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MAKING IT PERSONAL

STUDENT VOICE AND CHOICE TO BUILD A GROWTH MINDSET A LS O INSIDE: What UA learned at Stanford about visualization and other strategies to boost student achievement

When asked to describe themselves, Ursuline women of all ages chose these words. We hope you will choose to make a planned gift to Ursuline Academy ensuring more women in this world can become, among other characteristics, “confident,” “strong,” “compassionate” and “leaders.”

To learn more about planned giving and the Ursuline Society, visit www.ursulinedallas.org/plannedgiving or contact Catherine Baetz Maurer ’98, Chief Development Officer, at 469-232-3584 or cmaurer@ursulinedallas.org.

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2018

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DEPARTMENTS 2 Alumnae Board 12 High Notes 16 Living Serviam 26 On Campus 34 The Ursuline Spirit 36 Ways of Giving 38 Vital Statistics 46 Photo Gallery 52 Bears’ Buzz

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MAKING IT PERSONAL Emerging personalized learning strategies recognize many pathways to meet the individual student where she learns best. See how Ursuline classrooms are moving from teacher-centered to learner-driven.

High Notes

On Campus

Class of 2017

Highlights of professional, volunteer, and personal accomplishments submitted by Ursuline alumnae.

How the humanities cultivate critical thinkers, and creative approaches to prepare students for life beyond the classroom.

Meet Danielle Cruz, Ann Gehan, and Lauren Peebles, Ursuline’s award recipients for the Class of 2017.

PRESIDENT Gretchen Z. Kane gkane@ursulinedallas.org

ON THE COVER Junior Jordan Walters uses a visual approach to optimize mathematical data with multiple representations.

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PRINCIPAL Andrea Shurley Ed. D. ashurley@ursulinedallas.org ALUMNAE OFFICE Claire Blanshard Webb ’97 Director of Alumnae Relations cwebb@ursulinedallas.org Aubree Auletta ’12 Alumnae Relations Associate aauletta@ursulinedallas.org

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE Catherine Baetz Maurer ’98 Chief Development Officer cmaurer@ursulinedallas.org COMMUNICATIONS Valerie Oates Director of Communications voates@ursulinedallas.org Kelly Morris Communications Associate kmorris@ursulinedallas.org URSULINE SISTERS OF DALLAS Sr. Adele Brennan Prioress srbrennan@ursulinedallas.org

DESIGN SullivanPerkins CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Blake Photography Kristina Bowman Kevin Gaddis Jim Olvera Jim Reisch Brandon Thibodeaux Byron Thompson Ben Torres Brandon Wade

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Top Left, L to R: Maxine Kijek Sims ’82, Wells Gibbons Housson ’93, Laura Starr ’03, and Kathie Kahn Wood ’87; Top Right, L to R: Ann Fritsche ’06, Nicole Lattner Fox ’00, Maria Elena Gutierrez Doskey ’71; Bottom Left, L to R: Lauren Johnson Housh ’96, Claire Blanshard Webb ’97, Aubree Auletta ’12, Sister Lois Castillon, and Cristina Gandia Niver ’06; Bottom Right, L to R: Shannon Long ’04, Patty Sullivan ’81, and Jane Hensley ’06;

Not pictured: Apryl Dominguez Churchill ’91, Jenn Paull ’07, Maribeth Messineo Pappas ’85, and Julie Lenzer ’84 (resides in Maryland)

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CULTIVATING OUR CONNECTIONS Have you visited the alumnae section of the new Ursuline website? It offers a wealth of information about Ursuline alumnae, events, activities, and opportunities for you to get involved. www.ursulinedallas.org/alumnae

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Are you moving and want to connect with alumnae in your city? Are you interested in a career field and want to contact other alumnae for advice? Do you need to update your contact information? The new Alumnae Directory will provide an online tool to support you in all of this and more.

Learn about volunteer opportunities and how to become an Ursuline Advocate. Explore the different events we hold year-round. See how you can benefit from the Ursuline Professional Women’s Network.

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HOMECOMING WE E KE ND

Golden Jubilee 50th Reunion Luncheon

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Lifetime Alumnae Reception Friday Night Intramurals Cocktail Party

Saturday Alumnae Games

Friday Night Photo Booth

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Sunday Awards Luncheon and Celebration

Saturday Campus Tours

Tea at Three

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1957

Front Row, L to R: Patricia Hoch Shannon, Betty Bellamy Black, Susan Heller Stanzel, Mary Pat Hill Liggio, Jane Knox, Gertrude Veleba Smith, and Eunice Malcomesius Cheshire;

Back Row: Patricia Lundin Griffin, Carmen Dres Lamping, Sandy Huffhines Carr, Frances Oppe Kervin, Carol Lamping Peterson, Marilyn Starr Gold, Kathy Watts Boland, and Julia Vassallo Murad

1982

Front Row, L to R: Jenny Gates Priddy, Meg Cadigan Frainey, Cyndy McCrea Trueblood, Cindy Jones Cochran, and Cathi Scalise;

Second Row: Carol Nicoud Mohn, Janice Haba White, Linda Selman Scott, Katie Doyle McBride, Carolyn Durrick Harrison, and Beth McGreevy Dworak

1977

Front Row, L to R: Susan Mercado Owen, Jo Anne Risinger Jackson, Sylvia Orozco Joseph, and Suzanna McVay Carson; Second Row: Tricia Danna Johnson, Shelly Stefoniak Morgan, Katy Haden Einspanier, and Nancy Fulbright Hafner; Third Row: Patty Avila Guajardo, Kathy Rix Hogan, Kathy Martin Weatherford, Laura Virant Einspanier, and Carol Keene Proctor

1987

Front Row, L to R: Sam Hall, Cathy Finch Garrett, Bernie Holland Mount, and Jessica Corrales Gossage; Second Row: Laurie Sadler, Jenny Adams Vavrik, Carolyn Thomas Murray, and Mary Manion Fent; Third Row: Diane Waldrop Carter, Beth Geisler Singel, Stephani Ashmore Ingram, Terry Tenholder, and Kathie Kahn Wood

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1992

Front Row, L to R: Erica Gonzales Dominguez, Courtney Masino Melkus, Wendy Ramirez Nevitt, Amee Lingg Pabel, Christian Grammer Freberg, Alison Warren-Simpson, Renee Chauviere Carver, Joni McKown Grossman, and Suzy Rossol Matheson;

Second Row: Zoe Scales Koonce, Amy Frizzell Farley, Marcia Ong, Meghan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mahoney Walsh, Tracey Hull Antrim, Rachel Khirallah, Holly Moore Gilliatt, and Melissa Wolf Sankey; Third Row: Denise McGarry Larsen, Sarah Hammond Naughton, Amy Haller, Emily Blanshard Garrigan, Traci Karlstad Wellington, Jennifer Maher-Bontrager, Jennifer Bily Gomez Ruiz de Castro, and Heidi Frankenfield Cook

2002

Front Row, L to R: Stephanie Ramirez Kilroy, Jenni Bensend Carmichael, Janna Jackson, Kristi Doucet Esposito, Erika Saunders Ortiz, Vickie Alvarez, and Christine Mello Dargan; Second Row: Maggie Daly Watson, Mary Beth King Johnson, Kimberley Cheatham Lemley, Stefanie Flusche Constanzo, Ana Webb Jopling, Audrey Worthington Miles, and Rahle Berg Shaw; Third Row: Jannina Iglehart Johnson, Erin Ashford, Lacey Young, Lauren Fournier Diebel, Laura Cowan Hart, Jessica Gates Whitsitt, and Karen Romans

1997

More than 50 joyful members of the Class of 1997 gathered to celebrate their 20th reunion. Visit www.ursulinedallas.org/alumnae97 for a complete list of all the alumnae pictured above.

2007

Front Row, L to R: Glynnis Garry, Melissa Johnston, Miki Alvarado, and Anne DeFilippo; Second Row: Imelda McClendon Speck, Lindsey Pryor, and Brooke Vaydik; Third Row: Kristine Carringer, Emily Vick Rivera, Jenn Paull, and Rebecca Quinn Teresi

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Distinguished Alumna Melinda French Gates ’82 Melinda French Gates always stood out among her peers. She was Valedictorian of her classes at both St. Monica and Ursuline Academy, and was well-liked as much as she was well-respected. The Rangerette Captain was voted “Best Student” and “Most Likely to Succeed” by her Ursuline classmates. Upon graduation, Melinda attended Duke University where she received a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Melinda joined Microsoft Corp. in 1987 where she distinguished herself as a leader in the development of multimedia products. Over the next nine years, Melinda was the project manager for several programs including Encarta and was appointed Microsoft’s General Manager of Information Products. Since leaving Microsoft in 1996 to focus on her philanthropic work and her family, Melinda has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities, and societies. Core to her work is empowering women and girls to help them realize their full potential. “The opportunities have to be equal before you can judge whether the abilities are equal,” she said. As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is guided by the belief that every life has equal value, Melinda shapes and approves strategies, reviews results, and sets the overall direction of the world’s largest private foundation. Melinda recently launched an executive office, Pivotal Ventures, which enables her to bring together the different strands of her advocacy and philanthropic work that might not fit neatly within the structure of the foundation. Melinda has always been a great supporter of Ursuline. She credits Susan Flume Bauer ’64 for encouraging her abilities in computer science and Monica Prachyl Cochran ’71 for her love of literature. At The French Family Center dedication, Melinda remarked, “My Ursuline education was a great equalizer. It gave me an equal chance in the world.”

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Serviam Award Laura Virant Einspanier ’77 Laura Virant Einspanier has long carried the Serviam values throughout her professional, personal, and spiritual life. At Ursuline, Laura was Student Body President and received the Sedes Sapientiae Award. She attended The University of Texas at Austin, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor degree with honors. After practicing law for seven years, Laura joined American Airlines in 1991. She held many positions including Associate General Counsel of Litigation, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate, and Vice President of Employee Relations. After 23 years as an executive at American Airlines, Laura retired to devote more time to her family and other interests. In 2009, Laura participated in the Ignatian Spirituality program, Toward Greater Freedom, which changed the direction of her spiritual life. For the next six years she was a Spiritual Companion leading groups through the same program, and in 2016 she completed the yearlong St. Ignatius 19th Annotation retreat. Since 2012, Laura has served on the Board of TACA, The Arts Community Alliance, which champions artistic excellence in performing arts. However, her real passion lies in the work she does for Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep, which opened in 2015. Offering a Catholic education to the most economically challenged families in Dallas, the school combines rigorous academics with a Corporate Work Study Program where the students work one day a week at some of Dallas’ best known companies to help pay for their education.

Laura joined the Cristo Rey Dallas Feasibility Study Committee in 2013 and has been on the Board of Directors since 2014 serving on several Board Committees. She is also a study hall proctor, building strong bonds with many of the students she has tutored and mentored. She and her husband, Jim, have been married for 32 years and are Eucharistic Ministers at St. Monica Church. They have two grown children, Sarah (UA ’07) and Andrew (JCP ’11).

Young Alumna Award Alice Ann Spurgin Holland ’04 Alice Ann Spurgin Holland was born and raised in Dallas. At Ursuline, she was a two-year member of the Honor Council and Editor-inChief of The Bear Facts. During her time at Ursuline, Alice Ann began to find her love of writing and literature increasingly equaled by her interest in the sciences. After graduating as Valedictorian in 2004, she entered Stanford University undecided as to a future career until captivated by a course in cellular neuroscience. A summer undergraduate fellowship at UT Southwestern helped her realize that a meaningful career in neuroscience would involve not only intellectual stimulation but also opportunities to directly help people. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford, Alice Ann obtained her doctoral degree at UT Southwestern and completed a residency at Children’s Medical Center Dallas to become a pediatric neuropsychologist. Dr. Holland now serves as the Research Director for the Neuropsychology Service at Children’s Medical Center, where she is also a research mentor for both M.D. and Ph.D. students. Dr. Holland has authored chapters in three textbooks, and her research has been published in internationally renowned, peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. Her research was recognized in 2015 with the Texas Psychological Association (TPA) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science. That same year, she also received the Early Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association. In 2013, Dr. Holland became the youngest member ever elected to the TPA Board of Trustees. Her contributions and leadership during her three-year board term led her to become

the youngest TPA President elected. Dedicated to improving the lives of children, she also serves as Chair of the Legislative Action & Advocacy Committee of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, leading advocacy efforts for issues ranging from mental health parity to education policy.

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High Notes To follow are highlights of recent professional, volunteer, and personal accomplishments submitted by Ursuline alumnae. To read more, visit www.ursulinedallas.org/highnotes. Alessandra Comini ’52 (Distinguished

Evelyn Bush Grubbs ’67, Principal at

Ellen Smith Pryor ’74, formerly the

Alumna 2015) was recently recognized

Bishop Lynch High School, retired after

Homer R. Mitchell Endowed Professor

by Neulengbach, Austria, for her

24 years of service. During her time there,

at Southern Methodist University

contributions in 1963 locating and

she was also a math teacher, Assistant

Dedman School of Law, is the Associate

photographing the rural prison cell where

Academic Dean, and Academic Dean.

Dean for Academics at the University

artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918) had been

Prior to her work at Bishop Lynch, she

of North Texas Dallas College of Law.

incarcerated. Because of this find the

taught at Ursuline Academy of Dallas and

She oversees, along with Judge Royal

prison is now a museum which draws

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School.

Furgeson, the design and implementation of the education program at the school.

several thousand tourists each year.

Their achievements earned the law school American Bar Association accreditation.

Carole Huffhines Barbosa ’52 and her husband Frank celebrated 65 years of marriage this year and were featured in

Rita Lucido ’75 was chosen as an

a Dallas Morning News article titled,

American Leadership Forum Class XLII

“65 years of marriage and memories for

Fellow. ALF is a national leadership

this ‘strong, beautiful’ Texas couple.”

organization that creates a diverse network of regional, senior-level leaders. Evelyn Bush Grubbs ’67

Rita was also an active volunteer during Hurricane Harvey, working at the

Shaunna Green Fuller ’73, Executive

George R. Brown Convention Center

Director of Music and Worship Ministries

coordinating legal services and handling

at White’s Chapel United Methodist

special projects.

Church in Southlake, brought her choir of 266 singers to The Vatican where they

Sylvia Orozco Joseph ’77, WHO

performed at St. Peter’s Basilica at Mass

Program National Director and

on September 30, 2017. The choir sang

Coordinator of the Adolescent Symposium

songs including “On Eagle’s Wings” by

of Texas, was honored as “A Beacon

Joncas, “Here I Am, Lord” by Schutte,

of Hope” by the Grant Halliburton

and “Amazing Grace” by Newton.

Foundation. The foundation’s mission is “working to help prevent suicide, promote

Carole Huffhines Barbosa ’52 and husband Frank

better mental health, and strengthen the network of mental health resources for teens and young people.”

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Julie Lenzer ’84, is the Associate Vice

Carrie Nelms Edwards ’90, Assistant

Megan Sleeper ’98, Vice President of

President for Economic Development

Professor of Nursing at Texas Tech

Casting at Bunim-Murray Productions,

at the University of Maryland. Julie

University Health Sciences Center at the

received an Emmy for Outstanding

was previously the Director of the Office

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in

Casting for a Reality Program for A&E’s

of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dallas and Founding Director of Forensic

television docu-series Born This Way.

at the U.S. Department of Commerce

Nurse Staffing of West Texas, was named

This series highlights the outgoing

Economic Development Administration

as one of DFW’s Great 100 Nurses for 2017.

personalities and amazing abilities

and Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary

of seven young adults born with

of Commerce.

Down Syndrome.

Mary Brawley Bagwell ’87 partnered with the world’s leading perinatal pharmacologist, Dr. Thomas Hale, to create MommyMeds, an app that lets moms know if it’s safe or unsafe to take prescriptions, vitamins, herbals, or overthe-counter drugs during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Sharon Stack Morrison ’87, is continuing her career in real estate as CEO and Co-Founder of ESRP Entrusted Service-Oriented Real Estate Professionals (formerly E. Smith Realty). The newly-branded company focuses on “providing strategy, services, and solutions” on a national scale to corporate real estate professionals. Michelle Seeligson Vopni ’87, EY Dallas Office Managing Partner, was named by the Dallas Business Journal as one of the Top North Texas Women in Business at the 10th Anniversary Women in Business Awards Luncheon.

Megan Sleeper ’98 (pictured on the right)

Tara Copp ’92, received a 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award for her book, The Warbird: Three Heroes. Two Wars. One Story, an unflinching look at war, uncovering the true stories of two generations. Rachel Khirallah ’92, Attorney at Khirallah PLLC, was recognized in the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list. She created Khirallah PLLC six-and-a-half years ago after witnessing the injustice so

Lisa Panchasarp Tran ’98, Executive Director of the SMU Cox School of Business Career Center, received SMU’s Presidential Award for Outstanding Leadership. She was also chosen to participate, along with Kim Manns ’98, Emily Caffey Gossett ’91, and Megan Penney Hughet ’01, in the Leadership Dallas Class of 2018, a premier leadership development program.

many face trying to protect their homes and their real estate without access to the legal network.

Margaret Eldridge Hulse ’99, of MPulse Studio, has been commissioned by Aloft Hotels to provide all of its lobby artwork across the United States.

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Ana Rodriguez ’99 was named Director

Jennifer Roath ’05, who studied Civil

Nicole Chadwick Hansen ’10 received an

of the Latino Leadership Initiative at

Engineering at Texas A&M University

Emmy for Best Medium-Market Newscast

Southern Methodist University. Ana was

and is currently an engineer in the Public

for her WWBT NBC 12 story about the

previously the Director of Development

Works Department for BGE, Inc., was

Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting last year.

and Alumni Relations at The University

recognized as a 2017 Young Engineer of

of Texas at Dallas.

the Year by the Dallas American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Megan Penney Hughet ’01 is Director of Development for the Erik Jonsson

Lauren Kolski ’08, a resident physician

School of Engineering and Computer

at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort

Science at The University of Texas at

Worth, received the Ho Din Award

Dallas. Megan was previously Senior

which recognizes “those who exemplify

Manager of Development at the Nasher

the unique personal qualities embodied

Sculpture Center.

in all great physicians - knowledge,

Elizabeth Roath Garcia ’01 has been

Nicole Chadwick Hansen ’10

understanding, and, most of all,

Lisa Mills ’12, recent University of

compassion.”

Arkansas graduate and former Razorback

recognized as a 2017 Museum Education

Pom Squad member, is a new member of

Division Outstanding Art Educator by

the Dallas Mavericks Dance Team.

the Texas Art Education Association. She is the Interim Manager of Family and

Jillian Buys ’12 recently graduated from

Community Programs for the Houston

the Children’s Health Nurse Residency

Museum of Fine Arts.

program. She was part of a team that won the competition for a yearlong evidencebased research project, “True or False: Cap Changes Make a Difference,” which studied Lauren Kolski ’08

whether or not changing the cap of central lines prior to drawing blood cultures would

Allison Cook ’10 graduated Southern

decrease the amount of false positives.

Methodist University Law School as the Valedictorian of her class. She was also the Editor-in-Chief of the SMU Law Review. Currently, she is an Associate at Jackson Walker LLP. Emily Johnston Larkin ’01, Owner

Celebrating 20 Years of Ursuline Academy Printmaking – A Curated Collection 1997-2017 Selected by Bill Thompson, this online gallery features more than 130 student works from 1997-2017. Visit https://www.ursulinedallas.org/ alumnae/printmaking.

and Principal Designer of EJ Interiors, received a Dallas PaperCity Design Award for the category of Residential Interior Design Singular Space – Bedroom.

Allison Cook ’10

Untitled, by Monique Marshall ’08

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Pia Fontes ’12 co-founded a charity

Elisabeth Rau ’13 was highlighted in

Shannon Barry ’14, a senior at The

called Steel Warriors, an organization

an article, “Competing priorities: student

University of Texas, is a coxswain on

which aims to reduce the number of

athlete managed priorities and still got

the Women’s D1 Rowing Team. In May

young people carrying knives in the UK.

some sleep,” for her alma mater, Colorado

2017, she led the First Varsity Eight

Confiscated and surrendered knives are

State University, where she was a

boat to place 4th at the NCAA D1

melted down and the steel is used to build

member of the golf team. She is now

Championships, a new UT program

calisthenics parks.

pursuing a Master’s in Geosciences at

record. She has been named All-American

Baylor University.

First Team Athlete and is on the Academic All-American Honor Roll.

Ana Perez ’14 was inducted into one of the University of Missouri’s secret

Kendall Kazor ’14, was featured in an

societies, Mystical Seven, which honors

article in The Red & Black, “Georgia

seven men and seven women at MU who

volleyball’s Kendall Kazor gives to her

have displayed selfless leadership and

community,” for her continuous display

exemplary character.

of Serviam throughout college and with her volleyball team. She is a senior at the University of Georgia studying marketing and studio art.

Savannah Washlesky ’13 was the Project Manager for construction of a footbridge in Nicaragua as part of Notre Dame Students Empowering through Engineering Development and Bridges

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the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as a 2017 New Face in Civil Engineering (College Edition). She is pursuing a Master of Science in Structural Engineering at the University of Virginia.

and leadership accomplishments to Ana Perez ’14

alumnae@ursulinedallas.org, and

Stephanie Wilcox ’14, a senior at

we’ll share in our monthly

Texas A&M University studying Electrical

e-newsletter, Connects, and on

and Computer Engineering, attended

the Alumnae High Notes page

the Emerging Researchers National

www.ursulinedallas.org/highnotes.

(ERN) Conference and received first place in the technology and engineering categories for her poster presentation on “Analyzing Microalgal Response to Various Temperature Through Droplet Microfluidics.”

Savannah Washlesky ’13

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M A K I N G A D I FF E R E N CE Students joined Ursuline alumnae and Ursuline mothers for the second annual Student

Alumnae Association (SAA) service project. This year’s project took place at St. Philip’s School and Community Center in Dallas, which provides a college preparatory education for Pre-K through sixth grade children in low-to-moderate-income families. The school emphasizes spirituality, self-determination, and service to others.

SAA President Catherine Lindberg said working with the spirited community was memorable. “I loved getting to know the community we’re helping,” said the senior, who has been involved with SAA since her freshman year. “Everyone was so cheerful and full of spirit. With music playing, little girls cheering, and a day of football games, it felt more like a party than a service project.” More than 50 volunteers cleaned up the aquaponics garden, weeded and re-planted around the school, and worked the concession stand at the Homecoming football games. St. Philip’s Director of Innovation and Science, Gwendolyn Satterfield-Barjon, oversaw volunteers in the aquaponics garden. The garden uses fish, water, and rocks to grow herbs, fruits, and vegetables. All of the students take part in planting, caring for, and then harvesting the produce. After harvest, the products are

donated to St. Philip’s food pantry, which serves 800 people each month. “They not only provide a great education to the students, but they also help feed the community around them,” said junior Cecilia Chavez, who serves as SAA Secretary. “These kids are led to a path of success.” Freshman Sophia Serna and sophomore Hope Whitcraft each volunteered with their moms, and alumna Jenn Paull ’07 and her mom joined the project as well. “Our group had a great time sprucing up the grounds, and I loved serving with other Ursuline girls and moms,” said Paull, who serves as the Alumnae Board’s Vice President of School Relations. “It was great to give our time to a school that is so committed to serving their local community.”

Location: St. Philip’s School and Community Center

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by Aubree Auletta ’12

Ursuline’s Serviam spirit continues to grow.

Julia Blum ’18 runs with the goats at Bonton Farms.

The Ursuline Alumnae Association will celebrate its second International Serviam Day this spring.

he concept has been in the works for a while, but a talk between President Emeritus Sister Margaret Ann Moser ’56 and Alumnae Director Claire Blanshard Webb ’97 put last year’s event in motion. The inaugural event occurred March 25, 2017.

Alex Huffman Caldwell ’00 and her husband, Matthew, sorted cans at Metrocrest Services.

More than 70 alumnae, mothers, and students participated in six different service projects last year. Dallas area locations included Bonton Farms, Habitat for Humanity ReStores, and Metrocrest Services. Other service locations included

Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and a retirement center in Philadelphia. “I love the idea of International Serviam Day and serving together,” said Kate Winikates ’82, who volunteered at Bonton Farms. “It was a wonderful way to bring people back together and get in touch with our Ursuline roots. You definitely are a part of something bigger than yourself.” Bonton Farms creates affordable fresh food in one of the Metroplex’s food deserts, an area lacking in fresh food providers. “Bonton Farms was amazing, and I love what they’re doing for the community,” said Molly Wilkinson ’05. “It was incredible to see their passion to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to the community and to involve the neighborhood as much as possible.” Organizers want the event to gain more of an international flare as it grows in popularity. Wilkinson, a pastry chef, lives in Paris, but she made sure to volunteer when she was in town on International Serviam Day last year. “We have Ursuline alumnae all over the world embracing the Serviam spirit,”

said Webb. “The ultimate goal is for our alumnae all over the world to make a small contribution to their community which, when added together, makes an even larger impact on the world.”

Two students help build furniture for the Northwest Highway Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

How Can You Help? April 7: Ursuline’s second International Serviam Day. If you would like to organize a project in your city, please contact alumnae@ ursulinedallas.org. Remember, even one person can make a difference. Don’t forget to use our hashtag on social media (#UAISD2018) when you participate.

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FROM T HE PRE SIDE NT

CREATING Better Learners

It was almost forty-five years ago when I graduated from high school, and I think most would agree that school is quite different today.

The first handheld scientific calculator didn’t come out until my junior year. Prior to that, we used slide rules or tables of values in the back of the math book in combination with linear interpolations. We had one counselor for the entire high school, and I’m not exactly sure what she did. Girls’ sports were not sanctioned by the state athletic association as Title IX was only signed into law my junior year. Community service and student retreats were not part of the school program. There was a non-rotating, traditional schedule of classes, seven periods a day and fifty minutes in duration. There was one science lab (sort of). Technology consisted of audio-visual equipment, such as the slide, filmstrip and overhead projectors. The cell phone didn’t exist, nor did the Internet or social media. And school, for the most part, followed a one-size-fits-all

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curriculum with virtually no electives. Teachers lectured almost exclusively, and we took notes, writing in cursive. We’ve come a LONG way since 1973! And, in the next 5-10 years, we will see innovation increasing at an exponential rate, especially in the area of technology. Undoubtedly, we will also see more and more innovation in curriculum design, pedagogical practices, student assessment, and physical learning environments.

Jobs that didn’t exist ten years ago are prevalent today: App developer, social media manager, Uber driver, driverless car engineer, cloud computing specialist, big data analyst, YouTube content creator, drone operator, sustainability manager, Millennial generation expert. Perhaps in 10 years we’ll see job titles like “nano-medic” and “vertical farmer” while a significant proportion of today’s jobs will cease to exist in that same timeframe.

by Gretchen Z. Kane

I believe that leaders in education, teaching professionals, researchers, and students all agree that the educational model developed in the 19th century, and still mainly in use today, is neither particularly effective nor properly designed to allow students to reach their full potential. We require a different structure for learning, one in which traditional concepts of classes, courses, timetables, and grades are replaced by more flexible, creative, and student-directed forms of learning. Traditional high school curriculum has centered on content, with students expected to learn a prescribed set of facts about an array of specific subjects over a set time-period. This approach originated more than a century ago, and students who were eager to learn had few ways to acquire information apart from their teachers and their school. The Internet has radically changed that picture. Today, knowledge about almost any subject is readily available online. Educational sites such as Khan Academy, iTunes University, and YouTube channels provide clear explanations presented in an orderly sequence by excellent teachers. Student-centered curriculum redesign will entail exploring trends and predicting breakthroughs of the next 20 years, and determining which will likely have profound implications for both the relevant content students need to learn and the innovative ways they will be learning. Focus will be on helping learners acquire a set of broadly applicable skills that they can apply flexibly in whatever challenges they may face, rather than on conveying a predetermined body of knowledge. Pedagogical practices will continue to evolve in upcoming years, and those practices will need to be student-centered rather than teacher-centered. We do know that students learn best when they are engaged in meaningful experiences that are relevant to their lives, that are aligned to their ability, and that challenge them to construct their own understanding.

We also know that personalized learning approaches will focus more on the “how” of learning than the “what.” Technological tools will play an even bigger role in the future not only by delivering learning through a variety of means and activities, but also through the emerging power of learning analytics. An area of education that continues to remain underdeveloped is student assessment. Even as we pursue exciting new approaches in teaching, learning, and curriculum design, we have not seen the same innovation in the ways student learning is evaluated. I believe many educators still evaluate students through tests and quizzes given at regular intervals, usually at the end of a unit or topic, regardless of the rate of student learning. Grading is typically based on the student’s “average” at the end of a grading period, and students are often motivated, not by learning, but by what their written grade will be. And grading scales, to me, seem quite arbitrary. There is no practical difference between a grade of 79% and 81%, but the assigned grade and corresponding quality points are quite different. Traditional assessments are ineffective at measuring what we most value in education and, increasingly in post-secondary education and industry: creativity, resourcefulness, teamwork, communication, and related skills. The future will require more entrepreneurial ability, which test scores do a very poor job of predicting.

Our programs, schedule, curriculum, and facilities must promote a variety of learning pathways.

Finally, student-centered innovations in curriculum, pedagogy, and student assessment will require matching changes in the nature of “school” itself. Our programs, schedule, curriculum, and facilities must promote a variety of learning pathways: project-based learning, design-thinking, entrepreneurial and maker-driven approaches, blended personalization approaches, synchronous and asynchronous online instruction, and experiential learning. New learnings will require new spaces: maker spaces, innovation hubs, larger learning studios for more collaboration, outdoor spaces, online spaces, “students at work” rather than “classes in session,” corridors into librarylike spaces of student ownership, mobile furnishings, etc. And, we must continue to recruit 21st century faculty who are mission-congruent, embrace innovation, have a growth mindset, engage in personalized learning approaches, and are open to new ways of doing things. Ursuline is beginning a very important journey of transforming programing and space at the Academy. Teachers are developing ways to build student choice into a learner-driven syllabus. They are creating project based learning assignments that allow students opportunities to both articulate their knowledge and analyze their own thinking. And we have started to implement student-centered innovation in assessment, in small ways that can be evaluated and refined. In the pages that follow, you’ll read more about how a key strategy for personalized learning – standards-based grading – is being explored at Ursuline. This “big picture” approach incorporates student choice and reflection, and it’s changing students’ relationship to grading. It’s just one of the many ways that Ursuline is creating better learners, preparing young women for their futures.

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STUDENT VOICE AND CHOICE TO BUILD A GROWTH MINDSET

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by Valerie Oates

Freshmen Alessia Welch and Isabella Zarmakoupis have

always liked math a little more than science, but they tell you their favorite subject now almost in unison – Honors Physics. “I didn’t really like the physics class I took in eighth grade, so I didn’t know what to expect when I got to Ursuline,” Alessia said. “I’ve always been a math person. Now I like physics more than math. I like how we’re doing math in physics.” Both students attribute their growing interest in and enthusiasm for physics to the way it’s being taught, even though they learn in different ways. “I feel like I am really learning the knowledge rather than just memorizing it,” Isabella said. Physics teacher Christy Miller Edwards ’00 started using standards-based grading in all her freshmen physics classes in fall 2017. Students have the freedom to select the types of assignments and assessments best suited to their individual learning style. That approach helps each student focus on understanding and mastery of course content, not tests and grades. “It makes me want to learn more,” Isabella added. “I’m really eager to do my physics homework first because it feels really good after figuring it out on my own.”

Standards-Based Grading Standards-based grading is one strategy in the emerging “personalized learning” movement in education. It recognizes that many pathways are needed to be able to meet the individual student where she learns best. “On the traditional 100-point grading system, there are 64 ways to fail and only 36 ways to pass,” Edwards said. “The standards-based approach incorporates student choice and encourages them to take ownership of the learning process.”

“We choose our assignments from a folder in Microsoft’s OneNote. I love figuring things out on my own.”

Isabella Zarmakoupis

With standards-based grading, students aim for mastery of goals on a 1 to 4 scale. For each standard, students choose their own tasks, or projects, from options provided by the teacher. Quizzes are given as check points in the learning process, not for grades. On these assessments, students can redo them as many times as they need to. What have the students learned so far in this process? They are eager for the challenge. “On my first test, I had a 4 4 2 4,” Isabella said. “I liked knowing I had mastered three of the standards we were learning and just needed improvement on one of them.” Said Alessia: “I tend to challenge myself more. Mrs. Edwards will give us two worksheets. Here’s one that’s basic. Here’s one that takes things a step further. I end up choosing the one that takes things a step further because I want to learn, and it doesn’t matter if I mess up because it’s not for a grade. “I’m not afraid to make mistakes.” Time management and organization have improved, too. “I can see now that if I do what I need to do, it will help me get better,” Alessia said. “I’ve become more organized in other subjects, too. I’m trying to truly learn a concept.” Even though the teaching style is different, the teacher role is far from obsolete. “Mrs. Edwards takes the time to make sure everyone understands the concept,” Isabella said. “It’s really nice to know I have a teacher who makes the effort and cares enough about us.”

“I can watch videos that the teacher has made or work with a friend. I like the choices we have for working problems.”

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Creating the Environment Putting the learner at the center of the learning experience requires considerable shifts, for student and teacher alike. But the benefits are substantial. At the end of her first full semester of standards-based instruction, Edwards discovered her students had already learned how they learn. They find comfort and enjoyment in solving complex problems, can apply Newton’s Laws to everyday situations, and have an increased curiosity about the way the world works. “I started with a list of 23 standards that I felt my students should understand by the end of the course,” Edwards said. “I developed a task and list of activities and problem sets for each standard. All grades are 1-4 and only tasks and assessments are given a grade.” Each unit begins with three or so classes of instructions, where students are given “goals of understanding.” There’s video instruction, full class labs, group discussion for each problem type, and practice for students to do work at their own pace. And they can always redo tasks and assessments to improve their performance. It’s definitely not their parents’ physics classroom. “I love the conversations I have with my students, and seeing their change in attitude when they ‘get it,’” Edwards said. “They have more control over their learning, and less stress in the process.”

PERSONALIZED LEARNING Compliance

Innovation

Student Shifts Passive Completing Consuming Memorizing Replicating Isolation Marching Rigid Dependent Answering

Active Creating, Making Producing Processing Creating Collaboration Reflecting Fluid Autonomous Asking

Teacher Shifts Teacher Centered Telling Mass Production Linear Presenter Compliance Scarcity Content Experts

Student Driven Listening Mass Customization Multiple Streams Facilitator Divergence Abundance Process Experts

Looking at the Big Picture Personalized learning strategies are being researched and implemented in subject areas across the Ursuline curriculum. In Mathematics, Department Chair Tammy Yung took her teachers to Stanford University last summer to participate in a Mathematical Mindsets Class led by Dr. Jo Boaler, education author and Professor of Mathematics Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Dr. Boaler is a leading proponent of mathematics education reform and equity in the mathematics classroom. “Instead of working for a grade on a specific test, my students are working towards mastery of a set of standards that reflect the big ideas inherent in Algebra II,” math teacher Claudia Mathison said. “My students are assessing their own work, and they work on analyzing and evaluating their thinking to determine their own level of understanding of the topic.” Students experienced a special Week of Inspirational Math in September. The objective – to make math visual, creative, and hands-on – was an extension of what teachers started in Ursuline summer school classes. Dr. Boaler’s keys were present: Visualization is necessary in mathematical connections, and you can’t learn math without making mistakes. “The ultimate goal is to nurture intrinsic motivation in the girls,” Mathison said. “If they can take ownership of their thinking and understand that mistakes and struggle are vital to the process, their potential for growth is limitless.”

STANDARDS-BASED GRADING How are grades determined?

4 3 2 1

Your work demonstrates a complete understanding of all aspects of the standard. Your work demonstrates that you have a developing understanding of the standard. Most sub-skills are shown. There are some errors or omissions in the work. Your work demonstrates a beginning level of understanding. Some sub-skills are shown. Significant conceptual errors may be present. No attempt was made or the work shows no understanding of the skill.

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Level of Mastery

Standard 1 Task Standard 1 Assessment Standard 2 Task Standard 2 Assessment Standard 3 Task Standard 3 Assessment Standard 4 Task Standard 4 Assessment AVERAGE

4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 28/32 =88

The Learner-Driven Classroom Educators in high performing schools are using personalized learning strategies like standards-based grading to generate a growth mindset among students. The process is formative, not summative. It makes education more about the learning, not the score. At Ursuline, a key role of the teacher is to help the student figure the best pathway for learning. Pathway choice, a powerful motivator, is an onramp for student experimentation in the learner-driven classroom. Advances in technology provide students and teachers with access to an almost unlimited number of information resources, digital learning tools, and programs to support learning goals. As they evolve, innovative approaches to school programs must also be supported by changes in the physical environment. Flexible learning spaces that can accommodate small groups as well as independent learners…makerspaces and similar nontraditional classroom spaces which encourage student creativity, invention, sharing, and collaboration. Valuing the uniqueness of each girl is a long-time core value of an Ursuline education. Making the experience personal – helping her develop the customized skills to pursue her very own strengths and passions – is clearly the vision for her future.

Inspirational Math by Tammy Yung Seven Ursuline math teachers attended the Mathematical Mindsets class last summer at Stanford University led by Dr. Jo Boaler. The Mathematical Mindsets class is designed to help educators use growth mindset strategies with their students to boost math achievement. Participants also learn about the latest neuroscientific research on the best methods by which students learn math. Here are a few of our most important takeaways, including some of the key strategies that we are incorporating at Ursuline to better personalize math instruction: > There is no such thing as a math gene. All students have the capacity to do mathematics. > Mistakes cause our brains to grow much more than if we were to never make them.

> Provide multiple representations for each lesson including visual patterns, algebraic expressions, and sentences. > Allow time for students to think individually first and, then time for group conversation. > Encourage the skeptics in the class. Ask students to prove their thought process by justifying the reasoning. > Encourage multiple interpretations and methods to solve problems. > Introduce the idea of many solutions or one solution type problems. > Evaluate grades or the process of grades; when a test or grade is introduced, the learning can stop. > Eliminate timed tests—students do not perform their best under pressure. Encourage students to think slowly and deeply about the concepts.

“This approach is geared toward critical thinking and seeing math as an analytical, as opposed to procedural subject.”

Claudia Mathison

> Homework – look for opportunities to create applications, lesson reflections, or questions remaining about the lesson. > Limit rote types of calculations, focus on the understanding, ask for a story or visual to evaluate understanding. Early in the school year, we put together UA’s first “Week of Inspirational Math.” Students gathered in the KIVA, where they were divided into multi-level groups of four to work on solving problems with multiple approaches and many solutions. Some of the specific activities included using grids to determine the smallest number of squares that it took to completely fill an area, analyzing borders to find at least five strategies for calculating the perimeter, and developing models to determine the number of “painted” faces on cubes created from sugar cubes. We will continue to use these approaches in our classrooms throughout the Academy to engage our students with a mathematical growth mindset.

Mathematics Chair Tammy Yung (r) with junior Jordan Walters (l)

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What is Personalized Learning? by Brad Rathgeber Head of School, One Schoolhouse

When you learn something new, how do you go about learning it? What’s your process? Let’s take a specific example. Say that the light bulb in the headlight of your car goes out. How do you fix it? Take a second to think about it. For some of you the answer might be, “I’d go straight to the dealership.” For others, it might be, “I’d go to YouTube and watch a ‘how to’ video.” Someone else might say, “I’d make my spouse fix it” or “I’d read the manual.” There are multiple ways of solving the challenge – of learning something new. The same is true for learning in the classroom. There are multiple ways to learn new content, and even multiple ways to test understanding of learning. The emerging educational field of personalized learning helps teachers value the understanding that every learner is unique -- what works for one girl in the classroom might not work for another. Personalized learning, therefore, is a learner-driven pedagogical approach in which individual students demonstrate growth and work toward mastery. At Ursuline, this means that teachers personalize the learning experience so that they can design for and meet each learner as a unique girl with different passions, strengths, and needs. Teachers begin by honoring that each student needs a different on-ramp, will be helped by different teaching tools, and will be motivated when she trusts that her teacher is meeting her right where she is. To get to this place, Ursuline teachers are making significant leaps in how they think about teaching and learning, including a primary change from thinking about the teacher as the keeper of knowledge to the facilitator of learning. Teachers invite more student voice into their classroom and eventually introduce choice in how students access content, assess for understanding, and apply what they are learning.

Of course, this fits in with the great traditions of Ursuline. For years, Ursuline has valued the uniqueness of each girl by having small classes, a robust advisory system, plenty of time for social-emotional growth, and strong student-teacher relationships as the foundation for learning. At the start of this school year, I had the pleasure of working with the Ursuline faculty and staff to explore personalized learning. I participated in the Commissioning Prayer Service, which asked us to affirm in the opening prayer: “O God, give us hearts ready to welcome each student as unique.” Ursuline teachers are working to affirm this understanding in new ways. Personalized learning adds new methods to even more fully recognize the uniqueness of each girl.

Personalized learning, therefore, is a learner-driven pedagogical approach in which individual students demonstrate growth and work toward mastery.

Pedagogy ped·a·go·gy noun

The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. Oxford English Dictionary

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Singapore: A Strategic Role Model by Susan Flume Bauer ’64 Director of Research and Educational Innovation

Singapore American School embarked five years ago on a mission to better prepare its students for the 21st century workforce, and I was eager to know more. I had talked to the Head of Singapore American Dr. Chris Kimball several times. During these conversations, I realized the goals of Singapore American School aligned with Ursuline’s five Strategic Imperatives (Mission and Values, StudentCentered Focus, Attracting and Retaining Talent, Our Setting, and Financial Sustainability). Dr. Kimball suggested that I visit the preK-12 coed school with 3,930 students and a high school of 1,100 students as the best way to examine how this change is being accomplished. Last March, I visited the school with Cecilia Nipp, Ursuline’s Director of Global Relations and Cultural Exchange. Its vision is a culture of academic excellence, possibilities, and extraordinary care. The focus is standards-based curriculum, high impact instructional practices, pastoral care, systems supporting learning, and professional learning communities. We saw how high-impact learning experiences deepen learning and a shift to studentcentered focus. These educational changes are complemented by physical transformations to have the learning spaces reflect the educational philosophy. There is clearly an institutional commitment at Singapore American to implement all parts of the school’s plan in the next three years. There is also a standing innovation committee along with funding to continually examine educational practices and learning spaces. During the last five years, the innovation committee has visited other innovative schools and piloting projects. The practices that resonated with Singapore American are now an integral part of Singapore American’s approach to innovation. A capstone project called

Catalyst is being initiated at the high school level. Seniors merge their passions with their academics and can sample a career or carry out an extended service learning project. This capstone project has a minimum of one semester but can be extended to a full year. In 2018 this will be a graduation requirement. Quest, an alternative senior year of guided student exploration, is also being piloted. Instead of taking traditional courses, students earn credits by taking on interdisciplinary projects personalized to their interests. We can learn a great deal about successful approaches from Singapore American School and the strategies of other forward-growing educational institutions in the U.S. and around the world. As Director of Research and Educational Innovation, I help with the implementation of several Ursuline Strategic Imperatives. Imperative 2 – Student-Centered Focus – involves working with faculty research and development teams. These teams examine and implement student-driven learning practices such as personalization of learning, student agency, goal setting, pathway choice, and student reflection. Teams are also developing blended-learning practices and Ursuline online courses as an alternate option for some classes. Imperative 4 – Our Setting – focuses on the physical environment of the school and classroom. This imperative looks at designing holistically an interface among time, space, and place. In creating innovative learning environments which include maker labs, digital production studios, and integrated learning studios,

attention is paid to the third teacher – environment. These are exciting times at Ursuline as we transition purposely and with thoughtful focus on what it will take to educate students for their future.

STAYING INNOVATIVE Director of Research and Educational Innovation Susan Bauer’s focuses are varied as she keeps Ursuline on top of the latest educational research. MIT’s Launching Innovation in Schools is one of three online courses she’s currently taking. Here are her current areas of emphasis: > Developing Blended and Online Learning opportunities > Working with interested faculty to help make standards mastery a reasonable endeavor > Working on student space needs for new learning environments > Leading a Collaborative Learning Group on Personalized Learning

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Alumnae Enjoy Time Back on Campus Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95 says passion is a necessity for any successful career. “You can marry something that you love with a career,” Scripps told a gym full of students on Ursuline’s Humanities Day. “I’m fortunate enough to work in the arts, government, and humanities. Humanities are so important because it’s the grand human tradition. The arts are intrinsic to who we are as human beings.” Scripps was the event’s keynote speaker in March. Michelle Staubach Grimes ’86 discussed the writing process on a panel, and marathoner Becky Wade ’07 spoke about her book, Run the World. “I think Humanities Day is a powerful way to expose students to the huge array of career options awaiting them,” Wade said. Like other alumnae, Scripps said she loves staying involved with Ursuline, and

especially when it includes interacting with current students. Scripps is the Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs in Dallas and was also the former Vice President of Revenue Operations for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. What is the biggest thing she learned at Ursuline? Serviam.

“You have to use your skills to make the world a better place,” Scripps said. Grimes said she wants to inspire students like Ursuline inspired her. “I never tire of returning to Ursuline as it feels like home to me,” Grimes said. “Ursuline provided me with an education that encouraged me to live my life with passion and follow my dreams.”

“Humanities are so important because it’s the grand human tradition. The arts are intrinsic to who we are as human beings.” Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95

What’s Next: Career Day Apryl Dominguez Churchill ’91 and Shannon Long ’04 will bring more than 60 speakers to campus for Career Day 2018. The pair has been organizing the April 17th event since the summer. “Students learn about a variety of professions from dynamic and stellar women,” said Churchill, who serves as the Ursuline Alumnae Board’s Co-Vice President of Networking with Long. “The ability to network and find a future mentor makes Career Day very exciting.”

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In addition to hearing about professions of their choice, students will also attend professional development sessions geared toward their grade level. “My hope is we can keep Career Day involvement strong and impactful for both alumnae and current students,” Long said.

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Inside the Classroom Teachers continue to bring creativity inside the classroom this school year. From new classes to new projects, students learn information in fresh ways. Elizabeth Smith, Dean of Academics, said continuous innovation only benefits the students. “The world is changing rapidly, and our students will be entering a job force that we cannot visualize,” Smith said. “Learning how to be more creative and thus adaptable is now what prepares students for life beyond the classroom.”

Engineering Design Innovation Engineering Design Innovation students recently helped two unlikely clients — Angie and Dottie. The rescue dogs were fitted with prosthetic limbs since they are both missing back legs. Students interviewed the dogs’ owners, took measurements with the dogs, and created a prototype. All prototypes included 3D-printed parts and were designed in OpenSCAD, a free software program. The four 3D printers are housed in Ursuline’s Design Innovation Learning Lab (DILL). The first-floor lab includes a Microsoft Studio computer, which helps in 3D modeling and AutoCAD. A wallmounted TV is also a presentation tool for small student groups. Engineering Design Innovation is taught by Rachel Clark, science faculty, and Danny Poellot, computer science faculty.

Science Matt Lepley’s Anatomy Classes continue to be interactive. Students will use the Curiscope Virtuali-Tee second semester to discover how the heart pumps blood with the corresponding chambers, valves, blood vessels, and heart wall layers. The Virtuali-Tee provides a guided tour inside the body with the help of the Virtuali-Tee app on a phone or tablet.

Inside Nazi Germany Jeff Girard’s passion subject has turned into a new class. More than 50 seniors are taking Inside Nazi Germany. Girard teaches two classes each semester. While digesting the content can be trying, Girard said students are learning the importance of fighting injustices. Ten percent of each student’s grade is a service project. Examples include starting an anti-bullying campaign at a middle school or touring a mosque or synagogue. “It’s a reminder how fragile a democracy can be,” said Girard, who is getting his Master’s Degree in Holocaust Studies at University of Texas-Dallas. “It’s a story of human nature and a window of what a human can be – the most evil on one side and the greatest on the other. If you can learn from something, learn from this.” To prepare for the class, Girard attended the Anti-Defamation League’s “Bearing Witness” Conference at Georgetown.

“It forces students to ask questions about what is happening and gives perspective on relative size and location of various organs,” Lepley said. “The animations provide insight into how our body works as a cohesive unit.” The special t-shirts are used in conjunction with the Biodigital Human and Anatomy 3D4Medical technology on student laptops.

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CULTIVATING Critical Thinkers

Junior Katie Kerber (left) performs in Ursuline’s fall play, Ash Girl.

unior Katie Kerber can’t tell you if she likes English or Math better, but she knows her love of Performing Arts makes her a better student.

“Performing arts to me is all about confidence,” said Kerber, who has been active in plays and musicals at Ursuline. “I came here really shy, but I’m not that way anymore. I’m much more likely to raise my hand in math if I have a question because of that confidence.”

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Arts and humanities play a significant role in forming the well-rounded student. Universities now seek the doctor or engineer who can also play the violin, for example. “The classes allow you to look at the world through another lens,” English teacher Pat Mendina said.

“Why wouldn’t you want your daughter’s hands in clay or exploring Shakespeare in a performance?”

Teachers agree the biggest benefit of arts and humanities is teaching students to be empathic critical thinkers. “When you’re stuck in the one-way, one-answer mindset, it becomes too safe,” English Department Chair Kate Schenck ’97 said. “You have to be comfortable to take risks to be true critical thinkers.” In Frank Bauroth’s senior-level English class, students tackle a complex issues project. Mendina and Allison Hibbitt challenge their AP Language and Composition students with a year-long “Face of Poverty” Discovery Project. Students explore poverty from different angles and learn more about issues by “going to the source” through unique internships and Serviam opportunities. Social Studies Department Chair Olivia Ide said it’s more important than ever for students to solve problems through multiple channels and skill sets. “We don’t know what kind of world our students will end up in, so they need to be exposed to everything and see the interplay among those influences (or subjects),” Ide said. “We can’t focus on one side of the curriculum at the neglect of the other. We’re all contributing to students’ creativity.” Ursuline has created more interdisciplinary curriculum which encourages that interplay. Similar discussions occur in AP U.S. History and

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Pat Mendina

AP Language and Composition, and Dr. Stephen da Silva invites history, theology, and music teachers into his English III Honors class. Schenck will also add more history elements into her American Literature class next year. “It’s becoming vital that students can understand multiple perspectives,” Schenck said. “The world of the Internet continues to be super interactive. You need context, and you can’t just be in one mindset anymore.”

And to lessen polarization, you have to become a better listener. “Dr. (Jason) Surmiller told us in our U.S. History class that people have lost the ability to argue their point without being angry,” Kerber said. “Humanities classes really let you voice your opinion and not be told ‘That’s absolutely wrong.’” Ide has taken courses at the Dallas Institute of the Humanities and Culture to stay innovative in the classroom. The Institute has had classes that enrich and strengthen the cultural heart of Dallas since 1981. Schenck started a “James Baldwin in the Digital Age” course there in December. The class puts the Civil Rights writer in present-day landscape. Further proof that a class is not just about memorizing information anymore. “I love connecting the dots,” Kerber said. “You learn about yourself, and you really grow as a person.”

“Identity, voice, and communication are important parts of the persona these girls bring into the world.”

WHY THE HUMANITIES MATTER NOW The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last year focused on humanities and its role in creating responsible leaders. Yale and other universities attended the prestigious forum, which occurs annually.

Kate Schenck ’97

“Through the humanities, we learn to understand each other. Great literature, for example, helps us understand people’s motives and why people behave as they do…Whether you’re a leader in the sciences, technology, government service, finance, business – having a deeper appreciation of other people because you have studied the humanities is a great complement to your main area of study.” Yale President Peter Salovey

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UA CLA SS O F 2017

192 graduates 151 with honors 436 merit scholarships offered *

totaling $24 million

12 athletic scholarships 30

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109 National Honor Society members 5 National Merit Finalists 7 National Hispanic Scholars 11 National Merit Commended *Total Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Summa Cum Laude.

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As Ann Gehan puts it, Ursuline’s Class of 2017 was always

“unapologetically” themselves.

As sophomores, they donned banana suits as an Intramurals theme, but it was more than a yellow costume. “All we knew was that we would be successful no matter what we did, as long as we did it together,” Gehan said in her salutatorian speech. “The banana suits were a way for us to color outside the lines, push the envelope, and most importantly, be brave.” Danielle Cruz, Ursuline’s valedictorian and Sedes Sapientiae Award Winner, said her classmates never lost their creativity. “It was the very weirdness of our class that enhanced our endeavors,” Cruz said in her valedictorian speech. “Carry on this purposeful originality wherever we go and whatever we pursue, even when others don’t. It is by redefining convention that we become the catalysts of change.”

Lauren Peebles, Ursuline’s Sister Emmanuel Shea Award Recipient, echoed the importance of following your passions, even if they are vast and varied. Cruz received the 2016 Presidential Volunteer Service Award for her service at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Her interests at Stanford University include international relations, biology, symbolic systems, and linguistics. Gehan, a three-time cross country state champion, plans to study political science and Spanish at Duke University, and Peebles, Ursuline’s Support Our Troops president, is already active with the nationally-ranked University of Alabama speech and debate team.

We conducted a fun Q&A with the creative trio, and we’ve included the highlights. The photo (on opposite page) reflects each student’s interests, including a love for travel and knowledge.

DANIELLE ANNETTE CRUZ

ANN FRANCES GEHAN

LAUREN KELLY PEEBLES

Valedictorian, Sedes Sapientiae Award Winner

Salutatorian

Sister Emmanuel Shea Award Winner

“It has always been difficult for me to identify the subject area or topic I am most intrigued by. Ursuline helped me discover the intersection of these interests and learn how I can pursue my passion, even if it is something that doesn’t fall into a traditional field like math, science, or history. Ursuline has so many great opportunities to get you outside your comfort zone.”

“Not to sound cliché, but my future is brighter than the sun. Ursuline provided so many different opportunities for me, and I’m very, very thankful for the experience. Using the skills and talents I developed, I want to be a fundraiser for non-profits.”

“It’s hard to express just what sense of security I felt at Ursuline. The people of Ursuline taught me to truly be comfortable with myself, shamelessly share my personality, and boldly pursue my passions.” “One of my favorite graduation memories happened before I walked outside. When the first row of girls filed out, the rest of us watched the ceremony’s livestream in the library. We couldn’t help but say ‘Aww,’ as each classmate curtseyed. It was a truly heart-warming moment to see how proud we all were of each other.” “I laugh when kids at the Perot Museum find something as ordinary and predictable as a baking soda volcano so riveting. We should all have this childlike wonder if we hope to find joy every day. Einstein once said, ‘There are two ways to approach life: as if nothing is a miracle or as if everything is.’ I prefer the second. Stay curious.” “I’m excited to sink my teeth into new passions. Stanford’s term of intellectual vitality resonated with me. Pursuing knowledge genuinely comes from a place of committed curiosity and unbounded enthusiasm. Learn for the sake of learning and create for the sake of creating.”

“What will I be doing in 10 years? Something I love. I would love to work with a non-profit or a non-governmental organization anywhere in the world. Any career focused on helping young women or immigrants is also really interesting to me.” “My key to happiness is balance. This is probably one of the most important things I learned at Ursuline — the importance of working hard but also making time for life to happen.” “The biggest thing that drew me to Duke was the contagious school spirit and the community feel. Being on campus feels like home. And things like basketball don’t hurt either. I am looking forward to being able to study a wide range of disciplines and delve deeper into topics that interest me.”

“My best advice for current Ursuline students is to relax. I had many long nights and cups of coffee, but I learned the best way to survive Ursuline is to go to bed at a decent hour. Do what you love and not what others want you to do, and don’t forget to use that Ursuline planner.” “What will I miss most about Ursuline? My classmates and the faculty.” “The biggest factor that brought me to Alabama was the fantastic professional speaking programs and (of course) football. I look forward to the many activities that will allow me to exercise my talents and introduce me to new skills.”

L to R on opposite page: Danielle Cruz, Ann Gehan, and Lauren Peebles

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FROM T HE ARCHIVE S

Sybil Emmett Tucker ’51

“For the past 35 years, Sybil Tucker… has dedicated herself to preserving the relationships made at Ursuline…When asked what she would most like to pass on to current students, Sybil said, “To do what Mother Adelaide told us: strive to be a better person, because you are an Ursuline girl.” From the dedication of the 2017 issue of Esse

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by Sister Mary Troy, O.S.U. ’51

A tribute to the Archivist who retired in May 2017

Sybil’s first appearance at Ursuline Academy was in the eighth grade, the

school year of 1945-46. Since I had been at UA from first grade on, Sybil was the “new girl.” She caught on fast to the rigorous academics (even in those days) and the intricacies of the dark halls in Old Ursuline.

We migrated to Merici for our high school years; Merici was the interim location of Ursuline, during the years when the old building was being vacated and the new building was in progress. What I remember about Sybil at Merici was that she was either an instigator or right in the middle of any special antics during our class slumber parties. Yes, the Ursuline Sisters let us sleep over at school! Merici days came to an end when, in December of 1950, the campus was moved to 4900 Walnut Hill Lane, and our Class of 1951 became the first to graduate from there. Sybil is proud of that – but adds that it rained the night of our graduation, so we were also the first class to graduate inside! Sybil chose Saint Mary’s Notre Dame in Indiana for her college, but only stayed one year, because it was too cold! “All the Southern girls took the tunnels from building to building,” she says. After graduation from The University of Texas, she taught English and Latin in the Dallas Independent School District. “You were the best teacher I ever had,” one of Sybil’s former students told her recently. And the year she was teaching at Thomas C. Marsh Junior High, she was named Teacher of the Year. No surprises there. In 1982, Sybil was tapped by Sister Emmanuel Shea and the Alumnae Board to become Ursuline Academy’s first official Alumnae Director. In this position, Sybil built the Alumnae Office from scratch, as it were. There had – of course – been considerable alumnae outreach by Sister Emmanuel with her telephone ministry and the records she kept in her head and her heart. But Sybil, from her office at St. Joseph’s, created Homecoming, Young Alum gatherings, the Senior Picnic,

Alumnae Awards, LOGOS, and the Class Agent System of outreach to all alums. Our current Alumnae Office continues these. It wasn’t just what Sybil accomplished; it was who she was in this position – a gracious, welcoming, encouraging “shepherdess” for alumnae young and old. She knew her alums, not only each one’s class year; for so many, she knew each one’s personal story. And she loved the Ursuline Sisters. Indeed, Sybil gave her heart to this mission. The mission wasn’t over when Sybil retired from the Alumnae Office in 2009. She became our first official Archivist, again following a beloved Sister, Sister Mary Margaret Prenger. During Sybil’s tenure, the office grew – and almost outgrew its space. Special features enjoyed by all were the seasonal exhibits in the Heritage Gallery. With the creative touch of Sybil and her volunteer assistant, Joyce Meyer ’70, the gallery became a place where Ursuline history came alive. With the many demands on Sybil’s time and energy at Ursuline, the support of her family was constant: her husband, Joe; children, Johnny and Jennifer (husband, Andrew); and grandchildren, Madeline and Andrew. Sybil, for all the 35 years you gave to Ursuline with grace, generosity, creativity, and love: Ursuline is ever grateful.

YOUR HERITAGE GALLERY By Joyce Meyer ’70

Have you looked at your yearbook lately? When you see the pictures, do you take a step into your memory? Feel yourself at Ursuline as a 16-year-old? Remember the friends, the fun, maybe some pranks, even some bad days? I do. In the Ursuline archives, I work with yearbooks, papers, pictures, clothes, diaries, programs, newspaper articles, etc. dating back to 1874 when the Ursuline Sisters came to Dallas to establish a school for girls. With these items, I can paint pictures in my mind the lives of Ursuline girls who came before me. This is what we try to recreate in the exhibit windows in the Heritage Gallery, located in The French Family Center. Visit the Gallery, and take another step…that step into the continuum that is Ursuline.

“I don’t think words can adequately express how the Ursuline community feels about Sybil Tucker. She has touched so many lives…and, for so many, she IS Ursuline.” Gretchen Kane, Ursuline President

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T HE URS UL INE SPIRIT

by Kelly Morris

Spirit of Community Sister Lois Castillon, Ursuline’s Director of Mission and Heritage, can’t tell you her favorite memory, but a recent one still makes her smile. “When facilities department members Sergio (Murillo), Juan (Cortez), and Julio (Martinez) made their fajitas, wow,” Castillon recalls. “That was extra special.” The gathering was a unique one, and its purpose profound. Faculty and staff gathered for Ursuline’s two-day Angela Retreat at the Nazareth Retreat Center in Grand Prairie.

“Build community wherever you go.”

The main goal of each retreat is to

share the life of St. Angela Merici, who

spirit of Ursuline Academy,” she said of

wouldn’t work together during a typical

founded the Company of St. Ursula in

Angela, who realized the crucial role

school day.

Brescia, Italy, in 1535, but community

of women in the church and the world.

building and friendship go along with

“Her words are at the heart of

two full days to soak in the spirituality

the experience. Ursuline has two Angela

educating young women.”

and learn about the life of the woman

Retreats each school year (November

who started what we know now as the

and February).

coordinator, said the retreat’s size adds

Ursuline Sisters,” said theology teacher

to its uniqueness. Each retreat includes

Kathy Sherman, who went on retreat in

has seen more than 180 participants

10-12 new participants with Sister Lois,

February. “We were able to see her joy,

since 2005.

facilitator Sister Diane Fulgenzi, and a

love for God, and heroic virtue in the

Mission and Heritage assistant. Every

everyday difficulties of her time.”

Sister Lois said the Angela Retreat

“To know St. Angela is to know the

Sister Lois, who serves as retreat

department participates, and Sister Lois

St. Angela Merici

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purposely matches people who

“It was a blessing to be able to take

Did You Know? Faculty and staff don’t just learn about Angela Merici during Angela retreats. They continue her teachings in Angela Merici Advisory (AMA). Ursuline has 14 AMA groups and each group shares breakfast, conversation, and prayer before school six times a year. It’s just another way Ursuline is united in Angela’s spirit of unity,” said Sister Lois, who serves on an AMA Committee with Personal Counselor Mary Smith Campise ’82 and teachers Daniel Poellot and Fred Schneider.

Angela Retreat, February 2017

Sister Diane has seen the retreat’s

“We’ve had people of many faiths

growth. She first worked with former

join us on retreat,” said Schneider, who

Director of Mission and Heritage

is in his 21st year at Ursuline. “Angela’s

Virginia Cardenas and now continues

ideas are so universally valid that it

to facilitate retreats with Sister Lois.

doesn’t matter what previous knowledge

Sister Diane is the Charism Coordinator

you have of her. When people return to

for the USA Roman Union Ursulines

Ursuline, they’re always more focused

in St. Louis.

and rejuvenated.”

“For 12 years, it’s been a joy to

Schneider said that only helps each

watch as school administrators, teachers,

employee better serve the student.

and staff get to know more about

St. Angela and how her vision and spirit

students,” he said. “By serving them,

are at the heart of the mission in every

we’re serving ourselves. Everything else

Ursuline school,” Sister Diane said.

will fall in line. That’s a major theme

“I also enjoy watching the spirit of

of St. Angela’s view of the work of an

community and collaboration grow

Ursuline Educator. She had an amazing

and deepen among the participants.”

grasp of human nature and lived her

life by modeling her dedication to what

Spirits are renewed as each group

“Bottom line, we’re here for the

gathers to learn, pray, share, and

she believed was right.”

laugh together. In between St. Angela

discussions, participants cook meals

emulated Ursuline Dallas’ retreat model.

together, play games, and enjoy the

Angela Retreats now take place in

relaxing retreat grounds.

Dedham, (MA), New Orleans,

and St. Louis.

“The administrative support we

More Ursuline schools have

have for this is amazing,” Sister Lois said.

“Subs are arranged, so teachers can truly

involved in schools, lay leaders and this

disconnect and enjoy the experience.”

retreat are proving more key.

Fred Schneider, psychology/history

With fewer Ursuline Sisters directly

“The Ursuline educational mission

teacher, who assists Angela retreats

is now in the hands of the dedicated

every year with science teacher

women and men who serve as coworkers

Jonathan Moody, said because of its

in our schools,” Sister Diane said.

holistic nature, anyone can benefit from an Angela Retreat.

MEET PRIORESS SISTER ADELE BRENNAN Sister Adele Brennan is the new Prioress of the Ursuline Sisters of Dallas community. She succeeds Sister Lois in this role after her term concluded this Summer. Sr. Adele is currently executive assistant to the Central Province in St. Louis. As a non-resident Prioress, she will travel to Dallas regularly for meetings at Ursuline. Sr. Lois will continue as Ursuline’s Director of Mission and Heritage. Sister Adele serves as ex-officio member of the Ursuline Academy Board of Trustees and the Ursuline Foundation Board. She was Ursuline’s assistant principal from 1987-1992. “I’m thrilled to be back in Dallas,” said Sister Adele, who attended Ursuline Academy Galveston and studied Administration at the University of Notre Dame. “It will be a good experience to work with the sisters in this community. I’ve known many of them for years, some even since childhood.” As Prioress, Sister Adele will be coordinator of the Ursuline Sisters of Dallas for their health, well-being, and monthly gatherings. The Prioress also brings the Sisters together as needed for meetings relating to Province reports and official business, and serves as liaison between the local level and Provincial leadership of the Ursulines of the Central Province.

WAYS OF GIVING

Catherine Baetz Maurer ’98 Living Out The Serviam Spirit

n 2011, after graduating with an MBA from the SMU Cox School of Business, Catherine found herself with extra time on her hands. Looking to get involved with an organization about which she was passionate, she joined the Ursuline Alumnae Board. As Assistant Director of Development for the Cox School, she had developed a strong background for serving on the Alumnae Giving Committee, which provided her with great insight into Ursuline’s development processes and procedures.

After serving on the Alumnae Board for five and a half years, Catherine was selected to assume the position of Chief Development Officer at Ursuline. Today she is responsible for all Academy fundraising strategies and she supervises all Advancement Office programs. Reporting to the President, she is a member of the Campus Administrative Team and serves as Academy liaison to The Ursuline Academy of Dallas Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees. Catherine shares the following perspective on her new role:

The Enduring Value of Support

Commitment to the Future

Each alumna leaves Ursuline with different takeaways – academic rigor, faith formation, the sense of community created through our traditions. But the most impactful benefits of our education are character traits we developed while at Ursuline – confidence, critical thinking and leadership skills, a Serviam spirit, and moral ground. To achieve this, Ursuline relies heavily on its parents, friends, and most importantly the almost 9,000 alumnae to lend their time, advocacy, and financial support to the Academy. It’s important that all alumnae feel some responsibility to ensure that the school can enable today’s students and future generations of girls to build their foundations under the Ursuline model.

Under the leadership of Gretchen Kane, Ursuline is embarking on an ambitious strategic plan. Since our founding in 1874, the Academy has always strived to be at the forefront of education. In technology, for example, we were one of the first schools to introduce computer science as a course, and later to provide laptops for all students. Looking at the future of secondary education, the classroom experience in 15 or even 10 years will be so much different from what it is now. There will be more emphasis on critical thinking, innovation, and collaboration skills. The physical spaces (classrooms) needed to complement this shift will need to accommodate for that. Of course the UA culture, which was so pivotal in our own experience as students, will remain strong and only serve to enhance these academic changes. It’s an exciting time to be here and to be part of the community that, working together, will help build UA’s next chapter.

EMPLOYEE LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATES ANOTHER MILESTONE

The Ursuline Employee Legacy Scholarship Endowment has grown to more than $240,000 since the fund was created in 2006. The first fouryear student scholarship from the endowment was awarded in 2012. A volunteer employee committee promotes the scholarship and plans ELS presentations and appreciation events for employees. Each member serves a two-year term.

For the third year in a row, employee participation in the Ursuline Employee Legacy Scholarship campaign has reached 100 percent. Employee gifts to the fund totaled more than $28,000 for the 20172018 school year. The scholarship provides families with need-based financial assistance. “The fact that our employees wanted to start – and fund – a scholarship to help qualified students attend Ursuline is powerful,” Director of Development Michele Snyder said. “Each one of us, no matter our role or position here, understands the students are at the heart of why we love what we do.”

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2017-2018 ELS Committee: Fred Schneider (Chair), Mandy Briones, Mary Smith Campise ’82, Christy Miller Edwards ’00, Ann Middendorf ’84, Leah Schlief-Freese, Kathryn Gibbs, Guy Hoyle, Hadil Issa, Eve Juarez, Charity Kelly, Jim Koehler, Suzie Murray, Ilona O’Brien, Bernie Paul, Michele Snyder, and Claire Blanshard Webb ’97.

CATHERINE BAETZ MAURER ’98 2017 Joined Ursuline on January 5 Became Chief Development Officer July 1 2011 – 2016 Assistant Director of Development Edwin L. Cox School of Business, SMU 2006 – 2010 Development, Meadows Museum, SMU Education MBA, Marketing & Management, SMU MA, Arts Management, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU BA, Art History, Davidson College

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Endowed Gifts • Future of Ursuline depends on strength of endowments • Priority needs are for scholarships and faculty support • Foundation provides for safe, effective asset management

URSULINE FUND Every day support for every girl

The Ursuline Fund • Funds essential for annual operating expenses • Provides the margin of excellence for costs not covered by tuition and fees alone • Provides for competitive faculty salaries, excellence in academics, athletics, arts, and other student programs

Mardi Gras Gala • Annual auction event with all net proceeds benefiting scholarships • Event also recognizes named gifts to new scholarship and faculty endowments

The President’s Circle • Includes donors making gifts of $5,000 or more in a fiscal year • Donor report and website acknowledgment • President’s Circle Dinner in May

Alumnae Serviam Circle • Includes alumnae contributing $2,500 or more in a fiscal year • Donor report and website acknowledgment

Ursuline Society • Charitable planned gifts help ensure the long-term financial stability and future growth of Ursuline Academy • Donors naming Ursuline as a beneficiary are recognized as members of the Ursuline Society To learn more, visit: www.ursulinedallas.org/giving

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Marriages Margo Bryan ’80 to Cary Morgan Erika Bondy ’84 to Thomas Redd Maribeth Messineo Peters ’85 to Jeff Pappas Beatrice Garcia ’86 to Paul Castillo Patricia Ornelas ’94 to Manuel Saucedo Patricia Neuhoff ’95 to TJ Malorzo Erin McCarthy ’97 to David Halprin Kate Kilanowski ’98 to Brooks Anderson Katie Land ’99 to Rowdy Granado Rachel Guillory ’00 to Aaron Woodcock Maria Castillo ‘01 to David Solorzano Linda Panchasarp ’01 to Mike Fullman Olivia Inman ’02 to Bobby Evers Brennan Robertson ’02 to Ryan Walls Rahle Shaw ’02 to Aaron Berg Kelley Jump ’03 to Jason Guarriello Katie Sullivan ’03 to Michael Tate Jamie Stewart ’03 to JW Sikora Jacqueline Kennedy ’04 to Matthew Jacobs Allison Wolf ’04 to Peter Anderson Kelly Bach ’05 to Michael Soll Madeline Brophy ’05 to Brett Murack Anne Dahlstrom ’05 to Joe Glaser Sarah Elizabeth Dewey ’05 to Phillip Petitto Hilary Hoffman ’05 to Henry Lindemann Samantha Fechtel ’05 to Paul Howell Samantha Smith ’05 to John Pate Katie Snyder ’05 to Alex McCann Meredith Elkins ’06 to Lauren Partovi Katie Gaylord ’06 to Jeff Dougan Andrea Michelsen ’06 to Benton Payne Cat Nipper ’06 to Christian Gurley Meredith Rooney ’06 to Scott Thomas Rachel Wade ’06 to Alex Robertson Mandy Willner ’06 to Christopher Price Hayley Zimmerman ’06 to Chris Creecy Lauren Albert ’07 to William Sand Caroline Benning ’07 to Andrew Cornwell Greer Caron ’07 to Michael Dzura Carissa Chavez ’07 to Collin Gasparovic Gina Di Martino ’07 to James Walker Anne Flinchbaugh ’07 to Tom Banasiak Melissa Gramlich ’07 to Matt Kings Marian Karam ’07 to Andrew Spangler Olivia Langdale ‘07 to Trey Holotik III Molly McCarthy ’07 to Aaron Auld Imelda McClendon ’07 to Trevor Speck Claire O’Connor ’07 to Matt Ackels Jenn Paull ’07 to Miranda Tate Kari Pinke ’07 to Buck O’Brien Brittany Vertin ’07 to Brad Henkel Claire West ’07 to Mitch Walsh Kim Bieda ’08 to Dave Wathen Shannon Buell ’08 to Chip Seale

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Alexandra Bret ’08 to Nicholas Bastoni Rachel Cocek ’08 to Andrew Martin Anne Dancy ’08 to William Maher Shannon Field ’08 to Patrick Quine Dierdre Garahan ’08 to Marshall Morton Jackie Hogan ’08 to Michael Williams Rebecca Isaac ’08 to Davon Allen Peta Maree Lancaster ’08 to Isaiah Pogue Carly Landon ’08 to Robert Huffman Amanda Lee ’08 to Corey Struss Meg Nestor ’08 to Ross Schneider Patricia Nicholls ’08 to Paul Spear Molly O’Hara ’08 to Benjamin Pilarski Hilary Rasch ’08 to Dan Donadio Michelle Thomas ’08 to Michael Richardson Lindsey Toedt ’08 to Raphael Rattler Dee Wallander ’08 to Matthew Rindt Colleen Watts ’08 to William Carson Alex Wentz ’08 to Tyler Dowdy Gabrielle Dizon ’09 to Greg Pruss Erin Dooley ’09 to Lane Webster Vicki Duarte ’09 Jacob Fuller Katerina Eckley ’09 to Jacob Heffern Gaby Gutierrez ’09 to Gunnar Rawlings Kelsey James ’09 to Chase Shimeck Janey Kemp ’09 to Collin Cragin Kelly Lacy ’09 to Dylan Davis Kelsey McGuire ’09 to Colin Campbell Karla Ruzo ’09 to Cameron Shirazi Taylor Simmons ’09 to Carter Hickok Kristen Valek ’09 to Patrick McGrath Sarah Valenzuela ’09 to Ted Pressler Libby Verret ’09 to Charlie Stephens Maggie Duffy ’10 to Fernando Peralta Juliann Jeffrey ’10 to Tony Wilbar Avery Magee ’10 to Bryan Geier Michelle Martin ’10 to Robert Sullivan Grace McGee ’10 to Ryan Harmon Hilary Misdom ’10 to Jeffery Arnier Alyssa Strong ’10 to Joshua Strunk Jennifer Boone ’11 to Mark Gould Kelly Kate Crossland ’11 to Dylan Evans Kaitlin Hammersla ’11 to Joey Jadlowski Natalie Huggins ’11 to Logan Brown Rachel Nolan ’11 to Jack Butler Vanessa Randall ’11 to Daniel Reese Amanda Rivera ’11 to Michael Johnson Sarah Swindell ’11 to Michael Yanniello Lauren Dyer ’12 to Colin Taylor Maggie Hazzard ’12 to Brendan Eufinger Nikki Howard ’12 to Ryan Savage Emma Jaspersen ’12 to Ben Jones Emily Stuart ’13 to Andrew Nolan

Brennan Robertson ’02 and Ryan Walls

Erika Bondy ’84 and Thomas Redd

Hayley Zimmerman ’06 and Chris Creecy

Erin Dooley ’09 and Lane Webster

Samantha Smith ’05 and John Pate

Kate Kilanowski ’98 and Brooks Anderson

Amanda Rivera ’11 and Michael Johnson

Michelle Thomas ’08 and Michael Richardson Sarah Swindell ’11 and Michael Yanniello

Left to Right – Maggie Murphy ’12, Briana Luisi ’10, Katy Evans ’10, Michelle Martin-Sullivan ’10, Marti White ’10, Courtney Cunningham ’10, Katie Stephens ’10, Hayley Scanlin ’10, and Mary Murphy ’10 Jenn Paull ’07 and Miranda Tate

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Births Girls Jessica Coursey Messman ’94 Carla Laos Barrientes ’95 Rosemary Weir Coursey ’96 L.E. Brumley Wolovits ’96 Gina Goldman de Soto ’97 Erin McCarty Halprin ’97 Gretchen Grubbs Hanner ’97 Abby Norris ’97 Amanda Ornelas ’97 Megan Nelms Dunavant ’98 Kristin Hooks Gaughan ’98 Katie McNally McCoy ’98 Lauren Whitacre Sandler ’98 Paige Harnden Sidhom ’98 Rory Werner Siefer ’98 Diana Bond Adams ’99 Natalie Kauder ’99 Mauri Whitacre Hinterlong ’99 Katie Cocek Williams ’00 Theresa Parish-Berry ’01 Elizabeth Roath Garcia ’01 Catherine Kim Hompesch ’01 Kristin Merani Bailey ’02 Roina Rivera Baker ’02 Taylor Custer Crosby ’02 Lauren Koporec Nolan ’02* Liz Pollard Savage ’02 Shelly Miller Carmichael ’03 Rachel Chovanetz ’03 Lauren Giles DuBose ’03 Jordan Anderson Fitzsimmons ’03 Audra Schoenfeldt Furer ’03 Megan O’Connor Hargrove ’03 Ashley Bunch Jaska ’03 Chelsea Cockrell Lafayette ’03 Natalie Brady McCall ’03 Mary Ellen Stark McWilliams ’03 Katie Dryden Merrill ’03 Catherine Karam Nodurft ’03 Brooke Wagoner Payton ’03 Kate Sullivan Tate ’03 Claire Garahan Scheihing ’03 Stephanie Nordseth Vance ’03 Leandra Uribe Woolnough ’03 Malorie Perry Chapman ’04 Elizabeth Doak Johansen ’04 Dori Neil Araiza ’05 Courtney Johnson Berberich ’05 Lauren Elder Buboltz ’05 Katie O’Neill Emrich ’05 Rachael Ward Garfield ’05 Andrea Grimaldo Mull ’05 Elizabeth Shortall Pulsinelli ’05 Michelle Ackels Roudebush ’05 Celeste Diaz Escobedo ’06 Kaylie McGuire Slaughter ’06 Ashley Hardeman Bailey ’07 Katie Ogden Christensen ’07 Alex Vazquez Garcia ’07 Stephanie Swindell Fleming ’07 Emily Vick Rivera ’07

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Kendra Brown Sawyer ’07 Lauren Rasch Greil ’08 Katherine Jones Smith ’08 Shannon Field Quine ’08 Rachael Fraser Catterton ’09 Terez Barboro Leach ’09 Katherine Jones Masterton ’09 Victoria Crosby Mendenhall ’09 Clara Doyle Ogden ’09 Kayla Powers Dingas ’10 Rachel Nolan Butler ’11 Danielle Demers Hicks ’11 Twins Megan Bauer ’96 (boy/girl) Kerry Cumberland Ratcliffe ’98 (girls) Emily Land Furney ’99 (boys) Melissa Hooks Santos ’00 (boys) Molly Burke Bretl ’05 (girls) Heather Moore Hubbard ’05 (boy/girl) Boys Ashley Rodgers ’92 Karli Illich Kennel ’93 Tabitha Moore Langston ’94 Angela Petersen Alaniz ’95 Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95 Stacy Reeder Blanco ’96 G’Nell Smith Price ’96 Loren Olivo Carpenter ’97 Lauren Snyder de Gras ’97 Chris Tsevoukas Gotsis ’97 Caroline Dupree Link ’97 Colleen Larmon O’Donnell ’97 Colleen Johnson Johnson ’98 Melissa Jackson LaBreche ’98 Whitney Baldridge Nowlin ’98 Paige Harnden Sidhom ’98 Elizabeth Price Asrabadi ’99 Sarah O’Rielly Prisco ’99 Angela Taquino St. Aubin ’99 Amy Sims Stovall ’99 Annie DuRoss Babuder ’00 Kate Stark Knight ’00 Lauren Lawson Ginn ’01 Lauren Fournier Diebel ’02 Amber Foster Jenkins ’02* Stephanie Bilhartz Monson ’02 Erin Spalding O’Connor ’02 Mary Simon Bowen ’03 Lindsay Garrett Bradburn ’03 Linda Selzer Chupik ’03 Cara Baker Granger ’03 Claire Vo Lawlass ’03 Natalie Nordseth Leveck ’03 Brittany Dove Melo ’03 Stephanie Fitzpatrick Moreno ’03 Kristi Sobhani Nelson ’03 Madison McBee White ’03 Elizabeth Karam Case ’04 Jill Robinson Hylden ’04 Jaime Hanks Meyers ’04

Colleen Cardillo Bredow ’05 Rachel Gambulos Hamilton ’05 Arianne Auclaire Hill ’05 Catie Ruffini McGrath ’05 Rachel Courie Soglanich ’05 Ashley Conser Cottrell ’06 Jessie Carpenter Doyle ’06 Tanner Hartnett ’06 Jane Murchison Hvidt ’06 Megan Windrick Wallace ’06 Alex Young Arnold ’07 Sarah Cook Hinds ’07 Kassandra Baumann Racu ’07 Whitney Whelan Smirmis ’07 Miranda Grimland Head ’08 Christina Noah Jacobs ’08 Sally Wyatt Weiss ’08 Kathryn Bentley Butler ’09 Kendall Kolker Heyen ’10 Mary Alice Ryan ’10 Robin Richards Dudasko ’11 Megan Pace ’12

Robert Mitchell, son of Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95

Ivy Harper, daughter of Lauren Whitacre Sandler ’98

Owen Stark, son of Kate Stark Knight ’00

Loren Olivo Carpenter ’97 and husband Matt with son Thomas Wiley

Marissa, daughter of Diana Bond Adams ’99

Lucille Fatima, daughter of Lauren Rasch Greil ’08

Marjorie Camille, daughter of Kristin Merani Bailey ’02

Elizabeth, daughter of Catherine Kim Hompesch ’01

Daniel Dupree, son of Caroline Dupree Link ’07

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In Memoriam Alumnae:

Katherine Johnson Ross ’74

Theresa Worswick Schwab ’85

Debbie Sterling Everett ’80

Virginia Mae Hencke Merrill ’36

LeeAnna Schniebs ’77

Mary Lauderdale Aidala ’86

Roxy Marx-Kawakami ’80

Martha Blalack Brooks ’40

Karen Pustejovsky Klein ’81

Virginia Benke ’86

Monica Risinger Kinsey ’80

Earlene Ventura Loremo ’41

Maureen McCarthy Toscano ’82

Jane Lambert Lastelick ’86

Julie Jungen Lanicek ’80

Patricia Moss Browning ’42

Maria Elena Mirabal Acconci ’98

Heidi Fischer ’88

Sherri Lee ’80

Melissa Cribbin Sharma ’88

Carolyn Marshall Strauss ’80

Mary Helen Nuschy Schaffnit ’43

Mothers of:

Catherine Morzak Troy ’88

Cindy Munoz Bouchard ’81

Margaret Furlow Dundas ’47

Barbara Brooks Fairfield ’59

Cindy Worswick Tromzano ’89

Julia Jernigan Gibson ’81

Norma Lee Murphy Bowers ’48

Penny Carroll Moser ’64

Julia Moore Miller ’90

Bede Marshall Ryan ’82

Rosemary Redditt ’49

Mary Louise Meletio Weiss ’65

Dayna Harvey Rekieta ’91

Laura Jungen Terry ’82

Marlene Ackels Mallick ’51

Katherine Galvin ’67

Natalie Nadalo Gregg ’96

Susan DeDitius Broderick ’83

Carol Sue Deal Miller ’52

Diane Browning Ewing ’68

Janice Wear Gutierrez ’55

Nancy Bowen Brown ’70

Fathers of:

Joan Walker Brunkhorst ’85

Mary Dee Morsbach Adam ’56

Ann Brooks ’74

Mary Lou Barry Glauber ’59

Jane Lambert Lastelick ’86

Sr. Margaret Ann Moser, O.S.U. ’56

Elizabeth Fulbright ’74

Estelle Tovar Lara ’63

Brenda Johnston Powers ’85

Carolyn Noyes Worswick ’59

Teresa Murphy ’74

Marjorie Barry Saxe ’65

Jennifer DeDitius Dunson ’86

Carolyn Lewkowski ’67

Laurie Marx Sanders ’74

Marcella Barry Merrell ’66

Veronica Pesantes ’88

Cathleen Wischmeyer Newman ’67

Judith Donachie Watson ’75

Nancy Marshall ’67

Janet Walker Peterson ’88

Pamela Hafertepe Lynch ’69

Mary Bowen Wall ’76

Eileen Barry-Cocetti ’69

Leigh Anne Cloud Haugh ’89

Teresa Lardner Burdinski ’72

Suzanne Murphy Foster ’76

Teresa Schaefer Porter ’69

Rebecca Harper Hallam ’89

Mitzi McKool Gadway ’72

Catherine Frigo ’77

Eileen Shepard Townsend ’69

Elena Sipes Mosier ’89

Susan Hayes Raffo ’74

Valerie Ramirez Cohen ’77

Nancy Bowen Brown ’70

Cynthia Worswick Tromzano ’89

Alison Hird Hummel ’75

Nancy Fulbright Hafner ’77

Esther Tovar Fraler ’71

Monica Risinger Kinsey ’90

Pam Bernat Schneider Roeder ’77

Mary McDonald ’77

Susan DiFrancesco Borecki ’72

Jerilynn Walker Putnam ’93

Michele Cox ’78

LeeAnna Schniebs ’77

Cynthia Walker Pierotti ’72

Christina Fehrenbach Soderberg ’93

Tammie Baumann ’82*

Elizabeth Galvin ’78

Cindy Schaefer Bargmann ’73

Jamie Rae Walker ’94

Patricia Lombardi Johnson ’86

Thelma Furlow Russell ’78

Patricia Ling Pryor ’73

Sheila Siebert ’95

Renee Evans ’90

Roberta Wierman ’78

Monica Laino Harris ’74

Routh Johnston Barker ’96

Alison Zugelder ’08*

Diddy Fulbright ’79

Patty Walker Mason ’74

Micaela Mathews ’97

Sheila Parro Patrick ’79

Andrea Hebert ’74

Kate Kairies Schenck ’97

Husbands of:

Amelia Smith Crider ’80

Gayle Hebert McDonald ’75

Marianne Chionglo ’00

Frances Currin Marshall ’43†

Lisa Furlow Briley ’80

Nancy Walker Adams ’76

Allison Kairies Stewart ’00

Jean O’Rourke Stuart ’47

Roxy Marx-Kawakami ’80

Erline Tovar Martinez ’76

Liz Klein ’01

Patricia Brown Currin ’50

Terese Frigo Kitts ’81

Mary Bowen Wall ’76

Emily Klein ’03

Maureen Smith Gallagher ’51

DeLynn Davidson ’82

Kathryn Jernigan Adams ’77

Katie Dryden Merrill ’03

Nora Anne Hagar Wogan ’53

Magdalen Mallou ’82

Michelle Barry ’77

Andrea Marroquin ’11

Blanche Canales Gomez ’55

Gennie Furlow Noe ’82

Jo Ann Risinger Jackson ’77

Jennifer Klein ’12

Dorothy Daniel Stoneham ’55

Maxine Kijek Sims ’82

Lynn Hebert Blake ’78

Ali de Jong ’14

Doris Blunck Walker ’56†

Cynthia McCrea Trueblood ’82

Carmen Rangel Blandino ’79

Michelle Guillot Nash ’59

Sandy Hutin Waddell ’84

Jennifer DiFrancesco Petersen ’79

Mary Sue Kaiser Wolfle ’59

Moira Parro Schilke ’85

Mary Walker Sladek ’79

Dolores Thomason Meletio ’43

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Juliann Walker Chavez ’83

Stepmothers of:

Emily Newton ’07

Rashunda Hunter ’97

Lindsey Boss ’16

DeeAnn Baillargeon Smith ’82

Amy Short ’07

Rebecca Sims O’Brien ’97

Wadie DiFrancesco ’16

Aimee Baillargeon Griffiths ’90

Imelda McClendon Speck ’07

Maresa Patterson ’98

Molly McNulty ’16

Mary Kidd Cosper ’96

Rebecca Hoffman ’08

Christine Petersen Nevitt ’98

Mary Stoutenburgh ’16

Dierdre Garahan Morton ’08

Rosanna Rivera Mao ’99

Madeline Tovar ’16

Stepfather of:

Anna Meyer ’08

Amy Sims Stovall ’99

Taylor Gibbons ’17

Alina Ann Somodevilla Williams ’99

Fatima Martinez Rosales ’08

Elizabeth Klein ’01

Pier Goldreich ’17

Joanie Williams ’08

Rebekah Rivera ’01†

Caitlin McNulty ’17

Daughters of:

Kristen Stoutenburgh ’09

Erin Patterson ’02

Katie Schaefer ’17

Margaret Murrin Moser ’31

Emma Donachie ’10

Mary Pryor ’02

Maria Tovar ’17

Erika Sifuentes Stoerkel ’05

Lee Weiland ’10

Roina Rivera Baker ’02

Georgia Hallam ’18*

Elyse Chevallier ’11

Christine Mello Dargan ’02

Margaret DiFrancesco ’19

Son of:

Sarah Hafner ’11

Laura Brown ’03

Aidan Stuart ’19

Maxine Kijek Sims ’82

Amanda Rivera Johnson ’11

Emily Klein ’03

Hailey Mentgen ’20

Grace Meyer ’11

Kathryn Pryor ’03

Grace Risinger ’20

Grandmothers of:

Hannah Petersen Sharp ’11

Claire Garahan Scheihing ’03

Tabitha Moore Langston ’94

Schuyler Whittemore ’11*

Erline Martinez Miller ’04

Sisters of:

Lauren Zinn Buck ’96

Grace Paulter ’12

Kathryn Mello Polk ’04

Mary Blalack Garrett ‘38†

Denise Cowan Fowler ’97

Lydia Wells ’12

Kimberly Shultz ’04

Sister Adelaide Thomason ‘39†

Lisa Foster ’98

Dominique Hever ’13

Molly Mason Stevens ’05

Dorothy Blalack Burns ‘42†

Alison Garahan ’98

Anna Wierman ’13

Sarah Stuart ’05

Mary Jane Furlow Keene ‘43†

Erika Anderson Orbin ’98

Jessica Patrick ’15

Elizabeth Bellinger ’06

Cathryn Ventura Colgin ‘44

Jennifer Jordan Bolesta ’99

Mackenzye Rychlik ’15

Sarah Stefaniak ’06

Joanne Nuschy Buckley ‘45

Mari Hidalgo King ’99

Emily Sims ’15

Miki Alvarado ’07

Jeanne Abraham Totah ’46

Estella Moore ’99

Gabby Lecca ’16

Katie Ogden Christensen ’07

Sister Mary Theresa Moser, RSJC ’53

Danielle Daboub Shermer ’99

Marie Meyer ’16

Andrea Freund ’07

Patti Sue Murphy Mehaffey ‘54

Ashley Lattner Young ’99

Molly McNulty ’16

Imelda McClendon Speck ’07

Karen Wischmeyer ‘63

Christina Foster Boyer ’00

Mary Stoutenburgh ’16

Madison Schottleutner ’07

Kristine Bernat Gillette ‘66

Bridget Garahan ’00

Brittany Wierman ’16

Cortney Shultz ’07

Mollie McKool ‘68

Nicole Lattner Fox ’00

Caitlin McNulty ’17

Nicole Herman ’08

Teresa Wischmeyer Kee ‘69

Nicole Daboub ’02

Kate Patrick ’17

Hanna Munoz ’08

Kathleen Moser Barr ’71

Christine Mello Dargan ’02

Katie Schaefer ’17

Kelsey Shultz ’08

Denise Lardner Ellinger ‘71†

Laura Brown ’03

Gina Lecca ’18

Kristen Stoutenburgh ’09

Elizabeth Wischmeyer Munse ‘71

Jacqueline Jordan ’03

Anjali Sebastian ’19*

Victoria Davis ’10

Donna Hafertepe Butzberger ‘72

Lillian Watson Neubauer ’03

Mary Parro ’20

Catherine Dillier ’10

Anita Hafertepe Costello ‘73

†

Caroline Jones ’10

Carol Moser Grantham ’73

Alice Ann Spurgin Holland ’04

Grandfathers of:

Caitlin Murad ’10

Lisa Hird White ‘73

Kathryn Mello Polk ’04

Tanya Tovar Rabatte ’89

Karsen Schottleutner ’10

Patricia Hafertepe Ault ‘74

Theresa Watson Crow ’05

Sabrina Youdim Shadi ’91

Emily Sims ’10

Sandra Hafertepe Zebrowski ‘75

Hilary Hoffman ’05

Joni McKown Grossman ’92

Hannah Petersen Sharp ’11

Pamela Jeffrey ‘76

Amanda Newton Lott ’05

Colleen Greenfield Krezel ’94

Alexandra Stuart ’11

Theresa Hafertepe Panter ‘79

Cristina Gandia Niver ’06

Angela Peterson Alaniz ’95

Hannah Walker ’11

Mary Therese Cox Rourk ‘79

Meredith Rooney Thomas ’06

Holly Lanham Briscoe ’96

Elizabeth Balido ’12

Carrie-Leigh Baumann Cloutier ‘80

Madison Whittemore Abboud ’07

Lauren Zinn Buck ’96

Jennifer Klein ’12

Gina Wischmeyer Totah ‘81

Andrea Freund ’07

Claire Greenfield Hess ’97

Madeleine Sladek ’12

Marsha Hafertepe Maldonado ‘83

Claire Garahan Scheihing ’03

*Former Student †Deceased

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In Memoriam (continued) Brothers of:

Uncles of:

Great Uncles of:

Brigid McCarthy Ryan ’78

Ruth Currin Jaubert ’46

Kathleen Brown Gardner ’60

Analisa Miramontes ’10

Louise O’Keefe Gannon ’79

Mary Sue Works Shelton ’52

Penny Carroll Moser ’64

Kaitlin Carpenter ’12

Julie O’Keefe Allred ’82

Joan Works Johnson ’54

Nancy Marshall ’67

Nikki Carpenter ’18

Susan Johnson Key ’82

Sister Ann Mangelsdorf. O.S.U. ’56

Claudia Lewis Crocker ’71

Abbie Miramontes ’18

Cheryl Pustejovsky ’84

Mary Mangelsdorf Benson ’60

Marion Marshall ’76

Valerie Bishop Pearson ’04

Sara McCarthy ’86

Carol Bell Graham ’67

Carolyn Marshall Strauss ’80

Elizabeth Mangelsdorf Santoro ’72

Bede Marshall Ryan ’82

Mothers-in-law of:

Laura Fox Williamson ’73

Melissa Miramontes Carpenter ’84

Nancy Leamy Bowen ’76

Jeanette O’Rourke Farrell ’74

Laura Youngberg ’92

Eileen Archibald Perkins ’80

Nieces of:

Gwendolyn Watts Satterthwaite ’74

Tessa Bisignano Aschner ’97

Kayla Nabor Sikora ’80

Anna Catherine Moser Endom ’31†

Amy Fox ’79

Mnikari Whitaker Roan ’97

Roxane Ruiz Wierman ’82

Mary Moser Bosworth ’37†

Wendie Ault Clark ’84

Mnikesa Whitaker-Haaheim ’97

Lorie Ault Cooke ’87

Whitney Baldridge Nowlin ’98

Fathers-in-law of:

Nephews of:

Shannon Flanary Morris ’96

Ashley Lattner Young ’99

Lola Cuellar Sims ’70

Elizabeth Fulbright ’74

Emily Sims ’15

Nicole Lattner Fox ’00

Estela Meneses Jones ’71

Nancy Fulbright Hafner ’77

Blaire Baldridge Trammell ’01

Nancy Leamy Bowen ’76

Diddy Fulbright ’79

Aunts of:

Amanda Satterthwaite ’06

Karen Pustejovsky Klein ’81

Mary Jane Garrett Collomb ’60

Lacey Baldridge Tschudy ’07

Tammie Gray Regelean ’88

Cousins of:

Donna Keene Baade ’65

Sarah Williamson ’09

Amy Staubach Mentgen ’95

Jeanne Abraham Totah ’46

Carol Melton Norris ’69

Sylvia Fox ’10

Denise Cowan Fowler ’97

Joanne Abraham Walls ’49†

Mary Melton ’79

Mary Clare Pugh ’10

Cindy Munoz Bouchard ’81

Kate Williamson ’15

Sisters-in-law of:

Melissa Miramontes Carpenter ’84

Madi Marroquin ’19

Jean Schaffnit Melton ’39

Alison Garahan ’98

Kate Loughborough ’74

Bridget Garahan ’00

Renee Johnson Rhyner ’78

Claire Garahan Scheihing ’03

Rachel Khirallah ’92

Cindy Pustejovsky Belknap ’90 Amy Pustejovsky Rodgers ’92

Ursula Gonzalez Blanchard ’87 Erica Gonzales Dominguez ’92 †

Teresa Khirallah ’92

Great Aunts of:

Laura Youngberg ’92

Lisa Colgin ’89

Megan Moser Daigle ’93

Lauren Colgin Agapios ’91

Brothers-in-law of:

Dierdre Garahan Morton ’08

Nancy Ayoub Jackson ’93

Amie Cantu Hinderliter ’95

Kathleen Smith Schaffer ’48

Caroline Gonzales ’12

Kelly Moser Mickan ’93

Ashli Taquino ’97

Sybil Emmett Tucker ’51

Zoe Gonzales ’12

Margaret Moser ’94

Lorie Cantu Libby ’98

Theresa Canales-Jud ’52

Lauren Gonzales ’17

Genevieve Barr ’01

Angela Taquino St. Aubin ’99

Kathleen Brown Gardner ’60

Jordan Rhyner ’06

Carie Cantu ’01

Kay Walker Mangelsdorf ’60

Caitlin Barr McCormick ’07

Hanna Munoz ’08

Joan Smith Breuch ’61

Alumnae Memorial Masses are

Kirby Mateja ’12

Analisa Miramontes ’10

Andree Guillot Hawkins ’67

held quarterly to remember our

Dominique Hever ’13

Kaitlin Carpenter ’12

Patricia Kaiser ’68†

loved ones. Please share any

Alexis Maldonado ’19

Nikki Carpenter ’18

Jennifer Johnson Holt ’70

losses in the Ursuline community

Abbie Miramontes ’18

Patricia Johnson Dimon ’71

with the Alumnae Office at

Anne Kaiser Zakas ’72

alumnae@ursulinedallas.org.

Elizabeth Bellinger ’06

Barbara Fielding Robertson ’74

*Former Student †Deceased

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Sister Margaret Ann Moser, O.S.U. ’56 Sister Margaret Ann Moser, O.S.U., died November 16, 2017, after a brief stay in Hospice. Born October 9, 1937, in Dallas, TX, Sister Margaret Ann graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1956 and shortly thereafter joined the Ursuline Sisters. She earned her B.A. from the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY; and her Masters from Saint Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX. Her outstanding career included teaching and administrative positions in Galveston, TX; St. Louis, MO; New Orleans, LA; and Springfield, IL. After 31 years in these ministries, she returned to Ursuline Academy of Dallas, where she served as President from 1989 to 2012. Sister Margaret Ann received the Catholic Foundation Award in 2012 in recognition of her commitment to Catholic education and the Dallas community. She also served on the boards of Ursuline Academy of New Orleans, Duschene Academy of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Alcuin Montessori School in Dallas, the Catholic Housing Initiative, and the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity. Sister is survived by her mother, Margaret Murrin Moser, and eight siblings: Mary Theresa Moser, RSCJ, August (Bud) Moser and Mary Ellen, Paul Moser and Kathy, Ernest Moser and Penny, Michael Moser and Kris, James Moser and Gretchen, Kathleen Moser and David Barr, Carol Moser and David Grantham. May Sister Margaret Ann, a most gracious woman who showered all who knew her with kindness, love, humor, and a generous spirit, rest in peace. The family requests that any gifts in Sister’s memory be made to the Sister Margaret Ann Moser, O.S.U., ’56 Endowed Scholarship at Ursuline Academy of Dallas.

Sister Mary Burke, S.N.J.M. Sister Mary Burke, 75, died in her hometown of Portland, OR, on Nov. 29, 2017. A member of the Sisters of the Holy Names for 55 years and great friend to Ursuline, Sister Mary served as strategic planning and development consultant to Ursuline Academy for more than a decade, advising on major projects including the capital campaign for The French Family Science, Math and Technology Center. Mary entered the Sisters of the Holy Names following her graduation from St. Mary’s Academy in Portland in 1960. She completed her bachelor’s degree in at Maryhurst College, and began her ministry in elementary education at St. Joseph’s School, Salem, and Assumption School, Portland. She served as principal of Sacred Heart Mid-High and High School, Salem, and then at St. Mary’s Academy, Portland. During this time, she received a master of education from Portland State University. Through her experience as principal, she became critically aware of the need for school administrators to be trained in development and made this a focus of her continuing education. After St. Mary’s, Sister Mary became the assistant Executive Director of the Secondary School Department of the National Catholic Educational Association in Washington, D.C. and later worked for the Diocesan School Office in Toledo, Ohio. She continued her involvement as a consultant and board member until her passing. In addition to her work in education, Sister Mary was an accomplished artist, photographer, and outdoors enthusiast who joyfully experienced life and all of God’s creation. She is survived by her family and many loving friends. Donations may be made to the Marie Boyle Burke Scholarship fund at St. Mary’s Academy, 1615 S.W. 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201 or the Sisters of the Holy Names Retirement Fund, P.O. Box 398, Marylhurst, OR 97036.

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Gretchen Kane, President (l), and Andrea Shurley, Principal (r), welcome the UA Class of 2021

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STATE CHAMPION SOCCER BEARS HONOR SISTER MARGARET ANN MOSER

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fun facts

BEARS ’ BUZZ LOGOS asked alumnae working at Ursuline the following questions. • Do you have any hidden talents? • What would someone be most surprised to know about you? • What is a fun fact about you?

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• What is your guilty pleasure?

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See if you can match the fun facts below to seven of the alums pictured at right. 1

Meghan Boeding Feighny ’96

Jules McGee ’08

Cidney Jo Cook Ayotte ’80

Kathleen Kairies Schenck ’97

Jenny Beesley Hood ’03 (Assistant

Catherine Baetz Maurer ’98

Jessica Nugent ’99

Mary Smith Campise ’82

Monica Prachyl Cochran ’71

(Foundation Controller) (Mathematics Teacher)

(Administrative Assistant)

(English Department Chair)

Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management)

(Chief Development Officer)

This alumna made a cameo in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger which was filmed at the Academy.

(English Teacher)

(Personal Counseling) (English Teacher)

10 Claire Blanshard Webb ’97 (Director of Alumnae)

You may be surprised to find out that this alumna once stole a car (by accident)!

11 Christian Grammer Freberg ’92

(Director of Summer Internship Program)

12 Cecilia Nipp ’85 (Director of Global Relationships & Cultural Exchange)

13 Gabrielle Merani ’04

(English Teacher & Service Coordinator)

14 Christy Miller Edwards ’00 (Science Teacher)

15 Sr. Mary Troy, O.S.U. ’51 (St. Joe’s Receptionist)

16 Beth Krage Lenzer ’63 (Administrative Assistant)

17 Melissa Miramontes Carpenter ’84 (Assistant Athletic Director)

This alumna was a bassist in a high school band that she and three friends startedThe Bon Bons.

This alumna has an NCAA Championship ring she received while playing soccer at the University of North Carolina.

18 Kathy Malloy Valenzuela ’85 (Technology Department) 19 Rebecca Wunderlick ’05

This alumna was in the Peace Corps and taught classes in English, math, and computers in Mozambique.

(Theology Teacher)

20 Aubree Auletta ’12

(Alumnae Relations Associate)

NOT PICTURED: Connie Jones Lovejoy ’83

(Accounts Receivable Coordinator)

Susan Flume Bauer ’64 (Director of Research & Educational Innovation)

Ann Middendorf ’84 (Theology Teacher) Joyce Meyer ’70 (Archival Assistant) Kathie Kahn Wood ’87

She lived in Tokyo, Japan when she was little and was also Editor of The Bear Facts.

When she was in high school at Ursuline, she named the bookstore: Bear Necessities.

(Event and Volunteer Coordinator)

Visit www.ursulinedallas.org/alumfunfacts to see fun facts for all of the alums pictured and to find out how many correct matches you made. 52

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ALUMNAE SAVE THE DATES 2018 February 10 - Mardi Gras Gala

May 27 - Class of 2018 Graduation

February 20 - UPWN Dallas/Jesuit Networking Event

June 19 - UPWN Dallas Networking Event

March 15 - Alumnae Board Nominations Due

August 5 - Memorial Mass

March 31 - Alumnae Easter Egg Hunt

September 18 - UPWN Nationwide Event

April 7 - International Serviam Day

October 13 - SAA Serviam Project

April 17 - Career Day

November 9-11 - Homecoming Weekend

April 20 - Alumnae Award Nominations Due

December 20 - Young Alumnae Cocktails at Christmas

April 29 - Memorial Mass

March 2, 2019 - Mardi Gras Gala 2019

To learn more, contact the Alumnae Office at alumnae@ursulinedallas.org or visit www.ursulinedallas.org/getinvolved.

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