MMU Magazine 2022

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Junior Noah Cagle is on the Lancer Archery team. Earlier this year, the Lancers won the Mixed Recurve Team Title at the 2022 Collegiate National Archery Championships, and Cagle finished fourth and made the All-American team. Now, he’s gearing up for the upcoming season.

MAINTAINING MOMENTUM

MAJOR

BLI OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

Hills and Colorado trips

in Benedictine

MMU WELLNESS

alumni and the Yankton community work toward

in mental health care.

Dear Friends,

In August, I was in Aberdeen, SD with more than 100 students, alumni, faculty and fans of Mount Marty as our football team won their first game in program history… bringing home the Catholic Cup, a new traveling trophy between MMU and Presentation College.

The victory felt good after so much hard work.

Mount Marty University has seen a lot of victories this past year, and not just in athletics. This magazine is proof of that, with stories about our growing enrollment, advancements in mental health care, new opportunities for regional health and education workforce, plus accolades and highlights from our students and alumni.

I hope you enjoy MMU’s many successes as much as I do!

In Benedictine peace,

Marcus Long, PhD, OblOSB

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

MMU JUNIOR AIMS TO INSPIRE YOUTH THROUGH HOCKEY

Most recognize Noah Cagle with a bow and arrow in hand. However, a sliver of Yankton has seen the nationally-ranked archer with a hockey stick and skates. At least three times per week, Cagle volunteers with Yankton Area Ice Association (YAIA) as a coach.

Students like Cagle, who studies secondary education and history, provide stability and assistance to the program while also learning about development, practice planning and game-time decisions.

“My favorite part is watching them progress day in and day out,” Cagle said. “It’s amazing what these kids put into it.”

Cagle coaches youth through some of their first tournaments. He also organizes stations for practices, leads demonstrations on proper form and skating and works directly with families.

“Noah is reliable, committed, and a huge asset to this organization,” Jen Weber, his advisor, said. “While some college kids went to exotic locations over spring break, I saw Noah at the rink.”

Because of strong partnerships with the Yankton community and the university, Cagle can use his time spent with youth as credit.

MMU’S DNP PROGRAM FORMS LEADERS & EDUCATORS TO ADVANCE NURSING FIELD

Suzie Walgrave first began her career in psychology before moving into nursing and becoming a Certified Nurse Practitioner. Her philosophy is to care for the whole person, from their mental and physical health to their spiritual health. When looking to further apply that philosophy and become a leader in the field of nursing, Mount Marty University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program caught her eye.

Mount Marty prepares individuals for specialization in both leadership and education.

“[MMU is] teaching teachers how to teach and teaching leaders how to lead with a servant, humility mentality, and you really don’t see that with any other program,” Walgrave shared.

MMU’s DNP program began in 2021 and aims to prepare nurses in clinical and academic settings to translate research into practice, which will improve healthcare and education systems on a national scale.

Walgrave is one of three students in the 2022 cohort, and while she says the program has its challenges, she appreciates that the program, her professors and her classmates push her beyond what she thought she could do.

“My brain is getting a workout and that’s a good thing. It makes me think ‘Maybe I could do more than I thought I ever could,’” she said. “Another huge part is having the right people in place to educate. My professors have been great at challenging us to take it a step further.”

As a DNP student, Walgrave says the University’s four core Benedictine values— community, awareness of God, hospitality and lifelong learning—keep their cohort purpose-centered.

“I see [the values] as a means of keeping a person grounded and not being afraid to go back to what you know and what is the right thing to do,” Walgrave said. “It’s about holding strong to your core values and your moral grounding.”

WALGRAVE (RIGHT) JOINED MMU FACULTY AND GUEST SPEAKER SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SENATOR JEAN HUNHOFF (LEFT) FOR A SPRING SEMINAR ON YANKTON’S CAMPUS.

CAGLE DIRECTS PLAYERS DURING PRACTICE.

LANGLOSS RETURNS TO MMU AFTER NATIONAL GUARD BASIC TRAINING

Since she can remember, Erika Langloss has felt called to serve others. In high school, she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. After, she joined the nursing program and volleyball team at Mount Marty University. However, a life-changing decision would see Langloss temporarily step away from both.

Growing up in a military family in Crooks, South Dakota, Langloss says to this day, she still gets goosebumps every time she thinks about her father returning home from deployment. After 32 years in the South Dakota Air National Guard (SDANG), her father retired. However, her mother continues to serve in the unit and has been for more than 30 years.

“It was around the time that COVID-19 hit and we got sent home from school that I really started thinking about my future,” Langloss said. “I started talking to a recruiter and figuring out if I could still be in nursing school and volleyball when I got back [from basic training].”

Langloss says it was her parents that impacted her decision the most, but that support from her

professors, coaching staff, family and friends confirmed it was the right decision.

During basic training, Langloss gained lifelong skills on how to be a leader and take responsibility. Today, she serves in the SDANG as an aircraft armament systems specialist, whose role is to load bombs and missiles into fighter jets, ensuring accurate release and delivery.

“Joining the military has helped form my life in many ways, and I know it was one of the best decisions I have ever made,” Langloss said.

She will graduate from MMU’s nursing program in 2024.

YANKTON NATIVE AWARDED MMU’S PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Mount Marty University selected Yanktonnative Joseph Stibral as the 2022-2023 Mother Jerome Schmitt Presidential Scholar.

Stibral was selected based on his scholastic achievement and his participation in and contribution to the academic and civic community.

When asked about his essay application titled “Leaders Must Listen,” Stibral shared, “The rule of ‘listening’ has helped me slow down and think through important things.

As the Bible says, we are to be ‘slow to speak and quick to listen.’ That’s wisdom that’s hard to argue with.”

Stibral is a nursing major, Student Government Association president, Student Nursing Association president and choir member. He performs in theatre productions and is active in intramural sports and campus ministry.

Each spring, the scholarship awards a student beginning their senior year full tuition for one academic year. The application requires a 1,200-word narrative addressing how the Rule of Saint Benedict shapes the ideals of MMU— including how they’re exemplified by the university community—and how an education at MMU has influenced them and how they see their career path creating their future.

As Stibral begins his senior year and soon a career in nursing, he says he feels beyond blessed for both the scholarship and his experience at MMU.

LANGLOSS COMPLETED BASIC MILITARY TRAINING

ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS

OLDEST LIVING ALUMNA

Sister Mary Jane Frances may be our oldest living Mount Marty alumna. She attended Mount Marty Junior College from 1938 to 1939 for education. For reference, Bede was built in 1935. So, she has more life experience than our university’s oldest building. She currently resides at St. Martin’s Monastery in Rapid City, South Dakota and will celebrate her 102nd birthday this fall.

FALLEN SOLDIER HONORED BY BRIDGE DEDICATION

A South Dakota bridge was named for 1994 alumnus Army Staff Sgt. Gregory Wagner on Veterans Day. The SSG Gregory A Wagner Memorial Bridge passes over the James River on SD Highway 38, just east of Mitchell. MMU classmates gathered in Alexandria, South Dakota for the dedication and to remember Wagner, who passed May 8, 2006, while serving in Iraq.

FOKKEN OPENS KOMBUCHA SHOP

Sioux Falls’ only commercial kombucha producers opened a new retail and kitchen space. Jacob Fokken, Class of 2015, started brewing kombucha for fun in 2017. Since, Fokken and his wife have grown the business by selling kombucha at the farmer’s market and establishing a delivery service, to opening their storefront on Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls.

SACRED HEART SISTERS CELEBRATE JUBILEES

SADLER RECEIVES

STRENGTH COACH AWARD

Michael Sadler, Class of 2017, received the 2021 Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaching Society AA Central Coach of the Year award. Recently, Sadler joined the Seattle Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate staff, the Tacoma Rainiers, in Tacoma, Washington.

ARMY NURSE SERVES IN NEW ROLE

Col. Kathleen (Bares) Clary, Class of 1993, was selected to deploy as the Theater Medical Commander in the Middle East. She will be responsible for all Army medical assets in 22 countries and is the first nurse to ever serve in this Command position.

Many of our Sacred Heart Sisters have celebrated milestone anniversaries in their monastic professions.

• Sister Clarice Korger, celebrates 25 years

• Sister Kathryn Burt, Class of 1993, celebrates 25 years

• Sister Eileen Neville, Class of 1953, celebrates 70 years

• Sister Mary Arthur Schramm, MMHS Class of 1950, BSN Class of 1955, CRNA Class of 1965 and BA Class of 1965, celebrates 70 years*

• Sister Madonna Schmitt, MMHS Class of 1945 and 1959, celebrates 75 years

• Sister Ann Kessler, Class of 1953, celebrates 75 years

*Fun Fact: Sister Arthur may be one of the only people to have a degree from almost every Mount Marty school!

Every day, our alumni are doing amazing things across the globe. Here are just a few of our favorite stories from the past year. It’s always a great day to be a Lancer!

CALIFORNIA NATIVE EMBRACES MMU’S BENEDICTINE VALUES

Growing up in Los Angeles, Salvador Chavez, Class of 2022, rarely experienced nature. However, attending Mount Marty University to play football introduced the 2022 graduate and U.S. Army veteran to a new way of life.

Taking biology classes, spotting local wildlife and working construction for farmers in Nebraska brought Chavez new experiences.

“Meeting friends from the Midwest in the army made me realize how different people live,” Chavez said. “It led me to my passion for studying agronomy and developed my appreciation for country life.”

Chavez was recruited by coach John Michaletti while playing at Pasadena City College. “He really sold me on the school,” Chavez said. “I could tell he really cared about my development on a personal level.”

Chavez dedicates his great experience to the university’s four core values: hospitality, awareness of God, lifelong learning and community.

“I love the community at MMU and the focus on service and knowledge of God,” Chavez said. “Many schools around the country can offer a great education, but it means nothing without a personal relationship with God.”

LEADERSHIP TRAINER GUIDES MMU RETREAT HOSPITALITY TO UKRAINE

A 1990 alumnus led university leadership in their annual retreat this year. Todd Strom is the superintendent of South Sioux City Community Schools and is a certified positive leadership trainer. He works to support team growth through positivity and optimism.

The miles that separate South Dakota and Ukraine haven’t stopped one alumnus and his family from practicing hospitality. David Gall, Class of 2002, and his wife, Nataliya, a Ukrainian-born woman who has family still living in Ukraine, have been sending aid to the war-torn country.

MAINTAINING MOMENTUM: MMU EXPANDS CAMPUS, GROWS ENROLLMENT

down on being true to who we are and what we offer.”

President Long devotes much of what the university has done to Mount Marty’s four core values: awareness of God, community, hospitality and lifelong learning.

For President Long, enrollment has been one of the most exciting parts of the year. “To see that prospective students and families are excited about what we’re doing and where we’re growing is humbling,” President Long said.

The growth of Mount Marty University is evident.

Five years ago, the university consisted of eight buildings. Today, the university has doubled in land area since adding the Rickenbach Suites, athletic practice fields and the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse.

Not only has the campus grown, but since 2016 MMU has seen enrollment increase by 17% to 880 students. This fall, Mount Marty enrolled the largest number of degree-seeking students since 2011 and the largest Yankton undergraduate enrollment since 2005.

Since transitioning Mount Marty from college to university, adding a football program and new scholarship opportunities, momentum hasn’t stopped for MMU, and there’s plenty to celebrate.

“In the last four or five years, Mount Marty has been doing a lot of things that nobody expected us to do, and seeing that momentum continue is really important,” President Dr. Marc Long said. “Both undergraduates and graduates come to this community because they want to be a part of something special and growing. Over this last year, we certainly have doubled

Last year, MMU’s Career Services reported that 100 percent of 2021 graduates surveyed were either employed, in graduate school, or in a postbaccalaureate internship six months after graduation. In addition, 84 percent of 2021 graduates were

employed in a field closely related to their major, and 72 percent were employed in South Dakota.

With locations in Yankton, Watertown and Sioux Falls, building and sustaining community is at the heart of Mount Marty’s leadership. In recent

“To see that prospective students and families are still excited about what we’re doing and where we’re growing is humbling.”

MANY MMU STUDENTS COME FROM SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA, BUT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE STUDENT POPULATION HAS GROWN TO REPRESENT 40 STATES AND 23 COUNTRIES.

years, the university’s administration has taken a dedicated approach to community involvement.

In fact, on any given day in Yankton, you’re likely to run into a Mount Marty graduate. For Rob Stephenson, president

“It’s easy to look around at our company and find a dozen Mount Marty graduates, and I know there’s a number of businesses and non-profits in Yankton that can say the same,” Stephenson said. “It’s huge having young people bringing life and energy to Yankton and choosing to be a part of the community. They work hard at making it a better place.”

answer to those questions— that this place transforms you,” shared President Long, who has led MMU since 2015. “You’re going to have a fantastic education, you’re going to have an amazing experience and you will really have to ponder who you are and what you’re called to do, and that’s the story we’re going to continue telling.”

and COO of First Dakota National Bank and a member of the university’s board of trustees, a number of them are right down the hall.

In this academic year, Mount Marty’s leadership looks forward to fostering the growing relationship between the university and the region.

“Many people have a lot of questions about higher education, and at Mount Marty, we have a very good

“It’s huge having young people bringing life and energy to Yankton and choosing to be part of the community. They work hard at making it a better place.”

AUTUMN BLESSINGS

On Yankton’s campus, statues of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica remind the community of our Benedictine heritage.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE RETREATS GIVE STUDENTS TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES

Black Hills and Colorado trips immerse students in Benedictine Values

Since 2018, Mount Marty University undergraduate students have had the unique opportunity to participate in two outdoor adventure retreats—one to the Black Hills and another to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado—as part of their freshman and sophomore-year curriculum.

A hallmark of the university’s renewed core curriculum is that students are led to find their place in the world through intentional transformational experiences. Offered through the university’s Benedictine Leadership Institute (BLI) and at no additional cost

above tuition, each retreat is rooted in the Benedictine way of life as an opportunity for students to examine who they are and how they will impact the world.

“The retreats teach our students how to live lives that are filled with meaning and purpose and capable of personal transformation. This requires them to develop the ability to examine their lives and reflect upon the daily habits that form them into the type of person they are,” said Mount Marty University Assistant Professor and BLI Director Joseph Rutten. “We’re training them to use their minds and hearts to impact the world both personally and professionally.”

While recent trips had been canceled due to the pandemic, students returned to Colorado and the Black Hills in the 2021-2022 academic year. Students spent time reflecting with small groups, participating in team-building activites and hiking together.

At the end of the trips, students return to Yankton with a greater understanding of who they are, how to articulate their purpose and values and how to identify and overcome their fears. In a world where young people are looking for direction and the ability to impact others, nearly every student said the retreat helped them better understand that their life has purpose.

While hiking up to Bible Point in Estes Park, Brynn Dilly, a sophomore majoring in pre-physical therapy who attended the 2021

gorgeous, and when we got up to the top and looked out, it seemed like you could see the entire state. It was beautiful. But something that really struck me was the mailbox up there that’s full of journals and Bibles and notes praising God for His creation. It just made me realize how fortunate I was to be able to experience that and realize that I need to step out of my comfort zone more and be open to new experiences.”

at first because she didn’t know many of her classmates yet, in the end, she said she returned with new connections and deep satisfaction for having joined the retreat.

To support the BLI trips, consider becoming a part of the Benedictine Leadership Society, which supports our students through the words of St. Benedict and helps them find their place in the world. Learn more at www.mountmarty.edu/bli or call the Office of Advancement at (605-760-4341) to join.

Rocky Mountain retreat, shared, “We made our way along this beautiful hike, the scenery was just

While Dilly shared that she was nervous about the trip

“It just made me realize how fortunate I was to be able to experience that and realize that I need to step out of my comfort zone more and be open to new experiences.”

MMU ADVANCES MENTAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH PROGRAM AND WELLNESS CONFERENCE

JESSE

Jesse Bailey really only cared about baseball until he met Lori Lincoln.

“I was a baseball player. That was my main focus in college,” said Bailey, who came to Mount Marty University with a few years of collegiate baseball eligibility left.

Shortly after arriving in Yankton, the Eau Claire, Wisconsin native found himself in the middle of a “difficult conversation” with Lincoln, an associate professor of psychology in MMU’s Social Sciences Department. It wasn’t the first talking-to Bailey had received about his future, and although he’s still not sure why, this time, he was ready to listen.

“She didn’t say ‘you aren’t good enough’ or ‘you know you’re not going to make it huge,’” he recalls. “She encouraged me to be realistic. ‘What if baseball isn’t an option? You need to have a career to fall back on.’”

Lincoln set Bailey up to volunteer with the Boys & Girls Club of Yankton, where he’d eventually complete all 160 of the service learning hours required of MMU Human Services students.

“I loved it,” he said. “Somehow, I resonated with the youth. I got along with the other employees there, and once my service learning was done, I became an employee.”

And that was that.

Eventually, Bailey was overseeing the entire Yankton branch. He took a break from his MMU studies to continue his work in the non-profit sector, but Lincoln never gave up on him.

“She’d say ‘when are you coming back to finish? I want you back in the classroom,’” Bailey said.

The persistence paid off. Bailey graduated in 2016 and jumped right back into community-focused social service, this time as the executive director of Pathways Shelter for the Homeless in Yankton. Under his watch, the shelter has expanded from nine beds to 84 and remains in expansion mode. Among the goals? Cut the 50-person waiting list to zero.

It all began with support—and a little push—from MMU’s Human Services instructors and the community it serves.

“She deserves a raise,” he said of his former advisor. “You can put that in bold print.”

GUIDING CAREERS, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY

Lincoln sees Bailey’s career as a major success story, and not just for his individual accomplishments. It’s a story that’s representative of MMU’s unique role in a community with a wide footprint and outsized expertise in the human services arena.

The department’s psychology and human service curricula prepare students for careers in fields like drug and alcohol counseling, school counseling, marriage and family therapy, case management or juvenile justice. But MMU’s service learning and internship requirements also benefit community agencies like the South Dakota Human Services Center (HSC), the First Judicial Circuit’s Court Services office, Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services, the Boys & Girls Club and Bailey’s shelter, which now counts itself as an option for service learning for MMU students.

Mount Marty trains many of the professionals who staff those facilities, but it also helps those professionals maintain their licenses and stay up-to-date with best practices. In June of 2022, the university once again helped organize the Yankton Area Mental Wellness

Conference, which offers local practitioners a chance to earn continuing education credits without heading out of town.

It also serves as a source of rejuvenation for counselors, case managers and others in the mental wellness space.

“For people who need those continuing education credits to maintain their certifications, this provides the opportunity to be able to earn those locally,” said Lincoln, who’s been involved in the conference for 24 years. “Now, the benefit has really evolved in that people enjoy having the opportunity to collaborate with their peers in a regional setting. I really love the interagency, interdisciplinary aspect of working with these other facilities and agencies in the community. That, to me, is the true strength of this.”

MEETING NEEDS WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE

The professionals guide topic selection at the conference based on where they see the needs in South Dakota. In 2022, for example, there was a session titled “Conversations on Cannabis,” a result of South Dakotans’ 2020 vote to legalize the drug for medicinal and recreational use (the latter of which fell to a court challenge in 2021). It also included rundowns on state-level juvenile justice reform efforts, the recently adopted 988 National Suicide Prevention

JESSE BAILEY, A 2016 GRADUATE, IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PATHWAYS SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS IN YANKTON.

Hotline, the opioid crisis and school shooting drills.

“A lot of the planning of the conference is from people that have firsthand knowledge of what clients need,” said MMU Psychology Professor Alan Ferris. “They’re working with the legislature in Pierre, they know who’s walking through the doors of their counseling centers. They can say ‘this is an issue I’m seeing a lot of.’”

The conference is just one example of the ways MMU’s Social Sciences Department works to stay responsive in a rapidly evolving discipline. The list of available career paths has grown alongside public awareness. Ferris and Lincoln now advise students who aim for jobs in sports psychology, for example, which focuses on improving the mental wellness of athletes to optimize performance.

Even so, Ferris said, mental illness topics continue to carry a stigma in some areas, particularly rural ones where treatment options may be several hours away. Ferris is currently gathering information for a research project on the roots of drug and alcohol culture in the rural Midwest.

“It’s not researched a lot in this country because it’s hard to get to people in rural areas,” he said. “If you grew up in a small town in the Midwest, you’re exposed to that alcohol culture when you’re growing up. We don’t have a lot of models out there to

help people get to healthier options.”

Ferris is also part of a strategic Mount Marty initiative on rural mental health, for which representatives from various departments meet to discuss research and grant opportunities that might help expand access.

And that, of course, is the purpose of social sciences–to improve society at large by tackling some of its most pressing human problems. For Bailey, that meant connecting to a Yankton community he’d initially seen as a way station on his path to baseball glory and growing to appreciate the feeling of selfless service.

His Mount Marty

experience and the embrace of the town he now calls home have translated into a rewarding career.

“There are so many volunteers in the community. It just really made me want to stay here and be a part of that,” Bailey said. “They were so welcoming to me as an outsider who didn’t grow up here. I want to give back to the community that helped me find my path.”

MEET DR. ALAN FERRIS

Dr. Alan Ferris signed on as a psychology professor in MMU’s Social Sciences Department in 1992, and it didn’t take long for him to embrace stewardship and community.

In addition to his teaching and research duties, the Nebraska native serves as the faculty athletic representative for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), organizes intramural athletics and chairs the Gregorian Fine Arts Association.

He and his wife, Dawn, were familiar faces at athletic events, so his name was top of mind when the time came to fill a faculty advisor slot.

He plays basketball, so managing intramural games felt like a natural fit. The arts association gig made sense, too. Dawn designs the costumes for MMU’s theater productions, and they both enjoy the plays and gallery openings.

To hear Dr. Ferris tell it, it’s as simple as saying yes and following through. Saying yes, he said, is often the easier choice.

“I’ve discovered that people spend more time complaining about things than it actually takes to do it,” he said. “It might take an hour, but you’d complain about it for four.”

There’s also the personal payoff. He plays trumpet in the MMU band, which means he gets to carry on with a hobby he’s enjoyed since fifth grade.

Dr. Ferris will concede, however, that there’s a higher purpose at play in his and Dawn’s MMU citizenship. Saying yes isn’t just simpler than saying no or a handy way to fill up free time.

“We’re highly involved,” he said. “But I think, as a residential campus where community is one of our core values, you need to sort of model that for the students. That immersion is important.”

“We don’t have a lot of models out there to help people get to healthier options.”

WATERTOWN CAMPUS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SERVICE, COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION

our niche here at Lake Area,” Watertown Campus Director Kimberly Bellum said. “They’ve been very welcoming and see the value of having an opportunity like this right here on their campus.”

While Executive Vice President and Provost Bill Miller notes the last few decades have seen the higher education landscape change drastically, he devotes Watertown’s success to the faculty’s adaptation and persistence.

The nation has also seen enrollment and retention fall in recent years, but Bellum says MMU-Watertown is proud to don an 85-90% retention rate.

This year marked the 50th anniversary of Mount Marty University in Watertown.

For South Dakota’s Benedictine University, this milestone has been a source of tremendous pride, a celebration of community and recognition of the past 50 years dedicated to providing greater access to education.

“It means that for 50 years, we have served a need here in Watertown,” adjunct professor and office assistant Sister Adrienne Kaufmann said.

In 1972, the University opened its second location at Harmony Hill Education Center in Watertown to serve working parents who needed continued education. From 1998-2013 and 2019 to today, MMUWatertown operations have resided on or adjacent to the Lake Area Technical College campus.

“As we’ve evolved and changed, we’ve really found

Ask any faculty member, and they’ll likely dedicate the University’s strong foundation to its four core values: hospitality, lifelong learning, community and awareness of God. For Bellum, an opportunity to celebrate those values couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Now more than ever, those Benedictine values are so important,” Bellum said. “Being able to engage with your community, being hospitable to others, being willing to learn and having that faith-based education serves our students well.”

Bellum says the University will continue to focus on the success of its students by continuing to hire quality, committed faculty and provide a quality education that’s both accessible and attainable.

For MMU-Watertown alumnus and Watertown Police Chief Tim Toomey, his

education at MMU-Watertown made him a better person, husband, father and civil servant. “I would not be chief of police today if not for the education I received from MMU. [It] set a solid foundation for me to serve others and build a career.”

Miller says it’s a privilege to impact students in communities outside of Yankton positively. “It gives people opportunities that they otherwise wouldn’t have, and we feel fortunate to continue supporting students in their spiritual and lifelong learning journey,” he said.

Mount Marty celebrated the University’s 50th anniversary with a cookout at MMU-Watertown during Mission Day on August 30, 2022.

MEET CINDY AND LARYN WARKENTHEIN

After her last child left for college in 2019, Cindy Warkenthein decided to complete her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education — a path she began more than 30 years ago. Living nearby and concurrently working, attending Mount Marty University-Watertown was “an easy choice.” Cindy said.

“Little did I know of the challenges I would encounter during my time at MMU,” Cindy said. “My daughter had cancer, my mother-in-law and my father passed away within eight months of each other, all during COVID.”

In 2020, Cindy’s daughter, Laryn Warkenthein, who was diagnosed with cancer was in her junior year for elementary education at Northern State. For support and treatment, Laryn came home. “I knew that [MMU] was an option for me to finish my degree if I moved closer,” Laryn said.

Side-by-side, Cindy and Laryn pursued their degrees together at MMU-Watertown.

“One of the most special things about transferring to MMU was going to college with my mom. She started school right when I was diagnosed with cancer,” Laryn said.

While enduring these challenges, both said the university was a source of comfort and support. Cindy said the staff’s love, prayers and understanding were evident.

“Seeing how well the staff accommodated her during that time comforted me,” Laryn said. “It’s been that way since for both of us.”

The two graduated in 2022. Cindy now teaches for the Willow Lake School District and Laryn for the Iroquois School District.

“I started my career at the age of 55, proving to others that it’s never too late to make your dreams become reality,” Cindy said.

SISTER ADRIENNE (ABOVE) , PRESIDENT MARC LONG AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST BILL MILLER (BELOW) WORKED AND JOINED IN THE CELEBRATION AT MMU-WATERTOWN.

NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PROGRESS REGIONAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION WORKFORCE

THE SETON EDUCATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM WORKS TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS TO EARN A DEGREE FROM MOUNT MARTY TO EXCEL AS AN EDUCATOR AT A CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

For 85 years, Mount Marty University has educated future leaders in education, health care, business and more to support regional growth. This past academic year, MMU created new opportunities to commit further to that responsibility for rural Catholic school educators and nurses in South Dakota and the surrounding states.

Thanks to generous supporters of MMU, the university announced two new scholarship programs for students looking to study education and nursing.

SETON EDUCATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Named for Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the patron saint of Catholic schools,

this program provides renewable $10,000 scholarships to students committed to working as an educator at a Catholic school upon completion of their degree.

Students who are eligible for this scholarship must be practicing Catholics. While enrolled at Mount Marty University, Seton Education Scholars will participate in monthly Catholic formation and training opportunities provided by MMU campus ministry, area priests and Catholic teachers and administrators to fully engage them with Catholic educational ministries and culture. Those who complete the program and achieve a degree in elementary or secondary education from Mount Marty commit to three years of teaching in a Catholic school within the Diocese of Sioux Falls or rural schools within the Archdiocese of Omaha.

“A quality Catholic education requires people to live their faith through their profession,” said Father James Keiter, pastor of All Saints Parish, Holy Family Parish and Saint Rose of Lima Parish in the Archdiocese of Omaha and member of the MMU board of trustees. “The Seton Education Scholars program will work to remove barriers for students to earn a degree from Mount Marty to excel as an educator at a Catholic school in the region.”

The lead $250,000 gift for the new Seton Education Scholars program was made by Marlene Ricketts of Omaha for future educators who will serve in a school in the region.

“I would like to thank Marlene Ricketts for her very generous gift,” said Marc Long, Mount

In 2022, MMU announced two new scholarships for students seeking Catholic formation and careers in nursing and education.

Marty University President. “Her support has made it possible for Mount Marty to educate more future Catholic educators and prepare them for a career of service.”

AVERA SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Through the Avera Scholars Program, Avera Health will support selected Mount Marty nursing students with school loans that will be forgiven once they work as nurses at Avera for three years following graduation. These nursing students will also get first-hand experience in health care by working at least eight hours a week in a paid employment role at Avera during their time at the university.

Avera has committed to investing in four cohorts of 10 nurses—as many as 40 in total—providing each with $10,000 of funding per year for four years. This is a potential investment of $1.6 million over seven years.

Mount Marty and Avera have been natural partners and

collaborators in many efforts, especially in development of future workforce.

“Mount Marty University and Avera have a similar heritage. Both were founded by courageous Sisters who came to Dakota Territory in the 1880s,” said Doug Ekeren, Regional President and CEO of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton and Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. “Their primary mission was education; a mission that evolved to include health care when they were presented with the need, particularly diphtheria and influenza epidemics of that time.”

These scholars will receive education and training at a significant project developed by the two institutions—the Avera Science & Nursing Complex on the Mount Marty University campus. This facility provides the technology and setting for students, regional health care providers and first responders to take part in skills training, competencies and interdisciplinary exercises.

MEET DR. KRYSTAL DIEDRICHSEN

Dr. Krystal Diedrichsen, Class of 2004, worked for nearly 10 years in the Yankton area before pursuing her Master’s and starting as an assistant nursing professor at Mount Marty University.

Dr. Diedrichsen’s doctoral dissertation focused on authentic leadership in undergraduate nursing education.

Through her research, she found nursing faculty felt empowered to be their best as nursing educators when leadership cared about what they were doing, were transparent in their approach and were self-aware enough to admit when they needed more information or assistance.

“Everyone in healthcare is aware that there’s opportunity for improvement and how nurses and other healthcare leadership function. It does tend to be a fairly stressful environment, so we’re looking at how we can make that better, improving those situations and providing the best opportunities for nurses to be successful, which, in turn, helps us provide the very best care for our patients.” Aside from presenting her dissertation defense and publishing her work on ProQuest, the 2022 Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference is Dr. Diedrichsen’s first opportunity to share her findings with the public. Dr. Diedrichsen also hopes to publish her work in an academic nursing journal soon.

Dr. Diedrichsen loves that her role allows her to connect with MMU students.

“I love to share that same great experience that I had as a student, that personal faculty interaction,” Dr. Diedrichsen said. “Feeling supported as a student was what I liked most about Mount Marty, so the opportunity to return that to our students has been wonderful.”

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The football team celebrates their Catholic Cup victory.

The Mount Marty University Lancers appointed a new athletic director, kicked off their first football season and saw several teams shine competitively in the GPAC.

COMMUNITY CREATES NEW UNIVERSITY MASCOT

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members joined together to create a new university mascot. It will be revealed during 2022 Lancer Days on Oct. 28-30.

MMU KICKS OFF SEASON WITH FIRST WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY

After two years of building, Lancer Football took the field for its debut season fall of 2021. This year’s season kicked off with their first-ever victory against Presentation College in Aberdeen and bringing home the Catholic Cup, a new traveling trophy between the teams.

“I have been really impressed with the effort and improvements that these guys have made on and off the field,” said head coach John Michaletti.

“These guys should be proud of themselves for how they came together to improve… The continuous attention to details will pay off in the long run for them.”

Michaletti recently announced 24 signees as part of the 2022 recruiting class. Mount Marty welcomed 10 transfer student-athletes from junior and four-year institutions at mid-year.

Visit mountmartyathletics.com for game schedules.

“This mascot will represent the institution at sporting, recruitment and alumni events, so we want members of the Yankton and Mount Marty communities to share their voices on this important addition to the Lancer family,” President Long said.

As the university has grown in the past years, there’s been a push to bring a new mascot to reflect the university’s momentum. The university retired previous mascots Marty Mouse, a tall caped gold mouse and Victor E. Lancer, a mustached man.

To create a unified symbol for the university, MMU opened its Mascot Challenge to the Yankton and campus community for idea submissions. Over 35 mascot ideas were shared, and more than 700 votes were cast to determine a favorite of the top three ideas.

Thanks to Rudy and Kathy Gerstner for generously donating our new Mount Marty mascot!

MMU ANNOUNCES ANDY BERNATOW AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Andy Bernatow, Class of 1999, began his first season as Mount Marty University’s newest athletic director. The long-time head baseball coach has built a solid foundation for the athletic program’s success and looks to continue that momentum.

As a former Mount Marty baseball playerturned-coach, Bernatow says he’s grateful to live out his dream of coaching the baseball team. While stepping away has been a “difficult decision,” he’s excited to accelerate Lancer Athletics.

“We have a group of great coaches who are eager to make their mark on Lancer Athletics and the young women and men on their teams,” he said. “They need an athletic director who can devote the time, energy and attention to help build their programs into GPAC leaders.”

Bernatow’s 18-season career led Lancer Athletics in career wins with 444 wins. He is the only coach in MMU history to break the 400-win plateau. In 2012, he led the Lancers to a GPAC Conference Tournament Championship and a regular-season GPAC Championship in 2010. And for the past year, he’s acted as the interim athletic director.

Josh Teichroew, Class of 2016 and 2020, replaces Bernatow as the fifth head coach of the Lancer baseball program.

HISTORY MADE: LANCER SOFTBALL APPEARS IN FIRST NAIA TOURNAMENT

A historic season for Mount Marty University’s softball team ended in Chickasha, Oklahoma as the Lancers represented the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) in the NAIA Softball Opening Round.

Under the leadership of head coach Kayla Bryant and assistant coach Ramon Romero, the Lancers played their best overall season in school history, finishing with an overall record of 32-16 and a conference record of 15-7 while winning the GPAC Tournament for the first time in school history..

MMU ARCHERY CROWNED RECURVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND RECEIVE FOUR ALL-AMERICANS

Mount Marty University Archery won a national title in the recurve mixed event and many other honors this season.

At Nationals, Mount Marty walked off with the mixed recurve team title 5-1 while dethroning the legendary Texas A&M team, who had yet to lose a single set during the competition.

The team was composed of Alyssa Nelson (Salt Lake City, UT) and Micheal Plummer (Midland, MI), who equaled or bettered their opponent at every step of the final.

Elliot Burns (Rapid City, SD) was named First Team All-American for the NAIA. Going into the NAIA tournament, Burns was the only player ranked top-five in all three “Triple Crown” categories of batting average, RBI and home runs.

Karlee Arnold (Parker, CO) was named Second Team NFCA All-Region Catcher.

This year’s team landed three Academic All-Americans and four AllAmericans. Freshman John Sarazin (Onalaska, WI) landed a spot in both fields and an individual National Championship Bronze medal in the men’s barebow division.

The Lancers returned with four All-Americans, 10 new personal bests, Sixth Overall Combined Team Championship—accomplished without a whole team—and many awards and top 10 finishes.

TEAM FINALS

MIXED RECURVE 1 Alyssa Nelson & Micheal Plummer

*National Champions

WOMEN’S RECURVE 3 Alyssa Nelson, Kourtney Coney, Lindsey Bouffard (JR/Concord, NH)

MIXED BAREBOW 4 Savannah Chouinard & John Sarazin

WOMEN’S COMPOUND 5 Alicia Aviles (FR/Tamarac, FL), Kinley Hetletved, Emily Ricke (SR/East Dubuque, IL)

WOMEN’S BAREBOW 6 Savannah Chouinard, Allison Jones (SR/ Brandon, Manitoba, Canada), Gabrielle Goodrich (SO/Peoria, AZ)

MMU WELCOMES NEW FACULTY

Three faculty members, two new and one returning, join Mount Marty University this academic year, bringing with them years of experience in nursing, elementary education and criminal justice.

New 2022-23 hires include Dr. Stephen Bell, Jamie VanWinkle and Sister Kathy Burt.

Dr. Stephen Bell joins MMU after years of instructing criminal justice university courses at Johnston Community College in North Carolina and Geneva College in Pennsylvania. He also is a retired sergeant and spent more than 20 years in the Los Angeles Police Department.

As an assistant professor in the criminal justice department, he looks to teach students realworld examples from his time with the LAPD.

Dr. Bell believes in conversationbased teaching and is excited to bring his flare to MMU.

“Instead of solely learning from the knowledge and experiences of one professor, we can all learn from each other’s lived experiences,”

Dr. Bell said. “We’re all in the same class, but we each took different roads to get here. Why not take advantage of those diverse experiences to learn?”

Jamie VanWinkle comes to MMU after more than 35 years of teaching elementary education in the Yankton School District. VanWinkle looks forward to encouraging future educators to be leaders and innovators in education.

“The atmosphere of hospitality and community at MMU has made my experience of transitioning to higher education welcoming and seamless,” she said. “I am inspired

to share my love for teaching to my students.”

Sister Kathy Burt, RN, MSN, Ph.D., returns to MMU to share her expertise in nursing. She will lead the junior-level clinical courses, teach complex care courses and supervise junior clinicals at Avera Sacred Heart.

“It is a gift to work in an environment that focuses on empowering students to grow in faith, knowledge, values, community and service to others,” Sister Kathy said.

Sister Kathy is a 1993 MMU alumna with more than two decades of experience working in the field of nursing. She is the 2014-17 recipient of the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Endowed Nursing Chair.

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: SISTER KATHY BURT, DR. STEPHEN BELL, AND JAMIE VANWINKLE.

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MAKING A LASTING IMPACT

Through the generosity of alumni, friends and community partners, the Office of Advancement was able to provide increased scholarship support and funding for a variety of areas — including the Seton Education and Avera Scholars programs, the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse, locker rooms and Rickenbach Suites.

Mount Marty University is grateful for this strong support and the opportunities provided to our students and greater campus community. Mount Marty has two major gift societies which honor those who give generously each year or who have set-up a legacy gift in their estate or through planned giving.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all who give generously to Mount Marty University. Call the Advancement office at 605-668-1542 for more information.

2021-2022 PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY MEMBERS

Bishop Marty Circle ($25,000+)

Anonymous Anonymous

Astec Avera Health

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery Mike and Arlyne Brim Dr. Larry^ (M) and Marty Celmer

CorTrust Bank - Yankton Fox Run Joan (C’72) and Fred DeRouchey First Dakota National Bank Yankton Denis* (C’73) and Mary Beth Fokken

Patrick Frank#

MOUNT MARTY PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY

recognizes those who contribute a total of $1,000 or more during the previous fiscal year. The generous members who make up this annual society serve as a strong foundation of support for the university and our students.

MOUNT MARTY MOTHER JEROME LEGACY SOCIETY

recognizes those who have indicated their intentions to leave a legacy gift for the university.

Rudy^ and Kathleen* (C’87) (Kruml) Gerstner Mary Haberman (H’62) Dr. Charlotte (C’66) Herman and Ed Eichler Theresa and David Howe

Dr. Aelred* and Irene Kurtenbach Monte (C’80) and Ranae Lowe Larry^ and Diane Ness Claire Reiss^ Marlene Ricketts

Richard Rokusek (C’79) Yankton BID Board Yankton Thrive

Mother Jerome Schmitt Circle ($10,000 - $24,999)

Anonymous John and Kris DeJean

FNBO

Dr. John and Peggy^ Frank Gerstner Oil Company

John Huse

Robert Kathol^ Tabitha# and Dr. Micah Likness Marlow, Woodward & Huff Prof LLC

Mary Morthole

Theresa Nemmers (C’71) Matthew Paulson Steve^ and YaVonne Slowey

As Mount Marty University grows both in size and enrollment, our community of supporters continues to meet the needs of our students. The stories in this magazine are proof of that!

Sister Evangeline Anderson Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous

Tony Bour

Cellular Only 41st Chesterman Company Yankton Dakota Beverage

Dr. Donald Eischen Chad^ and Kristi Ekroth

Elkhorn Valley Bank and Trust Marlene Erskine Shawn (C’76) and Mary (C’76) Gallagher Hatterscheidt Foundation

John A. Conkling Distributing

Dr. Marcus# and Lisa Long Martin Mazourek Meridian Liquids Partners LLC Michael and Katherine Moye Franklin Narcisian Jason Nelson# (C’00) and Dr. Jill Sternquist Olson’s Pest Technicians, Inc. Henry Petersen Penny and John Porter Mary Anne Rasmussen (C’69) Lori (C’64) and James Rausch Reliabank Katherine Schmidt (C’59) Deacon Charles and Patricia Sheik Richard Shipp (C’78)

Carol# (C’95 C’15) and Dennis Stewart Jon (C’81) and Barb (C’79) Swegarden Vision Real Estate Services Phyllis Zwart (C’67)

Sister Jacquelyn Ernster Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)

Anonymous

Andy# (C’99) and Stephanie (C’00) Bernatow Mark (C’76) and Mona Buschelman Culver’s Restaurant - Yankton David# (C’76) and Marcene (C’75) Dickes Jeffrey Dixon Edward Jones (Chris Marlow)

Explorers Credit Union Sister Joyce Feterl* (C’74) First Chiropractic Center James* and Sheila Fitzgerald David Flicek and June Nusz Brenden Gallagher Charles Gross# Cheryl Hanks (C’68) Joe Hoffman Wayne^ and Lori Ibarolle Jimmy John’s JJ Benji’s Screen Printing & Embroidery Kopetsky’s Ace Hardware KYNT- AM

Leonard Management McDonald’s Jeff* and Sue May

NorthWestern Energy John* and Joanne (C’76) Osnes

Adam Patras

Kara Payer (C’96) Dr. Christine (C’79) and Steven Pharr Pizza Ranch of Yankton Barb# and Joe Rezac Dr. Cecilia (C’75) and Dr. Robert Rokusek Mason Schramm Shur-Co

Slowey Construction Inc. Slowey Management Slumberland Furniture Dale Uher

Vision Care Associates Yankton

Western South Dakota Catholic Foundation Chris (C’95) and Stefanie (C’95) Wiedenfeld Jeffrey^ (C’93) and Lisa (C’93) Wolfgram Yankton Fury

President’s Society ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous

Dr. David (C’92) and Gina (C’92) Abbott Matthew (C’95) and Anne (C’98) Ahmann

Allstate - The Jacobson Agency James Arlt Jeanette Bailey (H’61 C’65) and Joe Schneider Joanne Berg (C’68)

Blue Water Biologics, LLC Eileen (C’67) and Larry Bolstad Letitia Boro (H’52) Barbara (C’64) and Dennis Boyle Dianne Breen (C’70) Blaise Briganti Melissa# and Jared Brim Ruth (C’76) Bryant and Dennis Confer Lucy (C’76) and Patrick Burchill Vicki and William Burnett Matt and Annette Burns Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota Annabel Christensen Czeckers Sports Bar & Grill Dakota Archery & Outdoor Sports Mark Davis Jeff Dayhuff Jeannie (C’84) and Sandy Dillard John (C’75) and Natalie Docter Jerry^ and Elaine Donohoe John Draper Dr. Will and Hilary Eidsness Carole Ellermeier (C’68) Elwood Family Dental Care PC Dave and Carla Ewald Dr. Steven^ (C’77) and Ruth Feeney Barbara (C’63) and Leon Feilmeier

SAVE THE DATE!

Fejfar Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

Dr. Alan# and Dawn Ferris

Fidelity Charitable Rusty and Brenda Fiegen

Deb Fischer-Clemens* (C’77) Jay and Kathy (C’98) Fitzgerald Charlie Gale

GFWC Yankton Women’s Club Scholarship

Marian Gresslin (C’55)

H & R Block

Frances (C’68) and Warren Hammerbeck Megan (C’04) and Lane Hammond

Dr. Lori Hansen* and Dr. Michael Waid Dr. Katie# and Tom Harrell

Dr. Janis and Tom Hausmann Michael^ and Gerrie (C’81) Healy Angela (C’76) and Roger Hejl Matt (C’95) and Tracy Herber Holiday Inn Express

Dr. Jay and Joyce Hubner Bernie (C’74) and Myrna Hunhoff Lilla Hunsley (C’65) Mary (C’72) and William Hurst Hy-Vee Food Store Yankton Mary Jo Jerde

Dr. Daniel Johnson & Dr. Mary Milroy Dr. J. Lee Johnson* Robert (C’79) and Romaine Kappel Paul Keitel

Father James Keiter* Mary (H’51 C’54) Kelly Dr. Patrick (C’75) and Mary Ann^ (H’70 C’74) King Jerry & Annette Kohoutek Rosellen (C’68) and Elliot Krames Jo Krause

Paul (C’92) & Michelle Kropatsch Jean Krumwiede (C’68)

Dr. Jeremy and Jennifer Kudera Dick and Theresa Kulbel Frank Kurtenbach Stephanie Law Mary (C’68) and David Lenzen Eileen Lesher

Dr. Clark and Gerry^ Likness

Drs. Alfred and Donna Lupien Kathryn# (C’97) and Jay Magorian Alice (C’71) and Jack Majeres Kathleen (C’76) and Dave Manning Sharon (N’60) & Nick Mansour Midcontinent Media Foundation

William Miller#

MT & RC Smith Insurance Inc. Timothy (C’87) and Marcy Mudd Bonnie (C’70) and John Myers Bobby Nipps

Northtown Automotive

Dr. James and Marilyn Nyberg Sharon Olbertson (C’62)

Clarice Pellettier (H’50 N’56)

B.E. Pierson

Dr. Carrissa (C’06) and Aaron Pietz Carol Pistulka (C’90) Paul (C’97) and Jessica (C’99) Preister Martha Vocke (C’93)

Cathy Reinecke

Dennis Rensch

Dr. Pamela^ and Bob Rezac Mary Anne (C’63) and Bernard Rhomberg Andrea Roberts# (C’19) Donald* and Kelly Roby Dan Roe

Jamie and Cathy Rounds Robert Rowe and Melanie Reynolds Virginia (H’66) Rusch and Ira Perman Lance (C’92) and Ann (C’92) Ryken Mark and Melanie Ryken

Thomas and Cindy Schlimgen Timothy Semple (C’73)

Leah Smith (H’59 C’63) Dean and Judy Specht St. John’s Lutheran Church Donald (C’82) and Rachel (C’84) Stachowiak Mary Standaert (C’76) State Farm Companies Foundation Eric Stoll Mary Ann Strubert (C’87)

Dr. Bruce^ and Nancy Teachout Peggy(C’60) and Leo Ternes

The Move Group David^ and Marlys Thies Deborah(C’77) and James Tierney Dr. Allan* (C’80) and Kerry (C’81) Tramp United Church of Christ Katherine Urbina (C’78) Dr. Mary Lee (C’96) and Mike Villanueva Vishay Dale Electronics Vision Insurance Group Dr. Scott and Jolynn (C’84) Weber Carlie D. Wetzel David and Barbara Wetzel Mary M. Willcockson^

Andrea Jo Wohlenberg Josh Wolff (C’00)

Sheila Woodward and Chris Sonne Yankton Medical Clinic Yankton Rotary Club

MOTHER JEROME LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS

Dr. Laurie and Michael Becvar

Eileen (C’67) and Larry Bolstad

Father James Bream^

Dianne Breen (C’70)

James Carey (C’75)

Martha A. and Larry J. Celmer, DVM (M)

DelRae Dickes (H’48 N’51)

Chad^ and Kristi Ekroth

Jack and Pam Frick

S. Bonita Gacnik#

Cletus Gassman

Rudy^ and Kathleen* (C’87) (Kruml)

Gerstner

Mary Alice Halverson

William (C’71) and Jan Hesse

Father Jerome Holtzman

Lilla Hunsley (C’65)

Robert (C’79) and Romaine Kappel

Father David Korth (C’88)

Rosellen (C’68) and Elliot Krames Norman Kunselman (C’76)

Dr. Aelred* and Irene Kurtenbach

Dr. Clark and Gerry^ Likness

Michael Lintel

Bob and Ginny Macy William Mallon (C’75)

Martin and Joan Mazourek

Celia^ and James Miner

Iva (C’61 N’62) Mueller

Theresa Nemmers (C’71)

Rosemary (H’56 N’59) Nett Viona Ranney (C’82)

Lori (C’64) and James Rausch

Roger Schaffer

Katherine M. Schmidt (C’59)

Mary Schon (C’76)

Valerie (C’61) and William Schroeder Harry and Marilyn (C’76) Ter Maat Christine and Frank (C’06) Tudor Gordon Vogt (C’75)

Janice Wermers (H’55)

Mary Ann Reinhart Williams (N’53) Phyllis Zwart (C’67)

WAYS TO STAY

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