loras college magazine - summer 2009

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C O V E R S T O R Y

Conserve, Preserve, ProtectF E A T U R E

Partnership Focuses on Community Sustainability Efforts

P E R S P E C T I V E

Sustainable Dubuque

D E P A R T M E N T S

ADVANCING THE COLLEGE 3

I N S I D E L O RA S 13

S P O RT S 26

A LU M N I N E W S 30

A LU M N I N O T E S 38

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Letter from the EditorS U M M E R 2 0 0 9 V O L U M E 5 8 | N O . 2

PRESIDENT James E. Collins (’84)

PROVOST AND ACADEMIC DEAN Cheryl Jacobsen, Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Lisa Lail Bunders, Ed.D.

VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Stephen Schmall (’83)

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Arthur Sunleaf

DEAN, CAMPUS SPIRITUAL LIFE The Rev. John Haugen

PUBLISHERLisa Lail Bunders, Ed.D.

MANAGING EDITORAngie FitzPatrick

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS/EDITORSLisa Lail Bunders, Ed.D. The Rev. John HaugenAlana Caligiuri (’09) Brandi KampsLeah Corkery (’09) Helen KennedySue (Bishop) Czeshinski (’87) Dana Livingston, Ph.D.Jon Denham (’02) Stephanie (Burgmeir) Ludovissy (’05)Bobbi Earles (’88) Twyla (McCabe) Marlow (’03)Michele Gelaude (’10) Sheila SamuelsonSheila Germaine Debra SazamaMike Gibson Bev WagnerJane Giellis Nathaniel WagnerSandra Gonzales-Denham (’05) Joyce WhelanMichaela Gray (’11)

PHOTOGRAPHY/ARTTerry GrantDavid E. JacksonChris Maiers, Memories PhotographyMary Kay Mueller Megan Stralow (’09)Rajendra Thakurathi (’11)The Loras Archives

DESIGNKelly Jo (Huntington) Fassbinder (Alumnus), Imagine That!Mary Kay Mueller

PRINTINGWoodward Printing Services

NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARDCarl P. Adducci (’63) Western Springs, Ill.Michael Blouin (’66) Dubuque, IowaAmy (Deluhery) Breitfelder (’92) Dubuque, IowaWilliam H. Callaghan, Jr. (’74) Midlothian, Ill.Jane (Noonan) Demmer (’76) Cedar Falls, IowaKendall Griffin (’94) Forest Park, Ill.Thomas J. Lowenberg (’60) Pine Springs, Minn.Audra (Gaiziunas) Marotta (’97) Hillsborough, N.C.Michael A. McCrea, Ph.D. (’88) Wauwatosa, Wis.Kris (Heissel) Melloy (’77) Saint Paul, Minn.Kelly (Stevens) Moshier (’97) Minneapolis, Minn.Eugene E. Murphy, Jr. (’84) Evanston. Ill.Thomas M. Onan (’57) Lake Forest, Ill.Autumn (Esch) Pino (’99) Maquoketa, IowaBrian Schermerhorn (’97) Alexandria, Va.Lori (Welsch) Thielen (’87) Dubuque, IowaLuke Vandermillen (’88) West Des Moines, IowaKelly Walsh-Hunt, Ph.D. (’90) Rocky River, OhioTodd T. Welu (’86) Naperville, Ill.

The Loras College Magazine is published approximately twice a year for alumni, students, parents, faculty and friends of the College. The contents are selected to stimulate thought, opinion and discussion, to demonstrate the diverse interests and pursuits of the campus community, and to provide news about the College and its alumni. Worldwide circulation is approximately 23,000.

EDITORIAL OFFICE ALUMNI OFFICE30 Keane Hall 200 Keane Hall1450 Alta Vista Street 1450 Alta Vista StreetDubuque, IA 52001 Dubuque, IA 52001Phone: (563) 588-7811 Phone: (563) 588-7170Fax: (563) 588-4941 Fax: (563) 588-4941E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

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The Loras College Magazine encourages letters to the editor. Please send your letters to:Angie FitzPatrick, The Loras College Magazine, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Dr., Dubuque,IA 52001. You may also email your letters to [email protected]. A ll letters to the editor mustinclude the author’s full name, class year, address and phone number. The Loras CollegeMagazine staff reserves the right to edit letters and to omit letters for reasons of space and appro-priateness. Letters not intended for publication should be clearly marked as such.

Green is quickly becoming one of the new favorite colors at Loras College,besides purple and gold, that is. Sustainability efforts are in full force aswe work to reduce our carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions,while continuing to be good stewards of God’s creation. This issue of TheLoras College Magazine highlights the many initiatives, on and offcampus, that are supporting sustainability.

Some conscious effort went into making this issue itself greener. First, wecreated a more sustainable printed magazine by sharply reducing the num-ber of pages and using only recycled papers. To ensure this reduction inpages does not affect the quality of the information you receive, we havealso created the familiar full-length version which can be found online atwww.loras.edu/magazine. The online version includes the articles yousee here in print plus so much more. Look for the “more online” indicatorsthroughout the magazine to see what additional articles are available.

Loras’ efforts on the sustainability front are forward-thinking and respon-sive. President Jim Collins (’84) has signed the Presidents ClimateCommitment, we have convened a Sustainability Taskforce, have hosted aconference for the greater community and have partnered with the City ofDubuque, adopting their nationally-recognized model for sustainability.All of this is part of our ongoing fulfillment of the Loras College missionto be active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers andresponsible contributors. It is also in concert with our Catholic identity,which calls us to nurture and care for God’s creation.

ANGIE FITZPATRICK, Managing Editor

The Loras College Magazine | Vol 58 No 2 | Summer 2009

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Faculty RecognitionsKristin Anderson-Bricker, Ph.D., associate professor of history and Maggie Baker, serv-ice learning coordinator, presented the paper, Bridging the Past and the Present: IntentionalValues Formation through History, Catholic Social Teaching and Civic Engagement, at theNational Faith, Justice and Civic Learning Conference, held June 25-27, 2009, at DePaulUniversity in Chicago, Ill.

Andrew Auge, Ph.D. (’78), professor of English, published the article, “The Apparitions of‘Our Lady of the Facts of Life’: Paula Meehan and The Visionary Quotidian,” in the spring2009 issue of the journal An Sionnach: A Journal of Literature, Arts, and Culture. The articlefocuses on Meehan’s poetic response to the ‘moving statues’ episode, the Marian apparitionsthat ostensibly occurred in Ireland in 1985.

Donna Bauerly, Ph.D., professor emerita, chaired the “Homage to Raymond Roseliep” ses-sion of “The Cradle of American Haiku” festival in August 2008 in Mineral Point, Wis. Shealso presented “Where Roots Tangle,” a slide show about Roseliep’s ancestry and life and“One More Roseliep.”

The Rev. Robert Beck, D.Min. (’62), professor of religious studies, had his book NonviolentStory: Narrative Conflict Solution in the Gospel of Mark reprinted by Wipf and Stock. Thebook was originally published in 1996 by Orbis Books.

Roy Carroll, Ph.D., professor of music, performed as principal harpsichordist in concert atDubuque’s Five Flags Theatre as a member of the Dubuque Symphony, with the featured workbeing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. He also was principal musician (organist and pianist) for one ofthree public liturgical celebrations held on the campus of Valparaiso University in conjunctionwith that institution’s annual “Institute for Liturgical Studies.” In June Carroll served as bothmusician and plenary speaker for portions of a conference on liturgical music held at LorasCollege, presenting, “Artistry and Transparency in Liturgical Ministry.”

Roman Ciapalo, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, presented “Skovoroda’s Aesthetics andNeoplatonism” at the “Neoplatonism and Its Legacy” conference held at the FranciscanUniversity of Steubenville in April 2009.

David Cochran, Ph.D., associate professor of politics and director, Kucera Center forCatholic Studies, and John Waldmeir, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies, direct-ed an international conference with the help of Andrew Auge, Ph.D. (’78), professor ofEnglish. The conference, “Catholicism and Public Culture,” was co-sponsored by Loras andtwo Irish colleges, IADT-Dun Laoghaire and IT-Tallaght. The conference was held in DublinJune 17-19, 2009, and involved more than fifty papers presented by academics from Ireland,England, France, Canada and the United States. In conjunction with this conference, 12 Lorasstudents engaged in a research seminar at the National University of Ireland at Maynooth.

David Cochran, Ph.D., associate professor of politics and director, Kucera Center forCatholic Studies, published a short article on transportation policy called “Shifting Gears” inthe March 13 issue of Commonweal. He was also one of four scholars from around the coun-

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Gtry invited to Creighton University to participate in atwo-day symposium on the Catholic intellectual tradi-tion and faculty scholarship held March 26-27, 2009.

Gerald Eagleson, Ph.D., professor emeritus, recent-ly presented the poster entitled, “The Neural RidgeOrigins of the POMC-positive cells of the Pituitary inXenopus laevis,” to the Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meetingat Doorwerth, the Netherlands, on June 3, 2009.Eagleson also reviewed three papers for possible publi-cation in the International Journal of DevelopmentalNeuroscience.

Nancy Zachar Fett, L.M.S.W. (’90), associate pro-fessor of social work, Kristin Anderson-Bricker,Ph.D., associate professor of history and MaggieBaker, service learning coordinator, presented theroundtable discussion, Infusing the Curriculum withCatholic Social Teaching: Undergraduate CourseRedesign Informed by a Faith-Based Framework at theNational Faith, Justice and Civic Learning Conferenceat DePaul University, held June 25-27, 2009, at DePaulUniversity in Chicago, Ill.

Dianne Gibson, director of the Lynch Office ofDisability Services, was appointed as a lay member toa two-year term on the Grievance Commission of theSupreme Court of Iowa. The Grievance Commissionhears complaints against attorneys and makes recom-mendations to the Iowa Supreme Court.

The Rev. John Haugen, dean of campus spiritual life,and the Rev. Douglas Wathier, S.T.D. (’78), profes-sor of theology and endowed professor for the CatholicThinkers and Leaders Program, are celebrating the 25thanniversary of their Priesthood Ordination.

Janine Marie Idziak, Ph.D., professor of philosophyand director of the Bioethics Center, had her bookEthical Dilemmas in Allied Health, 2nd edition, pub-lished by Kendall/Hunt Publishing in 2009. The bookalso includes online recourses for students and aninstructor’s manual.

Mary Johnson, Ph.D. (MA ’81), professor of psychol-ogy, was re-elected chair of the licensure board for theState of Iowa by the members of the board. She wasoriginally appointed to the board by Governor Vilsackand reappointed by Governor Culver in 2009. Theboard oversees the work of licensed psychologists inIowa and provides advice and information to state gov-ernance groups about the work.

Janine Kane, Ed.Sp., instructor of education, alongwith Abigail Gleason (’11) (Atkins, Iowa), presenteda paper on disability studies in education at the 9thAnnual Second City Conference held in May, inSyracuse, NY.

Kevin J. Koch, Ph.D. (’81), professor of English andchair, Division of Language and Literature, receivedword that his book, The Driftless Land: Spirit of Placein the Upper Mississippi Valley, has been accepted forpublication by Southeast Missouri State UniversityPress. The book is a collection of nature essays in liter-ary journalism and reflective essay style. It is expectedto be published by February 2010.

Caitlin S. Mamali, Ph.D., adjunct professor of psy-chology, presented the lecture, “Manifestoes andPolitical Genealogies: Opposite macro-social changesrooted in the Manifesto of the Communist Party and inCivil Disobedience,” at Johannes Kepler University inLinz, Australia.

Ann McCaw, Ed.D., associate professor of education,and Gail Yunk, Ed.D., assistant professor of education,presented, “Effective Decisions On-the-Spot,” at theNational Reading Recovery Conference, held inColumbus, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2009, and “Making EffectiveTeaching Decisions,” at the International ReadingAssociation, held in Minneapolis, Minn., May 6, 2009.

Kenneth McLaughlin, Ph.D., professor of physicsand engineering, co-authored a paper presented at therecent annual meeting of the American PhysicalSociety, Division of Atomic, Molecular and OpticalPhysics, that dealt with the production of atomic hydro-gen from the photo-dissociation of methane. Thisresearch was performed at the synchrotron facility atBerkeley National Laboratory where, following peer-review of new proposals this year, additional beam-time was awarded for late June 2009.

James Pollock, Ph.D., associate professor of English,had his poems “Prow,” “The Museum of Death,”“House,” and “Grandmother’s Bible,” published in thewinter edition of The Fiddlehead. He will also have hispoem “Sailing to Babylon” published in the SouthernPoetry Review and “Radio” published inMaissonneuve Magazine. He has also authored severalcritical articles for publication: “Choosing the BestCanadian Poetry,” an essay, Literary Review ofCanada; “Critical Mess,” a review essay on CanadianLiterature in English by W. J. Keith; “HineRecollected,” a review essay; and “Anne Carson andthe Sublime,” a review essay.

Wendy Romero, M.F.A., assistant professor of art,had artwork accepted into the Biennial Quad-StateJuried Exhibition in Quincy, Ill. Artists from Illinois,Indiana, Iowa and Missouri were invited to submit art-work for exhibition. The juror this year was JimSchmidt, owner and CEO of Schmidt ContemporaryArt in St. Louis, Mo. Her work was selected from 274entries submitted by 96 artists. Only 91 works by 50artists were chosen.



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EScott Scheuerell, Ph.D. (’95), assistant professor ofeducation, had his article “The Avalon Project: UsingLiteracy Strategies with Primary Sources on theInternet,” published in the spring 2009 edition of SocialStudies Research and Practice.

Matthew Shadle, Ph.D., assistant professormoral/sacramental theology, presented the paper “Warand the Environment: Issues and Resources” at theannual convention of the College Theological Society atthe University of Notre Dame in May. The paper willalso be a chapter in the book Green Discipleship, sched-uled to be published in 2012.

Craig Schaefer (’89), professor of communicationarts; Chris Lenart (’03), media producer; and TedRosean (’07), media producer, were credited with hon-ors as two videos by Loras College Productions wereawarded ‘Iowa Oscars’ by the Iowa Motion PictureAssociation in May. “…But Not Forgotten” won forBest Documentary while “Diverse Dubuque” won forBest Community Affairs Video.

David Speckhard, Ph.D., professor of chemistry andchair, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, and Lorasstudent Sujan Devbhandari (’11) (Kathmandu, Nepal)participated in the FUTURE in Biomedicine Faculty

Fellowship program this summer, working in the labora-tory of Associate Professor Rob Piper in the Departmentof Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the Universityof Iowa. Piper is also the director of Biophysical COREResearch Facilities in the Carver College of Medicine.Speckhard also participated in a symposium in late Julywhere fellows presented their research findings, whileDevbhandari presented a poster of his results at an under-graduate symposium held July 29, 2009.

Susan Stone, Ph.D., associate professor of English,was awarded the Mike and Linda Budde Award forExcellence in Teaching and Leadership at Loras Collegethis spring.

Dedra Tentis, Ph.D., associate professor of criminaljustice, is the inspector general of the Minnesota AirNational Guard unit in Minneapolis, Minn., and wasdeployed this summer for 124 days to Shaw AFB, S.C.,as a deputy inspector general. Tentis was active-duty AirForce from 1989-1992, and then joined the MinnesotaAir Guard.

John Waldmeir, Ph.D., associate professor of reli-gious studies, had his book entitled, Cathedrals of Bone:The Role of Body in Contemporary Catholic Literature,published by Fordham University Press.

Growing PartnershipsB Y M I C H A E L A G R AY ( ’ 11 )

This winter Loras College signed a collaborative agreement with Allen College for an accelerated nursing program—this summer Loras signed two more incredible agreements, with Creighton University and the University of Iowa.These partnerships enable students to take part in excellent opportunities for furthering their education.

The agreement signed with the pharmacy program at Creighton University “offers Loras College students access toanother major course of study at one of the country’s best pharmacy programs,” said Loras President Jim Collins(’84). Creighton’s School of Pharmacy and Health Professions will give priority consideration for admission andreserve a select few positions in each first year pharmacy class to students from Loras College who meet the pre-req-uisites and requirements of the program.

“I think the Allen program and the Creighton program fill a definite need here. We have always been a strong pre-professional training institution especially in health careers. These programs formalize this training in two importantareas and will help us attract even more interested students,” explains David Speckhard, Ph.D., professor of chem-istry and chair of the Division of Molecular and Life Sciences. “The agreements provide our students with an easytransition to the professional school program, enhance the reputation and enrollment of Loras and increase the num-ber of our students attending two good regional professional schools. They are positive for everyone, the best kind ofarrangement. The arrangements are with two schools with strong programs and missions that are similar to our own.”

An agreement has also been signed with the University of Iowa’s Doctoral Program in Educational Administrationwith an educational leadership emphasis. The agreement will allow courses taught by University of Iowa professorsto be taken on the Loras College campus, providing easy access to this high-quality doctoral program for Dubuquearea residents. The first class, an educational management course taught by University of Iowa professor AlanHenkin, Ph.D., was offered this summer.

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The Loras College Athletic and Wellness Center offersa variety of brand new cardiovascular and weight train-ing equipment to meet the needs of competitive stu-dent-athletes as well as promote personal wellness andhealthy lifestyles for the entire campus community.Included in the construction of the new building withstate-of-the-art exercise equipment was state-of-the-artheating and cooling systems and a lighting system opti-mizing natural light and energy efficiency. To recog-nize the center for its commitment to energy conserva-tion, Alliant Energy has presented Loras College with a$327,000 rebate check.

When Loras made the decision to build a new wellnesscenter, it was important to the community to build a“green” facility. Before getting started, the Collegeinvited Alliant Energy into the design process. Thebuilding went through an energy-efficient evaluationprocess provided by the Commercial New Construction(CNC) program offered through Alliant Energy. Theplanning team evaluated options available to reduceenergy consumption and heating and cooling costs toreflect the College’s commitment to sustainability.

“We evaluated several potential energy conservationstrategies Loras could consider in building the wellnesscenter,” said Craig Clefisch, strategic account manager,Alliant Energy. “Loras College leadership was willingto commit to energy-efficiency on the front end allow-ing us to achieve much greater fiscal and environmen-tal results.” By partnering with Alliant Energy whilethe center was being designed, a variety of energy con-servation strategies were considered, including roofand wall insulation, day-lighting and window glazingas well as highly efficient mechanical systems. Thesestrategies were modeled prior to construction so thatLoras could see anticipated energy savings, incremen-tal costs and utility incentive amounts.

Alliant Energy’s CNC program helped decreaseexpected electricity consumption by more than 72 per-cent, saving more than 2,340,599 kWh of electricityeach year at the Loras College Athletic and WellnessCenter. This results in the College saving an estimated$122,272 on its annual energy bill and earning$327,000 in energy efficiency rebates.

“Loras is one of less than 15 percent of all colleges thatbecame a signatory of the President’s ClimateCommitment in an effort to aid environmental steward-ship. The City of Dubuque is a nationwide leaderamong its peers in declaring sustainability as a key pri-ority. Alliant Energy is one of few service providersthat rewards and cherishes such commitments and ini-tiatives,” said President Jim Collins. “The Athletic andWellness Center is yet another prime example of howLoras is environmentally responsive – from the incor-poration of geothermal wells to sensor controls. We aregrateful to Alliant for its shared mission, commitmentand financial support.”

In addition to lowering its energy bill and receiving acash incentive from Alliant Energy, Loras is also doingits part to reduce its environmental impact. By choos-ing to make the building more efficient than requiredby the State of Iowa building code, the energy efficien-cy measures will avoid more than 1,666 metric tons ofcarbon dioxide emissions each year. This is equivalentto removing about 305 passenger vehicles from Iowaroadways or planting about 379 acres of trees.

President Collins receives a $327,000 rebate check from JoelSchmidt of Alliant Energy for the “green” building practicesused in the construction of the Athletic and Wellness Center.

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The senior class of 2009 decided in this year’s economy crunch to spend theircash wisely. Each year the senior class gives a financial gift to the College asa way to show their appreciation and begin their journey as philanthropicalumni. The gift the senior class decided to raise money for this year was lesstangible than previous years, slightly more manageable and much more acces-sible. The senior class of 2009 has set up a sustainability fund for the Collegewhich will help to fund special programs, assist organizations or maintainfacilities.

“We chose the senior class gift of a sustainability fund because of PresidentCollins’ recent signing of a college president’s commitment to climate changepledge,” said Jake Oeth (’09) (Ogden, Iowa), senior class president. “Wethought it was timely but also our way of helping the College head in a newdirection when it comes to making decisions about our environment.” Oethworked alongside the other class officers to make the fund happen, and theclass of 2009 has raised $2,000 so far.

Melissa Fritz (’09) (Waukon, Iowa) is happy to leave Loras with this fund.She is very proud of her class’ input, efforts and dedication.

“We’re hoping that the gift can grow over the years and really be a tool for theCollege to promote sustainability to the entire Loras community. The Collegehas already shown great steps with the geothermal aspect of the new Athleticand Wellness Center [and other green buildings], and hopefully the sustainabil-ity fund will help that trend continue,” said Oeth.

Leaving Our Legacy, Not Our FootprintB Y M I C H A E L A G R AY ( ’ 11 )

Gratitude is the cornerstone of our Spirituality.Share your gratitude with others for their future.

P L E A S E R E M E M B E R L O R A S C O L L E G E I N YO U R E S TAT E P L A N S.Donald W. Freymann (’61) | Director of Planned Giving 563.588.7329 | [email protected]



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Loras is a second home to the students who attend.They live, study, work, eat and sleep within the walls ofcampus for four years of their lives. Parents look on astheir children become more independent and form rela-tionships for a lifetime. Choosing a college is a com-mitment, not only for the student but for the family aswell. For one family, the commitment to Loras Collegehas become a tradition.

Angie Schmidt (’95) is the eldest of 10 siblings fromPreston, Iowa, and the first to attend Loras. Since thattime, seven more Schmidts have made Loras theirhome, at points with three on campus at the same time:Julie Schmidt (’00), Lynette (Schmidt) Elliot(’02), Kevin Schmidt (’03), Mark Schmidt (’05),Matthew Schmidt (alumnus), Christina Schmidt(’09) and Carla Schmidt (’10). Their majors haveincluded English, elementary education, social work,history and sports management. They have worked invarying departments on campus as well as taken advan-tage of the extracurricular activities at Loras.

“While at Loras, I was a Blue Coat, sang in the choir,was an officer for our Kappa Delta Pi chapter, and par-ticipated in the Catch a Rising Star program and incampus ministry. I worked for the Counseling Center,

admissions and the associate academic dean. My fond-est memories are participating or working in theseareas,” said Julie.

“Softball was my first love and that is why I played atLoras. I made my own path by being the first Schmidt toplay a sport through college,” recalls Christina, proudly.

The commitment to Loras has only deepened with eachsibling attending and the friendships made have onlyamplified the Loras experience. In fact, Kevin met hiswife, Jennifer (Strabbing) Schmidt (’05), at Loras.

“I feel that my involvement at Loras and bringing myLoras friends home to Preston significantly affected theimpact Loras has had on me and my family,” saidChristina.

Carla is studying abroad this summer in Ireland andlooks forward to returning this fall to complete herdegree. The family tradition may not end there, howev-er, as two more siblings, Kelsey in high school andLucas in middle school, have yet to make their collegedecisions. Regardless of their paths, it is safe to say thatLoras College will be an important part of the Schmidtfamily for years to come.

Loras College: A Family TraditionB Y M I C H A E L A G R AY ( ’ 11 )



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Electronic Ordering and Delivery of Transcripts Now AvailableB Y J A N E G I E L L I S , R E G I S T R A R

The Loras College Registrar’s Office is pleased to announce two new transcript services:

24/7 Transcript OrderingLoras College and Scrip-Safe International have partneredto provide students and alumni with access to an onlinetranscript ordering system through a secure website. Toaccess the website go to iwantmytranscript.com. First-time users are required to set up a transcript orderingaccount in accordance with the Family Rights and PrivacyAct of 1974. The cost is $7 per transcript.

Electronic Delivery of TranscriptsStudents and alumni who attended Loras from the sum-mer 1986 to the present now have the option of havingtheir transcripts sent electronically. This option deliversthe official transcript within minutes after processingand avoids extra delivery charges for express mail. Theofficial transcript is formatted as a PDF and is digitallysigned, ensuring authenticity and security. The cost tosend an electronic transcript is $7 per transcript.

Transcripts may still be ordered by mail as well at thecost of $7 per transcript. Payment can be made by

check, money order or credit card. Send the transcriptrequest to:

Loras College Registrar’s Office1450 Alta Vista StreetDubuque, IA 52001

On the transcript request include the following:• Your name printed or typed. Indicate any other

names or spellings of your name that you may have used while a student at Loras College.

• Your signature. We cannot process your order without your written signature. A computer generated signature cannot be accepted.

• The approximate dates you attended Loras College. • The last 4 digits of your social security number or

your 6-digit Loras College ID number, if available. • Your current home mailing address, telephone

number or email address so we can contact you if there are problems processing your order.

• The address(es) where each copy of your transcript is to be sent.

Show your Duhawk pride and order specialty or personalized Iowa license plates. The purple plates with gold lettering are available through the Iowa Department of Transportation. Log on to their Web site at www.iowadot.gov or contact your local countytreasurer’s office to order your Loras College plates today!

Duhawk Pride



BY LISA BUNDERS, ED.D . , VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT ANDNATHANIEL WAGNER, ROHLMAN HALL AREA RESIDENCE LIFE COORDINATOR

As a Catholic College, Loras values and displays a commitment to stewardship; stewardship tohuman resources, stewardship to capital resources and stewardship to environmental resources.Prior to ‘green’ being trendy or political, Loras was stewarding the environment in various ways.The College has had a long-standing partnership with the City of Dubuque and DubuqueMetropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency. This partnership has allowed Loras to offer students, fac-ulty and staff opportunities to learn more about recycling, composting and pollution prevention.Additionally, in 2002 the Academic Resource Center was the first sustainable structure built onthe Loras campus and includes geothermal heating and cooling systems. To date, three buildingson campus are heated and cooled through geothermal technology, including the Lynch-McCarthyApartments and the Athletic and Wellness Center. In December 2008, Alliant Energy presentedLoras College with one of its largest energy efficiency rebate checks, $327,000, for the use ofgeothermal heating and cooling in the new Athletic and Wellness Center. Estimated energy sav-ings from these buildings is approximately $11 million. “These efforts, and numerous more in thefuture, will build on Loras’ ongoing commitment to sustainability which, as a natural outgrowthof its Catholic identity, will bear witness to careful, thorough, lasting and sustainable stewardshipof all creation, for the sake of present and future generations and for the common good,” saidPresident Jim Collins (’84).

Despite the challenge of an aging physical plant, many historic buildings and a location surround-ed by several historic neighborhoods, Loras continues to steward the environment. In March2008, Loras administration signed the American College & University Presidents ClimateCommitment. Loras is the only college in Dubuque to make this commitment and one of only 12colleges in Iowa to sign. More than 500 colleges and universities across the nation have signedand pledged to serve as role models in reversing global warming. According to the AmericanCollege & University Presidents Climate Commitment Steering Committee, colleges and univer-sities that sign the commitment are pledging to reduce and eliminate over time the greenhousegases emitted by the institution. By signing the pledge, college and university presidents are lead-ing their campuses to address climate change and to reduce energy dependency and costs. Inorder to substantiate the commitment, the College must complete annual greenhouse gas reports,set target reductions in greenhouse gases and work toward climate neutrality.

Loras has submitted its first greenhouse gas report, which outlined the strides that have beentaken in recent years to address climate neutrality as well as illuminated areas the Collegeneeds to analyze and evaluate in order to reduce emissions. The greenhouse gas report isdesigned to provide a starting point for institutions and to aid in the setting of a target date forthe College to achieve climate neutrality. The Clean Air Cool Planet Inventory is based onworkbooks by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and includes major emissioncategories such as on campus energy production, purchased electricity, waste, all types oftransportation, refrigerants and agriculture. Each year the College will submit an inventory tomeasure progress toward that end.

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In conjunction with signing thePresidents Climate Commitment,Loras has appointed a sustain-ability coordinator and taskforce. These individuals are inthe process of reviewing and ana-lyzing the initial greenhouse gasreport and will provide theadministration with targets forreducing all emissions includingelectricity, heating, commutingand air travel. The developmentof a sustainability task force hasproven to move the College for-ward significantly in regard toeducating the Loras community,not only in terms of climate neu-trality and eliminating green-house gases, but also climatechange, energy usage/costs andlifestyle changes that exemplifystewardship to the environment.This task force consists of staffmembers from numerous depart-ments on campus who have beenasked by the president to serve.The task force also includes stu-dents and faculty members.Because of this task force and inresponse to student, faculty andstaff led initiatives, the Collegehas created and/or maintainedprograms that demonstrate thecommitment to conserve, pre-serve and protect. For example,Loras participates in a year-roundfood scrap recycling programwith the City of Dubuque andARAMARK, the College’s cam-pus dining service. This programenables the City to produce com-post for members of the commu-nity to purchase. Additionally,the College participates inRecycleMania, a nationwide pro-gram designed to encouragerecycling among college stu-

dents, faculty and staff. The out-come of RecycleMania isastounding. The College recycles1.77 pounds of recyclables perperson on campus. Loras ranks inthe top third of colleges partici-pating in this program based onthe amount of waste recycled perperson. Additionally, the StudentSenate has purchased recyclingbins for each individual residencehall room, classroom and outdoorspace across campus. The cafete-ria has eliminated the use of trayswhich conserves water and ener-gy. This small initiative has alsoincreased the social awarenessamong campus constituents inregard to food waste. On a largerscale, the senior class of 2009 haspledged to create a fund whichwill aid the College in years tocome with sustainability efforts.The graduating seniors havepledged to “leave their legacy,not their footprint.” These arejust a few examples of the evolv-ing campus climate and sustain-ability.

Loras has also developed a com-prehensive institutional actionplan to move toward climate neu-trality and partnered with theCity of Dubuque by adopting theCity’s sustainability plan. TheCity of Dubuque developed anationally acclaimed model forsustainability. The modelincludes three pillars: economicvitality, environmental integrityand social and cultural vibrancy.Dubuque’s commitment to sus-tainability is addressed in 11principles: clean water, commu-nity design, community knowl-edge, green building, healthy air,

healthy local foods, native plantsand animals, reasonable mobility,regional economy, resource man-agement and smart energy use.These principles were designedto ensure that Dubuque continuesmoving forward as a viable, liv-able and equitable communitythat creates a sustainable legacyfor many generations. LorasCollege hopes to mimic thatvision and ensure that the campuscommunity and its many con-stituents contribute to a sustain-able and vibrant legacy for gener-ations to come.

The next steps for the sustainabil-ity task force include the evalua-tion of the College’s progresswith the plan’s implementationthus far and determining a time-line for subsequent action items.The committee will need partici-pation and dedication from stu-dents, staff, faculty and alumni tomake this a success. It is not amatter of simply changing theway Loras is doing things, butrather the mindset behind whyand how these things are done.Every person will play a vitalrole in Loras becoming a sustain-able campus and also staying sus-tainable in the future.

To be more involved andinformed about the sustainabilityefforts at Loras College, visit thesustainable Web site atwww.loras.edu/sustainability orjoin the “Sustainable Loras”Facebook site. Make your com-mitment today to a sustainablefuture, both here at Loras and athome. Every little bit counts.



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Sustainability EffortsB Y B E V WA G N E R , D M A S WA E D U C AT I O N C O O R D I N AT O R

Loras College has had a partnership with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency(DMASWA) and the Dubuque County Environmental Task Force for more than 10 years to pro-vide environmental education to the Dubuque community. The Solid Waste Education Office islocated in the St. Joseph Hall of Science and serves as a link between the education communityand the DMASWA. Internships are offered each semester for students to work with the educa-tion coordinator to provide environmental resources and education materials to local schools,organizations and the general public.

The intern also works with the Residence Life office, housekeeping staff and ARAMARK oncampus to identify needs and find solutions. In recent years, some of the cooperative efforts oncampus have included increasing the number of recycling containers, assisting with move outreuse options and promoting waste reduction in the cafeteria and Pub. The Solid Waste EducationOffice has coordinated Loras College’s involvement in the RecycleMania contest, a nationalcompetition to increase awareness of waste reduction and resource management.

An additional initiative began during the 2008-09 academic year, creating an Area CampusSustainability Network with representatives from area higher education institutions. DubuqueCounty is blessed to have seven higher education institutions that are all working on sustainabil-ity efforts in one way or another. The Solid Waste Education Office and Loras College invitedother campuses to be part of this network with the intention of sharing ideas and concerns. WithPresident Jim Collins (’84) signing the American College and University Presidents ClimateCommitment, it was felt that Loras could take the lead in area efforts. The Network receivedsome funding from Keep Iowa Beautiful and planned and sponsored a conference in April. Theconference was called Stewardship, Building Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods and featured speakerspresenting on local efforts in sustainability. It was based on the sustainability model created bythe City of Dubuque and adopted by the Loras Sustainability Task Force. Loras College hostedthe conference and representatives from other campuses worked with Loras representatives toplan and carry out the conference. Those who attended felt very positive about the informationshared and this will probably become an annual event.



Building a Sustainable WorldB Y M I C H A E L A G R AY ( ’ 11 )

With recycling bins added to the residence halls and Trayless Tuesdays quickly turning intoTrayless Everyday in the Cafe, Loras College is definitely going green. Two January term class-es took things a step farther, providing an opportunity for students to look at sustainabilitythrough a broader lens, investigating how to achieve a strategic scale of balance not only inDubuque, but in other parts of the world as well.

Students in the class, “The Sustainable Community: The Real and Ideal,” taught by RomanCiapalo, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, had the chance to investigate how Dubuque city offi-cials apply sustainability to communal processes, from the landfill to water pollution control.As a result of this class, students have a better understanding of the nature, value, justificationand necessity of sustainability, as well as the key components of building a sustainable commu-nity.

No time was wasted as the class began on the first day with Cindy Steinhauser, the assistantcity manager of Dubuque, speaking to the class. “We had speakers from different areas of inter-est which made learning enjoyable and more explicit,” says Surya Pandey (’11) (Kathmandu,Nepal).

Numerous speakers answered the call during the class—an opportunity to teach Loras studentsabout the importance of sustainability. They included: Paul Schultz, solid waste managementsupervisor for the City of Dubuque; Bev Wagner, solid waste education and communicationcoordinator, Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency; Raki Giannakouros and MarkHenning, Green Dubuque; John McDermott, director of the Loras College physical plant; LauraCarstens, planning service director for the City of Dubuque; Christine Happ Olson, executivedirector of the Four Mounds Foundation; and David Harris, director of housing and communi-ty development for the City of Dubuque.

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Reality: The world is heading toward a population of 9 billion people by 2050.

Opportunity: Meeting the needs of these billions of people already affected by market failures, poverty and war in developed and developing countries.

Reality: Sixty percent of the world’s ecosystem services, like climate regulation and fresh water, are beingdegraded or used.

Opportunity: Develop the earth’s resources in a sustainable way so

it can be available to all for years to come.

Reality: The world produces enough food for everyone on the

planet, yet more than 850 million people suffer from chronic hunger on a day-to-day basis.

Opportunity: Develop sustainability plans that may help address the issue of those

who have too little food…and too much.

Reality: Loras College is going green.

Opportunity: Loras College will beable to educate its students well into the future and, in turn, Lorasgraduates will be stewards of a sustainable world.



The students also had the opportunity to travel to dif-ferent sites around the Dubuque area to see issuesinvolving the community and what going green meansto the larger society. The class went to the recyclingcenter (Dittmer Recycling), and landfill; the Mines ofSpain—E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center; DurrantGroup; Loras College physical plant; Water PollutionControl Plant; and the Swiss Valley Nature Center.

“I entered the class with a lot of apprehension, but Iwalked away with a lot of information that I will carrywith me throughout my life,” said Pandey. “I havelearned what sustainability is and how we can con-tribute toward this idea. The class was interesting inthat it went beyond books; we got to go to differentsites and actually see how things work. This gave us abetter idea about recycling, about efficient energy use,about habitat restoration, about green building, aboutrain gardens and more. The class was interactive aswell as reflective.”

As a culmination of learning experiences, students pre-pared a presentation and discussion of the sustainabili-ty initiatives of Dubuque, reviewing best practices forsustainability and providing recommendations to aidthe cause.

A second January term class led a group of studentsabroad to compare the issues they saw in Dubuque tothose facing Costa Rica. In the “Environmental Issuesin Costa Rica” class, taught by Tom Davis, Ph.D.,professor of biology, students took a closer look at whatis happening on a global scale and what needs to hap-pen to make our world more sustainable for the future.The class studied different areas of sustainability, gov-ernment and even the economy of Costa Rica to seehow things compare to Iowa.

Since the 1940s, the forests of Costa Rica havedecreased by 80 percent, therefore deforestation is avery big topic in the Costa Rican culture. Loras stu-dents traveled to different types of forests to see thewidespread effects of deforestation. They traveledthrough a temperate forest, (much like the ones inIowa), a dry forest, a cloud forest and the rainforest, LaSelva, where it rains 60 to 90 days per year.

Rachel Rolfes (’10) (Johnston, Iowa) traveled abroadand came back with a much greater insight on sustain-ability and what it means for our future. “While wewere in Costa Rica we spent a lot of time talking aboutdeforestation and how it affects the entire country. Inthe cloud forest you can especially see the areas ofreforestation, where the country has tried to re-growwhat has been cut down. Costa Rica is working hard torestore their rainforests and is trying to buy land acrossthe whole country to restore and preserve for thefuture,” she said.

The class also traveled to two plants in order to learnhow one of the country’s biggest exports is manufac-tured—coffee. Around 75 percent of Costa Rica’s cof-fee gets shipped to the United States; the other 25 per-cent goes elsewhere in the world and the leftover cof-fee stays in the country. The students toured the plantsand watched the coffee beans go from the plants to theircups.

Davis required the class keep a wildlife journal in orderto track all the different flora and fauna in Costa Rica.“We had a tour guide who was also a doctor and veryfamiliar with the land in Costa Rica so between himand Dr. Davis, we learned a lot about each plant andanimal,” said Rolfes. Costa Rica has about 0.1 percentof the world’s landmass, yet it hosts about 5 percent ofthe world’s biodiversity. This means that 500,000species of wildlife call Costa Rica home, of these,300,000 are insects.

Immersing themselves in the Costa Rican culture was agreat learning experience for the entire class. “Westayed at a lot of field stations. They were like summercamp in that you stayed in bunks in a cabin. It was goodbonding time but sometimes they were a little roughand we would fear bugs getting in,” recalls Rolfes. Thestudents also feasted on rice and beans for just aboutevery meal.

From exploring local efforts to seeing what other coun-tries are doing to preserve the environment, students atLoras College are well-versed in sustainability initia-tives. They are sharing their new ideas and insights,complementing Loras’ own plans for sustainability, andsurely doing their part to raise the global consciousnesson this issue. 14

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In February of this year, I, along with the rest of the honorsclass of 2009, opened the exhibit, “Connecting with theWashington Neighborhood: An Exhibit of Service andStudy,” at the National Mississippi River Museum andAquarium in Dubuque. The exhibit was the result of a proj-ect spanning months, which we completed for our honorsprogram senior capstone course taught by John Waldmeir,Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies. Now, I don’tknow about the rest of my classmates, but as far as openingexhibits goes, this was definitely a first for me.

The project focused on Dubuque’s Washington neigh-borhood and included both research of the neighbor-hood’s history and service at various sites in the area.Among the many places we volunteered were PrescottElementary School, the Multicultural Family Center, theMaria House and Theresa Shelter, Project Concern andCrescent Community Health Center.

In particular, our project sought to celebrate the historyof the Washington neighborhood in Dubuque. In addi-tion to spending time in the neighborhood, we also spenta significant amount of time researching. With a focuson the time period between 1920 and 1980, we exam-ined old maps and photographs, read newspaper articlesand city directories and interviewed past and current res-idents of the neighborhood.

As a class, we observed the ways the neighborhood haschanged through time, right as it is about to experiencea major transformation with the proposed Bee BranchCreek Restoration Project. The Bee Branch project willcreate an open waterway to better manage storm waterand prevent flooding. To do so, it will alter the face ofthe Washington neighborhood and eliminate severalblocks of homes and other buildings.

Our project took a special focus on Kniest Street, whichwill be eliminated entirely as part of the Bee Branchproject. It spans only a few blocks, but Kniest Street isnamed after city politician Lambert Kniest, who immi-grated to the United States from Holland and eventuallysettled in Dubuque in 1852. Placing the events of theneighborhood today into this wider historical contextallowed us to appreciate a more robust view of theneighborhood which continues to evolve with time andthe surrounding area.

I personally met some wonderful people at CrescentCommunity Health Center, where I volunteeredthroughout the semester. My time in the Washingtonneighborhood reminded me that our exhibit was notabout telling a history. Our exhibit was about the peopleand the community that lived the history, and I was gladto be a part of the celebration.

Service, Study and an Exhibit at theNational Mississippi River MuseumB Y L E A H C O R K E RY ( ’ 0 9 )

“I was glad that we were able to showcase our work at the River Museum, whereit could be viewed by the entire Dubuque community.” – David Arens (’09) (Randolph, Neb.)

Members of the 2009 Honors class were(front row, l to r): Amanda Davidshofer (’09)(Epworth, Iowa), Jill Miller (’09) (Zwingle,Iowa), Katie Bell (’09) (Independence,Iowa), Alejandra Monroy (’09) (Bogota,Colombia), Abby McIntosh (’09) (Colo,Iowa), Jimena Gonzalez Ramirez (’09)(Bogota, Colombia), Regan Keeney (’09)(Miles, Iowa), Missy Halko (’09) (Dubuque,Iowa), (back row, l to r) Caitlin Niggemeyer(’09) (Maynard, Iowa), Leah Corkery (’09)(Marion, Iowa), Brita Kilburg (’09)(Maquoketa, Iowa), Camila Andrade (’09)(Cali, Colombia), David Arens (’09)(Randolph, Neb.), John Waldmeir, Ph.D., JeffSupernaw (’09) (Delavan, Wis.), Ryan Kruse(’09) (Dubuque, Iowa), Tyler Whitcomb(’09) (Fort Madison, Iowa), Russ Gotto(’09) (Dyersville, Iowa) and Nick Teson(’09) (Algonquin, Ill.).



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The brain is part of the central nervous system, thedecision and communication center, therefore an issueof this magazine would not have been constructedwithout the contribution of many brains. In honor ofBrain Awareness Week, Loras College students andfaculty members visited 21 classrooms between March16 and April 3 to educate young students about thehuman brain and its function.

The free program is spearheaded by MacMcLaughlin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychologyand behavioral neuroscientist, who has been involvedwith this program for four years, although the programwas only introduced to Dubuque last spring. The pro-gram is an international event sponsored by the Societyfor Neuroscience and the Dana Foundation.

Loras students and faculty members organized and vis-ited schools to engage students in age-appropriateactivities, educate science classrooms about the centralnervous system and disorders and answer various ques-tions. All classes were informed on brain basics andbrain health and were able to see and touch actualbrains. “This program is an opportunity for students tolearn about how their brain works and the value of sci-entific inquiry and research,” said McLaughlin,“whether it is a discussion about a grandparent withAlzheimer’s Disease, a classmate with AutismSpectrum Disorder or just about ‘the stuff in yourhead.’”

McLaughlin is excited that classroom visits more thandoubled from last year. “More students and faculty arebecoming involved with the program and the feedbackwas great!” The success of the program can also becontributed to the many students who were involvedthis year: Mariana Aparicio (’11) (Cali, Colombia),Mark Moeller (’09) (Freeport, Ill.), Katherine Bell(’09) (Independence, Iowa), Kara Naes (’09)(Wildwood, Mo.), Surya Pandey (’11) (Kathmandu,Nepal), Meghan Saxine (’09) (Oak Park, Ill.),

Jessalyn Weber (’10) (Bellevue, Iowa), NancyRecchia (’10) (Evergreen Park, Ill.), MathewDrosopoulos (’11) (Morrison, Ill.), Kristi Strobbe(’11) (Long Grove, Iowa), Ashley Rivard (’09)(Palatine, Ill.) and Detlef (Hans) Sleichter (’10) (DeWitt, Iowa). The faculty members involved along withMcLaughlin included Mary Johnson, Ph.D., professorof psychology, Debra Sazama, assistant professor ofphysical education and sport studies and Maggie Baker,service learning coordinator.

Loras students visited Dubuque area classrooms

during Brain Awareness Week, teaching young

students about the brain and even letting them

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Duhawks Become RecycleManiacsThis year’s RecycleMania, a 10-week challenge where college campuses compete to see which institution can reducethe most waste and increase recycling rates, took place January 18 through March 28. RecycleMania wrapped up its2009 recycling contest with more than 69.4 million pounds of recyclables and organics recovered from 510 collegesand universities across the country.

Every spring, students across the country become “RecycleManiacs” competing for national supremacy to determine whichschool can reduce, reuse and recycle the most campus waste. This was the second year Loras College joined the competition.

The winner, determined by the percentage of overall waste that is recycled over 10 weeks, was California StateUniversity, San Marcos (78.09%). The Per Capita Classic winner, determined by total pounds of recyclables collect-ed per person over 10 weeks, was McNeese State University, Lake Charles, La., (76.19 pounds).

Loras College contributed to the Waste Minimization and Per Capita Classic competitions to see who can collect theleast amount of trash per capita and the largest amount of recyclables per capita. In comparison, Loras ranked 79thout of 148 colleges and universities in the Waste Minimization competition and 75th out of 293 colleges and univer-sities in the Per Capita Classic competition with 16.38 cumulative recyclable pounds per person.

The Loras College community is more aware of their waste and recognizing areas for improvement. Changes in thepast year to reduce waste and improve recycling have included expanding recycling in residence halls, and the cafe-teria participating in the City of Dubuque food scrap composting program. In addition, The Dubuque MetropolitanArea Solid Waste Agency Education Office is working with the Loras Residence Life office, housekeeping staff andARAMARK dining services to coordinate recycling efforts.

Facebook Update: Congressman BraleyAccepted Your Friend RequestB Y L E A H C O R K E RY ( ’ 0 9 )

It is not often that you plan a campaign for your local congressman, unless you are a member of his staff… or the 2009graduating class of public relations majors at Loras College. This spring the 21 students who comprised the PublicRelations Case Studies course taught by Christine Apel, associate professor of communication arts, was divided intothree teams which competed with one another to create the winning campaign for Congressman Bruce Braley.

Since his election in 2007, Braley has served the First Congressional District of Iowa, which is located in the north-eastern part of the state and includes Dubuque. Members of Braley’s staff, including District Director Pete DeKockand Chief of Staff Sarah Benzing, visited the Loras students to explain their current position and what they hoped toaccomplish. The objective of the proposed campaign was for Congressman Braley to better reach constituents in the18-25 age group, with a special focus on social media.

The Loras students researched current social media trends and the ways in which Congressman Braley could bestcapitalize on their capabilities for the desired age group. While there is no limit to opportunity on sites likeFacebook, Twitter and YouTube, one thing Braley is limited on is time. Caught between the demands of his officeand constant travel between his home state and Washington, D.C., the Congressman finds himself with little freetime. Fortunately, social media sites make creating on-the-go updates pretty easy…and he had a classroom full ofLoras students with suggestions.

Christine Bochniak (’09) (Galena, Ill.), a member of the winning team, said, “It was a great experience to plan acampaign to be applied in a real life situation.”

While there could not be three winning groups, the opportunity held merit for everyone involved. “Working on this proj-ect gave me experience not only with communication through new media, but also with creating a piece of an overallcommunication plan for a brand, in this case, the Congressman,” said Rachel Gunderson (’09) (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).



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This year’s St. Pat’s Auction took place on Friday,March 6, raising $14,000; notably more than the$6,000 raised in 2006 and the $8,000 raised in both2007 and 2008.

Several Campus Ministry staff members were in chargeof this year’s auction preparations while the studentswho participated in this year’s service trips workedhard to generate publicity. Students also aided theCampus Ministry staff in setting up the auction the dayof the event, which generated about 200 participants.

All the money raised went directly toward aiding the100 students who participated in Campus Ministryservice trips, as well as the communities and worksitesthe students visited. During spring break, students par-ticipated in service trips such as Glenmary Farm inVanceburg, Ky.; Romero Center in East Camden, N.J.;Mission Honduras in Flores, Honduras; and KatrinaRelief in New Orleans, La. The Easter week social jus-tice trip titled “Creative Community for Non-Violence”took place in Washington, D.C.

There may be numerous reasons as to why this year’sSt. Pat’s Auction exceeded previous years. Accordingto Beth Ashby (’08), campus ministry program coor-dinator, more publicity was focused on local business-es, which produced more items for sale than in the past.

In addition, a strong effort to persuade students and fac-ulty of the importance of their donations, which gener-ated a great response, may have been another success-ful tactic. This year’s auction was held in a larger venueand was open to the public one day before the event,allowing individuals to browse the items for salebeforehand. Several items sold for high amounts, help-ing this year’s auction excel.

The 2009 St. Pat’s Auction raised a record $14,000 for serv-ice trips and provided an exciting evening for the Loras andDubuque communities.

St. Pat’s Auction Raises Noteworthy Amount B Y A L A N A C A L I G I U R I ( ’ 0 9 )

The Dewey Callers want to thankthe many generous supporters whomake donations each year via theannual phone-a-thon for the LorasFund. Last year, more than$221,000 was raised by these students who contact alumni andfriends of Loras College asking fortheir pledge of support.

Our Loras students will be on thephones again beginning inSeptember. Please welcome theircalls by supporting the Loras Fund and the Loras College phone-a-thon program.

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Loras College promotes a sustainable future throughseveral collaborative ventures with the DubuqueMulticultural Family Center. One such example isFuture Talk, a program funded by the Center that intro-duces young people of diverse backgrounds to naturethrough hard work, environmental literacy and serviceto the community.

There are three general goal areas in the Future Talk pro-gram: life-long learning (defined here as a life enrichedby nature), environmental stewardship and career explo-ration. These goals are achieved by providing youthbetween the ages of 13 and 17 with meaningful part-time employment to aid local natural resources and byfacilitating environmental literacy, stewardship andcareer orientation. There is also a special emphasis onreading and writing skills. Outdoor activities and specif-ic skills that students work on involve fishing, canoeing,team building and hiking. The environmental literacycomponent has students learning about many of the dif-ferent kinds of animals, birds, insects and plants thatinhabit our local ecosystem of native savannas andprairies. All participants need to learn and then demon-strate good stewardship practices. Safety and teamworkare emphasized. Participants also learn how to demon-strate professionalism in the work place.

Loras students bring their special talents and strengths tothe Future Talk program by volunteering alongside theparticipants, either through AmeriCorps or criminal jus-tice internships. Last year Meghan Hickey (’08) andChristine Ford (’07) worked with the young people;this year Ben Dever (’10) (Ashton, Ill.) and JulianneLord (’11) (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) will fill the same roles.They serve as role models and mentors to their youngerpartners.

Work for summer of 2009 began in the Washingtonneighborhood of the city, where the group planted flow-ers, mulched and erected bird houses at several parks. Atthe Mines of Spain, participants spent two weeks work-ing on prairie and savanna restoration, and then removedcedar trees from the Pohlman prairie located north ofDubuque. Participants are learning more about how theCity of Dubuque, the Iowa DNR and the DubuqueCounty Conservation Board approach the broader topicof sustainability.

A program that works with young people of diverse cul-tural backgrounds must persist through time in order tobe effective and meet the needs of all the participants.New for 2009 are internships for college-bound youth.Two Future Talk participants from last year have spentthis summer working and volunteering in a college envi-ronment. Kahdyesha Lemon, a sophomore atDubuque Senior High School, interned in theIntercultural Programs office at Loras College.RonShonda Lemon, a junior at Dubuque Senior HighSchool who plans to pursue a career in nursing, internedin the dean’s office at Clarke College. These two stu-dents earned their internships by demonstrating excel-lence in work and service last summer.

The Future Talk program advances the sustainabilitymodel adopted by the City of Dubuque and LorasCollege. By creating a program for our younger citizensthat incorporates the mutually reinforcing goals of eco-nomic prosperity, social and cultural vibrancy and envi-ronmental integrity, we model for all our citizens themission of Loras College.

Area youth involved in the Future Talk program through theDubuque Multicultural Family Center worked with LorasCollege students to clean up the 16th St. detention basin. Thegroup gathered 35 bags of recyclable trash.

Reinforcing Sustainable Goalsand Modeling Our MissionB Y D A N A L I V I N G S T O N , P H . D . , A S S O C I AT E P R O F E S S O R O F M O D E R N L A N G U A G E S A N D C U LT U R E S

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The Loras Cafe did not eliminate the use of trays thisyear because staff members were tired of washing dish-es. Instead, trays were eliminated to promote the con-cept of sustainability. This tactic was one of many thatLoras College Campus Dining has implemented to pro-mote this concept. According to Shane Klaas, directorof campus dining, “Loras College Campus Dining notonly promotes the concept of sustainability butembraces it as one of our core initiatives.” CampusDining hosted several events this past year to maintainthe concept. Some of these events included:Sustainability Day, Endorse Your Environment: GoTrayless and America Recycles Day.

Sustainability Day was hosted on Oct. 22, 2008, andtook place primarily in The Cafe, located in the AlumniCampus Center. The Cafe hosted a “green meal” whichconsisted of healthy options, such as steamed vegeta-bles, seafood and more. The lights in The Cafe werealso dimmed to reduce energy usage.

Endorse Your Environment: Go Trayless was thebiggest sustainability initiative of the fall semester,according to Klaas. The event was hosted Sept. 29-Oct.3, 2008. In the previous spring semester, CampusDining went trayless and measured the impact ofreducing waste on campus, specifically in The Cafe.The results showed that by not using a tray, more thanfour tons of food would be saved every year duringlunch alone, the equivalent of the weight of four ele-phants! This led to more than 200 students, faculty andstaff endorsing the campaign, including BeverlyWagner, solid waste education coordinator, CampusDining and Dana Livingston, associate professor ofModern Languages and Cultures and advisor for theLoras Environmental Action Forum (LEAF). In termsof sustainability, Anya Bernstein (’11) (CedarRapids, Iowa), states, “In the coming years I hope thatLEAF can continue to bring students’ perspectives toevents so that the students feel their voice is beingheard about what is happening on their campus in termsof substantiality.” Campus Dining worked to encouragestudents to “leave their mark” by leaving a greenthumbprint on posters indicating their endorsement.Other sustainability events were held during that weekas well, including free fountain drink Friday and waterusage awareness day.

America Recycles Day was a partnership betweenCampus Dining, LEAF and Wagner. Three days ofevents from Nov. 12-15, 2008, including a campuscleanup day, raised awareness of recycling throughonline quizzes, posting general facts about waste in theUnited States and handing out recycled pens. Eachworked together to raise awareness of an easy and sig-nificant way to help the environment.

In addition, The Cafe is always adding new elements toits sustainability program by enforcing many wastereduction, recycling and general sustainable effortsevery day. Some of these efforts include: refillable cof-fee mugs and cups, purchasing items in bulk whichrequires less packaging, using unwrapped straws in dis-pensers instead of wrapped straws, using biodegradablegrocery bags, recycling pop cans and plastic beveragebottles, providing EcoGround & Fair Trade Coffee inthe Duhawk Market, providing the opportunity to pur-chase re-usable to-go containers in The Pub andCampus Dining participating in Recyclemania, a 10-week competition among college and university recy-cling programs.

Reducing Our Carbon FOODprintB Y A L A N A C A L I G I U R I ( ’ 0 9 )

The cafeteria at Loras College helps lead the way with cam-pus sustainability efforts.



In light of “going green,” ARAMARK, Loras’ providerof food, is a forerunner in sustainability and its teamcontinually provides Campus Dining with resources tobecome more sustainable. This team consists of men andwomen who specialize in the sustainability field andwho have created an innovative and comprehensivesustainability program for ARAMARK HigherEducation Dining Services. ARAMARK has six sustain-ability pillars that are incorporated in every way possi-ble. These pillars include: sustainable foods, greenbuildings, waste management, responsible procure-ment, energy and water conservation and transporta-tion. By incorporating and combining these pillars,Campus Dining is able to embrace sustainability oncampus. These initiatives, programs and productsaffect every aspect of Loras’ dining services, not justThe Cafe. ARAMARK provides Campus Dining with

resources to easily implement these programs and tocontinue to offer more sustainable options to the cam-pus community.

Becoming environmentally friendly is not a fast process,but it’s clear that Campus Dining is making the conceptfeasible. According to Klaas, “Campus Dining is proudof our efforts and plans to continue to implement newones; we are especially proud of our employees whoembrace sustainability to ensure that we participateeveryday!” Campus Dining will also continually alignthemselves with the goals of Loras College to ensurethat they are helping the College reach its goal ofbecoming more sustainable and will continue to partnerwith on-campus groups to generate innovative ideas thatwill reduce carbon “foodprints.”

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Loras College’s yearbook staff has been honored for thesecond consecutive year with the induction of its 2008Purgold, “Leaving a Legacy” yearbook into WalsworthPublishing Company’s prestigious Gallery ofExcellence.

Walsworth Publishing Company produces more than4,000 yearbooks each year for colleges, high schools,middle schools and elementary schools across the coun-try. Only 15 percent of Walsworth’s college, universityand trade school yearbooks earned the Gallery ofExcellence distinction. This year the 2008 Purgold isone of only 26 yearbooks nationwide selected for theaward. Other notable award winners in this categorywere University of Notre Dame, Portland StateUniversity, Macalester College, University of Texas,Florida State University and Texas A&M University.

The 2008 Purgold was produced under the direction ofMike Gibson, director of the Loras College Center forDubuque History and Purgold advisor, and the followingstudents: Michele Gelaude (’10) (Delmar, Iowa)editor-in-chief , Kristen Davidson, assistant editor(’08) (Grundy Center, Iowa), Laura Janota (’10)(Naperville, Ill.), Gina Kubik (’10) (Clutier, Iowa)and Kathleen Lynch (’10) (Evergreen Park, Ill.).

Receiving the Gallery of Excellence Award at a WalsworthPublishing Company luncheon at St. Ambrose University inDavenport, Iowa, are (l to r): Jim Straub, Walsworth sales rep-resentative; Michele Gelaude (’10) (Delmar, Iowa), Purgold edi-tor-in-chief; Michelle Brosemer, Walsworth customer servicerepresentative; and Mike Gibson, Purgold advisor.

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Several Loras staff and faculty members involved withinstitutional marketing, as well as student designers inthe integrated visual arts program, attended the 2008ADDY® Awards held Friday, Feb. 27, in Dubuque,Iowa. Fifteen awards were presented to Loras College,12 of them being gold and silver awards for StudentADDY categories.

The ADDY Awards is the world’s largest and toughestadvertising competition with more than 60,000 entriesannually. The ADDY Awards represent the true spirit ofcreative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertisingfrom media of all types and creative by all sizes. AmericanAdvertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry associa-tion, conducts the ADDY Awards with its advertisingclubs consisting of 200 members and 15 districts.

The ADDY competition is set up in three tiers. Tier oneis local winners while the second tier involves localwinners competing against other winners in one of 15district competitions. District winners are then for-warded to the third tier, the national ADDY Awardscompetition. Entry in a local ADDY competition is thefirst step toward winning a national ADDY. There isalso a Student ADDY Awards, which is also a three-tier national competition, that recognizes and rewardscreative excellence done by students.

Selection of the most creative entries in each categoryis done through a scoring process where a panel of

judges evaluate all creative dimensions of every entry.In each category, a gold ADDY is received in recogni-tion of the highest level of creative excellence. Entriesthat are also considered outstanding and worthy ofrecognition receive a silver ADDY.

In order for the work to be eligible, it had to have firstappeared in the media between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 ofthe previous year. The work entered must have been theresult of paid creative services and media placement inthe normal course of business.

Loras Adds more ADDY Awards to CollectionB Y A L A N A C A L I G I U R I ( ’ 0 9 )

Each Loras student entering the local 2008 ADDY® Awardswas recognized for their work, taking home a total of 12awards.

Publication Design (Magazine or Book) - CoverSilver ADDY Award for Loras College AlphaMary Kay Mueller, senior designerMichala Lensing (’11) (Calmar,

Iowa), artwork

Special Event CardSilver ADDY Award for MarketingChristmas CardMary Kay Mueller and

Marketing Team

Silver ADDY Award for Homecoming2008 InvitationMary Kay Mueller

STUDENT ADDY CategoriesPackagingStudent Silver ADDY Award forNouveau Wine LabelAlejandra Monroy (’09) (Bogota,Colombia)

Stationery PackageStudent Silver ADDY Award forDentistry and Alternative Therapy Office Alejandra Monroy

Student Gold ADDY Award forDevelopment Winter LetterheadKrystal Kennicker (’10) (Bondville, Ill.)

BrochureStudent Silver ADDY Award forMoments of Grace BrochureMichele Gelaude (’10) (Delmar, Iowa)

PosterStudent Gold ADDY Award for Call ofDuty Video Game PosterChris Read (’09) (Algonquin, Ill.)

Student Silver ADDY Award for ‘Be Well, Be Healthy’ PosterMichele Gelaude

Single Consumer / Trade MagazineStudent Gold ADDY Award for ClassProject-Coke AdAlejandra Monroy

CoverStudent Silver ADDY Award forFootball Media GuideChris Read

Student Silver ADDY Award for TheOutlet 2008Michele GelaudeKyle Calvert (’08) (Pekin, Ill.),

photography

Mixed Media CampaignStudent Silver ADDY Award forHomecoming 2009 Save-the-DatePostcard CampaignMichele GelaudeAlana Caligiuri (’09) (Waukee,

Iowa), copy

Student Silver ADDY Award for Fall Sports CampaignChris Read

LogoStudent Silver ADDY Award forCORE Team LogoAbby McIntosh (’09) (Colo, Iowa)

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On Feb. 16, 2009, the Loras College PhysicalEducation Department hosted an in-service for thephysical educators in the Dubuque Community SchoolDistrict. The program featured Gary Cruz, programdevelopment director for the United States HandballAssociation located in Newport Beach, Calif. Cruzspent the morning with the secondary physical educa-tors teaching the skills and drills of handball and how itcould be implemented into their curriculum at the sec-ondary level. In the afternoon session, he worked withthe elementary physical educators teaching them thebasics of the game and how to incorporate beginninglevel skills and lead up games.

Following Cruz’s presentation, Deb Sazama, assis-tant professor of physical education and sport studies,and Heather Riley, instructor of physical educationand sport studies, along with current student teachersNatalie Capron (’09) (Oak Lawn, Ill.), JessicaPiasecki (’09) (Roundlake Beach, Ill.) and AndreaKnipper (’09) (Edgewood, Iowa), presented a seriesof fitness stations which included weighted hula hoops,resistance bands, stability balls and medicine balls thatwere age appropriate for both elementary and second-ary physical education students. Also included in theelementary presentation were challenges for partners

and small groups as well as a modified game of twisterthat required the better portion of a basketball court.

This was a fantastic experience and opportunity for theLoras College faculty and students to engage, interactand learn with and from the Dubuque CommunitySchool District physical educators. Loras looks for-ward to continuing to develop and enhance our rela-tionship through these types of opportunities.

Learning Handball from a ProB Y D E B S A Z A M A , A S S I S TA N T P R O F E S S O R O F P H Y S I C A L E D U C AT I O N A N D S P O RT S T U D I E S

Loras students and Dubuque area educators learn techniquesfrom Gary Cruz, program development director for the UnitedStates Handball Association.

Sandra Gonzales (’05), Director of the Loras Fund563.588.7328 | [email protected]

Make your gift online today atwww.loras.edu | Click on “Give to Loras.”

As alumni and friends, we are theroots, the foundation of Loras College.

Together, let us continue to nurture Loras and its students, helping them to flourish and grow.



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Loras Honors May GraduatesLoras College held its 170th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 23, bestowing 272 students with the fol-lowing degrees: 11 honors bachelor of arts degrees, nine honors bachelor of science degrees, 210 bachelor of artsdegrees, one bachelor of music degree, 29 bachelor of science degrees and 12 master of arts degrees.

The Rev. John P. Foley, S.J., executive chairman of Cristo Rey Network, was the recipient of an honorary doctorof letters degree. Foley helped establish Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, Ill. The school has beenused as a model in creating the Cristo Rey Network® which today has 22 Cristo Reyschools nationwide providing quality, Catholic, collegepreparatory education to urban young people who livein communities with limited educational options. Foleycurrently serves as executive chairman of the Cristo ReyNetwork®.

James A. Welu, Ph.D., a 1966 graduate of Loras Collegeand current director of Worcester Art Museum in Worcester,Mass., was the recipient of an honorary doctor of artsdegree. Welu began his career as an assistant curator in 1974and since 1986 has served as the director of Worcester ArtMuseum, the second-largest art museum in New England.Through his involvement with the museum, Welu helpedestablish a collaborative educational online program, “Bridgesto Art,” between Worcester Art Museum and College of theHoly Cross.

Sustainability and the ChurchB Y T H E R E V. J O H N H A U G E N , D E A N O F C A M P U S S P I R I T U A L L I F E

As a Church we approach “being green,” or having an attentiveness to the environment, out of a deep respect forall of creation. The earth and our environment are treasured gifts from God as well as the context out of which welive our lives. All peoples of the world have a part in protecting these gifts.

The U.S. Catholic Bishops, in their statement, Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and theCommon Good, point out that “the atmosphere that supports life on earth is a God-given gift, one we must respect andprotect. The values of our faith call us to humility, sacrifice and a respect for life and the natural gifts that God hasprovided.”

As such, Christians are called to a reverential stewardship of air, earth and water not only for the here and now, oronly for future generations, but to prevent endangered parts of creation from disappearing from right in front of us.Catholic social teachings provide foundational starting points both in the appreciation of, and the call to, protectthese God-given treasures.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (2001). Global climate change: A plea for dialogue, prudence and the commongood. Washington, D.C.



Loras College seniors pride themselves on being able tosave some green for our environment—but the green intheir wallets is a far different story. With the loomingquestion, “Where do I go from here?” on their minds,the graduating seniors of the Advanced Applications inFinance class, taught by John Upstrom, professor offinance, decided to use their capstone project to helpwith the answer. The result was Launch into Life: AGuide to Personal Finance, an informative publicationthat contains articles of interest to graduating seniorsand recent alumni.

Each member of the class of 29 students was responsiblefor contributing articles that relate to the different sectionsof the guidebook, which include the job search, moneymanagement, using credit wisely, taxes, risk manage-ment, investments and retirement planning. Businessadvertisers placed their advertisements alongside relevantarticles that pertain to the services that they offer.

The objective of this class project was to provide stu-dents the opportunity to learn by engaging in a real lifeexperiential and entrepreneurial project. Seniors inAdvanced Applications in Finance have experiencedfirst-hand a real life business endeavor and what skillsare required for a business to succeed. Responsibilitiesincluded all areas of the business development processincluding: idea conception and development, creation

of a business plan, budgeting, research for and writingof the articles, advertising, marketing, production andlayout and the creation of a complementary Web site,www.loras.edu/launchintolife.

In addition, the guidebook will be used by several LorasCollege departments, including the Office forAdmission and the Office of Alumni Relations. A freecopy of this guidebook was provided to each 2009 grad-uate and recent alumni will also receive it at futurealumni events.

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Finance Majors Help Fellow Seniors Launch into LifeB Y M I C H A E L A G R AY ( ’ 11 )

For the past year and half, Loras College has been engaged in a process of self-study, addressing the Higher LearningCommission's requirements and criteria for accreditation. The evaluation team will visit the institution Nov. 10-12,2009, to gather evidence that the self-study is thorough and accurate. The team will recommend to the Commissiona continuing status for the college; following a review process, the Commission itself will take the final action.

The public is invited to submit comments regarding the College:Public Comment on Loras CollegeThe Higher Learning Commission30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400Chicago, IL 60602

Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs.Written, signed comments must be received by Oct. 10, 2009. The Commission cannot guarantee that commentsreceived after the due date will be considered. Comments should include the name, address and telephone num-ber of the person providing the comments. Comments will not be treated as confidential.

Note: Individuals with a specific dispute or grievance with an institution should request the separate Policy on Complaintsdocument from the Commission office. The Higher Learning Commission cannot settle disputes between institutions andindividuals. Complaints will not be considered third party comment.Accr

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The 2008-09 winter seasons produced both individual and team success within the LorasCollege athletic department. The season produced a number of All-Iowa Conference perform-ances and national qualifiers.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams settled into the Athletic and Wellness Center in 2008-09. Each team finished 16-11 overall, 10-6 in the Iowa Conference (third place), and once againqualified for the Iowa Conference Tournament. Each team qualified for the semifinals in theleague tournament, falling in road games. The squads each had one first team All-IIAC selec-tion. Brian Centella (’09) (Grayslake, Ill.) and Lindsay Bava (’10) (Downers Grove, Ill.)were first team picks, leading the Duhawks in the scoring column for their respective teams.

Quinn Announced as New Directorof AthleticsB Y J O N D E N H A M ( ’ 0 2 ) , S P O RT S I N F O R M AT I O N D I R E C T O R

Loras College President Jim Collins has announced the hiring ofRobert (Bob) Quinn, class of 1986, as the next Director of Athleticsfor the Duhawks.

Quinn returns to the purple and gold after 23 years with WheatonWarrenville South High School in Wheaton, Ill. Upon graduatingfrom Loras with a degree in elementary education, Quinn held anumber of positions with the Tigers. He began as a special educa-tion teacher and was the head baseball coach for 12 seasons. After

earning his master’s in educational leadership in 1998 from National Louis University, Quinnmoved into an administrative position as the assistant principal for curriculum, a position heheld for five years. For the past six years he has been the athletics director and assistant prin-cipal for athletics and operations.

“I am so excited to be back at Loras College where I began my time as a leader within educa-tion and athletics,” Quinn said. “This is a career move for me that means a couple of things. Iam leaving a place I have been for 23 years. Year in and year out, we have been very success-ful at Wheaton Warrenville South both athletically and academically. I am also joining myalma mater, a place that has a lot of things in common with (Wheaton Warrenville) South,”Quinn continued.

“Both places have three things that are key to being successful - great student-athletes, greatfamilies, and great coaches. I’m looking forward to arriving in Dubuque and working closelywith everyone in the department.”



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Joining Centella and Bava in the 1,000 Points Club thisseason was senior Ricky Kolze (’09) (Palatine, Ill.) ofthe men’s team. Kolze was a second team All-IIAC pickin three of his seasons with the Duhawks. Jake Oeth(’09) (Ogden, Iowa), another senior and second teampick, led the Duhawks in rebounding this season andleaves as the only player in program history in the topten in both rebounds and assists. He is also in the top tenin blocks for a career. Head coach Greg Gorton andthe Duhawks said goodbye to Centella, Kolze, Oeth, aswell as Rex Parker (’09) (Maysville, Ky.) and MattSeaquist (’09) (Shorewood, Ill.). Sophomore Sarah Pillon (’11) (Chicago, Ill.) andfreshmen Alex Hudson (’12) (Urbandale, Iowa) bothalso scored 10 or more points per game for JustinHeinzen’s women’s team. This year’s team had no sen-iors on their roster and will return every starter from the2008-09 team.

The wrestling team posted another strong result in thebest wrestling conference in the country. RandySteward’s young men went 7-10 in their dual meetsand were 4-4 in the Iowa Conference. The Duhawksqualified three for this year’s NCAA Division IIIChampionships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. TrevorKaufman (’10) (Bloomington, Ill.) earned a spot withhis third place finish at the Iowa ConferenceTournament. Erik Hanson (’10) (Lansing, Ill.) andJordan Loy (’09) (Normal, Ill.) were both runners up inthe IIAC. Kaufman entered at heavyweight, Hanson at157 pounds, and Loy at 141 pounds. The trio went 2-5at nationals and led the team to league wins overSimpson College, Buena Vista University, CentralCollege, and #15-ranked Luther College. Loras onceagain appeared in the national team rankings and will belooking to do so again next season.

The indoor track and field teams sent more Duhawks tothe NCAA Division III Championships in early 2009.Brian Westemeier (’09) (Waterloo, Iowa) competedin the weight throw, Ray Orris (’09) (Dubuque, Iowa)ran in the 800 Meter race, and Chris Buresh (’09)(Naperville, Ill.) tested his skills in the high jump, wherehe finished tied for eighth.

On the women’s side, Barb Kremer (’10) (Dubuque,Iowa) made a nationals appearance in the 55 MeterHurdles, and the Distance Medley Relay team of TaraKilburg (’10) (La Motte, Iowa), Hannah Weiss (’10)(Dallas Center, Iowa), Laura Rieger (’11)(Minneapolis, Minn.) and Mary Bridget Corken(’09) (Dubuque, Iowa) set the school record (11:51.44)on their way to an All-American fifth place finish at theNCAA III Championships.

Each team also cracked the top 30 in the United StatesTrack and Field and Cross Country CoachesAssociation’s national rankings under head coach BobSchultz this winter, a big step for a rising program withquality athletes across their rosters.

The swimming and diving teams once again claimedtheir spot among the top programs in the IowaConference and at the Liberal Arts Championships in2009 under head coach Doug Colin. The women’steam finished runner up in the Iowa Conference stand-ings and third at the Liberal Arts Championships. TheLiberal Arts finish was one of their best ever, scoring422 team points. The Duhawks were once again led bysenior Lauren Lehenbauer (’09) (Davenport, Iowa),who graduates as the most decorated swimmer in LorasCollege history. Lehenbauer leaves with seven individ-ual records and is a member of each of the four record-holding relay teams.

On the men’s side, the Duhawks were the second bestsquad in the Iowa Conference and fourth at the LiberalArts Championships. Among the leaders of the men’ssquad were Zach Gries (’10) (Byron, Ill.) and AndyPape (’12) (Sherrill, Iowa). Gries set two schoolrecords in his junior season – the 100 yard backstroke(0:54.64) and the 200 yard individual medley (2:00.94).

Lindsay Bava (’10) (Downers Grove, Ill.) was a first team All-IIACselection, averaging 18.9 points per game and eclipsing the 1,000point total.

Brian Centella (’09) (Grayslake, Ill.) was a first team All-IIACselection and joined the 1,000 Points Club in his senior season.



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The 2009 spring athletic season at Loras College washeadlined by the baseball squad who claimed their firstIowa Conference championship since 1952 under headcoach Carl Tebon. In his fourteenth season leading theDuhawks, Tebon’s young men won 15 IowaConference games and seven of eight three-gameseries. In leading the team to the top of the standings,Tebon won his first Iowa Conference Coach of the Yearaward.

The Duhawks and Tebon climbed the standing with thehelp of American Baseball Coaches Association All-Region pick and Iowa Conference MVP NickOlberding (’09) (Dyersville, Iowa). The senior fromDyersville led the team in every major offensive cate-gory, hit .407 for the year and became the program’s alltime leader in hits with 218 over his career. Olberding,

along with center fielder Adam Gross (’09)(Dubuque, Iowa) started every game of their Lorascareers. Gross, a first team All-IIAC selection in 2009,hit .300 in his final campaign in the purple and goldand patrolled the middle of the outfield as well as anyDuhawk has during the Carl Tebon era. Other Duhawkswho hit over .300 and had over 120 at bats were seniorClark Egdorf (’09) (Paullina, Iowa) (1B/DH), juniorsBen Kuebel (’10) (Fulton, Ill.) (3B) and JohnSchroeder (’10) (Lena, Ill.) (C), and sophomoreAustin Brown (’11) (Peosta, Iowa) (OF). First yearAustin Safranski (’12) (Carol Stream, Ill.) and juniorKyler Laurie (’10) (Elgin, Ill.) combined to go 16-2on the mound to lead the pitching staff. Each of theseyoung men was named to the All-Iowa Conferenceteam to go along with Olberding’s MVP and Tebon’sCoach of the Year awards.

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On the softball diamond, third year head coach Katie(Rasmusson) Koopmann (’03, MA ’06) and the 2009Duhawks took the momentum from their 6-2 start inFlorida and won eight more games in the central timezone, including three in the ultra-competitive IowaConference. Kelsey Techlin (’11) (Little Chute, Wis.)and Michelle Bahl (’10) (Sherrill, Iowa) each hit over.300 for Loras this season and a newcomer to the out-field, Katie Sharp (’12) (McHenry, Ill.), earned honor-able mention in the IIAC. Michelle Sabatini (’11)(Chicago, Ill.) started every game on the mound for theDuhawks and was the pitcher of record in every game,going 14-17 and throwing three shutouts. An 8-6 winover a nationally ranked Luther squad at home proved tobe the most entertaining win of the season.

At the conclusion of the 2009 season Katie Koopmannannounced her decision to leave her post as head coach.Her assistant coach in 2009, Ashley Rogers, will fillKoopmann’s head coaching position. Rogers, aDubuque native, is very familiar with the IowaConference over the last five seasons. She spent four asa player with the Wartburg College Knights before join-ing the Duhawks’ staff for 2008.

The men’s golf team moved up two spots from their2008 finish in the Iowa Conference Championships byplacing fourth in 2009. It was their best finish since win-ning the tournament in 2005 under head coach Denise(Bodensteiner) Udelhofen (’90, MA ’92). JuniorMark Dolphin (’10) (Schaumburg, Ill.) provided themost consistent play in 2009, winning the Duhawks’home Spring Invitational at Thunder Hills CountryClub. He also contended for medalist at the IIACChampionships, finishing in fourth place and just threeshots from the eventual leader. Other contributors to theDuhawks’ lineup in 2009 were John Kelly (’09)(Chester, Iowa), Steve Stark (’10) (Hainesville, Ill.),Eric Drane (’09) (Stockton, Ill.), and Andy Bischoff(’10) (Elk Grove Village, Ill.). Each Duhawk whoentered the IIAC Championships finished in the top 30.

The men’s tennis team completed their first season underfirst year head coach Dave Hammel (alumnus) in 2009.The team went 4-10 under Hammel’s direction and post-ed victories over Buena Vista, Dordt, Augustana andWisconsin Lutheran. Joe Holguin (’10) (Grayslake, Ill.)and Jared Levy (’11) (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) posted a teamhigh seven wins in singles. They were also the winningestdoubles combination for the Duhawks. Only one seniorleaves the roster for the 2010 year and Hammel is opti-mistic about the future of the squad.

The outdoor track and field season was highlighted by avery solid second place finish for the men’s team at theIowa Conference Championships and an All-Americanperformance on the women’s side.

Mark Sulkin (’11) (Elmhurst, Ill.), BrianWestemeier (’09) (Waterloo, Iowa), and ChrisBuresh (’09) (Naperville, Ill.) each won events at theIowa Conference meet. Sulkin won the 1500 Meter Run,Westemeier won the Hammer Throw and Buresh wonboth the High Jump and the Pole Vault to propel theDuhawks to their second place finish. Each young manalso finished in the top three in at least one other event.Westemeier also qualified for the NCAA Division IIIChampionships in the Hammer Throw.

The women’s team finished fourth at the IowaConference meet, with the Duhawks finishing in thirdplace or better in nine events. Barb Kremer (’10)(Dubuque, Iowa) finished third in the IIAC meet in the100 Meter Hurdles and later qualified for nationals. Sheearned All-American status by finishing second in herpreliminary heat and eighth overall at the NCAADivision III Championships.

Head coach Bob Schultz (MA ’94) was clear all sea-son about how strong both the men’s and women’steams were. They remain a major player in the centralregion and are on the verge of making Loras College aregular in the national rankings.

Barb Kremer (’10) (Dubuque, Iowa) finished third in theIIAC meet in the 100 Meter Hurdles and later qualified fornationals.



National Alumni Board WelcomesTwo New MembersB Y B O B B I E A R L E S , E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R O F A L U M N I

Kristine (Heissel) Melloy, Ph.D. (’77, MA ’83), and Brian Schermerhorn (’97) have beenelected to a four-year term on the National Alumni Board.

Melloy graduated from Loras with a bachelor’s degree in education, then earned a master’sdegree in school administration in 1983 from Loras College and a doctoral degree in educationfrom the University of Iowa. Her career has included 10 years of public school teaching, 18 yearsas a university professor and three years as a high school principal. Her latest work is the resultof being called to be the founding principal of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis,Minn. Melloy is the author of a behavior management textbook and several articles on education-al interventions for students in K-12 school settings. Loras pride runs in the family as her hus-band, Steve Melloy, is a 1983 graduate. Kris and Steve live in St. Paul, Minn.

Schermerhorn graduated from Loras College with a degree in finance in 1997. Since graduationhe has focused on the world of property casualty insurance. It has taken him to various citiesthroughout the Midwest and most recently to the Washington, D.C. region. In his current role asthe Washington, D.C. region sales and underwriting manager for the Hartford Insurance Group,he is responsible for the day to day operations of a group of underwriters handling life scienceand technology businesses. Schermerhorn is active with several trade associations that promotethe technology industry and works with various other community groups. He and his wife Brookehave two daughters, Brielle and Brenna, and reside in the Alexandria, Va., area.

MISSION STATEMENT:The National Alumni Board was formed in 1989 under the direction of the Loras CollegeOffice of Alumni Relations. The board serves to develop and promote support of alumni andfriends through a variety of programs, events and communication in an effort to strengthen theCollege.

In support of the priorities of Loras College, the National Alumni Board of directors created a scholarship in 2006. Tara Kilburg (‘11) wasthe first recipient and Andrew Tranel (’12) received the second award. The $2,500 scholarship will be given to Kilburg and Tranel eachof the four years they attend Loras contingent on the financial and academic requirements. In addition, the National Alumni Board willaward another student for the current 2009-10 academic year. The board continues to raise funds for the scholarship and you can be partof this effort. Learn more by logging on to http://alumni.loras.edu

Kristine (Heissel) Melloy, Ph.D. (’77, MA ’83)

Brian Schermerhorn (’97)

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100 Years of Basketball — One hundred years of basketball wascelebrated in the Athletic and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 31.The men’s and women’s alumni games kicked off the festivities fol-lowed by our Duhawks taking on cross town rivals University ofDubuque. Later that evening a dinner was hosted in the historicFieldhouse. Pictured is Joseph E. Carter (’96) and his family, whoenjoyed the alumni basketball weekend.

Campus Update in Naples — Alumni and friends in the Naples,Fla., area met with President Jim Collins (’84) and Board of RegentsChair Tom Tauke (’72) on Feb.6. Together they celebrated Loras’accomplishments and outlined upcoming challenges for the College.Pictured are (l to r) Betty Frommelt, Dan Wright (’61), Carol Wright,John Sweeney (’52) and Diane Sweeney.

Economic Forecast — On Feb. 19, Loras College Professor ofEconomics Laddie Sula, Ph.D. (’67), shared his Economic Forecast inBurr Ridge, Ill., with 60 alumni and friends. Sula gave his analysis of thefluctuating economy and what to expect over the next 12 months. Ourthanks to Loras Club of Chicago board member Kenn Nemec (’76)and his law firm Goldstine, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec and Hoff, Ltd., forhosting this event. Pictured is John Kromer (’67) and Laddie Sula (’67).

Alumni Concert — “Happy, Lucky, Lost and Free” is the title of thelatest CD by Melanie (Mausser) Devaney (’00). On March 26, she per-formed songs from her new release at a benefit concert at Loras. ThePub was filled with students and other members of the Loras commu-nity to celebrate Devaney’s success and welcome her back home toLoras. Donations were taken at the door to help Loras students withfinancial needs.



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Prospective Student Pizza Parties — Loras Clubs across the Midwest welcomed prospective students and their families to join them fora pizza party and to learn more about Loras College. The Loras Club of Rockford held a pizza party at Lino’s Pizza on Monday, March 23. Thefollowing day, the Loras Club of La Crosse met at Happy Joe’s to answer questions and talk about their experience at Loras. Our thanks tothese and other clubs helping in recruiting efforts. Pictured at left are (l to r): John Walsh (’67), senior development officer, Chris Harkness (’97)and Phil Quillin (’58). Pictured at right is Marianne Giovingo (’08) with two prospective students from Boylan High School.

Hockey Alumni — Professor of Philosphy and Loras Hockey Coach, Roman Ciapalo, Ph.D., hosted alumni and their families at theNorthbrook Sports Center near Chicago. The Loras College Hockey Alumni hit the ice and later met at Tommy’s for a get together. You cancatch the Alumni Hockey team during Homecoming weekend back in Dubuque.

Baseball Alumni Reunite — Loras baseball alumni spent a busy day golfing and cheering the Duhawks on to a double header victory overLuther at Petrakis Park on April 24. Following the game, they met at The Moracco Supper Club to celebrate the team’s success with CoachCarl Tebon.

Future Duhawks in Cedar Rapids — On Tuesday, April 28, the Admission and Alumni Relations offices teamed up for another successfulprospective student event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Loras Club of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City hosted this event at Elmcrest Country Club, wel-coming future Duhawk families and answering any questions they had regarding the College.



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Alumni Track Meet — Saturday, March 28, brought wind, rain andalumni track athletes back to the Rock Bowl for their annual AlumniTrack Meet. Many participated in the events while others cheeredfrom the sidelines. Loras College Track and Field Coach Bob Schultz(MA ’94) met with alumni for a social at The Moracco Supper Club fol-lowing the meet. Pictured are (l to r) Jeff VeDepo (’03), Scott Ganshirt(’86), Greg Hermiston (’97) and Jeff Friedman (’06).

Drake Relays — The Loras Club of Des Moines welcomed Lorastrack and field athletes and coaches for the Drake Relays with an icecream social. Coach Bob Schultz (MA ’94) gave a season update andpreview into what to expect for the Drake weekend, held April 23-25.Alumni enjoyed the chance to meet the athletes and wish them wellbefore their events.

National Alumni Board — The National Alumni Board met oncampus for their annual spring meeting, Saturday, April 25. Prior totheir day-long work session, board members and their spouses andfamilies gathered for dinner at The Star restaurant along the riverfrontin downtown Dubuque.

A group of Loras friends gathered at the home of Skip Brennan (’64)in Monroe, Wis., on July 10 to reminisce about the “good old days”they spent together at Loras. Pictured (l to r) are: Bill Lynch (’64),regent emeritus; John Gavin (’65), regent emeritus; Bill Wohlfeil (’64);Skip Brennan (’64), seated; Jim Jones (’64); Dick Duggan (’64); and MikeRice (’64), current regent.



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Students Meet with Principal Alums — Loras Alumni working at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa, gathered on May 1 foran informal lunch and to hear a College update. In conjunction, National Alumni Board member Luke Vandermillen (’88) hosted an event forLoras students. Before leaving Des Moines the students had the opportunity to meet with alumni at John Deere in addition to meeting withthose at Principal.

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Loras Club of Dubuque Scholarship — Several Dubuque areastudents were honored as recipients of a Loras Club of DubuqueScholarship on Wednesday, April 29. Board members welcomed alum-ni, community members and scholarship supporters to the reception.In all, 21 scholarships were handed out to incoming and returningLoras students. Pictured are President Jim Collins (’84) and the LorasClub of Dubuque Scholarship winners.

All Sports Camp — The summer remained busy with four AllSports Camp Receptions. The Loras College Alumni Relations andAdmission offices teamed up to welcome families as they droppedoff their children at camp with refreshing drinks and snacks to takeon the road with them. The hospitality receptions were held on June21, June 28, July 12 and July 19. Pictured are Assistant AlumniDirector Stephanie (Burgmeier) Ludovissy (’04) and AdmissionCounselor Troy Rabbett (’06).



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Rebuilding Together — On May 2 the Loras Club of Des Moinesteamed up to help with the Rebuilding Together project. Throughoutthe day alumni and friends became very familiar with paint brushes,ladders, rakes and shovels! Our thanks to Scott Peterson (’76) and hiswife Carol for recruiting a group of Loras alumni and friends to helpmake a house a home.

Launch into Life — Launch Into Life: A Guide to Personal Financewas unveiled by Loras seniors on Friday, May 15, as a new workforcerecruitment and life preparation tool. Professor of Finance JohnUpstrom and 29 finance majors collaborated on the project. The mag-azines were given to each graduating senior and are being utilized byWorkforce Development in the Tri-State area. Pictured are (l to r):James Billmyer (’09), Kevin Geary (’09), Jarid Brockman (’09), MichaelHackey (’09) and John Upstrom.

Holy Hour — Priests from the Archdiocese of Dubuque were hon-ored at a Holy Hour in Christ the King Chapel on Monday, May 18.More than 20 priests celebrated milestone anniversaries, includingLoras’ own Rev. John Haugen and Rev. Douglas Wathier, S.T.D., whomarked their Silver Jubilee. Pictured are (l to r): the Rev. MarkOsterhaus (’75), the Rev. John Haugen, dean of campus spiritual life,and the Rev. David Ambrosy (’79).

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Golf — The Loras Club of CedarRapids/Iowa City kicked off summer on June 15 with their 20th

Annual Golf Outing. Alumni and friends met for a friendly round ofgolf followed by a social and dinner that raises money each year tosupport scholarships for Loras students. Pictured are (l to r)Development Officer and former Loras Football Coach Bob Bierie(’65), Jake Boyle (’97), Director of Development Mike Doyle (’91)and Jason Nemmers (’01).



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Alumni OfficeGoes GreenIn an effort to reduce our carbon footprint,the Office of Alumni Relations is communi-cating information about alumni gatheringsand events through e-mail when possible.

To stay up-to-date on events coming to anarea near you, please send your e-mailaddress to [email protected]!

Distinguished AlumniRecipients:Michael Adams Jr. (’99)Sr. Bernadine CuroeKaren (McNulty) Enright (’89)Bob Kaliban (’55)Rev. Paul Ouderkirk (’55)

Log on to http://alumni.loras.edu for a full list of the weekend’s activities and events.

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The Loras Club of Chicago held its annual spring luncheon onApril 30 at The Union League Club in Chicago, Ill. Loras Collegealumni were honored to welcome guest speaker Kevin Sullivan, for-mer White House communications director. Sullivan was appointedby former President George W. Bush as assistant to the Presidentfor communications. As a native to the Chicago area, he spoke onhis journey from Chicago to the White House. He is the brother ofTimothy J. Sullivan (’69). Pictured are Brad Hemmer (’07), ChristineBochniak (’09), Kevin Sullivan, featured speaker, and AlejandraMonroy (’09).



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GRAHAM GROUPA group of Loras friends gathered with their children on March 19, 2009, atEureka Lake in Eureka, Ill. Pictured (l to r) are Scott Zimmer (alumnus),Jackson Zimmer (red sweatshirt), Aidan Graham, Ethan Graham, MikeGraham (’95), Jack Kopczynski, Joe Kopczynski (’95), Elsie Kopczynskiand Kyle Kopczynski.

FUTURE DUHAWKAshley Marie Zacharias was born on March 6, 2009, to Ellen(Manderscheid) (’00) and Ben Zacharias. Ashley loves snuggling with hergrandfather Roger Manderscheid (’66) (pictured).

QUADRUPLETSJessica (La Fleur) (’00) and Kevin Malm welcomed quadruplets Seth Philip,Lily Patricia Marie, Logan Steen and Carter John into the world on Jan. 14,2009. After 32 bottles, 44 diapers and a ton of kisses a day, Jessica and Kevinare staying pretty busy! They’ve created a Web site and blog to share theiramazing parenting adventure. You can check it out at:www.siouxcityfabfour.org or www.malmfabfour.blogspot.com.

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1940sLeo B. Blocker (’40) and his brotherspoke to Goodyear Aircraft Corporationabout the inflatable aircraft his brotherhad invented in the 50s.

The Rev. Francis D. Heimerman(’40) is celebrating 65 years of priest-hood.

1950sThe Rev. John R. Hussman (’50) iscelebrating 55 years of priesthood.

The Rev. Richard F. Maichen (’50,A’46) is celebrating 55 years of priest-hood.

The Rev. Msgr. W. Dean Walz (’50,A’46) is celebrating 55 years of priest-hood.

The Rev. William E. Wilkie (’50,A’46) is celebrating 55 years of priest-hood.

The Rev. Thomas J. McInnis (’53)published the book Alpha 31:Impressions in the Sand.

The Rev. Thomas E. Braak (’55) iscelebrating his Golden Jubilee.

The Rev. Msgr. Stanley J. Hayek(’55, A’50) is celebrating his GoldenJubilee

The Very Rev. John R. Kremer (’55)is celebrating his Golden Jubilee.

The Rev. Lloyd P. Ouderkirk (’55) iscelebrating his Golden Jubilee.

The Rev. Philip F. Recker (’55) iscelebrating his Golden Jubilee.

The Rev. Louis C. Zee (’55) is cele-brating his Golden Jubilee.

Dennis M. Schmitz (’59) has beenrecognized as a Sacramento’s first PoetLaureate. He is the author of sevenbooks of poetry and recipient ofnumerous awards which include: theShelley Memorial Award, two PushcartPrizes and fellowships from theGuggenheim Foundation and theNational Endowment for the Arts.

1960sThe Very Rev. Marvin C. Salz (’60)is celebrating 45 years of priesthood.

The Rev. Aloysius J. Vorwald (’60)is celebrating 45 years of priesthood.

Edwin J. Fry (’61) has retired from hisfour decade-long coaching career atIndiana University of Pennsylvania.

Eugene H. Schueller (’61) has beenappointed chairman for the HolyGhost Parish Credit Union board ofdirectors.

Russell Kuennen (’64) wasannounced as chairman of DutracCommunity Credit Union’s Board ofDirectors.

William T. Lynch, Jr. (’64), receivedthe Caritas Award for his involvementin the non-profit charity programRainbows, which helps children navi-gate successfully through grieving theloss of a loved one.

The Rev. John R. Tilp (’64, A’60) iscelebrating 40 years of priesthood.

The Rev. Wayne Droessler (’65,A’61) is celebrating 40 years of priest-hood.

Patrick Rogers (’66) has received theDistinguished Judge Award. Hepresided as district court judge for theSeventh Judicial District in NortheastNebraska and has retired after morethan 30 years in the profession.

David Keltner (’67) was promoted inSept. 2008 to senior vice president atBCP International.

William Walter (’67) has been elect-ed a new member of the board ofdirectors for the New York LifeInsurance Company.

1970sTimothy P. Selz (’70) is the new chiefoperating officer for the OrangeRegional Medical Center inMiddletown, N.Y.

Louis E. Bassler (’71) has qualifiedfor Million Dollar Round Table mem-bership, a position of sales excellence.

Kevin Kane, D.D.S. (’73), has beenappointed president of the DubuqueDistrict Dental Society board of direc-tors.

Robert R. McQuillen (’73) has beenelected as an officer of the board oftrustees for Mercy Medical Center inDubuque, Iowa.

John Holthaus (’75) has joined theAllen & Dixon LLP firm as its chiefoperating officer.

Kim J. Keuter (’75) joined GalenaState Bank as vice president/trust offi-cer in the Wealth Management Group.

Ted Pillow (’75) was named McHenryCounty’s United Way Volunteer of theYear.

Kent Scheuerell (’69) has retiredafter 40 years of teaching, 38 of whichwere as a sixth grade teacher atPlatteville Middle School in Platteville,Wis.

alumni notesThe Loras College Magazine | Vol 58 No 2 | Summer 2009


The Rev. Douglas Wathier (’78) iscelebrating his Silver Jubilee.

Randy L. Skemp (’78) has joined theboard of directors for DupacoCommunity Credit Union.

Tom Tressel (’78) joined FloorshowFurniture and Flooring as an account-ant.

1980sJeffrey L. Gonner (’80) has joined theboard of directors for DupacoCommunity Credit Union.

Mary Anne (Kuhl) Matelich (’80)received the Silver Apple Award fromthe Great Falls Education Association.

Eric Nielsen (’80) was confirmed andreceived first communion at Christ theKing Chapel on April 19, 2009.

Kelley A. Donovan (’84) has joinedthe board of directors for DupacoCommunity Credit Union.

John M. Perino (’84) has been namedvice president, investor relations, at theRegal Beloit Corporation.

Joanne (Ambrose) Huss (’85) wasappointed to print marketing; a newniche product for the Telegraph Herald,where she has been employed in retailsales for 15 years.

Cathy Goodman (’87) received theAmerican Advertising FederationDubuque Silver Medal Award for heroutstanding contributions to advertis-ing and furthering the industry’s stan-dards, creative excellence and responsi-bility in areas of social concern.

Michael J. Van Paemel (’88) was pro-moted to vice president at AmericanTrust and Savings Bank.

Joseph A. Zuccaro, D.D.S. (’88), wasappointed treasurer of the DubuqueDistrict Dental Society Board ofDirectors. Robert “Bob” H. Johnson III (’89)has been named Wal-Mart’s Teacher ofthe Year.

1990sRon Brosius (’90) joined DubuqueBank and Trust as an adviser for itsWealth Management Group.

Julie (Cummins) Nelson (’91) is theMidwest regional recruitment directorfor Xavier University in Cincinnati,Ohio.

Chad Clarey (’93) was named theWGN Teacher of the Month in January2009.

Doris Hannan (’94) has been promot-ed to senior vice president and manag-er of deposit operations at HeartlandFinancial USA Inc.

Doug Lex (’95) has been elected vicepresident of The DubuqueHomebuilders Association.

Teresa (Renner) Rowe (’97) hasbeen promoted to assistant vice presi-dent, compliance, at Heartland FinancialUSA Inc.

Kizzy (Kluesner) Gaul (’98) earnedthe qualified pension administrator andthe qualified 401(k) credentials fromthe American Society of PensionProfessionals and Actuaries.

2000sAndy Houselog (’01) was promotedto pension consultant at PrudentialFinancial.

Brian Kallback (’02) joined RogerKlosterman & Co. as a marketing andsales representative.

Brendan Houlihan (’03) was awardedthe title chartered retirement planningcounselor by the College for FinancialPlanning.

Kyle Lippold (’04) was promoted tocustomer service representative Level2 at Prudential Financial.

Jane Northrup (’04) received the2008-2009 NCEA DistinguishedTeacher Award from the Departmentof Elementary Schools of the NationalCatholic Educational Association.

Adam Reisch (’04) has been appoint-ed to work with clients on cost segre-gation studies for Honkamp Krueger &Co.

Eleni Giannakouros (’05) was pro-moted to customer service representa-tive Level 3 at Prudential Financial.

Jonathan Heiar (’05) completed theMedical Technology Training Program,passing the certification exam, at UnitedClinical Laboratories (UCL) and is nowemployed at the UCL Mercy site inDubuque, Iowa.

Amanda (Schroeder) Lange (’06)was promoted to supervisor/seniorstaff accountant at Roger Klosterman &Co.

Jillian Periolat (’07) has been nomi-nated for the Rising Star Award by theArchdiocese of Chicago.

Emily Thoma (’07) was promoted tosenior staff accountant at RogerKlosterman & Co.

AlumniBrett Blewett (alumnus) has joinedHonkamp Krueger & Co. as a staff audi-tor.

Tom Migon (’91) was recentlyinducted into his high school’s Wall ofFame for his participation on thehockey team.

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ALUMNIWEDDINGSKatrina Hammell (’04) to Lukas Nystrom.

Sarah Gross (’06) to Frank Vlach.

Kevin Knepper (’06) to AlisonGillies on Aug. 23, 2008.

ALUMNI BABIES1990sTo Douglas (’92) and Alisa O’Brien, adaughter, Molly Rose, on Feb. 11, 2009.

To Linda (Peters) (’92) and JimSiegler, a son, Joseph Patrick, on Jan.29, 2008.

To Philip (’94) and Meg Arensdorf,a son, Casey Daniel, on June 9, 2009.

To Michael Oslac (’95), a daughteron May 19, 2009.

To Dan (’96) and Karen(Anderson) (’98) Rothert, a son,Jack Anderson, on May 7, 2009.

To Matthew (’97) and Katie Ferris, a daughter on April 17, 2009.

To Jason (’98) and Catherine(Krapfl) (’02) Heisler, a son,Hayden, on April 18, 2009.

To David (’98) and Molly Kaiser, ason, Simon David, on April 8, 2009.

To Alisa Kelly-Martina (’98) andJason Martina, twins, Benjamin Ryanand Amelia Grace, on Dec. 13, 2008.

To Chad (’99) and Amber(Schmidt) (’02) Leitzen, a daughteron May 26, 2009.

To Tirzah (Schnorr) (’99) andKenny Weber, a daughter, RachaelAlexandra, on June 1, 2009.

2000sTo Jessica (La Fleur) (’00) andKevin Malm, quadruplets, Seth, Lily,Logan and Carter, on Jan. 14, 2009.

To Ellen (Manderscheid) (’00) andBen Zacharias, a daughter, AshleyMarie, on March 6, 2009.

To Kenneth (’01) and Megan Miller,a daughter on May 11, 2009.

To Ann (Czarnecki) (’01) and ScottPusateri, a son on April 28, 2009.

To Suzanne (Kalb) (’01) and Gabe(’02) Ward, a son, Charlie, on May 3,2009.

Lucas Rickertsen (’02) married Nicole Jipp on Dec. 8, 2007.Celebrating with them were (back row l to r) Blake Dirksen (’03),Dave Kelly (’05), Russ Ivanov (’02), Matt Sidlinger (’01), (front row l tor) Mike Marinier (’02), Rachael Rickertsen (’04), Amanda Rickertsen(’03), Lucas Rickertsen (’02), Nicole (Jipp) Rickertsen, Mindy(Hausser) Ivanov (’00), and Victor “JR” Anderson (’01).

Sara Wieczorek (’02) married Scott Weneck on May 24, 2008.Sharing their day were (l to r): Nicholas Irving (’02), Michael Dodds(’04), Dani (Gaydusek) Dodds (’06), Sara (Wieczorek) Weneck(’02), Elizabeth (Graham) Gullone (’02) and Annie Sullivan (’02).

To Lisa (Link) (’93) and Jeff

Wait, a daughter, Abbe

LeClerc, on Feb. 3, 2009.

To Lucas (’02) and NicoleRickertsen, a daughter,Hattie Lynn, on March 7,2009.

To Eric (’98) and Jennifer(Gerlach) (’99) Thome, a son, Greyson Thomas, onSept. 9, 2008.

To Kimberly (Tebbe) (’01)

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Daniel Lahart (’03) married Molly Demmer (’04) on Feb. 14, 2009, inChrist the King Chapel. A multitude of Duhawks celebrated their blessedday, many of whom are pictured here.

Matthew McDonough (’03) married Laura Egan (’04) on Aug. 9, 2008. Many of their Loras friends attended their celebration, including(front row, l to r): Nancy (Coronelli) Doyle (’87), Tom Doyle (’88), Laura (Egan) McDonough (’04), Matthew McDonough (’03), MichaelMcDonough (’07), Eugene Egan (’76), Daniel Johnson (’05), (standing, l to r): Emily (Lenz) Seiser (’04), Aimee O’Connor (’04), Elizabeth (Kintz)Schwartz (’04), Anne Wagemaker (’04), Kristy (Portzen) Hatcher (’04), Dana Dinello (’04), Katie VonAh (’04), Patrick McMahon (’04), Christine(Einarsen) Miller (’04), Candace Schlesser (’04), Meghan McMahon (’04), Mary Jo Dunne (’04), Karen (Lohf) McMahon (’04), Julie Novosel (’04),Liza DeStefano (’04) and Brian Carey (’03).

To Matthew (’02) and Jennifer Spahn, a son, AndrewDavid, on May 21, 2009.

To Laura (Moser) (’03) and Jessie Goldsmith, ason, Samuel Kevin, on May 29, 2009.

To Carey (Gile) (’03) and Ben Hosch, a son, TateRobert, on May 28, 2009.

To Nicole (Mueller) (’03) and Jeremiah (’05)Johnson, a son, Lane Christopher, on May 21, 2009.

To Amanda (Schuster) (’04) and Jeff Davis, a son,Carson James, on May 1, 2009.

To Angela (Bingaman) (’04) and Wylie Pfaff, adaughter, Isla Marie, on May 12, 2009.

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ALUMNI DEATHS1930sKenneth Eulberg (’33, A ’29) onOct. 28, 2008, in California.

The Most Rev. Loras Watters (’37,A ’33) on March 30, 2009, in Winona,Minn.

1940sFrancis Dyer (’42, A ’38) on Sept.29, 2008, in Maywood, Ill.

The Rev. Robert Hirsch (’44, A ’40)on March 21, 2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Thomas Albert (’47) on Dec. 21,2008, in Mendocino, Calif.

William Timmons (’48) on Jan. 9,2009, in Des Moines, Iowa.

James Crisp (’49) on April 27, 2009,in Jefferson City, Mo.

Robert Klaas (’49, A ’45) on Feb. 6,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Earl O’Brien (’49) on March 8,2009, in Cascade, Iowa.

The Rev. Msgr. David Wheeler(’49) on March 26, 2009, in Dubuque,Iowa.

1950sDonald Huss (’50) on Jan. 21, 2009,in St. Petersburg, Fla.

David Conners (’51) on Jan. 22,2009, in Washington, D.C.

James Garvey (’51) on Feb. 12,2009, in Eau Claire, Wis.

The Rev. Norbert West (’51) onApril 5, 2008, in Canton, Ohio.

Gerald Parr, USAF Ret. (’52), onJan. 14, 2009, in Rancho Cordova,Calif.

Frank Hamilton (’54) on Feb. 19,2009, in Cedarcroft, Md.

Vincent Schneider, Jr. (’54, A ’50),on Jan. 2, 2009, in St. Charles, Mo.

The Rev. Msgr. Neil Tobin (’54) onFeb. 10, 2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Richard Hinsenbrock (’55) on April16, 2009, in Clermont, Iowa.

Lawrence Meister (’56) on Dec. 30,2008, in Cody, Wyo.

James Thul (’56) on Dec. 5, 2008, inGlendale, Ariz.

Richard Wright (’57) on Feb. 12,2009, in Des Moines, Iowa.

James McDermott (’59) on Jan. 3,2009, in Houston, Texas.

1960sFloyd Sarff (’60) on March 28, 2009,in Ohio.

James McFadden, Jr., Ph.D. (’62, A’58), on Jan. 8, 2009, in Idaho Falls,Idaho.

John Gelderman (’64) on Jan. 12,2009, in Chicago, Ill.

Robert Hajek, Sr. (’65), on April 16,2009, in Oregon, Ill.

Joseph Gard, M.D. (’66), on Jan. 24,2009, in Ave Maria, Fla.

Larry Skowronek (’66, A ’62) onMay 1, 2009, in Glendale, Ohio.

Mark Sullivan, Sr. (’66, A ’62), onJan. 31, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio.

Francis Kenne (’68) on Dec. 7, 2008,in Mason City, Iowa.

John Zwicky, Ph.D. (’68), on March10, 2009, in Lombard, Ill.

1970sJames Norton (’70) on April 8,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Julia (Connell) Kraus (’71) on Dec.21, 2008, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Vito “Vic” Giovingo (’74) on March10, 2009, in Rockford, Ill.

1980sMichael Less (’82) on Dec. 13, 2008,in East Peoria, Ill.

1990sElias “Louie” Sarris (’90) on Jan.31, 2009, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Andrew Brimeyer (’94) on March9, 2009, in Breckinridge, Colo.

2000sConor Murphy (’01) on Jan. 7, 2009,in Chicago, Ill.

AlumniWilliam Albert (alumnus) on Dec.24, 2008, in Olympia, Wash.

John Bassler (alumnus) on Jan. 31,2009, in Hawaii.

Sister Mary Clement Bird, PBVM(alumnus), on Jan. 22, 2009, inDubuque, Iowa.

Richard Bode (alumnus) on May 1,2009, in Plano, Texas.

To Jonathan Denham(’02) and SandraGonzales-Denham (’05),a son, Matthew Jacob, onApril 2, 2009.

To Charlie (’99) and Gretchen

Fereday, a daughter, Lilly, on

March 28, 2008.

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EPatricia (Breitbach) Corbett(alumnus) on Feb. 7, 2009, in IowaCity, Iowa.

Lawrence Brimeyer (alumnus) onJan. 19, 2009, in Mechanicsville, Iowa.

Robert Collins (alumnus) on Dec.15, 2008, in Waukon, Iowa.

Gerald Dodds (alumnus) on April 1,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

William Erhart (alumnus) on Dec.27, 2008, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Carl Harms (alumnus) on Feb. 22,2009, in Alamogordo, N.M.

Sister Mary Jo Hasen (alumnus) onDec. 23, 2008, in Fargo, N.D.

Richard Heaslip (alumnus) onMarch 1, 2009, in Rockford, Ill.

Anthony Hurst (alumnus) on April2, 2009, in Queen Creek, Ariz.

Walter Kane (alumnus) on Feb. 10,2009, in Peoria, Ariz.

Robert Keating (alumnus) on Jan.22, 2009, in Tipton, Iowa.

Norbert Kortenkamp (alumnus)on March 2, 2009, in Aurora, Iowa.

Charles Kretschmer III (alumnus,A ’43) on Jan. 11, 2009, in Maryland.

William Kuhlow (alumnus) on Feb.2, 2009, in Osage Beach, Mo.

Charles “C.J.” Lamey (alumnus) onJan. 3, 2009, in Bernard, Iowa.

Anne Larkin (alumnus) on Nov. 5,2008.

Thomas Luster (alumnus) on March15, 2009, in Deerfield, Ill.

Stephen Makovec (alumnus) onDec. 21, 2008, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Everett Ormsby (alumnus) on Dec.19, 2008, in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Thomas Peters (alumnus, A ’45) onFeb. 23, 2009, in Beloit, Wis.

Patrick Porter (alumnus) on Jan. 22,2009, in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

John Schmeichel (alumnus) on Feb.13, 2009, in Bethel Park, Pa.

Lt. Col. Robert Sisson, USAFRet. (alumnus, A ’54), on April 15,2009, in Dover, Del.

Thomas Ryan (alumnus, A ’48) onJan. 2, 2009, in The Woodlands, Texas.

John Tiedeman, M.D. (alumnus), onDec. 30, 2008, in Omaha, Neb.

John Whalen (alumnus) on April 19,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Gordon Wright (alumnus, A ’48) onMarch 21, 2009, in Peoria, Ill.

AcademyJoseph Meyer (A ’34) on Feb. 2,2009, in St. Louis, Mo.

David Christ (A ’43) on Jan. 15,2009, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Roger Wagner (A ’44) on April 12,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Allen Tressel (A ’46) on March 3,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Victor Breitbach (A ’48) on April 8,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Clement Koppes (A ’50) on April19, 2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Daniel Cullen (A ’52) on April 11,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

William Feyen (A ’52) on April 6,2009, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Donald Malone (A ’56) on March28, 2009, in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Donald Martin (A ’56) on Feb. 24,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Paul Richard (A ’56) on Dec. 20,2008, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Robert Steuck (A ’57) on Feb. 2,2009, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Robert Bisanz (A ’59) on Feb. 13,2009, in Hesperia, Calif.

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Photo contributed by the Loras College Archives. The archives, as well as the Loras College Center for Dubuque History, are interested in collecting Loras College and Dubuque memorabilia including photographs, postcards, letters, diaries, etc. Contact Mike Gibson, archivist atLoras College, 1450 Alta Vista St., Dubuque, Iowa, 52001, or call (563) 588-7163, or e-mail [email protected].

During the summer of 1954, the College constructed a grotto of Our Lady of

Lourdes in Keane Oaks. Constructed of native weathered limestone and built to

take advantage of the terrain in the area, it was modeled after a similar grotto on

the Notre Dame campus. It was dedicated in the year of the 100th anniversary of

the founding of the famous French shrine. Students from the three residence halls

formed a living Rosary. The original grotto had an antique railing, two cast iron

kneelers and a votive light stand. For more than 50 years students have found this

place on campus to be one of quiet meditation. When one thinks of the many

beautiful spots on campus, like the grotto, we realize Loras College is committed

to preserving the sustainable natural environment for generations to come.



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B Y S H E I L A S A M U E L S O N , S U S TA I N A B L E C O M M U N I T Y C O O R D I N AT O R F O R T H E C I T Y O F D U B U Q U E

Sustainability: it’s a word we hear and read about often intoday’s world. We know it’s important, but are often unsureabout what exactly it means. Are we talking about the envi-ronment? Buildings? Energy use? Food? Jobs? The economy?The answer to all of these is yes. Sustainability is about meet-ing all of our needs today – whether those are financial needs,social needs or basic survival needs like nourishing food andclean air and water – while also recognizing that we and oth-ers in the future will continue to have those same needs. Sustainability is about making choices thatensure our ability to thrive and reach our full potential today and in the future.

In 2006, Dubuque’s mayor and city council established a goal to become a sustainable city. Toachieve this goal, a diverse citizen Sustainability Task Force was formed to determine what sus-tainability means for Dubuque. A nearly year-long community engagement process led to thedevelopment of a vision statement and 11 Sustainability Principles.

Our vision statement reflects an integrated strategy that addresses people, planet and prosperity:Dubuque is a viable, livable and equitable community. We embrace economic prosperity,social/cultural vibrancy and environmental integrity to create a sustainable legacy for generationsto come.

O U R P R I N C I P L E S A R E :Regional Economy – Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values a diversified regionaleconomy with opportunities for new and green markets, jobs, products and services.

Smart Energy Use – Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values energy conservation andexpanded use of renewable energy as a means to save money and protect the environment.

Resource Management – Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values the benefits of reduc-ing, reusing and recycling resources.

Community Design - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values the built environment ofthe past, present and future which contributes to its identity, heritage and sense of place.

Green Buildings - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values a productive and healthy builtenvironment.

Healthy Local Food - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values the benefits of wholesomefood from local producers, distributors, farms, gardens and hunters.

Community Knowledge - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values education, empower-ment and engagement to achieve prosperity, environmental integrity and social/cultural vibrancy.

Reasonable Mobility - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values safe, reasonable andequitable choices to access live, work and play opportunities.

Healthy Air - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values fresh air, reduced greenhouse gasemissions and minimized health risks.

Clean Water - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values water as a source of life and seeksto preserve and manage it in all forms.

Native Plants and Animals - Sustainable Dubuque is a community that values biodiversitythrough the preservation, restoration and connection of nature and people.

The Sustainability Principles represent what Dubuquers value and believe are worth sustaining inour community. Individuals, businesses and organizations in the community are invited to jointhe effort to set Dubuque on a sustainable path toward the future.



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