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workload between Lanesboro and Mable-Canton school districts as a choir and music teacher. Katie Nelson M’13, McGregor, Minn., was named the director of Riverwood Foundation on Dec. 18, 2014. Brian Jacobs M’14, Plymouth, Minn., joined the Lakewood Health System medical staff. Mike Miller ’14, Lonsdale, Minn., is the fifth-grade teacher at Holy Cross Catholic School in Webster.
Weddings Melissa Hemquist ’01 married Brenda Giesselmann, Richfield, Minn., on Oct. 3, 2014. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Melissa Narum ’02, Nicky SimonBurton ’01, and Kelly (Steuck) Hendershot ’01. Mary Gronholm ’06 married Ronald Stas, Laurel, M.D., on July 25, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were JoAnn (Bokowski) Gronholm ’98, Julie (DelVecchio) Lyons ’81, Kendall (Marsden) Grant ’06, Chris Grant ’05, Becky Lambert ’06, and Annie Harala ’06. Emily Boynton ’08 married Joseph Solheid, Winona, on Aug. 2, 2014 at the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels. The couple live and work in the Winona area. Lindsay Dickson ’08 married Kyle Henning, Minneapolis, on Oct. 18, 2014. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Matt Perkins ’06; Bob Fisher ’97, M’06; Sean O’Brien ’08; Julie (Jergenson) Jenkins ’09; Abby Zimmer ’08; Justin Jenkins ’06; Erin (Hendricks) McCoy ’08; Rick McCoy ’08; Kasey Schultz-Saindon ’08; Eric Saindon ’07; Megan (Wilson) Eckers ’07; Moreen (Bosch) Burkart ’08; and Ana Sontag ’08. Joey Collins M’10 married Jessica Reyer, Woodbury, Minn., on July 19, 2014. Melissa Kaffine ’10 married Lincoln Gergen ’09 on Aug. 1, 2014. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Missy (Plein) Prange ’10, M’14; Kim Kaminski ’11; Courtney (Spartz) Jorgensen ’10; Tim Jorgensen ’10; Alyssa DeCaluwe ’10; Brittney Nielson ’10; Anna Sonday
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’13; Kelly (Smith) Ganrud ’10; Rob Hollnagel ’04; Megan (Kaffine) Hollnagel ’04; Mara Sonday ’10’; and Lucas Kaplan ’10. Caitlin Murphy ’10 married Tommy Quinn ’11 on Jan. 18, 2014, in Northfield, Minn. The couple, who live in Winston Salem, N.C., work at Wake Forest University. Saint Mary’s alumni and staff attending were Anna Holley ’11; Curtis Kempton ’10; Bernadette Raspante ’10; Joe Mazzuca ’11; Paula Jungbauer ’12; Gabbi Langan ’11; Maggie Allexsaht ’12; Janel Scholz ’11; Amber Thompson ’14; Michael Dold ’12; Maggie Lynch ’13; Caitlyn (Murphy) Quinn ’10; Tommy Quinn ’11; Dr. Gary Diomandes (theatre faculty member); David Dean ’11; Chris Engesser ’11; Peter Snell ’10; Ali Fisch ’10; Neil Leibundguth ’09; Bob Fisher ’97, M’06; Luke Gonnella ’11; Chad Divine ’12; Lincoln Scully ’07; Tyler Ringeisen ’12; Jared Jacobs ’10; Andy Bauer ’12; Michelle Cullen ’11; and Greg Freeman ’12. Missy Plein ’10, M’14 married Jonathon Prange, Red Wing, Minn., on Aug. 16, 2014. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Kelly (Smith) Ganrud ’10; Ashley (Gorski) Anderson ’10; Rosario Mollo ’09, C’13, Rachael (McNary) Mollo ’10, C’12; Angie Kryzer ’10; Mandy (House) Williams ’09; Brittney Nielsen ’10; Lincoln Gergen ’09; Melissa (Kaffine) Gergen ’10; and Angie Diercks ’10. Erin Roden ’10 married Jeffery Militello ’10, Crystal, Minn., on April 26, 2014. Brandon Wanless ’10 married Kelsey Willit, Ave Maria, Fla., on Dec. 28, 2013, at the Church of St. Agnes in St. Paul, Minn. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Michelle Quinn ’10, M’12; Janelle Krzmarzick ’09; Sr. Laura Holupchinski ’08; Peter Waldorf ’10; Ryan Langr ’09; Katie Schares ’08; J.T. Weizeorick ’10; Alexandra Theis ’09; Emily Langr ’12; Deacon Mitch Bechtold ’11; Jonathan Fasnacht ’11; Father Daniel Gifford ’08; Sam Schepers ’12; Lisa Haemmerle ’08; and Timothy Streiff ’11. Benjamin Eirikson ’11 married Jennifer Koezly ’11, Pierre, S.D., Oct. 5, 2013, at the Church of the Epiphany
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in Coon Rapids, Minn., surrounded by more than 40 Saint Mary’s and College of Saint Teresa alumni including John Delmundo ’11, Lauren Stiehl ’12, Mitchell May ’12, Santiago Escobar ’11, Jennifer Tobroxen ’14, Mike Berg ’11, Tim Sheedy ’11, Nick Sweeney ’11, Josiah Ryks ’10, Mike Ostman ’12, Aaron Ostertag ’11, Libby Perkins ’11, Dan Streefland ’11, Steven Mino ’11, Dave Koezly ’91, Tom Koezly ’90, Mike Miller ’87, Kathy (Jungers) Miller ’85, Kearn Kelley ’86, Kathleen Pawlowski ’10, Lynn Streefland ’02, Michelle Neitzke ’11, Kristina Empanger ’11, Bridget Coffou ’11, Cynthia Schroeder ’11, Sami Traxler ’11, Cheri (Perrizo) Koezly ’91, Jane (Koezly) Fabozzi ’94, Susan (Murphy) Koezly CST’58, Laurie (Murphy) Davis CST’75, Sally (Murphy) Katzmark CST’58, Bob Koezly ’87, Eric Duffy ’09, Alison
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Kay Duffy ’09, Alex Lam ’10, Edwin Koezly ’85, Monica (Kelley) Koezly ’85, and Todd Fabozzi ’94. Samantha Traxler ’11 married Steven Mino ’11, St. Louis Park, Minn., on Oct. 18, 2014. Cassandra Berning ’12 married Michael Mockler ’12, on March 1, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sinsinawa, Wis. The reception
Gremillion remembered Dr. Lee Gremillion, faculty member in the Doctor of Business Administration program, passed away on Jan. 29, 2015. He received his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University, his master’s degree at Columbus College and his D.B.A. at the Harvard Business School. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a line officer. Dr. Gremillion enjoyed a successful corporate career, rising to the position of partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He taught as a traditional academic at Indiana University (Bloomington), Boston University, and later in his career taught at many universities as a community faculty member. Dr. Gremillion joined the M.B.A. faculty of Saint Mary’s in 2005, teaching statistics and quantitative research courses. He was instrumental in the development of the D.B.A. program, and became its first full-time faculty member in 2014. He was a respected and admired adviser and mentor to doctoral students, and completed writing the first D.B.A. student handbook for Saint Mary’s this past December. The Lee Gremillion Memorial Fund was established at Saint Mary’s in his honor. To give online, please visit smumn.edu/memorialgift and specify this memorial.≠
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