Saint Thomas Academy Saber - Fall 2020 Annual Report Issue

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FALL / ANNUAL REPORT 2020

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Kelby Woodard and Forming Men of Character at Saint Thomas Academy SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY 'S NEW HEADMASTER

FROM THE HEADMASTER

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aint Thomas Academy is back! While COVID-19 continues to disrupt their routines, the cadets are back with a renewed gratitude for what this place means to them and an expectation that they will persevere. The Woodard family is also back after our son Tipton ’14 graduated and the family moved to Texas. I cannot be more thrilled that both the cadets and the Woodards are back where they belong.

Dean Simmons, a member of the Social Studies faculty, recently shared with me a speech that James Birder STMA ’40 gave to the student body at the change of command ceremony.

In the speech, he reflected on what leadership meant to him during his time at STMA:

“And as I present the senior saber to the president of the junior class, I know that there goes with it the sincere wish of the graduates that he and his classmates may be true leaders in the best sense of the word — and that they may feel for Saint Thomas that same devotion which we will retain all our lives.”

Birder was killed in World War II while leading a company of soldiers through the western edge of Germany on February 7, 1945. His words still ring true 75 years later as the cadets of Saint Thomas Academy are demonstrating that same ‘true leadership’ as they face the challenges of our current time.

Kelby Woodard

At Saint Thomas Academy, we stand on the shoulders of giants who have come before us.

It is my honor and privilege to be serving this great institution as the 29th Headmaster.

One of my priorities will be to ensure every qualified young man who wants to be a cadet has that opportunity regardless of his family’s financial situation. Leaders come from all races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds and by providing increased opportunities for a more diverse student body, we ensure a more vibrant cadet experience. Now more than ever, our community, our country, and our church need the kind of critical thinking leaders that Saint Thomas Academy has produced for the last 135 years.

MISSION Our mission — to develop boys into men of character — is our promise to our students, our families, our community and the world.

We accomplish this through the transformative power of an educational and life experience deeply rooted in Catholic faith and traditions, academic excellence, military leadership, and an all-male environment.

The future of Saint Thomas Academy could not be brighter. Student enrollment is strong and getting stronger. We are formalizing a capital campaign that will fund a few needed improvements to our legacy campus. Most importantly, the success of this campaign will significantly grow the endowment to ensure our long-term financial sustainability and increase accessibility for families. The Board of Trustees is also engaging the community in a strategic review that will help chart a course for the future of our school.

I am excited to be joining this team at such a critical time in our history. While I do not have the honor of being an alum of Saint Thomas Academy, I got here as fast as I could. Thank you for the warm welcome my family and I have received and thank you for your commitment to the mission of Saint Thomas Academy.

Go cadets!

Mr. Kelby Woodard Headmaster

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FEATURES

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Men of Character at Saint Thomas Academy

8 Branching Out: Saint Thomas Academy Adds Military Leadership Instructors

10 Teachers Translate Trustey

Fellowships into the Future of STEM at Saint Thomas Academy

12 Diversity Initiative Upholds

Academy News Meet the Faculty Advancement News Alumni News Class Notes In Memoriam Calendar of Events

Photo Credits: Andy King Photography Michael Murray Photography Tyler Maddaus Saint Thomas Academy Alumni Saint Thomas Academy Family & Friends The Photographers’ Guild

BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEADERSHIP

Chief Officer The Most Reverend Bernard Hebda Chairman Mr. Daniel Kubes ’87 Past Chairman Mr. Kelly Rowe ’79 Vice President The Most Reverend Andrew Cozzens Secretary Kelby Woodard Founding Partner Mr. Michael Ciresi ’64

Ideals of Archbishop Ireland and Academy’s Founding

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Kelby Woodard and Forming Men of Character at Saint Thomas Academy

BY DAVID JACOBSON

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A strange thing happened to new Saint Thomas Academy Headmaster Kelby Woodard on his way to political power. He fell in love. Not with his wife, to whom he’d already been married for 15 years, but with the promise of excellent education to uplift youth from poverty to power.

In 2011, as an entrepreneur and freshman legislator who had won a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives by all of 37 votes, Woodard was leading the charge for the Opportunity Scholarship Bill.

Students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School — a Catholic school network for impoverished students who defray tuition by working white-collar jobs at partner companies — testified before his education finance committee, and Woodard said, “I just fell in love with their stories.”

The students’ testimonies, he said, “were so incredible and so moving that even people on the committee who voted against that bill going to the floor were in tears. They followed the journey of these kids who felt like Cristo Rey provided the one opportunity they had to change the trajectory of their lives.”

FROM BRAINS THAT VALUE ACADEMIC RIGOR TO HEARTS THAT HOLD EMPATHY FOR ALL life, because now he was working in Fortune 500 companies, being told that college was a route he should consider, taking the courses that he needed to get into college and to get the scholarships that led him to attending an Ivy League school. In the back of my mind I thought, ‘If I ever have the opportunity to do more to address the achievement gap…’ That was a formative part of my life that changed the trajectory of what I decided to do as my life’s passion. It was a 180.”

Three years later, amid Woodard’s second term in the House, Cristo Rey launched a school in his native Dallas.

“I threw my hat in the ring, thinking I wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance, but they offered me the job, so I sold the two companies I had founded in 2005, resigned my seat in the House, and moved the family back to Dallas.”

THOSE WHO ASPIRE TO ACADEMY IDEALS, THE WOODARD ERA OFFERS PROMISES OF POWER.

It wasn’t his first rodeo. He’d graduated high school from Jesuit Dallas, “an all-male college prep school that is the STA of Dallas without the military component.” He’d attended American University, aspiring to a State Department career, then decided to complete his criminal justice degree back home at University of North Texas. For a time, Woodard managed a Belgian horse ranch, then met Donna, now his wife of 25 years, and started a career at Target.

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One student testified that he was told in his public school “that he wasn’t college material,” Woodard recalled, “so he needed to take these particular courses.

His family, like many that are struggling economically, didn’t know how to advocate in the system. It’s a bureaucracy that’s not necessarily designed to hear their voice. This kid didn’t know what to do after being told at a young age that this was the life he was going to lead.

“Then he had the opportunity to go to Cristo Rey, and it changed his entire perspective on what he could do with his

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The Woodard family pictured at home.

Donna (top), Charlie ’21 (right), Kevin (bottom right) and Kelby (middle).

“My job was catching shoplifters on the floor of a Target store in Dallas,” he recalled. “I was not very good at that so they promoted me.” The company moved him to Minnesota, and he eventually rose to Director, Supply Chain Assets Protection. By 2005, overseas travel and time away from family convinced him to start his own companies and pursue politics until Cristo Rey called in 2014.

In his six years there as Founding President, the school went from having no campus to building a $24-million facility serving 500 students, Woodard said. He led the recruitment of 150 job partners to employ the students, who last year earned more than $4.2 million to offset the costs of their own education.

The two graduating classes under Woodard’s tenure “sent 250 kids to college who would not have gone onto college otherwise,” he said. “I loved my job.”

So, Why Leave a Job You Love?

The Headmaster’s position opening at Saint Thomas Academy intrigued him, because his eldest son, Tipton, had attended and graduated in 2014. “The Academy was an important part of our lives,” Woodard said. “It epitomizes the qualities you can focus on to form the future leadership of this country.”

The scope and variety of Woodard’s career equips him to lead Saint Thomas Academy with a unique vision, one that stems from the eye-opening and awakening he experienced with the

Cristo Rey students testifying before his House committee. “Not every kid learns the same,” he said. “Not every kid would benefit from an all-male, Catholic military school, but a lot do, so why not create the opportunity for kids who would benefit, so that money is not the reason they can’t come here?”

His background will help him “infuse the mission of character development with empathy, with a sense of hope and a servant’s heart, knowing that ‘from we who have been given much, much is expected.’ The profile of Saint Thomas Academy graduates is that they aspire to help their fellow man. That leadership ideal is something I’m very passionate about.”

The Academy, he said, “is so effective at creating men of character that we have to expand the accessibility of that to communities that traditionally can’t afford it or traditionally thought the school would not welcome them. That also enhances the experience of all cadets. Experience with people who aren’t like them makes them more ready for life beyond the Academy. The more you understand the journey other people have been on, the more you empathize with them, and the more you realize that we’re in this together.”

Keys to Woodard’s desired impact are recognition of shared values, financial considerations, and the Academy’s reputation.

SHARED VALUES

“Not every kid learns the same. Not every kid would benefit from an all-male, Catholic military school, but a lot do, so why not create the opportunity for kids who would benefit, so that money is not the reason they can’t come here?” — KELBY WOODARD

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“In many communities of color, the parents are looking for the exact same thing that the more traditional cadet parent does. They want their kids to get a good college prep education, go to a good college that Saint Thomas Academy can prepare them for, get good jobs and become leaders and men of character. That’s every parent’s hope cadets.com

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and dream for their kids, regardless of their economic status, race, creed, or color. Why wouldn’t we open that opportunity?”

FINANCE “We have to raise funds to provide the tuition assistance that makes this possible. You won’t often hear me say this, but the money thing is the least of my worries. Once we really make a statement about how we want to do this, I think people will invest in it. Alumni will tell you, ‘This place transformed my life, and made me the man of character I am today, and I want to find ways to provide that experience to a broader spectrum.’ People can really sink their teeth into how they’re making a difference.

“Philanthropy has changed over the last 20 years from, ‘I want my name on a building’ to people investing in things that make a difference. People don’t throw money just because they went here.

There’s an affinity, but if you don’t have a vision, they’re not going to provide significant resources to the school. People want to see their hard-earned money making an impact. We have to tell a story about how they’re making an impact.”

REPUTATION “We have to review and assess our reputation in diverse communities and ensure that people feel they can come here and that this is a place where their sons can become the men they want them to be. That takes work. It takes shoe leather.”

“Alumni will tell you, ‘This place transformed my life, and made me the man of character I am today, and I want to find ways to provide that experience to a broader spectrum.’ People can really sink their teeth into how they’re making a difference.”

— KELBY WOODARD

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Getting to Know Kelby Woodard FUN FACTS “I’ve always enjoyed ranching and farming. It’s an important part of my work ethic and thought process around problem solving. If a horse is colicking, you figure out what to do. I learned a lot from a young age about decisiveness.”

FAMILY Kelby and Donna Woodard’s five children are Tipton ’14 (see adjacent article on page 7); Will, who played football for Dallas Jesuit’s state championship team and now plays rugby as a sophomore at Marquette University; Charlie ’21, who will play football for the cadets; daughter Randy, now a first-year graduate student at University of Virginia, where she serves as a trainer for the football team; and Kevin, a third-grader at Visitation.

WHO/WHAT ELSE HE LOVES “The ’68 Mustang I bought when I was 15. The family works on that together, and it has brought home all of our children from the hospitals where they were born. Also, I love history, especially reading about leaders, generals, and presidents. I admire Jack Kennedy from his time as a PT boat captain and how that affected his leadership style and the things he advocated for.

(It’s also not bad that he was the first Catholic president!)

When PT-109 was struck by a Japanese destroyer and the crew swam to an abandoned island, every day Jack Kennedy swam out to a coral reef to signal for passing boats. That sort of servant leadership reflects the kind of character we want to see in the boys who graduate from Saint Thomas Academy.” cadets.com

The Woodard family pictured at son Will’s high school graduation. Pictured from left to right: Charlie, Kelby, Will, Kevin (front), Donna, Randy and Tipton ’14.

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More Plans In addition to expanding the Academy’s impact, Woodard envisions enhancing the physical plant and educational philosophy, both with an eye toward preserving and capitalizing on the Academy’s heritage. “Founders Hall is in need of a remodel,” he said. “Our intention is to turn it into a true, state-of-the-art academic center within its skin and without adding square footage. Flynn Hall will serve as home to our Innovation Center and our sports complex. The cafeteria is in serious need of upgrades and maintenance, and the pool is in need of rebuilding, probably within its existing skin.”

In terms of educational philosophy, Woodard said, “Our STEM focus will continue. We’ll also ask examine how we teach cadets to be critical thinkers.

There is content that cadets need to understand, but the real gift is to be able to think critically. The more we can instill that in the curriculum, to let them come to conclusions but also be open-minded, the more we meet what the marketplace is looking for in leaders.

The ability to look at things critically is missing from society today, and also the ability to understand another side, another opinion, another perspective even if you don’t agree with it.

“Faculty, staff, students, everyone has to be open to a culture of learning. If you’ve been teaching here for 30 years, you still have something to learn. To be open to that filters down to a 6th grade class. We’re going to focus on coaching of teachers, not assessments and evaluations, so that teachers realize this isn’t a gotcha. It’s about us all getting better every day.

“There’s a difference between a culture of perfection and a culture of excellence.

A culture of perfection challenges you to perfect what you’re doing now. A culture

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ABOVE: Charlie, Kelby and Kevin pictured with Kelby’s 1968 Ford Mustang.

LEFT: Kelby and Charlie at a high school football game in Dallas.

of excellence challenges you to continuously improve and stay open.

That means a culture of being open to failure. If you’re going to do things that aren’t easy and that aren’t comfortable, there’s a good potential for failure, so how do you learn from that and keep moving forward?”

From brains that value academic rigor to hearts that hold empathy for all those who aspire to Academy ideals, the Woodard era offers promises of power.

“If in 10 years we can do these things and build an endowment that makes Saint Thomas Academy accessible and sustainable for the next 150 years, I’d say, ‘Man, we’ve done what we set out to do.’”

“There is content that cadets need to understand, but the real gift is to be able to think critically. The more we can instill that in the curriculum, to let them come to conclusions but also be open-minded, the more we meet what the marketplace is looking for in leaders.”

— KELBY WOODARD

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TIPTON WOODARD:

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o understand how Kelby Woodard will help Saint Thomas Academy develop boys into men of character, look no further than his son, Tipton ’14. Now working in information operations at the Pentagon and as a first lieutenant and psychological operations detachment commander in the Army Reserve in North Carolina, Tipton has come a long way from the kid who once opted for public school.

had a huge impact on my life. Academically, the things Chief Friede taught me junior year were the same things I was taught later at military intelligence school. The faith aspect taught me how to be a man for the 21st century. It really was life-changing.”

Although admitted to the Academy coming out of middle school, Tipton deferred and three months later realized he’d made a mistake. Surreptitiously, he worked with the admissions office to correct that, and sprung the news on his dad the night that Kelby was narrowly winning election to the House of Representatives.

At the Academy, Tipton started the Sons of Liberty Club to help satisfy his yen for discussing politics and history, played football and lacrosse, and served on student council. He thrived in the all-male environment, “walking down the hall, just being guys, maybe telling a joke, punching someone in the shoulder…

It really is a brotherhood. When you’re 15 and you hear the old graybeards talk about this, you roll your eyes, but then you experience it, and it’s real.”

“Dad was like, ‘I love you, buddy, but I don’t have time for this. Wait, what?!’

I told him I didn’t know our family’s finances, but I was starting November 12, and I struck a deal with him, that if he paid for Saint Thomas Academy, I knew I’d find a way to college for free. I placed a bet on myself, chips on the table, and he liked the bet, not just for the money, but for wanting the best education for me.”

The bet paid off as Tipton earned a full ROTC ride to Cleveland’s John Carroll College. He realized then, and even more so now, that “almost everything I learned at the Academy has gotten me to where I am. I was taught how to think, not what to think.

“I learned problem-solving and critical thinking, how to think for myself and take care of others. The military aspect cadets.com

Pictured in 2013: Donna, Tipton ’14 and Kelby.

After the Academy, Tipton worked on Mike McFadden’s senate campaign, and then started at John Carroll. He played football there for two years, while also doing ROTC, “and then eventually, my body was just like, ‘Dude you can’t keep doing this,’ so I hung up the pads and focused on the Army.”

Tipton shares great excitement for his family’s return to Saint Thomas Academy, including his brother, Charlie, who is embracing cadet life even while facing the challenge of transferring in as a senior, and of course, his father’s role. “My dad’s experience at Cristo Rey encapsulates what he brings to the table. He was so successful there because of his experience as a business dude, as an executive at Target and then starting his own companies. I think he’s going to expand the reach of Saint Thomas Academy’s mission, and he’s uniquely qualified to increase diversity there.

In 2018, Tipton earned his B.A. in Political Science, Global and Foreign Area Studies, with minors in Military Studies and Catholic Studies. After college, he dabbled in real estate, went to military intelligence school in Arizona, and served as a media analyst for a political consulting firm until taking his Pentagon position.

“I don’t think there could be a better fit for what the position demands at the moment. Obviously, I’m biased.

He’s my hero. I always use him as an example of something I originally learned at Saint Thomas Academy, the idea of a spoudaios, which is part of Aristotle’s Nichomachean ethics… someone you want to emulate.”

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Branching Out:

Saint Thomas Academy Adds Military Leadership Instructors

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aint Thomas Academy welcomes new military leadership instructors Mastery Gunnery Sergeant Neil Constine (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.) and Lt. Col. Darrell Lockhart (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), teaching ML4 and ML2, respectively.

Darrell to graduate from Christiansburg High School. In 1992, he graduated from the Air Force Academy. During his Air Force career, he gained his Master of Science in Aerospace Safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

“This is the first time in Saint Thomas Academy history, as far as I know, that we have military leadership from outside the Army,” said Col. Neil Hetherington, Commandant of Cadets.

“This makes us more of what we in the military call a joint military operation.”

His career roles and stations included Instructor Navigator at Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK; Chief Navigator, Flight Examiner at Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX; Chief of Aviation Safety at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH; Commander, Air Force ROTC at Fayetteville (NC) State University; Commander, Chabelley Airfield, Republic of Djibouti; and Division Chief/ Test Director at Eglin AFB, FL. After retiring from the Air Force in 2017, he worked as Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, AFJROTC MN-871 until he joined Saint Thomas Academy.

With tongue only partially in cheek, Hetherington explained the impact this may have on cadets. “Each of the services has their own stereotypes. Your stereotypical Marine, or ‘ jarhead,’ is about seven feet tall and will scare the living daylights out of you. They have a different outlook on military discipline, perceived to be the most disciplined of the five services. Then there’s the Air Force perspective. They have a different take on leadership and different philosophies. We kid the Air Force about being the country club of all the services.

“Now we can truly call ourselves a military academy, with a Marine and an Airman as part of the team. I think it’s really exciting for the boys to see the different styles of the services, their different missions, and different career fields. As an Air Force Academy grad, Darrell also brings that experience.

Because of our high academic standards, we’re well-suited to send young men to the service academies, and Darrell will help us bridge that gap, explaining the application process to the boys and helping them achieve that goal if they desire to pursue that route.”

Lockhart’s first few weeks at Saint Thomas Academy had him fielding inquiries from several cadets about the service academies. He was practically born to tell them about it. His late father achieved the rank of Master Sergeant in the Air Force, and Lockhart had an older uncle who served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. “I made it my mission from a young age to attend the Air Force Academy,” Lockhart said.

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Pictured with Lt. Col. Lockhart are (left to right) his son Cayden, wife Denise, and son Ian.

Among his influences and inspirations are his “Aunt Fannie” (actually a great-aunt), the product of a segregated school system near Huntsville, AL, who eventually earned a PhD. He also admires, and got to meet, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the first African American in Air Force history to achieve that rank, who earlier commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Hallmarks of Lockhart’s teaching style, he said, are an emphasis on flexibility and knowing your job. “Things happen in the course of a day, a week, a year, that are not what you expect. I tell students to be like ducks and let that roll off your back like water. cadets.com

Lt. Col. Darrell Lockhart (FAR LEFT) and Mastery Gunnery Sergeant Neil Constine (RIGHT).

Learn and grow from your mistakes. Also, I like to facilitate discussion, reach students where they are, and talk about something relevant to today to help draw them out.”

In his free time, Lockhart spends time with his family: Denise, his wife of 21 years, herself a retired Air Force Lt. Col; son Cayden, a junior at St. Croix Lutheran Academy; and son Ian, a freshman at Woodbury High School. Lockhart’s other pursuits include Boy Scout leadership, coaching soccer and raising butterflies from larvae to release to migration. “That’s a study in the lifecycle that shows God’s glory, an intelligent design,” he said.

Meanwhile, Constine took a much different path to Saint Thomas Academy. He grew up in Marinette, WI, son of a father who had served in the Army in Vietnam. “By the time I was in high school,” Constine recalled, “the Marine Corps appealed to me, along with police work.”

He enlisted in 1995 and his roles and posts included: Military Police/Watch Supervisor/Training NCO/Investigator at Camp Pendleton, San Diego; Recruiter/Officer Selection Assistant at the USMC Recruiting Station in Milwaukee; Watch Commander/Training Chief in Iwakuni, Japan; Company GySgt/Instructor and Course Chief at Fort Lenard Wood in

The Constine family (pictured left to right): Madelyn, Quintin, Mastery Gunnery Sergeant Constine, wife Michelle, and Owen.

Waynesville, MO; Operations Chief and then Services Chief at Camp Lejeune, Jackson, NC; Chief/Sr. Manager, AntiTerrorism Force Protection/LE Integration and Integrated Ops Center in Bahrain; and Operations Chief for the 4th Law Enforcement Battalion in St. Paul.

Constine sees several of those experiences contributing directly to his work at the Academy. “Being a recruiter opened my eyes in terms of dealing with high school students,” he said. “I realized I was good at relating to them. As an instructor and course chief, post 9/11, our throughput really grew, and I learned a lot about how people learn, and how we all handle adversity. And, then my deployment in Africa opened me up more to diversity.”

Expanding on Hetherington’s views about the differences among service branches and how that may impact cadets, Constine said, “All the branches do things well, but they do things differently. Marines are sometimes thought of as robots, but there is a lot of trust and pushing responsibility down to the lowest level of the field. We expect people to think on their own.”

That approach manifests in his teaching, he said. “I give broad intent, and I do not oversee every detail in assignments as long as students are meeting my intent. There’s no handholding. For example, one of the first assignments I gave was for leaders to get to know their cadets, their strengths and weaknesses, and plan for how they were going to help them improve. They’re used to seeing rubrics and very detailed instructions, but I didn’t tell them exactly what they needed to present to me, because I want them to think outside the box. Still, sometimes the hands go up, wanting to know what size font they should use. And I tell them to think about my intent. If they meet it, they’re going to be good.”

In his spare time, Constine enjoys woodworking, running, skiing, snowmobiling and fishing. He has been married for 22 years to his high school sweetheart, Michelle, an art teacher at Parkview Elementary School in Lakeville. Their children are Madelyn, 18, a junior at Concordia University; Owen, 15, a sophomore at Lakeville South High School; and Quintin, 12, a 7th-grader at Kenwood Trail Middle School.

Both Lockhart and Constine emphasized how welcome they feel at the Academy, how impressed they have been with the students, families, staff, and faculty, and how they have found a home. They sing the same song, albeit from different hymnals provided by their various service backgrounds, and that’s music to Hetherington’s ears.

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Teachers Translate Trustey Fellowships into the

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n education-speak, STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. Those subjects have long been academic strongholds at Saint Thomas Academy, and now teachers Lisa Clausen, Kara Ehlert, and Mark Westlake bring a new view to STEM studies at the Academy after recently completing their STEM Trustey Fellowships through the University of Notre Dame.

The Trustey Program — designed to improve and empower STEM educators, primarily of middle-school students — lasts three summers and two school years.

Clausen, Ehlert, and Westlake spent three weeks at Notre Dame in the summer of 2018, 10 days the following summer, and one week on Zoom calls with their 40-person cohort this past

specific coaching calls, check-ins every two months, and reflections we had to turn in.”

In addition to training the educators in advanced teaching skills, the Trustey Program equips fellows to champion STEM studies in their school communities and ally with non-STEM teachers to round out students’ educations and thought processes.

For example, students in a science class considering climate change might also learn in their social studies class about the social-justice implications of climate change, such as the disproportionate placement of pollution sources and disposal sites near poverty-stricken populations.

“WE’RE BUILDING CAPACITY, TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, HOW TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND HOW TO CHALLENGE AND QUESTION CURRENT IDEAS.” — Lisa Clausen

summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

They also participated in numerous group calls and coaching sessions throughout the last two school years.

“It was a big-time commitment,” Ehlert said. “It may not have been every day that there was time spent on an activity for the fellowship, but it was always in the back of my mind, ‘OK, how am I teaching? What am I doing with my teaching, and why?’

It was an undercurrent. Plus, we had

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Conversely, STEM teachers might touch on social issues. For example, Clausen uses a current event lens focused on the lead content in Flint, Michigan’s water supply to help her students grasp the practical of the concept of parts-permillion in specimen samples.

Trained by the Trustey Program to think outside their subject silos, the fellows impact students well beyond their own classrooms. “What’s at the core of my

Pictured left to right: Lisa Clausen, Kara Ehlert, and Mark Westlake.

class,” Clausen said, “is how to improve people’s lives. Kids need to understand why they’re learning something and how it translates to real life. The Trustey Program pushed me to do more of this.

“One thing I learned from this program is that students need an awareness of their surroundings and the impact that each one of them has on not only the others in their class, or the school, but in society. One of the mottoes of the Trustey Program is ‘STEM as a force for good.’ We’re building capacity, teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills, how to work collaboratively, and how to challenge and question current ideas.”

The “how-to” is key to the Trustey Program’s approach, teaching teachers not just how to teach subject matter but also how to cultivate non-STEM liberal arts skills that translate across academic disciplines. “One big thing in the Trustey Program was the idea of productive talks,” Westlake said. “How do we model that behavior for our students? How do we talk to other people when we disagree with them? How do we talk to a group in order

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Future of STEM at Saint Thomas Academy the first time, make an adjustment and try again. Our overall goal is to prepare students to problem-solve when they leave our school. When we look back at this time in our history, we’ll see how people were able to innovate to improve on our world.” to persuade them to work together and accomplish a common goal? For middleschool students, that’s not a natural skill, and what they see of disagreements in conversations on TV is not productive.

Getting them to practice some of those skills is beneficial.”

Added Clausen: “We learned how to model this for students so they can use it in lab situations or class discussions. I’m finding that this builds more effective, quality discussions, because a kid who was maybe afraid to ask a question or share an idea now feels confident, because everyone is learning to be accepting. People are learning how to say. ‘I hear what you’re saying, but have you considered…?’ They’re learning the vocabulary that they’re going to need through their whole life if change is ever going to happen in this country.”

Ehlert sees the importance of this teaching style in addressing global issues: “Recent world events like the pandemic show that we need creative thinkers, who are willing to think outside the box, try to come up with solutions, and if they fail

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The Trustey Program also shaped the design of a beginning-to-end pathway for STEM education at the Academy, especially in light of the Innovation Center opening mid-stream in their fellowships, Ehlert said. “We wanted to figure out how to train our students to use the Innovation Center so that it’s not just a space that gets used to 3D-print all these dinky little toys.

This program helped us become intentional about how the Innovation Center causes a trickle up from the middle school to the high school and gives the students an opportunity to use a resource, the Innovation Center, that no other school in our area has.

That was another of this program’s huge positive outcomes for students.”

Added Westlake: “What students learn in the Innovation Center in 6th grade is going to carry over into 7th grade, and so on. The program gives us a more holistic view of how we teach STEM. Instead of operating in our silos we’re able to integrate them into a more uniform and continuous product for students.”

Clausen, Ehlert, and Westlake seem to be in lockstep toward enacting grand plans, facilitated by their Trustey Fellowship experience. As Clausen said, “We built a 3-to-5-year plan for what we want our students to get out of this. Jamie Jurkovich worked alongside us on this plan and joined us on calls, which was really cool and important to making the plan sustainable. We call this our STEM Blueprint. It gives us a very clear direction for how we’re going to proceed. We want to be leaders. That’s the ultimate goal.

We want to set Saint Thomas Academy apart as a leader in STEM. That’s why we did this program. We want our school to stand out and be recognized and known for that.”

“RECENT WORLD EVENTS LIKE THE PANDEMIC SHOW THAT WE NEED CREATIVE THINKERS, WHO ARE WILLING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, TRY TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS, AND IF THEY FAIL THE FIRST TIME, MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND TRY AGAIN. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO PROBLEM-SOLVE WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR SCHOOL.” — Kara Ehlert

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FEATURE

“I VIEW MY MISSION AS ENSURING EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, ORIENTATION, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. MY FOCUS ON THE ACADEMY AS ‘WELCOMING’ TIES TO ITS ORIGIN UNDER ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.” — R ICK STEVSON, DIRECTOR OF INCLUSION AND OUTREACH

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Diversity Initiative Upholds Ideals of Archbishop Ireland and Academy’s Founding

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he social unrest of this past summer has caused many organizations, including Saint Thomas Academy, to reflect on their approach to racial equity and social justice. In June, then-incoming Headmaster Kelby Woodard called for solidarity with the black community in its struggle for peace and justice. These were not empty words but a call to action.

“Even before George Floyd, I mentioned to Kelby that we need to be a place that’s welcoming to kids of all different backgrounds,” said Rick Stevson, Associate Director of Admissions, father of Alex Stevson ’13 and recently named Director of Inclusion and Outreach. “Once the George Floyd situation happened, alums spanning several decades shared with us things that had happened during their time at the Academy. We need to address those things if we want to truly live up to the Catholic and leadership pillars of the school.”

Woodard asked Stevson to form a Diversity Outreach Task Force and assess the school’s culture, the perceptions of our school held by communities of color, and identify concrete ways we can better welcome cadets, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds.

from critical stakeholders to gain a better understanding of how the Academy has approached the issue of diversity and inclusion in the past to determine what changes are needed to create a more welcoming environment for all cadets in the future. The alumni who have been a part of this process have voiced appreciation for their time at Saint Thomas Academy while recognizing the need for change and pledging their support for a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion.

Stevson broadly views his mission as ensuring everyone feels welcome regardless of race, religious affiliation, orientation, or socioeconomic status.

His focus on the Academy as “welcoming” ties to its origin under Archbishop Ireland. In a speech to a predominantly black church in Washington, D.C in 1890, he put it bluntly,

“Every prejudice entertained, every breach of justice and charity against a fellow-citizen because of color is a stain flung upon the banner of our liberty...”

Archbishop Ireland’s bold and outspoken stand created somewhat of a sensation throughout America at the time. His words were true then, and remain true today. It is time for Saint Thomas Academy and the country to remove the stain on the banner of liberty.

“Any charter the task force puts out must support the Academy’s founding,” Stevson said. “What did Archbishop Ireland want this institution to be?

A place to develop men of character.

That’s a very inclusive mission and one from which the task force will not deviate.”

Stevson will be advocating for the recruitment of faculty members and cadets of color who will enrich the cadet experience and are committed to the Academy’s mission. At the board level, a new committee chaired

by Fr. Nate Wells, C.S.C ’95 will help guide the Academy’s diversity initiatives and Stevson’s and the task force’s efforts to ensure Archbishop Ireland’s ideals are represented daily at Saint Thomas Academy.

The task force includes several voices — staff, faculty, alumni, parents, current cadets, and community leaders. They have gathered stories Archbishop John Ireland

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Academy News The Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2020 was held at Saint Thomas Academy in the Gerry Brown Football Stadium on June 11, 2020.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Jacob Miller and Nick Tucci (ABOVE L-R) were co-valedictorians and former Minnesota Viking and NFL commentator Ben Leber (RIGHT) gave the commencement speech.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATES The middle school also held a celebration for the graduation of the eighth graders. Families watched a recorded event before driving to school for a teacher congratulatory drive-thru!

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Academy News STAFF UPDATES CLASS OF 2020 COLLEGE/ UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS Babson College Boston College Clarke University Fort Lewis College Georgetown University Gustavus Adolphus College Indiana University – Bloomington Inver Hills Community College Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Liberty University Loyola University Chicago Marquette University Maryville University of Saint Louis Miami University – Oxford Minnesota State University – Mankato North Dakota State University Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Rockhurst University Saint Johns University Saint Louis University Saint Paul College Salve Regina University Stanford University Texas Christian University Tulane University of Louisiana University of Colorado Boulder University of Minnesota – Twin Cities University of Missouri – Columbia University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Notre Dame University of St. Thomas University of Wisconsin – Madison Vanderbilt University Washington University in St. Louis Xavier University

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF

Neil Constine — Master Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Ret), Military Leadership: Senior Military Instructor, Crack Drill Team Moderator, Ranger Team Moderator

Jennifer Costello — Building Substitute, Social Studies Teacher, One Schoolhouse Advisor, Distance Learning Coordinator

Gabriel Hilmar — Spanish

Sara Krivak — Substitute Coordinator and Building Substitute

Andrew Lillion — Facilities

Darrell Lockhart — Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret), Military Leadership: Senior Military Instructor; Department Chair

Graciela Mancebo — Spanish

Jackie VanDiver — Learning Specialist Grades 6-10

COACHING UPDATES Kim Friede was recently promoted to Track & Field Co-Head Coach and has been with Saint Thomas Academy since 2006.

Matt Everson and Graydon Anderson were hired as Co-Head Coaches for the Cadet Wrestling program.

Both are former University of Minnesota wrestlers and have been high school coaches for several years.

Thomas Weber — Digital Arts Teacher, Yearbook Moderator

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Alice Yang — Chinese

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Academy News STAFF RETIREMENTS STAFFING NOTABLES

Erick Rome has returned to the classroom to teach Spanish.

STAFF NOTES

SERGEANT DOUG HURD

Nick McCarthy ’02 has made the move to social studies.

SFC Doug Hurd retired after 45 years of combined service to his country both as a soldier and educator. He spent the last nine years as a Military Leadership instructor at Saint Thomas Academy touching the lives of hundreds of young men and contributing selflessly to the mission in developing boys into young men of exemplary character. He was instrumental in establishing and moderating the Ranger Team and coaching the Clay Target Team. As an Army artilleryman, SFC Hurd also trained and moderated the very popular Cadet Thunder.

He was a visible presence at just about every home football and hockey game, enthusiastically cheering on the cadets at every turn. We are grateful for his service to this fine institution and he will be sorely missed. We wish him the best of luck in retirement and in fishing!

DR. BERNARD CARPENTER

Luke Marks ’11 is following his goal of teaching and stepped into the classroom to teach English.

Katie Doran has made the move from Flynn Hall to the Middle School.

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Anne McQuillan has stepped into the role of facilities manager.

John Kenney ’85 has stepped in to help in Flynn Hall.

Dr. Bernard Carpenter joined the Saint Thomas Academy faculty in the spring of 2015, when Tom Klein ’89 had to leave his position after the tragic death of his wife.

The Academy was fortunate to find someone with such fine credentials available on short notice, and even more fortunate that he was willing to remain for the next five years. Dr. Carpenter brought insights about teaching learned from his years at Boston College and Providence Academy, as well as his profound Catholic faith. He enhanced holiday celebrations with his readings from classic Christmas stories. He served the school community for several years as faculty representative to the Board of Trustees and for the last year as Social Studies department chair. He moderated the Lincoln Society and helped this sometimes boisterous group understand better how to converse about political topics with civility. The Fathers’ Club named him the recipient of the Michael Rongitsch Faculty Award for his devotion to his students and to the mission of the school.

We wish him well in his retirement!

This summer, Chief Kim Friede’s daughter, Erica (Vis ’07) and her husband Nate ’07, welcomed their second child, a girl, into this world. Briar Lane Birr weighed 8 lbs, 4 oz, and is 21 inches long. Big brother Bodhi was happy to have a sibling!

Math teacher Elena Schmidt welcomed a baby boy named Thomas on October 1 at 9:25 p.m., weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz.

Congratulations, as having a baby during COVID-19 is no easy feat!

TOP 15 CORPS OF CADETS LEADERS NAMED Congratulations to the Class of 2021’s leaders of the Corps of Cadets for the 2020-21 school year.

Company Commanders are Oscar Berg, Brian Goblisch, John Gaylord, Jordan Young, Daniel McFadden, Baker Reding, Oliver Balfour and Simon Kotok. Staff are Joseph Middleton, Will Hoppe, Nicholas Horst, John Grismer, John Sexton and Wil Applebaum. Sergeant Major is William Guttery.

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Academy News MYSER FAMILY FOUNDATION TEACHING AWARD

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Myser Family Foundation Teaching Excellence Award, a financial award generously established by the Myser family (the late Buzz ’52, Patricia, John ’77 and Michael ’79), recognizes teaching excellence at the Academy. A committee comprised of parents, students and faculty vote for two deserving members of the faculty who have been on staff for at least five years.

VISTA BAND AWARDS DIRECTOR’S AWARD Jack Kelly ’20, Lauren Kern ’20, Devin Klein ’20, and Edie Weinstein ’21 This award is given annually to students who show exemplary leadership, responsibility and musical dedication to the VISTA Band program.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AWARD Jacob Miller ’20 This award is given out by high schools nationwide to recognize “outstanding musical achievement and an incredible dedication to the program.”

Senior William Hoppe has been named a semifinalist in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, which represents less than one percent of the nation’s high school graduating seniors.

JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA AWARD Jack Bartlett ’20

Dean Simmons, Economics

Josh Kaeppe, Social Studies

This award is given to that student who displays excellence in loyalty, cooperation, leadership, dependability, musicianship and participation.

Upcoming Admissions Events The best way to get to know Saint Thomas Academy is to spend time on our campus. We offer various opportunities to tour the school, see our beautiful facilities, and meet faculty, students and parents. Please share the below events with those who may be a good fit for the Academy.

ADMISSIONS SHOWCASES These events offer an opportunity to meet our faculty and staff, tour the campus and interact with coaches and moderators at the Activity Fair. Current parents and students will be on hand to answer questions and welcome guests to the Saint Thomas Academy community. Please let us know if you are joining in person or virtually at cadets.com/showcase n Monday, October 26 | 6:00–8:00 PM n Monday, January 11 | 6:00–8:00 PM

ACE VISIT: AUTHENTIC CADET EXPERIENCE Scheduling an Authentic Cadet Experience (ACE) shadow visit is the best opportunity for your son to experience a day in the life of a Cadet. He will be paired with a Saint Thomas Academy student that shares similar interests. ACE visits offer prospective students an understanding for the school day, class content and our community environment. (Lunch is included!) Select your in-person or virtual visit at cadets.com/ace

TUESDAY TOURS Led by the Admissions Office and Parent Ambassador Team, these campus tours provide prospective families with an exploration of our exceptional 88-acre campus and its preeminent learning facilities, such as our Innovation Center and advanced learning tools. Tours include classroom visits, meeting with faculty and conclude with taking in Formation, a unique daily gathering for the students. Tuesday Tours are typically 90 minutes and cover much of our amazing educational experience.

Select your Tuesday Tour at cadets.com/tuesday

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History Day Results This past spring the 27th annual History Day competition took place with a theme of “Breaking Barriers in History.” Students competed as groups and individuals in the exhibit, performance, documentary and website categories. The results were slightly delayed due to COVID, but the cadets still received eight Honorable Mentions and two Fourth Place finishes. Congratulations!

MIDDLE SCHOOL Honorable Mention — Max MapelLentz ’24, Individual Documentary: Yosemite

UPPER SCHOOL (All Class of 2021) 4th Place — Aidan McGill, Hwaejin Chung, Kevin Murphy; Group Performance: Alan Spear 4th Place — Ethan Hiew, Cy Walsh; Group Documentary: Sundance Film Festival Honorable Mention — Caleb Smit, Nicholas Horst, Tommy Sobaski; Group Performance: Progressive Rock Honorable Mention — Alex Bursey, Individual Documentary: JFK and anti-Catholicism Honorable Mention — Ethan Kalafatich, Individual Documentary: Frank Capra Honorable Mention — Jack Martin, Patrick Minkel; Group Documentary: D-Day Honorable Mention — Wil Applebaum, Aidan Mir; Group Documentary: Interwar Isolationism Honorable Mention — Ronan Lauber, Individual Website: Erie Canal Honorable Mention — Brian Goblisch, Garrison Solliday, Baker Reding; Group Website: Jazz & Culture in the 1920s

KAYDET YEARBOOK DEDICATION The Class of 2020 dedicated the Kaydet yearbook to a beloved coach and teacher, Mr. Bill McCarthy. He was one of the few teachers who had the opportunity to teach everyone in the graduating class. Mr. McCarthy also has a teaching method unlike anyone else in the school. Rather than having a test or quiz, he gives an “opportunity” to his students to show what has been learned. He wants to give his students a different outlook and approach not only to school, but to life. He is focused on growing everyone’s character each class period. Bill McCarthy has been with Saint Thomas Academy since 1997. The Cadet Maker has limited copies of the Kaydet available for purchase.

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CADETS OF THE YEAR At the end of each school year, the Brigade chooses three exemplary students from among the Cadets of the Quarter recipients.

Congratulations to Cadet of the Year James Walsh ’22, Cadet NCO of the Year Jurgis Daugela ’20 and Cadet Officer of the Year John Bachul ’20.

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SCOUTING Cadets CHARLIE TREACY ’22, LUKE AUDETTE ’23, and DECLAN SCHULTZ ’24 were among a group from Nativity of our Lord Boy Scout Troop 67 that visited Florida Sea Base this summer. The scouts spent six days at sea living on a 75 foot schooner, sailing around the Florida Keys.

OLIVER HESS ’21 earned his Eagle Scout Rank on May 5th, 2020 with 133 merit badges.

His project was the renovation of the parking area at Dakota Woodlands in Eagan, a shelter for women and children.

EAGLE SCOUTS — COOPER CORBO Junior Cooper Corbo was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on March 12, 2020, as a sophomore.

Due to COVID, he’s been unable to have an award ceremony yet, but did receive his medal.

Eagle Project Cooper, a member of Boy Scout Troop 451, completed his Eagle Project in June 2018 in Beards Fork, West Virginia, one of the poorest counties in the United States. Cooper piggybacked on a mission trip with Global Volunteers of America, a non-profit organization headquartered in St. Paul that travels in the country and globally to “Be the change in the world.” The mission work generally evolves home livability projects, teaching basic education courses, and other life skills.

“I went into this project thinking it was about building a necessity for the school, but it really was more of a learning expedition about how other kids experience life.”

— JUNIOR COOPER CORBO

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When approached about Cooper doing an Eagle Project for Beards Fork, the community leaders identified a “pet education and shelter” need for the children at the Appalachian Labor School. Cooper was asked to build eight rabbit hutches that would house rabbits the students would be charged with raising and caring for as part of life skills education in responsibility.

Cooper organized and paid for his trip to West Virginia, and all supplies needed for the project, through different fundraising efforts. In addition, he directed and supervised 14 local school children of all ages, and teens who were part of the Global Volunteers travel group, to build the rabbit hutches over a three-day period on site in Beards Fork.

Additionally, in the mornings before building the hutches, Cooper assisted a visiting college student from West Virginia doing his student teaching, on teaching reading and writing to the school kids.

Significance of Eagle Scout Project “I went into this project thinking it was about building a necessity for the school, but it really was more of a learning expedition about how other kids experience life. It wasn’t uncommon for these kids from the ‘holler’ to be living in a small shack with several family members. Their parents would drive 20 miles to get government issued staples like cheese and milk in order to have food. In getting to know them, I’d ask the basic questions like how old are you or what grade are you in, and a kid might answer, ‘I think I’m in second grade.’ I left eight well-built cadets.com

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ETHAN HIEW ’21 completed his Eagle Scout service project in Fall of 2018 by building shelves for a new thrift store at the Inner City Christian Ministry of Minneapolis that serves a community that is plagued with poverty, unemployment, homelessness, addiction and the like.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! VISTA FALL PRODUCTION VISTA Productions will present The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time this fall. The show will be streamed on November 6, 7 and 8.

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rabbit hutches behind at Beards Fork, but Beards Fork left a profound mark on my life. Looking at school through the lens of these kids really drives home for me the opportunities and privilege I have to attend a school like STA.” What it means to reach the rank of Eagle Scout “A couple of years ago, our troop had the honor of hosting a 94-year-old Eagle Scout guest speaker from Texas. He shared how much Scouting taught him and how it prepared him to survive WWII and Iwo Jima, earn college degrees, become a geologist and oil explorer, and raise a family. Basically, it provided a foundation upon which to build anything you want. I will carry that advice with me into the future. I hope as an Eagle Scout I am able to serve as a good example to those younger than me to do the same.”

The Global Volunteers organization made such an impact on Cooper and his dad, Todd, that they were booked to go to Poland this past summer to teach English to elementary kids in rural villages in the Carpathian Mountains, but the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled that plan. They plan to go in the summer of 2021 and Cooper hopes to use the trip as part of his STA senior service project.

Early in his scouting career, Cooper also received the Medal of Merit in 2013. The Merit recognizes those who have performed acts of service of a rare, or exceptional character, that reflect an uncommon degree of concern for the well-being of others.

This award is given to less than one percent of Scouts in any given year. Cooper received the medal when he was seven-years-old for saving a toddler from falling out of an unlocked and unscreened two-story window above a concrete driveway.

Cooper talked the boy into going further back into the room instead of leaning out of the window like he found him. Cooper alerted adults who called the police and helped bang on the door to find the parents. KSTP interviewed Cooper and followed him around school and came back again when he received the award. cadets.com

Cooper Corbo directed and supervised local school children at the Appalachian Labor School in Beards Fork, West Virginia on building eight rabbit hutches.

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Academy News NASA HUNCH The HUNCH (High schools United with NASA to Create Hardware) mission is to empower and inspire students through a project based learning program where high school students learn 21st century skills and have the opportunity to launch their careers through the participation in the design and fabrication of real world valued products for NASA.

Pictured left to right: Matthew LeMay, Aiden McGill, Jacob Gurin, Alexander Miller and Jeevan Venkatesan.

The team of Jeevan Venkatesan ’22, Aidan McGill ’21, Matthew LeMay ’21, Jacob Gurin ’22, William Boland ’23 and Logan Griffiths ’21 was named “Finalist,” which meant they were one of the top three teams in the nation. They would have travelled to NASA Johnson Space Center to present their research and prototype lunar wagon wheels if the in-person event would have happened. Congratulations on your ingenuity and hard work!

Minnesota Council on Economic Education Saint Thomas Academy took third place in the National Personal Finance Challenge competition, capping off an exciting season of learning and competition in which these high school students took first place among all Minnesota teams. The team faced off against top schools from around the nation in a virtual competition, sponsored by VOYA Financial, on May 4.

Seniors John Bachul, Mitch MacDonald, Andrew Schreier, and Abraham Yosef earned top scores on tests of their knowledge of personal finance and ability to analyze and communicate about personal finance challenges confronting people throughout their lives. The students excelled in challenging circumstances, with their qualifying competitions being held online due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the national competition also taking a different format than in other years. The commitment and determination of these students, supported by social studies teacher and coach Dean Simmons, is a sure credit to these outstanding young people.

This is the best finish by Saint Thomas Academy in this competition.

Also, seniors Andres Ridley, Nick Tucci, Blake Prall, and Garret Rivers earned the second-place title. Jaxen Mertens, Liam Baird, Matt Gross, and John Herzog earned the third-place title after receiving high scores in an online test of microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, current events, and economic problem-solving.

Faculty members Dean Simmons and Dave Ziebarth taught the AP Economics and Economics classes.

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Pictured top to bottom, competing via Zoom is Mr. Simmons, Abraham Yosef, John Bachul, Andrew Schreier and Mitchell MacDonald.

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Academy News FALL SPORTS UPDATE

COMPILED BY JOHN SEXTON ’21

CROSS COUNTRY The team looks to defend their conference title this year, which would make it their fourth Metro East Conference title in a row. The team looks promising with 5 of the 7 varsity runners returning from last year to make up this year’s varsity roster. The varsity team consists of Teddy Lawder ’21, Padon Kinzley’22, Phili Solomon ’24, Jack Sexton ’21, Kevin Murphy ’21, Adam Husaby ’23, and Ben McKinley ’23.

The team has struggled this year with injury and illness, along with COVID-19 quarantines, leaving the team unable to run a varsity race with their full lineup. However, the team is hopeful as they enter into their champion stretch with the Conference race, followed by the Section 3A race.

In their first two races, the team has placed first in both races, with Padon Kinzley ’22 the champion in the first race, and Teddy Lawder ’21 winning the second. The junior varsity team looks very hopeful with young runners Noah Schultz ’23, Luke Audette ’23, and Emmett Wolff ’23.

SOCCER The Cadet soccer team has had a very strong season after their first six games. Their record is 6-1 as they enter into their postseason, beginning with the Conference playoffs. The team consists of experience, with a mix of young blood, creating a perfect combination for success.

The cadets finished the regular season with three big wins. The first against Tartan, by a score of 4-0, followed by an upset win over Hill Murray. Their final win of the season came on September 17 against Mahtomedi, who were ranked 7th in Class A coming into their match with the cadets. Goals from Matthew Zander ’22 and Will Guttery ’21 helped the cadets take home the win, placing them first in the Metro East Conference.

FOOTBALL In August, the Minnesota State High School League voted to move football to the spring of 2021. The League did approve a shortened three-week practice for teams and so the cadets began practice the week of September 14 with mixed emotions. The players were excited to be with their brothers on the field but disappointed to not be preparing for a game.

Several days later, the MSHSL called an emergency board meeting to discuss reversing their previous decision. On September 21, the decision was reversed and a modified season was set.

Senior Captains Garrison Solliday, Oscar Berg, Daniel McFadden, Baker Reding and Jamie Smith will be leading a relatively inexperienced team.

Coach O’Brien graduated 17 of his 22 starters from last season and will need to rebuild the offensive line and secondary. He says if they can stay healthy and avoid quarantines due to COVID, they will be competitive.

Early season accolades were given to Solliday as he was named the 5A Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by Prep Redzone.

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MEET THE FACULTY Joel Loecken STARTED AT SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY | Fall 2017 SUBJECTS/CO-CURRICULARS/CLUBS | I teach Faith in Jesus, World Religions, Church History, Advanced Morality and Campus Ministry classes. I am also an assistant 9th grade football coach.

FIRST TEACHING JOB | Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, MN

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I LOVE THE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND THE EFFORTS EVERYONE MAKES TO HELP THE BOYS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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HOBBIES | In my free time, I enjoy fishing, hunting, gardening, baseball, basketball and watching college/pro sports.

A FAVORITE TEACHING MOMENT | There are so many! The moments always come down to a young person recognizing a new insight about God working in our lives.

BRUSH WITH FAME | Stumped me on that one!

FAVORITE EXPERIENCE | So many! I love nature. It’s hard to beat a summer night of bass fishing on calm water as the sun is going down. God is so big and we are so small!

WHY I TEACH AT SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY | The faculty, parents, students, and alumni community are very committed to each other and our mission. I love the commitment to excellence and the efforts everyone makes to help the boys reach their full potential. The boys respond well to all of our efforts!

FAVORITE MUSIC | I love listening to the old ’80’s pop rock. Too much synthesizer and the songs take forever. Repeated phrases over and over. Great stuff!

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT | Any lake in Minnesota where the fish are biting is the right spot.

FAMILY | Wife Michelle and our daughters Anna and Sophie, who are both in college.

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Tammy Greenlee

Executive Assistant to Senior Administration | Registrar

YEAR STARTED AT SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY | 2004 FIRST JOB | I started my career as a Legal Executive Assistant in 1998. I found my true home when I started at STA in 2004.

HOBBIES | Shopping, decorating, traveling and trying new restaurants.

A FAVORITE STA MOMENT | There are many; however, the day I watched my son graduate with the Class of 2010 ranked among the best! I am so proud to have a son as a STA alum.

BRUSH WITH FAME | We inadvertently attended the Oscars when we went to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame, not realizing it was the evening of the Oscars. We stood with a group of spectators watching the limos driving into the theatre. The highlight was having Will Smith wave out the window to the crowd.

FAVORITE EXPERIENCE | Last year we traveled to the Dominican Republic and went on a Whale Watching excursion. We saw a family of whales, including mother, father and baby. Although there were rough waters, it was absolutely mesmerizing.

WHY I WORK @ STA | I enjoy working at the Academy because of the daily interaction with the faculty, staff and students. While not being an educator I enjoy being part of the STA community that provides an excellent education and lasting values for our students.

FAVORITE MUSIC | ’80’s Music. Love the music of my childhood.

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT | The beach! Preferably a beach in Mexico. I love the warmth to escape Minnesota winters.

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...I ENJOY BEING PART OF THE STA COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION AND LASTING VALUES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

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FAMILY | Husband Mark and children: Colin, Wife – Brittany (Expecting baby January 2021), Courtney, 25, Kinsey, 21, Grant, 18.

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2019-2020 Financial Highlights Operating Summary (unaudited) July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 INCOME

n Student Tuition, Net n Annual Giving Income

73% 10%

$10,045,459 1,430,076

n Auxiliary Programs n Other n Endowment Earnings Transfer

7%

945,638

(Includes Auction)

2%

262,389

8%

1,110,000

TOTAL INCOME

$13,793,561

EXPENSES

n General Instruction n Student Activities and Athletics n General and Administrative n Plant and Maintenance n Auxiliary Programs n Other Expenses n Debt Reduction and Interest

46%

$6,329,805

8%

1,066,360

25%

3,520,142

11%

1,467,480

3%

348,992

4%

590,190

3%

470,592

TOTAL EXPENSES

$13,793,561

2020-21 SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHIEF OFFICER The Most Reverend Bernard Hebda CHAIRMAN Mr. Daniel Kubes ’87 PAST CHAIRMEN Mr. Kelly Rowe ’79 VICE PRESIDENT The Most Reverend Andrew Cozzens SECRETARY Mr. Kelby Woodard

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TRUSTEES Mr. Michael Ciresi ’64 Mrs. Sharon D’Agostino Mrs. Anne Rizzo Donovan Mr. Patrick Eilers ’85 Dr. Mary Henderson Mr. Gregory Hosch ’89 Mr. Richard Johnson ’85 Mr. Thomas Lee ’85 Mr. Timothy Murnane ’77 Dr. John Newcome ’79 Mr. Daniel Queenan ’89 Mr. Martin Schreier ’88 Mrs. Lysa Flynn Sirek Mr. Thomas Votel Father Nate Wills, C.S.C. ’95

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Annual Report 2019-2020

Honoring Our Donors The 2019-20 Annual Report honors and recognizes hundreds of individuals and organizations who provided financial support to Saint Thomas Academy for the previous fiscal year (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020). We are grateful to each and every one of you for your expression of support and confidence in the Academy and its tradition of educational excellence.

While compiling these lists, we made every effort to avoid errors.

If your name was listed incorrectly or inadvertently omitted, please call the Advancement Office at 651-683-1594.

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2019-20 Annual Report

Advancing our Mission Despite the Pandemic

BY DAVID HOTTINGER ’85 DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

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hat a year! No one could have imagined how everything would take such a turn in March with the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic. We all dramatically changed how we went about our lives practically overnight. At Saint Thomas Academy and across the world, ways of educating students changed. Schools were empty, online classes became the norm, events went virtual and we were all living in uncertainty.

Despite the unknowns and the unfamiliar, our work at Saint Thomas Academy continued. We learned and became better at delivering the cadet experience via DiSTAnce Learning. Staff and faculty adapted to working from home. The Advancement Department connected with hundreds of you, our constituents, mostly through email, a phone call or a virtual face-to-face meeting. We shared how the Academy was adjusting to the pandemic and implementing safety precautions to David Hottinger ’85 control the spread of the virus. Many of you asked how the Academy and our students were doing, and how we were moving forward with our mission and educating as a school of excellence. I told many that the resolve and support that have allowed this institution to succeed for 135 years would indeed see us through again. It became clear there was never a time when the world needed a school like Saint Thomas Academy more.

I am proud to acknowledge the overwhelming response of the giving community of Saint Thomas Academy. Amid economic instability and the emergence of many unforeseen expenses, we had one of our strongest fundraising years ever. Our virtual auction was our most successful, raising more than $700,000! More importantly, over $345,000 was contributed to Fund-A-Need, which supports financial aid for our families. We also increased the number of donors, especially with classes of younger alumni, over previous years. Through the involvement and support of this great community, we met our budget and exceeded our fundraising goals. In March, I did not believe this to be possible. Thank you! Through your investments, you made a difference in the lives of our students and enabled us to continue to advance our mission of developing boys into men of character.

As we transition from the leadership of Admiral Crowley to Headmaster Kelby Woodard, we are ready for the challenges that lie ahead. We will once again look to you, our community and benefactors, to help us remain financially stable and secure our future by growing our endowment and improving our legacy campus I was reminded when watching the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 on campus in June that our work is vitally important and long lasting. It is more than educating boys. Which one of these 2020 graduates will be the leaders to broker a more just society? Which of them will be the doctors who may advance medical research or treat patients on the front lines of a pandemic?

Never has our work seemed more urgent than now. As I watched the cadets receive their diplomas, I was immensely proud of them and Saint Thomas Academy.

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Increase in overall giving dollars to Saint Thomas Academy of 59%.

Established a Cadet Family Relief Fund to support families affected

by COVID-19.

There was a 3% increase in young alumni donors (class of 2003-2018) and a 67% increase in the average amount given by this group.

“Through your investments, you made a difference in the lives of our students and enabled us to continue to advance our mission of developing boys into men of character.”

— DAVID HOTTINGER ’85

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2019-20 Annual Report

Community Auction Thrives, Despite Pandemic

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he 55th Annual Saint Thomas Academy Community Auction was one of the most memorable and challenging events we’ve ever had. The Auction Chairs, Ellen & John Schreier ’82, Jen & Marty Schreier ’88, and Jim & Jen (Schreier) Stanley, along with their 48-person subcommittee team, were off and running in October with plans to make the milestone event a huge success.

Their theme of F.I.R.E. — Faith-IntegrityRespect-Excellence — was the perfect representation of the Academy and our cadets. Every detail was going according to plan up until the mailing volunteers finished assembling 4,800 hundred invitations to be mailed out for the event.

It was at that moment that COVID-19 brought everything to a screeching halt.

On May 2, 2020, the Auction Chairs, along with school personnel, Cadet Broadcasting, Tom Mingo, Frank Vascellero and Amelia Santaniello came together for one-hour streamed Live Auction E-vent. Frank and Amelia emceed as we auctioned off live items and raised money for our Fund-A-Need program. With the world at a standstill and most of America in a “Shelter in Place” our STA Community signed on and watched. Event stats showed over

4,000 people joined the broadcast from 28 states and 4 countries!

The results of the Virtual Auction demonstrate how the Saint Thomas Academy community comes together through the good times and the bad times by grossing over $750,000 in revenue. This money helps cadets of today and tomorrow to receive a truly incredible education rich in tradition and values.

Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello emceed the virtual live auction event.

While we paused with the rest of the world and hoped that life as we knew it could quickly resume, it wasn’t long before the Auction Chairs and the Advancement department made the difficult decision to forge ahead with a virtual live event. cadets.com

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Alumni Honor Roll of Donors This list is sorted by class, then alphabetized and includes all gifts to Saint Thomas Academy, including the Aquinas Annual Fund, the capital campaign, corporate matching gifts, gifts to special projects, memorials and gifts in honor, gifts-in-kind, sponsorships, Auction purchases and advertising.

CLASS OF 1940

CLASS OF 1950

Lloyd Flynn

Bob Dahl Jerry and Mary Furey Tom Hosted James and Rosemary Mackey James and Dianne Morgan Robert and Jean Schiefelbein Rev. Robert J. Sipe David and Beverly Waters

CLASS OF 1941 James Garberg

CLASS OF 1942 Carl† and Mary Catherine Baumgaertner

CLASS OF 1943 Richard and Bridget Shiely

CLASS OF 1945 William Beddor Mark and Barbara Berens John† and Katherine Hubbell Edmund Krowka Donald and Jurate Moritz Thomas Stenger†

CLASS OF 1946 Gerald and Maureen Conroy Guy and Mary Etta Coursolle William and Peg Dornbach Bill and Clare† Eldredge Roger and Marianne Foussard

CLASS OF 1947 John LaFond William Lipschultz Larry McGough David and Betty Murphy John and Kathleen Peifer Robert and Doris Ruvelson

CLASS OF 1948 Donald and Dorothy Hilligoss Jerome and Arline Malerich Robert Regan William and Mary Sipe John and Dorothy Towey

CLASS OF 1949 James and Janet Dunn George and Sharon Glotzbach Norman Hansen† Bud and Carol Hayden Russell† and Julia Jensen Gerald Seifert

CLASS OF 1951 Thomas and Genine Beigle William and Donna Burrs Peter and Gloria Castner James and Barbara Corcoran Robert and Maureen Donatelli Thomas and Janan Gainor Peter and Patricia Koch Martin McGuire Edward and Catherine Osada G. Richard and Peggy Palen J. Peter and Mary Ritten Walter and Mary Jo Roberts Michael† and Charlene Sheahan Ronald and Mary Smith William and Jeannette Strub

CLASS OF 1952 Terrance and Mary Carroll Col (Ret) Joseph Cleary and Janine Cleary Phil Dugan Daniel and Carol Forby Jon and Eileen Harty Raymond and Joan Marsollek Thomas Mulrooney John and Mary Stewart

CLASS OF 1953 Paul† and Lynne Billings Gerald and Sandra Bilski Joseph R and Alberta Carroll Clement and Molly Commers Edward and Eileen Gordon Thomas Kenefick John and Helen Kilty Jack Knip Richard and Ardelle McKenna James and Mary Minogue Robert and Margaret Murnane Mike O’Connor

Oliver and Lana Ossanna William Stenger Gerald Thomas

CLASS OF 1954 Raymond and Marlene Allard Mr. John Dewes and Mrs. Kathleen Henschel David and Mary Ekstrand John and Patricia Gaertner Edward and Paulette Hanton William and Kathy Kozlak Stanley and Carol Manske Peter and Susan Morgan Robert Nath George and Katharine Stewart COL (Ret) Burl Zorn and Barbara Zorn

CLASS OF 1955 Brian and Mary Lou Campion Richard and Marcia Carthaus John Egan Terry Flynn David Froats Rev. Thomas P. Hunstiger Max William and Helen Jacobs Thomas and Mary Gerry Lee Thomas and Alice Maher Maurice and Barbara Moriarty Patrick O’Brien James and Judy Thomas

CLASS OF 1956 Roger Burg Jerry Ciresi Patrick and Joan† Farley Larry and Marilyn Kelly Frederick and Kay Lambrecht Thomas Lynch, PhD LtCol (Ret) Michael Moorhead and Joan Moorhead John and Margaret Murray Terence and Mary Kay O’Loughlin COL Richard Ryan and LauraMary Ryan Jerome and Jinny Studer Wayne and Dorothy Thalhuber William and Alicia Walton Thomas and Mary Anne Warren Frederick and Susan Webber

CLASS OF 1957 William and Susan Davern Terrence and Maureen Desmond Thomas† and Patsy Emmer Roger and Elizabeth Freeberg Richard and Kathy Hanousek Lawrence Hendrickson and Barbara Forster J.L.and Lana Hurley Andre and Mary Kenyon Gerald and June Kimball Thomas and Judy Koppy James and Judy Madigan Rev. Timothy F. Nolan Patrick and Colette O’Neill John† and Cheryl O’Shaughnessy Lawrence and Mary Ellen Praml Robert and Mary Quirk Joseph and Patricia Reymann Wayne Zetzman

CLASS OF 1958 Gerald Brown and Ingrid Peterson Carl Conney Gary and Anne Delaney David and Lael Fruen Michael Hennessey Col (Ret) Jerome Janicke and Diane Janicke John and Sandra Pates Cap Pearson Christopher and Beverly Robert Frank and Janelle Schlick Joseph and Nancy Schwarz Thomas and Mary Steele John and Patricia Tracy Robert and Rita Winkler

CLASS OF 1959 LTC (Ret) Eric Aberg and Linda Aberg John and Margaret Baker John and Patricia Commers Dennis and Bonnie Finn William Freeman Ronald and Martha Gagnon James and Jan Kunz Robert and Sandra Miller Robert and Marilyn Miskinis John and Kathy Jo Morgan James and Janet Murray † Deceased

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2019-20 Annual Report Alumni Donors continued Terrence and Barbara Nagle Michael O’Connell and Susan Hayes Stuart and Margery Pihlstrom Raymond and Joyce Schwartz Michael and Janette Sifferle Benjamin Storey John and Mary Lee Sturner John and Michele Tauer Lawrence and Patti Timmons

CLASS OF 1960 Richard Allen and Nancy Shelton-Allen Thomas Brix Christopher Claude Patrick and Mary Copps Patrick and Kitty Delaney Michael and Peggy Donovan Thomas and Hannah Dzik R. Michael and Gretchen Holt James and Betsy Jamar Joseph Lauer Patrick and Aurora McAllister Roger Meyer S. James Nelson, Jr. John and Mary O’Rourke John and Roswitha Ossanna John and Tona Rozum Richard and Mary Schweizer Terrence and Susan Wolkerstorfer

CLASS OF 1961 Winston and Barbara Adams John and Gladys Anderson Dennis and Christine Brady John and Linda Campbell Richard and Trudy Cragg John and Nancy Downey

Peter Hames James and Marge Jambor Michael and Marilyn Kelley Edward and Mary LeClair Joseph and Virginia Martin Patrick and Vicki McCauley Richard Miller James and Barbara Mulrooney Terrence Murphy James and Sandy Rutzick Raymond and Diane Spack Courtney and Pamela Storey David and Sandy Swanson Edward and Kate Thompson Ronald and Roselle Wappel

Bill and Barbara Gabler John and Rebecca Grant Robert Green Terrence and Peg Kelly Eric and Stephanie Lloyd Thomas and Mary Kay Lloyd Peter Matlon and Joyce Cacho Mike and Dianne McMenomy John and DeNae O’Connell Lawrence and Susan Poppler

CLASS OF 1964

CLASS OF 1962 Bill Bednarczyk James and Suzanne Burton Joseph and Sandy Commers Terence and Marilyn Davern Joseph and Dorothy Dupont Michael and Mary Ives William and Joelise Jandric Robert and Judith Kleinman Joseph and Georgia Nardi John and Kitty O’Keefe Mark O’Malley Michael and Anne O’Rourke Blake and Jeannine Renslow Michael Salscheider and Jacqueline Hick Joseph and Marcia Wolkerstorfer

CLASS OF 1963 John and Susan Berken Michael and Nancy Byrne George and Linda Carroll Christopher and Diane Dempsey

Donald Bachmeier Michael and Heidi Barcelow Peter and Sally Beagan Robert and Anna Bordenave John and Kathryn Byrne Michael and Ann Ciresi Michael and Linda Daly Father Douglas A. Ebert John Erickson Mark Gearin Mark Gehan Thomas and Paula Greelis Timothy Hilger and Kathy Ebert Gregory and Nancy Hoffmann William and Joyce Marshall Jack and Stephanie Ptacek Timothy and Mary Scanlan Gary and Katherine Sirek Vincent and Joanna Troy Kenneth and Barbara Weldon

CLASS OF 1965 Michael Cronk James and Linda Farrell George Frey Joseph and Mary Gleason Ernest and Priscilla Grace

Terrence Hermes Edward and Chris Malloy Thomas and Lorraine Mylan Charles Peluso, Jr. Michael and Janet Robertson

CLASS OF 1966 John Blum Stephen Bucher Michael Campbell Joseph and Eileen Capecchi Michael and Deborah Johnson Ronald and Diane Kretsch Michael and Peggy McKasy Michael and Jill Mottl Henry and Anne Pabst John Ryan Albert and Ruth Sirek Patrick Sokol Patrick and Barbara Tracy Gary and Kessa Wells

CLASS OF 1967 William and Sandy Baumgaertner Christopher and Linda Crumly Timothy and Carol Gallivan William Huss and Mieko Umino Pat and Jonelle Johnson Paul McCarten Charles and Mary Michel Charlie Mishek Thomas Mullaney Virgil and Josephine Mylan Michael Peluso William and Terry Stein Henry and Jane Wertheimer Continued

TOP PERCENTAGE OF CLASS PARTICIPATION

32%

31%

26%

24%

23%

Class of

Class of

Class of

Class of

Class of

1985

1969

1984

1945

1951

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2019-20 Annual Report Alumni Donors continued CLASS OF 1968 Gregory Babler and Martha Van Roekel Mark and Kathy Conrad Michael and Mary Eastwood Michael and Virginia George Albert Kelly and Marjorie Stevens Kelly William and Diane Kennedy Michael and Paula Merth Neil and Brenda O’Leary Gary and Martha Olson Joseph and Kim Scanlan Clyde Schabacker LtCol (Ret) Stephen Seidle and Eiko Seidl Brian and Kathleen Short

CLASS OF 1969 David and Yasmine Aamodt Kris and Jane Barcelow Sidney and Carolyn Brennan Christopher and Melinda Brown Dennis Chlebeck David and Sandra Dorle Robert and Kathryn Doyle Timothy Edman Mike and Teresa Faricy Frank and Barbara Farrell Mark and Joan Frey John and Kathleen Gangl Donald and Elaine Huber COL Daniel Imholte and Jane Imholte

Dennis† and Kathy Johnson Stan and Kathleen Kinkead Thomas and Monica Krebsbach William and Karen Lee Bruce and Mary Kay Lick Joseph and Kathleen Loney Kenneth and Josephine Mart Patrick and Susan Martyn Peter and Rhonda McCall Kelly and Mary Michel Mark and Joan Mishek Thomas Mossberg Michael and Lori Norman Kevin O’Brien Joseph and Deborah O’Shaughnessy Paul and Deryl Owens William and Marilyn Quirk Thomas and Ann Reid Stephen Skoro William and Kristi Sullivan Peter and Melanie Ziegler

Michael Rooney David and Debbie Seep Christopher and Susan Sitzmann

CLASS OF 1970

CLASS OF 1972

Richard and Joyce Bartusch Jeffrey and Mary Beissel Christopher and Rebecca Cox Donald and Debra Ditter Thomas and Kimberly Johnson Edward and Cathy Lauer Peter Lund and Deborah Klein James Mulally Jim O’Connell Stephen and Rosemary Phillips

CLASS OF 1971 Thomas and Linda Annesley William and Sarah Armstrong RADM John E. Crowley, Jr., USCG, Ret and Ellen Crowley John and Kathleen DesLauriers Richard and Mary Beth Ebert James and Virginia Giefer Gregory and Cynthia Hames Michael and Laurie Hankee Charles and Carole Kelly John Mosiniak Mark and Polly Norman Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Corky Silver Timothy and Beth Sullivan James and Susan Welna Thomas Wilhelmy

Paul Bard David Cowley and Cindy Jackson William Foussard Thomas Johnson William Marzolf Thomas and Christine Maun John McKenzie Timothy and Maria O’Phelan Gregory and Patricia Roedler Rory and Carol Rowe Edwin and Jenni Ryan Steven and Mary Schnell Daniel and Nancy Sheran Gregory and Sue Vannelli

CLASS OF 1973 Michael Agnew Joseph Boland David and Debra Burns Terrance and Ann Bussen Paul Bussmann Thomas and Juliana Clements Thomas and Jan Cosgrove Peter and Kim Donovan Daniel and Jennine Dooley William Dubbs James and Nancy Joyce Thomas and Anne Kozlak Christopher Lee and Kathleen Stockhaus-Lee John and Georgia Maguire Kenneth and Lynne Malloy Gregory and Peg Palen Timothy and Lucy Plunkett Timothy and Melissa Ridley 32 | SABER Fall / Annual Report 2020

John and Bridget Rooney James and Patricia Rulli Joseph Van Kirk Thomas Weiss

CLASS OF 1974 Paul and Patty Anderson James and Midori Bard Timothy and Mary Carroll Rev. Timothy E. Dolan Thomas and Denise Farley Terence Friedrichs Gregory and Margaret Gust William and Virginia Hickey Michael and Maria Keane Thomas and Mary Kelly Thomas and Elece Leverone Thomas and Jane Maguire Tom Nardini Donald and Mallory Riegger Kevin and Kerri Theisen Mark and Debra Vevea William and Debra Wardwell

CLASS OF 1975 Michael and Becky Boyle Patrick and Barbara Bussen Thomas Cross Gregory and Sandra Ferrian Mark and Beth Hamel Mike Hoysler Michael and Kathleen Joyce David Maddaus William and June Pence Paul and Susan Plunkett Mark and Kathleen Reiling Kenneth and Mary Schaefer David and Karen Schlaefer Thomas and Barbara Votel John and Cecilia Welsh Kevin Ziemer and Marleen Ziemer

CLASS OF 1976 Stephen and Linda Abbott Kevin and Jennifer Berg Thomas Berg James and Laura Boland Neal and Marie Buethe John and Colleen Doyle Terry and Nancy Geraghty Daniel and Milissa Hickey Tripp and Diane Hook Carl and Heidi Horsch Timothy McGough John and Nancy Orme Michael Plunkett, MD COL Dennis Wier and Claudia Wier Stephen and Catherine Wilson † Deceased cadets.com

2019-20 Annual Report Alumni Donors continued CLASS OF 1977

CLASS OF 1980

Lawrence Anderson Mark and Anne Fourre Nicholas and Mona Hamel James and Lisa Hermes Timothy and Margaret Hernandez William Kenney and Margaret Kilpatrick Michael and Cynthia Krebsbach Michael McBride William and Susan Miley Timothy and Kathleen Murnane Joseph Nuñez and Catherine Bendel Michael and Mary Sabre Christian and Melanie Schmidt Jerome Slawik and Monika Strom Vincent and Deborah Therrien

Richard and Beth Anderson Jon Berg Tony and Molly DeGidio Michael and Denise Finley John and Juanita Hagerty James and Michele Kolar James and Joanne Lund Todd and Tiffany Madden David McMahon Thomas and Catherine Mich John Nichols John and Molly O’Neill Joseph and Michelle Rascher Christopher and Kathleen Ritten Timothy and Wendy Salem Thomas and Sandra Schreier Terence and Ann Teynor

CLASS OF 1978

CLASS OF 1981

William and Mary Bard Mark and Amy Boland Timothy and Gay Dubbs Daniel Flynn Tom and Carol Fourre David and Pamela Hamel Steven and Nancy Hanousek Lawrence and Cynthia Holtz David and Mary Johnson Christopher and Tamara Juettner Timothy and Donna Milner James and Wendy Mullaney Brian and Joanne Mullen William Norman Martin and Janet Schneider Stephen and Amy Senger David and Sarah Sullivan

Paul and Jennifer Berg Paul and Melissa Boland Stephen and Mary Kate Engel Timothy and Jennifer Farley Kenneth Goulet and Rose Koltes Christopher and Catherine Hughes Sean Kennedy and Suzanne Sheridan Michael and Catherine Lee Gregory and Carla Monahan Michael Pappenfus Stephen and Barbara Plunkett Daniel and Rebecca Saad

CLASS OF 1979 Rick and Sharon Battis Christopher and Kathy Campion Edward Driscoll and Michelle Villaume-Driscoll Gregory Farley and Debra Lindquist John and Carrie Hanousek John Heine Kevin and Jane Mahoney Thomas McLaughlin Michael and Julie Myser John and Margaret Newcome David and Erin Norris Kelly and Jean Rowe Danny Seaberg George and Sue Turner Patrick and Maggie Wallner

† Deceased cadets.com

CLASS OF 1982 Alexander and Beth Blaylock Blake and Katie Brandt Paul and Mary Donovan Phillip and Susan Eldredge Michael and Mary Pat Ferraro Timothy Guldan Thomas and Mabel Jurewicz Matthew and Sara Michel Matthew and Nadine Novak John and Ellen Schreier David and Sue Steveken Erick and Beth Westerback

CLASS OF 1983 John and Cheryl Boemer Gerry and Lisa Cadle John and Cathy Canto Kevin and Suzanne Farley Luke and Carolyn Friendshuh Brian and Kate Grogan Richard and Julie Herrick

Joseph and Michelle Jansen Matthew and Joni Karl Frederick Lambrecht Patrick Mascia Daniel Mulrooney Philip and Rachel Reim

CLASS OF 1984 Chris and Bethany Ames Philip and Linda Arzt David Berquist Scott and Eileen Burton James and Julie Donovan Christopher and Nancy Dorle Martin and Margaret Fallon Michael and Julie Farley Patrick and Melissa Finn Nicholas and Jill Flood Randall and Amy Gaworski Kevin and Angela Gilligan Todd and Mary Guerrero Steven and Karen Hegedus Michael and Sue Huberty Mark and Melanie Johnstone Christopher and Christina Joyce Patrick and Nancy Juarez Stephen Koch Gerald and Elisabeth Krimbill Paul and Gloria Lamanna Brian and Krisite Lindell Mike and Susan Maxwell Patrick and Maureen O’Brien Kevin O’Neill and Catherine Villaume O’Neill Marc Pasquariello-Williams

Jeffery and Lisanne Racine John and Lisa Steveken William and Katie Stewart Mark and Sue Tambornino Christopher and Kimberly Thomey David and Michelle Thompson Gordon and Joanne Trousdale William Walsh Thomas and Carol Winkel

CLASS OF 1985 William and Pamela Anderson Bill and Paula Anderson Arthur and Sharon Baumeister Todd and Joan Behme Timothy and Heather Blumentritt Anthony and Mary Bonfe Daniel Callahan Paul and Anne Culligan David and Catherine Culligan Scott and Luanne Davies CAPT David J. Dietz William and Holly Dornbach Kevin and Jill Edelman John and Susan Farrell Michael and Colleen Flaherty John and Jennell Francis Stephen and Ann Gaertner Thomas and Lisa Gray Robert Hafiz, Jr. Jonathan and Shawn Hart David Hottinger and Mary Kaul-Hottinger Continued SABER Fall / Annual Report 2020 | 33

2019-20 Annual Report Alumni Donors continued Richard Johnson and Mary Kalish-Johnson John Kenney Michael and Amy Kneeland Theodore and Stacy Kronschnabel Brian and Shelley Kueppers Thomas and Bridget Lee James and Cindy Lennon Vernon and Jennifer Lovegreen James and Erica MacDonald David Meisinger Peter and Kathryn Mork Nicholas Piszczek John Quigley Martin and Jo Rathmanner David and Kerry Reiling William Reilly Brian and Jill Smith William and Krista Szlaius MAJ Derek Tillemans and Tina Tillemans William and Jessica Valentine Joseph Walz John and Sarah Ward William and Heidi White David and Gina Wolfe

CLASS OF 1986 Steven and Susan Finn David and Ann Langer Mark McKasy Patrick Miller Robert and Linda Moeller Matthew and Susan Mulcahy Mario and Heather Nardi David and Angela Sunberg Gregory and Lisa Walsh Robert and Carolyn Wollan

CLASS OF 1987 Thomas and Michella Bonfe Frank and Jennifer Brixius Paul and Anne Marie Cramer Brian and Jill Dobie Timothy and Kristin Dyrhaug Jason and Stacey Fabio Brian and Kara Farley John Griffin Michael and Nancy Hagerty James and Anne Kane Michael and Amy Kolar Daniel and Kelly Kubes Arnold and Heather Liati Kevin and Sue Lovegreen Jarrod and Kathleen Lynch Leonard and Terri Murray Michael and Heidi Norman Philip Ritten James and Anne Seidel Andrew and Katherine Wilhoit Norbert and Deborah Winter Anthony and Sarah Zirnhelt

CLASS OF 1988 James and Trassel Brady Michael Casserly and Sonya Jaworski Steven and Angela Commers Greg and Courtney Culligan Mark and Shannon Dahl Timothy and Ann Flynn Steven and Kathleen Geis Christopher and Deborah Gleize Peter and Michele Harris Steven and Susan Jacklitch Anthony and Julie Killian Timothy and Jodi Krey

Joseph and Kari Maun Thomas and Shana Murray Matthew and Jennifer Plunkett Andy and Francie Reding Martin and Jennifer Schreier Brian and Shannon Smith Chris and Kelly Wilhoit

CLASS OF 1989 Nicholas and Heather Donohue Ted and Laura Farrell Charles Gardner Jason and Gina Gray Gregory Hosch Thomas Klein Steven and Rebecca Kluz Shea and Heidi Murphy Joe and Jeanne Nardi Steven and Juliane Nilsson John and Charlene Ptacek Daniel and Katherine Queenan Bill and Renee Rascher Jonathan and Jill Riley Christian Sirek and Lysa Flynn Sirek Tony and Julie Steel

CLASS OF 1990 Clayton and Michelle Benish Michael and Shelagh Bushlack Pascal and Jennifer Dalseth Terrence Flynn John and Emily Gainor Gregory and Kristine Hoffmann Peter and Anna Kern Josh and Susan Killian Matthew and Meghan Mohs Ryan and Jennifer Murray

TOP NUMBER OF DONORS PER CLASS Class of

1985

45

1969

Class of

1984

36

35

Peter and Vanessa Bonfe Max and Sally Brummel Matthew and Anny Collins Matthew Erb John and Nicole Erickson Patrick and Julie Fitzgerald Michael Hottinger and Karen Wallace Donald and Tricia Mockenhaupt Matt and Laurie Walsh Joseph and Julie Zirnhelt

CLASS OF 1992 Stephen and Carolyn Bott Arthur and Stephanie Hays Matthew and Mary Kaczmarek Paul Spreitzer Scott and Christy Ulbrich Timothy and Deborah Woods

CLASS OF 1993 Joseph and Elizabeth Brill Joseph and Rachel Klein Richard and Sara Michel Anthony Mullen and Jocelyn Bozivich Patrick and Molly O’Keefe Peter and Sally Raih Matthew and Anne Wolsfeld

CLASS OF 1994 Chad and Kristen Abbott Charles and Kelly Bonfe Paul and Pamela Costa Steven and Ann Fenlon Joseph Fitzgerald Scott and Elizabeth Hewitt Nicholas and Abbie Johnson Andrew and Maria Lund Ryan and Elizabeth Malone Patrick and Danielle O’Keefe Patrick and Cecilia Petschel Nicholas and Anita Wills Keith and Cassandra Wright

CLASS OF 1995

Class of Class of

CLASS OF 1991

2013

24

Class of

1987

Class of

2014

23

23

Adam and Jennifer Ciresi Geoffrey and Bridget DeMartino Patrick Donohue and Anne Oxborough Bob and Rachele Lehr Robert and Jessica Rogers Christopher and Brooke Stadtherr Rev. Nathan D. Wills, CSC

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CLASS OF 2001

Rob and Michele Grady Thomas Ignatowicz David Langevin Matthew Lee Neil and Kison Miller Brent and Katherine Nelson Stephen and Angela Norton Christopher and Jean Raih Ryan and Dawn Smith

Matthew and Megan Eakins Michael and Maripat Giefer Eric and Mallory Lindgren Kenneth Raway Robert Swenson Michael Ward

CLASS OF 2002

Bradford and Sara Bruggemann Peter and Jill Dahlstrom John and Christine Hiltgen Sean and April Hoerdt Paul and Katie Raih Daniel Rosedahl Jeffrey and Sara Smith Thomas and Erin Vetscher Mark Woell and Naomi Loges Thomas and Ellie Zavoral

Jordan Beissel Eric Bruggemann and Kerry Cooley Bruggemann John and Nicole Carey Eric and Jennifer Carolan Robert and Molly Hallman Andrew Jorgensen Nicholas and Mary McCarthy Russell and Becky Scanlan Erik Svedin Maj Philip Swintek and Anna Swintek Matt Zechmann

CLASS OF 1998

CLASS OF 2003

Andre and Shannon Belland Robert Butterbrodt Joseph Erickson Michael and Karen Flanagan Patrick and Suzanne Gilbert Ryan and Ingrid Kleinjan Michael and Emily Reif Benjamin and April Young

LT Sean Anderson Christopher Eakins F. C. Welsh

CLASS OF 1997

CLASS OF 1999 Nicholas and Tara Closmore Jonathan Dolphin Bobby and Alison Ebert Jonathan and Katie Helwig James and Sarah MapelLentz Calvin-Allen Mickel Miller David Raih Thomas and Katie Sullivan

CLASS OF 2000 John and Amanda Hames Joshua and Rebecca Hanen Charles and Kate Huberty Michael Jones Arthur Morrissey LT Shawn R. Murphy MAJ Thomas O’Keefe and Juliet O’Keefe Brian Patient John Raih Kevin and Mary Ryan Scott and Kathleen Ryan-Johnson LTC Paul F. Tanghe † Deceased cadets.com

CLASS OF 2004 Jason and Alison Birr Michael and Kate Bisanz Joseph Blanchard Peter Edwards Jonathan Jay Daniel Michel Michael Patterson 1 LT Nicholas Thome and Robyn Thome Abraham Woldeslassie

CLASS OF 2005 John Buethe Christian Pilhofer Christopher Raway Eric Reitan Joseph and Julie Schaefer Nathan Walcker

CLASS OF 2006 Capt Peter C. Bauleke Paul Conney Thomas Everett Thomas Hickey Kevin Partington Edward Paterson Thomas and Rachel Werner

CLASS OF 2007

CLASS OF 2010

Jeffrey Beissel Evans and Carolyn Connelly Matt Joyce Frederick Klaas Thomas Schaefer

Daniel Abbott Elliot Badar Luke Cashman Jack Clancy Patrick Connelly Michael DePauw Daniel Freund Paul Hallett Luke Hvidhyld Alex Jurich Cotter Kelly Andrew Orr William Patt William Rock William Schaefer John Smith Alec Thie Adam Urick Richard and Colleen Wood David Zimmermann

CLASS OF 2008 James Berry Tommy Cadet Kevin Frederick Kyle Hansen Matthew Hoyland John Kennefick Justin and Mirella Miller Aaron Scherer Foley Schmidt Thomas Schreier Matthew Wicker

CLASS OF 2009 Matthew Baer John Bellomo Paul Carlson Thomas Caturia Thomas Cerrito Cory Conway Nicholas Creamer Samuel Johnson Jeffrey Juul Michael Quinn Woodrow Stensland

CLASS OF 2011 Justin Adducci Alex Curran Anthony Hayes Matthew Johnson Dylan Kratzke Daniel Martine Ryan McManus William Paterson Benjamin Rascher Continued SABER Fall / Annual Report 2020 | 35

2019-20 Annual Report Alumni Donors continued Joseph Reamer Zachary Schroeder Charles Thomey

Patrick McFadden Kevin Moakley Ryan Motzel Maxwell Mussell Mitchell Newburg Sam O’Brien Gunnar Regan Kevin Riehm Alexander Schleif Alexander Stevson William Whitney Samuel Williams Benjamin Williams David Zevnik Kevin Zimmermann

CLASS OF 2012 Timothy Anderson Nicholas Bonfe Patrick Clancy Andrew Commers Alexander Driessen Peter Farley Matthew Goldammer Kevin Gust Isaac Hayes Kenneth Mannuzza Wheeler Morris Connor Mulhere Charles Mullen Dillon Ptacek Alexander Tangen Stephen Thie Douglas Vanasek Jr.

CLASS OF 2014 John Bruno Sean Conley Jeremy Conners Michael Conners Robert D’Agostino Jack Flynn Aaron Hove Christopher Huberty Teig Hutchison Charles Johnson Dong Kim Peter Mark Ian Nichols Anders Raarup Robert Scarrella Thomas Schroeder

CLASS OF 2013 Drew Applebaum Danny Baer Brian Bonfe Connor Bonk Zachary Brown Robert Buckley Thomas D’Agostino Sam Gabrielli Seamus Kelly

TOP DOLLARS RAISED PER CLASS

1985

$333,349

1964

$257,208

1967

$197,150

1980

$158,184

1989

$146,077

Joseph Schultz Michael Smilanich Vincent Ternes Robert Thompson Carter Vanasek Adam Weintraut Tipton Woodard

CLASS OF 2015 Ryan Barnes Chris Becker Kevin Clancy John Dolan Connor Duffy Liam Earley Jay Engeswick Theodore Fyten Thomas Hubbard Christopher Kettler Connor Knapp John Lee Matthew Michalski Brian Miller Sean Moakley Nicholas Morreale Nicholas Motzel Charles O’Leary Jake Pursley Branick Weix

CLASS OF 2016 Benjamin Bjork William Borwege McCarthy Brown Jack Cordero Timothy D’Agostino Colin Glass Alexander Hallman Brady Happe Joseph Henderson Nicholas Lunsford Matthew Newell Nicholas Shaeffer Jason Smallidge Vincent Wren

CLASS OF 2017 Connor Boland Edward Driscoll IV Charles Flanagan Patrick Garry Jack Gephart John Houge Joseph Hughes John Jakubowicz Daniel Lee David O’Neill Emmet Rice

Maxwell Shuman Peter Thompson Nicholas Weir Kenneth Wright

CLASS OF 2018 Alexander Farley Timothy Gattman Joseph Gerend Samuel Goaley Matthew Goldade Blake Holmes Nicholas Kern John Kubes Riley Miller Ian O’Brien Axel Raarup John Rowe Alexander Tsobanakis

CLASS OF 2019 Michael Barry Peter Bina Noah Chamberlain John Copeland Derek Erickson Lorenzo Figueroa Andrew Finn Samuel Gebresilassie John George Callan Happe William Herzog Lleyton Hornig Jefferson Howard Vincent Hubbell Jack Libbesmeier Thomas Mayleben Joseph McMahon Daniel Miller Thomas Nardi Hayes Reding Lucas Sampair Connor Skillingstad Tobias Sullivan Anthony Ternes Luke Williams

CLASS OF 2020 John Folkman Aditya Sabin

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Honor Roll of Donors This list includes all gifts to Saint Thomas Academy, including the Aquinas Annual Fund, the capital campaign, corporate matching gifts, gifts to special projects, memorials and gifts in honor, gifts-in-kind, sponsorships, Auction purchases and advertising.

Sonny Ada Patricia Ada Kurt and Donna Adams Charles and Judith Adams Emmanuel and Oluwatoyin Adebayo Annette Adelmann Andrea Adornato Mike and Irene Albert Dragos and Neysa Alecu Alizia Alvarez Linda Amaikwu-Rushing Jean Ames Kimberly and David Anderson Chad and Jodi Anderson Larry and Kathy Anderson Craig Anderson and Yvonne Hundshamer Kathleen Anderson Lowell and Madeleine Anderson Richard and Jane Andrews Anonymous Anonymous Lindsey Arzt Thomas and Sandy Audette Paul and Melissa Auran Mark and Christine Ayotte Mark and Patricia Azman Eric and Emily Backstrom Timothy and Lauri Badar Lester and Wendy Bagley Paul and Jean Baillon Carter and Holly Balfour Margaret Bannigan Holly and Andrew Barborak Patricia Bard John and Ann Barnes Dorothy Barnes-Griswold Dennis and Jerrice Barrett Gregory and Maureen Barth Daniel and Mary Bartlett Joan Baskfield Patrick and Bridget Batzler Jeanne Beaubien Jeanne Beaudette Edouard and Suzanne Bedros Wayne and Jan Belisle James and Geri Belland Paul and Marilyn Benedict Eric Bentley and Kelly DeRosier Karen Benz John Berdusco Richard and Rita Berens Mary Bergh† † Deceased cadets.com

Thomas and Leann Bergin Deborah and Michael Berglund Samuel and Mary Bernabe Maripat and Michael Bernabei John and Marjorie Bettenburg Jeffrey and Annie Betts Ronald and Mary Bierbaum Carol Bierbrauer John and Dawn Bina Donald and Mary Blaeser James and Julie Blake Ryan and Clare Bluhm Christine and Bill Bluhm Richard and Anna Bohaty Donald and Jane Bohnett Edward and Mimi Bohrer Jerome and Teresa Boland Kristine Boland Alice Boland Charles and Marni Bond Brett and Laura Bordelon Bernice Bordenave Jacqueline Borman Scott and Beth Borman Brenda Borwege Ronald and Mary Bosrock Jeff and Charlotte Bovee Kenley Boyum Larry and Pam Brackemyer Robert and Janet Brackey Henry and Debra Braddock Marla Branden Thomas and Nancy Bray Thomas and Dawn Brennan Bridget Brine Gerald and Bev Brine Frank and Suzie Brixius Jason and Amy Brouwer Travis and Melinda Brown Donald and Anita Brown Christopher and Susan Brown Stephen Brown David Brown Michael and Catherine Brunner Eldon and Sharon Brustuen William Buethe and Sheila Cunningham Steven and Elizabeth Bulach John Bultena Kenneth Burke Patrick and Jacquelyn Burns William and Heather Burns David and Barbara Bursey

Patrick and Mary Callahan Brad and Tammie Campbell Raymond and Mary Campbell Bryan and Kristy Campbell William and Kathleen Campion Christopher and Stephanie Candon Gary and Christine Caple Scott Card Sean and Camelia Carey Mark and Angela Carlson Sheri and Erik Carlson Jessie and Leif Carlson James and Kelly Carver Carl and Kim Casale Matthew and Kristina Casey Kevin Casey Michael and Laura Cashill Robert Cashman and Paulette Lewis Robert and Dina Castle Michael and Gayle Castro Brian and Chandra Castro Philip and Marie Cattanach Charles and Mary Caturia Beth Chalmers David Chambers and Carena Crowell-Chambers Richard and Elizabeth Charbonneau

Michael and Maryanna Charley Jeff Christensen and Gay Herman Ray Christy Jayne Chromik Mary Ciecka James and Amy Clancy Lisa and Matthew Clausen Gregory Joseph and Julie Cleary Mary Conlin-Warner Mary Connelly Evans Connelly Dan and Martha Conners Kathleen Connolly James Coogan Mark Copeland and Kathleen Goldammer-Copeland Todd Corbo and Robin Hicks Corbo Anthony and Mary Costa Courtney Costello Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens Brad Crawford Robert Crisp Patrick and Molly Cronin William and Mary Jo Culbertson Catherine and Andreas Culbertson Elisabeth Culligan Continued SABER Fall / Annual Report 2020 | 37

2019-20 Annual Report Honor Roll of Donors continued Terry and Katherine Cummings Cyndee Cummins Michael and Sharon D’Agostino Robert and Genevieve Dahl Erik and Julie Dahl Kevin and Barb Davis Martha Dayton Marisa de la Vega Patricia Deckas Raymond and Mary Deeb Bijan and Karen Delaram Tony and Jennifer DelDotto Michael and Angela DelVacchio Stephen and Michele Denkinger Mark and Robin Denkinger John and Anne DePrey James and Vicki Desmond Jay and Lisa Deverell Kimball and Luz Devoy Gregory and Lisa Deyak Jeff and Cathy Dichter Patricia Dierberger James and Mary Dietz Maude Dineen Thanh Hoa Do and Ha Dieu Thai Stephen and Nichole Dobbs Brian and Colleen Dobie John and Mary Doek Thomas† and Betty Nell Dolan Christopher and Laura Dolan Mary Kay Dolan Jennifer Dolan Thomas Dolphin and Ellen Beecher Michael and Beth Domler Morgan and Celine Donohue Rita Doody Patrick and Katie Doran John and Anne Dowdle Patrick and Jane Doyle Robert and Ann Drake Steve and Heather Draxler Timmy and Heather Droel Ultan and Terry Duggan Lorraine Dumer William and Martha Dumler Barbara Dwyer Paul and Jennifer Dzubnar Brian Edel John Edgerton and Heidi Gesell Deborah and Kerry Edwards Heather Elkins Steven and Megan Emerson John and Roberta Enderby Jerry and Joann Engelbert Todd and Heather Engelbert Wayne and Lori Engeseth Jeff and Carrie Erickson John and Mary Everett

Thomas and Amy Fafinski Judith and Charles Fahl Eric and Melissa Fahning Jean Fallon Omar Farooq and Dizia Begum Bret and Jill Farrington William and Laveda Faulkner Jessica Fees John and Meme Fehr Theresa Feldman Jerome and Chevorlie Figueroa Norma Finnegan Stanley and Suzanne Fiorito Joseph and Stephanie Fitzgerald Kevin and Kim Fitzgerald Daniel and Mary Flanagan Martin Fleischhacker and June Kuntze Kevin Flynn and Lindsey Stevens Sharon Flynn John and Jeanette Flynn Patricia Foley Brian and Ann Folkman Michael and Kibongni Fondungallah Larry Fosbury Maggie Fossand Yvonne M. Foster Cecil and Mary Foster David and Maria Fox Thomas and Bernadine Fox Janice Frame Lloyd and Doris Frank Joseph and Cathy Frazier John Frerichs Janet Freund Roger and Kimberly Friede Jerome and Patricia Friedmann Michael and Julita Friesen Jason and Jennifer Fritz Douglas Fulton and Cynthia Baune Fulton Helena Gac† Stephen and Margaret Gadient Scott and Allison Gage David Gantman William Gardner Daniel and Mary Garry Joseph and Shannon Gaylord Joseph and Judith Gendron John and Nanette Geroux III Richard Gill Theresa Glomb Ross and Dawn Glynn Douglas and Catherine Goaley Shirlee Goaley Dennis and Julie Gould Jean Grady Thomas and Susan Grande

Daniel and Lisa Gray Mark Greenlee and Tammy McNamara Greenlee Donald Greer Steve and Kimberly Griffiths Kyle and Christine Grismer David and Teresa Groppoli Gary and Kathy Gruett Michael and Teresa Gurin Norma Gutierrez and Jim Shanesy John and Amy Guttery Christy Haack Patrick and Lisa Haake Justin and Leah Hager Callie Halvorson Kathryn Hamel Thomas Hamel Ann Hames Elizabeth Hamill Nathan Hammond Jeffrey and Shannon Hansen Ronald and Judith Hanson Edward and Tiffany Hanson James and Mary Kay Hanson James and Lori Harley John and Debbie Harper Thomas and Susan Harrer Michael and Kathleen Harrington Jay and Margaret Hartman Robert and Jacqueline Harvey Janice Hathaway-Ott Don and Valerie Hau Angela Haugh Charles Hauser Patricia Healy Janssen Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda Geoffrey and Wanda Heck Eric and Leah Hedman Elizbeth Heidel Jonathan and Bridget Heintz John and Vinie Heller John and Mary Henderson Steven and Julie Henseler Martin and Anna Herrmann Boyd and Lisa Hesdorffer Donavon and Teresa Hess Robert Hesse Col (Ret) Cornelius Hetherington, USA Michael and Kristeen Hickey Marie Hickey Chuck and Betsy Hickok Fen Hiew and Mei-Tine-Chong Hiew Richard and Judith Hillstrom David and Kelly Hinkemeyer Evelyn Hinkle Pat Hinz Kenneth Hippler

Gregory Hoehn Jay and Kris Hoenk Judith Hoffman Franz and Jeannie Hofmeister Kurt and Kris Holmes Reid and Katy Holmes Tanya Holmquist Kathy Holmstadt John Holper Linda Holper Elaine Hood Hill Wallace and Sylvia Hook Jeff and Olivia Hornig Olivia Hornig Bradley and Kathleen Horst Barbara Houle Doug and Kerry Hoverson Brian Howard Kevin and Mary Ann Howe Stanley and Karen Hubbard Punkin Hubbell Gary and Marian Huber Edward and Elizabeth Hudson Edward and Dianne Hughes Willard and Kim Hunnewell Scott and Rose Husaby Jacob Ingalls Jolene Jackelen Dean and Julie Jakubowicz David and Kaye Jankowski Cathy Jansen Mathew Jaworski John Johannson Margarita A. Johannson Teresa A. John Thomas and Catherine Johnson Greg and Mary Johnson Will Johnson Barbara Johnson Mary Johnson Sydney Johnson James Johnson Gene and Molly Johnson Trey Jones Edwin and Ruth Jones Charles Jones and Therese Marso James† and Gloria Joyce Tony Juarez David and Sheila Juran Elaine Jurkovich James M. Jurkovich and Stephanie Molliconi Robert and Elaine Kadow Joshua and Leah Kaeppe Michael and Joan Kane Robert Kane AnneMarie Kaul and Tim Fischer Andris Kauls Kimberly Kauls † Deceased

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2019-20 Annual Report Honor Roll of Donors continued Edward and Amy Kelly Margaret Kelsch Larry Kennedy Robert Keppel Jerry Kern Timothy and Nancy Kettler Erin Kickhofel Charles and Mary Killian Margaret and Paul King James and Michelle King Christopher and Elizabeth King Eric and Bethany Kinsella Kip and Shelly Kinzer Anthony and Charlotte Kinzley John and Mary Kirchner Chad and Mary Kirchner Edward and Judy Kishel Ronald and Maureen Kleinkopf Craig and Elizabeth Kleis Robert and Judith Klepperich Mathew and Lauren Klosner Paul and Alison Knapp Christopher Knoedler and Ellen Abeln John and Tania Koegel Greg and Susan Konezny John and Constanta Korolchuk Larry and Susan Kotok Carl and Cindy Krieger Jackie Kroska Brian Kruse Kathy Kueppers Perkins Pam and Rick Kunkel Paul and Gina Kuntz

Jonathan and Rebecca Kvasnik Thomas and Karen Laird Steven and Carol Lamb Jan Langlais Gregg and Stephanie Larsen Justin Larson Kurt and Theresa Lauber James and Gloria Lauer Joseph and Teresa Lawder Julia Lawler Kara Lazarus Viet Le and Maureen McGuire Daniel and Michele Leach Janis Leafgren and Dan O’Neill John and Laura Lee Andy and Debbie Lee Edmund and Clare Lee Tim Lehmann Douglas and Judy Lehnen John and Karen Leiferman Karen LeMay Rebecca Lentz Jorge Leon and Alexandra Polo Margaret and Richard Lett Michelle Lettieri John and Heather Lewin Arlene Leyden David and Mary Libra Richard and Margaret Lidstad Debra and Gregory Lindquist Don and Jan Link Bryan and Brittany Lloyd Bob and Susan Lloyd

Joel Loecken and Michelle Latourelle Mary Jean Loomis Sally Lovegreen Pamela Lund James Lundberg Brandon and Lisa Lutterman Doralu Lynch Jean Lynch Erica MacDonald Charles MacDonald Franz and Ann Macedo Joan Madison Jason and Jennifer Magozzi Mary Jo Malchow Penny and Penny Malecha Dennis Malloy Lee Mannillo Julie Marks Thomas Marks Roger and Mary Lou Martin Patrick and Karin Mascia Daniel and Rebecca Matschina Constance Matt Thomas and Robin Mattaini Kurt and Christine Maxwell Todd and Eva May Monte Mayer Thomas and Sheila McCarr Richard and Regina McCarthy Ann McDonald Daniel McGraw Michael and Charlene McHugh

Carolyn McKasy Ms. Kathleen M. McLaughlin and Mr. Daryl Skobba Colleen McMahon Kenny McMahon Patrick McNamara Diane McNearney† Anne McQuillan Rhett and Shayna McSweeney Michelle and Brad Mechtel Ryan and Jenny Mehus Gerhard and Karen Meidt Christopher and Allison Meidt Michael and Dionne Meisterling Patrick and Diane Meitz Julie and Mark Merfield Richard and Cathy Messina James and Julie Meyer Rolf and Karen Middleton Paul and Tricia Middleton Mark and Linda Mikolajczak John and Marilyn Miller Beth Miller Stephen and Meredith Miller James and Susan Miller Joe and Sara Miller Mike and Sylvia Miller Robert and Jennie Miller Janet Minea Tom and Michele Mingo Tamas and Nancy Mir Joan Mitchem Continued

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2019-20 Annual Report Honor Roll of Donors continued Daniel Moakley and Denise Kennedy Per and Sandra Moberg William and Tina Monosmith Jon Montei James and Dolly Moran Craig and Claire Moritz Virginia Morris John and Susan Morrison Margaret Mowery Paul Muilenberg Timothy and Danette Mulhere Margaret Mullin George and Fran Murnane Shawn and Amy Murphy Mike and Katherine Murphy Michael Murray and Rebecca Penfold Murray Constance Murray Patricia Myser Louis and Francine Nanne Marty Nanne Karl Narveson and Rebecca Benz Ozzie and Shannon Nelson Gary and Pam Nelson Richard Nelson and Nancy Fleming Nelson Brian and Shari Nepstad Joseph and Elizabeth Neuberger John and Susan Neuville Stephen and Debra Newell Long and Thy-Dung Nguyen Vu and Teresa Nguyen Angela Nichols

James and Mary Nichols Jason and Jessica Nickelson David and Diane Nielsen Edward and Patricia Nix Khashayar and Farrah Nodehi John and Angela Nolde Tim and Elizabeth Noonan Elizabeth Nordstrom Loretta Norsten Amy Nugent Allvina O’Brien Tim and Tanya O’Brien Daniel and Chris O’Brien Richard and Joanne O’Brien David and Catherine O’Connell Howard O’Connell Kristin and Daniel O’Gara Robert and Patricia O’Kane-Trombley Shamus O’Meara and Erin Delaney Brendan and Kelly O’Neill Michael and Elizabeth O’Brien Karen Oase Edward and Kathleen Ogrin Oluwagbenga and Folasade Ogungbe Robert and Hendrena Olson Adam and Anne-Marie Olson Mark and Lisa Ondrey James and Jodi Ousley Thomas and Angelique Packer Ryan and Marie Pacyga Jeffrey and Kathleen Pan

Mary Parnell Judy Parrish Bishop Richard Pates John and Deborah Patterson Fr. Mark Pavlak Daniel and Juli Pelletier John and Elin Perri Jack and Missy Perry Richard Persram John and Sara Peterman Mark Peterson and Melody Baron Dave and Pat Peterson R.A. and Margaret Pfohl Anne Phillips Jerry Piazza John and Chris Podobinski Bryan and Sukay Polley Fred Pollman David and Julianne Poupore Colleen Powers Paul and Lisa Preblich Joseph and Heidi Pucel Darren and Ann Pursley William and Carol Queenan Thor and Paula Raarup Rita Rascher Jon and Janet Rauschenberger Kenneth and Linde Raway John and Jill Reamer Darwin and Geri Reedy Florence Regan William and Joanne Reiling David and Colleen Reitan Paul and Molly Reppenhagen Staci Richardson Erick and Marna Ricker Philip Rickey Jim and Sharon Ridgeway Lucille Ridley Stephen and Mary Riehm Janet Riley Rodger and Kathryn Ringham Roxane and John Ris Mike and Sarah Ritzenthaler Joshua and Mattie Rivera John and Andrea Rivers Charles and Kathy Robb Ernesto Rodriguez Mike and Shari Rogalski Jeff Romatoski and Donnabelle Christenson Erick and Martha Rome Mark and Stacy Roszkowski Paul Rottjakob Stephen and Patricia Rowley James Rued Michael and Kathleen Ruhland M.J. and Gloria Russel Terrance Russell

Frank and Betsy Russomanno Roger and Jennifer Rutgers Alan Ruvelson Kevin and Margaret Ryan Denis Ryan Paula Ryan Corinne Saad Nancy Sabin James and Bridget Sampair Lia San Nicolas Nicholas and Diana Santrizos Gary and Patricia Sauer Mary Scallen Ronald and Arlene Schaffer Mark and Meg Scharmer Michael and Kristin Schimek Thomas and Michelle Schlehuber John Schlundt Elena and George Schmidt Paul and Shannon Schmidt Richard and Catherine Schmoker Patrick and Lauri Schneider Teena Schnier Mark and Stephanie Schoening Randy and Janet Schoephoerster Lynn Schram Lawrence and Marilyn Schreiner Timothy and Jill Schrier Eric and Mary Beth Schubert James and Jan Schueppert Daniel Schulte Alan and Katie Schultz Dan and Sarah Schumacher Gregory and Cindi Schwab Jeffery Schwab William and Julie Schwietz Patrick and Patricia Schwietz Joseph Seidel Stephen and Sandra Seitz Thaddeus Selbitschka Michael and Judith Sexton Patrick and M. Denise Shaughnessy Stephanie Shields Marion Short Thomas Shuman Carl and Sara Shupe Patrick and Lorrie Sienko Stuart and Jennifer Simek Carl and Marilyn Simmons Dean and Kristina Simmons Stefano and Marielle Sinicropi Thomas Sirek Jason Sirek Sarann Slattery Ronald and Mary Smallidge Patrick and Katherine Smith Nicholas and Julie Smith David and Karla Sobaski † Deceased

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2019-20 Annual Report Honor Roll of Donors continued Richard and Marilyn Sobiech Joseph and Jane Sockalosky Steve and Laura Soderling Charles and Patricia Solliday David and Patricia Sonnenberg Matthew and Katherine Sosniecki Jon Springer and Andrea Mowery Eileen Stack David and Ann Staelgraeve Pompey Stafford Eric and Stephanie Stahl James and Darlene Stanley James Stanley Gary Staples/The Bent Irons Golf Club Gregory and Kathy Stattine John and Gail Steel Bruce and Nataly Stefan Mildred Steveken Rick and Sharon Stevson George and Kathleen Stewart Mary Stewart Gallivan Joanne and Steve Stone Mark Strobel Mary Strom Scott and Tiffany Stuart Burke and Molly Stucker Robert and Diane Stupka Bill and Sarah Sukup Terrence and Mary Sullivan Michael and Lori Sullivan Michael and Marilyn Sullivan Jessica and Christopher Sutherland Thomas and Laura Swain Nancy Sweeney John Sweeney and Angeles Juarez Chuck and Mary Tambornino Jan and Mary Tanghe James and Marie Tarum Peter Taurinskas Jon and Diane Taxdahl Delores Teasdale Julie and Jeremy Tell Tom and Barbara Teresi Anne Ternes Jon and Lea Theobald Terrance and Stephanie Jo Thome Barbara Tigan Jeffrey and Mary Tolke Merrill and Elisabeth Toms Dan Torgerson Michael and Michele Traeger Peter and Jill Treacy Kevin and Catherine Tri Frank and Judith Tschida Paris Tsobanakis and M. Belen Urquiola Thomas and Megan Tucci

Kris and Nancy Tufto John Tully Patricia Turbes-Mohs Ronald and Kris Ulbrich Dent and Mary Underwood James and Suzy Urick Sherry Utgaard CDR (Ret) Gerald Vandam and Elizabeth Vandam Brett T. Vanderbloemen Thomas and Teresa Vannelli Dan and Brenda Vansteenburg Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello Susan Vento Leo and Barbara Verdick Mary Vetscher Jeffrey and Jennifer Vierzba Rita Vos Donald and Catherine Wagner James and Mary Waldvogel Charles and Patricia† Walek Laura Wallander Robert Walsh Thomas and Christine Walsh Lois Walsten Ryan and Jennifer Walther Thomas and Anne Walther Cathy Wandmacher James and Lynn Wangen David Wankel and Martina Hernandez Dennis and Mary Clare Wareham

Eugene and Judy Weber Dan and Margo Weiberg Daniel and Mary Weir Ann Weiss John and Megan Weix Katherine Werner Kurt and Mary Fran Werner William and Susan Westbrook Mark and Becky Westlake Joseph Weyandt and Bonnie Hancock Jodie and Thomas Whaley Danny White Thomas and Angela Wicka James Wicker Dave and Karin Wicker Suzanne Wild Richard and Lucy Wilhoit Eric Willcox Ryan and Ania Williams John and Karen Williams Walter Williams Lowell and Kathy Williams Adam and Molly Wilson Karen Winter David and Traci Wischmeier Charles Wiser Dave and Barbara Wisnieski Pamela Wittenbrink Thomas and Kathleen Wittliff Ronald and Marsha Woessner Debra Wohlert Juarez Matthew and Sarah Wold

LoAnn Wolff Leng and Gloria Wong Kelby and Donna Woodard Liam Woodburn and Bronagh MacCafferty Kirtland and Nicole Woodhouse Honorable D. D. Wozniak† Robert and Helen Wright Susan Wright Lisa Wright Joe and Heather Wright Julie Wright Card Wayne and Deborah Wulf Peter and Giselle Wynia Darren and Anupama Young Kristin Young Suzanne Young Curtis and Marti Zander James and Kathleen Zavoral Kevin and Sue Zenner Carla Zevnik-Seufzer and Kevin Seufzer David Ziebarth and Colleen Crenshaw Ronald and Mary Zimanski Dave Zimmel and Kathleen McCarthy Gregory Zimprich Sue Zirnhelt Sarah M. Zirnhelt Cal and Donna Zwiefel

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Supported Endowment Gifts These endowment funds received gifts during the past fiscal year. All of the contributors are listed in the Honor Roll of Donors.

Funds that did not receive contributions in fiscal year 2019-20, are available online at cadets.com/annualreport.

Ako Baye Stafford ’90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

Erickson Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Kelly Hinz ’93 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

Owen Masterson Endowed Academic Technology Fund

Bednarczyk Family Endowed Scholarship

Floyd R. and Kathleen A. Anderson Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Lee Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Pedro and Fe Ada Endowed Scholarship Fund

Frank J. Spreitzer Memorial Fund

LeRoy Brown and Dorothy Brown Scholarship Fund

Burton Hood Service Fund at STA

Frank Schlick, Jr. ’85 Memorial Fund

Lois Engel Endowed Scholarship Fund

Reverend Austin T. Ward ’53 and Reverend William J. Ward ’50 Memorial Scholarship

Byrne Family Legacy Scholarship Fund

Gary Wells ’66 Scholar Program

Mary E. Finley Endowed Scholarship Fund

Christian Sirek ’89 Student Endowment Fund

Hanousek Family Endowed Faculty Development Fund

Billings Family Faculty Enhancement Fund

Class of ’60 Memorial Scholarship Fund Class of ’64 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of ’67 Endowment Fund Culligan Family Educational Fund Dennis R. ’34 & Timothy M. Scanlan ’64 Families/George E.Langeland Scholarship Fund

George Schnell Scholarship Fund

J. Jerome Plunkett ’42 Memorial Scholarship Joe Finnegan Memorial Scholarship Fund John "Jack" Campbell ’61 Endowed Scholarship Fund John G. Hoffner ’78 Memorial

Michael & Marilyn Sullivan Scholarship Fund Moran Family Scholarship Msgr. Patrick James Ryan ’19 Memorial Endowment Fund Nardi Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Nicholas J. Masciopinto ’03 Memorial Scholarship Fund Operation Scholar — Endowed

Richard W. Clements ’69 Memorial Endowment Fund Robert A. Donovan ’87 Memorial Scholarship Robert E. Byrne Endowed Academic Technology Fund Robert K. Wilhelmy Scholarship Fund Ruvelson Scholarship Fund Samuel V. Ciresi Student Scholarship Fund Schreier Family Faculty Development and Training Endowed Fund Sylvester G. Turbes Scholarship The Chris Campion ’82 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund The Debate Team Endowment Fund Thomas Barrett and Catherine E. Mich Fund Thomas J. Pauly ’55 Scholarship Fund Thomas O’Kane Gramith ’00 Strike Eagle Scholarship Thomas R. Byrne ’79 Endowed Scholarship Fund Vernon J. Lovegreen ’57 Memorial Scholarship Fund William A. Ott ’51 Memorial Scholarship William M. McLaughlin ’98 Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund William S. Lund Scholarship Fund

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Memorials and Gifts in Honor Hundreds of gifts were made in memory or in honor of the following STA community members. All of the contributors are listed in the Honor Roll of Donors.

In Memory of John Abbott ’51 In Memory of Hy Adlin, Jr. ’50 In Memory of Jim Aukofer ’51 In Honor of Greg Barth In Memory of Dave Bassett ’62 In Honor of Bill Bednarczyk ’62 In Memory of Josh Beissel ’78 In Honor of Finn Benz ’25 In Memory of Tom Bieter ’57 In Honor of Jake Borman ’23 In Honor of Andrew Bravo ’17 In Memory of LeRoy “Buster” Brown In Memory of Bill Burke In Memory of Chris Campion ’82 In Honor of Finn Chalmers ’22 In Memory of Thomas Christian ’57 In Memory of Ann Connelly In Memory of Arthur Conrad ’31 In Memory of Neil Convery In Honor of Bill Culbertson In Memory of David Culligan ’55 In Memory of Elizabeth Cummins In Memory of Kathleeen Dahl In Memory of Jack Delaney ’48 In Memory of Frank Ditter ’59 In Memory of Steve Dolan ’51 In Memory of Geraldine Faricy In Memory of Roland “Rollie” Faricy, Jr. ’52 In Memory of Joan Farley In Memory of Michael Fitzgerald ’52 In Memory of Ron Flanagan In Memory of Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, DD In Memory of Vince Flynn ’84 In Honor of John Garry ’10 In Honor of Patrick Garry ’17 In Memory of David Geis ’85 In Honor of John Geroux III In Memory of Jim Grady ’47 In Honor of Billy Green ’10 In Memory of Joseph I. Hamel ’39 In Memory of Rich Hames ’64 In Memory of Ralph Hermes ’48 In Memory of Diane Hernandez In Memory of Jerry Jansen ’52 In Memory of Edwin “Bucky” Janssen, Jr. ’51 In Memory of Patricia Jensen In Memory of Russell Jenson ’49

In Memory of Fr. Paul Johnson, OP ’50 In Memory of James Joyce, Sr. In Memory of Marilyn Kane In Memory of Janet King In Honor of Joseph Koegel ’16 In Honor of Patrick Koegel ’24 In Memory of Rajah Kolb In Honor of Mike Krebsbach ’77 In Memory of Jerry Kroska ’52 In Memory of Wally Kurtz In Memory of James Lawton, III ’64 In Honor of Tom Lee ’55 In Memory of Bill Lynch ’48 In Memory of Elaine Malchow In Memory of S. Anne Malerich, OSB In Memory of Paul Maloney In Memory of Art Martin In Memory of Fred Martin ’51 In Honor of Jack Martin In Memory of Alphonse Matt, Jr. ’49 In Memory of Ann Mayer In Memory of Dave McGill ’52 In Honor of Joseph McGraw ’13 In Memory of Bert McKasy ’60 In Memory of David McMahon, Sr. In Memory of Charles Michel ’40 In Memory of James Michel ’45 In Honor of John and Catherine Michel In Memory of Theodore Michel ’37 In Memory of Thomas Michel ’64 In Memory of Robert Miller In Memory of Jerry Mullin ’51 In Honor of Richard Murphy, Jr. ’70 In Honor of Chase Nickelson ’24 In Memory of Jack O’Brien ’45 In Honor of John O’Keefe ’90 In Honor of John O’Keefe ’23 In Honor of Mike O’Keefe ’97 In Honor of Patrick O’Keefe ’20 In Memroy of Patrick O’Keefe ’61 In Memory of JoAnn Olson In Memory of James O’Neill ’53 In Memory of Jane O’Neill In Memory of Rev. Dana Ostdiek ’50 In Memory of William Patt, Sr. In Memory of Bill Perkins In Memory of John Perra ’44

In Memory of Joanie Mahoney Pilney In Memory of Brian Plunkett ’10 In Honor of David Reiling ’85 In Honor of Mark Reiling ’75 In Memory of Mike Rongitsch In Memory of John “Bud” Rooney ’46 In Memory of Kathleen Borden Rooney In Memory of James F. Ryan ’19 In Memory of Ione Salmen In Memory of James Schaefer ’73 In Honor of Frank Schlick ’58 and Janelle Schlick In Honor of George Schnell In Memory of Michael Sheahan ’51 In Memory of Frank Spreitzer In Memory of Eleanor Steichen

In Memory of David Steveken, Sr. ’53 In Memory of Mark Steveken In Memory of Marlene Nyman Sweeney In Memory of Roger Swenson In Honor of Jordan Tacheny ’23 In Honor of Peter Thompson ’17 In Memory of Janelle Walsh In Memory of Earl Wetzel ’65 In Memory of Brittany Wicka In Memory of Shirley Widman In Memory of Robert Wilkins In Honor of Colby Wong ’19 In Honor of Michael Wright ’20 In Memory of Michael Wright ’56 In Memory of Mike Wright ’82 In Memory of Jack Zahr In Memory of George Zirnhelt

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Business, Organization and Foundation Donors 21st Century Bank 3M A3 Performance, LLC Ada’s Trust & Investment, Inc. AEGON Transamerica Foundation AIG Alliance Financial Services, Inc. AmazonSmile Foundation Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program Andrea and Larry McGough Charitable Fund Armstrong Gifts Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Avanade Avisen Legal, P.A. BAE Systems Beissel Window and Siding Best Buy Best Buy — Eagan Bill and Martha Dumler Donor Advised Fund Bill Rascher Mechanical, Inc. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN The Boeing Company Gift Matching Program Bonfe’s Auto Service & Body Repair Bonfe’s Plumbing, Heating and Air Service, Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Bulach Custom Rock, LLC Robert & Dolores Buril Foundation The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Catholic Community Foundation CBF Corporation Centraire Heating and Air Conditioning Charles Schwab Chris King Family Charitable Fund Chris Robert Family Donor Advised Fund Circle Bluff, LLC Cobec Consulting Community Foundation of Collier County Condor Corporation Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC Dalseth Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, P.A. DeBaere Family Charitable Fund Dell Giving Delta Air Lines Foundation 44 | SABER Fall / Annual Report 2020

Deluxe Corporation Foundation Dermatology Consultants Dobie Family Fund Dolly & Jim Moran Charitable Fund Don and Pat Hinz Family Fund Dorle’ Communications Dr. and Mrs. Steven Geis Family Fund The Dru & Ann Drake Family Fund Ecolab, Inc. Farley Financial Partners Charitable Foundation Farley Financial Partners, Inc. Farrell Family Foundation, Inc. Ferndale Realty Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Gateway Bank Genworth Foundation George and Katherine Anne Stewart Charitable Gift Fund Gertens Greenhouse Gill Brothers Funeral Chapel Global Gift Fund Gopher Property Services LLC Graco Foundation Harris Mechanical Company Hayden Family Fund Henseler Family Charitable Fund Heritage Home Health Care, Inc Hilligoss Family Foundation Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington Honeywell International The Horsch Family Foundation I. A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation IBM Corporation Matching Grants Program Intereum, Inc. Ispiri Design-Build Jagadish & Roswitha Desai Fund James and Jan Schueppert Familiy Fund Janet M. Langlais Trust Jax Cafe Jennifer and Ryan Walther Charitable Fund JLL Community Connections Joe and Georgia Nardi Family Fund John and Coleen Doyle Family Fund John F Nichols Family Fund John M. & Susan M. Morrison Fund Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Johnson-Erickson Fund

Juettner Family Charitable Fund Keller Fence Inc Kilpatrick Kenney Family Giving Fund Konnected 1 Group Inc KPMG Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren LeClair Group LexisNexis Cares M & J Schreier Family Fund Macy’s Mark & Karen Rauenhorst Family Foundation Mark and Robin Denkinger Charitable Fund Medtronic Foundation Mercedes Foundation Michael & Peggy Donovan Charitable Trust Michael and Sharon D’Agostino Charitable Giving Fun Michael J. and Julie A. Farley Foundation Michael V. & Ann C. Ciresi Foundation Microsoft Corporation

Minnesota Vikings Football Club Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. Navy Recruiting Command HQ Nolan Family Foundation Norton Realty, Inc. Novo Nordisk Charity Custodial Account One At A Time Foundation Opus Design Build, L.L.C. Opus Foundation Orthodontics by Zirbel Ouellette Foundation Palen Family Foundation Patrick and Katie Smith Family Foundation Paul And Alison Knapp Family Fund Piper Sandler Power Systems Research Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc Raarup Family Charitable Fund Rascher Plumbing and Heating Rathmanner & Co. Real Estate RBC Wealth Management Foundation Rebarfab, Inc.

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2019-20 Annual Report Business, Organization and Foundation Donors continued The Reiling Family Foundation Reitan Family Fund Relevant Radio 1330 AM Remick Family Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Renown Marketing Communications Richard and Gertrude Cragg Donor Advised Fund Richard and Jean Lynch Fund Robert & Judith Kleinman Charitable Fund Robert Hosch Foundation Rutgers Outdoors Ryan Family Donor Advised Fund SAGE Dining Services, Inc. The Saint Paul Hotel Saint Thomas Academy Class of 1979 Memorial Trust Salesforce.com Schmoker Family Foundation Schreier Family Fund Schwab Charitable Fund Scott and Tiffany Stuart Family Foundation SEI Private Trust Company Silver Cycling USCF #9595 Southridge Dental Spin The Planet Enterprises STA Alumni Association STA Athletics and Activities Dept.

STA Fathers Club STA Mothers Club Steele Family Charitable Gifts Fund Sturner Family Charitable Fund Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar T.RowePrice | Charitable Texas Instruments Foundation The Apple Matching Gifts Program The Brian and Cathy Bohaty Family Fund The Ferraro Family Charitable Fund The FOR Project The Jim and Lynn Wangen Giving Fund The John and Kathleen Rooney Charitable Fund #6 The John L. and Alvina A. Heller Charity Account The L. H. Hendrickson Family Charitable Fund The Mark & Joan Frey Charitable Giving Fund The Mary Kate and Stephen Engel Family Fund

The Maxwell House The Minneapolis Foundation The Molly and Patrick Cronin Family Fund The Pat and Lisa Haake Giving Account The Riegger Charitable Fund The Robert E. and Margaret M. Keppel Family Foundation The Ruvelson Family Fund The Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation The St. Paul Grill The Tim and Jenny Farley Family Foundation Thomas & Linda Annesley Giving Fund Thomas and Amy Fafinski Donor Advised Fund Thomas and Juliana Clements Charitable Fund Thomson Reuters Thrivent Financial Foundation Todds Lawn & Landscape, Inc. Travelers Community Connections Turner Insurance Services Twin Cities Lyme Foundation Inc Twin Cities Orthopedics, P.A. U.S. Bancorp Foundation U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust UBS Matching Gift Program Union 32 Crafthouse United Health Group United Technologies Matching Gift & Volunteer Grant Programs United Way University of St. Thomas VAQ-129 Walsh & Gaertner, P.A. Wells Family Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation Woodhouse Family Foundation Woodlawn Avenue Fund Woodworking by Chuck

Event Sponsors 3A Golf Tournament A3 Performance, LLC Bonfe’s Plumbing, Heating and Air Service, Inc. Dermatology Consultants Josh Killian ’90 Tom Marks Patrick Meitz Greg Monahan ’81 Rick, Sharon, and Alex ’13 Stevson Walsh & Geartner, P.A.

Alumni Open 21st Century Bank All, Inc. Beissel Window and Siding Bonfe Plumbing, Heating and Air Service Bonfe’s Auto Service & Body Repair Chip Michel ’67 Colliers International Cool Air Mechanical, Inc Ergodyne, Inc Fortune Financial George Carroll ’63 Harris Companies Joe Jirele John Fitzgerald ’71 Matt Karl ’83 Matt Plunkett ’88 Matthew Collins ’91 Michael Bisanz ’71 Norb Winter ’87 Norton Realty Pat Tracy ’66 Paul Plunkett ’75 R.F. Moeller Jeweler River Lake Eye Clinic Robins Kaplan LLP Rocko Plunkett ’76 Rory Duggan ’96 Seven Hills Benefit Partners St. Paul Linoleum and Carpet Co. Tim Plunkett ’73 Tim Worms ’76 Turner Insurance Services Vantage Law Group, PLLC VOYA Financial Advisors White Bear Country Inn/ Rudy’s Red Eye Grill

Community Smoker Frank Brixius ’87 Bill Kozlak ’87 Kevin Lovegreen ’87

Community Auction OPUS Keller Fence/ Tim Dyrhaug ’87 Will ’84 and Katie Stewart Alumni Association Minnesota Vikings/ Lester and Wendy Bagley Harris Companies/ Greg Hosch ’89 Hoglund Bus Company/ Thomas Klein ’89 Adolfson Peterson, Inc/ Jeff and Shannon Hansen Tom and Michele Mingo John ’82 and Ellen Schreier/ Gateway Bank Tom ’88 and Shana Murray Tom ’80 and Sandi Schreier Marty ’88 and Jen Schreier Tom Wilhelmy ’71 and Family John Holper Droel Law, LLC/ Tim and Heather Droel

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Heritage Society The Heritage Society recognizes those who have established future gifts to Saint Thomas Academy. Future gifts could include: • Charitable bequest or codicil by will or living trust • Life income gifts including a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust • Designating the Academy a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan.

For more information on the Heritage Society and ways to support the Academy through a future gift, please contact Michael Barcelow ’64 at (651) 683-1593 or visit our Web site at cadets.com/cadetlegacy.

Howard and Patty Abbott ’43† Pedro Ada ’49† Winston and Barbara Adams ’61 Margaret Allen† Richard Allen and Nancy Shelton-Allen ’60 Philip and Nancy Ayotte ’94 John and Elizabeth Baker ’33† Patrick J. Barrett, MD† Thomas and Carole† Bastasz ’56 Carl† and Mary Catherine Baumgaertner ’42 Peter and Sally Beagan ’64 Bill Bednarczyk ’62 Norb and Marilyn† Berg Paul and Jennifer Berg ’81 Dennis and Christine Brady ’61 John Brennon ’43† Thomas Brix ’60 Gayle Brooks-Reynolds and Paul Windschitl Gerald Brown and Ingrid Peterson ’58 William Buethe and Sheila Cunningham Julian† and Emily Carlin ’53 Patricia Carlin† Robert Carlson† and Randy Temple James† and Linda Carthaus ’58 Steven and Catherine Chavez ’70 Samuel Ciresi† Paul and Barbara Clemens ’72 Rev. Nicholas A. Cody† Julie Cohen Clement and Molly Commers ’53 Evans and Ann† Connelly Paul and Sheila Cramer ’62 Frank and Valerie Dawson ’41†

Michael DeVetter and Carol Schu-DeVetter Robert Devitt ’24† John Dewes and Kathleen Herschel ’54 Lee Doerr, Jr. ’72† Don and Cathy Donahue ’60 Michael and Bobbie Dorle ’82 William and Ardy Dorsey ’49 Patrick Dougherty ’43† Paul Dufaud ’21† Paul F. Dwan† Thomas and Megan Eakins Stephen and Mary Kate Engel ’81 Mark and Sue Faulkner ’80 William and Laveda Faulkner Paul Felion ’50 Dennis and Bonnie Finn ’59 Terry and Kathleen† Flynn ’55 Thomas Flynn ’31† Vincent Flynn ’84† William Foussard ’72 John Franceschin ’45† John and Jeanne Frankel ’43† Anthony Fratto ’24† David and Lael Fruen ’58 Col. and Mrs. Charles R. Fulbruge† John Gable ’47 William and Barbara Gabler ’63 Thomas and Janan Gainor ’51 William Gardner Mark Gearin ’64 J. Donald and Betty Giefer ’41† Clara Glenn† George and Sharon Glotzbach ’49 Edward and Eileen Gordon ’53 Robert Green ’63

Names in bold signify new members to the Heritage Society.

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Frederick Gross ’33† Lela Gross† John Hankee ’64 Joseph Hannasch† Robert and Mary Harvey ’50 William Ott ’51† and Janice Hathaway-Ott Robert and Clyde Haugan† Thomas and Catherine Healy ’63 Celeste and James Heidelberger Ralph Hermes ’48† Terrence Hermes ’65 Anne Hickey Everett† Andy† and Carol Hilger ’48 Pat Hinz Elaine Hood Hill Mrs. Carl W. Horsch, Sr.† William Huch ’38† Rev. Thomas P. Hunstiger ’55 Jack and Lana Hurley ’57 Leslie Isaacson† James Johnson and Kita McVay ’58 Leigh and Judy Johnson ’60 Paul and Margaret Johnson† Frank Kearns† Msgr. George W. Keefe† Albert Kelly and Marjorie Stevens Kelly ’68 Jay† and Maureen Kelly ’48 John† and Catherine Kennebeck ’49 David Kennedy ’53 William Kennedy ’49† Anthony Kieger ’70 Edward and Mary Ellen Kieger ’76 Edward J. Kieger, Sr.† Frank Kiesner ’62 William† and Mary Killalea ’45

John and Helen Kilty ’53 Elmer F. King† Harold and Madeleine Kinney† Mathias Klein, Jr. ’46 and Audrey Klein-Scalbom† Walter† and Gene Koelbel ’43 Severin and Ruth Koop ’48† Thomas and Monica Krebsbach ’69 Walter Kurtz† John† and Christina Lee ’77 Thomas and Mary Gerry Lee ’55 Robert Leonard ’43† James Linsmayer ’27† John Logan ’50 Christopher and Nancy† Longley ’79 J. Raymond Lynard ’24† George† and Maryann MacDonald ’63 Patrick Mahoney ’73 Richard and Helen Mahoney ’47 Timothy† and Mary Jo Malchow ’59 Timothy† and Patti Marrinan ’63 Albert Martin ’26† Tom Masterson Roger and Beth Maulik Thomas and Suzanne McCarter ’58 Justin and Inez Jensen McCarthy ’41† Larry and Andrea† McGough ’47 Leo† and MaryKay McGough ’39 Thomas and Jean McGough ’52 Scott and Ann McGuire ’87 Bert† and Carolyn McKasy ’60

† Deceased cadets.com

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Patrick McNally ’45† Donald and Diane McNearney† Louis Menk† Lawrence H. Milliman, Jr.† Herbert and Betty Mischke ’45† Mark and Linda Mischke ’77 James† and Marian Monnahan ’44 Keith and Jennifer Mueller ’80 James Mulally ’70 Daniel and Carol Mulheran ’67 Frank and Mary Mullaney ’39† James and Franchelle Mullin ’52 Michael J. and Catherine Mullin ’51 Clarence Mulrooney† Emmet Murphy ’18† John Murphy ’75 Paul Murphy ’14† Martin and Helen Newell ’24† Ann Newman† John Nichols ’80 William and Cindy Nichols ’77 Scott and Mary Beth Nintzel William J. Norman† Dermond Norton†

Joseph Nuñez and Catherine Bendel ’77 Michael O’Connell and Susan Hayes ’59 Robert and Patricia O’Kane-Trombley John and Kitty O’Keefe ’62 Joseph and Nancy† O’Neill, Jr. ’49 Patrick and Colette O’Neill ’57 Michael and Tuny O’Rourke ’62 G. Richard and Peggy Palen ’51 Gregory and Peg Palen ’73 Arthur Palmer ’46 Thomas Pauly ’55† Malcolm Pearson† Cyril Pesek ’20† Robert and Terry Pleus ’53 Maj Gen (Ret) Robert A. Pollmann ’65† Jack and Stephanie Ptacek ’64 James Riley, Jr. ’48† J. Peter and Mary Ritten ’51 Walter and Mary Jo Roberts ’51 Emmet and Mary Fran Root ’51

Mitchell and Sandy Rosenholtz ’48† John Ross ’41† Daniel† and Josephine Rousseau ’42 Major General Msgr. Patrick J. Ryan† Raymond Ryan ’16† James and Mary Schacker ’44 Frank and Janelle Schlick ’58 Clemens Schmit ’23† Christopher and Catherine Schneeman ’74 Joseph and Nancy Schwarz ’58 Michael Seaberg ’85 James and Lucia Seidel ’50 William R. Selb† Cyril Sheehan ’25† Cyril Sheehy ’37† William Sherman ’36† Marie O’Brien Slawik† Thomas Stenger ’45† William Stenger ’53 William G.† and Anne Stocks Benjamin Storey ’59

William and Jeannette Strub ’51 John† and Margaret Sudor Michael and Marilyn Sullivan William and Kristi Sullivan ’69 Edward Towey ’36† Vincent and Joanna Troy ’64 George Turner ’79 David Walczak ’82 Rev. Austin T. Ward† Nestor Weigand, Jr. ’56 Jerome and Mary Weigenant ’45† Jodie Whaley Rev. Leo White† Peter Wilhoit ’85† Norbert and Deborah Winter ’87 Terrence and Susan Wolkerstorfer ’60 Honorable D. D. Wozniak† Michael and Judy Wright ’56 Wayne Zetzman ’57 George† and Sue Zirnhelt

† Deceased

Names in bold signify new members to the Heritage Society.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni Golf Tournament Tuesday, September 15, 2020 was the 56th Annual Alumni Open at Southview Country Club and we think it's fair to declare it a success. Despite the pandemic, despite the rescheduling, we still managed to sell out and have a successful event. We were sad that we had to turn some alumni away, but it was so wonderful seeing those of you in person who were able to participate. Southview did an excellent job implementing precautions that kept everyone safe and we were still able to gather and have a great time. After so many months of staying home, it was a relief to get out in the fresh air and swing some clubs with friends.

Thank you to all our participants and sponsors! We're already looking forward to next year!

Pictured far left: Tim Galligan ’67, Bill Lindsay ’67, Tom Campion ’71 and Joe Lindsay ’05.

Pictured left, Norb Winter ’87.

THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS: TITLE SPONSORS

DINNER SPONSORS

STATION SPONSORS

The Michel Family | Chip Michel ’67, Kelly Michel ’69

CFS Flooring | Rick Battis ’79, Mark Glodek ’79

Bill Rascher Mechanical | Bill Rascher ’89

Wiser Partners | David Wiser ’83

JP Enterprises | John Gangl ’69

Tobacco Grove

Moeller Jewelers | Bobby Moeller ’86 St. Croix Cigar Company

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Sporting Clays Classic The 5th Annual Sporting Clays Classic was held at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club on Tuesday, September 29. The weather was perfect for shooting clay targets and the sun made an appearance just as everyone was coming back to the outdoor pavilion for dinner. The outdoor venue for shooting and dinner provided ample room for social distancing, keeping everyone safe and healthy. The highlight of the day was that nobody was seriously injured and the only casualty of the day was the Moeller Jeweler Station Sponsor sign, which received a gunshot wound at the hands of Peter Mork ’85. Evidently those in attendance from the class of 1985 were upset that Bobby Moeller ’86 was not at the event.

The evening wrapped up with a few remarks by our new Headmaster, Kelby Woodard, and a wonderful meal compliments of the talented culinary staff at the Horse and Hunt Club. The top shooter for the day was John Marsh ’89, shooting 70 of 75 targets. The top team, shooting 279 of 375 targets, was the Battis team composed of Rick Battis ’79, Mike Myser ’79, Peter Molinaro, Tony Berg ’79 and Kevin Berg ’76.

All in all, it was a great event! Already looking forward to a bigger and better event in 2021!

FORMER CADETS ENJOYING THE DAY ON THE RANGE!

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Class Notes 1950s The Burnsville Chamber Legacy Award was presented for the first time this year to recognize a member of the business community for their long-term impact on the Burnsville Community and on the Chamber.

The first ever Legacy Award was presented to MICHAEL O’CONNOR ’53. O’Connor moved to Burnsville to raise his family in 1960, served as Town Clerk and was involved in the incorporation of the City of Burnsville which was instigated to fend of annexation attempts by the City of Bloomington.

O’Connor served on the founding Board of Directors for the Burnsville Chamber in 1965. He made a commitment to Burnsville — as a township, as a city and most importantly, as a community.

TOM BASTASZ ’56 spent the early days of the COVID-related shut down at home enjoying classic English poetry, which was introduced to him in class by Prof. Keane so very many years ago.

1960s PAT COONAN ’61 says, “Many thanks to Saint Thomas Academy for the continued support of the Boy Scouts of America in the Northern Star Scouting Council and in particular the North Star District located in St Paul for once

again allowing Scouts to use the pool facilities. Last year we had close to 100 Scouts qualify for their Swim Check prior to Summer Camp as well as for their advancement in Scouting. These 100 or so youth and their parents had the opportunity to see for themselves the great facilities of the STA Campus. Thanks once again!”

Members of the CLASS OF 1964 got together for an annual trip to the Ciresi Lake Home. Top row: TOM LINSTROTH, DON BACHMEIER, DAVE CARROLl. Bottom row: MIKE BARCELOW and MIKE CIRESI. PAT CAMPBELL ’65 completed exhaustive research on the 1958 Cadet Track and Field Team, and has created a self-published book full of newspaper clippings, interviews and his own narrative that chronicles that amazing season.

Pat is the son of revered Academy Math teacher, and excellent football, wrestling and track and field coach Jack Campbell. It is a little known fact that his 1958 track team was the first STMA track team to win a state championship.

PAUL SCHWARTZ ’74 has been in Redding, CA for the last 26 years and is the founding surgeon of Shasta Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

Earlier this week, CHIP MICHEL ’67 (left) and MIKE BARCELOW ’64 (right) met up for some Cecil’s Deli (AARON LEVENTHAL ’87)!

BILL STEIN ’67 was able to put the finishing touches on his first book, Tales from Lard Lake, an anthology of 20 years of humor columns he has written for the Aitkin Independent Age newspaper. The book is now available on Amazon.

1970s LUKE KOMAREK ’71, after practicing law for nearly 40 years recently retired from Christopher & Banks Corporation where he served as SVP, General Counsel for almost 13 years. He is looking forward to relocating to Reynolds Lake Oconee, Georgia when normalcy returns and in the meantime is enjoying his road bike and daily walks with his wife Stacey who is still actively working as an employment lawyer in Minneapolis.

MIKE BANN ’77 and his company Bann Business Solutions returned to their roots of providing ASI certified products including PPE supplies.

While never previously the main focus, Bann saw they could help fulfill important needs, and worked with local government, healthcare, and commercial businesses to provide these important supplies.

Congratulations to JOE NUÑEZ ’77 at Vantage Law on being named in The Best Lawyers in American 2021 Edition.

GREG FARLEY ’79 caught and released a 25 lb. brown trout on a fishing expedition with JOHN HANOUSEK ’79 in southern Argentina.

1950s

1980s

Pre-pandemic, the CLASS OF 1951 got together for a luncheon at the Pool and Yacht Club overlooking the Mississippi River in Lilydale, MN. Pictured from right to left TOM BEIGLE, MIKE SHEAHAN, PETE RITTEN, TOM GAINOR, STEVE DOLAN, JIM WILSON, BOB JACKSON and MIKE SWEENEY.

DAN BROOKS ’86 came back to talk to the STA Hockey Team and give them a pep talk before their appearance in the State Hockey Tournament.

Dan also brought the gold medal from the XIII Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid that the U.S. Hockey team won when coached by Dan’s dad, Herb Brooks.

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JOHN MCMANUS ’81 was photographed embracing Gemini Stone Pollard by the Pioneer Press during the Monday, June 1, 2020 protests at the Governor’s Mansion.

John is a 20+ year Veteran of the St. Paul Police Department. Thank you John for your example of empathy and decency.

MATT NOVAK ’82, a Colonel in the Army Reserve, is currently mobilized with the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), and working for the US Army North’s at Joint Base San Antonio. This unit provides management of, and guidance to, the DoD medical teams deployed throughout the nation to augment civilian medical responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt says, “Please wear your masks and stay safe!”

1980s

TIM FLYNN ’88 was spotted at the State Tournament hockey game on March 5 surrounded by the STA “Blue Crew.” cadets.com

Congratulations to MARTIN FALLON ’84 on his appointment as a District Court Judge in Minnesota’s First Judicial District. Martin will replace the Honorable Kevin Side and will be chambered in Carver County.

It was a great day for golf in Beaver Creek, CO for JON RILEY ’89, DANNY QUEENAN ’89, DAN KUBES ’87, and JACK KUBES ’18.

Congratulations to BRIAN RAGATZ ’98 for starting a new position as President of the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence.

2000s

1990s

JASON FABIO ’87 and his business Ispiri were featured in the Edina Magazine article “Ispiri’s New Edina Showroom is Your All-in-One Home Renovation Destination”.

KEVIN LOVEGREEN ’87 recently published a new faith based children’s book. Grandma Introduced me to my Friend Jesus is the story of how one amazing grandmother opens the eyes and the heart of her quick-witted grandson.

Congratulations to MATT MOHS ’90 on his new position as President/ Principal at Kennedy Catholic High School in Seattle, WA! MARC LAQUI ’93 worked on the front lines of the pandemic in New Jersey as a nurse. Marc hung in there despite the extreme circumstances. He was forced to wear his N95 and surgical mask all day during his 12-hour shifts, and took special care at home to insure his family’s health and safety.

BRIAN TENG ’97 is currently living in Rochester, NY and is the proud father of two daughters ages two and four. He currently works as a Colon and Rectal Surgeon.

Congratulations to MICHAEL WOELL ’00 and his wife, Gladys, on the birth of their daughter, Michaela, in early August.

In mid-April, DEVIN DWYER ’01 did a story for ABC News Live featuring his former physics teacher and current Innovation Center Director Mark Westlake. The story goes into the nationwide effort to help prepare and build personal protective equipment for those on the front lines.

1990s

2000s

INI IYAMBA ’91 was recently featured by Midwest Home Magazine. Check out the full feature, “Ini Iyamba Defines the Modern Man”, in the June issue!

PAUL TANGHE ’00 (right, facing the camera) was frocked to Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling in mid-August. Sharp eyes will also recognize TOMMY O’KEEFE ’00 (center, with back to camera), who officiated the ceremony. Honorary football alumnus ANDY TANGHE ’97 (left) can also be seen in the background.

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MICHAEL MURRAY ’02 recently returned from his 3rd deployment to Afghanistan with Army Reserves.

JAMES TAMPLIN ’02 helped launch a COVID-19 data hub in response to the pandemic.

Tamplin and other tech-professionals developed CovidActNow.org as “America’s COVID warning system.”

Starting this year, LUKE WALLRICH ’04 has been promoted to Senior Manager for Operations focusing on “Special Projects” at LabCentral in Cambridge, MA. He is currently managing a large renovation at LabCentral’s main site, and is looking forward to his new role as the company expands. Over the next few years, LabCentral will open new sites and will approximately double its operational square footage in Kendall Square.

Congratulations to Macalester Men’s Basketball Coach ABE WOLDESLASSIE ’04 who was recently named a Top 50 Impactful Division III Head Coach by Silver Waves Media.

Congratulations to NATHAN WALCKER ’05 who was recently named the Chief Executive Officer of statewide oncology at Florida Cancer Specialists.

Congratulations to PETER BAULEKE ’06 on starting a new position as Military Justice Attorney at XVIII Airborne Corps.

ZAC BROWN ’06 worked from home when the COVID-19 situation shut down his work on the Rock Island Arsenal where he is the Lead HR Specialist for the Centralized Army Functions Division. His division is responsible for staffing all civilian medical positions worldwide for the Army.

PAUL MILNER ’06 and his wife Katelyn welcomed their son CLARK FRANCIS MILNER ’37 to the world on October 30, 2019.

It’s the next generation of buddies!

Odie Slater and Nolan Werner, sons of MATT SLATER ’06 (honorary alumnus) and TOM WERNER ’06, spent some quality bonding time together at the Werner cabin a few weeks ago.

NATE BIRR ’07 and Erica Birr (VIS ’07) welcomed their second child, a baby girl, into the world this week. Briar Birr was born happy and healthy on the morning of Wednesday, February 26. Nate also recently started a new position as Chief Financial Officer at Buck Hill Ski Area.

Congratulations to GRIFFIN HAYES ’07 for starting a new position as Director of Finance at Unitedhealth Group.

Congratulations to RYAN RUSSELL ’07 on his new position as Regional Account Executive for Amazon Logistics.

ANDREW SHEAFFER ’08 moved to Charleston, SC from Chicago, IL in October of 2017. He married his wife Katherine in October of 2018 and was promoted to Director of Marketing at West Town Bancorp, Inc. Andrew and Katherine have a little one on the way due August 18.

Congratulations to JONATHAN SCHREINER ’08, who is engaged to be married in the Spring of 2021!

Congratulations to FRITZ WALDVOGEL ’08 for starting a new position as Vice President of Production at Colliers International.

Congratulations to PATRICK DALY ’09 for starting a new position as a Young Professional Board Member at One World Surgery.

Congratulations to WILL MCDONALD ’09 for being promoted to Vice President at Transwestern.

2000s

MICHAEL SHORT ’05 (front, center) got married and several ’05 alumni were in attendance. From L-R: MITCHELL BRINKMAN, PETER SNYDER, TIM SCALLEN, NATE WALCKER, JUSTIN GRIGGS, CULLEN REIF, DAN FUHRMANN, and CLAYTON BURKE. 52 | SABER Fall / Annual Report 2020

Both TIM SCALLEN ’05 (middle-right) and JOE MAHER ’13 (middle-left) stopped by Mr. Simmons Investment Class to shed light on careers in investment banking and private equity. cadets.com

Class Notes 2010s Congratulations to JACK CLANCY ’10 for being promoted to Associate Director, Population Health Solutions at Optum.

at Life Time Inc.

Congratulations to CHRISTIAN ISACKSON ’10 on his new position as Project Engineer

Congratulations to WILL PATT ’10 for starting a new position as a Senior Consultant — SEC Reporting and Analysis at Wells Fargo.

ZACH WYNNE ’10 spent 6 months playing bandy in Sweden.

He’s pictured above (left) with one of his teammates. He also recently started a new position as Staff Accountant at Lothenbach Holdings, LLC.

Congratulations to CONNOR FARLEY ’11 on being promoted to Assistant Operations Officer with the US Army.

Congratulations to MICHAEL LOKOWICHKOHLER ’11 on starting a new position as an On-Call Firefighter with the Mahtomedi Fire Dept. and Associate Project Manager at Wunderman.

A huge congrats to current STA employee, LUKE MARKS ’11, who transitioned from his role as Director of Alumni Relations/Social Media Manager to move into the classroom as an English teacher. Luke will remain the Head Varsity Coach for lacrosse and Assistant Varsity Coach for football.

Congratulations to DANIEL MARTINE ’11 for being promoted to Lead, Finance Commodities and The Kraft Heinz Company.

Congratulations to CHARLIE THOMEY ’11 for starting a new position as Senior Assurance Associate at PwC. Congratulations to JONATHAN BEST ’12 for being promoted to Senior Financial Analyst at Amazon.

Congratulations to NICK BONFE ’12 on his recent engagement to Lesley Locken.

Congratulations to CONNOR MULHERE ’12 for being promoted to CPT in the US Army.

Congratulations to MIKE DEASEY ’12 for starting a new position as a Recruiter at Hollstadt Consulting.

Congratulations to Cadet lacrosse assistant coach SEAN HICKEY ’12 who recently got engaged to Lindsay Burns of Eagan, MN.

PATRICK REAGAN ’12 and his girlfriend, Sydney Bramer, were recognized by the Litchfield Police and Fire Department for saving the life of a man who was having a heart attack. Not everyone can respond the way Patrick and Sydney did in a crisis and they were commended for their brave and rapid response.

2000s

MATT JOYCE ’07 presented to the Marketing and Entrepreneurship class about his company Toom Dips. Toom develops and manufactures multiple flavors of garlic dip that can be purchased in many grocery locations around the Midwest. cadets.com

After 7 days and 36 hours of hiking on limited oxygen, COLIN DRAKE ’08 (right) and a group of fellow hikers climbed the tallest free standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro.

FOLEY SCHMIDT ’08 (front left) and WYATT SCHMIDT ’13 (back right) participated in the Canadian Corporate Pond Hockey Challenge at Lake Louise. Both Wyatt and Foley played on the Lululemon Corporate Team.

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at BBR Partners.

SAM GABRIELLI ’13 is currently working at FOX 21 News in Duluth, Minnesota as Chief Meteorologist.

He is frequently on the 5:30 and 9 p.m. newscasts Sunday evenings– Thursday evenings keeping the Northland weather aware.

Congratulations to DANNY BAER ’13 for starting a new position as Vice President

KILLIAN BRACKEY ’13 was featured on episode #63 of the “Do the WOO Podcast” where he discussed the value of his company Sezzle.

Congratulations to SIMON LEMAIRE ’13 and his wife Hannah, who welcomed their third child, Nadia Elaine, on May 18th, 2020. Simon is currently the science and theater teacher at the new Unity High School in Burnsville.

Congratulations to MACK MARRIN ’13 for starting a new position as a Judicial Law Clerk at Dakota County District Court.

HOUSTON DROEL ’13 proposed to Sheridan Slogar and she said yes! Congrats to Houston and Sheridan!

Congratulations to DANNY MCMANUS ’13 for starting a new position as Construction Manager at Sustainable 9 Design + Build.

Congratulations to JOEY ENGESWICK ’13 for starting a new position as a Financial Analyst with Medtronic in Mounds View, MN.

After spending two years on the West Coast, MAX MUSSELL ’13 recently accepted an offer to join Google here in the Twin Cities.

He will be supporting local large enterprise customers with their digital transformation efforts moving forward. He is looking forward to being back home.

Congratulations to THOMAS WOODWARD ’13 for starting a new position as an Underwriter at Colliers Mortgage LLC.

Congratulations to JOHN PATTON ’13 on starting a new position as a Senior Accountant at Moss Adams.

Congratulations to DANIEL PLOURDE ’13 on starting a new position as a Medium Caliber Ammunition Mechanical Engineer at Northrop Grumman.

ANDREW LANDREVILLE ’14 recently graduated from 35N AIT in the Active Duty United States Army.

Congratulations to SHANE SIENKO ’14 for starting a new position as a Business Development Lead at the Blue Line Logistics.

WYATT SCHMIDT ’13, former USC Trojans holder, was featured in the ESPN commercial, “Where Else?”. Wyatt Schmidt held the snap for blind USC long snapper Jake Olson when he made his college football debut.

Congratulations to LUKE SCHNEEMAN ’13 for starting a new position as Senior Tax Associate at PwC.

After working for SAb Biotherapeutics and submitting his first co-authored abstract for publication, COLTEN DORNBACH ’15 was awarded the Dr. Robert Nesheim Fellowship from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct research in the field of ruminant nutrition and microbiology.

2010s

Congratulations to JACK STANG ’13 for signing with the Stenungsund Stingers as a part of the Swedish Professional Hockey league.

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Congratulations to BEN FIERS ’14 who recently married Jaycee Fiers. Plenty of members of the CLASS OF 2014 were in attendance to celebrate! Pictured from left to right. MICHAEL SMILANICH ’14, BEN FIERS ’14, JAMES RILEY ’14, DOMINICK VIERLING ’14, CARTER VANASEK ’14, TIPTON WOODARD ’14, and MICHAEL CONNERS ’14. cadets.com

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JAY ENGESWICK ’15 had a Hole in One on a 315 yard par 4 at Madden’s Resort over the weekend in late June.

JACOB MISCHKE ’15 recently joined the family firm, Mischke Financial Group, in August 2019 after graduating from the University of Saint Thomas in May 2019. He represents the third generation of Mischkes following his grandfather HERB MISCHKE ’45 who began Mischke Financial Group when he became an financial advisor in 1948 and was joined by his son MARK MISCHKE ’77 in 1983.

St. Mary’s University Hockey Player TOMMY STANG ’15 was named the MIAC Athlete of the Week on February 10, 2020 for scorer of 2 goals, 2 assists in 2 games played.

Congratulations to ANDREW ALLEN ’16 who was recently granted membership to the University of Wisconsin–Madison Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Chapter.

Approximately 5 percent of the Letters & Science senior class is inducted into the liberal arts and science scholar society. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic society honoring the liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, ΦΒΚ stands for freedom of inquiry and expression, disciplinary rigor, breadth of intellectual perspective, the cultivation of skills of deliberation and ethical reflection, the pursuit of wisdom, and the application of the fruits of scholarship and research in practical life.

Ole Miss punter, MAC BROWN ’16, was recently named to the “College Football’s 10 best returning punters” list by Staying Alive in the Power 5. Mac was listed at number seven.

JOSEPH HARVEY ’16 recently graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Information Systems, and completed Army ROTC as a Distinguished Military Graduate.

On June 6th, he was commissioned as a US Army Aviation Officer and Second Lieutenant. Joe will report to Army flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama on October 23rd.

Congratulations to JACOB HELBERG ’16 for starting a new position as Loan Documentation Specialist at Wells Fargo.

Congratulations to WARREN SEXSON ’16 for his recent engagement to Linde Toenges.

2010s

Having completed Army Aviation flight school in Fort Rucker Alabama, 1LT GRANT ONCAY ’14 has been assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, in Camp Humphreys South Korea. He is a chinook CH47 pilot. cadets.com

JASON SMALLIDGE ’16 finished his sophomore year at the University of Nebraska-Omaha where he plays Division I hockey and was named an ACHA All-American Scholar as well.

RAY CHRISTY ’18 and CHASE FOLEY ’18 start their college careers after two years playing junior hockey.

Good luck, guys!

2020s

Congratulations to recent alumnus JAXEN MERTENS ’20 on his graduation from the Marine Corps boot camp.

2020s

BRANICK WEIX ’15 (left), BRENDAN QUINLAN ’16 (second from the right), and MATTHEW MICHALSKI ’15 (right) are currently working together with Aryeo in Boston, MA. Aryeo provides tools for real estate photography businesses that save time and money. Their services include content delivery, property websites, and marketing add-ons.

Babson College’s ski team featured recent STA alumnus JACK FOLKMAN ’20 to their instagram page.

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In Memoriam Please remember in your prayers these classmates and friends of the Academy who recently passed away or of whose death we were recently notified.

We have made every effort to present an accurate list.

Thomas P. Gaertner ’37 December 2010

David Markert ’50 February 2020

Richard Smith ’54 May 2020

Don Simerson ’69 August 2020

Robert Rice ’38 March 2020

Quentin Quirk ’50 May 2020

Michael Eldredge ’55 February 2020

James Wyatt ’70 May 2020

Bill Huot ’44 July 2020

Steve Dolan ’51 March 2020

John Lenzi ’55 April 2020

Frankie Pilney ’77 July 2020

Ed Krzesowiak ’44 April 2020

Buck Janssen ’51 May 2020

Scott Simons ’55 September 2020

Dave Preuss ’81 June 2020

John Perra ’44 February 2020

Ronald Orfei ’51 December 2019

Thomas Barrett ’56 February 2019

David Walczak ’82 September 2020

Jim Quirk ’44 June 2020

Mike Sheahan ’51 May 2020

Patrick Bonicamp ’56 February 2020

James M. Stella ’84 August 2020

Jim Schacker ’44 July 2020

Jerry Palen ’52 September 2020

Thomas E. Emmer, Sr. ’57 August 2020

Jake Beaudin ’09 July 2020

John Hubbell ’45 August 2020

Roger Sherman ’52 May 2020

Charles Hilgert ’57 May 2020

Charlie Krassas ’45 February 2020

Curtis Walker ’52 June 2020

John F. O’Shaughnessy ’57 July 2020

Don Olson ’45 March 2020

Daniel Forby ’52 September 2020

Pat Brady ’60 April 2020

Joe Conroy ’46 February 2020

Paul Billings ’53 June 2020

Patrick Geraghty ’62 May 2020

George William Fredericks ’46 May 2020

Tom Skahen ’53 August 2020

Jim Ryan ’62 January 2020

Hy Adlin ’50 May 2020

Duane Berquist ’54 January 2019

Tim Flynn ’68 February 2020

Paul Johnson ’50 May 2020

Jack Gross ’54 ebruary 2020

Denny Johnson ’69 July 2020

WILLIAM H. SHIPPEY Former Faculty/Staff August 2020 GEORGE SCHNELL Former Trustee and Headmaster September 2020

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Calendar of Events NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY 2021

1 Application Window for

4

Father/Son Mass & Fellowship

1-3

No School — Christmas Break

8

Tuesday Tour with Admissions

8

Father/Son Mass & Fellowship

8-11

Senior Portraits

11

Winter Admissions Showcase

16

Mother/Son Mass & Fellowship

20

Mother/Son Mass & Fellowship

15-18

Semester Exams

18

No School — MLK Day

21-31

No School — Christmas Break

27

St. Thomas Aquinas Mass

2021-22 opens

5

School Picture Day

6

Father/Son Mass & Fellowship

7-8 Virtual VISTA Productions Fall Show

10

Tuesday Tour with Admissions

11

Veterans’ Day Program

18

Thanksgiving Prayer Service

25 Cadet Promotions Ceremony & Reception @ 2:15 p.m.

26-27

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Veterans’ Day Program WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 9 A.M. JOIN US! Live streaming at cadetbroadcasts.com Veterans’ Day at Saint Thomas Academy is a very special day.

The Veteran’s Day program includes the infamous Fleming Medal awards, which is awarded to previous graduates of Saint Thomas Academy. The recipients for 2020 are Captain Benjamin Piehl and Lieutenant Commander Jeremy Harris.

Captain Piehl graduated from Saint Thomas Academy in 2007, furthering his education at the Air Force Academy, where he learned to fly. He continues to serve in the Air Force, where he is now the Chief of Weapons and Tactics. Lieutenant Commander Harris graduated in 2003, later becoming a pilot in the Navy. He continues to serve in the Navy today after 10+ years of service.

The program also includes a keynote speaker. This year, Brigadier General David D. Hamlar Junior, the former Assistant Adjutant General for the Minnesota Air National Guard will speak to all cadets.

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