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Working for an innovative
company has great perks. A shuttle transports Facebookers to the company’s Menlo Park, Calif., campus. Snacks and treats are plentiful in the office. Workstations fitted with the latest MacBooks and organized
class notes into pods maximize collaboration. “All of our perks are designed for convenience so people can focus on work,” Grdina says. “The environment is like coming to work at Disney World.”
A job like this didn’t exist
when Grdina started at Marquette in 2005, back when a college email address was needed to access Facebook. “When they let high schoolers on, people thought it was the end of Facebook,” Grdina jokes. Turns out it was only the beginning for the social media giant. “It’s fascinating to
Facebook fanatic
have been at the forefront of Facebook,” she says, “when it was just a place for college kids to goof around. Now, it’s a global business with more than 1.2 billion users.” — Jessica Bazan, Comm ’14
Genevieve Grdina, Comm ’09, spends her work time like many employees — on her Facebook page. The difference? Her “likes” are good business. “We have to be signed into Facebook to access the internal servers, so I am on my personal Facebook account all day,” explains Grdina, an associate manager on Facebook’s corporate communications team.
She and her team share all things Facebook with the press — from news
about CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Facebook’s $1 billion Instagram acquisition in 2012. “One of our mottos is ‘ruthless prioritization.’ I work hard to prioritize day to day and focus on exactly what is happening in the moment to stay on top of all the inquiries and press requests we receive,” she says.
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Korean War. He also founded Public Communications Inc. in 1963 and was CEO until he retired in 2000.
Fran Gautieri Brown, Arts ’61, received a lifetime achievement award from the New York Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She is former director of the social work departments of the Bellevue Hospital Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
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Charles Radloff, Bus Ad ’56, and his wife Ede received an award from Patriarch Fouad Twal, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for volunteer services with the church in the Holy Land. The award was presented by the Most Rev. Cirilo Flores, the bishop of San Diego, in March 2014.
♥ Robert Janess, Arts ’64, and
John Nuhn, Jour ’69, retired after 43 years in the publishing industry, including 34 as photography director of the National Wildlife Magazine, a publication of the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Va. The magazine won 37 national photography awards during his tenure. He remains involved in the industry, including with the North American Nature Photography Association, which he helped found in 1993. He and his wife Shirley, Sp ’72, live in Oakton, Va.
Janet (Arch) Janess, Arts ’64, celebrated their 50th anniversary.
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1950 REUNION YEAR
Paul Salsini, Jour ’58, Grad ’85, published the fifth book in his award-winning series, A Piazza for Sant’Antonio: Five Novellas of 1980s Tuscany.
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Rev. Walter W. Mayer, Arts ’51, celebrated the 55th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on May 30, 2014. He is in residence at St. Michael Parish in Livermore, Calif.
Warren G. Hahn, P.E., Eng ’59, was re-elected chair of the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
♥ Robert Natrop, Eng ’52, and Louise (Smith) Natrop, Dent Hy ’54, celebrated their 60th anniversary in February 2014. James (Jim) Strenski, Jour ’52, received the Paul L. Whiting, Sr., Service Award, which recognizes a leader in the Tampa Bay, Fla., community for a strong sense of mission and giving back. He was a communications and public information officer with the U.S. Navy and NATO during the
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Astrid (Richie) O’Brien, Grad ’59, authored A Mysticism of Kindness: The Biography of “Lucie Christine,” published by the University of Scranton Press. She and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends, and she retired from Fordham University after 53 years of teaching philosophy.
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Barbara Sternig, Jour ’64, has been an entertainment journalist in Hollywood since 1970 and released her book On Chestnut Street … A 1940s Childhood in Words and Pictures with Front Row Publishing. The story is a memoir about her family’s years in Deerfield, Ill., and incorporates hundreds of her late father’s vintage photographs. Visit barbarasternig.com.
1965 REUNION YEAR
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1966 Collins Fitzpatrick, Arts ’66, presented the 26th Thomas Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School. The lecture was titled “Protecting the Fourth Amendment So We Do Not Sacrifice Freedom for Security.”
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1969
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Leonard (Lenny) Ignelzi, Bus Ad ’69, was featured in a half-hour PBS show in San Diego about his time as a photographer for the Associated Press.
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Bruce Klem, Bus Ad ’70, Grad ’74, retired from his purchasing career at the Associated Bag Co. in Milwaukee. He also retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army after 30 years of service.
1971 Capt. Robert J. Decesari, USN (Ret.), P.E., Eng ’71, and his wife Susan celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in May 2014. He is a retired Navy captain, and she is a clinical laboratory scientist. They live in San Diego. Chris Nemeth, Arts ’71, was named 2013 Engineer/Scientist of the Year by his company, Applied Research Associates, a national science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M. He performs cognitive systems engineering work in high-risk sectors, including with the military, national security and health care. His fifth book, Becoming Resilient, is scheduled for release this year.
1972 Carol Stryker, Arts ’72, and her husband Harry retired after 39 years of teaching in the Paterson, N.J., public schools. They
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will rebuild their home and make new memories with family and friends on the Jersey Shore.
1973 Jane Ipsen, Nurs ’73, is president/ CEO of the Carmel (Calif.) Valley Manor, a continuing care retirement community.
Disney thrill ride
Chris Kaesberg, Arts ’73, retired after a career that included working as a computer programmer and analyst, running a photography and videography business, teaching math and computers, and helping schools with computer software.
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The most thrilling ride for Jenni Magee-Cook, Arts ’92,
didn’t happen on a roller coaster.
It happened in the middle of the Nevada desert, after Magee-Cook pulled her Honda Accord off the road to call home and pick up messages. That’s when she heard the job offer of her dreams from Disney in California. She started “at the bottom of the starting point,” she says, as a production assistant in 1995. “I worked at every level between PA and producer. It was like a second college education.”
That was a leap for a woman who transferred to Marquette to shadow
the physical therapy program. After graduating, Magee-Cook’s plans still included one day getting a PT degree. Then a friend mentioned a job opening at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
“When I walked in the doors at Disney, my eyes lit up,” she remembers.
“There was a slow awakening in me of how much I love the creative process of storytelling.”
Magee-Cook worked on teams that produced wonderful films, including
The Emperor’s New Groove, Brother Bear and Mulan. Recently, she was the producer of Disneytoon Studios’ The Pirate Fairy, partnering with director Peggy Holmes to assemble the “correct” team to bring the director’s story to life. “There is different chemistry for every film,” she explains.
The biggest charge, Magee-Cook says, is the moment everything comes
together. “We work so hard on a movie. Then you get to the scoring session on the huge sound lot and the orchestra warms up, and you hear this swirl of sound that’s so big with the pictures playing ... it makes the hair on your arms stand up.” — Joni Moths Mueller
Paul Jackson, Arts ’74, received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service from President Barack Obama in an Oval Office ceremony. He is retiring from federal service after 40 years, including 20 for three presidential administrations. Joseph Waldeck, Law ’74, is a partner at the Chicago-based family law firm Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP. He works in the Lake Forest, Ill., office.
1975 REUNION YEAR
Len DeFranco, Bus Ad ’75, received the John Marshall Law School Freedom Award.
1976 James H. Kaster, Arts ’76, Law ’79, was recertified as an MSBA board certified civil trial law specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. The designation is earned by leading attorneys who complete a rigorous approval process, including an examination in a specialty area, a peer review and documented experience.
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David Kern, Arts ’76, of Wauwatosa, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA. Thomas McElligott, Arts ’76, Law ’83, of Wauwatosa, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA. John Rothstein, Arts ’76, Law ’79, of Thiensville, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA. Thomas J. Schellinger, Arts ’76, was re-elected to the Waukesha County Board and serves on the land use, and health and human services committees.
1977 Jane Lewis, Dent Hy ’77, published Forensic Document Examination Fundamentals and Current Trends, a cutting-edge, comprehensive reference on scientific methodology applied to questioned document problems. She was a forensic document analyst for the FBI, U.S. Secret Service and Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory and has a private practice in Milwaukee.
Eva (Augustin) Rumpf, Grad ’77, published her fourth book, In Liberty’s Name, a historical book inspired by her French ancestors who lived in Haiti during the slave insurrection.
1978 Steve Olson, Sp ’78, was elected mayor of Franklin, Wis. He has been active in city affairs for more than 22 years and was a four-term alderman. Daniel Tyson, Law ’78, was recertified as an MSBA board certified civil trial law specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. The designation is earned by leading attorneys who complete a rigorous approval process, including an examination in a specialty area, a peer review and documented experience.
1979 Michael Anderson, Bus Ad ’79, is president of Snow & Ice Pros Inc. in Hammond, Ind., and chairman of the board of directors for the Milwaukee-based Snow and Ice Management Association.
Steven Laraway, Law ’79, was named to the 2014 Cambridge Premier Club by Cambridge Investment Research Inc. The honor recognizes a financial adviser’s level of client service and financial success and a commitment to the company’s core values.
1980
’83, was elected to the board
of the Family Defense Center, a nonprofit that advocates for justice for families in the child welfare system. He is chairman of Kaleidoscope Inc., a nonprofit that helps Chicago children recover from abuse and neglect. Robert Duffy, Arts ’81, Law ’84, of Milwaukee was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
REUNION YEAR
Adelheid Fischer, Arts ’80, received the 2014 Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award. Michael D. Flanagan, Arts ’80, of Brookfield, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA. Joel Stoller, Arts ’80, of Menomonee Falls, Wis., is a Boeing MD-83 captain for the charter airline Falcon Air, which has bases in Miami and Phoenix. Previously, he flew for Midwest Airlines in Milwaukee and Evergreen International in New York.
1981 William Binder, Bus Ad ’81, Grad
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Kay Hunt, Law ’81, chair of the Lommen Abdo Law Firm’s appellate practice, was named a Minnesota Lawyer 2013 Attorney of the Year. Attorneys are chosen for their leadership, involvement in major cases or other newsworthy events, excellence in corporate or transactional services and public service. She also continues her twoyear term as a board member for Lommen Abdo. Rhonda Kraai, Grad ’81, is an assistant professor of special education at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Patrick G. Quick, Bus Ad ’81, of Mequon, Wis., was recognized
MILE STONE
Wedding topper Dr. Ransford Palmer, Arts ’61, Grad ’62, and Sally (Williams) Palmer, Arts ’61, celebrated their 50th anniversary in August. They were married at Church of the Gesu with the late Rev. Richard Porter, S.J., Marquette professor of economics, blessing their union. Randy taught economics at graduate and undergraduate levels and retired from Howard University in Washington, D.C., after 40 years. He holds the title of professor emeritus. Sally is a freelance writer/ editor whose work has appeared in national and local publications. The Palmers have three children and two grandchildren. Are you celebrating a milestone event? Tell us. Go to marquette.edu/classnotes and share your news.
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Auld Lang Syne Aaron Boxer, Arts ’43, Law ’48; Bob Birmingham, Sr., Bus Ad ’50; and Don O’Reilly, Eng ’58; were among eight World War II veterans of the 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, who gathered for a reunion in Norwich, England, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy. They realized they shared a second connection — Marquette — because one of them thought to wear a Marquette sweatshirt. “We gravitated to each other,” Boxer says. Boxer flew 35 bombing missions and earned seven air medals and five battle stars. Birmingham, a nose gunner, was a member of a crew of 10 that had to bail out over Sweden. O’Reilly was military police in England. Send us your two-minute story! Go to marquette.edu/twominute and share your story.
in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1982 Joseph J. Patchen, Arts ’82, was reappointed to serve as a Connecticut judicial magistrate through June 30, 2017. He presides over small claims and housing matters, as well as motor vehicle and infraction cases. Luann Revenew, Jour ’82, launched Revenew Inc., a branding and communication firm in Denver that focuses on the health care, finance, housing and hospitality industries. Jay Rothman, Arts ’82, of Whitefish Bay, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1983 Richard Poirier, Arts ’83, Law ’86, was promoted to president of the Church Mutual Insurance Corp. in Merrill, Wis. Previously, he was senior vice president and general manager of claims for the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Corp.
Brian Wenger, Arts ’83, is executive vice president and chief legal officer of Optum, a division of the Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group. He leads division-wide legal efforts and participates in strategic initiatives at Optum and the enterprise level of the UnitedHealth Group.
1984 Chris Curry, Jour ’84, was promoted to print/digital weekly edition editor of the Kansas City (Mo.) Business Journal. Eamonn O’Keeffe, Arts ’84, Grad ’03, is director of mission integration at Columbia St. Mary’s Health System in Milwaukee, responsible for workplace spirituality, engagement and model community, associate formation programs, holistic care, and leadership for the spiritual care and mission initiatives departments.
1985 REUNION YEAR
Patricia Hintz, Bus Ad ’85, was named a 2014 Woman in the
Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal. She is a member of the tax practice group of Milwaukee’s Quarles & Brady LLP and a certified public accountant in Wisconsin. Walter Skipper, Bus Ad ’85, of Elm Grove, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1986 Daniel Young, Bus Ad ’86, is a two-year board member of the Lommen Abdo Law Firm.
1987 Rev. Michael Bayard, S.J., Arts ’87, is provincial assistant for parish ministry for the California Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus in Portland, Ore.
1988 Robert Bembenel, Jour ’88, works in ad sales at Milwaukee’s Catholic Herald. Rafael Mercado, Arts ’88, opened a new office, Castle Hills Family Dental, in San Antonio.
Randall (Randy) Satterfield, Arts ’88, is executive vice president of strategic planning and project development at American Transmission Co. in Wauwatosa, Wis. He oversees business development, strategic planning, regulatory policy and communication.
1989 James Casey, Jr., Grad ’89, is president-elect of the Nonresident Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin and pre-award manager in the Carnegie Mellon University Office of Sponsored Programs in Pittsburgh. Michael Jaskolski, Eng ’89, of Pewaukee, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1990 REUNION YEAR
Eric Derbes, Law ’90, was elected 2014 president of the Jefferson Bar Association in Jefferson Parish, La. He is a member of the Derbes Law Firm LLC, a 10-attorney firm in
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Metairie, La. He and his wife Rebecca have five children. Leslie (Biggins) Mollsen, Comm ’90, was ranked the country’s third most effective fundraising consultant by Michael Chapman, ambassador of giving and creator of #WhyiGive, one of Twitter’s most popular social media chats about philanthropy. She is the only woman in the top five on the 40-person list. She is owner and CEO of the American City Bureau Inc. in West Dundee, Ill.
Richard Rytman, Law ’94, is director of global security for the Chrysler Group LLC in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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James C. Villa, Arts ’94, is vice president for university relations at the University of Wisconsin system, developing, implementing and evaluating strategies that improve its relationships with elected state leaders.
♥ Jeanne Van Lancker, Arts ’91,
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and Michael Slesar, Jour ’89, celebrated their 20th anniversary this year. They live in Fairfax, Va., with their son Daniel.
1992 Jill Backer, Arts ’92, was featured for her employer outreach work at the Brooklyn Law School in the March issue of The National Law Journal. John K. Wilson, Arts ’92, was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1993 Brian Suerth, Bus Ad ’93, was promoted to president of the Technology Assurance Group, an international organization of unified communication companies based in San Diego. He is a partner at Voice Smart Networks, a Southern California technology company.
1994 Caroline Krider, Grad ’94, is senior vice president and Milwaukee market leader for U.S. Bank’s national corporate banking. She was named a 2014 “Women of Influence” by the Milwaukee Business Journal.
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Peter Parks, Arts ’94, chief operating officer of Provade in Milwaukee, was featured in the cover story of the April 14, 2014 edition of BizTimes Milwaukee.
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Megan Kamerick, Jour ’95, is producer of New Mexico in Focus, a weekly public affairs program on New Mexico PBS/KNME in Albuquerque, N.M. Her TED talk on women in the media was named a Top 10 TED Talk for Women by celebritycafe.com. Karen Prochniewski, Arts ’95, received the 2014 Institute for Court Management’s Vice President’s Award of Merit for Applied Research. It’s presented annually to a graduating student of ICM’s prestigious fellows program for most outstanding research project. Dr. Lance Richey, Grad ’95, ’04, is dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he lives with his wife Carol and their five children.
1996 Kelly Risser, Comm ’96, released her debut novel, Never Forgotten, in June with Clean Teen Publishing. Ten percent of the first month’s sales profits were
donated to Susan G. Komen breast cancer awareness. Christine Wilke, Arts ’96, received a master of divinity from the Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill., in May. She is pursuing ordination in the United Church of Christ.
1997 Bradley C. Fulton, Law ’97, is president and managing partner of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. in Madison, Wis., focusing on business operations and corporate responsibilities, and managing key capital resources such as staff and attorneys. Peter P. Pedraza, Arts ’97, manages market strategy communication for Boeing Commercial Airplanes from Boeing Corporate Communications in Chicago.
1998 Laurie E. Meyer, Law ’98, is a shareholder on the labor and employment team at the Milwaukee office of Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. She investigates and defends claims alleging discrimination, as well as harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, and denial of medical leave or disability accommodations.
1999 Colleen Boraca, Arts ’99, is a clinical assistant professor at the Northern Illinois University College of Law, where she supervises and teaches a health advocacy clinic course. Brian Castner, Eng ’99, authored The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life that Follows.
Matthew Journy, Arts ’99, was named Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year in the young attorney category by the Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Business Law. He is a senior associate in the nonprofit practice at the Washington, D.C., office of Venable LLP.
2000 REUNION YEAR
Jeff Blahnik, Arts ’00, Law ’03, is director of admissions at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
2001 Matthew Huster, Bus Ad ’01, is a litigation attorney at Morgan & Morgan in Atlanta. Daniel Lazarz, Bus Ad ’01, is a broker in the professional services practice group of Swett & Crawford in Dallas. Sylvia (Konopka) Wrobel, Eng ’01, is senior director of marketing for Transcatheter Heart Valves at Edwards Lifesciences, a global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring.
2002 Paul Swiatek, Comm ’02, and his brother Mike won the They Might Be Giants Am I Awake? music video contest, judged by comedian John Hodgman. The video was featured on several different news sites, including USA Today, Buzzfeed and the WGN Morning News.
2003 Sherry D. Coley, Law ’03, is serving a two-year term as secretary of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She is a member of the litigation practice group in the Green Bay, Wis., office of
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Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Her practice is dedicated to representing business/employer interests in employment and commercial disputes. She is also a member of the firm’s product liability and tort practice group. Colleen Duffy, Bus Ad ’03, received her M.B.A. at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Animal farm
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Tammera Dykema, Bus Ad ’92,
knows a great spot to pick up chicks.
Head to Dominion Valley Farm, the 36-acre, all-natural farm she shares with her husband, Brandon, four boys, and hundreds of chickens, cows, pigs and turkeys. Customers come to Allenton, Wis., from as far away as Chicago to purchase their antibiotic- and hormone-free meat at the Pickup Joint. “This is our ministry in a way,” she says. “We are providing wonderful foods to families. If we wanted to get rich, we wouldn’t farm.”
Tammera grew up on a family farm but had no aspirations of actually
making a living from one. Brandon wanted to be a farmer since the third grade. In 1997, the couple stumbled across a dilapidated farmhouse and land that called their names. A plan was hatched.
These days, Cornish Cross and Bronze Ranger chickens, Broad-breasted
White turkeys, Tamworth and Large Black heritage hogs, and Galloway steers stomp and strut through the rolling southeastern Wisconsin hills.
Tammera is the “clean farmer.” She leads Dominion Valley Farm’s mar-
keting efforts and customer service and also works 55 hours a week as a medical transcriptionist. Brandon tends the farm full time to ensure the cattle, poultry and pigs are raised strictly on pasture, where they’re free to roam and enjoy sunlight and fresh air.
“This optimal living environment makes for the healthiest animals
and the best-tasting, most flavorful meats. We’re raising them the way God intended them to be raised,” Tammera says. — Becky Dubin Jenkins HUNGRY? Learn more at dominionvalleyfarm.com or by calling (262) 629-9423.
Carleen Freesmeier, H Sci ’03, Grad ’05, is on the board of directors of Milwaukee’s Infinity HealthCare. She is a physician assistant in emergency medicine at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Ill. Andrew Narrai, Grad ’03, received the American Advertising Federation’s Barton A. Cummings Gold Medal Award for his distinguished volunteer service to the industry.
2005 REUNION YEAR
Robert M. Campobasso, Arts ’05, is an associate attorney focusing on toxic tort matters in the Chicago office of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. Previously, he was a public defender at the Kendall County Office of the Public Defender in Yorkville, Ill.
2006 Brian Blaney, Bus Ad ’06, is a financial services manager at the Bode Financial Group Ltd. Carol Dufek, Prof St ’06, Grad ’09, was re-elected to the South Milwaukee School Board. Melissa Huerta, Grad ’06, is an assistant professor of Spanish and Latino studies at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
2007 Michael “Cy” Cajthaml, Comm ’07, started his own company, Cy Financial, in Overland Park, Kan. Marquette Magazine
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Résumé on top of the pile Rev. Robert Terrence McCahill, M.M., was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1937; lived in Goshen, Ind., until 1957; and was “attracted to God in Seattle” in 1956. The last attribute certainly makes his résumé stand apart. This year, this servant of God who was ordained in 1964 marks his jubilee as a Maryknoll priest. Father McCahill sends updates to Marquette Magazine from Bangladesh, India, where he has been missioned since 1975. A recent visit to campus, the first in many years, brought big surprises — Noonan Hall is gone. It also triggered splendid memories. Marquette Magazine wishes him peace and joy. Classmates may write Father McCahill at P.O. Box 2399; Dhaka-1000; Bangladesh. Are you celebrating a milestone event? Tell us. Go to marquette.edu/classnotes and send us a picture.
Tiffany Gregory-Barnes, Bus Ad ’07, is in the inaugural class of students at the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law.
A.J. (Becker) Jorgenson, Comm ’07, is communications director for the Manufacturing Institute in Washington, D.C.
a Smithsonian affiliate, in Telluride, Colo.
2008
Kimberly Hanson, H Sci ’09, received her master of public health from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. She is a fellow with the Global Health Security Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Erica Blume, Arts ’08, is a trial attorney specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability cases at the Simon Law Firm, P.C., in St. Louis. Jocelyn Carmella Miller, Arts ’08, received her master of science from the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a researcher in the college’s Human and Molecular Genetics Center. Stacy Klotka, Arts ’08, is program director of the Pinhead Institute,
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Jessica Lenaghan, H Sci ’09, received a doctor of medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a family medicine resident at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Rebecca Mitich, Law ’09, received the Aspire Emerging Leader Award from Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women. The award honors a woman in commercial real estate who in five or fewer years has demonstrated she will be an industry leader. She is a member
of the commercial real estate, commercial finance, and condominium and HOA law teams at the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek. Aaron Smith, Grad ’09, published A Theology of the Third Article: Karl Barth and the Spirit of the Word. The book is rewritten from the doctoral dissertation he completed under the direction of Marquette professor Rev. Philip Rossi, S.J. Eric Robert Weh, Arts ’09, received a doctor of philosophy degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Michael Zemaitis, H Sci ’09, graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.
2010 Amanda Becker, H Sci ’10, graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield and
Sarah Bly, H Sci ’10, graduated from the Creighton University School of Medicine and is a pediatric resident at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Medicine–Baraboo Rural Training Track.
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Graham Hill, H Sci ’10, graduated from Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and is an anesthesiology resident at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Laura Kolar, Arts ’10, started a nonprofit in Uganda, the NabulagaMore Project, which raises money to fund the Access Art and Gujja Ting African Art organizations.
Michael Strigenz, H Sci ’10, graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School and is a urology resident at the University of Iowa.
Bria Meyer, Arts ’10, graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield and is a general surgery resident at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals. Christopher Owen, Arts ’10, is a Peace Corps member in Ecuador, serving as a natural resource conservation volunteer specializing in sustainable business for 15 indigenous Incan communities in the Andean highlands. Abigail (Koker) Puglisi, H Sci ’10, graduated from the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and is a family medicine resident in the University of Wisconsin Department of Family
Meggie (Ryan) Kopplin, Arts ’06, Grad ’10; Leslie Wolfe, Bus Ad ’06; Christina Leinartas, Bus Ad ’08; Brandon Casey, Arts ’06, Law ’09; Megan (Fitzgerald) Witte, H Sci ’06, Grad ’10, ’11; Crystal Bruffett, Arts ’06; and Brian Miller, Bus Ad ’06.
Kent Rosenwald, H Sci ’10, received a doctor of medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a pediatrics resident at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Zachary Rost, H Sci ’10, graduated from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and is a resident at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He plans to become an interventional radiologist.
Molly Lepic, H Sci ’10, graduated from the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine with a dual degree in osteopathy and anatomy and is an obstetrics and gynecology resident at Milwaukee’s Aurora–Sinai Hospital.
2011 Murtiyati Sutanto, Bus Ad ’11, is a senior accountant at RitzHolman CPAs in Milwaukee. 1st Lt. Eric Wilson, U.S. Army, Arts ’11, completed his tour in Afghanistan with Special Operations Task Force East and is working on his master’s degree.
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Danielle Grant, Arts ’95, and Bryce Miller, July 20, 2013 at St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minn. The bride’s sister, Gabby Grant, Eng ’94, was her attendant. The couple lives in St. Louis Park, Minn. Jeffrey Noe, Bus Ad ’03, Grad ’07, and Jacqueline Limberg, H Sci ’05, Feb. 25, 2012 at Grace Lutheran Church in Cambridge, Wis. He is a senior analyst with Exelon, and she is a research fellow at the Mayo Clinic. The couple lives in Rochester, Minn. Yasmin Chaudhury, Comm ’06, and Daniel Malik, Bus Ad ’08, Dec. 28, 2013 at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in San Francisco. The couple lives in Chicago. ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Katelyn Baker, Comm ’12, is an art assistant at SELF Magazine in New York.
2014 Michal Gawlik, Eng ’14, is a patent engineer at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Milwaukee.
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is a pediatric resident at the University of Wisconsin’s American Family Children’s Hospital.
Noelle (Gilbreath) Knopic, Arts ’06; Maureen Ryan, Arts ’06; Anna Kees, Arts ’06, Law ’09; Emili Ballweg, Eng ’06; Matthew Hart, Arts ’05, Grad ’09; Sean McGovern, Bus Ad ’06, Grad ’07; and Martin Graham-McHugh, Arts ’07.
Tiffany Nichols, Arts ’06, Grad ’11, and Robert Nichols, April 10, 2014 at Cuvée in Milwaukee. She is a benefits and compensation manager, and he is a college football coach. The couple lives in Wisconsin. ALUMNAE IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Joanna Brooks, Arts ’06, Grad ’10; and Jenell (Walton) Akouala, Arts ’06.
Rehana Absar, Arts ’07, and Alec Lothert, Bus Ad ’06, May 3, 2014 at the Grain Exchange in Milwaukee. ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Carissa Roberts, Bus Ad ’07; Nick Matkovich, Comm ’06; and John Empfield, Arts ’07. Jennifer Beio, Comm ’07, and Clay Jones, Oct. 4, 2013 at City Hall in New York and Oct. 12, 2013 at the River Café in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is partner and executive strategy director at the consulting firm Undercurrent LLC, and she left her job as associate digital director at Ikon3 to teach yoga full time. They live in Brooklyn. ALUMNAE IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Christy Pregont, Arts ’07; and Jennifer Harris, H Sci ’06.
Thanks to the fellow @MarquetteU alumni who gave up his seat on my @SouthwestAir flight so I could have the extra leg room. #WeAreMarquette ALU MN U S TO M LISZKA O N T WITTER
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in memoriam
Harry E. Norton, Eng ’35 John W. Schoonenberg, Bus Ad ’36 Mary A. Klein, Dent Hy ’37 Dorothy G. Youngbeck, Jour ’39 Jeanne M. Almeroth, Jour ’40 Gladys B. Conley, Nurs ’40 Joseph E. Kupferberg, Arts ’40 Hilda M. Isermann, Arts ’41 Harriet B. Loughlin, Arts ’41 Ruth M. Rauenhorst, Arts ’41 Ambrose M. Sterr, Arts ’41, Dent ’42 Eugenia V. Van Ark, Med Tech ’41 Ralph J. Chmurski, Arts ’42, Law ’46
David H. Rolfes, Eng ’48
Frederick J. Heinzen, Arts ’52,
Dominic V. Donatello, Eng ’58
Jerome J. Schwartz, Bus Ad ’48
Charles W. Garbedian, Jour ’58
John W. Trageser, Eng ’48
Robert D. Lewis, Bus Ad ’52
LaVerne E. Gebhard, Bus Ad ’58,
Walter J. Yakich, Eng ’48
Robert Natrop, Eng ’52
Donald J. Albrecht, Med ’49
J.P. Shaughnessy, Arts ’52
Alvar Gellings, Bus Ad ’58
Donald E. Buerosse, Arts ’49
James C. Starke, Arts ’52, Med ’55
John M. Kucharski, Eng ’58
Mary E. Cahill, Arts ’49, Grad ’52
Louis L. Stern, Bus Ad ’52
Patrick Lawless, Jr., Bus Ad ’58
Bruce R. Curry, Eng ’49
Raymond M. Fiocchi, Dent ’53
Sally L. McQueen, PT ’58
Rose M. Dombroski, Arts ’49
Leonard J. Gavigan, Arts ’53, Law ’56
Ellen C. Miller, Arts ’58
W.P. Germain, Law ’49
James L. McKenna, Med ’53
Frank G. Neu, Bus Ad ’58
William C. Herman, Arts ’49
Floyd A. Michalski, Dent ’53
Ervin R. Nowak, Bus Ad ’58
Joan B. Jorgensen, Arts ’49
Patrick J. Smith, Jour ’53, Grad ’62
Mona B. Perry, Arts ’58
John J. Koch, Bus Ad ’49
Patricia M. Wettin, Nurs ’53
James N. Wolter, Bus Ad ’58
Robert R. Locksmith, Eng ’49
John D. Arndorfer, Arts ’54
Robert L. Chamberlain, Bus Ad ’59
Mel A. Mochalski, Arts ’49
Raymond Burczyk, Law ’54
Mieczyslaw Gajewski, Grad ’59
David R. Richards, Bus Ad ’49
Eugene W. Hippler, Jour ’54
James W. Duncan, Arts ’60
K.J. Riley, Eng ’49
Ann E. Knab, Nurs ’54
William D. Gardner, Law ’60
Med ’55
Grad ’64
The Marquette University community joins in prayerful remembrance of those who have died. May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Eternal rest grant unto them, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Marie E. Kuenzi, Nurs ’42 Eleanor E. McGaver, Nurs ’42 Lee J. Stieber, Eng ’43 Henry J. Wisniewski, Arts ’43,
Grad ’48
Bernadette M. Steep, Arts ’44,
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Grad ’67
Walter J. Roob, Bus Ad ’49
Robert K. Larson, Dent ’54
Joyce M. Glogovsky, Bus Ad ’60
Donald M. Simons, Bus Ad ’49
Leroy F. Mielke, Grad ’54
Donald R. Jackson, Bus Ad ’60
Mary E. Brennan, Jour ’50
Barbara J. Redovich, Arts ’54
Leo J. Costello, Eng ’61
Joseph F. Dahlvig, Arts ’50
Ivan T. Shaurette, Dent ’54
James C. Hamilton, Dent ’61
Ruth Ann Gahn, Bus Ad ’50
Jerome R. Small, Bus Ad ’54
George T. Moore, Arts ’61
John S. Kasprowski, Eng ’50
Hugh H. Smith, Dent ’54
Thomas W. Reilly, Bus Ad ’61
Robert L. Thorne, Bus Ad ’44
V.C. Lafferty, Eng ’50
Ruth E. Bolger, Arts ’55
Gerald F. Reinders, Eng ’61
Ruth J. Hemmings, Dent Hy ’45
Leonard C. Lindgren, Jour ’50
David J. Hyson, Arts ’55
David I. Rothstein, Law ’61
Joseph S. Karol, Arts ’45
Paul F. McBain, Bus Ad ’50
John J. Koenig, Arts ’55, Law ’56
Howard W. Schulze, Dent ’61
Robert A. Keith, Dent ’45
Daniel E. O’Brien, Eng ’50
Arthur R. Roraff, Dent ’55
Sheldon L. Dorf, Dent ’62
Dorothy M. Porath, Arts ’45
Charles W. Strebig, Arts ’50, Dent ’54
Genevieve A. Schlicher, Grad ’55
Frank J. Paulus, Eng ’62, Grad ’68
Jack G. Anderson, Arts ’46, Med ’51
Stanley G. Beranek, Eng ’51
William A. Finger, Med ’56
Grace A. Muggli, Med Tech ’63
Silvio P. Fortino, Med ’46
Robert B. Fennig, Arts ’51, Law ’57
Thomas B. Kolster, Eng ’56
William A. Sybers, Med ’63
Willard A. Hansman, Dent ’46
Marie A. Finelli, Arts ’51
Theodore S. Olewinski, Bus Ad ’56
W.S. Van Deren, Bus Ad ’64
Margit Loeffler, Nurs ’46
Frederick J. Galles, Dent ’51
Alfred A. Romagna, Dent ’56
Donald R. Zurn, Arts ’64
Hildreth A. O’Herrin, Dent Hy ’46
Adrian P. Gansen, Dent ’51
Dorothy A. Schmit, Arts ’56
Betty K. Johnson, Nurs ’65
John C. Sutherland, Med ’46
Owen H. Kittilstad, Eng ’51
David C. Van Hecke, Med ’56
William F. Klug, Eng ’65
Donald D. Margolis, Law ’47
Mark E. Perschbacher, Bus Ad ’51
Beverly A. Zimmer, Dent Hy ’56
James E. Monroe, Bus Ad ’65
Anne M. Dudek, Jour ’48
Mary E. Schwalb, Nurs ’51
Dana F. Kellerman, Arts ’57
Helen L. Ehrke, Arts ’66
Norman H. Engbring, Arts ’48,
Edward P. Schwarz, Arts ’51
Andrew J. Mills, Eng ’57
Mary E. Jones, Arts ’66
Patrick F. Bolger, Bus Ad ’52
John J. Murphy, Grad ’57
Robert L. Kroger, Arts ’66
Kurt D. Gerken, Dent ’48
Francis J. Cyr, Arts ’52
Barbara J. Rose, PT ’57
Thomas M. Radaich, Arts ’66
Paul G. Plantico, Arts ’48
Barbara S. Ferwerda, Arts ’52
Herbert W. Wenman, Eng ’57
Robert J. Anderson, Eng ’67
Joseph P. Pukac, Eng ’48
John R. Gorenflo, Bus Ad ’52
Rudolf J. Zettinig, Eng ’57
Marie Christopher Keane, Grad ’67
Med ’51
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Ted Niedzwiecki, Dent ’67
Peter F. Meyer, Dent ’76
Lewis H. Stocks, Grad ’67
Terry A. Peterson, Sp ’76, Grad ’95
Sylvia L. Webster, Arts ’67
Kevin J. Redmond, Arts ’76
Margaret J. Clarke, Grad ’68
Sheila K. Neville, Arts ’77
Mary E. Conway, Med Tech ’68
John J. Sattler, Law ’77
Jerome F. Mestemaker, Med ’68
Casper P. Domjen, Bus Ad ’79
Marquette mourns the passing of longtime
Willis J. Racht, Eng ’68
Robert M. Krupp, Grad ’79
faculty and friends. Please remember them,
Kenneth R. Thompson, Bus Ad ’68
James D. Hanna, Arts ’80
Thomas D. Kleczka, Eng ’69
Carol L. Manning, Bus Ad ’80
their families and friends in prayer.
Melvin T. Liszkowski, Dent ’69
Steven M. Wright, Grad ’80
Robert E. Litak, Law ’69
Sheldon A. Bernstein, Law ’81
Mary O. Voss, Arts ’69
Jeff J. Sonday, Bus Ad ’81
Dr. Kenneth Hagen, professor emeritus of theology, died May 11. Hagen taught theology at Marquette for 33 years and was an accomplished
James W. McHale, Arts ’70
Jeffrey C. Archer, Dent ’82, Grad ’85
scholar and expert on the Reformation.
James W. Temmel, Eng ’70
Thomas L. Neton, Jour ’82
Richard A. Klee, Bus Ad ’71
Mary V. New, Arts ’82
Lois M. O’Harrow, Dent Hy ’71
Michael A. De Vincenzi, Arts ’83
Thomas H. Sapinski, Grad ’71
Maureen E. Belden, Nurs ’84
Richard E. Byrne, Bus Ad ’72, Law ’74
Julia E. Haese, Grad ’84
John P. Hynes, Eng ’72
Lynda L. Jones-Reyes, Jour ’84
Carole B. Lienau, Nurs ’72
Colleen M. Smith, Jour ’84
Christine A. Stolzenbach, Arts ’72
Peter V. Jahnke, Dent ’85
William J. Sullivan, Eng ’72
Brian J. Nagorzanski, Bus Ad ’85
Richard E. George, Grad ’73
John P. Schaub, Arts ’85
Patrick J. Keary, Bus Ad ’73
Douglas T. Zorn, Eng ’85
Charles Post, Dent ’73
Kathleen L. Fitzgerald, Nurs ’86
Virgil A. Carlson, Bus Ad ’74
James A. Hanson, Bus Ad ’87
Patricia A. Mullen, Jour ’74
Terence L. Nichols, Grad ’88
William Rumpf, Jr., Bus Ad ’74
Robert E. O’Brien, Comm ’88
Kurt R. Schmidt, Bus Ad ’74
Todd A. Infield, Law ’94
Jolene C. Shellman, Law ’74
Caroline J. Nichols, Law ’94
Arnold J. Hieserich, Eng ’75
Paul A. Zandt, Grad ’06
Jose E. Llompart, Grad ’75
Carolyn M. Happel, Law ’13
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Dr. Gregory Porter, former associate professor of broadcast and electronic communication, died May 20. Porter taught at Marquette for 26 years before retiring in 2007. ••••••••
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Post, former faculty member in the School of Dentistry, died May 16. Post also served as a pediatric dentist at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin for 34 years. ••••••••
John M. Kucharski, Eng ’58, former trustee, died May 24. He received the 1990 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Opus College of Engineering for his work as chairman of the board and CEO of EG&G Inc. ••••••••
Dr. Kiuck Lee, retired professor of physics, died June 10. He served on the faculty for 40 years, retiring in 1997. He is survived by daughters Grace Lee, Catherine Lee (Dan Manke), Diana (Chuck) Chung, Juliane Lee and Linda Lee (Daniel Camacho); and eight grandchildren, other family and friends. ••••••••
Dr. Harold Gerstein, professor emeritus, formerly chair and director of graduate endodontics in the School of Dentistry, died in June. He is survived by his wife Bernice (Falstein); children Carla (the late Gary) Baxter, Mark (Donna) Gerstein, Nate Gerstein and Mindy Smith; and eight grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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your legacy. their future.
Stephen Freier, Eng ’07, Grad ’09, and Jamie Vrba, Comm ’07, June 1, 2013 at Whitnall Park Lutheran Church in Hales Corners, Wis. The reception was held at the Miller Room in Milwaukee.
Megan (Kenny) Okon, Nurs ’10, and Aaron Okon at St. Christina Church in Chicago. She is a registered nurse at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill., and he is a firefighter in Chicago.
ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
ALUMNA IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Jennifer (Cole) Goltz, Arts ’07; Molly Gruszeczka, Arts ’07; Kyle Strozewski, Arts ’07; Ryan Goltz, H Sci ’07; Matt Dowling, Bus Ad ’07; and Blake Witkowski, Bus Ad ’07,
Kristin Herdrich, Arts ’09.
Grad ’12. ALUMNAE IN ATTENDANCE
Melissa Mitchell, Arts ’07; Lindsay (Davis) Dowling, Arts ’07; and Elisabeth (Winiarski) Witkowski, Arts ’08. Freddy Shamoon, Bus Ad ’09, and Whitney (Taylor) Shamoon, Comm ’09, Feb. 22, 2014 at the Westin Los Angeles. ALUMNI IN ATTENDANCE
Include Marquette in your plans today and make a powerful impact on tomorrow’s students Naming Marquette as a beneficiary of your life insurance, retirement account or bank and investment accounts allows you to: • Make a significant gift without it affecting your current income • Support the college or program of your choice • Provide a charitable tax deduction for your estate • Ensure the best possible education and opportunities for future generations at MU To learn more about investing in the future at Marquette, contact Cathy Steinhafel at (414) 288-6501 or visit marquette.edu/ plannedgiving.
Nate Dombeck, H Sci ’09, Grad ’10; William Charles Griffith, Arts ’09; Nick Foltman, Bus Ad ’09; Jen Lindeke, Comm ’09; Erin Neary, Arts ’09; Megan O’Boyle, Arts ’09; Mike McGivern, Bus Ad ’09; Mary Frances Jahnke, D.D.S., Arts ’09; Dr. Peter Jahnke, Dent ’84; Yvonne Frigo-Jahnke, Med Tech ’82; Dianne Jackson, Arts ’09; Matt Kenney, Eng ’10; Joel Volkert, Arts ’09; Kevin Jordan, Eng ’10; and Maria NovotnyJordan, Arts ’09. Sarah Bly, H Sci ’10, and Randall Yale, June 7, 2014 at Calvary Church in Milwaukee. ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Kelli Bly, Nurs ’14; Stephanie Spanheimer, Ed ’10; Bridget Knapp, Arts ’10; Brianna Platania, Nurs ’10; Kathleen Geary, Arts ’10; Rachel Evanoff, Comm ’10; Megan Raffaele, Comm ’10; Nick Ingraham, Arts ’10; and Max Meinerz, Arts ’10, Dent ’13.
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Nicole (Krubsack) Claas, Comm ’04; Theresa Voors, Nurs ’10; Katie (Schumacher) Walczak, Arts ’09; Mike Walczak, Nurs ’11; Laura Walczak, Bus Ad ’09; Jolyn Bemis, Arts ’11, PT ’13; Ryanne Brown, Bus Ad ’10; and Dana (Palminteri) Merkel, H Sci ’10, PT ’12. Michael Placko, Comm ’10, and Kassie (Gomez) Placko, H Sci ’10, July 18, 2014 at St. Mary of Vernon in Indian Creek, Ill. ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Liz Scott, H Sci ’10, PT ’12; Kathleen (Bennett) Orr, Arts ’10; Kaley Mullin, Arts ’10; Michelle Ruby, Arts ’09; Michael Rook, Bus Ad ’10; Michael Klenn, Bus Ad ’10; and Kyle Parsons, Comm ’10. Andrew Schueller, Arts ’10, and Caitlin Ubert, Nurs ’10, May 24, 2014 at St. Charles Catholic Parish in Hartland, Wis. The reception was held at the Oconomowoc Lake Club. He is director of student and young adult ministries at St. Charles, and she is a nurse at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinic and the Elmbrook Hospital Emergency Department. The couple lives in Wauwatosa, Wis. ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
H. Adam Ubert, H Sci ’04; Sandra Schueller, Bus Ad ’12; Rachel Basset, Arts ’11; Kevin Mulligan, Eng ’11; and Peter Merkel, Ed ’12. ALUMNI IN ATTENDANCE
Father of the groom John Schueller, Eng ’79; Thomas Schueller, Eng ’89; Keith Schueller, Eng ’12; Bruce Lanser, Law ’82; Lora (Helm) Bruce, Arts ’04; Matthew
class | notes SHARE THE MOMENT Puppy love — Heath Brozovich, Eng ’13, found the pawfect support to help him pop the question to Sara Zongolowicz, Eng ’13, in front of St. Joan of Arc Chapel in July. See a Flickr gallery of newlyweds at marquette. edu/magazine, and consider sharing a wedding moment with Marquette Magazine. Please obtain permission before sending professional photos.
Bruce, Arts ’05; Ellen (Koranda) Vanden Eykle, Grad ’08; Flavio Rovertoni, Eng ’07; Riad El-Azem, Arts ’09; Samantha (Luedtke) ElAzem, Arts ’09; Dana (Palminteri) Merkel, H Sci ’10, PT ’12; Katherine Vetter, H Sci ’10; David Kruse, Arts ’10; Meredith (Claeys) Kruse, Eng ’10, Grad ’11; Ryan McCauley, Arts ’10; Ryan Jackson, Comm ’11; and Thomas Nass, Arts ’12. Annamarie (Nelson) Vandrevala, Arts ’11, and Cyrus Vandrevala, Eng ’09, July 20, 2013 at Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church in Owensboro, Ky. The couple lives in West Lafayette, Ind., where he is a graduate student at Purdue University and she is a chemistry teacher for the Lafayette School Corp.
ALUMNI IN ATTENDANCE
Danielle DeAngelis, Arts ’11, Grad ’13; Lexi Newell, Arts ’12; Katie Reiss, Eng ’13; Phillip Romei, Arts ’07; Gina Rossi, Arts ’07; Amanda Skowronski, Arts ’13; Alyson Smith, Arts ’13; Samantha (Toigo) Glaser, Bus Ad ’09; Ellen Marra, Eng ’09; Dan Welch, Eng ’06; Jason Lilovich, Law ’14; Nelson Glasford, Arts ’14; and Marc Frias, Eng ’07. Marquette employees Melissa and Carlos Vigil attended. Nicholas Alonge, Bud Ad ’12, and Meagan (O’Hara) Alonge, Nurs ’11, Aug. 10, 2013 at Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee. He is an audit associate at Baker Tilly Virchow Kraus, and she is a registered nurse in a cardiac unit.
ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
ALUMNI IN THE WEDDING PARTY
Colleen Kearney, Arts ’11; Megan Banner, Arts ’09; Katie Harvey, Nurs ’11; and Dylan Bain, Arts ’04, Grad ’11.
Joseph Parker, Bus Ad ’11; Patrick Garvin, Bus Ad ’12; Michael Weber, Bus Ad ’11; Brian Falk, Bus Ad ’11; Alyssa
Krizmanich, Bus Ad ’11; Kamila Zygadlo, Bus Ad ’11; and Sarah Ochs, Arts ’11. John Mueller, H Sci ’12, and Rachel (Russell) Mueller, Nurs ’13, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kellnersville, Wis. He is a student at the Michigan College of Optometry, and she is a registered nurse in the NICU at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. ALUMNI IN ATTENDANCE
Patrick Garvin, Bus Ad ’12; Anna Feeley, Arts ’13; Chad Mikesell, Bus Ad ’11, PT ’13; Tim Menden, H Sci ’12; Kevin Walch, Bus Ad ’12, Grad ’13;
Carol Henney, H Sci ’13; Paul Begemann, Bus Ad ’12; Samantha Oldenburg, Nurs ’13; Samantha Paredes, Nurs ’13; Kim Ruehlmann, H Sci ’12; Sarah McCallum, H Sci ’12; Laura Rodda, H Sci ’12; Maura Falk, Nurs ’13; Michaela Krumholz, Arts ’13; Abbey Essman, Arts ’13; Connor McKay, Bus Ad ’13; Mathew Otto, H Sci ’13; Gretchen Keblusek, Ed ’13; Kate Reisinger, Eng ’13; Delaney Cox, Nurs ’13; Anne Snuggerud, Nurs ’12; Lindsey Cushman, H Sci ’13; Ben Heffter, H Sci ’13; Jared Klingeisen, Bus Ad ’12; Will Theobold, Ed ’12; Ryan Schwanke, Arts ’12; and Aaron Griedl, Bus Ad ’12.
A tear ran down my cheek while watching the new @MarquetteU commercial. #WeAreMarquette ALU MN U S CEARA MILLIG AN , BU S AD ’ 12, O N T W I TT E R
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Maura (Benson) Strickler, Comm ’96, and Heinz Strickler: son Heinz Winston, April 9, 2014.
B I RT H S
David Borowski, Arts ’88, Law ’91, and Jodie Tabak: son Zachary David, Sept. 20, 2013. He joins brother Jacob.
Sandi (Swincicki) Pagenkopf, Nurs ’98, and Kelly: son Lukas Gabriel, Feb. 4, 2014. He was 10 pounds, 9 ounces and 21 inches. He is their first child.
Mark Merchant, Arts ’91, and Nichole: daughter Savanna Lee, May 7, 2014. She is their first child.
Megan (Schulte) DeBoer, Comm ’99, and Matt DeBoer: son Jack Duke, Sept. 26, 2013. He is their first child. The family lives in Plainfield, Ill.
Michael Carson, Bus Ad ’94, and Margaret Carson: twins Finbar (Finn) Raymond and Irene Virginia, April 4, 2014.
Jennifer (Minogue) Irwin, Bus Ad ’99, and Andy: son Samuel Robert, Nov. 14, 2013. He joins brother Josh, 2.
Yale A. Rieck, Bus Ad ’95, and Adrianne (Fiorani) Rieck, Comm ’96: daughter Vivian Faith, April 28, 2014. She was 8 pounds, 8 ounces and 22 inches. She joins brothers Collin Christian, 9, and Evan Nikolas, 3, and sister Madelyn Grace, 6. The family lives in Winnetka, Ill.
Lorna Rose-Hahn, Arts ’99, and Nathan Hahn: son Sawyer Riggins, Feb. 5, 2013. The family lives in Wenatchee, Wash.
Colleen (Carroll) Campbell, Arts ’96, and John Campbell: son Joseph Francis, Feb. 4, 2014. He joins brother John Patrick and sisters Maryrose and Clara. The family lives in Alexandria, Va. CarrieAnn (Wolf) Hewitt, Eng ’96, and Craig Hewitt: son Samuel Neal, May 5, 2014. He was 9 pounds, 9 ounces and 22 inches and joins sister Allison Mae, 6. The family lives in West Bend, Wis. Cathy Ritterbusch, Arts ’96, Law ’00, and Bob Hare: daughter Cora Elizabeth, March 28, 2014.
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Brian Schreiber, Arts ’97, and Jennifer Schreiber, Arts ’01: son George Brian, Oct. 4, 2013. He joins brother Luke, 8, and sister Grace, 5.
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Katie (Barder) Smullen, Arts ’99, and Mark: daughter Abigail Riley, Jan. 1, 2014. She was 7 pounds, 3 ounces and 20 inches. JoEllen (Gielow) Burdue, Arts ’00, and Jody Burdue: daughter Abigail Louise, Jan. 30, 2014. She was 7 pounds, 11 ounces and 19 inches. She joins brother Kyle, 3. Jeffrey Foote, Grad ’01, and Natalie Nelson: daughter Coralena Lillie, Feb. 12, 2014. Kevin Rosin, Eng ’01, Law ’04, and Andrea Rosin: daughter Annika Adele, Dec. 2, 2013. She joins brother Micah and sister Elsa.
Catherine (Henke) Scholz, Arts ’01, and Eric Scholz, Arts ’03: son Samuel Callum, Nov. 19, 2013. He joins brother Benjamin, 3. The family lives in Racine, Wis. Matt Crespin, H Sci ’02, and Laura: son Connor Ray, May 31, 2014. He enjoyed his first Marquette athletics BBQ in June. Jim Peters, Arts ’02, H Sci ’10, and Meg Peters: son Samuel James, April 3, 2014. He joins brother Drew. Claire (Schmidt) Dohmen, Nurs ’03, Grad ’10, and Gregg Dohmen, Bus Ad ’03: daughter Virginia Claire, April 17, 2014. She was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 20.5 inches. She joins brothers Elliot and Ian. Jeffrey Noe, Bus Ad ’03, Grad ’07, and Jacqueline Limberg, H Sci ’05: son Samuel Jeffrey, May 29, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 22 inches. Meaghan (Cotter) Sherer, Comm ’04, and Dan Sherer: daughter Maura McCooey Sherer, Feb. 14, 2014. She joins brother Delaney, 2.
Tatiana (Jones) Joseph, Arts ’05, and Josh Joseph, Arts ’04: son Noah Joseph, March 4, 2014. The family lives in Milwaukee. Elissa (Flynn) McClure, Arts ’06, and Sean McClure: daughter Laila Corinne, Jan. 5, 2014 in San Diego. She joins sister Alexa. Scott Tabernacki, Arts ’07, and Karly: daughter Amelia Grace, June 16, 2014. She was 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches. Sara (Huhn) Stein, Nurs ’08, and Aaron: son Cole Henry, March 28, 2014. He was 6 pounds, 10.5 ounces and 19 inches. He joins sister Madeline Lucy, 2. Emily (Essman) LaBadie, H Sci ’09, Dent ’13, and Adam: son Oliver Henry, Nov. 15, 2013. He was 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 20.5 inches. He joins brother Eli, 2. Dan Nicorata, Eng ’09, and Erin Nicorata: son Dominic James, May 15, 2014 in Orland Park, Ill. He was 8 pounds, 13 ounces and 22.5 inches.
Stephanie (Maegdlin) Wade, Comm ’04, and Tom Wade, Arts ’03: son Xavier Stephen, Dec. 10, 2013. He joins brother Lincoln James.
Kelly (Lowery) Temeyer, Law ’10, and Doug Temeyer, Eng ’07: son Joseph Tucker, March 31, 2014. He was 8 pounds and 21 inches. The family lives in Wauwatosa, Wis.
Laura (Mraz) Bahr, H Sci ’05, PT ’07, and Greg Bahr: daughter Sadie Shlyn, Dec. 1, 2013 in Charleston, S.C. She joins stepsister Kayla, 12.
Sarah (Quick) Olejniczak, Grad ’11, and Matt: son Walter Matthew, Feb. 9, 2014. He was 6 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 inches.
I would literally give anything
for just one more year at @MarquetteU
and with my @MUMeladies RACH EL MARKWIESE O N T WITTE R
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letters to the editor May our world turn to prayer as Jim did for the ultimate solution to all this senseless violence and cruelty. May he rest in the arms of our Heavenly Father. IRENE CONCANNON HOFFMAN, ARTS ’81
Remembering Marquette Magazine’s fall 2011 issue featured a letter from journalist James Foley after he was released from being held as a prisoner of war in Iraq. When people around the world learned of Foley’s death in August 2014 in Syria at the hands of his captors, people returned to the magazine to read Foley’s letter: “Marquette University has always been a friend to me. The kind who challenges you to do more and be better and ultimately shapes who you become. …” Many alumni and friends left messages and tributes to the man they met and know only through his letter. •••
RIP. You graduated a full four years after I did from Marquette. You definitely lived the creed of Marquette. Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to know you, but through your deeds and acts post college, you were the best example of what a Marquette graduate should be in life. Thank you for all that you did, and for being that beacon of hope and inspiration to all of us. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Godspeed, sir, Godspeed. ARI D. HARRISON, ARTS ’92
I saw the parents of Jim Foley speak of their son’s horrific and brutal death. I was brought to tears, but I took solace in his story and who he was as a person, what he stood for, and how strong his faith and trust in God were. PETER FALLUCCA, ARTS ’81, GRAD ’88
Another very, very powerful story of the Holy Rosary. Thank you, Blessed Mother. PAT HURTUK
James Foley truly lived up to the Marquette credos: faith, knowledge and justice and Be The Difference. I am truly touched by his faith and spirit. He is with God now looking down at all of us. God bless his family.
all understanding. Jim was able to rely on his faith to draw strength and hope for the future. Certainly, he reflected upon the future beyond this life and these reflections surely fortified him throughout his ordeal. Americans are grieving the loss of this gentle soul. May God receive him into paradise and clothe him in garments of grace upon grace. MARY ELIZABETH RAPPL, BUS AD ’92
James Foley remains a remarkable force for good despite his passing from this earth. No horror can defeat the good that he brought to this world. His life is an inspiration to me. I hope that I can come close to living the righteous life that he lived. Rest in peace. KEN DOBBS
JEFF ARCH, COMM ’92
May the Queen of Heaven present these martyrs to her Son personally. May she shower graces upon a world in need of the love of her Son, Jesus.
LILLIAN LIU
Prayers and love to you as you enjoy the Beatific Vision. So many prayers for the family that mourns the loss of your physical presence. May Our Lady, who knew this suffering so well, take special care of their hearts. GINA GUARNERE
REBECCA CROTTY
You are an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for showing us what it means to live #curapersonalis. BRENDAN MURPHY, ARTS ’96
May God have mercy on Jim’s soul. This article magnifies the power of prayer, especially prayer offered through our Blessed Mother, to bring into troubled hearts a peace beyond
RUBY HIU
I am touched by his faith and his incredible calling. I will pray for his mother knowing that she has lost a great love in her life — until they meet again someday. RIP, James Foley. The heavens were rejoicing in your goodness, purity and beauty of spirit. LINDA WHITE
Under Mary’s mantle, he is embraced by merciful love. From there, Jim, pray for us. JUAN C. MARRERO
You are the light of the world. You give light to everyone. Rest in peace.
ANN DAVIS
Rest in peace, brother James.
a faithful son of God. God bless your soul. You are such an inspiration to all of us. You will be greatly missed by your family and friends but at the same time (they) rejoice, knowing you will be in heaven soon.
Jim’s courage in the face of death will remain a testimonial to his strong faith. He truly died a martyr’s death — just as the early Christians or the recently canonized Korean martyrs. We must all pray and work for peace among those worshiping the Lord in no matter what form. PETER K. MURPHY
Jim, you are now in a much, much better place. You are
The example of his prayer in times of extreme stress is inspiring. It gives proof to the beauty and power of prayer and is very inspirational. May God grant him the peace and rest that he and his family surely deserve. CHRISTOPHER M. GRIZZETTI
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