ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
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CLASS NOTES Jessica Akin, ‘16, has released a pregnancy book for teen parents, “Pregnancy and Parenting: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me),” published by Rowman & Littlefield.
NEARLY
20%
OF ALL MOUNT MARY STUDENTS STUDY ABROAD.
This spring professors from English and interior design led a study abroad experience across Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Carly Seefeldt, top and right, and Ashley Tannert, left, were among the students blogging about visiting the Nobel Peace Center; sampling traditional Scandianvian foods; and enjoying the congenial Scandiavian design aesthetic known as hygge.
Learn more and read student study abroad stories at mtmary.edu/studyabroad.
Daniel Kim, English, was selected to receive the English
Graduate Program Continuing Writer Scholarship for $500.
Caroline Scholar Ana Teresa H. Mercado, Fashion, was accepted into the AmeriCorps
National Civilian Community Corps Program. Starting in July, after graduating, she will spend 10 months working with a team on community service projects.
A short story by Robert Parrish, English, “Machine Shed,” was published in the November 2016 issue of the Harpoon Review. Another of his short stories, “The Rushing of Water,” was published in the February 2017 issue of Gravel magazine.
Bring on the bold. Nominate an outstanding alumna for an achievement award for the Mount Mary community to celebrate her achievements. For details on the Madonna Medal and Tower Award nomination process, visit mtmary.edu/nominate. The Alumnae Awards Night will be held in spring 2018.
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Corry Joe Biddle, ’04, VP of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and executive director of FUEL Milwaukee, joined with NEWaukee, Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals, ONE MKE, Rotaract MKE and other Milwaukee fellows to meet with Mayor Tom Barrett at Milwaukee City Hall to discuss millennial engagement and a comprehensive talent attraction and retention agenda for the city. Leslye Schlack Bronstad, ‘11, was voted in as the president-elect of the Mount Mary University Alumnae Association, to begin her two-year term as president on July 1, 2017. Bronstad graduated from Mount Mary with a B.A. in Apparel Product Development and currently works at Fashion Angels in the Third Ward. Jamie Fink, ‘03, was on the cover of Family Circle Magazine for her skills in interior design and the renovation which earned her family a spotlight on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters.’
Deidre Carr, ‘15, and Dawn Verstegen Lyons, ‘10, became the leaders of the first WINGS affinity group at Mount Mary. Affinity groups are professionally based and focus on networking, continuing personal education and civic events. In partnership with the Office of Alumnae Relations, Deidre and Dawn have gathered alums from a variety of the largest health care systems in the Milwaukee region. See story on page 25. Therese Connors, ’71, was profiled in the Chicago Tribune for receiving the Madonna Medal for Community Service in November 2016. For 20 years, Connors has organized multiple clothing and supply drives to poor communities in Guatemala. In her own community, she founded an agency, Little Flower Healthcare, 16 years ago to match caregivers with those who need them. Cristina Vasquez Cornejo, ‘11, was promoted to portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Sydney Deutsch, ’11, chief executive officer and owner at Hyde Park MKE, partnered with Rivolt Accessories for a one-of-a-kind fashion show hosted by West Elm Milwaukee on April 29. Amy Flanders, ‘95, was named executive director of the Sexual Assault Crisis Center in February 2017. The nonprofit serves Outagamie and Calumet counties in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley region. Carol Gengler, ‘96, was the Cedarburg Cultural Center artist in residence for the month of February 2017. She is the owner of the Interior Garden Art Studio in Thiensville, where she instructs children and adults in making
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Kayla Urban, English, received the English Graduate Program New Writer Scholarship in the amount of $250.
Alexis (Lexi) Woerishofer, Health Communications, and Kimberly Xiong, Business Marketing and International Studies, were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in April to support their study abroad this summer. Woerishofer will use the scholarship to attend Stellenbosch University in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Xiong will study at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.
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