dornbach Brooke Steines, (330) 372-9975. ’70. She described her experiences Snyder ’80. The Club was pleased to attending the beatifi cation of Fr. send to the College 18 new students Moreau in Le Mans, France, this past with a total of 30 students from the September. Also in October the Young Twin Cities area. Thank you to Mary Alum co-chairs held a game watch at Beth for her hard work in putting Between the Buns. together a lovely event for the young On Nov. 11 a group of alumnae women. This year, the Club has formed met at the Church of Our Lady of the Student Support Committee to Loretto to attend Mass. They then had assist its students for the next 4 years. brunch together in the Noble Family If you are interested in joining the Dining Hall. committee, please email the chair at The Book Club also continues to [email protected] meet. On Oct. 3 they discussed Dreams The Club also kicked off their from My Father by Barak Obama. A big ’07–’08 Book Club with a discussion of thank you goes to Mary Ellen Rusinek Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle. The Koepfl e ’78, who was the book club Aug. 21 discussion was held at Marilou host. In November they read Audrey Eldred’s home. Twelve alumnae, Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit by Sean including some new faces, gathered to Hepburn Ferrer. Thanks also to Linda discuss this riveting, well-written, and Brothers Diltz ’81 for hosting the shocking memoir. The discussion was November meeting. concluded by sharing titles of books Many other great events are people read that others may enjoy. planned for the remainder of the club The Book Club will be meeting year. To stay current on upcoming more frequently, and in various events, check out the Club’s Web locations this year: St Paul, Richfi eld, site at http://www.saintmarys. Minnetonka and Roseville. If you’d like edu/~alumnae/clubpages/INDIANA/ to join the email list for notices, please southbend.html send an email to smctcbookclub@ For more information, contact: gmail.com, or call Sharon Scheckel Amy Dooms Taylor ’01, doomsamy@ Madigan ’80, at (651) 698-7982. netscape.net or (574) 299-7344. Finally, the Club has teamed up with the ND of MN Alumni Club in a Toledo ND/SMC Kickball league…the team lost their fi rst game, but hopes to end The Toledo Club joined the Notre the season on a winning streak! Dame Club of Toledo for a Send-off If you would like to learn Picnic on Aug. 7. The Club welcomed more about the SMC TC Alumnae two new students to the SMC Class of Club, contact the club offi cers at 2011. Also, a Founders’ Day Dinner was [email protected] held in the fall at a local restaurant. For more information, contact: Youngstown/Warren Paulette Raczkowski-Baz ’96, [email protected]. The Youngstown/Warren Club met on Aug. 11 at the Olive Garden Twin Cities Restaurant in Boardman, Ohio for an annual meeting and Student Send-off . The Twin Cities Alumnae Club There was a great turnout! The club has been busy this past summer and has eight incoming fi rst year students early fall. In May, the fi rst Mommies & and seven were able to attend the Tots Meet and Greet was held at the luncheon, along with their mothers. home of Charmaine Samaraweera There were also six alumnae and six Torma ’99. It was a low key gathering current students in attendance. Special where the mommies and tots were thanks to Kim Simons-Filipowicz ’93 able to socialize and play with each and Stefanie Popovec Schiavone ’02 other. The group met on Sept. 5 at the for helping club president Brooke home of Ann Spiess Clark ’97 for a Pool Verbosky Steines ’02 with the planning Time play date. Boy, did the little ones and mailing for the event. The club (and even some of the mommies) will be sending care packages to

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She loved writing poetry. She wrote a was on the Illinois team that won the the pleasure of sitting with Sister M. ’40 Mary Fran Shaff Meekison book or two and the Sisters of the Holy Rose Bowl some time ago); Marg Basil Anthony ’46. I was very fl attered 318 West Washington St. Cross has made use of her verse often, Kotte O’Hara (her daughter, Patricia when Barb Henry announced from the P.O. Box 253 even after her death. Sr. Dorothy Anne O’Hara Gable ’70, and granddaughter platform that I had been writing for Napoleon, OH 43545 taught high school from 1935-63. Margaret Gable ’00, who was to Courier ever since August 1942—65 She added guidance to her teaching be married June 16 stopped by to years! I received a nice ovation, which Here is an item for the Saint ministry from 1963-1978. In 1978, she say hello); Gert Daley Moran and pleased me! Mary’s history books: As a class, received her certifi cation as a practical daughter Pattie Lilis (who is a nurse), We were all grieved at the death we numbered approximately 70 nurse and continued in that fi eld until and Bunny Wagner Barker and of Mary Irene Hartigan McCauley, students; yet, throughout our four her death. Her body rests in peace at granddaughter Ashley Clark Bass who passed away in December of years at the College, we were never the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver ’98. We were so happy to have our 2006. Mary Irene was such a wonderful able to associate with two of our Spring, Md. Her interest in us was very younger generation with us—they member of our class. ’Tis no wonder members. We were not allowed to real. had a great time together. her nickname was “Biz”—she was talk to them, walk with them, or even Maggie Waltman Smith, daughter As always, the Alumnae Relations always busy. Until this past year, Mary transfer thoughts to them. How can of Max Trompeter Waltman, deserves Offi ce did a fabulous job of organizing Irene spent most of her winters in their this be? These two classmates were not only a long-distance hug but a events that were interesting to us all. lovely condo at the Banyan in Delray, in the novitiate of the Sisters of the gold star for sharing her appreciation We congratulate Barb Butler Henry Fla., and her summers in River Forest, Holy Cross. They were progressing of us as well as of her mom. If only ’85 and her staff for everything they Ill. We all will miss her. Gert Moran, who towards becoming nuns; thus, they other class children would connect did to make our stay so enjoyable. was Mary Irene’s roommate at Saint were instructed not to look at us or their mother’s worth to us. There was something to do every Mary’s, sent Kay a note saying that even speak to us. Perhaps there was Maggie wrote as follows: “I was minute! The food at the dinner on Mary Irene’s funeral was beautiful. The a fear that we might contaminate delighted to see your class notes in the Friday night and at the banquet funeral Mass was at St. Luke’s Church in these novices with our lively spirit, current issue of Courier. I always look Saturday was delectable. River Forest, Ill., with interment in Holy our inventive ideas, or our tricks and forward to reading about the Class Ann Sheets Butler and Mary Sepulcher Cemetery, Alsip, Ill. so pull them away from their true of 1940 (and thereabouts). Although Mayle Hickey had planned to come, The fi rst note that came to my vocation. This sounds like a tall tale, fewer respond, you continue to be but at the last minute they had to hands was from Phyllis Schroeder but even today, I had it verifi ed by an inspiration. My mother, Maxine cancel because of health problems. Lutwack, Buff alo, N.Y., saying she had current Holy Cross sisters. Trompeter Waltman, will be gone They plan to visit Marg O’Hara this a cousin who was a Christian brother Today, Holy Cross sisters are 10 years this July, but every issue of summer and will get together with the and lived on campus at Notre Dame. active in the world at large in every Courier reminds me of her love for Chicago group. She also said she had spent a large positive way. They are impressive as Saint Mary’s. Kay Houser Sanford had sent part of the year in the south of France administrators, teachers, nurses, and in “Our son, Christopher, who some a letter at Christmastime to all of and Italy. many other fi elds in which they serve of you met in 1980 at the Reunion our class stating that she and her Helen Whitaker Meyer, who to correct the ills of the world. picnic, is now 24 and working in husband, Bob Sanford ND ’40, would lived with Marie Bornwasser Aubrey, This is not meant to diminish our Chicago after graduating from Indiana host a dinner for our class at the Betty Desloge Beckman, and me remembrances of the brilliant, sterling University. My husband, Mike, and I Notre Dame University Club on Friday in Riedinger House our last semester nuns of our day. It only indicates will celebrate our 30th anniversary in night of Reunion. She received many of senior year, wrote that she had that the world has changed, and the September. My sister, Jan ND ’74 (after responses, which she was kind to share suff ered a second small stroke in April complex world we live in today needs two years at Saint Mary’s), celebrated by sending them to Marg Kotte, who and had great diffi culty walking. She the solid guidance of women devoted her 32nd anniversary in August. Mom brought them to the picnic Saturday was hoping to be able to attend her to God. More power to them! would be so proud! at noon (attended by 800!). Then, granddaughter’s wedding in Florida Here is a formal report on the “Best wishes to you, and may you after all had looked at these notes this past April. Helen lives in St. Louis, fascinating classmates whose wisdom continue to enjoy good health. I am from classmates, I asked if I could Mo. and friendship we missed. looking forward to several more years bring them home so as to put their Miriam Marshall Hemphill wrote Sr. M. Francis Rose Ruppert, CSC of Class of ’40 notes. Blessings.” Signed comments in our column—a new that her granddaughter was being received her MA at the University of Maggie Waltman Smith. broom sweeps clean—thank you, Kay! married the same weekend as reunion. Notre Dame in 1958 after receiving her Maggie lives in Granger, Ind. Call One rather sad statistic: out of the class Miriam travels to her hometown of BA from Saint Mary’s. She also received her and send remembrances of her that entered Saint Mary’s in September Apalachicola, Fla., at least once a an MA from Catholic University in mother. Max was quiet, elegant, and 1938, there are now 50 deceased year. She told Kay that Pinkie Wolff 1967. From 1940-70, she served as a wise—a fi ne friend. members. Stevenson was not going to be able teacher/principal in Holy Cross schools. For those of you who could not be to attend reunion. (The two of them From 1970-97, she was involved in ’42 with us, you will be interested to learn keep in touch with each other.) religious education and retreat work Bunny Wagner Barker that Hilton is building a hotel next to Mardianne Benedict Wilson, in various parishes and at Saint Mary’s, 704 Circle Hill Road the Inn at Saint Mary’s. It will be open now Mrs. Charles P. Wilson of Danville, in addition to doing volunteer work Louisville, KT 40207-3627 for football enthusiasts in fall 2007. Cal., wrote a nice letter saying that for her local community. Presently, Sr. (502) 895-7732 It will also have a conference center she had three graduations to attend Francis Rose lives at Saint Mary’s and [email protected] that will be the largest in the South this month—all of grandchildren. serves in the ministry of the Sisters of Bend area (although its opening will (Mardi has eight children and Chuck the Holy Cross. Another glorious reunion at Saint be later than the hotel’s). And, on the two.) Mardi said her beloved husband, Though I never had the pleasure Mary’s College! How I wish all of you Saint Mary’s campus itself, the new who had celebrated his 95th birthday of meeting Sr. M. Dorothy Anne could have been there with us! classroom building is scheduled for with 101 guests two weeks before Cahill, CSC, I had the pleasure of The representatives of the Class opening in 2008. How our campus has his death, was surrounded by all the corresponding with her almost a of 1942 were: Amy Nardine Ryan grown! children. Mardi travels a good deal decade. Sr. Dorothy Anne felt she was and her daughter, Mary Pat Ryan At the Reunion banquet, the table now but lives in the Bay area. a part of our class, so much so that Poskon ’70; Pat Rogers Tyrrell and for the Class of 1942 was situated right Although she was not able to she kept praying for us. She seemed her daughter, Pattie Duniec (husband in front of the podium: Amy Ryan, Pat attend the event, Louise Kulka lively, adventurous, yet always moving Brian was inducted into the Chicago Tyrrell, Marg O’Hara, Gert Daley Moran, Merkel of Sedona, Ariz., gave Kay forward with God in a positive way. Catholic League Hall of Fame and and yours truly were present. We had much credit, as do I, for advising all our

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class about reunion. The month of May I dedicated Eileen Cliff ord Reed of myself to planting 3000 annuals in my Salem, Ohio, wrote Kay a nice note garden. Jeroid, my faithful gardener excelsior excelsior excelsior commending her eff orts in organizing for over 30 years, and grandson Shane us for reunion. She also gave me Gordon, Madonna’s son, helped me. applause for writing for the Courier The planting was a great deal of work, Sister Crispin Kalathil S.D. ’66 published “Thirst every six months—I appreciate her but I enjoyed every minute of it! for the Divine” Carmel International Publishing House, thanks. Then came reunion. My Trivandrum, India, 2007. A few notes about yours truly: granddaughter, Ashley Clark Bass, and Early in January I had the pleasure of I had a wonderful weekend together. Kathleen Kelly ’70 was named the 2007 Walter H. hosting a dinner for my nephew, Fr. Ashley and her two sons, Collin, 5, and Carpenter Prize winner for exceptional contributions to Walter Wagner (a Dominican master Evan, 3, stayed in Louisville for a week Babson College, Wellesley, Mass., May 2007. The Carpenter of novices at St. Gertrude’s Priory), and following our return home. As always Prize is the highest honor an employee at Babson can his eight novices—all visiting Louisville it’s fun having the great-grandchildren receive. Kelly is Professor of English and chairs the Arts from Cincinnati. They are a delightful in Louisville. They went back to St. and Humanities Division. group of young men. Louis Friday—the house is so quiet! Debbie Tirsway Hubbell ’74 was named a “Woman In February, I enjoyed the company Have a great autumn, and please of my granddaughter, Lauren Stinnett, write! of Influence” by the Des Moines Business Record, Des from Philadelphia and her two Moines, Iowa, August 2007. Hubbell was honored for her children, Tyler, 2, and Samantha, 1. work with the Women’s Leadership Connection and raising They were my houseguests for several ’44 Mary Alice Wright Connolly money and awareness for early childhood education. weeks—what fun we had! Then I 2501 Southwest Thornton Ave. Monica Stallworth ’74 MA, MD, MPH, MM was began preparing a DVD for a show at Des Moines, IA 50321 appointed chief of staff at Western Maryland Hospital (515) 285-7888 my 85th birthday party on April 13, Center, Hagerstown, Md, September 2007. Stallworth 2007. My nephew, Fr. Walter, came to off er Mass here in my home for Dorothy Able Purcell wins the remains on faculty at Harvard Medical School in 50 dinner guests. For entertainment award for calling to give me news from Boston, Mass. I showed “This is Bunny’s Life for 85 Saint Mary’s College. Dorothy really Patricia Jones Mullin ’77 was appointed vice president years.” Many enjoyed it, although wanted me to know about the Notre and cash management manager at Cambridge Trust some fell asleep! It was a most joyous Dame Reunion, June 1. She had hoped Company, Cambridge, Mass., June 2007. night for me. Father’s homily was I would be attending so that we could Jane Gardner ’79 published her doctoral research in have a Saint Mary’s College mini- beautiful and the liturgy pleased all. the Nephrology Nursing Journal, August 2007. Gardner My garden even cooperated with reunion with some South Bend friends received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from a gorgeous showing of some 3000 also. No such luck…I am tethered to spring fl owering bulbs. As a surprise my easy chair, nursing my new knee Rush University in August 2004. to me immediately after Mass, replacement. Muriel Hughes ’80 was appointed judge of the 3rd daughter Esther announced “Lauren, I have spoken with several of Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Michigan by Governor Tyler, Samantha, come wish BunBun a you but discovered very little news. Jennifer Granholm, December 2006. Happy Birthday,” and in they walked! I We speak of our families, but there is Jonelle Fabian ’94 was awarded the prestigious Sigma was totally astounded! almost no news of Saint Mary’s College Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism by the Society or our friends from there. Even before that surprise, on Good of Professional Journalists, Washington, D.C., July 2007. Friday, when I returned home late Mary Alice O’Laughlin did have afternoon, I walked into my family one piece of news. In April, she went Fabian was recognized for producing the documentary, room to fi nd my son, Kenny, his wife, to Saint Mary’s to attend a speaking “Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope.” She is a producer at KYW- Mary, their daughter, Bethany, and engagement of Shrin Ebadi, an Iranian TV in Philadelphia. her husband, José, sitting on the activist/lawyer and a former winner of Angela S. Kelver ’97 joined Bakers & Daniels LLP as an couch. Kenny and Mary had fl own the Nobel Peace Prize. She spoke on associate, South Bend, Ind., July 2007. Kelver’s focus is in from Chicago and landed ten “The Role of Women in World Peace” at business litigation. the Angela Athletic Facility. After this minutes before Bethany and José! Elizabeth Wisniewski Ramos ’99 received the St. Their arrival started a week of birthday speaking engagement, Mary Alice and celebrations—I never have been so her friend, Helen Karrehr, met Jeanne Theodora Guerin Excellence in Teaching Award from the feted! Turning 85 was truly fun! Yuncker Klem for lunch and to tour Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind., March The last weekend in April, my Niles. It was a good time for all! Mary 2007. Ramos serves as English Department Chair at friend, Betty Ann Broecker, and I joined Alice also was looking forward to an Cardinal Ritter High School. a group from the Woman’s Club of end-of-year fundraiser for the Chicago Louisville and took a chartered bus to Club’s scholarship to Saint Mary’s Cincinnati for a horticultural show. It College. Mary Alyce Nevins Sasso has a I still see Jeanne Sohm Thyberg was a very interesting and pleasant Jeanne had good news to report new link to South Bend. Her oldest once a month…a friendship we experience! My “watering can” purse about her grandson, a physician, who granddaughter is attending law school started in grade school. Last month, brought comments from over 50 had been working in Afghanistan. He at Notre Dame. we were joined by Pat Nolan persons. ’Tis quite a conversation has returned to the United States and I had a delightful visit with McLaughlin ’42. We always laugh piece! I must give my sister-in-law the she, of course, is delighted—as are we! Carol Murray Powley. She was just and have a great time, especially credit—she gave it to me! I also visited with Louise wonderful. We talked just as we did 63 when we visit about our Saint Mary’s This year I was chairman of the Peterman Prosser, who was looking years ago. She is in assisted living in College antics! Like the time some of bridge marathon at Holy Spirit Church. forward to leaving behind the hot Moorings in Arlington Heights. While our classmates tied sheets from door We had our closing luncheon at Big climate of Louisiana. Heading toward Carol has had serious health problems, to door of the annex and made Sister Spring Country Club on May 9, which South Carolina, she hoped to meet she is better at this time. God bless Francis Jerome late for daily Mass…. was a very pleasant aff air. with Marguerite Shaughnessy you, Carol! sorry, Mary Alice O.! Wittebort.

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Ginger Heinan Swoyer: Your mother encouraged her to join this and with whom they hope to make a mind. She was a joy to Sister Miriam answering machine is working organization when she was 16 years connection. Joseph. fi ne…but where are you? old. She was chosen for the award Jean Malooly Molnar and Bob Kay Motta Hart sent me a report Where are you? Weedie??? because she best represents “the spirit are celebrating their 56th anniversary of Rita Wilson Porter’s death in Mease??? Almarie??? of fraternalism and volunteerism.” Rita this June. They are expecting a new Saint Louis. Rita was very active with I love you…whether you call, or has been president of the local branch grandchild this summer. Cookie says the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, of write or not! of the NFCA since 2001. She is very Jeanne is certain it will be born on which she was the national executive active in her parish, school, and youth the feast of Saint Anne, to whom she director of the U.S. Council. She was REUNION May 29–June 1, 2008 ministry. In addition to all this, she prayed for the Depmans until Mary the fi rst woman ever to serve on the raised 11 children—three boys and asked her to stop. organization’s national board. No class reporter ’48 eight girls. Every August, the Goths We send our prayers and sympathy We will all remember both of have a big family get-together over to Mary Elliott Peck Argue, whose these fellow graduates and will keep three weekends! All the girls gather to husband, John, died last January. She them and their families in our prayers. From the Courier Offi ce: Lila help with the canning of the family’s has 12 children and lives on a lake in Chenal Milford continues pursuing large crop of tomatoes. New Hampshire. Her son, Dan, married her lifelong interest in art—and to This week my granddaughter, the daughter of a friend of mine and ’52 Mary Rose Shaughnessy much acclaim! In the last few years, Lila Honore O’Brien ’08, returned from now lives with her in Michigan. 5050 South East End Ave., 14A has been awarded “best in show” twice her junior year in Ireland with the It is always sad to report the Chicago, IL 60615 by the Grant County Art Association. Saint Mary’s program. This fall, as a news of the death of our classmates. (773) 493-2950 She has also won several ribbons for senior, she plans to live in the new Vivien Leonard McNaughton [email protected] her entries in mixed media as well hall of apartments with three other died in January in Troy, N.Y. After as for those in other categories. Her roommates. graduating from Saint Mary’s, Vivien Twenty-six classmates came for our pictures are now in collections in My grandson, Patrick MacKenzie, attended Columbia University, where 55th reunion in June 2007—staying Washington, D.C., Indian Wells, Cal., will be a junior at Notre Dame this fall. she received a master’s degree in at the Inn, breakfasting together, Denver, Colo., and Chicago, Ill. Lila’s When school ended this spring, he English Literature and a Ph.D. in and reconnecting with our stories. fi rst one-woman show was held at went to London for six weeks with the American Literature. Early in her Together we rode in golf carts from the Hostess House in Marion, Ind., Notre Dame program of study and career, she taught at the College the Inn to Le Mans, the Noble Family from March 15 to April 13, 2007. travel. Patrick is from Cincinnati and of Mt. St. Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y.; Dining Hall, or the Cyber Café for Honore is from Los Angeles, so it is more recently, she was a professor lunches and dinners. Together we ’50 Joanne Morris O’Brien extra nice for the cousins to see each at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in celebrated a Memorial Mass in 32865 Faircrest Drive other in South Bend. Troy. Through her parish, Vivien had Regina Hall Chapel for our deceased Beverly Hills, MI 48025 Mary Cucchi Depman reports an active concern for social justice classmates. We were wined and dined (248) 647-1654 that her son, David, will be home from and co-chaired many programs. with President Mooney and the other Prague in August. His sisters and their She also enjoyed tracing her family Goldens and Older than Goldens Rita Moliski Goth has received families will gather up north. ancestry and was proud to be a great in Stapleton Lounge Friday night, an outstanding award from the Joanne McCabe Schmitz’s grandchild of Irish immigrants who and we banqueted in style (seated National Fraternal Congress of America husband, Dale, is traveling to settled in the area of Kingston, N.Y. in close to the podium!) with the other (NFCA), an organization that promotes Luxembourg with nine of his family 1847. alumnae Saturday night. Some of us volunteerism and is similar in its aims to research his “roots.” They have As a fellow English major, I made pilgrimages to Notre Dame, to to the Knights of Columbus. Rita’s been in touch with Honey Kennedy remember Vivien’s soft voice, her the Grotto, Sacred Heart Church, and Ryan’s daughter, who teaches there southern accent, and her brilliant the new Notre Dame Bookstore. The

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time fl ew by, and before we knew it, school classmates. a stroke in 2001 but has no side permanently closed. (There’s concern we were heading in our golf carts to Betty Foley McGlynn’s husband eff ects. I couldn’t take my eyes off that a steam pipe might burst and Sunday morning Mass in the Church died in 2003 of colon cancer, just her horse jewelry, which you can injure people. When I was down there of Loretto and then were sitting down seven months short of their 50th see if you look at this slide show fi ve years ago, they were all hissing for a last champagne brunch together, wedding anniversary. She has retired of reunion at http://picasaweb. madly!)” before saying goodbye and heading “numerous times” from human google.com/maryroseshaughnessy/ Beverly Miller Skoniecke’s home. resources. Now, truly retired, she 1952ClassAtSaintMarySReunion2007. husband was with her at reunion. At Saturday night’s banquet we continues her personnel work in the Sally Disser Weigand has been He has become friends with other were surprised to hear that our class’s parish. “Old human resources people married 54 years. Like Mary Kishchler, regulars, including Ian Ravenscroft total gift was $529,966—topping all don’t retire, they just keep rewriting she is a breast cancer survivor. She and Joe Straub. When he retired in the others, even the contributions policies.” She is secretary of her parish stays physically active and plays tennis. 1990, they moved from Homewood, of the 50-year class—all without council, as well as lector coordinator At home in Fort Wayne, she volunteers Ill., to Lake Minocqua, Wis., near Lac de a committee. All told, there were and trainer. She has stayed in the at a facility, Vincent Village, which takes Flameau, a missionary church. Three of 54 donors from our class: 46.55% same two-story house with yard. Her intact homeless families and gives their children live around Chicago—in participation! Of course, we knew that daughter was married for the fi rst them skills, etc. Fifteen families have Carey, Schaumburg, and Lakewood, this splendid record was achieved time, and Betty acquired some more gone from homelessness to home- and one daughter lives in Hawaii. by the very large donation of one grandchildren. “Life is good. In April, ownership through their help. She has Beverly says that she does NOT NEED classmate: Joyce McMahon Hank, my sister, Mary Foley Gundling ’60, 15 grandchildren, but only fi ve in Fort a computer, as she has a wonderful who humbly declined to be identifi ed and I took a superb Elderhostel trip Wayne, so she travels to visit them memory. and delegated Lynn Dargis Ambrose to Holland for the tulip season, which all—or they visit her in Palm Desert for Faith Kilburg McNamara still to receive the honor for our class. was eye- and mind-boggling. Also a week or two in March. lives in her two-story home. She has Joyce could not stay for the banquet included in the 11-day program were Pat Egan Skudnig, who goes to two daughters, one married and one ceremony. day tours of fi ve cities and visits to Marco Island every February, reports single, but, alas, no grandchildren. Friday morning brought us fi ve museums. Shortly after reunion, that while there this year, she received She volunteers in several groups and together in Room 117 at the Inn. Of I will be traveling to Los Angeles for a call from her youngest daughter, has been on the alumnae board for course, we all wanted to hear from a graduation in my daughter Beth’s 40-year-old Sue, saying that she was Longwood Academy (now closed) Mary Jane Belfi e Boles, the class family and a visit with Mary and my in Key West and had eloped! Pat since 1991. newlywed. She told us the romantic other Saint Mary’s College sister, was delighted and asked how she Gloria Gazarra Eppler also tale of how Bill Boles, her high school Martha Foley Leachman ’57.” managed to organize it all. Simple, Sue lamented having no grandchildren. boyfriend, had not forgotten her after When Jeanne Johnson said; she had used “www.easymarriage. “I’m Italian; can you imagine, no 50 years. A widower with fi ve children, Desmond’s husband, Corky (who com.” grandchildren?” She has two boys— he searched via Google and found was with her at reunion), retired at 56, Joey Bryan MacDonald has one adopted and a biological son, who her again (through my Web site) and, they moved back to South Bend from eight children, 19 grandchildren, and arrived exactly a year later. Both are delighted to fi nd her still single and New York—two sons had settled in fi ve great-grandchildren. Years ago, biomedical engineers. Gloria’s husband still as beautiful as she was at 17, Chicago, two daughters in South Bend, she and Richard, or “Mac,” who was has been with the same company 48 called, then visited her in Alexandria, and the other daughter in Pittsburgh. with her at reunion, moved from years, “but he doesn’t come home for La., bringing prom pictures of the two They have now lived in South Bend for northern Wisconsin to be near their lunch.” She is active with the growing of them. He had kept them all those 21 years. “I love every minute of it.” Her son, Mike, in Madison, who had a rare diocese of San Jose, in Saratoga, Cal., years. How could she resist? They husband is active in her parish; she is disorder. Although Mike has died since and also does fundraising with the became engaged (he gave her a lovely active in the local Christ Child Society our last reunion, he survived many nuns in Los Gatos. marquise diamond) and were married (one of 65 chapters in the country), years—living to 43 on his own, driving, Jo Ebert has three children. in December 2006. She regaled us which clothes needy children. and maintaining his independence, One son has given her all the with pictures of her bachelorette We were all happy to see Mary beloved by everyone. Joey and Mac grandchildren; her daughter just party, displaying the embarrassing Berners Kishler looking so hale and now live on a 600-acre conservancy in married last year; and her oldest son items she received. When we asked fi t. At our 50th reunion, she had just Middleton, Wis., and go to Englewood, (a TV director) remains unmarried. why she hadn’t brought him along, fi nished chemo for breast cancer. Fla., every year, praying that the Jo’s brother has been like a father she said, “Oh, he’s home remodeling Now, she has received the good hurricanes or the red algae don’t to her children. Jo is a director of the kitchen.” After that, a standard news that she is cancer-free after fi ve destroy their life there. Joey still kayaks. human resources and, outside of question was: “Is your husband home years. Her oncologist is a “Domer who After reunion Joey wrote: “Wasn’t work, is involved in the liturgy at her remodeling the kitchen?” happens to have taken Shakespeare reunion a wonder-fi lled time? To parish. She planned the liturgy for our Mary Dvilaitis Blanford came class with Mickey Jo;” hence Mary’s me, it’s a very nourishing experience Memorial Mass, for which we thank to her fi rst reunion ever. Her curiosity complete trust in him. She is an avid and somehow seems to pull my life her. It was lovely. was piqued by her granddaughter, traveler and has been to New Zealand, together with past times being a Lynn Ambrose’s many volunteer an entering fi rst-year student who Australia, Antarctica, and many other part of the present. I walked to the activities (Peace Corps, Habitat for raved about the campus and all the places. Her son has a job in London, cemetery on Saturday afternoon Humanity) got her an invitation to new buildings. “Can this be the same so after reunion, she was heading for when the rains stopped. Being there speak about volunteering at the Saint Mary’s College where I spent Milwaukee to sit with his two children. was such a peaceful experience. I New Road—No Rules conference in my freshman year?” She was amazed She will visit them often, she hopes. stopped at the graves of many of our July at Saint Mary’s College. When at seeing Cushwa Library, Madeleva Mary Caryl Cash Straub holds teachers...Madeleva, Sophia, Verda not involved with her family or her Hall, the student center and dining the record for children—14, and still Claire, Miriam Joseph, Marie Rosaire, volunteer activities, she likes to work in hall, Opus Hall, etc., etc., etc.—none of lives in Whittemore, Iowa, where her Immaculata, Pieta, Rita Claire, Laurita, her garden and to read. which were there back in 1949. And husband, Joe, is a circuit court judge. and more. Most of them lived well Joyce Hank’s husband, Jerry, now, another new academic building He has come regularly to reunion with into their 80’s. I couldn’t help but feel retired, sold the company, and is going up north of Madeleva Hall. her and has become part of our class. a sense of gratitude for all they gave then their son died (of Lou Gehrig’s Mary felt at home because she has Sherry Palmer Rompf has to us. My reunion tradition has been disease)—all within seven months. kept in touch with so many classmates remained active in many groups in to walk through the tunnel from Holy She recommended that if we visit in California—especially with Lynn Louisville, including the Bellarmine Cross to Le Mans, but I couldn’t do it Notre Dame, we stop by and see his Ambrose and Jo Brazaitis Ebert, high Women’s Council. She suff ered this time because the tunnel has been tombstone, with a copy of a letter

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about death that he wrote to Notre medicine, and now feels much better. Cape Horn—thrilling and beautiful. the University of Alaska, Kenai, and Dame when he was a student there. Marie Balfe Richardson’s sister, You can see my cruises at my website: maintains its computer systems. In Joyce has three daughters living Margaret M. Balfe ’57, told us that www.shaughnessy.us. Betty McGlynn June, Bernice and Jim celebrated their in Minnesota. The family attended Marie has moved to Arizona, to an joined me in Milwaukee for dinner 25th anniversary at the Greenbrier Father Hesburgh’s Mass on his 90th assisted living facility. and Tartuff e, part of an elderhostel I in West Virginia, writing that “We are birthday at the Notre Dame property Mary Barnet Large still teaches was attending in Lake Geneva, Wis., on following the Queen to Williamsburg in Minnesota. Joyce has maintained and does watercolor at the Kalamazoo French music, literature and theatre. and Jamestown.” She also reported her interest in painting portraits; now, Institute of Art and was having a group We missed Eleanor Fails, whose having recruited a fi rst-year student she is painting her grandchildren, in show in Grand Rapids. Uncle Ralph chose to make his not for Fall ’07, Class of 2011. Good job, natural poses, using available light, Julie Skelly Fries gave us updates unexpected exit the week of reunion. Bernice! and has taught them to arrange on the fascinating life of Mary She sent this message: “Sorry I couldn’t In September 2006, Mary Wieland themselves so there’s good light. Spencer (who left after freshman make at least one event but I did Scheetz and Nancy Gibbon Ross Liz Werres Ravenscroft and Ian year). After marrying and divorcing Art, appreciate the phone calls. Mary and cruised from Rome to New York, are “bicoastal and bionic.” Having twin Mary put all her worldly possessions I came home from the two trips to “with many wonderful ports of call.” girls on the West coast and twin boys on her sailboat and went down the Youngstown in two weeks absolutely In January, I had a phone chat with on the East coast keeps them fl ying Mississippi. On the way down the wiped out. All went well and it was Nancy, who reported that Mary between the two coasts. They have river, she met Harry Williams, whom a blessing he died as quickly as he would soon be taking a cruise with made their home in Seattle. she married. He had a stroke, and she did. He was so weak and so sick. In a daughter and granddaughter Thelma Hausman Dunlevy has cared for him in their home in New his whole life he never wanted to be down the Mexican Riviera. Nancy 12 grandchildren. In February she Orleans. After Katrina destroyed their out of control, so he accepted death was planning to visit a son living in took the ninth, 12-year-old Tricia, house, Mary took Harry back to Harbor beautifully as a release from that Wyoming during the summer. to Epcot Center. “We went to all 12 Springs, Mich., near Gaylord, where situation. The real sadness is that he (A request from your reporter ... Epcot countries to get Tricia’s passport Julie has a house. Julie sees her once was the last of my immediate family. a postcard from home or away, with signed.” With so many grandchildren, a month. (To be continued at next As diffi cult as he could be at times, we news of whatever’s going on with Thelma found herself with three reunion). When asked, “What about will miss him.” We will have to wait till you, family, etc., would be a great idea. graduations in one week: the oldest you, Julie?” she said, “Oh, yes, I’ve been another reunion to see Eleanor’s red Keep it in mind, please?) graduated summa cum laude from to Australia and New Zealand, China, convertible. In November, I received a college; a second from high school; etc.” book and note from Peg Tiernan and Audrey from the 8th grade. One Pat Cain Murray came to the Sheehan explaining that she’d seen year ago, Thelma found out her oldest picnic and class picture. They live ’54 Judy Jones Sullivan it mentioned in The Chicago Tribune daughter, who had fi nished college in Niles now. Marie Galoney and 23 Upper Oak Drive and, as it was set in my hometown of long ago, is high-level autistic. The only Joanne Hickey Frazel also joined San Rafael, CA 94903 Dixon, Ill., she bought it for me and advantage of knowing that now, is us for the picnic. Those who couldn’t (415) 472-0137 read it. Her critique was adverse (“Not that, at 51, Laurie is “entitled to some come and sent good wishes were Dor [email protected] very well written...kind of dumb.”), government support.” Murnane McMahon, Toni DiSalle but she thought I’d like to see it for Mary Jean Wallace Paxton has Watkins, Nancy Hutchison Newton, Our prayers and sympathy are with descriptions of Dixon, which I did. As been tutoring high school students in and Sr. Grace Shonk, CSC, who Jean Zimmerer Thomas and Marlene always, it was fun hearing from Peg. Oceanside. When she retired this year, sent love and prayers via Julie. She Gaubinger McGinn. Jean’s brother, She was then starting to cook for her students all wrote down things has been a beloved teacher at the Bob Zimmerer, died in April of brain Thanksgiving—having 14 guests— “If they admired in her. Her husband, Academy of Holy Cross in Kensington, cancer. After a long battle with colon it can’t be fi xed ahead, I don’t do it.” Dave, continues to go to the offi ce Md., for many years. Toni also couldn’t cancer, John McGinn died, also in April. A few excerpts from the Sheehans’ every day, and Mary Jean accompanies make it to reunion. Her son, Doug, is As I mentioned in closing our Christmas letter, which even out of him around the country to visit his in Afghanistan, so she felt it doubly spring 2007 column, your very context provide chuckles: “Have you reps. Her son, Jan, manages his plant important to attend his daughter’s generous news to me in mid-to-late noticed that Christmas letters are in Orlando, a trip Mary Jean is always high school graduation in Alabama. 2006 became “too much of a good getting shorter and print getting happy to make. Her oldest grandson graduated from thing.” So, I had to shrink some of your bigger?” Re oldest grandson, “ ...so tall I Jean Wade Bestler brought her UC-San Bernardino. She sent her love news and hold over some items for don’t reach his arm pits...looks like very oldest son, Michael, to reunion with to everyone. our fall 2007 column. long legs with head on top, probably her. He said that all their lives, all her Your class secretary wants to join In July ’06, Jim and Bernice weighs less than me!” And, “I’m not children heard was “Saint Mary’s this, the cruising community rather than Boucher Hopp did six weeks one who meditates. I’m more into lists.” and Saint Mary’s that,” so he wanted to a retirement community. Over the touring. Driving from Indianapolis to In June, Peg wrote that to celebrate see the campus for himself—and had Christmas and New Year’s holidays, I Vancouver, B.C., and back, they visited their 50th anniversary in July, she and to admit that his mother was right to went on a Panama Canal cruise that some family as well as many national Jerry would be taken to Colorado (her extol it as she did. Her youngest son began in Miami and ended in San parks and other interesting sites. A “favorite state”) by all their kids and adopted a boy from Mexico four years Diego. Dor McMahon drove over from Holland-America cruise took them grandkids—16 total. ago and then recently heard from the Naples and spent the day with me in along the Inland Passage to Ketchikan, Margaret Keller Howells wrote biological mother that she is pregnant Miami. Dor has retired, but now tutors Juneau, and Skagway, including from Maryland, “…after having lived again and wants him to adopt her adult students in French and English Glacier Bay and other marvelous in Virginia since 1965 except for the second child. Jean lives in Greensboro, (for Spanish speakers) at home. Lynn sights. Their land travel included eight years in Washington, D.C., at the N.C. Ambrose drove down from Leucadia Denali National Park and Anchorage. Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House.” Emma Lou Roach Majewski to meet my cruise ship in San Diego. They were among only 20 per cent In July, she moved to Riderwood has fi nally welcomed a grandson. We had lunch together at Anthony’s, of tourists able to see Mt. McKinley Retirement Community, north of Her daughter had surgery for colon between the cruise terminal and the (North America’s highest peak at Silver Spring, Md., and reports that cancer last week—please keep her San Diego Maritime Museum, which 20,320 feet), due to frequent cloud it was a good move, with life being in your prayers. Emmy Lou has had I explored after she left. In March I cover. In and around Anchorage, their simpler after downsizing. She is closer minor health problems; she has a went on another two-week cruise, “best tour guide” was Jim’s son, Mike, to son Bill and family, and also to sleep apnea machine, takes thyroid from Santiago to Buenos Aires, around who teaches in the Excel program at many friends from her prayer group.

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Through Ignatian Volunteer Corps in Mystery Genre.” Illustrated with a (including Machu Picchu) and Ecuador chairperson of Saint Mary’s fundraiser (“retirees wanting to give of their time color photo of Ann and her adorable (including the Galapagos Islands). For “Down the Avenue” early in June. She and skills to the poor”), she works with (my adjective!) dog, McDuff , it also about two weeks in June, Dick and is not only gifted and an avid reader, children in a development program covers her current life in South Bend, two hiking buddies will walk across but she is lots of fun as well. twice weekly, “...somewhat diff erent as well as her travels. On the phone England—about 190 miles, day packs from my nursing and working with the in April, she said that she continues only, other bags transported from inn homeless but not diff erent from being her weekly work with fourth-graders to inn. In October-November, we and ’60 Maureen Hogan Lang a mom and grandmom!” Margaret’s (in Shakespeare and grammar), as a friends will comprise a 16-person tour 108 Cascade Drive two oldest grands are in Virginia and Madeleva Society member at Saint to Bhutan and India. Indian Head Park, IL 60525-4427 New York City, and the next two at Mary’s College, doing newsletters Happy autumn and happy (708)784-3090 George Mason University and Boston for the organizations to which she holidays. Please do write, phone, or [email protected] College. She also has two high school belongs, and playing bridge regularly. e-mail your news! And remember, seniors and several younger ones. She was looking forward to a Vantage deadlines for our column are Jan. 1 for Molly Bolster Frawley Ed and Mary Schmitz Bartley’s trip in May, beginning in Rio and spring and June 1 for fall! 6920 Centennial Road ’06 Christmas letter may have including a trip down the Amazon. Spearfi sh, SD 57783-8051 announced a class record: a great- Tom and Mary Ann Kramer REUNION May 29–June 1, 2008 (605) 578-2210 great-great-grandniece born in Campbell celebrated their 50th [email protected] ’06. (Any challengers please let me wedding anniversary in Florida in ’58 Ann Leonard Molenda know.) The Bartleys feel fortunate April. Also in April, Dick and I spent 51310 Windsor Manor Ct. Greetings to each and every in their health and ability to enjoy a very enjoyable evening with Joan Granger, IN 46530 smiling face in the class of 1960. How travel, tennis, golf, and gardening. Rossi, Midge Myler Russo, and (574) 273-0310 great it is to be able to smile…at Travel-wise (which they certainly Midge’s brother and sister-in-law, [email protected] our past…at our present…at our are), in late winter they cruised from Chuck and Karen Myler. They sailed future…at each other…and to Buenos Aires around Cape Horn up out of San Francisco on a Celebrity I hope that the scarcity of news overcome the tears of our shared to Santiago, enjoying “spectacular Cruise to Monterey and Carmel, from classmates means that people grief…over those we have lost…over scenery in the Chilean Fjords.” In then up the coast to include a wine are busy living their lives and enjoying our aches and pains…and to share the spring, it was Japan—enjoying the country cruise, Portland, Seattle, and their families. joy of our memories, which continue cherry blossoms as they cruised Vancouver, British Columbia. The On Jan. 26, 2007, Hannah Storen no matter when we last met and the Inland Sea up the west coast to night before their cruise, we met Kreps invited me and Patti Rogan will continue at the instant we meet ports seldom visited by American for dinner at a Fisherman’s Wharf Beckman to a lovely luncheon at the again…which we hope will be soon. tourists. In late September, they joined restaurant—beautiful weather, good Morris Inn honoring her daughter, From here in Chicago we have “thousands of tourists touring Italy” views of the city’s hills, the fi shing Hannah Storm ND ’83, as the recipient news of that luncheon group again. (highlight: Tuscany). In 2006, instead of boats, the Bay—and, of course, lots of of the Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, CSC Award You must be tired of hearing about us, the traditional Bartley get-together at good visiting. for a Notre Dame alumnus in the fi eld but we do have fun! On April 12, Jane a resort, they gathered in Indianapolis Erin White Schaeff er wrote that of broadcast journalism. Hannah Storm Simpson Kiep, Diane Zarantonello for a summer weekend. And in July, they would be celebrating Jerry’s 80th has co-anchored CBS’s The Early Show Sullivan, Nancy O’Toole Doppke, they joined Mary’s family in Green Bay, birthday in July with a block of 25 seats since 2002, and her book, Notre Dame Arlene Lagona Feldmeier, Maureen Wis., for their annual reunion. Mary’s at Petco Park—“kids all coming, and Inspirations, had just been published. C. Madigan, Mary Jo O’Callaghan daughter, Jeanne Ann, was with them we’ll have a ball.” Patti sent me an e-mail the next Martin, Nancy Prawdzik Kidder, for Thanksgiving weekend, while her Marilyn Beck, our tireless thespian day telling me that her high school and Maureen Hogan Lang met in children skied in Colorado with their classmate, wrote in June that she quarterly had an article about Sister Oakbrook, where they solved most of other grandparents—and joined Mary recently fi nished a production of “State Alma Peter, CSC celebrating her 75th the world’s problems in the fi rst hour and Ed for Christmas. Fair” at the Brooklyn Heights (N.Y.) anniversary as a Sister of the Holy of being together and then laughed so Beth O’Hanlon Ruden and I Theatre. At a fundraiser (at the same Cross. hard for the rest of the time that…well, connect a couple of times a year in theatre) based on “Dancing with the In March, Pat Griffi th Buch called suffi ce it to say, those around us were San Francisco (she lives about 50 Stars,” she and her partner placed fi rst to ask me for Ann Harris Mohun’s e- happy to see us leave. miles south of the city, and I about with the salsa. And, she volunteers by mail and phone number because her News fl ashes from the winter: 20 miles north). Beth looks wonderful reading to fi rst graders through Book granddaughter would be attending Nancy Kidder was in Naples, Diane and has done some Elderhostel and Pals, a Screen Actors Guild project, Notre Dame’s Perth, Australia program Sullivan was in Fort Meyers, Maureen international travel in recent years. and recording books for the blind. A this summer. If my failing memory Lang was in Tierra Verde, and Mary Additionally, she enjoys visiting her grandniece, Brittany Pangburn, is at is at all correct, Pat told me that her Jo Martin and Mary Ann Prejean New York and Colorado daughters and Saint Mary’s College now, and “loves daughter, Christine, graduated from Antrobus were in Nicaragua teaching their families. All came for Christmas it there.” Marilyn closes with, “I’m glad SMC in 1996 and taught in Australia. quilting, and what a terrifi c trip ’06 with Beth, along with her California that the Class of 1954 is so positive I continue with my weekly column they had. They brought materials son and daughter and their families. in their lives. . . A thank-you to our in the South Bend Tribune. Borders and sewing machines and not only When last we talked, she was hoping wonderful education at SMC.” Books gave a reception for me, along taught how to quilt, but each student that all or most of them would gather Finally, Sullivan news: Anthony, with people I have interviewed. completed a quilting project. How this summer at Whitefi sh Lake in our 14-year-old grandson, currently We had a great time and, as a proud are we of Mary Jo and Mary Montana. You recall that Beth came serves on Marin Theatre Company’s consequence, the store displays copies Ann! Maybe some of us can help to Saint Mary’s College from the Teen Board (matters pertaining to of my column along with copies them with materials and/or sewing University of Montana, returning there MTC’s summer theatre camp for of books I recommend or that are machines for next year. to graduate and also for graduate several age groups), enjoying it a lot. mentioned in that week’s column. News fl ashes from spring and work. Granddaughter Chloe is almost 3—a My next column will feature Mary summer: Early in the summer Patricia In January, a South Bend Tribune real charmer who’s cuter, brighter, and McEnery Harding ’84, Sistie Doherty Donovan Dowd and Ed headed for a article featured Ann Korb’s reading more fun every week. In May, Dick McEnery’s daughter, who lives here bicycle venture in Idaho. The success preferences, under the subhead and I and two couples with whom with her husband, Al, and their four of Ed’s ankle replacement has spurred “Retired English Teacher Prefers Novels we’ve traveled frequently will visit Peru children. Mary did a great job as co- them on to adventurous cycling. In

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early August, they gathered with all great deal. class their off spring in Long Beach and then Sharon Mattes Bacon and Peter clips hung out with the Midwestern part have begun winter traveling since of their family for the rest of August retiring: three cruises, trips to New and September. Although Elaine Zealand, Australia, the Southwest U.S., Van Etten Cassidy and Emmet are and Hawaii, where they spent a week frequent fl yers to Philadelphia to visit on Molokai, highlighted by trek down their grandson, they did manage the world’s tallest sea cliff s by mule. to spend some time in Stevensville, Summers are spent at a family cottage Mich. Cecile Hudson Grant is living on Elk Lake, Mich. Four daughters are in Raleigh and works for the diocesan scattered in New York, Knoxville, and offi ce there. Her daughter, Mary Dayton, with their youngest, Abby, “Muff ” Grant Linnane ’02, works in receiving her master’s degree at Miami Chicago. We hope Cecile will call when University in Oxford, Ohio, and then she is visiting Muff . Molly Bolster will head off to Salt Lake City. Five Frawley was tracked down via the grandchildren range in age from eight internet by her fi fth grade class ’64-’65 months to 16, and in height from 28 from St. Joseph’s School in Mountain inches to 6 foot and 5 inches! After View, Cal., and attended their class decades of intense volunteer service reunion in June. Marilyn Wallace and board responsibilities, Sharon Cusick and Tom had a wonderful has retired from these and limits trip to Spain and Portugal. Maureen involvement to her church (RCIA and Lang and Bob headed for Three Rivers, lector) and her garden club—which Mich., as often as they could fi nd leaves time to enjoy travel, a literary Some members of the class of 1965 met for a spring mini-reunion at the pleasant weather. Note: their cottage is club, two book clubs, and the home of E.J. Caluwaert McFadden in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Pictured left to right: Cille on Pleasant Lake. development of a golf game. She says, Sorrentino Bucolo, Rosann Goman Conroy, Sara Johnson Walz, Colleen Leahy, Please add to our saga by “Life is good here in Dayton.” sending news…anything will I found out that Barbara Piedmo E.J. Caluwaert McFadden, Mary Delaney Willer, and Sheila Kelly Ames. do. Remember: just three years Barnes and David live in my home until reunion. Keep smiling! town, Mansfi eld, Ohio, where they are involved in the music program at St. “missing” Anne Tobin: 49 Symphony wedding in the wine country. On a Peter’s (my former parish) and deliver Road, Apt. 14, Boston, Mass., 02115, personal note….in the past year, Mary ’62 Anne Casey Beaudoin meals on wheels. Bonnie also belongs 617-262-2797. Anne has had two hip replacement 1340 Indianwood Drive to a garden club, an antique club, and Michael and Diane Dickerson surgeries, the latest on Feb. 6, so Brookfi eld, WI 53005 the Catholic Women’s Club. When they Bird, along with their son Eric, manage mobility has been diffi cult and painful (262) 784-1285 lived in Cleveland, she was the music a 9-hole golf course (Lakeview Golf at times. She hopes to make our 50th director at their parish and the vocal Course) in Loogotee, Ind. Two of reunion! The Class of 1962 may have been music teacher at Holy Name High their grandchildren work there also. From Little Silver, N.J. Claudia small in number at Reunion 2007— School, and gave private lessons in They have fi ve grandchildren, ages Touhey Bruno writes that Tony retired only 10 of us registered on campus, piano and voice. They lived in Florida 18 to 6. Diane visited her sister, Vicki as an administrative law judge for although several stayed off campus or for a while, but when David retired Dickerson ’63, in the fall of 2006 in the state of New Jersey on Sept. 30, came only for the picnic—but the 18 from Ford Motor Co., they moved back Aptos, Cal. She stays in touch with 2005. Their son, Christopher ND ’93, pictured in our class photo were full of to Ohio and are raising Morgan horses many of her classmates and fellow ND J.D.’96, and wife Dawn have a spirit and enthusiasm as we renewed near Mansfi eld. Their six children are “staff girls,” who hope to have a staff son, Taylor Jaden Bruno, 2, and a new friendships and caught up on family scattered over the country—Florida, reunion in 2008. Memories of Diane’s baby expected in May 2007. Claudia news. Georgia, Texas, and Ohio.They have days on campus are singing her way babysits two days a week so that First, congratulations to Mary seven grandchildren and enjoy making through the tunnel to early-morning Christopher and Dawn can work. Her Ellen Norris Durbin, who received a trek through all these states enjoying Mass in Holy Cross Hall, wonderful daughter, Bernadette, and husband the Humanitas Award for her work all the lovely places they live. Special summer schools when the work Eddie have no children yet. Claudia as executive director of the People’s memories of our college days for schedule and class schedule were volunteers as a sacristan, on her Resource Center in Wheaton, Ill. Barbara are the liturgies, being in the easier, serious study sessions in the parish council, the liturgy committee, Second, if you haven’t returned your Schola, and the wonderful retreats we library, sitting by the lake, and running and the fund council for the chapel class survey, it isn’t too late. Send it to attended. Sister Franzita Englich was across the highway—trying to make community. my address or the Alumnae Relations one of her favorite teachers. The drama it in time for the Notre Dame football My husband, Jean, and I love Offi ce, Saint Mary’s College, Room 109 productions in which she performed kickoff . She remembers her terror at retirement and have particularly Le Mans Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556- were also highlights. Barbara also taking both comps and the GRE the enjoyed our travel across the U.S., 5001. I’m always looking for class news! notes that Saint Mary’s is so beautiful same week, and Sister Franzita telling Canada, Mexico (Elderhostel 2006), Kaye Jamieson Armstrong through all four seasons that she her she needed to adopt a cavalier and Oregon (Elderhostel 2004). Our and her husband, Tom, have two was really uplifted by the campus. (I attitude about it. (Diane says that she four children are in Madison, Wis., daughters: Jana lives in Geneva, think that many of us at reunion were needed to look up the meaning of Hawthorne Woods, Ill., Brookfi eld, Switzerland, and Dyan lives in Fort amazed at the changes to campus in “cavalier”!) and Milwaukee, Wis.; and our seven Wayne, Ind. Kaye and Tom live in June 2007!) Mary Anne Balles Bland and grandchildren. ages 5 months to Butler, Ind., and are very involved in Sister Angeline Benz is a retired Herbert are in Berkeley, Cal. They 13 years, keep us busy, as do parish the Rotary Youth Exchange, having math teacher in Long Beach, Ind. She saw Carolyn Dunlay Hamilton and activities, symphony concerts, and hosted 13 students from around the is presently involved in a meditation Bernard a few months ago, when they theater productions. I saw Mary world and sent one of their daughters group, “Angel Workshops,” creative visited grandchildren in the Bay area Margaret Boesen in May 2007 while out for a year. Because of this program, imaging sessions, Meals on Wheels, and also saw Judy Tarnawski Eckrich at ND High School in Niles, Ill., to they have traveled internationally a and tutoring. She gave an address for and Dave ND when they attended a present a memorial scholarship in

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Honorary President Carol Ann Mooney ’72

President memory of my brother, Bill Casey ND is a volunteer at the U.S. Open Golf together only once since the time Kara O’Leary ’89 ’59. She is recovering from mouth/jaw Tournament at the Oakmont Country the Pfl ums hosted a Super Bowl 2007 1714 Bader Avenue South Bend, IN 46617 cancer last December 2006. I also saw Club. She’s hoping that Tiger will ask party at their Linwood home. (574) 233-3378 • [email protected] Sheila Burke Vollman at Milwaukee her for some tips! My most regular Belles W: (574) 631-8237 ND night June 7, 2007, and enjoyed a Becky Borchers Brown is also correspondent remains Kathy Vice President quick visit with my “little sister,” Louise retiring—after 18 years with J.C. Huisking Sullivan, who had some Holly Rieger Curley ’80 23263 Mora Glen Drive Habeeb Anella ’64 while at Reunion. Penney’s in Joliet. She is the older of news about fellow members of the Los Altos Hills, CA 94024 More news—next time. the two by 13 minutes, so she wants Madeleva Board: Maggie Sullivan (650) 948-8598 • [email protected] to retire before Bobbye! Becky and Slankas, Marne Roark Roche, Kathy, Secretary Bobby’s father passed away in April, and her sister, Karen Huisking Coff ey, Judy Mardoian Gavoor ’76 ’64 Mary Ann Curnes Fuller 1030 Sir William Lane just a week before his 91st birthday. are all board members and were in Lake Forest, IL 60045 501 N. Oakwood Ave. Mary Whealan Burd has attendance at the meeting. Kathy may (847) 235-2759 • [email protected] Lake Forest, IL 60045 conducted some wonderful spiritual be in Ireland at this writing. She was Directors (847) 234-6767 retreats in conjunction with the heading there for a two-week vacation Sheila Conlin Brown ’56 [email protected] 7251 2390 East Street Carmelites. Karen Mortimer with her husband, Steven, and friends. Princeton, IL 61356 Williams is painting between trips I had another wonderful visit with (815) 659-3040 • [email protected] Deadlines make me panic, but I do to see grandchildren in California. Sally Blackley Clemmer and her Jill Moore Clouse ’99 have some news to share. Marty Thompson Coe has had a husband, Dayne, for the North Carolina 3202 North Paulina Street, 2S Maria Mazza Kompare began Chicago, IL 60657 long recovery from meningitis and game that began with the Friday night (773) 348-2124 • [email protected] with, “Well, life just does go on; thank is beginning to think about some pep rally. Sally and Dayne continue God for that!” Her seventh grandchild Mary Sue Dunn Curry ’85 travel. Roberta Weinsheimer and her their “retirement” from their former 5434 Flowering Dogwood Lane arrived on their 42nd anniversary, husband, Bill, joined Kent, my husband, work lives but continue active lives as Charlotte, NC 28270-3729 and her name is Rose Aileen. (Do you and me on a Lindblad Expedition volunteers—Sally as a consultant for (704) 814-7967 • [email protected] biology students remember Sister group to explore the Galapagos a local utility company—and enjoy Nora Barry Fischer ’73 U.S. Post Ofﬁ ce and Courthouse Rosaleen, who still resides at Saint Islands—great promotions for the frequent travel. A Panama Canal cruise, 700 Grant Street, Suite 5260 Mary’s Convent?) Ed, Maria’s husband, picture-taking industry! the Mexican Riviera, and Toronto for an Pittsburgh, PA 15219 has nicknamed her “Grandma-a-go-go” My news is that I signed up for international reading convention were Sara Bateman Koehler ’70 because she travels from New Mexico Medicare, am celebrating my 40th all their list. We are looking forward 944 Spannwood Street Indianapolis, IN 46228 to see her grandchildren in Virginia, wedding anniversary, and on May to another home game weekend (317) 253-4494 • [email protected] Texas, Nevada, and Arizona. Her 31, after three grandsons, my fi rst visit—after the Florida hurricane Marilyn Wolter Laboe ’61 youngest daughter, Diane Kompare granddaughter, Katie O’Brien, made season. 360 East Hurd Road ’01, married Andrew Wagemaker, a her debut. I want to end this report with a Monroe, MI 48162 (734) 243-3345 • [email protected] Notre Dame grad. Maria received an Please write or e-mail your news. call for any suggestions for a class honorable mention in a national juried event at Reunion 2008. During our Elizabeth Bermingham Lacy ’66 505 Welwyn Road art show, which helps her ego if not REUNION May 29–June 1, 2008 book discussion at Reunion 2007, the Richmond, VA 23229-8105 her sales! conversation kept returning to our (804) 741-5301 • [email protected] I see Margie Carroll Flynn at ’68 Elizabeth Christopher Elmore roles on the “New Road with No Rules” LeeAnn Franks McConnell ’85 Founders’ Day events and the Illinois 1006 Eastland Drive 18 Meadow Drive we are now traveling as adult children Sturgis, MI 49091 Club for Catholic Women. Her new Egg Harbor Township, NJ of aging parents. Possible topics (269) 651-9955 • [email protected] passion is golf! Judy Hamilton- 08234-7400 include: eldercare law, care-giving, and Karen Zagrocki McDonald ’76 Godfrey and Margie lunched with (609) 927-0650 assisting through the maze of state 2500 North Seminary, 7E Chicago, IL 60614 Rita Petretti in Kenosha, where Rita is [email protected] and federal benefi ts available to our (773) 404-7476 • [email protected] very involved with real estate and civic parents. I look forward to hearing from aff airs. Adriana Garces Petty ’01 A harried work schedule upon my everyone. 1615 Altgeld Street Jinx Hack Ring is globetrotting return from sabbatical after the idyllic South Bend, IN 46614 with her professor husband, Peter. year on campus and intermittent (574) 514-3237 • [email protected] She lives in Irvine, Cal., and was able illness kept me from meeting the ’72 Missy Underman Noyes Lisa Maxbauer Price ’99 Post Towers to rendezvous there with Kathy January 1 deadline; thus, this report 209 Southwest Hatteras Ct. 75 West Street, Apt 2B Podesta Mehigan, Roberta Limarzi goes back to June 2006. In July, Palm City, FL 34990 New York, NY 10006-1791 (212) 608-1006 • [email protected] Weinsheimer, Kathy Menzie Lesko, I visited with Sharon O’Connell (772) 781-4066 and Molly Follis Tuton. When I was Guiltinan at her home in South Haven [email protected] Susan M. Suchy ’89 9225 South Clifton Park Avenue in Newport, R.I., I had lunch with Jinx on Lake Michigan. She and Joe ND ’66 Evergreen Park, IL 60805-1508 and her sister, Mardi Hack ’62, as were looking forward to their year in The only word to describe our 35th (708) 636-5915 • [email protected] well as with Marie Flynn Bernhard, London with the Mendoza School of reunion is “WOW”! Those of you who Kimmi Martin Troy ’00 at a spot with a fabulous view—right Business program there. did not attend were missed—and 936 Currie Place Wauwatosa, WI 53213 on the water, in the oldest remaining I was at a conference, but Richard YOU missed out on a terrifi c weekend. (414) 771-0306 • [email protected] historical house in Newport! Jinx is Elmore saw Sherry Raff Kelly (Gerry Of course, it is still amazing to see Phyllis Sullivan Van Hersett ’62 spending the summer in Italy while ND ’67) and Donna McManus Conjar our classmate Carol Ann Mooney 10507 Jaguar Drive Peter is researching and teaching. Littleton, CO 80124-5200 (Larry ND ’67) at the 40th reunion of addressing the reunion functions (303) 790-9265 • [email protected] Bobbye Borchers Flecker writes the 1967 Fighting Irish championship as Dr. Mooney, College President. that after 29 years of teaching (20 Abby Van Vlerah ’04 team. Those of us who heard Carol Ann 303 East LaSalle, Apt. 112B years as a school librarian), she is Michele Magazzu Pfl um ’71, speak on Saturday morning could South Bend, IN 46617 retiring. She is excited to embrace this sister of Andrea Magazzu Johnson not help but be impressed by her (574) 288-7774 • [email protected] new freedom so that she can travel ’69 and mother of Maryce Pfl um knowledge and vision for Saint Mary’s Rebecca Votto ’93 Apt. C, 930 W. Balboa Boulevard for longer periods of time—visiting Naman ’95, and Barry Pfl um ND ’71 College—whether it is building new Newport Beach, CA 92661 her seven children and their families. came to the Michigan home game. classrooms, or implementing new (310) 597-9210 • [email protected] Bobbye’s son, Michael, and his wife Although we are neighbors in New programs, or recruiting a blockbuster Karen McNamara Weaver ’91 just had twins! This summer, Bobbye Jersey, we have been able to get of a fi rst-year class (400+ students, I 513 Southwest Gentry Lane Loes Summit, MO 64081 (816) 761-4374 • [email protected]

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believe). We celebrated her presidency husband, John, has “retired,” although Beth Culligan has “retired” from the members, but I will give it to you in with a private party after Saturday’s he keeps busy with a consulting corporate world—and is just as busy several columns so that I need not banquet complete with pictures and business. She has resisted retiring from as a volunteer and serving on several “solicit” information for a bit. remarks by Peggy Thompson and her work in a hospital laboratory but is boards. She commutes between We truly have an amazing Terrie McLaughlin Patterson. tempted by the lure of granddaughter Spring Lake, N.J., and the Upper West class. Many of us were stopped by Two other classmates were Elinore Rose and the arrival of Side in New York City. She says that she women from other class years who honored at reunion. Lydia Haggar grandchild number two in February, is “playing a lot of golf, and enjoying commented on how much fun we Novakov received the Distinguished both children of her oldest daughter, life.” Beth was the only woman good were having. (Maybe that was a subtle Alumna Award for her generous Jill. There are three other daughters in enough to play with “the boys” this hint that we were loud and rowdy??? service to Saint Mary’s College— the Bodnar clan: Anne (#2) is married; reunion over at Notre Dame, and she Never!!!) We have such a wide service that includes chairing the Lynn (#3) graduated with a degree in was proud that she held her own! assortment of careers, hobbies, and Madeleva Society for three years—and psychology and is pursuing a master’s Anne Kersten lives in Fort Dodge, lifestyles but still have the wonderful to her Dallas community. The in counseling, and Amy (#4) is studying Iowa. For the past 15 years she has connection of Saint Mary’s College. Alumna Achievement Award was physical education with a minor in been the editor of Twist & Shout, So, another reunion has passed and given to Lucia Rodarte Madrid and English. Linda and John have enjoyed a monthly newspaper. Two issues we returned to our homes with great recognized her personal, professional, traveling, with favorite trips including featured presidential hopefuls John memories and tired bones—especially and community accomplishments as cruises through the Panama Canal and Edwards and Barack Obama holding a those of us who were delayed out of a major force in Latina broadcasting the Galapagos Islands. copy of the paper! [Editor’s note: Anne O’Hare (I returned home at 1:30 AM!) in Arizona. Many thanks from all of us Linda received a Christmas letter is now owner, editor, and publisher Start planning for NEXT reunion—in to Beth Culligan, who headed up our from Marilyn Graves Steele featuring of her own newspaper, the Ogden fi ve years. class gift campaign, and to her hard- some of her art work. She and Newspaper.] Her children have moved My love and good wishes to all. working committee, who donated husband Springs love to visit their two away to California and Chicago. Anne additional funds for a scholarship grandsons. and husband Brett ride motorcycles honoring the memory of Carol Ann On to reunion notes! Priscilla for fun! ’74 Jill Fahey Birkett Mooney’s parents. Louris O’Shaughnessy gave me an I had several opportunities to visit 15 Auldwood Road As part of the Reunion Gift update on her very busy life in Wichita, with Marie Perunko Sheckels. We Stamford, CT 06902-7815 Committee, I was able to catch up with Kan., as the mother of six! Michael, were on the same fl oor of Le Mans (203) 353-9647 several classmates. One was Christina Clare, and Timothy (a Program of sophomore year and shared many a [email protected] Ames DeCarlo. Chris’s husband, Ray, Liberal Studies and Chinese major who Dainty Maid birthday cake! Marie is is a professor at Purdue University, so is now working in Shanghai) all have a professor at the University of Mary We need your news…while they live in West Lafayette, Ind. They graduated from Notre Dame. She has Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., you are thinking if it…e-mail me at have three children—one, a daughter, one daughter who is a senior at Notre teaching mathematics and education. [email protected]. to be married this summer. Dame this year, and another daughter, During my college search, my mom I received a great update from Before Reunion, I received an Kate, who will begin her fi rst year and I visited Mary Washington—it Diane Brown Green. Diane began e-mail from Linda Buergler Bodnar, there. Her son, Connor, is a graduate of is a beautiful school in a lovely city. teaching after graduation and received who lives in Livonia, Mich. Her the University of Kansas. Marie’s husband, Ted, teaches English her master’s from the University of and communication at Randolph- South Alabama in 1976. After six Macon College in Ashland, Va. Their years, she made a career change and older daughter just graduated with became a revenue agent for the IRS, class a master’s degree and will teach which kept her gainfully employed for fi rst grade in the fall. Their younger the next 13 years. In 1983, she married clips daughter is a senior biology major at her Spring Hill college sweetheart, the University of Mary Washington. Jon, who is an attorney, and they Martha Coyne was just promoted have been blessed with four children. to the position of sales manager-major Their oldest, Brian, just graduated accounts high end with AT&T, eff ective from the University of West Florida; June 1. She proceeded to take the fi rst next comes Bridget, who is a junior day on the job as vacation so that she at the University of South Alabama. could attend reunion! She lives in Park Shannon is a senior in high school, Ridge, Ill. and the “baby” is Kevin, going into his Now for a little fun. Several women sophomore year of high school. Diane (who wish to remain anonymous!) is also a grandmother of adorable little came up with some of the highlights Chandler. All those darn college bills of our years at Saint Mary’s College. brought Diane back into the fold as They began with some grievances: the a teacher, where she is employed by tunnels are closed, the gazebo is gone, the Mobile (Alabama) school system. and so is the slanted ball court in She works in special education and Angela. As to highlights, one thing that feels it is truly where her heart is was mentioned by several former Holy happiest—working to help these Cross residents was putting the statue children succeed and be happy. After of the Little Flower in various beds and hurricane Ivan, Diane’s family had a rooms—once with a cigarette taped to tree fall through their roof. It remained her mouth (courtesy of a curly-haired there for seven months because of blonde). The maintenance men were the area’s massive cleanup needs; and Laura Beth Berkshire ’69, Barb Dowd Arkedis ’69, and Cheryl Corsaro ’69 dined called many times to fi nd the statue true to good spirit, her family actually together at a lunch sponsored by the American Women’s Group at the Paris and return her to her rightful place. decorated it with Christmas lights Hilton Hotel. Hmmm...more of this later! for the holiday! Diane and her family I have news of other class are real troopers, although hurricane

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class missed Patti Frings Warmenhoven two jobs in Philly. clips (now in Wisconsin), who had a Jeannie Liberatore Coyne and previous commitment. The bonds we husband Terry ND ’82 looked great. formed while students at Saint Mary’s They were at the reunion and left their College are strong. We hope to be able four handsome sons and a daughter at to get together annually from now on. home in Illinois. I just returned from a stunning Bridget Geegan Blanton trip to China and Tibet—the highlight published her debut historical being the 1,000-year-old hillside fi ction novel, Whispers on the carvings in Dazu (a place off -the- Wind. It is available online at www. beaten-tourist track), and the villages desertrosebooks.com. Bridget and and scenery along the Yangtze River, husband Christopher ND ’82, are in which will disappear under water Temecula, Calif. She has a son Robert when the biggest dam in the world ND ’05, a second son, Lee, and a is put into operation in 2009. And daughter, Rosie. Tibet was quite interesting—a real Lisa Karpowicz Barfuss started frontier, with cowboys and Budweiser her own business designing and beer along with Buddhist pilgrims manufacturing women’s clothing. and beautiful Tibetan faces. Write to Check out www.skirtinaround.com. me about your last trip—or your next She and Andy ND ’80 have four one!—and your family news. Be well! children: Courtney, Christopher, Molly, and Jack and live in New Canaan, Conn. Friends and family gathered during Reunion 2007 for the dedication of ’82 Molly O’Neill O’Leary Jane Simpson Schwab also a memorial bench honoring Florence Hammer ’82. Pictured left to right: 9221 Wooden Bridge Road started her own business: RG Rosemary Hammer Lancos ’79, Steve Houk (Florence’s husband), Suzanne Potomac, MD 20854-2418 Perioperative Services, PC. She receives (301) 424-0212 Hammer Ferencak ’87, Bernie Ferencak, and George Hammer ND’52. praise from surgeons and patients. [email protected] “The healing ministry of Jesus is alive and well,” says Jane. She and husband We all had a great time back on Paul live in Wilmette with their three: campus for the June reunion. It was Neil, Andrew, and Elizabeth. weary. Diane always had the most Dame and Saint Mary’s College alumni. fun to stay as a class in the new Opus Therese Bolotin Wilson has marvelous laugh…I can still hear it all Send us the goods, Ann: what’s the Hall Apartments. Colleen Rooney her master’s of divinity from Emory. these years later, so I am hoping that news? And congratulations and best Danaher supplied the iPod and the She is a clinical pastoral educator great sense of humor got you through wishes to the happy bride and groom! Bose speakers for our room, shared for chaplaincy with the Carolinas those times, Diane. Best wishes to all my former as well by Kathleen Galligan, Marie Healthcare System. Therese and One person in the hurricane-weary classmates and their families. Blasko McCabe, and me. In memory husband Chip have bravely triumphed South with whom Diane keeps in of Campus View, we kept only one in helping their son, Christopher touch is Jan Gabler Cranfi eld. Jan REUNION May 29–June 1, 2008 head of wilted lettuce in the fridge. Joshua, overcome leukemia. He is now invited me to her daughter, Brooke’s, Michele Roberge There was a lovely Mass for our seven and will be in all of our prayers. graduation from LSU this past May, but ’78 class at Holy Spirit Chapel in Le Mans Julie Ann Stachler Shaff er is I was unable to attend. Brooke will be 9942 Continental Drive on Saturday afternoon. Fr. Pearson a registered nurse with the Mercer busy this fall in medical school. Huntington Beach, CA presided and a choir of 40+ from the County Health Dept. in Celina, Ohio. Teree How Castanias was kind 92646-4256 St. Joseph’s High School Choir made She has six children, with the oldest, enough to drop a line in response to (714) 963-9212 it very special. Laura Potts, Deirdre Katie Shaff er ’07, graduating in May my plea for news. She transferred to [email protected] Dalton Toole, Maggie McFarland, from her mother’s alma mater—and Notre Dame in 1972, then married Rick Lisa Weiss VenVertloh Ali Wood, and Mary Ellen Shanley in the nursing class to boot! Jared, in 1974 and moved to Pittsburgh with ’s trip to Whalen did the readings and serving. Joseph, Jenna, Kara, and Jonathan him. She is with KPMG, where she is a Chicago to pick up her eldest daughter We remembered the seven members are her younger children. “When our tax partner. They now reside outside from college was the catalyst for a of our class who are now deceased. son Jonathon was 24 months old, he of Sacramento on a 40-acre farm with wonderful get-together at my home Cathy Later, there was a touching had not made any sound besides ‘e.’ horses, cats, and dogs. Sounds idyllic in northeastern Illinois in May. Heisler Anhut bench dedication at Lake Marion We started on our journey to teach to me! from Minnesota, Mary Jane Zabel Baumgartner for Flo Hammer. Her family and him to speak and discovered the Last week I had the good fortune Jackie Flicker friends gathered and paid tribute road of autism. Jonathan is talking up to sneak in a business trip to Chicago from Wisconsin, Frye Sara McDonald to her indomitable spirit in fi ghting a storm now and will be in regular for one day, so I had a mini-slumber from Illinois, the cancer that ultimately took her kindergarten this fall. He continues to party with old buddy Dede Lohle from New Jersey, and I met for Sara life. Diane Demasi Meagher did a make progress, and we continue our Simon. We enjoyed catching up and dinner and a slumber party! McDonald reading, and her older sister shared journey of learning.” reminiscing about Thanksgiving at surprised us all by fl ying some touching stories. Suzanne Sulentic Heff ron has her school. Dede is the class news reporter into Chicago for a 24-hour visit! What Diane Fitzmyer Murphy is MS in early childhood education from for the Class of 1974 at Notre Dame, a terrifi c surprise! There was a lot of keeping busy with her now six-year- the University of Nebraska at Omaha. so we share that bond of TRYING TO reminiscing about our days at Saint old daughter, Lilly Marie. Diane and She opened a preschool named the GET ALUMS TO WRITE AN E-MAIL NOW Mary’s College—fueled by Saint Mary’s husband Joe live in Hoboken, N.J., and Littlest Angels Catholic Preschool and AND THEN. (Clearly this trash-talk is not College and Notre Dame yearbooks have a second home in the country. now serves as its director. Suzanne intended for Diane Brown.) and directories as well as a few glasses Diane is working on an environmental is a high school ELL teacher in the I hear that Ann O’Boyle Nash and of wine. We had a lot of laughs! It was education degree from NYU. Millard Public Schools. Did I mention her husband, Tom, celebrated their wonderful to get together again and Patty Gallagher has been with that she has six kids? Maria Teresa, daughter’s wedding with a great event catch up after so many years. It felt as Joe for 13 years and keeps busy with Anna Siobhan, Kaitlyn Antonia, John attended by a large group of Notre though we had never been apart. We

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Cyril, Lucas Stephen, and Samuel fi nishing my eighth year of teaching kids, McKinley, 10, Landry, 7, and Sorin, On a personal note, we expanded Padraig. She calls husband Matthew a for the Ontario-Montclair School 5.” Working part-time as a lawyer, our brood to four with the arrival wonderful husband, but we all know District in Southern California. As you she focuses on victims of domestic of Bridget Rose in October. Life that he is the lucky one. are reading, you are likely beginning violence. She is also “leading the eff ort continues to be hectic and wonderful. Thanks to all of you who yet another school year. For those of to implement a teen dating violence Hope all my classmates are doing completed the information requests. I us in education, and for those of us program” in her area. well. Please keep in touch. fi nally have more news to report that with children, fall really signals the Regina Rudser Hoyt wrote that I can mention here, so some will need beginning of the year. she “just returned from a weekend at to wait until the next issue. Stay tuned! I want to thank Jamie for writing Saint Mary’s College for my sister’s 25th ’92 Patsy McGowan Donahue Note my new email address moljero@ about our class so well and for so long. reunion. It was such a delight to be 4409 Lincoln Lane NW comcast.net. I know it will be hard to fi ll her shoes; re-inspired by our beautiful campus Rochester, MN 55901 but I am happy to try, because it gives and by Dr. Carol Ann Mooney ’72, (507) 281-1319 REUNION May 29–June 1, 2008 me an excuse to catch up with friends who had nothing but great news [email protected] I have neglected. about how wonderfully well our alma Jamie Smith Taradash ’88 As part of my research, I took part mater is faring these 20 years after It is hard to believe that our 15- 939 West Argyle Street, #1-E in a four-way conference call—not our graduation! I wanted to write in year reunion has come and gone. Here Chicago, IL 60640-3805 facilitated by me—with all four of the Courier a plea to get everyone is the latest news from the reunion (773) 531-4710 the theatre majors from our class. thinking about our 20th reunion next surveys. [email protected] It was the fi rst time thatAnne June. Please start thinking about Margherita DeBlasio Hoff mann Borgman, Rachel Durkin Drga, and planning on attending. My love and Mark welcomed Mara Emma on Mary Kay Scheid Elizabeth Murphy, and I had spoken for Saint Mary’s College has been March 31, 2005. Margherita received 264 Teague Drive all together since graduation. Anne rekindled, and I want to share this joy her M.B.A. from the University of San Dimas, CA 91773-3374 is living and working in Los Angeles. with my 1988 classmates. Let’s not Chicago in 1997. She and her family (909) 592-7737 Elizabeth is still working for the miss the opportunity to experience recently relocated to the Tampa area. [email protected] American Liver Foundation. She lives our 20th together.” Regina’s only news Janis Burford Petro and Jeff live in Philadelphia. Rachel works in the “is the promise that I will be at reunion in Mentor, Ohio, with their daughters, From Jamie: My husband, Scott, theatre department at The University next year!” Emma, 6, and Megan, 4. Janis is a and I continue to enjoy life here in of Texas, Austin. Her husband, also I was blessed not to be teaching stay-at-home mom involved in their Chicago with our two boys. R.L., 6, who working in theatre, travels quite a bit. during the summer. Instead, I traveled church, the girls’ schools, art class, starts fi rst grade this fall and Peter, 2, Their daughter, Maddie, turned 6 last for six weeks with my son, Michael. An playgroup, and all of their daughters’ who keeps us physically active in ways Easter. According to Rachel, “She was only child, he has traveled extensively. activities. Janis and Jeff are celebrating only a fearless toddler can. Scott works expecting the Easter Bunny and a Our summer plans included: their tenth anniversary in the summer in the fi lm/video industry. I stay busy at small avalanche of birthday presents.” Chicago, Philadelphia (where we of 2007. home with R.L. and Peter. All four of us have agreed to make it to visited Elizabeth Murphy), Boston, Susan Donalds is a teacher at As class reporter, I just want to our 20th reunion next summer. It’s not Washington, D.C., and Ireland. Next Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, say how much I’ve enjoyed reading too early to begin making plans! year, our travel plans will certainly N.J. She graduated with a degree in the e-mails you’ve sent and catching I was thrilled to reach several include South Bend! education from St. Mary’s College of up personally with some of you. I’ve classmates via telephone. I managed Please share any news you have California in 2000. also felt I had an unfair advantage (a to connect with Sherry Green with me by e-mailing me at scheid@ Jennifer Fuhrmann Heuisler privilege, actually!) as point-person Antonetti. She and her husband, marykay.com or by calling (909) 592- and Chip live in Crosswicks, N.J., with to know in advance what everyone Mark ND ’88, just had their eighth 7737 (Pacifi c time). their daughters, Anna Helen, 7, and would read months later. However, child! Kathryn Kronenberg Penna, Mary Balla, 3. Jennifer graduated with I’m pleased now to pass the baton to in southern California, is busy with her her M.Ed. from DePaul University in Mary Kay Scheid , a dear friend since three children and teaching religious ’90 Shannon McGowan Gannon 1995 and worked as a middle-school our junior year as R.A.’s in McCandless. education classes. Maggie Devine is a 836 N Catherine Ave teacher before deciding to become a It has been great to reconnect with her teacher on the east coast. LaGrange Park, IL 60526 stay-at-home mom. in the past couple of years. Patty Hoff man Towler sent me [email protected] Peggy Meiering Graham and Last, but not least, I received an an e-mail in April to fi ll me in on her Kevin live in Topeka, Kan., with their Colleen Harty Taricani e-mail from , life: “I attended St. Louis University and Things have been very quiet children: Katie, 8, Emily, 6, and Joey, now living in my previous home state, earned a Ph.D. in cell and molecular for a while so my apologies for a 2. Peggy received her law degree who writes, “My family and I have biology, then published some research unintended absence from the column. from Washburn University School of moved to Southlake, Texas (outside as a grad student and as a post-doc at I was thrilled to hear from Ellen Law in May 1995. She is an attorney of Dallas), and we love it! Joey, 3, is the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. Eric Willson Hoover. Ellen and her with the State of Kansas, Offi ce of starting preschool next week and is and I married in 1993 and now have husband welcomed Jack Pius in Administrative Hearings. majoring in trains and cars. Kate, 2, fi ve children (Sylvia, 11; Adam, 9; Ben November to join his older sister, Nora Anne Marie Finn Collins and Ryan has been spending most of her time Zion, 7; Shayna Rochel, 2; and Eitan Frances, 3. Ellen is pursuing a freelance ND ’92 live in Columbia, Md., with their practicing her ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Ilan, 8 months). We settled in New writing career. The Hoovers live in children: Hannah, 7, Sean, 5, and Lucy, Colleen Star’ rendition. I ran into Jersey four years ago so that the kids Raleigh, NC. Ellen keeps in touch with 2. Ann received her M.A. in applied Maciszewski Fischer at the park would be able to attend an excellent a few other SMCers. Ellen saw Peggy anthropology in 1994 from American with her children. Turns out she lives yeshiva. I am currently at home but Sullivan Monahan and Jon ND ’90 University. around the corner from me. We were will resume part-time teaching at a over last summer at Lake Michigan. Jennifer Otto Harbaugh and introduced by a mutual friend and community college when Eitan is Kristin Tines Miranda had her second Matthew live in Chesterfi eld, Ohio, then recognized each other from Saint ready.” baby in 2006—a beautiful girl named with their son, Patrick, 2. Mary’s College!” Kara Murphy wrote that she is Chloe. Kathryn Harrigan Sullivan Michelle Darnell Manoguerra From Mary Kay: As I am writing “still living in Seattle with my husband, welcomed a daughter, Mary Beth, last and Paul ND ’92 live in Athens, Ga., my class news column, I am just Glenn Kempf ND ’84, and my three year as well. with their children: Isabella, 11,

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Anthony, 6, and Jolina, 5. Michelle of science in taxation from DePaul graduated from the Medical College University. of Georgia on May 11, 2007 with Lisa Reading Folkers lives in Getting Married? Expecting? her B.S.N. After passing her nursing Palatine, Ill. She is a stay-at-home mom boards in June 2007, she will be an RN to Evan, 6, and Elizabeth (Ellie), 3. at Athens Regional Medical Center. Laura Kouri Consolazio and We’d like to help you celebrate, Michelle works on the urology/ Robert are relocating from Sterling, but we can’t print news gynecology post-surgical fl oor. Her Va., to Atlanta in August 2007 with about future weddings social work degree from Saint Mary’s their children: Anna, 7, Zachary, 4, and College will certainly complement her Bridget, 2. or babies. new position nicely. Carol Kloc Browning is the Laura Proto Campise and Vincent marketing director of Spread the Word When your plans become reality, live in Columbus, Ohio, with their Nevada, Kids to Kids. She and David children: Jack, 10, and Anna 7. Laura live in Las Vegas. please let your class reporter graduated from the University of Melissa Petersmarck Cleary and or the Courier offi ce know, Cincinnati with a master’s in women’s John live in Raleigh, N.C., with their studies in 1994. children: Susan, 8, and William, 11. and we’ll gladly print your news Margaret Meagher O’Brien and Melissa graduated from the University after the fact. Michael live in Arlington Heights, Ill., of North Carolina with her law degree with their children: Katie, 5, Jack, 5, in 1995. She is an attorney with Teague and Maggie, 3. After graduating with Campbell Dennis & Gorham in Raleigh. Elementary in Pittsburgh, Pa. Erin Alexander, 4. Katrina is a self-employed an education degree in curriculum Jennifer Eiswirth Christy and graduated from the University of consultant. and instruction from Northern Illinois James live in Valley Park, Mo., with their Pittsburgh with a degree as a reading Mary Failor Kennard and Jay live University in 1996, she now is a stay-at- three daughters: Camryn, 7, Kyndal, 4, specialist in 1998. She and Matthew in Shawano, Wis., with their children: home mother. and Kyla, 1. Jennifer received her M.A. have two children: Aislinn, 15, and Andrew, 5, and Christopher, 3. Mary Barb Young Gerdenich and Kurt in counseling from St. Louis University Declan, 9. graduated with her graduate degree ND ’92 live in Mason, Ohio, with their in 2000. She is a licensed counselor Leslie Tedrow McGuire and in Nursing/M.S.W. from the Medical children: Scott, 11, Mary Grace, 9, and with the Volunteer Interdistrict Michael live in Decatur, Ga., with University of South Carolina in 2001. Matthew, 5. Coordinating Council in Clayton, Mo. their children: Nicholas, 7, and The Kennard family is in the process Caroline Dey is a human resources Jennifer Kacarab Holloran and Sophie, 4. Leslie graduated from the of adopting a girl internationally from employee relations specialist with John live in Allen, Texas, with their University of Georgia with a master’s China. Accenture HR Services at Best Buy daughters: Meghan, 5, and Madison, 2. of public administration in 1994. Maria Alvarez Ruiz is the in Richfi eld, Minn. She is currently Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom. She is a performance auditing and communications director, Latin earning her M.B.A. from St. Thomas Sarah Burke Man and Gabe ND evaluation–audit manager with the America, for Lexmark International, and will graduate in 2008. ’93 welcomed their son, Ryan Gabriel, Georgia Department of Audits. Inc. in Coral Gables, Fla. She graduated Lori Nagy Harrington and David on Feb. 22, 2007. Big brother Henry Ellen Shimp Fritz and Jeff rey live from the University of Miami with her live in Elkhart, Ind. She is an executive and big sister Zoe were thrilled with in Minneapolis with their children: M.B.A. in 1996. She and Raphael have director with Mental Health America the newest family member. Sarah Carolyn, 7, Megan, 5, and William, two children: Raphael, 3, and Gabriela, of Michiana, which covers Elkhart received her masters in early education 2. Ellen graduated with her M.A. in 1. The Ruiz family lives in Miami. and St. Joseph Counties. Lori received from Bank Street College in New York, speech and language pathology. She Meg Whitty Molloy and James her M.S.W. from Western Michigan N.Y., in 2000. She is a stay-at-home is a part-time speech and language live in Washington, D.C., with their University in 1996. mom in Maplewood, N.J. pathologist. children: Margaret, 10, James, 8, Mary Anne Wisinski Rosely is in Victoria Chudzynski Gits is a Lori Marucut Clark and Edward Meredith, 6, and William 2. commercial real estate with SJ Wisinski stay-at-home mom in Brentwood, ND ’93 live in Lisle, Ill., with their Ellen McQuillan Drake and Scott & Company in Grand Rapids, Mich. She Cal. She and Michael are the proud children: Cameron, 4, and Dillon, 2. live in Dallas, Texas, with their children: and Brad live in Ada, Mich., with their parents of Madison, 10, Michaela, 9, After graduating with a master’s in Sophie, 3, and Lila, 1. Ellen stays children: Brandon, 7, and Brittany, 4. and Mitchell, 6. Victoria graduated education from North Central College home with the kids after retiring from Amy Lowery Shannon is an OB/ from Northwestern with an education in 2001, Lori has worked as a Spanish PricewaterhouseCoopers. GYN physician in Ohio. Amy and Brian degree in 1997. teacher at Naperville North High Peggy Abood graduated from ND ’91 welcomed William Thomas Catie Carmouche Calderhead School in Naperville. John Marshall Law School in 1995. She on Jan.15, 2007. William was born teaches fi rst grade at Duchesne Jennifer Smith has been in her is an attorney with Accenture and lives prematurely at 31 weeks—weighing 4 Academy of the Sacred Heart in family’s business, Tile Mart and Carpet in Chicago. pounds, 2 ounces. After spending six Houston, Texas. She and Dac ND ’88 Unlimited (Stevensville, Mich.), since Ann Balint Davidson lives in weeks in the neonatal intensive care have two children: Ally, 8, and Will, 6. graduation She enjoys the design work Granger, Ind., with her children: Sophia, unit, he is now thriving at 10 pounds. Both Catie and Dac are completing and the international shows with the 7, and Lucy, 2. Ann is realtor with Amy and Brian took him for his fi rst their master’s degrees, so their latest trends. Jennifer also stays active Re/Max Corporation. visit to South Bend to attend the 2007 lives are quite hectic. Catie attends playing in a beach volleyball league Traci Zerbenski Sembrot and Blue/Gold game and events for former the University of Houston and will and a tennis league. James ND ’91 live in Marietta, Ga., Notre Dame football players. Amy and graduate in July 2008 with a master’s Kelly O’Connell Mangel and with their children: Alex, 7, Kevin, 5, Brian were married August 6, 2005, in curriculum instruction. Dave live in Kenilworth, Ill., with their Josephine, 3, and Meghan, 4 months. outside the Inn at Saint Mary’s. Tamara Shannon May DeRubertis and children, William, 4, and Michael, 3. Peggy Schmid Dunham and Lowery Soehnlen ’93 was the maid of Stephen live in Chicago with their Michele Nawotka is a training Patrick live in St. Paul, Minn., with honor. Brian is an orthopedic surgeon. lovely daughter Madeleine, 1. Shannon consultant with RWD Technologies. their three sons: Jacob, 5, Peter, 4, and Tara Abbott is the vice president, is a C.P.A. with Franczek Sullivan P.C. She lives in Round Rock, Texas. James, 1. Peggy graduated in 1998 taxes at Dodi Management Group, Inc. Erin Murray Berardi is a Katrina Lentych Brennan and with her masters in industrial relations in Chicago. She received her master’s second-grade teacher at St. Bernard Thomas live in Chicago with their son, from the University of Minnesota.

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Katherine Graham Rosswurm Mike Palmer ND ’94 welcomed Anne Classmate Rachel Luke Giannini is a development administrator at ’96 Julie Steinke Rita Palmer to their family on May married Brian Giannini on Feb.10, 2007. the University of Notre Dame. She 1039 E. Main Street 7, 2007. She joins siblings Ruthie, 4, Ellen Sanders Reed and Gretchen graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame Troy, OH 45373 and Jacob, 21 months. Julie Powell Weigel were in attendance. Johnna with an M.S.A. and lives in South (937) 205-0265 Eastwood gave birth to her daughter, Skyles and Ann Zielonka Wallin Bend with daughters Caitlin, 11, [email protected] Aidan Olivia, on Sept. 9, 2006. She joins attended the event in spirit due to the and Grace, 8. her older brother, Logan, 4. Rita Juster recent births of their children. Rachel Kara Lindeman Erker and Boy, where to begin?! Thanks go Reefer is Aidan’s godmother and also fi nished her M.B.A. in December. Christopher live in University City, Mo., out to everyone who submitted an came to the baptism last December. The following updates come with their children: Ian, 3, and Henry, update for this issue of the Courier! We Other than that, Julie is still doing from reunion surveys: Michelle Limb 1. Kara completed a post graduate have lots of exciting news to report, as contract-recruiting work from home currently lives in Santa Barbara, Cal., fellowship in public aff airs and public well as more information from reunion that allows her to spend time with and works as a kindergarten teacher policy through the Coro Midwestern surveys even though our 10th reunion the latest addition to the family. As I at the Peabody Charter School. Her Center. was over a year ago! write this update, Julie is preparing for favorite memories include playing Rena Guarnieri Sauer is an Shane Kaniecki Palumbo married a trip to Las Vegas in June for a girls’ basketball and softball at Saint Mary’s attorney after graduating from Ohio Robert Palumbo on March 25, 2006, getaway with Claudia Tudisco. In May College; she continues to cheer on State University School of Law in 1995. in Pittsburgh, Pa. Shane moved back of 2005 Danielle Burton Lish and the Belles from the West Coast. Molly She and William have three children: to Pittsburgh a few years back and her husband, Matt Lish ND ’96, moved Brewer Velasco lives in Highlands Gabrielle, 8, Kenley, 6, and Max, 5. The is a business architect at Federated from Chicago to Atlanta. Danielle then Ranch, Colo., with her husband, family lives in Springboro, Ohio, just Investors. Amanda Weppler Gibson gave birth to Katherine Cecilia Lish Robert, and two children, Benjamin outside of Dayton. Rena works part- was a bridesmaid at Shane’s wedding. on Nov. 15, 2005. Danielle is currently Andrew (born in November 2002) time doing employment and business Amanda and her husband are staying home with Katherine and and Olivia Grace (born in February litigation. William works in Cincinnati currently working in Indianapolis and loving it! She also plans on becoming 2005). Kimberly Dehner Davis doing international tax work. taking care of their soon-to-be-two- more involved with the Atlanta Saint wrote that she is living in Glenview, Bridget Boyle Saxton and Neil year-old son, Cody Craig. Shu-Fen Mary’s College Alumnae Club and is Ill., with husband Scott and daughter live in Milwaukee. Bridget graduated “Fannie” Wu was also a bridesmaid. looking forward to seeing old friends Lily Kathryn, born on Sept. 24, 2004. from Marquette University Law School Fannie fl ew in from her home in China, and making new ones. In additional I think Kimberly speaks for everyone and works at Boyle, Boyle & Boyle S.C. where she is a senior manager at happy baby news, Vicki Palk Cassidy when she wrote “I have so many Bridget and Neil welcomed their son, PWC. Shane’s sister, Jennifer Kaniecki and husband Pat welcomed their wonderful memories from my years Patrick, on Oct. 25, 2003. Patrick joins MacNeil ’93, was maid of honor, and daughter, Caitlyn Rose Cassidy, on at Saint Mary’s College. But what is his stepbrothers Micah, 13, Daniel, 15, everyone had a blast catching up on Feb.12, 2007. Little Caitlyn is the light consistent with all these memories are Jacob, 16, and Zachary, 21. old times. of their lives, and Vicki is hoping she the wonderful friends I made. These Amy Wolpert Larkin and Ed ND Leanne Jones O’Callaghan attends Saint Mary’s College in the are women who are each unique and ’92 live in Hamilton, Ohio, with their married Michael O’Callaghan of future! In fact, Angie Blair Wagley beautiful in their own way and have children: Kathleen, 11, Zachary, 10, Dublin in Ireland on April 30, 2005. sent the cutest little Saint Mary’s had such an impact on my life. We are Pamela, 7, and Andrew, 5. After Amy’s The happy couple is now living in St. College socks and sweatshirt to help all still close today and I cherish their father passed away, she and Ed have Louis. Leanne isn’t the only classmate Caitlyn move in the right direction. friendship.” been busy running his restaurant and to marry an Irishman; Clare Heekin Barbara Howells Boukater Michelle Wenner Chestovich bar, Wolpert’s Café. Lynch married her husband, Tomás has been promoted to director of is a family medicine physician with Anna Sobotincic Dieteman and Lynch, of County Cavan, Ireland, in summer programs at Pace Academy, the Gorman Clinic and lives in West David live in Erie, Pa. Anna graduated January of 2006 with many fellow which runs about 24 programs in Saint Paul, Minn., with her husband, in 1993 with a degree in library science classmates in attendance. I can the summer as well as a winter camp Paul, and children, Andrew, born from Kent State University. She now personally attest to the good times and other activities throughout the July of 2003, and Katherine (Katie), stays home with their children: Katie, 7, celebrated at Clare and Tomás’ year. Aside from the busy activities of born in September of 2005. Heather Moira, 5, and Ellen, 2. wedding as I was in attendance, along a new position, her son, Bryce, (eight Reynolds Stone and family continue Elizabeth Hamilton McGlinn is a with Lisa Siefert, Beth Luedtke months old as of May) is adding to to move around, as her husband, stay-at-home mom in Kansas City, Mo. Petrie, Simone Barber Vecchio the excitement. Barbara also passes Benjamin, is an F-18 pilot in the Navy. She and Michael have three children: and Madeline Wahl ’97. Since the on the good news that Jen Owens Mom and Dad, along with children Charles, 4, John, 3, and Molly, born Feb. wedding, the newlyweds bought a Passini had a baby last winter. Julie Matthew, 10, Jack, 7, and Annie, 5, are 1, 2007. home outside of Pittsburgh just in Govorko Collins and her U.S. Navy all doing well. Jeana Niklas Bliler Claire Shafer Shely and Leon time to welcome their son, Gavin Pilot husband still live in California and continues to work as a dialysis nurse welcomed daughter Lydia Anne on John, on April 28, 2007. Clare’s life welcomed their second son, Michael while raising two children, Benjamin Feb. 28, 2007. Lydia joins Austin, 18, is continuing to go well as she was Timothy Collins, on Aug. 3, 2006. Niklas, 5, and Isabelle Regina, 3, Gabrielle, 16, Hannah, 5, and Dylan, 4. also recently promoted within the Born this past spring on April 3, and expecting baby number three In addition to juggling fi ve children, public relations department of UPMC 2007, was James Mckenna, who joins in August. Jessica Johnson ’01 Claire works as an administrative Passavant Hospital and she continues big brothers Nyhan, 4, and Ian, 2, and continues to work towards her M.B.A. assistant for the University of Notre to love both motherhood and her proud parents John and Meghan after graduating from Rutgers Law Dame. Leon works for Universal Forest job. As if getting together for the Maloney O’Sullivan. School. Products, which is a wood-treating wedding wasn’t enough, Simone, Beth, Petrina Lenart Proctor and Thanks again to everyone facility in Granger, Ind. Maddie, Clare, and I also met up for husband Jason welcomed a new son, for submitting such great news Mary Morrissey McGowan Bellepalooza 2007 in Pittsburgh for a Brendan, on Oct. 8, 2006. He is much and keeping us posted on your and Tim live in Oak Brook, Ill. They fabulous weekend of great times, great loved by older sisters Lauren and lives! If it’s been awhile since you welcomed their son, Declan James, memories, and great friends. We are Elizabeth. Little Jason was baptized updated everyone, drop me a line on Aug. 2, 2006. Mary graduated already looking forward to the 2008 at the Basilica last November, and and let us know what you are up from the DePaul College of Law festivities! Petrina’s brother, Joel, and Patricia to. Until next time, I wish all of and is now a relationship manager Mary Good Palmer and husband Osan ’97 were named godparents. you much love and happiness! at The Northern Trust Company.

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Church in Vicksburg, Mich., on Aug. developing children and children of honor and Andrea Klee Daly ND REUNION May 29–June 1, 2008 27, 2005. Since Catherine’s dad with mild disabilities and Autism ’00 was a bridesmaid. In attendance ’98 Lisa Coury had recently become a deacon, he Spectrum Disorder (ASD). On Aug. were Katie Cousino, Claire Burke 6804 E. 2nd Street, #21 performed the wedding ceremony. 27, 2006, Kathy graduated from Ohio Garcia Scalici, Leslie Ortiz, Vanessa Scottsdale, AZ 85251 The maid of honor was Catherine’s State University with a master’s in early Kliemchen Froman, Melissa Barber, (602) 796-8587 sister, Barbara Bohan Carroll ’99. childhood special education. She also and Missy Moyer ’02. Dan and I are [email protected] She was unable to attend, however, continues to coach cheerleading at living in Columbus, Ohio, where we as her daughter, Gabriella Rose her high school alma mater. just bought our fi rst home!” She goes Some exciting 1998 baby news Carroll, was being born six weeks Kathryn Goolsby Flavin is living on to discuss all of the ladies and a . . . Meg Winkler Kniskern and her prematurely—just three days before in Bolingbrook, Ill., with her husband, couple more: “Vanessa Kliemchen husband, Matt, welcomed their the wedding! (Barbara was married Eddie, and their daughter, Haley Rose. married John Froman ND ’00 in third child, Chloe Elizabeth, on Nov. in December of 2004 to Christopher Kathryn began her second year as August of 2004. They are residing in 27, 2006. Chloe was baptized in Carroll.) Catherine’s bridesmaids also an adjunct professor at St. Francis Chicago, Ill. Vanessa is keeping busy Ballston Lake, N.Y., with Katie Drew as included Peggy Lenczewski Miller University in 2006. Her daughter raising and showing her horses. Tara godmother. Lori McKeough Bohan ’97 and Melanie Canter Wolters ’99. turned one in July 2006, and she and Lunneen was married in October 2004 and her husband had their second On August 20, 2006, Catherine and Kathryn visited Kathy in September to Chad Mabry of Galien, Mich. They child, Meg McKeough Bohan, born Jonathon welcomed a son, Nathon 2006. are residing in Buchanan, Mich. Katie Feb. 4, 2007. Meg’s big brother, Conley, Alexander Opel. Catherine is staying Marcy Wojan lives in Chicago, Cousino is working for New Balance in just loves her to pieces! Stephanie at home with Nathon now, and loving Ill., where her sister, Jenny Wojan ’04, Chicago, Ill. Melissa Barber is teaching Pasas-Farmer and her husband, every minute of it. joined her in 2006. Jenny graduated in Sarasota, Fla., and working on her Shawn, welcome Landon Terry Farmer from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Ph.D. Claire Burke was married in June on April 9, 2007. Finally, Cicely Campo in 2006 with her master’s in speech 2002 to Demian Garcia Scalici and is Siepka and her husband, Dennis, ’00 Nicole Longar Lieber pathology. In August 2006, Marcy teaching in Connecticut. Kim Jozwiak welcomed their fi rst baby, Sophie 37105 Deer Run began her seventh year of teaching Depke was married in June 2002 to Marie, on April 16, 2007. Solon, Ohio 44139 fi fth grade in Oak Park, Ill. She attends Eric Depke ND ’00 in St. Louis, Mo. Kim Jeannine DeMarco Sur, her (440) 542-9355 graduate school at DePaul University is a teacher. Krista Eastburn ’99 was husband, Jim ND ’98, and daughter, [email protected] and is earning her master’s in reading married in July 2000 to Wes Heroman Natalie, are moving to Ann Arbor, and learning disabilities. ND ’00. They reside in Louisville, Ky.” Mich., where Jim will be doing a Hello, Class of 2000! I must Vanessa Quatman Damschroder Thanks, Libby, for the updates and best two-year interventional cardiologist apologize for not getting an update and her husband, Dr. Richard of luck to all of you! fellowship. out for our last issue. I hope that you Damschroder, Jr., celebrated their Mary Kay Schultz told me that Sara Pluta Gibson is taking a are enjoying your summer and are second wedding anniversary in May after one year of living in the Big Apple sabbatical from life in Washington, getting ready for the fall. I urge you 2007. They currently reside in Lima, she moved back to Atlanta in July D.C.’s, nonprofi t community and to e-mail, write and/or call me with Ohio. 2005. She bought a townhouse in the spending a year in Paris with her updates. I would love to hear from you Libby Forkin Kopec also sent suburbs at the end of February 2006 husband, Josh. Sara and Josh were and I know that our class would like to me updates on herself and other and started as a marketing associate married in May 2006 in Chesterton, hear what you have been up to over classmates: “I have been married for for the Novare Group, a real estate Ind. Anne Poore Keith ’97 and the past seven years! one year now to Daniel Andrew Kopec developer in midtown Atlanta. Kimberly Jeselnick Gray were Kathy Heron sent me an update from Centerville, Ohio. We became In baby news, Peyton Berg ND members of the bridal party, and other on herself and several classmates. engaged at Saint Mary’s College in J.D.’02 told me that he and his wife, Belles joined the celebration. Kathy is living in Dublin, Ohio, and has March 2005 on the bridge near the Angela Little Berg, welcomed a baby Catherine Bohan Opel married completed her sixth year of teaching island. We were married on July 9, girl into the world. Leah Elizabeth Berg Jonathon Opel at St. Martin of Tours in an inclusive school for typically 2005, in Lima, Ohio (my home town). was born on Nov. 29, 2006. Lindsay Tara Lunneen Mabry was the matron Richardson Bigler and her husband, Cameron, also welcomed a baby girl: Madeleine Marie Bigler was born on Oct. 17, 2006, at Central DuPage class Hospital. Congratulations and good clips luck to all! Young Alumnae from the Christine Farrell Diederich Pittsburgh area enjoyed married Anthony Diederich on Sept. an evening out at a local 16, 2006, in Fort Wayne, Ind. I was restaurant. Pictured left to a bridesmaid along with Jennifer right: Christina Reitano ’03, Hanichak Farrell. Molly A. McHugh Emily Welsh ’04, Carolyn was in attendance for the beautiful Batz ’05, Christina Scalo ’01, day. Christine and Tony currently reside in Garrett, Ind. Jennifer and Julie Scheib Martin ’01, and her husband, Brian, reside in South Kathryn Harrison ’04. Bend, Ind., with their one-year-old son, Braden. Jennifer was able to stay at home from her teaching job this past school year to care for Braden. Molly changed jobs and is currently working for Deloitte in Chicago, Ill. Last but not least, even though we are about ten minutes away from each

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other, I ran into Johna Indriolo in April Meanwhile, Tessie recently started and May 2007 for a mutual high school a new career outside of the TV friend’s wedding. I think this is one of newsroom. After nearly fi ve years as a Send us your stories! the fi rst times I have seen her since our producer at ABC6/FOX28 in Columbus, Saint Mary’s is looking for stories about parents reunion. It was great to catch up! She Ohio, she is now the marketing and grandparents who are helping their children and is in her seventh year of teaching and coordinator for the Mall at Tuttle grandchildren volunteer their time and/or contribute has tenure in the Chagrin Falls school Crossing—a change she’s excited district. about as she’ll no longer be keeping their donations to causes of interest to them. If you have I look forward to catching up vampire hours! stories you can share, please send them today to Director with all of you! As always, feel free to From Katie C.: Hello, Class of 2002! of Development Kay Ball at [email protected]. contact me any time; and if you are As you’ll notice in our class header, I Thank you! ever in the Cleveland area, I would have fi nally moved back downtown love to get together! I need some just in time for the Chicago summer! adult time away from my three kids! My new apartment is only a short was promoted to a senior media buyer their daughter, Keira Meade, into the Good luck in all you do and remember walk to Davis & Hosfi eld Consulting, at Mediaedge NYC. She’s enjoying world on Sept. 29, 2006. The growing to keep smiling! Until next time. my fi rm for the past four years, and to the daily challenges her new position family resides in Frederick, MD. Equinox, where I continue to teach presents in the fast pace environment Gillian is a second-grade teacher at a studio cycling. of New York City. nearby Catholic school, but is taking ’02 Katie Rzepka In May, my family and I headed Following in her big sister’s a part-time reading support position 5531 N. Broadway Street back to South Bend for the graduation footsteps, Frannie Hermes will be next year to stay home with her new Indianapolis, IN 46220 of my youngest sister, Terri heading to South Bend as part of bundle of joy! (317) 408-9597 Corsentino ’07. At commencement, Saint Mary’s College’s incoming Class As for me, I transitioned into the [email protected] my sister, Kim Corsentino Keyworth of 2011. Frannie plans to major in public accounting world at Plante ’03, and I had a blast staying in special education. Mary is keeping her & Moran, the nation’s 11th-largest Katie Corsentino McCandless Hall and visiting with fi ngers crossed for a Holy Cross dorm certifi ed public accounting and 222 N. Columbus Dr. Professors Renshaw and McElroy. Kim assignment! business advisory fi rm. I never thought Unit 1102 has been working on the Phillip Morris Last but not least, Kelly Roberts in a million years that I would love Chicago, IL 60601 account at Leo Burnett since the fall of Panzer and her husband, Matt ND working at an accounting fi rm, but (312) 208-1177 2006 and is having a lot of fun learning ’02, welcomed their fi rst child, Brien it’s been my best career move thus [email protected] the world of advertising. Terri will be Patrick, into the world on Jan. 11, 2007. far. I absolutely love my job as an spending the early part of her summer Congrats to the proud new parents! enterprise risk services consultant. I From Katie R.: It was so great to studying for her nursing boards. She That’s all for this issue. I hope love it so much that I’m studying to see everyone at our fi rst Saint Mary’s accepted a position as a nurse in everyone who made it to our fi ve-year become a certifi ed internal auditor. College reunion! Since many of us got the pediatric intensive care unit at reunion had a blast! I hope to receive In the meantime, I also showed my the chance to catch up on campus, Children’s Memorial Hospital, where updates from more of the Class of spirit in the Detroit Race for the Cure there are only a few notes this time she will begin in late summer. 2002 next time! with my family, and I just returned around. Also enjoying her nursing career, from a Fourth of July vacation with Maureen “Mo” MacDonald and her fi rst year as a newlywed in my wonderful boyfriend, Darin, in Detter married her Justin ND ’04 Chicago, is Mary Crawford Nolan. ’04 Kymberly Dunlap Nantucket. Please remember to keep on Dec.18, 2004. They welcomed a Mary recently accepted an RN position Birmingham, MI in touch! Life is too short not to. daughter, Tess Noelle, on Nov. 8, 2006. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in [email protected] Michelle Biersmith married Daniel Kara Kotynek Cullen and her Chicago and loves her new workplace Hennings (ND - MSAcct, 04) August husband, Chris ND ’02, welcomed (just steps from the Magnifi cent Mile!). Hello, Class of 2004! Can you 11, 2007 in Santa Barbara, CA. SMC a son, Thomas, on Feb. 2, 2007. The She also completed her fi rst sprint believe that it’s been three years since and ND alumni in the wedding party family also relocated to McHenry, Ill. triathlon in June. we’ve graduated? Keep in touch and include: the maid of honor, Annie Kathleen Nickson D’Avria Lindsey Cotter Mackenzie also share how life is treating you! We Basinski (SMC 04), bridesmaid, McGee and her husband, Steve ND ’01, fi nished her fi rst sprint triathlon this would all love to hear your latest news, Cook (SMC 04) and groomsman, Kris welcomed a son, Nicholas Thomas, summer. Lindsey traveled to Wisconsin so e-mail me at [email protected] for Allen (ND - MSAcct, 04). Dan and on March 29, 2007. The family lives to race in the Danskin Women’s our next Courier submission. Michelle will reside in Chicago. outside Charlotte, N.C. Kathleen plans sprint triathlon. In addition to racing, Maureen Russell has been in on returning to her job as a high Lindsey is enjoying living in her new Washington, D.C. since May of 2006. school history teacher in the fall after condo in Lincoln Park and working at She graduated with her masters ’06 Mary Nelson taking a nice long maternity leave. Northwestern Memorial Hospital. in international relations from the 1655 Flagstone Drive In November 2006, she was named In February of this year, Mary Maxwell School, Syracuse University Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Teacher of the Year. Hermes packed her bags (more like a this past May. Congratulations, (815) 455-7415 Lori Sichtermann and James U-Haul!) and headed for the Big Apple Maureen! She currently works in the [email protected] Seidler ND ’02 tied the knot this past with the help and driving company Offi ce of National Drug Control Policy June in South Bend, Ind. Several of Katie O’Connell. The two arrived in the Offi ce of Supply Reduction, Lindsey Lozmack moved to the Domers and Saint Mary’s College in Manhattan 17 hours, six states, and specifi cally on European Union and Lincoln Square neighborhood of alumnae were in attendance, including one bathroom stop in the lobby of United Nations issues on drug control, Chicago and is currently working for Tessie Howland Pollock, Lori’s former Holy Cross dorm after their departure which falls under the Executive Offi ce the Association Management Center Saint Mary’s College roommate from the Windy City. Mary now lives in of the President. Wow! Maureen in Glenview, where she serves as the turned matron of honor. The Seidler the Murray Hill neighborhood of New defi nitely has her plate full these days! business development manager for newlyweds honeymooned in Germany York City, which happens to be steps Another warm congratulations the Christian Management Association. before returning to their Wrigleyville away from her new job at her former goes to Gillian Dukes Schultz and her Alicia Heimann is working as a nurse home in Chicago. Chicago employer, Mediaedge. Mary husband, Mike ND ’04, who welcomed at an orthopedic hospital in Fort

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Wayne, Ind. Sarah Brown completed Mercantile Exchange. Bethel College’s Transition to Teaching From the Courier Offi ce: It Program in May 2007 to become an was reported by Irene O’Leary elementary school teacher. She is Van Beckum ’57, grandmother of currently applying for jobs in the South Meghan Cassidy, that Meghan gave Bend and Pittsburgh areas. the commencement address at her Sarah Molnar married Steven sister’s elementary school, the Prairie McKay on July 15, 2006, at the Church Hill Waldorf School in Pewaukee, Wis., of Loretto. Sarah is working as a nurse on June 2. in the intensive care unit at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. She and her husband, Steven, welcomed their daughter, Elizabeth Irene McKay, on April 5, 2007. Jenny Mayer has spent her fi rst year since graduation in the United States Air Force. She had six weeks of Air and Space Basic Course training in Alabama, then four months of technical training for Security Forces. Currently, Jenny is stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and has been on port missions and convoys that provide security to aircraft going to Iraq and Afghanistan as well as to the Horn of Africa. Amy Rohm graduated in June from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work with a master’s in social work. She plans to stay in Denver for work. Jessica Landgraf was accepted to the University of Michigan’s Graduate School of Education, where she will begin work on her master’s in early childhood education. Angela Kelly lives in Bethesda, Md., and is working as a mother/ baby nurse at the National Naval Medical Center. She is an offi cer in the United States Navy and will likely be traveling overseas soon. Angie Osmanski is working with the Peace Corps in Cameroon, Africa, teaching about HIV/AIDS as well as English. Erin McQueen has completed her fi rst year as a medical student at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Erin lives with Jill Funnell, who completed her fi rst year at the Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. Clare Hoyt is working at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago and is attending DePaul University College of Law part-time in the evening. Jillian Roth Gill was married to Brittan Gill on Aug. 5, 2006. Their son, Austin James, was born on May 6, 2007. Jill reports that everyone is healthy and doing great! Amy Oliva Campos was married on July 1, 2006, to Roberto Campos ND ’06 and just fi nished her fi rst year at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Heather Mosny is living in Chicago and working for the Chicago

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The senior stateswomen at Reunion, Mary Cunningham Deitle ’34 (left) and Sister Miriam Eckenrode ’34 CSC (right), with President Carol Ann Mooney ’72

Members of the class of 1942 came for their 65th! 1942 Left to right: Alma Nardine Ryan, Bunny Wagner Barker, Gert Daley Moran, Margaret Kotte O’Hara, and Pat Rogers Tyrrell

1947

Left to right: Mina Costin ’47, Terry Finske McDonough ’47, and Sister M. Jeanne Finske ’53 CSC

36 COURIER | Fall 2007 From May 31 to June 3, alumnae and friends returned to campus from as close as South Bend and as far away as England, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan. They renewed friendships, marveled at new campus construction, participated in seminars and discussions, reveled in perfect spring weather, and reminisced with much laughter and some tears. For many, Reunion 2007 rekindled a dedication to the College that both educated and transformed them, preparing them 1952to make a difference in the world. 19571962

Left to right: Phyllis Sullivan Van Hersett, Betsy 1962 Patterson Sentowski, Mary Ellen Norris Durbin, Marie Hank McKellar, and Anna Rose Kearney

1952 Left to right: Faith Kilburg McNamara, Mary Berners Kischler, Julie Skelly Fries, and Pat Egan Skudnig had fond memories of the spring of ’51 when they all lived in Reidinger House together (except for the liver ball soup which they remembered less fondly).

1957 The Golden Jubilee Class

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1967

Left to right: Patty Dalton Caolo, Judie Gabler Tidwell, and Mary Mortimer Meany 1972 Left to right: Eileen Sauvain Maguire, Lucia Rodarte Madrid, Anne Kersten, Barbara Kozak Lindemann

1977

38 COURIER | Fall 2007 “I am a Class of 1957 member and have attended every Reunion since graduation. It renews and refreshes my spirit anytime I come ‘home’ to Saint Mary’s!” 198219871992– Class of 1957

1982 Left to right: Kathleen Galligan, Maggie McFarland Rousseau, Molly O’Neill O’Leary, Colleen Rooney Danaher, Deidre Dalton Toole, Marie Blasko McCabe

Left to right: Lori Corirossi Hazen, Amy 1992 Carlisle Keating, Laura Kouri Consolazio, and Maria Alvarez Ruiz

1987 Left to right: Margaret Calacci Edwards, Terri Kammerer Meyer, Suzanne Ritger, Mary Dilenschneider Condon

COURIER | Fall 2007 39 2007 “I t was our 35th reunion and it was a fantastic, memorable weekend! Friendships were renewed. I’m proud to be a member of the 4REUNION$ Class of ’72 and thoroughly enjoy all Reunions at Saint Mary’s.” 19972002– Class of 1972

1997

Friends from the class of 1997

2002 Left to right: Shannon Meyer O’Rourke, Tim O’Rourke, Brian Keeler, and Ann Marie Dennany Keeler

40 COURIER | Fall 2007 2007 Alumnae Award Recipients

The Outstanding Young Alumna Award was presented to Sarah Sullivan Bigelow ’96. Currently the senior manager of planning and support at the pharmaceutical company Merck, Sarah has been active in alumnae club activities in South Bend as well as in Chicago, St. Louis, Des Moines, and Kansas City. Her club work has included book groups, send-offs, care packages, Founders’ Day celebrations, and hosting a reception for the touring Women’s Choir. Elected to the Alumnae Association’s Board of Directors in 2000, Sarah became one of its youngest presidents in 2004. Under her leadership, the Association developed a revised mission statement, increased the diversity of its membership, and launched the fi rst Alumnae Leadership Conference. Two Humanitas Awards were presented this year, to Suzanne Seidl Griffi n ’67 and to Mary Ellen Norris Durbin ’62. A Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan immediately after her graduation from Saint Mary’s, Suzanne was active in the English as a Second Language movement and held a variety of academic positions on the West Coast until 1999, when, after the death of her husband, Michael, she returned to Afghanistan as a consultant and volunteer with the International Rescue Committee. Since then, assignments with international agencies have taken Suzanne to Afghanistan and six other central and south Asian countries. Her focus on each assignment has been literacy, and women’s and children’s health. She currently serves as senior project manager of education with Save the Children USA. After leaving Saint Mary’s, Mary Ellen earned a master’s degree in counseling, raised three children, and worked with Catholic Charities in Joliet, Illinois, in the 1980s, helping parishes develop programs to respond to hunger and homelessness. She and her husband, Ron, founded Daybreak of Lisle, a volunteer ministry providing transitional housing for homeless families. In 1995, Mary Ellen was named executive director of the People’s Resource Center in Wheaton, Illinois, where she led a successful $2.5 million capital campaign. The Center provides food, clothing, emergency housing assistance, job training, and other services to more than 2,000 families a month, many of them immigrants. The Alumna Achievement Award was presented to Lucia Rodarte Madrid ’72, who began her broadcasting career in 1982, when she joined KTAR radio as its community service director. Lucia became one of the fi rst Latinas to produce and host a weekly television program in Arizona and held positions of increasing responsibility at Madrid Communications and KAET before joining KPNX-TV in Phoenix, where she became vice Left to right: Barbara Butler Henry ’85, Sarah Sullivan Bigelow ’96, and president of community relations. Acting Assistant Director of Alumnae Relations Michelle Poeppe Egan ’93 as a liaison between the station and the community, she served on several nonprofi t boards and lent support to community concerns, particularly those related to minority populations. Lydia Haggar Novakov ’72 was presented with the Distinguished Alumna Award in recognition of her generous service to Saint Mary’s College and to worthy causes in her community. Lydia has served on the Alumnae Association’s Board of Directors, the College’s Board of Regents, the Board of Trustees, and as national chair of the Madeleva Society. Lydia has chaired numerous campaigns and raised millions of dollars for worthy organizations in the Dallas area. Among the benefi ciaries of her energy are the Dallas Crystal Charity Ball, which, under her leadership, raised an unprecedented amount for children’s causes; the Catholic Foundation of Dallas, which supports philanthropic Catholic causes; the Old Red Courthouse and the Old Red Museum; and most recently, the Texas High School Project.

Photos, top to bottom: Lucia Rodarte Madrid ’72, Suzanne Seidl Griffi n ’67, Mary Ellen Norris Durbin ’62, and Lydia Haggar Novakov ’72.

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