Mary Pat (Thyne) Kurt (’82) was named SunCurrent News Readers' Choice Best Teacher.
RECOGNITION The Rev. Msgr. Francis P. Friedl, Ph.D. (’39) celebrated his 70th anniversary of ordination in April 2013. John Colloton (’53) was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Iowa and the College of Public Health. Rev. Msgr.Wayne Ressler (’61) was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Hall of Fame. Timothy J. Riordan (’62) was named one of Chicago’s Top-Rated Lawyers for 2013. Rev. Msgr. John Enzler (’69) was named Washingtonian of the Year for 2012 by the Washingtonian Magazine. Rev. Dennis Juhl (’69), was honored by the Archdiocese of Dubuque for his 40 years of service in the Church. Gary Van House (’71) was named CEO of SLUCare at Saint Louis University. Michael Breitbach (’72) received the Everyday Heroes award from the American Red Cross of the Tri-States. David Bellendier (’77) was selected as a guest speaker for the Iowa Knights of Columbus Convention. Michael Breitbach (’78) won a seat in the Iowa Senate as a Republican for Iowa District 28. Mary (Soat) Burns (’78) was appointed as operations officer for the Wealth Management Group of Dubuque Bank and Trust Company.
Bill Callahan (’83) was promoted to the newly-created position of Dubuque market president at Dubuque Bank and Trust Company. Richard Runde (’83) has joined Honkamp & Krueger & Co., P.C. as a general services partner. Roger Neuhaus (’84) was selected as the new president of the Iowa State University Foundation. Kay (Green) Takes (’84) received an award from Mercy Medical Center for her efforts in achievements in her field at the sixth annual Women of Achievement award ceremony at the Grand River Center.
Carlos Cano Gomez (’95) was elected to the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame during the ISF Congress which was held in Manila, Philippines. Stacie (Speirs) Pfeiffer (’96) from the Riverview Center received an award as an Up and Coming Leader at the sixth annual Women of Achievement award ceremony at the Grand River Center. Javier Manzano (’98) was awarded a 2013 Pulitzer Prize for his picture depicting the Civil War in Syria. Scott Steiner (’98) joined American Trust & Savings Bank as vice president in commercial banking. Joel Reicks (’99) received the Everyday Heroes award from the American Red Cross of the Tri-States.
Jeffrey Streit (’08) was promoted to staff accountant II at Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. Reggie Rowe (’08) was promoted to senior accountant at Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. Angela Schuster (’08) has joined Retirement Plan Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Steele Capital Management Inc. Andy Miller, D.C. (’09), has joined Malone Family Chiropractic Clinic, P.C., as an associate doctor of chiropractic. Jake Oeth (’09) was named political director of Congressman Bruce Braley’s U.S. Senate campaign. Joel Allen (’09) was named wrestling coach at Wahlert High School.
Terry Kurt (’85) joined Hammer, Simon & Jensen as a shareholder.
Ben Hoelscher, D.D.S. (’01) was awarded as a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
Rick Mihm (’85) was awarded the 2013 Matthew:25 Award from Divine Word College.
Dave Willging (’02) now holds the position of relationship management specialist at Prudential Financial.
Joe Hearn (’86) received the Everyday Heroes award from the American Red Cross of the Tri-States.
Bob Woodward III (’04) was named vice president of strategic planning and business development at Woodward Communications.
Luke Hoffmann (’11) was promoted to technical support specialist II at Cartegraph Systems, Inc.
Laura (Tressel) Cooley (’04) has been promoted to personal banking officer at American Trust & Savings Bank.
Jake Pfohl (’12) has joined Cartegraph Systems, Inc. as a software test engineer.
Robert Fink (’05) was promoted to IT manager at Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.
Maggie Burbach (’12) was promoted to work force management consultant for Honkamp Krueger Payroll Services.
Jane (Beaves) Beitzel (’87) has joined the pharmacy team at Hartig Drug Company as a full-time pharmacist. Jim Lange (’88) joined Platinum Supplemental Insurance as chief operating officer of third party administration. Peggy (Greenwood) Meehan (’90) joined Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. as a payroll customer service representative. Pam Jochum (’92) was elected to serve as the State of Iowa Senate president. She is the first female to hold this position. Donna (Fleege) Schmitt (’92) was named as the Dubuque Community School District’s 2013 Teacher of the Year.
Stephanie (Bohlen) Mettille (’06) was promoted to tax consulting manager at Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. Katie (Wernimont) Thomas (’06) from Honkamp Krueger & Co. received an award as an Up and Coming Leader at the sixth annual Women of Achievement award ceremony at the Grand River Center. Allison Evans (’07) was crowned Miss Wisconsin United States 2013 in Madison, Wis. She represented the State of Wisconsin at the United States Pageant in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2013.
Ashley (Pregler) Weber (’10) has joined Cedar Cross Overhead Door as office manager. Ray Werner (’11) has been named the assistant director/curator at the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum.
Kevin Kelchen (’12) was promoted to software engineer II at Cartegraph Systems, Inc. Andrew Studdert, former member of the Loras College board of regents and current CEO of NES Rental Holdings, Inc., was honored on April 17, 2013, with the Heritage Award from the American Red Cross of Cook County, Ill. The award recognizes corporate responsibility to employees, consumers and the public.
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