Awards of the College: Alumnae Awards, 1971-2003; Caritas; Diakonia Award; Honorary Degrees; Lumen Vitae; Exceptional Woman Award; President's Medal; Professor Emerita/Professor Emeritus, 1969-2014

***Lists of Awards and Award Winners can be found on the website: http://www.csbsju.edu/CSB-Archives/CSBHistory/CSBAwardsoftheCollege.htm Awards of the College: Alumnae Awards, 1971-2003; Caritas; Diakonia Award; Honorary Degrees; Lumen Vitae; President's Medal; Professor Emerita/Professor Emeritus Faculty Awards: Lists of the Recipients of each Award is in the notebook entitled "Lists of Information" (kept on first desk as you enter the Archives: Awards Committee Minutes, 1975-1979 (a standing Awards Committee was established in 1975 -- see the request for that committee, dated March 10, 1975 requested by Tom Ehlman ALUMNAE AWARDS THROUGH YEARS, 1971 to Present (Categorized as Outstanding, Distinguished, Benedictine and Decade Awards) 1971 Vivian Drenckhahn '21 Outstanding 1972 Mary Sweeney '17 (deceased) Outstanding 1973 LeMay Wagner Bechtold '49 Distinguished 1974 Hildegard Schwankl '31 Outstanding Folder includes a 2007 photo of Schwankl. 1975 Patricia Schmitt Mische '61 Outstanding Patricia Gaines Taylor '55 Outstanding Lois LaVasseur Liners '46 Outstanding 1976 Phylis Geering Janey '49 Distinguished Mary Mondreau Fogerty '53 (?) 1977 Sister Joyce Williams '48 Outstanding Jane Richardson Britt '53 Outstanding 1978 Catherine Pribyl Lupori '41 Distinguished Rosemay Boyle Petters '48 Distinguished 1979 Consuelo Arteaga de Murphy '49 Distinguished 1980 Dr. Marion Cooney '39 Distinguished 1981 Dr. Larraine Matusak '62 Distinguished 1982 Patricia Gits Opatz '49 Outstanding 1983 Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict " 1984 Betty Schneider '39 Distinguished 1985 Marjorie Nelson Berard '40 Distinguished Anne Wolkerstorfer Torkelson '17 Benedictine LaJean Hurd Anderson '37 Benedictine Denise DeVaan '75 Decade 1986 Julie Ann Lickteig '61 Distinguished Mary Louise Mitchell '41 Benedictine Marguerite Tonskemper Burns '28 Benedictine Joanne Sunquist '76 Decade 1987 Mary Sohler '37 Distinguished Kathleen Hughes Dooley '52 Benedictine Marianne Milroy Diekmann '52 Benedictine Ann Cofell '77 Benedictine Beth Rademacher '77 Decade 1988 Donna Scherer Zitur '53 Distinguished Rose Mary Kuyava Meyer '68 Benedictine Barbara Torborg Melsen '78 Decade 1989 Helen Deimert '49 Distinguished Joan Strom Riebel '64 Benedictine Catherine McGinnis '79 Decade 1990 Carol McCarthy '55 Distinguished Marilyn Yunker Murray '55 Benedictine Mary Cashman Bakken '80 Decade 1991 Charlotte Kunkel Klose '61 Distinguished Marilyn Scholl Schmit '56 Benedictine Diane Gerdts-Hovey '81 Decade 1992 Mary L. Dombovy '77 Distinguished Kathleen Yanes Waynes '42 Benedictine Kim Ebert '82 Decade Telzena Coakley '62 Lumen Vitae 1993 Beth Dinndorf '73 Distinguished Anne Ford Nelson '73 Benedictine Marguerite DeSpain '83 Decade 1994 Diana Lam '69 Distinguished Kathryn O'Rourke Brinnkman '39 Benedictine Nancy Holm '84 Decade 1995 Velma Smith Brown '55 Distinguished Bridget Ryan '75 Benedictine Monica Sinner Goodwin '85 Decade 1996 Mary Kay Braus Hunt '56 Distinguished Jan Connelly Barnett '66 Benedictine Patrice Patton Gatzlaff '71 Benedictine Christine Morris Boerner '86 Decade 1997 Kay Kelly Conlon '57 Distinguished Honor O'Connell Hacker '47 Benedictine Annette Maggi '87 Decade 1998 Elizabeth Barringer '48 Distinguished Clair Pawlak Adachi '83 Benedictine Margrette Nemanich Newhouse '88 Decade Alumnae Achievement Award to Honorable Elizabeth Hayden, '68 (April 6, 1998 at the Central MN Chapter Sit Down) 1999 Rebecca Hafner '74 Distinguished Catherine Diekmann '89 Benedictine Anne Garry Betts '89 Decade 2000 Patricia Rengel '60 Distinguished Anne Cleveland Ames 80 Benedictine Holly Holdgraf Baker '90 Benedictine Martha Terwey Benton '75 Benedictine Therese Blaine '85 Benedictine Marjorie Welp Clough '65 Benedictine Ann Giebel Fischer '80 Benedictine Margaret Gruenes '70 Benedictine Elizabeth Reiten Henry '45 Benedictine Linda Hutchinson '70 Benedictine Dixie Aus Labat '60 Benedictine Lorene Traxler Lawler '45 Benedictine Lila McDermott '50 Benedictine Barbara Coy McGinnis '50 Benedictine Eleanor Bohlin McHale '50 Benedictine Jeanne Daly McIntee '80 Benedictine Dolores Lehman Nierengarten '50 Benedictine Ruth Radermacher-Yurick '90 Benedictine Mollie Mulheran Raih '65 Benedictine Lucy Dufner Rieland '65 Benedictine Katarzyna Rolzinski '65 Benedictine Mary Schlosser '75 Benedictine Irene Bates Sullivan '60 Benedictine Margaret Wenner Tiplady '60 Benedictine Jeanette Thielman Welle '45 Benedictine Patricia Welter '70 Benedictine Michelle Bauerly-Kopel '90 Decade 2001 Deanna Dowdle Suilmann '71 Distinguished Karen Welle Bellmont '66 Benedictine Eileen Bitzan '76 Benedictine Marjorie Boyle Coyle '46 Benedictine Lori-Jo Fergle '76 Benedictine Betty Sullivan Haas '56 Benedictine Julie Hutcheson '91 Benedictine Patricia Keller Johnston '61 Benedictine Leslie Krona '76 Benedictine Colleen Lilly '81 Benedictine Virginia Ziebol Lyon '46 Benedictine Peggy Achter Mann '76 Benedictine Mary Hughes Mathews '66 Benedictine Lisa Moes Maurer '86 Benedictine Mary Ann Kinney Pattison '46 Benedictine Laurena Lenihan Petron '46 Benedictine Nancy Carpentier Roering '71 Benedictine Doris Bogut Simonett '51 Benedictine Louise Theisen '46 Benedictine DiAnn Tintes Vinck '61 Benedictine Laura McGrane '91 Decade 2002 Eleanor "Georgie" Betting Marquisee '67 Distinguished Jeanne O'Fallon Hynes '57 Benedictine Lisa Lonneman-Doroff '92 Benedictine Tricia Anderson Lyngen '92 Benedictine Marianne Mason '82 Benedictine Katie Regnier Mortenson '92 Benedictine Kathleen O'Neill '77 Benedictine Geri Backes Pettitt '62 Benedictine Gwen Stende Reiter '57 Benedictine Kathi Beavers Rivard '77 Benedictine Ann Ruff '77 Benedictine Phyllis Gans Sheehan '52 Benedictine Barbara Pluth Thomes '52 Benedictine Suzanne Welch-Dachel '57 Benedictine Erin O'Toole-Tomczik '92 Decade 2003: Rebecca Jane Miller Jewison '88 Distinguished Betty Jayne Youso Haak '58 Benedictine Jennifer Muyres Palmer '93 Benedictine Jennifer Meyer Redman '93 Decade Professor Emerita/Professor Emeritus 2003: Kerry O. Lafferty Anthony M. Sorem Tom Darnall 2005: Sister Telan Hu Sister Dennis Frandrup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** The following entries are only a list of people who have won alumnae awards from the college: most articles are in the Public Information Releases boxes ***** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** (see above) 2004: Carolyn Hartel Ceronsky '74 Distinguished Jennifer Nord Mallard '94 Decade Jennifer Fontaine Modeen '94 Benedictine *** (see above) 2005: Julie Ann Michels '85 Distinguished Cynthia Karos ??YEAR? Distinguished Katherine Whalen '70 Distinguished Connie Gerads Fournelle '95 Decade Bernadette Kraemer Stein '55 Benedictine *** (see above) 2006: Michelle Lelwica '86 Distinguished Mary Kay Ketter Karle '61 Distinguished Elizabeth Anderson Hartle '56 Distinguished Barbara Jacobson '71 Distinguished Mary Garrity Logeland '66 Distinguished Louise LaFond '76 Distinguished Patricia VanDenBroeke '76 Distinguished Barbara Edwards Farley '81 Distinguished Monica Gross '86 Distinguished Amy Kuebelbeck '86 Distinguished Jacqueline Mrachek '86 Distinguished Barbara Slaggie '61 Distinguished Ellen Hodges '96 Decade Alexis Brunner Puerta '96 Decade Sheila M. Eldred '96 Decade Ellen M. Guertin Sweetman '96 Decade Lisa Peterson Moschkau '81 Benedictine Virginia Ziebol Lyon '46 Benedictine Mary Frank Thomas '61 Benedictine Laure Lanz Fuerstenberg '81 Benedictine Cheryl Hint Zabel '68 Benedictine Patricia Weber Gersch '86 Benedictine *** (see above) 2007: Mary Braun Huberty '67 Benedictine Mary Hughes Hynes '77 Distinguished Ronda Weiss '97 Decade *** (see above) 2008: Mary Jo Bauer Ederer '48 Benedictine Maria Hunt O'Phelan '78 Distinguished Karin Wendt '63 Distinguished Melissa Jordan '98 Decade *** (see above) 2009: Suzette Sutherland '84 Distinguished Catherine Uldrich Glynn '89 Distinguished Carla Elizabeth Noack '89 Distinguished Kimberly Ferlaak Motes '89 Distinguished Shari Lamecker Rogalski '89 Distinguished Sooann Trepanier Burbella '89 Distinguished Mary Amann Murphy '89 Distinguished Joyce Ann Statz '69 Distinguished Maria Peters-Bodette '74 Distinguished Kathryn Mcnary Hayes '04 Distinguished Cory A. Jelinek '04 Distinguished Kelly Taylor Olson '04 Distinguished Mary Willette Hughes '54 Distinguished Marjorie Olsen Lebrun '54 Distinguished Patricia Andrie Kraemer '79 Distinguished Sigrid Hutcheson '59 Distinguished Christine Ann Rose '74 Distinguished Lori Birskovich '79 Distinguished Barbara J. Davy '79 Distinguished Theresa Schmitt Stergios '79 Distinguished Dr. Mary Zitur Miley '79 Distinguished Lorre Ann Ochs '84 Distinguished Patti Spinner '64 Distinguished Kelly Ann DeRosier '74 Benedictine Shari Lamecker Rogalski Benedictine Susan Woolkerstorfer Homes '89 Benedictine Valerie A. Jones '94 Benedictine Lisa Magnan Pettitt '87 Benedictine Sarah Athman Thompson '99 Decade Ellen Louise Doherty '99 Decade Nicole Dold Hannig '99 Decade Amy Christine Hertel '99 Decade Kathleen Elizabeth Keane '99 Decade Sarah M. Mechtenberg '99 Decade Robyn Ruschmeier Courchane '99 Decade Tara Llyn Tollefson '99 Decade *** (see above) 2010: Karin Remington '85 Distinguished Jacqueline Myckltewhyte '00 Distinguished Mary White Frey '80 Benedictine Gretchen Adelmann '00 Decade Laura Kelly Lovdahl '85 S. Emmanuel Renner Service to the College of Saint Benedict's Award *** (see above) 2011: Dr. Linda Bishop Bohn '71 Distinguished Sue Lynch Vento '76 Benedictine Kristi Kubista Hovis '01 Decade *** (see above) 2012: Denise Vaalar Zapzalka '92 Distinguished Sarah Halverson Jansen '02 Decade Margaret (Peg) Engleson Palen '77 Benedictine LeAnne Matthews Stewart '87 Renner Service *** (see above) 2013: Kari Erpelding Bunkers '83 Distinguished Laura Hauff '03 Decade Kenzie Kraemer '08 Benedictine Barbara Torberg Melsen '78 Renner Service Centennial Awards Betty Schneider '39 Presidents' Mary Kay Braus Hunt '56 Presidents' S. Mara Faulkner '62 Presidents' Joan Strom Riebel '64 Presidents' Judge Elizabeth Hayden '68 Presidents' Diana Lam '69 Presidents' Mary Dombovy '77 Presidents' Judy Forstner Poferl '82 Presidents' Karin Remington '85 Presidents' Irma Mayorga '88 Presidents' Shari Lamecker Rogalski '89 Presidents' Colette Peters '93 Presidents' Glennis Werner Roseboom '93 Presidents' Krista Cleary Carroll '00 Presidents' Welle Family Legacy Maria Hunt O'Phelen '78, Molly McGlynn Varley '78, and their 1978 classmates (Anne Budroe Benda '78, Jane Regenscheid '78, Katie Barry Felicelli '78, Nancy Dunn McDermott '78, Cathy McKenzie O'Brien '78, Joan Rahif '78, Marie Berendt Speltz '78) Circle of Sisters Bahamian Alumnae Circle of Sisters *** (see above) 2014: Lynn Newman '79 Renner Service Teresa Hess Seifert '89 Benedictine Ellie Jelsing, M. D., '04 Decade Colonel Kimberly S. Kuhn '83 Distinguished CARITAS SERVICE AWARD TO ALUMNAE: 1996-2004, 2009- [n.b. an annual award for outstanding community service or social justice work given to CSB and to SJU alums -- only CSB alumnae are listed here: 1996: Deborah Doom '95 1997: Ann Bukoskey '76 1998: Cheryl Jones Kreager '90 1999: Reba Mathern-Jacobson and Andrea Foley 2000: Erin Schwalbach '00 and Stacy Rooney '98 2001: Amy Petersen '01, Felicia Ochs '01, and Rachel Stokman Brown '96 2002: Jennifer Maza '02 and Katherine Krolczyk '96 2003: Sarah Athman Thompson '99 and Karolanne Hoffman'03 2004: Kate Percuoco '02 and Kate Eder '04 2005: Kristen Flaten '05 and Sarah Mechtengerg '99 2006: Megan Kuhl '06 and Christine Gam '02 2007: Kristen Roehl '07 and Samantha Henningson '04 2008: Maya Main '08 and Christine Kustelski '96 2009: Marilyn Schmitt '56 and Ashleigh Leitch '09 2010: Christin Tomy '10 and Theresa (Guentzel) Reichert '05 2011: Ashley Weinhandl '11, Ann Nicklawske McGee '86 "CSB/SJU event to honor 5 for service," St. Cloud Times, March 26, 2009. Diakonia Award recipients as of 2002: Alex Didier, June 7, 1985 Herman Ratelle, April 28, 1994 James Reagan, April 4, 1997 Robert Witte, April 4, 1997 Alan Ruvelson, April 4, 1997 Susan Mundale, 1997 (date?) Honorary Degrees: Note the history: The College conferred three honorary degrees in 1970s. When Beverly Miller finished here as president, the Board of Trustees didn't know what to give her to say thank you and so they bestowed a Doctor of Humane Letters. 1971 - Dr. Inez Hilger, OSB, CSB Academic Dean and Anthropologist, Doctor of Humane Letters 1973 - Walter Mondale, US Senator from Minnesota, Doctor of Humane Letters 1979 - Dr. Beverly Miller, President of the College of Saint Benedict, Doctor of Humane Letters 1993 - Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Professor of Communication and Director for the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2003 graduation speaker (1964 graduate of St. Benedict's High School) 2006 - Francis (Frank) Ardolf, Doctor of Humane Letters 2007- Barbara Gray Koch, Doctor of Humane Letters 2008 - Ahna Skop, Doctor of Science 2010 - Elizabeth Alexander, Doctor of Humane Letters 2014: Karen Bachman, Doctor of Humane Letters Exceptional Woman Award recipients as of 2007: Jennifer Busse Eve Vang Lindy Watanaskul Inspiring Leadership Awards (Kouzes & Posner Principles of Exemplary Leadership) as of 2007: Excellence in Leadership: Carliene Quist Inspire a Shared Vision: Carliene Quist & Melissa Rosenthal Emerging Leader: Kathryn Green & Andrew Zimmerman Challenge the Process: Jennifer Kling & Kristin Roehl Model the Way: Angela Minke & Kristina Senden Enable Others to Act: Matthew Brossart & Colt Edin Encourage the Heart: Jessica Bartos & Alison Frank Advisor of the Year: Paul Marsnik as of 2009: Excellence in Leadership: Catlyn Lothian Inspire a Shared Vision: Andrew Backes & Joe Gray Emerging Leader: Joel Coleman & Kaitlin Andreasen Challenge the Process: Catyln Lothian & Ann Dressen Model the Way: Laura Adams & Joe Daly Enable Others to Act: Lynsi Pasutti & Jessica Vining Encourage the Heart: Amina Ibrahim & David Allen as of 2010: -includes a list of ILCP Certificate Recipients Excellence in Leadership: Matt Daley Inspire a Shared Vision: Eric DeLuca & Amy Marschall Emerging Leader: Kamau Joseph and Carrie Vandelac Challenge the Process: Heather Cederholm and Kevin Kirwin Model the Way: Jacob Haider & David Massey Enable Others to Act: Ashley Ver Burg & Kristal Sawatzke Encourage the Heart: Matt Daley & Colleen Smith as of 2012: Excellence in Leadership: Matthew Semerad Inspire a Shared Vision: Meredith Erusha & Shannon McEvoy Emerging Leader: Kunihiro Shimoji & Alivia Tison Challenge the Process: Evan Lowder Model the Way: Jason Kaiser & William Newkirk Enable Others to Act: Rebecca Gross & Kyla Auringer Encourage the Heart: Kelly Donahue & Lauren Witt Lumen Vitae recipients as of 2002: Meridel LeSueur (given May 6, 1987) Included here are clippings from various publications about Meridel and her work, including the cover story of Minnesota Monthly, March 1988, and a (paperback) copy of her book, Rites of Ancient Ripening Wendell Berry (1988?) Stanley Idzerda, May 2, 1989 Idelia Loso, at Commencement December 16,1989 Press release; Commencement program; Spr 1987 issue of St. Benedict's Today article on Loso Telzena Coakley '62, awarded in 1992 (Fall 1992 St. Benedict's Today article states (erroneously?) that she is the third recipient of the award.) Earl Bakken, founder of Medtronic, awarded Sept. 20, 1993 Anita Pampusch, April 10, 1997 Mildred McGonagle, October 7, 1999 President's Medal recipients, 1969- 1980: 1969: Henry Borgerding Laura Jane Musser Sister Remberta Westkaemper, O.S.B. 1970: Dr. Philip L. Halenbeck Dr. and Mrs. Edward Henry Roman J. Steichen (in absentia -deceased) Mother Richarda Peters, O.S.B. 1971: Vivian Drenkhahn Dr. Joseph Gaida Clarence Scherer Rose Reilly Sister Mariella Gable, O.S.B. 1972: (emphasis on educational leaders) John F. Markert Edgar M. Carlson Sylvester P. Theisen 1973: Mother Henrita Osendorf, O.S.B. 1974 (60th anniversary of the college and the 10th anniversary of the Benedicta Art Center) Curtis Green Paul Ballantyne Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Sister Claire Lynch, O.S.B. No medal was given out in 1975, 1976, 1978 1977: Catherine de Huek Doherty 1979: Reverend Michael Blecker, O.S.B. Telzena Coakley '62 Mother Evin Rademacher, O.S.B. 1980: Sister Enid Smith, O.S.B. [N.B. - a biography of Sister Enid, written by a relative for that occasion is also included here] 1991: Hilary Thimmesh, O.S.B. 1992: Alice Galin 1993: Senator Gene Waldorf (January) Edo de Waat, music director of the MN Orchestra, March 11, 1993 1996: Mary E Lyons 1998: Joan Anderson Gowe 1999: Bishop John R. Kinney 2000: Marcia Johnson Evans 2001: Helen Thomas 2004: Barbara Gray Koch, March 9, 2004; (Memo from President's Office on the importance of the President's Medal, March 18, 2004) 2006: Dorothy Gorecki 2007: Sisters of Saint Benedict's Monastery Jacquelynn and the late Sylvester "Shorty" Haehn 2008: Nancy Judd Ehlen 2009: Tony Reveles Tom and Joyce Schough 2010: Telzena Coakley '62, co-founder of the Benedictine University College (BUC) Kathy Cooney 2012: Dan and Mabel Coborn 2013: Harvey Jewett We also have information on awards given to Alumnae by outside sources: e.g., Mary Cooney '39: In 1962 she and three other persons discovered the virus causing Meningitis. Their research was done at the University of Washington Mary Sweeney '17: Certificate of appreciation from the Mayor of St. Paul in ca 1967-68 and CSB President's Award 1972 Nora LeTourneau, '39: Recognition from the National Catholic Conference on Family Life by the Family Catholic Action Award in 1950 Gable Award