SPRING 2012MAGAZINE

in this issue2 As we see it

4 News

8 Student profile

10 Beyond words

16 Donor profile

17 Alumnae milestones

24 Bennie connection

25 I’m a BennieThe mission of the College of Saint Benedict is toprovide for women the very best residential liberalarts education in the Catholic university tradition.The college fosters integrated learning, exceptionalleadership for change and wisdom for a lifetime.

CONTACTCollege of Saint Benedict MagazineInstitutional Advancement37 South College AvenueSt. Joseph, MN 56374-2099

Saint Benedict’s Magazine is published three timesa year by the office of Institutional Advancement,Kimberly Ferlaack Motes ’89, vice president

For address changes, please call 1-800-648-3468, ext. 1Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Editor: Tammy MooreDesigner: Karen HoffbeckContributors: Jessie Ahlchlager Sandoval ’01,Sam Bauchle ’12, Glenda Isaacs Burgeson,Diane Hageman, Ellen Hunter Gans ’05,Mike Killeen, Kristin Sawyer Lyman ’00Cover Photo: Adam Konczewski

FROM THE PRESIDENT

The extraordinary liberalyarts experience

When most people think aboutk college and academic life,ctheir reflectionr typically focusesy on the classroom experience.While this is a significanta piece of thef puzzle, it is just that —one piece of thef puzzle. Because life ise multi-dimensional, theeducational experience we provide must reflect that reality inyorder tor prepare young womeng to be leaders in their communi-rties, families, governments and beyond. Dynamic experiencescare the essence of af residentiala liberal arts education.

Beginning withg this issue of Saint Benedict’st magazine,s wewill examine subjects not only asy we see them from a studentaor classroom perspective, but from the liberal arts perspective.To do this, we will view eachw subject as if itf were a prisma inour hands — holding itg to the light to see the many colorsythat shine through, turning itg on its side and viewing itg fromvarious angles, distances and orientations.

We’ll explore the scholarship and avocations of ourffaculty andy staff whoff lead and walk alongsidek students andthe distinctive opportunities for investigation uncoveredby theiry partnerships. We’ll also celebrate our alumnaewho embark onk amazing personalg and professional pathsand survey theiry impact on our world.

This issue’s feature article, “Beyond Words,” focuses on the

Literary Artsy Institute at College of SaintfBenedict. It describes how ourw literary rootsyare tied to our Benedictine values and howthey arey beautifully andy artfully transformedy —written, spoken, interpreted, typeset onto hand-crafted paper and bound into books. The LiteraryArts Institute not only teachesy our students aboutbooks and the words on their pages, it touchesnearly everyy membery of ourf community withy pro-grams and opportunities to explore this importantthread in the fabric of ourf Benedictine heritage.

From our “Writers Writing” program, whichbrings to campus nationally- and internationally-dacclaimed visiting authorsg such as SeamusHeaney, Louise Erdrich, Anne Carson and RobertPinsky, to our new bookw artsk minor and the SisterMariella Gablea Award, named for the late Englishprofessor who taught at Saint Ben’s from 1928through 1973, the Literary Artsy Institute strivesto enhance and expand the classroom experience.

It celebrates the literary artsy in all forms, and it seeks to bringthe larger literary worldy to our campus.

Mark Conway,k executive director of thef Literary ArtsyInstitute, summarizes it well in “Beyond Words,” when hedescribes book-centered activities and curricula ata Saint Ben’s:“… [they]aren’t extraordinary here.y They’re ordinary.” I be-lieve this reflects our liberal arts point of viewf —w we demandto live in a worlda where answers are not assumed, subjects arenot taken at face value and we enjoy they journey asy much asthe discovery. We practice and encourage curiosity, under-standing thatg there will always be more to discern. We seekprogress not perfection, and we believe there is more thanone answer to every question.y

When the Literary Artsy Institute began 15 years ago, itwas an opportunity toy formalize some of thef programs andpractices that have been in existence throughout the nearly100-year life of thef college. Today, the Literary Artsy Instituteflourishes not because of mandatoryf classroomy participationor a fewa passionatew individuals. It flourishes because it is partof ourf ordinary culturey and our commitment to explore,understand and celebrate the beauty ofy thef word in theeveryday lifey of af qualitya liberaly arts experience.

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Tomorrow Made PossibleNinety-one percent of Saint Ben’s students receive scholarship

assistance, and on March 27 students acknowledged these giftsthrough “Tomorrow Made Possible” — a day of reflection andcelebration for the financial gifts that supplement the cost of tuition and make their Saint Ben’s education a reality. The day included opportunities for students to thank alumnae, parents,friends, faculty and staff for their financial support and make a personal contribution that will benefit current and future students.

“Tomorrow Made Possible” is co-sponsored by the StudentPhilanthropy Advisory Board and the Saint Ben’s Annual Giving Program. The day’s activities include the culmination of the “Pink Pig Campaign” for first-year students, which encourages students to “add a little to give a lot” to piggy banks placed in their dormrooms on move-in day, the Senior Giving Campaign and the Faculty and Staff Annual Campaign.

Give to the Max Day For the third year in a row, CSB was one of the top higher

education institutions to receive donations from “Give to the Max Day,” a 24-hour event designed to increase giving to Minnesota-based nonprofits.

A total of 569 donors gave $78,569.23. It garnered CSB the No. 3 ranking in the Minnesota colleges and universities category. Gifts ranged from $10 to $5,000. In addition, CSB received a $5,000 bonus cash prize for finishing third.

NEWS

New faces join CSB Institutional Advancement teamKimberly Motes, vice president of Institutional Advancement at Saint Ben’s, recently announced the appointment of two

new team members. Motes states that, “Both Tim and Tammy bring key strength and experience to their respective new roles, which is essential as we prepare for the centennial of the College and our upcoming campaign.”

Tammy Moore returned to Saint Ben’s as the executive director of Institutional Advance-ment communicationsin November 2011. She served as the director of web marketing for CSB/SJU from 2001-05. She then worked for Creative Memories, a direct sales company specializing in scrapbook

albums and decorative products, for six years in a variety of marketing areas including creative, consumer publications and sales programs. Most recently, she was the marketing director at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Cloud, Minn.

Tim Benz has beennamed the associate vice president for development at CSB. He began this role in late January and is responsible for major gifts,planned giving, prospect research and campaign planning. Prior to joining CSB, Benz served as the vice president for develop-ment and communicationsat Catholic Charities of

St. Paul and Minneapolis for three years. He also held the position of director of development at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, Minn., for 10 years, where he led a successful $31 million campaign.

Tim Benz Tammy Moore

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Two Blazers receiveAll-America honors

Kathryn Hauff ’12ff (Fargo, N.D.) wasselected to the National Golf CoachesfAssociation Division III All-America SecondaTeam. Hauff finishedff in 37th place individuallyduring theg NCAA DivisionA III nationalgolf tournamentf at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.,which concluded May 13,y 2011.

Sami Meyman ’12 (Inver Grove Heights,Minn.) was selected to the National SoccerCoaches Association of America/ContinentalfTire NCAA Women’sA Division III All-AmericaThird Team. Meyman, a defender,a started all23 games for CSB and notched one assist. Shehelped the Blazers limit opponents to 0.91 goalsper game during theg 2011 season.

Saint Ben’s ranked 50th in fall Director’s Cup standingsAmong 450g NCAA DivisionA III schools, Saint Ben’s ranked 50th, based on points awarded for the school’s overall achievement

in postseason play. Among Minnesotag schools,a Saint Ben’s ranked fourth, and was the only women’sy college in the top 100 in thecountry, earning thisg position with fewer teams than all other colleges in the top 100.

The ranking wasg earned, in large part, due to performances by they soccer and volleyball teams, who participated in theirrespective NCAA DivisionA III national tournaments.

Sami MeymanKathryn Hauff

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Scholarship Mass and BrunchThe Scholarship Mass and Brunch is a time of celebration and

connection among endowed scholarship donors, named annual scholarship donors and scholarship recipients. This year, thereare 205 endowed scholarships with 442 recipients and 20 named annual scholarships with 37 recipients.

Peace studies major Annie Rogosheske ’13, enjoyed meeting her scholarship donors,Joe and Marilyn Scholl Schmit.

Fourteen members of the extended Welle family gathered at the Scholarship Brunch.Four generations of the family, or 48 individuals, have attended CSB and SJU.

Saint Ben’s leads Minnesoin sustainability efforts

After a successful year of sustainability at CSB in 2010-11, a number of initiatives evolved in 2011-12, moving CSB to the lead position in sustainability efforts among colleges in Minnesota.

In August 2011, CSB became the first college in Minnesota — and one of nine in the United States at the time — to implement a water bottle policy which eliminated the sale of plain bottled water on campus. CSB has also gone “trayless” in the Gorecki Dining and Conference Center. An estimated 3,000 trays no longer need to be washed every day, and food waste was down by 31 percent in fall 2011 compared with the previous year.

In addition, CSB has become the first college in Minnesota and the fourth in the nation to sign the St. Francis Pledge, a nationwide effort led by the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change.

The pledge is a commitment by Catholic individuals, families, parishes, organizations and institutions to live the faith by protecting God’s creation and advocating on behalf of people in poverty who face the harshest impacts of global climate change.

The other three colleges who have made the commitment are Notre Dame (Ind.), St. Michael’s College(Vt.) and Salve Regina (R.I.).

Paida Chikate ’12 from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, with her scholarshipdonor, Patrick Fay of St. Charles, Ill.

Centennial Commons construction underwayConstruction has begun for Centennial Commons, a 124-beda housing complexg forx upperclass students,

which will open for fall 2012 classes. It is named in honor of CSB’sf upcoming centennialg in 2013.The $8 million project, located at the corner of Collegef Avenue and Calloway Streety across from the main

campus, will consist of fourf eight-unit townhome-style buildings and one community centery building.There will be 31 four-bedroom two-story unitsy with two full baths, laundry facilities,y full kitchen with dining

space, living room,g storagespace and shared frontporches. The communitycenter will provide multi-purpose rooms for program-ming andg student gatherings aswell as a kitchen,a fitness room,a computera lab, small-groupstudy roomsy and an office forthe residential life staff.

NEWS

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Brian Jose named to national arts boardBrian Jose, executive director of Finef Arts Programming atg CSB/SJU, was elected to the Association for

Performing Artsg Presenters (APAP) Board of Directors.f His three-year term began in January.Jose has been the executive director of thef CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming departmentg since August

2008. He is responsible for establishing theg strategic and programmatic direction for the department andis strongly committedy to collaboration between the arts and community life.y He has worked in the field ofarts administration for 24 years and has knowledge across a numbera of artsf organizations and disciplines,including orchestras,g museums, theater, dance, visual arts, arts technology andy higher education.

Brian Jose

Kathryn Hauff ’12 is the epitome of a Division III student-athlete. She balances exceptional athletic performance with strong academics and a high level of involvement in campus life and the world around her. She is one of the most domi-nant golfers in the history of the College of Saint Benedict,participates in a wide range of campus activities, including a key role in campus government, and maintains a 3.90 gradepoint average (GPA) as a political science major with a pre-law emphasis.

Golf has always been Hauff’s athletic outlet. In high school at Fargo (N.D.) Shanley, she was a seven-time qualifier for the state meet, although only six of those are considered offi-cial. “You’re not supposed to be eligible to play varsity sports in sixth-grade,” she recalled. “After the first day of play, they found out I was only a sixth-grader and I was disqualified.”

That didn’t discourage Hauff, who went on to be a four-time All-State honoree, as well as a key part of the Shanley teams that won North Dakota state championships in each of her final three years of competition.

She chose Saint Benedict for a number of reasons, one of the biggest of which was its Catholicism. “I was recruited by some D-I schools, but knew I was not going to go to a stateschool,” she said. “I wanted to go to a private college, prefer-ably a Catholic one.”

Hauff looked at some Division I Catholic schools, includ-ing Creighton, Boston College and Fairfield, but ultimately felt she would be happier at a Division III school. She wasfamiliar with CSB, as her sister had gone there and one of her brothers was attending Saint John’s. “It just felt like a good fit for me,” she said.

Golf-wise, CSB and Hauff have been an extremely goodfit. She holds virtually every school record and is one of theschool’s most decorated golfers. She is a three-time teamMVP and a three-time All-MIAC selection. Hauff has earned All-American honors as a sophomore (Honorable Mention)

and again as a junior (Second Team) and has competed in the NCAA Division III Championships

twice thus far.This fall, Hauff averaged 78.8 strokesper round (18 holes), which puts her

on pace for her best season. She took second-place honors again at

the MIAC Championships and is likely to be selected to play at the NCAA Championships in May.

“[Hauff] has tremendous leadership skills and is a natural leader for the team,” said Daryl Schomer, the Blazers’ head golf coach. “This is demonstrated by her desire to go above and beyond for the team by taking care of the details. She isthe welcoming face for first-years and brings energy and en-couragement to the team no matter what the circumstances. As a captain, she puts the team’s needs before her own. She isthoughtful, kind and wise beyond her years.”

“She has had a huge impact on the program. She is by far the most decorated golfer CSB has ever had. She is one of themost fun players to watch. The amount of energy she putsinto the ball, given her stature, is incredible. She is one of the best overall drivers of the golf ball I’ve ever seen, given the combination of her length and accuracy.”

However, her accomplishments off the links are every bit as impressive as those incurred on the course.

A member of the CSB Student Senate, Hauff served two terms as the student body’s voice on the school’s Board of Trustees. The position has a full vote on the Board and isactively involved in discussions and decisions on fiscal, administrative and academic matters that the Board deals with. Hauff was only the second student-athlete to fill the role as student representative on the Board.

“Being on the Board was an incredible experience,” she said. “In the position of Student Trustee, I was given the opportunity and had a responsibility to speak up on behalf of the students.”

MIAC Profile of Excellence: Blazers’ Hauff enjoys all-around excellence

by Rich Mies

“She has had a huge impact on the program. She is by far the most decorated golfer CSB has ever had.”

– CSB golf coachDaryl Schomer

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Hauff hasff also found timed to be involved ind the Institute forWomen’s Leadership on campus and Amnestyd International.y

She has worked internships with the Minnesota PGAa inA2010 and with the University ofy Minnesota’sf Office of thefGeneral Counsel in 2011. “I was an undergrad law clerk,wdoing researchg and writing memos,”g she said. “I was sofortunate to get the opportunity toy intern with theUniversity ofy Minnesota.f Legal experience is incrediblyhard to acquire as an undergraduate and I learned somuch about the profession throughout my summery there.”

Hauff sportsff a 3.90a GPA andA is nearing theg completion ofher political science degree with a pre-lawa emphasis.w Aftergraduation, Hauff wantsff to earn a jurisa doctorate with ajoint Ph.D. in political science. She is currently iny theprocess of researchingf andg applying tog schools.

For Hauff, Saint Ben’s has been “a speciala place; I’ve hadto step outside of myf comforty zone here,” she said. “Mycharacter has been tested and being hereg has made me astronger individual.”

A Marie and Robert Jackson Fellow Scholar

Kathryn Hauff’s internship at the University of Minnesotaf was made possiblethrough a summer fellowship provided by the College of Saintf Benedict Marieand Robert Jackson Fellows Program. Nine students with varying majors,interests and experience are selected through an application and interviewprocess to be part of af cohort of Jacksonf Fellows. Each Fellow earns astipend while working in a civic engagement position devoted to improvingcommunity life through political or non-political service activities.

The Marie and Robert Jackson Fellows Program was established in 2008when Saint Ben’s received a generous contribution from an anonymousalumna donor.

Rich Miesh iss as freelancea writere andr authord ofr thef MIACeProfile ofe Excellence.ff Reprinted, in partial format,l withpermission from the Minnesotae Intercollegiatea AthleticeConference. www.miac-online.org

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wordsBwweyond

wordswordsBBw

It’s about inspiring the imagination. It’s about beingengrossed in, inspired by, transformed by words and ideas.

by Ellen Hunter Gans ’05

kish.” It’s a compliment.adred years ago, Saint Benedict wrotent Benedictt —t a booka ofk preceptsf thatdation of Westernf monasticism andbased community.ago, the formation of CSB’sf LiteraryLAI) evolved to celebrate and extend thef af book-centereda Benedictine tradition.multiple dimensions of anyf subjecty is a keyaenedictine education,” says CSB Presidentnninger. “The goal of thef Literary Artsy Institutencourage students to develop a deepera under- literary processy from an author’s perspective,the art of books.”f

photo: Paul Middlestaedt

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We’re talking ‘books’ in the very broadest sense. And not just books — the words. The ink. The paper. The process of reading, discussing, understanding and sharing. As Baenninger says, “It’s all intricately and inextricably woven into the fabric of the Benedictine experience.”

Today, a student in the Welle Book Arts Studio can use a polymer plate-maker to import an image from the Internet and print it onto paper she made from grasses native to the area surrounding CSB.

“I’ve learned how valuable it can be to put yourself out there and get involved in something that you have no idea about,” says Ellory Eggermont ’11. (Read the story of Eggermont’s ambitious papermaking research project on page 13.) “I also gained a greater appreciation of my direct environment and started to figure out how the place I live in influences who I am.”

Books are part of who we are at CSB. They’re part of our history. Now, the LAI helps ensure that they’re part of our present and our future.

A deeply rooted passion for the literary artsFormalized since 1997, the LAI evolved organically,

as a natural extension of CSB’s already fundamental

commitment to literary arts. The LAI facilitates a vibrant collection of courses, events and programs. Some highlightsinclude:

influential authors, such as Seamus Heaney, David Sedaris, Anne Carson and Louise Erdich, to engage with readers on campus.

Graywolf Press, CSB offers the annual Sister Mariella Gable Book Award in recognition of exceptional literary efforts.

national and international writers — including PulitzerPrize winners and U.S. Poet Laureates — who join us for readings, master classes, panel discussions, confer-ences, and even movie premiers. Nick Flynn, here as a writer-in-residence on a number of occasions, will visit CSB to premiere “Being Flynn,” a film based on his memoir and stars Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.

books from conception into tangibility.A common thread among the LAI’s programs? A deeply

rooted passion for exploring the art of the book. That means

CSB/SJU introduces book arts minorAt a time when Nooks, Kindles and iPads are increasingly popular, a

focus on making books by hand and associated book arts represents an almost counter-cultural experience. But, that didn’t stop CSB/SJU from launching a book arts minor in fall 2011.

Hosted by the art department, in collaboration with the history and English departments and the CSB Literary Arts Institute, the CSB/SJU program is the only book arts minor at a Minnesota liberal arts college. Few other schools even offer courses in book arts.

The minor consists of 24 credits and includes the history of the book, a 2D to 4D design class, a studio class in the book arts and an internship. Since the book arts includes making paper, incorporating images from the Internet and setting type on century-old letterpresses, the interest in the minor comes from a variety of majors including English, biology, environmental studies and history. Two students will graduate in spring 2012 with the minor, the first year of eligibility.

Rachel Melis, assistant professor of art, has witnessed a resurgence in the last couple of years in the book arts. “Students want to explore the form of a book. There has been a fascination with the tactility in the broader area of visual communication,” she noted.

Scott Murphy, assistant professor of art, suggests that the book arts minor is a natural fit for CSB/SJU. “The book arts already have a strong presence at Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s, with the Literary Arts Institute at Saint Ben’s and the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at Saint John’s. The book arts minor aligns well with our Benedictine culture.”

bringing ing the nation’s bestwell-known — and up-and-coming —g writers. It’s aboutinspiring theg imagination. It’sabout being engrossedg in, in-spired by, transformed byd wordsyand ideas.

CSB’s distinctly interactiveyartist residencies showcasethat passion. Of thef four-day

residencies that occur as part of thefWriters Writing program,g Englishprofessor Cindy Maloney says, “Fromthe outset, we sought to avoid themodel of visitingf writersg that involvesa luminarya arrivingy byg parachute,yreading fromg his or her work, signingbooks, and then disappearing.”

The impact on students’ thinkingand creativity isy real, says Malone:“Nothing dispelsg the notion of thefsolitary geniusy creating ag finishedawork ink one draft like a writer’sadescription of thef process by whichythe book ink the students’ hands cameto be — the scrapped ideas, thecountless drafts, the gradual recogni-tion of thef best form and the mosteffective language for their work.”

A literaryA artsy institute of thisfcaliber thrives at CSB because itis seamlessly integratedy into theliberal arts curriculum and overallexperience. As Mark Conway,kexecutive director of LAIf observes,“Book-centered activities andcurricula aren’ta extraordinary here.yThey’re ordinary.” And, incongruously,that’s what makes them so special.

The LAI’s impact resonates through-out campus and beyond. While theWriter’s Writing programg and SisterMariella Gablea Award generate well-deserved attention, the LAI also shi

in many othery arenas — notably bookyarts, sustainability andy internationalcollaboration.

Book artskFor many ofy us,f books just are.

They’re already therey — on the libraryshelf; on the coffee table; on display inya booka storek — patiently waitingy tog beenjoyed.

To the many studentsy who spendtime in CSB’s Welle Book Artsk Studio,books have an entire lifecycle beforeanyone reads a singlea word. Fromstudying theg history ofy booksf tomaking paperg to printing tog binding,CSB/SJU studentsU have the opportunityto learn about and participate in thisancient and — as the literary worldyrapidly evolvesy in a digitala direction —increasingly esotericy craft.

Book artsk are indeed a storieda (punintended) art form — but archaic?Hardly. Rather than resist the newtechnologies, Saint Ben’s embracesthem. “The form of thef book —k andthe way thaty form shapes the transitionof ideasf — is under scrutiny asy distri-bution of thef written word becomesdigital,” says Conway. “There is a realahunger for inquiry andy exploration ofthat question. Students are intuitivelyable to mix thex material and the virtualin surprising andg illuminating ways.”g

To Conway’s point, students inbookmaking coursesg seamlesslytransition from 19th-century machinesyto modern-day computersy and backagain. The finished products marryold and new, virtual and tangible,time-tested and innovative.

Book artsk at CSB have becomeso popular that the school recently

Next SisterMariella GableAward bookannounced

The Convert: A Tale ofExile and Extremism byDeborah Baker, hasbeen awarded the 2012-13S. Mariella Gable Prize, anaward given annually bySaint Ben’s for an importantwork of literature published byGraywolf Press, a long-timepublishing partner with theCollege.

The Convert tells theremarkable story of a youngwoman from Larchmont, N.Y.,who moves to Lahore,Pakistan, in 1962 andbecomes a well-known criticof the West. We follow herincreasingly perplexing lifeas she becomes a celebratedwriter and then her life plungesinto chaos. This harrowingstory, also a meditation on thedivide between the West andthe East, was a finalist for the2011 National Book Awardin the nonfiction category.

Deborah Baker will visitthe College of Saint Benedictduring the 2012-13 academicyear to receive the Gable Prize.Baker is also the author of InExtremis: The Life of LauraRiding, which was a finalistfor the Pulitzer Prize.

Writers WrPoets, memoirists, fiction writeessayists share the passion anof the creative process throughreadings, master classes, panecussions and conferences. Theis also integrated into the curriHere are a few of the authors wshared their work atk Saint Ben

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SustainabilityFor an art form that is largely paper-y

dependent (at least for the last coupleof millennia,f notwithstanding thegrecent upsurge in literary digitaliza-ytion), sustainability andy literary artsymay seemy like strange bedfellows. Yetwe make it work.

That’s because CSB and the LAI areperpetual innovators of sustainablefbook productionk and consumption.It’s a commitmenta that ranges from therelatively commonplacey (emphasis onrecycling andg mindful usage) to the in-genious (as evidenced by Eggermont’sysidebar story).

International collaborationWe at CSBt come by oury book-cen-r

teredness honestly. It’s a traita wet inher-ited fromd our Benedictiner predecessorswho worked asd scribes during medievalgtimes. Another Benedictiner character-istic? A cosmopolitanA worldview. TheBenedictines who founded Saintd Ben’stand Saintd John’st were at homet on theprairie but alsot found homesd through-out thet world.

Perhaps it’s no accident, then, thatCSB and SJU together are number onein the nation for semester-long studygabroad programs among baccalaureateginstitutions. Our students don’t justthink globallyk —y they learn globally.It’s an important part of ourf identities,and the LAI was born of thisf interna-tional mindset.

In spring 2011,g renowned Indianauthor Amitav Ghoshv agreed to talkwith CSB/SJU study abroady studentsat St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata,India. Ghosh’s impending visitg gener-ated such excitement on campus thath d non-CSB/SJU

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at St. Xavier’s. The successof thatf event inspired a newa patternwof collaborationf among studyg abroadygroups, writers from the host country,and the host campus and community.

Roots for ar literarya lifeyWhether it’s in an auditorium

in Kolkata ora a classrooma at theBenedicta Artsa Center on the CSBcampus, students are engaging withgwriters and written works. They’re de-mystifying theg creative process. They’reexperiencing theg possibilities of af post-acollegiate literary life.y They’re learn-ing theg craft of booksf from all angles.They’re finding answersg and generatingeven more questions. They’re develop-ing heroesg and heroines who will neverbe in a tabloid.a

They’re finding theirg own voices —and the courage to use those voices inbold and creative ways.

Ellen Hunter Gansr ’05s launched5 herdcommunications firm,s Word CouturedConsulting, in 2009. S. Mara Faulkner’savaluable writinge adviceg helpede Ellendthrough graduateh school,e in her businessrand ond her just-for-funr blog,www.lifeinreviews.com.

puts his passion to practice. Theexecutive director of the LiteraryArts Institute is also a celebratedauthor and poet. His most recentbook, Dreaming Man,g Face Downe ,won the 2009 American Poetryn Journaly Bookl Prizekand was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award.k Hisprevious book, Any Holyy City,y won the Gerald CableBook Awardk and was short-listed for the 2007 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry. His poems haveappeared in The Parise Review,s Slate, Prairie Schooner,eThe Kenyone Review,n Agni, Harvard Reviewd andw Bomband have been anthologized in several collections. Heis currently working on a manuscript called Fuse, withpoems forthcoming in the American Poetryn Review,yPloughshares ands The Iowae Reviewa .ww

Conway’s critical work includesk entries in theOxford Encyclopediad ofa Americanff Literature,n and hehas received fellowships from the McKnight Founda-tion, the Bush Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, theMacDowell Colony, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferenceand the Corporation of Yaddo.

Use your smart phone to hear Conwayread “City Out of Time” from DreamingMan, Face Downe onn the PBS Newshour.S

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Kimberly Blaeser Wardzala ’77 Apprenticed tod Justiceo

Tracy Flynn Bowe ’83 The Lande Beyondd Forever;d Create; theeLife Youe Imagineu

Monica Haller ’02 Riley andy Hisd Storys

Judith Koll Healey ’61 The Rebele Princess;l The; CanterburyePapers: A: NovelA ofl Suspense;f The; Loste Letterst ofs Aquitainef

Sister Katherine Howard ’57 Not Byt Bready Alone;d Waiting; ingJoyful Hopel

Mary Willette Hughes ’54 Shadow Loomw Poemsm

Amy Kuebelbeck ’86k A GiftA oft Time:f Continuing: Yourg Preg-rnancy Wheny Yourn Baby’sr Lifes Ise Expecteds tod Beo Brief;e Wait-;ing withg Gabriel:h A: StoryA ofy Cherishingf ag Baby’sa Briefs Lifef

Christine Kolbinger Lane ’01 (pen name Christine Binger)Show Mew Somee Urgency,e I’m anm Emergencyn

Sister Owen Lindblad ’68 Rooted ind Christn thet Livinge Stone:gThe Storye ofy St.f Joseph Church,h St. Joseph MNh 1856-2006N

Sister Galen Martini ’62 Dream Manualm forl Therapistsr andsOther Listenersr

Kathy Mock ’80k and Jeanne Mock’82 Cinder WithoutrHer Fellar

Karen Boes Oman ’75 Gifts ofs thef Hearte

Clare Rossini ’76 Lingo: Akron: Seriesn ins Poetryn

Mary Jo Matthews Schnettler ’51 Reaching forg Venusr

Yuko Taniguchi ’98 The Oceane inn then Closete

Alumnae AuthorsThe lives of CSB students are deeply touched by the celebration of the literary arts pre-

sented at Saint Ben’s. As a result, alumnae go on to do many different things in the literaryfield, including writing books. Below is a sampling of books published by our alumnae. Ifyou’re a published author, we’d love to feature your book onk our website. Please email us atcsbalumnae@csbsju.edu with your name, book titlek and year of publishing.

I didnt know Iw lovedthe wrangle of phonesf and human voiceuntil I entered this silence and closed ththis silence until the hooked voices reachdidn’t really knowy Iw loved the treeless prbetween my eyes,y the airy sunset,y and ththe thorny greeny thickets of myf selfycontrary andy bear-haunted, until I tookkand found it strewn with death. I didn’t black bearsk lumbering throughg my dreamywhom I didn’t know Iw lovedeven though I’ve lost her now inw the blindoesn’t love me any more.y I didn’t knowmy mothery until her rose-heart burst anred petals into her chest, didn’t know Iw lthe garden of herf flesh. And you, my Goyunder her ashes so silent and cold, I didyou until you woke every morningy ing mso lowly iny your prison house of woodf aso eager and so needful of myf hands.y I dmy handsy — clumsy, tender — until ththese words.

Sister Mara Faulkner,a CSB/SJU associateprofessor of English,f recently wony Americamagazine’s Foley Poetryy Contesty for herpoem, “Things I Didn’t Know Iw Loved.” It wasoriginally publishedy in America, June 6-13,2011, and is reprinted with the permission ofAmerica Press,a Inc., americamagazine.org.

Things I Didn’t Know I Loved

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Ardeth Harth Duthoy ’52y and Everetted“Ev” Duthoy ’52y are keen to make solidinvestment choices.t That inclinationttranslates to their commitmentsr to theannual and endowmentd fundst at Collegetof Saintf Benedict,t where they believeystudents not onlyt receivey a gooda educa-dtion, but “instructionst for ar gooda life.”d

“It ist our beliefr thatf at gooda educationdis everything youg need tod build ad strongafuture,” Ardeth explains. She and Evdlearned thisd first-hand, when they wereystudents at Colleget of Saintf Benedicttand Saintd John’st University andy whiledthey werey preparing theirg ownr kids(Mark, Dale, Paula, James, Mary, Teresa,Samuel and Lisa)d for college.r “We oweCSB and SJUd forU ther life we have,” offersEv. “Our colleger experience wasn’t onlytabout thet education. We had fun,d andwe met lifelongt friends.”g

Ardeth and Evd graduatedv fromd SaintBen’s and Saintd John’st in 1952 — she—pursued sociology,d and Evd graduatedvwith a chemistrya degreey and becamed aurologic surgeon.c Today, they arey happyto share the rewards of theirf lifer so thatcurrent andt futured CSB students canhave the opportunity ofy af residentialaliberal arts education.

In honor ofr theirf deceasedr daughter,dTeresa Jeana Duthoy, the Duthoys haveestablished and endowed scholarship.d Inaddition, they makey an annual contribu-tion to the endowed andd annuald scholar-ship fund andd haved included Saintd Ben’stin their estater plans, which will signifi-cantly enhancey the Teresa Jeana DuthoyScholarship Fund andd created a legacyathat honorst their daughterr andr theird loverof Saintf Ben’s.t

The Duthoy childreny also contrib-ute to their parents’r commitment toteducation. Ardeth and Evd havev askedtheir childrenr to refrain from buyingthem gifts for holidaysr or birthdays,r butto give to their Saintr Ben’st endowmentinstead.

A danceA to rememberIt wast a springa danceg ate schoolt that

brought themt together, but thet pathse thatled themd to college weree quitee different.e

For Ardeth,r “There was never ar ques-ation about goingt tog college.” Her motherrwas not onlyt adamanty aboutt attend-ting college,g she insisted ond Saint Ben’s.tArdeth chose to major inr sociology,she says, because she wasn’t interestedtin home economics. “I already knewyhow tow cook, sew andw dod everything atghome.”

Ev, on the other hand,r received lessd

encouragement aboutt colleget from hisparents. “My fathery didn’tr pusht me toattend colleged because he didn’t finishtgrade school himself,” recalls Ev. Afterhigh school, Ev wentv tot work atk at localabank, where he saw aw postera advertising,r“free college education.” The seed wasdplanted.

A shortA timet later, he announced todhis parents, “I’m going tog college,” andhe was on his way toy Saint John’s.t

What startedt asd one dance, turnedinto a lifelonga commitmentg tot educa-tion, family andy tod each other.

Family and education: ties that bind

Create a legacyPlanned gifts secure future resources to strengthen and sustain the mission

of Saint Ben’s. They also help you meet current philanthropic goals and extendyour generosity into the future. But did you know that a planned gift can alsoprotect your assets, provide for your family, guarantee you income for life andoffer tax advantages?

Gifts of will bequests, life insurance, real estate and charitable gift annuitiesare a few of the gift options available to you. Contact Bill Hickey, director of giftplanning, at whickey@csbsju.edu or 320-363-5480 for more information.

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ALUMNAE MILESTONES

Milestones

1974Mary Rebery Stangler taughtr mathematics for 37years at St. Cloud Technical & Community College,in St. Cloud, MN, and died in May 2011, shortlyafter retiring. The college’s tutoring center wasrenamed in her honor, to The Stangler Center forAcademic Success.

1975Jan Thein Lendobeja had her artwork featuredk atEvelyn Matthies’ Porthole Gallery in Brainerd, MN,in summer 2011.

1987Kelly Rasmussen White received a ProjectManagement Professional certification inJan. 2011.

1992Paulette Wojtalewicz Marty was nameddirector of general education at Appalachian StateUniversity, N.C.

1993Wendy Weber recently accepted the positionof associate dean, Academic Affairs, at CentralCollege in Pella, IA. She will retain her position asassociate professor of mathematics.

Heidi Schott Carsello, Gloria Piche, LesliePrischmann Flugstad, Anne Garbee Smithand Marcy Kragenbring Beix participated in theYWCA Women’sA Triathalon in Minneapolis inAug. 2011.

Colette Peters has been named director of theOregon State Corrections Department, movingfrom her post as chief of the Oregon YouthAuthority. She is the first woman to hold thisposition.

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go to BenniesConnect: www.csbalum.csbsju.edu

1994Rexroatr received her Ph.D. in political

science/gender and women’s studies from theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago in Dec. 2010.

1998Jennifer Schaefer, manager of Loss Preventionat Caribou Coffee Company, was electedpresident of the Minnesota Crime PreventionAssociation, for the term 2011-12.

1999Melissa McCabe Osland has been appointedto the position of corporate controller & principalaccounting officer at Donaldson Company, Inc., inMinneapolis.

2000Valerie Anderson Capra received a MSW fromAugsburg College in Minneapolis in June 2009.

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Kristin Sawyer Lymanr accepted the position ofassistant director of alumnae relations at Collegeof Saint Benedict, in Sept. 2011.

2002Maressa Brooks Rousslange received a M.Ed.from Southwest Minnesota State University inMarshall, MN, in May 2011.

Dr. Gina O’Neill Wesley was awardedMinnesota’s Young Optometrist of the Yearfor 2011. The award is peer-nominated andpeer-voted and represents involvement withinthe profession, dedication to patients and peersand potential for future success. Dr. Wesleypractices in Medina, MN, where she startedComplete Eye Care in 2008.

2003Ginny Sawyer Contreras is currently a seniorlead teacher at the Caledonian School in the CzechRepublic, and she also works as a freelance travelwriter. One of her pieces was featured in thePrague Poste ,tt a local English newspaper, in 2011.

2004Angie Krtnick Complink received her MBAfrom the Carlson School of Management at theUniversity of Minnesota in May 2011.

2005Jennie Schei received a Ph.D. in physics fromWashington State University in May 2011. Shedefended her dissertation, “Optical imaging ofneural and hemodynamic brain activity.”

ALUMNAE MILESTONES

Ann Schumacher ’98 to Jordi Sandís Sánchez,Sept. ’11

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Katie Neumann Heins received a MS in nursingfrom Metropolitan State University in Minneapolisin May 2011.

Mary Bredeck wask promoted to audit manager atWipfli.

Kate Winzenburg Salvner received her M.Ed. incurriculum and instruction from Pennsylvania StateUniversity in May 2010.

Lindsey Westy received her DPT from University ofMiami.

2007Abby Johnstone received a Pharm.D. from theUniversity of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy,magna cum laude. She accepted a residency at theUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairviewwhere she will focus in pediatrics and work atkthe University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’sHospital.

Ellie Ahmann accepted a position as academicsuccess coordinator for graduate programs atArizona State University.

Holly Breeggemanny McMahon received a DDSdegree from Creighton University School ofDentistry in May 2011. She is working at a privatepractice, in Shakopee, MN.

Heather Johnsonr Kruk wask promoted to graduatenursing coordinator at Texas Tech University HealthSciences Center, in Lubbock, TX.

Jane Lindenfelser ’04 to Kojo Duncan ’04, Aug. ’11National Sales Director of InstitutionalRetirement and Trust for Wells Fargo,Denise Zapzalka, has been recognizedas a Top Revenue Sales Producer for10 consecutive years. She works in atraditionally male-dominated industryand is thankful for the opportunities shehas had in her 18-year career with WellsFargo.

“Saint Ben’s taught me there are nobarriers to success. I learned strongcommunication skills and to believe inmyself.”

Faith is a foundation for her family, andwhen she’s not traveling, Denise saysshe is “100 percent family.” With threesuccessful children, Denise is delightedthat one of her twin daughters will attendSaint Ben’s in fall 2012. “Touring campuswith her was special. I know what CSBprovided for me, and I know it is atremendous fit for her.”

The Distinguished Alumna Awardhonors an alumna for outstandingachievements in her profession andfor making a lasting contribution in herfield as a role model and leader for allalumnae.

Favorite place to travel? “Maui,Hawaii. It’s absolutely beautiful!”

Denise Vaaler Zapzalka ’92

2012 DistinguishedAlumna Award

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Jessica Nokleby received a DPT from MayoSchool of Health Sciences in May 2010.

2009Sarah Biro accepted a position as librarian at PineCity Public Library in Pine City, MN.

Sarah Moore Eisinger received a MS inindustrial/organizational psychology from RadfordUniversity in May 2011.

2010Christi Nowak, a second-year medical student atMinnesota-Duluth, led the women’s division of theMinnesota Voyageur Trail Ultramarathon 50-Mileron July 30 with a time of 8:37:35. She previouslywon the Chippewa Moraine 50K raceK April 23 inAuburn, WI, and the Spring Superior Trail 50K onKMay 21 in Lutsen, MN.

Jennifer Richter has obtained a directinginternship at the Guthrie Theater, in Minneapolis,for the production of Hay Fevery ,rr which runs inspring 2012.

From this day forward

1987 Jennifer Karpanr Marshall to MattHaines ’87, May ’11

1992 Jodi Carlson to Joseph Grebinoski,April ’11

1994 Jennifer Rexroatr tot Stephen Lavin,May ’11

1997 Molly Pricey to Erik Munson,k March ’11

Sarah Eades to John Hamilton, May ’11

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Kristi Lysen to James Hendershot,Aug. ’11

1998 Ann Schumacher tor Jordi SandísSánchez, Sept. ’11

2000 Valerie Anderson to Jason Capra,May ’11

Sarah Devereaux tox Jason Matthews,Oct. ’10

Jennifer Hemmeschr to Mark Ring,kJuly ’11

Meghan Quayle to J. Ryan Rector ’97r ,June ’11

Monica Weber to Jesse Wondra,July ’11

Katie Young to Jeff Brenna,f Nov. ’11

2004 Jane Lindenfelser tor Kojo Duncan ’04,Aug. ’11

2005 Jennie Schei to Jason Disterhaupt,

July ’11

Kate Sutherland to ChristopherEdwardson ’03, July ’11

Nikki Kubicek tok Ben Krsnak, July ’11

Jessica Guentzel to RobertHimmerick ’05k , Aug. ’11

Maggie Sattler tor Anthony Asmus,Aug. ’11

Kate Winzenburg to Michael Salvner,Oct. ’11

Jessica Tierney toy Chris Thueringer,Oct. ’11

Emily Cronky tok Jesse Loudon ’01,Sept. ’11

Sarah Keating to John Ideen, Aug. ’11

2006 Bridget Spaniolt to Ryan Brackin ’06,July ’11

Lindsay Hildmany to Joshua Aeikens,July ’11

Bethany Rosentretery to BrandonDaniel, Sept. ’11

Liz Strawbridge to ChristianWelle ’08, Aug. ’11

Brooke Shafer to Nathan Wentzlaff,Oct. ’11

2007 Brooke Wheeler to Jason Hardie ’06,July ’11

Jessica Nokleby to KalebSchwendemann, July ’11

Jenni Busse to Andrew Luu, July ’11

Kristi Curry to Jeffrey Hill, Oct. ’11

2008 Jessica Handwerk tok Tanner Wildes,July ’10

Megan Budde to Dan Traxler,Sept. ’11

Kate McIntee to Brian Strauss ’09,June ’11

Bridget Bursawt tow MatthewWaldorf ’08f , Oct. ’11

Laura Murphy toy John O’Brien ’08,July ’11

For Sarah Halverson Jansen, successin life and in business is about stayingconnected and mentoring others. As asenior business training consultant forWells Fargo, Sarah leverages her passionfor learning and development in hervolunteer life, where she designs andfacilitates training for groups such asCollege of Saint Benedict/Saint John’sUniversity, Rise, Inc. and Emerge.

Sarah mentors young women throughher volunteer work with BreakthroughSt. Paul, an organization that works withhigh-potential, low-income middle andhigh school students, helping removebarriers they face when seeking highereducation.

“Saint Ben’s unlocked the door formany new experiences in my life andhelped me say ‘yes’ to living a bigger,bolder life.”

The Decade Award honors a 2002alumna who is recognized by her peersas a great role model and leader foryoung alumnae through outstandingachievements, global consciousnessand community involvement in herprofession.

Advice to 2012 graduates: “Findsomething that makes you feel energetic,authentic and spiritual.”

Sarah Halverson Jansen ’02

Megan Budde ’08 to Dan Traxler, Sept. ’11

2012 Decade Award

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Mackenzie O’Neil to Brady Brinky ’08k ,Sept. ’11

Kaylen James to Jeffrey Jacksony ’08,July ’11

Natalie Ulrich to Daniel Petersen ’08,Dec. ’11

2009 Joanna Stelzner tor Paul Moosbrugger,Aug. ’11

Katie Carlson to Christopher

Schultz ’09, July ’11

Megan Hedstrom to Ryan TansomTT ’09,Aug. ’11

Jami Buntjer tor Jay Halliday, June ’11

Erica Hanson to Nick Winegark ’09r ,Oct. ’11

Sarah Moore to Andrew Eisinger ’09r ,Aug. ’11

Michelle TubbsTT to Brandon Ostien ’08,July ’11

2010 Sarah Havemeier tor LeroyChristiansen ’09, July ’11

Chris Beckstrand to Alex Schafer ’10r ,Aug. ’11

Elizabeth Schmidtke to Nathan Bergin,Sept. ’11

Ashley Theisen to Rick May,k May ’11

2011 Katrina Deal to James Ball, July ’11

Meggan Reinert to Eric Gronli,

July ’11

Erin Skluzacek tok GarrettGenereux ’11, July ’11

Alexa Redfield to TimothyMayerhofer ’10, Sept. ’11

Bundles of joy

1986 Mary Bethy Miller Madigan & Griffith&Madigan, Girl, Isabel, May ’11

1990 Kathy Borashy Lang & Timothy& Lang,Girl, Iva , July ’11

1993 Sonda Gominsky Binsfeldy & Anthony&Binsfeld, Girl, Meghan, Aug. ’11

1995 Michelle Auers Mohr &r Jesse& Mohr,Girl, Gracelyn, July ’11

1996 Jackie Olson Peterson & MatthewPeterson ’96, Boy, Ryan, Feb. ’11

Molly Bergstromy Berg & Jon& Berg, Boy,Ian, Aug. ’11

1997 Colleen Gniffke Hardie & Chad&Hardie, Boy, Cai, May ’11

1998 Amanda Peloquin & Mike& LaCasse,Girl, Sylvie, April ’11

Emily TrempeTT & David& Moore, Boy,David, July ’11

Janelle Ziwisky Hahny & Darrell& Hahn,Girl, Ellie, April ’11

Sally Swanstrom Raih & PeterRaih ’97, Boy, Jack, Nov. ’11

1999 Jenny Jelineky Vinckk &k Peter& Vinck,rGirl, Molli, May ’11

Kristin Kuhlmann Francois & SamuelFrancois ’99, Girl, Elizabeth, Sept. ’11

Jennifer Southwick Schmitz & Justin&Schmitz, Boy, James, Aug. ’11

Sarah Athman Thompson &Christopher Thompson ’99, Girl,Sophia, Nov. ’11

Nikki Kubicek ’05k to Ben Krsnak, July ’11 Jennifer Karpan Marshall ’87 to Matt Haines ’87,May ’11

Margaret (Peg) EnglesonPalen ’77

Peg Palen has dedicated her life tohelping others. She is actively involved withHope Chest of St. Paul, works to raise breastcancer awareness and volunteers at theUniversity of Minnesota Children’s Hospital,providing support and encouragement topediatric bone marrow transplant patientsand their families.

On a recent service trip to Africa, Peglearned about the AIDS epidemic in Tanzaniaand the importance of clean water inEthiopia. She and her husband, Greg, seekglobal education opportunities to learn aboutrelief efforts and how they can help.

Peg asserts that what she does is nogreater than the volunteer efforts of herSaint Ben’s classmates. “Every Bennie Iknow volunteers. Service is a part of whowe are, a Benedictine value that we allembrace.”

The Benedictine Service Award honorsan alumna who has made a significantimpact on those around her through hercommitment to community service andsocial justice while demonstrating theBenedictine spirit of giving, hospitality, loveof others, listening and social stewardship.

Bucket list: “I want to make the Caminode Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimageacross Spain before I’m 60.”

2012 BenedictineService Award

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2000 Rachael Rudeen Klos & Jeff& Klos,f Girl,Phoebe, June ’11

Jennifer Hrehar Paulson & Brian&Paulson, Boy, Ethan, Dec. ’10

Robyn Magalska Liebl & DanielLiebl ’00, Girl, Elizabeth, Aug. ’11

Krista Cleary Carrolly & Jeremy&Carroll, Girl, Elizabeth, June ’11

Tricia Ziegler Maddenr & Ken& Madden,Boy, Connor, June ’11

Deborah Saad Morris & Glenn& Morris,Girl, Genevieve, July ’11

Brandi Senn Stavlo & JD Stavlo, Girl,Sophia, Aug. ’11

2001 Colleen Probst Chambst & ChrisChambs ’01, Girl, Abigail, Aug. ’11

Elizabeth Meyers Counce & Sean&Counce, Girl, Emily, Feb. ’11

Shannon Altrich Olson & Timothy&Olson, Twins, Nathan & Olivia,&July ’11

Anne Dotson Doepner &r Aaron&Doepner, Girl, Alice, May ’11

Andrea Martin Mischke & Mark&Mischke, Girl, Eliza, April ’11

Sarra Torborg Johnson & Shaino&Johnson, Twins, Jude & Max,& July ’11

Melinda Noll Jungbauer &r MatthewJungbauer ’01r , Girl, Aubrey, March ’11

2002 Megan Qvale Stepaniak &k DanStepaniak ’01k , Girl, Ellen, July ’11

Erin McGeary Selixy &x Jason& Selix,Girl, Quinn, Sept. ’11

Laura Stork Beirnek & MatthewBeirne ’94, Girl, Claire, Sept. ’11

Amber Wegwerthr Ross & Dan& Ross,Boy, Harrison, June ’11

Melissa Diekman Turnage & Brady&Turnage, Boy, Cade, July ’11

Katie Vandendriessche Cass &Michael Cass ’02, Girl, Emily, July ’11

Becca Pryor Jenkinsr & Phil& Jenkins,Girl, Isabella, June ’11

Gina O’Neill Wesley &y Alex Wesleyx’01, Boy, Quinn, Jan. ’10

Talia Soukup Roder &r MikeRoder ’00r , Girl, Alice, Sept. ’11

Molly Goersy Schorr &r Nick& Schorr,kGirl, Zoe, Nov. ’10

Sadie Vagher LaFrancer & JoelLaFrance ’03, Boy, Gus, June ’11

Sarah Miller Novakr &k Nick& Novak,kGirl, Nia, Oct. ’11

Sarah Nett Eveslaget & Steven&Eveslage, Girl, Kate, Nov. ’11

Kimberly Olsony Beyer &r Brad Beyer’02, Girl, Bryn, May ’11

2003 Darcie Waldvogel Boogaard &Timothy Boogaard, Girl, Abigail,July ’11

Ginny Sawyery Contrerasr & Fernando&Contreras, Girl, Olivia, Dec ’11

Kate Johnson Doubler &r LukeDoubler ’03r , Boy, Andrew, Sept. ’11

Bridget Brownt Leonard & NickLeonard ’01, Boy, Louis, Jan ’11

LeAnne Stewart is passionateabout the mission of Saint Ben’sand supporting young women sothat they can experience a Benedictine-rich education, just as she did. Shegenerously gives her time and talentsto Saint Ben’s, where she has beena member of the Board of Trusteessince 2005.

LeAnne balances her service to SaintBen’s with her career as a chief financialofficer at CRC Health Group.

“I owe a lot of my personal successto Saint Ben’s. While the buildings aredifferent, the tradition of shaping strongwomen leaders has remained. In manyways, the people I met during collegehelped me grow from a girl to a woman.Saint Ben’s is a part of who I am.”

The Sister Emanuel Renner ServiceAward honors an alumna for her serviceto the College of Saint Benedict as aleader, steward and volunteer to heralma mater.

Favorite “It only happens here!”moment: “Watching NFL football all daySunday with my roomies and going to6 o’clock Mass at Sacred Heart Chapel.”

LeAnne Matthews Stewart ’87t

Emily Trempe ’98 & David& Moore, Boy, David,July ’11

Ginny Sawyer Contreras ’03 & Fernando&Contreras, Girl, Olivia, Dec. ’11

2012 S. Emmanuel RennerService Award

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Michelle Cottingham Prokott &tGregory Prokott, Girl, Stella, May ’11

Beth Patefield Willenbring & Henry&Willenbring, Twins, Emily & Isaac,&Nov. ’11

2004 Kelly Cheeleyy Fitchy & Scott& Fitch,t Girl,Georgia, Aug. ’11

Alissa Keene Theis & JoshuaTheis ’04, Girl, Lydia, Aug. ’11

Lisa Wienhold Overman & BrandonOverman ’04, Girl, Adelyn, June ’11

Amanda Fricke Simone & PeterSimone ’04, Girl, Julia, Aug. ’11

Katie Knewtson Deibele & BrooksDeibele ’02, Girl, Vivienne, Sept. ’11

Leah Laurich Omann & Jake Omann’04, Girl, Mila, Oct. ’11

Melissa Berndt Wagnert & AnthonyWagner, Boy, Owen, Aug. ’11

Erin Troutfetter Juder & Alex Judex ’04,Girl, Etta, Sept. ’11

Andrea Stack Koltesk & Brad Koltes’04, Boy, Nolan, Nov. ’11

Katie Connor Lhotkar & Daniel& Lhotka,Boy, Connor, June ’11

Nicola Zotalis Viana & Jason& Viana,Boy, Eli, Nov. ’11

Angela Wiering Kaczrowski & JeffreyKaczrowski ’04, Girl, Meredith,April ’11

2005 Kara Murray Poissanty &t EricPoissant, Boy, Chase, Sept. ’11

Amanda Gustafson Burns & AndrewBurns ’03, Girl, Lydia, Feb. ’11

Nicole Pagliaccetti Phillipich & Jeff&Phillipich, Boy, James, Aug. ’11

Heather Parkerr Plumskir & Jamie&Plumski, Girl, Grace, Oct. ’11

Theresa Guentzel Reichert & TomReichert ’05t , Girl, Audrey, Nov. ’11

2006 Sara Honkomp DeVos & Curtis& DeVos,Boy, Samuel, July ’11

Alli Vacek Weaverk &r AndyWeaver ’04r , Boy, Micah, July ’11

Ashley Roericky Douvierk &r Jon&Douvier, Boy, Rowan, Aug. ’11

Karla Schaefer Wockenr & Philip&Wocken, Girl, Finnleigh, Sept. ’11

Jennifer Lienr Wesenberg & Nathanial&Wesenberg, Girl, Delilah, Oct. ’11

Molly Laatschy Wurm & Mitchell&Wurm, Boy, Parker, Aug. ’11

Molly Brauny Thelemann & Ryan&Thelemann, Girl, Elena, Aug. ’11

2007 Laura Zwach LaVoy &y ScottLaVoy ’06y , Girl, Madalyn, March ’11

Anna Scheil Skidmore & MorganSkidmore ’07, Girl, Anaelyse, Aug. ’11

2008 Sarah Mattson Bockwinkel & JamesBockwinkel ’08, Twins, Adelaide &Emelia, April ’11

Natalie Arel Justin & NathanJustin ’08, Boy, Caleb, Oct. ’11

2010 Megan Fleegel & Adam Bloch, Boy,Britton, Aug. ’11

I am a Bennie. I give back.Kim Salzer Lyngen ’96

I treasure my college years at Saint Ben’s; they were a time of immense growth, sustained in many ways by the generosity and commitment of previous alumnae.

Naturally, I hope to offer similar support to the young women at Saint Ben's today. But my greater inspiration to give comes when I realize that what I treasured about Saint Ben’s — the Benedictine values, the creative and critical thinking and the relationships I cultivated — are what sustain me still today.

Join Kim and others like her, who give in order to make Saint Ben’s what it is today — and what it will become tomorrow.

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Erin Troutfetter Jude ’04 & Alex& Jude ’04, Girl,Etta, Sept. ’11

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In memoriam

1938 Doris Winkenwerder Stenglein, Aug. ’11

Marie Brandl Buhta, Nov. ’11

1939 Janet Heinen Strunk, Aug. ’11

1943 Mary Jo Reiter, June ’11

1945 Leona Haakonson Snyder, Nov. ’11

1946 Sister Nivard Neft, Aug. ’11

Marilyn Bostrom, Oct. ’11

1947 Sister Gregor Bergerson, July ’11

1949 Nick Bardoulas, spouse of Carrie Petsch Bardoulas, April ’11

1951 The Honorable John Simonett ’48,spouse of Doris Bogut Simonett,July ’11

Richard Mowbray, spouse of MaryMcErlane Mowbray, March ’11

1952 Emily Hunt McGovern, Aug. ’11

Donald Liebsch, spouse of Jean Laubach Liebsch, Feb. ’11

1954 Luanne Kulas Coy, Aug. ’11

1955 Corinne Swift Page, July ’11

Sister Elvan Drayna, July ’11

Ethel Witschen Boyle, July ’11

1956 Betty Ann Sullivan Haas, Nov. ’11

1957 Sister Lavonne Eibensteiner, Oct. ’11

1958 Bill Sullivan ’58, spouse of MaryManderfeld Sullivan, July ’11

JoAnn Williams Hiebel, July ’11

1960 Barbara Dougherty Lytle, Aug. ’11LL

Mary Reichert Turner, Oct. ’11

Nancy Wadekamper Hanley, Aug. ’11

Rev. Harley Meyer, spouse of Elaine Jacobson Meyer, June ’11rr

Petra Walz Cusick, Nov. ’11

1961 Bill Hobbs, spouse of Arlo-Ann LincolnHobbs, April ’11

1963 Sister Suzanne Helmin, Aug. ’11

Dick Montville, spouse of Cate Bihner Montville, Nov. ’11

1965 Ronald Digre, spouse of RamonaRadermacher Digre, March ’11

1966 John Ollman, spouse of Lynn Ann Walter Ollman, Oct. ’11

1967 Shirley Decker Martz, Dec. ’11

1969 Steve Guggisberg, spouse of Evie Blonigen Guggisberg, Nov. ’11

1970 Mary Hnasko Rose, Nov. ’11

1974 Mary Reber Stangler, May ’11

1977 Judith Albers England, Aug. ’11

1979 Donna Goblirsch Tembrock, July ’11

1980 Jean Krebs, Nov. ’11

1984 Jack Capco, son of Maryrose DoroffCapko, Nov. ’11

1987 Anne Demmer Fink, July ’11

2001 Rebecca Messenbrink, Sept. ’11

Jessica Cable, May ’11

2002 Scott Eibensteiner, spouse of Jenn Aigner Eibensteiner, Sept. ’11

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members of thef class of 1977f enjoyed an annualweekend getaway at a cabin in Stone Lake, Wis.

Nine women enjoyed the 2nd Annual CSB Eco-Spirituality DogsleddingRetreat at Wintergreen Lodge in Ely, Minn. The adventure was completewith stories by arctic explorer and lodge owner Paul Schurke ’77, mealsprepared by French chef Bernard,f a polar plunge in White Iron Lake anddogsledding with the beautiful Canadian Inuit dogs.

Back: Lynn Anne Vesper (Wintergreen guide), Ann Lien Peyton ’81, TheresaGaffney, Paul Schurke ’77 (Wintergreen owner/arctic explorer), Mary AnnVertin ’83, Kristin Sawyer Lyman ’00.

Front: Molly Weyrens (spirituality leader), Carol Karn Nagan ’66, SuzetteSutherland ’84, Dave Freeman (Wintergreen guide), Celine BernardCampbell ’84, Amy Schwarz ’04.

Over the past months, we’ve enjoyed connecting with alumnae across the country.

I’M A BENNIEBuon appetito!

describe your work.pppr

I’m an associate editor at WilliamMorrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsfPublishers. I work onk both fiction andnonfiction books, and am involved inevery stagey of thef book process:k acqui-sition, editorial, production and de-sign, sales, marketing andg publicity. Inmany ways,y I’m a projecta manager foreach book thatk I work on,k ensuring weghelp authors create their best productpossible. I am also tasked with findingnew projectsw to acquire and then workwith those authors on major storyelements like plot and characterdevelopment so that the book iskeffective and achieves what the authorhopes it will achieve. One of thefunique challenges of beingf ag bookaeditor is attempting tog maintain apulse on what topics readers areinterested in and what they willy beinterested in a yeara from now andwunderstanding whatg makes a bookaresonate with readers across theUnited States and the world.

How didw youd endu upd doing whatg youtare doing?

I’ve always loved books and as ayoung girlg dreamed about being agbook editor.k I graduated from CSB inMay 2006,y with an English major andbusiness management minor. I hadtwo editorial internships at PenguinGroup (summer 2005 and summer2006) before being hiredg full time byHarperCollins in August 2006.

What ist commonly misunderstoodyabout yourt work?r

People often ask ifk If sit at my deskyand read all day, which could not befurther from the truth (though thatwould be wonderful). All of myf read-ying andg editing happensg at home inmy sparey time. In the office, my timeyis usually spenty in meetings addressingthe business portion of thef bookindustry andy ensuring thatg eachelement of af booka happensk onschedule.

There is also an assumption that myjob is to fix grammarx and punctuation.

Most large publishing housesg have adepartment dedicated to handlingcopyediting andg proofreading; so whileit is an important skill and one that Iuse daily, it is not the focus of myf job.y

What aret the challenges in yourwork andk ind your life?r

The biggest challenge I face is bal-ancing myg worky lifek and my personalylife. Because so much of myf worky(reading andg editing) happens aftertraditional work hoursk and out ofthe office, it’s very easyy toy work 24/7.kHowever, I’ve found that maintaininga gooda balance between the two ulti-mately allowsy me to be a bettera editor.

What aspectst of yourf CSBrexperience helped youd inu yourachievements?

As an English major I read a lota ofbooks that I may noty have picked upon my owny (ahem, Chaucer). But

becoming betterg versed in the liter-ary canony and developing myg writingyskills in my classesy are probably theytwo most obvious experiences thatI’m grateful for in my day-to-day.y Ina largera sense, being fromg New Jerseywand attending schoolg in Minnesotapushed me outside my comforty zone inmany ways.y The friends that I met atschool and the experiences I had gaveme the confidence I needed to studyabroad in Australia anda eventually toypursue my goaly of workingf andg livingin New Yorkw City.k

What ist on your nightstand?rRight now I’mw reading The Patrone

Saint oft Liarsff by Anny Patchett. I’m ahuge fan of Bel Cantol , so I’m slowlyworking myg wayy throughy her otherbooks. I also have my eReadery onmy nightstand,y which is filled withsubmissions.

Emily Krump ’06

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