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‘12 Brian J. Murphy, LSW, is a readjustment counseling therapist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Colorado Springs Veterans Center. Murphy also was recently promoted to GS-11 grade. Murphy is assigned as the Mobile Vet Center (MVC) counselor, and works with combat veterans who have readjustment issues, including PTSD, mTBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and bereavement. ’12 Ellen Traylor is the campaign specialist for Team In Training at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Ohio.
’10, ‘13 Adelita Aldava, LMSW has joined Cana Counseling at Catholic Charities as a bilingual therapist. Adelita earned her undergraduate degree in liberal arts in 2010, and her Master of Social Work degree in 2013. She is also the recipient of the Newman Outstanding Master of Social Work Student of the Year award for 2012-2013. ’10 Kelsey Metro is the new science teacher at Marion Middle School, Marion, Kan., where she grew up. She is married to Jordon, and they have two daughters. ’11 Rosio Ibarra-Monarrez began graduate school in international studies at the University of Denver this fall. ’11 Leasha Strang is a licensed master social worker at the Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina, Kan. ’12 Monica Hill Henning is in her first semester at the University of Kansas School of Law, in Lawrence. ’12 Sarah Long is a registered nurse at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. ’12 Vince Lujano is a radiology technician at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
’13 Brice J. Albert, of Colwich, Kan., received the Harvey J. Ablah Award for 2013 and is now continuing his education at Washington University in St. Louis in chemistry. ’13 Jared Ferris is beginning graduate school in Middle Eastern History at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. ’13 Karen Daugherty, MSW is working at the Griffith Center in Colorado Springs as a therapist for the day treatment program. ’13 Calvin Easter works in proposal development at Linde Process Plants LLC in Tulsa, Okla. ’13 Adrienne Fox, of Colwich, Kan., received the Leona J. Ablah Award for 2013 and is attending Duke University School of Medicine in the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. She is the daughter of ’81 Ann (Roder) and ’78 Mark Fox. ’13 Jessica (Fridley) Huber and her husband Jonathan live in Elkhart, Ind., where she works as a mental health therapist at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center. ‘13 Gloria Jones, MSW, recently passed the LCSW licensure exam. ’13 Daniel Martin is the Independent Living/National Youth in Transition database consultant for the Kansas Department for Children and Families. ’13 Elyse Pachta entered the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine this fall. ’13 Erin Schmidt began veterinary school in fall 2013 at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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’35, ’37 Teresa Palsmeier, ASC, passed away on July 11, 2013. She was 101 years old. She was received into the ASC congregation in 1932, where she took the name Sister M. Mechtildis. She earned a diploma from St. John’s Academy in 1935, and an associate’s degree from Sacred Heart Junior College in 1937. Sister Mechtildis taught religion and math at Sacred Heart Academy from 1946 to 1959, and served as principal of the Academy from 1960 to 1965. In 1968 she permanently changed her name to Sister Teresa Palsmeier. She was featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Challenge magazine. Read the story online at http://challenge.newmanu.edu/ sha-teacher-principal-celebrates100-years.
Among those attending the July 16, 2013 funeral of Teresa Palsmeier, ASC, were, l-r: ’52 Doris (Majerus) Wells, ’54 Millie (Majerus) Schwartz, ’60 Rita (Albert) Neville-Landwehr, and ’60 Mary (Simon) Blasi. ’12 Brian J. Murphy works in this Mobile Vet Center as a counselor in Colorado Springs, Colo.