Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min. · Bob Conover DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Meg (Leuer ’97)...

Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min.Saint Mary’s 13th president

SMU hires Atomic Playpen for complete redesign of websiteWhen you log onto www.smumn.edu this fall, you likely won’t recognizethe site. In the next few months Saint Mary’s University will complete atotal redesign of the university website. The inspiration for the redesign issimple: a large percentage of college-seeking students are comparingschools online. For many of these students, the SMU website is their first —or only — real look at what Saint Mary’s has to offer.

We hope what they read and see and hear inspires students to visit ourcampuses, to consider filling out an online application, and to return to ourwebsite to read more. With the new site, navigation between locations andprogram levels will be easier, so viewers can more quickly find theinformation they're looking for. Besides being functional, we want the newsite to be unique, stylish and fun.

The competition has never been stronger. Websites are no longer merelyinformational, they’re also entertaining and interactive. Currently studentscan log on to watch and listen to video clips of students and alumni. Withour new website, more unique technological features will be implemented.Special new features for alumni, parents, potential students and otherviewers will be included.

For the first time, we’ve hired an outside website design firm, AtomicPlaypen of Minneapolis, to help us with our new look.

Additionally, this spring we added a new position on the Winona campus,website editor, to refresh and update website content to be moreinteresting, compelling and accurate.

Watch for more details and make sure to check out the same SMU you know and love in a whole new way this fall!

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VICE PRESIDENT FORDEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONSJoseph Sweeney ’81

VICE PRESIDENT FORCOMMUNICATION ANDMARKETINGBob Conover

DIRECTOR OFALUMNI RELATIONSMeg (Leuer ’97) Richtman

EDITORDeb NahrgangPhone: (507) 457-6966Fax: (507) [email protected]

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSDonny Nadeau ’85Deb NahrgangMeg (Leuer ’97) Richtman

PHOTOGRAPHERSBig Guy PhotographyChris Ebert ’06Deb Nahrgang

GRAPHIC DESIGNMaria BeyerstedtDenise Hamernik

PRODUCTIONPat BeechPat FlemingZak Schneider ’08Winona Printing Company

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is dedicated to advancing theeducational and career goals of today’sstudents. Saint Mary’s has nearly 6,000students enrolled in undergraduate,graduate and certificate programs inWinona, the Twin Cities, greaterMinnesota, Wisconsin and Nairobi,Kenya. At Saint Mary’s 95-year-oldresidential campus in Winona, theundergraduate College curriculumcombines traditional liberal arts and sciences with career preparation in a student-centered environment. The Schools of Graduate andProfessional Programs is one of thelargest graduate schools in Minnesota. A pioneer in outreach education since1984, the school creates communities oflearning when and where they areneeded, serving both adult learners and the educational needs of society.

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ON THE COVERBrother William Mann, FSC, D.Min., is no stranger to Saint Mary’s

University. After a lengthy and impressive career with the ChristianBrothers, Brother William is excited to return to education.

2 FROM THE EDITORA day in the life of the director of communicationon the Winona campus.

4 NEWS AND VIEWSSMU begins construction on track/soccer complex;Winona campus strives to go green; enrollment isup; three honored at Founder’s Day; get the scoopon SGPP news.

10 NEW PRESIDENTBrother William Mann, FSC, takes over as the 13th president of Saint Mary’s University on June 1.

16 A FLOOD OF SUPPORTWhen a summer flood ravaged the Winona area, the SMU community was there to help.

20 2008 RETIREESFive long-time and much-loved faculty members say goodbye.

28 FACULTY FEATSView a lengthy list of faculty achievements.

31 ‘M’ CLUBSee highlights of the ’07 celebration and get a sneakpeek at the 2008 Hall of Fame inductees.

33 ALUMNI NEWSWelcome Brother William; so many ways toreconnect with your alma mater.

35 SMU CONVENTION 2008Faculty, staff, students and alumni reconnect,reminisce and recruit new students in Chicago.

38 HOMECOMING 2008Three alumni to be honored this June.

40 VETERAN’S MEMORIALNew design unveiled; dedication scheduled for June.

42 CLASS NOTESAlumni news, weddings, births and deaths.

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SPRING 2008 – VOLUME 42, NUMBER 1

I’ve grown accustomed to (even quitefond of) my custom-made cubicle.My home away from home at Saint

Mary’s comescomplete with afiling system only Iunderstand; usuallya Dr. Pepper withinreach; and my 6-year-old eternallysmiling down from aphoto just above myhead.

But it seems asthough I don’talways get to spenda lot of time there.I’ve learned that oneof the most

important tools for the director ofcommunication at SMU is a pair ofsensible shoes.

Through the years, my job hasentailed a few strange activities:

• Wearing the Cardinal mascotuniform in stifling heat to greetriverboat guests;

• Bribing others to wear theCardinal mascot uniform in stifling heat;

• Traipsing through knee-high snowon our trails, following the trailgroomer for pictures for thismagazine;

• Wading through sludge andtearing apart sheetrock to helpflood victims;

• Arranging area mayors and othercelebrities to participate in a pie-eating contest; and

• Convincing my husband topurchase a truck in one of SMU’scolors (red or white) tocomplement our parade float.

Chances are if there are cameraflashes going off, someone haulingmultiple boxes of strange items, orsomeone who is not exactlyinconspicuous at one of our events,it’s me.

I’ve learned that the phrase“other duties as assigned” in mycontract is loosely interpreted.

In many ways, my job is easy.For starters, there’s always somethingto do. While school is in session,there’s always an event, student,faculty member, speaker or classactivity to promote. In Februaryalone, we prepared for Candlelight,Founder’s Day, the ChicagoConvention, Page Series events, atheatre department presentation, theChamber Singers tour, numeroussporting events and more! With anactive campus, I’m never at a loss forsubject matter.

Just because our students havesummer vacation, doesn’t mean thecampus isn’t still hopping Maythrough August. This summer we’llbegin introducing our new president,Brother William Mann, to the Winonacommunity and to our SMU alumni;there’s another jam-packedHomecoming scheduled; we’re activein both local parades for SteamboatDays and Goodview Days; we’ll haveanother hot spot at the MinnesotaState Fair’s education building; theGilmore Creek Summer Theatre willhost its second year at SMU; andsummer camps will kick into full gear.

And, we’re planning for theSept. 26 inauguration. A little furtherin the future is our centennialcelebration of 2012. You’re allinvited to both events, which areguaranteed to have good food andgood music, and be a good time —because that’s part of my job.

Someone once called me a“traitor” for giving up a career injournalism for a career in publicrelations. Truthfully, to be successfuland happy in a career in marketing, Imaintain you have to believe in (forlack of a better way of phrasing it)“what you’re selling.” And I believein Saint Mary’s University.

In many ways SMU sells itself.One visit to the Winona campus, andour students say they were sold. Thebreathtaking bluffs and the friendlystaff and faculty are our No. 1 sellingpoints. In the Twin Cities, our successlies in our flexibility. Programs,locations and offerings are constantlychanging to best meet the needs ofour adult learners.

In keeping with our Lasallianmission, all SMU locations embracethe opportunities for relevant,affordable education in a network oftruly caring individuals.

There’s no doubt that there’ssomething special about Saint Mary’s.Surrounded by hundreds of studentssinging Christmas carols in belowzero temperatures in our plaza, Iheard it; every commencementceremony, when I see our studentshigh-fiving members of our faculty, Ifeel it.

So, whether I’m pricing kazoos,educating myself about frogdeformities or stuffing thousands ofinauguration invitations, I’m doingmy job.

This magazine provides youwith a great opportunity to tell usabout your new job — new home,new family or any other updates. Asalways, we’d love to hear from you —the people (and the heart) behindSMU!≠

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Promoting SMU an easy job; the university sells itself

Deb NahrgangSaint Mary’s Magazine editor

FROM THE EDITOR

We’re interested in

your thoughtsWe want to hear from you, the alumni, parents and friends of Saint Mary’s University. You’rewelcome to respond to somethingyou read in Saint Mary’s Magazine,or to comment on any subject thatinvolves the past, present or future ofthe university.

Send letters to Saint Mary’sMagazine Editor, Saint Mary’sUniversity, 700 Terrace Heights #36,Winona, MN 55987-1399 or e-mail editor Deb Nahrgang [email protected].

Congratulations on successful ‘Saint Mary’sMagazine’I must congratulate you and your teamon your continued successful publicationof Saint Mary's Magazine. Although I amnot an SMU alum, I have the greatfortune of having previously lived inWinona for manyyears, andhave anumber ofMarian High(1971),Owatonna,classmates asalumni, as wellas friends and co-workers whoare alums.

What awonderfulpublication. Icontinue to findfamiliar faces andreasons to reconnectwith people identifiedin the magazine.Thank you for keeping me on yourmailing list.

— John C. Doyle, president, Merchants Bank, Rochester, Minn.

‘Looking Back’picture identifiedI believe the picture with Brother Pahl inthe middle was taken in 1963 or 1964.I am in the upper right hand of thepicture with the lower part of my facecovered by my classmate Frank B.Baumgart (far right in picture). The faceof the individual in the center of thepicture without glasses is Lawrence A.Reuter. My name is David J. Grdina andwe all are in the class of 1966. Thereason I think this was circa 1963 wasbecause Brother George Pahl did teach afirst-year biology course for bio majorsand I think this picture reflects that.Frank Baumgart changed majors hissophomore year I believe, so I doubt ifthis picture would have been taken in1965 or 1966. Hope this helps.

— David J. Grdina ’66

MorenamesidentifiedI was pleased to seethe photo of BrotherGeorge Pahl in theFall issue of SaintMary's Magazine.

The photo was likely takenbetween 1962 and 1966. The fellow onthe far right in the dark shirt and lightpants is Frank Baumgart. The fellowabout in the middle and in thebackground in the white shirt is LarryReuter, and the fellow in the checkedshirt next to Brother George is likelyGeorge Ferenzi. All are class of 1966.

— Jake Clement ’66

I think we’ve goteverybody nowI just received my latest alumnimagazine and loved the photo on theinside back cover. Most of the studentswere friends of mine from the class of’66. They may have been sophomoresin ’63/’64.

From left to right: the one behindBrother George is Denis Repke, the onewhose face is partially blocked byBrother George is George Ferenzi, theone in front of the blocked face is LarryReuter, next to Larry (looking intentwith glasses) is Gerald Lindner, and thefar right one is Fran Baumgart.

Thanks for a great magazine.

— Peter Kilkus ’66

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LETTERS


The athletic landscape on the SaintMary’s University campus is taking on anew look.

Last summer, the baseball andsoftball fields were renovated. The oldplaying surfaces were dug up, anddrainage and irrigation systems wereinstalled. A 3-inch base of sand was thenput down, followed by a 7-inch base ofsand and peat moss. The fields werethen seeded and new fencing was put upenclosing both fields.

“It was time for new facilities forboth baseball and softball,” said SMUbaseball coach Nick Whaley, who hasbeen the Cardinals’ head coach for thepast 10 seasons. “We had major playingissues. Any precipitation put a questionmark on whether we’d be able to play.This (renovation) will take of that forus.”

“The fields were old and in need ofrepair,” said SMU athletic director NikkiFennern. “We had to address the terrainand grading issues so that we wouldn’tcontinue to have the same problems.”

And that’s just the beginning.This fall, when visitors turn on to

the Terrace Heights campus, the well-manicured, fenced-in ball fields won’t bethe only attraction catching their eye.

In September, a plan to build anoutdoor track and field/soccer complexwas approved by the Saint Mary’sUniversity Board of Trustees.

“Saint Mary’s University andCardinal athletics have made greatstrides with the renovation of thebaseball and softball fields, as well as theupcoming construction of a new trackand soccer complex,” said Fennern. “Inorder to compete in the nationallycompetitive Minnesota IntercollegiateAthletic Conference, we must have thefacilities to retain and attract greatstudent-athletes.

“This is a major step in the rightdirection.”

The track and field/soccer complexwill be built near the front entrancealong Hwy. 14 and Gilmore Valley Road.Construction will begin in summer2008. The first phase of the project isestimated to cost $2.8 million (includinglights). A second phase will add

permanent viewing stands, concessionarea and press box.

An on-campus track/soccercomplex has been under considerationfor several years, according to ChrisKendall ’79, M’95, vice president forstudent development. He said SaintMary’s is “confident the addition of anattractive, well-constructed facility willgreatly benefit the university in anumber of key areas, including visibilityand marketing, enrollment, athletics andcampus atmosphere. And,” Kendallnoted, “SMU is one of the few MIACschools without an outdoor track. Thiswill significantly sharpen our competitiveedge and help with the recruitment ofstudent-athletes.”

A competition soccer pitch will bebuilt in the center of the track, “makingthe complex the new home to Cardinalsoccer and a training facility for crosscountry and other athletic programs,”according to Fennern. “It will be a directasset to six of our teams, as well as toother athletes, intramurals, recreationalusers and summer camp participants.”

A year ago, the Saint Mary’s Boardof Trustees decided not to reinstatefootball as a varsity sport. Instead, theboard directed the university to providebetter support for existing athleticprograms. A recent peer review of SMUathletics also noted that an outdoortrack/soccer complex would serve as amajor step toward achieving that goal.

“Our current student-athletes,coaches, and athletic alumni deserve tobe able to look at the SMU facilities withpride,” said Fennern. “The commitmentto enhancing our facilities allows themto do this.

“The Board of Trustees passed aresolution to increase thecompetitiveness of our current athleticprograms. — and these facilities are veryimportant steps in that process.”

Fennern was also quick to note thatthe improvements to SMU’s athleticfacilities are not only beneficial to theathletic department.

“Athletic and recreational facilitiesimprove the overall visibility andmarketing potential of the entirecampus,” she said. “The new track and

soccer complex will be an asset to all athletic programs, as well as tophysical education classes, intramurals, club sports, camps andspecial programs, community walkers,and many other groups.

“This benefits the entire campus.We understand that students are“shopping” for a complete campuspackage when choosing their college or university.”≠

News and ViewsSMU hits home run with new fields; construction set for new track/soccer complex

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One more seasonof away gamesWhen the first snow fell in mid-December, the fluffy white stuff coveredup two gorgeous playing fields.

When the snow finally melted inMarch, those newly seeded ball fieldswere visible once again.

And when the sun is shining andthe temperatures soar past the 50s, intothe 60s, the baseball and softball fieldson the Saint Mary’s campus will bebegging to be played on.

But they won’t be.Not until the fall of 2008.The Saint Mary’s baseball and

fastpitch softball teams both boast brandnew homes — complete with drainage,irrigation systems and lush green grass— but for the Cardinals, home will be onthe road in 2008.

“In the spring, the fields will lookgood, the grass will be green and theinfields will look perfect — it will betempting to play on them,” said SMUathletic director Nikki Fennern. “But theywon’t be stable enough to play on. Wedon’t want to tear the fields up andspend more time and money trying torepair them again.”

So, the Cardinal baseball team willplay their home games at Winona StateUniversity, or on the road all together,while the fastpitch softball team will hostits entire 2008 home schedule at WinonaCotter’s Pat Bowlin Field.

“It’s tough (not being able to playat home),” admitted baseball coach NickWhaley. “But waiting a year in order tobuild a field on campus that adequatelypays tribute to Max Molock ’35 and the tradition of excellence that is Saint Mary’s baseball is worth it.

“We just have to make the best of a tough situation until the field isplayable — there’s no question it will be worth the wait.”

Fastpitch softball coach Jen Miller ’02 agreed.

“It’s hard not having any true homegames this season, but we are rightdown the road and fans can still comecheer us on,” Miller said. “We’re willingto make this sacrifice so that our fieldwill be in tip-top shape for the followingseason.

“We are looking forward to playingon one of the best fields in theconference in the 2009 season.”≠

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This diagram shows projectedgrowth and changes toSMU’s athletic landscape.Baseball and softball fieldswere revamped lastsummer and a track andfield/soccer complexwill be completed thissummer. The sketchalso shows thepossible additionof tennis courts— part of ourmaster plan forsports andrecreation.

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Two new little red vehicles on the Winona campus are helpingthe university to “go green.” This past fall Saint Mary’spurchased two extended-length SUV Neighborhood ElectricVehicles for use by its Department of Maintenance.

These vehicles, made by Columbia, can reach 25 miles perhour and run an average of 30-40 miles per charge. At onecharge per week, the university is confident these newpurchases will save money as well as lessen the university’simpact on the environment. These electric vehicles cost anaverage of 2 cents per mile, are much quieter, and emit nopollutants. They are replacing a vehicle that cost approximately20 cents per mile in fuel.

John Schollmeier, director of the physical plant, said he hadbeen looking to purchase electric work vehicles for the past fewyears, but had not been able to find the right vehicle at a localdealer that could maintain and service the vehicles. TheColumbia trucks were purchased from Honda Motorwërks in LaCrosse, Wis., and cost approximately $12,450 apiece.

“It is my hope to eventually change out all of the currentmaintenance vehicles for either electric or biodiesel vehicles,”Schollmeier said.

This is just one way that the university has continued to “go green” in the 2007-08 school year.

With money from the Student Senate, the university plansto purchase a Flying F Bio-Fuels complete biodiesel productionsystem this spring. This system allows the operator to processraw vegetable oil into quality finished fuel — up to 80 gallons

per week. Cooking oil from the university will be reused tocreate fuel. The cost of this system is estimated at $9,000.

SMU has also joined forces with Winona State University,Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, Winona AreaPublic Schools, the city and the county in the “Sustain Winona”initiative.

These groups are teaming together for joint environmentalcertification from the International Standardization Organization.To obtain it, participants must set and enforce goals for reducingenergy consumption and carbon emissions.

The university — which has been active in the Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-River programs — is also using morecompact fluorescent light bulbs, and has recently replacedcooling units and the dining room refrigeration systems withmore efficient equipment. Additionally, an Outdoor LeadershipOffice was established on the Winona campus this fall, and theuniversity has partnered with the Leave No Trace Center forOutdoor Ethics, an educational, nonprofit organizationdedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardshipof the outdoors by all people, worldwide.

Last spring the Student Senate passed a resolution statingthe university should be an “ethical leader in the movement forenvironmental sustainability.” The resolution cited communitysupport for the principles and practice of energy efficiency,waste and consumption reduction, alternative building designs,and use of renewable energy resources.≠

Biodiesel production system and red truckshelp SMU go a little greener


Sweeney named vice president fordevelopment andalumni relationsJoseph Sweeney ’81 began his duties asvice president for development and

alumnirelations inDecember2007. He nowoversees theuniversity’sfundraising,alumnirelations andadvancementservices.

Sweeneycomes to Saint Mary’s from LoyolaAcademy, a Jesuit college-preparatoryhigh school in Wilmette, Ill., where heserved for 11 years as vice president fordevelopment and director of principalgifts. During Sweeney’s tenure, Loyola’sendowment increased from $14 millionto nearly $53 million. Previously,Sweeney worked seven years as directorof development at Carmel Catholic HighSchool in Mundelein, Ill.

Joe and his wife, Stacey (Sanborn’82) Sweeney, have four children. Theirson Kevin is currently a sophomore atSaint Mary’s.≠

Saint Mary’s receives$560,000 from 1942alumnus’ trust fundThis past fall Saint Mary’s announced amonetary gift of more than $560,000from the late Philip Morris ’42 and hiswife, Patricia, both of Green Valley,Ariz., and formerly of Kansas.

The Morrises created the MorrisFamily Trust, which stipulated — uponthe death of the surviving spouse — that90 percent of their combined estatewould be distributed to Saint Mary’sUniversity in memory of ProfessorRobert Woods of the EconomicsDepartment and Brother Luke A.Herbert, former university librarian. Theremaining 10 percent went to America’sPress, Inc. in New York, N.Y.

The gift will be used for theuniversity-designated endowment.

Philip Morris was active in the SaintMary’s alumni organization and infundraising for the Saint Thomas MoreChapel on the Winona campus.≠

SMU reports increasein undergraduate, grad enrollmentSaint Mary’s University reportedenrollment growth at both theundergraduate and graduate programlevels.

As of the fall “enrollment datafreeze” dates, Saint Mary’s had a total of5,960 students, up 394 from last year’stotal of 5,566.

The number of graduate studentsenrolled was 3,918 (929 in Winona-based programs and 2,989 in TwinCities campus-based programs). Thatnumber is up 170 from last year’senrollment of 3,748. An additional 692bachelor degree-completion andundergraduate certificate students wereenrolled, up 166 from last year’s total of526.

The undergraduate College at theWinona campus showed enrollment of1,350, up 58 from last year’s total of1,292. (1,276 are full-time

undergraduates and 74 are part-timeand non-degree-seeking students.) The freshman class of 399 is the second largest in Saint Mary’s history.Adding in transfers and readmittedstudents, the total of new degree-seekingstudents is 455.≠

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Joseph Sweeney ’81

SMU earns All-Steinway distinctionSaint Mary’s has received the distinction of being named an All-SteinwaySchool. The honor demonstrates Saint Mary’s commitment to excellence byproviding students and faculty with the best possibleinstruments for both study and performance.

In order to be eligible for the All-SteinwaySchool distinction, Saint Mary’s made thecommitment to offer to its students onlyinstruments designed and built by Steinway& Sons.

“The name Steinway brings a level ofintegrity and validity that is instant,” saidNed Kirk, chairman of the SMU Departmentof Music. “It means that Saint Mary’s is trulydedicated to providing the best for ourstudents.”

Steinway is a name traditionally associated withexcellence in piano craftsmanship. Steinway pianos are known for theirlongevity, and most Steinway instruments appreciate in value over time. Eachpiano is handcrafted, which can take up to one full year per instrument.

The inspiration to become a Steinway school came from long-time friendsof the university, Bob Kierlin and Mary Burrichter, SMU trustee. The Winonacouple donated a newly restored 1931 Steinway piano to the MinnesotaBeethoven Festival. The concert piano, worth more than $100,000, wascarefully restored in 2006. Saint Mary’s University has the additional honor ofusing the piano throughout the school year as its concert instrument.

Only 60 colleges and universities in the United States have beendesignated All-Steinway Schools, including six in Minnesota: GustavusAdolphus; University of Minnesota, Morris; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities;Bemidji State University; and Concordia University, St. Paul.≠


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SGPP’s Wingerhelps direct security for RepublicanNational ConventionThe 2008 Republican NationalConvention has named long-time SaintMary’s University administrator DonWinger as its deputy director forsecurity. Winger is currently serving asdean of the School of ProfessionalPrograms and director for the B.S. inPolice Science at Saint Mary’s.

Winger, a former Maplewood PoliceChief and Saint Paul Police DepartmentDistrict Commander, has more than 30years of law enforcement experience.

“We are pleased to have Don joinour team,” said convention president and

CEO MariaCino. “Don’sthree decadesof lawenforcementandrelationship-buildingexperience righthere in theMinneapolis-Saint Paul area

are tremendous assets — and he will beinstrumental in ensuring a safe andsuccessful convention.”

Winger, a Vietnam veteran, servedas the chief of the Maplewood PoliceDepartment from 1998-2002, where hesupervised 65 employees, includingmore than 40 police officers. Prior tothat, Winger served 27 years — inpositions ranging from police officer toDistrict Commander — for the Saint PaulPolice Department, which serves morethan 90,000 residents.

“During my career, I have beeninvolved with Hubert Humphrey’sfuneral; two World Series; a Super Bowl;the Mikhail Gorbachev visit in 1990;and numerous presidential visits,” saidWinger, “but helping plan the 2008Republican National Convention will bethe highlight of my career. I have greatconfidence in our collective experiencesand abilities to make this a safe andsuccessful convention for residents andvisitors alike.”≠

Saint Mary’s honors three atFounder’s Day ceremony

At its Founder’s Day ceremony Feb. 26, Saint Mary’s University honored adedicated staff member and two outstanding seniors. Founder’s Day is theannual celebration of the founding of Saint Mary’s in 1912 by WinonaBishop Patrick R. Heffron.

The 2008 Bishop Patrick Heffron Award was presented to AlanJoswick. Joswick has worked in the Maintenance Department on theWinona campus since 1976 and is currently the trades department

supervisor. The Heffron Award recognizesJoswick’s dedicated and tireless efforts tomaintain and improve the campus physical plant.He provides a daily example of service to all wholive and work on Terrace Heights and ofcommitment to the mission of Saint Mary’sUniversity.

The Outstanding Male and FemaleSenior Awards were presented to students whohave demonstrated the ideals of scholarship,character, leadership, service to colleagues andthe university community. Above all, these menand women have shown genuine concern formeeting the needs of others. The OutstandingMale Senior Award went to Kevin Black, son ofJeff ’77 and Mary Pat Black of Mahtomedi, Minn.The Outstanding Female Senior Award went toAnastacia Sontag, daughter of Mike and YvonneSontag of Minneota, Minn.

Sontag, a marketing major and chemistryminor, has been involved with the TaylorRichmond Benefit Dance Committee and StudentSenate Executive Board. She also serves aspresident of the Student Activities Committee,has helped new students feel welcome as a NewStudent Orientation Leader, is involved with theTogether Encountering Christ student retreat, andvolunteered in Biloxi, Miss. After graduation,Sontag hopes to work as an after-school tutorand mentor with a long-term volunteer program.

Black is an accounting major and economicsminor. During his time at SMU, he has been amember of the baseball team (serving as teamcaptain), the Cardinal Athletic Council (serving astreasurer) and Delta Epsilon Sigma honor society.

He has also volunteered with the Winona Food Shelf, played intramurals,and coordinated the Toys for Teens Drive. This fall he will begin a new job asan auditor for Deloitte Touche, an accounting firm based in Minneapolis.Until then, he will be taking classes and studying for the Certified PublicAccountants exam and helping coach the Mahtomedi American Legionbaseball team.

The following students were finalists for the 2007 OutstandingSenior Awards: Lindsay Dickson, daughter of Jim and Janie Dickson ofBrooklyn Park, Minn.; Laura Holupchinski, daughter of Greg ’78 and Cindy’79 Holupchinski of Saint Paul, Minn.; Amy Kalina, daughter of Stephen andKathleen Kalina of Webster, Minn.; Kasey Schultz, daughter of Tom ’75 andSue ’75 Schultz of Cary, Ill.; Rick McCoy, son of Lou ’79 and Peg (CST ’80)McCoy of West Saint Paul, Minn.; Jeffrey David, son of Don and Kathy Davidof Potosi, Wis.; John Freeman, son of Mike and Joann Freeman, of Aurora,Ill.; and Alex Downes-Borowski, son of Michael Borowski and MarylouDownes of Woodbury, Minn.≠

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Saint Mary’s names nine to new Board of Regents Nine Twin Cities community leaders havebeen named to the new Saint Mary’sUniversity Board of Regents. The regentswill counsel the university’s president andSchools of Graduate and ProfessionalPrograms administration regarding long-range and programmatic strategicplanning. Brother Chancellor Louis

DeThomasisappointed theregents to servethree-year terms.

The membersof the Board ofRegents include:Kent Eklund,president, FairviewFoundation,Minneapolis; FarleyS. Kaufmann,

partner, Lurie Besikof Lapidus andCompany, LLP, Minneapolis; G. CarlosLopez, president, Casa Travel, Inc.,Burnsville; Russell V. Michaletz, partner,

Deloitte Tax LLP., Minneapolis; JohnMontague, president, Muve Inc.,Minneapolis; Julie Morath, chief operatingofficer, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics,Minneapolis; Kaye O’Leary, chief financialofficer, Buca, Inc., Minneapolis; and WillieMae Wilson, former president and chiefexecutive officer, Saint Paul UrbanLeague, Saint Paul. The first chairman ofthe board will be Loras H. Sieve ’60,retired, General Mills, Inc.,Minneapolis.≠

$2 million gift tofund inaugural ethicalleadership forum andscholarshipsAn anonymous donor has given SaintMary’s University $2 million, the largestgift ever received by its Schools ofGraduate and Professional Programs. Thegift will fund endowed scholarships foradult, non-traditional students completingtheir bachelor and graduate degrees, andprovide for an annual Twin Cities speakerseries for the Hendrickson Institute forEthical Leadership Forum.

In addition, the anonymous donorhas agreed to match new or increasedgifts from Schools of Graduate andProfessional Programs’ alumni, staff,faculty members, and friends, up to atotal of $100,000. The deadline for thischallenge will be June 2008 and onlyapplies to gifts made to the SGPP.

The Hendrickson Institute Forum —which brings increased visibility to theuniversity and its academic programs —will be held annually in the Twin Citiesand will feature renowned guest speakers.Saint Mary’s will sponsor the event withits Hendrickson Institute, whose studentand community programs emphasize theimportance of ethical principles, morals,spirituality and free enterprise.

Also at this event, the keynotespeaker will present an award to anoutstanding leader, in honor of his or hercontributions to global ethical initiatives.

This spring, the HendricksonInstitute Medal for Ethical Leadership wasgiven to Warren and Mary Lynn Staley.

For more information about thisannual event, contact Barbara Hall, SGPPalumni relations and events coordinator,at (612) 238-4517.≠

SGPP to offer coursesin MinnetonkaSaint Mary’s will offer courses inMinnetonka, beginning in January 2008.The university’s Schools of Graduate andProfessional Programs (SGPP) inMinneapolis is leasing classroom andoffice space in Ridge Plaza, located onHighway 394 north of Ridgedale Mall.

The 7,600-square-foot addition toSaint Mary’s will initially be used forBachelor of Science in Marketing degreecompletion programs and Master ofBusiness Administration classes. The sitewill be referred to as Minnetonka Center.

“The rapidly growing enrollment inour Schools of Graduate and ProfessionalPrograms has resulted in a considerableneed for more Twin Cities classroom andoffice space,” said Brother ChancellorLouis DeThomasis. “Minnetonka is anexcellent location for us to bringeducation closer to students in the westmetro area.”

For more information aboutMinnetonka Center, call (866) 437-2788or visit www.smumn.edu.≠

Loras H. Sieve ’60

SMU’s Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs

Micklethwait serves as first speakerfor Hendrickson Institute Forum

On April 30, John Micklethwait, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, spoke on globalization, the economy of thefuture, social responsibility and ethics issues – issues thatmirror the global outlook, mission and curriculum of Saint Mary’s and its Schools of Graduate and ProfessionalPrograms.

Micklethwait was the featured speaker for theinaugural Hendrickson Institute for Ethical LeadershipForum in Minneapolis.

Saint Mary’s University faculty, staff and students atthe Twin Cities campus, as well as business leaders, had

the rare opportunity to hear Micklethwait, one of the world’s foremost authorities onglobalization, speak about how it works, where it’s headed, its positive impact andpotential. He is also an expert on American business and culture, and on Americanpolitics and American foreign and defense policy. He was head of the magazine’s U.S. section from 1999 to 2006.

With his writing partner Adrian Wooldridge, Micklethwait has written fourbooks on business and one book on American politics. He is a frequent broadcasterand has appeared on CNN, ABC News, BBC, Start the Week and NPR.

The Economist is a 145-year-old British publication with a worldwide circulation.Reporters work from around the world on issues of commerce, health, poverty,religion, globalization, war and politics.≠

NEWS AND VIEWS


Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min., was named president of Saint Mary’s University Dec. 13, 2007. He assumes the office June 1, 2008.

Saint Mary’s 13th President

A conversation with Brother William Mann

“A university is ultimately about its students.”In his 40-year career as a Lasallianeducator, Brother William Mann has had arecurring goal: working with students. Somuch of the past 25 years has been spentas a leader of the Brothers and in theLasallian educational network, and that’slimited his direct contact with students.The former Vicar General of the ChristianBrothers jokes that in his new position aspresident of Saint Mary’s University, hehopes that he’ll “finally” be able to spendquality time with students again.

In the presentations Brother Williammade on campus this past January and invarious conversations, one themecontinues to resonate: “A university isultimately about its students.”

When the presidential searchcommittee asked Brother William if therewas something that might “frighten” himabout becoming president of SaintMary’s, he responded that what wouldfrighten him is to be confined to hisoffice, so busy with the administrative andpublic relations aspects of being apresident that he would not have time tocommunicate and interact with thestudents.

In a phone conversation from NewYork this past January, Brother Williamreflected on his future role as president(which will begin on June 1) and thereason he believes that Saint Mary’s willbe a “good fit” for him.

Tell us a little about yourbackground and your upbringing. I grew up in the “little neighborhood” ofBrooklyn, N.Y., where there are only 21/2

million people. My father was a firefighter,as was my grandfather, two of my uncles,two of my brother-in-laws, and some ofmy cousins. My mother was a nurse.There were seven of us children in a largeIrish Catholic family, which was prettyservice-oriented.

When did you decide to become aChristian Brother? It was during my high school years, whenI was 16, that I was attracted to the ideaof being a Brother – being like them,living in community, trying to give my lifeto God and God’s service, and workingwith young people, teaching. I knew that Icould, as a Brother, do somethingsignificant for others and, hopefully,become a better person in the process.

Describe your experience as ateacher for nine years.When I graduated from The CatholicUniversity of America at 21 years of age,I was assigned by the Brothers to an all-boys secondary boarding school (La SalleMilitary Academy in Oakdale, N.Y.). Thefocus of the boarding dimension of theschool was on service, leadership andcommunity. I was living in a dormitory

with 55 students 24 hours a day, and Iwas teaching English and some religion. Ispent my first six years there, and it wasthere that I began my career as anadministrator. I loved the teaching, and Ithought I was going to be teaching all mylife as a Brother.

I think that the boarding schoolformed the foundation of the way I seeeducation. Because I lived with theyoungsters I was teaching, I kind of had tosubstitute for their family. At my age Ireally was like an older brother to manyof them, although a lot of the work wasparental.

However, I felt too cut off from thecommunity of the Brothers. That was animportant part of why I wanted to be aBrother, and so I was assigned to a co-edsecondary school (Saint RaphaelAcademy, Pawtucket, R.I.). And that wasan equally marvelous experience, workingwith both boys and girls. I wouldn’t sayone (teaching position) was better orworse; they were different, but wonderful.

I lived with some Brothers who arereally good friends, and I worked closelywith some great Brothers, Sisters, and layteachers. For three years, I taught English,and started up the school’s campusministry program (service projects,retreats, prayer gatherings and liturgies). Ireally believe that if you want youngpeople to perform well, you have to help



them feel good about themselves, feelconnected to one another, and know thatGod loves them and wants to be part oftheir lives.

A good number of those studentsbecame life-long friends. For over 30years, we’ve stayed in contact. And duringmy present sabbatical, I have seen themmore regularly and spent time with theirspouses and children.

How did your career progress?I became Assistant Provincial/Visitor forFormation and director of post-collegiateand pre-novitiate residency for ourProvince/District. At first, I didn’t want todo it. I was afraid that, after six yearsdoing that job, I’d be “an old man of 36”and no longer able to relate to youngsters.However, training our younger Brotherswas a way to remain connected withyoung people and, as it turned out, asignificant although indirect way ofmaking a positive contribution to the livesof young people.

As that job was drawing to a close, Iseriously considered going to work ateither Manhattan College or Salve ReginaUniversity as an administrator. But thenthe Brother Provincials/Visitors of theNortheast USA asked me to become theDirector of Novices (the novitiate is a kindof year-long retreat that the Brothersmake when they first enter our Institute);and so, once again, my re-entry into aschool was delayed.

At what point did you beginworking at the Generalate inRome?As these six years were ending, I asked ifI could go back to work in a school.However, the Brother Superior Generalwanted me to serve as his liaison with thetraining of young Brothers around theworld. I wanted to return to work withyoung people in the schools; but one dayhe called to say, “You’re appointed.Congratulations!” And so I moved toRome in 1990 as the Institute’sinternational Secretary of Formation.

So, I spent a few years travelingaround the world (about eight months peryear) to assess all of the places where

young Brothers were being trained.Instead of just visiting the houses,however, I focused on the education andempowerment of the Brothers who werein charge of these houses. Some had littleor no professional preparation; otherslacked the material resources to do theirwork well. So I began to organizeinternational sessions of education andformation for these people, and I began tohave published some good and user-friendly resources. It was very satisfying tohelp others benefit from the kinds ofprofessional and personal opportunitieswe sometimes take for granted here in theUSA.

It was during my time as Secretary ofFormation that I was also appointed to bethe Delegate Superior of the Brothers andLasallian Educational Mission in India(1993-1997). This was followed by myappointments, first, as the Provincial/Visitor of the Long-Island-New EnglandProvince/District (1996-2000) and, then,as Vicar General of the Institute (2000 to2007).

What did you know about SMUprevious to the search process fora new President?When I was the Assistant Provincial/Visitor in charge of training youngBrothers back in the 1980s, I was askedone year to work with our Lasallianschools and child welfare agencies. One ofmy goals was to try to get all of the schooladministrators to have certification, sincethis was not the case. One of the people Ishared this concern with was the then-president of Saint Mary’s, Brother PeterClifford. He told me that Saint Mary’s wascapable of delivering a master’s degree ineducational leadership for us, and so heput the program together for us. Thisexperience helped me see SMU as a placethat responded to real needs, thatapproached its students with flexibility,and that was academically rigorous in away that our school administrators reallybenefited from their SMU education.

The second way that I learned aboutSaint Mary’s was a bit less direct. I haveknown two of the presidents of SMU,Brother Peter Clifford and Brother Louis

DeThomasis, for most of my life. I metBrother Peter when I was 15 years old,and I met Brother Louis when I was 19years old. All three of us belong to theLong Island-New England Province/District of the Brothers.

Also, as Vicar General of the Instituteof Brothers and the Lasallian EducationalMission, I met a number of people fromSaint Mary’s at national and internationalLasallian gatherings, and I wastremendously impressed with theircompetence and commitment.

Didn’t you also serve on the SMUBoard of Trustees?I was a member of the Board of Trusteesbetween 1996 and 2001. I have been ona lot of boards of trustees, but I wouldhave to say that the two best experiencesthat I have ever had were with SMU andwith Bethlehem University of Palestine.Each of these two boards had greatquality, high caliber of people. Themembers were generous in sharing theirtime, their expertise, and their financialresources. They clearly loved the schools,trusted and supported the administrators,assured sound financial practice, andhelped the schools to articulate credibleand inspiring statements of vision. Bothwere for me a kind of communityexperience.

You spoke here a while backabout being Lasallian. How didthat come about?Around 1999, I was asked to come toSaint Mary’s to speak to the faculty andstaff of both campuses about Lasallianmission and identity. What a wonderfulexperience! For me the best in Lasallianformation is when you begin to helppeople through what is already their ownexperience, or when people begin to seewhat they are doing at another level ofdepth. It’s about the affirmation of peopleas the people they already are at thedeepest levels. Lasallian formation, for me,is helping people to see their life, theirvalues, their profession, and their familyas an integrated whole. This is what givesmeaning and encouragement, and fire andpassion – helping educators give voice to

A conversation with Brother William MannA conversation with Brother William Mann


Brother WilliamFAST FACTS

Favorite food: First, steak; then,shellfish (especially crab, shrimp, andclams); and Italian, of course, consideringall of the years that he has lived in Italy.

Favorite books: He has very eclectictastes. Some of his all-time favorites are:William Shakespeare (especially “KingLear”), Tennessee Williams (especially“The Glass Menagerie” and “A StreetcarNamed Desire”), Eli Wiesel (“Night”),Ernest Gaines (“A Lesson before Dying”),and William Faulkner (“As I Lay Dying”).

Movies: “Ordinary People,” “BillyElliot,” “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” and the“Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

Hobbies: Reading (often two to threenovels a week) and more recently,genealogy. He jokes that in his youngeryears he enjoyed playing handball andracquetball and jogging; but says that “atthis point it’s mostly walking.” He’slooking forward to spending some timecross-country skiing on the SMU trails.

Education: B.A. in English Literaturefrom The Catholic University of America;M.A. in Liberal Studies (Literature) fromState University of New York at StonyBrook; M.A. in Spirituality from SalveRegina University; and Doctor of Ministryin Family Ministry (Theology) fromColgate Rochester Divinity School.

Little known fact: Brother Williamisn’t one to shy away from babies. Heconfides, “The hardest part aboutbecoming a Brother was the idea of nothaving my own children.” He enjoysspending time with his 18 nieces andnephews and many grandnieces andgrandnephews, and says he lovesspending time with little children. Hesays, “People are often surprised aboutthat; I’d be surprised that a Brotherwouldn’t love being with kids. One of theholiest things I’ve ever done is hold achild. There’s something profoundlycentering about doing that. They havethe ability to invite 100 percent of yourattention.”

Brother William meets and greets at the Winona campus January 7, 2008.


Some old friends met by accident on the streets of Paris in 1983.

The group included, from right: Brother Louis DeThomasis, Brother William Mann, Brother Konrad Diebold ’61, Brother Emmet Sinitieri,

Brother Jerome Sullivan and Brother Paul Joslin.

Little did Brother Louis and Brother William know that 25 years later they bothwould serve as presidents of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.


their deepest and most profoundaspirations as persons and asprofessionals.

You’ve known Brother Louis for 40 years. How do you believehis leadership has shaped Saint Mary’s?I met him when he first entered theBrothers. He came in from the businessworld, and he always seemed to intuit thatthe kind of training that adults were goingto want had to be adapted to the newreality in which we find ourselves. Thiswas probably partly because of his comingout of a business reality, but it was alsosomething of his personality and hisgenius that “One size does not fit all.”

It’s also part of the deepest Lasallianpedagogy. When the Brothers began towork with the children of the workingclass and the poor, these families didn’tvalue an education; so education had tobe recognizable to them as something thatleads to advancement for themselves andtheir families. That is part of BrotherLouis’ magic. Education and thepracticalities of everyday living areconnected. His inspiration and inclinationswere always a good fit, had good synergywith the Lasallian educational mission.

Another thing that I have alwaysseen with Brother Louis is that he tries togather around him a good team of people,some really fine folks. He asks a lot ofthem, but he gives 100 percent of himself;and you never get bored when you workwith him.

What do you hope to bring to the Presidency?It would be premature of me to articulatean agenda for Saint Mary’s before I arriveat the university and engage full-time withthe other members of our board,administration, faculty and staff, students,families, alums, and benefactors.Hopefully, I’ll be able to support, sustain,and even occasionally inspire greaterpassion for the Lasallian mission and forpursuing the agenda that our universitycommunity has articulated over recentyears. Our commitment to our students, toaccessibility and sustainability, and to a

global perspective and interconnectednessso necessary in today’s world will, ofcourse, continue to be matters of somepriority.

Coming to Saint Mary’s as we movetoward the celebration of its 100thanniversary appears to me to be a greatmoment to remember in gratitude whathas gone before, to reach out andembrace our alums and their families withrenewed affection and inclusion, and toprepare to move boldly into the future forthe good of society and Church.

As a Brother of the Christian Schools,I hope to be able, by my personal life andwitness and by my professionalcommitments, to contribute to the faithlife of our Lasallian educationalcommunity and, especially, of ourstudents. My experience has been thatmany people, especially many youngpeople, are looking for meaning in theirlives. We have a great opportunity here towork, together with one another and inassociation with the Church and so manypeople of good will in the Midwest andaround the world, as agents of hope whoare engaged in making the world a betterplace, one that is more loving and safe forall of the people of God.

What was your first opinion of Saint Mary’s when you visited in January?The welcome to Saint Mary’s byadministration, faculty, staff, and students,both in Minneapolis and in Winona, wasvery warm and encouraging. Truly, I wastouched positively by the experience. Atthe end of each of the gatherings, somany people came up to greet me; andthey were actually making specificreferences to things I had said. They werelistening and hearing things thatconnected with them. They were sharinga bit about themselves and wanted tocommunicate their love of andcommitment to Saint Mary’s and itsstudents.

Brother Louis and chair of the boardof trustees Michael Meagher could nothave been more welcoming and moreattentive during the visit.

Will you spend time at both campuses?The board was very clear in the searchprocess that the Schools of Graduate andProfessional Programs has grownsignificantly in recent years and that, as anintegral part of the university, it needsmore of the time and attention of thepresident. I definitely look forward tospending time on both Minnesotacampuses, and I also hope to visit thethird university campus in Kenya beforetoo long.

What do you hope for in SMU’s future?During the month of February, I was ableto spend some time in Italy with thenewly formed University Council onLasallian Mission and Formation. Weshared a very informative week exploringwhat it means when we say, in theuniversity’s “Mission and Vision”statement, that Saint Mary’s is a Catholicand a Lasallian university that “has itsfoundation in and is inspired by the life,the traditions, and the heritage of SaintJohn Baptist de La Salle.” I am veryhopeful that this new university-widecouncil appointed by Brother Louis andthe President’s Cabinet will help us all tolive that identity ever more authentically.In this way, I believe, we will deepen ourcommitment to awaken, nurture, andempower learners to ethical lives ofservice and leadership.

I hope that good things continue tohappen at Saint Mary’s in ways that wecan’t predict, and that these good thingsare for the betterment of our nation, ourworld and our Church.

I hope that whatever happens, we’reall proud to have done it together. As aleader, I’m going to have a significant roleto play, but we all have significant roles toplay, and good work is relational. We callout of one another the best. In the end, Ihope we can all be proud of where we areand how we got there.≠

A conversation with Brother William Mann


It started as a simple summer rain.The weather forecasters had warned

that rain accumulations could bedangerous.

But no one really believed them, noteven when the rain rolled on through thenight. Few believed that a foot of water —or more — would fall from the sky Aug. 18-19.

Certainly, no one could havepredicted that small creeks would becomeraging rivers and that hundreds of homeswould be destroyed, leaving families fromSoutheastern Minnesota towns likeRushford, Stockton and Minnesota Cityhomeless. Twenty-two people in a three-state area were tragically killed because ofquickly rising floodwaters.

It was the worst disaster this regionhas seen for a century.

Saint Mary’s University served as theRed Cross shelter for the week followingthe flooding. Hundreds of people wereevacuated — some from rooftops orsecond-story decks — in the middle of thenight. Neighbors reunited in GostomskiFieldhouse, where dry T-shirts and cotswere provided. Chartwells Campus Dininggraciously provided more than 1,000meals to the evacuees during their stay oncampus.

Even before the academic year began,faculty, staff and students began to raisemoney, and volunteer in the surroundingcommunities.

A Flood of support

Cleaning up after heavy August rainsswamp Winona areaA total of 199 athletes and 112 otherstudents, along with faculty and staff,helped area communities with flood cleanupSept. 9-10.

BELOW: SMU athletes Kevin Eidsmo ’09 andNick Fabbri ’10 hauled muddy belongingsand pails of mud from the basement of ahome in Rushford.


n In September, between 300 and 350people attended a public Rockin’ forRelief concert that included live music,kids games, a live auction and barbecuedfood. The event, sponsored by SaintMary’s Volunteer Services and Office ofCampus Ministry, raised $2,889 for areaflood victims. With a matching $2,500donation from Modern Woodmen ofAmerica, the proceeds totaled $5,389.

n A “Recipe for Relief,” held the end ofOctober, raised more than $10,000 forSMU faculty, staff and students severelyaffected by the flood. SMU musicians(including Dr. John Paulson, EricHeukeshoven, Chris Kendall ’79, M’95,and SMU jazz students) performed, morethan 20 faculty and staff celebrity chefs(including Brother Chancellor LouisDeThomasis) donated their tastiest dishes;and a large silent auction was held. MikeGostomski ’62, SMU trustee, providedPolish beer, and several area businessesdonated goods and services.

n With Recipe for Relief funds, donations,as well as other small fundraisers oncampus, more than $25,000 was raised tohelp faculty and staff — more than 25families — to recover from the flood.

n More than $6,000 was donated toassist alumni in the area who wereidentified as in need.

n By the end of 2007, nearly 400 SMUstudents volunteered more than 1,700hours of flood relief efforts withinneighboring communities. This numberdoes not include the many faculty andstaff who put in unrecorded hours.

On one weekend alone, Sept. 9-10,nearly 200 athletes, along with 112 otherSMU students, helped with cleanupefforts. Students shoveled mud, ripped

apart water-soaked sheetrock, disinfectedhomes and served as moral support.

Sept. 9 had originally been plannedas a picnic for all of the athletes, a way tofoster camaraderie between all the teamsat the beginning of the school year.Instead, the Cardinal Athletic Council sawit as a great opportunity to helpcommunities in need.

Senior volleyball player TheresaPerrini and a group of nearly 40 athletes

spent the afternoon at a Rushford home.Half the group worked in ankle-deep“muck” in the basement, while the otherhalf tore the plaster off water-soaked wallson the first floor.

“Initially, driving to Rushford, Ithought we might still see some highwater, but it wasn’t until we reached thehouse and started tearing the plaster offthe walls that I realized how much of animpact the flood had left,” she said. “Thehouse that I worked on was a large house.We had about 40 volunteers in our groupand there wasn’t a time when somebodywasn’t doing something — and that wasjust one home.

“I think it made us all appreciatewhat we have, and made us realize that inan instant, your entire life can be turnedupside-down. The amount of gratitudemade me feel so good — because in justthis one afternoon, we were able to helpsomeone begin to rebuild their lives.” ä

Recipe for ReliefThe headlining celebrity chef, Brother Chancellor LouisDeThomasis, assisted by Mark Merchlewitz, gave a livelydemonstration of how to make zucchini button canapes at SMU’s Recipe for Relief fundraiser.

Many guest chefs prepared their tastiest recipes for Recipe for Relief, which raised approximately $10,000 for SMU faculty and staff affected by the August flood.

Rockin’ for ReliefBig Red couldn’t stop dancing to SMU’sBookreader during the public Rockin’for Relief community flood relieffundraiser on the Winona campus.


Robin ThelenCustodian, Maintenance

Robin Thelen keeps photos of her flood-ravaged Stockton house in an album labeled“Home Sweet Home.” In between photos ofthick mold growing on her walls and herfamily tearing apart sheetrock, she stuck avacation picture of a brightly colored flowerfloating on lilypads.

She said she just had to put “somethingpretty” in there — a little bit of sunshineamidst all the rain.

Though it’s not a label Thelen wouldhave chosen for herself, she’s is an expertflood survivor. She’s has done it all before.

When the 1991 flood swept through herhome, she lost a lot of her preciousphotographs.

Thelen knew it would happen again. Inher mind, it wasn’t “if” the town wouldflood, but “when.” In preparation, she moved

her photos and important paperwork upstairs.In some ways, she was prepared.

But last time, the flood wasn’t this bad.All that’s left of Thelen’s home of the

past 18 years is a shell. Caution tapesurrounds the center of the home so no onefalls through the rotted floorboards.

Two feet of water and ankle-deep muddestroyed most everything on the first floorand garage.

“It’s just stuff,” she said. “But it’s whatmakes your house a home. It’s your sanctuary;it’s where your love is built.”≠

Coral HenthorneAssistant for Advancement Services, Office Development and Alumni Relations

Coral Henthorne was headed to sleep whenher boyfriend Sean went out on their porchto watch the heavy rains late in the eveningof Aug. 18.

Through the darkness, he could see thata ravine near their home was already quicklyrising and cars were stalling with water. Butthe couple didn’t know just how serious itwas about to become in Stockton.

Sean woke Coral to tell her to getdressed; their home was flooding. Thingshappened quickly. By shortly after 11 p.m.,their front steps had washed away, andpower was going on and off. Coral heardover the radio that Stockton was evacuating,and from their window, they watched aWinona County Sheriff’s car get stuck in thehigh water, and its driver evacuate from hercar window.

Coral dialed 911. A frazzled operatortold her that they desperately needed to getout, that a home on their street (only twohouses away) had washed off of itsfoundation and floated away, but theoperator offered no answers of how theyshould get out or where they should go.

When a small Dive & Rescue raft cameto their door, Coral and Sean asked them toevacuate Sean’s parents next door first beforecoming back for them.

There wasn’t time to set out food fortheir dog (Bear), grab pictures or even extraclothing. There wasn’t time to do anythingbut concentrate on getting to safety.

“We put our dog upstairs, and wehoped for the best,” Coral said.≠

A group of SMU alumni and staff from theTwin Cities came down to help residents ofStockton including Robin Thelen, thirdfrom right, who works in maintenance atthe Winona campus. Helping out are, fromleft: grad student Jacob Hanauer, TwinCities campus academic assessment andevaluation analyst; Elizabeth Wessa ’07;Logan Twedt ’06; Sarah Fisher ’04; AnnaShields ’04, Twin Cities campus admissionrecruiter; and Mary Thole M’01, Twin Citiescampus student services coordinator.

flood storiesMore than 25 Saint Mary’s University faculty and staff and their families were affected by the Augustflood. Though several of them lost their homes and most of their belongings, they never lost hope. Theirstories continue this spring and summer as these families continue to rebuild and repair. To read the com-plete articles — as told in the campus newsletter this past fall — go to www.smumn.edu/floodstories.


Renee (Solberg) KnutsonDirector of Career Services and Study Abroad

Renee Knutson’s 9-year-old son Bryan wasn’thome when water swept through his SunnyAcres neighborhood Aug. 18-19. But hisyoung eyes have seen — up close — themass destruction the flood left behind.

Thunderstorms now take on a wholenew meaning.

“He’s still scared,” Knutson said. “Everytime it rains, he thinks it’s going to flood.”

And, quite simply, Bryan misses a lot ofhis favorite things. Each time he can’t locatesomething, Knutson said he checks to see ifit’s merely missing, or if it was destroyed.

“He keeps asking where such and suchis,” she said. “Now he doesn’t want us to tellhim anymore what was lost.”

“Stuff” has special meaning to a 9-year-old.

Many of Renee’s things — alsodestroyed in the flood — held specialsentimental meaning as well: the homemovies of her mom, who passed away sevenyears ago, interacting with her son; items hermom had made for her; her son’s artworkand papers from school; her Christmasornaments; her parents’ love letters; and herwedding dress, just four months old.

This isn’t exactly the honeymoon Reneeand her husband Brian had planned. Lots ofpeople have said to us, ‘What a way to startout a marriage,’ ” Renee said.≠

Pat and Jerry MertesRecently retired from Central Services and Maintenance

Since the August flood, Pat and Jerry Merteshave had a quick answer whenever someoneasks them what they need.

“A new house,” the two say with asmile, and without hesitation. Though thecouple lost their Minnesota City home ofmore than 43 years and most of their

belongings, they haven’t lost their sense ofhumor. But it isn’t exactly the retirement thecouple envisioned. (Pat worked in CentralServices, Jerry in maintenance.)

For starters, the RV in which they hadplanned to take many trips to Arizona andOregon was destroyed.

Now facing daunting costs of having tocompletely rebuild, the two say they maynever be able to purchase another RV. Thecouple had no flood insurance, and FEMAmoney allotted to them doesn’t begin tocover their future costs.

“A house is more important,” Jerry says.But the two, glancing at each other out ofthe corner of their eyes, don’t completelydiscount the idea that maybe an RV could betheir new home. Some days, this idea seemsbetter than others.≠

Ray PampuchAssistant Director, Campus Safety

Ray Pampuch stood outside in the pouringrain on the early morning hours of Aug. 19.He directed traffic on campus, alerting floodvictims where to park, and how to get to theRed Cross emergency shelter inside the SMUfieldhouse.

But his mind was frequently elsewhere— worrying about his daughter, who wasvisiting friends in Stockton, and his wife, whowas at home in Rushford — and news wasquickly spreading that both towns were introuble.

Pampuch knew the weather was bad ashe drove in to work the evening security shiftat SMU. “It was raining so hard, I could hardlysee,” he said. “In the low areas, water wassplashing over my hood.”

He debated whether to even come intowork, but knew that finding an overnightreplacement is sometimes difficult.

By 12:30 a.m., he was alerted to openthe fieldhouse. He was told that Stockton andMinnesota City were flooding, and peoplewere being evacuated to the SMU shelter. “Iwas thinking of my daughter,” he said. “Butthen my wife called me and said there wasquite a bit of water standing in the trailercourt (in Rushford.) I told her what washappening in Winona and told her that if itgot any worse, she should tip our canoe overand get out with the animals. She thought Iwas kidding.”≠

Dr. Dave McConvilleProfessor of Biology, Director of M.S. inGeographic Information Science

Dr. Dave McConville is no stranger to water orto the river. As a career biologist and riverresearcher, he’s navigated his boat through allkinds of high-level waters.

But, he said, he’s never seen a moretreacherous current than the morning of Aug.19, when floodwater surrounded hisMinnesota City home.

Dave and his wife, Joyce ’84, have livedat 289 Harry’s Lane since 1975. “It took athousand-year flood to bring us down,” hesaid.

The McConvilles’ home — which theyshare with their teenage daughter Kelly — islocated at the highest level in the area, andDave estimates it was one of the last to beaffected by the flood.

The McConvilles didn’t know it wasflooding when they were awakened at 4:30a.m. by a neighbor telling them they hadbetter get out of their home.

“You are awakened from a dead sleep,and it’s like, ‘What? What did you say?’”Dave said.

Outside Dave could hear his neighborscalling for help. He and a neighbor navigateda boat “right down the middle of the street”and helped what Dave estimates are morethan 20 people who were hanging out oftheir windows or stranded on their porches.

He also rescued a few precious pets,some of which were more petrified of thewater than others. It was easy to see, he said,why so many people lost their foundations.“Once we would let go of a house, thecurrent would whip the boat around into thehouse, and I would have to go full poweragainst the current.

“I’ve done a lot of Mississippi Riverboating, and I have never experienced moretreacherous current conditions,” he said.

Dave is still amazed by how quickly thewater rose and also how quickly itdisappeared. Many questions regarding thecause and the science of it all, still remainunanswered. “It was nature at work,” hesaid.≠

n To read the complete stories go to www.smumn.edu/floodstories

Dr. Richard Kowles M’67n Biology professor Dr. Dick Kowlesproudly brags that he’s only missed classonce in 36 years due to illness. Thatdoesn’t mean he didn’t come in sick a fewtimes. He jokes that it was worth passingon a few germs to pass out a test or two.

While recovering from surgery, Dr.Kowles even made it a point to find a way toteach from his chair.

“I wasn’t going to let (my students) outof anything,” he says, smiling slyly.

When asked what he will most beremembered for … it’s easy to see why Dr.Kowles doesn’t hesitate in responding,“Humor.”

“I’m not too serious,” he saidunderstatedly.

Dr. Kowles’ students have been knownto keep old exams from his classes — notnecessarily to look up complex theories orformulas. Dr. Kowles admits he’s beenknown to editorialize in the margins —phrases like, “This is a bunch of baloney” or“What were you thinking?” or the ever-popular “Shame!”

His classroom antics have drawn theattention of more than just his students.

For example, one day in class he tookoff his underwear … without taking off hispants. The reason why, he didn’t elaborate.

But, he quickly added, “Brother Louieknew about it before I even got out of theclassroom.”

Many of these antics made it into hisrecently published “School” — a colorfuland candid memoir of his 68 consecutiveyears inside a classroom (sold atamazon.com). To protect the “innocent,” Dr.Kowles used initials for students, fellowfaculty members and administrators.

“A lot of people are checking for theirinitials,” he said. “I’ve gotten e-mails whenthey’ve recognized themselves. People aretrying to guess where my hometown wasand confirming some of the things I said.”

Many noteworthy stories have occurredin 36 years of biology labs. “Anything canhappen,” Dr. Kowles said. “(Students) screwup a lot, and most of the time it’s funny.”

There’s no doubt humor is the firstadjective that comes to mind. But Dr. Kowlesalso hopes he’s remembered for being fair.“Students know if you’re being fair,” he said.If an assignment is turned in a little late, Dr.Kowles doesn’t see the harm.

Grading, for him, has always been themost unpleasant part of his job.

“You walk a tightrope between empathyand standards,” he said. “It makes me sick togive bad grades. I’m not trying to catch themunprepared.”

Dr. Kowles found himself constantly insearch for a better way to present thematerial. If his students weren’t doing well,he questioned whether the problem was inhis teaching or in the students.

“Learning should be joyous,” he said. “Iwould hope I would also be remembered fortaking complex structures and making itsimple for students to learn. That would bethe sign of a very good teacher.”

It’s being in the classroom that Dr.Kowles will miss most, especially the one-on-one interaction with upper-level studentsand their research projects. “I really like thestudents Saint Mary’s attracts,” he said. “Thisis the place where I wanted to stay.”

He proudly mentions the manystudents who have followed in his footstepsand gone into genetics.

But he adds that he won’t miss themeetings.

After serving on what he calls “everyfaculty committee in existence,” Dr. Kowlessays he’s shied away from the extracommitments in recent years. “Every timean opening occurred on a committee, Iwould say, ‘I’m going to retire next year.’ Ofcourse, I’ve been telling them that for thepast six years.”

Dr. Kowles admits it will be hard to notturn his car into the SMU entrance.“Sometimes I wake up and wonder what Iam doing,” he said. “I’m healthy. I haverelatively good mental faculties, and I enjoythe work and the students tremendously.

I don’t find a reason to retire, otherthan I’m getting up there. I’m no springchicken.”

He decided that teaching 11 yearsbeyond Social Security was enough.

“Let SMU get a dynamo in here,someone with some spark,” he said.

Word of Dr. Kowles’ retirement spreadquickly this year. His spring genetics courserapidly filled with 60 students (with anadditional 20 students in Human Genetics),which puzzled him a little. It’s not an easycourse, and many students don’t have totake it spring semester. They simply want totake it from the genetics master.

“They want one last taste of purgatory,”he said with a chuckle.

Dr. Kowles is teaching two lectures andthree labs (to keep the classes small) keepinghim “busier than heck” until May.

“I’m going to be going out with a bang,”he said. “For 36 years, I’ve just been doingwhat I please.”≠

Years at SMU: 36 years (with 15years of teachingexperience prior tocoming to SaintMary’s). Title: DistinguishedProfessor of Biology.Highest degreeobtained: Ph.D.,Genetics, Universityof Minnesota,Minneapolis, 1972.Honors: 1979 —Brother Charles H.Severin Award; 1984— MinnesotaScience Teacher ofthe Year; 1986 —Professor withDistinction. He’s alsobeen awarded $1.1million in grantsduring his years atSMU. Plans afterretirement:Gardening and yardwork; reading;attending SMUevents includingdrama, music eventsand athletics; morewriting (he hasthree books outnow, and ideas forone or two more);volunteering; andphotography fortrade magazines.

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Dr. Dick Kowles M’67 hascombined humor with learninginside his SMU biologyclassrooms for 36 years.

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Brother Jerome Rademacher, FSC ’58, Ph.D.,will be remembered as a physics teacher, forhis field trips and for his dedication to thetrails that surround the SMU campus.

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Brother JeromeRademacher, FSC ’58, Ph.D.n It will most certainly take more than afew boxes to pack Brother JeromeRachemacher’s office. A lifetime ofmemories is stuffed in and on the shelves,filing cabinets and desks of 221 HoffmanHall.

A stack of photographs is piledprecariously above his desk. As he shufflesthrough the Christmas cards and snapshots,he names every student or alum pictured —along with where they’re currently residing,what field they went into, and who theirmost recent employer is.

All his former students are filed awayin his encyclopedic memory. But BrotherJerome, a quiet, modest man, only smilesabout his many accomplishments —accrued after more than 30 consecutiveyears at Saint Mary’s and more than 50years with the Brothers.

“I just needed to drop some of thehats I wore,” he said. “I was chairman ofthe department, director of the community,director of the house, working on thetrails.”

He has seen a lot of changes occurduring his tenure on campus and duringhis career in education.

Brother Jerome joined the ChristianBrothers in 1951. “I wanted to teach and Iwanted to work with kids,” he saidcrediting his Scoutmaster when he was ayoung boy as setting an example he wantedto follow. “He had such a way with kids.”Math and science were always BrotherJerome’s strengths.

Brother Jerome first came to work atSMU from 1965-69, and he returnedpermanently in 1974. “I was one of thefirst people to teach computer science from1965 to ’69 – Fortran,” he said. He alsotaught intro to physics for 30-40 years,and keeps in contact with many of hisformer students, some of whom now workat Mayo Clinic, the University of Wisconsin– Madison and the University ofMinnesota.

It’s obvious that his proudestaccomplishments are reflected in theaccomplishments of his students and the 20 grants he obtained, many of which wereused to purchase equipment still in use.

But many Saint Mary’s alumni willhave more memories of Brother Jeromeoutside the classroom than inside.

Quite a few former students willremember Brother Jerome’s annual physicstrips. For 25 years, he’s taken eight to 15science students on a trip over Easter breakto national labs. Half the time, they workedon experiments; half the time they wentcamping – combining his love of sciencewith another of his loves — the outdoors.

“When I first came, I hunted andfished. We used to get up and go duckhunting and be back for 8 o’clock class,” hesaid.

Brother Jerome laments that he isn’t asagile as he used to be. He was once anavid tennis player and city champion, andhe points to medals from his 10 completedBirkebeiner ski marathons. “I finished,” hesays smiling, “I wasn’t the speediestperson.”

Any conversation with Brother Jeromewill soon focus on the trails, spanning morethan 15 kilometers around the Winonacampus. In 1976, he and Brother JohnGrover, FSC ’65 started the trails — nowused regularly by walkers, runners, skiersand disc golfers — by hand. In thebeginning, it was just a few people withaxes and chainsaws, who cleared brushalong the deer paths.

Brother Jerome knows the trails likethe back of his hand. He’s driven themthousands of times — with a snow groomer,Bobcat or golf cart. Some of the work hasbeen grueling; all of it has takenimmeasurable hours. “My guardian angelworked overtime,” he said.

But, he said, watching others enjoy thetrails has made it all worthwhile. Once atrail lover left a note in the donations boxthat expressed that the trails had saved hismarriage. The writer and his wife walkedthe trails, perhaps part of marriage therapy,maybe strengthening their love. Theyexpressed to Brother Jerome how muchthey appreciated his work.

This fall, he spent additional hoursconstructing beginners’ trails.

For Brother Jerome — a lifetime loverof the outdoors — it’s been a labor of love.“It wasn’t a matter of needing to do it, Ienjoyed it,” he said. "I get great satisfactionfrom working on the trails. Whenever I seeall the school kids out there having awonderful time, it just feelstremendous.”≠

Years at SMU: He began workingat Saint Mary’s in1965 and hasworked at theuniversityconsecutively since 1974.Title: Professor ofPhysics, chairman ofthe physicsdepartment Highest degreeobtained: Ph.D.,Health Physics,University ofTennessee atKnoxville, 1974Honors: HeffronAward in 2002;numerous grants.Plans afterretirement: To remain on theWinona campus andhelp, both in thelabs, and on thetrails.

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Dr. Joseph Shieldsn As Dr. Joe Shields describes his retirementplans — kayaking, camping, traveling,SCUBA diving — he inadvertently throws ina little mathematical lingo. “The ‘sum total,’is play,” he said.

The 38-year-educator quicklyscratches out a complex equation on theboard, spouting off other words like“derivative,” “equivalent” and “componentX” — words that give right-brainersimmediate math anxiety.

But Dr. Shields insists that, with theright amount of sincerity and humor,tossed in with a variable teaching style, hiscourses can be enjoyable.

Not necessarily easy, but enjoyable.“I enjoy dragging, cajoling, pushing

and prodding students to gain insights,” hesaid. “It’s a lot of fun. Most of us who teachhave a certain amount of showmanship. It’sa very important skill. You have to beengaging to make it all tick. The way youpresent material has to make studentscurious, hopeful, expectant and thenunderstand.”

And successful mathematics teachers,he explains, have to present many differentlearning techniques to explain variousconcepts. “Teaching mathematics requires aprofessor to be able to clearly explain aconcept using a variety of embodiments,”he said. For some students, explanationsare best described in words; others requirepictures; some learn better throughexamples; some students need to workthrough their own definitions; and somemay require several learning devices.

“I’m sure I will miss it,” he said. “Ihope that the majority of (the students I’vetaught) will remember me as a goodteacher, very clear, but hard. And that’sOK.”

It’s that extra push that has inspiredsome of Dr. Shields’ students to continueon to graduate school, obtain their Ph.D.s,and have successful careers.

“I’ve taught thousands of students,” hesaid, “Most will forget my name 20 yearsfrom now, but I know there are those forwhom I know I’ve made a difference, andthey’ve gone on to greatness. They say,‘Thank you,’ and that makes it allworthwhile. They’re stars and rising, andwe, as educators, take credit for a smallshare of the formation of that star.”

He adds, jokingly, “Some (students) areplanets, but some are stars.”

Dr. Shields is quick to note that — ofall the schools he’s taught at — Saint Mary’s

has two very important distinguishingcharacteristics. “I don’t know of anyuniversity where the faculty are morecommitted to individuals’ successes,” hesaid. “Saint Mary’s also provides students,who wouldn’t get the same chance at otherschools, opportunities to be successful. Wetake students that others wouldn’t, and wehelp them succeed. Our students are on anequal playing level when they head tograduate school. Our graduates place in thetop half of the ETS national field exam.”

Dr. Shields knew he wanted become ateacher in high school. At the time, hewasn’t sure what he would teach, and hewasn’t sure at what level. After consideringcareers in the Air Force as a jet pilot and inthe medical field, he decided that he wouldteach at a college level.

“This has been the most enjoyable,rewarding experience anybody could have.I had a lot of choices in careers, but this isa perfect fit for me,” he said.

Dr. Shields came to Saint Mary’s backin 1991 as chairman of the mathdepartment. “Brother Louis offered me anopportunity and a challenge,” he said. “Hewanted the math department to be a playerin the institution more than it already was.And he promised to give me the things Ineeded to make it happen.”

During his first seven years, aschairman of the department, Dr. Shieldsworked to develop a strong curriculum, putassessment methods into place, and assistedfaculty in obtaining their advanced degrees.

But it hasn’t been all work and noplay. Dr. Shields is also proud of the socialopportunities that he helped put in placefor faculty and students within thedepartment, and beyond — parties thattypically draw as many as 40 to 50 people.

Dr. Shields then served as dean ofscience and math for three years; and from2000-2005, he was dean of the Collegeand associate vice president for academicaffairs.

“During that time period I got to knowand appreciate the amazing work ethic ofour faculty,” he said. “They are socommitted to the Lasallian idea of helpingevery individual. From the arts to businessto social sciences, I worked with thegreatest associate deans and deans anyonecould ask for. The most rewarding thing isthat I could see so many good thingshappening.

“And, sitting on the President’s Cabinetwas very enlightening. I wish that allfaculty could have that opportunity to seethe bigger picture. We’re all in thistogether.”≠

Years at SMU: 17years (38 years ofteaching experienceall together).Title: Professor ofMathematics andStatisticsHighest degreeobtained: Ph.D.,Mathematics,Michigan StateUniversity, 1976Courses taught:Calculus II, Intro toStatistics andOperationalResearch. He hastaught every mathcourse in thecatalog sincecoming to SaintMary’s.Plans afterretirement: He andhis wife, Carol, whohas worked in thedepartments ofmath and computerscience for the past11 years at SMU,plan to move toTexas in June. Theyhope to spend moretime golfing, SCUBAdiving, kayaking,camping and skiing.They also hope totravel more —doubling their40,000 miles-a-yearaverage — takeeducational courses,and maybe evencontinue teachingon an adjunct basis.Dr. Shields alsolooks forward toteaching classes inCPR, first-aid andSCUBA certification.


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Dr. Joe Shields hastaught math for 38years; he also formedSMU’s SCUBA Club.

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Years at SMU: Pat: 29 (eight yearsat a communitycollege beforecoming to SMU);Mike: 38 (He servedas a ChristianBrother his firstseven years at SMU)Title: Pat: Professorof business; Mike:Professor ofbusiness and socialscienceHighest degreesobtained: Pat: Ph.D.,Accounting, Saint LouisUniversity, 1991;Mike: J.D.,University ofMinnesota, 1968Classes taught: Pat: financialaccounting andcorporate finance;Mike, business law,criminal law andvarious politicalscience classesPlans afterretirement: As Mikebluntly states, to“move to Floridaand never be coldagain.” They alsoplan to travel to thePanama Canal,China, Australia,New Zealand andGermany, maybeeven take a triparound the world.Awards: Pat is theWilliam andMarjorie GalvinEndowed Chair forBusiness. Mike jokesthat he’s the SusanLucci of SMU,having beennominated severaltimes for theSeverin Award, butnever receiving it.

Drs. Pat and Mike Sommervillehave worked together in theSaint Mary’s BusinessDepartment for 29 years.

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Drs. Patricia and Michael Sommervillen Pat and Mike Sommerville share a lot of things.

• As they’ve neared retirement this past year, they’veshared one full-time position, which Pat says hasbeen nice — having every other day off. “Everyday is sort of Friday,” she said with a smile beforeadmitting, “Every day is also sort of Monday.”

• They’ve also shared an office. With their chairsnearly back to back, they’re within arm’s length. Inthe close quarters, piles of papers and books arestacked about. Pat jokes, “Sharing an office hasn’timproved our filing capabilities.”

• They’ve shared “wonderful” colleagues, memorablestudents and even coursework, having taughttogether in the Business Department for 29 years.

• As husband and wife, they’ve shared 28 years ofmarriage. “And they said it wouldn’t last,” Pat said,turning to Mike. Mike, arms folded across his chest,glanced sideways at Pat and smirked, “They wereright.”

• Known for not being afraid to share their opinions,the two also share a well-known sense of humorand a reputation for caring about their students.

Like most of their students, the Sommervilleshave had a countdown since the beginning of theschool year. Each is one more day closer toretirement. The couple has purchased a home inOcala, Fla., and can’t wait to move to a warmerclimate.

A change in regions isn’t the only thing the twolifelong educators will have to get used to in theirretirement. After a combined total of nearly 80 yearsof teaching, the two have “heard it all and seen itall.”

For starters, they’ve heard every creative excuseany student has ever given. The best excuse for astudent not turning in homework was that it haddoggie do-do on it. When it comes to excuses formissing class, the Sommervilles say they frequentlyhear the ever-popular excuse of having to leave earlybecause a driver is leaving early.

This year, Mike says, he’s met “the driver” — theone student who said he’d have to miss class becausehis riders wanted to leave early.

“Some excuses are funny; others are ludicrous,”Mike said. “The funny thing is that Saint Mary’s kidswill in fact tell you the truth.”

Students’ excuses may not have changed much,but their thought patterns and personalities have.

“The world has changed, the American cultureand society, and students reflect that,” Mike said.“But parents didn’t understand kids 30 years ago,and they still don’t.”

Technology, too, they say, is playing a significantrole in education. However, Pat says, nodding to themanual typewriter against their office wall, it doesn’taffect Mike much.

“We’ve become institutions so we don’t have tochange,” Mike said in response. “They have to adaptto us.”

Thirty years ago, they say, their students werefrequently the first in their families to attend college,and that’s no longer the case.

This fall, Pat had the first child of a formerstudent in her class. “I lucked out that that didn’thappen earlier,” she said.

The two stay in touch with many of their paststudents. In fact, one still lives with them. He movedin 18 years ago and hasn’t left; the Sommervillessemi-adopted him.

Many of their students have gone on to lawenforcement, law school, owning their own law firms,and working at prestigious accounting firms. SMUhas a high pass rate on the CPA exam, and some oftheir students have had international success.

“We’ve had an opportunity to work with youngpeople and watch their growth and development andsee their successes,” Mike said. “To know that youhad something to do with that, that you contributed,is very rewarding. It’s most important to know youhave made a difference.”

“It certainly isn’t for the money,” Pat joked. “Ihope that what students remember me for, is not thatI was necessarily the best teacher they had but that Iwas the teacher who cared the most about them,wanted them to succeed, not the one who necessarilygave them an easy ride but showed them what theycould do if they put their minds to it. I can give thema hug if they need it, but I’ve also been willing tokick them in the butt.”

“Over the years we’ve learned that what weteach is ultimately not of earthshaking importance,”Mike said. “Whether they remember discrete facts ornot is irrelevant … they learn how to learn.”

Teaching, the two say, is about caring; those whocare more about the subjects they teach than thestudents they’re teaching won’t last long — certainlynot close to 40 years.

“I’m a teacher who teaches accounting, not anaccountant who teaches,” Pat said. “That’s what’skept both of us here for all of these years. When Icame to Saint Mary’s I didn’t intend to stay here, butit grabbed me and hooked me.”≠


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The following list provides a sampling of the mostrecent scholarship, researchand performance of thecurrent undergraduate SMUfaculty for the 2007-08Academic Year.

n Patrick Barlow, Ph.D.Director of College Assessment

“Retention: Opportunities andChallenges for Staff andFaculty,” National AmericanUniversity, Sioux Falls, S.D.,December, 2007.

n Steven Bouler, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

Dr. Steven Bouler, Brother TomHoude, Preston Lawing, andKirstin Blake, Department ofTheatre Arts second annual“Workshapes,” January, 2008.

n Michelle (Galles ’79) Cochran, M.Ed.Associate Director of K-12Reading Teacher ProgramInstructor of Art and Design

“Supporting LiteracyDevelopment in the Artroom:with special attention tostruggling readers andwriters,” Art Educators ofMinnesota Conference inMinneapolis, Minn., November,2007.

n Phil Cochran ’77, Ph.D.Chair and Professor of Biology

P.A. Cochran and J.A. Cochran,“Life history notes. Bufoamericanus,” Predation.Herpetological Review 38:178,2007.

P.A. Cochran, S. Pociask, H.Warthesen, and N. Prouxl,“Noteworthy collection(Minnesota): Pistia stratiodes,”Michigan Botanist 45:210-213,2006.

Stolp, K.M. and P.A. Cochran,“Range expansion by cut-leaved teasel (Dipsacuslaciniatus) in Wisconsin andMinnesota, with aconsideration of germinationsuccess,” Michigan Botanist45:201-206, 2006.

Martin, W.R. and P.A. Cochran,“Horsehair worms (PhylumNematomorpha) in Iowa and

Minnesota,” Journal of theIowa Academy of Science112:66-69. (Actually publishedin 2007), 2005.

“Some historical records of lakesturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)in the Upper Midwest,”American Currents 33(1):16-26,2007.

“Additional notes on thehistory of American eels(Anguilla rostrata) in the UpperMidwest,” American Currents33(3):21-22, 2007.

“Kenny Salwey’s tales of a riverrat: adventures along the wildMississippi,” Bulletin of theChicago Herpetological Society42:136, 2007.

“A closer look at lampreys forthe non-specialist (an invitedbook review of Lampreys: lifewithout jaws, by M.W.Hardisty),” Ecology 88:2411-2412, 2007.

P.A. Cochran, D.D. Bloom, andR.J. Wagner. Alternativereproductive behaviors inlampreys and their significance.137th Annual Meeting,American Fisheries Society, SanFrancisco, Calif. (Posterpresentation), 2007.

A comparison of native andexotic hosts for the silverlamprey (Ichthyomyzonunicuspis). 137th AnnualMeeting, American FisheriesSociety, San Francisco, Calif.,2007.

P.A. Cochran and M.A. Zoller.“Willow cats” for sale?Madtoms (genus Noturus) asbait in the Upper MississippiRiver Valley. 87th AnnualMeeting, American Society of Ichthyologists andHerpetologists, St. Louis, Mo.,2007.

n Eileen Daily, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Theology

“Picturacy? Visual Literacy for aVisual Culture,” HuetherLasallian Conference,November, 2007.

n Gary Diomandes, Ph.D.Chair and Professor of Theatre Arts

Directed “The Shadow Box” atthe Wimbledon Studio Theatrein London, October, 2007.

Associate Artistic Director,Gilmore Creek SummerTheatre, Saint Mary’s Universityof Minnesota, June-August,2007.

n Mary Catherine Fox ’75,M’89, Ph.D.Professor of InterdisciplinaryStudies

“The Significance of Story: A Lasallian Reflection on theConference’s KeynoteSpeakers” with Reverend JamesJ. DiGiacomo, S.J. and Sr.Kathleen Ross, SNJM, Ph.D.,Huether Lasallian EducationalConference, St. Louis, Mo.,November, 2007.

“Courage for New Horizons,”with (the now late) author,John O’Donohue, Being inConcert, October, 2007.

“A New Legal Entity:Considerations for our LasallianFuture Together and byAssociation.” Midwest DistrictConvocation, Brothers of theChristian Schools, LewisUniversity, July, 2007.

Midwest District Chapter ofBrothers of the ChristianSchools, Planning Committee,April, 2008.

n Eric Heukeshoven, B.A.Lecturer of MusicWeb Resources Coordinator

“Alternating Currents,” amultimedia work, IndianaUniversity/Purdue University,Indianapolis, Ind., November,2007

n Janet Heukeshoven, D.A.Associate Professor of Music

Featured Guest Conductor, theTri-Metro Honor Band,February, 2007.

Featured Guest Conductor,Virginia Intercollegiate HonorBand, February, 2007.

Featured Guest Conductor,Minnesota IntercollegiateHonor Band at the MinnesotaMusic Educator’s Conference,February, 2007.

Hands-on session on the use ofethnic percussion ensembles inthe school curriculum, 2007.

n Preston B. Lawing, M.F.A.Chair and Associate Professorof Art and Design

Residency, marionetteworkshop, Prague, CzechRepublic, displayed in theFaculty Exhibition, Lillian DavisHogan Galleries, Spring, 2007.

Residency, International VisitingArtist Program (as the onlyartist from the United States),seven weeks on Awaji-shimaIsland, Japan, studying mokuhanga, traditional Japanesewoodcut printmaking. Printsdisplayed in Faculty Exhibition,Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries,Saint Mary’s University, Fall,2007.

Commissioned to do two largepastels for Schools of Graduateand Professional Programs,Saint Mary’s University ofMinnesota, Twin Cities Campus,2007.

Designed and produced the2002 Senior Class Gift, an 8 x 8’painted woodcut block, titled“The Calling,” displayed in theHillside Residence hall, 2007.

n Brooke Lenz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of English

“Fact and Fiction in Herstory:The Metafictional StandpointMethodology of JeanetteWinterson’s ‘Oranges Are Notthe Only Fruit’.” South AtlanticModern Language AssociationAnnual Convention, Atlanta,Ga., November, 2007.

n Thomas Mans, Ph.D.Professor of Social ScienceVice President for AcademicAffairs

Minnesota Department ofEducation, Task Force for theMinnesota Mathematics andScience Teacher Academies,Summer-Fall, 2007.

n Kenneth McCullough, M.F.A.Assistant Director of AcademicAdvisingDirector of PASS

“One Life, Two Witnesses:Translating Across Cultures,”with U Sam Oeur; panelworkshop, “Who Am I? Forwhom am I Writing? Memoir inContext.” The Art of MakingTruth: A Memoir Festival, TheLoft Literary Center,

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Minneapolis, Minn., March,2008.

Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’sChristmas in Wales,” theWinona Arts Center, and SaintMary’s University, December,2007.

Rural America Writers Center,Plainview—“An Evening withDylan Thomas,” February, 2007.

Three Poems in StephenGardner and William Wright,eds., The Southern PoetryAnthology, Volume I: SouthCarolina, Texas Review Press,September, 2007.

“Song of the Dove,” aboutCambodian poet U Sam Oeur,October, 2007.

Videotaped interviews withDakota elders for an as-yet-untitled documentaryproduced by the DiversityFoundation about the CrowCreek reservation, SouthDakota, August, 2007.

Reading, Winona Arts Center,with John Kerr, January, 2007.

Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance,Vice President and Chair ofEducation Encampment, 2007.

Frozen River Film Festival,Selection Committee, 2007.

n Ting Ni, Ph.D.Chair and Associate Professorof History

NEH Summer Institute, “TheIdeal and the Real: Arcs ofChange in Chinese Culture,”The University of Hawaii,Honolulu, Hawaii, Summer,2007.

2000 Outstanding Intellectualsof the 21st Century, forcontributions in History.International BiographicalCenter, Cambridge, England,Summer, 2008.

n Fr. Paul Nienaber, SJ, Ph.D.Chair and Assistant Professorof Physics

“Latest and Greatest or JustLatest? Pedagogical Technologyin the Physics Classroom,”Minnesota Section meeting ofthe American Association ofPhysics Teachers, BethanyLutheran College, Mankato,Minn., April, 2007.

“Search for Electron NeutrinoAppearance at the Delta m-squared ~1 eV squared Scale,”with A.A. Aguilar-Arevalo, etal. (The MiniBooNECollaboration), Physical ReviewLetters 98, 231801, 2007.

n John Paulson, D.M.A.Professor of Music

“Selected Excerpts FromPersonal Interviews WithVladimir Ussachevsky and HisComposer Colleagues;” panelon the life and works ofelectronic music composerVladimir Ussachevsky, SEAMUSConference (Society For Electro-Acoustic Music In the UnitedStates), Salt Lake City, Utah,April, 2008.

n Steve Schild, Ed.D.Associate Professor of SocialScience

Minnesota News Council,Complaints Committee, 2007-2008.

Winona Area Public Schools,Curriculum AdvisoryCommittee, October, 2006-2008.

Poem, “Sandwiches After theService,” in Growing Season, ananthology compiled by theMinnesota HumanitiesCommission to accompany atraveling SmithsonianInstitution exhibit entitled “KeyIngredients: America by Food,”currently at Winona CountyHistorical Society, 2006.

Poem, “Armistice” was theEditor’s Choice on the websitefor Serengeti Press, Mississagua,Ontario, Canada, November,2007.

n Elizabeth Seebach, Ph.D.Assistant Professor ofPsychology

E.E. Seebach, M. Weltzien, M. Herlache, C. Ackert, & C. Lambrecht, “Do you seewhat I see? Adolescentperceptions of obesity andbody image,” 115th meeting ofthe American PsychologicalAssociation, San Francisco,Calif., August, 2007.

E.E. Seebach, M. Weltzien, M. Herlache, & C. Lambrecht,“Absent-mindedness in collegestudents over the semester: The“Stupid Study” revisited,” The29th Annual National Instituteon the Teaching of Psychology,St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.,January, 2007.

“Body image in normal andabnormal development,”Psychology Club, Saint Mary’sUniversity, Winona, Minn.,November, 2007.

E.E. Seebach, R. Sallee, & A.Weisbrod, “Body, mind, andspirit.” Keynote session andworkshop for JuniorConference, Saint Mary’sUniversity of Minnesota,Winona, Minn., November,2007.

Introductory Psychologytextbook for McGraw Hill,November, 2007.

n Jenny Shanahan, Ph.D.Director, Lasallian Honors ProgramAssociate Professor of English

“Mentoring and SupportingStudent Research, Scholarship,and Creative Activities in theHumanities,” GettysburgCollege in Pennsylvania,January, 2008.

n Gregory Sobolewski, Ph.D.Professor of Theology

Minnesota Catholic EducationAssociation State CertificationReview Board, 2007-2008.

Lead Co-Planner: “Curriculumfor Graduate Certificate inCanon Law,” with Rev. PaulGolden, CM, Lawrence Price,and Rev. Daniel Smilanic.Schools of Graduate andProfessional Programs, SaintMary’s University of Minnesota,2005–2007.

Working in the Vineyard of theLord: A National Symposium onLay Ecclesial Ministry,Collegeville, Minn., July31–Aug. 3, 2007.

“Educating Prisca and Aquila,”Workshop Session VI, JointAnnual Conference of NationalAssociation of ChurchPersonnel Administrators andNational Association for LayMinistry, St. Louis, Mo., April,2007.

“Introduction to CatholicTheology,” A Day-long coursefor Foundations in TheologyProgram, Diocese of New Ulm,Minnesota, November, 2007.

“Introduction to the Creed,” AGenerations of Faith evening atSt. Mary’s Church, Caledonia,Minn., September, 2007.

“Navigating with Co-Workersin the Vineyard; TransitionalChurch,” Biannual Conventionof Minnesota CatholicEducation Association, August,2007.

“Introduction to USCCB’s Co-workers in the Vineyard of theLord,” Rochester (Minn.) CityClergy and Lay Ministers, April,2007.

“Reasonable Co-Workers in theVineyard,” Deacon-Couples’Annual Retreat, Diocese of St.Augustine, Florida, February,2007.

“Theology and Church History,”A Day-long Course for Togetherin Communion Program,Diocese of New Ulm,Minnesota, January, 2007.

n Richard Tristano, Ph.D.Professor of History

“Lasallian Assessment: In theFootsteps of the Founder or aBadly Put Question?” The 16thAnnual Lasallian Convocationat Manhattan College, Bronx,N.Y., September, 2007.

n Susan Windley-Daoust, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Theology

“Anger Management: Lookingback on the Minnesota SchoolShooting” Godspy, October,2007.≠



MEN’S SOCCERRECORDS: 0-10-0 MIAC, 4-13-1 OverallBRIEFLY: SMU senior JoeyManley (Racine, Wis.) wasnamed to the All-MIAC FirstTeam, while freshman AdamLindsay (Fremont, Wis.) wasnamed as SMU'srepresentative on the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.… Manley closed out theseason as the team’s leader inall three offensive categories— goals (6), assists (2) andpoints (14). Heading into hissenior season, Manley hadmanaged just two goals andfour points in his first threecollegiate seasons. … Sevenof the Cardinals’ 19 goalscame on penalty kicks — aschool single-season record.… Three of the Cardinals’four wins were by shutout,while SMU failed to score agoal in nine of its 13 losses.… The Cardinals’ 19 goalscame from 10 differentplayers. … SMU’s four game-winning goals were scored byfour different players. … Allfour of the Cardinals’ winscame on their home turf —SMU was 0-8-1 away fromOchrymowycz Field.

WOMEN’S SOCCERRECORDS: 4-6-1 MIAC, 10-7-1 OverallBRIEFLY: SMU seniorBridgette Baggio (Glenview,Ill.) was the Cardinals’ lonerepresentative on the All-MIAC First Team, whilefreshman Amy Sibik(Onalaska, Wis.) was an

honorable-mention selectionand sophomore MarianaSanchez (Puebla, Puebla,Mexico) was SMU’srepresentative on the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.… Seven of the Cardinals’ 10wins came by shutout. … TheCardinals closed out theseason with a 7-2-1 record ontheir home turf. … TheCardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1victory over St. Thomas onOct. 24. It was SMU’s firstwin vs. the Tommies since the1997 season.… Sibik closedout the season as theCardinals’ top goal scorer,netting 12 goals, one morethan Baggio. The duo alsoshared the team-lead inpoints with 26. … The 12goals scored by Sibik werethe most by a Cardinal sinceAmy Cory netted 14 in 2004.

… The last time SMU hadtwo players with 20 or morepoints in the same seasonwas 1999. … With a 10-7-1overall record, the Cardinalsposted their third-straight 10-plus win season. … SMU hadits 23-game nonconferencewinning streak snapped onOct. 21, when the Cardinalsdropped a 2-1 decision toUW-Stout.

VOLLEYBALLRECORDS: 3-8 MIAC, 17-12 OverallBRIEFLY: Freshman Alex Nold(Spring Valley, Minn.) wasSMU’s lone representative onthe All-MIAC First Team,while sophomore Pam

Stanton was named to theAll-MIAC SportsmanshipTeam … The Cardinals wonthe first game in 18 of their29 matches. … The Cardinalsboasted winning streaks oftwo (twice), four and six. …Nold closed out her freshmanseason with a team-best 315kills. She also led the team inblocks with 93. … Nold was one of four players with200 or more kills . …

Freshman RachelMonterastelli (Wonder Lake,Ill.) closed out her freshmanseason with 1,173 assists,ranking her No. 8 all-time insingle-season assists. …Monterastelli also posted 11,50-plus assist performances.… Theresa Perrini (Fairway,Kan.) ended her junior yearwith 690 digs — an SMUsingle-season record. In herfirst three seasons, Perrininow boasts 1,471 digs in herthree-year career, ranking herNo. 2 all-time — behindKirsten Rouzer (1,501). …Twelve of SMU’s 17 winscame on the road.

CROSS COUNTRYMIAC FINISH: Men 10th,Women 11thBRIEFLY: SMU sophomoreJon Vallez (Eagan, Minn.)earned honorable-mentionAll-MIAC honors, afterplacing 21st overall with atime of 26:30 at the MIACChampionships. … Vallez wasthe Cardinals’ top performerin each of their eight meets.… On the women’s side,freshman Emily Dee (Racine,

Minn.) turned in her bestperformance of the season,placing 62nd in 24:59, withsophomore Anne Shutte (Columbia Heights, Minn.)right behind her in 25:09 toplace 64th.

GOLFMIAC FINISH: Men 5th, Women 9thBRIEFLY: Jesse Polk (Hastings,Minn.) completed hiscollegiate playing career inmuch the same way it began— with rounds of 76-75 (notto mention a third-round,even-par 72) — to finish tiedfor eighth overall at the MIACChampionships and earn asecond all-conference honor.… The Cardinal men, led byPolk, placed fifth as a team atthe conference meet — thehighest finish in the program’shistory. … Ten of Polk’s 13rounds were in the 70s orbetter — including a school-record, three-under-par 69 inthe team’s dual-meet win vs.Macalester. … Three of SMU’stop four rounds came at theMIAC Championships. …Freshman Katelyn Rizzi(Austin, Minn.) closed out herseason as the women’s team’stop performer, boasting an89.8 scoring average,including a season-low roundof 84 at the LutherInvitational.≠

Sports News

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SPORTS NEWS

Cardinal ‘M’ Club WeekendA fast-growing tradition at SMU;

alumni invited to golf, play games, honor athletes

The annual Cardinal ‘M’ Club weekend is gaining momentumas hundreds of alumni and current athletes join forces tocelebrate athletic successes at Saint Mary’s University. Oldpictures are perused, old nicknames fly, and old stories arere-told as old friends reunite.

“Our current student-athletes have the uniqueopportunity to witness the close bonds that still exist, 10, 20and 30 years later, between former teammates,” said ‘M’Club director Bob Biebel ’79, M’07. “And it’s also great forour alumni to meet our students and hear their amazingathletic accomplishments.”

Cardinal ‘M’ Club Weekend started six years ago as anopportunity to recognize the accomplishments of pastathletes and celebrate the endeavors of current athletes.

Whether you’re ready for a hole-in-one or a whole lot ofgood food; donning your catcher’s mitt or playing catch-upwith some old teammates, Saint Mary’s is the place to beSept. 13-14. (See following page for this fall’s schedule.)

Highlights of the weekend include the Hall of Fameinduction, student-athlete awards, a golf outing, alumnigames and a picnic. ä

RIGHT: Amanda Weinmann ’07 and Joey Manley ’08 received the Outstanding Female and Male Scholar Athlete Awards during ‘M’ Club Weekend.


ABOVE: Inducted into theSports Hall of Fame in2007 were, from left, Julie (Giebe ‘97) Houchin, Vicki (Wilson ’96) Greene, Mike Horvath ’82 and Kevin Henthorne ’93.

LEFT: AmandaWeinmann ’07 andNick Winecke ’07were namedOutstanding Femaleand Male Athletes.


SPORTS NEWS

SMU Sports Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees

Jen Garin ’99Fastpitch Softball

A first-team All-American in 1997, JenGarin ’99 was a four-year starter on theSaint Mary’s University fastpitch softballteam. Garin was an honorable-mentionAll-MIAC selection in 1996 and 1999,while earning first-team all-conferenceand first-team All-West Region honors in1997. A GTE Academic All-American as ajunior in 1998, Garin was also a memberof three straight conferencechampionship teams in 1997, 1998 and1999, while also serving as an assistantcoach for the 2000 NCAA Division IIInational championship team. She ranksNo. 1 in career batting average (.426)and career hits (214), while rankingsecond in career RBIs (132) and third incareer total bases (296).

Brad Wiley ’90Men’s Hockey

A two-time All-Minnesota IntercollegiateAthletic Conference selection, Brad Wiley’90 was a first-team All-American in1990, after earning second-team All-American honors in 1989. Wiley finishedhis collegiate career with 123 careergoals, ranking him second all-time, whilehis 182 career points are fifth all-time.

Katie Kortsch ’95Women’s Soccer

A three-time All-MinnesotaIntercollegiate Athletic Conference pick,Katie Kortsch ’95 was a first-team All-American in 1994, while also earningfirst-team All-West Region honors in1993 and 1994, and second team All-West Region honors in 1992. Primarily adefender, Kortsch closed out hercollegiate career ranking fourth in careerassists (27) and 10th in career points (67).

Dick Kuehl ’57Baseball

Dick Kuehl, a member of two MinnesotaIntercollegiate Athletic Conferencechampions in 1954 and 1957, remainsamong the top statistical players in SaintMary’s baseball history, ranking sixth incareer slugging percentage (.645) and12th in career batting average (.365).Kuehl also ranked seventh in the nationin slugging percentage (.825) and 16th inbatting average (.460), while playingerrorless in the field during his seniorseason in 1957. Upon graduation, Kuehlsigned with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Duane Kuehl ’58Baseball

(posthumously)

Duane Kuehl ’58 played on Saint Mary’s1957 Minnesota Intercollegiate AthleticConference championship team andcurrently ranks eighth in career RBIs (75),and 20th in career total bases (147) andcareer batting average (.336). During hisjunior season in 1957, Kuehl ranked 12thin the nation in slugging percentage and56th in the nation with a .418 battingaverage. Upon graduation, Kuehl spenttime in the St. Louis Cardinalsorganization.

2008 weekend schedule

SATURDAY, SEPT. 1310:30 a.m. Shotgun start golf outing with buffet dinner atCedar Valley Golf Course.

7:30 p.m. Hall of Fame awardsceremony at SMU gym, followed byalumni social gathering.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1410 a.m. to 1 p.m. Alumni Games(Including men’s basketball, hockey,tennis and baseball, women’sbasketball, soccer, hockey, tennis,softball, volleyball and swimming.)

12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Picnic

In an election year, it seems as thougheveryone, no matter what political partythey represent, is espousing the need for

change. As weknow, it is easyto talk aboutchange, but itis much moredifficult toactually createpositive change.

During myyears on theSaint Mary’sUniversityAlumni Board,I have had theopportunity to

learn how SMU has grown and changedin a very positive way. The college that Iremember as a student has grown anddeveloped into a fine university, withstrong programs. But, to its credit, SaintMary’s has remained faithful to theLasallian values upon which our schoolis based.

We have been blessed withexcellent leaders who have had thevision and strength to guide Saint Mary’sthrough good times and difficult times.We continue to have excellentleadership with the announcement ofBrother William Mann as our 13thpresident. I served on the presidentialsearch committee along with nine otherpeople who represented faculty, staff,students, alumni and the board oftrustees. I was so impressed with thequality of the candidates who appliedfor the position. I came to realize thatSMU is an institution that has greatappeal to educational leaders because ofits diversity of programs, its history ofsuccess and the strong faculty and staffthat has been assembled.

The search committee was giventhe charge to find the best person forthe job and it took its job very seriously.It hired a top-tier search firm to assist inthe effort and recruited talented leadersto apply for the position. While allfinalists for the position of SMUpresident were very strong, BrotherWilliam clearly stood at the top of thelist. His outstanding credentials as a

scholar, a leader and his internationalexperience will benefit SMU as theuniversity continues to become moreglobal in scope, with more diversityamong its students and more programofferings. I believe that with the supportof our faculty and staff, SMU is well-positioned to continue to be successfulin its endeavors. Brother William willprovide the needed leadership andvision to keep SMU moving.

Brother William will provide theneeded leadershipand vision to keepSMU moving.

However, all good institutions needhelp. And SMU alumni need to continueto “step up to the plate” and supporttheir alma mater. There are many waysto help:

1. Talk up SMU to friends andprospective students. If parents andprospective students don’t knowabout SMU, they won’t come toSMU.

2. Volunteer your time. There are manythings SMU alums can do to assiststaff and faculty as they work withour students. Just place a call to thealumni office and let them know youwould like to help. Your talents and asmall amount of time are veryvaluable.

3. Pray for SMU. We all know thepower of prayer!

4. Contribute financially to theinstitution. SMU needs contributionsfrom its alums in order to prosper.

I think the future for SMU is abright one. We are fortunate to haveBrother William as our new president.With Brother William, a talented facultyand staff, and caring alumni, SMU willcontinue to awaken, nurture, andempower learners to ethical lives ofservice and leadership.≠

The right Mann for the job

upcomingalumni events

JUNE

5 Twin Cities Young AlumniBoat CruiseLake MinnetonkaExcelsior, Minn.

13-15 Homecoming WeekendWinona, Minn.

AUGUST

1 Chicago Golf OutingGolf Club of IllinoisAlgonquin, Ill.

SEPTEMBER

13-14 Cardinal ‘M’ ClubWinona, Minn.

For updates on future events forour alumni, go online:

www.smumn.edu/alumni

ALUMNI NEWS

Bill Herzog ’70Saint Mary’s UniversityAlumni Board President


Being an alumcan save you

money!Want to save money on yourinsurance? Check with yourinsurance company to see ifthey offer alumni membershipdiscounts. Even though we arenot a dues-paying association,every alum is a member. So, ifyour insurance provider offersan alumni discount, contact usand we’ll send you a formalletter stating you are a memberof the SMU AlumniAssociation. Call 800-635-5987, Ext. 1499, or [email protected].


A L U M N I : G E T T I N G T O G E T H E R

Twin Cities Boat CruiseAnother successful young alumni boat cruise was held on Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minn., July 26. Enjoying the event are Jessica (Morris ’00)Galvin, Bob Galvin ’99, Meg (Leuer ’97) Richtman (alumni director), Carmen Carlson ’04 and Joe Morris ’04.

Chicago Lunch SeriesThis year’s luncheon lecture series featured two highly successful Saint Mary’s and Saint Teresa alumnae: Mary Dempsey ’75, commissionerfor the Chicago Public Library, and Mary Ann Smith CST ’68, alderman forChicago’s 48th Ward, and member of SMU’s Board of Trustees. Picturedhere are seniors from the Saint Teresa Leadership & Service Institute forWomen including, from left, Theresa Hartnett, Abigail Lofte and RobynPerez with Mercedes McGowen CST ’61 (Saint Teresa Institute AdvisoryCouncil member) and Smith.

Chicago Christmas PartyMore than 150 alumni and friends came out for the annualChicago Christmas Holiday party. This year’s event was hostedby Tom Kuhn ’85 and Mike Phillips ’85 at their newly renovatedrestaurant and bar in Wheaton, Ill., called “The Bank.” Gettingtogether are, from left: Dan Bertagna ’85, Ralph Vennetti ’85 andBrian Eveslage ’85.

On Feb. 29, approximately 120 faculty,staff and students stuffed suitcases,bags, posters, displays, memorabilia,prizes, music equipment andinstruments, into two busses.

Five hours, 287 miles, twomovies, and a few snores later, thegroup converged on the WestinChicago Northwest in Itasca, Ill.,refreshed and ready to begin two daysof recruiting, reminiscing and reuniting.

The third Saint Mary’s ConventionChicago kicked off with a reception andsilent auction for alumni Friday night.Special recognition was given to retiring long-time faculty,Dr. Dick Kowles M’67; Brother Jerome Rademacher, FSC’58; Dr. Pat Sommerville; Dr. Mike Sommerville; and Dr. Joe

Shields. Laughter, bountiful food andmusic by the SMU jazz combo andSigma Alpha Iota highlighted the

evening.On Saturday, guests got a

chance to meet faculty, staff andstudents; peruse displays; register forprizes; enjoy refreshments; playgames; and take home SMU

giveaways. Potential students and their parents

were also able to get a taste of SMUthrough informational breakout sessions

including: “College Decisions 101”; “A YouTube view ofSMU”; “The ABCs of starting a business”; and “What’sgender got to do with it?” — featuring an admissionshow-to; a panel of SMU students; the Kabara Institute for


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Entrepreneurial Studies; and the Saint Teresa Leadershipand Service Institute. Alumni also had a choice to hear Dr.Kowles present his memoir, “School,” which reflects on hislife inside the classroom.

Before lunch, the Oldie Moldie All-Stars — a bandcomprised of students and staff, mostly members of PhiMu Alpha Sinfonia — entertained the audience withfavorites from the ’50s and ’60s.

Joining Brother Chancellor Louis DeThomasis on stageduring the convention welcome and keynote address werewell-known Chicago personalities John McDonough ’75,president of the Blackhawks and former president of theCubs, serving as keynote speaker; as well as Walter ’81,Tim ’85 and Mark ’86 Smithe of Walter E. SmitheFurniture, serving as masters of ceremonies.

The Smithe brothers played a few of their clever andcatchy commercial favorites, and led the audience in arendition of their company’s jingle. McDonough addressed“Changing Cultures in a Sports and Business Environment”before answering questions from the audience.

Throughout the weekend, almost 60 prospectivestudents and their families and 350 alumni attended.Together, they shared what’s new and news at SMU. Asalumni, current students and prospective students shared

stories, they also created a valuable network of SMU’s past,present and future. (Thanks, Chicago, for your gracioushospitality!)

Special thanks also go to event sponsors: Barnes &Noble College Booksellers, Dolan Law Offices (Marty Dolan’85), James McHugh Construction Co. (Michael Meagher’87, Board of Trustees), Kabara Institute for EntrepreneurialStudies at SMU, Micro Medics Inc. (Matthew Sheasby ’88),Mullins Food Products on behalf of the Mullins families,SMU Chicago-area trustees, and Walter E. Smithe Furniture(Walter E. Smithe III ’81, Timothy Smithe ’85 and MarkSmithe ’86).≠

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1) Keynote Speaker John McDonough ’75, president of the Chicago Blackhawks, accepted an SMU hockeyjersey, imprinted with his name.

2) Freshman Ania McNamara and Senior Sam Courtier read off questions for an SMU trivia game. 3) Sarah Kay ’07, of the office of admission, talks with a prospective student. 4) Luke Ostreko ’06, Meghan Gehr ’06 and Kami Ward ’05, director of intramurals, reunited during Friday

night festivities.5) Emcees Walter ’81, Mark ’86, and Timothy ’85 Smithe of Walter E. Smithe Furniture pose with two

confirmed ’08 freshmen, Emily Mateling and Eliza Lawson.6) Lawrence Hogan ’75 takes a photo with his classmate John McDonough ’75.7) Susan (O’Donnell ’81) O’Connell, Lori Nelson Quinn ’80 and John O’Connell ’80 take time to reminisce

about SMU and congratulate Dick Kowles M’67 on his retirement.8) The Oldie Moldie All-Stars — including senior Jeff David, senior Bryan Atchison, and sophomore Peter

Snell — entertained convention goers with hits from the ’50s and ’60s.9) John LeClair ’75 and Bruce Carlevato ’74 greet Big Red, SMU’s Cardinal mascot.

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Plan to come back June 13-15 for

The Saint Mary’s University Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the SMUAlumni Association invite you back to your alma mater for a fun, memory-filled weekend.These three days will reunite hundreds of alumni and their families in the beautiful bluffsof Winona to reminisce about the past, share the present and look to the future.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Golf OutingJoin fellow SMU alumni for the 14th annual Homecoming Golf Outing at the Winona Country Club.

50+ Anniversary DinnerA special dinner for the goldenanniversary class of 1958 andearlier class years.

Alumni Class GatheringsConnect with classmates who arrive early and plangatherings for anniversary classes.Go to www.smumn.edu/homecoming for a completelisting.

Gilmore GallopParticipate in the annual 5K runthrough the scenic bluffssurrounding campus. Prizes will beawarded. All ages are welcome.

Family PicnicCome join the fun near Max Molock Field,complete with music and fun for all ages. Class pictures will be taken at this time.

Alumni MassJoin us for an alumni Mass in SaintThomas More Chapel.

Alumni ReceptionAn hors d’oeuvres reception willfollow Mass.

Homecoming Dinner andAward CeremonySMU’s annual alumni awards willbe presented after the Homecomingdinner. This year’s recipients are:Distinguished Alumni, Ed Zabrocki’63; Religious Service, HughDowney ’62; Alumni Appreciation,Tim Burchill ’68 (posthumously).

Piano Sing-AlongJoin your classmates and otherSMU alums for rousing versions of songs from yesteryears.

Reunion PartyCome to the reunion party after the dinner, with live music for all ages, and enjoy refreshments with your classmates and friends.

MassJoin us for Mass in Saint ThomasMore Chapel.

Alumni BrunchCap off the weekend with abrunch.

Other activities:You may also enjoy a scenic riding tour through the bluffs,outdoor volleyball, the facilities in the Gostomski Fieldhouse(including the ice rink and pool),campus tours and more!

SUNDAY JUNE 15

SATURDAY JUNE 14

FRIDAY JUNE 13

Register online today!www.smumn.edu/homecoming


DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS

Edward Zabrocki ’63Ed Zabrocki ’63 has served as mayor of Tinley Park, Ill., since 1981, for an astonishing seven consecutiveterms. He has been featured in both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times as one of the hardest-working mayors in the Chicagoland area. Zabrocki was one of 10 U.S. mayors honored as finalists for theWorld Mayor Award in 2005. (Other finalists included Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago, and MichaelBloomberg, mayor of New York.) This honor is given to mayors who have made significant contributions totheir city, both nationally and internationally. He’s seen his community through both heartbreaking tragedy(the recent Lane Bryant mall shooting) and celebratory triumph (the village’s greatest physical and financialgrowth has occurred during his leadership). The community also has shown tremendous generosity andhospitality with the “State of Hope” endeavor, through which Tinley Park hosted many evacuees ofHurricane Katrina. But being “mayor” wasn’t his full-time job; Ed retired from Brother Rice High School in2005 after 39 years as a teacher and director of counseling. He was also elected as a representative to theIllinois State Legislature for one term.

RELIGIOUS SERVICE

Hugh Downey ’62Hugh Downey ’62 is being honored for his humanitarian efforts as president of the Lalmba Association, arelief agency that, although small in size, accomplishes great things in the areas of health care andeducation within East Africa. Lalmba operates with fewer than 10 volunteer doctors, nurses and projectdirectors, and a handful of local volunteers. Forty-four years ago, U.S. Army communications specialist HughDowney found himself stationed in a remote eastern African outpost. Little did he know how the land andits people would change him, or that he would change them in return. Today, Downey and his wife, Marty,are “guardian angels” to more than 1,500 African children who are part of the Downeys’ outreachprogram. Most were born to parents who died from AIDS. But these children are the lucky ones, thanks tothe Downeys and their unconditional love. Their small organization has seen 2 million patients and caredfor hundreds of orphan children through their facilities in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Kenya. For part of the year,the Downeys share a grass hut on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya or in the rain forest of Ethiopia. Therest of the year is spent at their home in Arvada, Colo., where Hugh is a deacon at Spirit of Christ CatholicCommunity and they enjoy spending time with their children, Keren and Mikael, and their families. Lalmbameans “place of hope,” and that is what the Downeys are all about – creating hope.

ALUMNI APPRECIATION

Tim Burchill ’68, posthumouslyTim Burchill ’68 was one of very few men who could stylishly pull off black leather Harley gear, golf attire,or a formal suit — sometimes all in the same day. Whether at work or play, Burchill was well-known forwholeheartedly and unreservedly giving 100 percent. In his 28-year career with Saint Mary’s University, onecould argue he gave 110 percent. The Chicago native began his career as a teacher at Aquinas High Schoolin La Crosse, Wis., and at Totino-Grace High School in Fridley, Minn. He worked for a short period inCalifornia before returning to his alma mater in 1979. He most recently served as executive director of theHendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership and as president and co-founder of the Metanoia Group, anaffiliate of Saint Mary’s that provides development and consulting services to nonprofit organizations. In1991, he co-created Saint Mary’s master degree program in philanthropy and development; he greatlyenjoyed teaching in the program every summer. Tim previously served as vice president for universityrelations, which encompassed the university’s fundraising, public relations and alumni relations. Achampion of ethical fundraising, his work and insights were known and recognized in philanthropiccommunities worldwide. He cared deeply about what was best for Saint Mary’s, and his dedication to theuniversity, his colleagues and students was unwavering. He died unexpectedly in February 2007.He was a gifted colleague, caring mentor, inspiring teacher and friend.



After several years of fundraisingand planning, construction on theSaint Mary’s University VeteransMemorial began this spring, anda dedication is scheduled forHomecoming, June 13-15, 2008.

Fundraising for thememorial — a project of theAlumni Association Board — is complete. A total of $80,000in donations has been raised, entirely from outside universityfunds.

After an extensive review of the project, the Saint Mary’s Board of Trustees and the Alumni Board eachvoted in February to complete the project with a revised, finaldesign that more clearly reflects the intent of the memorial: tohonor those men and women — with ties to Saint Mary’s —who have served our country through the military.

The memorial will be located off the path between theplaza and Hillside Hall (north of Gostomski Fieldhouse).

The inviting and spacious new design features semi-circular seating and attractive landscaping. At the memorial’scenter, a large glass monument, etched with an olive branch,will bear the words “Peace through Service.” At night, thedesign will be enhanced by soft interior lighting, which willproject upward from its base.

Five pedestals inside the memorial will contain:

n A dedication and explanation of the intent of thememorial.

n An honor roll of those alumni veterans in the fivebranches of the military, who died in service to theircountry. By 1945, 32 Saint Mary’s students and alumnihad given their lives in service to our country.

n An identification of the site of the Rooney and DitterBarracks with photos. The memorial will be built inclose proximity to where “The Barracks” once stood on

the Winona campus. Thesemilitary-surplus dormitories wereerected to house the surge ofstudents and veterans attendingcollege after WWII and werelater named Rooney and DitterBarracks after two alumni killedin action. Lt. William Rooney

’40 was an Army officer who died of wounds receivedduring combat in France in 1945. Lt. Anthony Ditter’41 was a Navy pilot who died during a combat missionin 1944 in the South Pacific. The Barracks remaineddormitories for 27 years and were a campus landmarkuntil 1973.

n A final resting place for the Navy V-12 programplaque. Saint Mary’s housed the V-12 officer trainingprogram from 1943-46. After the war, a plaque waspresented to the university from the Secretary of theNavy in recognition of its contribution. For many years,this plaque was displayed on the second floor of SaintMary’s Hall.

n A quote recognizing Catholic doctrine about militaryservice and peace: “Those who are sworn to serve theircountry in the armed forces are servants of the securityand freedom of nations. If they carry out their dutyhonorably, they truly contribute to the common good ofthe nation and the maintenance of peace" (Catechism ofthe Catholic Church 2310).

Each gift of more than $250 to the Veterans Memorialproject will be recognized with an engraved paving brick,which can honor or memorialize a veteran’s gift of service.Anyone in the Saint Mary’s community can purchase a brickfor a loved one who has served.

To learn more about how to support this memorial, go to www.smumn.edu/veteransmemorial or contact Meg Richtman at [email protected].≠

IN MEMORYNew design for

Veterans Memorial;dedication in June

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A large black tablet inside the Pentagon liststhe 184 names of those who died on Sept.11, 2001 when American Airlines Flight 77crashed into the Washington, D.C., building.

CAPT Tim Tyre ’69, now retired from theNaval Reserve, knows many of those names.They belong to good men, good friends, andpersonal colleagues. Even those whose facesor names he didn’t know well, he considers“family.”

“The Navy is a little family,” he said.“Even if you don’t know someone, you do;they’re all shipmates.”

It isn’t a memory that comes easily forthe career military man. After a sustainedsilence, he understatedly and quietlyexpresses, “It was an unpleasant thing.”

CAPT Tyre was serving as a commandingofficer of a unit at the Pentagon in 2001. Hewas a couple of blocks away, attending ameeting in another military building, whenterrorist planes struck both the World TradeCenter and the Pentagon.

As he and colleagues watched livebroadcasts of the attack, he felt the groundshake beneath him.

CAPT Tyre’s world changed in an instant. Immediately senior officers, including

CAPT Tyre, were “taken underground” asthey began to survey the damage and preparethe protective responses of the country. Oneof his first duties was to help re-activate theUSNS Comfort and send it to the New Yorkharbor. The ship sailed to serve as a hospitalfacility, but its mission evolved into a supportcenter for disaster relief workers, many ofwhom had been resting on the street beforereturning to the rubble of Ground Zero tosearch for survivors.

For his actions during and immediatelyfollowing the Pentagon attack, CAPT Tyre wasawarded the Meritorious Service Medal by theChief of Naval Operations for the President.

“There was never a time to (grieve); wejust had to react,” he said. “In fact, I didn’t(mourn) for months afterwards. I was back athome … I was up one night very late, 1 or 2in the morning; it’s hard to sleep after thosethings,” CAPT Tyre recalls. “And they had atelevised broadcast of the ceremonies at thePentagon. I could see the people I workedwith. That was the first time I reacted. Thankgoodness I was all by myself.”

CAPT Tyre comes from a military familythat didn’t show a great deal of emotion. Hisfather was a World War II bomber pilot. “He’sone of those guys who doesn’t say much,

ever,” CAPT Tyre said. “The day after the hitat the Pentagon, he called to check if I wasOK, and he told me, ‘This is your PearlHarbor.’ ”

Tyre added that the generation of hisfather — and other World War II veterans —are dying at 1,500 a day. “There’s a wholegeneration of those people who went to SaintMary’s,” he said. “But this isn’t just about 85-year-olds. There are those people who cameto Saint Mary’s and who are now serving inAfghanistan and Iraq. If you set aside politics,these are young people who are providing anhonorable service; these are the finest peopleI’ve ever come across.”

As an Alumni Board representative,CAPT Tyre served as the chairman of thecommittee to build the Veterans Memorial. Itis his hope that the memorial recognizes thegreat personal sacrifices of service men andwomen within the broader Saint Mary’sUniversity community.

“This memorial has brought me a senseof closure,” he said. “It’s a quiet, respectfulway of saying thank you.”

CAPT Tyre requested to be the firstperson from the Saint Mary’s community tocommemorate the memorial on Veterans Day2008. The retired serviceman has volunteeredto — on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the11th month — complete a heartfelt, slowsalute to those who have died in service toour country. In subsequent years, other SMUservice men and women — or others in theSMU community — are invited and welcometo show similar tribute on Veterans Day.≠

SMUalumniwho diedin serviceWorld War IILt. Marcel Bilder ’41Robert Brannan ’42Warren Bugden ’47Lt. John Clarke ’39William Carney ’37Michael Cleary ’38Anthony Ditter ’41William Fale ’38Daniel Foley ’46 Thomas Gratzek ’41John Graver ’46George Griffin ’40 John Hanrahan ’41Joseph Jaszewski ’42 Lt. George Kenneley ’41Ens. John Kennedy ’46John Klug ’45Robert Larson ’44Francis Lynch ’40Thomas McGovern ’39Lt. John Miller ’41Thomas Moore ’42James Noone ’40Lt. Charles Oberley ’45Robert Paulsen ’44John Pollard ’45John Regan ’44William Rooney ’40Lt. Kurt Schellhas ’44Thomas Skemp ’45Arthur Speltz ’38Sgt. Joseph Stack ’41

Vietnam WarRaymond Round ’60

If you know of anyother alumni whoshould be recognized,or family members ofthe deceased alumni,please contact Meg Richtman [email protected] 507-457-1618.

H SMU also recognizesanother memorial on theWinona campus. In 1943 or1944, Boy Scout Troop 11planted 1,500 pines in thebluffs, one for each manor woman in WinonaCounty who was servingin the military duringWorld War II. A number ofthose trees remain — aliving tribute to those menand women.

CAPT Tim Tyre, USN (RET) ’69

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CLASS NOTES

Brother Finbar McMullen,Winona, was featured in theWinona Daily News on Saturday,Jan. 20, 2007. The article wastitled “Brother of Invention”and highlighted his long historyof invention and his creativeways to build furniture out ofused cardboard.

John Deinema, St. Louis Park,Minn., is retired from teachingin the Minneapolis PublicSchools System.

Dr. Richard Weiland,Northfield, Minn., is a memberof an international board with amission to find the cause and acure for Waldenstrom’sMacroglobulinemia, a rare formof cancer that affects plasmacells.

Thomas Mayefske,Albuquerque, N.M., retired andwas made an emeritus memberof the Southwest Liturgical con-ference, which is the world’soldest conference.

Dr. Ronald Koperski, Peoria,Ill., received one of BradleyUniversity’s most prestigiousawards, the Putnam Award forExcellence in Teaching, duringthe Founder’s Day Convocation,Sept. 27, 2007. He led the wayin the development of the uni-versity’s public relations pro-gram.

Michael Barrett, Aurora, Ill.,was ordained a Deacon inAugust of 2007. He finished atwo-year clinical pastoral educa-tional program at the Universityof Illinois Medical CenterHospital in Chicago, where he isa part-time chaplain. He is alsoattending the Institute of

Pastoral Studies graduate schoolof Loyola in Chicago.

David Moulton, Westminster,Colo., retired from Wells FargoHome Mortgage in October2007. He and his wife, Tere, willbe moving to Morelia, Mexico,where they have a home.Classmates are invited to visit.Reach Dave via e-mail [email protected] or by phone (dial from U.S. 011-52) –451-355-1908.

Dr. Gene Audette, St. Paul,Minn., retired after 33 years inhigher education from theUniversity of St. Thomas in2006. He was named professoremeritus of organization learn-ing and development in 2007.He now divides his time amonga “post-retirement” career withhis wife, Marjorie, in residentialreal estate in the Twin Cities,and their other home in DoorCounty, Wis. He is also pursuinghis life-long interest in the musi-cal and visual arts.

Bill Coughlan, Madison Lake,Minn., was affiliated with theInstitute of the Brothers of theChristian Schools on Sept. 19,2007. He is a volunteer at SanMiguel Middle School ofMinneapolis.

Joe Dixon, Minneapolis, waslisted in the August 2007 issueof the Twin Cities Business mag-azine as one of the top 100Minnesota Super Lawyers for2007.

Seth Ostrander, Green Valley,Ariz., received a nursing degreefrom the University ofWisconsin, Milwaukee in 1976and has retired from theVeterans Administration after 22years of service. He moved fromSeattle, Wash., to Green Valley,where he does volunteer workand is enjoying the retired lifewith his wife of 25 years. Hispassion is bicycling.

Denny DeLarco, Sarasota, Fla.,was named branch manager ofWagner Realty’s El ConquistadorParkway office. He has been inthe real estate industry for thepast 18 years.

Capt. Stephen Arends, ChulaVista, Calif., is the new chair-man of San Diego County’sVeteran Advisory Council andstill serves as California’sRepresentative on the Veteransof Foreign Wars NationalLegislative Committee.

Barney Lundstrom,Minneapolis, retired from hispurchasing and production con-trol management position inMay 2007. He and his wife,Beate, like bicycling aroundhome, taking hiking trips in dif-ferent parts of the UnitedStates, and taking care of theirtwo granddaughters. He is alsotrying to complete a lifetimegoal of seeing at least one

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Andrew “Roo” Yori ’99 and his pit bull, Wallace, of Rochester,Minn., won the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals2007 under the Freestyle Flying Disc category. Wallace, the onlypit bull who competed in the finals, was adopted from a shelterwhere he had been scheduled for euthanasia. Besides having alot of fun and winning several national awards, Yori and Wallaceare out to show a different side of the pit bull breed, which isfrequently regarded as dangerous. Through education andinteraction, Wallace and Yori are proving that not all pit bulls aredangerous, and that much of their behavior is dependant on theway they are raised. They were one of six teams invited to SouthKorea for an international disc dog competition as part of TeamUSA, but were unable to make the trip because of breed banswith certain airlines. For more information, go towww.wallacethepitbull.com. Check out additional videos ofWallace in action at www.youtube.com; search for “Wallace andRoo.” (Photo courtesy of Whitney Curtis.)

major league baseball game inevery major league park in thenation and Canada.

John Wagenaar, Winona, is apre-needs counselor and funeralcelebrant with Hoff FuneralHomes.

August Aleksy, Oak Park, Ill.,along with his wife, Tracy(Reynolds CST’72), ownCenturies & Sleuths Bookstore inForest Park. The store was listedas one of the top 10 bookstoresin Chicago in the June 8, 2007issue of the Chicago Tribune.Augie serves on the Forest ParkChamber of Commerce andWest Cook YMCA Boards. Theyare very proud of their sonAugust Aleksy, IV who is grad-uating in ’08 from Saint Mary’s.

Leland Nagel, Washington,D.C., is the executive directorfor the National Conference forCatechetical Leadership.

Loren Niemi, Minneapolis, isthe winner of the 2007 Oracleaward for national leadershipand service.

Michael Johanns resigned afternearly three years in office as

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture,clearing the way to run for theU.S. Senate in Nebraska.

Phillip Sagstetter, Rockville,Md., received the Korea DefenseService Medal from the UnitedStates Air Force in July 2007, forflying F-4 Phantoms in a fightersquadron in Taegu, Korea in1980. He works at LockheedCorporation developing soft-ware.

Laura Folk, Alexandra, Va., is aretired 20-year Naval Officer.After raising her two children,Greg and Julianna, with hus-band Wayne, she returned toschool and received her nursingdegree from GeorgetownUniversity. She has been a nursesince 1997 and she works in theNeonatal Intensive Care Unit atGeorgetown University Hospital.The family spends their fallweekends cheering on theHokies.

Father Tom Heck, Naples, Fla.,transferred from the diocese ofSioux Falls, S.D., to the dioceseof Venice in Florida, in June2005. He was named Pastor ofSt. Finbarr Church on March 1,2007.

William Tennison, Huntersville,N.C., accepted the chiefaccounting officer position for3D Systems, Inc. in 2006. This

position has allowed him totravel throughout the world. Heis still a Chi-Sox fan, but con-verted to the Carolina Panthers.

Father James Zimmer, SiouxFalls, S.D., was assigned aschaplain at Sanford MedicalCenter in July 2002. He is enjoy-ing it very much!

Mary (Lucas) Karnick, Tomball,Texas, was named Teacher ofthe Year at Beneke ElementarySchool. She was promoted toassistant principal in summer2007. Want to get out of thecold? Come see Mary and hus-band Kevin ’72 in Texas.

Michael Keating, Lenoir, Tenn.,is the vice president of risk man-agement for UHS, Inc.

Brother James McVeigh, OSF,Fresh Meadows, N.Y., wasappointed co-vicar for religiousfor the Diocese of RockvilleCentre. He also serves asFranciscan mission coordinatorat St. Francis Preparatory School.

Patrick Salvi, Lake Forest, Ill., isthe managing partner, of Salvi,Schostok & Pritchard P.C., locat-ed in Chicago and Waukegan.For the second time he has beenrecognized by two prominent

peer-review surveys includingThe Best Lawyers in America,and he also once again hasbeen named an Illinois SuperLawyer by his peers. He will beteaching “Personal InjuryLitigation” at the University ofNotre Dame Law School inspring 2008.

William Jungbauer, NorthOaks, Minn., was listed in theAugust 2007 issue of the TwinCities Business magazine as oneof the top 100 Minnesota SuperLawyers for 2007.

Loretta Razny, Ormond Beach,Fla., is the vice president con-troller for Masco ContractorServices.

Michelle (Galles) Cochran,Winona, is the new associatedirector of the K-12 readingteacher program at Saint Mary’sUniversity.

Peggy Starck, New Berlin, Wis.,is pursuing a registered nursingdegree at Milwaukee AreaTechnical College.

Joe Sweeney, Libertyville, Ill.,was named vice president fordevelopment and alumni rela-tions at Saint Mary’s University.

Theodore Schnell, Elgin, Ill.,was promoted to web editor atThe Courier News/Sun-TimesNews Group.

Father Dominic Garramone,OSB, Peru, Ill., teaches at SaintBede Academy. He formed agroup on nine students called“The Genesius Project” to pro-duce a script for the fall theatreprogram, which was titled“What I Wanted to Say.” Theshow premiered Nov. 16, 2006,and was selected for presenta-tion at the Illinois High SchoolTheatre Festival in January 2007.At the fest it was seen by the

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Joe Febel ’83, Phil Bayer ’83, Jim Darley ’83, and Dave Figliulo ’83 attempted to reach the summit of MountRainier in August 2007. Although getting to the peak was not “in the cards” this time, a good time was hadby all. Since that time, the group has definitely deleted the activity of mountaineering off the things to dolist before getting “old.”

Joe Febel ’83, Phil Bayer ’83, Jim Darley ’83, and Dave Figliulo ’83 attempted to reach the summit of MountRainier in August 2007. Although getting to the peak was not “in the cards” this time, a good time was hadby all. Since that time, the group has definitely deleted the activity of mountaineering off the things to dolist before getting “old.”


acquisitions editor of DramaticPublishing. The script will appearin the 2007-2008 DramaticPublishing catalog.

Paul Hoffmann, Madison, Wis.,was named president and chiefexecutive officer at MononaState Bank.

Michelle (Emond) Wolfe,Aurora, Colo., was appointeddeputy city manager for the Cityof Aurora after four and a halfyears as city administrator ofArden Hills, Minn.

Rick Cosentino, Kennesaw,Ga., has a new position withDelta Airlines as an operationssupervisor.

Karen Hager, Lexington, Ky.,has a new position with theUniversity of Kentucky as anassistant professor.

Mary (Stephenson) Spurr,Aurora, Ill., was promoted fromoffice manager to deputy direc-tor at Pritzker Military Library.She completed her master’sdegrees in project management,business administration, andaccounting and financial man-agement.

Reverend Steven Biegler,Rapid City, S.D., is the chaplainfor the Rapid City CatholicSchools.

Suzanne (Helmin) Boettner,Alexandria, Minn., is working inthe special education depart-ment at Alexandria High School.She teaches 18- to 21-year-oldstudents independent livingskills, along with academics. Shealso keeps busy with her threeschool-age boys, Paul, Isaac andSamuel.

Frank Perez, Chicago, started anew position with AccessCommunity Health Network as aphysician’s assistant in internalmedicine and pediatrics.

Jill Fischer, Mankato, Minn.,has a new position at GustavusAdolphus College as the studyabroad advisor.

Molly (Crosby) Cave, St. Paul,Minn., was written up in the

Pioneer Press for starting an ini-tiative in St. Paul where neigh-bors paint intersections in aneffort to build community andknow their neighbors. E-mail:[email protected] orcall (651) 646-1986.

Todd Guenther, WeekiWachee, Fla., was promoted tosenior project manager at SafetyMarketing Services.

Andrew Matanovic, MountProspect, Ill., opened a newbusiness, Regency Real EstateServices. He and his wife Dorihave two children, Jimmy, 5,and Tea, 1. Along with runninghis real estate business, he is inhis 12th year as a firefighter/paramedic for the village ofSkokie.

Father David Forsman, PineCity, Minn., was appointed pas-tor at Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church in Pine City.

Reverend Chester Murtha,Miller, S.D., is the new pastor atSt. Ann’s, St. Joseph, and St.Liborius parishes.

Bart Wolkerstorfer, Blaine,Minn., is the director of market-ing at Land O’Lakes Inc. He iscurrently completing his master’sdegree in business administra-tion at Saint Mary’s inMinneapolis. He and his wifeJodi have two children, Lauren,8, and Jake, 6.

Kimberly (Patzner) Cassidy,Plum Boro, Pa., was promotedto the rank of Major in the U.S.Army. She is an instructor forthe U.S. Army at the Universityof Pittsburgh. She and her hus-band, Luke, have three children,Meghan Marie, 2; BrendanMichael, 4; and ChristopherPatrick, 8. Kim is very proud ofher husband for receiving thePurple Heart and NavyAchievement Medal.

Jenny (Czarnecki) Deml,Ellendale, Minn., is in her sec-ond year as director of St.Isidore School. She enjoys work-ing closely with the schoolboard president Tina (Machaj’94) Kubicek to grow theirsmall Catholic grade school. Ondays she is not working she ishome with her children, Laura,Jesse and Elizabeth.

Michael Howard, Jefferson,Wis., became the elementaryprincipal for the JeffersonSchool District in July 2007.

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Karsnia makes national news for airport undercover workSgt. Dave Karsnia ’00 — albeit reluctantly — madenational news in 2007 when he arrested Senator LarryCraig (R-ID) for lewd conduct in a public restroom at theMinneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

After numerous complaints were received, Karsnialed an investigation into sexual encounters in the high-traffic airport bathroom. His investigation netted over adozen arrests — the most famous of the arrestees beingSen. Craig in June 2007. News of the incident spread likewildfire, leading to a very public national controversy andintroducing the terms “wide-stance” and “toe-tappingpolitics” into the popular lexicon.

In the midst of the hype and political controversy,the spotlight widened to the man behind it all, Karsnia.

Google searches for his name will net hundreds ofresults from USA Today, the Washington Post, CNN andNPR. Even January’s issue of Playboy featured a photoand small article of the airport investigator.

In a Sept. 10 issue of Newsweek titled, “Talk to theHand,” Karsnia declined interviews. However, his friendsand colleagues who were interviewed described him as“humble,” a “hard worker” and “a dedicated cop.”

The Newsweek article added, “His former roommateScott Kronebusch ’00 says Karsnia won't say if he'sRepublican or Democrat, and didn't gloat aboutcapturing Craig. ‘It doesn't make any difference to Davewhether it was a senator or some guy down the street,’says Kronebusch. ‘It's just his job.’ “

This incident isn’t the first time that Karsnia hasbeen in national news. In early 2007, Good MorningAmerica and Inside Edition interviewed him because ofhis efforts to slow down electric carts in airports andeliminate further injuries.

The Associated Press circulated a quote from retiredSMU professor Matt Vetter. “In some ways it doesn’tsurprise me that it was Karsnia (who arrested Craig),because he didn’t let too many things get by him. Whenthings were awry, or things needed to get done, youcould always count on (Karsnia) to get things done.”≠

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Ann Keen, Chicago, will bedirecting “Hamlet” atAtheneum Theatre in May 2008.She is a vice president with JPMorgan Chase.

Brad Verthein, Naperville, Ill., isa middle school psychologist.

Heather (Fecht) Verthein,Naperville, Ill., is an off-site con-tractor for CIMCOCommunication, Inc. Theowner/CEO of CIMCOCommunication, Inc. is a fellowalum, Bill Capraro ’81.

Melanie (Audette) Bexell,Moose Lake, Minn., is mainly astay-at-home mom but workspart-time for the Dwelling in theWoods as a bookkeeper.

Brian Lepel, Maplewood,Minn., ended a successful careerat IBM and has started two newcareers. He is starting his own

website business and is a realestate investor.

Amy Jo Vanderscheuren, HoytLakes, Minn., celebrated herfive-year anniversary with theDuluth Area Chamber ofCommerce, where she is thedirector of professional develop-ment.

Joanne (Tibble) Achbach,Rapid City, S.D., was promotedto mathematics teacher with theRapid City Catholic SchoolSystem. She and her husband,Bryan ’98, have two daughters,Katherine and Megan.

Miranda Goff, BloomingPrairie, Minn., completed hermaster’s degree in businessadministration in August 2007and is working for the Universityof Minnesota in cancer research.

Katie (Hoagberg) Masog,Savage, Minn., took a positionwith Strom Aviation, Inc. as acontroller.

Dr. Josh Takagishi, Dewitt,Mich., relocated to Dewitt wherehe is a practicing pediatricianwith Lansing Pediatric Associates.

Aaron Wing, Tulsa, Okla., is atherapeutic specialty representa-tive for Pfizer Inc.

Dr. Ami Kuisle, WestSpringfield, Mass., started a newposition with SpringfieldAnesthesia in August 2007, asan anesthesiologist.

Mark Sedevic, Chicago, waspromoted to sergeant with theChicago Police Department onAug. 30, 2007.

Teisha Smith Devine, Chicago,received her master’s degree incounseling from DePaulUniversity and is working as acounselor at Saint Patrick HighSchool. She and her husband,David, have a son, Damian, 1.

Kristine (Ditlevson) Glancy,New York, N.Y., works for KraftFoods as a senior associatebrand manager.

Dr. Anthony Holter, SouthBend, Ind., completed his Ph.D.in educational psychology at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, and is now a postdoc-toral research associate at theUniversity of Notre Dame.

Ryan Rosenberg, Winona, waspromoted to executive salesassistant for eastern NorthAmerica with Fastenal Companyin Winona.

Dr. Diane (Wood) Gordon,Salt Lake City, Utah, is a residentphysician at the University of Utah anesthesiology department.

Father Robert Lacey, Pierre,S.D., took the position of associ-ate pastor of Sts. Peter & PaulCatholic Church in July 2007.

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A 49-day, 865-mile journey by paddleOn June 11, 2006, Tom Heineman ’70 — a math tutor from Chicago — set off on a 49-day, 865-mile, sea-kayakingjourney around Lake Michigan. After successfully completing the journey, Heineman became the first person tocircumnavigate Lake Michigan via kayak. Heineman paddled along the shorelines of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan andIndiana. This physically draining and dangerous adventure around the lake required Heineman to paddle for six toeight hours daily, at the pace of around 20 miles per day. Despite the treacherous crossings, ignorant boaters andaching muscles, when asked what he would do next, he said, “There are four more Great Lakes left.”≠

n For more information on this incredible journey, visit http://caska.org/Heineman_Trip_2006


Rebecca Limberg, St. Paul,Minn., has moved back toMinnesota and has taken a posi-tion with University FairviewHospital as a registered nurse inthe emergency room.

Kelly (DeWane) Pieschek,Green Bay, Wis., is a stay-at-home mom with two children,Grace and Tyler. She also assistsin organizing a playgroup thatconsists of 100 members.

Sherell Massman Roche,Durham, N.C., is employed atWachovia Bank.

John Scheid, Rochester, Minn.,was promoted to operationsconsultant with American DairyQueen.

Bethany Heinz, Sioux Falls,S.D., is attending an acceleratednursing program at SouthDakota State University.

Brother Albert (Phillip)Lichtenwalter, OP, St. Louis,Mo., is a student Brother withthe Central Dominican Province,where he is a second-year theol-ogy student.

Dr. Joe Roche, Durham, N.C.,was one of two recipients of the2007 Armand J. Quick Awardfor Outstanding Senior MedicalStudents in Biochemistry. He isan otolaryngology resident atthe University of North Carolinain Chapel Hill.

Liam Baucom-Orlofsky,Buffalo, Minn., became the leadEnglish teacher with theMinneapolis Urban LeagueAcademy in August 2007.

Emilee Scheid, Rochester,Minn., is working at OlmstedMedical Center as a physicianassistant.

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Murray gives upaccounting career

to return to San Miguel school

On Jan. 1, 2008, Ben Murray ‘96 took over as president ofSan Miguel Middle School of Minneapolis.

Murray is well-known at the Catholic Lasallian school,which is dedicated to teaching underserved populations ofurban youth. A co-founder of San Miguel in 2000, Murrayserved in a multitude of roles during his seven-year tenurewith the school, most recently as the director of missionadvancement. He left San Miguel in July 2006 to return toa career in public accounting.

But his heart remained with San Miguel. Murrayexpressed he has “greatly missed working with thestudents, their families and all of the wonderful peoplewho provide their support toward achieving their dreams.”

Co-founder and past San Miguel president, BrotherLarry Schatz, has been chosen to serve as the assistantprovincial for the Midwest District of Christian Brothers,the order that oversees San Miguel Middle School.≠

Family and friends joined Mike Horvath ’82 at the 2007 ‘M’ Club weekend, during which Horvath was inducted into the SMU Sports Hall of Fame.Congratulating him are, from left: back, John McDonnell ’83, Dave Pawelski ’78, Mike Murphy ’83, Jim Redding ’83, Jim Noonan ’81, Tommy Noonan,Tom Comfort ’81, Tim Toohey ’82, Brian Reilly ’86, Emmett McGovern ’79, Bill O'Brien, Doug Luebbe ’81; row three, Ronda Pawelski, Gene Cooney’83, Kathy (Lucas ’83) Reding, Sue (Murlowski ’83) Nixon, Judy (Mullins ’83) Lucas, Lauri (Baldwin ’81) Noonan, Ron Choate ’77, Ed O’Malley ’92,Cecilia (Carroll ’74) Heiges, Mike Heiges ’74, Ken Marchini, Colleen McGovern ’03, Mike Spagnoli ’82; row two, John Horvath, Ann Horvath ’84, LouHorvath, Mike Horvath ’82, Kathy (Wolf ’83) Horvath, Ron Donovan, Kevin Horvath ’78, Bob Biebel ’79, M’07; front, Tristan Horvath, Jack Redding,Terry Redding, Kelsey Horvath, Ian Horvath, Tyler Horvath, and Lillian Horvath.


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Sean Lathrop, St. Joseph,Minn., works as a police officeon the Community CrimeImpact Team for the St. CloudPolice Department.

Robyn LaVoie, Grand Forks,Minn., started a new positionwith Altru Health System as aparamedic/health unit coordina-tor in May 2007.

Emily (Theis) Reger,Woodbury, Minn., is a first-grade teacher at North SaintPaul-Maplewood-OakdaleSchool District.

Crystal (Erickson) Syverson,Menomonie, Wis., was promot-ed to account executive withUnited Parcel Service in April2007.

Carol Weisz, Rochester, Minn.,is the pastoral care minister atthe Academy of Our Lady ofLourdes.

Evey (Olson) Wellman, EdenPrairie, Minn., is working as aninventory analyst for the WalMart produce account at CHRobinson Worldwide.

Jim Baertsch, La Crosse, Wis.,has a new position at PoellingerElectric in La Crosse. He and hiswife, Jennifer (Folgers ’05),have purchased their first home.

Devin Bloom, Hartford, S.D.,started working on his Ph.D. inecology and evolutionary biolo-gy at the University of Toronto.

Keith Cockerham, Park Forest,Ill., is working as a productresearch technician atArcelorMittal Steel, and is work-ing toward a master’s degree inforensic science.

Rebecca (Ludvigsen) Koopal,Lyle, Minn., received her mas-ter’s degree in instruction fromSaint Mary’s University in June2007. She is in her fourth yearof teaching middle school lan-guage arts at Sacred HeartSchool in Adams, Minn.

Jonathan Skalski, Provo, Utah,is pursuing his master’s degreeat Brigham Young University.

Kyle TePoel, Mendota Heights,Minn., started a new job as ateaching assistant at Children’sCounty Day Preschool.

Jason Thiges, Eugene, Ore., isin his second year of marriageand family therapy master’sdegree program at theUniversity of Oregon.

Jennifer (Flogers) Baertsch, LaCrosse, Wis., is the developmentand communications specialistfor the Coulee Catholic Schools.

Anna Curtis, Brentwood, Tenn.,began working for Lattimore,Black, Morgan and Cain as astrategic planner in June 2006.

Brandon Huxhold, Wauconda,Ill., works in sales throughoutthe northwest suburbs ofChicago.

Kates Lammers Huxhold,Wauconda, Ill., works as a musicteacher at St. Bede CatholicGrade School in Ingleside, Ill.

Jill Kunkel, Rochester, Minn.,has a new position as a financialrepresentative for Mayo Clinic.

Kelly Corcoran, New Brighton,Minn., has a new position withSecurian Financial as a promo-tion clerk.

Tiffanie Danzinger, Eleva,Wis., is a vocal music teacherwith the Long Prairie SchoolDistrict.

Luke Ostreko, Bristol, Ill., is apatrol officer with the PlainfieldPolice Department.

Crystal Simon, Northfield,Minn., became the head coachof the Northfield GymnasticsClub in May 2007.

Jennifer (Johnson) Strobel,Delano, Minn., is employed atFuzzy Duck Design as an exter-nal marketing and communica-tions manager.

Sara Swanberg, Providence,R.I., is working as an intern instage management for TrinityRepertory Company.

Ashley Thiboldeaux, MendotaHeights, Minn., is a coordinatorfor advertising and accountspayable departments with Colle& McVoy.

Grant Barthel, Watertown,Minn., is studying cytogenetictechnology at Mayo Clinic.

Laura Betchner, Green Bay,Wis., became the contemporarymusic director with CelebrationLutheran Church in October2007. She also is a barista forBarnes and Noble Café Shop.

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Two alumni, Rebecca Heroff ’92 and John Nord ’92 joined thepicketing in New York City. Broadway stagehands went on strike Nov. 10, shutting down dozens of plays and musicals forapproximately three weeks. Stagehands and theatre producersreached an agreement at the end of November, ending one of thelongest work stoppages in Broadway history. The lights once againshow brightly on Broadway.

SMU alumnamedpresident ofBlackhawksJohn McDonough ’75 wasnamed president of theChicago Blackhawks hockeyteam on Tuesday, Nov. 20,

2007. McDonough, 54, joined the Blackhawks afterworking in the Chicago Cubs organization for close to 25years, the last year as team president. As the Cubs chief,and in his previous role as senior vice president ofmarketing and broadcasting, he was widely viewed as asports marketing and management innovator who wascredited with growing the Cubs’ fan base and attractingsponsorships for one of the most successful pro sportsfranchises in the country.≠


CLASS NOTES

Melissa Cramer, Auburn Hills,Mich., has a position inaccounts receivables withMorrell Inc., a hydraulic distribu-tor auto supplier.

Rebecca Dougherty, MapleGrove, Minn., has a new posi-tion at Creative Metrics as amarketing assistant.

Amanda Gage, Tucson, Ariz., isa third-grade teacher withRivera Elementary School.

Sarah Kay, Winona, acceptedan admission counselor positionwith Saint Mary’s University aftergraduation.

Bridget Kingsley, Waseca,Minn., was awarded the MilitaryOrder of the Purple Heart Awardby the Army ROTC. The award ispresented to a senior who isserving in a leadership role with-in the Cadet Battalion, possessesa grade of B or better, is activein school and community activi-ties, and displays a positive atti-tude.

Stephanie Klinger,Minneapolis, Minn., has a newposition as a sales assistant withKatz Radio Group sinceSeptember 2007.

Meghan Krzeszewski,Burnsville, Minn., works forGoodrich Aerospace as a con-tract administrator.

Rebecca (Bartelson) Mueller,Lewiston, Minn., is teaching highschool math for Fillmore CentralSchool District.

Megan Schimek, Pine Island,Minn., began her teaching careerat Pine Island High School as abiology teacher.

Lincoln Scully, Minneapolis,Minn., accepted a position withAccenture as an associate soft-ware engineer.

Jennifer Truhler, Goodview,Minn., is attending Saint Mary’sUniversity to complete theMaster of Arts in Instruction program.

Holly Winslow, Rosemount,Minn., works with Mayo Clinic asa clinical laboratory technologist.

Weddings

Alfred Dziuk ’54, to HazelKliewer, Hereford, Texas, on May8, 2005.

Sharon Lager ’94 to JosephGates, Highland Park, Ill., onAug. 10, 2007.

Brian Lepel ’97 to KristinaRyan, Maplewood, Minn., onOct. 12, 2007.

Matt Scully ’97 to ClareSweeney, Norwalk, Conn., onSept. 16, 2007. SMU alumni inattendance were Sean Tuchner’95 and Ted Lowndes ’96.

Brian Bloodgood ’98 to AlisonLeighow ’00, Lantana, Texas,on Oct. 28, 2007.

Carrie Calkins ’98 to RossFelten, Chicago, on Oct. 13,2007.

Jessica Werner ’98 to RyanAtkins, Eagan, Minn., on Feb.10, 2007.

Kristine Ditlevson ’00 to AranGlancy, New York, N.Y., on Aug.18, 2007.

Jaclyn Allen ’01 to Daniel Fink,Buffalo Grove, Ill., on March 17,2007. Alumni in attendancewere Kristin McCaskey ’01,Kristin Kozlowski ’00, AbigailHarris ’01, Alyssa Murphy ’01,Jessica (Tkach ’01) Paquin,Christa Pugel ’01, James ’01and Libby (Hrdlicka ’01) Fink.

Katie Boller ’01 to ReubenGosewisch, Big Lake, Minn., onMay 4, 2007. Reverend Robert

Horihan ’98 officiated.

Sherell Massman ’01 to Dr.Joe Roche ’02, Durham, N.C.,on June 2, 2007.

Mary Schmolke ’01 to StevenBayer, Hoffman Estates, Ill., onJuly 21, 2007.

Amy Burns ’02 to Brian Flug,Chippewa Falls, Wis., on June29, 2007.

Dr. Abby Ludwig ’02 to RyanDeBonis, Fort Wainwright, Ark.,on July 7, 2007.

Colleen O’Hearn ’02 to DanielO’Brein, Brooklyn Park, Minn.,on July 7, 2007.

Julia Pagelkopf ’02 to BradBernardi, Galesburg, Ill., on June30, 2007.

Evey Olson ’03 to KevinWellman, Eden Prairie, Minn.,on Sept. 22, 2007. Saint Mary’salumni in attendance were Liam’03 and Ann (Sheehan ’03)Baucom-Orlofsky, John ’03and Brooke (Meschke ’03)Holterhaus, and Ruth(Swanson ’03) Wagner.

Andy Cochran ’03 to DaisyPignette, Tampa, Fla., on Aug.3, 2007.

Bill Flynn ’05 and Katie Johnson ’06 were married in June 2007 in Elk River, Minn. SMU students and alumni attending included, from left, front: SamPhillips ’04, the groom and bride, Adam Fingerhut ’06; middle row, Rick Baigini ’04, Becky Belanger ’05, Chad Damerow ’05, Adam Gill ’08, Molly Strusz’08, Steph Ashworth ’07, Allison Schuster ’06. Mary Broderick ’06, Jacqui Ripoli ’07, Madeline Loftus ’07, Melissa Powers ’07, Amy Madden ’07, Jennifer(Schipp ’06) Stewart, Kim Rhomberg ’05, Christina Gersch ’08, Jesse Polk ’08; back row, Marcus Reszka ’06, Ryan Holland ’04, David Gross ’08, TimMcNamara ’06, Ryan Radke ’08, Graham Murphy ’06, Pat Chambers ’06, Dennis Vickers ’05, Mark Miller ’05 and Tom Stewart ’06.


CLASS NOTES

Angie Pieper ’07, front, fourth from left, and Brian Kasel weremarried July 28, 2007, in Adams, Minn. SMU students and alumniattending included, from left, front: Lindsay Dickson ’08, Kami Ward’05, Eric Saindon ’07, Diana Connolly ’08, Sarah Kay ’07, Robin Karras’08, Lindsay Johnson ’08, Rachel Blackhawk ’08, Emilie Fisch ’08, KatieNowak ’08; back row, August Aleksy ’07, Lincoln Scully ’07, NikkiOlson ’08, Brytton Bjorngaard ’07, Ben Linder ’09, Tina Carufel ’07,and Sheila Tierney ’08.

Steve Recker ’04 and Natalie Cossetta ’04 were married July 14, 2007,in West Saint Paul, Minn. SMU students and alumni attendingincluded, from left: front, Anna Shields ’04, Nikki Kadlec ‘04, middle,Emilee Scheid ’03, Missy Jungbauer ’03, Rachel Fink ’04, the bride andgroom, Michael Johnson ’04, Nick Taylor ’03, Rachel McPherson ’04,Aron Tierney ’04; back, Jon Scheid ’01, Sarah Fisher ’04, ReneeWillkom ’04, Jim Baertsch ’04, Jenny Baertsch ’05, Chris Ames ’04,Bridget McKee ’04, Keri Drake ’05, Beth (Walch ’04) Taylor, and LoganTwedt ’05 (not pictured).

Brook Meschke ’03, third from right, married John Holterhaus ’03 onJune 16, 2007, in La Crosse, Wis. SMU alumni in attendance were,from left: back, Justin Speiser ’03, Michele O’Brien ’03, DustinWilhelmy ’05, Ben Morisette ’03, Jon Helwig ’03, the bride, JohnBezdichek ’03, the groom; front, Tim Huemoeller ’03, Eve (Olson ’03)Wellman, Danni Voigt ’03, Katie Crotty ’03, Kirsten Berg ’03, Maggie(Yates ’06) Savin, and Mike Savin ’03.

Crystal Erickson '03 married Travis Syverson in Prairie du Chien, Wis.,on Sept. 22, 2007. SMU faculty attending included Tony Piscitiello ’69,M’82 and his wife, Kathy (CST ’70).

John Deranek ’01, second from left, married Alana May Rogers, front,in Saint Paul, Minn., on July 28, 2007. SMU alumni attendingincluded, from left, Kristen Kozlowski ’00, Jamie (McMahon ’00)Albee, Nate Albee ’01, and Laura Miller ’01.

Dee Nold ’06, fourth from left, married Brent Hunsberger, third fromleft, on July 16, 2006. SMU alumni in attendance were, from left:Nicole (Welle ’06) Nere, Autumn Valk ’06, Katie Lynch ’06, WilliamMartin ’06, Beth Schubert ’06, and Kelly Zehner ’06.


CLASS NOTES

Ann Sheehan ’03 to LiamBaucom-Orlofsky ’03, Buffalo,Minn., on May 5, 2007.

Sarah Kraszewski ’04 toBrendon Panke ’05, Madison,Wis., on Oct. 6, 2007.

Natalie Cossetta ’04 to SteveRecker ’04, Maplewood, Minn.,on July 14, 2007.

Philip Herbert ’04 to JenniferBlizzard, Groton, Conn., on June31, 2007.

Emilee Sacia ’04 to WilliamBartz, Mankato, Minn., on Aug.4, 2007. Bridesmaids in thewedding party were AndreaBergeron ’04, Amie Carlson’04, and Angie Beissel ’05. Herpersonal attendants were ErinJacobs ’04 and MandyMcManimon ’04.

Elizabeth Walch ’04 toNicholas Taylor ’03, Rochester,Minn., on Nov. 24, 2007.

Katie Christenson ’05 to MattHeitman ’03, Savage, Minn., onMay 26, 2007.

Kathryn Lammers ’05 toBrandon Huxhold ’05,Wauconda, Ill., on July 22,2007.

Jennifer Johnson ’06 toMatthew Strobel, Delano,Minn., on May 26, 2007.

Jennifer Schipp ’06 to ThomasStewart ’06, Rochester, Minn.,on July 14, 2007. Weddingparty included Tim McNamara’06, Jesse Polk ’08, Amy Lang’06, Jennifer Miller ’02, andAmy Edge ’05.

Nicole Welle ’06 to ChristopherNere, Fargo, N.D., on Sept. 29,2007.

Rebecca Bartelson ’07 toDennis Mueller, Lewiston, Minn.,on July 7, 2007.

Births andAdoptions

Laura and Rocco Castallante’84, Downers Grove, Ill., a son,Anthony Rocco, on June 11,2007.

Matthew and Roseann(McLaughlin ’87) Federico,Chicago, a son, Enzo Domenic,on May 16, 2007.

David ’87 and Doreen PuntilloKudrle M’95, St. Peter, Minn., ason, Nathan David, on Feb. 16,2007. He joins Matthew, 3.

Bill ’90 and Mia (Cacciabondo’90) Geheren, Huntley, Ill.,through adoption, a son, Danny,who was born on March 21,2007. He joins Michael, 12,Tommy, 3, and Charlie, 2.

Lisa and Brian Strub ’91, NewBrighton, Minn., a daughter,Rachel Ann, on Oct. 8, 2007.She joins Sarah, 3.

Penny and Timothy Swanson’91, Woodbury, Minn., a daugh-ter, Ellen Marie, on July 1, 2007.She joins Timothy Jr., 3.

Linas and Asta (Tijunelis ’92)Dauksa, Santa Cruz, Calif., adaughter, Violeta Lucija, onSept. 2, 2007.

Shelby and Matthew Dineen’92, Gardiner, Maine, a son,Raymond James, in 2006.

Jon and Shannon (Mertz ’94)Hillesheim, New Ulm, Minn., adaughter, Abigail Lynn, on Oct.3, 2007. She joins Jordan andAlex.

Ann Keen ’94 and JohnCirpinski, Chicago, a son, IanRobert Cirpinski, on Oct. 8,2007. He joins Alex, 2.

Tim ’94 and Melissa (Cachor’94) Ulatowski, Homer Glen,Ill., a daughter, ColleenElizabeth, on June 14, 2007.She joins Matt, 7; Tommy, 4;and Grace, 2.

Elizabeth and Michael Lori ’94,Minneapolis, a daughter,Catherine Mary, on Oct. 16,2006.

David Ferber and HeatherPerkins ’94, Milwaukee, Wis., ason, Callum Andrew, on Dec.20, 2007. He joins twin brothersAidan and Benjamin, 2.

Brad ’94 and Heather (Fecht’95) Verthein, Naperville, Ill., ason, Nathan Jay, on June 20,2007. He joins Lauren, 3.

Ryan and Marni (Orthey ’96)Lamberty, Minneapolis, adaughter, Eden, on April 30,2007.

Eric and Julie (Dobbelmann’96) Swedberg, Elk River,Minn., a son, Charlie, on Sept.18, 2007. He joins Owen, 2. Hewas born on the same day ashis cousin, Henri ParadiseDobbelmann, who is the son ofDanielle Paradise ’92.

Tony and Sheila (Murray ’96)Zagotta, Warrenville, Ill., adaughter, Alyssa Rose, on Aug.15, 2007.

Jason and Melanie (Audette’97) Bexell, Moose Lake, Minn.,a son, Jack Audette, on April30, 2007.

Deb and Kevin Crocker ’92 ofLombard, Ill., welcomed theirfirst child, Sarah KatherineCrocker, on Oct. 9, 2007. Shewas 11 pounds, 2 ounces and23 inches long.

Kelly Steuck ’01 and Justin Hendershot ’01, front middle, were married on July 14, 2007, in La Crosse, Wis.SMU alumni in attendance were, from left: back, Jeanna (Fabian ’01) Pipitone, Michael Pipitone ’01, Fr. VincePeters ’99, Josh Wolever ’03, Brandon Darling ’01, Fr. Dave Finn ’99, Amanda (Venner ’02) Weilard, BenHoutekier ’02, Raymond Kelley ’01; front, Debbie (Goenne ’01) Sullivan, Ann Durley ’01, Rebecca Sallee ’99,Niki Zaleska ’04, the groom and bride, Kim Sonnek ’02, Meredith (Riewe ’02) Daniel (holding Simon), BillDaniel ’02 (holding Isaac), and Chris Haywood ’02. The couple, who reside in Milon, Ill., asks for prayers;Justin was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Nov. 1. To check on his condition and leave words of support,go to www.caringbridge.org and enter “Justin Hendershot.”


Chris and Melissa (Goo ’97)Schultz, Maple Grove, Minn., ason, Ben, on Feb. 12, 2007.

David and Angela (Welsh ’98)Bower, Des Moines, Iowa, adaughter, Catherine, on Feb. 12,2007. She joins William, 2.

Michelle and Nate DeMars ’98,Centerville, Minn., a daughter,Addisyn Jo, on Dec. 4, 2006.

Brandon and Shannon (Griffin’98, M’04) Weick, Rochester,Minn., a daughter, Abigail

Jolleen, on Nov. 1, 2007. Shejoins Will, 6, and Nick, 3.

Kendra and Scott Brejcha ’99,Westchester, Ill., a son, GriffinHarry, on Aug. 11, 2007.

Michael and Katherine(Corcoran ’99) Cheramy,Evansville, Wis., a son, VincentJames, on June 8, 2007.

Domenic ’99 and Kelly (Pavlak’99) DiPietro, Oakdale, Minn., adaughter, Giana Rose, on Aug.1, 2007. She joins Sophia, 3,and Maria, 2.

Joanna M’04 and BenjaminHuegel ’99, Rochester, Minn.,through adoption, a daughter,Kaityn Isabella, on Dec. 21,2007. Kaityn was born on Nov.17, 2006.

Mark ’99 and Janel (Wren ’01)Sedevic, Chicago, a daughter,Abigail Margaret, on Aug. 22,2007.

Mary and Andrew Lucca ’99,Chicago, a son, Francis Patrick,in April 2007.

Chris and Kelly (Kirby ’99)Pinta, Crystal Lake, Ill., twindaughters, Victoria Marie andOlivia Grace, on April 16, 2007.They join Gianna, 3.

Tony ’99 and Elizabeth (Ori’01) Thole, Woodbury, Minn., adaughter, Avery Susan, on Feb.22, 2007.

Paul ’00 and Amy (Engwer’00) Fee, Rogers, Minn., adaughter, Emma Marie, on Sept.28, 2007. She joins James, 1.

Rob and Molly (Root ’00)Pietruszewski, Woodbury,Minn., twin boys, Michael Jamesand Parker Robert, on Aug. 30,2007.

Amber (Rajtora ’01)Haschenburger, Westminster,Colo., a daughter, Kylie Lynn, inAugust 2007.

Caroline and Anthony Holter’01, South Bend, Ind., a daugh-ter, Anna Elizabeth, on May 27,2007.

Scott ’01 and Gina (Moore’00) Morrison, Chicago, a son,Thomas Steven, on Sept. 27,2007. He joins Jack, 5.

Curt and Kelly (DeWane ’01)Pieschek, Green Bay, Wis., ason, Tyler Joseph, on Jan. 10,2007. He joins Grace, 2.

Dave ’02 and Kathy (Willis’02) Chlan, Barrington, Ill., ason, Charles David, on Oct. 7,2007.

Drew and Alissa (Erichsen ’02)Gibson, Winona, a son, JohnThomas, on Oct. 17, 2007.

Paul ’02 and Emily (Hrdlicka’02) Hable, Eden Prairie, Minn.,a daughter, Madelyn Rose, onJune 3, 2007.

Teresa and Andrew Newton’02, Naperville, Ill., a son,Anthony, in November 2006.

Marc and Shannon(McCluskey ’02) Salmon,Minnetonka, Minn., a daughter,Lauren Catherine, on Sept. 22,2006.

Devin and Monica (Deringer’03) Nugent, Manteno, Ill., adaughter, Lydia Frances, on Aug.23, 2007. She joins Clara Jane,1.

Grant and Julie (Jewison ’03)Schultz, Owatonna, Minn., adaughter, Isabella Marie, on July6, 2007.

Paul and Jennifer (Gernentz’03) Shaw, Red Wing, Minn., adaughter, Brynna Irene, on Aug.1, 2007.

Erin (Lintelman ’04) Bunke,Queen Creek, Ariz., a daughter,Tatum Elaine, on Dec. 28, 2007.

Jared and Rebecca (Ludvigsen’04) Koopal, Lyle, Minn., adaughter, Kirsten Nicole, onApril 18, 2007.

Edward ’06 and Margee(Grass ’04) Loebach, Dubuque,Iowa, a son, Lucas Zachary, onDec. 4, 2007. Proud grandpar-ents are Kathryn and Dr. MichelLoebach ’68.

Deaths

Everett W. Reinardy ’36,Janesville, Wis., on June 13,2007.

Daniel F. McEnery ’37,Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Oct.5, 2007.

Robert C. Schuler ’38, SchroonLake, N.Y., on Dec. 25, 2007.

Elliott M. Ziegenfuss ’38,Keokuk, Iowa, on Dec. 3, 2007.

William J. Sepke ’43, RanchoCucamonga, Calif., on Nov. 10,2007.

John T. Skemp ’43, Monroe,Ga., on May 18, 2007.

CLASS NOTES

Cave shares universallove, language of soccer with youth from RwandaJames Cave ’91 discovered last summer that soccer is a universal language.

When preparing for an upcoming trip to Rwanda,Cave wondered what he might bring as presents to a localorphanage. He thought about the young boys whosechildhoods have been violently taken from them by theatrocities of a mass genocide 13 years ago, as well as thedevastating HIV/AIDS epidemic that surround them.

He found his answer in the pages of a book, writtenby Romeo Dallaire, head of the United Nationspeacekeepers who attempted to stop the 1994 bloodshed.Dallaire had asked the U.N. for soccer balls but wasdenied.

Cave — a lifetime soccer enthusiast and former girls’soccer coach — suddenly knew his goal and kicked offfundraising efforts at his school and community. (Cave is ajunior high teacher at Benilde-St. Margaret in St. LouisPark, Minn.) He and fellow teacher Dave Kuntz departedfor Rwanda on July 15, 2007, with 400 pounds of gentlyused balls, cleats, jerseys and socks.

No gift spoke more universally of compassion andfriendship to a group of boys, who usually played ball inbare feet with balls made of banana leaves.

The two teachers spent two weeks backpacking theEast African country, where they visited families, historicsites and local organizations. Cave wanted to learn moreabout the country first-hand to enrich his course ongenocide and Catholic social teaching. Their goal was tocome to a deeper understanding of the devastation of theravaged country, its people, culture and history. Theyreturned with an admiration for the spirit of justice,reconciliation and healing they found as well.≠

n Learn more about their trip at: www.bsm-online.org/rwanda_trip.aspx


CLASS NOTES

Robert T. Wagner ’44, HotSprings, Va., on Dec. 25, 2007.

Brother Julius T. McNary, FSC’44, Memphis, Tenn., on July 19,2007.

Robert J. Pokorney ’46,Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 14,2003.

Dr. Robert “Philip” Hogan ’48,Akron, Ohio, on March 19,2007.

Joseph M. Snyder ’48, SantaFe, N.M., on July 27, 2007.

William J. Quinn ’49, VeroBeach, Fla., on May 30, 2007.

Edward J. Longosz ’51,Chatham, N.J., on May 14,2007.

Richard B. Kesler ’52,Appleton, Wis., on Oct. 20,2006.

Hugh W. Masterson ’52,Grawn, Mich., on Jan. 31, 2008.

Dan Trainor Jr. ’53, Oro Valley,Ariz., on Dec. 6, 2007.

Patrick F. Tyrrell ’52, Oak Park,Ill., on June 11, 2007.

Nicholas J. Josten ’54,Friendship, Wis., on July 28,2007.

George J. Macur ’54, Waxhaw,N.C., on Oct. 16, 2001.

Brother John Johnston, FSC’55, Memphis, Tenn., on Oct.11, 2007.

John G. Fain ’56, Bay Village,Ohio, on Sept. 27, 2007.

Richard T. Coombes ’57, SunCity Center, Fla., on June 2,2007.

George “Jerry” Schutz ’57,Springfield, Mo., on Dec. 30,2007.

Morris J. Carpenter ’62, RioVerde, Ariz., on Nov. 9, 2006.

Brother ChristopherKavanaugh, FSC ’63,Westmont, Ill., on Oct. 27,2007.

Thomas D. McKeown Sr. ’65,St. Paul. Minn., on Nov. 13,2006.

Patrick M. Ryan ’66, Burnsville,Minn., on Aug. 22, 2007.

John F. Sager ’67, Merrillville,Ind., on Aug. 12, 2007.

James H. Bedard ’68, Brainerd,Minn., on June 20, 2007.

Gilbert N. Wilkins ’71,Rochester, Minn., on May 4,2007.

Thomas D. McDonald ’75,Lone Oak, Texas, on Jan. 15,2007.

Jeffrey T. Meyers ’80,Naperville, Ill., on July 29, 2007.

David P. Parent ’81, NorthLake, Ill., on June 25, 2007.

Peter J. Harris ’87, Alsip, Ill., onJuly 8, 1994.

Douglas J. Sankey ’05,Pipestone, Minn., on March 27,2007.

CURRENT & FORMERFACULTY & STAFF

Ronald Donovan, Spokane,Wash., died on March 1, 2008.He was the athletic director andmen’s basketball coach for fiveyears.

Tom Farren, Winona, died onNov. 30, 2007. He was serving ashead men’s golf coach, formerassistant coach for men’s hockey,

Brother John Johnston, FSCBrother John (Calvin) Johnston, FSC ’55, M.A. ’60 — an inspirational, influential and respectedleader, Christian Brother and Saint Mary’s University alumnus — died Oct. 11, 2007 in Memphis,Tenn.

Brother John, 73, former Superior General of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, had anillustrious career as a Christian Brother that spanned 56 years. He attended Christian BrothersHigh School and graduated from Saint Mary’s College in Winona in 1955. He then served as ahigh school teacher, school administrator and director of the order’s Student Brothers.

Brother John received his M.A. from Saint Mary’s in 1960 anddid post-graduate work at Loyola University in Chicago; GregorianInstitute in Toledo, Ohio; International Headquarters in Rome, Italy;and St. Louis University in St. Louis.

He was awarded honorary degrees by Christian BrothersUniversity, Memphis, Tenn.; Lewis University, Romeoville, Ill.; SaintMary’s University (1987); Manhattan College, N.Y.; Universidad LaSalle, Mexico; Bethlehem University, Palestinian Authority; and theCollege of Santa Fe, N.M.

In 1971, Brother John was appointed Provincial of the St. LouisDistrict of the Christian Brothers. In 1976, he became Vicar Generalof the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Rome, and

in 1986, he became Superior General of the De La Salle Christian Brothers throughout theworld. As Superior General, he oversaw Christian Brothers working in the 82 countries in whichthe Brothers have educational institutions.

Brother John returned to Memphis in 2003, where he continued his involvement ineducation as a senior consultant, Lasallian Association for Mission. He conducted retreats andwas a presenter at many educational conferences in the United States, Haiti, Africa and inEurope.

Brother John served as Saint Mary’s Lasallian Scholar in Residence in spring of 2005 at boththe Winona and Twin Cities campuses.

Even when diagnosed with cancer in 2006, he continued his intensive interest andparticipation in all Christian Brother activities until his final days.

Brother Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, FSC, Superior General, expressed his admiration andmemories of Brother John in a message on the Christian Brothers’ website: “I have felt BrotherJohn to be a man of convictions, spiritual depth, and profound interior life; his sense of Lasallianvalues was contagious for all of us and he had an extraordinary capacity for leadership. Healways remained close to young people... . Another of his characteristics was his love of theChurch, a clear and filial love.”

Lisa Sivanich ’00 shared a similar reflection of Brother John: “When I first started workingat San Miguel Schools of Chicago (Back of the Yards Campus), we had two sixth-grade boyswho knew little to no English. After being Superior General, he tutored these two students everyweek in 2000. Today both of those boys are young college students! I always got a kick out ofJohn going from big man Lasallian to middle school ESL tutor! What a humble man!”≠

n To read more about Brother John, go to: www.cbu.edu/News/Releases/johnstonrelease.htmlwww.lasalle.org/English/Events/2007/john_johnston.php


and ice facilities manager. He had been employed at Saint Mary’s since 1981.

Max Kulas, Winona, died onNov. 14, 2007. He was thesuperintendent of buildings andgrounds for 30 years.

Dr. Arthur Spring, St. Cloud,Minn., died on Feb. 29, 2008.He served as director of theLasallian Institute and as a pro-fessor of English.

Carol Gerth, Winona, died onJan. 16, 2008. She worked for20 years at Saint Mary’s in foodservice, retiring in 2006. Whileat Saint Mary’s, Carol formedmany treasured relationshipswith students and faculty.

Phil McClean, died in October2007. He taught at Saint Mary’sin the math department from1968-1975.

Sympathy to

Bill Berry ’41, on the death ofhis daughter, Mary Sonntag, onMay 20, 2007.

William Schuler ’41, on thedeath of his brother, RobertSchuler ’38, on Dec. 25, 2007.

William Galante ’51 andWilliam Galante Jr. ’82, on thedeath of their wife and mother,Mary Galante, on Nov. 10,2005.

Mary Clare (CST ’60) and MarkHolmes ’60, on the death oftheir son, Patrick Holmes, in thecollapse of the I-35 bridge, inMinneapolis, on Aug. 1, 2007.

Robert Rendak ’63, on thedeath of his wife, Jo Rendak, onMay 12, 2007.

Ross Tyrrell ’63, ThomasTyrrell ’89, and John Tyrrell’91, on the death of their broth-er and father, Patrick Tyrrell’52, on June 11, 2007.

Ken ’64 and Mary (CST ’65)Sichz, on the death of theirbrother-in-law and brother, JimBlaney, on March 17, 2007.

Joe O’Neill ’67, on the death ofhis wife, Joan O’Neill, on May21, 2007.

Steve Nagel ’69, Ruth AnnKendrick ’76, Judith (Kendrick’79) Flaten, Andrea (Kendrick’80) Waldock, JosephKendrick ’83, ThomasKendrick ’83, and Daniel ’83and Eve (Kendrick ’85)Dieterman, on the death oftheir mother and mother-in-law,Betsy Kendrick, on July 17,2007.

Tim ’71 and Jane (CST ’71)O’Leary, on the death of hismother, Sophie O’Leary, on Nov.13, 2007.

Catherine (Lynch ’72)Serrano, on the death of herhusband, Vincent Serrano, onJan. 10, 2003.

Tom Orzechowski ’74, David’84 and Linda (Sauerer ’84)Orzechowski, and JohnOrzechowski M’01, on thedeath of their mother and

mother-in-law, AnitaOrzechowski, on Nov. 3, 2007.

Bob ’75 and Cathy (Troka ’75)Cerone, on the death of theirbrother-in-law and brother,James Troka, in December 2007.Mark “Sid” Hartman ’76, onthe death of his father, AlHartman, on May 22, 2007.

Carol Gerth, 20-year food service staff member and wife toCharles Gerth who retired from the Maintenance Department in1999, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, of cancer. The “caf lady” —who will be forever remembered for her infectious smile — saidthe support she received, especially from students, was“powerful.” In this photograph, taken in 2006, Gerth acceptedget-well wishes from the university.

Tom FarrenOn Dec. 5, 2007, Saint Mary’sUniversity students — eachwearing a sticker labeled withthe initials “TF” — quietly linedup along Gostomski Fieldhousefor the memorial service forTom Farren, a long-timemember of the Saint Mary’sAthletic Department, who diedsuddenly Nov. 30, 2007.

Farren, 58, collapsed while working in the ice arena.Students and staff attempted to revive him untilemergency medical personnel arrived, but he waspronounced dead at Winona Community MemorialHospital.

Farren was currently serving as head men’s golfcoach, ice facility manager, and men’s hockey equipmentmanager. Since coming to Saint Mary’s in 1981, he hadalso served as assistant men’s hockey coach; head coach ofmen’s soccer, men’s tennis and women’s tennis; physicaleducation instructor; athletic fields supervisor; andresidence hall director.

Farren guided the SMU men’s golf team to a fifth-place finish at Minnesota Intercollegiate AthleticConference Championships — the highest team finish inschool history — and was also named MIAC Men’s TennisCoach of the Year during the 1997 season.

He is fondly remembered for his love for his familyand students and was a friend to all who knew him. NikkiFennern, SMU athletic director, said she was “shocked andsaddened” by the news of Farren’s death. “He was suchan important part of our department for so many years, inso many ways. And he was a great friend to us all. We willmiss him dearly.”

During the memorial service — which broughthundreds of family and friends to campus — colleaguesreflected on Coach F’s sense of humor, his ability to see thepotential in all of his athletes, his ability to tell a “goodstory,” and his avid love of golf. They also spoke of thehundreds of alumni who have e-mailed and calledfollowing the announcement of his death. Coach Ftouched the lives of thousands, and he will never beforgotten.

Mike Meagher ’87, SMU Board of Trustees chairman,expressed to the family that “Coach Farren is definitelyone of those people that made the fabric of SMU sospecial.”

He leaves behind his wife, Sherry; a daughter, Sarah;four sons, Michael ’93, Joe ’01 (Carol Miller ’99), Paul andTroy; and eight grandchildren.≠

CLASS NOTES


Rich ’76 and Eileen (Gibbons’78) Reedy, Gerald Gibbons’76, Raymond Gibbons ’80,Patrick Reedy ’02, on thedeath of their mother-in-law,mother, and grandmother,Marilyn Gibbons, on Sept. 23,2007.

Rich ’76 and Eileen (Gibbons’78) Reedy, Gerald Gibbons’76, Raymond Gibbons ’80and Patrick Reedy ’02, on thedeath of their sister-in-law, sis-ter, and aunt, Margie, on Oct.27, 2007.

Kevin ’74, John ’03, Peter ’05and Anna ’08 Skonieczny, onthe death of their father-in-lawand grandfather, James Losinski,on Oct. 28, 2007.

Karen Oaster ’77, on the deathof her father, John Oaster, onAug. 6, 2007.

Denise (Josten ’79) Collins, onthe death of her father,Nicholas Josten ’54, on July28, 2007.

Larry ’81 and Anita (Bengfort’82) Greden, on the death oftheir mother-in-law and mother,Edna Bengfort, on May 21,2007.

Dr. Renee Garpestad ’81,D’03, Minnetonka, Minn., onthe death of her father, TrygveGarpestad, on June 22, 2007,and her mother, RosemarieGarpestad, on Nov. 3, 2007.

Connie (Mueller ’82) Johnson,on the death of her father, AlMueller, on Sept. 29, 2007.

Mari (Gaydos ’82) Smith, onthe death of her father, BernardGaydos, on Feb. 1, 2007.

Julie (Biesanz ’85) Gardner,Chris Gardner ’88, SallyGardner ’93, Charles ’65,Thomas ’68, David ’76 andDon ’79 Biesanz, on the deathof their husband, brother andbrother-in-law, GeoffreyGardner, on Dec. 7, 2007.

Mari Beth (Utke ’89) Ross, onthe death of her mother, PalmaUtke, on Oct. 21, 2007.

Michael ’93 and Joe ’01Farren and Carol (Miller ’99)Farren, on the death of theirfather and father-in-law, TomFarren, on Dec. 5, 2007.

Bill Healy ’93, on the death ofhis father, John Healy, on Jan.19, 2008.

Rebecca (Ryan ’95) Martin, onthe death of her father, PatrickRyan ’66, on Aug. 22, 2007.

Andrew ’99 and Clara(Andrew ’01) Yori, on thedeath of their mother andmother-in-law, Sally SerzerM’91, on Nov. 14, 2007.

Nate ’99 and Autumn (Hale’99) Warden, on the death oftheir father-in-law and father,Edward Erdmann, on Nov. 2,2007.

Brion ’00 and DeAnn (Dokken’00) Appling, on the death oftheir father-in-law and father,Gerald Dokken, on May 14,2007.

Mary Spring ’01 on the deathof her father, Dr. Arthur Spring,on Feb. 29, 2008.

Nicholas Michaels ’03 on thedeath of his mother, JanisMichaels, on Jan. 2, 2008.

Monta May ’04, and Nova’05, Sheba ’07, Emerald ’09,and Eli ’11 Hulsing, on thedeath of their father and grand-father, Keith May, on Aug. 31,2007.

Pamela Trainor ’05, on thedeath of her grandfather, DanTrainor Jr. ’53, on Dec. 6,2007.≠

Max Kulas, 88, left, who served as superintendent of buildingsand grounds at Saint Mary’s from 1955-1985, died Wednesday,Nov. 14, 2007, at Saint Anne Hospice. In 2000, the Saint Mary’sUniversity power plant was named for Kulas and RogerConnaughty, right, who died in 2005. Both men were long-timedirectors of buildings and grounds; the building stands as aremembrance of their dedication as well as in honor andgratitude to all maintenance employees who have served longerthan 10 years. Survivors include his wife, Florence, and two sons.Florence and Max would have celebrated 61 years of marriage onNov. 16, 2007.

Dr. Arthur J. SpringFormer long-time professor Dr. Arthur J. Spring died Feb. 29, 2008. He was 70.

Dr. Spring left behind animpressive career in highereducation — first spanning 19years at Saint Mary’s, where heserved as director of the LasallianInstitute (now the LasallianHonors Program) and as aprofessor of English. In 1999, hecontinued his career at St. John’sUniversity in Collegeville, Minn., where he instructedstudents in geography and education until his passing.

He also left behind a following of alumni andstudents who will be forever grateful for his breadth ofknowledge and worldly experiences. The Lasallian missionof helping those less fortunate was ingrained in Dr. Spring.In 1964 he traveled to Tunisia with the Peace Corps andspent the next seven years traveling around West Africaand the United States, teaching and training new PeaceCorps volunteers for service in Tunisia, Togo, Niger andLiberia.

As head of the Lasallian Institute, Dr. Springintroduced volunteer work with Winona’s physically andmentally challenged into the SMU curriculum.

He was also known for combining storytelling andinnovative teaching methods inside his classroom.Learning, he felt, should be an enduring joy.

“He insisted that education is a way we transcendourselves,” said his wife Rosamond. “That we can come toa better understanding of ourselves and others throughteaching and learning.”

Dr. Spring received the Severin Award from SMU in1986, and the Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award in1990-91.

He leaves behind his wife, Rosamond Spring of St. Cloud, Minn., who taught at SMU from 1983 to 1999in the English and Lasallian Honors Program; and 10 children, including Francis M’99, Joseph, Margaret,Mary ’01, Matthew, Arthur, Rosamond, Joan, Paul andThomas.≠

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Become a member of the Lasallian Legacy Society atSaint Mary’s by making a gift through your will, trust,life insurance or other planned gift. There are manyways you can give a gift that will last a lifetime andmake a difference for countless students who hope to follow in your footsteps.

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Meet the new presidentSaint Mary’s University alumni, faculty,staff, students — as well as the entireWinona-area community — are invited toa Winona welcome for our new president,Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min.

The event will be held on Wednesday,June 18, from 4 - 6 p.m. in the TonerStudent Center lounge. Music and hors d’oeuvres will be provided, and aninformal program is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Please join us in welcoming BrotherWilliam to Winona and wish him well as our 13th president.

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Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min. · Bob Conover DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Meg (Leuer ’97)...

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