SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Steger supports Saint Mary’s in numerous roles 14
Angela (Scully) Steger ’76 has seen Saint Mary’s from a variety of vantage points. Among one of Saint Mary’s first classes of women, she and other first women forged new pathways at the formerly all men’s school. As a member of the alumni board, she actively participated in events to strengthen our network of 52,000 alumni, particularly in the Chicago area. As a trustee, she’s seeing the forward-thinking strategic planning that goes into making a university both successful and sought after in this rapidly changing educational environment. And as a retired business woman who found success in the world of finance, she knows that giving to Saint Mary’s — and its students — is a worthy investment. From each of these vantage points, her love for her alma mater has not wavered; it’s gotten stronger. After attending Regina Dominican High School, an all-girls college preparatory school in Illinois, Steger’s
parents were thrilled when she and some friends took a train ride to Winona to check out Saint Mary’s (then) College, where other former Regina Dominican students were attending. They were even more thrilled when she made her decision to join them. Steger studied sociology and psychology until her sophomore year at Saint Mary’s, when her father, who had a fondness for finance, suggested she should consider becoming a stock broker as a good way to make more money. Steger decided to study both. “I was lucky enough to get through in three and a half years with two majors, psychology and business,” she said. There were many firsts during her time at Saint Mary’s. She was among the first to live in the New Village (now Residencia Santiago Miller). Her college roommate started the women’s basketball team, while she ran the pom pom squad.
Karen (Minucciani) O’Malley ’76 and Angie (Scully) Steger ’76 celebrated Saint Mary’s Centennial in 2012 at Chicago’s Millennium Park.
