SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Boyles share special Saint Mary’s experiences 16
Neil ’91 and Jennifer (Smith) ’91 Boyle share similar stories from their college glory days at Saint Mary’s, including a few that they joke probably shouldn’t be shared publicly — particularly as their son Liam is now a sophomore in Winona. The couple met at Saint Mary’s through mutual friends, though they didn’t begin dating until they were reintroduced again after college. They followed different academic paths with Neil Boyle studying accounting and Jennifer Boyle pursuing a history degree.
But their similar Saint Mary’s experiences began the first time either of them visited campus. “My father had a friend who went to Saint Mary’s, and he just said you should have her look at it,” Jennifer Boyle recalled. “Both my father and I looked at it and loved it right away,” she said. Neil Boyle also experienced love at first sight. “When I was a senior, I had two cousins who were at Saint Mary’s, so I went up for a visit, not expecting at all to go there,” he remembers. “I thought I would stay closer to home, maybe go to a bigger school but when I went up for
Neil ’91 and Jennifer (Smith) ’91 Boyle, along with their daughter Bridget, congratulated son Liam as he announced he would play soccer at Saint Mary’s.
