Celebrate | Commemorate
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G. B. “Bud” Noonan
Sister Bernadine Curoe
The Noonan family has long history with Loras College. When G. B. “Bud” Noonan (’51) was ready to go to college, there was never a thought of going anywhere else. Noonan says, “I was a student at Loras from 1947-1951 and was very involved throughout my years here. I came back to teach in 1956 and after one year I was offered a position in the registrar’s office, where I stayed for the next 39 years. Loras means so much to me. I can still remember my world literature class my sophomore year with Fr. Karl Schroeder. The people I met here changed my life. I met the best man in my wedding at my first class at Loras. I made a lifetime worth of memories here and I would not give up those years for anything.”
Sister Bernadine Curoe, SVM, (MA ’69) came to Loras in 1978 and has been helping students ever since. About her 35 years at Loras, Curoe states, “Loras College has been a wonderful place to be. I have been a counselor here and helped start many student retention programs that are still being used. My journey has been enriching, invigorating, challenging and a great opportunity to meet outstanding, dedicated, caring and loving individuals. It’s the people here who I work with that made me successful, especially my coworkers Jerry Jorgensen and Ann Beckman. It’s overwhelming to think about what Loras has done for me and hopefully what I’ve done for them.”
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