A Newsletter for Graduates and Friends of Siena Heights College February 1998
...a Catholic college founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters.... Siena Heights examines its Catholic Identity pages 6–10
Also inside:
• New Name for Siena • 1996–97 Donor Report
Alumni Briefs
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New name, new Alumni Weekend dates, new events:
Things are Happening at Siena! It s official: University status is coming soon to a campus near and dear to you! President Artman tells you all about it in his column (page 3), so we ll just tell you to mark your calendar. As of July 1, 1998, your alma mater changes its name to Siena Heights University. Keep those calendars out and take note of the new dates for Alumni Weekend. We ve moved the weekend about six weeks earlier -- September 18-20 -- and hope to take advantage of better weather while inviting students and parents to join in the celebration. If you graduated in a year ending in 3 or 8 -- or have friends who did -- plan now to enjoy a September reunion in Adrian. Theatre alumni from around 1975-80 are working on a special Alumni Weekend performance, coordinated by Marcus Cole 81 in Oakland, Cal., and Richard
Pahl 76 in the Chicago area. An exhibition of alumni art is planned at Flatlanders Gallery in Blissfield. And there will be lots more in the works. Alumni and friends of Siena Heights enjoyed several special events in recent months. A small Siena group met for a lakeside dinner near Battle Creek last August, prior to attending a production of The Who s Tommy at the Barn Theatre in Augusta, with Eric Parker 92 as a featured actor. In November, friends in the Chicago area gathered for an Alumni After-Hours Reception at the Oak Brook Hyatt Regency. Got an idea for an interesting Siena Heights gathering in your area? We want to hear from you! Contact any member of the Alumni Board or call Siena s Office of Communications & Constituent Relations, (517) 264-7143.
Siena Heights on the web: www.sienahts.edu Siena Medal Dr. Jeanne O Laughlin, OP 58 (2nd from left) received the Siena Medal, the highest honor awarded by Siena Heights, on September 4 at Academic Convocation. Sister Jeanne is president of Barry University and a national leader in education. The medal is given in honor of Christian commitment and efforts to transform the world. Other members of the convocation platform party: President Rick Artman, Adrian Dominican Prioress Patricia Walter, OP 66, and Academic Dean Sharon Weber, OP 69.
INSIDE From the President From the Campuses Catholic Identity Donor Report Sports Update Alumni Weekend Class Notes
p. 3 pp. 4-5 pp. 6-10 pp. 11-26 pp. 27 p. 28 pp. 29-35
ALUMNI BOARD President Mary Hellner Lash 88 Past President Melissa Durbin Growden 90 Vice President Raquel Petersen Short 91 Board Members Amanda Adams 97 Donna Kisner Baker 84 Merry Jo Delano 91 Diane Moro Deveau 70 Elizabeth Dolan, OP 46 Cindy Doyle 72 Kathy Felan Jay 82 Judy Lavelle 58 Joann Phillips 93 Earl Reber 88 Lawrence Richardson, Jr. 76 Honorary Member Sr. Marie Irene Miller, OP, 36
Reflections Staff Editors: Jennifer Hamlin Church Assistant Vice President for Communications and Constituent Relations Lesley L. Weidner Director of Public Relations Contributors: Scott McClure 86 Director of Sports Information Lad Strayer (photography) Marty Dwyer 99, Krista Purvis 98, & Roger Williams 98 Student Assistants Reflections is published by the Communications Office at Siena Heights College. Send correspondence to: Office of Communications, 1247 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI 49221 or phone (517) 264-7145.
From the President
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COMING SOON: Siena Heights University! For the Siena Heights community, the old college try will soon become the new university effort! Siena Heights College will be renamed Siena Heights University effective July 1, 1998, by vote of our Board of Trustees last fall. This is a significant decision for Siena and one which offers us exciting new opportunities, but be assured -- our commitment to dedicated teaching and personal attention will not change. We are making this change because the university name more accurately reflects the kind of institution Siena Heights is today. Colleges and universities are classified by the Carnegie Foundation and other organizations according to such factors as mission, size, degrees awarded, and academic programs offered. Siena Heights is a much more complex institution than most traditional liberal arts colleges. Our new name will more fully reflect that reality. As most of you well know, Siena was founded as a women s college in 1919 and has been co-educational since the late 1960s. Today s Siena Heights students are a diverse community of more than 2,000 traditional-age and working adult men and women. We operate seven degree-completion centers across the state and a Lansing-based theological studies program, in addition to our residential campus in Adrian. We award associate s and bachelor s degrees as well as three different master s degrees. Of our undergraduate degree recipients, more than half now earn degrees in various professional and technical areas rather than in such liberal arts disciplines as religion and philosophy, although these of course are vital to our academic program. News of the name change generally has been greeted positively on campus and in the community, and the announcement earned a round of applause at the Alumni Weekend luncheon. This is not to say there have not been concerns. Some students and parents questioned whether becoming a university would mandate an extraordinary increase in tuition. Others wondered if the name change meant that faculty would focus on research instead of teaching. Still others have asked if we intend to add a doctoral program. The answer to all three questions is no. We are committed to maintaining Siena s well-earned reputation as a highly affordable institution, and to sustaining our position as one of the best values among all private colleges in Michigan. We will continue to be a teaching campus, where faculty focus on the classroom, not the research lab. And we have no plans to offer doctoral degrees, now or any time in the future. We do expect to see some benefits from the name change, primarily in terms of marketing Siena as a university and distinguishing us from other colleges. International students tend to be more interested in attending a university, since the word college means high school in some countries, so the new name will be a plus in that regard, also. But our core mission and our commitment to students will not change. We are and will remain a mission-driven, student-centered institution. As some early graduates remember, this college has been through a name change before. Founded in 1919 as an outgrowth of St. Joseph Academy, we began our history as St. Joseph College. That name lasted for two decades; but the confusion of having two schools side by side, both called St. Joseph, led to the first name change in 1939. The college was renamed Siena Heights in honor of Catherine of Siena, a 14th century Italian Dominican who dedicated her life to a quest for truth and social responsibility, and in recognition of our location on the highest land in the surrounding area. Siena Heights College will confer degrees on its final graduating class at Commencement ceremonies in May. The change will become official July 1, 1998, and Siena Heights University will award its first degrees to students completing their studies in August. Campus events throughout the 1998-99 academic year, from Fall Convocation and Alumni Weekend through Commencement, will include recognition and celebration of the name change. Don Taylor, our vice president for advancement, is chairing the committee that is coordinating the name change process. Suggestions or comments about the Siena Heights University name and/or the changeover process may be directed to Don in the Advancement Office at (517) 264-7140.
Richard B. Artman
From the Campuses Artman Receives Renewal of Three-Year Contract After three years as chief executive of Siena Heights, President Rick Artman was given a three-year contract renewal by the College s Board of Trustees, beginning July 1, 1997. Rick and his wife, Joan, came to Siena Heights in August 1994. We are extremely pleased with the leadership Rick has brought to Siena Heights, Board chairperson John Tierney said. During his tenure, Siena Heights has strengthened its educational processes, invigorated its Catholic identity and relationships with the communities it serves, and is addressing its future operations through a broad-based strategic planning process. During the first three years of Artman s presidency, the College opened new off-campus degree completion centers in Lansing and Kalamazoo (and now Jackson--see below). With strong support from local banking institutions, Siena Heights also issued $4 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund a vast array of physical plant improvements including roofs, floors, heating and ventilation systems, driveways, parking lots, and assorted internal and structural repairs. Siena Heights is a student-focused, missiondriven institution, Artman commented. We work at all times to serve the needs and dreams of our diverse student body, while empowering the Adrian Dominican values that are at the core of our mission. Artman s new contract extends from July 1997 through June 2000.
News Wrap-Up: Litigation Supports Siena Siena Heights was in Federal District Court in Detroit this fall, defending against a claim brought by a former professor. After a nine-day trial, the jury ruled in favor of Siena Heights on all charges brought before it, and the judge also ruled in Siena s favor on a directed verdict motion. As is often,
perhaps always, true, the case was more complex than some may have assumed, President Rick Artman said afterward. Former philosophy professor Anne Russell Mayeaux charged that the College s decision not to renew her contract was an act of retaliation in response to her having previously filed a sexual harassment complaint against a faculty colleague at Siena. The College denied there was retaliation, arguing that the employment decision was based on other issues. I regret the distraction of this lawsuit to our students, faculty, staff and friends of the College, Artman said. However, I have confidence in our faculty and faith in our policies and procedures. I firmly believe that, throughout all of the events with which this case dealt, the College did what was right, lawful, and necessary for the wellbeing of the institution. We remain absolutely committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, fair and ethical teaching and learning environment at Siena Heights. A related suit filed by former English professor David Calonne was settled out of court following the conclusion of the first case.
Student Activities Program Expands Volunteer Focus The student activity center at Siena Heights (Adrian campus) has become the Student Activities and Volunteer Center, bringing volunteer programs into the centralized student activities area in Sage Union. Now, such programs as the Crop Walk, Make A Difference Day and the Rake Run are coordinated by student activities head Terry Carlson, instead of the counseling center staff as in the past. It is part of the Catholic tradition to serve others, said Michele Buku, dean of students. It s important that we encourage volunteering.
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Kevin and Mary Kucera
New Admissions Dean is Familiar Face at Siena Kevin Kucera, a former director of financial aid at Siena Heights, returned to campus this fall, bringing 16 years experience to his new job as dean of admissions and enrollment services. A 1981 graduate of Mount Mercy College in Iowa, Kucera began his career in admissions and financial aid at his alma mater before coming to Siena in 1985. After three years heading Siena s financial aid office, he went to Edgewood College in Wisconsin, first as director of financial aid, then as dean of admissions and financial aid. At Siena, he manages admissions, financial aid and the registrar s office. Kevin s wife, Mary, an Adrian native, formerly worked in Siena s registrar s office.
SHC Opens Degree Center at JCC; off-campus programs number 8 The recent opening of a Siena Heights degree completion center at Jackson Community College brings the number of off-campus programs for working adult students to eight. The JCC program offers junior and senior level daytime and evening courses to students completing either a B.A. or a Bachelor of Applied Science. Siena Heights now offers B.A. and B.A.S. degreecompletion programs in Monroe, Southfield (including a satellite office in Harper Woods), Jackson, Battle Creek,
5 Lansing, Kalamazoo and Benton Harbor, as well as on the Adrian campus. In addition, the College operates a certificate program in theological studies with the Catholic Diocese of Lansing; students interested in a B.A. can complete an undergraduate contracted major in ministry through the program.
Student Senate Update By Keith Rusie 99, Treasurer This has been an exciting year for Student Senate. We began the year by revising our constitution, successfully addressing food service concerns, allocating money for student activities, polling students for their input on the proposed schedule change, sponsoring a successful blood drive for the Red Cross, and holding a retreat which featured former Senate presidents Alex Harvey Quinn 91 and Scott Dienes 90 as speakers. Current projects include assisting Campus Ministry by gaining student input for the development of faith programming, planning a faculty/staff appreciation day, preparing for the late night breakfast, and exploring suggestions for a Senate-sponsored campus beautification project. Future plans include Sr. Carmie Day (campus beautification), a semi-formal dance, election of next year s officers, and regular reporting to the Reflections newsletter. We are proud of our accomplishments and look forward to the challenges ahead. We welcome alumni input; contact Keith Rusie, treasurer, at (517) 264-7071.
Faculty Update: Honors, Awards, Activities Spencer Bennett, professor of history and religious studies, had his review of the text, Jazz Styles: History & Analysis (6th Edition) by Mark Gridley, published in Jazz Notes: A Newsletter for the Jazz Journalists Association. Dr. Bennett is the jazz reviewer for the Musical Heritage Society. David Hermon, assistant professor of counselor education, led a roundtable presentation on Reflecting and Connecting on the Internet at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) 1997 convention in Santa Barbara, CA. Hermon co-presented with Max and Arleen Lewis of Western Washington University, whom he met for the first time at the conference after five years of close professional communication via the internet. The three speakers shared their insights on how the internet can help counselors reflect on their work, connect with mentors, improve teaching and research, and stay current in their field. Br. Frank Rotsaert, CSC, assistant professor of English, has had two entries accepted for what will be the forthcoming reference book, An Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and the Great Lakes. Scheduled for publication in two years by Greenwood Press, the book is edited by Jill Gidmark of the University of Minnesota. Rotsaert s first article is on Thomas Baily Aldrich, poet and fiction writer of the late 19th-early 20th century who is perhaps best known for the classic novel, The Story of a Bad Boy. Rotsaert s second entry in the encyclopedia is about children s novelist William T. Adams who commonly wrote under the pen name Oliver Optic; the most popular writer of children s fiction in the 19th century, Adams novels were often serialized and frequently took place in a sea setting.
Wellness Team Promotes a Healthier Campus A new Wellness Team is promoting health and fitness on the Adrian campus. Made up of college nurse Norma Baldwin, counseling services director Carol Stuut, campus ministry director Deena Jarmosevich, OP, and athletic trainer Gerry Schlemer, the wellness team aims to educate students, faculty and staff about the importance of maintaining a healthy mind, body and spirit. The counseling center and campus ministry office have been relocated near the health center, making that the wellness wing of Ledwidge Hall. Often, if one part of the body is out of sync, other parts may be affected. We want to do whatever is necessary to get the whole person working together, Baldwin said. We only have the students here at Siena for four years, but we can educate them for a lifetime.
The following list of Professors Emeriti is a corrected version from the last issue of Reflections.
Professors Emeriti 1987
Martha Manheim
1988
William (Buzz) Walzem
1989
Evangeline Davis, OP
1989
Jean Agnes Klemm, OP
1989
Jeannine Klemm, OP
1990
Helen Duggan, OP
1991
Miriam Michael Stimson, OP
1995
Jean S. Baker
1995
Marcia Lengnick
1996
Bernadette A. Pelland
1997
Frances Kuthe Westfall
1997
Giacomo J. Bologna
1997
James Hoitenga
1997
David J. Van Horn, CPPS
Catholic Identity
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Exploring Our Religious Foundations The mission of Siena Heights, a Catholic college founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to assist people to become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching and learning environment which respects the dignity of all. (Adopted by the Board of Trustees, October 1997)
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arlier this academic year, the Board of Trustees approved a new mission statement for Siena Heights, concluding the work of a campus committee chaired by trustee J. Patrick Murphy, CM. The trio of growth objectives-competent, purposeful, ethical--give the new statement an old familiar ring. But there is an important change. The updated mission lifts up, proudly and prominently, the college s Catholic identity and Dominican heritage. To some, this change might seem unremarkable; but it is evidence of a significant shift in attitude at Siena Heights. After omitting all mention of religion in its mission, the college now is affirming, even promoting, its Catholic foundation. And the precise nature of that foundation--what it means, or should mean, to be a Catholic college generally, and an Adrian Dominican college in particular--has become a topic of serious discussion in many quarters of the community. Since coming to the college in 1994, President Rick Artman has highlighted Siena s Catholic identity as an institutional strength deserving increased attention, both on and off the campus. The life and ministry of Jesus Christ was about betterment, he said at his inauguration. A Catholic college, as it bridges the intersection of faith and culture, ought to be about betterment. He went on to challenge the students, faculty, alumni and friends of Siena Heights to stay focused on what we are called to do, and to be, as a Catholic college, as a Dominican college, as a college whose business is betterment. There is no question that Siena s Catholic character expresses itself differently today than in the past. No longer do students attend daily Mass. No longer do Adrian Dominican Sisters conduct flashlight checks to ensure resident students are in, and in bed, at proper times. No longer are all, or even most, faculty and administrators members of religious congregations. Up to and after Vatican II, students were very involved as Catholics. Daily Mass and mission crusades were part and parcel of the college experience, but that was characteristic of the times, observes archivist and chemistry professor emerita Helen Duggan, OP 41. Throughout the 1970s, Siena Heights--and many other schools--moved away from highlighting its tradition of Catholic education, Helen explains. The number of Adrian Dominicans teaching and working at the college began a
steady decline. Student religious involvement became a matter of personal choice and responsibility. Students were more likely to express their values through leadership and student projects than through formal religious activity. Despite these changes the Dominican influence never disappeared, Sister Helen believes: The values are being transmitted today through wonderfully dedicated faculty and staff. The quality of people on campus is awesome. These days, Sunday evening liturgies attract 30-40 students weekly, and campus ministry director Deena Jarmosevich, OP 93, coordinates a variety of spiritual and service programs, from Soup and Scripture to Rekindling the Flame of Human Potential. Although Helen Duggan believes that interest in Siena s religious heritage has increased under President Artman s leadership, Sister Deena joins many faculty in the belief that there is little overt Catholic emphasis at Siena today. Catholicism is not a given anymore, says Greg Schira 89 of the graduate studies office, an active Catholic and a leader in campus liturgical life. He adds, We are more pluralistic today, which is good. The external manifestations of Catholicism have changed, but the important foundational values are very much alive here, says Mary Weeber of the English faculty. I think students are mostly affected by the openness of Siena, the drawing in and encouragement of a community that really does care about them. Students don t realize it at first, agrees Michele Buku 74, dean of students, but Siena s religious foundation does affect them because we truly are a caring institution. Two groups at Siena Heights recently have been involved in formal explorations of the college s Catholic identity. A student-faculty-staff committee appointed by President Artman is considering how best to implement Pope John Paul II s apostolic constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae at Siena. The group has drafted a preliminary statement that articulates elements of the Catholic intellectual tradition (a search for truth informed by the conviction that faith and reason are not contradictory but mutually informative) and the Adrian Dominican tradition (commitment to justice, service and the continued interaction between reflection and action); and identifies eight ways Siena Heights expresses its Catholic character. Those expressions include respecting the dignity of
7 every individual, welcoming persons of all faiths, and championing justice and service, as well as providing courses about the Catholic faith and celebrating the sacramental life of the church. A second group, headed by Dom Scibilia of the religious studies department, has focused on the future of the church-related college as part of a nationwide inquiry funded by the Lilly Endowment and coordinated by Rhodes College. The seven faculty involved produced thoughtful essays exploring ways to integrate Catholic and Dominican influences into college life. The essays have been gathered into a publication called Contemplation and Sharing the Fruits of Our Contemplation, reflecting a motto of the Adrian Dominican Sisters. In her essay on The Catholic and Dominican Dimensions of Siena s Identity, academic dean Sharon Weber, OP 69 explores in depth many of the same foundation elements included in the Ex corde committee s draft. She goes on to spotlight two particular challenges facing Catholic colleges like Siena Heights. One such challenge is Ex corde Ecclesiae s call for reflection on knowledge in the light of faith. Catholic colleges have the potential to be a key site for a real dialog between faith and reason, she says, but Ex corde reads as though truth about all things is the special province of the Church. Any such claim of exclusive access to the truth is likely to alienate today s society even faster than it did Galileo s world, she cautions. continued on next page
Catholic Connections In its outreach to working adults seeking a college education, Siena Heights has established seven degree completion centers across the state--including two centers with offices at Catholic high schools. The Metropolitan Detroit Program, headquartered in Southfield, operates a thriving satellite office at Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods. The Kalamazoo Center maintains offices at Hackett Catholic Central High School as well as offering classes at Kalamazoo Valley Community College s downtown campus. In partnership with the Diocese of Lansing, Siena Heights offers a Program in Theological Studies, which provides the academic component for adults in the Diocesan Ministry Formation Program. Classes are offered at various sites within the Diocese, including Flint, Ann Arbor, Lansing and Jackson, as well as on the Siena Heights campus in Adrian. Level I of the certificate program consists of 18 hours of undergraduate theology credit; Level II is an additional 18 hours in theology. Completion of both levels could constitute a major in ministry for a student seeking a bachelor s degree. Jodie Screes, OP 53, coordinates the program; Susan Conley Weeks 67, chair of religious studies, directs the curriculum. Siena Heights has established partnerships with several area Catholic high schools in recent months, including Central Catholic in Toledo, St. Mary Catholic Central in Monroe and Dominican in Detroit. Discussions will soon be underway with St. Philip in Battle Creek, Lumen Christi in Jackson, and Gabriel Richard in Ann Arbor. Through the partnerships, the college and schools seek to explore mutual opportunities and meet mutual needs, President Artman said. Faculty lectures, admissions and financial aid workshops, special receptions and a continued tradition of Catholic education are among the benefits offered through the outreach program.
Catholic Identity Values in Action: Enhancing Diversity
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he Catholic church teaches that every person should be treated with dignity and as academic dean Sharon Weber, OP 69 points out, a Catholic college has an institutional duty to allow and help every individual within the community be the most fully human that he or she can be. At Siena Heights that duty was embodied in the recent initiative to increase and retain racial and ethnic diversity at the Adrian campus, a threeyear program which concluded this fall. Supported by a $150,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment, faculty, staff and students explored ways to improve the campus climate for diversity. Grant director Susan Conley Weeks identified four project objectives: (1) to enable college leaders to sharpen their awareness and strengthen their commitment to diversity, (2) to assess the current climate for diversity, (3) to infuse the teaching and learning environment with inter-disciplinary diversity experiences, and (4) to increase opportunities for the community to identify cultural characteristics different from their own--as well as common threads of humanity which bind all people together. Grant activities significantly influenced college life from October 1994 to November 1997. Faculty and administrators took a hard look at their own beliefs and responses, and engaged in an in-depth study of attitudes on campus. Seven Discovery Teams of students, faculty and staff undertook widely different multi-year diversity projects, ranging from a study of plays dealing with Jewish and African-American issues and creation of an original one-act play; to a monthly newsletter exploring Latino/ Hispanic culture; to a cross-cultural business project that linked Siena s Mexico study program, the Business Division and the Students in Free Enterprise group. Perhaps the most prominent influence of the Lilly grant was The Face and Voice of Culture, a three-year series of major art gallery exhibitions with related activities in music, dance, literature and drama. The series attracted major public notice while focusing attention on the art and culture of classical India, contemporary Australia, the Holocaust, Native America and the Afro-Brazilian population. At a concluding celebration of the Lilly project in December, a featured reading seemed to sum up the spiritual basis for this important three-year undertaking: O Source of All Being...encourage me as I dare to take risks with You, so that together we can transform our world...
8 Exploring continued But, writes Weber, the plurality of faiths within our community and the need to be faithful to accord each person the respect he or she deserves presents, I believe, the greatest challenge for today s college in the Catholic tradition. She goes on to ask, Is there a way to privilege one belief system that allows an honest openness to, and therefore privileging of, other belief systems? I suspect it is on our ability to take on the challenge of exploring such a relationship that our remaining a Catholic college hinges. There is support among both Catholic and non-Catholic faculty for trying to strengthen Siena s Catholic identity. I believe it would do wonders for the quality of the curriculum, and also for the quantity of students searching for authentic meaning in their lives and careers who would be attracted to us, says business professor Chuck Milliken, an evangelical Protestant. Opinions vary, of course, on how to do it. I would not advocate mandatory chapel, says philosophy professor Mark Schersten, a Lutheran, but I would support more required courses that are connected with our religious foundation, a common hour for reflection and a more active campus church. Pat Schnapp, RSM, of the English department recommends a more visible and prominent celebration of holy days and Catholic rituals. Mark DiPietro of the theatre department reflects a widely held concern when he recommends hiring more Adrian Dominicans or members of other Catholic religious congregations. Nadine Foley, OP 45, professor of religious studies and former interim president, is one of several people to suggest expanding campus ministry from a staff of one to a team, including an ordained priest. I think what we need to do more than anything is to celebrate as a community, says Mary Weeber. Nurturing and enlivening our sense of community will strengthen our values as an institution. The discussion of when, where, how and how much Siena Heights expresses its Catholic identity will not end soon, nor should it. This is, perhaps, the fundamental dialog which distinguishes this Catholic and Dominican college. In the end, the college s identity is the identity of its people. My Catholic identity is how I see the world and the world is dependent on God, says Miriam Michael Stimson, OP 36, professor emerita of chemistry and graduate studies. Siena Heights has never lost its Catholic identity, she adds. It has just altered it to fit the world around us. Thanks to all faculty and staff who assisted me in preparing this story. JHC
9 Values in Action: Service to Others Serving others is part of the Catholic tradition and Siena students sustain the tradition in various ways. Last spring, a delegation of nine students, all members of SAVE (Siena Against Violent Environments), spent their spring break in Appalachia with SAVE faculty advisor Dom Scibilia as volunteers assisting with construction projects, housing assistance and health care. This spring, Pat Schnapp of the English faculty plans to lead another volunteer group to Jamaica to work at a school for orphaned and delinquent boys. Closer to home, Siena Heights students are involved in a range of service projects, from Make a Difference Day and the annual CROP walk to Red Cross blood drives and philanthropic fund raising. Siena Heights graduates continue to serve in many ways long after they leave the campus. Of special note in this regard is the recent election of Janet Capone, OP 80 as Prioress of the Adrian Dominican Congregation, effective July 1.
Siena Heights Archives: Preserving our Past for the Future Who is there left among you that saw this temple in its former glory? And how does it look to you now? (Haggai 2:3-4) With those words, Helen Duggan, OP 41 (formerly Sister Ann Charles) (at right in photo) and Marie Irene Miller, OP 36 began their 1987 report on the history of Siena Heights buildings and the rooms within them. That report--which documents the evolution, for example, of Sacred Heart Hall 102, from home economics lab to storage area, art studio, admissions office, development office, and now communications and alumni relations office--marked the start of an ongoing historical research project and the beginning of the Siena Heights Archives. Sister Marie Irene now offers encouragement from the sidelines as Sister Helen leads the effort to gather, organize and catalogue the papers, pictures, publications and memorabilia that give shape and meaning to the history of Siena Heights. Official records and Adrian Dominican documents, school yearbooks and student scrapbooks, and tapes of 120 oral interviews with faculty, staff and graduates of many eras are among the pieces of this historical puzzle. First housed in a former janitor s closet, the Archives (established officially by President Artman in 1996) now have a permanent home in the Library, where Sister Helen is centralizing records and establishing a consistent filing system. A 1996 grant from the Michigan State Historical
Records Advisory Board enabled Helen to engage a professional consultant, hire student assistants and purchase proper storage materials. A 1997 gift from an anonymous friend of the college will support necessary renovations in the Archives office. I am not writing a history of the college. I am just preserving its history, Sister Helen says modestly. Those who see her at work, week after week, know that s a big just. And thanks to her work, those who build this Catholic college s future, now and tomorrow, will have a better record of this temple in its former glory.
Add Your Piece to the Puzzle When cleaning closets or emptying attics, remember: Your discards may be an archivist s treasures. Instead of throwing them away, send yearbooks, pictures and event programs to the Siena Heights College Archives, c/o Helen Duggan, OP, or call Sister Helen at (517) 264-7648. When packaging information, always indicate dates and names, and include your own name, address and telephone number in case questions arise.
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Siena Heights College Mission Statement “The mission of Siena Heights, a Catholic college founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to assist people to become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching and learning environment which respects the dignity of all. Adopted by the Board of Trustees, October 1997
Gifts & Giving 1996/97 Donor Report
A Message of Thanks From the Board of Trustees
n behalf of the Siena Heights College Board of Trustees, it is my honor to express appreciation to all who supported the College during 1996-97. To our faculty and staff who give so much of themselves, beyond their daily tasks, in talent, knowledge, and dedication, we thank you for providing a quality education to the students we serve. To our students who are working hard to earn their degrees and to their families who are stretching their finances to support these efforts, we encourage your commitment. To our alumni whose leadership and contributions in their various careers and communities bring honor to the College, we send our sincere congratulations. To all the businesses, organizations, foundations and individuals who so generously support our mission, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for believing in Siena Heights College.
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Through your gifts, the College realized many accomplishments. First, we are pleased to have met, and slightly exceeded, the 1996-97 Annual Fund goal. Secondly, we Gifts & Giving have been blessed with significant gifts to increase our endowment 1996-97 fund. The Herrick Foundation completed its $1,000,000 gift to endow the Sister Cathleen Real Scholarship Fund. The Sage Foundation finalized its endowed professorship in child drama and its endowed scholarship in honor of Margaret J. Mudgett. These gifts are particularly important because they support scholarship and academic programming in perpetuity!
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While building our endowment, we have been able to attend to physical plant improvements through restricted contributions for that purpose. External building repairs, internal renovations, and equipment purchases have improved not only the appearance of our campus but also the quality of teaching and learning. Such improvements reflect President Artman s pursuit of an educational environment which is safe, attractive and productive. The College enjoys broad-based financial support from alumni, corporations, foundations, parents and friends of the College. Such support represents a true partnership and confirms our sense of community. I speak for all Board of Trustee members when I say we are proud to belong to the Siena family. Gratefully,
John Tierney Chairperson of the Board
Gifts & Giving
The New Siena Heights College Annual Fund Many changes have occurred in Siena s Annual Fund Program. In the recent past, the Annual Fund offered only three levels of giving recognition. We now have five giving levels, as well as a special lifetime giving society. We hope these new benchmarks will allow donors to find the level of gift support with which they are most comfortable. We also have established specific benefits for each gift level. These benefits are a way to bring you, the donor, closer to Siena Heights and to bring Siena Heights closer to you. Siena Heights Society (Gifts of $100-$249) Tax Deduction Window Decal Annual Report Honor Roll Reflections Magazine Lumen Society (Gifts of $250-$999) Tax Deduction Window Decal Annual Report Honor Roll Reflections Magazine Invitation to Special Events President's Cabinet (Gifts of $1,000-$4,999) Tax Deduction Window Decal Annual Report Honor Roll Reflections Magazine Invitation to Special Events Cabinet Contact Newsletter Recognition Dinner Invitation Trustee Society (Gifts of $5,000-$9,999) Tax Deduction Window Decal Annual Report Honor Roll Reflections Magazine Invitation to Special Events Cabinet Contact Newsletter Recognition Dinner Invitation Leadership Golf Outing Invitation Saints (Gifts of ($10,000 +) Tax Deduction Window Decal Annual Report Honor Roll Reflections Magazine Invitation to Special Events Cabinet Contact Newsletter Recognition Dinner Invitation Leadership Golf Outing Invitation Personalized Siena Heights Lapel Pin VIP Dinner Invitation Founder's Society (Lifetime Giving of $1,000,000 and up) Lifetime Membership at Saints Level Bas Relief Plaque on Wall of Honor
Join the new Annual Fund and become a part of the Siena Heights College family.
Supporters of Siena Heights College, 1996-97 This Donor Report recognizes persons and organizations who contributed to Siena Heights College during the time period of July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997. Gifts made after June 30, 1997 will be recognized in next year s Donor Report. For information about the new giving levels for 1997-98 see page 12. If your name has been incorrectly listed or inadvertently omitted from the 1996-97 Donor Report, please contact the Advancement Office at (517) 264-7140.
GIVING CLUBS SAINTS (Gifts of $10,000 or more) Adrian Dominican Sisters Anonymous Bay Corrugated Container Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Warren L. Reuther Brazeway Incorporated Farver Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Farver Fine Host/Creative Food Management V/Gladieux Enterprises Herrick Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Hikes Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kapnick Lilly Endowment Inc. Orville & Ruth Merillat Foundation Michigan Colleges Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Price Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rueckert The Sage Foundation The Edward C. Stephenson Foundation The Stranahan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John Tierney The Weatherwax Foundation
PRESIDENT S CABINET (Gifts of $1,000 or more) Adrian State Bank Aget Manufacturing Co. Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Artman John & Kathleen Bachman Mr. & Mrs. Merrill E. Bales Bank of Lenawee Bauervic-Paisley Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Boddy Dr. & Mrs. Giacomo J. Bologna Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Borak Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Buku CIGNA Foundation Mrs. Feliciana de Guzman Camara Sr. Barbara Cervenka, O.P. Ms. Wilma C. Christensen Chrysler Corporation Fund Citizens Gas Fuel Company Mrs. Pauline Comar Consumers Power Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cornillie Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Creamer Ms. Betty Ellen Cummings The Daily Telegram Sophia Dawson Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. William A. Decker Mr. & Mrs. David Degner Mr. Michael Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Dress
Dura Convertible Systems EHCO Associates Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Engle, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Erhardt Karen L. Erickson, Ph.D. Ervin Industries Inc. Fabricare Cleaners, Coin Laundry & Auto Washes Dr. M. Eugene Flipse Ford Motor Company Frank Family Foundation Mr. Julian H. Frank Fry Mechanical Inc. Gleaner Life Insurance Society Mr. & Mrs. David Goble Robert W. Gordon & Sarah Vaillancourt Mr. and Mrs. Carleton H. Griffin Gross, Puckey, Gruel and Roof PC HPE Inc. Gerald Hager & Susan Matych-Hager Mr. & Mrs. Willis Haselwood E. Jill Pollock & John Hayosh Mr. James S. Hedley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hickman Mrs. Virginia Hickman Mrs. Elizabeth Hoag Horizon Travel and Cruises Mrs. Shirley Hughes Hydra-Lock Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Algimantas Janusis Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Jay Johnson and Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Frank Johnson Kapnick Insurance KeyBank Kiwanis Club of Adrian Knight Family Foundation Ms. Carol Bala Lamb Mr. & Mrs. Burton Leathley Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mallmann Mr. & Mrs. Donald McCarthy Ms. Marycatherine T. McCarty Ms. M. Joan McCoy Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Randy McKinney Meijer Inc. Merillat Industries Inc. Metalloy Corporation Michigan Building Specialties Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Moore, II Mr. Carl David Morton Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Morton Mr. & Mrs. James N. Motschall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Germano Mularoni The Murdock Foundation Ms. Virginia Murray Mrs. Anne J. Nassif The Hon. Henry & Dr. Nancy Newlin Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Noe Office Plus Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Parker Ms. Phyllis E. Peters Mr. & Mrs. Carl Reuther
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Reuther Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Reuther Mr. & Mrs. John Reuther Mr. & Mrs. James Robideau Mr. John J. Rudzewicz Ms. Eileen Ryan Mr. Robert J. Sack John F. Savage Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Scioly Sedco, Division of Primore Inc. Sieb Plumbing & Heating Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sieb Mr. & Mrs. James P. Silk Mr. & Mrs. Philip Smith Mr. David G. Stevens Stevenson Lumber Inc. Mr. Byron L. Stickles Sr. Mary Alan Stuart, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Suess Mrs. Clorinda Marie Sullivan Donita B. Sullivan, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tangeman Tecumseh Corrugated Box Company Cynthia Theisen, Ph.D. Mr. Jewel M. Threet, Jr. Mr. Martin Ulrich United Bank & Trust WLEN Radio Station Wacker Silicones Corporation Mr. Daniel Keith Wagner Dr. Susan Conley Weeks
LUMEN SOCIETY (Gifts of $150 -$999) AT&T Foundation Abraham Realty Company Ms. Ann Abrams Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Albrecht Mr. Thomas J. Allen, Jr. Mr. Maurice H. Allmacher Ameritech Services Mrs. Claire F. Amsler Anderson and Company Foundation Mr. Darin Artman Mr. Colin R. Baldwin Mr. Alan Ballenberger Ms. Elaine Barta Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Bell Ms. Josephine V. Bester Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Betz Mr. John & Lt. Governor Connie Binsfeld Mr. & Ms. Paul Birman Mr. & Mrs. Jude A. Blau Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Botti The Brass Lantern, Inc. Mr. Bernard B. Brown Ms. Nancy Ann Bruhn Mr. Thomas E. Buehrer Ms. Ellen Burns Sr. Mary Burns, O.P.
Ms. Margaret Butler Mr. & Mrs. William Butler Campbell Soup Company Ms. A. Evelyn Capoun Mr. & Mrs. David Chamberlain Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Church Clift Pontiac-Nissan-GMC Truck Mr. & Mrs. James Costin-Sizer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lynn Curtis Cutler-Dickerson Company Mr. Phillip M. Czyzewski Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dameika Mr. & Mrs. Karl W. Daume Ms. Michelena E. DeRose Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dempsey Detroit Edison Foundation Ms. Maxine Mae Diller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Donner Mrs. Emilia Doolan Mr. & Mrs. Steve L. Dopp
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Ms. Rosemary Dorr Dow Chemical U.S.A. Ms. Dolores Jean Duvall Mr. & Ms. Wayne Echelberger Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eichman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Elder Mr. & Mrs. John G. Else Englewood Electrical Supply Mrs. Mary Fanfalone Mr. John P. Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Randy Faust Ms. Idali M. Feliciano Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Ferin Mr. Jerry L. Ferrari Mr. Edward Alan Feury Fifth Third Bank Mrs. Delia M. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. David FitzSimons Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald, Jr. Sr. Marie Rosanna Flanagan Ms. Nancy A. Flowers Mr. & Mrs. Larry Francoeur Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frappier GTE Foundation Mrs. Helen Garvey General Motors Corporation Georgia-Pacific Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Richard Getson Ms. Elizabeth Geyer Mr. Adam J. Gibson Mrs. Cynthia A. Giese Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Given Ms. Mary Joan Godfroy
Ms. Cheryl A. Griem Mr. & Mrs. Robert Griffiths Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Gurdjian Dr. & Mrs. Inad Haddad Ms. Jeanne Elizabeth Hall Mr. & Mrs. Whitney Hames Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hamlin Hathaway House Mr. & Mrs. James B. Hazen Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Heffron Henderson Glass Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Gene Herman Ms. Edith Irene Holmes Mr. & Mrs. Dick Holthaus Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Houghtby Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Edward Howard Mr. Gary A. Hutchins Industrial Mill Supply Corp. Interamerican Zinc Inc. The Irvine Group Mr. & Mrs. Jack LeRoy Irwin Ms. Shirley A. Jaeger Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaltz Kellogg Company Dr. and Mrs. William T. Kelly Mrs. Cecile Frances Keshishian Key Foundation Mr. Issac L. Klein Ms. Rachel O. Kohn Fr. Louis A. Komorowski
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Judges Harvey & Natalia Koselka Dr. Patricia Hoffman Kostell Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. Kruse Fr. Michael Kuchar Mrs. Estela Kuptzin Mr. & Mrs. Harold O. Langum-Jones Ms. Judith Lavelle Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Linehan Michigan Educational Opportunity Fund Mann Buick & Mazda Inc. Ms. Frances Jeannine Martin Mr. & Mr. Jack McCarley Ms. Mary Bernice McCarthy Mrs. Anita McClure Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. McClure Ms. Martha McKie Mrs. Mary McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Roger McRobert Ms. Gertrude McSorley Mr. & Mrs. John E. McSorley Sr. Joan Marie Meidinger, O.P. Ms. Lorie L. Menefee Michigan Gas Utilities Sr. Diana Miller, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Miller Fr. J. Patrick Murphy Mr. Ronald T. Nelson Mrs. Lois M. Nichols Mr. Kenneth R. Norgan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nystrom Mr. & Mrs. Margaret Oﾂ達rien Oliver Instrument Company Mr. & Mrs. Larry Opelt Mr. & Mrs. George W. Page Jr.
Mr. Ralph Lawrence Papenfuse Mr. & Mrs. Ric Patterson Philip Morris Companies Inc. Ms. Florence Ardis Pichler Mr. & Mrs. James Piggush Ms. Margaret E. Plagens Mr. Kenneth Robert Prior The Prudential Foundation Quickprint of Adrian Inc. Ms. Kathleen A. Quinn Mr. Anthony Paul Racka Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Regal Mr. & Ms. R.L. Reisinger Mr. & Mrs. Gerald G. Ricard Mr. & Mrs. Scott Robertello Robideau Foundation Mr. & Ms. John M. Roche Mr. Bryce Roekle Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Roof Mr. Lawrence A. Root Ms. Kathleen R. Russel Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ryba Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sack Mrs. Evelyn Rose Samodell Mrs. Patricia A. Sandbothe Ms. Elba Santiago Dr. & Mrs. Donato F. Sarapo Schering-Plough Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Mark Schersten Mr. & Mrs. George Schieltz Mr. & Mrs. Emory M. Schmidt Mr. Lavon P. Schoonover Ms. Eileen Schott Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schovan Mr. & Ms. Dale Schumann Mr. William L. Schwab Mr. & Mrs. Charles Robert Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Fred G. Schwing M.D. Mr. Kent J. Sheets Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Shierson Ms. Diane L. Shine Mr. & Mrs. Neal Shine Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Sikorski Mr. & Mrs. David R. Siler Sr. Anneliese Sinnott, O.P. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford C. Smith Jr. State Farm Companies Foundation Mrs. Mary Ann Stockwell Carole Sporer Stroh Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Sturtevant Ms. Geraldine Szczesny Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Thayer Ms. Elizabeth Theisen Mr. & Mrs. Milo C. Thompson Mr. Monroe Title Mr. Roy & Dr. Dorothy Tombaugh Mrs. Anna M. Tompert Mr. & Mrs. Willard Van Tuyle Mrs. Dorothy Vander Meer Ms. Mary C. Vasher Mr. & Mrs. Rondel L. Waldo Ms. Helen Louise Ward Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Arthur G. Weeber Mrs. Ann Marie Werstein Ms. Constance Therese Winters Ms. Betty Hartley Worthington Sr. Dorita Wotiska, O.P. Ms. Christine M. Wrona Ms. Bethany R. Yanke Zonta Club of Lenawee
ANNIVERSARY CLUB (Gifts of $77 - $149) Anonymous Ms. Vera Mae Adams Mr. Harold C. Andrews, Jr. Ms. Joan Louise Andrews Mr. Anthony Thomas Arminiak Mr. Kenneth G. Avery Mr. & Mrs. Stan Balazy Mrs. Judith M. Bartel Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bauer Sr. Mary J. Beaubien, O.P. Ms. Judith A. Beauvais Dr. & Mrs. Spencer C. Bennett Dr. & Mrs. Carl Benz Mrs. Sandra Betts Mr. Ted Bintz Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Everett Bissonette Ms. Rosalee Bokanoski Mrs. Ardis Brattin Mrs. Jean Bruckert Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bujold Ms. Dorothy Burgermeister Dr. & Mrs. Steven Burns Mrs. Laurine Burtless Mrs. Yvonne Bushey Sr. Mary Jo Campbell, O.P. Ms. Marilyn A. Carleton Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Carlson Ms. Wendy Rae Carnegie Ms. Anne Carrier Mrs. Deborah Carter Mr. Harry Robert Carter Ms. Helyn L. Castle Mr. & Mrs. Donald Chidester Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Close Ms. Rheta Marie Collins Mr. Justin F. Coressel Sr. Marie Lucy Coressel, O.P. Ms. Margaret June Crowley Mrs. Teresita I. Currie Mr. & Mrs. William P. Cushing Dr. and Mr. David Ivan Day Dr. and Mrs. William DeMots Mr. & Mrs. Richard Degalan Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Deveau Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Diana Mr. Romeo Apilado Diccion, II Sr. Margaret Ann Dirkes, O.P. Ms. Agnes Dombrowski Ms. MaryCatherine Donahue Ms. Patricia Ann Donohue Mrs. Elaine Drefke Mr. & Mrs. Durell Dressler Ms. Sheryl DuMont Ms. Patricia Lou Dunlap Mr. & Mrs. William Emery Mrs. Carla Fallon Ms. Adelaide J. Faulhaber Mrs. Linda Feeney Ms. Dorothy L. Felton Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ferry Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Fertig Ms. Margaret Ann Fields Ms. Dolores Fitzmaurice Mrs. Florine B. Flanagan Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Louis Fox Mrs. Joyce Fruge Mr. & Mrs. Hazen Funk Ms. Marianne Louise Funni
Mrs. Omega Furr-Hume Sr. Irma Gerber, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gerst Mrs. Kathleen Getson Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gilmartin Ms. LaVerne McDuffie Griffin Mrs. Melissa Durbin Growden Ms. Mary K. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Heidenberger Ms. Eletha Hein Sr. Barbara Hengesbach, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Gaylord Hill Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Hitt Mr. and Mrs. Don Hollingsworth Ms. Shirley Horn Ms. Terri L. Houtman Ms. Elizabeth Howorth Mr. Kim Hudel Mr. Daniel J. Hunt Mr. Gary A. Hutchins Mr. Patrick F. Irwin J&J Bar Corporation Jenell Corporation Mr. David Johnson Rev. & Mrs. Jerrold Thomas Jones Ms. Nancy Ann Joynt Mr. Timothy D. Kazmier Sr. Jean Keeley, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kindinger Ms. Judith C. King Mrs. Margie Kintner Ms. Patricia Kroh Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Kutzley Mrs. Marie LaForest Ms. Myra N. Lack Mr. & Mrs. Allan Langenderfer Mr. & Mrs. Darren Lash Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Law Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Joseph LeBlanc Sr. Jeanne Lefebvre, O.P. Mrs. Mary L. Lefere Mr. & Mrs. James J. Lehmann Mrs. Arlene Lillywhite Ms. Bertha Marie Lopez Ms. Pilar Lujan Mrs. Linda K. MacGeorge-Reeck Mr. & Mrs. Tom MacNaughton Mrs. Martha Manheim Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Marcus Ms. Jeanne Marsh Ms. Janet Masternak Ms. Jean B. Masternak Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mazur Mr. & Mrs. Jack McCarley Sr. Anysia McGovern, O.P. Ms. Susan Ann Mertz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Charles Metz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Henry Meyer Mrs. Catherine Ann Miller Ms. Mary Nelis Miller Mrs. Dorothy Miorin Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Mitchell Mrs. Joann Monaghan Ms. Judith Monahan Mr. Reginald Moore Mr. & Mrs. Byron Neidhamer Ms. Phyllis Ann Neidhardt Mr. Ronald T. Nelson Mr. Walter Keith Nihart Mr. & Mrs. William North Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Nussel Mr. & Mrs. James Opalek Ms. Susan M. Orban
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Panfil Ms. Rebecca Joan Paquette Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Parzych Ms. Pamela Ann Path Ms. Pamela S. Payne Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Pruett Mr. & Mrs. John Pullella Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Raglow Mr. Richard K. Ransom Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reau Ms. Therese B. Reilly Ms. Mary Boylan Reisinger Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Richardson, Jr. Ms. Mary Ann Riedle Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Ries Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rink Ms. Jacqueline M. Riopelle Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rodehaver Mr. Lawrence A. Root Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Rowe Ms. Helen Catherine Sayers Mr. Harold L. Schankin Ms. Jo Anne Scher Ms. Norma Jean Schroeder Ms. Ruth Schroeder Sr. Jodie Screes, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Seebaldt Mr. & Mrs. W. Whitney Slaght Mr. Fred M. Smith Mrs. Jayne A Smith Mrs. Mary Wray Smith Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Smith Mr. & Mrs. William G. Smith Sr. Mary Helen Smolbrook, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Snearline Ms. Donna Jean Sparks Ms. Ruth Marie Stechschulte Mr. Larry L. Stephan Ms. Debra Ann Stevenson Mr. & Ms. Arthur Stewart Mr. Eric D. Sullivan Ms. Debora Sue Tabarez Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tavolier Mr. Ernest R. Tebeau Ms. Janet S. Tenorio Ms. Judith Thelen Ms. Karen M. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Thomson Mr. & Mrs. John Thousand Mr. John Toje Mr. William Tolstyka Mr. Robert L. Treat, Jr. Ms. Mary E. Uhle Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Van Dan Mrs. Verna Vandecaveye Ms. Shelly Marie VanderVeen Mr. Charles D. Vernon, II Mr. & Mrs. Steve Videto Sr. Paul James Villemure, O.P. Ms. Florence Elizabeth Vogler Mr. Michael D. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Ray Wakefield Mr. Timothy Walker Sr. Patricia Walter, O.P. Sr. Sharon Weber, O.P. Thomas & Lesley Weidner Mr. & Mrs. Maynard C. Westgate Mr. Kevin H. Williams Mr. & Mrs. James Wilson Ms. Barbara C. Wojtyszewski Mrs. Dorris Wright-Walrose Ms. Claire Yuhase
Giving Update Corporate Colleagues The 1996-97 year saw the establishment of the first ever Siena Heights College Corporate Fund Campaign. Chaired by Trustee Allan Brittain, this campaign sought to solicit funds from Lenawee County businesses for annual scholarship support. Companies that gave $1,000 or more established scholarships in their businesses names, which were awarded to deserving students from Lenawee County. The volunteer campaign committee strengthened already significant support from the Lenawee business community by raising more than $15,000 from new corporate donors. The 1997-98 Corporate Fund Campaign is now in full swing. Chaired once again by Allan Brittain, the committee of local business and community leaders hopes to double last year s total and push the mark over $30,000 in new scholarship giving. I cannot say enough good things about our corporate volunteers, said Jeff Freshcorn, director of annual fund programs. They are just fantastic.
Looking Good A significant gift from The Herrick Foundation will fund a variety of physical plant projects on the Adrian campus including new carpet for the hallways in Ledwidge and Archangelus residence halls, further renovations in our science labs, improvements to student recreational areas, new furnishings for the small special events dining room in Benincasa, and landscaping Gifts & Giving around the Fieldhouse. An earlier gift from Charles and 1996-97 Maddie Hikes provided landscaping around Dominican Hall.
Technology Support Technology enhancements are the focus of a $100,000 gift from the Adrian Dominican Sisters. The grant made possible a new 24-hour computer room in the residence halls, enabling students to continue working after the 11 p.m closing (5 p.m. Friday and Saturday) of the Dominican Hall computer center. The gift also provides funds for other technology needs as well as development support for the college web page (www.sienahts.edu). Over the last few years, the Adrian Dominicans have been very generous to Siena, providing support for admissions and marketing, capital improvements, campus signs, endowment and technology.
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Play Ball! The College recently received a generous gift from Ms. Wilma Christensen in memory of her parents, George and Wilma Christensen, to construct a softball field for our women s varsity softball team. The field, to be located on the current practice soccer field, also will be available for intramurals. This project addresses an important equity issue within the athletic program and should assist with student recruitment, as well.
Home Improvements Thanks to the strong support of the Lenawee banking community, Siena Heights has made many vital physical plant repairs and improvements funded through a $4 million tax-exempt bond issue. Included in the long list of improvements: a new roof, new floor, and new lighting, heating and ventilation systems for the Fieldhouse; resurfaced driveways and parking lots; new or repaired roofs for Benincasa, Lumen Chapel and the Performing Arts Center; new elevator, storage shed and other improvements for Studio Angelico; and assorted repairs in Ledwidge and Archangelus Halls.
GRADUATES CLASS OF 1930 class participation - 29% Ruth Horger Funk * Grace Loretto Olson, O.P. CLASS OF 1931 class participation - 25% Eletha Farson Hein * CLASS OF 1933 class participation - 10% Grace Allison CLASS OF 1934 class participation - 43% Marie Edward Meyer Margaret Iott Morrissey Denis Marie Talbot, O.P. CLASS OF 1935 class participation - 33% Anysia McGovern, O.P. * Doris Seckinger North * Mary Brocchetti Pavan Mary Jean Walsh, O.P. CLASS OF 1936 class participation - 27%
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Adelaide Faulhaber * Helen Friedel Garvey ** Jean Patricia McGowan, O.P. Jeanette Joyce Motichka Elizabeth Burns Snearline * Clorinda Bonfiglio Sullivan *** CLASS OF 1937 class participation - 25% Rosaleen Marvin Barrett Margaret Dowling D Luge Dorothy Moelhman Eileen Burns Sanford Lorraine Hurley Young CLASS OF 1938 class participation - 22% Evangeline Davis, O.P. Marie Christine Fraley, O.P. Grace Adelaide Krass, O.P. Mary Sullivan McLaughlin ** Joan Marie Meidinger, O.P. ** Helen Pahl, O.P. Anna Bakeman Tompert ** Florence Vogler * Betty Hartley Worthington ** CLASS OF 1939 class participation - 15% Mary Lourdes Fitzgerald, O.P. Virginia Rose Johnston Leonita Noetzel, O.P. Maura Phillips, O.P. Louise Bowery Smith ***
CLASS OF 1940 class participation - 16% Jane Ellen Allison, O.P. Helen Patrick Bartley, O.P. Marie Lucy Coressel, O.P. * Sophie Jusevicius Dameika ** Rita Gleason, O.P. Jean Rouget Good Mary Rendenell Smith * CLASS OF 1941 class participation - 14% Margaret Koreck Catherine Mackey, O.P. Leila Seel Munro Dorothy Morse Nelson Mary Geraldo Trauscht, O.P. Dorothy Brown Vander Meer ** CLASS OF 1942 class participation - 20% Mary Arnold Benedetto, O.P. Kathleen Brisboe, O.P. Mary Jo Campbell, O.P. * Beatrice Chabie, O.P. Dolores Emery Fenn Irma Gerber, O.P. * Margaret Guyselman Jane Marion Morehouse, O.P. Jean Marion Morehouse, O.P. +Joan Therese Moroski, O.P. +Marie Lefere Page ** Loretta Ruedisueli, O.P. CLASS OF 1943 class participation - 18% Vera Adams * Mary Jane Birney Dorothy Burdett, O.P. Margaret Finn Burger Marie Gabriel Courter, O.P. Agnes Finn Dombrowski * Mary Adelaide Eiden, O.P. Elinor P. Hughes, O.P. Wanda Langum-Jones ** Marie Joannes O Donnell, O.P. Marie Joyce Smith, O.P. Mary Mudgett Snowhite Helen Ward ** CLASS OF 1944 class participation - 31% Mary Burns, O.P. ** Mary Snyder Busch MaryCatherine Donahue * Wilfred Marie Dusek, O.P. Marjorie Nunn Kluck Josephine LaMantia, O.P. Joan Burns Lane Catherine Mann, O.P. Thomas Ellen McGowan, O.P. Paula Braun Miller Rita Ann Moceri Marjorie Gable Reagan Mary Roche, O.P. Elizabeth Carr Scott Esther Sitzmann, O.P. Elizabeth Theisen ** Beverly Mapes Thompson ** Dorris Borradaile Wright-Walrose * CLASS OF 1945 class participation - 32% Maris Stella Beaufait, O.P.
Connie Berube Binsfeld ** Margaret Crowley * Michelena DeRose ** Marie Elizabeth Doherty, O.P. Emilia Ralko Doolan ** Nadine Foley, O.P. Bettye Dillon Lynch Marycatherine McCarty *** Marie Brigid McDonald, O.P. Mary Nelis Miller * Genevieve Kritzman O Neill Mary Pariseau-Hintze Jane Edward Schutz, O.P. Suzette Scholtes Shaffstall Barbara Ann Stiglitz, O.P. Mary Armella Trauscht, O.P. Pauline Gunder Walsh CLASS OF 1946 class participation - 21% Eileen Beiersdorfer Rosemary Meely Bowen Mary Anne Brennan, O.P. Barbara Brown Jeanne Putka Carrick Elizabeth Solem Clifford Marie Decker, O.P. Betty Foster, O.P. Rita Joseph Haas, O.P. Jeanne Hall ** Marie Jutte, O.P. Mary Fox Litke Marilyn Pankowski Nelson Bette Byers Timpani CLASS OF 1947 class participation - 33% Norita Marie Barrett, O.P. Mary Margaret Beh, O.P. Rosemarie Van D Elden Birman ** Jeanette Thelen Botti ** Phyllis Metz Doner Marilyn Eckhoff Elder Mary Jo Stolpmann Fleming * Ruth Cole Flere Lois Hammond Harrigan Mary Bartholomew Kitko, O.P. Paul Therese Kraus, O.P. Joan McNamara Albina Mulh, O.P. Dolores Handzlik Murphy Jane Payette, O.P. Agnes Shebay Ricard ** Patricia Dorrian Sandbothe ** Ann Seraphin Schenk, O.P. Barbara Cohan Schowalter Agnes L. Stechschulte, O.P. Loretta Ann Walsh, O.P. Barbara Wojtyszewski * Rita Wendling Zmudka CLASS OF 1948 class participation - 29% Margaret O Gallagher Audy Evelyn Capoun ** Mary Duggan Cassabon Beatrice Krippene Conklin Therese Craig, O.P. Marie Therese Creighton, O.P. Rosemary Dorr ** Marie Berthiaume Frappier ** Estela Cintron Kuptzin ** Mary Celeste Lawler, O.S.M. Michael Mary Madden, O.P.
Anita Hengesbach McClure ** Diana Miller, O.P. ** Anne Ledwidge Neidhamer * Frances Bock Nowakowski Rita Binsfeld O Connor Jeanne Wright Reifferscheid Bette Jaminet Rowe * Ruth Wagner Schieltz ** Ruth Finster Schroeder * Lorraine Russo Schwartz Marie Urban Schwartz, O.P. Helen Sorich, O.P. Anna Rita Sullivan Dorothy Noetzel Sullivan Mary Kershner Van Tuyle ** Elizabeth White CLASS OF 1949 class participation - 19% Marie Sheila Beatty, O.P. Mary Leonard Bujold * Ann Stephanie Callopy , O.P. Feliciana DeGuzman Camara *** Lois Hueneman Chazaud Mary Poirier Dacey Marjorie Delaplane, O.P. Marjorie Ott Evans Marjory Thompson Iott Elizabeth Kreiner, O.P. Mary Quasarano Mondello Joyce Brighton Moynihan Mary Wilcox Pielemeier Agnes Helen Rabe, O.P. Martin Mary Ryan, O.P. Marie Le Fevre Sheck Dorothy Cauzillo Slaght * Cecilia Zambiasi Wise CLASS OF 1950 class participation - 19% Helen Burke Anderson Francesca Bartos, O.P. Joan Gardzinski Bartoszewicz Jean Charles Birney, O.P. Rosemary Brennan, O.P. Dorothy Jeanne Burns, O.P. Laverne Feeney, O.P. Jean DeCrick Fox * Barbara Hengesbach, O.P. * Loretta Hoffmann, O.P. Shirley Hodgson Hughes *** Gloria Kelly, O.P. Joan Lucid, O.P. Anne Camp Matthews Patricia McGrath, O.P. Dorothy Reuter Miorin * Marie Moersch, O.P. Eileen Ryan *** Marie Smith Schumacher Kathleen Mc Loughlin Sherzer Mary Conway Tavolier * Paul James Villemure, O.P. * CLASS OF 1951 class participation - 22% Ruth Wells Bach Marianne Wack Doran Sheila N. Flynn, O.P. Marilyn Foster, O.P. Marcellin Fouchey, O.P. Alma Esper Given ** Therese Groulx, O.P. Doris Kish Heidenberger * Delores Kosmatka Howell
Patricia Mc Lean Loomis Marion Therese Mackey, O.P. Lorraine Marie Mackin, O.P. Helen C. McDaniel, O.P. Lois Matyn Nichols ** Jane Jones O Malley Alice Riegel, O.P. Therese Margaret Roberts, O.P. Kathleen Scanlon, O.P. Mary Scheibel, O.P. Eleanor Katulski Schwartz Therese Tighe, O.P. Patricia Warren Wilson CLASS OF 1952 class participation - 30% Ann Abrams ** Claire Forsthoefel Amsler ** Paula Harrington Carroll Mary Costin-Sizer ** Gloria Aaron Diana * Marie Flanagan ** Marion Rath Geiger Betty Krupa Genaw Elizabeth Geyer ** Therese Kennedy Hassell Barbara Hintz Hazen ** Colleen Kohler Mary LaMantia, O.P. Rosemarie Zaglaniczny Lawrence Nora Leahy, O.P. Miriam J. Lekan, O.P. Frances Martin Mary McCarthy ** Joseph Bride McElligott, O.P. Marjorie Ann McEntee, O.P. Joan Murphy, O.P. Margaret George O Brien ** Henrietta Curzydel Oenbrink Joan O Connor Panaro Jane Quirk, O.P. Catherine Riegel, O.P. Rita Geiger Schwing ** Mary Legos Stockwell ** Carole Sporer Stroh ** Donita B. Sullivan, O.P. *** Elizabeth Adent Tomaszewski Virginia Bell Turnwald CLASS OF 1953 class participation - 23% Joyce Ferry Betz ** Margaret Brickley Biondi Mary Boff Thomas James Burns, O.P. Gloria Kapsa Doyle Iris Davila Echelberger ** Joyce Jacobi Gohl Shirley Mary Heymes, O.P. Margaret Carrier Houlihan Barbaradell Way Kelley Patricia Greene Kroh * Clare Wrona Marcyan Mary Anthony Marelli, O.P. Catherine O Reilly Miller Noreen O Connell, O.P. Elizabeth Stoltzman O Neill Catherine Podvin, O.P. Barbara Allor Proffitt Patricia Riley, O.P. Jacqueline Riopelle * Joan Chopp Scheuermann Jodie Screes, O.P. * Constance Winters **
Mary Wivell, O.P. Joan Upton Yaroch CLASS OF 1954 class participation - 13% Rheta Collins * Lucy Cottrell Barbara Gass Dolores LaVoy Kathryn Lumbrezer Mary Conway Mullins Joanne O Connor, O.P. Maureen Murray Ottney Ann DeLourdes Plourde, O.P. Shirley Ruder, O.P. Patricia Cecile Slattery, O.P. Constance Studer , O.P. CLASS OF 1955 class participation - 21% Mary J. Beaubien, O.P. * Mary McDowell Bissonette * Virginia Cushing, O.P. Catherine Donovan Degalan * Margaret Ann Dirkes, O.P. * Evelyn Kershner Dressler * Kathleen Denny Eggleston Magdalena Ezoe, O.P. Mildred Ann Huber, O.P. Patricia Ann Hurley, O.P. Gloria Lerro, O.P. Pilar Cruz Lujan * Frances Gunn Martin ** Margaret Mehigan, O.P. Eileen Meyers, O.P. Laura Pesick, O.P. Mary Foster Reckker Genevieve Rodehaver * Mary Joyce Rybarczyk, O.P. Ruth Stechschulte * Shirley Thielk, O.P. CLASS OF 1956 class participation - 5% Anna Creger Frances Gagne Harriet Mc Quillan Horne Mary Morton *** Ann Milicent Thomas, O.P. CLASS OF 1957 class participation - 19% Frances Barfield, O.P. Andrea Broutin, O.P. Yvonne Kuypers Daubenspeck Norma Dell, O.P. Ana Nunez Flaquer Joyce Grundy Fruge * Collette Wendt Herman ** Elizabeth Howorth * Janet Michael Hudspeth, O.P. Mabel LaVoy Mary Murnen Elizabeth Dillenburg Ries * Geraldine Clough Robinson Maureen Cook Roche ** Anne Russell, O.P. Katherine Duane Smessaert Joan Sopha, O.P. Geraldine Szczesny ** Eleanor Taylor Madelyn Kennedy Thornton Isabella Digiulio Tucci
CLASS OF 1958 class participation - 22% Anne Baxter, O.P. Betty Becker Bell Beverley Brown Anne Carrier * Catherine C. DeClercq, O.P. Jane Marvin Dempsey ** Nancy Mason Erhardt *** Alyce Stapleton Hallman Helen Hankerd, O.P. Jeanette Jabour, O.P. Carol Johannes, O.P. Patricia Johnson, O.P. Marjorie Wetzel Kinn Frances Hartley Kuenzer Judith Lavelle ** Mary McMillen Leyden Phyllis Metz Lyons Mary Hintz Masteller Carol Jean McDonnell, O.P. Jeanne Marie O Laughlin, O.P. Shirley Smith, O.P. Anne LaVallee Thousand * Michael Thomas Watson, O.P. Lila C. Watt, O.P. Ann Benedict Williams, O.P. CLASS OF 1959 class participation - 19% Marilyn Smith Bintz * Mary Layer Chamberlain ** Mary Michel Conte Charlene Cote, O.P. Mary Crane Rita Crotty, O.P. Mary Cullen, O.P. Jean Stoll Cusick Celeste Dingell Gilmartin Mary Courrier Hartinger Barbara Hauser Rosemary Corrigan Kleis Mary Lalonde Le Tourneau Nancy Bradford Leflar Jo Ann Lucas, O.P. Jeanne Whitlow Mosley Diane F. Odette, O.P. Marguerite Renuart Jeannine Schmid Annette Marie Sinagra, O.P. Patricia Lang Stewart * Margaret Sullivan, O.P. Ann Rozalia Szabo, O.P. Rochelle Bellegard Weaver Marilyn Smith Zimmerman CLASS OF 1960 class participation - 16% Phyllis Brown Yvonne Kramer Bushey * Teresita Santos Currie * Mary Garvey Domzalski Karen Erickson *** Carla Douck Fallon * Josephine Gaugier, O.P. Mary Cruikshank Hickman Elizabeth VanDoren Hoag *** Carol Sinars Klop Rita Deziel LeBlanc * Evelyn Christensen Louwers Mary Aniballi Murphy Nancy North Parzych Mary McDonnell Peers Marilyn Malloch Preston
Evelyn Klauza Samodell ** Gail McAtamney Schovan ** Irma Ford Sommer Susan Franks Stieber Cynthia Theisen *** Barbara Wade Dorita Wotiska, O.P. ** CLASS OF 1961 class participation - 8% Jean Scholl Boylan Norine Burns, O.P. Murielle Scott Frautschi Irene Garcia Gonzalez Mary Donahoe Kinkema Michaelene Pasternacki Kubeck Margaret Rymal Noveskey Barbara Thiede Pappas Pauline Richter, O.P. Barbara Cox Rossi Marlene Wagner Van Doren Margaret Younglove, O.P. CLASS OF 1962 class participation - 18% Mary I. Assenmacher, O.P. Rose Irene Calvert, O.P. Patricia Dunlap * Rosa Egolf Evenson Dolores Fitzmaurice *
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Marilyn Francoeur, O.P. Sharon Hill Agnes Simone Hotchkiss Mercedes Henry Jamka Genevieve Jeziolkowski, O.P. Rosemary Payeur Kleinheinz Elizabeth Kubacki, O.P. Mary Bernard Lynch Norlee McDonnell, O.P. Judith Monahan * Dorothy O Kane Nyhoff Rosemary Kaczmarczyk Oberski Ronald Spagnoli Mary Alan Stuart, O.P. *** Annette Ayres Van Dan * Marilyn Winter, O.P. Cyrilla Zarek, O.P. CLASS OF 1963 class participation - 17% Patricia Rochon Antonelli Elizabeth Carter Birnstihl Dorothy Booms, O.P. Judith Anderson Corcoran Patricia McManus Dorsey Joanne Kvach Gerst *
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Mary Ozar Katz Susan Elaine Kresse, O.P. Mary Lequier, O.P. Gail Mann Christine Matthews, O.P. Marilyn Torina McCormick Martha Grimmer McCrady Mary Neidert Merda Elizabeth Myers Mary Kelly Nagy Julia Franko Opalek * Mary Baron Pfannenstiel Yolanda Pomante, O.P. Lynn Schultz Barbara Laberge Seebaldt * Anneliese Sinnott, O.P. ** Ted Todd Nancyann Turner, O.P. Carol Schlarman Young Claire Yuhase * CLASS OF 1964 class participation - 15% Pamela Gerber Balazy * Thomas Buehrer ** Gloria Davila Calhoun Barbara Cervenka, O.P. *** Mary Kane Doyle Mary Sagorski Dragoo Judith Blaskie Dykstra
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Helen Essa, O.P. Maxine Attea Fontana Mary Catherine Gagliano, O.P. Dorothea Gramlich, O.P. Iva Gregory, O.P. Anne Guinan, O.P. Martha Napior, O.P. Sandra Wagner Nikirk Charlotte Pascuzzi Ann Marie Petri, O.P. Mary Maloney Quinn Kathy Czarnecki Ryba ** Ellen Schmitz, O.P. Eileen O Dowd Schott ** Anna Toner Smith * Mary Schultz Suess *** Anita Marrapese Vergilii Mary Hoban Zollner CLASS OF 1965 class participation - 13% Alice Arnett Mary Bruske Blau ** Bernitha Glombowski, O.P. Alice Marvin Hamlin ** Joan Leo Kehn, O.P. Jenny Connors Kitsen Mary Seman LaRose Alida Leroux Lux Janet Masternak * Jean Masternak * Noella McLeod, O.P. Joann Curtin Monaghan * Dianna Brinkmann Phillips
Florence Pichler ** Susan Gamble Platter Ann Sullivan Roemer Elizabeth Blixt Sala Helen Sayers * Bruce Stephens Dorothy Elve Tombaugh ** Maria Towers-Gill Verna Vandecaveye * Judith Zynda, O.P. CLASS OF 1966 class participation - 13% Kathleen Crowley Abbott Elaine Barta ** Carol Bollin, O.P. Laurine Dryer Burtless * Marilyn Carleton * Christine Kazen Cauchi Geraldine Stock DiLisi Teresa Estrada, O.P. Mary Godfroy ** Kathleen McCormack Holthaus ** Lenora Gilmore Kendrick Patricia Petee Knoblauch Maureen Kramlinger Marie Marton LaForest * Sandy Brennan Laviolette Shirley Ross Law * Diana DeCosta Ledward Jeanne Lefebvre, O.P. * Judith Neason Machniak Marcia Hein Mitchell * Nancy McPeek O Reardon Maria delRey Plain, O.P. Madeline Mary Madeline Reno Patricia Walter, O.P. * CLASS OF 1967 class participation - 17% Nancy Bruhn ** Marlena Blake Carroll Mary Comar Mary Crowley Koch Bonita Wolf De-Trinis Mary Ann Dixon, O.P. Anne Birnbryer Eichman ** Kathleen Kennedy Emery * JoAnn Jauquet Patricia Hoffman Kostell ** Sandra Kotulis Mary Ann Letzgus, O.P. Ida Ludman Jean Geyman Marcus * Magaly Rodriguez Doris Walters Sims Mary Matvey Smith Joyce Hill Steffey Susan Weeks *** Marion Campbell Willis Bonnie Arends Wilson * Mary Ann Yanz, O.P. CLASS OF 1968 class participation - 10% Dianne Kogut Albrecht ** Janet Warner Bennett Elizabeth Happ Boeckeler Ellen Burns ** Eunice Drazba, O.P. Patricia Fischer, O.P. Loretta Glanz, O.P. Kathleen Smith Hartley Shirley Horn *
Annette Iott Cecile Wantland Keshishian ** Luva Addleman Kutzley * Carol Bala Lamb *** Vonda Eckard Lemon Sharon McGuire, O.P. Mary Riedle * Mary Reighard Smith Judith Thelen * Mary Iott Walrath Marcia Fochtman Zinger CLASS OF 1969 class participation - 16% Linda Marie Bevilacqua, O.P. Mary Felling Bommarito Mary Jane Clark, O.P. Paula Lalonde Dart Patricia Iott Evans Mary Foreman Kathleen Steiner Griffiths ** Marjorie Tierman Higdon Mae Weikel Illeck Mary Alexander Jacobs Mary Johnson Nancy Joynt * Patricia Maurer Klote Bertha Lopez * Angela Fiori Mazur * Darlene Stubbins Miller Kay Muzzy, O.P. Sharon McCrate Neal Linda Newton Barbara Thornton Parker Alice Paterson Anne Lepczyk Pentland Nancy Arends Piggush ** Gwendolyn Reynolds Carillon Farrell Ritz Janice Pulse Schierhorn Mary Helen Smolbrook, O.P. * Bernadette Kramer Thompson Sharon Weber, O.P. * Carol Belzowski Welsh Lorraine McCarty Wilson Jo Tomeck Yamamoto CLASS OF 1970 class participation - 17% Patricia Noreen Benson, O.P. Patricia Snead Bonavia Kathleen Gannon Briggs Rita Corley-Baker Tarianne DeYonker, O.P. Diane Moro Deveau * Elaine Drefke * Kathleen Duggan Patricia Turk Eisenhauer Carolyn Schneider Forsythe Barbara Fleming Froh Linda Hansen Jean Keeley, O.P. * Kay Shuttler Kinsley Donna Broe Kohn Marcia Brogan Lavin Harold Marsh Gertrude McSorley ** Barbara Rink Mohler Bonnie Motto, O.P. Cynthia Kehrer Opelt ** Lois Paha, O.P. Joann Burgess Palmer * Nancy Rockwood Peters Irene Reppert
Beatrice Dean Reynolds Rosemary Tursak Deborah Brown Ziemke Mary Fink Ziemkowski CLASS OF 1971 class participation - 14% Rosemary Asaro, O.P. Nancy Blais Linda Bowllan Bronson Rose Bruck Mary Ortman Cieslak Patricia Donohue * Carol Ann Dulka, O.P. Dolores Duvall ** Alice Reisdorf Else ** Jean Lemmer Fagan Suzanne Havertine Peggy Rouhib Heinen Rose Bassett Jordan Mary Suzanne Kennedy, O.P. Jeanne DePauw Marsh * Catherine Budek Miller * Janis Werner Moore Carl Morton *** Pamela Path * Karen Raszkowski Michelle Bolger Reineck Lynne Roddy Margaret Sinnott Alice Barrows Staples Kathleen Voss, O.P. Kathleen Wersell CLASS OF 1972 class particiption - 13% Donna Marie Baker, O.P. David Ballenberger Marcella Barricklow Elizabeth McCluskey Birt Loretta Matz Black Patricia Boggins Sherry Richardson Feller Caroline Nelson Fertig * Marie Joy Finfera, O.P. Susan Forner Rosemary Smith Genyk Janet Huvaere Colleen Sheridan Kaltz ** Myra Lack * Connie Novak Meyer Thomas Meyer * Rhea Mills Patricia A. Siemen, O.P. Carol Miller Sweet Mary Uhle * Robert Wooster CLASS OF 1973 class participation - 9% Linda Mohr Brennan Donna Budden Kathryn Forner Grace De Lisle Hajdu Grace Gruenwald Hanke Ghislaine DuMont Haynes
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Mary Lynn Olds Kaminski Judith King * Jean Rahilly Michael Steveson Carol Weber, O.P. CLASS OF 1974 class participation - 17% Alan Ballenberger ** Michele Buku *** Janet Crawford Sheryl Phillips DuMont * Juanita Flores, O.P. Charles Fort Linda Kilby Grund Judy Hill Carl Huffman Karen Kishpaugh Barbara Lawrence * Ralph Leonard *** Shelly McCoy Kimberly Miller ** Thomas Miller ** Shirley Griffin Myers Janet Flory Nissenbaum Mary Noella Osentoski, O.P. Brenda McColley Parenteau Mary Schamberger Relson Judith Schmidt Janet Stankowski, O.P. Jayne Ingall Steffel Robert Uryniak CLASS OF 1975 class participation - 15% Eleanore Petrowsky Becker Robert Bigelow Donna Heller Britton Harold Burns Kathryn Carlier Michael Donovan *** William Faiella David Hile Norbert Hitt * David Johnson * Melvin Kendrick Aneta Waters Kindinger * Robert Lawrence * Jean McCullough Margaret Scholz Noe *** Mary Freethy Petredean Ronald Rapin Carol Rice Harold Schankin * Joann Marvin Smith Thomas Spiess James Stout Janet Tenorio * Betty Vining Leonard Weinlander Sharon Oﾂ達rien Wnetrzak CLASS OF 1976 class participation - 11% Michael Anderson Marilyn Casper Close * Martin Cook Susan Fowler Gollinger John Hackett Mary Hamilton * Donna Martz Hanby Ana Kapuscinski Linda Soda Kirk James Levleit
1996/97 Financial Summaries and Comparisons Gift/Grant Income by Constituents 1995/96
1996/97
Constituent Source
Dollars
Donors
Dollars
Donors
Alumni Friends Corporations Organizations/Religious Foundations State/Federal Grants
$ 117,750 $ 188,185 $ 270,347 $ 2,675 $ 370,516 $ 364,776 ------------$1,314,249
1,469 338 84 5 26 2 --------1,924
$ 99,687 $ 370,451 $ 332,770 $ 23,100 $1,025,285 $ 364,766 ------------$2,216,059
1,337 458 120 1 28 2 --------1,946
Gift/Grant Income by Type Annual Unrestricted Restricted Scholarships Restricted Other Endowment Physical Plant/Equipment State/Federal Grants
1995/96
1996/97
$ 490,114 N/A $ 443,734 $ 15,625 $ N/A $ 364,776 ------------$1,314,249
$ 427,629 $ 97,657 $ 148,252 $ 651,175 $ 526,580 $ 364,766 ------------$2,216,059
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1996/97 Budget Summary Unrestricted Operations: $14,347,553 Expenditures
Revenues
Instruction 28.5% Auxiliary Enterprises 8.4% Operation/ Maintenance of Plant 7.5% Academic Support 10.1% Institutional Support 12.6%
Tuition 77.1%
Endowment Income 5.1% Student Aid 19.7% Student Support 13.3%
Gifts 2.9% Michigan Grants 1.8% Fees 1.0% Other Revenues 0.6% Auxiliary Enterprises 11.5%
Patricia MacDonald Joan McCoy *** Richard Meyers Julianne Miller Alyce Mott Rosamaria Perez Mary Lemanski Pike Mary Small Poore Lawrence Richardson, Jr.* Stephen Rink Barbara Sell Kathy Pate Senn Mary Slatten Robert Stranges Albert Swindle, Jr. Lucy Synk Susan Folkert Trebilcock CLASS OF 1977 class participation - 8% Harold C. Andrews, Jr.* Steven Balyo Lloraine Moore Bell Margaret Fields * Annita Galnares William Gust Cynthia Britten Hillabrand Regina Zirger Howard Susan Peshke Kidd Steven Lagacy
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Betty Hoffine Leister Bernice Lopata Jeffrey Mark Virginia Blake Olsen Julia Solack Piggott Brenda Reum Reau * Diana Holcomb Ruhl Mary Tarrier Robert Thompson Therese Bercher Thourot Ann Werstein ** Karen Yourkiewicz Werstein Maynard Westgate * Michael Wolfe Barry Yates CLASS OF 1978 class participation - 8% Danita Binkowski Ann Ruppel Bourgeois Laurie Small Hartford Jeanne Hess Jane Jarzynski Audrey Schroeder Kast Ann Schwartz Love Robert Melnik Mary O Toole Ann Reifferscheid Dorothy La Pointe Schmidt Mark Schwartz David Selbach Karen Shrimpton Lois Fredericks Thornbury Mary Kottke Tomell
Richard Venus Daniel Zantop CLASS OF 1979 class participation - 9% Frances Petho Aponte William Braun Dirk Brines Donna Freisem Byrd William Campbell Anne Willett Derby Betty Duvall Dorothy Felton * Sieglinde Stasiak Gorski Keith Gruel Charles Hadlock James Hoeffel Edith Holmes ** Florence Rapin Humphrey Ronald Incorvaia Jack Irwin ** Shirley Jaeger ** Jack McCarley * Mary McRobert ** Bruce Olsen Debra Sendelbach Peters Patti Weinlander Shafer David Shamery Lynn Corbitt Williams Ray A. Yorks II CLASS OF 1980 class participation - 9% Frances Myatt Alexander Judith Beauvais * Mark Bercik Rosemarie Ganun Bierman Debra Cagle Frances Jacobson Engle Rae Engleman Genevieve Folkert Mary Spear Georges Claire Gorsky Donna Vehar Jalkanen Kathleen Cronin Jeffrey Vaughn Yandell Johnson Annette Swiontoniowski Kleinhenz Wanda Kutchan-Reckert Jeanne DiPietro Mucci Delight Oakley Susan Orban * Diane Petrilla Douglas Phillips Robert Quitter Richard Reed Patricia Stuckey Karen Thompson * Roberta Vaillancourt Tuttle CLASS OF 1981 class participation - 7% Larry Allen William Barron Sharon Lievens Clark Sandra Theobald Dorr John Flum Kelley Craddock Frazza Donna Meznarich Hajash Nancy Hontz Charles Houghtby ** Timothy Kazmier * Joyce Nash Marks David Monrreal Norma Schroeder *
David Stevens *** Ernest Tebeau * Mary Vasher ** Kimberly Smith Whitcher Douglas Winkler Kathleen McKillip Wonderling CLASS OF 1982 class participation - 9% Carla Thom Black Ruth Gary Bonnau Judith Rink Buckenmyer Michael Buku *** Elizabeth Callaghan Harry Carter * Betty Cummings *** Nancy Flowers ** Marilyn McManus Hill * Kathleen Felan Jay *** Kevin Kennedy Keith Martin Susan Mertz * Barbara Meyer Dotty Palmer Pamela Payne * Mark Porth Robert Rae Edward Rantanen Edith Roka Lawrence Root * Mary Condon Sieler Bruce Swasey Gordon Theisen Judith Hale Vanzo Lori O Neill Videto * Remell Williams David Worth CLASS OF 1983 class participation - 11% Judith Acord-Szczesny Joanne Baty Maureen Brady Stella Sadowy Capehart Eufemio Carrizales Frances Cassell David Craft Richard Daywalt William Dueweke Connie Farver **** Joyce Faulhaber William J. Ficyk, Jr. Paul Frownfelder Barbara Gamble Eva Sadowy Grachek Irmgard Granelli Lorenzo Harrison Maria LeRuth Jadwisiak John Johnson Margaret McCallum Kaechle Roberta Smith Lyles Mary Brogan McCue Reginald Moore * Ronald Nelson * Rodger Rahhal Mary-Frances Hewitt Reynolds Brian Samuels Michele Morrell Seaman Byron Stickles *** John Toje * Lori Skocelas Wagoner Mary Weeber ** Thomas Wistinghausen Bethany Yanke **
CLASS OF 1984 class participation - 10% Cynthia Blackerby Mary Buttery Annette Cafferty Duane Dreon Will Floyd Charlotte Gibson Cynthia Underwood Giese ** Mark Gonce Cheryl Griem ** Cynthia Burroughs Hoeflinger Christine Ikle Jackson Karen Moore Albert Moss Daniel Murnen Pamela Pullella * Christine Comer Rihacek Ronald Rust Sheila Dwyer Schwartz ** Diane Shine ** Arlene Sierra Debra Stevenson * Karen Murphy Temple Carol Tylicki Michael Wagner * Kaye Whitcher Tanya Maki Whitley CLASS OF 1985 class participation - 8% Margol Byrd Omega Furr-Hume * William Harrell Linda Jacobs Deborah DeVantier Kimmelman Kimberly O Connor Sandra Paynter Cheryl Elliott Pemberton Michael Ponke Kenneth Prior ** Therese Bourke Reilly * Mary Boylan Reisinger * Hallie Robertson Lonal Rowland James Schiermyer Patricia Simonds Dennis Stager Erma Turner Bruce Webb Barbara Weber Marcia Welsh Roberta Wilczewski Thomas Wood Ann Wrubel CLASS OF 1986 class participation - 9% Kenneth Avery * David Bean Kay Belcher Mary Cornillie *** Mary Fry Adam Gibson ** Margaret Goble *** Linda Handwork Rita Hart Patrick Irwin * Jennifer Johnson-Doyle Christine Swartz Kaucher Paul Landeck Joyce Louvar Michael MacDonald Michelle Hellner McClure **
Scott McClure ** Carol Munsell Phyllis Neidhardt * Betty Palmer Margaret Plagens ** Michael Powell Meghan Mazurek Russell Mary Post Salewske Lavon Schoonover ** Charles Schwartz ** Joyce Spychalski Paul Thomas Carol Topolski Neal Willing CLASS OF 1987 class participation - 5% Ardis Brattin * Margaret Mularoni Burns * Janet Chilcote Joan Everitt Clark Linda Emerson Judith Gordon Ferguson Jeffery Hadl Delores Harrower Lynne Hayes Terri Houtman * Marta Marsh Nancy Mullins Sachiko Sato Pickler Harold J. Price III John Saunders Jill Schumacher Fred M. Smith Robert L. Treat, Jr. * Marc Wiederwax Christine Jonasz Wofford CLASS OF 1988 class participation - 6% Bette Trebuck Austin Daniel Buba Wendy Carnegie * Linda Casenhiser Scott Church Amy Davis Christopher Delling Stephen Dluzynski Barbara Ferry * Elfriede Georgal Rita Burinda Halasz Michelle Howard Mary Hellner Lash * Judith Konopka Luxmore Jewel Malarney Kathleen McHugh Todd Miletti Ruth Chesnut Ross Kimm Lucker Siewert Nina Sucharski Peter Wollschlaeger Susan Zazo CLASS OF 1989 class participation - 8% Linda Arnett John Bachman *** Donna Benoit Marilyn Blum Jennifer Schilling Childs Laura Meyer Creech Paul Dobosz Jarvis Dotson Stacy Warsicki DuKane
Cathy Frank Patricia Hayden Henderson Michael Keith Louis Kirby Judith Jurcak Koehler Timothy Krumholz Cheryl Lathrop James Long Michael McClure Paul D. Nungester Mark O Brien Ralph Papenfuse ** Jo Scher * Christina Selengowski Debra Parish Spann Sheila Thomas Timothy Walker * Brenda Washington-O Brien John Whiting, Jr. CLASS OF 1990 class participatio - 8% Anthony Arminiak * Wanda Baab-Middlebrook Rosalee Griewahn Bokanoski * Kathleen Cardellio Marilyn Chisholm Anderson Coleman Jacquelyn Cowles Deborah Delamielleure Romeo A. Diccion II* Susan Durst Marian Schwartz Echelbarger Antoniette Eckley Carolynn Ellis Betty Ferris D Arcy Gonzales Melissa Durbin Growden * Kay Hopkins Christine Kennard Stacey Kramer LeAnn Krokker James Lambertus Darren Lash * Barbara Wilson McAuliffe Mary McKelvey Bridget Schedlbauer Moraites David Prince Ethel Richardson Elizabeth Roe Rebecca Ross Schersten** Jayne Bowman Smith * Doris Sullivan Erin McElroy Taft Ellis Threadcraft Judith Visger Michael Wight CLASS OF 1991 class participation - 8% Alison Murray Arkison Helyn Castle * David Clark Jennifer Collins Sean Cook Amy Cote Carlo DeAngelis Susan Dessert Thomas Feathers Edward Feury ** Frank Gamez LaVerne Griffin * Robert Guysky Daniel Hahn
Gary Hutchins * Gary Ickes Heather Jeffery Michael Johnson Kathleen Little Lisa Livingston Helmar Mayer Robert McCarthy John Mellerowicz Gerald Miller Rebecca Paquette * Ruth Rosenberg Donna Ross Nora Rumbold Kathleen Russel ** Diane Sanda Mary Smith * Shelly VanderVeen * Susan Whiting Kevin Williams * CLASS OF 1992 class participation - 8% Anne Berry Sheletha Bobo Lloyd Card Janet Copeland Thomas Craven Wayne Creech Louis Cubba Linda Curtiss Robert DeGrove Jerry Ferrari ** Marianne Funni * Judith Holcomb Daniel Hunt * Jerrold Jones * Mary Knopp Rachel Kohn Michael Kuchar ** Steven Linville Nancy McKelvie Stephen Moore Kevin Mowbray Christine Murphy Laura Negron Bessie Palmer Joyce Potter Anthony Racka ** John Schwabe Alicia Young Sims Robert St. Aubin Thomas Sullivan Debora Tabarez * Charlotte Thompson Elizabeth Redman Thomson * Charles D. Vernon II* Christopher Wheeler John White CLASS OF 1993 class participation - 7% Charles Beavers Kathrine Bennett Julie Beutler Tracy Church ** Rose Ciaravino William Coulter Anthony Covell Kathy Craig Gordon Engelbrink Idali Feliciano ** Stonewall Griffin Terese Harms
Linda Hartley Dora Hartnagel Donald Haydon Lisa Humphries Roosevelt Johnson Gary Kiebler Sherrie Kreger Lisa Lauber Lisa Lazar Shelly Lizyness Lan Nguyen Robin Oetgen Michael Payne Joann Phillips Deborah Regal ** Donald Rock William F. Scutt, Sr. Carol Sharkey Gary Stoykovich Mary Straub Straub Cortese Nikola Vrtis Deborah Weaver-Funk CLASS OF 1994 class participation - 10% Maurice Allmacher ** Joan Andrews * Colin Baldwin ** Celina Bevelhymer Catherine Blaesing
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Lori Calkins Marshella Chidester * Robert Curtis ** Norman Davis David Day * Doreese Ruesink Durbin Linda Dyer Donald Dziuk Lisa Easton Lorie LaGalo Elliott LaGalo Paul Flowers Trudi Garth Jack Giannosa Alma Gipson Collete Graham Eric J. Hall, Jr. David Hassel Sara Hayes William Heffernan Thomas Howard ** Joyce Kasperski Gregory Knapp Janette Landis Kimberly Trzcinski Lemanski Paula Maves Michael Middlebrook
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Rose Morandini Cynthia Nachtrieb Peter Rago Gaetano Randazzo Marjorie Reas Ruth Relken Mildred Respondeck Bryce Roekle ** Diana Stout Sandall William J. Sunderland III Carl Taylor Jerolyn Towne Michael Trouten Toby Vick David Voegler Frederick Warner Thomas Weiss Karin Welker Douglas White Sandra Woods CLASS OF 1995 class participation - 2% Diane Clark Thomas Durbin Joy Hunt Sean Jorgensen Lawrence Kirksey, Sr. Brandy LoveLady Linda MacGeorge-Reeck *
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Elizabeth Maxwell Jerold Preston Jayna Reagan Josie Suell CLASS OF 1996 class participation - 3% Rosalyn Coury Mary Jane Borton Dopp ** Harold Hill Pamela Howard ** Kim Hudel * Karel Hyche Paul Johnson Linda Kerr Brenda Minter Donna Sparks * William A. Tolbert, Jr. William Tolstyka *
FRIENDS AT&T Foundation ** Abraham Realty Company ** Mr. & Mrs. John Abraham ** Arthur J. Adams, D.D.S. Adrian Dominican Sisters **** Adrian State Bank *** Adrian Tool Corporation Aget Manufacturing Co *** . Mr. Thomas J. Allen, Jr.** American Express Ameritech Services **
Anderson and Company Foundation ** Arco Chemical Company Mr. Darin Artman Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Artman *** Auto Alliance International Inc BASF Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Merrill E. Bales *** Bank of Lenawee *** Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Barrett Mrs. Judith M. Bartel * Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bauer * Mr. Timothy Bauer Bauervic-Paisley Foundation *** Bay Corrugated Container Inc.**** Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Bell ** Dr. William B. Bell Dr. & Mrs. Spencer C. Bennett * Dr. & Mrs. Carl Benz * Mrs. Anne L. Best Ms. Josephine V. Bester ** Mrs. Sandra Betts * Mrs. Katherine Blizzard Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Boddy *** Dr. & Mrs. Giacomo J. Bologna *** Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Borak *** Mr. & Mrs. Steven D. Boylan-Lewis Brass Lantern of Adrian ** Brazeway Incorporated **** Mr. Herbert T. Brogan Mr. Bernard B. Brown ** Mrs. Roberta E. Brown Mrs. Jean Bruckert * Ms. Dorothy Burgermeister * Ms. Margaret Butler ** Mr. & Mrs. William Butler ** Mrs. Mary Ellen Byrne CIGNA Foundation *** CNA Insurance Companies Mrs. Paula J. Cagney Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Carlson * Mr. Mark T. Carlton Mr. & Mrs. Philip T. Carter * Mrs. Marjorie Castle Ms. Barbara C. Charland Dr. William R. Chase Ms. Wilma C Christensen Chrysler Corporation Fund *** Jennifer Hamlin Church ** Citizens Gas Fuel Company *** Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Clarke Clift Pontiac-Nissan-GMC Truck ** Jackie Coburn Mrs. Pauline Comar *** Dr. & Mrs. Alan N. Connor Consumers Power Foundation *** Mr. Justin F. Coressel * Margaret E. Cranick Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Creamer *** Mr. & Mrs. William P. Cushing * Cutler-Dickerson Company ** Mr. Phillip M. Czyzewski ** Ms. Rose D Amore The Daily Telegram Dana Corporation Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Karl W. Daume ** Mr. and Mrs. David Davis Sophia Dawson Charitable Trust *** Dr. and Mrs. John H. Dawson * Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeLine Dr. and Mrs. William DeMots * Mr. and Mrs. William A. Decker *** Mr. & Mrs. David Degner *** Detroit Edison Foundation ** Dr. & Mrs. Michael G. Dodson
Endowment Update & Review The Endowment Fund (Market value as of June 30, 1997) Restricted
$ 3,356,578
John C. Beres Endowed Scholarship Fund Siena Heights Endowed Scholarship Fund St. Catherine of Siena Endowed Fund Margaret F. Rueckert Scholarship Fund Thomas F. Flory Scholarship Fund Steven Krakker Scholarship Fund Attorney Henry M. and Doctor Nancy S. Newlin Scholarship Fund Ivan Ludington, Sr. Scholarship Fund Edward P. Fisher Scholarship Fund Alumni Scholarship Fund Katherine Turrell Scholarship Fund Frank Rhyne Smith Scholarship Fund Sister Patricia Hogan Endowed Scholarship Fund Sister Jeannine Klemm Scholarship Fund Management Division Endowment Sister Cathleen Real Scholarship Fund Sage Foundation Endowed Professorship in Child Drama Virginia Murray Scholarship Fund Susan Jarvis Scholarship Fund Unrestricted
$ 1,097,850
Quasi-Endowment
$
Total (as of June 30, 1997)
$ 5,283,405
828,977
HERITAGE SOCIETY The following supporters have included Siena Heights in their estate plans. Margaret Heinmann Busche 32 Mr. and Mrs. John Daly Rosemary Dorr 48 Jacqueline E. Egan 47 Sheldon W. Fantle Margaret Gleason Flanagan 44 Friend of Siena Jean Rouget Good 40 Carleton and Mary Lou Griffin Mary 69 and Raymond 77 Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gurdjian Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Inman Maryann Geng Inman 49 Kathleen Felan Jay 82 Sam J. Kennedy
Thomas P. Krakker Mr. and Mrs. Burton R. Leathley Malcolm J. Linehan Anne Ledwidge Neidhamer 48 Nancy Murphy Erhardt 58 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ramus Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rueckert Gregory J. Schira 89 Donita B. Sullivan, M.D. 52 David G. Stevens 81 Matilda Szaroletta 66 Nick Thomas Judy M. Pinneo Wernette 89 Chris Willard 78 Barbara C. Wojtyszewski 47
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Donner ** Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Dougherty *** Dow Chemical U.S.A.** Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Dress *** Mr. & Mrs. Greg D. DuMars Dura Convertible Systems *** EHCO Associates Inc.*** Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eklund Mr. & Ms. Edward Engle, Jr.*** Englewood Electrical Supply ** Mrs. Robert Erhart Ervin Industries Inc.*** Fabricare Cleaners, Coin Laundry & Auto Washes *** Mr. Charles J. Falahee Sr. Ann Romayne Fallon, O.P. Mrs. Mary Fanfalone ** Mr. Author Farmer Mr. John P. Farrell ** Farver Foundation **** Mr. & Mrs. Randy Faust Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fedewa Mrs. Linda Feeney * Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Ferin ** Fifth Third Bank ** Fine Host/Creative Food Management**** Mr. Andrew Fischer Ms. Delia M. Fisher ** Mr. & Mrs. David FitzSimons ** Mrs. Florine B. Flanagan * Dr. M. Eugene Flipse *** Ford Motor Company Fund *** Ms. Kathleen M. Foster Ms. Mary Francis Mr. and Mrs. Larry Francoeur ** Frank Family Foundation *** Mrs. Betty L. Frank Mr. Julian H. Frank *** Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freligh Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Freshcorn Fry Mechanical Inc.*** Mrs. Genevieve R. Gallagher General Motors Corporation ** Georgia-Pacific Corporation ** Mr. & Mrs. Richard Getson Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gilmartin * Ms. Cynthia Gippert V/Gladieux Enterprises **** Gleaner Life Insurance Society *** Mrs. Alice Goetz Robert W. Gordon & Sarah Vaillancourt *** Ms. Constance L. Graf Mrs. & Mrs. Charles Graham Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Carleton H. Griffin *** Gross Puckey Gruel and Roof PC *** Mr. Bruce Gross Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Gurdjian ** Dr. Donald Gusfa H.T. Ewald Foundation HPE Inc.*** Mr. & Mrs. Frank Habib Dr. & Mrs. Inad Haddad ** Mrs. Joyce Hadl Mr. & Mrs. Whitney Hames ** Mr. Robert Hanke Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hartford Mr. & Mrs. Willis Haselwood *** Hathaway House ** Mr. John Hayosh & E. Jill Pollock *** Henderson Glass Charitable Tst.**
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hepner Herrick Foundation **** Mr. Charles Hickman *** Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hickman *** Mrs. Virginia Hickman *** Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Hikes **** Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hines Mrs. Mary Ann Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Don Hollingsworth * Ms. Sandra R. Honemann Mr. and Mrs. John W. Houck Mr. Richard J. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. LB Hughes Hydra-Lock Corporation *** IBM Corporation Industrial Mill Supply Corp.** Interamerican Zinc Inc.** The Irvine Company** Mr. Toney K. Isom J&J Bar Corporation * Mr. & Mrs. Algimantas Janusis *** Jenell Corporation * Johnson and Johnson *** Mrs. Anita L. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Frank Johnson *** Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. June K Mart Corporation Mrs. Janet E. Kalahar Kapnick Insurance *** Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kapnick **** The Kawahara Family Ms. Edna M. Kellie Kellogg Company ** Dr. and Mrs. William T. Kelly ** Key Foundation ** KeyBank *** Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kielpinski Mr. Dave Kimball Mrs. Margie Kintner * Kiwanis Club of Adrian *** Mr. Issac L. Klein ** Mr. Ralph R. Kleinedler Mrs. Yarmilla Kleinedler Fr. Louis A. Komorowski ** Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kornacki Judges Harvey & Natalia Koselka ** Mr. Thomas P. Krakker, Jr. Ms. Georgette Kresge Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. Kruse ** Mrs. Mary A. Kuhl Mr. & Mrs. Allan Langenderfer * Mr. & Mrs. Burton Leathley *** Mrs. Mary L. Lefere * Mr. & Mrs. James J. Lehmann * Mr. William H. Liebold II Lilly Endowment Inc.**** Mrs. Arlene Lillywhite * Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Linehan ** Mr. & Mrs. Charles List Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Louvar Mr. & Mrs. C.T. Lucas Mr. Everett E. Luoma Ms. Linda Lyon MI Educational Opportunity Fund ** Mr. & Mrs. Tom MacNaughton * Mr. and Mrs. Niilo Maki Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mallmann *** Mrs. Martha Manheim * Mann Buick & Mazda Inc.** Mr. & Mrs. Donald McCarthy *** Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. McDonald *** Mr. & Mrs. Randy McKinney *** Mr. & Mrs. John E. McSorley ** Meijer Inc.***
Orville & Ruth Merillat Foundation **** Merillat Industries Inc.*** Mr. & Mrs. Robert Charles Metz * Michigan Building Specialties *** Michigan Colleges Foundation **** Michigan Gas Utilities ** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Moore, II *** Mrs. Hope Moran Mr. & Mrs. James N. Motschall, Jr.*** Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Germano Mularoni *** Fr. J. Patrick Murphy ** Mr. James Murtagh NationsBank Matching Gifts Lu Ann Nelson The Hon. & Dr. Henry Newlin *** Mr. Walter Keith Nihart * Mr. and Mrs. William Noland Mr. Kenneth R. Norgan ** Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Nussel * Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nystrom ** Mr. Craig E. O Neill Mr. and Mrs. Lionel O Neill Office Plus *** Robin Olinger Oliver Instrument Company ** Mr. & Mrs. Charles Owens Mr. and Mrs. John A. Panfil * Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Parker *** Dr. Duncan Paterson Mr. & Mrs. Ric Patterson ** Mr. Chris Pellowe Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Perez Phyllis Peters and Carl Look *** Philip Morris Companies Inc. Mrs. Debra Phillips Mr. & Ms. Edward Pifher Mr. Robert J. Pollock The Robert E. Price Foundation *** The Prudential Foundation** Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Pruett * Quickprint of Adrian Inc.** Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Raglow * Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ransom * Ms. Genevieve Remillard Mr. and Mrs. David Renaud Mr. & Mrs. Carl Reuther *** Mr. & Mrs. Charles Reuther *** Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Reuther *** Mr. & Mrs. John Reuther *** Mr. & Mrs. Warren L. Reuther **** Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Reyes Mrs. Frances A. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rink * Mr. & Mrs. Scott Robertello ** Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Robertson Robideau Foundation ** Mr. & Mrs. James Robideau *** Mr. & Ms. Kenneth Roof ** Ms. Fran Rotino Bro. Frank Rotsaert, C.S.C. Ms. Ruth E. Rounds Mr. John J. Rudzewicz *** Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rueckert **** Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sack ** Mr. Robert J. Sack *** Sage Foundation **** Sallie Mae ** Ms. Elba Santiago ** Mrs. Kelley A. Sarafa Dr. & Mrs. Donato F. Sarapo ** John F Savage Family Foundation *** Mr. Frank Schaller Schering-Plough Foundation **
Dr. Mark Schersten ** Mr. Gerald Schlemer Mr. & Mrs. Emory M. Schmidt ** Dr. Patricia Schnapp, R.S.M. Mr. & Ms. Dale Schumann ** Mr. William L. Schwab ** Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schwartz Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Scioly *** Mrs. Mary Scott Sedco Division of Primore Inc.*** Mr. Thomas Shafer Mr. Kent J. Sheets ** Laura Hefferan Shepard Trust Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Shierson ** Mr. & Mrs. Neal Shine ** Sieb Plumbing & Heating Inc.*** Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Sikorski ** Mr. David R. Siler ** Mr. & Mrs. James P. Silk *** Mr. and Mrs. Clifford C. Smith Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Smith SmithKline Beecham Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Smutny Mr. and Mrs. Emil Spagnoli Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spalding State Farm Companies Foundation ** Mrs. John Stechschulte Evelyn Marie Stein Living Trust * Mr. Donald K. Stensaas Mr. Larry L. Stephan *
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The Edward C. Stephenson Foundation**** Ms. Kimberly Steudle Stevenson Lumber Inc.*** Stranahan Foundation **** Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Suchanek Mr. Eric D. Sullivan * Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tangeman *** Tecumseh Corrugated Box Co. *** Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Thayer ** Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Thompson Mr. Jewel M. Threet, Jr.*** Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney **** Mr. Monroe Title ** Dr. & Mrs. Jun Tsuji Mr. Melvin Turk Mr. Tyler Refrigeration Corp. Mr. Martin Ulrich *** United Bank & Trust *** Mr. Louis C. Vaccaro Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Venner Mr. & Mrs. Harry Vischer, Jr. WLEN Radio Station *** Wacker Silicones Corporation *** Mr. Daniel Keith Wagner *** Mrs. Dorothy Wakefield * Ms. Lorena Walker
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SAINTS PRESIDENT S CABINET LUMEN SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY CLUB
Ms. Martha Ann Walker Ms. Kathleen Wallace Mr. James B. Walsh Mr. Thomas W. Walz Weatherwax Foundation *** * Thomas & Lesley Weidner * Ms. Sheila S. Wendorf Whirlpool Corporation Foundation Ms. Susan Marie Wickham Mr. and Mrs. Rex Willnow Dr. Gertraud Wollschlaeger Ms. Christine M. Wrona ** Dr. Richard S. Youngs, D.D.S. Ms. Louise Yuen Mr. Aldo Zid Zonta Club of Lenawee ** Ms. Jenelle Zook
GIFTS IN MEMORY In memory of Mary Leona Brogan, OP Kevin & Marcia Lavin In memory of Rae Jack Comar Pauline Comar In memory of Petronilla Francoeur, OP Marilyn Francoeur, OP In memory of Virgil Gladieux Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Artman A. Evelyn Capoun
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Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hickman Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Reuther In memory of Patricia Hogan, OP Patricia Johnson, OP Leonard & Mary Frances Reynolds In memory of M. Ann Joachim, OP Betty Hartley Worthington In memory of Jeannine Klemm, OP Lloraine Bell In memory of Benedicta Marie Ledwidge, OP Marcia & Kevin Lavin In memory of Dorothy Meade Mary Alice & Peter Tavolier In memory of Cheryl Ann O Neill Lionel O Neill In memory of Marie Page Arthur J. Adams Judith M. Bartel Anne L. Best Herbert T. Brogan Roberta E. Brown Paula Cagney Charles J. Falahee Kathleen M. Foster Betty L. Frank Genevieve R. Gallagher Anita L. Johnson Janet E. Kalahar Dave Kimball Georgette Kresge Mary A. Kuhl Mary L. Lefere Linda Lyon
Hope Moran Frances A. Richardson Sheila S. Wendorf Elizabeth L. White In memory of Jeannette F. Smith Abraham Realty Company Mr. John Abraham Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Artman Timothy Bauer Elizabeth Birnstihl Craig W. Carlson Mark T. Carlton Jackie Coburn Paul DeLine Edgar & Marjorie Evans Mr. & Mrs. Robert Freligh Mr. & Mrs. Whitney Hames Robert A. Hines Don Hollingsworth LB Hughes Toney K. Isom Ronald & Beth June Shelly R. Lizyness Scott & Michelle McClure Steve Moore LuAnn Nelson Robin Olinger Ruth E. Rounds Gerald Schlemer Chuck & Sheila Schwartz Russell Spalding Kimberly Steudle Gordie Theisen Lorena Walker Martha Ann Walker Kathleen Wallace Susan Wickham Rex Willnow Aldo Zid Jenelle Zook In memory of Lida M. Vorhees Marjorie Castle In memory of Patricia Wagner Gloria Kelly In memory of James Sullivan and the Bonfiglio Family Clorinda M. Sullivan In memory of Marie Kensler and baby Suann Dave and Michele Seaman In memory of Arthur & Cecelia Stuart Mary Alan Stuart, O.P. In memory of Anne Lang Barry Arthur and Patricia Stewart In memory of Agnes & Robert Keeley Jean Keeley, O.P. In memory of John, Amelia & Michael DeRose Michelena DeRose
Enrollment Update & Review Campuses Adrian Full-time Undergraduate Part-time Undergraduate Graduate Subtotal (Adrian Only) Metro Detroit (undergraduate) Metro Detroit (graduate) Benton Harbor (undergraduate) Benton Harbor (graduate) Kalamazoo Monroe Battle Creek Lansing (undergraduate) Lansing (Lay Ministry) Students enrolled at two campuses
Total (all campuses)
1996/97
1997/98
736 249 206
733 228 155
1,191
1,116
325 34 82 15 31 100 132 22 88
344 33 82 24 25 97 114 41 79
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2,002
1,943
GIFTS IN HONOR In honor of Mary Therese Crimmins, OP Shirley Hughes In honor of Joan M. Driscoll Mary Alice & Peter Tavolier In honor of Noel Francoeur Marilyn Francoeur, OP In honor of Louis C. Vaccaro Villiam L. Schwab In honor of David VanHorn, CPPS Melissa Durbin Growden
Siena s introduction to drawing class began the school year outdoors when students were encouraged to sketch the beautiful scenes on and around campus, including the Circle Garden behind the Weber Center. The garden was designed and planted in 1995 by Lois DeMots, who also teaches drawing at Siena.
Volunteers in Support of Siena Heights College 1997/98 Board of Trustees
Corporate Fund Committee
John P. Tierney Chairperson of the Board Bloomfield Hills, MI
John E. McSorley Detroit, MI
Allan Brittain - Bank of Lenawee Chair
Thomas P. Moore, II Troy, MI
Judy Billington - Bank of Lenawee
Jim Motschall Chair
James N. Motschall, Jr. Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Garry Clift - Clift Pontiac Nissan GMC Truck
Allan Brittain
Sam Engardio - Kapnick & Company, Inc.
Margaret Scholz Noe 75
Tom Fenstemacher - Office Plus
Byron L. Stickles 80/ 83
Pat Gill - Bank of Lenawee
Stephen L. Hickman
Douglas L. Kapnick Vice Chair of the Board Adrian, MI Warren L. Reuther Secretary of the Board Monroe, MI ___________________ Richard B. Artman Adrian, MI Josephine V. Bester Toledo, OH Allan F. Brittain Adrian, MI Barbara Cervenka, OP 64 Ann Arbor, MI Tarianne DeYonker, OP 70 Grosse Pointe Park, MI Richard J. Dougherty Niles, MI Constance Farver 83 Adrian, MI Gerald F. Fitzgerald, Jr. Detroit, MI Joseph Fitzsimmons Ann Arbor, MI Juanita Flores, OP 74 Detroit, MI Josephine Gaugier, OP 60 Saginaw, MI Carleton H. Griffin Ann Arbor, MI Kathleen S. Griffiths 69 Chelsea, MI Anne Guinan, OP 64 Adrian, MI Stephen L. Hickman Adrian, MI Scott F. Hill Adrian, MI Kathleen Felan Jay 82 Battle Creek, MI Natalia M. Koselka Adrian, MI Elba Santiago LaBonte East Lansing, MI Jeanene M. Mallmann Battle Creek, MI Patrick A. McDonald Bloomfield Hills, MI
J. Patrick Murphy, CM Chicago, IL Edward J. Nussel Toledo, OH Cynthia S. Opelt 70/ 74 Adrian, MI
Pat Hayes - WLEN Scott Hill - Kreighoff-Lenawee Company Guenther Lengnick - retired, Wacker Silicones
Phyllis E. Peters Royal Oak, MI
Don McCarthy - The Goedert Company
E. Jill Pollock Detroit, MI
Paul Mueller - Roto Plastics
Robert E. Price Adrian, MI
Chip Moore - Adrian Insurance Bob Sack - Oliver Instrument Company
Donato F. Sarapo Tecumseh, MI David R. Siler Adrian, MI James P. Silk Toledo, OH John S. Simpson Toledo, OH Anneliese Sinnott, OP Detroit, MI Martha R. Smydra Royal Oak, MI Laura O. Stearns Lansing, MI Byron L. Stickles 80/ 83 Maumee, OH
1997/98 Alumni Association Board of Directors Melissa Durbin Growden 90 Past President Raquel Petersen Short 91 Vice President Board Members Amanda Adams 97 Donna Kisner Baker 84
Patricia Walter, OP 66 Adrian, MI
Diane Moro Deveau 70
Trustees Emeriti Jerome A. Bohland A. Evelyn Capoun 48 Andrew G. Creamer Chester Devenow Charles E. Hikes Burton R. Leathley Richard K. Ransom Willard M. Reagan Margaret Rueckert
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Mary Hellner Lash 88 President
Ronald Thayer Detroit, MI
Dennis Wright Adrian, MI
Annual Fund Committee
Merry Jo Delano 91 Elizabeth Dolan, OP 46 Cindy Doyle 72 Kathy Felan Jay 82 Judy Lavelle 58 Joann Phillips 93 Earl Reber 88 Lawrence Richardson, Jr. 76 Honorary Member Sister Marie Irene Miller, OP, 36
Art Advisory Council Peter Barr Julie Beutler 93 Barbara Cervenka, OP 64 Carol Daly Dove 73 Deborah Danielson Karen Glaser Denise Keeley 88 Marcia Lengnick Donna Milbauer 89 Doug Shierson Jane Tuckerman 71 Tom Venner Prosser (Mike) Watts
Fund to honor David Van Horn Father David Van Horn--priest, professor and artist-significantly influenced the lives of his students through his inspirational spirit, innovative instruction and creative genius. Father David, now a professor emeritus, retired last spring after nearly 30 years on the Siena Heights faculty. In honor of his contributions to the life and spirit of the college, Siena Heights is establishing a fund in David Van Horn s name. The fund will help provide quality exhibits, artists in residence, and art lectures and presentations which further the pursuit of fine art that Father David has shared so generously and passionately with Siena. Alumni and friends interested in learning more about this fund raising effort may contact Karen Glaser in the Advancement Office, (517) 264-7142.
President s Cabinet Dinner Celebrates Championship Support! Gifts & Giving 1996-97
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About 100 donors, faculty, staff and students gathered in a glitteringly transformed Siena Heights Fieldhouse October 19 for the 1997 President s Cabinet Dinner, themed A Celebration of Champions. Sponsor hosts for the evening were Adrian residents Doug and Fern Shierson. Entertainment was provided by Coach Fred Smith and the men s basketball team. President s Cabinet chair Byron Stickles 80/ 83 introduced new Cabinet members (annual fund donors of $1,000 or more). The highlight of the evening was featured speaker Patrick Irwin 86, who captivated the audience with his comments about growing up in inner city Detroit, the problems urban youth face today, and how Siena Heights and its supporters changed his own life and continue changing lives today. A labor relations administrator with Henry Ford Health Systems, Pat s abiding passion is his volunteer job as head cross country coach at his former high school, Detroit Holy Redeemer. Members of his current team, as well as former Redeemer runner Tony Galvan, now a Siena student, joined Pat at the podium. This event is just one small way the college can show donors how much their support means, said Jeff Freshcorn, director of annual fund programs. (Photos from top to bottom): Featured speaker Patrick Irwin 86 caught up with Siena student Tony Galvan, a former Detroit Holy Redeemer runner. President s Cabinet Dinner sponsor hosts Doug and Fern Shierson (left) visited with Joan and Rick Artman. Rick Artman thanks Ms. Wilma Christensen for her generosity in donating a gift to construct a softball field on the Siena campus. The field will be named in memory of Wilma s parents, George and Wilma Christensen. Vice President for Advancement Don Taylor and his wife Sharon enjoyed their first President s Cabinet Dinner. Don came to Siena in August 1997.
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Siena Heights College Athletics -- Fall 1997 Highlights The women s cross country team successfully defended its WHAC conference title on November 1 in Grand Rapids. SHC coach Don Kleinow s team had its best finish ever (11th place out of 35 teams) at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships on November 15 in Kenosha, WI.
The women s volleyball team had its best season in recent history with a 26-15 final record. First-year coach Nicole McCleary s team won more games than the previous two years combined at SHC. The Saints tied for fifth in the league standings.
Senior Tina Richards won the league MVP award for the second straight year and earned NAIA All-American honors by placing fourth at the national championships. Her fourth-place effort was the best individual finish ever by an SHC runner at the national championship meet.
Krista Purvis earned 1st-Team All-WHAC honors and was a 2nd-Team All-Region setter for the Saints. Mariann Bauman was an NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete for the second time. Bauman was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete last spring on the Saints softball team.
The Saints also had three NAIA All-America ScholarAthletes in Stephanie Sarles, Annie Stawasz and Amanda Tabb. With their cumulative 3.17 grade point average, the team ranked #10 in the team academic standings at the national championships.
At the conclusion of the fall sports season, Siena Heights College was tied for thirteenth (out of 360 NAIA institutions) in the Sears Directors Cup standings. The Saints had their best finish last year in the annual competition by placing 29th overall.
The women s soccer team (18-4) went undefeated in league play (10-0) and advanced to the Great Lakes Regional Semi-finals. Coach Aldo Zid s club had five players named to the All-WHAC team and Amy Gillin was an honorable mention NAIA All-American for the Saints. Gillin was also named an NAIA All-America ScholarAthlete with a 3.80 grade point average. Nicole Tobin set single-season records for points scored (69) and assists (19) in only her first season of collegiate soccer. Corey Kibit set a school record by recording thirteen shutouts in goal for the Saints. The men s cross country team finished second in the WHAC conference and earned an at-large bid to the NAIA National Championships. Coach Tim Bauer s team, which had three runners earn All-WHAC honors, placed sixteenth (out of 35 teams) at the national meet. Brian Smith, who was an NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete last spring for track and field, was an NAIA ScholarAthlete this fall for cross country. Senior fullback Ridge Frew closed out an outstanding fouryear SHC soccer career by being named the WHAC Player-of-the-Year. Frew was also named an honorable mention NAIA All-American for the second straight season. Coach Aldo Zid s club, which had only one senior and two juniors on the roster, tied for third place in the league standings.
The men s basketball team has picked up where it left off after last year s incredible season. Coach Fred Smith s team won the National Catholic Basketball Tournament November 23 in Dubuque, IA. The Saints have competed in the NCBT fourteen times and had never reached the championship game until this year. Anthony Staffney was named tournament MVP and Dan McKian was an AllTournament Team selection for the Saints. The Saints, ranked #4 in the NAIA in January (their highest ever ranking), are currently (February 8) 21-6. SHC coach Fred Smith, who picked up NCBT Coach-ofthe-Tournament honors in Dubuque, passed the 300-win mark recently in his 13th season as the Saints basketball coach. The women s basketball team won its tournament (SHC Tip-Off Tournament) December 6 with a victory over Indiana Tech. Jessica Spiegel was named the Tournament MVP and Bevin Malley made the All-Tournament Team for the Saints. Spiegel and Malley were both named NCBT Bill Bradley All-American Scholars at the National Catholic Basketball Tournament. The women are currently 12-13 (February 8).
For more information about Siena Heights Athletics or for a complete sports schedule contact the Athletic Department at 517/264-7870.
Alumni Weekend
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Alumni Weekend 98 Sept. 18 - 20, 1998 (Note the earlier dates)
For more information, contact Jennifer in the alumni office.
Scenes from Alumni Weekend 1997 Clockwise from top: Alumni Board member Larry Richardson, Jr. 76 greets golfers at Woodlawn Golf Course. Chuck Schwartz 86, Brett Steele 87, Matt Schwartz 86 and Michael Gabert 86 reunited for a round of golf. Steve Emmons 85 and former Siena classmate Don Wojczynski catch up on old times. Mike Donovan 75 and Siena Human Resource Director Barbara Reisterer Lawrence 74 chat at the champagne buffet. Alumni and current students cheer on alumni athletes. Pictured (l-r): Raquel Petersen Short 91, Prestina Glover, Roxanne Watson, Anthony Roberson, Barbara Coleman 93, Masika Bey, and Athea Johnson-Bowles. Varsity soccer draws an enthusiastic crowd. Coach Whit Hames gives pointers to his alumni team. Theatre prof Mark DiPietro 83 tries his luck at Las Vegas Night.
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Class Notes ALUMNI AWARDS DAY March 25, 1998 Honoring the 1997-98 Award Recipients Outstanding Alumni Award Kenneth Phillips '75 Liturgist and Celebrational Artist at Regis University
1930s Virginia Rose Johnston 39, Mary Sullivan McLaughlin 38, Mary Duker Barker 39, and Pat French Byrnes 38 gathered again in Florida last spring.
Saint Dominic Award Barbara Cervenka, OP '64 Artist and Member, Siena Heights College Board of Trustees Sr. Ann Joachim Award Deborah Carrington Keller '74 Principal of St. Joseph Academy/Montessori For more information call (517) 264-7143. To nominate candidates for the 1998-99 awards see the nomination form on the inside back cover.
Class of 1947 -- 50th Reunion Top: Five members of the secretarial class that graduated in 1947 returned for their 50th reunion. Shown at the Alumni Luncheon, they are, from left, Mary Minnick Meagher, Ruth Cole Flere, Jeanne Sheteron O Reilly, Dolores Handzlik Murphy, and Marilyn Eckhoff Elder. Left: At the 50th Reunion Breakfast, Phyllis Metz Doner (left) and Jeanne Olivier Riesterer enjoy some old photos. Right (in class notes): Pals reunited in Archangelus Ballroom are, from left, Lois Hammond Harrigan, Rita Wendling Zmudka, Jeanette Thelen Botti, Rosemarie Van D Elden Birman, and Betty Stewart Durfee. Bottom: Celebrating at the 50th reunion champagne buffet are, from left: (standing) Marilyn Guthard Rheaume, Phyllis Metz Doner, Barbara Cohan Schowalter, Pat Dorrian Sandbothe, Lois Hammond Harrigan, Jo Stolpmann Fleming, Jeanette Thelen Botti, Sr. Nancy Flumerfelt, OP, Rita Crimmings Pleming, Jacqueline Egan, Jeanne Sheteron O Reilly, Claire Davis, and Jeanne Olivier Riesterer; (sitting) Betty Stewart Durfee, Rita Wendling Zmudka, Dolores Handzlik Murphy, and Rosemarie Van D Elden Birman.
Couldn t resist sending our picture again this year, Virginia Johnston wrote from Boca Raton. Would love to hear from anyone coming to Florida.
1940s Rosemarie Van D Elden Birman 47 of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Southold, N.Y., Jeanette Thelen Botti 47 of Flint, and Lois Hammond Harrigan 47 of Amherst, N.Y. (near Buffalo) helped organize a fantastic 50th reunion with 21 class members in attendance for some or all of Alumni Weekend this fall. The valiant women of 47 proved to be an energetic, accomplished and inspirational (especially to the SHC staff!) group of alumnae. The travels, travails and triumphs of many in
Attending the reunion but not shown in any photos: Sr. Bartholomew Kitko.
the class are detailed in the Class of 1947 50th reunion yearbook, which was given to 47 alumnae who attended Alumni Weekend and mailed to those unable to attend. Anyone who did not receive a copy and would like one: send your name and address to the Siena Heights alumni office, attention Jennifer.
CLASS OF 48: Your 50th reunion is set for Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved in the planning, the better your reunion will be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office.
1950s Elizabeth Geyer 52 of Baldwin and East Marion, N.Y., served as class organizer for her 45th reunion at Siena Heights this fall and helped generate wonderful attendance from the Class of 52. The 45th reunion yearbook, including writeups for all classmates who contributed to them and addresses for all who did not, was distributed at Alumni Weekend and mailed to anyone not at the reunion who sent in a bio page. If you did not receive a copy and would like one, send your name and address to the Siena Heights alumni office, attention: Jennifer.
attend Alumni Weekend. Ana and her husband Fidias, who joined her for the trip to Adrian, live in Miami. Ana is director of accounting at Goodwill Industries of South Florida, where she has worked for 12 years. Ana picked up her 40th reunion yearbook while on campus; others who contributed biographical write-ups received the yearbook by mail. If you did not receive a copy and would like one, send your name and address to the Siena Heights alumni office, attention: Jennifer. CLASS OF 58: Your 40th reunion is set for Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved in the planning, the better your reunion will be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Jeanne O Laughlin, OP 58, president of Barry University in Florida, received the Siena Medal, the highest honor given at Siena Heights, at Siena s Academic Convocation in September. A national
CLASS OF 53: Your 45th reunion is set for Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved in the planning, the better your reunion will be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Pat Riley, OP 53 retired in June after eight years as pastoral director at St. Mary s Catholic Church in Adrian. She also spent 25 years as a teacher and school administrator and worked as a chaplain for several years in southern Kentucky. Ana Nunez Flaquer 57 was the lone representative of the 40th reunion class to
leader in education who recently celebrated her 50th year as an Adrian Dominican, Sister Jeanne spoke at Convocation on the topic, Building Directions for the Future. Joan Klusnick Watson 58 is enjoying retirement in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kids all married and doing well--four grandchildren.
Class of 52 Celebrating a fantastic 45th! Pictured left to right: (standing) Gloria Aaron Diana, Joan Jaminet Rohr, Mary Ann Legos Stockwell, Peggy George O Brien, Ann Abrams, Liz Geyer, Mary McCarthy, Joan O Connor Panaro. (seated) Sr. Miriam Michael Stimson 36, Dr. Donita Sullivan, Sr. Florence Viaches, Halina Urban Nosal, Rosie Zaglaniczny Lawrence.
Rochelle Bellegarde Weaver 59 lives in Georgetown, Tex., with her husband Bill. Friends can e-mail her at: rweaver@gtwn.net
1960s Marilyn Lynch Kennedy 60 works for RE/MAX Sunquest Realtors in Scottsdale, Ariz., and writes, Come visit! Call me! Move here! CLASS OF 62: Copies of your 35th reunion yearbook were mailed to everyone who contributed a bio page. If you did not receive a copy and would like one, send your name and address to the Siena Heights alumni office, attention: Jennifer. CLASS OF 63: Your 35th reunion is set for Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved in the planning, the better your reunion will be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Jean Stewart Campenni 64 is an employee assistance counselor for the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. She lives in nearby Rockville with husband Robert, an IBM consultant. Jean updates friends with this report: Taught elementary school for eight years prior to marriage and three children. Earned an M.S. in pastoral counseling in 83. Have worked as an EAP counselor for 10 years in workplace alcohol/drug prevention and work/life problem-solving. Karen Schenden Quintana 65 is living in Pasadena, Cal. Carol Cloutier Ely 65 and husband Dale recently sold their San Jose florist shop and, after 25 years in Sunnyvale, Cal., moved north to Orcas Island in Washington s San Juan Islands. Mary Kay Else 67 (formerly Sister Colleen Therese Hoban) of Bloomfield Township has been teaching first grade in Hazel Park for 29 years. I have the privilege of starting children out on a very special journey, she told the Detroit Free Press recently. If they truly love to learn in the first grade, the child will retain that their entire life. She and husband Leonard are parents of twin daughters, now seniors at Michigan State. Anne Birnbryer MacMillan Eichman 67 of Bloomfield Hills and Patricia Hoffman Kostell 67 of Rock Hill, S.C., took the lead in organizing this fall s 30th reunion for the Class of 67. About a
Class of 1967 Together again! Celebrating their 30th reunion at the champagne buffet are (from left): Lois Sever, Mary Ann Matvey Smith, Anne Birnbryer MacMillan Eichman, Kate Gedert, Sr. Pat McDonald, Pat Hoffman Kostell. Others at the reunion included: Mary Alice Comar, Mary Walker Dombro, Kathy Kennedy Emery, Susan Conley Weeks.
dozen class members made it to campus for all or part of Alumni Weekend, with good times had by all. The 30th reunion yearbook was given to those who attended the reunion and mailed to everyone who contributed a write-up for the yearbook. If you did not receive a copy and would like one, contact the Siena Heights alumni office, attention: Jennifer. Patricia Sleno Whalen 68 of Waterford and husband Lawrence celebrated their daughter s wedding in May. CLASS OF 68: Your 30th reunion is set for Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved in the planning, the better your reunion will be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office.
1970s Phyllis Gabriel Hoban 70 teaches radio and television, theatre production and drama at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Detroit and is the Detroit high school winner of the Newsweek-WDIV Outstanding Teacher Award. She taught for 18 years in Detroit-area Catholic schools before moving into the public school system 10 years ago, first at Henry Ford high school and now at King. In an article in the Detroit Federation of Teachers newsletter, she remembered her days as the only black drama student and the only black in her senior class at Siena, and recalled her studies with Sr. Therese Craig: She was very strict and demanded so much of me. At first I thought she was racist, then I realized she only wanted me to be the best I could be. She taught me so much and I ve never forgotten her. Mary Phillips 72 and husband Rick Sayre traveled through France and Belgium in May and toured Italy in November. Otherwise, we re busy at our
jobs at Phillips University in Enid, Okla., where Mary is professor of art and Rick is librarian. Luis Marrero 72 is director of organization development for the Sisters of Charity Health Care System in Houston, Tex. Cindy Doyle 72 of Three Rivers, Petrina Biondo 72 of West Bloomfield, Lee Benish 72 of Chicago, and David Ballenberger 72 of Holly served as class organizers for the 25th reunion held on campus during Alumni Weekend in October. About 15 class members participated in some or all of the reunion. It was a small but energetic group, earning
Class of 1972 After the Alumni Luncheon, members of the Class of 72 got rowdy during tailgate time in front of the Fieldhouse! Top: Mary Ellen Taken Wester and Anne Marie Frasier Duffourc. Middle: Debbie Forner Shipman, SHC alumna and younger sister of Sue Forner. Enjoying the 25 th reunion champagne buffet are, from left: (seated) Anne Marie Frasier Duffourc, Petrina Biondo, Cathy Bairley Bruins; (standing) Jo Ann Metzger Hoersten, Rita Polivick, Ruth LaFontaine, Mary Ellen Taken Wester, Lee Benish, Judy King, Susan Forner, and faculty pal Sr. Therese Craig 48. Attending the reunion but not shown in any photos: Cindy Doyle and Lorraine Barta Rogge.
the distinction of being rowdiest reunion class at both the Alumni Luncheon and the evening buffet. Joining the group at dinner were current theatre faculty members Trudy McSorley 70 and Doug Miller 75 and former theatre mentor Sr. Therese Craig 48. Good times were abundant, by all accounts! The Class of 72 25th reunion yearbook was handed out to all who attended the reunion and mailed to anyone who contributed a writeup for the book. If you did not receive a copy and would like one, contact the Siena Heights alumni office, attention: Jennifer. Kathryn Forner 73 updates friends with this report: When I first wrote about seven years ago, I filled my news with sentimental remembrances of Siena (I still have them!). This time, I m sending a big Hi, y all from Dallas, Tex. I m in my 6th year as an elementary teacher, with a handsome 14-year-old son who I hope will one day play football for Siena! CLASS OF 73: Your 25th reunion is set for Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved in the planning, the better your reunion will be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Tom Rudd 74 exhibited recent work this fall at Flatlanders Art Gallery in Blissfield.
John 75 and Penny Clark Eshleman 75 moved recently and are living in Novi: We remember Sierra Who? very fondly and still recruit a few students for the College.
David Herzig 81 and wife Patricia are living in Toledo, Oh., with their three sons. David works full-time as a painter and printmaker; his work can be seen at the American Gallery in Sylvania.
Frank Pesta 75 and a partner have started the Michigan Casino Training Center, Inc. in Warren to train people as professional dealers and floor personnel for big-time casinos. A police officer on the Macomb Community College campus, he also teaches part-time in Macomb s police continuing education program and has been a private detective commuting between Southfield and Las Vegas.
James Splitt 81/MA is pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Milford, Ohio, and associate pastor for pastoral care and visitation at The Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ohio. He and wife Kathleen live in Loveland. Contact Jim by e-mail at: jim_splitt.parti@ecunet.org
John Hackett 76/MA is the new principal of McGregor Elementary School in Sand Creek. Previously, he taught third, fifth and sixth grades in Hudson.
Kathy Felan Jay 82 was the sole representative of the 15th reunion class at this year s Alumni Luncheon and the
Elizabeth Cutts 77 writes from Lansing: I went through a year of intensive training at the Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy and am now embarked on a new career as a nationally certified massage therapist. She d like to hear from old friends. Charles Fort 77 has been named to an endowed position on the faculty of the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he is now the Paul W. Reynolds and Clarice Kingston Reynolds Chair in English. Charles was the 1986 recipient of the Siena Heights Recent Alumni Award. CLASS OF 78: Your 20th reunion is approaching: Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved, the better the reunion can be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Dorothy Felton 79 is customer service manager for American Spoon Foods, a Petoskey area company with product lines including preserves, fruit spreads, sauces and condiments.
1980s E. Barry Schrum 80 (Southfield) is living in Derwood, Md., and working for the federal government.
Lori Skocelas Wagoner 83 writes from Orchard Park, NY: We were transferred to the Buffalo area in August. Jeff is the plant controller for the Ford Buffalo Stamping Plant. Amanda is in third grade and Justin is in kindergarten at Nativity of Our Lord. We are all enjoying our new home and making many new friends. Michael Morgan 83 is alive and kicking in Hartford, Conn. Been coaching cheerleading at Hall High School for seven years and choreographing local theatre productions. Anyone coming this way, please call. Eileen Harkins Sacca 84 teaches seventh grade math in Southfield and lives in Walled Lake. She and husband Dominic celebrated their first anniversary in December 97.
Br. Gary Smith 76 lives in Manitowoc, Wis., and works at Roncalli High School. Karen Browne 76/AA of McKeesport, Penn., works for the Airline Pilots Association and loves her job as a benefits specialist attached to USAirways Pilot Group.
American Mensa Education and Research Foundation, of which he is the Foundation Legal Counsel.
evening reunion buffet. Kathy, who lives in Battle Creek, is active in the college through the Siena Heights Alumni Association and as a member of the Board of Trustees. CLASS OF 83: Your 15th reunion is approaching: Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved, the better the reunion can be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Mark Dooley 83 is teaching full-time in Homer this year after 11 years working in business and as a volunteer coach, and a stint at Siena completing his teacher s certification and assisting with the track and cross country teams. Connie Farver 83 and husband Herb received the 1997 Maple Leaf Award from the Lenawee Chamber of Commerce in recognition of their ongoing leadership, service and dedication to Lenawee County. Connie serves on Siena s Board of Trustees. H. Edward Pirtle 83 of Pittsfield, an Ypsilanti attorney, opened a Detroit/ Wayne County office in the Ford Building this summer for the practice of family, criminal and bankruptcy law. A graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law, he is admitted to practice in the Michigan Supreme court, all other courts of the State of Michigan, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He also is a trustee of the
Cynthia Burroughs Hoeflinger 84, a physician and pathologist, and husband Brian, a neurosurgery resident, welcomed their second child, son Kevin James, this fall. Big brother Brian is three. Cynthia is working part-time while Brian finishes his residency. They live in Rochester, N.Y. Cynthia Underwood Giese 84 of Clinton Twp. writes: I have a great career (as director of training and employer services for Macomb Community College), a wonderful husband (Perry) and my life has been fulfilled by becoming a mother (son Nicholas will be a year old in April). Patrick Irwin 86, a runner during his Siena Heights days and now the volunteer cross country coach at Detroit Most Holy Redeemer High School, was one of 10 individuals honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as 1997-98 ServiceMaster-NAIA Distinguished Graduates. Pat will be recognized at the 1998 NAIA National Convention in Tulsa, Ok., when the NAIA will make a $1,000 contribution to the Siena Heights scholarship fund in his honor. In October, Pat also was the featured speaker at Siena s President s Cabinet dinner. To demonstrate his message about the importance of educational opportunities for young people who might otherwise turn to gangs or drugs, Pat brought along three members of his Redeemer team, which earlier in the day had won the Catholic League Championship for the third consecutive year. In his day job, Pat is a hospital administrator.
Christine Swartz Kaucher 86 of Tiffin, Ohio, teaches art (K-6), traveling among three buildings in the Seneca East local schools. She and husband Michael have two children, Erinn (3 1/2) and Colin (not yet 1). Meghan Mazurek Russell 86 of Bowling Green, Ohio, is an occupational therapist with Concept Rehab, Inc. She and husband Terry have a son, Justin (4). Josephine Cassar 87 recently was named Student Financial Resources Director at Walsh College in Troy. She previously worked in the financial aid
CLASS OF 88: Your 10th reunion is approaching: Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved, the better the reunion can be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Kelly Delor Selk 88 and husband Brian of Denver, Col., are parents of a daughter, Annie Louise (born in May), and a son, Ryan (2).
Jamie Goode 87, adjunct faculty in art at Siena Heights, was one of five artists featured in this fall s Classical Sculptures exhibition at 211 W. Fort in Detroit. The exhibit was organized by Paint Creek Center for the Arts. Barbara Ouellette, OP 87 completed an M.A. in pastoral theology at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. She works as a clinical chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale and is beginning doctoral studies in ethics. Barbara Walzem 87 was the sole member of the 10th reunion class in attendance at the Alumni Luncheon held during Alumni Weekend. Barbara was visiting from Rock Island, Ill., with her husband, Professor Emeritus William Buzz Walzem of the business department. Barbara and Buzz helped out as celebrity chefs at the afternoon tailgate party, where alumni, faculty, students and parents of current soccer players enjoyed hotdogs, popcorn and other goodies between other Alumni Weekend activities.
Melissa Durbin 90 married Andrew Growden in July 1997. They have recently
Kathryn Dawson Berryhill 88/AA is a reservations administrator for Travel Adventures in Lapeer where she lives with husband Dan. Scott Brazeau 89 is a Ferndale artist who makes sculptured furniture in steel. He was one of 90 artists who participated in the 11th annual Art on the Avenue juried show and sale in Dearborn in June. Robin Dumas 89 is director of government relations for Sigma Associates, Inc., in Detroit.
offices of Oakland Community College (6 years) and University of Detroit Mercy (4 years). Jo started her career at Siena Heights as a work-study student in the financial aid office. A resident of Harper Woods, Jo holds an MBA from University of Detroit and recently was elected treasurer of the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association.
variety of community groups. She currently is president of the Troy Optimist Club, past president of the Troy Arts Coordinating Committee, a member of the Troy Arts Council and board member of Leadership Troy, among other commitments.
Jennifer Schilling Childs 89 is accounting manager at American 1 Federal Credit Union in Jackson. She lives in Hanover with husband Joseph and son Matthew (1). Aimee Nemeckay 89, 91/MA works in hospital administration in Chicago and published an article in Gab, a Chicago weekly, titled Shifting Gears, describing her experience bicycling in the 1996 Minneapolis-to-Chicago AIDS Ride. The event raised more than $5 million to benefit AIDS service organizations.
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moved into their newly built house in Holland, Ohio. Scott Dienes 90 and Alex Harvey Quinn 91, both past presidents of Student Senate, spent a day at Siena this fall offering advice and insight to current Senate members. Scott lives in St. Joseph and is a practicing attorney. Alex and John Quinn 90 live in Joliet, IL, and recently helped host a Siena Heights Chicago-area alumni gathering; Alex is an insurance program manager for the National Roofing Contractors Association and John is an account representative for Cable-Com Technologies. John 90 and Lisa Broccardo Russo 91 were married in July and live in Ferndale. John was hired recently by Church & Dwight Co. as an area sales manager for Arm & Hammer. Lisa works for an executive search firm in Birmingham and is a volunteer soccer coach for Royal Oak youth soccer association.
Tammy Howard Tucker 90 and husband Vern live in Jackson where she is office manager for KBL Apparel Manufacturing.
Kenneth Van Oostendorp 91/MA teaches at Onsted High School. He and wife Amy live in Adrian.
Ann Marie Molitor Abraham 90 is an administrative assistant at CSK Auto in Glendale, Ariz., where she lives with husband Vern.
Michelle Helzer 91 of Traverse City opened her own child care center, Lasting Impressions, in November 1996. It is currently at its capacity and growing in popularity.
Terry Ican 90 lives in Falls Church, Va., and works for Prostage, Inc. Donna Wallace Dodge 90 is a full-time teacher for Head Start in Niles. She and husband Tracy have three children: Rachelle Lynae and sons CJ and Matthew. Kathie Troshynski 90 (Southfield) of Troy was named that city s 1997 Distinguished Citizen this past fall. Kathie works in real estate but devotes many hours volunteering with a wide
Ann Gorney 92 teaches math and science at Charlevoix High School and works summers as a park ranger. I play as much softball as I can and also take graduate classes from CMU. Nancy Hamlin Wandrie 92 of Indian River is a teacher at Inland Lakes Middle School. She married James Wandrie in August.
Margaret Martin 92 received a master s in art education from Case Western Reserve University in 95 and now teaches elementary art in East Liverpool, Ohio, on the Ohio River. She coached track and cross country in Cleveland Heights for two years and is continuing to coach middle school in East Liverpool. She also teaches swimming at a local YMCA.
the company s logistical supply chain. Chuck has worked at La-Z-Boy for more than seven years in a variety of positions including quality systems manager. In his new position he assumes overall
Steve Linville 92 lives in Warren and recently was promoted to audit manager at Deloitte & Touche in Detroit. Debora Tabarez 92, a middle school teacher at Madison Schools in Adrian, has compiled a bibliography of Latino children s books, including books for early and upper elementary as well as middle grades. More than 300 copies of the bibliography, which includes internet resources and other teacher reference materials, have been distributed throughout Lenawee County. CLASS OF 93: Can you believe it? Your 5th reunion is approaching: Sept. 18-20, 1998. (Note the earlier Alumni Weekend dates.) The more you get involved, the better the reunion can be! Want to help? Contact Jennifer Hamlin Church in the alumni office. Paulette Georges 93 is living in Royal Oak and working as a graphic designer for the Palace of Auburn Hills in the Palace sports and entertainment design department. Barbara Coleman 93 is living in Ypsilanti. Roger 93 and Dawn McDonald Cornprobst 93 are living in Troy, Ohio, with their daughter, Hope, born last February. Tracy Ladd 93 exhibited pastel drawings and mixed media sculpture in a one-woman show at Siena Heights this fall. She completed her MFA earlier this year at Bowling Green State University. She currently works as gallery director and curator for ArtSpace in Lima, Ohio. Charlotte Strack 93 of Tecumseh was honored recently as Vo-Tech Adult Ed Teacher of the Year. Kathleen Mellon 93 lives in New Baltimore and teaches at Algonac High School. Chuck Knabusch 93 (Monroe) of Monroe has been named general manager of La-Z-Boy Logistics, Inc. (LLI), a new division of La-Z-Boy created to coordinate
accountability for LLI including responsibility for domestic and international freight management. He also is in charge of developing and administering organizational policies, monitoring and forecasting division progress, and representing LLI to government, regulatory and industry groups. Nikola Vrtis 93 lives in Kentwood and is a publisher s assistant with Nighthawk Design in Grand Rapids. She writes: Coauthored the best-selling Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game, authored the Men in Black Director s Guide; other similar work published and contracted with West End Games. Kevin Shaner 94 is living in Kissimmee, Fla. Lisa Ann Smith 94 is assistant auditor with United Bank and Trust in Tecumseh. Jen Albracht Erickson 94 is a teacher living in Moline, Ill., with her husband Ron and baby daughter Megan. Todd Marsee 94 of Canton is a graphic designer with On-Line Graphics, a design and marketing firm in Plymouth. He is engaged to Kara Janick 93, a CD-ROM digital designer at School Zone in Grand Haven. Ray Wheaton 94 is the electrical/ electronics program manager for the Branch (Mich.) Area Careers Center. Jennifer Schreer 94 ( 97/MA) is assistant director of residence life at Siena Heights. Paul Morgan 94, Ron Hopkins 94 and Chris Williams 95, formerly basketball buddies at Siena Heights, are now teaching teammates at Stephens Elementary School on Detroit s east side, according to a feature story that appeared in the on-line version of The Detroit News last April. Ron is a seventh grade
homeroom teacher, Paul teaches sixth grade and Chris oversees a fifth grade homeroom. Brett 95 and Barbara Ernst Lawrence 94 are living in Warren. They were married in November and included Jennifer Sobocinski 95, Kathy Peal 95 and Charles Jergler 97 in their wedding party. Barbara loves her job with Hughes Network Systems working as a hub technician for Ford s Satellite Network. Heather Murphy Samsel 94 works for General Motors in Okemos where she lives with husband Stephan. Beth Pennington 94/MA and Diana Fallot 97/MA have opened the Beacon Counseling Center in Morenci, offering counseling to deal with a wide range of family and marital issues. Sue Anderson 96 (Battle Creek) was elected president of the Battle Creek Jaycees in May and also serves on the Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors. She has worked for the Tenth District Court for 15 years. Jalal Hosseini 96 is living in Boston and working on a master s degree in political science at Suffolk University. Colleen Dungey 96 is living in Houston, Tex. William Tolstyka 96 (Southfield) has moved to Woodhaven. Sam Sage 96 (Southfield) has moved to New Port Richie, Fla. He sends his best to everyone at the Metropolitan Detroit Program. Hi to Doctor R. Allen. Jill Grodi 96 (Monroe) has joined the counseling staff of the Human Potential Center in Monroe where she is specializing in therapy and counseling for individuals, couples and families. Elizabeth Roe 97 took the summer enrichment program she created as a class assignment at Siena Heights and sold the Britton-Macon and Deerfield Schools on the notion. The schools offered the program to students in first through seventh grades this past summer. Rebecca Squires 97 (Battle Creek) was elected board chair of the United Way of Greater Battle Creek.
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James A. Splitt 81/MA and Kathleen Dee Heiden, July 11, 1997 Eileen Harkins 84 and Dominic Sacca, December 21, 1996 Joseph Cusick 88 and Stephanie Dorman, June 7, 1997 John Russo 90 and Lisa Broccardo 91, July 1997 Melissa Durbin 90 and Andrew Growden, July 26, 1997 Jack McGurk 90 ( 92/MA) and Renee Lerch 96, Sept. 28, 1996 Adam Benschoter 92 and Kristi Degner, June 13, 1997 Nancy Hamlin 92 and James Wandrie, Aug. 2, 1997 Kellie Morris 93 and Patrick Quigley, May 17, 1997 Jen Albracht 94 and Ron Erickson, June 15, 1996 Ellen Hedges 94 and Michael Kopmanis, September 1997 Heather Shevon Murphy 94 and Stephan Samsel, Jr., July 5, 1997 Barbara Ernst 94 and Brett Lawrence 95, Nov. 1, 1997 Kileen Dickens 95 and Harold Mohr, May 18, 1997 Michelle McGown 95/AA and Jason Gilbert, March 29, 1997 Jennifer Gallagher 96 and Michael Barlow 96, Aug. 23, 1997 Deann Marie James 96 and Gregory Maynard, Aug. 2, 1997 Daniel Winzeler 96 and Elizabeth Armstrong, May 24, 1997
BIRTHS Perry and Cynthia Underwood Giese 84, a son, Nicholas, April 1997 Brian and Cynthia Burroughs Hoeflinger 84, a son, Kevin, Oct. 14, 1997 Michael and Christine Swartz Kaucher 86, a son, Colin, April 2, 1997 Brian and Kelly Delor Selk 88, a daughter, Annie Louise, May 1997 Tracy and Donna Wallace Dodge 90, a daughter, Rachell, July 13, 1997 Frank 90 and Tracy Keevan Hribar 92, a daughter, Emily, June 9, 1997 Roger 93 and Dawn McDonald Cornprobst 93, a daughter, Hope, Feb. 1997 Ron and Jen Albracht Erickson 94, a daughter, Megan, Aug. 30, 1997
ADRIAN DOMINICAN DEATHS Eugenia Clare Keifer, OP 35 (June 19, 1997) Martin Marie Callaghan, OP 36 (Oct. 10, 1997) Lorenzo Gillen, OP 38 (Aug. 4, 1997) Joan Therese Moroski, OP 42 (July 15, 1997) Ann Felicitas Peplin 42 (June 18, 1997) Ann Philip Cotta, OP 43 (May 29, 1997) Fabian Jacyna, OP 43 (Aug. 3, 1997) Therese Ann Schoenherr, OP 50 (Sept. 25, 1997) Laura Dillon, OP 58 (formerly Sr. Marie Monica) (Oct. 27, 1997) Mother Mary Genevieve Weber, mother general of the Adrian Dominican Sisters 1962-68 (Aug. 14, 1997)
DEATHS Maria Lopez, SHC student in the late 1950s (May 29, 1997) Mary Steele Florian 89 (Aug. 1, 1997) Melville Steinfels, former member of the art faculty (August 1997)
Honoring Sister Eileen There s a familiar name on the map at Siena. A street sign now identifies the road leading to the Performing Arts Center and Studio Angelico as Sister Eileen Rice Memorial Drive. Faculty, staff and students gathered for a brief ceremony dedicating the road sign in Sister Eileen s memory. A 1968 alumna and legendary former chair of the Education Department, Sister Eileen died in 1994.
Awards Program 1998-99 Call for Nominations
The Assocation has established four awards to acknowledge the significant personal and professional achievements of Siena Heights graduates. Awards are open to graduates of Siena Heights College (St. Joseph s College prior to 1939). An alumna or alumnus may be nominated for consideration by another graduate, a member of the faculty or staff, or another person who knows the nominee and the College well. Final selection of award recipients rests with the Alumni Association Board of Directors, which reserves the right to consider a nominee for an award other than that selected by the nominator. Each award may, but will not necessarily, be presented annually. Nominations must be received by June 1, 1998.
Outstanding Alumni Award
The Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes an alumna or alumnus whose outstanding professional achievements and/or volunteer contributions promote Siena positively to the community; who demonstrates strong leadership characteristics; who serves as a significant role model for others; and who embodies the spirit of Siena Heights College.
Sister Ann Joachim Award
The Sister Ann Joachim Award is presented in memory of faculty member Sister Ann Joachim, OP, and recognizes significant contributions to the College and/or community through activities that demonstrate strong leadership, the ability to get things done, and the capacity to confront issues head on while maintaining the image and spirit of the College.
Recent Alumni Award
Saint Dominic Award
The Saint Dominic Award recognizes an alumna or alumnus for commitment to Christian education in family, school or community. Named for the 12th century Spanish nobleman who founded the Dominican order, the award honors persons who embody the Dominican philosophy and the spirit of Siena, and who promote pride in Christian ethics and education.
The Recent Alumni Award recognizes an alumna or alumnus who graduated within the past 10 years; who exemplifies dedication to Christian values through professional achievement, community involvement and/or civic commitment; and who represents the spirit of Siena Heights College.
I nominate _______________________________ for consideration for the following:
(class year _______)
____ Outstanding Alumni Award
____Sister Ann Joachim Award
____ Saint Dominic Award
____ Recent Alumni Award
Please include with this nomination as much of the following as possible: the nominee s current address and telephone number; a description of the personal qualities, characteristics and professional or volunteer accomplishments that qualify the nominee for award consideration; and the name and address/phone of other person(s) or organization(s) who could provide further information about the nominee. Your name: _________________________________________________ Your class year (or other connection to Siena):_____________________ Your address: _______________________________________________ _______________ ______________________________ Your phone: _______________________________________________ Your relationship to nominee: __________________________________ Send your nomination to:
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Foundations and Inspirations The statue of three angels, located in the center of Trinity Garden on the Siena Heights campus, provides the image on the front cover of this issue of Reflections. The three angels, symbolizing the Blessed Trinity, were designed originally as a fountain and once stood on a raised foundation above a reflecting pool. Other statues in the garden depict St. Augustine (page 9) pondering the mystery of the Trinity in his legendary encounter with a child, and St. Cecelia, patroness of musicians (shown at left). At its dedication in 1931, Trinity Garden was bordered only by Sacred Heart Hall and Walsh Hall (now called Sage Student Union); orchards and rolling hills stretched to the north and west. The construction in 1938 of Archangelus Residence Hall and Benincasa Dining Hall enclosed Trinity Garden, making it the heart of the growing campus. The statues in Trinity Garden, and the welcoming marble image of Jesus in the lobby of Sacred Heart Hall (see page 11), are daily reminders of the faith and values upon which the College is founded.
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