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Alumni Class Notes
CMH Families Living

The Memorial Way
Alumni Coast-to-Coast
Legacy Alumni Awards

Nomination Form

Catholic Schools Week Mass in January 2016.

Events Calendar

CELEBRATIONS & EVENTS SHOWS & PERFORMANCES
FEBRUARY 3-5, 10-12 & 16-19 2017
FEBRUARY 10, 2017 Hello My Baby! Musical
CMH Drama Alumni Reception APRIL 6-9, 2017
Spring Play
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
CMH Alumni - Milwaukee Happy Hour MAY 11-12, 2017
CMH Student Art Show
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
STEM Challenge MAY 12, 2017
Jazz Ensemble & Vocal Collective
MARCH 4, 2017 Spring Concert
Crusader Auction - “Run for the Roses”
MAY 16, 2017
APRIL 25, 2017 CMH Chorale and Concert Band Concert
Project Lead the Way Student Presentations
LEGACY ALUMNI & MEMORIAL
APRIL 26-28, 2017 AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Senior Retreat
Any member or friend of the CMH community
MAY 12, 2017 may submit a nomination for the 2017 Alumni
Celebrating Lives of Service and Memorial awards to be presented at
Mass & Lunch the biennial Legacy Dinner to be held on
November 8, 2017. These awards honor alumni
MAY 28, 2017 and other benefactors whose contributions
Commencement & Baccalaureate Mass exemplify and sustain the CMH mission. Apply
online at the link below, or see page 11.
JUNE 12, 2017
29th Annual Crusader Golf Outing

JULY 21-23, 2017
Class of 1967 50-Year Reunion

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Homecoming Festivities

NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Legacy Dinner Alumni Awards

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2016-2017 CMH BOARD OF DIRECTORS A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
I don’t know for sure the mindset that Catholic Memorial
Ann Marie Wick ‘88, Chair High School graduates through the years had about the city
William West ‘79, Past Chair and county of Waukesha. Was there still a strong farm
Mark Mirsberger, Treasurer country feel in those first 15 to 20 years? Did the industry of
Thomas Taugher ‘79, Secretary the late 60’s and early 70’s make it feel like a factory town?
Rev. Mark Brandl Did the suburban boom of the 80’s and 90’s make it feel
Patrick Dragani transient? Is it now a bedroom community for the leaders
Marcy Hinkes Dunlap ‘76 and movers of a large metro area?
Carlos Garces In each of those phases, what was the predominant attitude
Michael Grubich of high school graduates? Did they want to get away from
Dr. William Henk the farms and factories? Or, did they want to reap the
Very Rev. Dan Janasik ’97 benefit of a connection to a place where family, friends, and
Randy North ‘84 classmates are a network of local influence of which to take
Eric Oechsner advantage?
Kelly Cleary-Rebholz Catholic Memorial is blessed with strong support and pride
Shawn Reilly ‘79 among both groups. Many graduates stayed local, or came
Christopher Rosecky ’88 back after college. They are now legacy parents, and even
Rev. Tony Zimmer grandparents; they are volunteers, leaders, and supporters
Susan Nelson of the CMH mission and influence in the wider community.
Very Rev. Paul B.R. Hartmann ‘84 But for some, their paths took them elsewhere. They
Dr. Thomas Noonan pursued their dreams in bigger cities, and remote places.
Jessica Mulligan They became professionals of all sorts, sought after by the
Dawn Keller world. Others, took the values and lessons learned here
and recreated them elsewhere in their own family or amidst
ADMINISTRATION a new circle of friends.
This issue of Crusader Chronicles gives focus and thanks to
Very Rev. Paul B. R. Hartmann ‘84, President the CMH family members who, though spread from coast
Dr. Thomas Noonan, Principal to coast (and beyond) are still proud to be Crusaders, and
Dawn Keller, Director of Finance are committed to ensuring that the same varied and broad
paths to success are available to subsequent generations of
and Business Administration Catholic Memorial graduates.
Jessica Mulligan, Director of Development Our Lady of Memorial, pray for us!
Julie Lindahl ‘91, Director of Admissions
Very Reverend Paul B. R. Hartmann, ‘84
and Recruitment President
Steve Plechaty ‘74, Dean of Students
Greg Gamalski, Director of Athletics Printed by Crossmark Graphics
Jon Brzeski ‘99, Director of Campus Ministry
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Alumni Class Notes

ABBY DEDINSKY ’16 then screened at the Chicago Comedy Film HANNAH DUGAN ‘77 celebrated her
entered into the Secular Festival on Nov. 10, 2016. (Photo: director, investiture to the Milwaukee County Circuit
Institute of the Lee Madsen & Jack at the festival) Court - Branch 31 on Oct. 21, 2016.
Schoenstatt Sisters of Congratulations, Judge Dugan!
Mary on Dec. 3, 2016. THE CLASS OF 1991 celebrated its 25-Year
She is now known as Sister Maria Gracia. Class Reunion on Oct. 15, 2016 at MARTIN TABAT ‘72 wrote the science
Champp’s Americana in Brookfield. More fiction book, “Welcome to the Galaxy: or,
AELEESA MEDINA ’16 was named an than 30 members from the class got How I Learned to Appreciate the
All-American Conference player in her together for a fun night! Importance of a Good Flocking,” and it is
freshman year playing on the Women’s now available as a soft cover and e-book.
Soccer team at Marian University.
BRIDGET FOGARTY KURT ‘89 produced ALUMNI PRE-GAME SOCIAL
TY SABIN ’13 was selected to the Division and directed the first documentary on the
III Pre-Season All-American First Team of American Catholic short story writer, CMH Alumni in the Madison area stopped
the 2016-17 season at Ripon College. The Flannery O’Connor. “Uncommon Grace: by Nitty Gritty on Nov. 17, 2016, the night
two-time All-American and Midwest The Life of Flannery O’Connor” will be before the State Championship Football
Conference Player of the Year entered the broadcast on PBS stations in February Game. Catholic Memorial defeated Notre
season needing 111 points to break the 2017. The film has also been included in Dame Academy in the game on Nov. 18th,
school record for career points (1,871). several film festivals and won “Best securing the State Title for Division III.
Documentary” at a Georgia Film Festival.
DANIELLE SOMMER WESTON ‘08
celebrated her first wedding anniversary
with husband, Chris Sommer on Sept. 12,
2016. Danielle received a
second chance at life thanks
to the SynCardia Total
Artificial Heart and a heart
transplant. She and her
mother now volunteer for
Donate Life to encourage
organ donation.

NEIL PESCH ‘01 AND

KRYSTAL BAEZ PESCH ’05

welcomed their second AMY DORAVA GALLENBERG ‘88 is the
daughter, Scarlett Grace, on Clinical Program Manager for the Head
Dec. 14, 2016. Health Initiative for the GE/National
Congratulations to dad, Football League partnership. She manages
mom and big sister Cecilia! clinical research studies on mild traumatic
brain injury/concussion using MRI.
JEFF KRAUSE ‘03 and his wife
Carissa welcomed baby girl, NICK KROLL ‘88 visited CMH on Jan. 9,
Addison on Nov. 23, 2016. 2017 to speak to business and engineering
students about his journey to CEO of Aries
KEVIN LEWICKI ‘03 accepted Industries based in Waukesha. Students
the position of Financial enjoyed hearing about what it takes to be
Controller of Canada for successful in the business world.
mining company, Joy
Global in February 2016.

JACK FARRELL ’96 wrote
and starred in the short
film, “Comp’d,” which was

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In Memoriam

October 2016 - January 2017 father-in-law of Bob Vitale ’83; grandfather Thomas Merkt ’67, brother of Letty Ann
of Cole ’12, Matthew ’13, Luke ’19 and Ty Hoye ’65, Tim ’69, Pat ’71, Jeff ’75 and
We prayerfully remember all those in ’20 Hubley, and Nick ’12 and Anna ’13 Ron ’77; brother-in-law of the late Denise
the Catholic Memorial community who Vitale Fliss Merkt ’71; uncle of Megan Merkt ’05
have passed away.
Jerald Janowski, grandfather of Kristin Irene Olejnik, grandmother of Garrick ‘89,
Marilyn Adamitis, mother of Andrea Smith ’07, Michael ’09, Matthew ’10, Jennifer Sturm ‘91, Jeremy ‘95 and Jaimie
Weickardt ’91 Elizabeth ’17 and Anne ’19 Janowski Schultz ‘97; great-grandmother of Garrick
‘16, Jacob ‘18, Hailey ‘19 and Alexandria
Judith Anderson, mother of Jeff ’82, Catherine Jerge, mother of Trish Shult ’85, ‘20 Sturm
Susan Nelson ’83, Jill Hugdahl ’85 and John ’88 and Mary Rosencrans ’90
Becky Crow ’95; grandmother of Haley Sandy Pavlic, mother of Patti Pavlic Bohne
Crow ’20 Veronica Kaminski, grandmother of Jaret ’91; grandmother of Ashley ’03, Madelyn
’16, Trystan ’18, McKenna ’19 and Carson ’06 and Hannah ’09 Pavlic
Mary Andres, mother of Therese ’20 Christianson
Novotny ’78, Renee Dergin ’80, Stephen Jennifer Ray, sister-in-law of Margaret
’83 and Diane Fehring ’85; mother-in-law Ron Kelnhofer, father of David ’05 and Holmes ’79, Ann Ketterhagen ’82 and
of Mark Dergin ’77 Michael ’09 Russell Robertson ’84

Jeffrey Barta ’78, brother of Mary Jo Patricia Kerstein, mother of Jason ’88 and Kristen Rowe ’88, sister of Laura Karrer
Dunn ’83 Jennifer Behling ’91; grandmother of Lillian ’90; fiancée of Jeff Horth ’86
Kasun ’14
Jerome Beiter ’61, brother of Barbara Mary Pat Sage, wife of Dennis; mother of
Beiter-Zagorski ’54 and the late John ’58 Loie Koehler, wife of Jack Koehler ’62 John ‘83, Robert ’85, Susanne Wypasek
’93, Daniel ’98, and Thomas ’04
John Brefka, father of CMH staff member, James R Krause, grandfather of
Melissa Brefka Madeline ’16, Kevin ’18 and Christopher Jenna Schmitt ’02,
’19 Miller sister of Tara
Carmel Cannon, grandmother of Amanda Kielblock ’00
’04 and Aly ’07 Beveridge Rosemary Lepkowski, mother of Assistant
Basketball Coach Mark Lepkowski; Joyce Ulrich,
Helen Coates, mother of Karen ’89 grandmother of Andrew ’07 mother of Jeffrey
’84 and Brian ’88;
Donna DeWalt, mother of Mary Jo Layden Leone E Lavin, mother of Lisa Popke ’86, grandmother of
’76, Susan ’78, the late Jack ’80, James Kelly Braker ’87 and the late Michele William ’17 and
’84, Lynn Hall ’86 and Julie Kallie ’91; Mitchell ’91; mother-in-law of Michael Vivien ’20
mother-in-law of Bob Hall Popke ’86
Timothy J Westphal Ssgt U.S.A.F. ‘99,
JoAnn Glorioso, grandmother of Amanda Andrew MacGillis ’90, brother of brother of Katherine DeGuvera ‘95;
brother-in-law of Jody Stemo Banner ‘98
’99 and CMH faculty member, Alex ’04. Margaret MacGillis ’85, Christine Stauffer
Please notify CMH of the death of any
Frank Greb, father of Jill Fridl ’83; father- ’87 and Carol Mottram ’87 alumni by emailing Alumni@
catholicmemorial.net. We apologize for
in-law of Brian Fridl ’83; grandfather of Jean McInerny, mother of Paul, former any errors or omissions that occur in this In
Memoriam section.
Alex ’11, Zach ’14 and Eric ’17 Fridl CMH board member; grandmother of

Henry Hunt, father of Patrick ’77, Mark Kathleen ’95, Elizabeth Russell ’97, Thomas
’79, Jenny Hubley ’82 and Amy Vitale ’83; ’03, Colleen ’09 and Kevin ’11;
grandmother-in-law of Lauren Taugher

McInerny ’06

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Catholic Memorial Alumni

Maria Patterson Sorce ‘96
Spokane, Washington

Theatre has been a part of Maria’s life since she started working in

community theatre at 8-years-old. In her time at CMH, she was an

active member in the technical side of the Drama Department. After

graduation, she worked as a theatre tech and stage manager for

Jeffrey Dailey ‘75 several local theatre programs, including CMH Drama, while she
Los Angeles, California
managed a dental office and raised her two daughters. She recently
Moving to Brookfield, Wisconsin
from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Jeff became the Auditorium Technical Director at Whitworth University
transferred to Catholic Memorial
where she is taking all of that experience and teaching it to others. She
for his junior and senior years. He thinks that move taught
him early-on how to adapt. That adaptability has certainly said her teachers at Catholic Memorial were such positive, guiding
served him well during his career in the insurance industry
as he moved to work in several cities, including New York, lights in her life, and she is now able to guide and
Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale, and now, Los Angeles.
Jeff is serving in his fifth year as CEO at Farmers show empathy
Insurance Group where he is working to improve
company value and the customer experience that to her own
Farmers delivers to its customers which further
improves customer retention and referral related students.
acquisitions. He mentioned that living in the Midwest
and going to wholesome institutions like CMH has
helped him become a more authentic
leader and instilled a strong work ethic.

Sarah Boberschmidt ‘07 Ben Guinther ‘84
Vail, Colorado Houston, Texas

Following graduation from UW-Madison, Ben currently serves as the registrar to Lamar High School in
Sarah headed West with a friend to work at Houston, TX. The high school alone is bigger than 90% of the
Vail Ski Resort. Three years in, she decided school districts in Texas with 3,391 students. There are four main
she needed more of a challenge than her aspects to his job; registration, active maintenance of student
supervisor position in the children’s ski records, working on transcripts with college counselors, and
program was offering, and had made friends archiving records. Ben has an incredibly high work ethic which he
with the wife of the owner of the brand new says was honed through his study habits in high school. He fondly
Vail Brewing Company. Sarah started out as a remembers his teachers from CMH, especially Jim Yourkovich,
bartender at this new brewery, and almost two years later is the Chris Andacht, Ann Stollenwerk Maas ‘77 and Steve Plechaty ‘74.
manager of two tasting rooms with weekly indoor and outdoor Ben said he used his CMH classroom student experiences to form
events, and supervises a dozen employees. She appreciates how his teaching style as a math and English teacher before becoming
her Catholic values and morals have helped shape her life in registrar. He is grateful for those teachers who he says were
Colorado. Sarah said it’s quite a different culture than in the clearly there to “give to something bigger than and other than
Midwest, but the way her parents raised her and what she learned themselves” and tries to model that in his own life daily.
at Catholic Memorial help her to stay grounded.

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Coast-to-Coast The Catholic Memorial High School community strives to
model shared values which guide students to become
“leaders who serve the Church and the world.” The nine
alumni featured below clearly demonstrate memorial, faith,
trust, respect, inclusiveness, professionalism, excellence and
caritas in omnibus in their daily lives since leaving CMH.

Photo by Erin Pete rsen ’11 Rachel Rappé ‘10 Andrew Lawton ‘03
Bristol, Connecticut Boston, Massachusetts

Rachel is currently working as one of the youngest Dr. Andy Lawton works as a palliative care
Business Analysts to date at the ESPN/Disney physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Media Group. She has found comfort, strength and Inspired to become an educator by role models at
a sense of community in the Catholic Church, CMH, Andy now teaches pain management and
despite several geographical moves. Rachel’s time communication skills to resident physicians in the
at CMH taught her that there is so much you can hospital. A large part of his work involves being
accomplish with the respect and partnership of empathetic, flexible, and confident when presenting
those who rank above you and felt the respect and information to patients, families, and colleagues. He notes
encouragement from her teachers to succeed. that his experience in the CMH Drama Program provided
him with fundamental skills in self-confidence and
communication, which he applies daily. Above all, he feels
that CMH helped him recognize our call to serve and be
with those who are suffering.

Steve Hanley ‘85 Lisa Youngers ‘85
St. Louis, Missouri Washington D.C.

After graduating from Marquette University, Lisa is currently serving as CEO
Steve married his high school sweetheart, of Nextlink Wireless, a company
Kristina Carlson Hanley ’85. He worked in that focuses on spectrum
leadership positions in several businesses management and is the leading
within Covidien for 18 years, and Steve is broadband microwave provider
now the CEO of MediBeacon Inc. serving the enterprise, systems
MediBeacon acquired technology from integrator and carrier sectors
Covidien and develops non-invasive ways to with alternative access
measure different physiological functions in solutions. As CEO, she
oversees all aspects of technological engineering, human
the body. For example, while using a proprietary agent and light resources and is very active in the Federal policy space.
sensor on the skin, MediBeacon’s system is able to monitor kidney She is most excited to be working on 5G coverage as it
function. Steve feels like the connectivity, familiar culture, pride, becomes reality and how it plays into the “Internet of
spiritual formation and camaraderie of Memorial has been the Things.” Lisa has high praise for her Catholic Memorial
biggest influence in his life since graduation. English teachers for helping her hone her writing skills
and preparing her so well for law school.

John Multhauf ‘89
Orlando, Florida

For the last nine years, John has worked for the
“Happiest Place on Earth,” Disney in Orlando. His job
is behind-the-scenes where he helps develop and
implement new ideas to make the guest experience
better and help the operation run more efficiently. He
puts these ideas into numbers in terms of costs and
benefits to better evaluate. John is immersed in the
actual park, so much so that he can hear screams in his office from the
Tower of Terror ride. John looks back on his CMH memories fondly
and said his teachers and coaches were especially influential by
putting emphasis on the importance of teamwork, creative thinking,
precision and hard work. He credits his classmates with keeping him
grounded and helping him to not take things too seriously!

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FAMILIES LIVING

The Memorial Way

BEYOND CATHOLIC MEMORIAL

For the Love of Steve Golf Outing

In Honor of Steve Braun ’02

August 28, 2017 • The Legend at Merrill Hills, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Steve Braun ’02 grew up golfing, The proceeds from the For the Love of
swimming and playing tennis at The Steve Golf Outing support local food
Legend at Merrill Hills. In 2015, he pantries. The reason for that? “Because
gathered together five of his golfing Steve was a “foodie” and he was a believer
friends to join him and his parents to play in directly helping others,” said his mother,
the “Bev & Joe Open”–a 36-hole golf Bev. His family felt the local food pantries
day. After his passing in 2016, his parents are appropriate recipients of the proceeds.
thought it would be a nice tribute to Contact: Bev Braun [email protected]
Steve to continue the event.

Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation

Founded by Bryon Riesch ’97, his family & friends

After a devastating accident in 1998 left Bryon medical research and to provide assistance to those
Riesch ’97 paralyzed from the chest down, with that suffer from neurological disorder. Since 2001, $4
limited use of his arms, family and friends quickly million has been raised by BRPF.
pulled together to help with a fundraiser. The same The BRPF supports three main programs: supporting
people helped form the BRPF in 2001, which is research, charitable grants, and scholarships.
now the largest paralysis foundation in Wisconsin, Go to brpf.org for events, volunteer opportunities,
and to donate.
to help others faced with a similar situation.
The BRPF’s mission is to find a cure for
paralysis through funding the latest in

The 28th Annual Croal Open Benefitting MS

In Honor of Dotty Croal, Chuck Scherwinski ’80 & those living with MS

July 21, 2017 at 11 a.m. • Ironwood Golf Course, Sussex, Wisconsin

The Croal Open started out as a way for The Croal Open has raised over $470,000,
the Croal brothers to hang out with including last year’s record of $65,000, and
friends and morphed into a life of its own. drew an event and course record of 257
Dorothy “Dotty” Croal, mother of five, golfers in 2016. The Open will be
passed away from complications from MS celebrating its 28th year this July. Dan Croal
at age 35. Michael Croal ’79 ran into an describes the event as, “a party disguised
old CMH classmate, Chuck Scherwinski as a golf outing disguised as a fundraiser.”
’80, and learned he was living with Funds raised at the Croal Open 2017 will go
Multiple Sclerosis. The golf outing soon to the MS Best Damn Bike Ride, set to
turned into a way to raise money to fight happen August 5-6, 2017.
MS, honor Dotty, and support Chuck and Support the Croal Open and fight MS:
others living with MS. https://goo.gl/PCjXdS

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The Annual Kipsongo Run/Walk 5K Nick K 5K

In Honor of Krystina Finn ’07 In Honor of

July 29, 2017 • Lapham Peak, Delafield, Wisconsin Nick Kapusniak ’11

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “live in the The run/walk fundraiser started with 35 August 2017
sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the people, mostly family, in 2012, and in in Webster, New York
wild air.” and that is what Krystina Finn 2016 there were 350 people and
’07 did. According to her siblings, $30,000 was raised. The event has September 2017
Krystina loved life. She could make a morphed into a gathering where family, in St. Louis, Missouri
room erupt in laughter with her friends and community get together to
one-liners and she never let challenges do some good in Krystina’s memory, Nick Kapusniak ’11 enjoyed life
bring her down. Despite battling remember the loved ones we have all and continuously sought to bring
cancer, Krystina’s love and selflessness lost, and help raise money for the happiness to those around him.

became even stronger for The women and children in Kenya. Nick was a 2011 graduate of
Kipsongo Project. The Kipsongo CMH and a third year
Project was founded in 2012 and Get involved: thekipsongoproject.org student with his pharmacy white
proceeds help the women and coat at St. Louis College of
children of the Kipsongo slum in Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy
Kenya. program when he became a
victim of a senseless act of
violence. On March 1, 2014, a
drive-by shooter randomly fired
gunshots into a group of
pharmacy students gathered in
Brian D. Hanley Fund his backyard in St. Louis.

In Honor of Brian Hanley ’83 The Nick K 5K was started by

Brian Hanley ’83 was the fourth of five Hanley brothers to Nick’s friends, classmates and colleagues in
graduate from Catholic Memorial. He was a great brother, both Rochester, NY where Nick grew up, and
St. Louis, MO where he attended college.
best friend to many, devoted father and husband who loved The event was created as a way to honor
basketball, Jimmy Buffet, Harley Davidson and bowling. The Nick’s memory and to provide funds to
BH Fund and Golf Outing were founded to honor Brian and Crime Stoppers in Rochester and St. Louis,
provide a vehicle to galvanize the vast network of friends that as well as provide scholarship funds to
Brian cultivated and for which Brian acted as the hub. Catholic Memorial and St. Louis College of
Pharmacy.

The chartered benefactors for the BH fund are Catholic His mother, Renee said of her and her
Memorial High School, Marquette University and Cancer husband, Rich, “We feel that Nick’s legacy is
Research. Brian’s wife, Julie, and four brothers are on the to reach out to those who need it, no matter
Board of Directors of the BH Fund as well as Tom Bray ’84 how small. That kindness goes a long way.”
and Brian’s best friend, Jack Sichterman ’85. The BH Fund It is truly a national event with races in two
hopes to reach $1,000,000 in the next few years. cities with beneficiaries in three states, and

Support the BH Fund: https://goo.gl/mxWLB6 terrific support from the communities, the
pharmacy industry, and many people who
are moved by Nick’s story.
Friends of Phil Siehr Golf Outing
Support the
Nick K 5K:
In Honor of Phil Siehr kappyskampaign.org

September 30, 2017 • Ironwood Golf Course, Sussex, Wisconsin

The Friends of Phil Siehr Golf Association’s research. Although
Outing is held every September in Phil did not have Alzheimer’s, it
memory of Phil Siehr, beloved affects several of his family
father of Paige ’11 and Aaron ’15. members and friends in some way.
Phil passed away in February 2004
at 40-years-old. The outing helps to The outing has raised over
continually remind friends and $25,000 in the last 12 years for the
family that Phil lives on through all Alzheimer’s Association of
of us. Wisconsin Southeast.

Proceeds from the outing go Contact: Aaron Siehr
towards the Alzheimer’s [email protected]

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Catholic Memorial High School has invested in international
student programs for decades. However, a partnership was
created with the Wisconsin International Academy (WIA) in 2013
to encourage more diversity and inclusiveness within the student
body. WIA works to recruit international students to study at
American high schools. CMH has welcomed students from all
over the world, but the majority hail from China. David Wu ’16
transfered at the start of the 2013-2014 school year. He was one
of the first WIA students to graduate from Catholic Memorial.

David Wu ’16, a native of China,
has been studying industrial and
mechanical engineering at MSOE.

(Catholic Herald Family photo by
John Kimpel ’58)

DIVING RIGHT INTO COLLEGE LIFE

Dave Wu ’16

During the 2015-2016 school year, Catholic The harder classes right off the bat did not seem

Memorial High School hosted 44 international to phase Dave, though. He said he felt Catholic

students, with 33 of them hailing from China. Dave Memorial prepared him well and that a lot of what

(Yuquing) Wu was one of them. Dave graduated he is learning in his college courses is more like

from CMH with the Class of 2016, and went on to review for him because he learned it in high

college at Milwaukee School of Engineering school.

(MSOE). He said he appreciated that his teachers were

Dave originally came to the United States because strict at CMH because they taught him skills and

his parents felt it would allow him to learn about disipline. Dave also was thankful for the resources

and understand American culture. He became a available to him at CMH in the Counseling

Catholic Memorial student during his sophomore Department and the Academic Resource Center.

year. Like every college freshman, Dave has found a

“As a Catholic institute, we really feel it is important sense of freedom in the college life. He loves that

to create that universal environment and work he can leave campus at any time and that his

with WIA to merge students from different schedule is more his own.

countries,” said CMH President, Fr. Paul Hartmann Dave is active in the MSOE International Student
’84. “If we can learn from the world, the world can Association on campus. This group is focused on
learn from us.” uniting American and International students by

Dave is working towards a double major in helping International students adjust to life in the

Industrial Engineering and Mechanical United States on and off campus, and through

Engineering. He said MSOE is a little tougher on cultural events and outings. He said, “Our school

its freshmen than other schools nearby like has many students from the Middle East, so it is

Marquette and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fun to talk about our countries and learn about

because core classes start right away. This offers each other.” Dave really loves being able to make

students the opportunity to get internships and friends from all areas of the world.

jobs in their first year, instead of having to wait Dave also volunteers to do service work in the
until junior year to apply. community and said he and some fellow students

“I am thankful for my teachers and coaches at CMH, often help professors do research.

he said. “They were strict, but I learned a lot.” Overall, Dave is happy with his decision to come

to the United States and has met many friends

here. College is tough, but like so many CMH

10 students, he is thirsty for knowledge.

SAVE the DATE Catholic Memorial High School

November 8, 2017 Legacy Dinner Nomination Form

Country Springs Hotel Any member or friend of the CMH community may submit a nomination for the 2017 Alumni and Memorial
Pewaukee, WI awards to be presented at the biennial Legacy Dinner to be held on November 8, 2017. These awards honor
alumni and other benefactors whose contributions exemplify and sustain the CMH mission. An online
nomination form and previous honorees can be found at: http://catholicmemorial.net/alumni/new-legacy.aspx.

Alumni Professional Alumni Caritas Award Young Alumni Award Memorial Award
Achievement Award For exemplary service to CMH graduate between 2002-2012 Non-alumni only
CMH graduate prior to 2002 CMH and the community
Alumnus/a has reached a level of Candidate(s) has/have
Alumnus/a has reached a level of Alumnus/a has demonstrated professional and/or personal demonstrated distinguished
excellence in his/her career, including outstanding service to Catholic achievement within 15 years of leadership and/or service to
professional achievement, distinguished Memorial High School and service graduating from Catholic Memorial Catholic Memorial while
leadership and service to the profession to the community and exemplifies while demonstrating continued service exemplifying the CMH motto
and wider community and exemplifies living the CMH motto of “Charity to CMH and the community and “Charity in All Things” in both
living the Catholic Memorial mission in in All Things” in both his/her exemplifies living the Catholic Memorial personal and professional life.
his/her personal and professional life. personal and professional life. mission in both his/her personal and
professional life.

Nominee’s Name: ______________________________________________ Nominee’s Graduation Year: ________

Award Nomination: Professional Achievement | Caritas | Young Alumni | Memorial

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Nominee’s Address/City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________

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Nominee’s E-mail: ___________________________________ Nominee’s Phone #: (______)___________________

(If known)

Reason for Nomination:

(Please remember the more detailed information, the better. Please include a separate sheet for more space. Try to include
information on nominee’s accomplishments, achievements, performance, specific years, awards, and the person’s character.)

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Nomination submitted by: _________________________________________________________________________

Nominator’s Graduation Year: _________ Relation to Nominee: _________________________________________

Nominator’s E-mail: __________________________________ Nominator’s Phone #: (____)__________________

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Additional Info that may be useful to the Committee: _________________________
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