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recently had the opportunity to give a tour to a prospective student’s father. It was Friday afternoon around 3:00 pm. It was sunny and 60 degrees in February. Now for those who know me, that would have meant skipping class and heading to Cue’s. Not these Benedictine College students. Students filled the quad as they left their 1:00 classes and moved to their 3:00 class. We met a senior from California in the elevator who was headed to a class and spoke excitedly about the professor and the class and said, “Who would want to miss this?” We walked the campus for two hours, which is about what it takes these days to see everything. I realized it had been some time since I have taken time to do that. Simply walk the entire campus and talk with someone about the features and benefits of a Benedictine education and experience. Naturally the first thing a visitor sees is the physical makeup of the campus. The buildings we have added to our campus in the past eleven years all fit comfortably within the fabric of our footprint. They all give a sense of forward thinking, but feel as though they have been here since the beginning. Benedictine College is all about community and the people, but there is something truly remarkable about the campus. The space has a sacred feel to it and it was not lost on this dad as we moved from place to place. Nor was it lost on me. And as you can well imagine everyone we met or had a chance encounter with was delightful and took their time to greet our guest and make him feel welcome and special. The charism of Benedictine hospitality is alive and stronger than ever. We can’t just make this up. It is a part of our DNA. When our time together was over Dad was impressed by what he experienced and indicated his daughter and wife definitely would make a campus visit. I hope they do. As I was reflecting on our time together I realized that I, too, was impressed by what I experienced in those two hours. Walking the campus and seeing the campus through the eyes of a prospective father reminded me, and humbled me, as to the impact and greatness of what we do here. For Benedictine,
Kelly J. Vowels ’85 Vice President for Advancement
ON THE COVER Sacred Heart of Jesus statue donors, Rich and Cindy Dickason, converse with sculptor Spencer Schubert in his Kansas City studio. The statue will be the centerpiece of the Raven Memorial Park, which will be dedicated on Friday, October 28, 2016
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very day is a great day to be a Raven, but April 20 was perhaps the greatest of them all. Grateful Raven Day is Benedictine College’s premier donor appreciation event, giving students an opportunity to personally thank alumni and benefactors who make their Benedictine experience possible. Students wrote over three thousand thank you notes to donors throughout the day. Personal interaction between students and donors was taken to another level at the signature Grateful Raven Day event — the annual Benefactor Panel. Hosted by the Benedictine College Student Alumni Board, the Benefactor Panel represented community members, alumni, board members, faculty members, and parents to speak with students about why they donate to Benedictine College. A primary goal of the Student Alumni Board is to bridge the gap between past and present Ravens while educating current students on the importance of giving to their alma mater. The day has been a popular addition to the school in the past few years. “We’re hoping it becomes right up there with RA and admissions office as another way to get involved,” one student told the student newspaper, the Circuit. “We want to make it a fun event for everyone, not just something that’s informational,” said another. Grateful Raven Day and the Benefactor Panel was an active manifestation of this mission, highlighting Ravens who have made generosity a part of their lifestyle. In addition to being the signature event of the Student Alumni Board, Grateful Raven Day is also the cornerstone of a new philanthropy education program designed to cultivate a culture of generosity on Benedictine’s campus. The philanthropy education program was kicked off this semester with the first Get the
Scoop on Philanthropy day in conjunction with CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) ASAP’s (Affiliated Student Advancement Programs) Student Engagement and Philanthropy Month. Designed to show how all gifts, both financial and gifts of time and talent, unite to make a difference at Benedictine, Get the Scoop on Philanthropy gave students an opportunity to make valentines to thank professors for donating their skills and service to Benedictine. Students embraced the chance to give back to those who made their Benedictine College experience so valuable, and Get the Scoop on Philanthropy set the stage for positive student engagement and philanthropy education on campus. Stewardship is an integral part of Benedictine identity, and the Benedictine College Student Alumni Board is making great strides through these events toward developing another generation of grateful, generous Ravens to be stewards of the Benedictine experience.
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Honorees Help Others at Home and Around the World he 2016 Alumni Reunion, set for June 10 – 12, will feature two outstanding Ravens as honorees at the Saturday evening Reunion Banquet. Marjorie “Marj” Henningsen ’86 will receive the Offeramus Medal and John Gould ’66 will receive the Kansas Monk Award. Although 20 years separate their graduation dates, the two honorees both share a love and appreciation of Benedictine College that has manifested itself in giving back. Marj has dedicated her career to helping others through education and John has used his talents to help his alma mater be better and to guide and take care of others. Mount St. Scholastica College, which joined with St. Benedict’s College in 1971 to form Benedictine College, established the Offeramus Medal in 1957 for alumnae who had distinguished themselves in their profession, showed a prominence of service to the civic community, demonstrated outstanding loyalty to the alma mater, and reflected honor on the college through family and social life. In 1960, St. Benedict’s established the corresponding Kansas Monk Award for its graduates.
Marj Henningsen ’86 Marj graduated from Benedictine College in 1986 with a double major in Mathematics and Psychology. She was a double-legacy, with both her late father, John Henningsen ’62, and her mother, JoAnn Johnson Henningsen ’63, alumni of the college. Her two brothers, Michael Henningsen ’91 and Tim Henningsen ’95, also graduated from Benedictine College, as did a number of uncles and cousins. Marj has always been a proud Raven and loves her liberal arts background. Following graduation, she began her career as a high school mathematics teacher in Kansas City, Missouri. She
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went on to complete Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Mathematics Education from the University of Pittsburgh. She moved to Beirut, Lebanon, in 2000 and served as a full-time faculty member in the Education Department at the American University of Beirut (AUB) for seven years. From 2007–2013 Marj served as Founding Head of Wellspring Learning Community in Beirut, a nonsectarian International Baccalaureate (IB) School. In 2012, she was a featured speaker at TEDx Beirut. Marj is now a founding partner of Grey Matters Education, a Beirut-based education consultancy established in 2013 focusing on building sustainable, developmentoriented practices in learning communities in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. She also currently serves as Dean of Arts & Humanities at the American University of Technology (AUT) in Lebanon, and has worked to revive AUT’s Center for Teaching and Learning. Marj has co-authored four books on using case-based learning for mathematics teacher development. She and her husband, Ibrahim Jamal, live in Beirut.
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Give John Gould ’66 John Gould is the epitome of a loyal Raven. A financial supporter, a volunteer and a fan, he was fully engaged with St. Benedict’s College as a student, participating in the business club, student government and the economics society, and serving as business manager for The Rambler student newspaper and as state treasurer for Phi Beta Lambda. In addition, he took part in a multitude of intramural sports. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1966. As the oldest, he led the way to Atchison and his brother, Dr. Thomas Gould ’68, and two sisters, Kathy Franek ’71 and Mary Ellen Zeller ’74, followed him to Benedictine. John married Mount St. Scholastica College alumna Theresa Marilyn Pike ’66 and they adopted two daughters, Christina from Colombia and Betsy from India. John went on to complete graduate work at St. Louis University and landed a job with Southwestern Bell. He rose up through the ranks and retired from his executive position with Southwestern Bell (now AT&T) in 2000. Late in life, he and his wife took on the responsibility of guardianship of two granddaughters and John has continued in that role after Marilyn’s death in 2013. As a college friend of former Benedictine College President Dr. Dan Carey ’68, John volunteered his time auditing and helping organize the Benedictine College Business Office staff. Over the years he has invested in several capital campaigns and scholarships. He is a member of the Church of the Annunciation in Webster Groves, Missouri, where he regularly recruits Ravens and loves to hand out Raven shirts to potential students at his parish.
Student Recreation Center Is Open Ambassadors from the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce joined donors and Benedictine College faculty, staff, and students for the official grand opening of the new Student Recreation Center on April 2, 2016. Alumni, parents and friends of Benedictine College donated over $7 million to build the new facility. The 42,000–square–foot facility features a hanging track and a turfed field along with two full sized basketball courts, two multipurpose rooms for aerobics, Zumba and spinning classes, and a spacious cardio/ weight room, along with community areas. The recreation center is open to Benedictine College students, faculty, staff, and others affiliated with the college. Next time you are on campus, be sure to take a tour of the stunning facility!
Hope to see you! To sign up for Reunion or to find more ways to connect with other alumni, visit: www.My.Benedictine.edu
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Inspiring Endowments FOOTBALL, NURSING — AND SERVICE
CELEBRATING AND SECURING SCIENCE
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he family names of Crowley and Stueve are well known throughout the ranks of alumni and alumnae who have attended SBC, MSSC and Benedictine College. Dozens of students with these surnames have attended, graduated and gone on to achieve greatness in their personal and professional lives. Two members of these families met at Benedictine College and later married. Patrick Stueve ’84 and Janna Crowley ’85. Patrick graduated with honors in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Benedictine College. He was a proud member of the Raven Football team and served as co-captain his senior year. In 1987, he graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Kansas Law. Pat is a founder of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, one of the largest firms in the Midwest specializing solely in complex commercial cases. Patrick is treasurer and a board member of the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship Foundation in Washington, D.C., and of the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colo. It was Janna’s father and Fr. Eugene Dehner, OSB, who encouraged her to attend Benedictine College. Janna attended from 1981–1983, before transferring to Avila to complete a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., and has also helped at church and community activities. She and Pat are active members of Visitation Church in Kansas City, Mo., where he is a Sacristan. For many years they served as foster parents and have three grown children and two grandchildren. The Raven couple are now honoring the college with a gift of $100,000 to create the Patrick and Janna Stueve Scholarship to provide financial assistance to two Benedictine College students each year, a junior or senior admitted into the nursing program and a football player majoring in economics.
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he Century of Science celebration marks the 100th anniversary of the college’s first science degrees — and this may be the best celebration yet. In recognition of the value and importance to students interested in any discipline, as well as for those students with specific interests in science or engineering, Benedictine College alumni Aman Udani ’93 and David Wieliczka ’77, and his wife, Mary Lou, created the Physics Department Endowment with gifts totaling $25,000. The fund is used primarily for equipment acquisition and maintenance. However, funds are also available at the discretion of the department chair to support research, urgent academic priorities, and other scholarly pursuits within the Physics Department. Aman Udani joined Global Technology Associates in June 2007 and is currently COO. With more than 20 years of telecommunications experience, he was one of the first to work in the PCS digital systems. He began his career in wireless telecom at WFI, as a consultant for Lucent Technologies supporting the launch of multiple CDMA markets in the U.S. Aman earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and astronomy from Benedictine College and his master’s degree in physics from Northern Illinois University. David Wieliczka, Ph.D., is the Principal Scientist at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City plant operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC. David is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Physics in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. David earned his bachelor’s degree in physics from Benedictine College and his doctorate from Iowa State University.
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n fall 2014, many former students, as well as family and friends of Paul Mabrey, gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to bid farewell to a man who had introduced so many to a way of looking at life through art and music. At the 2016 Benedictine College Scholarship Ball, Paul Mabrey was once again remembered by his students, family, and friends when they announced the creation of the Paul Mabrey Scholarship. Alumnus Fr. Patrick York ’84, got the ball rolling with an initial gift of $5,000. Former music students, Mary Seibold Warnack ’80 and Fr. Meinrad Miller, OSB ’89, wrote letters to Paul’s former music students asking for their support. Alumni Ellen Weishar Cousins ’84 and Ron Lehmann ’75 helped set up a Paul Mabrey Scholarship Facebook page to encourage more Mabrey students to participate. “The tribute was for a man whose life was dedicated to educating, drawing out of people the talents they possessed,” said Fr. Meinrad. “He encouraged us to discover the beauty of his music, and its power in our lives.” Paul’s former students, Kathie Weishar Dalzell ’80 and Kingsley Leggs ’83, were recognized with the prestigious Cross of the Order of St. Benedict Award at the Scholarship Ball in February, and more than 30 of their classmates and friends came together to not only honor them, but to also remember their mentor by contributing $31,500 for the Paul Mabrey Scholarship, which they dedicated to his wife, Cynthia Mabrey. Paul Mabrey was an educator, motivator, performer, and facilitator of dreams for many institutions and in person throughout his illustrious career, which spanned four decades. He possessed an extraordinary gift for the stage and performed regularly at regional theaters. Paul took that spirit and tenacity with him to Benedictine College, where he served as professor of music and later as administrator. He could have entertained the world, but he chose to change lives.
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t took several years and a lot of perseverance, but at the 2016 Benedictine College Scholarship Ball, B.J. Hickert ’77, and his wife Barbara Glavin Hickert ’82, raised their bid cards to pledge the finishing gift to reach their goal of endowing a named scholarship. Gifts totaling more than $26,000 were collected from 24 friends and family members over a multi-year period. In 2000, Hickert initiated the idea of creating a scholarship at Benedictine College to honor his grandparents, John W. and Mary Hickert, who epitomized the pioneers who built strong and vibrant parishes and communities in Northwest Kansas. He pledged his intent by making the college a beneficiary of investments that would fund the Hickert Family Scholarship upon his death. However, Hickert’s dream was to see the scholarship fully funded during his lifetime. He enlisted the help of his mother, Beatrice “Tucky” Hickert, and brothers and sisters including Steve Hickert, Susan Hickert Brown ’73, Joseph Hickert ’80, Dianne Hickert Witwer ’82, Maureen Hickert ’84, George Hickert ’85, and Colette Hickert Haider. He presented his plan at Hickert family reunions and his uncle and aunt, John and Ruth Hickert Browne, joined the effort. In 2010, when Hickert married fellow Raven, Barbara Glavin Stec, friends, in lieu of wedding gifts, made contributions to the scholarship fund. Hickert and his family will see the results of their combined effort in fall 2016 when Benedictine College awards the first Hickert Family Scholarship. The scholarship serves as a permanent memorial to J. W. and Mary Hickert, their parents and other pioneers and builders of New Almelo and other Northwest Kansas communities. The Hickert Family Scholarship will provide assistance to enable descendants of these pioneers and builders to gain the knowledge and skills at Benedictine College to continue their ancestors’ heritage.
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Jamie Lambrecht Raftery receives Young Alumni Award in the Century of Science
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amie Lambrecht Raftery ’03 was recognized as 2016’s Young Alumni awardee. She was a perfect choice during the school’s year-long celebration of the Century of Science, when Benedictine College is drawing attention to its scientific achievements. The college has been offering science degrees for 100 years, attracting some of the college’s best and brightest students. Jamie Lambrecht came from a Catholic background in Topeka, Kan., and had always had her sights set on Benedictine College. She said Benedictine felt like home from the moment she first walked onto campus and she was hooked. She was a math whiz and thoroughly enjoyed the subject, but wasn’t sure how to use it in a career. In the days before the advent of engineering on the Benedictine campus, she looked to physics as an outlet. Jamie spent many an hour in Westerman Hall and has fond memories of the classes and labs. She particularly remembers a course in plasma physics during her junior year when she really thought physics was not for her. Dr. Doug Brothers, whom Jamie considers the “heart and soul of the Physics Department,” introduced her to geophysics and opened a world of opportunities for her.
It didn’t take her long to start giving back to Benedictine… She went on to a graduate program in geology with an emphasis in geophysics at the University of Kansas. It turned out that her advising professor there was Dr. Rick Miller, a 1980 Benedictine graduate, so the connection continued. Once she finished her master’s program, she found employment with the Shell Exploration and Production Company in Houston. Raftery started as a geophysicist for the Western Gulf of Mexico Maturation & Appraisal Team. She moved on to be the geophysicist for Shell’s Alaska Beaufort Sea Explorations, then returned to Houston as a senior geophysicist for Onshore Gulf Coast Exploration. She currently holds the position of Onshore Regional Staff Geophysicist at Shell.
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It didn’t take her long to start giving back to Benedictine College, and since Shell is a matching gift corporation, she was able to double every gift she made to the college. She started giving to the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 2007, just a year after she started her first job. Dr. Brothers told her that her first gift went to fund a weather gauge for a physics lab. Jamie has continued to give every year and was one of the first donors to the campaign for the renovation and expansion of Westerman Hall. She said she was aware of the many people who were giving to help her while she was in college and she has always been excited to give back herself. “Even though it is a short time in your life that you are there, Benedictine stays with you forever,” she said. Raftery received Benedictine College’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award during the Senior Champagne Brunch on May 13. The award recognizes alumni who are 35 years of age and under, have distinguished themselves in their community and profession, and who support the values promoted at Benedictine College. Each year the honoree returns to address the graduating seniors the day before Commencement. Today, Jamie and her husband, Colin Raftery, live in Katy, Texas. They both look forward to the day when their name will grace a plaque in a freshly-renovated science and engineering building.
Great Past; Bright Future You would be surprised and impressed with what Benedictine scientists are doing. Check it out at: www.benedictine.edu/century-science
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Coincidence or
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t four years old, Ralph and Kathy Clevinger’s granddaughter, Luci, was by far the youngest soccer player attending the Coerver United Soccer Summer Camp in Shawnee, Kansas. The grandparents were pleased when the camp director, Rob Herringer ’00, assigned a nice young man to personally help her with her skills and to watch over her on the field, which included students more than twice her age. “I became quite emotional watching them interact, because that was what I had wanted Pete to do with his niece. I was so proud of this young man for giving her his undivided attention,” said Clevinger. It pulled at their heartstrings to think that their own son, Peter Clevinger, would have enjoyed helping his niece on the soccer field. However, Peter tragically died from an aoric aneurysm several years earlier as a result of a fall during his service as an Air Force Battlefield Airman. One of Peter’s great loves was soccer and he excelled as a studentathlete at Benedictine College. He was a four-year starter on the Raven Men’s Soccer team before graduating in 2010. Ralph and Kathy shared Peter’s love for the college and the sport by establishing the Peter L. Clevinger Soccer Scholarship at Benedictine College in 2014. This endowment provides Benedictine College soccer scholarship support to motivated, economically disadvantaged students, in order to help facilitate their transition to college and make the process exciting and rewarding. Fast forward several months and the Clevinger family was invited to a home Raven soccer game to meet the student who was selected to receive the Peter L. Clevinger Soccer Scholarship. They were flabbergasted when Benedictine College junior Alec Paden from Overland Park, Kansas was the student-athlete who stepped forward. The Clevingers recognized him immediately as the same young man who had helped their granddaughter at her summer soccer camp.
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“There are no coincidences,” said Clevinger. “We truly believe that Pete had a hand in choosing Alec as the scholarship recipient.” The Clevingers recently visited the Benedictine College campus in the spring to meet the new Raven men’s soccer coach Miguel Rodrigues and to visit their scholar Alec Paden. The couple toured the new recreation center and visited the Raven soccer field where a mural stands in Peter’s memory and the men’s locker room in the John Casey Soccer Center is named for him. They were able to share Peter’s story, of his love for Benedictine College and the soccer program, with Coach Rodrigues and Paden. “It is a huge honor to be the recipient,” said Paden. “The Clevingers are saints. They have changed my life immensely for the better and I will never forget it.” The Clevinger family started the Peter L. Clevinger Legacy Foundation, which hosts the annual “For Pete’s Sake” Golf Tournament in August. The fundraising efforts of the foundation are directed to the Peter L. Clevinger Soccer Scholarship at Benedictine College. In December 2015, the Clevingers added $50,000 to the scholarship bringing the total to $75,000. “Our goal is to grow the endowment so that more and larger scholarships could be awarded to deserving young people. We want to eventually grow it to $1 million,” said Clevinger.
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n late February, St. Benedict’s College alumnus Stan Thibault ’67, and his golfing pal, Jim Simecka ’58, made the drive from Wamego, Kansas, to spend some time on the Benedictine College campus visiting the engineering department and taking in a Raven basketball game. Stan also wanted to meet the first student recipient of the Stanley and June Thibault Family Scholarship. “My choice to attend St. Benedict’s College was probably one of the top decisions I made in my life,” said Thibault. “June and I decided that if we could afford to help a student make the decision to attend Benedictine College, than it was the right thing to do.” The Stanley and June Thibault Family Scholarship was established in 2011, by Stan Thibault and his wife June Zeller Thibault, with a gift of $25,000. The Thibaults endowed the scholarship for a student pursuing a degree in engineering or nursing. Over the next five years, Stan and June continued to invest in their scholarship growing the fund’s principal to more than $90,000. Benedictine College senior Bridget Collart from
Covington, Georgia, was the first student to receive this award. “It was so special that Mr. Thibault wanted to meet me and get to know me,” said Collart. Collart joined Thibault and Simecka for dinner in the Monte Cassino Inn at the Haverty Center, which the men remembered as the “Raven Roost” from their years at SBC. They learned that she is from a family of nine children and that attending a college like Benedictine would not have been possible for her without the generous scholarship from the Thibaults. Bridget is active in Ravens Respect Life, Hunger Coalition, Boys & Girls Club, FOCUS Bible study, St. Paul’s Outreach, Atchison Elementary School tutoring, and she was spending her college spring break in Malaybalay, Philippines, on a medical mission trip. She also told them that she plans to join a religious community after graduating with her degree in nursing. “Somewhere in the Bible it says to not practice your righteousness in front of others. However, meeting this young lady was very humbling and gratifying. It was money well spent,” said Thibault.
Left: Bridget Collart camping out for the March for Life trip. Photo by Molly Blaeser, The Circuit. Right: President Minnis introduces Collart to her benefactor, Stan Thibault.
“Somewhere in the Bible it says to not practice your righteousness in front of others. However, meeting this young lady was very humbling and gratifying. It was money well spent,”
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Building for Greatness Donors’ 2020 Science Vision Drives Largest Capital Project Ever
The Science and Engineering Building addition and renovation campaign is rising as a symbol of how philanthropy can make exceptional science education at Benedictine College even better. Key donors are helping make the $26 million project possible. Along with a major donation of $1 million from Dr. James Bongers ’77, a retired dentist, and his wife, Linda, leading donors include Jamie Lambrecht Raftery ’03, a geophysicist for Shell Oil in Houston, Texas, and her husband, Colin; John Gould Jr. ’66, a retired AT&T executive from St. Louis, Missouri who is honoring his late wife, Marilyn Pike Gould ’66; and Kerry S. McDonald, PhD ’87, professor and vice chair for research, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine.
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Dr. James ’77 and Linda Bongers fill their home in Manhattan, Kansas, with art from all over the world. In 2005, the couple loaned sculptures from their Frederic Hart collection, including the bronze Ex Nihilo fragment pieces, the Ex Nihilo tympanum, which depicts the story of creation; and the trumeau figures of St. Peter, St. Paul and Adam. Five years later, the Bongers gifted the entire collection appraised at $1.5 million to the college dedicated to the memory of Fr. Conrad Pillar, OSB ’43, Jim’s chemistry professor and Fr. Eugene Dehner, OSB ’37, his biology professor. “My alma mater had a renaissance and the spirituality of Benedictine College made this the right place for the collection,” Jim said. Last year, the Bongers made the decision to share their collections in another way. At the 2015 Scholarship Ball, after being honored with the Cross of the Order of St. Benedict award, Jim and Linda announced their decision to donate $1 million for the science and engineering building. The couple made the ultimate sacrifice of liquidating their beloved collections to provide funding for the campaign. “The many gifts that God has given Linda and I remind us of the necessary stewardship of these gifts. We are at that point in life where the beauty needs to be shared with others who will then continue W sharing E S T - A Dit D Iwith T I O Nfuture generations. The effects can be exponential for Benedictine College, its students and patrons,” said Bongers.
The Believers
Jamie Lambrecht Raftery ’03 is a firm believer in the adage, “If you build it, they will come.” She knows that Benedictine College has shaped her into the person she is today and she intends to help the college build an environment for future students to flourish. After graduating from Benedictine College with a bachelor’s degree in physics and astronomy, Raftery attended graduate school at the University of Kansas, where she received her master’s degree in geophysics in 2006. She has spent the last 10 years working for Shell Oil, most recently as their Onshore Regional Staff Geophysicist. “There have been multiple people throughout the college that have touched my life and who continue to inspire me through the mission of the college,” said Raftery. She and her husband Colin have pledged a total of $75,000 to name three faculty offices on the physics floor in honor and in memory of three of her favorite professors, long–time Benedictine College Physics professor, Dr. Doug Brothers, Dr. Scott Baird and the late Dr. Vern Ostdiek ’75. “Dr. Brothers always put his students first and strove to help them find the path in life God meant for them. It is thanks to him I ended up with the career I have now and I am able to use those blessings from God to give back.”
Today, the college is preparing the next century of science by expanding and upgrading its science and engineering building.
In 1916, the college first offered science degrees. Fifty years later, a new building helped the sciences soar.
The Investor
John Gould Jr. ’66 doesn’t see his gifts to the college as a donation, but rather as an investment in the future of the college and the future generations who will be attending Benedictine College. “I have so much respect for the efforts of Benedictine College presidents Dan Carey ’68 and Stephen Minnis ’82 over the last 20 years to build the foundation and enhance the reputation of the college,” said Gould. “In the past I have not directed my giving to individual projects because I wanted the school leaders to have the flexibility to spend the donation where they had the greatest need.” Gould, who majored in business and was influenced by his former accounting and business administration professor Ray Krupinski ’60, saw a good investment in the new engineering program and pledged $25,000 to name a faculty office in memory of his wife, Theresa “Marilyn” Pike Gould, who graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College in 1966. “While I did not have significant involvement in the sciences in my academic and professional career, the respect I have for the efforts to grow the college leads me to want to provide more support for the current building program,” said Gould. “The engineering department in particular is important to me because it is an extension of the science academic curriculum that looks to the future of the college.”
The Legacy
For Dr. Kerry McDonald ’87, Benedictine College is a family tradition. Both his father, Kenneth McDonald, and his mother, Barbara Mall McDonald, attended St. Benedict’s College and Mount St. Scholastica College in the early 60s. “My experience at Benedictine College ranks among my most cherished memories. It is gratifying for me to help others have a similar experience,” said McDonald. McDonald has stayed close to the college attending athletic events, reunions with classmates, the Scholarship Ball, and most recently coming back to speak to science classes at Homecoming as part of the Alumni Success Showcase. It was this most recent interaction with the students that prompted McDonald and his wife Rosalie to pledge $25,000 to name a faculty office on the biology floor of the science and engineering building. “The opportunity to donate is an important means for me to stay engaged with the College, especially since Westerman Science Building was where I spent a considerable amount of time studying,” said McDonald. “The instruction and nurturing I received in that building from faculty such as Dr. Bowen, Dr. Simon, Fr. Ben, Fr. Eugene, Fr. Conrad and Dr. Brothers, helped provide a foundation for my career as a professor and biomedical research scientist.
A New Home for Benedictine Science Located on the southeast corner of the Benedictine quad, the renovated and expanded STEM facility will feature 22 teaching laboratories for biology, chemistry, biochemistry, astronomy and physics; a wood shop, metal shop, welding shop and five engineering labs; two conference spaces and two faculty/student research spaces; nine classrooms; seven group study rooms; two computer labs; and 30 faculty offices. The science building will offer an outdoor terrace, green house, and a grand auditorium. Design plans call for the building to be clad in red brick, used in several of Benedictine’s historic buildings, with elements of limestone that adorns many buildings around the campus. The science and engineering building project will be the college’s largest capital project ever. The college worked with Benedictine College science and engineering faculty and leading technology architects to design the best science facilities possible for the needs of the college. For more information on how to donate or name a space in the building, contact Rosemary Wilkerson at 913.360.7417 or rosemaryw@ benedictine.edu or www.benedictine.edu/century-science.
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Get a Job! ™
Great Alumnus Advice for Students — or Anyone Else
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he Student Alumni Board hosted an alumnus speaker this Spring with a great message for students — or for anyone. Josh Zaroor ’97 spoke to students with the goal of helping prepare our students for their next event in life: getting a job. He had great advice and tips that anyone can use. Josh, who graduated from Benedictine College with a degree in economics, is now working in Northern California’s famous Silicon Valley as a Senior Manager of Product Marketing and Head of Sales Enablement at AtHoc, a BlackBerryowned company. More than 75 students ranging from freshmen to seniors packed the Westerman Auditorium to hear Zaroor’s words of wisdom, many with laptops open and working on their own LinkedIn accounts as they listened. The students who attended also had the opportunity to have a professional headshot taken by a professional photographer at the college’s expense.“It was great to have the opportunity to listen to someone who’s successfully implemented LinkedIn in their job search. Mr. Zaroor’s tips regarding recognizing your network were great. Benedictine College’s network is large and strong,” shared Benedictine College junior, Catherine Kluempers. Zaroor also spoke to the School of Business students studying economics and marketing while he was on campus.“Being able to come back to campus and share my knowledge with my fellow Ravens was great. The opportunity to do what another Raven once did, help me pursue my professional goals, is part of being an alumnus of this great college,”said Zaroor.
The most important pieces of advice they received:
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Have your profile picture taken by a professional or make sure it’s a high-resolution headshot of you … just you. Update your profile monthly, adding projects you’ve completed and your latest accomplishments. Create your personal elevator pitch – your two– minute description of who you are, where you’ve been, and where you want to go – and put that in the “Summary” portion on your LinkedIn profile. Join the official Benedictine College Alumni and Career Networking group today!
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Put your full name in capital letters; make your name stand out. Pay the premiere version while you’re actively looking for a job. A complete résumé is still important; always attach it when sending an inquiring email regarding a position you’re interested in. If you have professional experience and knowledge you’d like to share with current Ravens, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 913-360-7675. We would welcome you on campus!
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Great News! IRA Charitable Rollover is finally permanent! The charitable IRA rollover, or qualified charitable distribution (QCD), is a special provision allowing certain donors to exclude from taxable income — and count toward their required minimum distribution — certain transfers of Individual Retirement Account (IRA) assets that are made directly to public charities, including Benedictine College. After years of uncertainty, this gift option has finally been made permanent which will help eligible donors with their annual tax and charitable planning.
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You can qualify if you are 70 1/2 or older. You can transfer up to $100,000 per year. You pay no income tax on the gift. The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your tax deductions. It is important that the funds transfer directly from your IRA custodian to Benedictine College in order to avoid a taxable event. The gift may not be used to fund a gift annuity, charitable remainder trust, donor advised fund or private foundation. You may not receive any goods or services in return for the rollover gift in order to qualify for tax-free treatment. The new legislation does not have an expiration date. You can make gifts in 2016 and beyond.
Your gift can support specific purposes, such as a department or program, help build our endowment, or support the annual fund. To make your IRA gift, simply contact your IRA provider. You may need to provide them with our Tax ID number, which is 48-0777079. Please make sure to contact Benedictine College when you make your gift as some IRA providers do not list the donor’s name along with the check. If you have any questions, please contact Tim Andrews, Executive Director of Planned Giving. tandrews@benedictine.edu 913-360-7363 or http://mybenedictinelegacy.org/other-ways-to-give/
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Think of It As Summer Camp for Grown-ups Alumni Reunion Weekend is June 10–12, 2016.
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his spring I had the honor to host the Kansas Independent College Association Alumni Professionals’ meeting. This is a great opportunity for the schools in this network to share ideas. A common topic of this meeting is Alumni Reunions. My fellow alumni directors ask, “When is Benedictine’s reunion? In the fall, right? You have such a great football team!” I reply with “Actually, it’s in the summer! It’s like summer camp for our alumni! They come back, stay in the residence halls, participate in the activities we have planned, and catch up with former professors and old friends. It’s actually pretty amazing.” They respond with blank stares and “What? You do that?!” And I say, “YES! It’s a lot of work, but it’s awesome.” As an alumna, I came back for my husband’s and my reunion years. I experienced this incredible nostalgia and fully enjoyed my time on campus. Catching up with my friends and classmates at the ice cream social, sharing beverages and memories with fellow Ravens at the wine tasting at the Abbey, then staying up all night in the dorms sharing stories we’ve all since forgotten.
As Director of Alumni Relations, for the first time last year I experienced Reunion in a whole new way. I met many of our Alumni who hadn’t been back in 30, 40 or 50 plus years. The mist in their eyes as they spoke of the sisters and brothers whose shoulders we stand on moved me in ways I didn’t understand. The stories our Ravens and Mounties tell about the years of divided, but united, campuses are great — worth telling, and simply delightful to listen to. I understand that in the world of “go, go, go” it is hard to stop and listen, to make time for not just the things we have to do, but for the things we want to do. You want to come back for Reunion. I promise you’ll be so glad you did. So, call your classmates. Get a group of your favorite Ravens together to come home this June. Come home, stay up late, act like you’re 18 again. Be sure to register online at www.benedictine.edu/ reunion! For Benedictine, Amy Pulk Meara ’99 Director of Alumni Relations
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Class Notes December 1, 2015, through March 18, 2016 Class notes are condensed. Please refer to http://my.benedictine.edu for full stories and photographs. Jim Bruner, Scottsdale, Ariz., civic leader and husband of Sandy Woita Bruner ’63, is one of the 2014 Arizona Historical Society “Historymakers” inductees in the Arizona History Hall of Fame. The seven honorees donated memorabilia from their careers, which are part of an interactive exhibit with video stories that will remain on display in the lobby of the Arizona State Historical Society Museum in Tempe until 2018. A gala reception was held in October 2015 for the honorees and members of the Arizona Historical Society. Dan Carey, Ph.D., ’68, and his wife, Terri Carey, Madison, Wis., along with Virgil and Ann Dechant, Leawood, Kan., received the Lumen Vitae medal from the Monks of St. Benedict’s Abbey. Recognition of the honorees was held in Kansas City at the April 2016 Abbot’s Table fundraising dinner and award ceremony. J.P. “Pat” Condon ’71, Bettendorf, Iowa, was recognized in December 2015 by his fellow professionals with the Quad City Builders and Remodelers 2016, Life Time Achievement Award. Pat is the owner of J.P. Condon, Inc., and has been in the home building industry for 40 years. Pat and his wife, Dottie, are the parents of five children, Casey Jo, Katie, James, Kelly, and John. Kathy Gellings ’80, Overland Park, Kan., has 29 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Avila University. In 2016, Kathy joined Security Bank of Kansas City as an Assistant Vice President/Trust Officer. She will do corporate trust work for Security Bank in Kansas City, Kan., and First Bank of Missouri chartered in Gladstone for Missouri bond deals. John F. Fechter ’84, Saint Louis, Mo., has over 30 years of experience in fixed income trading and is the Managing Director and Head of Taxable Fixed Income Trading at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, in St. Louis, Mo. He and his wife, Melanie Smith Fechter ’84, are the parents of five children, Jared, Jacob, Grace, Jason, and Janie. Joseph Schaefer ’84, Jefferson City, Mo., in March 2016 joined Associated Real Estate Group as a Broker/ Salesperson. Joe also is a math instructor at Lincoln University, and is a co-creator of the Mid-Mo Ravens group, which supports an endowed scholarship at Benedictine College and hosts the annual Jefferson City Send Off event. Joe and his wife, Joyce, are the parents of three children, James, Samuel and Millie.
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Paul Suellentrop ’87, Wichita, Kan., sports reporter and Wichita State beat reporter at The Wichita Eagle newspaper, was honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors for a fifth time. This year, marks the 15th anniversary of Paul’s working at The Wichita Eagle. Paul and his wife, Cynthia, are the parents of three children, Molly, a December 2015 graduate of Benedictine College; Ben, a current freshman at Benedictine College; and Jacob. Rob Herringer ’00, MEA ’04, Bellevue, Neb., in December 2015 accepted the position of Executive Director of the Elkhorn Soccer Club in Omaha, Neb. Rob was the head men’s soccer coach at Benedictine College from 2004-2015 and acquired an overall record of 124-43-21. He surpassed his former coach, the late John Casey ’74, to become the Ravens all-time wins leader during the 2014 season. Rob and his wife, Cymbre Costello Herringer ’00, are the parents of one son, Connor. Lucia Caeli, born to Sarah Rademacker Schinstock ’00, and her husband, Jeff Schinstock, Dec. 4, 2015. She was welcomed home by her siblings, Regina, Thomas, Libby, Madeline, J. Michael, and Benedict. Stephen Joseph, born to Clare Cathers Gotera ’01, and her husband, Jason Gotera, Jan. 2, 2016. He joins big brothers Dominic, Anthony, and Matthew, at the family home in Toronto, Ontario. Jermaine Allen ’02, Sacramento, Calif., in January 2016 was selected as the new head football coach for Galt High School, where he played three years of football and graduated in 1998. He and his wife, Robin, are the parents of five children, Jermaine Lamar II, Janiya Esther, Judah Eleazar, Joy Ericah, and Josiah Elisha. Theodore James, born to Stacy Niedbalski Cope ’02, and her husband, Brendan Cope, Jan. 26, 2016. The family resides in Omaha, Neb., where Stacy is employed as the Donor Stewardship Manager with the Ronald McDonald House Charities, and Brendan is a pharmacy student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Luke Cairney ’05, Spokane, Wash., oversees Graduate Admissions for the School of Education at Gonzaga University. His wife, Cate Laska Cairney, M.D. ’05, is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist with Rockwood Health System at Deaconess Hospital. Luke and Cate are the parents of two daughters, Margaret Grace “Margo” and Mary Elizabeth “Mary Beth.” Hudson Leo born to Amber Schuetz Strohm ’05, and her husband, Derrick Strohm, Jan. 28, 2016. The family resides in Overland Park, Kan.
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Chris Meyer ’06, Centennial, Colo., is a senior analyst at Innovest Portfolio Solutions, Inc. in Denver, where he is a member of its Due Diligence Group, and its Retirement Plan Practice Group. In 2013, he earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School. Chris and his wife, Kathryn, are the parents of two children, Claire and John. Louis William, born to Mike Huelsing ’07, and his wife, Andrea Huelsing, March 16, 2016. He joins two older brothers, Ben and Max at the family home in Maryville, Mo. Mike is the Director and Missionary of FOCUS at Northwest Missouri State University. Kaydin Juliana, born to Durell Anthony ’08, and his wife, Kimberly Anthony, Jan. 15, 2016. The family resides in San Diego, Calif., where Durell is a professional musician. John Meinert, Ph.D. ’08, in fall of 2015 joined Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge, La., as an assistant professor of religious studies. His wife, Katie McDermott Meinert ’09, graduated with a master’s degree in theology from the John Paul II Institute in 2014. John and Katie are the parents of three sons and the family resides in Baton Rouge. Maven Elizabeth, born to Kelley Pervier Wiser ’08, and her husband, Garrett Wiser, Aug. 1, 2015. She joins older sister, Scarlett, at the family home in Belton, Mo. Hannah Rose, born to Joe Henson ’10, and Jenny Figoni Henson ’11, May 6, 2015. The family resides in Platte City, Mo. John Seamus, born to Patrick Caskey ’10, and his wife, Melissa Hill Caskey ’10, Feb. 15, 2016. He joins siblings, Tommy and Agnes, at the family home in St. Charles, Mo. Kelly Dineen ’10, wed Shawn Koranda, Oct. 3, 2015, at St. Vincent de Paul in Omaha, Neb. They are making their home in David City, Neb., where Kelly is employed as a religion teacher at Scotus Central Catholic and Shawn is employed by Storm Flying Service. Frank Cummings ’11, MBA ’13, wed Katie Hund, Jan. 9, 2016, and the couple resides in Mission, Kan. Frank is employed at Triune Financial Partners as a resident financial planner. Katie is a registered nurse at Saint Luke’s Hospital.
FAMILY DIRECTED MEMORIALS: Memorials for the following may be sent to Benedictine College, Attn: James Kew, Office of Advancement, 1020 North Second Street, Atchison, KS 66002. William R. Markey, Sr., ’45, Kansas City, Mo., passed away Feb. 17, 2016. He attended St. Benedict’s College from fall 1941 to spring 1943, and was a member of the basketball
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Nathan Harkins ’11, Provincetown, Mass., was promoted to senior teller for The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank in Wellfleet, Mass., in October 2015. He previously was a teller/ financial services representative for the bank at their branch in Orleans. Katie Gorman ’12, wed Mike Bechina ’13, June 27, 2015, in Leawood, Kan. The couple currently resides in Overland Park, Kan. Mike is employed as a music teacher at Rushton Elementary School in Mission, Kan., and Katie is an attorney at Stinson Leonard Street in Kansas City, Mo. Lauren McDermed ’12, wed Dane Hundley, Sept. 5, 2015, at St. Benedict’s Church, Atchison. Among the bridesmaids were five Benedictine College cheerleaders/Raven friends, Gabrielle Ramsey DeMay ’12, Katherine Moore Mooney ’12, Angela Licausi Lengyel ’13, Kelly Turntine ’13, and Caylon Lanfermann ’11. Lauren is an assistant in the English as a Second Language program at Fort Leavenworth, and Dane is employed in the human resources department at Novation IQ in Lenexa, Kan. The couple resides in Leavenworth, Kan. (Photo by Rox Mueting Stec ’88, Rox’s Images, at Benedictine College’s O’Malley Field in Larry Wilcox Stadium.)
Dominic Francis, born to Chris Goedken ’13, and Molly Dineen Goedken ’13, June 30, 2015. The family resides in Omaha, Neb. Francisco Kolbe, born to Joseph Head ’13, and Marisela Barrera Head ’13, Nov. 14, 2015. The family resides in Bloomington, Ill. Martha Novak ’15, Ham Lake, Minn., is a registered nurse at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in Saint Paul.
team. Bill left SBC before graduating to serve in the military. He is survived by his wife, Betty, seven children, and 22 grandchildren; including Ashley Holland ’14, who played varsity women’s soccer and currently is a graduate assistant for the women’s soccer program at Benedictine College. Andrew J. Argubright, Shawnee, Kan., passed away Feb. 16, 2016. He attended St. Benedict’s College from 1940-1941. Among the survivors are his sister, Ann Pritchett; and his daughter, Susie Flentie.
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IN MEMORY:
To view the complete class notes for the following deceased alumni, as well as friends of the College, please visit http:// my.benedictine.edu and under Keep in Touch, click on Search Class Notes. LTC Charles B. Eitzen ’33 Alice Finken Graeve Stolz ’36 Dr. Bernard J. Kirk, M.D. ’37 Mary Alice Slater ’38 William R. Anton ’42 Archie Lang ’42 Sister Mary F. Morrison ’42 Patricia Carrick Ruegg Hendricks ’43 Dr. George Lucas, M.D. ’43 Margaret Stinson Slaughter ’43 Sister Marie Klein, O.P. ’46 Leon Anthony Torline ’46 Richard J. Adam, husband of Lorena A. Farnan Adam ’47 Charles Kraft ’47 Kenneth Shumaker, husband of Peggy Matzeder Shumaker ’47 Barbara E. Goracke Spellman ’47 Father Francis (Donald) Stuart, OSB ’47 Marzella Winn Schuler ’48 Theresa Bordeaux Badgett ’49 Audrey Weiler Colt ’49 Robert Itschner ’49 Father Kieran McInerney, OSB ’49 Clement F. Siebenmorgen ’49 Ruth H. Leitner O’Rear ’50 Helen Stuart Tanner Wingate ’50 Mary A. Ryan Peters ’51 Anthony P. Ruotolo, husband of Terry Breitenbach Ruotolo ’51 Rev. Francis E. Stanfield ’51 James Stinson ’51 Abbot Lawrence Wagner, OSB ’51 James E. McGrew ’56 Mary Alice Boeding Rice ’56 Joan E. Loenertz Schwarz ’56 Marlene Merten Strauss ’56 Joanne Malnar Casper ’57 Eleanor Berry Krusi ’57 Joseph K. Haegelin ’58 David W. Rupp ’58
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David R, Scyoc ’59 James E. Stover ’59 Phyllis A. Rottinghaus Waller ’59 LeRoy Brungardt ’60 Michaela M. Berberich Brungardt ’60 Floyd J Gottschalk ’60 Elmer F. Henry ’60 Sister Ann Zager, OSB ’60 Lucinda L. Boldridge Herman ’62 Thomas J. Younger, husband of Bernadette “Det” Roth Younger ’62 John E. Horan ’64 Joseph Frakes, husband of Elaine Frakes ’65 Viscount A. “Trey” Francis III ’65 Robert J. Wickenheiser ’65 Arl Williams ’66 LTC Robert L. Woolbright, (Ret.) ’66 Bootstrapper Mark Catanzaro ’68 LTC Cheney Bertholf Jr. (Ret.) ’69 Bootstrapper Col. Eldon W. Carey (Ret.) ’69 Bootstrapper Anna I. Warren Logan ’70 Ron Wehmueller, husband of Sue Sehrt Wehmueller ’70 LTC (Ret) Clarence V. Smith, (Ret.) ’72 Bootstrapper Ingeburg Koehler, wife of LTC (Ret.) Walter L. Koehler ’74 Bootstrapper John D. Bohon ’75 Jane Amrein Baker ’76 James Weisbruch, husband of Lea Ann Rodenmayer Weisbruch ’80 Diane Dooley ’81 Myra Gail Miller ’85 Sandra C. Page ’87 Lawrence A. Byrne ’91 Bobby D. Sheeley, husband of Grace Newman Sheeley ’91 Joey Melnyk ’09
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A Benedictine College Charitable Gift Annuity
SIMPLE: You can transfer money to a charitable gift annuity and receive income for life.
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This example is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended for as legal or tax advice. Consult your personal tax advisor prior to making any decisions. *Deduction will vary based on IRS discount rate. Rate used is 1.8%.
For an illustration or for information on this powerful gift option at Benedictine College contact Tim Andrews, ’88, MPA, CAP® at (913) 360-7363 or tandrews@benedictine.edu
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Rocky for President? What do you think? Okay, maybe not President, but Rocky is our top candidate in helping Benedictine reach the annual fund goal. Join Rocky, June 1 – 10 as he counts down his campaign to break the 2016 annual fund goal of $1,500,000. Vote today by making a gift to the annual fund! You can “vote” online at www.benedictine.edu/voterocky.