ALUMNINEWS Dana Thompson, BA ’12, and Gregory Schneid, BA ’10, were married on June 4. Nicole (Villalobos), BS ’13, and Andy Dickson, BA ’13, welcomed their first baby, Joanne Marie, in June. Kristina Domazetoska, MBA ’13, founded the nonprofit Mentor2Empower, aiming to reduce youth unemployment in Macedonia. Doug Tooke, MPM ’13, received the Diocesan National Catholic Youth Ministry Award from the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry for making a significant contribution in youth ministry on a diocesan level and serving as an outstanding model of service to others in youth ministry. Doug works with the Diocese of Helena, Montana, serving as a “keeper of the vision” for comprehensive youth ministry. Patrick Archer, BA ’14, was recognized by the Arizona Society of CPAs for receiving the ninth-highest CPA score in the state, with an average of 89.5 on all four parts. Sherry (Flores) Daniel, MBA ’14, was named communications manager for Nice World, USA.
RETURNING TO COACH A NEW GENERATION
“To be able to come back and coach current studentathletes, helping them through the same things I went through, means a lot and is a responsibility I don’t take lightly,” said Assistant Baseball Coach Michael Schweiss, BA ’12. Schweiss, who pitched for the UD baseball team from 2009-12 as a four-year letter winner and the program’s all-time leader for saves (nine), was a volunteer coach at UD for two seasons before officially joining the staff this year. After earning his B.A. in economics and finance, Schweiss signed with the Normal Cornbelters out of Normal, Illinois, pitching four summers (2013-16) and logging a 25-23 record, 4.03 ERA, 71 appearances (61 starts),
375 innings and 330 strikeouts. In 2016, the Colorado native was named to the West Division All-Star Game. During off-seasons, he worked for the Dallas Independent School District building databases. “UD has played such a huge role in my life,” said Schweiss. “I’m looking forward to this next phase and am thankful that UD has given me the opportunity to be a full-time coach.”
Colleen (Slattery), BA ’15, and Joe Beatty, BA ’14, welcomed their firstborn son, Finnian Joseph, in October. Vallery (Bergez) and Joseph Hrbacek, both BA ’14, were married Nov. 26.
Taylor Hampton, MBA ’15, was named one of D Magazine’s “Best Mortgage Professionals” for the second year in a row. Kathleen Ramirez, BA ’15, was elected as the chair of programs and social media chair for the Texas Visual Arts Association in Dallas for 2017. She was selected for these positions particularly because of her past experience in gallery work/curatorial projects in the UD Art Department and for her social media work for various clubs and organizations.
As a student-athlete, Michael Schweiss was named to the NCAA Division III Baseball First Team in 2010 and 2011.
Michael Hoff, BS ’15, graduated early from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an M.S. in electrical engineering.
HONOR EXCELLENCE
Michelle DeRoche, BA ’15, graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a master’s in accounting in May.
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MY EDUCATION AT UD INSPIRED AND TRANSFORMED ME IN WAYS UNIMAGINABLE, THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS WHO MADE MY SCHOLARSHIP AID POSSIBLE.
AS AN ALUMNUS, IT IS BOTH MY RESPONSIBILITY AND A DEEP PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO UD, SO THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS MAY SHARE IN THE RICHES OF UD’S CORE CURRICULUM AND HER OUTSTANDING FACULTY.”
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Selena (Puente) and Killian Beeler, both BA ’15, welcomed their firstborn daughter, Stella Rose, in September.