Saint Mary's Magazine Fall 2004 - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

ALUMNI: GETTING TOGETHER
Colorado Alumni Gathering
April 14, 2004 – Castle Rock, Colo.
Don ’53 and Eileen (CST ’53) Gass once again opened up their home to
Saint Mary’s alumni, parents and friends in the Colorado area. Enjoying the
beautiful scenery of the mountains surrounding the Gass’ home in Castle
Rock are Harry ’59 and Jane Plotke.
Washington, D.C., Alumni Gathering
Feb. 2, 2004 – Washington, D.C.
TOP: Tony Vertuno ’58, Holly Walkley, (M.A. ’99) and Dick
Willett ’57 (host) got together in Washington, D.C., for an
event co-sponsored with the College of Saint Teresa
Alumnae Association. BOTTOM: Attending were, from
left: Linda Sun (CST ’65); Colleen Kocer Peplinski (CST ’87),
Theresa Kocer, friend of CST; Jeanette Meixner Franzel
(CST ’86); and Sister Nena Larocco, OSF (CST ’63).
Winona New Years Gathering
Jan. 7, 2004 – Winona, Minn.
Winona-area alumni and friends including, from left: Brother
Jerome Cox ’60, Lou ’59 and Maureen Guillou, celebrated the
beginning of the New Year together at the Alverna Center of
the Saint Teresa campus.
Terry (Malloy ’71) Chism and Jennifer
Blevins ’94 facilitate a mock interview
session with a current student.
Dr. Timothy Tyre ’69 discusses career
options with a few interested psychology
majors.
Karen (Connett ’94) Chapple (alumni board
member) and Justin Hendershot ’01 give
some positive feedback to a student after
completing his mock interview session.
Life after Saint Mary’s: Where do we go from here?
March 5, 2004 – Winona, Minn.
The Saint Mary’s alumni board of directors sponsored a full-day event on campus to help assist the current student body with career
development. Nine alumni from a variety of professions, educational backgrounds and career paths volunteered their time to spend the
day on campus sharing their expertise with students. The event was complete with resumé building and mock interviewing sessions,
classroom discussions, panel presentations and networking opportunities. The alumni professionals included Jennifer Blevins ’94
(education), Brian Pember ’91 (biology/chemistry), Brandon Darling ’01 (business), Phil Kluesner ’84 (business), Brian McGoldrick ’81
(business), Dr. Timothy Tyre ’69 (psychology), Kelly Steuck ’01 (media communication/graphic design), Justin Hendershot ’01 (philosophy)
and Terry (Malloy ’71) Chism (human resources).
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