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Information on Selected Alumnae, 1942-2023

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Identifier: AC 14.01.F05 Box 01

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Information on Selected Alumnae ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 01: Successful Alumnae: "A Valiant Woman," Saint Benedict's Missions, 1967 Sister Francetta Vetter (1896-1916) - Missionary to China Anne Wolkerstorfer Torkelson - Class of 1917 [Benedictine Alumnae Award] Memo and program from Second annual Founders Day Charter Club Evening, September 15, 1989; Betty Schneider - Class of 1939 - National Director of Friendship Human Relations Award, 1992 House - worked for integration of African Americans (Outstanding Alumnae Award) Dr. Ruth Chih-ming Liu - Class of 1940 "Chinese Doctor Revisits CSB After 42 Years," Saint Benedict's Today, Holiday Issue, 1982 Joan Riebel (1964) "... Out of My Control" essay on her cancer in Saint Benedict's Today, Fall 1990 Mary Schmidt - Class of 1988 "Persian Gulf: A view from inside," St. Benedict's Today, Winter 1991 Idelia Loso (1916-1992) Class of 1937 "Idelia Loso '37 Honored at Commencement," Saint Benedict's Today, Winter 1990 "Noted Minnesota Educator, Idelia Loso," and various documents after her death in 1992 Lila McDermott, 1950 "A Bridge to Cultural Understanding," Saint Benedict's Today, Fall 1990 Laura McGrane, 1991 Received a Rhodes Scholarship 1992, "Success that's not tied to a plan," Saint Benedict's Today, 1992 Deanna Dowdle, class of 1976 majored in biology and MA in microbiology and biochemistry and works as a woman engineer (see "Life for CSB Alum in Male-dominated Industry," in Saint Benedict's Today, Winter 1989) Rachel Chiquang Liu, class of 1940 and Ruth Chiming Liu (both came from China in 1936 and visited CSB in May 1989; see "CSB Visitors Rekindle Memories for Chinese Alumna, in Saint Benedict's Today, Fall 1989 Elizabeth Donovan, class of 2006 "College Drinking and Heart Problems," TIME magazine, April 26, 2007 (Medical Research concerning college drinking and heart disease) Glennis Werner Roseboom, Class of 1993 Promoted to the position of director the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center in August 2007 (email, Sept. 2007) Karin Remington, Class of 1985 Promoted to director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, (email, Sept. 2007) Gabby Volkers "21-year-old blazes trail for women at Princeton Speedway," kare11.com, July 1, 2013 Katelyn Johnson '13 Peace Corps takes Elk River grad, Star News, July 12, 2013 Julie Murphy, "Elliott column: Cathedral assistant earns honor", St. Cloud Times, January 17, 2014 Danielle Liebl '13, "UCP Announces 2014 Awards for Excellence," TMCnet.com, April 15, 2014 Emily Jensen, "Jensen To Run For District 13A Seat," St. Joseph Newsleaders, May 22, 2014 Kristin Sweetman and Katie Stern, "On the Road: Journey Across America," Live, Play, AAA, May/June 2014 Danielle Liebl '13, "Student Spotlight: Liebl Stands On Front Lines For Those With Disabilities," St. Joseph Newsleader, July 17, 2014 Mary Ellen Otremba, "Former lawmaker Mary Ellen Otremba remembered for common touch," St. Cloud Times, July 17, 2014 Virginia Zenzen '13,"Vista volunteer comes to Isle," Mille Lacs Messenger -- Online, August 21, 2014 Patricia A. Hamm, "Datalink Corporation Announces New Human Resources Leader: Patricia A. Hamm Joins Executive Leadership Team," Business Wire - Online, September 2, 2014 Hudda Ibrahim, "Somali Current's Opinion Page Has a New Editor," SomaliCurrent - Online, January 20, 2014 Melissa Scaia- " Social Services is top issue in District 7" and "County Candidates Set to Face Off" " Words of Healing : Waite Park poet finds herself through writing, helps others do the same," February 7, 2017. Mary Hughes, '54. Ann Bajari- "American Health Council Names Ann M. Bajari, BSN, MPH to Nursing Board," Globenewswire, April 21, 2017. Elizabeth Alexander- "Mellon Foundation Appoints New CEO," The NonProfit Times, February 8, 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 02: Mary Ann Sullivan: "News Notes," The Benet, Vol. 3 No. 3 page 3 - first enrollee to have erstwhile Bennies as parents, Father: Francis L. Sullivan, 1918 Boy's School, Mother: Marie Eckes, 1930 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 03: Mary Sweeney : Class of 1917 - Vocational Rehabilitation [Outstanding Alumnae Award, 1972] Various documents and Letters Two photos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 04: Sister Mariella Gable (1898-1985): Class of 1924 - Professor and Author [President's Medal Award Winner, 1971] - includes her eulogy by S. Kristin Malloy Various documents on the career and death of S. Mariella Gable ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 05: Agatha Gertken: Class of 1927 - Teacher, artist, postmaster Eulogy, documents about her career and life Photos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 06: Nora LeTourneau Class of 1939 - Archbishop Noll Award Nominee, 1960 News Clippings, photos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 07: Marion Cooney Class of 1939 - Discovered Virus Causing Meningitis [Outstanding Alumnae Award] Official publications on the discovery including, "Aseptic Meningitis Due to Echo Virus Type 7" Various articles and documents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 08: Betty Wahl Powers: Class of 1944 - writer St. Benedict's Quarterly, Winter 1944 List of Short Stories in St. Benedict's Quarterly 1942-1945 "Her Father's Daughter," June 1978 "Writer under the Influence of the Benedictine's & the Irish"- The Cable, May 9, 1985 p. 14, "Gingerbread," The New Yorker Magazine, 1950 Obituary- St. Cloud (Daily) Times- May 14, 1988, p. 7A "Betty Wahl (1924-1988)." Cassandra Nelson. THE RECORDER, The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society, Spring/Fall 2008 (vols. 20, no. 2 & 21, no. 1; published as one issue) including three of Betty's stories: "The Lace Curtain", ""Tide Rips in the Teacups" and "A Shorter History of the Irish People" as well as an essay about Betty by Cassandra Nelson, "What With the Moving and the Children". See also AC 09.11 Box 05. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 09: Joyce Williams: Class of 1948, first black sister to enter Order of St. Benedict at St. Joseph, Minnesota "Sister Joyce Williams, A Voice for Interracial Justice," by Owen Lindblad, OSB, March 2009 Email from Anne Sumangil on Lois LeVasser Liner's book, in the book there is an entire chapter to St. Ben's and Joyce Williams ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 10: Rosemary Hynes Threlkeld Class of 1952 Teacher in England and Morocco, various letters on the subject of her teaching Photos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 11: Elizabeth Anne Hayden- Class of 1968: First female district judge "For Elizabeth Hayden, First is a Familiar Term," (CSB/SJU Partners, Volume 1 #3) St. Cloud Times Article- "Hayden is district's first woman judge": October 25, 1986 Exhibit honors remarkable women of area- St. Joseph Newsleader: August 24, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 12: Toni St. Pierre '77 Toni St. Pierre, Class of 1977, several articles on her experience at CSB and life afterwards Obituary and Articles from StarTribune.com February 5, 2013 Toni St. Pierre, '77 article from sailor.mnsun.com, February 19, 2013 Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota History Spring 2020 "Gaining Sweat Equity" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 13: Successful Alumnae, Class of 1967-1999: Karen Boes Oman, Class of 1975 "Company wants to keep employees forever," The Catholic Spirit, Oct. 31, 2002, p. 17. Woman Business Owner of the Year, 2001. Best Employer working woman award. Aliki Coudroglou - American Orthopsychiatric Association, President Class of 1967? Ruth DuHamel, Class of 1969, was appointed to the St. Paul Archdiocese Metropolitan Tribunal, (article in the St. Benedict's Today magazine) Denise DeVaan -Class of 1975 - Executive Director of Minnesota Community Action Programs, Decade Alumnae Award Beth Dindorf- Class of 1973- "A presidential Path; Two alumnae take their seats as college presidents," article written by Glenda Isaacs Burgeson Barbara Edwards Farley Class of 1981, "Illinois College names its new president," The State Journal-Register "CSB President MaryAnn Baenninger receives Women in Business award as "Industry Leader," CSB News Release, May 20, 2010; Judith Poferl , Class of 1982, also received the award Yuko Taniguchi- Class of 1998- writer- release of novel and book of poems from Coffee House Press Kathy Keane - Class of 1999 - Pianist Margaret Murphy, Class of 1990, named Industry Leader in Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Laura McGrane, Rhodes Scholar, 1992 'Some Alumnae Success Stories to choose from for Colman's California Speeches,' featuring summaries of: Kimberly Blaeser '77 Diana Lam '69 Mary Scott Jeperson '80 Mary Dombovy '77 Pat Rengel '60 - Dr. Charlotte Martin, "Mount Mercy University (via Public) / Martin granted emeritus status after 26 years of service," May 21, 2017. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 14: Alumnae Awards, 1975: Lois LeVasseur Liners, Patricia Gains Taylor, Patricia Schmitt Mische Various news clippings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 15: Selected Alums and Follow-ups Mary Voight, Class of 1980, "Six-week tour of East Asia leads alum to career," Saint Benedict's Today, Spring 1986 an article on her six-week tour of Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China and later became the director of public relations for the China Trade Center in Boston. Science Alums: Janet Serie '75 Geneva Omann '75 Deanne Dowdle '76 Mary Dombovy '77 Margaret Murray '86 Marietta Haeg Schwartz '83 Kathy Fluegel '77 Christine Schlough '89 Patricia Schmitt Mische '61 Eleanor Betting Marquisee '67 Mary Jane Loso '40 Elizabeth Hayden '68 Diana Lam '69 Potential Spotlight Alumna 1990 Betty Schneider ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 16: Alumnae Authors  List of Alumnae Author, 1/18/2001 "A tale of two Bennies," and "Pardon Me, Your Hair-Shirt is showing," by Audrey Mettel Fixmer (alumna) List of Alumnae Authors, 9/3/1986 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 17: Alumnae Deaths List of Alumnae - Deceased before 1985 LaJean Herd Anderson, September 26, 2009 Marie Bremer Reim, February 19, 1903 to May 23, 2007 Laurena "Bell" Lenihan Petron, January 12, 2010' Anne Ford Nelson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 18: Alumna of the Week: Rose Bruener '16 Kathryn H. Ryan '32 Phyllis Plantenberg OSB '48 Elizabeth Freeman Barringer '48 Julie Welle Verzuh '53 Mary Daley Meyer '58 Valerie Wollschlager Schroeder '59 Judy Teufert MacManus '63 Dr. Lorraine R. Matusak '66 Ann Scallen Block '72 Anne Ford Nelson '73 Gigi Fourre' Schumacher '74 Marie Peters Bodette '74 Ann Ruff '77 Carol Bishop '79 Lynn M. Newman '79 Diane Starbird Malone '79 Nina Garni Wise '80 Anne Cleveland Ames '80 Barbara Edwards, Ph.D. '81 Laurie Rivard '81 Mary Hougnon Benjamin '82 Mary Jane Rohe Kalina '82 Lisa Theisen Germscheid '82 Elizabeth Marie Turner Roddy '82 Colleen Corcoran Cavanagh '82 Betsy Coy Burgeson '82 Claire Pawlak Adachi '83 Nancy Holm '84 Nancy Bishop '84 Lori Helmer '85 Lisa Brott Kalkman '85 Sharon Kasel D'Agostino '85 Amy Kuebelbeck '86 Lisa Moes Maurer '86 Margaret Sullivan O'Connor '86 Colleen Quinlivan, OSB '88 Dr. Kelly Swearingen Lemieux, MD '88 Shari A. Lamecker '89 Dr. Kathleen A. Skoglund Kulus, MD '89 Erin O'Toole '92 Katie Regnier '92 Katy Deignan McGrane '93 Dina Signorelli '95 Nancy Baker Nelson, '92 Cathy Luzum Bedford, '85 Sharon Kofstad-Spies, '80 Deanna Dowdle Suilmann, '76 Helen Diemert, '49 Barbara Coy McGinnis, '50 Edna Doyle, '42 Betty Grace Antony Traynor, '43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 19: Alumnae who received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, 1990: Karla Heins  Helen Langer  Julie Klinkhammer  Ann Luetmer  Michelle Lang  Patricia Wager Saint Benedict's Today, Fall 1990 also lists the following re: Fulbrights: Mary Schmidt, 1988 "SJU Student Awarded Fulbright Teaching Assistantship" April 21, 1997  Joshua Hayes '97 (Austria - ETA) "Runge Receives Coveted Fulbright Assistantship" May 10, 1999  Lindsey Runge '99 (Austria) "2004 Saint John's University Graduate Receives Fulbright Award" August 12, 2004  Brian Schnese '04 (Germany - ETA) "Graduates Earn Fulbright Awards to Germany and Austria" June 12, 2006  Lewis Grobe '06 (Germany - ETA)  Bennett Frensko '06 (Germany - ETA)  Keith Spinali '06 (Austria - ETA) "CSB graduates earn Fulbright scholarships" August 5, 2007  Eve Vang '07 (Thailand - ETA)  Carliene Quist '07 (Mexico - Research & Internship Project)  Laura Wunsh '07 (Austria)  Mark Bublitz '07 (Austria)  Erik Hendrickson '07 (Austria)  David Lambert '07 (Austria)  Ryan Fader '07 (Was accepted but chose medical school at University of Minnesota-Duluth) "Two SJU graduates earn Fulbright commissions to work in South Korea and Austria" June 10, 2009  Nikolas Nadeau '09 (South Korea - ETA)  Robert Mevissen '09 (Austria - Teaching-Study Grant) "Matt Beck earns Fulbright U.S Student Program Scholarship to teach in Germany" June 2, 2010  Matt Beck '10 (Germany) "SJU Graduate to teach in France through Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship" June 20, 2011  Cody Fischer '07 (France - ETA) "Eight receive Fulbright grants" May 15, 2014  Heather Beckius '15 (Brazil)  Melissa DeOrio '15 (Turkey)  Rachel Mullin '15 (Malaysia)  Alex Van Loh '15 (Germany)  Lizzy Baden '12 (Indonesia)  Joe Berns '12 (Germany)  Sarah Reisdorf '13 (Brazil)  Dan Schmit '15 Research Grant in Austira "Fulbright Five: Three Seniors, two graduates make up 2015-2016 class" April 27, 2015  Victoria Adofoli '14 (Malaysia - ETA)  Stella Fredrickson '14 (Greece - ETA)  Erin Speltz '15 (Bulgaria - ETA)  Jenna Maus '15 ( Malaysia - ETA)  Austin Barkley '15 (Mexico - ETA) "Lucky Seven: Seniors, graduates earn Fulbright ETA Awards" April 29, 2016  Jillian Andresen '15 (Malaysia - ETA)  Gretchen Hughes '14 (Taiwan - ETA)  Robin Swingley '15 (Germany - ETA)  Diana Elhard '16 (Turkey - ETA)  Paul Park '16 (Thailand - ETA)  Melissa Vang '16 (Thailand - ETA)  Mai Tong Vang '16 (South Korea - ETA) "CSB is a top producing school for Fulbright awards for third consecutive year" February 21, 2017 "Merwin, Vang earn Fulbright ETA positions" May 11, 2017  Paige Merwin '17 (Taiwan - ETA)  Kalia Vang '17 (Thailand - ETA) "CSB Graduate's latest travel itinerary: South Korea to teach" July 7, 2017  Yariset Rodriquez '17 (South Korea - ETA) "Six CSB and SJU Students receive Fulbright awards to teach English in schools overseas" May 7, 2018  Allison Cwikla '18 (Indonesia)  Morgan Durbin '18 ( Sri Lanka)  Olayemi Fadahunsi '18 (Taiwan)  Maya Hermerding '18 (Colombia)  Kelsey Tatarek '18 (Spain)  Daniel Yang '18 (Thailand) CSB/SJU's Office of Competitive Fellowships 2019-2020 Fulbright Recipients  Jessie Thwaites ( Austria - Research at Austrian Institute for Space Sciences)  Ali McGraw (Germany - English Teaching Assistant)  Danica Simonet (Germany - English Teaching Assistant)  Marisela Weber (India - English Teaching Assistant)  Jackson Erdmann (Malaysia - English Teaching Assistant )  Michael Thompson (Greece - English Teaching Assistant ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 20: Laura McGrane '91 Rhodes Scholarship, 1992 Misc. documents and articles on Laura and the scholarship ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 21: Correspondence from Alumnae Claire Marie Lamb Rosemary Schaefer Margaret Keppers Daphne (Beissel) Wright Kathryn L. Kucienski ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 22: Miscellaneous Documents on Alumna: "CSB graduate arranges planeload of aid to Afghanistan war victims," Saint Cloud Visitor, Jan. 24, 2002, p. 11. Dr. Marianne Mason, Class of 1982. "Promises to Keep" - CSB Commencement Address May 26, 1990 by Diana Lam '65 "Halstrom Tradition," St. Cloud Times, May 23, 1993. Photocopy, parts missing. This article was reprinted, with a different photo, in Saint Benedict's Today, Fall 1993, p. 11. Heidi Halstrom '93 and her family, including parents John, SJU '61 and Joyce (Moran) '82, brothers John '87(?) and Erik '89, grandmother Crescence Schmit '33, great-grandfather, great-great uncle, sister-in-law etc. Opening of the Dorine Loso-Community Training and Meeting Room, June 3, 2003: Celebration of Dorine Loso's commitment to improving the lives of individuals affected by illness. "Future Nun takes 625 mile trip on bike," St. Cloud Times, August 24, 2007 Mayo Medical School- Student Profiles: Kate Thompson, Mayo Medical School Class of 2010 "Through their eyes: experiences of Mexican Immigrants now available online," New Peace Studies Book by CSB Peace Studies Major Kathryn Ebben, June 2010 Kathryn Ebben, "Internship at St. Willebrord Parish leads to senior thesis, book on Green Bay immigrants," July 7, 2010 Megan Crain, "Young adults are invited to join inner-city mission project" May 12, 2010 Kristen Gulson, "CEO enjoys cultivating business knowledge," June 21, 2010 "Women receive award from St. Benedict's Monastery," St. Cloud Times, September 13, 2010 Paula Kraus -"Along the way: Family tours churches grandfather built," St. Cloud Times, October 10, 2010 Patricia Milun - appointed Chief Justice of the Worker's Compensation Court of Appeals, MinnLawyer Blog and MinnPost.com, April 7, 2011 CSB Honors three alumnae for their achievements, June 28, 2011 (Susan Vento, Linda Bohn, Kristi Kubista-Hovis) "St. Benedict alum headed to London Olympics to court donors for US Training Center," St. Cloud Times, July 19, 2012 'Witnessing Faith,' Before it's News, October 12, 2012 "Madam President," CSB News Release, Louise McCarthy, Class of 1996, leads an association the represents 48 non-profit community clinics in Los Angeles, December 27, 2012 CSB alumna Colette Peters ('93) featured speaker for Renaissance Series presentation, January 2013 "Authentic Bahamian Story Time: The Boy and the Bicycle by J.V. Mycklewhyte," B.H. Publishers LLC, March 19, 2013 "Beaverton's Michelle Macy completes Oceans Seven feat," The Oregonian, August 6, 2013 "Emily Coborn talks about her career, the future of Coborn's," St. Cloud Times, August 11, 2013 "Visit to Somalia inspires woman; she says she's optimistic about country's future," St. Cloud Times, August 12, 2013 [Hudda Ibrahim] "Detroit Lakes native living in New Mexico winning accolades for art," DL-Online, August 28, 2013 (Janice St. Marie) "Wangberg honored as PR-B teacher of the year," Pine and Lakes Echo Journal, November 19, 2013 [Lynn Wangberg, Education Major] "Sullivan Cotter Selects Michelle Johnson to Lead Minneapolis Office," Business Wire, November 19, 2013 [Michelle Johnson] Melanie McMahon "DFLers flock to rare open seat in 64B," Politics in Minnesota, November 26, 2013 Ruth Coller Forbes "DPS Names Ruth Coller Forbes New Kulani Warden," News Release from Hawaii Department of Public Safety, December 3, 2013 "Our Stories: Tiffany Vang: A Strong voice from St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood", Twin Cities Daily Planet, December 29, 2013 (Tiffany Vang) List of CSB Alumnae Employees, 2013 "Feb. 21 Sartell", St. Joseph Newsleader, February 21, 2014 (Kathy Hendrickson '87) "News @ Noon: Money Saving Tips For the Budget Conscious Christmas Shopper," WJON•AM 1240, November 18, 2014 [Carrie Rocha] "5 Under 40- Emily Coborn," St. Cloud Times, January 8th, 2017. ( Emily Coborn '08) -" Women in Produce: Emily Coborn," The Packer Online, April 13th, 2017 - "CFO Corie Barry's 'the man' as Best Buy surges" Star Tribune, July 23 2017 (Corie Barry) - "Honors - St. Cloud Times," St. Cloud Times Online, July 30, 2017 - " Profile of Terri R. Kallsen Executive Vice President of CHARLES SCHWAB CORP," Plus Company Updates, August 8, 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 23: Current Student Accomplishments Stephanie Wegmann, "CSB student awarded prestigious Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship", June 04, 2008 "CSB junior receives prestigious fellowship." July 3, 2008. Tiffany Vang receives Gates Scholarship, article from mnprivatecolleges.org, "Setup for success," October 26, 2009 "Minnesotans take on Katy Perry's 'California Gurls," Pioneer Press, June 8, 2010 (Maggie Thompson '12 and Luke Thompson '11) Rachel Haug, "Cathedral dance team volunteers for MS Walk, Support former member, coach" St. Cloud Times, June 14, 2010 Rachel Hernandez, "Three Qs: Rachel Hernandez," Chanhassen Villager, November 9, 2011 "Armstrong Grad Makes Team USA: A local graduate will show off her Ultimate Frisbee skills as part of Team USA", Golden Valley Patch, July 24, 2012 (Erynn Schroeder '15) Danielle Liebl '14 "CSB student will receive award from Special Olympics Minnesota", St. Joseph Newsleader, August 31, 2012 "Prize winners," Peace First, October 7, 2013 "St. Joseph woman wins fellowship from peace first," St. Cloud Times, October 7, 2013 "Overcoming slings and arrows," St. Cloud Times, October 27, 2013 "Intern in Bosnia/Herzegovina learns a smile can speak volumes", Intermountain Catholic, September 7, 2012 (Jenna Franklin '13) Mary Erickson, "Seen &Heard: Lourdes grad has a Capitol experience", PostBulletin.com October 26, 2012 "CSB student receives Women in Business Scholarship," CSB News Release, January 18, 2013 "International students share views on Americans' rights", St. Cloud Times, June 30, 2013 (Anika Chowdhury '14 and Ngoc Bao Hoang '15) "Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Center in need of advocates after funding cuts, staff reduction," St. Cloud Times, September 30, 2013 "Theater usher puts school on hold as Disney intern," MSR Online, October 11, 2013 "Papillion native adapted quickly in China", Omaha World-Herald, December 30, 2013 (Amanda Urbanski '15) "Smith Receives First CSB Centennial Service Award (Kathryn Smith '15)," St. Joseph Newsleaders, May 1, 2014 "St. Ben's Student Spends Summer Working At White House," AM 1240WJON, July 7, 2014 [Bridget Cummings] "British studies prove a life-changing experience [Taylor Pederson '15]," Onalaska-Holmen Courier-Life, August 21, 2014 "Blazer trio get challenged to leave volleyball legacy," St. Cloud Times, August 29, 2014 [Lexi Rinde '15, Taya Kockelman '15, and Victoria Nass '15] "This Teen Dedicated Her Life To Giving Back When She Was Only 10 Years Old," The Huffington Post, September 17, 2014 [Allison Kanyetzny '18] "Incumbent, student focus on roads, much more in 13A race," St. Cloud Times, October 9, 2014 [Emily Jensen '15] "CSB student conveys Chinese cultures with music," St. Cloud Times, October 16, 2014 [Fan Li '17] "Senior Bennie runs for Minnesota House," The Record, October 24, 2014 [Emily Jensen '15] "Freshman representative, CSB senior face off in 13A race," St. Joseph Newsleader, October 31, 2014 [Emily Jensen '15] "Howe retains House seat after defeating CSB senior," St. Cloud Times, November 5, 2014 [Emily Jensen '15] "Find Scholarships That Benefit Veterans' Children, Families," US New & World Report, November 13, 2014 [Sarah Ober] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 24: Alumnae Profiles and Notable Alumnae and Awards Alumnae Profiles and Notable Alumnae & Awards Alumnae Profiles: Delthia McKinney '09 Amelia Busse Cheever '87 Anne Oberman '82 Kristina (Tina) Seslija '10 Sandy Anderson '78 Joan DesLauriers Donner '80 Jackie Boucher '87 Mary Stangler '74 Dr. Gina O'Neill Wesley '02 Patricia SJ Proshek '84 Kelly Grinsteinner '99 Abby Johnstone '07 Lori Dowling '00 Hadley McIntosh '10 Sandra Zurcher Beulke, M.D., '90 Jodi Montgomery Mayers '98 Patricia Milun '81 Margaret Murphy '90 Kristina George '91 Jennifer Dean-Dwyer '77 Kenzie Kreamer '08 Notable Alums & Awards: Katie Zuehlke '98 Glen Werner Roseboom '93 Teresa Mazzitelli '72 Stephanie Wegmann Peterson '10 Heather Busch '07 Barbara A. Edwards Farley '81 Bethany Waletzko '11 Andrea Carrow '09 Anna Boyer '08 Kathryn Enke '05 Danielle Liebl '14 Jessica Slattery '02 JoBeth Pike Ranfranz '80 Desirée Palmen Brazelton '99 Jen Scheffler '02 Sharon Bartels '72 Gina O'Neill Wesley '02 Karen Ernst '96 Katie Hayes '04 Julie Murphey '02 Tiffany Vang '13 Judy Wallenta '62 Valerie Jones '94 Anne Sumangil '99 Lisa Sponden '83 Kristina DeMuth '11 Gina Bartell '95 Denise DeVaan '75 Other Notable Alums: Andrea Carrow '09 Evan Lowder '12 Carrie Rocha '97 Margaret Murphy '90 Katie Zuehlke '98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 25: Alumnae/i in CSB/SJU Publications: Bravo!: Vocalists scale the heights to perform on stage, Saint Benedict's Saint John's Magazine, Admission Publication 2013 [John Allen Nelson '06, Angie Engelbart '01, Brian Manternach '97, Jill Diem '00, Paul Just '05, Genevive Christian '99,] "Stretching What's Possible," Saint Benedict's Magazine, Fall 2013 [Kenzie Kraemer '08, Barbara Torborg Melsen '78, Laura Hauff '03, Kari Erpelding Bunkers '83, Kary Kay Braus Hunt '56, Betty Schneider '39, S. Mara Faulkner '62, Joan Strom Riebel '64, Judge Elizabeth Hayden '68, Diana Lamb '69, Mary Dombovy '77, Judy Forstner Poferl '82, Karin Remington '85, Irma Mayorga '88, Shari Lamecker Rogalski '89, Colette Peters '93, Glennis Werner Roseboom '93, Krista Cleary Carroll '00, Bennies from the Bahamas, Welle Family, Molly McGlynn Varley '78, Maria hunt O'Phelan '78, Jane Regenscheid Erickson '78, Marie Berendt Speltz '78, Anne Budroe Benda '78, Katie Barry Felicelli '78, Cathy McKenzie O'Brien '78, Nancy Dunn McDermott, Joan Rahlf, Joanie Thibidou Beltis '78, Mary Bachmeier Dodd '78 and Michelle Swenson Drury '78] The following is a list of writings by Betty Wahl powers - they are not in this box but located in the publication mentioned (i.e. volume and issue #) Short Stories and Poems by Betty Wahl Powers published in the St. Benedict's Quarterly from March 1942 - Spring 1945. (The following list was compiled on May 23, 2007 in response to a question from Cassandra Nelson, MA Candidate in Editorial Studies, Boston University.) "Shades of Peter Pan" - March 1942, V. 17, no. 2 (pg 16-17): Short Story "Emily Post to the Contrary Notwithstanding" - Fall 1942, V. 17, no 1 (pg 20-21): Short Story "A Star is Born" - Fall 1942, V. 17, no. 1 (pg 27): Short Story "Daddy was an Immigrant" - Spring 1943, V. 17, no 3 (pg 20-21): Short Story "Devil in the Grease" - Fall 1943. V. 18, no 1 (pg 10-11): Short Story "On Me Writing Poetry, Especially After Reading Something Good" - Fall 1943, V. 18, no 1 (pg 29): Poem "Le Beau Francais" - Winter 1944, V. 18, no 2 (pg 8-10): Short Story "Two Pigs and a Parish" - Spring 1944, V. 18, no 3 (pg 7-10): Short Story "A Genuine End" - Spring 1944, V. 18 no 3 (pg 25): Poem "I Discover Catholic Education in a Secular University" - Fall 1944, V. 19, no 1 (pg 3-6): Short Story "The Cookie Cutter" - Fall 1944, V. 19, no 1 (pg 17): Poem "Ever Since Eve Ate the Snake" - Winter 1945, V. 19 no 2 (pg 3-5): Short Story "Dante Loves Beatrice" - Spring 1945, V. 19 no 3 (pg 3-6): Short Story "A Month of Sundays" - Spring 1945, V. 19 no 3 (pg 13): Poem "Doggerel" - Spring 1945, V. 19 no 3 (pg 15): Poem --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folder 26: Biographies of the Class of 1963 Compiled by Mary Kane Mayer and Rosemary Bormann Froehle -Mary Magaret Weidener -Josephine Tupy -Corlynn TIntes Scheet -Florence Tanner Wellbrock -Ione Wieber Forborg -Florence Manship Bonse -Rosemary Prom Drevniak -Mary Kane Mayer -Maria Bower Jirele -Meredith Linrud -Connie Mahal Antonsen -Marilyn Mathews Ogas -Ruth Marczak Mortier -Janet Neeser Stark -Connie Nelson Cronin -Joann Wojciak Johnson -Bernadette Wojcik Mahan -Anne Louise Schommer Vosika -Karen Speden -Rosemary Salaba Sharkey -Diane Dinneen Horn -Valerie Zimmerman -Carol Vandal Connole -Rosemary Bormann Froehle -Carol Beer Hartle -Joni De Gonda Moutoux -Joan Dummer Rosenhammer -Jane Whitaker Dufresne -Marcia Weis Pletcher -Frances Volkmuth Jacobson -Connie Evan Atwell -Jane Fuerstenberg Nekali -Elaine Gag Jarvey -Linnea Gottwalt Sakry -Georgia Grams Bialka -Pat Grode Firnett -Madi Hankins Snyder -Patricia Himenz -Mary Jane Rabatin Doll -Rita Phillips Waletski -Sharon Otten McVary -Margery Jagg Knowlton -Marilyn Ann Kelly Turbeville - Mark Kenally Hanigan - Charlotte Kilian Volkmuth - Catherine Rewitzer Sweere - Carolyn Offerdahl Billing - Sister Sharon O'Day - Mary Kay Leifeld - Susanne Leonard Jansma - Kathryn Leroux Sufka - Carolyn Matthew Ogas - Ruth Marczak Mortier - Janet Neeser Stark - Kathryn Leroux Sufka ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are believed to be missing as of September 19, 2013 ((***MISSING***)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Family Stitches History into CSB Quilt" The Terwey family presents commemorative quilt to CSB in 1989: Josephine Zehnle Terwey '39 and Bennie daughters: Ann '68, Martha '75, Sue '77 and Louise '78. Amy Fredregill, 1997; Women in Business Award Mary Jo Willette Hughes and Joan Strom Riebel; Benedictine and Gospel values award (awarded at annual Donor Appreciation Event), St. Cloud Times Stephanie Hart, Class of 2002 becomes youngest sister of the monastery Ora Rhine, article in St. Cloud Times "Once corporate, she's now college", Aug. 23, 2008 Cathy Fraley, "Local Happenings," Evansville Courier and Press, November 8, 2012 Rachel Mullins, Class of 2015, becomes Rhode Scholar, November 22, 2015

Dates

  • 1942-2023

Extent

1 Box

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

14.01

Physical Facet

File, Document

Repository Details

Part of the College of Saint Benedict Archives and Special Collections Repository

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