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MUHSMAGAZINE Vol. 58 Summer/Fall 2014

Carlos Torres ’06:From Mexico to med schoolSuccess stories of six young MUHS grads

For Alumni, Parents, Students and Friends of Marquette University High School

Guiding Words

Most Americans don’t have a coat of arms, but if you are curious, you can

probably find out if your ancestors did. I discovered that my mother’s family

(Ryan) had one and my dad’s (Majka), too, though I’m a little skeptical about

the Majka one.

If I were to design my own coat of arms, I’d put some symbols on it, perhaps

a chalice to represent priesthood and a stylized Golden Gate bridge since

I was born in San Francisco. But I’d also want to include some words or a

motto. I’ll share three that I like, all from recent times.

The first comes from Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary General of the

United Nations, who wrote in his journal: For all that has been, Thanks; for all

that will be, Yes. He’d seen much of life, including war and suffering; but, as he

looked back, he found something to be grateful for in all of it, which let him

face the future with hope. That attitude is certainly a gift from God.

The second comes from the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber who wrote: All

real living is meeting. He reminds us that we are truly alive if we respond to the

people who enter our lives and if we build relationships between them and us.

After all, God has put us together on this earth as one human family. He wants

us to meet one another on some level if we are ever really going to be alive.

My final motto comes from an unknown source: A lot of life has to do with being

available. Sometimes we want to stay with what we know well and feel comfort-

able with. But if we wish to be available we need to be free so that if we suspect

that God may be asking something new from us, we are willing to listen and

respond. It’s not about being without commitments or responsibilities; it’s about

having the same attitude Mary had when she told the angel, “I’m the Lord’s

handmaid. Let it be as you say.”

These are just three mottos that I like. Maybe you might ask the Holy Spirit to

suggest to you some words or a motto that will describe what guides your life

and belongs on any coat of arms you would create for you or your family.

Rev. Frank Majka, SJ is alumni chaplain at Marquette University High School. He also has a spiritual

blog, “The Bridge,” www.frankmajka.com.

By Rev. Frank Majka, SJ

Success Stories

Dear MUHS Friends,

This summer I celebrated my Golden Jubilee as a Jesuit (1964–2014).

As I look back on my 50 years as a Jesuit, what fills me with gratitude

is the difference I’ve been able to make in people’s lives and in the

world as a Jesuit. I feel my life has meaning and significance – that

it has mattered. The 24 years I’ve worked at Marquette High have

been an important part of that.

I think Marquette High makes a difference in students’ lives in two

important ways. First, a Jesuit education at Marquette University

High School is a life-transforming experience for our students. We

hear over and over from students, parents, alumni and spouses of

alumni what a difference Marquette High has made in their lives –

truly forming them into Christ-like men for others. Marquette

High strives to form Christian leaders of integrity, faith and values

for the world. That is truly significant.

Second, Marquette High over the years has provided financial

scholarships to students of middle- and low-income families so

all young men, regardless of their financial background, can have

access to a Jesuit education.

We have taken many boys from disadvantaged or

at-risk backgrounds and given them the opportunity

to lead a successful life. It is important to note that

there are many ways of being successful.

Many Marquette High graduates are financially successful as

business leaders and professionals and give back to the community

with their time, talent and treasure. Other types of success include

many different forms of service as educational leaders, teachers,

doctors, priests, and through other service-oriented lives and

professions. And, of course, many end up being wonderful fathers

and husbands.

This issue showcases several success stories of students who re-

ceived financial aid in order to be able to attend Marquette High.

These alums, while young in their careers, have already gone on

to lead lives of significance and hold great promise for future

success. Quite honestly, there are hundreds, even thousands, of

such stories. That’s why it’s important for us to continue to be

able to make a Marquette High education accessible to students

from all socio-economic backgrounds. Marquette High truly is

a significant part of the solution to helping young people from all

backgrounds lead successful, productive, meaningful lives. Thank

you for your help to make this possible.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Warren Sazama, SJ ’64

President

Contents

MUHS NEWS

News Briefs

Class of 2014 next destination

SPORTS

Ski finishes third at State

FEATURES

Fond Farewell

Doug Harder, Jeni McLaughlin retire

Taking the title

Success stories of MUHS financial aid recipients

Carlos Torres ’06, Andrew ’05 and John ’08 Bender,

Teng Yang ’07, Eric Wolffersdorff ’07 and Karl Sona ’09

Continuing the MUHS connection

MUHS Jesuits serving at Creighton University

ALUMNI UPDATE

Alumni Award Winners

Class Notes

Milestones

THEN AND NOW

The evolving Marquette High campus

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EditorJulie Felser

Editing AssistanceKristen Scheuing

Contributing WritersVictoria Temple

Bonesho

Joe Costa ’88

Jacob Heinen ’15

Max Loos ’07

Frank Majka, SJ

Ben Megna ’16

Warren Sazama, SJ ’64

Jake Youngblood ’16

Madeline Zukowski

PhotographyPeter Beck

Jim Fackler

Joseph Ferraro

Pat Goetzinger

Geoff Johnson

Michigan State Athletic

Communications

Kent Sievers

Pete Souza

StanfordPhoto.com

Evan Tobin ‘15

University of Notre

Dame Media Relations

VIP Photography

Steve Woltmann

DesignJena Sher

PrintingThe Fox Company

MUHS Magazine is pub-

lished twice a year for and

about the Marquette High

community. As always, we

appreciate hearing from

you and welcome your com-

ments and suggestions. Please

send your feedback to the

editor at [email protected]

or MUHS, 3401 W. Wisconsin

Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53208.

cover: Harvard Medical School graduate Carlos Torres ’06 evaluates five-day old baby Sophia who has a mild fever.Photo by Joseph Ferraro

opposite: (From left to right) Alex Klar ’15, the Scarecrow;Eric Carlson ’14, the Tin Man; Theresa Linn, Dorothy; and Sam Pickart ’15, the Lion, perform in the spring musical The Wiz. Photo by VIP Photography

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Robotics wins Wisconsin Regional again

MUHS NEWS

Jake Youngblood ’16

Rev. Mark Carr, SJ crosses the street

Rev. Mark Carr, SJ has cut his commute time to work in half.

Instead of walking from the Pere Marquette Community, located

on 34th Street, to Marquette High, he will now cross the street

to serve at the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus.

Carr is leaving his post as assistant principal for academics at

Marquette High for his newly appointed position as socius, or

executive assistant, to the provincial of the Wisconsin Province

of the Society of Jesus. He will be replacing former MUHS grad

Rev. Pat Burns, SJ ’50, who is returning to Holy Rosary Mission/

Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

to help in the advancement and finance offices.

“I look forward to dealing with a broader array of Jesuit ministries,

across the Province and around the globe, and the people involved

in those ministries,” Carr says. “It’s a different perspective on the

Church and the Society of Jesus.”

Carr has been a member of the MUHS community since 1999, first

teaching U.S. History and International Relations from 1999 to

2002 while serving as a regent. He then returned in 2009 to serve as

assistant principal of instruction and theology teacher. He has held

his position as assistant principal for academics since 2012.

Although his new position as socius removes him from Marquette

High administration, he will continue to be a member of both

Marquette High’s Board of Directors and Corporate Board, and has

offered to help with sacramental work when needed.

The Marquette High Robotics team managed to bring home a win

at the Wisconsin Regional for the second year in a row. The compet-

ition among the 60 teams was stiff, and like many of the matches,

the final decision came down to the very end. After conferring,

the referees declared MUHS the winner, to the boisterous cheers

of the team. The team also found success at the Midwest Regional

event, which hosted more than 50 teams from Wisconsin, Illinois,

Indiana and Ohio. The team won the Chairman’s Award which

recognizes the selected team for being the best representation of

FIRST [First Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Tech-

nology] and a model to other teams.

Team members began training late last summer with preliminary

planning and recruiting of Marquette High and Divine Savior

Holy Angels students. “That planning proved effective and laid

the groundwork for us to efficiently and effectively move through

the training, build and tournament seasons,” says Ernst Arnhold ’14,

team co-lead.

In April, the Hilltoppers traveled to St. Louis to participate in the

FIRST Robotics Competition Championship. Although the team

did not place or finish as well as they wanted, leaders of the team

were able to focus on the highlights of the season.

“Robotics is being able to have a good time, while learning various

skills,” lead programmer Ben Schwabe ’14 says. “Not only engineering

skills, like how to build a robot, but also life skills: how to lead a

group of people efficiently in a task.”

Jacob Heinen ’15

Joe Gabler ‘15 (left) and Sam Pirkey ‘15 disassemble a chassis form a previous year’s robot. Photo by Peter Beck

Rev. Mark Carr, SJ is named socius to the provincial of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus. Photo by VIP Photography

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The Society of Chemical Industry in partnership with American

Chemical Society have recognized faculty member Mike Chaney ’63

as an outstanding educator. Chaney was nominated for this

recognition by Henry Potter ’11, who is currently studying chemical

engineering at UW–Madison and finished a summer internship

with Chevron in Houston. Chaney recently received a professional

development grant from Milwaukee Area Technical College and

spent five weeks at Hydrite Chemical, where he learned the new

OSHA-mandated Globally Harmonized System of Classification

and Labeling Chemicals. A part-time instructor at Milwaukee Area

Technical College during the summers, he then spent a week relaying

this information to chemistry students and instructors.

College Counseling coordinator Gail Sahagun received an

Honorable Mention for the Wisconsin School Counselors

Association’s Outstanding Support Staff Award.

Mary Francis Maloney has been hired as assistant principal for

academics. She previously served as a theology teacher, Theology

Department chair and soccer coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette,

Ill., and taught English and theology at Nazareth Academy, a Catholic

high school in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

As part of his regency, John Roselle, SJ will teach theology at

MUHS for 2014–15 school year. He previously taught theology and

served in campus ministry at Red Cloud High School on the Pine

Ridge Indian Reservation. Joining the Theology Department, faculty

member Erik Anderson previously served as theology teacher

and director of mission and identity at Nativity Jesuit Middle School.

Colin Dillon and Matt Jaques ’02 have joined the math department.

Dillon taught mathematics and coached football at St. Thomas More.

Jacques served as an MUHS Alumni Service Corps teacher seven

years ago and previously taught mathematics at Fairfield College Prep.

Kyle Pollard ’06 has been hired for a one-year assignment, teach-

ing English 1 and expository writing. He previously taught at Brookfield

Central High School and is a cross-country coach at Divine Savior Holy

Angels High School. Five MUHS alumni will serve in the ASC program.

Michael Franczak ’10 will teach biology. Mike Herbers ’10 will teach

U.S. history. Jack McNally ’10 will serve as an assistant in the Doerr

Library. Jerome Murray ’10 will teach creative writing. Matt Waldoch ’10

will serve in Campus Ministry and co-teach theology classes.

Hilltopper Highlights NewsJacob Heinen ’15

Faculty members Javier Reyes, Alexis Cazco, John Azpell and

former ASC member Sean Koscielak ’08 traveled with 22 students

on Somos Amigos mission trips to the Dominican Republic

and Quito, Ecuador. Somos Amigos (meaning “we are friends”)

seeks to aid the less fortunate by providing both physical and

educational support to underserved populations.

Social studies teacher Chris Lese ’92 led a group of five faculty

members and 16 students on a Civil War trip through Tennessee,

Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. This year’s trip included

sleeping in slave cabins, camping on the Chickamauga battlefield

and visiting an 18th-century Charleston jail.

The MUHS Math Club finished second out of 53 high schools

in the Wisconsin Math League. Tyler Nettesheim ’15 finished in

second place, John Heffernan ’15 tied for 11th place and Connor

Bachman ’15 tied for 22nd place out of more than 1,000 participants.

The team also participated in the American Mathematics Compe-

titions, with Nettesheim tying for ninth place in Wisconsin out of

577 participants in the AMC 12 exam and Christopher Povinelli ’16

tying for 21st place in Wisconsin out of 443 participants in the

AMC 10 exam. Nettesheim qualified for and took the three-hour

American Invitational Math Exam. He placed 10th out of 24 Wisconsin

qualifiers and solved five of the 15 mind-boggling problems.

Ben Malewicki ’15 with his new friend in Quito, Ecuador.

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MUHS NEWS

In its inaugural year, the MUHS CyberPatriot Team took third place

in the state of Wisconsin. The team, comprising Evan Tobin ’15,

Andrew Cayen ’15, Chris Gummin ’14, Kevin Mikolajczak ’15

and Ben Schwabe ’14, was challenged to solve real-life cyber

security situations in a virtual environment.

The MUHS Key Club attended the Key Club Wisconsin–Upper

Michigan District Convention, where the Hilltoppers won the

Single Service Award–Gold Division for the MUHS Christmas

Basket Project and received the Club Spirit Award for an un-

precedented fifth consecutive year. Individual awards included

Joey Maranan ’14, Distinguished Club President; Bobby Rice ’14,

Distinguished Club Vice President; Peter Frommelt ’15, Distinguished

Club Secretary; Peter Schelble ’15, Distinguished Club Treasurer;

and Armando Ramirez ’16, Outstanding New Club Member. Ramirez

was elected Lt. Governor for Division 6, replacing Mike Nordness ’14,

who received a Michael Brukwicki Memorial Scholarship for his

outstanding service and leadership. In February, Key Club held

its annual blood drive in partnership with The Blood Center of

Wisconsin and collected 171 donations, 30 more than last year.

Signatures, moderated by Ginny Schauble, was awarded the rank,

Superior–Nominated for Highest Award, from the National Council

of Teachers of English. MUHS was one of only four high schools

in Wisconsin to receive this recognition for its literary magazine.

As part of Model UN moderated by Victoria Bonesho and led

by Negassi Tesfamichael ’14, a group of 15 students competed at

the Wisconsin High School Model United Nations conference

in March. Saul Lopez ’15, Antonio Rosales ’15, Peter Feider ’15,

Murad Jaber ’16, Jordan Sylvester ’14 and Richard Imp ’15, com-

prising the Romanian delegation, won Outstanding Portrayal of

Country awards. In addition, Rosales, representing Romania, and

Connor Schuller ’14, an Estonian delegate on the Human Rights

Council, won Outstanding Position Paper awards.

The MUHS Student Conclave headed a school-wide food

drive entitled “Can the Jesuits” and collected more than 5,000

canned goods and non-perishable items for the Hunger Task

Force. As a result, Jacob Boddicker, SJ shaved his beard; Brian

Taber, SJ dyed his hair green; Rev. Frank Majka, SJ painted his

head; Rev. Mike Marco, SJ temporarily tattooed his face; and Al Taylor

replaced Rev. Warren Sazama, SJ ’64 as president for a day. As

part of the annual Trash 4 Pizza service project, Freshman Conclave

students recruited more than 100 freshmen to help pick up trash

in the Merrill Park neighborhood before enjoying a pizza lunch.

In January, the Hilltoppers Defending Life club attended the

annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., to protest the

controversial decision of Roe v. Wade. Rev. Mark Carr, SJ and

Jacob Boddicker, SJ joined nine MUHS students in the rally

despite a snowstorm and frigid temperatures.

Faculty members Jacki Black and Beth Piper accompanied

members of the Orgullo Latino homeroom to Latin@Youth

Summit, hosted by St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco.

The Summit brings together students from high schools across the

nation to explore Latino/a identity, share experiences and participate

in workshops. The homeroom also hosted the fifth annual Expresate,

an open-mic-style talent show followed by a social and dancing.

The Make A Difference homeroom, moderated by Rev. Tom

Manahan, SJ, hosted the Change Wars fundraiser, a school-wide

competition between the faculty and the four grade levels to

raise the most money by dropping quarters, dimes, nickels and

pennies into water jugs. The total amount raised was $611.42

for St. Rose and St. Leo School. The seniors won the competition

with donations totaling $207.02.

Retired MUHS teacher Jim Greenwald helps with Trash 4 Pizza.

MUHS students at the March For Life in Washington, D.C., (left to right) Andrew Naumann ’14 (green pants), Spencer Von Rueden ’14 (gray hoodie), Redmond Tuttle ’14 (green hat) and Kevin Reardon ’14 (holding MUHS sign).

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The Engineering and Technology homerooms hosted the Rexnord

Day of Engineering event. Rexnord engineers Paul Gantz ’80,

Joe Hamann ’96, Joe Labermeier ’01 and Steve Jordan ’07, talked

to students about their projects at Rexnord and led an interactive

discussion about engineering careers.

Frank Geiser ’14, Hasaan Munim ’14 and Jacob Lubenow ’14

qualified for and participated in the National Speech and Debate

Association’s National Tournament in Overland Park, Kan.

Geiser participated in the category of Humorous Interpretation,

Munim in International Extemporaneous Speaking, and Lubenow

in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. Policy debaters Quin

Furumo ’16 and Thomas Van Bibber ’15 and Public Forum debaters

Brian Butler ’15 and Lukas Foy ’16 qualified for and participated

in the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tour-

nament in Chicago.

Nick Klar ’14 received the Jesuit Secondary Education Association

Award at the 2014 commencement ceremony. The JSEA Award

is presented to the graduate who most closely resembles the grad-at-

grad ideal: a well-rounded person who is intellectually competent,

open to growth, religious, loving and committed to justice in generous

service to the people of God. Other JSEA finalists from the Class

of 2014 were Steve Gilpin, Patrick O’Grady, Angelito Tenorio

and Ben Zellmer.

Jacob Youngblood ’16 took second place in Western Michigan

University’s writing competition, “The Best Midwestern High

School Writing: A Celebration and Recognition of Outstanding

Prose,” in the journalism category for grades 9–10. His entry, titled

“Possible Schedule Changes Revealed,” will be published on Western

Michigan University’s Scholarworks website.

Rev. Warren Sazama, SJ ’64 with JSEA award winner Nick Klar ’14 and Jeff Monday ’82. Photo by VIP Photography

(From left to right) Christian Wimmer ’14, Kyle Madigan ’14 and Blake Howard ’15 performing in the winter play Great Expectations. Photo by VIP Photography

Six students received National Scholastic Art awards for their

artwork, which was put on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum

in March. Henry Bauer ’15 received a Gold Key in the category

of Painting, Oliver Bestul ’16 received an Honorable Mention in

Drawing, Colton Gingrass ’15 received a Gold Key in Photography,

Jack Gorski ’14 received a Silver Key in Ceramics, Colin Mitchell ’15

received a Gold Key in Sculpture and Christian Wimmer ’14

received an Honorable Mention in Digital Art.

Patrick O’Grady ’14 was selected as one of two of Wisconsin’s

top high school youth volunteers for the 2014 Prudential Spirit

of Community Awards program. As a state honoree, he received

a $1,000 award, medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington,

D.C. He also qualified for the President’s Volunteer Service Award

for his commitment to serving the community and country.

Matt Schlidt ’15 received numerous awards for his work on a

personal science research project entitled “Cell Phones – The

Invisible Danger,” in which he conducted experiments testing the

effects of electromagnetic radiation from cell phones on planar-

ians. Matt entered numerous science fairs, earning the MU Alpha

Theta Award at the Capital Science & Engineering Fair, and placing

second in the Health & Medicine category at the Waukesha County

Science & Engineering Fair. In the Badger State Science & Engi-

neering Fair at UW–Milwaukee, he placed second in the Biology

category, received a $24,000 scholarship to Marion University,

and was awarded both the American Nuclear Society Award and

the Society for Optical Engineering Award.

Class of 2014 Acceptance list

MUHS NEWS

Members of the Class

of 2014 were accepted

to approximately 175

colleges and universities

throughout the U.S.

and Canada and received

$7.3 million in merit

scholarships for fresh-

man year.

Northeast

Boston College

Boston University

Brown University

Champlain College

Colby College

University of Connecticut

Drexel University

Emerson College

Fordham University

College of the Holy Cross

Juniata College

Lehigh University

Middlebury College

New Jersey Institute

of Technology

New York University

Northeastern University

Pennsylvania State

University

Providence College

Rochester Institute

of Technology

University of Rochester

Rutgers University

at Newark

Saint Joseph’s University

Salve Regina University

Sarah Lawrence College

The University of

Scranton

Seton Hall University

Syracuse University

United States Military

Academy

Ursinus College

University of Vermont

Villanova University

Southeast

The University of Alabama

Belmont University

Catawba College

The Catholic University

of America

University of Central

Florida

Clemson University

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University - FL

Florida Gulf Coast

University

Florida State University

The George Washington

University

Georgetown University

Louisiana State University

Loyola University

New Orleans

University of Maryland,

College Park

University of Miami

University of Mississippi

Morehouse College

University of North

Carolina, Asheville

University of Richmond

University of South

Carolina

Spring Hill College

Tulane University

Vanderbilt University

Wake Forest University

Warren Wilson College

Midwest

Anderson University

Augustana College

Beloit College

Bradley University

Butler University

Calvin College

Cardinal Stritch University

Carleton College

Carroll University

Carthage College

Case Western Reserve

University

University of Chicago

Columbia College

Chicago

Concordia University

Wisconsin

University of Dayton

DePaul University

Drake University

Drury University

Edgewood College

Fontbonne University

Greenville College

Gustavus Adolphus College

Hillsdale College

Kent State/Northeast

Ohio Medical University

Illinois State University

Indiana University

at Bloomington

Iowa State University

University of Iowa

Lawrence University

Lewis University

Loyola University, Chicago

Marquette University

Miami University, Ohio

Michigan State University

University of Michigan

Milwaukee School

of Engineering

Minnesota State

University, Mankato

University of Minnesota,

Duluth


Twin Cities

University of Missouri

Columbia

Missouri University of

Science and Technology

North Iowa Area

Community College

Northern Illinois University

University of Notre Dame

Ohio State University

Ohio University

Purdue University

Rose-Hulman Institute

of Technology

College of Saint Benedict/

Saint John’s University

St. Cloud State University

Saint Louis University

Saint Mary’s University

of Minnesota

St. Norbert College

University of St. Thomas

Saint Xavier University

School of the Art

Institute of Chicago

Southern Illinois

University

University of Toledo

Truman State University

Valparaiso University

Viterbo University

Washington University

in St. Louis

Western Illinois

University

Winona State University

University of Wisconsin,

Eau Claire


Green Bay


La Crosse


Madison


Milwaukee


Oshkosh


Platteville


Stevens Point


Stout


Waukesha


Whitewater

Wright State University

Xavier University

West

Arizona State University

University of Arizona

University of California,

Davis


San Diego


Santa Barbara

Colorado State University

University of Colorado,

Boulder

University of Colorado,

Colorado Springs

Colorado College

Creighton University

University of Dallas

University of Denver

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University - AZ

Gonzaga University

University of Houston

University of Kansas

Lewis & Clark College

Loyola Marymount

University

University of Missouri,

Kansas City

Montana State University,

Bozeman

University of Nebraska,

Lincoln

University of Nevada,

Las Vegas

North Dakota State

University

University of North

Dakota

University of Oklahoma

University of Portland

Regis University

St. John’s College - NM

University of San Diego

University of

San Francisco

Santa Clara University

Seattle University

South Dakota School

of Mines and Technology

University of Southern

California

Southern Methodist

University

Stanford University

Texas A&M University

Texas Christian University

United States Air Force

Academy

Whitman College

Willamette University

International

University of British

Columbia

McGill University

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Class of 2014The next destination

Members of the Class of 2014 will be attending the following colleges and universities.

MUHS NEWS

University of Arizona

Thoma, William

Augustana College

Grassmann, Evan

Belmont University

McGibany, Sean

Beloit College

Enes, Joseph

Boston College

Dunne, Patrick (JHS)

Boston University

Achs, Maximilian

Weiss, Jackson

Brown University

English, Quinn

University of Califorina,

Davis

Edgar, David

Cardinal Stritch

University

De Leon, Eduardo

Lopez, Daniel

Murillo, Salvador

Torres, Eliazar

Carroll University

Daniel, Travis

L’Empereur, Timothy

Case Western

Reserve University

Boldt, Nathan (JHS)

University

of Chicago

Kramer, Joshua

(JHS)

Colorado State University

Caragher, Conor

Floyd, Kelly

Koppa, Luke

O’Connor, John */**

Creighton University

Biever, Nicholas

Nuñez, Edmund (JHS)

Rowen, Quin * (JHS)

Schultz, Robert

University of Dayton

Diffley, Nolan **/t

Matzuk, Ryan

Pelant, Thomas

Pope, Jared

Schilter, Ryan **

University of Denver

Luedtke, Henry

DePaul University

O’Callaghan, Joseph

Oklobdzija, Petar

Tarantino, Salvatore

Drake University

Mason, Chandler

Emerson College

Madigan, Kyle

Fordham University

Carlson, Eric (JHS)

Juniata College

Niezgoda, Jonathan

Indiana University,

Bloomington

Barbera, John

Basham, Alexander

Cole, Grayson

Lewis, Jack

Kent State University

and Northeast Ohio

Medical University

Anonuevo, Nathan

(JHS)

Lehigh University

Byrne, Patrick * (JHS)

Loyola University

Chicago

Maranan, Joseph *

(JHS)

Rice, Robert **


Braun, Juan

Brielmaier, Samuel **

Brown, Atinuwa

Dobbs, Peter

Donovan, Timothy (JHS)

Dorff, Joseph */**

Fuller, John *

Gabaldon, Drew (JHS)

Gorski, Thomas

Grgic, Adam

Holbach, Michael

Harkins, Luke

Holton, Riley **

Jarosz, Daniel * (JHS)

Jimenez Gonzalez, Luis

Johnson, Matthew

Klusmeyer, Luke

Konicke, Connor **

Mora, Frederick

Mueller, Matthew *

Munim, Hasaan

Muth, Charles */**/t/tt

(JHS)

Naumann, Andrew

Nelsen-Freund, Ryan

Nordness, Michael (JHS)

Pasternak, John

Piszczek, Mitchell

Reardon, Kevin * (JHS)

Shea, Patrick

Sherman, Alexander

Sung, Ryan

Vega, Ricardo

Walker, Adam

Zellmer, Benjamin */**

(JHS)

Zingale, Anthony

McGill University

Sustar, Charles **

University of Miami,

Florida

Hushek, Joseph **

Michigan State

University

Kesseler, Joseph

Middlebury College

Sanders, Benjamin

(JHS)

Milwaukee Area

Technical College

Kodaski, Brian

Milwaukee School

of Engineering

Andryk, Braden

Gummin, Christian

Luenig, LonJay

Yorke, Papa Kwesi


Twin Cities

Gilpin, Steven (JHS)

Pauly, Ryan

Sprenger, Benjamin

(JHS)

University of

Mississippi

Mulvey, Michael

University of Missouri,

Columbia

Gebhardt, Thomas

Obscherning, Sam

Reiman, Patrick **

Missouri University of

Science and Technology

Jolitz, Corey

University of Nebraska

Dowler, Jacob

University of Nevada,

Las Vegas

Kim, Daniel

New York University

Steinhafel, Jeremy *

(JHS)

University of

North Dakota

Cappon, Samuel

Ziebert, John */**

North Iowa Area

Community College

McLees, Nicklaus */**

University of Notre Dame

Kerschner, Alexander

(JHS)

Riley, Daniel (JHS)

Seward, Stephen (JHS)

Tuttle, Redmond (JHS)

University of Oklahoma

Sylvester, Jordan (JHS)

University of Portland

Smith, Gregory

Purdue University

Paulsen, Eric */**

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Regis University

De Leo, Anthony

Treacy, Evan **

Wiesen, Michael

University of Rochester

Ninomiya, Mark

Saint Louis University

Aasen, Eric *

Christenson, William *

Conlon, Emmett

Davison, Ethan

Hilbert, Michael

Hussey, Hayden

Judd, Bennett

Kispert, John

Koch, Benjamin

Mellin, Henry

Mikhailov, Alexander (JHS)

Nelson, Erik

Ries, Tyler

Schwabe, Benjamin

Sniatynski, Parker

Vander Heyden,

Joseph */**

Weeks, Corwin

Wojcicki, Benjamin

(JHS)

Wright, Brendan

St. Norbert College

Berens, John

Biever, Patrick

Fortune, Andrew **

Kostos, Logan

Laszkiewicz, Matthew

Waldoch, Aaron */** (JHS)

University of

St. Thomas

Burbach, Matthew **/t

Crowley, Kevin

Elliehausen, Christian

Ogorek, Tyler

Santa Clara University

Nakata, Michael **/t

Sarah Lawrence

College

Wimmer, Christian */**

(JHS)

School of the Art

Institute of Chicago

Gral, Michael */**

Stanford University

O’Grady, Patrick ** (JHS)

Syracuse University

Doucas, Samuel *

Texas A&M University

Kent, Alexander

Texas Christian

University

Crevoiserat, Matthew

Truman State

University

Vassel, Jordan

United States

Air Force Academy

DeMeulenaere,

Augustine (JHS)

United States

Military Academy

Smith, Halsey (JHS)

Vanderbilt University

Balistreri, Robert *

(JHS)

Ogunkunle, Daniel

Viterbo University

Radke, Peter


Eau Claire

Borden, Alexander *

Wangard, Michael


La Crosse

Coogan, Jack

Courtney, Max

Gagliano, William */**

Gorski, Jack

Schuller, Connor *

Williams, Bennett


Madison

Baumgartner, Joshua

Boesen, Theodore

(JHS)

Bolles, Andrew **

(JHS)

Buske, Timothy **

Carroll, Richard

Daley, Roger

Devine, Ryan

Didier, John

Duffy, Colin */**/t

Enriquez, Eduardo

Felser, Jack

Giese, Jacob

Hartnett, Aidan

Hoffmann, Joseph (JHS)

Hughes, Jacob

Klar, Nicholas ** (JHS)

Klein, Tyler

Kozicz, Matthew (JHS)

Kraker, Joseph

Lemke, Nicholas

Lieb, Timothy (JHS)

Llaurado, Patrick (JHS)

Lubenow, Jacob

Lundeen, William (JHS)

Malas, Bilal

McCormack, David

(JHS)

McGourthy, William

McMillen, Drew (JHS)

McNamara, Kevin

Moy, Jeremy

Mulhaney, Michael */**

Mullooly, Ian *

Nelson, Logan

Nogalski, Alexander

O’Connell, Ryan

Sheehy, Conor

Spaeth, Michael

Stowe, Jonathan **

Tenorio, Angelito

(JHS)

Tesfamichael, Negassi

(JHS)

Visser, Nicholas (JHS)

Von Rueden, Spencer *

Zagloul, Hassan


Milwaukee

Arnold, Ernst

Barron, Armando

Coplan, Joseph **/t

Cornejo, Alexander

Cotter, William

Flores, Lorenzo

Johnson, Christopher **

Johnson, DeMarcus

Johnson, Deshawn

Krull, Jacob

Novak, Joseph **

Rilling, Nicholas

Roeske, Mitchell

Sanchez, Carlos

Schwanke, Aaron

Singh, Harmeek

Volpe, Duke

Waldoch, Joseph */**


Platteville

Giunta, Benjamin

Olson, Nicholas


Stout

Delaney, Brian *

Neuburg, Jacob


Waukesha

Mintner, Samuel


Whitewater

Barnes, Dexter

Goetz, Matthew

Hill, Ethan

McLaughlin, Kamien

Mosley, Antwon

Welch, Mitchell

Witkowiak, Michael **

Witkowiak, Timothy **

Xavier University

Geiser, Frank

Gonzalez, Alan

Graff, Hunter (JHS)

Herbers, Richard (JHS)

Herman, Alexander *

Jordan, Brian **

Mardanus-Budiono,

Austin

Morse, Timothy

Gap Year

O’Callaghan, Michael

(deferred at Colorado

State University)

(JHS) Jesuit Honor Society * Son of alumnus ** Grandson of alumnus t Great-grandson of alumnus tt Great-great-grandson of alumnus

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SPORTS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

For the first time in 14 years, the MUHS ski team won the conference

title — the best finish for the team since Cash Masters ’93 took

over as head coach in 2000. The Hilltoppers continued their success

at the State ski meet at Mount La Crosse, taking third place, just

eight points out of first place.

The team, which included Ben Judd ’14, Jordan Sylvester ’14, Robbie

Balistreri ’14, Peter Ullrich ’15, Jack Brooks ’16, Jack Coakley ’17

and Matt Malone ’17, had the best finish since taking third in the

2011 state competition. Coakley placed seventh overall this year,

followed by Judd in eighth place.

“When one guy stumbled or didn’t get the best time he was capable

of, the next guy stepped up and really picked up the team,” Chris

Sosnay ’94, assistant coach, says.

After the giant slalom run on the first day, the Hilltoppers ended

up in third place. On day two, the team was boosted by a second-

place finish in the slalom, an event that had been elusive at previous

state ski meets. In what Masters called the “the most exciting

run of the past 14 years,” Coakley finished fifth and Sylvester, Judd,

and Ullrich all finished in the top 25 in the super G.

“Unfortunately, we are losing our top two guys next year,” Ulrich says.

“However, we gained two incredibly talented freshmen this year in

a solid lineup; we have our sights set on a top-five finish next year.”

“Overall, I am looking forward to next season and building on

the team,” Master says. “Having Sosnay back for a third year and

coach Billy Zlotocha back for a second year, the coaching staff

will be able to build on the success of this season.”

Masters plans to emphasize the importance of pre-season weight

training to ensure the team’s top condition and performance through

the latter half of the season and into the State meet.

Malone is looking forward to a repeat of this year’s success, plus

the camaraderie the team shared. “I enjoyed hanging out with my

teammates on and off the hill. It was also fun to watch my team-

mates race and to cheer them on.”

Ski Team takes conference,third at StateBen Megna ’16

Jack Brooks ’16 Photo by VIP Photography

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SPORTS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Hilltopper Highlights Sports

Joe Schubert ’17 makes MUHS history by winning first place in both the 100 Wheelchair and 400 Wheelchair events at the WIAA State Track and Field meet.

Jacob Heinen ’15

The MUHS varsity baseball team finished its season as Greater

Metro Conference Tournament champions and with a record

of 25-6, winning 19 straight games before being knocked out of

the state tournament by Sussex Hamilton. Baseball players

Steve Gilpin ’14 and Alex Kershner ’14 received Academic All-

State honors. Outfielder Connor Kimple ’16 and utility player

Parker Sniatynski ’14 were named First Team All-State. Additionally,

Sniatynski was named Summer State Player of the Year.

The MUHS varsity lacrosse team went undefeated in conference

play and won the Classic 8 Conference Championship. The

Hilltoppers were defeated in the State Semifinals by Verona Area

High School, who went on to win this year’s state championship.

Joey Kesseler ’14 and Nolan Diffley ’14 were named First Team

All-State by the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation and All-American

by US Lacrosse. Kessler was named Player of the Year by WFL.

The National Strength and Conditioning Association awarded

Harmeek Singh ’14 and Jacob Hughes ’14 with its 2014 All-

American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award,

which recognizes student-athletes who demonstrate dedication

to strength training and conditioning. In the Wisconsin High

School State Powerlifting Championships, Eliazar Torres ’14

placed second in his weight class, Papa York ’14 placed third,

Singh placed fifth, Eduardo Marin ’16 placed 12th and Hughes

placed 23rd.

Casey Kowalewski ’98 has been named head basketball coach.

He currently serves as dean of students and has been a member

of the school’s academic administration since 2003.

The varsity golf team won its regional and sectional tournaments

and tied for fifth place at State, with Harrison Ott ’17 finishing

in 14th place and Connor Konicke ’14 finishing in 22nd place.

Andrew Naumann ’14, Evan Hussey ’16 and Louis Williams ’16

received Academic All-State honors. Ott was named Second Team

All-State. David Keane ’16 and Konicke were named Honorable

Mention All-State.

Joe Schubert ’17 won the state championship in the 100 Wheel-

chair and 400 Wheelchair events at the WIAA State Track and

Field meet. Jack Heinrich ’15 placed sixth at the WIAA State

Track and Field meet in the 800 Meter Run and broke an MUHS

school record with a time of 1:54.80. The 800 Meter Relay team

of Kevin Crowley ’14, Michael Thompson ’15, Lorenzo Flores ’14

Three MUHS players in the Bavarian Soccer Club signed letters of intent in February. The MUHS players are in back, (left to right) Quinn English ‘14, Danny Jarosz ‘14, and Jackson Weiss ‘14 officially signed their Division 1 Soccer scholarships on Signing Day in February. English will play for Brown University, Jarosz for Marquette University and Weiss for Boston University. Other Hilltopper D1 athletic scholarships include Gus DeMeulenaere ‘14 playing soccer for U.S. Air Force Academy and Conor Sheehy ‘14 playing football for UW–Madison.

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and Ian Glynn ’16 placed eighth at State with a time of 1:29.12

and also broke an MUHS school record.

The varsity tennis team won regional and sectional tournaments,

however lost in the State tournament semifinals to Brookfield

East, the 2014 state champions. Brothers Austin Budiono ’14 and

Ethan Budiono ’17 finished in third place in the Individual State

Doubles tournament. They were named the Greater Metro Confer-

ence Doubles Team of the Year and First Team Doubles All-State.

Alex Rokosz ’15 was named Second Team Singles All-State.

David Keane ’16 golfing in the State Golf Tournament. Photo by VIP photography

Swimmer Zach Wiesen-Jones ’15 received All-State honors

for his performance in the 100-yard breast stroke.

The MUHS ski team out raced 16 other schools to become the

Midwest High School Ski conference champions. The team went

on to take third at State. Jack Coakley ’17 went on to Nationals

and finished in 35th place in the Super G.

The MUHS rugby team took third place at the State tournament.

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FEATURES

Longtime teachers Jeni McLaughlin and Doug Harder retire

In honor of its 125th anniversary this year, the Wall

Street Journal asked some of its contributors this

question: If you could propose one change in American

policy, society or culture to revive prosperity and

self-confidence, what would it be? Michelle Rhee,

former chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools

and founder and CEO of StudentsFirst, said that we

should set this one goal: “A great teacher for every

child.” One hallmark of a Marquette High education

is its cadre of great faculty members. Last spring,

the school community applauded the contributions

of two outstanding teachers, Jeni McLaughlin and

Doug Harder, who have a combined 75-year effort of

providing the best for Marquette High students.

JENI MCLAUGHLIN

Jeni McLaughlin celebrated her 36th year at Marquette High

during the 2013–14 school year. She is known for her laughter,

honesty, sincerity and commitment.

Following several years in religious life and teaching at Messmer

High School, McLaughlin came to Marquette High as a theology

teacher and guidance counselor. Johnna Papin, former MUHS

director of counseling services, describes McLaughlin as “my mentor,

my friend and my sounding board.”

During her tenure, McLaughlin was known for her candid and

forthright responses to questions of morality, God, the Church and

the individual’s role in creating a better world. Sophomores who

took her Morality course remember the honest way she incorp-

orated Church teachings with modern issues of faith and human

relationships. Long before sex education curriculum was developed

in high schools, McLaughlin encouraged students to ask questions

while still providing a message that was consistent with the Catholic

Jesuit mission of the school.

Victoria Temple Bonesho

Undoubtedly, her most popular class was the senior elective

Prayer and the Spiritual Journey. Alumni consistently speak with

fondness about the meditation exercises, the individual prayer

journals, the yoga classes and the quiet way that she encouraged

others to “speak with Jesus.”

McLaughlin’s presence has also been felt in the library as a prefect

for the last several years. Each morning and evening, students

who struggled with paper jams, missing assignments and last-minute

research papers were countered by McLaughlin’s spirit and sense

of humor. She can chide, prod, joke and reprimand with the best

and no one can pull the wool over her eyes. The irony is that the

students know it, yet still relish her presence and hearing her exclaim,

“Gentlemen!” in an effort to restore a quiet library.

In addition to her humor, McLaughlin exudes the personality traits

of joy and acceptance, which was perhaps best reflected in her

Kairos message. Through the Kairos Retreat, students bonded with

McLaughlin and her message of the need to be open and forgiving

in a non-judgmental manner. She has never been one to judge.

Jeni McLaughlin in 1981

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Jeni McLaughlin teaching Church History during the 2013–14 school year. Photo by VIP Photography

Outside of the classroom, McLaughlin displays an enviable

physical energy and a youthful enthusiasm. She has chaperoned

the annual Irish Adventures trip to Ireland with Jim Kearney,

checking that all the boys are safe and accounted for. She recently

traveled to the Holy Land where her love of history and the

Judeo-Christian tradition deepened through visits to the shrines

of her faith. This summer, she went on the Civil War trip with

other faculty members and students, “roughing it” in tents and

visiting battlegrounds.

Joseph Bartoletti ’12, recipient of the 2012 JSEA Award, recalls

the impact of McLaughlin on his own life: “Through her relentless

wit and resounding energy, ‘Sister McLaughlin’ embraced each

day as an opportunity to more deeply connect with the Christ

inside other people, allowing for experience to be the tangible

foundation for a deeper relationship with God.”

Although she is retiring from teaching, McLaughlin plans to stay

involved at Marquette High. During the 2014–15 school year, she

is serving as a library prefect, assisting students with their work

while still greeting them each day with her famous smile and sense

of humor. McLaughlin relishes every opportunity to “work with

such a gifted and talented faculty that goes above and beyond to

help and care for each other and the students.”

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FEATURES LONG TIME TEACHERS

Doug Harder helping Joe Valentyn ‘15 with his math homework. Photo by VIP Photography

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Doug Harder in 1983

service trip, an important component of the Senior Shared Life

Program. He relished the opportunity to travel with students and

offer lessons of hope and faith to those who had less.

Undoubtedly, one of Harder’s most significant contributions has

been his involvement with the Kairos program.

Like McLaughlin, Harder speaks from a deep sense of friendship

with Christ and an abiding love for his family. When Harder tells

his story, others listen. His voice is one of simplicity and gratitude

for the many gifts he has been given. His message as he shares his

faith on this important retreat is consistently, “You buddy me;

me buddy you.”

Students know he has worked each day to enhance their chances

of success. His close friend and college roommate from St. Norbert’s,

Terry Kelly, graciously described Harder’s many contributions

saying, “He has touched the lives of countless people, both at

Marquette High and in various other settings. When you have

that kind of impact on so many people, you have had a marvel-

ous career.”

Upon his retirement, Harder still feels a deep sense of gratitude

for the opportunity to teach at Marquette High.

“I really like the people I taught with over the

past 39 years. There were many very talented and

special people. So many of them influenced my

life and helped me to become a better person.”

Harder plans to spend his retirement with his wife, Carol, their

four children and nine grandchildren at their cottage in northern

Wisconsin, a setting that he has often shared with members of

the MUHS community. He also plans to spend part of the winter

in a warmer climate and longs to visit Pearl Harbor.

At the celebration last May, the faculty, staff and administration

expressed their friendship and gratitude for the multiple gifts of

Jeni McLaughlin and Doug Harder. The “red-haired wonder” and

the “eraser thrower” will long be remembered among the growing

group of Marquette High’s great teachers.

DOUG HARDER

Doug Harder retired this year after 39 years as a math teacher

at MUHS. Harder started his career at St. John’s Cathedral High

School, and he still talks about his “luck landing a position

at Marquette.”

Harder has consistently brought humor and empathy to each lesson,

whether he is talking about the quadratic formula or the FOIL

method of factoring. No Senior Follies has missed the opportunity

to include a scene of Harder throwing an eraser or squirting a

water bottle at an unfortunate student.

Beyond his math classroom, Harder has coached basketball and

assisted Nativity Jesuit Middle School students at summer camp.

He is proud of his involvement in the College Prep Program,

which reflected his desire to ensure that the Marquette High

experience would be open to all students.

His fondest memories are those that demonstrate his call to serve.

Harder was an active participant and chaperone in the Appalachian

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Taking the titlein collegiate athletics

Joe Costa ’88

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FEATURES

Academic All-American Patrick Hodan ’12 is a starting midfielder for the Fighting Irish. Photo by University of Notre Dame Media Relations

However, in 2013–14, each celebrated national athletic prominence

at the highest level of NCAA competition. Hodan’s University of

Notre Dame soccer team won a national championship. Scarpinato,

a defensive lineman for the Michigan State Spartans, tasted victory

at the Rose Bowl. Hutz keyed Loyola University to its first NCAA

national title in volleyball defeating Kaminski’s Stanford Cardinal

in the final match. As each individual notes, the road to success

requires more than ambition, talent and hard work.

PATRICK HODAN ’12

For all of Notre Dame’s proud athletic history, it took two goals

from Patrick Hodan ’12 in the national semifinals against New

Mexico to send the Fighting Irish into its first soccer title match

in school history. Two days later, the team won the College Cup

with a 2–1 victory over Maryland, and Hodan was named to the

All-Tournament team.

“The moment the final whistle blew was probably the happiest

moment of my life,” Hodan says, but quickly credits his coaches and

the “brotherhood” of Notre Dame soccer for both his own success

and the team championship. “No matter whether it was a game,

practice, lift or even a pick-up game, everyone worked extremely

hard. We had very good chemistry on and off the field,” he says.

In soccer, the on-the-field chemistry is paramount, but for

every Division I athlete, the rigors of balancing academics, travel,

intense practice schedules while managing the expectations of

coaches, teammates and the university requires a dedicated team

of support staff.

“Our coaches, academic advisor and the athletic department spend

countless hours coordinating our schedules to make certain we

do not miss too much school and can succeed both on and off the

field,” Hodan says. “In addition, our academic advisor makes sure

that we are on top of our schoolwork and get ahead in classes. When

we travel, our coaches set aside time every day for us to study.”

An Academic All-American, Academic All-District and member

of UND’s Dean’s List in each semester of his college career, Hodan

certainly has proven his ability to achieve balance. Along with

numerous athletic accolades, Hodan has accomplished a great deal

in just two years.

Academics and athletics aside, Hodan says the most meaningful

and rewarding opportunity of his college experience has been

performing community service. “We get to work with young children

in the South Bend area. We visit local schools and hold soccer

clinics,” Hodan says.

“This summer our team traveled to Zimbabwe

for three weeks. A significant portion of the trip

was dedicated to teaching young children about

AIDS prevention in conjunction with Grassroots

Soccer. I even rode on an elephant. It was an

experience of a lifetime.”

With Hodan’s academic prowess at one of America’s premier

academic institutions and his blossoming career as one of the

best collegiate soccer players in the nation, Hodan’s experiences

and opportunities have only just begun.

MARK SCARPINATO ’11

Mark Scarpinato ’11 describes his football career as a long, some-

times arduous, but rewarding journey. Before he won a Rose Bowl,

before he played a pivotal role on the line for the #1 ranked defense

in college football, Scarpinato won a state title at MUHS in 2009,

an experience that, in his words, began a year earlier.

For four young alumni, Patrick Hodan ’12, Peter Hutz ’12, Mark Scarpinato ’11 and Conrad Kaminski ’12,

achieving excellence beyond the classrooms and practice fields of Marquette University High School did

not come easily.

Patrick Hodan ’12 helped the University of Notre Dame win its first national soccer championship in school history. Photo by University of Notre Dame Media Relations

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“My sophomore year when we lost to Homestead in the state playoffs.

I never wanted to have that feeling again,” Scarpinato explains.

“So I trained to win a state championship. I worked as hard as I could.”

That experience would prove invaluable at MSU as Scarpinato

fought through two shoulder surgeries, massive rehabilitation,

red-shirt status, scout team duty, and, once healthy, a disappointing

7-6 season. “We knew that we had to do something different,”

Scarpinato says. “So we always trained for an extra rep. It is all about

being able to finish the games when they come down to the wire.”

The Spartans, expected to finish fourth in the Legends Division of

the Big Ten, won the conference title and earned a trip to Pasadena

for the 100th Rose Bowl. A 24-20 win over Stanford gave MSU

its fourth Rose Bowl victory in school history, and for Scarpinato,

the peak of his football journey.

Before stepping foot in East Lansing, Scarpinato had two goals –

to win a Rose Bowl and graduate. And graduate he did – in just

three years, with academic honors, and as the Class of 2014

commencement speaker.

So with a year of athletic eligibility remaining, Scarpinato made

the difficult decision to forego his final football season and pursue

a new goal – to become a physician – a decision brought about

partly because of his athletic experiences. Mark Scarpinato ’11 graduated in three years from Michigan State and served as com-mencement speaker. Photo by Michigan State Athletic Communications

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“Football has given me a great platform to help

others,” Scarpinato says, “being able to go to a

school and see the kids’ faces light up because you

are a football player was a great experience. Hope-

fully I made an impact on people along the way.”

Accepted into the Medical College of Wisconsin, Scarpinato has

returned to Milwaukee to begin his new journey – helping others –

in the fall of 2014.

PETER HUTZ ’12

Ask Peter Hutz ’12 about Loyola University’s run to a volleyball

national championship and he will tell you about his family.

“I love my family so much and I cannot give them

enough credit,” Hutz says.

“From my mom playing [volleyball] with me when I was eight, to

my dad waking up at 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, to my sister talking

me up to all of her friends and our extended family,” Hutz says.

He gives special credit to his brother, Michael Hutz ’06. “My brother

is the one that got me into the sport,” Peter says. “He always played

with me whenever I wanted. He got me my scholarship at Loyola,

tirelessly begged and pleaded the coach to give me a chance.”

Michael, perhaps the most accomplished volleyball star in MUHS

history, and a four-year Loyola Rambler captain, paved the way for

his little brother’s persistence as a player. “He has grown leaps and

bounds over the last two years,” Michael says, “and has developed not

only physically but mentally and emotionally as well.”

Peter’s sister, Danielle, is equally impressed by her brother’s growth

and commitment. “It’s such hard work to stay on top of your game

and Peter makes it look easy. He made the Dean’s List the semester

they won the national championship; how he found the time to

study still amazes me. Although he’ll always be my baby brother,

I’m the one looking up to him now!”

Peter, a setter, led Loyola to a 42-4 record in 2014 culminating in a 3-1

victory over Stanford – and MUHS classmate Conrad Kaminski ’12 –

in the finals. At these competitive heights one would expect a

little boasting among Hilltoppers, but the affable, modest Peter is

quick to compliment Kaminski’s efforts.

FEATURES TAKING THE TITLE

Peter Hutz ’12 playing in the national championship volleyball game against Stanford University and former Hilltopper teammate Conrad Kaminski ‘12 (player #4). Photo by Steve Woltmann

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FEATURES TAKING THE TITLE

“It was awesome playing against Conrad. He has developed tremen-

dously especially within the last two years. It was really cool playing

someone I am good friends with to this day,” Peter says.

Kaminski echoes Peter’s remarks. “It is not too often that high

school teammates square off against each other in a national

championship, especially teammates from Wisconsin,” Kaminski

says. “It was phenomenal to have that representation for Wisconsin

volleyball and for Marquette High.”

Both just sophomores, perhaps the two will meet in another final.

As for Peter, 2014 was a breakout season. He was named to the MIVA

and NCAA All-Tournament teams and finished third for the Setter-

of-the-Year award; his leadership on the court was invaluable, a

skill he honed at MUHS.

“Setting is much different than any other position on the team

because it is the most direct extension from the coach,” Peter states.

“Leading Kairos gave me the opportunity to see what it was like

for others to look directly to me for guidance and I became com-

fortable showing them the ropes.”

Luckily for the Loyola Rambler volleyball team, leadership,

guidance, perseverance and support are Hutz family qualities.

CONRAD KAMINSKI ’12

Conrad Kaminski ’12 sees everything as a learning opportunity.

Although disappointed with the outcome of the national champion-

ship match, Kaminski’s accomplishments on and off the court in

2014 are irrefutable: All-MPSF 2nd Team, AVCA All-American

Honorable Mention, Volleyball Magazine 2nd Team All-American,

Most Improved Player (voted by Stanford teammates), Academic

All-MPSF and his Stanford squad finished the season 24-9 with a

No. 2 national ranking.

Conrad Kaminski ’12 was named second-team All-American by Volleyball Magazine and Honorable Mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Photo by stanfordphoto.com

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Hodan, Scarpinato and Hutz join an impressive list of Hilltoppers

who have gone on to play for Division I championship teams.

Peter Hutz ’12 Loyola University Volleyball 2014

Mark Scarpinato ’11 Michigan State University Football 2014

(Rose Bowl)

Patrick Hodan ’12 University of Notre Dame Soccer 2013

Jake Erschen ’10 University of Wisconsin Cross Country 2011

Greg McThomas ’90 University of Michigan Football 1993

(Rose Bowl)

Mike Huwiler ’90 University of Virginia Soccer 1991, 1992

Tim Williams ’86 University of Michigan Football 1989 (Rose Bowl)

Bob Probst ’86 Duke University Soccer 1986

Gary Rosenberger ’74 Marquette University Basketball 1977

Bill Neary ’72 Marquette University Basketball 1977

Greg Stack ’72 Marquette University Basketball 1977

Don Rodenkirk ’73 University of Notre Dame Football 1973

(National Championship)

Mark Madden ’75 University of Notre Dame Football 1973


Terry Brennan ‘45 University of Notre Dame Football 1946, 1947


Jim Brennan ’44 University of Notre Dame Football 1946, 1947


MUHS’ NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND ROSE BOWL WINNERS

Kaminski doesn’t focus on the loss, but, instead on a rewarding

season of perseverance. “The journey to the national title game

was certainly long and difficult,” Kaminski says. “Despite our

ultimate loss in the championship match, the journey taught us

a lot about ourselves, as volleyball players, as Stanford student-

athletes and as men.”

Kaminski approaches his off-the-court endeavors at Stanford in

much the same manner. “Adjusting to college life in the midst of

adjusting to a new team and busy athletic schedule was certainly

difficult during my freshmen year,” he says. “I initially fell below

the curve both athletically and academically. Luckily, Marquette

taught me to work hard and keep a strong faith in God, both of

which were crucial to finding success as the year progressed and

in the present day.”

Kaminski points to many MUHS experiences as particularly

influential.

“I could go into detail about every part of

Marquette High and how it specifically helped

me,” Kaminski says. “Naturally, everything

added to the incredible experience there, and

that incredible experience is why I continue to

have so many wonderful opportunities today.”

He reflects fondly on Marquette High’s volleyball coach Eric

Sullivan’s passion, tutelage and patience and his teachers’

attentive care. “I’ll always hear Mrs. Bonesho in the back of

my head, saying that ‘you turkeys can’t be afraid to challenge

people,’” Kaminski says.

“Neither will I forget Mr. Chaney, telling me ‘You’re too tall to be a

chemist!’ Mr. Chaney serves as a great example of how Marquette

High teachers sincerely care about their students’ interests and

well-being,” Kaminski says. “He’d ask me about volleyball every

chance he had, just one small example of how he truly cared

about my spiritual, academic and athletic growth.”

Like Hutz, Kaminski cites his senior Kairos retreat as a pinnacle

event with lasting impacts. “While life at Stanford is often pretty

far from the Kairos experience, LTF keeps me on track when the

grind is its toughest. Sometimes, I just have to take it day by day,

making each moment AMDG. Those usually turn out to be my

best days.”

When not on the court, Kaminski is studying mechanical engineering at Stanford University. Photo by stanfordphoto.com

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FEATURES

Although Carlos Torres ’06, Andrew Bender ’05, John Bender ’08, Teng Yang ’07, Eric Wolffersdorff ’07

and Karl Sona ’09 come from different backgrounds, these young men all received financial aid to

attend Marquette University High School. Now, years later, these aspiring professionals are making

a name for themselves not only in their field of study, but with those they serve.

DR. CARLOS TORRES ’06

FROM MEXICO TO MED SCHOOL

Julie Felser

As a third-year Harvard Medical School student, Carlos Torres ’06

was on his final pediatrics rotation at Boston Children’s Hospital

when a 4-year-old girl was airlifted in after being mauled in

Bolivia by four Rottweiler dogs. “It was very traumatic,” Torres says.

The girl, whose story received national attention, arrived at the

hospital to receive extensive medical care and reconstructive plastic

surgery not available in her home country. But once she was

stabilized Torres spent more time with the girl’s Bolivian father,

who was distraught by his daughter’s condition and overwhelmed by

the language and cultural barriers he faced in an American hospital.

Torres felt great compassion for the girl’s father, too. “I saw my

family in that father so treating him how I would want my family

to be treated was really important,” he says. “Even though the

girl was the patient, I felt we had to do more for the dad than the girl

on many levels,” he says.

This experience, along with many others he had at Boston Children’s

Hospital, led Torres to pursue pediatric medicine. “I really like

the partnership you have with the parents. The parents many times

become the advocate for the child and I love that,” Torres says.

“And, babies are really cute. Many of the kids remind me of my

nieces and nephews,” he adds with a laugh.

Torres graduated from Harvard Medical School in May and is now

completing his residency in pediatrics at Massachusetts General

Hospital for Children in Boston.

While the promising young doctor could boast about receiving

his medical degree from one of America’s most prestigious

universities, Torres instead exudes humility, compassion and a

genuine care for others.

“He is so aware of others,” says Larry Siewert ’59, former MUHS

principal and Nativity Jesuit Middle School administrator who

met and mentored Torres at Nativity. “There is never a time when

I have talked with him or exchanged emails when he doesn’t ask

about how I am or my wife is doing. He is very sincerely interested

in other people.”

While Torres’ character and actions personify Marquette

High’s ideals of a man for others, his life story exemplifies the

American Dream.

The youngest of 10 children, Torres was born in a small farming

town in Buenavista, Mexico. His parents and siblings worked

hard on their farm, growing corn and raising livestock. Despite

their efforts, the farm didn’t generate enough income to support

the family, so Torres’ father, Agustin, became a migrant worker,

picking crops in California a few months of the year during the

’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 allowed Agustin

to apply for residency in America for him and his family. Eight

years later, they finally received their green cards and, with the

exception of three of Carlos’ sisters, the family eventually moved

to Milwaukee to be close to relatives and seek employment.

At the time, Torres was 10 years old when he arrived to his new

home on 14th and Lincoln in Milwaukee. Unable to speak any English, Dr. Carlos Torres ’06 treats five-day-old baby Sophia for a mild fever. Torres is completing his pediatric residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Photo by Joseph Ferraro

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FEATURES SUCCESS STORIES

he started fifth grade at Forest Home Avenue School and was

enrolled in the school’s English as a Second Language program.

The following year he applied to Nativity Jesuit High School. “When

Carlos came to Nativity as a sixth-grader, he spoke very little

English,” Siewert says. “We almost didn’t take him because of that.”

However, Torres began to flourish at his new middle school. “He

was quiet and shy in the beginning. But shortly after he was

there, it was clear that he was very bright and he did very well

in classes,” Siewert says. “Other students quickly found out he

was very bright and, because he was also very self-effacing, he was

accepted and well liked.”

Siewert encouraged Torres to apply to Marquette High. “Carlos

was the best in his class and we wanted him to get the full benefit

of what MUHS offers,” he says. “Also, his family wanted him to

attend [Marquette High] because it was the closest of the Catholic

schools – an easy bus ride” from their home.

Torres looked at other Catholic high schools, however Marquette

High was his first choice because it was the “most academically

rigorous and I knew it would better prepare me for college,” he says.

However, he did have concerns. “I felt at the time MUHS was a

bit out of reach since my English wasn’t that great.”

He eventually came to MUHS and vividly recalls meeting MUHS

faculty member Al Taylor in the library on the first day of school.

Torres was sitting at a table, talking with new acquaintances during

quiet-study time. “We had just gotten our IDs and within five

minutes, they were confiscated [for talking]. We were terrified

we would never get them back,” he says, now able to laugh about the

incident years later. “We didn’t know the rules, but Mr. Taylor

was sure to remind us.”

Changing to a more serious tone, Torres shares the difficulties

he experienced moving from Nativity to Marquette High. “It was

one of the hardest transitions ever. More so than high school to

college or college to med school,” he says.

“I think it was challenging for different reasons,” he says. “First,

culturally. All the families at Nativity are Latino. At Marquette

High, the majority of students were Caucasian. I felt I didn’t have

much in common with my classmates. It made it hard to get to

know them. And, it was very challenging academically. So, in the

beginning I felt a little lonely.”

One of the first people Torres met was English teacher Ann Downey,

who eventually became his advisor and helped him acclimate to his

new academic environment. “She was always there to show me the

ropes and give me advice and just talk, which was wonderful.”

Downey remembers Torres as “exceptionally gentle, especially

for a high school boy. He also has an easy laugh and we would sit

for whole periods talking about his family in Mexico,” she says.

“Carlos was a very good student. He didn’t say much in class, but

he was thoughtful and deep.”

Fluent in Spanish, Downey regularly communicated with Torres’

mother, Pachita, about his academic progress and would answer

questions about MUHS. “She spoke many, many times to my mom

in Spanish, which was so wonderful to hear. My mom just felt

really comfortable with that.”

To his credit, Torres forced himself outside his comfort zone

and into social events to make new friends. He attended football

games, dances and other informal gatherings.

Slowly, he began to acclimate. “You could see Carlos growing

on MUHS and MUHS growing on him,” Taylor says.

“He had great leadership qualities. He was always

polite and always willing to help – he never

said no.”

Torres joined the cross-country team, Orgullo Latino and eventually

traveled to Quito, Ecuador, through the Somos Amigos program,

which he described as “the best two weeks I had at Marquette High.

I traveled with amazing people who loved working with others,”

he says.

Carlos Torres is joined at his graduation from Harvard Medical School by his family (from left to right: uncle Jose, sister Elena, brother Tori, sister Rosalinda, brother Jose, father Agustin, Torres ’06, mother Pachita and brother Jorge.

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During his senior year, Torres helped his father pass the citizen-

ship test, which meant he, too, was granted American citizenship.

Torres graduated from MUHS with a cumulative GPA just shy of a

4.0 and went on to attend UW–Madison, where he received a full-

tuition scholarship as a Chancellor’s Scholar and Gates Millennium

Scholar. In 2010, Torres graduated from UW–Madison Phi Beta

Kappa with a 3.96 and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

While at UW–Madison, Torres co-founded the Professional

Association for Latinos for Medical School Access (PALMA) with

Consuelo Lopez-Springfield, assistant dean of the College of

Letters and Sciences, as a way to help Latino students connect with

healthcare professionals and develop mentoring relationships.

Torres explains that many of his pre-med classmates had parents

who were doctors or family connections in the medical field.

“I didn’t have anyone I could talk to so I went to Dr. Lopez-Spring-

field, who was wonderful, and she shared some of these same

feelings with me,” he says.

The pair worked together to set up guest speaker and panel events,

professional shadowing opportunities, mentor-mentee relation-

ships and fundraisers to help Latino students interested in medicine

gain greater access to the healthcare field. They also helped to

raise awareness of health issues affecting disadvantaged communities

with an emphasis on the Latino community.

“Latino physicians from the community were interested in helping

us out as well as non-Latino physicians who saw that representation

of Latinos and other minority groups in medicine was very low,”

he says. “We formed a nice, tight-knit community that is still

around today.”

Torres applied to numerous medical schools, including Harvard,

which he thought was a long shot. He not only was accepted

to Harvard, but was also honored with a National Medical Fellow-

ship Scholarship and the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for

New Americans.

Even while in medical school, Torres continued to serve the

community. He co-founded and continues to serve as curriculum

coordinator of Seeds of Hope, a program for middle and high

school students from disadvantaged backgrounds to consider a

career in the health sciences.

He also served as an HIV counselor and tester in a Spanish-

speaking clinic, which he recalls as his favorite community

service experience.

“I worked with awesome people who love their jobs.

They are invested and passionate about helping

others, especially those who are disenfranchised.

It reminded me why I went into medicine.”

He also appreciated the autonomy of the experience and interacting

with patients throughout the entire session, from collecting medical

information and drawing blood to sharing the results and coun-

seling the patient as needed. “It really made you feel like a health

care provider,” he says.

Today, Torres is living in the moment and hasn’t made any firm

plans for the future. He is looking forward to spending time with

his family in Milwaukee and is uncertain if he will pursue a primary

care pediatric practice or a specialty.

He does know he wants to be teaching. “I think that’s going to be

an integral part of my career,” he says. He reflects fondly on his

Jesuit education and describes his middle and high school teachers

as “amazing. Their creativity and their passion is just so real.

Even my teachers in medical school don’t compare.”

One thing is for certain, Torres is and will continue to change

the lives of the children, and their parents, he meets.

Downey’s not surprised Torres is a pediatrician. “I knew he’d be

a great doctor. When we were in Ecuador [on the Somos Amigos

trip], Carlos was rocking babies and helping the little ones figure

out how to use the toilet,” she says. “He would get down to the

level of the children and speak with them eye to eye. He had a

sincere compassion for the people he served. He’s just an excep-

tional young man.”

Photo by Joseph Ferraro

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He made some suggestions to the head of the department and

a few other school officials, and while there wasn’t much interest

in revamping the process, they were interested in one of John’s

ideas. He said that he could develop an electronic model to facilitate

the process for students and administrators.

John was given the green light to develop a prototype. There was

just one problem: he wasn’t a software developer. But he knew

one – his brother Andrew.

Andrew was just about to start a graduate program in computer

science at UW–Madison when his brother pitched his plan. “I was

surprised Concordia was still doing it all by hand and wasn’t using

some kind of software already,” Andrew says. “I immediately

started imagining some cool things we could do to make it work

really well, like the digital floor plans and some other pieces

behind the scenes.”

He also recalls thinking, “I don’t have time

for this project.” But his interest in the project

eventually overcame his time constraints.

The brothers, along with friend Jordan Arentsen, began transforming

early renderings into reality. Once they had the prototype, the

trio knew they had a product that could be implemented at

universities, colleges and boarding schools across the country.

SimpleCampusHousing is a web-based tool that allows students

to choose their preferred room via a real-time lottery. Onscreen,

the display is like what a customer sees when choosing a seating

preference on an airplane, just with beds to click on instead of

seats. Housing administrators can also follow the process, watching

live as residence halls fill up.

John never did get the free tuition he dreamed about, but after a

few years and innumerable all-nighters, he and his partners have

managed to create a profitable digital business venture. John

supports himself and his family – wife, Samantha, and children,

two-year-old Sarah and newborn Jacob. Andrew also draws his

primary income through SimpleCampusHousing. Working

with family, there was a large amount of trust and familiarity right

off the bat. It also didn’t hurt, when the business was first starting,

that family members will often work for cheap.

John and Andrew Bender are not particularly alike. In fact, their

business relationship is something of a study in contrasts. John is

irresistibly personable and unabashedly ambitious. He is innately

skilled at building relationships and he seems very comfortable

in his role as the face of the company.

ANDREW ‘05 AND JOHN ‘08 BENDER

BROTHERS IN BUSINESS

Max Loos ’07

In the summer of 2009, John Bender ’08 approached his

brother Andrew ’05 with an idea he hoped would amount to a

year’s tuition at Concordia University.

Already a resident assistant supervising college coeds, John was

involved in the university’s annual Room Draw process – the high-

stress event when students draw for dorm room assignments

in person. After going through one “Black Friday,” as draw day

is referred to by the Residential Life department, John thought

there had to be a better way of doing things.

Andrew Bender ’05 (left) with brother and business partner John Bender ’08Photos by Peter Beck

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Andrew is more comfortable working behind the scenes. As a

software developer, he thrives on the challenge of puzzles, projects

and problem-solving. He speaks with less bravado than his brother,

but he has a true talent for explaining complex technical issues

through analogy. And while he does his fair share of day-to-day

operations during normal business hours, he often gets his best

work done late at night, when he knows that he can delve unin-

terrupted into the abstract world of coding.

“I’m kind of a night person,” Andrew says, “If I’m in the middle of

making something work, I just keep working.” John is well aware

of his brother’s work habits. “I try not to wake up Andrew before

11 or 12,” John says, “unless it’s necessary.”

Andrew’s job really does seem to require an extraordinary amount

of time and space. He designs software solutions for customers’

needs, often when those customers don’t yet know their needs.

John tends to draw inspiration from the few moments in his life

when he was told he wouldn’t succeed. “Challenges or negativity

from other people usually push me to work harder,” he says. He

still holds on, for example, to a formal rejection letter from a college

CIO who insisted that SimpleCampusHousing would never be a

viable business. “That letter will be framed at some point,” he says.

It is their differences, though, that make John and Andrew such

an effective team. To put it very simply, Andrew says: “I build

things, and he sells them.”

Really, the process is pretty collaborative.

“We each have strengths that contribute to

the business goal,” Andrew says.

The brothers insist they never planned to go into business together,

but they admit that perhaps it was bound to happen. After all,

both have always had entrepreneurial streaks, even going back to

high school, when John was interning at Direct Supply and

Andrew was constantly starting new web ventures.

The brothers also see their time at Marquette High as crucial in

building one enormously valuable skill: the ability to learn. They

attribute this to a number of their teachers. “Mr Kearney teaches

you to think critically about the concept of story and the threads

that unify their various incarnations while also managing to be

singularly entertaining,” Andrew says.

He also speaks fondly of Mike Donovan, Rev. Charley Stang SJ,

Jean Morrell and “Mr. Griesbach’s nerdy enthusiasm and ability to

make you understand math concepts better than you even realized.”

When it comes to lessons learned in leadership and work ethic,

the brothers say Al Taylor is first in class. “Mr. Taylor’s leadership

outside the classroom provides a role model for young men

particularly with the work grant program,” Andrew says.

As the digital world continues to evolve, the brothers know there

are many more opportunities for them out there, however they

don’t offer much more than hints. “I definitely could see us doing

something else together,” John says, adding that they have talked

about bringing on one more Bender brother, Paul ’03.

Sometimes, when it works out this well, it’s hard not to keep it

all in the family.

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It’s a complex task, but for Yang, the need is glaring. “We are

basically losing out on a population of people who are not meeting

their full potential,” he says. “I see college access work as some-

thing that is incredibly important and urgent.”

Yang is, among many other things, a dedicated and driven idealist.

But while many of his generation grow discouraged when they

realize that they can’t change the entire world, Yang has learned

from his work that what really allows a person to effect change

in the world is a sense of scope.

“I try to see the realistic ways in which I can build communities,

a better space, better opportunities for people,” he says. “I don’t

need to save the nation, I don’t need to save the state. I need to

save the five students who might get to college and whose lives

might change. It’s fulfilling and it’s invigorating,” he says.

Yang also happens to be quite good at his work – so good, in fact,

that in 2012 he was selected to meet with President Barack Obama

to discuss a variety of college access issues. Yang, along with a

few other people, spoke to the president for 45 minutes about the

state of the college admission process in the U.S., the ways in

which promising young people often lack the institutional support

they need to fulfill their potential, and how certain communities

suffer more than others from the gaps in the system.

Yang also added something else to the conversation. “I spoke to

the president about the importance of public service, and getting

more young Americans involved with those programs,” he says.

That passion for service, and that steadfast belief that it can be a

transformational force for individuals and communities, is some-

thing that Yang really started to discover during his time as a student

at MUHS. “Marquette High School instilled in me a deep sense of

gratitude and a deep sense of purpose when I do service,” he says.

Yang gained a somewhat deeper perspective than your average

MUHS student on the impact that service work can have on people’s

daily experiences. He recalls volunteering to distribute Thanks-

giving turkeys to low-income families – and realizing that his

family would be one of the recipients.

“It put me in this very unique situation where I was like, ‘Oh, I can

be an agent of change . . . and I’m learning so much from this in-

tellectual process called service while I’m performing good deeds.’”

Looking back, Yang appreciates that MUHS made room for self-

discovery. “I will always be grateful for . . . the many spaces that

Marquette High afforded me to really reflect and engage with

myself as a growing individual,” he says. He took full advantage of

TENG YANG ’07

AGENT OF CHANGE

Max Loos ‘07

Teng Yang ’07 doesn’t work as a college counselor in Harlem,

N.Y., because he has nothing better to do. In fact, when he

finished his AmeriCorps position in the summer of 2013, he

had options – lots of options.

The Brown University graduate had just been accepted to acting

school at the American Repertory Theater in Boston – a good fit,

given his successful run in theater while at MUHS. At the same

time, he was also mulling over a consulting job in Boston. And on

top of that, he had just been offered a Fulbright Scholarship that

would have taken him to Laos, the land his family fled when he

was a small child.

There were deep, compelling reasons to go in each direction. In the

end, though, Yang felt that he had important and pressing work

to do as a college counselor, advocating for students without access

to privilege and advantage, helping them find their way to education

and opportunity.

He knew that this was a chance to make an immediate and positive

impact on the lives of others. And ultimately, that’s what matters

to Teng Yang.

Yang is a college advisor with National College Advising Corps, a

selective AmeriCorps program that places recent college graduates

in high-need public schools.

Advising wasn’t a new role for Yang. During his summers in college,

Yang served as an ESL teacher through Harvard University’s

Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment program and as a teacher at

Breakthrough Collaborative, a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit

dedicated to increasing educational opportunities for middle school

students. He also was an intern for the White House Initiative

on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Today, Yang’s work as a college advisor is not particularly easy –

nor straightforward. Yang must have a thorough understanding

of the community he works in, a deep personal relationship with

the students that he works with, and extensive knowledge of the

architecture of college admissions. “In many ways, I see myself

as a marketing firm,” he says. “I take a student, I learn all of their

educational history, I learn their personal histories, I learn

their hopes, their dreams, and I get to market them to colleges.”

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the Examen, the retreats, and most of all, the chapel. “I remember

spending so many hours in the chapel,” he says. “Having that sacred

space to myself, to just reflect on who I am – it’s so rare that young

people get that space to really sit with themselves and explore who

they are.”

In fact, many of Yang’s most vivid memories from high school are

of the feelings he had during moments of constructive solitude.

“I remember the feelings of being alone,” he says. “I remember the

feelings of what it was like to pray. I remember the feelings of

asking myself ‘Is this the right thing to do?’ I remember the feeling

of challenging my hopes and dreams, or wanting hopes and

dreams for myself. Those are the things that will last.”

Yang finds it immensely powerful and worthwhile to exercise that

kind of critical examination in his work and in his life. “I’m critical

because I should be,” he says. College access work, he says, often

involves pointing out where students’ needs are not being met.

“Unless we call out what is necessarily uncomfortable, we are un-

able to challenge the ways in which we educate in the 21st century,”

he says.

Of course, he doesn’t see criticism as an end in itself. To Yang,

criticism is a tool, a useful technique in the ongoing and unending

process of creating a better world. “The good fight is only done

when people are fighting it in a thoughtful way,” he says. “I think

good is only good if you’re examining the way in which you

impact communities.”

For now, Yang isn’t entirely sure what the future holds for him, or

what his next step will be. But he’s also not particularly worried

about it. “I have no idea where this is going to take me, but I do

know that I feel really strongly about where I am professionally

and personally,” he says. It’s helpful, he says, when you’re doing

something worthwhile. “I’m 25,” he says, “I know that I’m doing

good work and helping a lot of students.”

Teng Yang ’07 met with President Barack Obama in 2012 to discuss college access issues. Photo by Pete Souza

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ERIC WOLFFERSDORFF ’07

THE STRATEGY OF STRUGGLE

Max Loos ‘07

Eric Wolffersdorff ’07 will be the first to admit that he had never

really imagined himself as an English teacher. As is the case with

many teachers, the profession found him more than he found it.

“I’m a very introverted person,” Wolffersdorff says, which is why

he didn’t expect that a career at the front of a classroom would be

a good fit for him. But after a few fortunate college courses and

a bit of actual experience, he knew what he wanted to do.

“Mr. Wolffersdorff” has been an English teacher for three years

at St. Thomas More High School in Milwaukee. And in many ways,

it seems he is just getting started.

The first few years of teaching are notoriously very difficult. And,

things don’t seem to be letting up yet for Wolffersdorff. This year

he will be teaching seven sections of English with four different

preps, as well as an online course for gifted middle schoolers. There

is no break once the bell rings, when he heads off to coach basket-

ball and moderate a number of after-school activities. When he gets

home, there is a lot of grading that needs to be done. It wouldn’t

be unreasonable to ask him how he finds time to eat.

“I make time for myself, but not as much as it

normally would be,” he says. “But I figure now

is a good chance to take advantage of these

opportunities because I plan on having kids

someday, and I won’t be able to do as many

of these things that I can do right now.”

That seems to be how Wolffersdorff operates: he does as much

hard work as possible today, so he can make room for some hard

work that he knows he wants to do in the future.

That’s not to say that he isn’t enjoying himself, though. “When

you like what you do, it’s not as much work,” he says. “I don’t

mind spending 13 hours a day on it. I can have a beer in my hand,

the game’s on and I’m doing some schoolwork.”

Wolffersdorff picked up that work ethic at a young age. As a student

at MUHS, he took the bus to school every day from the south

side. At Marquette University, he took as many credits as allowed

and worked as many hours as possible in the admissions office.

“I want to earn what I earn,” he says. “My parents raised me

to work hard. My dad works in a factory; he’s been laid off three

times, so we know the value of a dollar, we know the value of

hard work.”

At the same time, he felt that his time at Marquette High gave him

an opportunity to apply that work ethic in new and challenging ways.

“You had to work hard to do well there,” Wolffersdorff says. He recalls

specifically the classes of Adam Laats and the freshman basket-

ball coaching of Tom Persin, but the work that MUHS made him

do spiritually was especially important and formational for him.

“Spiritually they made us work hard,” he says.

“The retreats challenged you head-on with

a lot of things you hadn’t thought about as a

know-it-all arrogant 16-year-old.”

He was also particularly impacted by the experience of working

with Al Taylor to satisfy his work-grant commitment, a service

requirement of all MUHS financial aid recipients. Before Taylor

made him a squad leader for one of the work-grant “summer

camps,” Wolffersdorff had never been in charge of people outside

of an academic or sports setting. He credits Taylor with giving

him the chance to develop the confidence and leadership abilities

that he relies on every day as a teacher.

Eric Wolffersdorff ’07 is an English teacher at St. Thomas More High School. Photos by Peter Beck

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It comes as no surprise, then, that Wolffersdorff aims to be a teacher

who hopes to instill life lessons through class lessons. “I don’t

care if they forget Grendel from Beowulf, but I do care that they

went through that process of developing the analytical nature of

the brain, which I hope will help them be ready when they encounter

something in the real world.” Wolffersdorff wants his students to

have bigger brains, but, just like his education at MUHS, it goes

beyond that. “The list doesn’t stop there,” he says. “I want them

to develop a good work ethic, so that they’re fit for whatever they

need to do.”

“I want them to develop . . . an appreciation and understanding of

English, and of rhetoric especially, and how we use rhetoric, how

rhetoric uses us, and then that way they can become better people,

better citizens, better Catholics, better whatever it might be,

because they can think for themselves,” he says.

To that end, Wolffersdorff wants to make sure that there are no easy

answers to the questions and problems that he poses in his classes.

He wants his students to grapple with their texts, feel challenged,

and then work their way through to their own conclusions.

“The power of struggle is so important, because

you’re going to have struggles in school, in life,

in theology, and whatever it might be,” he says.

“Instead of giving them the answer, I want take

a longer approach that might frustrate a lot of

people. You might feel a bit lost, but you’ll

hopefully get to a better, stronger place by the

end of the class.”

In that way, Wolffersdorff is an old-fashioned English teacher,

one who believes that exposure to great literature can produce

great character.

“At the end of the day, what matters?” he says. “Is it that they’re

really good at English, or that they’re a good person?” Whether or

not his students remember Huck Finn declaring, “All right, then,

I’ll go to hell,” doesn’t matter to him as long as he feels that they

are equipped to make their own courageous stands of conscience.

“If it’s not about life, then what’s the point of doing it?” he says.

Wolffersdorff will be getting married next summer. His plans,

between then and now, are both characteristic and commendable:

work on the wedding, and continue to work on becoming a

better teacher.

“You can always find something to improve upon. Where do you

ever say ‘That’s enough?’” he says. “You don’t. That’s the madness

of it, but that’s your job. That’s why it’s hard, and that’s why I like it.”

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KARL SONA ’09

DEVELOPING PERSONALIZED CARE

FOR CANCER PATIENTS

Julie Felser

Karl Sona ’09 loves to talk.

That’s one reason he was able to really connect with the patients

he met during his nursing rotation at Siteman Cancer Center at

Barnes–Jewish Hospital, a requirement of his bachelor’s degree

in radiation therapy at Saint Louis University.

“I really liked making new relationships and

being a positive coach to get them over the

treatment hurdle,” he says of his patients, all

who have cancers of the neck and head.

This clinical experience gave Sona the opportunity to see first-

hand the adverse effects of radiation treatment and the difficulties

these cancer patients endure. “It allowed me to step back as a

clinician and really understand their struggles, not only physically,

but emotionally,” he says. “Not only are they dealing with a recent

cancer diagnosis, but many are dealing with a host of physical

conditions and unable to complete simple functions, such as

swallowing water or food.”

Sona found that many patients will prematurely stop treatment

because of the awful side effects. That’s when, he says, “it hit home”

for him and he started asking doctors what could be done to

make treatments more tolerable.

It also compelled him to continue in his studies in radiation therapy

and learn more about personalized medicine, which involves

better understanding a patient’s genetic makeup to deliver more

highly specialized and targeted treatment in hope of increasing

effectiveness while minimizing harmful side effects.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in radiation therapeutics from

SLU in August 2013, Sona was one of only three applicants

accepted into the school’s recently created graduate program in

molecular imaging and therapeutics.

Through the program’s intensive research opportunity, Sona

worked alongside Dr. Maria Thomas, assistant professor of

radiation oncology at the Center for Clinical Imaging Research

at Washington University School of Medicine.

“I decided to focus on MRI because that’s where the field is going

with hybrid imaging and diagnostics for proper treatment delivery,”

Sona says. Under Thomas’ direction, he conducted a clinical research

study at Siteman Cancer Center on the new ViewRay linear ac-

celerator that uses real-time MRI guidance for treatment delivery.

Today, Sona is considering various job prospects but thinks that

he’ll eventually return to school to pursue his Ph.D. “My ultimate

goal is to have my doctorate and be working in research and develop-

ment in private industry,” he says. “I would like to use my clinical

and scholastic experiences to contribute to innovative technology

being developed to better deliver personalized medicine.”

Although research scientists aren’t known for talking as much as

he likes to, he believes he could make a difference in the lives of

cancer patients.

As a student at Marquette High, Sona knew he wanted to help others

but wasn’t quite sure of his career path. MUHS faculty member

and guidance counselor Nathaniel Gillon recalls Sona expressing

an interest in medicine so he could “go somewhere to give back.”

Gillon witnessed Sona’s generous spirit and “giving back” nature

with the students at St. Rose Catholic School, where Sona tutored

as part of Gillon’s Christian Discipleship class. “To those kinder-

gartners, Karl, who is over 6 feet tall, was quite an imposing

figure,” recalls Gillon. “But Karl was so genuinely caring and

engaging that the students just gravitated toward him.”

And, Sona genuinely wanted to help the classroom teacher by

assisting with disruptive or difficult students.

“He would take the initiative to approach the

teacher and ask if there was someone in par-

ticular he should work with,” Gillon says. “I

remember him as always wanting to be the

best he could be.”

Gillon saw Sona display these same characteristics among his

MUHS classmates. “He made a conscious effort not to be a member

of any one particular clique,” says Gillon. “He had many friends,

a mix of suburban and urban youth. He has a gift of being able to

interact and make friends with people from all circles of life.”

Sona admits, “I’m a pretty sociable guy.”

Gillon would concur. “Karl engaged in all aspects of MUHS. He

was dedicated to going to homecoming, prom and other Marquette

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social events,” he says of the St. Mary’s Parish School in Menomonee

Falls graduate.

While “giving back” may be inherent to him,

he also heeded the many man-for-others

lessons he learned at MUHS. “That theme is

pounded into your head,” he says with a laugh.

The message remains a guiding principle in

his life today. “It is such a simple, pure way to

live. It’s the way I try to carry myself,” Sona says.

“I’m here to use my talents, or whatever God

has blessed me with, to help those around me.”

Sona cemented his commitment to service at SLU, where he

volunteers as a Big Brother at Big Brothers Big Sisters and as a team

captain for Relay for Life, a fundraising benefiting the American

Cancer Society. However, his interest was sparked at MUHS, where

he had leadership roles in Marquette High’s Big Brother program,

Kairos and Somos Amigos. “Those were character-building

moments that were very influential and have made me who I am

today,” Sona says.

His Somos Amigos experience in the Dominican Republic was

especially impactful. “It was a true test of character to get up on

those super hot days, hike five miles to your site and then start

digging holes for latrines,” he says.

“The camaraderie on that trip was just phenomenal. It was a bonding

experience not only with the Marquette High guys, but the village

people we were serving,” Sona says. “It really gave you a different

perspective on how all human life is connected. It was amazing.”

Sona often looks for those human connections, a task made easier

because he is an excellent listener, according to Gillon. “Karl is

a reflective spiritual guy who always looks at the larger context

of life.”

Karl Sona sitting in Washington University School of Medicine’s Center for Clinical Imaging and Research at Barnes-Jewish Hospital where he conducted a clinical trial for his graduate studies.

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FEATURES

Continuing the connection with MUHS’76 classmates Kevin Coakley, Jim Frings, John McDermott and Steve Mueller

Long after they have tossed their graduation caps,

MUHS alumni continue the strong friendships they

forged during high school. And, many continue

to support their alma mater with words of gratitude

and financial gifts. Meet four 1976 classmates who

reflect on the importance of their MUHS experience

and learn why they give.

Which MUHS teacher had the greatest impact on your high school education?

KEVIN COAKLEY Mr. Horlivey. He was a really cool guy. He

made Composition/English cool and the good Lord knows that

ain’t easy.

JIM FRINGS It’s hard to limit it to one. I can pick out five people

who are on the top of that list. Mr. Greenwald had a humbleness

about him. He taught Latin, but he taught a lot about life as well.

I had Father Benzinger for advanced math. He would spontaneously

pull out his stole and hosts and we would have a 25-minute Mass

right there in math class. Father Brennan, who taught European

history, was very demanding, but very helpful. He, more than any-

one else, taught me how to write long, arduous research papers.

Father Doug Leonhardt could be a principal with a strong hand but

a soft heart. Father Majka always had impactful stories for every

issue that came up; it was if he conversed in parables.

JOHN MCDERMOTT It’s hard to single out just one teacher.

However, there were two teachers who played an important role in

my career choice. My senior year, I had Father Stang for physics

and Mr. Lazowski for calculus. Both of these courses gave me insight

into what I really enjoyed doing and laid the foundation for my

choice of engineering.

Two other teachers had a meaningful impact on my life. After my

freshman year, my family moved to Jackson, Miss., and I spent

sophomore year and half of junior year at St. Joseph’s High School

in Jackson. I rejoined MUHS for the second semester of my junior

year. The move back was not an easy one and Father Driscoll and

Father Majka provided great personal support.

STEVE MUELLER There were three I really enjoyed – Father

Gannon, Father Driscoll and Father Bernbrock. I had Father

Bernbrock for an elective English literature class my senior year.

He was very understanding of young guys and knew their different

Kevin Coakley ’76 (left) and Steve Mueller ’76 Photo by Evan Tobin ’15

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interests and skills. And, he never forced anything upon you.

Instead, he made the subject matter interesting and engaging. You

wanted to learn about what he was presenting.

What is your fondest MUHS memory?

KC At the pep rally watching Joe and Eddie Weir in the finals of

the no-hands pie-eating contest. Definitely a classic!

JF The time in the Blue and Gold room and in study hall with

my buddies. To this day, most of my closest friends are Marquette

High guys and there really is a bond there.

JM My fondest memory is being a member of the football team.

We had a great senior year and won the state championship. Many

members of that team have remained lifelong friends.

SM One of my best memories was our Senior Follies. But right

after that in our senior year, kids who had a musical talent put

on a concert called “Sound Waves.” It was great – we could see our

buddies up on stage in the auditorium trying to be rock stars.

Those of us who couldn’t play an instrument were in the audience

being rowdy and having fun watching our classmates who really

knew what they were doing.

Why do you financially support MUHS?

KC MUHS is a very well run private school that needs, and is worthy

of, our financial support, especially for scholarship money for

those students who otherwise could not afford to attend MUHS.

JF When I reflect on my MUHS experience, I think about

Marquette High students, Jesuits, teachers, even the people serving

lunch, and realize I learned something from each one of those

people. And, even with all my faults, I think they have made me

a better man. I would hate to see any boy not be able to come to

Marquette High because of money.

JM While in high school, I didn’t realize how many people

volunteered and contributed to my experience. Over time, I realized

that without those contributions, Marquette High would not ex-

ist. I feel it’s now up to us to ensure that today’s students are able

to get the same MUHS experience that we had.

SM I think a Marquette High education is an extremely valuable

experience that lacks the normal distractions of a coed school. I want

to make sure the institution stays strong so that other young men can

have the same Jesuit experience I did. It’s more than an academic

education, it’s creating a well-round individual who cares about others.

Jim Frings ’76 (left) and John McDermott ’76 Photo by Evan Tobin ’15

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MUHS NEWS

A 19-year-old Larry Gillick, SJ ’58 got into his twin-size bed in his

tiny dorm room on the St. Norbert College campus one night, feeling

confused and lost. His roommate could sense his uneasiness.

“What’s wrong with you?” the roommate asked.

“I’m restless,” Gillick replied.

“About what?”

“It’s just . . . not enough.”

“You’ve got everything! You have more friends in this dorm than

I’ll ever have. You have better grades, you have a wonderful girlfriend,

and you’re on the football team. What more could you want?”

“I know that I do have it all,” Gillick answered.

“And I know that it’s not enough.”

Gillick’s feeling of unfulfillment would lead him to join the Society of

Jesus. At some point in their young adult lives, Rev. Dennis Hamm,

SJ ’54; Rev. Don Doll, SJ ’55; and Rev. Greg Carlson, SJ ’59 would

also answer the call to priesthood. And, although their vocation

stories differ, all four Jesuits, now working at Creighton University,

began their journey at Marquette University High School.

Although Gillick realized in high school that the Jesuit life was

for him, he decided to pursue the college experience. Now celebrating

53 years in the Society of Jesus, he knew in that moment of

confusion during his sophomore year in college that it was time

to enter the community of Jesuits.

“I knew I wasn’t ready to leave home,” Gillick says. “I knew I was

going to be a Jesuit, and I had even talked to some Jesuits about

it . . . I knew I wasn’t ready and I was happy I went to college for

two years.”

When Gillick was a freshman at MUHS in 1954, Hamm was a senior.

“My interest [in the Jesuits] started in high school, but I had this

hunch that I needed to do more growing up,” Hamm says.

Doll had plans to major in chemical engineering at the University

of Notre Dame in the fall of 1955. However, he changed his mind

at the last minute.

“A week before I was supposed to go to Notre Dame, I went to my

buddy, Ed Mathie’s, SJ ’55 going away party,” Doll says. “He was leaving

for the Jesuits the following morning. I couldn’t sleep all night.”

After that sleepless night, he called his Jesuit counselor at Marquette

High, Rev. Francis Fahey, who asked Doll if he wanted to join the

Jesuits. Instead of starting a new life at Notre Dame, Doll started

his new life in the Jesuit Novitiate in Oshkosh, Wis.

Like Doll, Carlson joined the Society of Jesus right out of high

school. He had formed a close relationship with one of the Jesuits

at MUHS during his junior year and that Jesuit captured [Carlson’s]

imagination. “When I came to be a senior, the question of what I

would do with my life was not listing six different possibilities,

it was ‘Am I going to be a Jesuit or not?’” Carlson says.

Doll joined the Jesuits in the fall of 1955, Carlson joined in 1959, Hamm

joined after his graduation from Marquette University in 1958, and

Gillick joined in 1960, after his sophomore year at St. Norbert College.

Although they would all answer the call to become a member of

the Society of Jesus, each of them had a typical high school ex-

perience that parallels the Marquette High experience of today.

Creighton University Jesuitsformed at MUHS Madeline Zukowski

opposite: Rev. Dennis Hamm, SJ ‘54 is professor and Graff Chair in Catholic TheologicalStudies New Testament at Creighton University. Photo by Geoff Johnson above: Rev. Greg Carlson, SJ ‘59 is the associate director of the Deglman Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Creighton University. Photo by Kent Sievers

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Carlson was involved in numerous extracurricular activities and

loved learning. He was part of the debate club. In addition, he

lettered in baseball, was the president of the student council and

the valedictorian of his class, as well as a member of the Sodality

of Our Lady, a community centered around and modeled after

Ignatian values.

Doll was, and still is, an avid runner. He ran cross country and track

at MUHS and was also on the football team, although he claims

football wasn’t his strong suit. “I was terrible,” he says.

“I could only run in a straight line and everybody knew where I

was going.” Although athletics were a big part of his high school

life, academics were just as important. “I never studied so hard

in my life,” he admits.

Although Gillick was the football team manager at St. Norbert, he

was not particularly involved in after-school activities at MUHS.

Legally blind, Gillick often went home right after school so his

mother could help him with homework.

“I was involved in surviving,” he said. “I had to go home right after

school so my mother could do all my homework with me. There were

no tape recorders, no talking computers like I have today, we didn’t

have all that. When other kids were out having fun, I was doing my

schoolwork and then I was free at night, when other kids were

studying after their extra-curricular activities. That was very tough.”

Gillick remembers very clearly getting out of his car after his

MUHS graduation ceremony in 1958. His neighbor was sitting on

his front porch and Gillick shouted to him, “Eric, I made it!”

“It was just a tremendous thing, graduating from Marquette High,”

Gillick says. “In some ways, of all the achievements in my life,

that would be the biggest one. That was the hardest one.”

Without the tough academic atmosphere these four alumni faced

at MUHS, they probably never would have thought so hard about

becoming Jesuits. “I was impressed with the young Jesuits who

taught us,” Doll says. “It seemed like a neat life. They all seemed

so happy together.”

Carlson claims that meeting the Jesuits at MUHS introduced him

to the “adventure” of being a Jesuit. “The Jesuits impressed me very

quickly as wonderful men [and] wonderful teachers leading happy

lives and who were very engaged with us as students,” he says.

Gillick, however, saw the young Jesuits as more than just teachers.

“They didn’t seem to be wasting their lives,” he says. “Everyone else

seemed to be wasting their lives. Fiddling, not doing anything,

making money and piling up stuff and I didn’t want any of that.”

Although times are different now and most of the faculty members

at MUHS are now lay persons, Hamm claims the Jesuit mission

at Marquette High is visible and active. “[The faculty] maintain a

sense of what the Jesuit or Ignatian mission is,” Hamm says. “[The

Jesuits at MUHS] have really helped the faculty pick up that spirit.”

Carlson previously taught MUHS president Rev. Warren

Sazama, SJ ’64 and knows a few of the Jesuits who teach here.

“I have immense affection for and trust in them,” he says.

All four of these alumni realize the importance that high school

had in their journey and will have in the journey of other young

men. “Where can we have the most influence on young people?”

asks Doll. “It is not in college so much, it’s really in high school

where you are formed in your faith.”

“I certainly am aware that those [high school years] are years of

self discovery and nurture that are spectacular,” Hamm commented.

“It’s crucial, and we’re excited about what our high schools – and

especially MUHS – are doing.”

Madeline Zukowski, granddaughter of Art Fink ’53, is an undergraduate journalism

student at Creighton University.

Rev. Dennis Hamm, SJ ‘54

Rev. Thomas Shanahan, SJ ‘54

Rev. Donald Doll, SJ ‘55

Rev. Richard Hauser, SJ ‘55

Rev. Lawrence Gillick, SJ ‘58

Br. Michael Wilmot, SJ ‘58

MUHS ALUMNI JESUITS AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

Rev. Gregory Carlson, SJ ‘59

Rev. Kevin Kersten, SJ ‘60

Rev. Charles Kestermeier, SJ ‘62

Rev. Neal Wilkinson, SJ ‘88

Mr. Joseph Simmons, SJ ‘00

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Rev. Don Doll, SJ ‘55 is professor of photojournalism and Holder of the Endowed Heider Chair at Creighton University. Photo by Jim Fackler

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ALUMNI UPDATE

2014 Alumni Award Winners

At the Alumni Awards Reception in July, Marquette University High School honored distinguished alumni

Gary Bettin ’72, Dan Meyer ’79, Jason Allen ’90 and Mike Ganzer ’74. For full biographies of the alumni award

winners, please visit www.muhs.edu/alumni.

(From left to right) Alumni Merit Award: Jason Allen ’90, Alumni Service Award: Mike Ganzer ’74, Alumnus of the Year: Gary Bettin ’72, Alumni Merit Award: Dan Meyer ’79. Photo by Pat Goetzinger

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Class NotesALUMNI UPDATE

Bill Wambach ’43 won

the 85- to 89-year-old high

jump and triple jump

events at the Midwest

Regional Track Meet in

Kenosha, Wis. He missed

the high jump national

record, which he set three

years ago, by half an inch.

Ken Derdzinski ’47 and

his wife, Aurora, celebrated

their 61st anniversary. The

couple, who live in Musk-

ego, Wis., has nine children

and 21 grandchildren.

Donald Laub ’53 received

the Surgical Humanitarian

Award by the American

College of Surgeons for

his lifetime of service in

providing surgical human-

itarian outreach to under-

served populations in

developing countries. He

is founder of ReSurge,

an organization dedicated

to performing humani-

tarian surgical outreach

and, since its founding,

has had a network of

medical professionals

perform 95,000 operations

in 15 countries. He also

teaches international

humanitarian surgery at

Stanford University.

William Mulligan ’54

received the Lifetime

Achievement Award

as part of Marquette

University Law School’s

Alumni National Awards.

He is a shareholder of

Davis & Kuelthau, S.C.,

where he represents in-

dividuals, businesses and

local government entities

in litigation matters.

Frank Probst ’58 was

awarded the Alumni Ser-

vice Award by the College

of Business Administration

and Graduate School

of Management at

Marquette University.

Larry Siewert ’59 is

the 2014 recipient of the

Distinguished Alumnus

of the Year Award from

the Marquette University

College of Education.

John Stanchfield ’59 is

a nearly retired endocrin-

ologist in Salt Lake City.

He lives part time in Teton

Valley, Idaho.

Andrew Rajec ’60 was

named Slovak-American

of the Year by the Slovak

Embassy and the Friends

of Slovakia. He is president

of the First Catholic Slovak

Union of the United

States and Canada.

Joel Kriofske ’61 authored

the essay “My Father the

G-Man,” which appeared

in the January 2014

edition of Milwaukee

Magazine, detailing the

relationship with his fa-

ther, Joseph Kriofske ’28,

while in hospice care.

George Martin ’64 was

honored with lifetime

activism awards from the

Wisconsin Network for

Peace and Justice and the

Foundation for a United

Front. Currently, he serves

on the national boards of

the Liberty Tree Found-

ation and the Peace Action

Education Fund. Martin

has been a delegate to

the World Peace Council,

World Social Forum and a

Non-Governmental Dele-

gate to the United Nations.

He is a former fellow of

the Marquette University

Center for Peacemaking.

Matt Stano ’67 is president

of Stano Landscaping,

Inc. He received a 2013

Gold Award for Residential

Landscape Design and

Construction from the

Wisconsin Landscape

Contractors Association.

Pat Dunphy ’69 was

named the 2014 Alumnus

of the Year Award by


Law School.

Neal Devitt ’71 is a family

physician and completed

his 30th year at La Familia

Medical Center, a com-

munity health center in

Santa Fe, N.M.

John Strassman ’71

is an international race

officer with the Interna-

tional Sailing Federation.

He has been a certified

U.S. national race officer

since 2009. He and his wife,

Ann Gutzwiller Strassman,

live in Glendale, Wis.

Robert Beck ’79 is asso-

ciate vice chancellor and

chief information officer

at UW–Milwaukee. He is

also a faculty member

in the UWM Department

of Political Science. He,

his wife Bernadette, and

their two children, Alex

and Maggie, live in Fox

Point, Wis.

Michael Griesbach ’79

is author of the book The

Innocent Killer, a true-

crime novel about Steven

Avery, who was wrongly

convicted and spent 18

years in prison. Griesbach

is a prosecuting attorney

in Manitowoc, Wis.

Jacob Heinen ’15

Aurora and Ken Derdzinski ’47

(Left to right): Tre Waldren ’73,Mark Spankowski ’73 and Chuck Strohbach ’73 unexpect-edly reunite during a mission trip to Guatemala.

Michael Griesbach’s ’79 new book

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Jim O’Rourke ’80 received

the 2014 Distinguished

Alumnus of the Year

Award from the College

of Business Adminis-

tration and Graduate

School of Management

at Marquette University.

Bill Parsons ’87 won a

fellowship to partake in

the Teaching Shakespeare

through Performance

workshop at the Globe

Theater in London. He is

a 20-year veteran English

teacher and has presented

at both the National Council

of Teachers of English

convention and the Florida

Conference on Educa-

tional Technology.

Tim Keyes ’87 was named

one of 22 diocesan school

heroes by the Catholic

Schools Diocese of Austin,

Texas. He is chairman of

the board for St. Gabriel

School, an independent

Catholic school. He is

also the owner of a profes-

sional soccer team the

Dark Blues in Dundee,

Scotland.

Jim Villa ’90 is the vice

president for university

relations for the University

of Wisconsin System.

Mike Bark ’92 was named

to the National Associa-

tion of Certified Valuation

Analysts inaugural Top

40 under 40 class.

Scott Heritsch ’92 is a

U.S. Air Force test pilot.

Selected from an initial

pool of 6,200 applicants,

he was one of 20 can-

didates to advance to

the final selection round

in NASA’s Astronaut

Candidate Program. He

is currently stationed in

Washington, D.C., where

he lives with his wife,

Tiffany, and their two

children.

Tim Kresse ’92 is senior

national underwriting

account executive for

American Public Media,

the largest owner and

operator of public radio

stations.

Jeremy Gintoft ’93

was inducted into the

Wisconsin Cross Country

Coaches Hall of Fame.

He is the first MUHS runner

to receive this honor.

Peter Kelly ’93 was named

Teacher of the Year

by Hartford Union High

School District, where he

teaches social studies.

John Klein ’93 was

named RugbyMag.com’s

2013 Women’s Coach of

the Year for his coaching

of the Divine Savior Holy

Angels rugby team.

Matthew Banker ’93

received the Charles W.

Mentkowski Sports

Law Alumnus of the

Year Award as a part

of Marquette University

Law School’s Alumni

National Awards. He has

worked for the NCAA

and the Ohio Valley Conf-

erence, and is the current

associate athletic direc-

tor at the University

of Louisville.

Mark Tomsyck ’94 is

senior project manager at

Mortenson Construction.

He received the Daily Re-

porter’s 2013 Newsmakers

of the Year, Project Manager

of the Year award for his

outstanding achievements

in the construction in-

dustry. He and his family

live in Muskego, Wis.

David Vaughan ’95 is

a member-owner at the

worker-owned engineering

company Isthmus Engin-

eering & Manufacturing,

which builds automated

industrial equipment in

Madison, Wis.

Bill Schmitt ’97 received

the 2014 Young Alumnus

of the Year award at

Marquette University from

Alpha Sigma Nu, an

honor society for Jesuit in-

stitutions of higher learning.

He is the country represen-

tative for Catholic Relief

Services in Afghanistan.

Joseph Nelson ’98 accept-

ed a Ford Foundation

Postdoctoral Fellowship

at New York University

in both the Department

of Humanities and Social

Sciences, and in the

Sociology of Education

program.

Louis Agnello ’99

is health policy advisor

to U.S. Senator Martin

Heinrich of New Mexico.

He previously served

as health counsel to

Congresswoman Doris

Matsui, playing a key

role in the passage of

the Excellence in Mental

Health Act. He earned a

master’s degree in public

health from George

Scott Heritsch ’92

Rev. Warren Sazama, SJ ’64 celebrates with Milwaukee Business Journal Forty under 40 honorees Joe Klein ’01 (left) and Chris Layden ’01.

Thirty alumni participated in the inaugural Alumni Rugby Game and Gathering in June at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, Wis.

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ALUMNI UPDATE CLASS NOTES


and his law degree from

the University Wisconsin

Law School. He and his

wife, Khristine, live in

Washington, D.C.

Michael Murrell ’99 is

an assistant professor

with the Department of

Biomedical Engineering

and the Department

of Materials Science and

Engineering at UW–

Madison. He earned his

doctorate from MIT, and

was a postdoctoral

fellow at the University

of Chicago.

Mike Maher ’00 is the

trumpet player for the band

Snarky Puppy, winner

of the Grammy award for

Best R&B Performance for

their song “Something.”

He studied music at the

University of Northern

Texas and co-founded

the group in 2004.

Adam Kiefer ’00 is chief

scientific officer and GIS

MBA from the MIT Sloan

School of Management.

Nicholas Turner ’04 is

a second-year resident

in combined Internal

Medicine and Pediatrics

at Duke University’s

Medical Center.

Drake Dettmann ’05

is an account manager

at Derse, a Milwaukee-

based marketing agency.

Charlie Fehring ’05

graduated from

Georgetown Medical

School. He is completing

his surgical residency

at the Medical College

of Wisconsin.

Heath Hallada ’05 is

the president and owner

of Green Door Valet, a

doorstep recycling and

waste solutions company.

He graduated from

UW–Milwaukee in 2009

with a bachelor’s degree

in supply chain operations

management. He and

director for Virunga Na-

tional Park in the eastern

Democratic Republic

of the Congo. He helped

develop a public safety

program that aims to

provide real-time tracking

and mapping of the

park, as well as decrease

security response times

via a low-cost phone

and voice-based reporting

solution. The project

was one of ten finalist in

the Google Impact

Challenge and won a

$200,000 grant.

Tim Schmitt ’00 is the

development director for

the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-

dation at its Madison,

Wis., office.

Joe Klein ’01 is the

principal partner at HKS

Holdings LLC. He was

named to The Milwaukee

Business Journal Forty

under 40 list.

Chris Layden ’01 is the

managing director

at Experis, a division

of Manpower. He was

named to The Milwaukee

Business Journal Forty

under 40 list.

Marek Posard ’02 is a

summer associate at the

RAND Corporation in

Santa Monica, Calif., where

he conducts research on

gender integration in the

U.S. Special Operations

Forces.

Aaron Radish ’02 earned

his medical degree and

is now completing his

family medicine residency

at Carle Memorial Hospital

in Champaign, Ill.,

where he and his wife,

Shelby, live.

Scott Winter ’02 is

an assistant professor of

aeronautical science in

the College of Aeronautics

at Florida Institute of

Technology. He earned

his doctorate degree

from Purdue University.

Michael Lueger ’03

successfully defended

his dissertation, “Private

Lives in the Public Stage:

Celebrity and Antebellum

Theatre,” and received

his doctorate degree in

drama from Tufts University.

He teaches theater courses

at Emerson College and

Northeastern University

in Boston. He and his

wife, Danielle, live in

Melrose, Mass.

Ben Kopecky ’04 graduated

from the University of

Iowa’s Medical Scientist

Training Program earning

a medical and doctorate

degree. He is completing

his medical residency

in the Physician Scientist

Training Program at


in St. Louis, where he

was also a post-doctorate

fellow.

Jake Loos ’04 is the

manager of baseball

analytics for the Phoenix

Suns. He received an

Mark Maglio ’05 (far left) and his girlfriend, Aisling Roche, with comedian and Flip Trip host, Bert Kreischer.

(Far left) Heath Hallada ’05 exhibiting his company Green Door Valet at a trade show in Austin, Texas.

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his wife, Crystal, live in

Austin, Texas.

Mark Maglio ’05

appeared on the Travel

Channel’s show Trip Flip.

He and his girlfriend,

Aisling Roche, were flown

to Hawaii and recorded

participating in adven-

turous surprise activities

with comedian and host

Bert Kreischer.

Tim French ’06 is a social

media specialist at Mind-

spike Design/Mindbenders

Media in Milwaukee.

He earned his master’s

degree in leadership

studies, specializing in

sports marketing, from

Marquette University.

Karl Hinze ’06 is a lyricist

and songwriter in New

York City. His musical, 210

Amlent Avenue, was

recently selected for the

New York Musical Theatre

Festival. He earned his

master’s degree from

Stony Brook University

and is currently pursuing

his doctoral degree in

music composition there.

Mike Fox ’08 and Pat

Hughes ’08 founded Hyde

Expedition Company,

a manufacturer of water-

safety products and

endurance-sport apparel.

Hyde recently received

a grant to scale up manu-

facturing and distribution

of the Wingman, an

inflation vest that allows

swimmers to rescue

themselves by pulling a

ripcord and deploying

an inflatable bladder. Both

Fox and Hughes work

and live in St. Louis.

Ryan Ackmann ’09 is an

actuarial analyst at Towers

Watson in Chicago. He

graduated summa cum

laude with a bachelor’s

degree in mathematics

and chemistry and

a master’s degree in

computational finance

from the University of

Notre Dame.

John Brennan ’10 earned

a bachelor’s degree in

environmental science

from Creighton University,

where he served as

founder and president

of Creighton’s first radio

station BLUJ Radio.

Robert Gregory ’10 grad-

uated from the Milwaukee

Police Training Academy

in January 2014 and is

now a Milwaukee police

officer assigned to the

City of Milwaukee District

5 police station.

Tyler Woloszyk ’10 fin-

ished 5th in the 1600-meter

relay and 9th in the 600

at the Big 10 Indoor Track

Meet. He also ran on both

the winning 1600-meter

sprint medley relay and

1600-meter relay teams at

the Disney Open in Or-

lando, Fla. He runs for the

UW–Madison track team.

John Kopriva ’11 was

selected to the Atlantic

10 All-Academic Team

for his outstanding

academic achievements

while playing basketball

for George Washington

University.

Kyle Schmidt ’12 will

attend and play hockey

at Bentley University.

He recently finished his

second season in the

United States Hockey

League playing for the

Sioux City Musketeers.

Gabriel Grahek ’13 quali-

fied for the Junior World

Team trials in wrestling.

He currently attends and

wrestles at UW–Madison.

Jake Dowler ’14 is assist-

ant coach for the 14 Black

Milwaukee Sting volley-

ball team, which won the

AAU Volleyball National

Championship.

Tyler Woloszyk ’10 running at the Big Ten Indoor Track Meet

Robert Gregory ’10

(Left to right) Sam Guerin ’10, Mark Scarpinato ’11, Mike Brennan ’10, Michael Trotter ’10, Jeff “Maz” Mazurczak ’82, Peter Heinen ’10 Marcus Trotter ’10, Mike Duehring and Jake Murray ’10

Please email your

news and photos

to [email protected].

We’ll publish the

information we receive

in the next edition

of this publication.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

48 MUHS Magazine

WeddingsMILESTONES

Joshua Wetzel ’88

and Jacquelyn Trew

September 20, 2013

Jonathan Shuit ’98

and Kelli Mavis

August 9, 2013

David Brady ’01 and

Re-Anne Joy Fernandez

June 27, 2013

Eric Dettmann ’01

and Joanna Marker

May 31, 2014

Aaron Radish ’02

and Shelby Milton

June 1, 2013

Michael Lueger ’03

and Danielle Harrison

September 8, 2012

David Sajdak ’03

and Vesper Williams

May 31, 2014

Scott Michaels ’04

and Lauren Bott

December 21, 2013

Heath Hallada ’05

and Crystal Fritchen

November 11, 2011

1. Re-Anne Joy Fernandez and David Brady ’01 2. Douglas Shuit, Kelli Mavis, Jonathan Shuit ’98 and Christine Shuit 3. Vesper Williams and David Sajdak ’03 4. Crystal Fritchen and Heath Hallada ’05 5. Joanna Marker and Eric Dettmann ’01 6. Jacquelyn Trew and Joshua Wetzel ’88

1

3

2

4

5 6

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Births

Sara and Tim

Noel ’90

Gretchen Noel

January 21, 2014

Ashley and Patrick

Stroebel ’90

Alivia Vaughan Stroebel

October 21, 2013

Angela and Stephen

Rypel ’92

Genevieve Morgan Rypel

November 8, 2013

Sarah and Patrick

McNally ‘95

Miles Dennis David

McNally

July 9, 2014

Antoinette and Jermaine

Jackson ’96

Victoria Elia Jackson

April 2, 2014

Emily and Bob

Lechtenberg ’99

Lilianna Emily

Lechtenberg

October 20, 2013

Betsy and Andrew

Pease ’99

Samuel Neale Pease

October 13, 2013

Kate and Brad

Wolters ’99

Elizabeth Cornell

Wolters

January 31, 2014

Emily Carroll and Jon

Hackbarth ’00

Daniel Carroll Hackbarth

July 3, 2014

Ashley and Nathan

Morrell ’00

Adelaide Reinette Morrell

May 9, 2014

Erin and Mike

Bernhard ’01

Isaak James Bernhard

June 17, 2013

Katie and Elliot

Wolters ’02

Peter Rutherford Wolters

October 4, 2013

Jessica Kasper-Logan

and Paul Logan ’02

Alexander James Logan

March 18, 2014

Sarah and Jozef

Michalski ’02

Lawton Joseph Michalski

February 27, 2014

Diana and Mark

Logan ’04

Flynn Charles Logan

April 4, 2014

Nicole and Andrew

Collins ’07

Aiden Benjamin Collins

December 4, 2013 1. Adalaide Morrell 2. Isaak Bernhard 3. MUHS registrar Phyllis Logan holds her grandsons Alexander Logan (left) and Flynn Logan. 4. Daniel Hackbarth 5. Elizabeth Wolters (left) with cousin Peter Wolters 6. Genevieve Rypel 7. Aiden Collins 8. Lilianna Lechtenberg 9. Tim Noel ’90 holding newborn daughter, Gretchen 10. Alivia Stroebel

2 3

5

10 9

6

4

8 7

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We extend our sincerest

sympathy to the families

of the alumni listed here

and to any alumni who

have lost a loved one.

Carl B. Muenzner ’31

February 16, 2014

Joseph T. Talsky ’32

July 12, 2014

Richard F. Casper, Sr. ’34

January 13, 2014

John D. Kestly ’36

April 8, 2014

Ralph J. Chmurski ’38

May 15, 2014

John J. Brennan ’39

January 12, 2014

Robert D. Zens ’40

March 12, 2014

Thomas C.

Piekenbrock ’41

March 15, 2014

Robert C. Schauer ’41

February 28, 2014

Henry F. Frustere ’42

May 10, 2014

John J. Koch ’42

June 21, 2014

Joseph R.

Weisenburger, Sr. ’42

December 16, 2013

John F. Monroe, Jr. ’43

February 22, 2014

George A. Adlam ’44

April 1, 2014

George F. Kraus, Jr. ’44

June 5, 2014

Robert B. Fennig ’45

May 20, 2014

Charles G. Panosian ’45

January 18, 2014

Thomas H. Cleary ’46

December 29, 2013

Neil A. Heinen ’46

May 3, 2014

James C. Lynch ’46

January 26, 2014

James H. Weis ’47

February 20, 2014

Robert C. Beck, Jr. ’4

April 3, 2014

Alvar Gellings, Jr. ’50

June 20, 2014

Walter J. Pavlic ’50

March 22, 2014

Joseph G. Cibulka ’51

April 29, 2014

Thomas H. Devine ’51

August 6, 2014

Richard E. Foley ’51

December 28, 2013

Eugene K. Schiel ’51

March 17, 2014

Stewart D. Hanrahan ’52

December 17, 2013

James R. Johnston ’53

February 2, 2014

John P. Christman ’54

August 9, 2014

Thomas J.

Fetherston ’54

January 19, 2014

Michael R.

Grellinger ’54

January 8, 2014

James R. Hanley ’54

January 4, 2014

Robert L. Marx ’54

May 2, 2014

William A. Walter ’54

August 1, 2014

F. Thomas Ament ’55

March 10, 2014

May They Rest In PeaceALUMNI UPDATE

Rickard T. O’Neil ’55

January 3, 2014

Leonard L. Sorce ’55

July 20, 2014

Terrance N. Touchett ’55

December 15, 2013

Raymond J. Annen,

Jr. ’56

April 27, 2014

James H. Doolan ’56

January 30, 2014

Theodore J. Foti ’56

March 18, 2014

Gerald F. Reinders ’56

June 7, 2014

Frank J. Paulus ’57

May 18, 2014

Peter J. Dundon ’59

July 26, 2014

William F. Klug ’60

June 12, 2014

Richard A. Rockhill ’60

July 21, 2014

Donald R. Zurn ’60

January 12, 2014

Thomas D. Kleczka ’61

April 27, 2014

Christopher M. Fischer ’63

January 16, 2014

Michael L. Smith ’64

June 1, 2014

Stephen E. Quinn ’65

March 6, 2014

Daniel J. Stupich ’65

May 3, 2014

William D. McKeown ’66

July 7, 2014

Jeffrey L. Peronto ’67

February 25, 2014

Jeffrey D. Bleil ’71

February 20, 2014

Thomas J. Reiter ’71

January 24, 2014

Thomas G.

Dellemann ’87

January 6, 2014

Jeffrey D. Honkamp ’89

July 10, 2014

Peter J. Bausch ’95

August 9, 2014

Andrew F. Boldt ’10

January 21, 2014

Gregory M. Von

Rueden ’16

January 22, 2014

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Remembering Rev. J. Cletus Healy, SJformer MUHS teacher

Rev. J. Cletus Healy, SJ passed away April 7, 2014, at St. Camillus,

in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 96 years old, a Jesuit for 75 years,

and a priest for 62 years.

A longtime member of the Marquette High community, Father

Healy taught sociology and religion at Marquette High from 1953

to 1968. He was the founding moderator of the MUHS Political

Science Club, which started during the 1954-55 school year. He

remained a member of the Marquette High Jesuit Community until

1992, when he helped start the St. Camillus Jesuit Community.

Father Healy was born in Newton, Iowa, on Oct. 26, 1917. After

attending grade school and high school in Newton, he completed

one year at Dowling Junior College in Des Moines and a second

year of college at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. He entered

the Society at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on Sept. 1,

1938. He studied at St. Stanislaus Seminary, St. Louis University, and

St. Mary’s College before being ordained at St. Mary’s on June 14,

1951. After completing tertianship in Decatur, Ill., he pronounced

final vows at Marquette High in Milwaukee on Aug. 15, 1954.

Father Healy was known for taking strong stands on politics and

issues of Catholic concern. He presided over annual graveside

services for Sen. Joseph McCarthy and wrote a meditation text

called Stations of the Cross for the Victims of Abortion. All his

life, even in his years of declining health and energies at St. Camillus,

Father Healy attracted large numbers of devoted friends to whom

he ministered with gentleness and compassion. And all his life,

especially as he grew older and prepared for death, he was a

peaceful and prayerful presence in his Jesuit community, a man

both respected and loved by his Jesuit brothers.

Rev. J. Cletus Healy, SJ

52 MUHS Magazine

The evolving Marquette High campusTHEN AND NOW

Marquette University High School has been an anchor for Milwaukee’s

near-west side for the past 90 years. During that time, MUHS

has evolved from a single building to an expansive campus covering

three city blocks.

In 1925, Marquette High moved into a newly constructed building

at 3401 W. Wisconsin Ave. thanks to a gift by Ellen Storey

Johnston. In the 1950s, a Jesuit residence was built adjacent to the

1925 building that housed the 50-plus Jesuits who worked at the

high school.

The building remained unchanged for more than 35 years, when

it received its first of three additions in 1961. A new cafeteria

and the Humphrey Gymnasium were built on the land formerly

known as the Rock Pile.

In the mid ’80s, MUHS acquired the Humphrey Chevrolet dealer-

ship land, located between the school and 35th Street, to create an

athletic practice field. This area, now known as Takton Field, was

renovated with artificial turf and other facility enhancements

in 2013.

The school’s second addition was completed in 1994 and consisted

of the Emmett J. and Martha Doerr Library and the Gordon Henke

Center, which moved Marquette High’s “front door” from Wisconsin

Avenue to Michigan Street. The last addition came in 2008 when

the old “Jes Res” was razed for a fine-arts wing, new classrooms

and meeting spaces.

In 2011, the Aldine Court Apartments located just east of the

school and purchased in 2008 by MUHS, were closed and then

razed to make way for future school expansion.

top: This aerial shot of MUHS (looking north) was taken in 1960. To the west (left) of theschool was the Humphrey Chevrolet car dealership; to the east (right) an empty lot referred to by students and alums as the Rock Pile; and to the south the Jesuit residence and other neighborhood homes.

bottom: An aerial shot (looking south) of the Marquette High campus today, which consists of three contiguous blocks in the Merrill Park neighborhood.

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A heaviness filled the Marquette High hallways following the deaths of Andrew Boldt ’10 on January 21,

and Greg Von Rueden ’16 on January 22. The MUHS community came together to celebrate Mass,

gather in prayer, support one another and remember the lives of two MUHS brothers.

MUHS alums – are you enjoying

your college experience? Or, maybe you

have graduated but still live in your

college town?

The MUHS College Counseling department

is looking for MUHS alumni to serve in its

MUHS Ambassador program and talk about

their college or university with a current

MUHS student and his family. Answer questions,

give a campus tour or host a dinner – help

a current MUHS student decide if your college

is the right place for him.

For more information or to sign up, please

contact Annette Cleary at [email protected]

or 414-933-7220.

MUHS Ambassadors (left to right): Ted Schelble ’12 (Boston College), Will Skalmoski ’13 (Syracuse), Keegan McCarragher ’11 (Dayton University) and Tom Boffeli ’13 (Creighton University)

BECOME AN MUHS AMBASSADOR!

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