Edgewood College Magazine - Summer 2010

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I Will Meet You There

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New Visual & Theatre Arts Center Planned

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Improvisation in Theatre, and in Life

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An Increasing Commitment to Recycled Paper A commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability resonates deeply at the College, a legacy begun by the native people who first cared for this very special 55-acre campus on the shore of Lake Wingra. The College is honored to be part of the legacy of sustainability that we inherit.

With the publication of this edition, we’re taking additional steps to try to be good stewards of the environment. The symbol above corresponds to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international, nonprofit, membership-based organization that brings people together to find solutions to the problems created by poor forestry practices and to reward good forest management.

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Stay Connected with Fellow Alumni

Kathy O’Connor, Alumni Director

Finding Your Way My twins are home now, after a great first year at college for each of them. It’s an exciting time in their lives (and ours!) and I hope they enjoy it—and work hard, too. What I really hope for is that they’ll each discover something that’s “challenging, rewarding, joy-filled and magical” like Ellen Eggen ’00, who’s profiled in this issue. Her work with autistic children and their families is so important; it shows our deep need for connection, and demonstrates how art can give voice to all of us, regardless of our gifts. That idea resonates deeply with Ms. Eggen, and was learned by her before she ever set foot on the third floor of DeRicci Hall.

How great that she now continues to weave the fabric of a legacy begun by the Dominican Sisters who have guided so many students through the years, showing both in and out of the classroom how art “speaks” and can make for lasting connections.

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That’s one of the reasons we’re so excited about plans for a new Visual and Theatre Arts Center on campus. The arts have always been central to the curriculum of the College, and improving and increasing our capacity for visual and theatre arts will benefit all students, regardless of where their hearts lead them. Whether in the studio or on the stage, in the gallery or seated with an audience, the arts can be a powerful platform for connection. Ellen Eggen discovers that every day in her work. I hope we all can find our own ways to live the College motto, and make truly human connections in our work, our families, and in our lives.

So let us hear from you! Is there something in your life that’s shaped your perspective of the world in a new way?

A story you’d like to share about finding “your way?” Send us your news at alumni@edgewood.edu, or give us a call at 608-663-2245. It’s great to stay connected in the community of Edgewood College.

I Will Meet You There

Innovation and passion help art therapist Ellen Eggen ’00 lead the way in serving children with autism.

By Valerie Waszak

“Out beyond the ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I will meet you there,” is one of Ellen (Smith) Eggen’s ’00 favorite quotes. It captures her intentions for her work as the art therapist at Common Threads Family Resource Center in McFarland, Wisconsin.

“It speaks to my desire to meet clients where they’re at, free of judgments and in a place where I can ‘hold the space’ and be a witness for them, as they move through their journey and explore their challenges and strengths, all while they learn ways to express and help themselves,” she said.

Her journey to becoming an art therapist began when she and her family attended an art therapy session in an effort to cope with her mother’s cancer. Eggen, who at the time was 12 years old (and already interested in art) says today “the session allowed me to express myself in a way that I had never been able to do before. I was not frightened and I felt successful. The power of sharing my feelings, fears, needs and concerns about my mom’s illness through the therapeutic use of art changed me. It was during this session that I decided I was going to be an art therapist, so that I could provide other children and individuals with this same type of therapeutic experience.”

According to Eggen, art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of art-making to improve and enhance the physical,

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Eggen said her training at the College was invaluable as she pursued her graduate degree at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. The College’s program gave her exposure to and knowledge of a wide range of art media (e.g., acrylic paints, pastels, watercolors, paper, clay) and how to use them with individuals and varied populations successfully and meaningfully. Additionally, a College art therapy history course and an internship experience allowed her to be exempt from taking several graduate-level classes.

The Common Threads Family Resource Center was created through a joint effort by parents, experienced treatment providers and concerned individuals.

Eggen played a leading role as one of the visionaries who nurtured the project from its inception. Center staff provide support

As the center’s director of planning and operations, Eggen splits her time between administrative duties, staff development, outpatient therapy and facilitating mental health groups.

“Yes it’s hard, yes it’s challenging. But it is also important, joy-filled, rewarding and magical, and something I now couldn’t ever dream living without.”

Eggen, who always wanted to work with children, has developed a particular fondness for children with autism. “The joy that these individuals bring to my life and the life of so many is something that most people don’t stop to experience. A lot of people think ‘It’s too hard, too sad, too challenging’ but what I know and what we know at Common Threads is yes it’s hard, yes it’s challenging. But it is also important, joy-filled, rewarding and magical, and something I now couldn’t ever dream of living without.”

The team at Common Threads is committed to four core values, values that Eggen says parallel those the College works to instill: believe in the potential of each client, be devoted to success, honor clients’ strengths, and value relationships.

Eggen is pleased to be working with two recent graduates from the College’s art therapy program. “Their strong desire to help others and make a difference is evident, a real driving force,” she said.

“They came to Common Threads with a bag full of hands-on practicum and other experience, a thorough background and were ready to go. They are very independent and competent.”

She is grateful that the small class sizes at the College allowed her to develop close relationships with her professors. Now she occasionally contacts her former professors for guidance. “At Edgewood College, students are part of a community that doesn’t stop when they leave,” she said.

Janice Havlena, Chair of the Art Department and coordinator of the art therapy program, says “when I met Ellen, she was a highly competent student with extraordinary patience and compassion for others. She had unusual insight into how the impact of life’s challenges and stresses could be absorbed by the art process. The art therapy program provided a framework for Ellen to apply her insights and ideas in her work with autism. Ellen is emerging as an important voice in art therapy and respect for her work stretches far beyond Dane County and Wisconsin. Ellen is an inspiration for, and is helping to train, the next generation of Edgewood College art therapists.” l (L to R) Professor Janice Havlena, Ellen Eggen ’00, and Nicole Eiler ’11 at Common Threads. Ms. Eiler is finishing her senior art therapy internship at the center.

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“When studying art therapy at the graduate level, there is a level of exposure of oneself and I feel that Edgewood College prepared me for that too,” she added. “You have to be willing to do what you will be asking your clients to do. With graduate school it feels like you have been through two years of intensive therapy yourself.”

to children and adolescents with autism, mental health challenges, developmental delays, sensory integration needs, behavioral issues and social challenges.

Eggen and the staff work with clients’ families as well. The nonprofit center offers individual and group therapy sessions and a private school that focuses on the unique challenges of children with autism.

Educators from around the country and world visit the center to study its program.

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mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight. Art therapy can be especially beneficial for children because it may be extremely difficult for them to communicate their emotions and needs verbally. The therapeutic art-making process can be less intimidating and developmentally more appropriate than traditional “talk therapy” as it allows children new ways to share their stories.

A Lasting Legacy

A Dominican Sister reflects on the meaning and the message of arts education at the College.

By Priscilla Wood, O.P.

When the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa opened St. Clara Academy in Benton, Wisconsin, in the 1850s, one of the first items Father Mazzuchelli, our founder, purchased for us was a piano.

Our heritage exhibit, Telling Our Story, includes an American primitive painting of St. Joseph with the child Jesus by young Sister Regina Mulqueeny, from the early 1860s. On the back are the words “Father Samuel taught Mother Regina how to paint.” Perhaps these two glimpses of art on the frontier, of the value of the arts instilled into the fledgling community by Father Samuel, offer the foundation for the rich heritage of artists and art educators in the life of the Sinsinawa Dominican congregation. The presence of these gifted women in the arts on the campus of Edgewood College is no exception, but the rule.

Twelve Dominican Sisters have ministered in the Art Department of Edgewood College since its inception.

The College has never been without a place or a heart for the arts to be home.

Painters, potters, photographers and printmakers, these skilled women shared their passion for all art forms from 1929 to the present day. They served a total of 120 years as faculty, and four of them ministered a total of 48 years as resident artists in the Veritas Studio, located in Weber Hall.

Who were these artists and art educators?

To profile only a few reveals a glimpse, a taste, of the treasures each one brought to the campus and to her students and peers.

The first, the pioneer art teacher, was Sister Dolora Salter. Professed in 1914, she taught art at St. Clara Academy at the Mound (Sinsinawa, Wisconsin) for 38 years. At Edgewood she taught in both the Academy and the College from 1923 to 1938.

She was a living link to the early “greats” —Sister Catherine Wall and Sister Angelico Dolan, with whom she studied.

Those two were the first Sisters sent to Europe at the turn of the century to study painting in Rome, Florence, and Munich.

Their magnificent copies of masterworks hang throughout Sinsinawa Mound and other congregation sites. Sister Dolora was multi-talented and used her skills to eventually establish a printing press at the Motherhouse where she created and printed original cards, posters, and designs.

Like Sister Dolora, Sister Philomena Buck also taught in both Edgewood High School and the College from 1938 to 1954. An accomplished art teacher before she entered, Sister Philomena taught art for 50 of her 53 years as a member of the congregation.

Perhaps one of the best known of the Edgewood College art faculty is Sister Teresita Kelley, whose 27 years at the College, from 1953–63 and 1968–80, are only matched by the 25 years of Sister Stephanie Stauder. In addition

NAME TEACHING YEARS STUDIO YEARS STUDENT YEARS STATUS S. Dolora Salter 1923–1938 S. Philomena Buck 1938–1954 S. Teresita Kelly 1953–1963; 1968–1980 1942–1944 S. Giotto Moots 1959–1961 1951–1952 S. Matthias Michels 1961–1971 1963–1978 1985–2001 S. Lorraine Heinz (Joan of Arc) 1958–1960 S. Ruella Bouchonville (Mary Des Neiges) 1975–1977; 1979–84

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over to watch a master printmaker (S. Chiara) or a watercolorist (S. Stephanie) or a mixed-media talent (S. Lorraine) at work. Eventually, Sister Kenneth Kreuser joined the studio in 1993 with her work in photography and other art forms.

Veritas (the Dominican motto that means “truth”) was a wonderful home for the arts for 16 years.

Another well-known art teacher was Sister Elizabeth Devine, who served on the faculty from 1980 to 1990. Sister Liz specialized in viscosity print-making, a complex process that is rarely done today. Her gifts in both music and art graced the congregation and her places of ministry until her untimely death in 1995. S. Elizabeth was an art teacher and mentor and friend to Isabel Rafferty, a student at the College from 1982–84. Sister Isabel, who joined the Sinsinawa Congregation in 1985, now ministers as a Graphic Arts instructor where her art career began, continuing the tradition begun by Sister Dolora and all who came after her.

NAME TEACHING YEARS STUDIO YEARS STUDENT YEARS STATUS S. Stephanie Stauder 1976–1988 1988–2001 1940–1942 1978–1980 S. Margaret Mary Majewski (Mary Loyola) 1980–1990 S. Elizabeth Devine (Incarnata) S. Kenneth Kreuser 1982–1984 1993–2002 S. Chiara Pauloni 1985–2001 S. Isabel Rafferty 2010– 1982–1984

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The Sinsinawa Mound is hosting a “Heritage Collection” Gallery Exhibition June 6 – August 8. A special feature of the collection will be a retrospective of the watercolor artistry of Stephanie Stauder, O.P. Please visit www.sinsinawa.org for more details.

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The Sinsinawa Dominican congregation has, throughout its 163 years, celebrated the creativity of God, the beauty of the human person, and the life of faith in action through its belief in and support of all the arts. May we remember in gratitude those wonderful women whose special gifts in the visual arts fostered that vision for Edgewood College and commit ourselves and our resources to continuing what was firmly planted long ago. l

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to S. Teresita’s beautiful panel painting of St. Joseph in the College chapel, her most lasting legacy is Queen of the Rosary Chapel at the Motherhouse at Sinsinawa.

Her stained-glass windows and overall design of every element of the chapel are as stunning today as they were when she spent the years of 1963–67 in creating them.

Sister Stephanie Stauder is one of several Sister art faculty at Edgewood College who studied at the Rosary College Graduate School of Fine Arts, at the Villa Schifanoia, in Florence, Italy. (Sisters Giotto, Matthias, Ruella, Elizabeth, and Chiara were others.)

S. Stephanie treasured this time in Europe and filled multiple sketchbooks with her wonderful drawings, notes, and musings on the role of art. She came to the College in 1976 after five years in Florence and both taught and pursued her own professional career as a watercolorist. She initiated the Veritas Studio as her way of being a lifelong learner and practitioner and her 12 years there produced some of her finest work.

Sister Matthias was Chair of the Art Department when Sister Lorraine Heinz (Joan of Arc) came in 1963, teaching until 1978. Sister Matthias, after teaching art from 1961 to 1971, also served the College as Dean of Students. Sister Lorraine returned to the campus in 1985 to join S. Stephanie and S. Chiara in the Veritas Studio, their art center in the lower level of Weber Hall, where these dedicated artists continued their work in what most would call their retirement years. It was a place where College art students would find their way and where art teachers brought classes

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In order to meet the needs and expectations of students, faculty, and the Greater Madison community, the College is planning to build a new 44,000-square-foot, three-story Visual & Theatre Arts Center.

The Center will house two dedicated graphic design computer lab classrooms, which will facilitate courses in advanced web design, animation and multi-media.

These labs allow for an increase in student capacity by 60 majors. Theatre Arts will have dedicated areas for costuming, set construction, storage, dressing rooms and rehearsal spaces, as well as a 10,000-squarefoot “black box” theatre.

The new building will also be home for a professional-quality, well-lit, climate controlled, securable art gallery. It will also provide additional public spaces for students to exhibit work.

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Located on the campus’ southwest side and overlooking Lake Wingra and the Arboretum, the new building will offer a stunning backdrop for these expanding programs. With a striking design developed by the architectural firm Potter Lawson, the new Arts Center represents not just a new home for two growing departments; its construction will enable the College to use

existing spaces—in DeRicci Hall, Regina Hall, and other areas—to better serve students in virtually all academic areas.

“The College is blessed to have high-quality programs in the Visual and Theatre Arts Departments,” President Dan Carey said. “With a growing number of majors and minors and facilities that are clearly inadequate, a new facility has been identified as the top priority by our Board of Trustees and administration. The completion of a new Visual and Theatre Arts Center is the key to taking these programs to the next level. And it is of course our future students who will benefit most.”

Class of 2008 graduate Jon Rowe knows the impact, and benefits, of a strong liberal arts education. Graduating with a bachelor of science degree in biology, Mr. Rowe took a minor in theatre arts. “Studying theatre was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had,” Rowe said. “Apart from meeting and working with great people, I have learned many skills, such as teamwork and confidence in my own abilities that I keep with me to this day.” Today, Mr. Rowe works in Quality Assurance at Epic Systems in Verona, Wisconsin, one of the country’s leading medical software companies. l

Jon Rowe ’08 and Monica Donnelly ’10 in the 2008 production of The Fourth Wall.

If you’d like additional information about this project and how it will impact other areas on campus, please contact John Uselman at 608-663-6713 or juselman@edgewood.edu.

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Social Documentary photographer Milton Rogovin celebrated his 100th birthday in December 2009. Rogovin, who has lived in Buffalo, New York, for most of his life, is recognized internationally for his photographs of working people, poor people, and other marginalized peoples who he refers to as “the forgotten ones.”

The Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, New York, presented selected work of Rogovin’s photographs of Native Americans from the Buffalo-Niagara region and honored him in a series of events.

As part of the celebration, Melanie Herzog, Professor of Art History at the College, presented a lecture on Rogovin’s life and work. Following the presentation she joined Mr. Rogovin in a booksigning.

Professor Herzog is the author of Milton Rogovin: The Making of a Social Documentary Photographer, published by the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, in 2006 and distributed by the University of Washington Press. l

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Above: Milton Rogovin and Professor Melanie Herzog sign copies of Herzog’s book at a celebration in Buffalo, New York.

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By Jeanne Leep, Ph.D.

(Editor’s Note: Jeanne Leep, Associate Professor of Acting & Directing, currently serves as Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts.)

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Improvisational training is more than just a trick or a technique for the stage, it can be a way of life. The basic rules of improv on stage are to make your partner look good and to say “yes” to any offer that is made on stage. You don’t have to like the offer, but you need to accept that reality for a scene to go forward. For that matter, you don’t have to like your partner, but you do need to work to make that person look good on stage and not undermine the partner’s performance. And if that partner is also following the rules, your offers will also be accepted and you will also look good.

This spring, our students had a chance to write their own play using the techniques of improvisation, which was challenging and ultimately deeply rewarding. The process was enriched by a visit from guest artist Keegan Michael Key, who inspired the students with new ideas, and showed

them that their training for the show would serve them well—and it did.

In fact, for the first time the Theatre Arts Department has submitted a show to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival as a participating production.

This show is in competition with other student-written productions across a four-state region for a remounting at the annual theatre festival in January, 2011.

While the Department has never submitted an entire show to the festival in this capacity, a show on improvisation seemed a likely candidate to “improvise” a new opportunity for our students. l Above: Keegan Michael Key of MADtv fame leads an Improv Workshop for theatre arts students.

Below: The Improv Show has been submitted to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival as a participating production.

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the opportunity to create their own material, using their own voice, while simultaneously giving them the opportunity to work as an ensemble, learn “people” skills, meet firm deadlines, work out problems, listen to others’ ideas, and work in agreement with other highly creative individuals—who may have opposing ideas. Anyone who works in any capacity has experienced the challenges of making new products, finding a voice, working as a team, working with people with whom one disagrees, while simultaneously meeting firm deadlines.

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“We’re extremely lucky to have this partnership with the Kohler Foundation, they’ve been very good to us,” says Art Professor Bob Tarrell. He remembers the earliest days of the partnership between the College and the Kohler Foundation and has seen the lasting impact it has on Edgewood College students.

Tarrell says the relationship began with a successful grant application for an alumni show in the DeRicci Gallery, in honor of the 75th anniversary celebration of the College. In the course of discussions during that time, Tarrell says, the Foundation asked if the College might be interested in assuming stewardship of The Painted Forest, in Valton, Wisconsin. The building was gifted to the College in October 2004.

In 2005, the Kohler Foundation supported the construction of an art studio, just a short walk from The Painted Forest. That studio is used for meetings, workshops, and classes.

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The “treasure” of the Painted Forest lies inside. The walls and ceiling are covered with visionary and intriguing murals painted in the late 1890s by an itinerant self-taught German painter, Ernest

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Hüpeden. With The Painted Forest, the College has sharpened its focus on an area of art that can sometimes be overlooked.

“It’s kind of our unique niche,” Tarrell says. “There aren’t too many schools out there that are focused in on vernacular artists. We’ve had a tradition in the DeRicci Gallery of showing ‘outsider’ (vernacular) artists. We’ve had this interest going back a long way and a lot of places don’t have that.

It’s pretty unique to us.”

Students benefit from that partnership— built on a shared passion for artists from traditionally under-represented groups.

“Our students have made numerous trips to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) as part of their study here.” In addition, The Kohler Foundation has gifted to the College a number of artists’ work. Having access to the actual work (not just a slide, for example) has a significant impact on the quality of the work students do in the classroom, Tarrell says. “Whenever art is reproduced, it loses the scale—the size of the piece. (With an original) you can see the surface quality of it, so that’s really important.” l

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The Painted Forest in Valton, Wisconsin.

The building, and the nearby art studio, is about a 1.5 hour drive from Madison.

“What an incredible experience it was for me to photograph Edgewood College art therapy students working one-on-one with students at the Wisconsin Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired in Janesville!

Your students showed such patience and kindness.

Thank you.”

Kathi Koegle Director of Community Relations Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired Left: Kate Kim ’10 and a young client connect through art.

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Henry J. Predolin Foundation – 2009 Grant

Henry Predolin, founder of the Predolin Foundation, is a former member of the Edgewood College Board of Trustees. He came from the small town of Zadaron on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. Born into an entrepreneurial family, he learned the value of strong ethics, honesty, and hard work from his father. He came to America in his 20s to start a new life after World War II. Starting from the bottom, he built a substantial business empire. His philanthropy started early in life and grew with his success. He did not seek recognition for himself. The tragic loss of his only son to childhood leukemia affected him deeply. He established a private foundation and dedicated it to the memory of his son, Henry J. Predolin. He intended this foundation to benefit children, higher education, and the research of leukemia and its cure.

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Edgewood College is honored to have received a grant in the amount of $450,000 from the Henry J. Predolin Foundation in 2009–2010. The grant provides capital support and scholarship support for undergraduate students majoring in Business, Nursing, and Science. The College is undertaking the following capital improvements with support from the foundation: (1) renovation of the lower level of Regina Hall to include a large classroom with primary use by the School of Nursing, as well as much-needed Nursing faculty offices, and (2) creation of an Information Commons within the Rennebohm Library. The new facilities will be open to faculty and students in fall 2010.

Left: Henry Predolin visits with students, 2005.

Pribbenow Tapped for State Honor

The citation for the award highlighted his leadership role in developing the School for Integrative Studies, which provides leadership, support, and faculty development for community-based learning and partnerships across the College. Dr. Pribbenow was also recognized for his work in implementing a new General Education curriculum which integrates community-based learning in a developmental fashion throughout the undergraduate experience. The award also credits Dr. Pribbenow with growing the personnel and resource pool that will sustain community-based learning at Edgewood College well into the future.

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Dean Pribbenow, Ph.D., has received the 2010 Wisconsin Campus Compact Community-Based Learning Administrator Award. The award is presented each year to an individual who has served as a leader in developing sustainable infrastructure to support high quality community-based learning practice at their institution. Pribbenow serves as Dean of the School of Integrative Studies at the College.

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Trees for earth Week Several alumnae and friends made it a very special Earth Week this year. The College was fortunate to be awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to cover the cost of more than 900 trees and shrubs to beautify the campus. With the help of faculty, staff, students, neighbors, and the intrepid crew pictured

here, the plants are in, to be enjoyed on our wonderful campus for generations to come.

Standing (L to R) are Patricia Ball ’62, Barbara Chryst ’61, Tim Andrews, Landscape & Grounds Coordinator, Sue Hoffenberg, Steve Hoffenberg, Phil Kress, Nancy (Huseth) Kress ’70, Kathy O’Connor, Alumni Director, Maggie Davit ’65. Seated are Rae Carol Rocca ’61 and Patty (Pandl) Kuehn ’74.

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Esther Heffernan, O.P. Celebrates Next Chapter Ahead This spring, the College celebrated Esther Heffernan, O.P., Ph.D, Professor Emerita in Social Science, for her lifetime of work toward peace and justice. During her years at the College, Esther developed and led the Criminal Justice program in the Social Science Department, providing educational and ethical preparation for generations of law enforcement and criminal justice professionals who now

practice throughout the State and beyond. In recognition of her many contributions, the College has established the Sr. Esther Heffernan Scholarship fund to support students with financial need pursuing an undergraduate major in Criminal Justice.

Below: Sr. Esther accepts congratulations from Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle at a special dinner to honor her service to students.

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Nursing at Culver’s?

This spring, the Middleton Culver’s hosted a fundraising opportunity for nursing students who are preparing for a trip to Guatemala this summer.

The three-week trip, part of a Human Issues course, gives students the opportunity to learn about the importance of cultural sensitivity, take beginning Spanish for health care providers, and study health care issues in Guatemala and other developing nations.

(L to R) Service with a smile – Nursing students Brittany Storhoff, Alyssa Lenze, Taylor Fry, Sarah Zimmerman, Allison Arzenhofer, Abby Perez, and Bethany Duckert.

New Graduate Certificate Program in Sustainability Leadership

The Sustainability Leadership Program offers a unique applied approach to sustainability that will prepare leaders to be effective change agents within organizations and communities. Jim Lorman, Professor of Biology in the Natural Sciences Department and the program’s Academic Director explains, “More than an academic program, more than a think tank, we are creating a center for designing and promoting sustainable, resilient, and healthy organizations and communities.”

Lorman describes the intention to bring together students from a variety of disciplines to engage in a more intensive way with faculty, outside experts, and community leaders to find better solutions. “We recognize that the changes needed are as much about social justice and values as they are about technological fixes.”

Participants in the program will join a cohort of working professionals in nonprofit, government and corporate management, economic development, planning and design, education, facilities management, public health, energy and utilities, etc. to explore systems thinking, ethical leadership, ecological design, natural capitalism, sustainability indicators and more.

Students will work with instructors and mentors to apply these concepts to real-world projects in their organizations and communities.

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The College is pleased to announce the new Sustainability Leadership Graduate Certificate Program. The first cohort in the Program will begin coursework in August of this year. Offered through the School of Integrative Studies, the Sustainability Leadership Program is one of the first stand-alone, truly interdisciplinary graduate certificates in this emerging field.

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May 2010 Commencement

“ I challenge you to strive to build a community, wherever you go, like the one you’ve had the gift to be a part of at Edgewood College. We know the value of a strong, diverse and welcoming community and we all have the knowledge of how to build one because of the exemplary example we’ve had here.”

-Rori Flynn ’10, Magna Cum Laude B.S., Performing Arts May 16, 2010

Commencement Liturgy • Ringing the Chapel Bell • Toast with the President • Graduation Ceremony

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Nursing Professor Named to State Board Steven Rush, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, has been appointed

by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle to serve on the Wisconsin State Board of Nursing. Steve’s term begins in July 2010 and will end in June 2014. This 11-member board (which has five registered nurse members) regulates the practice and profession of nursing in order to protect the public. The Board exists to protect the health and safety of consumers and promote quality nursing care in Wisconsin. Regulation of nursing educational programs, disciplinary actions, as well many other vital policy items are also the responsibility of the Board. Edgewood College is proud that one of our own has been chosen to serve on this state level board.

The Edgewood College Phonathon Team “ Greetings from your Phonathon Team! Thanks so much to all of you who answered the call from us this year. We appreciate your advice as we pursue (or decide) our majors, your important news of babies, weddings, and jobs, your stories of dorm life, curfew, and faculty, and last but not least, your generosity with your gifts.

On behalf of the students you support at Edgewood College, it is our pleasure to announce the dollars raised through our most successful Phonathon Campaign ever…(drum roll please….)”

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$90,000.00!

Special thanks to those of you who take the time to speak with our callers, share career advice, update us on exciting professional and personal changes in your life, and make a gift to our students. And this year, a very special thanks to local Madison businesses for their gifts for this year’s Phonathon teams: Lucky’s Bar & Grille, Taste of India, The Dardenelles, Ultrazone Lazer Tag, and Victor Allen’s Coffee & Tea.

Thank you for supporting the Edgewood College Community, and students like us!

If you’d like to comment on your call or have questions on how to fulfill your pledge, please contact Mara Williams at 608-663-2366 or mlwilliams@edgewood.edu or visit www.edgewood.edu/giving.

We’ll talk with you in September!

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Baseball Claims First Title Since ‘06

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Krueger fired his fifth consecutive and seventh overall complete game victory of the season in the first contest.

In the nightcap, freshman Blake O’Brien and senior Scott Winters, making his first career relief appearance, teamed up for a two-hitter. Both Krueger and Winters reached 100 career strikeouts as an Eagle during their appearances.

Edgewood College Homecoming and Family Weekend Friday, October 1, 2010 Opening Reception ‘Murder in the Library’ Eagles Volleyball Game

Saturday, October 2, 2010 Eagle Alumni Baseball, Softball and Volleyball Games ‘Pay it Forward’ Silent Auction Cookout on Regina Terrace Second City Live from Chicago!

And a lot more – check out www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com, and www.edgewood.edu for complete schedules and updates!

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The Edgewood College baseball team earned their first conference title since 2006 with a sweep of Lakeland College 3-1 and 7-4 on May 9. The Eagles rode to the title on the strength of three of their starting pitchers, seniors Matt Krueger and Scott Winters and freshman Blake O’Brien. The championship was the Eagles’ first in the Northern Athletics Conference since winning Lake Michigan Conference crowns in 2005 and 2006.

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National Recognition for Student-Athletes Edgewood College student-athletes excelled on the courts, fields and tracks this season, but a record number of Eagles also reached the top of their game in the classrooms, laboratories and lecture halls of the Edgewood College campus. Seven Eagle student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District awards this year, the most in school history.

Two of the seven earned first team Academic All-District honors, and in fact, became the fifth and sixth Edgewood College athletes to earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American status. Men’s soccer teammates Tyler Duellman and Jerrid Dokey were both voted Academic All-American with Duellman being named to the first team and Dokey to the second team.

Three Eagles received second team Academic All-District awards, one in each sport season. Women’s soccer player Emily Daniels was named in the fall season, Shae Beckwith from the women’s basketball team earned the honor in the winter season, and this spring women’s tennis player Kelsey Steinhorst received her honor. All three of those athletes had grade point averages in excess of 3.90.

Senior volleyball player Ellie Peckham and senior baseball player Steve Binder received third team Academic All-District recognition. Peckham’s award was the first ever Academic All-District award for the volleyball team, while Binder’s was the baseball team’s first since 2006.

Above: (L to R) Tyler Duellman, Emily Daniels, Shae Beckwith Center: Steve Binder

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Below: (L to R) Jerrid Dokey, Ellie Peckham, Kelsey Steinhorst

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2009–2010 Eagle athletics season recaps Men’s Cross Country NAC Finish: Champions The Edgewood College men’s cross country team achieved two key milestones in the 2009 season. The Eagles won Edgewood College’s first conference title in men’s cross country and freshman Josh Williams became the first Eagle to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships. At the NAC Championships in Mequon, the Eagles placed three runners among the top six finishers. Williams placed second, followed by Andrew Garvery in fourth and Connor Boushon in sixth. The team went on to a 14th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, with Williams placing 24th and qualifying for nationals.

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Women’s Cross Country NAC Finish: 2nd The Eagles put three runners in the top 10 at the Northern Athletics Conference Championships, but narrowly missed out on the title, settling for second place behind Concordia University Wisconsin. Corrin Koslowski and teammate Erica Johnson placed third and fourth, respectively, while senior Christy Heintz came in 10th. Edgewood College went on to the NCAA Midwest Regional two weeks later, where they finished 24th overall, the program’s best finish in school history.

Men’s Golf NAC Finish: 2nd Edgewood College came as close to the NCAA Championships as they ever have, but ultimately came up two strokes short of an automatic berth. The Eagles won the Northern Athletics Conference Spring AQ event, but could not overcome a 10-shot deficit to Aurora left from last fall’s NAC Championship meet. Senior Aaron Gavin had a career year, winning medalist honors in both NAC Championship events. The Eagles also won the 14-team MSOE Invitational, the largest event they have won in recent history.

Women’s Golf NAC Finish: 2nd The Edgewood College women’s golf team shot a 372 on the second day of the Northern Athletics Conference Championships to claim second place for the second straight season. Transfer Jessica Spitzer, sophomore Amanda Bliske and freshman Emilee Guderyon provided a strong top three punch for the Eagles as they all averaged less than 94 strokes per round for the season.

Bliske and Spitzer placed second and third respectively at the NAC Championships.

Men’s Soccer 12-5-3, 8-2-1 NAC, 3rd place The Edgewood College men’s soccer team posted their most victories since 2005, and placed third in the Northern Athletics

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Women’s Soccer 12-5-2, 8-2-1 NAC, 4th place Featuring a young starting lineup, the Edgewood College women’s soccer team gained momentum throughout the season, eventually finishing fourth in the Northern Athletics Conference. The Eagles advanced to a conference tournament for the 16th straight season, falling to MSOE in a penalty kick shootout in the tournament’s first round. Senior goalkeeper Ilana Bar-av completed her career with a 42-12-4 record, while senior Tammi Hagensick became the first women’s soccer player in NAC history to earn four first team All-NAC awards.

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Conference. 2009 marked the fourth straight year the Eagles have placed third and reached the semifinals of the NAC Tournament. Seniors Jerrid Dokey and Andriy Apetrey scored 27 points each on the year to lead the team. Dokey and fellow senior Tyler Duellman both earned Academic All-American status, with Dokey named to the second team and Duellman to the first team.

Women’s Tennis 12-14, 10-1 NAC, Champions Under new head coach Ben Oestreich, the Eagle women’s tennis team re-established themselves as the top team in the Northern Athletics Conference by winning their second straight NAC title in October. Edgewood College then challenged themselves with a difficult spring schedule before making their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Wheaton College 5-0. Seniors Kelsey Steinhorst and Bridget Prendergast graduated with a 66-21 doubles record and lost only one match in their career to an NAC opponent.

Men’s Basketball 12-14, 9-7 NAC, 2nd place (North) The Edgewood College men’s basketball team entered the final day of the regular season with a chance to clinch their second straight NAC North Division title, but Concordia University Wisconsin pulled out a narrow 67-65 victory to deny the Eagles the division championship. Sophomore Ben Wisniewski finished 10th in the NAC in scoring and earned second team All-NAC recognition. Junior Jeff Barczak was an honorable mention selection while Michael Gehring was named to the All-Freshman team.

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Volleyball 16-17, 8-4 NAC, 6th place There were multiple milestones in the Edgewood College volleyball team’s 2009 season. The Eagles posted their most wins since the 1998 season and won their first conference tournament match since the 2003 season. Freshman Mallory Palmer was named the Northern Athletics Conference Freshman of the Year after leading the team with 418 kills. Junior libero Kim Lueck was named honorable mention All-NAC, while senior Ellie Peckham earned third team Academic All-District honors.

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Women’s Basketball 14-12, 13-4 NAC, 2nd place (North) First year head coach Casey Thousand led the Eagles to a familiar position near the top of the Northern Athletics Conference North Division. Edgewood College tied for second place with Lakeland College, but had to hit the road for their opening NAC Tournament game, where the Eagles fell to Benedictine 52-49.

Senior Hannah Schultz led the team in rebounding, pulling down 8.4 boards per game. Freshman Emily Decorah led the team in scoring and was named second team All-NAC. Junior Shae Beckwith earned honorable mention.

Men’s Track NAC Finish: 4th Indoor, 6th Outdoor The Edgewood College men’s track team set new point total records in both the indoor and outdoor NAC Championship meets this year. Freshman Josh Williams claimed indoor titles in the mile and 3,000 meter runs, and an outdoor victory in the 5,000 meters. The Eagles also won their second straight Distance Medley Relay title as Williams, Pat Meuer, Peter Zander and Connor Boushon ran to victory. In all, the Eagles established 15 school records in the 2010 season.

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Women’s Track NAC Finish: 6th Indoor, 5th Outdoor The Edgewood College women’s track team had a breakthrough performance this year, earning six individual and one relay conference title in the 2010 season. Junior Corrin Koslowski set a new NAC Indoor Championships record in the 800 meters, and also claimed the 400 meter title at the outdoor championships.

Transfer Kristina Santaga won four individual conference titles and was named the NAC Outdoor Championships Female Track Athlete of the Year. Koslowski and Santaga joined Kat Sporie and Carrie Radel on the winning 4x400 meter relay team.

Baseball 29-15, 17-5 NAC, Champions The Edgewood College baseball team tied the program record for victories and won their first conference title in the Northern Athletics Conference in an exciting 2010 season. The Eagles reached the championship game of the NAC Baseball Tournament before falling to Aurora. Senior Jimy Landwehr set school records for batting average and hits in a season, while fellow senior Steve Binder finished the season on a 17-game hitting streak. Both Landwehr and Binder earned first team All-NAC honors. Senior Matt Krueger, Tim Barry and Scott Winters were all honorable mention selections.

Softball 15-21, 12-12 NAC, 6th place The Eagles softball team suffered the same heartbreak for the second straight year, as they finished tied for sixth place, but were left out of the Northern Athletics Conference Tournament on a tiebreaker. Transfer Jessica Spitzer hit .465 with 18 extra base hits, which was good enough for second in the NAC, and was named first team all-conference. Freshman pitcher Claire Blake fired a no-hitter at MSOE on April 26 and was selected to the NAC’s All-Freshman team.

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from Antioch School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history and social sciences from Edgewood College.

Peggy (Bessette) Knapp ‘72 and her husband Clyde announce the marriage of their son, Michael Knapp, to Rachel Van Roo on May 30, 2009, in Auburn, CA. The happy couple resides in San Rafael, CA. µ1

Yvonne (Stueber) Yrios ’79 has been named the Executive Director of United Cerebral Palsy in Milwaukee, WI. She resides in Oconomowoc, WI.

R. “Zip” Raasch ‘75 enjoys the companionship of two miniature pinschers and a red nosed German pinscher. They all look forward to running around the Capital Square when Zip visits the Edgewood Campus during the year. Zip now sponsors two students at Edgewood College. µ2 The U.S. Small Business Administration has appointed Eileen Harrington ’77 chief operating officer. Harrington was previously with the Federal Trade Commission as acting director, and deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, where she set priorities and developed strategies for the FTC’s consumer protection law enforcement, regulatory, policy and public education work. She holds a juris doctorate

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Leroy (Lee) Arnold ’82 recently had a piece published in the travel section of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper about a recent trip he took to the old Jewish quarter of Prague. He is the senior director of the Library & Collections at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP), located in Philadelphia. Lee also is a regular book reviewer of travel literature for “Library Journal” and a member of the National Book Critics Circle.

Alumni from the Class of ’72 gathered to celebrate their “milestone birthday” at a location on the south side of Chicago where they all grew up. Front row L to R- Donna (Lake)

Bilder, Joan (Small) Papp, Patty Sheehy, Mary (Ryan) Powell. Back and middle L to R Randy Papp, Anne (McElligott) Nolan, Peggy (Burke) Dreznes, Nancy McCabe, Wayne Waller (husband of deceased alumna Barb (Lang) Waller), Diane (Herbold) Bukovsky, Barb (Klocke) Luther and Dorothy (Joslyn) Carr. The majority of this very close group lives in the Chicago area, but some of them have lived in the Madison area since college.

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Elaine (Rupnow) DeBlare ’96 and her husband, Larry Russell DeBlare, Jr., announce the birth of their son, Scott Lawrence, born on May 15, 2008. Scott weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. Elaine and Larry have been married since August 2006.

Vanessa Stuckey ’84 recently retired from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a senior parole officer for the last 23 years. She is presently working part-time at a homeless facility for young adults in Houston, Texas.

On June 9, 2009, she married James Harris.

Andrew Fleck ‘86 published his Ph.D. dissertation, “The Relationship Between Network Centrality and Temperament Intelligence Type in a Small Innovation Network: Exploring the Implications for Emergent Innovation Networks.”

He holds master’s and doctoral degrees from Fielding Graduate University in Human and Organizational Systems, a master’s degree from Silver Lake College in Management and Organizational Behavior, a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University in Management and Communications, and a bachelor’s degree from Edgewood College in English (Literature). He is a 20-year High Tech industry veteran working with virtual teams and work design within global collaboration networks. µ3 Dean Boes ’85, MBA ’89 has been named CEO/Executive

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Kim Schaefer ’91, chief executive officer of Great Wolf Resorts, “one of the coolest vacation spots in North America,” recently celebrated the grand opening of a new lodge in the Poconos. Regis Philbin attended the opening, and assisted Kim by turning a water valve to officially open the new waterpark. µ4 Joyce A. Halvorsen ’93 has published a book titled “Leaves from a Secret Page,” a small book of poetry illustrated by artist Ruth McIntyre Williams. The book is available on amazon.com. For those interested in a signed copy of her book or to talk about writing books you may e-mail Joyce at tomjoy9@comcast.net.

Daniel G. Gibson ’95 CFP has been named senior wealth manager of SVA Wealth Management, Inc., Registered Investment Adviser. Gibson provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals and businesses from SVA’s Madison office. He earned his designation as a Certified Financial Planner™ in 2007. µ5

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Julie VonDerVellen ’04 recently received her Master of Fine Arts degree from UW-Madison. Her exhibition, recollection tailored narratives, was held in the Class of 1925 Gallery in the Memorial Union this spring.

With her to celebrate is her father Joe VonDerVellen, Julie’s sister Mary (VonDerVellen) Benedum, Julie VonDerVellen ‘04, and mom Arlene (Entringer) VonDerVellen ‘63. Julie’s sister Mary received her MBA degree from UW-Madison the day after this photo was taken—a great weekend for the VonDerVellen family!

Nicholas Meier ’95 is employed at WPS Health Insurance in Madison, WI, as a project manager.

Attorney Meg S. L. Pekarske ’97 is a frequent speaker at both the national and statewide level. Recently, she presented “Legal Issues & End of Life Care” to one of the College’s sociology classes studying Family and Society. She spoke of her work as a health care attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, and personal and legal issues families face in making decisions about end-of-life care. µ6

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Matthew Nowakowski MBA ’98 has defended his

2000s Rachel Sigwarth ’00 married Jason Taylor on October 16, 2009. The wedding took place at Hope Church in Dubuque, IA, with the reception following at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA. µ8 Kari (Winkler) Westphal ’00, MS ’06 and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Eden Kristiana Westphal, on 3/14/10 at 10:19 a.m. in Madison, WI. Baby Eden weighed 5 lbs. 5 oz. and was 17 inches long. She joins her big brother Blaise. µ9

dissertation and received a Doctor of Education in Leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. He currently serves as the Director for MBA programs at Saint Mary’s University-Twin Cities Campus.

Angela Piek-Clouse ’01 her husband Max welcomed

Jason Heiman ’99 is the owner and president of Jason Thomas Flooring in Milwaukee, WI. This season his company provided the custom playing floor for 5 different NCAA Tournament sites, including the ultimate site, the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. µ7

Nick Venturella ‘02 and Lori (Walther) Venturella ‘03 announce the birth of their first child, Luke Nicholas

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Beth (Haedt) Porcaro ‘02 and Dominic Porcaro welcomed a baby boy on December 15, 2009. Lucas Anthony was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. He weighed 6 lbs.

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Shelby Kuhn ’03 is working at Yale University, Child Study Center, as a Postgraduate Associate/Clinical Social Work Fellow in New Haven, CT.

Timothy Allen MBA ’03 has been named managing principal of AMG Marketing in Madison, WI. This position became effective on September 1, 2009.

Terence Ritter MBA ’03 holds the position of fire

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Jessica Benton Cooney ’04 served as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador from 2004 to 2006. From there, she went to Washington, D.C., where she was a production editor/staff writer at the Congressional Quarterly where she helped cover the 2008 conventions and election.

Currently, she is in London, studying at the London School of Economics, working toward a Master of Science degree in Human Rights.

Jennifer Stark ’05 has joined New Dimension Media as director of instructional technology for Wisconsin. She will be meeting with educators throughout the state to demonstrate the features and benefits of their programs designed for educators. µ13

lieutenant for the City of Madison effective in June of 2009.

Jessica Ramirez-Torres ’03 has recently accepted a position with the UW-Extension in Madison as Associate Student Services Coordinator. This position became effective on February 1, 2010.

Jennifer Renee Berberich ’04 announces her

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Pearson, UCLA ’08, on January 30, 2010. The wedding is planned for September 10, 2011. The couple lives in Chicago.

Rachel Yohn ’06 graduated from the University Of Illinois School Of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2010. She just recently passed her boards to receive her license of veterinary medicine.

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engagement to Paul Seivert. The wedding is planned for July 31, 2010.

Matt Van Zelst ’05 announced his engagement to Ashley

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Nicole A. Nelson ’05 married Eric A. Nee on July 25, 2009.

Bridesmaids were Jennifer Farnam ’06 and Kira (Essmann) Bender ’06. Dustin Wilfling ’07 was in attendance. The couple lives in Pardeeville, WI.

Ashly Bintzler ’07 and Nathan Schmidt, both of Antigo,

Leanne Cordisco ’07 was recently featured in an article

were married Aug. 22, 2009, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, WI. Kristen (Hofmeister) Rolling ’07 and George Sapon ’07 were in the wedding party. The bride is an acute recreational therapist for Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

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titled “Sweet Dreams” in the May 2010 issue of Madison Magazine. Ms. Cordisco’s entrepreneurial spirit and new candy, Christine’s Toffee, were featured. µ17

Taryn Marie Rechlicz ’06 and Benjamin Jon Rettig ’09 were united in marriage on September 6, 2009, in Madison, WI. Also in attendance as a groomsman was

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Angela Lorraine Sutter ’07 and Michael Andrew Sergeant ’08 were married on October 3, 2009. In attendance were Patricia Sellars ’09, Greg Sutter ’08, Eric Schneider ’08, Mandie Busser ’07, Scott Longley ’07, and George Sapon ’07. The couple now resides in

Jolene (Goldsmith) Settergren ’07 and Don Settergren ’05, MBA ’08 welcomed a baby girl on December 10, 2009. Vivian Dotty was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. She was 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 19.5 inches long. She is their first child. The family lives in Fitchburg, WI. µ18

Cody Marenes ’08 and Chelsea (Baus) Marenes ’08 announce the birth of their first child, Clara Madison Marenes born on May 7, 2009. Clara weighed 4 lbs. 6 oz. and was 17 inches long. µ19

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Lynn (Clement) Belken MBA ‘08 and Greg Belken were

Kristin (Erickson) McCabe ’07 and her husband,

united in marriage on October 24, 2009, in Madison, WI. The couple resides in Sun Prairie, WI.

James, welcomed a baby boy, Carter James McCabe, on September 28, 2009.

Odette Ahn ’08 was named an associate student services coordinator in the MBA Program Office at the UW-Madison

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School of Business where she had been working as the office manager. Prior to her work for the University, she served Edgewood College as the administrative assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, where she was an instrumental member of the Advancement team.

Brittany Marsala ‘09 has recently joined Association Acumen, Madison, as an executive assistant. Her new role includes meeting and event planning, member relations and day-to-day operations for Acumen as well as two full-service clients: the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives and Control System Integrators Association. µ20

Anna Nekola ’09 has accepted the position of Legal Assistant with Cullen, Weston, Pines and Bach. The law office is located in Madison, WI.

Vickie Dansbury MS ’09 is proud to announce that she was elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Association of Marriage and Family Therapy as a Student Director. She is a 2009 graduate of the Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s Program.

Rachel Grant ’09 has joined Special Olympics Wisconsin

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“Just getting to be a part of Special Olympics is wonderful,” Rachel said.

Heather (Miller) Meinen ’09 contacted the alumni office to help surprise a fellow alumna customer. Marydonna (Jocis) Froh ’57 admired Heather’s Edgewood College T-shirts so much that Heather had one wrapped up for her 75th birthday party held at the restaurant in Port Washington where Marydonna is a regular Sunday customer of Heather’s. µ21 Jessica Dennison ’09 has been hired by Wisconsin Insurance Services as a retention specialist/agent.

Jennifer Bong ‘10 has accepted a position with the General Motors offices of Naperville, IL, as their marketing coordinator and analyst. While attending Edgewood College, Jennifer was a student worker in the Marketing & Communications office working on many of our publications.

Mark Ingold ‘10 accepted a position at Heritage Auction Galleries in Houston, TX, as a senior numismatist.

Laura Betancourt ’10 accepted a position with the Madison Metropolitan School District as a bilingual teacher.

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(SOWI) as the new Competition and Training Assistant. After interning in the public relations department at SOWI last spring, Rachel is thrilled to learn more about the organization.

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Basketball Alum Reunite at Jam the Gym On Saturday, January 23, more than 30 alumni were on hand in the Edgedome to compete in a spirited alumni game of basketball. Afterward, all eyes were on the Eagle Men’s and Women’s teams as they played against Dominican University. A VIP lounge area on the balcony provided a great view of the game with complimentary food, soft drinks and a cash bar.

The VIP lounge, now in its 2nd year, was a huge hit, and so were our Eagles as both teams defeated Dominican University.

Join us next year on February 5, 2011, to participate in Jam the Gym!

Send us your news and photos!

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alumni in memoriam Patricia (Fulton) Schroeder ‘96 on October 17, 2009

Angela (Bergan) Schlueter ‘71 on January 2, 2010

Kathleen Jordan ‘69 on October 19, 2009

Charles Davis ‘07 on January 13, 2010

Marguerite Trauscht ‘56 on October 22, 2009

Stephanie Stauder, O.P. ‘42 on January 13, 2010

Sharon (Schwarz-Folz) Schwarz-Gaudette ‘97 on November 2, 2009

Ruby (Nelson) Garrett ‘42 on January 27, 2010

Margaret (Detig) Wills ‘47 on November 8, 2009 Alisa Prickett, O.P. ‘68 on November 9, 2009 Roman Wagner, O.P. ‘63 on December 10, 2009 Josephine (Ford) Lynaugh ‘38 on December 11, 2009 Mary (Ford) Owen ‘44 on December 11, 2009 Karen (Driscoll) Lindner ‘89 on December 23, 2009

Ellen Miller, O.P. ‘42 on January 28, 2010 Pancratius Ritacca, O.P. ‘55 on February 4, 2010 Eleanor (Hartwig) Albertson ‘62 on February 10, 2010 Patricia (Engle) Welty ‘70 on February 22, 2010 Consuela Wal, O.P. ‘59 on February 27, 2010 Annette Kelley, O.P. ‘56 on April 2, 2010

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