Meeting the need
Writer Christian Weber, ’21 Coordinator Jonny McGrath Graphic Designer Kate Kurtz, ’22 Photographer Mike McCleary On the cover: Last fall, the University of Mary unveiled a year-round program for student mothers and their little ones. See page 7 for more. Contact Momentum Editorial 701-355-8255 Update your Address Circulation 701-355-3726 inside this issue 1 From the President 2 Confronting Hardship with Hope 4 Celebrating 50 Years of Jazz Fest 6 Nurturing the Light of Life 10 Q & A with Michael Mortenson 12 Linking Arms with Northwest North Dakota 14 Armada Donor Recognition 16 Serving Souls with Ministry on the Margins 18 Donor Recognition 24 Alumni News & Notes @umary University of Mary University of Mary @universityofmary Nurturing the Light of Life | PAGE 6 Serving Souls | PAGE 16 Celebrating 50 Years of Jazz Fest | PAGE 4
Monsignor James P. Shea President of the University of Mary
In the spirit of our founding Sisters, the questions often in our minds are twofold: “What do the people around us need?” and, “How can we help?”
These questions require a wakefulness on our part, as we know how our culture of intense individualism offers false and fleeting solutions to the deep wounds and poverties that we carry with us. The true help that people need — that all of us need — isn’t having individual problems fixed, as if we’re just machines with broken parts that need repairing. As our Sisters know, and the history of Christianity attests, true help and healing is given in the context of stable and meaningful community, where we are welcomed into something greater than ourselves, where we are brought into relationship with the One who makes all things — our whole selves — new. All things new … including our wounds and our poverty.
The Sisters of Annunciation Monastery did this by bringing their community here, to the wind-swept Dakota prairie, and, from the stability of a life of prayer and
friendship — seeking God in all things — gave themselves to the work of service. As our founders and sponsors, their pioneering courage and apostolic impulse continue to shape our lives at the University of Mary. What do the people around us need, and how can we help? This spring, we had many answers to both questions.
We noticed a serious need for school counselors in our rural and tribal communities, we noticed student mothers wanting to finish their degrees without the resources to do so, we noticed a whole region of our state with rapid-fire population growth and no four-year institution for higher education. And, as you’ll read in these pages, we’ve been blessed with ample opportunity to respond. Our faculty, staff, and students have rallied around these various needs with energy and joy, inviting others into our vibrant university community — and even bringing our community to them — to receive our friendship, our resources, and our support.
Yet, deeply committed to our mission, we want to awaken in our students a discerning attentiveness to the needs around them that lasts well beyond their time here. And we want to expand their capacities to respond. Through the formation and education of the whole person, we give our students a vision of their lives whereby they become integrated into a community, see the needs of others, and respond with generosity and greatness of heart. And we’ve seen our graduates bring radiance and life to all corners of our region and beyond. We’re so proud of our alumni who, bursting with desire to give back, are making a profound impact in the lives of others.
We also know that there’s a lot more work to be done, and we cannot do it alone.
As we continue to impart this vision to our students, equipping them with the professional training and character formation to face the current culture with awakened hearts and minds, we are profoundly humbled by the support of so many people. I give thanks to God for His goodness to us, to the Sisters of Annunciation Monastery for their witness and prayers, and to you, our alumni and friends, who continue to pray for us and support us in so many incredible ways. In this issue, you’ll also find the names of people who have helped us make this vision into a reality, and for them we owe a special debt of gratitude. On behalf of our students, thank you for supporting the University of Mary, and know of my prayers for you as we continue in this Easter season.
Monsignor James P. Shea President
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
“What do the people around us need, and how can we help?”
Known as "Mama" by her extended family of former students, Lamb, center, mentored hundreds of future educators during her nine-year tenure at the Liffrig Family School.
Confronting Hardship with Hope
Mary’s Dr. Carmelita Lamb Secures $6 Million School Counseling Grant
Early last fall, Dr. Carmelita Lamb, Associate Dean of the University of Mary’s Liffrig Family School of Education and Behavioral Sciences, opened her inbox to find a providential notice from the US Department of Education. “I’m on the Department’s Listserv, and they ping me when they make new funding available,” she said. “My colleagues and I were thinking about children in the most remote, marginalized places in North Dakota. We wanted to find out just how bad the need was for school counselors in our rural and especially our tribal communities.”
Her research painted a bleak picture. “We found out it was more than just a need. It was a crisis. The closest place for many of these kids in rural North Dakota is Minneapolis if they need a bed — there’s no place in between. Children are actually harming themselves and losing their lives without access to mental health and counseling services.”
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Faced with this desperate situation, Lamb took to her keyboard with characteristic initiative, connecting with K-12 school administrators across the state. “I was reaching out to superintendents and principals and district liaisons all over, saying, ‘Would you partner with us if we could get funding to train counselors for your schools?’”
In the end, Lamb’s pioneering courage won the university the full amount. “I came back from Christmas vacation, and we were fully funded,” she said, still ecstatic. “I just shot out to Jupiter! I still can’t believe it.”
Honoring
Dr. “Mama” Lamb
Her pitch was straightforward: “‘One, they can earn their master’s in school counseling at home because the program is fully online. Two, once we get funding, we can cover 100% of their needs and expenses. Three, they would return to your community and serve your school, serve your children.’”
Demand surpassed expectations from the outset. “We were just flooded with responses,” Lamb said. “Superintendents and principals were sharing their stories and saying, ‘This is exactly what we need. Count me in!’”
Emboldened by this outpouring of interest, Lamb penned a request for $6 million in grant funding through the Department of Education’s Mental Health Services Professionals (MHSP) Demonstration Program. “The big question was, ‘Do we really have the fortitude to request that much? We’re a small university,’” she said. “Of course, the answer was, ‘Absolutely. We’ve got to do it to train counselors and meet this need.’ So we wrote the grant proposal for $1.2 million per year, spread over five years.”
Grant funds will support the University of Mary’s newly introduced Accelerated Counseling Education for Student Success (ACCESS) program, developed to prepare North Dakota’s next generation of school counselors to fill critical vacancies in their home communities. The program’s online course format allows for maximum flexibility. “Right now, the vast majority of our applicants are coming from rural areas, farms and ranches and tribal communities,” Lamb said. “You have people with a tremendous sense of service saying, ‘I’ll do it. I don’t have to leave my farm, I don’t have to leave my ranch, I don’t have to leave my reservation community where I’m supported? I’ll do it.'”
Wherever they call home, students pursuing their Master of Science in Counseling online through ACCESS will enjoy personalized guidance and support from admission to graduation.
“As a CACREP-accredited program, we maintain a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio,” said Dr. Christina Jurekovic, chair of the University of Mary’s graduate counseling program. “That means small class sizes and individualized academic support, whether online or in-person.”
Furthermore, all ACCESS participants will receive full funding in the form of generous scholarships. “Students accepted into this program won’t have to pay one penny for their degree,” Lamb said. “It’s all paid for: tuition, fees, books, licensure exams, internships, travel, the program’s one-week residency. Anything our participating graduate student needs during the two-year program, this grant scholarship covers it.”
Throughout her 30-year career in education, Dr. Lamb has distinguished herself as a tireless advocate for Native American scholars at every level of instruction. “I’ve been involved in education all my career, primarily Indian education,” she said. “I was with Turtle Mountain Community College for years, and then when I came here to Mary, I brought all my Native students with me. I spent a lot of time cultivating a welcoming environment here on campus, one that serves the most marginalized populations in our state, which are our tribal nations.”
Now, on the occasion of Dr. Lamb’s retirement and in recognition of her decades-long commitment to Native American advancement through education, the Liffrig Family School of Education and Behavioral Sciences is establishing a graduate scholarship in her name. The Dr. Carmelita “Mama” Lamb Scholarship fund will carry on Dr. Lamb’s legacy of hospitality and service by supporting Native American scholars enrolled in any of the Liffrig Family School’s Master of Education degree programs.
Though retired, Dr. Lamb will continue to serve the University of Mary and North Dakota’s Native scholars in a part-time capacity. “I’m still going to be on the side here for Mary. I’ll be writing grants, supporting Native scholarship, that kind of thing. I really love it here, and it’s going to be hard to leave” she said. With a laugh, she added, “I do love it here, but it’s time for me to retire — I love my grandkids more.”
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“'Do we really have the fortitude to request that much?' Of course, the answer was, 'Absolutely. We've got to do it to meet this need.”
ThisJanuary, the University of Mary Department of Music held its 50th annual Jazz Festival, drawing acclaimed visiting artists, distinguished alumni of the university’s jazz program, and over 800 student musicians from across the state.
“The Jazz Festival is a regional institution,” said Dr. Tom Porter, Chair of Music at the University of Mary. “This year’s 50th anniversary event was a great representation of the different eras the festival has gone through and a phenomenal tribute to jazz studies at Mary.”
Ernie Boer, former Director of Bands at Mandan High School and confirmed jazz aficionado, established the festival in 1973. “He paved the way for the years to come,” said Porter. “At that time, the university had a January interim. Ernie took advantage of that and had students rehearse and plan the Jazz Festival throughout the month of January. It was a student-run program.”
Today, Dr. Brian Lydeen, ’94, stewards the
festival’s legacy as the University of Mary’s eighth Director of Jazz Studies. “What sets our festival apart is our students, really,” Lydeen said. “They run the festival from the bottom up, and all these participants from local schools come and fall in love with the university because of the hospitality they’re shown here.”
In harmony with the University of Mary’s broader mission, the event prioritizes education over competition. “There are some awards and things, but what really makes this gathering special is the educational aspect,” Porter said. “Local high school music programs plan their curricula around this event.” Each year, the university’s music faculty and students welcome dozens of middle and high school jazz ensembles to campus, providing a lively forum for student musicians to showcase their gifts and interact with world-renowned guest clinicians. “Students get to come and receive one-on-one guidance from these world-class educators and performers.
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime privilege,” Lydeen said. Throughout its 50-year history, the festival has attracted a who’s-who of jazz icons, including revolutionary trumpeter and composer Don Ellis, longtime Tonight Show drummer Ed Shaughnessy, and legendary clarinetist Buddy DeFranco.
This year’s festival culminated in a twoand-a-half-hour spectacular at Bismarck’s historic Belle Mehus Auditorium. Stellar performances from the university’s flagship Jazz Ensemble and UMary Vocal Jazz kicked off an evening of musical pyrotechnics, courtesy of — among others — award-winning saxophonist Kenni Holman, three-time Jazz Festival guest artists Bob Kase and Tom “Bones” Malone, and over two dozen Mary alumni. Midway through the program, Porter took the stage to announce a surprise initiative: the launch of the University of Mary’s Scott and Marylee Prebys Fund.
Scott Prebys joined Mary College’s music faculty in 1977, set on building the school’s fledgling jazz ensemble into a regional powerhouse. “It was understood that I had a vision,” Prebys said. “We wanted the best jazz program in North Dakota. My job was to get this thing going.” Over the next three decades and change, the program would flourish under his leadership, and the University of Mary Jazz Festival would flare into one of the hottest musical events in the Upper Midwest. Marylee, Prebys’ wife and “by far the musical talent in the family,” was herself a department fixture, directing piano studies at the university for over 30 years. “She was really a brilliant teacher. I had the visibility, but she was a far better teacher than I was.”
“What we’re doing with this fund is, first of all, recognizing [Scott and Marylee] and their contribution to the university,” said Porter. “We’re awarding two scholarships each spring: one in Scott’s honor and one in Marylee’s honor.” The inaugural recipients of these awards, a sophomore percussionist and a freshman pianist, will
receive substantial funding toward next year’s tuition.
“We’re also supporting the renovation of our Steinway D grand piano, which is the most significant instrument in our department,” Porter added. “When it comes back from the factory, it will have a plaque on it in honor of Scott and Marylee.”
Donors who contribute $1,000 or more to the Scott and Marylee Prebys Fund can sponsor one of 87 keys on the refurbished instrument.
“Marylee told me she wanted Middle C,” Porter said.
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Nurturing the Light of Life
Introducing the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers
Lumen Vitae — “The Light of Life.” As a Christian, Catholic, and Benedictine community of learners, the University of Mary strives to put this motto into practice by acknowledging and defending the inherent dignity of the human person at every stage of development. “Under Monsignor Shea’s leadership and long before that with our founding Sisters, we have always been very intentional about defending life,” said Jerome Richter, the university’s Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff. “Since 2010, we’ve been sending busloads of students and faculty to the March for Life in Washington, DC every spring. We’re heavily involved in pro-life advocacy.”
The university’s commitment to life glows with a special radiance among flashing toys and basketfuls of baby essentials in a cozy community room on the south end of Boniface East Hall. Each morning, two young mothers tote their little ones to this newly stocked nursery for an hour or two of quality time before the day’s responsibilities draw Mom across campus and back again in time for dinner.
Welcome to the heart of the University of Mary’s Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, established last fall to supply student moms with stable housing, reliable childcare, and vital parenting resources, all free of charge. “This program goes back to the basics of who we are as an institution,” said Maggie Popp, ’20, coordinator of Mission for Life,
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Assistant Professor of Nursing Stacey Hutzenbiler (center) chats with (from left) Residence Director Emma Pelach, Mission for Life Coordinator Maggie Popp, and the program's first four participants.
the university’s core student volunteer organization. “We’re a Catholic university first and foremost, so we want to care for those on the margins. This is a new opportunity for us to care for those in need.”
The concept for the program first arose in 2019. “A young couple associated with the University of Mary came forward to me and said, ‘We’re going to the March for Life, we’re supporting the Women’s Care Center. What can we do for young women who’ve found themselves in a situation they didn’t anticipate but want to receive an education?’” Richter said. “And I said, ‘Let’s start brainstorming.’ If a young mom finds herself in this situation and chooses life, thanks be to God, we don’t want them to all of a sudden say, ‘Well, now I can’t get an education.’”
Three years later, after raising over $1.2 million in funding for the initiative at its annual Candlelight Gala, the university set to work in earnest, launching the program last November under the patronage of Mother Teresa. “The generosity of our donors and the good people around here has been tremendous,” Richter said. “And it all started with that couple, two friends of
the university, and their faithfulness and dedication to the project. They ultimately made it happen, both through their efforts and their own finances — they made the first gift.”
In keeping with the University of Mary’s Benedictine heritage and identity, the program places a strong emphasis on stability and community.
“We’re providing room and board year-round so these moms can continue their education without having to worry about their living situation and basic necessities on top of everything else,” Richter said. “We’re offering year-round childcare as well. We have volunteers from all over campus: Mission for Life, Collegians for Life, Vera Forma, the other students in the residence hall. We’ve had no trouble finding students to help out.” Besides providing free room, board, and childcare, the university regularly invites local leaders to Boniface East for formation dialogues focused on financial literacy, effective parenting, mental and spiritual self-care, and other key skill areas for new mothers. “As a donorfunded institution, we have strong relationships with all of these community leaders with important skillsets,” Richter said. “Whether they’re currently in their profession or retired, they can come in and talk with our mothers and provide valuable insight on a variety of foundational life and parenting skills. We’re trying
to provide that formation and stability to set these mothers up for lifelong success.”
For Katie, ’24, a junior social work major and a member of the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, the program stands as a rock of refuge amid the dueling pressures of new parenthood and college life. “The consistency has meant a lot to us,” she said. “I’m just amazed with how well everything’s been working already, and I’m so grateful to the university for putting value into us and our story.” Katie welcomed her daughter Lucia, now a chatty 13-monthold with a contagious smile, last spring. “I found out I was pregnant two weeks after arriving in Rome to study abroad. I had absolutely no idea what to do or who to ask for help, but I ended up reaching out to one of my RDs, and the very first thing she said was, ‘Congratulations!’ Everyone there and all of my professors made it clear they would do whatever they could to help me have a good semester. They gave me confidence that everything would be okay.”
After spending the summer months getting to know each other with the support of family and friends, Katie and Lucia set out for Bismarck from the former’s home
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Angelina works toward her calling in the Casey Center for Nursing Education.
After graduation, Katie plans to pursue a career in either adolescent or geriatric social work.
of Denver, Colorado. “In the fall, I got to move in with a family here in town,” she said. “They were able to help me out until I moved into the Saint Teresa Community this spring.” Today, mother and child are thriving in their new home. “The other students here on campus and everybody involved with the program have made it clear to me that they want to do what they can to help me flourish at college and earn my degree and feel like a whole person.”
Sophomore nursing major and Texas native Angelina, ’25, first learned of the community from a feature on Relevant Radio. “I was sitting in my car, wondering what I was going to do, and suddenly I hear
about this program on the radio,” she said. “My mom was actually listening across town, and we called each other and said, ‘This is what we need.’” Angelina and her son, Auggie, a busy, chubby-cheeked boy of five months and counting, joined Katie and Lucia in Boniface East this January. “This has been amazing for us, to get this kind of support so I can work on my degree and be a mom at the same time.”
In the coming months and years, the university hopes to expand the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers to accommodate up to 20 young women and their children. “Our university is Christian, it’s Catholic, it’s Benedictine,
and what we do here as a family is support each other,” Richter said. “We want people to know that we’re here to receive them with these necessary support systems and fill the need for young mothers who want to get an education.”
For now, baby steps. “So far, the program’s been a great success, and we’re excited for what’s coming down the road,” said Popp. “We’re so grateful for the overwhelming support of the Mary community and beyond.”
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Angelina and Auggie, left, and Katie and Lucia, right, joined the Saint Teresa Community for Mothers this spring.
Q&A with
MICHAEL MORTENSON Director of Alumni Relations
This spring, Michael Mortenson, ’15, joined the University of Mary’s alumni development team, taking on the position of Director of Alumni Relations after serving a year and a half as a Mission Advancement officer. An avowed “UMary die-hard,” Mortenson’s enthusiasm for the university’s Christian, Catholic, and Benedictine mission brought him home to his alma mater in 2021. Hear from him about his formative days as a Marauders scholar-athlete and his relationship-centered approach to his new role.
Tell us a little about your background. What first brought you to Mary as a student?
I was born and raised in Dickinson, North Dakota. I very much love Dickinson and Western North Dakota. I went to school at Trinity High School. That was where I first met Ashley, now my wife of nine years. We both came out here to the University of Mary right after high school.
I also played football out here. Myron Schultz recruited me. At that point in my life, football was my focus, so that was primarily what brought me to Mary. Coming out here to play collegiate football was a huge blessing in my life.
What impacted you most during your time as a scholarathlete at Mary?
I consider the University of Mary to be a place where I received formation that
I’m eternally grateful for to this day. The integration of academics and the faith, the integration of both with athletics, all of this happening in a Christian community of scholars — we’re a mission-oriented university where we’re doing important things that higher education isn’t doing in other places, and that had a huge effect on my life.
I first met Father Jarad Wolf here on the football team when he was just a freshman from New Salem. Good mentors had taken us under their wing because we were asking some of the deeper questions: What do we believe? Why do we believe it? That kind of stuff. We both got to take a class from Monsignor Shea and Jerome Richter our sophomore year, and that really just blew the hinges off of a lot of big, deep questions that we had about the faith and about the state of humanity. And then right after our sophomore year
we went over to Rome for May term, and that trip really solidified a lot of things for me going forward. Right after college, my wife and I worked for FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) in Mankato for six years as missionaries as a result of the deep formation in the faith we received here.
What brought you back to the university after your FOCUS years?
I always knew I wanted to come back and continue my career at a place that’s missionoriented. When I first came back to Mary, I started as a mission advancement officer. Being an alumnus, I’m very proud of my alma mater. We wouldn’t be able to have some of the conversations we do here in a lot of other places. Just these basic questions: What is love? What is freedom? Is there a God? If there is, what does that mean for us? We’re a community on the cutting-edge of trying to do something for the common good and the greater glory of God. I really think that the University of Mary is a shining beacon of that in today’s confusion.
I get to teach a few classes to our scholarathletes. Certain students, when they come in, they’re apathetic towards anything. But then you ask a few good questions, and stuff starts to click and they start wrestling with the deeper questions. I’m just grateful I work for a place where we can have those conversations and form relationships with students and get them thinking about how to live a real, fulfilling life. That’s the big thing that sets us apart.
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As you adjust to your new role, how are you planning to draw Mary alumni back into that culture of renewal?
I personally love connecting with alumni and telling our story. We stand as a unique institution, both geographically and in our principles, what we believe. And because of those two unique things, some people see that as a challenge, but I also see it as a great opportunity: why else would this little school up on the hill in North Dakota have national recognition? How does that happen? It’s a testament to the leadership out here and especially the pioneering spirit of the Sisters who came out here and founded the first Catholic school in the region and the first hospital between Minneapolis and Seattle. We have a very, very compelling and interesting story.
I want to help alumni understand that story and feel connected to the university. Our grads know they went to Mary, but I’m not always sure if they feel connected to the university as their alma mater, their “nourishing mother.” That’s something that I hope to bring to the forefront, that this is a place with a unique story and identity where people can continue to be nourished intellectually and spiritually in relationship with others. I want to help reengage our alumni base and provide opportunities for alumni to reconnect with the university and with people from their class. I want to be a relationship-builder as much as possible. Relationships are so key in life.
A former scholar-athlete and a current Marauders superfan, Mortenson played Division II football at Mary from 2010 to 2014.
Mortenson and his wife, Ashley, welcomed their third child, son Patrick, in November.
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Linking arms
with Northwest North Dakota
In the winter of 1878, five Benedictine Sisters from St. Joseph, Minnesota, stepped off a Northern Pacific passenger car in downtown Bismarck, Dakota Territory, then a remote railway settlement nestled in the northeast corner of the Missouri River Basin. Seeing that the area was in dire need of schools, they rose early the next morning to found St. Mary’s Academy, resolving to bring Catholic education to the children of the northern prairie and beyond. The successors of these pioneering Sisters established Mary College on former farmland in 1959, and before long, the seed they planted would
blossom into the region’s premier fouryear institution and a proven innovator in the global arena of higher learning.
Today as ever, the University of Mary seeks to carry that heritage of courageous service into the future. “Every time the University of Mary embarks on a new course, we look to see if there’s a need we can meet,” said Monsignor James Shea, the university’s sixth and current president. “We want to see if there’s a way we can truly add value. That’s the University of Mary’s DNA, that’s what we love to do, and we’re always looking for new ways to serve.”
The university’s latest venture in this regard, one of the most ambitious in its 60-year history, came to fruition this spring. Through a groundbreaking partnership between the University of Mary and the Williston community, residents of northwest North Dakota and eastern Montana will have the opportunity to earn their bachelor’s degree in Williston for under $5,000. “We already have our regional scholarships, by which students are able to get their two-year degree tuition-free through the Williston State College Foundation,” said Dr. Bernell Hirning, president of Williston
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From left: Williston State College President Dr. Bernell Hirning; Williams County Commissioner Cory Hanson; University of Mary President Monsignor James Shea; Williston Area Chamber of Commerce President Anna Nelson; Interim City Administrator and Williston Economic Development Executive Director Shawn Wenko.
State College. “This opportunity from the University of Mary will help students in years three and four finish their degree in person at a reduced tuition rate.”
In an effort to address mounting workforce demands in the area, the university's Williston location will offer flexible degree programs in four critical sectors: business administration, business management, elementary education, and nursing.
“Williams County has never been short on opportunities for success," said Cory Hanson, Williams County Commissioner. “But access to local, affordable higher education provides our citizens with another reason to live and work in our community and creates new reasons for job seekers to say ‘Yes’ to moving here.”
Classes will take place both in person on the campus of Williston State College and online, allowing regional students to complete bachelor's-level coursework without having to leave home. “What we've heard again and again is that what northwest North Dakota needs is a way for students who graduate, for instance, from Williston State College, to stay right here in their community and earn their bachelor's degree and beyond,” Shea said. “If the University of Mary is able to help with that, we’re happy to serve in whatever way we can.”
Generous contributions from local and regional donors, among them Sanford Health and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck, have furnished the means for the University of Mary to support each Williston area bachelor’s candidate with a total of over $25,000 in scholarship funding. Each student’s overall tuition cost will amount to no more than $4,985. “By thinking through this process carefully and gathering the necessary support, we’ve been able to offer Williston students a terrific, terrific deal on a university-level education
through this partnership,” Shea said. “And so they’re highly incentivized to stay in their community. In fact, they would be crazy to go elsewhere. These programs can’t be matched in terms of flexibility and affordability.”
Accordingly, Williston community leaders expect the initiative to bear fruit for years to come. “This program is a wonderful example of collaboration between public and private institutions to provide our students with even more opportunities for education and success close to home,” said Shawn Wenko, Executive Director of Williston Economic Development and interim City Administrator. “It’s going to help us retain talent in the area, and it’s going to contribute to our local workforce, which is going to be essential for our economic growth in the future. This partnership is a game-changer for the city of Williston and northwest North Dakota.”
“Williston is currently the sixth largest community in the state of North Dakota. We’re projected to make it to 50,000 people by 2030. For that to happen, partnerships like this need to happen,” Hirning added, underscoring the significance of the venture. “I’m grateful to the University of Mary, the city, the county, and everybody who came together to make this vision a reality.”
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Dr. Hirning and Monsignor Shea raise a toast to inter-institutional cooperation. “We live in a world where the winners will always be those who are willing to link arms and partner,” Shea said.
“We’re always looking for new ways to serve”
With deep gratitude, we honor the donors to the Armada, which supports excellence in our scholar-athletes through the funding of scholarships. We appreciate your support in promoting “Greatness through Virtue” in all our athletic programs.
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with Ministry on the Margins
Inthe spring of her freshman year at the University of Mary, Raquel Doll, ’22, struck out on a new path. “I went to a career fair here, and I ran into a social worker who told me about the university’s social work program,” she said. “What she said spoke to something in my heart, and I switched my major and never looked back.”
Three years later, that same Something brought her to her journey’s next turning point. “I did my senior internship at Ministry on the Margins, and I fell in love with the population there and the ministry’s mission. Luckily enough, they ended up offering me a job.”
Ministry on the Margins, an ecumenical service organization based in Bismarck, exists to, in the ministry’s own words, “support those who fall through the cracks during times of transition.” Annunciation Monastery’s Sister Kathleen Atkinson, OSB, founded the organization in 2013 to address urgent community needs in the Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area. “The need is so strong with our population,” Doll said. “They need housing, they need food — it’s potentially life or death.” Doll, her colleagues, and ministry volunteers serve over 1,000 community members each week, distributing food and clothing, hosting free social events, providing basic hand, foot, and eye care, and much more. “We have haircuts once a month, support groups for clients and their families, prison after-care, all of these different programs for people who need a place to go for basic services.”
In her current role, Doll coordinates with Free Through Recovery, a unit of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, to link ministry clients with crucial behavioral health resources. “Experiencing life with these people in need is such a gift,” she said. “Going in to their appointments with them, taking them shopping, just walking through life with them. That’s what I love the most.” Twice a week, she joins fellow University of Mary alumna, Kacey Peterson, ’19, to meet Bismarck’s unsheltered community members where they are. “Every week, we’re out on the streets looking for people who need support,” Peterson said. “We’re super mobile — anything we do in the office as far as connecting people with services, we can make it happen anywhere.”
Peterson came to Ministry on the Margins nearly four years ago, two months after graduating from Mary with her bachelor’s in social work. “I did my senior field placement with the [North Dakota] State Penitentiary, and I was also volunteering at the Youth Correctional Center, doing reentry work,” she said. “That’s how I met Sister Kathleen, who then had a grant position open up in the summer. I’ve been with the ministry ever since.” As the organization’s designated behavioral health specialist and a Free Through Recovery care coordinator herself, Peterson enjoys no shortage of quality time with ministry guests throughout her
typical workday. “I love hanging out with the people we serve, whether we’re playing cards or joking around or working on art projects together. This year, we’re doing a community garden, which is going to be a blast — our clients are so excited to participate.”
This particular development serves as an apt symbol of the ministry’s commitment to continuous growth. In the last two years, almost 20 full-time staff have joined Ministry on the Margins’ core leadership team, a welcome consequence of the organization’s drive to respond to community needs with an ever-expanding range of services. “We have a fantastic team of go-getters, and Sister Kathleen is a powerhouse,” Peterson said. “She can see a need and come up with the solution like that, and then we all just jump in and do whatever we have to do to meet the need.”
“The work that we do really does bridge gaps and fill the need,” Doll added. “Wherever the world ends up in five, ten years, we’ll be here as a refuge for people who need to be served.”
Above all, the ministry seeks to build a culture of grace, one guest at a time. “The ministry as a whole does a fantastic job of truly receiving every person as Christ, as a person with dignity and worth,” Doll said. “Just like Jesus, we’ll never turn anyone away.”
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Doll and Sister Kathleen entertain some young guests with a flurry of bubbles at the ministry's food pantry.
Peterson guides a new client through the ministry's intake process.
Doll and Peterson connect with an unhoused community member near the Kirkwood Mall in south Bismarck.
In gratitude
Donors listed in this publication have contributed cash gifts from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. Please know of our prayers and gratitude for all of the friends of the University of Mary and for the countless ways you bless those we serve, our students.
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Alfred Drumm
Dr. Jocelyn Dunnigan
Kevin and Rachel Dykema
Jennifer Eberle
Daniel and Amanda El-Dweek
Joseph and Dawn Faller
Kathryn Faville
Dorothy Feist
R. J. and Bonnie Fischer
Dane Fischer
Pius and Lynn Fischer
Jared and Cara Fischer
Dr. Kevin and Dr. Donna Fishbeck
Carlene Fitterer
Sean and Erin Fitzgerald
William W. Fitzpatrick
Rachael and Tim Flagstad
Michelle Franco
Shannon Frey
Donna and Joel Fricke
Paul Friederichs
Ronald Gable
Ralph Gabrysh
Elizabeth Gallagher
Richard Garman
Emily Gaudreau
Chris and Julie Gawarecki
Henry Geray
Katharine Gerrity and Paul Castrovillo
Jordan Grant
Ruby Jane Grise
Vicky Gudajtes
Tony and Maria Hagen
Father Nicholas Hagen
Dr. Margie and Dr. Rodney Hair
Bill Haley
Gregory and Marcy Hamilton
Julia Hammerschmidt and William Kaigler
Gail and Stephen Hartman
Mark and Sharol Haugen
Benjamin and Katelyn Helget
Marion and Brittany Hernandez
Molly and Jim Herrington
Karla Herzig
Monsignor George Highberger
Kathi and Kevin Hilzendeger
Bridget Hobbs
Charles and Mary Hodge
Dave and Jane Hoerner
Sheila and David Hoffman
David and Barbara Hogan
Joyce and Dave Holkup
D’Arcy Honeycutt
David Howell
Darci Hulst
Stacey and Gregory Hutzenbiler
Kaila and Cody Jangula
Mary Beth Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Rachel Johnson Krug and Mark Krug
Christopher Jorritsma
Abigail Kalinowski
Mary and Francis Kalvoda
Lola Karls
Judy Keane
Charles and Jamie Keis
Mike Kiedrowski
Marcel and Sarah Kielkucki
Michael Kijesky
Andrew Kijesky
Ruth Kiley
Dr. Paula and Mark Kitzenberg
Anthony and Christa Klettheimer
Bruce and Susan Kleven
John Klocke
Duane and Joann Koble
Dr. Valerie Kolbinger
Dr. Wade and Audra Kooiman
Ambrose and Rosalind Kozlowski
Terry and Collette Kraft
Timothy Kramer
Evan Kranda
Colleen and Todd Kranda
Darcy Kreamer
Marella and Leland Krein
Michael and Marcia Kreklow
Kathryn and Justin Krukenberg
Becca Kuehn
Katrina and David Kuntz
Shari Kuther
Dorothy Lacoste
Vicki Larson
Thomas and Joanne Lautenschlager
Denise and Brian Laymon
Judith Leconte
Scott Lefor
Claus and Marsha Lembke
Dale and Chris Lennon
Jeffrey and Deborah Lentsch
Most Reverend John LeVoir
Lavonne and Jay Liversage
Kathy and Mark Lowe
Anthony Loyola
Jennifer and Stephen Maas
Tahnee and Nick Magnus
Gerald and Cindy Maritato
Daryl and Mary Ann Mathern
Conner and Abby Mattern
Shannon McClernon
Daniel and Inez McGowan
David and Yen Yen McSherry
Robert and Margaret Mechaley
Ray and Corina Medhus
Vivian Meiers
Deacon Joel and Arlene Melarvie
Jake Mellmer
Jeremy and Tonya Mertz
Charles Miska
Brian Mitchell
Tanna Mitten
Teresa and Chin Mo
Mark Molinari
Mary Montoya
Michael and Ashley Mortenson
William and MaryBeth Mueller
Paula Muggli and Lon Enerson
Andrea Muggli
Kimberly Murray
Johanna Nagel
Luke and Jean Nasers
David and Cherlene Nelson
Heather and Dennis Nichols
Grant Nieters
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I’m extremely grateful for the scholarships I received. They allowed me to experience the authentic Christian, Catholic, and Benedictine identity of the university and receive a degree that will set me up for success in my future career while also forming me into a servant leader.
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Mara Dalton, ’23
Paul Nitzel
Janell Oberlander-Haefs
Janelle Olson
Jodi and Ross Olson
Katherine and Tara Onstad
Naana Osei
David and Colleen Pearce
Holly Pechota
Jennifer Peltz
Thomas and Megan Perna
Julie Phipps
Sandi and Perry Piatz
Jennifer and Stephen Piepgras
David and Alma Pinchotti
Natalie Polzer
Matthew Power
Chad and Sarah Prososki
Norma Rajme and Jesus Torres
Harold and Laura Rasmussen
Carolina Rayno
Richard Redle
Jeannette and Frank Redlin
Carla and Robert Reinbold
Mary Richter
Molly and Jake Rodenbiker
Charlotte and Paul Rohde
Annie Roufs
Catherine Ruiz
Thomas Rumpza
DeAnn and Jared Scheeler
Dean and Catherine Schiavone
Elizabeth Schiedermayer
Sophia and Erick Schimnowski
Megan and Cody Schneider
Jill and Ronnie Schneider
Larry and Patty Schneier
Lindsie and Aaron Schoenack
Thomas and JoAnn Schulzetenberg
Dr. Teresa and Michael Seefeld
William Shores
Thomas Simonson
Clarence and Jennifer Sitter
Dr. Jeremy Skrzypek
Clyde and Mary Smith
Boyd and Chantel Southam
Florence Stahl
Andrew Stasko
Galen Steffan
Matthew and Emily Stevenson
Jean Stockton
Kurt Stoner
George Struve
Joel and Kristyn Stugelmeyer
Paul Sullivan
August and Rachel Taylor
Dr. Melissa and Jeromie Taylor
Loretta Thielen
Hannah Thom
Ken and Linda Timmerman
Lois Titus
Patricia and Daniel Traynor
Nicholas and Jennifer Trout
Teresa Turbide
Harry and Joel Turvey
Michael and Donna Ulmen
Laurie and Douglas Vanderpan
Joscelyn and Charles Varland
Brandon and MaKayla Vaughan
Bernadette and Leo Vetter
Mary Vincent
Rita and Brian Visser
David and Marilyn Wachs
Marcus Wagner
Jennifer and Brad Walsh
Brandon and Jordan Walz
Jackson and Shaina Wandler
Loran Wappes
Mike and Rosemary Weber
Allen and Nancy Weisbeck
Abigail Weisz
Dr. Lark Welch and Chad Schon
Jeff Welk
Matthew Wermerskirchen
Michele and Cory Westhoff
Father Estevan Wetzel
Samantha Wiechman
Tim and Kim Wilkins
Richard and Judith Williams
Patricia Williams
Brady and Jodi Wingenbach
Charles Wold
Michael Wysocki
Codi and Chris Yokom
Ken and Mona Ziegler
Jamie and Trent Ziegler
John and Linda Zimmerman
Anonymous Donor #15
Church of the Ascension
Eido Printing
Erwin T Koch Trust
Franciscan Friars Educational Corp
Impact Foundation-Giving Hearts Day
Lerud Mathias Funeral Home
Medtronic
Minnesota Catholic Conference
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center
Lifetime Giving Societies
The University of Mary offers a variety of ways for our friends to support the mission of this university. Our Clubs and Circles are set up into giving categories based on an annual giving model while our Societies are created on a basis of lifetime giving.
LEGACY SOCIETY
$5,000,000 AND UP
Dan and Heather Butler
Catholic Health Initiatives
Energy Transfer Partners
Lanterman Foundation
The Harold Hamm Family Foundation
LUMEN VITAE SOCIETY DIAMOND
$1,000,000 – $4,999,999
Marge Atkinson
Marilyn Bailey Estate
Greg Butler
Jo Ann Butler
William and Patricia Clairmont
Pauline and George Economon
George and Patricia Ehlis
Jerry and Shirley Fischer
Joe and Florence Hauer
Janet Lanterman
Dr. Ivaldo and Sonia Lunardi
William and Jane Marcil
Larry and June Nygard
Ron and Karen Offutt
Norma Person
Dr. Henry and Mabel Reichert
James and Sandra Roers
Steve and Eileen Scheel
Col. Pius F. Senger Estate
Katrina and Christopher Smaaladen
Gary and Connie Tharaldson
Anita Tschida Estate
Dr. John and Jennifer Warford
Annunciation Monastery
BEK Communications, Inc.
Bravera Bank - Bismarck
Butler Machinery Co
Continental Resources
Leach Foundation
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
Sanford Health
LUMEN VITAE SOCIETY PLATINUM
$500,000 - $999,999
Marie Boyle
Marion Decker Estate
Marlys Fleck
Marlene Hoffart
Eugene and Susan Jackson
Frank Larson
Bradley and Kathy Miller
Terry and Katrina Richter
Robert and Jane Schettler
Marvin and Helen Seibold
Tony and Celia Vetter
Martin and Sheila White
Albert Wolf
Anonymous Donor #12
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Marathon Petroleum Foundation, Inc.
Steffes Industries
LUMEN VITAE SOCIETY GOLD
$250,000 - $499,999
Mike and Linda Appert
Henry and Janne Burdick
Dr. Robert and Dr. Janice Bury
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Thanks to generous donors, the University of Mary does a wonderful job at making quality education available to everyone.
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Wyatt Parks, ’23
Peter and Jeanie Deichert
Charles Feeney Estate
Mary Jo Feltl
Helen Franck
Kathleen Hagan
Randy and Laurie Hatzenbuhler
Letty Higgins
Janette Huber
Marvin Joersz
Kenneth and Marilyn Keller
Keith and Rondi McGovern
Patrick and Brenda Nistler
William and Rhonda Simmons
Eileen and Larry Weigum
Tony P. Welder
Tony and Kylie Wood
Anonymous Donor #13
Dynamic Campus Solutions, Inc.
Edson & Margaret Larson Foundation
Offutt Family Foundation
Starion Bank
United Printing, Inc.
US Bank Bismarck
LUMEN VITAE SOCIETY
$100,000 - $249,999
Jim and Lynn Arthaud
Dr. William and Colette Bartkowski
Howard and Melvena Bier
Marianne and Mike Blasco
Berniece Bohlman
Leon Comeau
William and Bonnie Daniel
Mary Jean and Jeff Dehne
Mike and Julie Fedorchak
Howard Freed Estate
Leo Funk
Kathleen and Michael Gaddie
Dr. Ray and Joyce Gruby
Arnold and Caylene Gustin
Dean and Sue Hafner
Verna Hansen
Terry and Katherine Hildestad
The Honorable John and Mikey
Hoeven
Sheila and David Hoffman
Madelyn Hoffmann
Wally Joersz
Norman Jones
Deborah and Kim Kaul
Carole Kralicek
Esther Kysar
David and Nancy Liffrig
John and Zoe Liffrig
Michael and Julie Liffrig
Dorothy Light
Mary Ann Metzger
Norma Jean Michels
Dr. Harold and Carole Miller
Roy and Pat Mindt
Connie and Eugene Nicholas
Myra Norton
Judith Petermann
Myron and Judy Pfeifle
Mick and Pat Pflugrath
Kenneth and Carmen Reno
Joseph and Ruby Schaff
Daniel and Mary Jane Schmaltz
Corinne Scholl
Joyce Schuchart
Steve and Janet Schwan
Homer and Janet Scott
Dr. John and Dr. Barbara Seaworth
Christine Seidling
Monsignor James P. Shea
Larry and Lois Signalness
Major General David and Connie
Sprynczynatyk
Paul and Laurie Steffes
Father Leo Stelten Estate
Lenore Sweeney
Wallace and Mary Ann Tintes
Jacqueline and Eric Uthus
The Honorable Gerald VandeWalle
Greg and Pamela Vetter
Bartlett & West
BNI Energy, Inc.
Burgum Foundation
Carbontec Energy Corp
Dakota Community Bank and Trust
Daniel Companies
Diocese of Bismarck
Eide Bailly LLP
Esperanza Foundation
Fireside Office Solutions
G4, LLC
I Keating Furniture World, Inc.
Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson
Miller Insulation Co, Inc.
National Information Solutions
Cooperative
ND Energy Services
North American Coal
Northern Improvement Company
Northwest Contracting, Inc.
Otto Bremer Trust
Prairie Farms Dairy
Twin City Roofing, LLC
Vaaler Insurance, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank - Bismarck
W.L. Braun and Oil Properties Trust
HERITAGE SOCIETY
$50,000 - $99,999
Dr. Carol Andreini
Mike and Julie Arnegard
Gladys Bain
Jane Bair
Frederick Baker and Marie Claymore
Randall and Shannon Bakke
Chris and Tiffany Baumgartner
Joanne Bavendick
Keith and Bonnie Benz
Father Longinus Bitz
Jim and Twylah Blotsky
Rachael and Martin Brash
Joyce Braus
The Honorable Douglas and Kathryn Burgum
Francis Butler
Linda Butler
Mary Deichert
Mary Ann DeMucci
Patrick and Mary Dirk
Dr. Ralph and Bernadette Dunnigan
Tom and Meikel Engelhardt
Jay and Wendy Fettig
Dr. Diane and Michael Fladeland
Dr. Mike and Karen Goebel
Arlys Haus
Kenneth Heen
Tim and Eve Hennessy
William Higgins Trust
Dr. George and Jean Hilts
Michael and Karen Hofer
Etheleen Hoovestol
Keith D. Horner
Niles and Ginger Hushka
Duane and Nancy Jacobs
Kent Johanneson
Colleen Johnson
Rita Johnson
Verena Johnson Ekberg
James and Joanne Kack
Brenda and Dr. Jon Kaspari
John and Paula Kelly
James and Eleri Kerian
Dr. Ralph and Marcia Kilzer
Judy and Bennett Kubischta
Thomas and Brenda Laylock
Anna and Anthony Lee
Ken and Linda Leyde
Marguerite Lien
Deacon George and Marilyn
Loegering
Mark and Heidi Mankey
John and Barbara Maus
Carol McCullough
John Mongeon
Monsignor Allan Nilles Estate
Charles Peterson
Tracy and Jane Porter
Greg Reisenauer
Jerome and Sara Richter
Dr. Joellen Roller and The Honorable Robert Martinson
John and Carolyn Saeman
William and Kay Schlosser
Stephen and Jasmine Schnaible
Thomas and Claudia Schneider
Father Timothy Schroeder
Betty Lou Scott
William and Mink Shalhoob
Nadeane Silbernagel
Arthur Skantz
Joan Thom
James and Sharon Wilson
Gretchen Wolf and Travis Schulz
Dr. Julie Yarwood
Terry and Ann Zeltinger
Anonymous Donor #14
Anonymous Donor #15
Avis Rent A Car
Beazley Engineering
Bismarck Tribune
BNC National Bank
Boeing Company
Bravera Bank - Dickinson
Capital Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cedric Theel Toyota
Council of Independent Colleges
Edmund E Toutges Trust
Expressway Suites
Forum Communications Group LTD
H A Thompson & Sons, Inc.
Harlow’s Bus Service, Inc.
JLG Architects, Inc.
L & H Manufacturing Co
Laducer & Associates, Inc.
Magi-Touch Carpet & Furniture
MATPAC Wrestling Club, Inc..
MBI Overrides, LLC
McQuade Distributing Company
Modern Machine Works
Northwest Tire, Inc.
Pathology Consultants PC
Pifer’s Auction and Realty
SCHEELS
Tektronix
The Title Team
US Bank Foundation
Western Steel & Plumbing Co
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STAN STEINER, ’74, sat on the ALA Newberry Committee, which is the most prestigious award for children’s literature.
VICKI (HORTER) GORDER, ’81, retired after 41 years at Altru Health Systems in Grand Forks, ND. She recently took a part time job at UND Medical School teaching exam skills to first- and second-year medical students.
MARK LYKKEN, ’90, retired from the Fargo Police Department in December 2022. He served FPD for 32 years. During his career, he was a patrol officer, K-9 handler, patrol sergeant, investigations unit sergeant, police training officer, and public information officer. Mark also served with the Bismarck, ND, and Billings, MT Police Departments for a 35-year career in law enforcement.
LESLIE NOYES, ’93, published a book, Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn and Resort in 2020. It has earned over 1,000 reviews on Amazon with a 4.5-star rating. There are currently three additional books in the series with another on the way.
ALISON (MARQUARDT) HARRINGTON, ’04, and her husband, Shawn, purchased Bismarck Funeral Home and are both Funeral Directors. Their daughter is going to attend the University of Mary starting in the fall of 2023.
ANGELA (BROWN) GRIFFIN, ’04, opened her own medical practice in Tempe, AZ, on October 1, 2022. She got married to her husband, Steven, on November 5, 2022.
COURTNEY (ROTH) SADOWSKY, ’08, and Dustin have been married since 2011. They have three boys ages 3, 5, and 10. She is currently working on being accepted into the University of Mary Teacher Leadership Academy to obtain her master’s degree.
JENNIFER (ANDERSON) ODELL, ’10, ’19, the newly appointed Bismarck Parks and Recreation District Board Member, was sworn into office January 19, 2023. She will share the operations portfolio during her term, which expires June 2024.
THERESA (ELL) QUIST, ’12, ’15, and Evan welcomed Elliot on December 5, 2022. He joins big brother, Cooper!
DELAND WEYRAUCH, ’13, will graduate from his forensic pathology fellowship at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Connecticut this July. He has accepted a position as the Deputy Medical Examiner for the State of Montana.
CODY BOHL, ’14, ’19, was recently hired to be a Learning Support Teacher at Ayeyarwady International School in Mandalay, Myanmar.
JOSIE STOCKIE, ’16, won the Legendary Award from Governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum, and the Adjutant General, Major General Alan Dohrmann of North Dakota.
ANDREW SCHINDLER, ’17, and Rebecca were married by Monsignor Shea in October 2022 and are expecting a baby this July.
EMMA (HERGENROEDER) SAVAGEAU, ’17, and her husband, Chris, had a baby girl, Ayla, on July 24, 2022.
SARA (DURAN) GARVEY, ’17, and Joseph were married in 2019. They had their first baby in 2020 and their second baby 2022. They currently reside in Florida where Joe is a nurse and Sara stays at home with the little ones.
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> ANGELA (BROWN) AND STEVEN GRIFFIN
> JULIANNA (KARI) AND JARAD ZITTLEMAN
> MARK LYKKEN
> EMMA (HERGENROEDER) SAVAGEAU AND HER DAUGHTER
> BRAYDEN HANSON
> COURTNEY (ROTH) SADOWSKY’S FAMILY
> ERIN DÍAZ AND HER SON
MARY (SHRAKE) PEDRY, ’18, worked as a FOCUS Missionary from 2018-2020 and attended the Augustine Institute in Denver, CO, graduating with a master’s in theology in 2022. She got married to her husband in October of 2021 and moved to South Dakota in fall of 2022. They had their first child, Josephine Jeanne, in November 2022.
BRAYDEN HANSON, ’18, has obtained his journeyman electrical license and is currently the project manager and safety officer for Edling Electric. He got engaged at a Twin’s game, got married, built a house in north Mandan, and got a second puppy.
JULIANNA (KARI), ’20, and JARAD ZITTLEMAN, ’20, were married on June 3, 2022.
LAURA AUKLAND, ’20, and her fiancé got engaged in November 2022. They plan to get married in 2024.
RITA (BARAKAT), ’20, and HENRY FLEISCHACKER, ’19, were married on July 1, 2022. Rita began graduate school in the fall of 2022 at Divine Mercy University in Sterling, VA, and Henry began a new job in Washington, D.C., working with the Dominican order at the Dominican House of Studies.
TIFFANY (OHLHAUSER), ’20, and NOAH KREBS, ’20, were married on April 30, 2022. They are expecting their first child in spring 2023.
KEVIN WILSON, ’21, has deployed twice with Team Rubicon to provide health care services. Once to Haiti and a second time to Guatemala. He also helped open the Lander Free Medical Clinic in his hometown of Lander, WY, which serves individuals who do not have insurance. The clinic recently opened in February 2023.
ERIN DÍAZ, ’22, and her husband, Edgar, welcomed their first child, Nicholas Joseph Díaz, on May 25, 2022, just weeks after Erin’s graduation from the Bioethics program and moving to their new home in Spring, TX.
CAROLINE (LOE), ’22, and JAMES MASON, ’22, were married August 20, 2022. James started chiropractic college this past November at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Caroline works as a project manager at First Court Inc.
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