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

ALUMNI CLASS NOTES
Chris Tedrick, St. Francis,
Minn., has a new position in
sales and customer relations
for Methodist Hospital-
International Diabetes
Foundation.
Alodia Verhage, Wausau,
Wis., has a position with the
Wausau School District
teaching Spanish.
2001
Gregory Adams, Boise,
Idaho, completed his master’s
degree in English from Boise
State University in May 2004.
Melissa Austin, Winona, is
working as marketing
coordinator with Reinhart
Food Service.
Corey Detert, Milwaukee,
Wis., has a new position as a
branch manager with Twin
City Federal Bank.
Kimberly (Bennett) Eggert,
Maple Grove, Minn., is a
physical therapist at Physicians
Diagnostics and
Rehabilitation.
Carrie Fox, Wauwatosa,
Wis., is a paramedic for
Paratech Ambulance Service
in Walworth and Milwaukee
Counties.
Shelley Haake, Rochester,
Minn., is a registered nurse at
St. Marys Hospital.
Karl Kaliher, Newark, Del.,
has received a master’s degree
in community counseling
from James Madison
University in Harrisonburg,
Virginia and completed a
counseling internship at
Delaware Guidance for Youth
and Family Services.
Jodi Meier, West St. Paul,
Minn., has a new position as
senior title specialist with
Agility Title, Inc.
Michael Murphy, Caledonia,
Minn., is a student at William
Mitchell Law School.
Kelly Steuck, Moline, Ill., has
joined fellow alums Brandon
Darling ’01 and Justin
Hendershot ’01 in a new
business venture, Orbis
Technology. She is employed
at TownNews.com as a web
designer.
2002
Jennifer (Alt) Gelhar,
Oshkosh, Wis., graduated
from Palmer College of
Chiropractic in 2003.
Staci Hemmelman, Winona,
is working on her master’s
degree in counseling and
psychology services at the
Rochester center of Saint
Mary’s University.
Jonathan Marlette, Omaha,
Neb., is a registered nurse at
Creighton University Medical
Center.
Katie Peel, St. Louis, Mo., is
teaching high school English
and coaching soccer and
dance.
Angela Sobieck, Elk River,
Minn., is a commission
analyst for United Health
Care.
Dan Wagner, Las Vegas,
Nev., has a new position as a
staff accountant with Timet.
Kathy Willis, Barrington, Ill,
is employed with the Shriners
Hospital for Children-Chicago
as a spinal cord injury
research specialist.
2003
Ian Bentz, Fairmont, Minn.,
is working for Profinium
Financial as a loan officer.
Katie Crotty, Rochester,
Minn., started a new position
with Mayo Clinic as a clinical
lab technologist.
Amy Jungerberg, Holmen,
Wis., has a new position as a
pre-flight design technician
with La Crosse Graphics, Inc.
Hayley Knudsen,
Minneapolis, has a new
position in the marketing and
communications department
at Hamline University.
Holly Nester, Wabasso,
Minn., is teaching band and
choir at St. Michael’s School
in Morgan.
Margaret Ortmann, Iowa
City, Iowa, has a new position
as a research assistant at the
University of Iowa.
Erikka Voelz, Davie, Fla., has
a new teaching position at
Village Elementary School.
Jason Thilges, Welcome,
Minn., returned to the U.S.
after being in Afghanistan for
seven months.
WEDDINGS
Maryann Szostak ’76 to
Ralph Wolf, Las Vegas, Nev.,
on Dec. 27, 2003.
Dan Lange ’83 to Beth
Offord, Orland Park, Ill., on
Sept. 5, 2003.
Mary Stephenson ’87 to
David Spurr, Naperville, Ill., on
Oct. 25, 2003.
Timothy Davis ’89 to Clara
Jeannette Rodriguez,
Bensenville, Ill., on Feb. 22,
2004.
Nancy Blash ’81, Park Ridge, Ill., married Mark Holihan on
Dec. 28, 2003. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Kathy
(McAleer ’80) Nutt, Sheila (Casey ’80) Cascino and Liz
(Riordan ’80) Hattenberger.
Jennifer Webb ’93 and
David John Kissane were
married Oct. 18, 2003.
Bridesmaids included SMU
graduates Heather (Perkins
’94) Ferber and Christine
(Coglianese ’93) Collins. The
couple lives in Bartlett, Ill.
Al Kolman ’91 to Rosemary
Stich, Minneapolis, on Sept.
13, 1997. Saint Mary’s alumni
and faculty in attendance
were Tom Ethen ’87, Tom
Clemens ’87, Brian Hutton
’88, Tony Tlougan ’88,
David Gawarecki ’91,
Brother Roderick
Robertson ’63, Craig Rath
’89, Jim Mohan ’91, Mark
Kenney ’91, Eric Gilmore
’92, Toby Leonard ’92, Kent
Linder ’94, Mike Steskal ’94
and Dr. Jeffrey Highland.
Ann McDevitt ’92 to Mark
Struthers, Eden Prairie, Minn.,
on June 7, 2003.
Katharine Baechler ’95 to
Benjamin Gabrio,
Minneapolis, on Sept. 30,
2003.
Nancy Jungwirth ’96 to
Jeffrey Heuer, West St. Paul,
Minn., on March 4, 2004.
Jennifer Philips ’97 to Mark
Alessia, Sherman, Ill., on July
6, 2003.
Nels Popp ’97 to Stephanie,
La Crosse, Wis., on Jan. 31,
2004.
Denise Kruse ’98 to Marcell
Prow, Rochester, Minn., on
Sept. 28, 2001.
Kelly Kirby ’99 to Chris
Pinta, Huntley, Ill., on Aug.
10, 2002.
Dina Randazzo ’99 to Peter
Radke, Chicago, on Aug. 23,
2003. Laura Faul ’00 was a
bridesmaid. Saint Mary’s
alumni in attendance were
Kathy Ade ’99 and Beth
Chambers ’01.
38 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE FALL 2004