Crusader Connection Summer 2015

SUMMER 2015

CRUSADER CONNECTION NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF

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EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART

Outdoor Athletic Facility Reconstruction is on Track for Fall

Donors, Rettler Corporation and Parisi Construction executives join Edgewood coaches and others in a “groundbreaking” for the complete renovation of the drainage and surface of the athletic field and the surrounding track that will make it possible to use them for outdoor sports practices and meets.

Edgewood High School announced at a groundbreaking on June 15, 2015, that construction will begin this summer on a $1.5 million outdoor athletic complex through a generous $1.025 million gift from the Goodman Foundation with additional major gifts from Edgewood families and their associated foundations. The facility will be named the Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Athletic Complex and will provide new, cutting-edge running surfaces for track and field training as well as state-ofthe-art artificial turf for outdoor sports, including football, baseball, softball, soccer, track, lacrosse and ultimate frisbee. Because the Goodmans were themselves excellent athletes in track and baseball, and because this complex will serve many ages, they would have had a special affinity for the project.

Other major sponsors of the project are the Wahlin Foundation, Inc., Park Bank–the Heggenbarth and Senty Families, Jerry and

Carol Kelly, an anonymous Edgewood family, with additional support provided by Kevin and Sheila Conroy.

Edgewood High School President Mike Elliott notes, “This is a game changer for Edgewood and the Madison community.

Our students will benefit greatly with the best possible conditions on which to train and compete. Plus, this complex will allow us to hold many more of our practices on campus. In addition, neighbors and members of all ages in Madison will benefit because of our commitment to the community and our central location.”

The central artificial turf area’s full length will have competition-size fields for football, soccer, lacrosse and softball while the width can be divided into three 50-yard practice fields, allowing different teams or sports to practice at once. Some of the biggest beneficiaries will be the sports of baseball and softball. Spring field conditions often prevent practicing outdoors and the artificial

Two at EHS Receive Kohl Foundation Awards

turf and appropriate drainage will ensure more outdoor practice time.

In recent years, the track surface had deteriorated so thoroughly that it could not be used even for practices, much less events.

The track area will allow high school, college and area youth athletes to benefit from the engineered running surface.The improved running surface would also allow the school to once again partner with area parochial schools and with groups like the Madison Westside Track Club. According to Edgewood High School athletic director Chris Zwettler, “This new facility is something that has been in the works for a long time, it is a dream come true for us.

This field is the continuation of our school trying to provide our student-athletes and coaches with the best facilities possible for practice and competition. I’m excited by how many student-athletes will benefit from this great venue.”

Edgewood High School was fortunate to have dual recipients of Herb Kohl Education Foundation awards for 2015. Madeleine Corcoran ’15 was selected by the Herb Kohl Education Foundation as a statewide winner of the Herb Kohl Excellence Scholar Award. Madeleine was chosen to receive a $3,000 award because of her exceptional scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and school and community involvement.

In addition, Carrie Backman ’99, EHS director of instrumental music, Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl with Madeline Corcoran ’15, was chosen as a Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship recipient. She received a Carrie Backman ’99 and Diane Mertens, who nominated Carrie $3,000 grant because of her skill as a leader and agent for positive change, and was herself EHS’s first Kohl recipient. along with her superior ability to inspire love of learning.

The former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin presented the awards to area recipients at a luncheon in April.

Thank You for a Great Year!

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facilities for field practice and track activities among schools in the state. Our goal was to provide the best training surfaces for our athletes to improve performance, the safest surfaces to prevent injuries, and increased space to keep as many practices on campus as possible. We accomplished all three and hope this complex will attract Michael Elliott ’77, President additional student-athletes.

I want to start by thanking everyone who helped We also completely redid the swimming pool to provide better air make 2014-2015 a great year for Edgewood High and water quality. The ventilation was redone, new doors were added School. We were able to make substantial progress in restoring many to improve air flow, the UV system was replaced, four new filters were parts of our beautiful old building and improving the learning installed, and a new, more efficient water heater was installed. experience for our students.

On the academic side, Edgewood will be one of only a few schools Earlier this year we completed an audit of our boiler system for able to implement a one-to-one computer program for all students. the entire building. We found 148 non-functioning steam traps that This $250,000 initiative will allow faculty to be innovative in their used additional water and chemicals daily and thus reduced operating teaching methods and will provide expanded study resources and efficiency throughout. The new steam traps are being installed and, learning options for the students. This is a tremendous investment thanks to an energy rebate program, we will be able to recover most enhancing the Edgewood learning experience and one we hope of the costs plus have annual operating savings. The biggest benefit, attracts a cadre of students who are serious about engaging in the of course, will be a better more evenly heated building providing highest quality of education. better comfort for all.

Wow! What a year. All these enhancements have We improved safety by increasing and updating been made possible because your generosity helped our safety lighting throughout the building, in us achieve our fundraising goals in 2014-2015! I addition to completing a complete overhaul of hope you realize the efforts that go into turning hallway and stairwell lighting fixtures. We replaced your gifts into difference makers for the quality of additional old drinking fountains with new ones education and the environment we can provide that include water bottle fillers. Cosmetically, all the students. Our goal is to keep Edgewood High hallways have now been replastered and painted, as School one of the best high schools in the country. have several offices, and we did a total makeover of We value your gifts and know how fortunate we are the art room including a new drop ceiling, recessed to receive them. I hope when you can see these lighting and new paint. Best of all for me was the kinds of results you can understand what good replacement of the window treatments that had stewards we are with the monies we receive. been up at least since the art room was my We have made great progress but there is still The Wilke Gym boys’ and girls’ locker sophomore year homeroom in 1974! much to accomplish. I hope you feel the pride and Thanks to a generous gift from an alumnus, our rooms are being completely redone. excitement I do in being part of the Edgewood Wilke Gym locker rooms are being redone. The new paint will match community. I hope Edgewood can count on you to continue the gym color scheme, and lockers with increased space and an providing the support that allows us to progressively restore our improved layout are being installed along with restroom partitions. beautiful old building and provide one of the most impressive high The girls’ room will have additional bathroom stalls and sink space, school educations in America. I am confident that together, we can. new wiring circuits, and shelves and mirrors for hair care. The shower We Are Edgewood! space has updated tile and includes individual shower stalls.

I hope by now you have heard about or read the article in this issue on the track and field renovation. We will now have the top

Alumni memberships at work

Funds raised through Alumni Memberships (see page 8) are used to fund partial tuition scholarships for the children or grandchildren of alumni. Current recipients are Isabelle Peterson, daughter of Laura (Imhoff ’89) and Drew Peterson, Grace Flynn, daughter of David ’88 and Mary Leigh Krill ’88 Flynn, and Ellie Heinrichs, daughter of Liz (Grantham ’87) and Terry Heinrichs. If you are an alum and your child or grandchild will be entering Edgewood as a freshman in Fall 2016, you are encouraged to contact the Alumni Office at 608.257.1023 x185 and ask for a scholarship application.

Thank you to the Generous Supporters of the 2015 Northwoods Golf Getaway UNDERWRITERS

Children’s Dental Center of Madison EHS Endowment Investment Committee Red Crowne Lodge – Hammes Company Park Towne Development Management Realty

SPONSORS Associated Bank • First Business Bank IN-KIND SPONSORS River’s End Trading Company Seville Gear • TaylorMade UHP Marketing

Thank You, Four-Front Parents

Four-Front was created by a group of parents, alumni and friends who wanted to ensure that Edgewood could continue its mission to provide an exceptional education. Current members of the Four-Front program are parents of EHS students who have made an unrestricted Annual Fund pledge of $5,000, $10,000 or more for each of the four years their children attend the school.

Douglas E. & Jennifer M. Bergmann Jill M. Dal Santo-Walker ’78 Terry W. Grosenheider & Ave M. Bie David A. ’80 & Amie P. Hackworthy James H. & Amy C. Hegenbarth Eric D. & Sharon A. Hovde Steven J. & Kathleen A. Kalscheur

Carol L. (Schuman ’83) & Jerome P. Kelly William J. & Carol L. McCoshen Nicholas E. & Barbara J. Meriggioli Norman R., MD & Susan M. Richards Jennifer A. (Grantham ’80) & David L. Stein Thomas A. Walker ’75

Campus Notes A World-class Event!

The 29th Annual Auction and Social, “Global Marketplaces,” was a great success thanks to all of the many volunteers, donors, sponsors, mobile bidders and attendees! The evening was both fun and memorable and raised over $120,000.

The event featured an extravaganza of international cuisines, hundreds of silent auction items, one-of-a-kind live auction items, and a photo booth where alumna Andree Ring ’09 transported attendees to the destination of their choice (see below).

The night also included the “Maroon and Gold” Cash or Credit Raffle and an open appeal to support the financial aid program that assists more than 40% of all EHS students.

Congratulations go to raffle winner Australia and Antarctica Karen Wendler, parent of incoming freshman twins Jackson and Mitchell, (with an ice luge for specialty who took home the top prize of $7,500 drinks!) were the bar locations. in tuition credit. Diane Hanson and Lora Brown won the consolation prizes of $500 and $200 cash, respectively.

Special thanks go to the Auction Committee members: Lisa Bechtoldt, Jane Beste, Camilla Corcoran, Stephanie East, Dana Jacobs, Sue Landgraf, Ann McIvor, Sue Richards, and Mary Ruedinger. Their generous donation of time and talent made the evening possible. We also thank recent alumnae Sally Ehrmann ’15 and Ave Grosenheider ’15 for their assistance; the Marketing 2 class led by Sara Garski for helping to create signs, posters and ads, and for scripting and recording phone calls and the video that was edited by Michelle Ring ’15; and the students in Mark Thering’s Basic and Advanced Drawing Classes for creating and matting drawings with international themes for purchase at the Auction.

Please mark your calendars for next year’s Auction and Social on April 22, 2016—online bidding means you can join us from anywhere!

International backgrounds and silly accessories helped make traveling the globe easy and fun.

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Congratulations!

Recently retired music teacher Ann Nelson was nominated for the Madison Symphony Orchestra/Ward Brodt Music 2015 Award for Excellence in Music Education.

Student Services counselor Michelle Borleske was selected as the 2015 Wisconsin Association for College Admissions Counseling (WACAC) High School Counseling Professional of the Year.

Crusader Update

and also competed at State. All-State: Tommy Arneson and Mitch Homburg. The BASEBALL Snowboarding team placed 7th overall in the The boys took 2nd Place in Conference. Conference.

Academic All-State: Bryce Haefer and Cody GIRLS SOCCER Link.

The Girls Soccer Team took 3rd Place BOYS BASKETBALL in the Badger South Conference, then won The boys finished 6th in Conference.

Regionals and the first Sectional game.

Highlights included going 4-0 in overtime SOFTBALL victories and a Regional victory.

The girls finished the year at 5th Place GIRLS BASKETBALL in the Badger South Conference and made The girls captured the Conference title, the Regional finals for the first time since their third in program history, and earned 2011. a #1 seed in the WIAA Tournament. The team was WIAA Regional Champion and made BOYS SWIM & DIVE The team finished 5th in the Badger it to the Semi-sectional game for the second South Conference and Sectionals and qualified straight year. All-State: Emma Meriggioli. several individuals on to the WIAA State Meet DANCE TEAM where they finished 8th as a team. Both The team started its winter competition divers qualified for State placing 4th and 6th. season earning 1st Place in Small Varsity Pom, Academic All-State: Aaron Grode.

1st Place in Jazz and the Badger State Small Varsity Champion title at the Badgerette State BOYS TRACK The team scored 127 points and earned Showdown. At Regionals the team won Jazz 2nd Place at Regionals, the team’s highest and also qualified for Pom at State, taking finish and EHS record for most points at 3rd Place in Jazz. All-State: Lily Thongnuam.

Regionals. With success at Sectionals, two The Dance Team was invited by Disney to individuals and one relay advanced to State perform at the Magic Kingdom and at the where Morgan O’Flahrity took 5th Place in Epcot and Hollywood Studio parks. the 3200m run and Milo Lingard took 2nd GIRLS GYMNASTICS Place in the pole vault, establishing a new The Edgewood/Verona Team placed 5th school record with a vault of 14 feet. in Conference, placed 3rd at Sectionals and qualified 4 girls on to State. The team earned GIRLS TRACK The team took 2nd Place at Sectionals, a top score of 135.00. with two of four relays going on to State BOYS HOCKEY The team won its eighth Conference title where the 4x8 relay of Amy Davis, Ave Grosenheider, Caitlin Link and Kelly Rodriguez in 10 years. won the State Division 2 title in school record BOYS GOLF time. In addition, Davis and Grosenheider The team captured 1st Place in the qualified for individual events. Congratulations Badger Conference for the 10th straight year! go to Amy for winning four state individual They also finished in 1st Place at the WIAA titles during her track career and being Regional, 2nd Place at the Sectional, and as named Wisconsin State Journal Athlete of WIAA State Tournament Runner-up. Academic the Year.

All-State: Ben Gilles and Andrew Yontz.

BOYS TENNIS GIRLS HOCKEY The boys finished 1st Place in the The Middleton Metro Lynx Co-op Team Badger Conference for the sixth straight year. (including six Edgewood students) finished They also took 1st Place at the Badger 2nd Place in the Conference.

Conference Tourney. In addition, they claimed BOYS LACROSSE the Sectional Champion title with 54 points After losing their first three conference and went on to finish 2nd Place at the WIAA games, Edgewood finished the season on Team State Tennis Tournament. All-State and a 9-1 streak, led by one of the strongest Team-State Qualifiers: Felipe Campos, Noah defenses in the state.

Colletti, Patrick Croake, Daniel Garlock, Charlie Kirsh, Cecil Lingard, Connor Maloney, Billy SKI/SNOWBOARD TEAM O’Brien and Thomas Thelen. Doubles State The Girls Ski Team placed 1st in Conference and competed at State where they Qualifiers: Kirsh & O’Brien and Garlock & earned 4th Place. All-State: Katie Arneson. The Thelen. Singles State Qualifiers: Colletti and Boys Ski Team placed 2nd in Conference Lingard.

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Semester Highlights

• Edgewood had one National Presidential Scholar, three National Merit Finalists and five National Merit Commended student this years; 16 seniors in the coming year have qualified for the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.

• For the first time in 15 years, EHS hosted the Wisconsin School Music Association District Solo & Ensemble Festival, welcoming nearly 1,000 visitors from six other schools.

• 173 freshman through senior students earned Academic Excellence Awards for maintaining a g.p.a. of 3.90 or higher throughout their high school careers.

• At the annual Badger Conference Art Show, EHS students captured four awards, including Skyler Ta ’16, who earned a 1st Place for Drawing and Ian Thielemann ’16 who won Best of 2D. • Students hosted a World Extravaganza, open to the public, with international food, craft tables, presentations, and stage performances by students.

• The EHS Math Team won ribbons as one of the top three teams at each of their four meets this year and two mathletes were named to the JV All-City First Team.

• The original 10-minute play, The Date, written by Sophia Janus ’15 in Pam Hanson-Stewart’s Modern Drama class, was staged at the Overture Center as part of the Young Playwrights program of Children’s Theatre of Madison.

• 25% of all EHS students participated in the District Solo & Ensemble Festival; 65 students performed the most difficult level of music and received the highest rating, qualifying them to perform at the State Festival as well.

• Claudia Arndt ’15, Angie deVries ’16 and Grace Ingham ’16 presented their research from the St. Croix Environmental Field Research course at the Edgewood College Research Symposium.

• Cassie Jacobsen ’16 took 3rd Place in the Congressional Art Show. Her drawing will hang in Congressman Mark Pocan’s Madison office for a year.

• Students made 150 valentines for patients at American Family Children’s Hospital.

• Ben Drummond ’16, Jonathan Ibach ’16 and John Fulton ’16 auditioned for and were accepted to the WSMA High School State Honors Project for the top student musicians from Wisconsin. Students attend a camp in the summer and perform at the Overture Center during the State Music Education Conference.

• Seven EHS students will be representing EHS or their parishes on the St. Vincent de Paul Madison Youth Service Council.

• Edgewood’s spring musical, Mary Poppins, was recognized at the annual Tommy Awards for Outstanding Musical. and the fall production, Into the Woods, was recognized for Outstanding Overall Design. The two shows earned an additional nine individual awards for Stage Management, Lead and Supporting Performers, and Dancer as well as two Spirit Awards.

Chromebooks for All Students to be Added to the Learning/Teaching Toolbox

Technology use in the classroom by students and teachers has increased tremendously and now Edgewood High School is ready to launch an exciting initiative that will be a first among Madison high schools. With a focus on providing a 21st century education that prepares students for college and beyond, and after two years of investigating device options and preparing the infrastructure to support their schoolwide use, Students in Eric Pantano’s science classes have already been Edgewood is introducing a 1:1 using Chromebooks for some activities.

Chromebook program this fall, Peters notes, “In addition, we are offering the opportunity for personalization imparting a technology-based skill set that of teaching and learning. In making the final students will be able to take with them choice for the 2015-16 school year beyond the walls of Edgewood, ensuring that distribution, factors like battery life, they will be better able to navigate, and be keyboard, Cloud access, integration with savvy about, increasingly technology-based existing Google Apps for Education and career fields.” affordability were considered.

Science teacher Eric Pantano sees For a minimal per-semester fee, each Chromebooks as a more effective way to student will be issued a Chromebook for use reach students learning varying levels of both at school and home. When Edgewood subject matter at a range of paces. “Instead families were surveyed, results showed 92% of teaching a course to a single classroom in of students like using devices for education which some students are waiting for others at least “some of the time” and among to catch up while some others are really parents, 95% believe that technology is struggling just to get the basic concepts, it critical to the student learning experience. will allow me to teach multiple ‘classes’ at Catherine Smith ’15 said, “I love the once. Advanced students can be challenged Chromebooks because they work well in our while extra help is given to those who need school environment. As a school that works the attention.” off Google Apps, it makes sense to use the Math teacher and technology coordinator computers made by and for Google…[You] John Hylkema also intends to individualize can go from your Google Docs to your instruction more using Chromebooks. In Google Drive and back to the internet easier addition, he sees the potential for students to than on an iPad. do more “exploration of concepts prior to Classmate Maggie Winding ’15 said, direct instruction so that in-class time can be “[Chromebooks] are light, compact, and spent more effectively. Chromebooks are also work efficiently. Almost all students prefer going to make possible an exciting new area the Chromebook to the iPad because they with the integration of coding for use in 3D are used to working on computers.” printing.”

Critical to the success of the program will Other classroom uses already being be faculty interest in adapting courses to implemented are collaborative learning make increased use of digital resources. projects and use of online resources.

Already, 86% of Edgewood faculty use Google’s variety of tools, including Docs and existing portable devices in their classrooms.

Presentations, Chrome browser extensions Jody Peters, who teaches in the FIT and and YouTube are quickly becoming social studies programs, will be assisting foundational to classroom learning and help other teachers in designing activities using streamline student and teacher workflow.

Chromebooks. She says, “Pedagogically Keeping at the forefront of technology speaking, I think the best thing about 1:1 is challenging and expensive, but vital to Chromebook implementation is that we can Edgewood’s continuing mission to provide use it to enhance our already existing the highest quality of education and keep curriculum. We already have strong teachers; students prepared for successful futures.

Chromebooks will only help them teach even better.”

In the Driver’s Seat

Patrick J. Baxter ’69 is CEO of Kayser Automotive Group in Madison. The business was featured in a Longevity in Business column of the Wisconsin State Journal in April.

Brendan, Ryan and Sean Baxter with a Kayser has been in 1966 Ford Mustang. business for 90 years and has passed through several owners, most recently Baxter, who runs it with a principal management team composed of his three sons, Sean ’96 (president since July 2014), Ryan ’99 and Brendan ’03 (both vice presidents). The business has dealerships throughout south central Wisconsin, employs more than 400 people, and sells cars by Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Nissan and, since 2012, Lincoln. See the full story by visiting madison.com and searching “Kayser 90 years.”

Brothers Design Stylish, but Functional, T-shirts for Cancer Patients

Connor ’09 (left) and Clint ’01 Cosgrove have been earning a lot of attention lately. Last October, the brothers created and launched ComfPort, a line of fashionable and casual t-shirts designed to alleviate discomfort during cancer treatment by including functional pockets that open for access.

Connor, who attended the University of Minnesota and was on the football team there, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2010 and, after undergoing chemotherapy, was declared cancer-free in December 2013. He says, “During my first chemotherapy, I immediately noticed how uncomfortable it was— obviously to be receiving chemo—but also because I had to take my shirt off at least to get this port accessed,” Connor told Yahoo Sports.

“And when I put my shirt back on, the IV line was being pulled side to side by my movement because the shirt would clamp onto it.

Immediately it was a problem that I wanted to fix.”

“When you are diagnosed with cancer, many of life's comforts, and much of your identity, are stripped from you,” he wrote. “Simple things like being at ease, and the ability to dress like you normally would can quickly become a distant luxury. We didn’t want people to feel like they had to dress different just for the sake of getting treatment. So, we built a shirt that we would wear outside of the hospital.”

The brothers took their business to Kickstarter in April 2015, and have since raised more than $38,000 to fund their project. For every t-shirt they sell, the brothers will donate one shirt to a cancer patient.

To support the project, search “ComfPort” at kickstarter.com or visit facebook.com/Comfport.

Visit the blog for Edgewood alumni at ehsedgewise.blogspot.com to find additional links to stories at the Chicago Tribune and People sites as well as Yahoo Sports (sports.yahoo.com).

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One of 55 in 500

Nearly 27 million people work for Fortune 500 companies. Fortune Magazine selected 55 for its feature, “Heroes of the 500,” focusing on those who demonstrated extraordinary acts of kindness, bravery and selflessness.

Number 20 on their list was Mary Jo Quinn ’73, who is vice president and assistant general counsel for Allstate.

She wants to break down barriers that keep Chicago residents from getting jobs by helping clean up their records if they have misdemeanors or felonies.

Mary Jo forged a partnership between the Illinois-based insurance giant and Cabrini Legal Aid in 2010. Today, it is Allstate’s largest pro bono project, and more than 70 of the company’s attorneys volunteer time at the organization’s help desk in downtown Chicago. In her “regular” job, Mary Jo runs the Investment Law team, which is unrelated to the pro bono services.

“When you have a criminal record, that doesn’t mean you were found guilty,” she says. “It just means you were arrested. Most of the people [we help] were in the wrong place at the wrong time. When you’re living in poverty, you’re in the wrong place more frequently.”

Many poor people face numerous barriers in their struggle to find employment, even if they’ve never been convicted of a crime. “They just want to work,” says Mary Jo. Visit the blog for Edgewood alumni at ehsedgewise.blogspot.com for links to see who else made the Heroes list and read the full article by Claire Groden.

The Write Stuff…

Let’s Eat, Too!

The “Cooks’ Exchange” column of the Wisconsin State Journal for June 9, 2015 ran a feature on Edgewood High School’s Let’s Eat Too cookbook (go to madison.com and search “Edgewood favorite recipes”). Columnist Catherine Murray kindly ran background on the high school and then selected a range of recipes to run. Among them were Beer Cheese Pretzel Dip submitted by Colin Schmidt ’13, Parmesan Potatoes from Jane Didier Wenger ’84, gluten-free Monster Cookies by Marigrace Carney ’13, and Coconut French Toast from Colleen Murphy Penwell ’85. Recipes for salads, a seafood/rice dish and pecan pie by parents and parents of alumni were also included. To order a copy of the 300-page Let’s Eat, Too, please contact Judy Ring in the Special Events Office at judy.ring@edgewoodhs.org or 608.257.1023 x133.

Football History Book in Final Writing Stages Co-authors Mike Mentzer ’67 and Tom Martinelli ’67 have completed research and interviews for a book on the history of the EHS football program. The book will cover almost 90 years, and nearly 800 games. Watch for further information early next year on how to order a copy of the book, due for release in Fall 2016.

Contact Tom Martinelli at 608.233.2850 or tmartinelli@tds.net for additional information or to share any of your high school football memories or photos.

Ensuring Outstanding Outcomes

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Tammy Ehrmann, Alumni Director My how time flies!

That old saying is really true in my life right now, and if I ever forget this adage, my kids continue to remind me that the world is not standing still for any of us.

As the parent of two children, when my younger daughter graduated from Edgewood High School this year, there was lots of laughter and excitement, yes, a few tears, and some fear of the unknown. What I know absolutely is that her time here prepared her to go out into the world a good person, well educated, confident, secure in her faith and ready for whatever lies ahead.

I have also seen the Edgewood influence in my older daughter, who is currently attending law school at Marquette after graduating from UW-Madison, and who attended her five-year reunion from Edgewood last fall. She has continued to grow in so many ways, and I feel strongly that her Edgewood education and the five Dominican values instilled in her have

helped her achieve so much. They are in different points in their lives and appreciate their Edgewood education in different ways.

I use these stories to illustrate how important it is to continue to support and provide the opportunities afforded by an Edgewood education for current and future students. Edgewood relies on its strong history and traditions, but the school’s curriculum, programs and resources also need to adapt to its current students, families and society, in order to enhance the educational experience for students and compete with the growing number of opportunities available to children in Madison and the surrounding areas.

Elsewhere in this edition of the Crusader Connection are examples of how alumni are continuing to support the school through service, with financial donations and by sharing their wealth of talents, all to help make Edgewood the best it can be. Alumni continue to give in all of these ways and we are a better community because of them.

We have all heard we should “pay it forward,” and when we see the continued support from alumni we see that very statement in action. Someone paid it

forward for you, and now you continue to amaze us with your giving spirit and generosity as you pay it forward for the students here today and well into the future.

Last summer, we sent out a trial electronic newsletter to those people for whom we had email addresses (we decided instead to do a blog site available to all, at ehsedgewise.blogspot.com). Kathy Joyce Olson ’65 let us know that in our “Remember When” photo, the drum major is Terry Woollen ’65 and the band director is James Michell.

In order to share news with more of you, even those who haven’t given us email addresses, we have decided to let anyone view and post comments on a blog, to which we post once or twice weekly or as current news becomes available. Visit “Get a Word in Edgewise” at ehsedgewise.blogspot.com. We want to hear from you as you see current news about classmates and other alumni!

Nominate Someone for the Living the Mission Awards

Edgewood relies on the help of alumni and friends in identifying people who deserve recognition. Complete the form below (or click on the “Alumni” link on the EHS homepage, edgewoodhs.org) to nominate someone who should be considered for an award in the coming years. A limited number of awards are presented annually and the names of nominees not selected in the year of nomination are retained for future consideration. We have a special need for additional Service to Christian Education nominees. If you have questions about the awards or nomination process, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Tammy Ehrmann at 608.257.1023 x185 or tamara.ehrmann@edgewoodhs.org.

EHS Living the Mission Awards Nomination Form PLEASE PRINT

I nominate:

Class of ❑ Dominican Award for Service to Humanity ❑ Mazzuchelli Award for Service to Christian Education ❑ Alumni Appreciation Award (given to non-alumni)

for: (if applicable)

❑ EHS Fine Arts Hall of Fame ❑ EAA Athletic Hall of Fame

Nominee’s Phone and Email: Nominee’s Address: Reason for nomination, with attached supporting materials:

Nominated by: Nominator’s Phone and Email: Nominator’s Address:

Class of (if applicable)

Return form to: Edgewood High School • Alumni Office • 2219 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711 Or go to edgewoodhs.org/alumni, select “Living the Mission” in the submenu and then the link to the online nomination form

Musings: Nourishment for the Body and Soul

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Dennis R. McKinley ’63 Since 2000, Edgewood has included the annual Edgewood in the Community event as an example of our commitment to service. While that is certainly an important and visible day of volunteerism, there is another project in which we participate regularly that pre-dates it but doesn’t get the recognition, one that also truly lives out the Dominican mission and values of Edgewood High School. I’m talking about working with the hungry in the Madison area, first through Luke House and now through the Catholic MultiCultural Center (CMC) Meal Program (formerly the St. Martin House Meal Program).

A faculty member who has been involved since the beginning is science teacher Bob Shannon, fondly known as “Dr. Bob.” The following is an interview with him about Edgewood’s involvement.

Who started Edgewood’s involvement with meal programs and why?

I believe Joe Zaiman and Fr. Jim Spahn knew Paul Ash, the director at Luke House, and worked it out with him as a way to get students involved in community service and to open their eyes to a human condition (hunger and poverty) that is closer to them than they may think.

When did Edgewood serve at Luke House?

We served for a couple of years in the mid- to late 1980s but the ‘fit’ wasn’t quite right. Luke House runs a ‘tight ship’ while our Dominican tradition tends to be a little more lively and relaxed about things. Joe claimed the energy level of teenagers was too much for the more sedate atmosphere of Luke House’s meal program!

Did the change to serving at St. Martin House follow immediately after Edgewood left Luke House?

No, there was almost a decade between the two. One summer in the late 1990s, we had food left over from the Environmental Field Education course. When we returned from Madeline Island, Joe and I heard about St. Martin House as a place to donate the remaining food. When we went to drop off the food, we met and talked at length with

Steve Maurice, the director. We arranged to come in the last Tuesday of each month to serve dinner. That later evolved to serving twice a month.

How does serving at St. Martin House/CMC differ from serving at Luke House?

At Luke House, the meal is contributed, prepared and served to seated guests by the volunteers, who then also sit and share dinner with the guests. We usually served lasagna, sometimes spaghetti. It was frequently chaotic (no surprise there, with Joe at the helm!). At the St. Martin/CMC program, the meal is prepared by another group. Guests go through a buffet line and volunteers serve from a steam table. It is very low key and volunteers interact with the guests.

How do you think Joe would feel about the program today?

I think Joe would be so happy that it is still going on. He would be thrilled to see the number of students who are ‘regulars.’ I think of him whenever we serve. He loved St. Martin House and everything it stands for.

From an educational viewpoint, what do you feel is important for the students (and faculty) who serve at the CMC? I believe that serving at the CMC or any other venue teaches us about humanity, humility, tolerance and acceptance. This is the core of what Jesus teaches us. In serving others we are serving Jesus. In a small way, students and all volunteers are living the values of the Sinsinawa Dominicans. When we encounter those in need, we not only learn about society, we learn about ourselves.

Poverty, hunger, and mental illness are issues that involve all of us—not just the people on the other side of the serving line. We cannot separate ourselves from the human condition, or we risk becoming less human. I think we should come away from this experience with an appreciation and better understanding of the human condition—good and bad—and that one person can make a difference.

Why have you stayed involved?

I have been helping out at St. Martin House for at least 15 years now, maybe more.

I lose count. Time flies when you’re having fun. I do have selfish reasons for continuing.

It is good for the heart and soul to finish a day’s work helping out others. It seems the most difficult days are made so much better when I go to help at the meal program.

As followers of Christ, it is simply what we must do.

Do you see any difference in the clientele we now serve compared to 10 years ago?

I do see more anger, mental illness, and substance abuse. Or maybe I am just more aware of such things, being a tad bit older. It saddens me when a guest brings his or her tray to the window smelling of alcohol or speaking with slurred words. On the other hand, there are also many wonderful people who come for services. Despite their socioeconomic conditions, they remain positive and friendly. It makes me wonder how I would deal with being in that position.

We often take the time to point out that Betsy [Knight ’56] and Fred [Festge ’52] are Edgewood alumni. Do you think having them involved makes a difference to students?

I do think it has an impact. When students see our alumni in lifetime roles of service to others, it plants a seed. Maybe they will go on to do other things in their lives, but I think that seed will grow and they will continue in the same way in some manner.

Anything else I may have left out?

Just that I am so very grateful to be a part of this program. I am also very grateful for all the people who have helped out by taking the time to commit to this extremely important service in our community.

Oh, and do I get a stipend for answering these questions? Just kidding!

••• Edgewood students, faculty and staff serve at the CMC Meal Program on the first Monday and fourth Tuesday of the school months, minus school vacation times.

Alumni would also be welcome to participate.

If you are interested, contact Dennis McKinley at dennis.mckinley@edgewoodhs.org.

Edgewood’s “Three Kings” Whether you believe the Trainor surname derives from Old English “trayne” for a hunter/ trapper or from Gaelic “trean-fhear” for strong man/champion, it seems these three alumni from the same family “snared” “champion titles” during their time at Edgewood. Mark Trainor ’78 was Prom King and his brothers Randy ’76 and David ’88 both were chosen Homecoming King.

Alumni Director Tammy Ehrmann at tamara.ehrmann@edgewoodhs.org or Reunion Updates Contact 608.257.1023 x185 if you are interested in helping to plan a gathering for your class.

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1947 (Annual, 1st Sun. of Aug.)

August 2, 2015 608.836.1139; abfinley@tds.net Robert Finley Join us August 2 at 3:00 p.m. for a reunion and social gathering at Paisan’s Restaurant, 131 W. Wilson St., Madison.

Cash bar. Free parking in the building, and elevator access available. There will be an optional dinner at 5:00 p.m.; order off the menu and pay at the end. No notices will be sent; no formal RSVP, but contact Bob Finley to give him an estimate of the number attending.

1948 (Annual, 2nd Thurs. of Sept.)

September 10, 2015 Eunice Schoepp Schmitz 608.243.7811 Informal gatherings at Rex’s Innkeeper in Waunakee, with a social hour (cash bar) at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch (order off the menu) at 12:30 p.m. No notices will be sent.

August 29, 2015 Kay Phillips wphil91162@charter.net Gather at the Radisson Hotel, 517 Grand Canyon Dr. in Madison, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

1950

1952 (Bi-Annual, Spring & Fall)

October 24, 2015 Patty Sullivan 608.836.7929; patty.sullivan@yahoo.com Bill Spevacek 608.203.9115; billspev@gmail.com Gather at 11:00 a.m. at The Laurel Tavern on Monroe Street (thelaureltavern.com for map, directions and to check out their menu) for a cash bar with lunch orders taken at noon (separate checks). RSVP Deadline to Bill: Saturday, October 3. If you’re not able to join us this time, maybe we’ll see you at one of our other spring or fall luncheons.

1953 (Annual)

August 1, 2015 Betty Schuchardt 608.256.4122; ejschuchardt@aol.com Join us on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. for a casual gathering at Babe’s Bar and Grill, 5614 Schroeder Rd, Madison. Food ordered from the menu.

1954

Joanne Beglinger Chambers chambersjb@gmail.com Email will be the primary method of connecting with classmates for future reunions. Please send your email address to Joanne. If you do not have email but want to be notified about future reunions, please reply to Joanne at 29175 Dorset Ave., Tomah WI 54660, phone 608.372.7699.

1957 (Quarterly, every year)

1958 (75th Birthday Celebration) TBD

1983 (Annual)

July 25, 2015 Arrive 3:00 p.m.-ish at the Big 10 Pub. Come as you are, pay as you go, no reservations or payments required. About August 8 & 9, 2015 jbwashbush@gmail.com half of our class is connected through our Facebook Group John Washbush and we’d like to grow that number. Contact Dan Birrenkott Saturday evening Mass at EHS with Fr. Kenneth Klink (mimi_danb@yahoo.com) if you’d like to join the presiding at 4:00 p.m. Dinner at Maple Bluff Country Club, cocktails (cash bar) at 6:00 p.m. and a buffet at 7:00 p.m. Facebook Group.

There will also be a get-together at the home of Dave and 1985 (Annual) October 24, 2015 Mary Jane Osborne on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. fred.schernecker@gmail.com The cost is $50 per person and includes the buffet and the Fred Schernecker Tim Crummy crummymd@yahoo.com Sunday event. RSVPs were due July 4. Contact Dave with Beth Wilson beth.wilson@stmariagoretti.org questions.

Tammy Gardner tammy.gardner@techdata.com 1963 (70th Birthday Celebration) Events to be determined.

August 15, 2015 Fran Lacey 1990 Jane Hank Wegenke jwegenke@wisc.edu August 22, 2015 Dennis McKinley dennis.mckinley@edgewoodhs.org Jennifer Monge-Fink Jennifer.fink@gmail.com Party at 5:30 p.m. at the Madison Curling Club, 4802 Marsh Mike Hanson Hanson24@hotmail.com; 608.206.5550 Rd, McFarland, WI 53558 – the location of our Friday night Gather at 5:30 p.m. at Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub, 1262 party the weekend of our 50th anniversary reunion. Enjoy a John Q Hammons Dr., Madison. $35/person includes heavy casual heavy hors d’oeuvres buffet with wine, beer and soda appetizers and two drink tickets. while freely circulating and visiting. Cost is $30 per person. 1995 RSVPs were due July 4. Contact Jane with questions.

September 26, 2015 1965 Lori Battista LaFond lori.lafond@qopc.org Already held, July 18, 2015 Kristen Siegert Wieseckel kwieseckel@yahoo.com Chris “CT” Tierney cttierney@gmail.com 1973 (Annual, 1st Sat. of Aug.) Julie Harn Winzenried juliewinzenried@gmail.com August 1, 2015 Informal family-friendly gathering at Henry Vilas Zoo, which The Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe St., Madison opens at 9:30 a.m. All can meet at the big tent for lunch For more information, contact: Kim Littel kimlittel@gmail.com at noon. Evening reunion event at the Red Crown Club Mary Pat Crowley Hank manicete2000@yahoo.com Room in the Edgewater Hotel, 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Cash bar.

Nancy Sorge Shimeall nancyshimeall@charter.net $40/person includes strolling dinner and dessert. RSVP by Sept. 1 to ehs20year@gmail.com. Payments can be made 1975 (Annual, 1st Sat. of Aug.) via PayPal to ehs20year@gmail.com. Invitations were July 31 & August 1, 2015 mailed in early July. Please email Lori Battista LaFond at Marie Green Ganser marie@openwood.com lori.lafond@qopc.org with your email address and/or Meet Friday night at the Monona Terrace to go out on the mailing address updates. Find all of the details on our Pontoon Porch. Dinner and drinks, $10/person; EHS alumni reunion Facebook page: Edgewood High School class of 1995 only. (We are unable to accommodate spouses due to space 20th reunion. limitations). On Saturday, alumni and spouses are welcome 2000 to convene at State Street Brats, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

TBD 1980 Liz Cardinale elizabeth.cardinale@associatedbank.com Already held, July 18, 2015

1960

August 8 & 9, 2015 Mike Cantwell canll@sbcglobal.net The class of 1957 meets every three months in March, July, Let us know your plans so we can post them on the EHS website! We currently have no September and December. Information is available at information on reunions for these classes: 1955, 1970, 2005, 2010. https://www.facebook.com/groups/227352077290827/

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1959

John J. O’Meara has a BA from Marquette University, a JD from the University of Denver and an MPA from Georgia Southern University.

He spent six years in the Air Force as an intelligence officer, receiving a bronze star for meritorious service in Vietnam. He retired from the federal government as general counsel of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board in 1999. From 2001 to 2004 he was town manager of Princess Anne, Maryland. He now lives with his wife on St. Simons Island, Georgia.

1962 Michelle Germanson, OP, was featured in a television news story when hundreds of dollars in parking tickets were erroneously sent to her after New York City police mistook the offender’s TR1NITY license plate for Sr. Michelle’s TRINITY (High School, where she is principal). A Chicago NBC 5 investigative reporter called the New York Department of Finance and got the tickets dismissed.

1964 Margaret E. Berigan McKinley retired in June 2015. After graduating from Edgewood College and getting married, Margaret taught for one year before raising a family and working 22 years in retail, followed by a 20-year tenure as librarian for Our Lady Queen of Peace Grade School—the longest tenure of any librarian in the school’s history.

1965

James F. Flad is a retired wildlife photographer.

For the last 12 years he has been the Madison Branch Coordinator and USA Regional Coordinator for the Catholic Apostolate for Pro Labore Dei. Since September 2003 the group has served weekly Friday meals in downtown Madison to the homeless, first at the Holy Redeemer facility, but because of the building project there, they are now enjoying al fresco dining with tables and chairs on West Mifflin Street while the program looks for a new home. Pro Labore Dei is a nonprofit organization and gifts of clothing and monetary donations are always welcome. See Marriages.

1967

John F. Tefft, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, was featured in a March 24, 2015 profile article by Bill Glauber at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s website (jsonline.com) as well as in several other stories. Link to the article from Edgewood’s alumni blog site, ehsedgewise.blogspot.com or search the Journal’s site for articles about Ambassador Tefft.

1969 Vincent J. Sweeney, Jr. is leaving his post as UWMadison vice chancellor to start his own consulting firm, Sweeney & Associates, that will offer strategic communications counsel and public relations services to executives and others in leadership positions.

1970

Robert J. and Teresa Donohue Vetter were presented one of the Madison Catholic MultiCultural Center’s annual volunteer recognition awards for their work in the CMC Homework Club.

1974 Bruce J. Meier, who ran the Kollege Klub for many years in Madison, handed the keys over to his son, Jordan, in 2011, making it a fourthgeneration family bar. He also sold his Klubhouse bar that was located at Hawks Landing Golf Course between Madison and Verona, Wisconsin.

He took over the old Cozee Inn in Verona, now renamed Dok’s Klassik Tavern, in 2010 where he welcomes guests from throughout Dane County to his cozy, neighborhood Verona bar and grill that offers a Friday fish fry and Sunday breakfast.

1975 Brian M. Sweeney has joined Cohen-Esrey Affordable Partners as development director for the Minnesota and Midwest region. Cohen-Esrey is a Kansas City-based affordable housing developer, but Brian will continue to live in Stillwater, Minnesota. He will be working with cities to create family-friendly neighborhoods and communities that include much-needed affordable housing, particularly by renovating older and historic buildings.

1978

Mary Jo Stemrich Wahlers moved to Arizona after graduating from St. Norbert College. She worked in banking for 15 years, took time off to be a stay-at-home mother, and then accepted a position as development director with SS. Simon and Jude Cathedral School, the elementary school her children attended in Phoenix, which is where she has worked for more than a decade. She and her husband have three children, all currently in college.

1981

Lynette L. Geise Bembenek and her family have moved from Key West, Florida, to La Jolla, California, where she is employed as a cardiac monitor telemetry technician.

1983 Dawn E. Christenson lives in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and works for UW Health. She volunteers with Badger Honor Flight, which she finds a “very rewarding experience,” and is also active in Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin.

Santiago “Yago” Colás received the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts Individual Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. The award citation acknowledges, “exceptional dedication to the educational experiences of undergrads.” It goes on to say, “In

addition to offering high-demand courses with both institutional (LSA Magazine and Michigan Daily) and national (ESPN and NPR) recognition, you provide students innovative and immersive learning experiences (e.g. student-organized, intraclass, three-on-three basketball tournaments) that go far beyond the normal bounds of what college courses usually offer. In helping students reflect on literature and on their experiences, you give them an opportunity to think outside the box while having fun. This is reflected not only in your extremely high teaching evaluations but also in comments from former students about how creative and engaging your courses are.” For insights on what has earned Yago his reputation for excellence, good humor and his views on the intersection of sports, literature, philosophy and teaching, visit yagocolas.com.

Terrence R. Wall continues to attract press interest as the Capital Times did a major feature on him as the “Comeback Kid” in its April 29, 2015 edition (visit madison.com and search “Comeback Kid Wall”).

More recently his planned supersubdivision, Bishop’s Bay, in Middleton near the west side of Lake Mendota caught the attention of the Wisconsin State Journal, in a June 21 article.

The major recession and slow recovery depressed housing growth for quite a few years, but the industry is experiencing a resurgence and Wall hopes to eventually expand a number of neighborhoods he has under development into “a community within a community,” complete with a mix of housing types, small retail offerings, a church, town center, working farm and community gardens.

1987 Paul M. Skofronick, his wife, Trish, and their three children live in Tomah, Wisconsin. Paul is director of pupil services for the Tomah Area School District, overseeing the efforts of nine area principals. He is also principal of the Robert Kupper Learning Center, which is a school for atrisk youth, ages 16 to 21. The main goal of the Center is to help each student earn a high school diploma.

1987

Brian A. Hayes, who serves with the Dane County Sheriff ’s Office, received the Valor Award from the Wisconsin Professional Police Association for his action on May 1, 2014, at the scene of an assault during which he was stabbed while attempting to end the incident. Brian lives in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin with his wife, Krista, and son, Alex.

1991 David P. Steffen, JD was recently recognized with inclusion in the 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment litigation and employment law management. David works as a partner in the Tampa offices of Contangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP, representing clients in state and federal courts and advising them on workplace policies. He was also named in Best

10 • Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart Lawyers in 2013 and 2014. When he is not working, David enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters, golfing, scuba diving and bike riding.

1995

Matthew R. Sattler, who earned his BA in economics from Colorado College, is director of operations at A-Train Marketing Communications, Inc. Matt, his wife, Catherine Stewart, and their daughter, Anna Grace, live in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Christopher T. Tierney has been promoted to senior vice president-wealth management at Merrill Lynch in Madison. Chris and his family live in Verona, Wisconsin.

1999 Kiera K. Flad is associate director for academic planning, programming and advising at New York Law School. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

2000 Jonathan R. “Jack” Sosnowski is opening a German-themed gastropub on Monroe Street in Madison. He was also interviewed, along with Brad Binkowski, husband of Madonna Wall ’72 Binkowski, for an extensive article in the June 24, 2015 Capital Times on Madison’s burgeoning Capitol Square restaurant scene. Also earning a mention was Patrick Sweeney ’94, who owns Merchant. Speaking of his successful steakhouse, Rare, Sosnowski said, “When we were looking at locations, we thought the Square was definitely the place to be.” Binkowski, who with Urban Land Interests owns and manages many of the Square’s buildings, hopes to see retail stores open once again in the area, creating a healthier business mix, but admits that demand is being driven by those who want to eat and drink and take advantage of entertainment venues. For the full story on the growth of Madison’s business and restaurant scene, search “square meals” at madison.com.

David C. Sramek and his wife, Denien, received a very favorable review from the Wisconsin State Journal for their casual dining restaurant, Gooseberry, located on the Capitol Square in Madison. According to reporter Samara Kalk

Derby, Gooseberry is the “best place to get coffee on the Square, [has] one of the finest salad bars Downtown” and is “a top soup destination.”

2004 Han Row completed a master’s degree in neurosciences at EWAH University in Seoul, South Korea, in December 2014. He and his wife, Leah, also welcomed a baby son last fall. Juun’s proud grandparents are Han’s adoptive parents, Scott and Mary Braucht.

2005

John C. Clarke and his wife, Ashley, live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where John is a client relationship specialist for Heartland Advisors, Inc. Recently, he obtained his Series 65 securities investment license. See Marriages.

Ross W. Hagens and his wife, Michelle, live in Wasilla, Alaska, where he works as a pharmacist for Walgreens.

2006

Joseph W. III “Willie” Boucher graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2015. He was admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar in June and works for the Deloitte Company.

2007 Adam J. Kachelski, JD is an attorney in Madison specializing in public policy/public service, working in Verona, Wisconsin. After earning a BA in political science with a minor in art history from Creighton University, Adam went on to graduate cum laude from University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2014. He worked a year, while completing his law degree and afterwards, for Cross, Jenks, Mercer and Maffei law firm in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

2010 Noah T. Kachelski earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Dubuque in December 2013. He worked for the Verona, Wisconsin, branch of Dupaco Community Credit Union (headquartered in Dubuque) until last summer when he took a position as a sales consultant at Dubuque Auto Plaza in Iowa.

2011 Christopher G. Anderson, who earned a BA, was one of 224 students to receive a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota at its 90th commencement exercise in May 2015.

Andrew R. “Drew” teDuits earned First Team All-America swimming honors for 2014-2015. In 2012-2013 Drew had taken the NCAA title in the 200-yard backstroke.

Alexander A. Witz graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in May. Alex concentrated his studies on political science and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Field Artillery Branch. His first assignment will be at Fort Lewis, Washington.

2012

Michael P. Okas received the Stribling Theatre Arts Award for his contributions in Fine Arts at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.

2013 Marcella L. Prince is pursuing a major in political science and environmental studies at the University of Minnesota, Morris. She has been awarded a Sustainability Leadership for the Future Fellowship to be used in collaboration with other fellows to create a central structure that will coordinate disparate sustainability-leadership activities on campus, offer workshops and develop policies, guidebooks and infrastructure.

2014 Ellen J. Hoffman is attending the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis where she has been earning top grades academically, is a member of the dance team, has assumed leadership roles and has displayed expert marksmanship.

Visit the blog site especially for alumni: “Get a Word in Edgewise!” ehsedgewise.blogspot.com One or two posts a week means you can find new stories on a regular basis.

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EHS Alumni Earn Fellowships at UW-Madison

Six alumni from EHS were awarded fellowships at the UW-Madison Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony in May 2015.

Five of the alums received Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships that award $3,000 to undergraduate students and $500-$1,000 to their faculty/staff advisors to work in collaboration on research projects.

Considering the thousands of high schools UW-Madison draws from internationally, to have five recipients from Edgewood out of a total of 112 is remarkable! Below is each of them and his or her major: Patrick Barney ’12 – Microbiology Patrick Carney ’12 – Genetics Connor Ford ’12 – Biomedical Kelsey Rayment ’12 – Biochemistry and Wildlife Ecology Caroline Zellmer ’12 – History of Science, Medicine & Technology and Microbiology A sixth Edgewood alumnus was one of 15 students to earn a Sophomore Research Fellowship of $2,500 to each recipient and $500 to the faculty/staff advisor: Thomas Richards ’13 – Biology

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF M. Miguel Hearty, OP celebrated her 100th birthday on February 13, 2015. She became a Sinsinawa Dominican Sister in 1933 and served as prioress of Sacred Heart Convent, 1962-1970, principal of the Campus School, 1962-1964, taught religion at EHS 1964-1966 and taught at the College, 1966-1970. She was featured in Chicago’s Catholic New World “Church Clips” column for February 22, 2015.

Mary Kenneth Kreuser, OP (art, 1975-1979), died on April 15, 2015.

Judith Lund OP (English, 1973-1981), celebrated 60 years as a Sinsinawa Dominican on June 7, 2015, with the other jubilarians at The Mound.

Ruth Poochigian, OP (social studies, 1973-1983), now ministers, among other places, with men and women in Wisconsin prisons. She helps facilitate restorative justice circles and interfaith dialogue.

She also shares the stories of the prisoners, some of whom are simply victims of disadvantaged lives, with those on the outside who sometimes prefer to consider incarcerated people as “out of sight, out of mind.”

Angele Spehn, OP (drama, 1946-1952) died on April 22, 2015.

MARRIAGES John C. Clarke ’05 married Ashley Larson at St. Hedwig’s Church in Milwaukee on September 20, 2014. Classmate Mark A. Murphy served as best man. See News Notes.

Crusader Connection, Summer 2015 • 11 Kieran “Kie” T. Driscoll ’08 married Eva Greenwalt on June 27, 2015. Kie is the son of Nora T. Berigan ’83 and Christopher T. Driscoll ’83 and the grandson of LeRoy F. “Skip” Berigan ’51 and Jeanne Tierney Berigan ’51. Members of the wedding party included Kie’s brothers Paderic C. “Paddy” Driscoll ’07 and Cael W. Driscoll ’11, his sister, Brenna N. Driscoll ’13, and friend, Kevin D. Michlig ’07.

James F. Flad ’65 married Rebecca Seeling at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church in Madison on July 10, 2015. See News Notes.

BIRTHS Angela M. Peter Badura ’00 and her husband, Nicholas, celebrated the baptism of their threeyear-old daughter at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison. Chelsea Rose was born on May 9, 2012. The Badura family lives in Oregon, Wisconsin.

Kristen M. Arthur Dambach ’02 and her husband, Dr. Jason Dambach, are the proud parents of Julia Rae, who was born on April 25, 2015. Susan M. Stalowski Arthur ’75 is the happy grandmother.

Rachel E. Becker Hunstiger ’09 and her husband Joshua are the parents of their first child. Dominic Michael was born on January 14, 2015 in Madison.

James R. Imhoff III ’93 and his wife, Kelly, welcomed Gwen Owens into the family on October 7, 2014. Gwen has an older sister, Alison.

Among the proud grandparents are James R., Jr. ’62 and Mikell Imhoff, and the late James R. Imhoff, Sr. ’35 is Gwen’s great-grandfather.

Timothy E. Martinelli ’98 and his wife, Katie, are the parents of a second son. Dylan Thomas was born on October 8, 2015. Dylan has an older brother, Tyler. Thomas J. Martinelli ’67 is a proud grandfather.

Ryan P. McCullough ’01 and his wife, Stephanie, are first-time parents. Their son, Connor Louis, was born on June 18, 2015. The family lives in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Connor is the first grandchild for Margaret “Peggy” Lynch McCullough ’72, and Ryan’s two brothers and five Lynch uncles are also EHS alumni.

Jeffrey E. Sanger ’97 and his wife, Emily, have a second son, Charlie Arthur, born January 12, 2015. Charlie’s brother is Noah. The Sangers live in Verona, Wisconsin.

Eric M. Scharpf ’03 and his wife, Jeana, welcomed a little brother for their daughter, Avery.

Owen Raymond was born on December 19, 2014.

The Scharpfs live in Verona, Wisconsin.

Nathan A. Scheidler ’93 and his wife, Giovanna, had a daughter, Alessia, on April 27, 2015. The Scheidler family lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Ryan D. Shea ’01 and his wife, Angela, along with two-year-old son Nolan, welcomed Simon Thomas on February 20, 2015.

Karen A. Stein ’91 and her husband, Kevin Carr, welcomed Kinzie Jeanne Carr, on January 8, 2015.

They live in Gurnee, Illinois, and Karen enjoys playing in the Palatine Concert Band. Kinzie is the fourth grandchild for Paul P. Stein ’61 and his wife, Joyce.

Jack D. Williams ’96 and Melissa S. Caulum Williams ’96 have a second son, John Jasper, born

on December 17, 2014. John’s older brother is Henry. The boys are members of a threegeneration Edgewood family; among their grandparents are the late Steven J. Caulum ’60 and his wife, Susan; the late Marion G. Buergin Pride ’30 is a great-grandmother; and numerous aunts and uncles have also attended EHS.

DEATHS 1935 1938 1939 1940 1940 1940 1942 1943 1944 1944 1944 x1944 1945 1945 1945 1946 1947 1947 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 x1951 1952 1952 x1952 1953 1953 1953 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 x1954 1955 1955 1956 1956 1957 x1957 1957 1960 1960 1961 1963 1965 1966 1967 1971 1971 1975 1980 1995

Mary E. Beyler Flataker Joyce E. Brindley Nelson Joan M. Coyle Ellestad Kathleen A. Holt Binger Joyce A. Coyle Meyer Ralph L. Meyer Dorothy J. Heilman Parsons Roderick F. MacDonald, Jr. James D. Farley Elizabeth L. “Betty Lou” Higgins Kane Mary Catherine (M. Terence) Nilles, OP Francis X. “Frank” Veserat David W. Christenson Humphrey J. “Jerry” Lynch Robert J. Sweeney, Sr. Rita M. Doyle Sidowski Roselyn L. Statz Buzzell Yvonne V. O’Hearn Doherty Betty J. Lund Triggs Knitt Mary Jean Sorenson Saeck Hon. James G. Lawrence Mary Jean Whalen Iacovoni Leo G. Link Ellen M. Roach Hugh C. Emerson Donald W. Noltner Phillip R. Rodenschmit, Sr. John W. Ace William E. Flynn Ann R. Fauerbach Gibson William R. Coster Coreen A. Huth Esser Francis W. Poppa, Jr. Marie B. Weeks Shea Mary A. Sorrick Skenandore Patricia E. Macken Virnig Edward F. Zevnik Michael L. Endres James H. Weber Joseph C. Benzmiller Helen E. Feiler Smith Nancy Jo Buenzli McPherson Kathleen A. Sweeney Kippley Wipperfurth Anita M. Johnson Welch Yerina William S. Franken Annette J. LeTendre Stebbins William W. Grosse Mary Jane Bull Norene M. Richardson Strayer Jean A Zuber Roberts Pinter Maureen E. Buenzli Walker Dennis D. Kennedy Gregory W. Schaefer Susan M. Sullivan Seamonson Judy M. LeMay Lehmann Van de Griff Clayton S. Wenger

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