Fall 2022 Dominican Magazine

Dominican
FALL 2022 MAGAZINE

100C E L E B R AT I N G

YEARS
IN RIVER FOREST

A CENTURY OF WELLBEING SAVING AN About the Cover Art
OPPORTUNITY  IN THE ANCIENT
WORKPLACE LANGUAGE  Pictured above is one of
In 1922, Rosary College Ralph Adams Cram’s original
opened the door for Three grad school A Dominican senior architectural renderings of
women’s education in alumnae/i are applying is teaching youth the Rosary College’s campus in
River Forest. their degrees in unique language of Jesus — and River Forest. Cram’s first designs
ways.  their culture.  included several elements that
were later changed in final
building plans, including a tower
designed atop Mazzuchelli Hall
that would have been home to
the college’s chapel.

Dominican
FALL 2022 MAGAZINE

PRESIDENT

Glena G. Temple

VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY
ADVANCEMENT

Sara Acosta

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Stephanie Kubas

MANAGING EDITOR

Jennifer Johnson

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Martin Carlino
Eileen Meyer

MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Ryan Pagelow

DESIGN | ILLUSTRATION

Fran Gregory
Raul Ramirez

CONTRIBUTORS

John DeCostanza
Vimla Homan

Sararose Lagreca
Steven Szegedi

Brad Taylor

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Diana Villegas is all smiles as she takes part
in the annual tradition of exiting Dominican's
Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration
(SOAR) program while being cheered on by
classmates.

IN THIS ISSUE 9
14
A CENTURY OF OPPORTUNITY 15
18
Rosary College opened the door for women’s
education in River Forest 100 years ago with 19
the relocation of St. Clara College.  

FEATURES

SINSINAWA TRADITIONS
The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters turn to their
history and their faith, finding joy, strength, and
sorrow as they prepare a forward-looking path
for their beloved property at the Mound.

WELLBEING IN THE WORKPLACE 
Corporate chaplaincy, innovative educational
intervention, and social media influencing are
new ways three grad school alumnae/i are using
their degrees. 

AT THE INTERSECTION OF PROFIT
AND PURPOSE
Dahlia Mijarez ’16 cultivated her professional
passion for the financial sector through an
internship at Dominican University. Now she
comes full circle by making opportunities
available to Dominican students.

SAVING AN ANCIENT LANGUAGE
As the number of Aramaic speakers declines,
a Dominican senior is teaching youth the
language of Jesus — and their culture. 

DEPARTMENTS

President’s Letter ................................................................................... 3
DUNews
DU Welcomes Rosie Bea ........................................................ 4
Sandra Delgado Named Lund-Gill Chair ...................... 4
Students Prepare Pyramid for Study .............................. 5
Mural Reflects Mission ............................................................... 6
Alumnae/i Awards ......................................................................... 6
WTTW Archiving Partnership .............................................. 7
DUSports
Athletics Rebrand Launched ................................................. 8
Athletics Hall of Fame ................................................................. 8
Faculty Focus ............................................................................................. 20
Class News .................................................................................................. 22
In Sympathy ............................................................................................... 33

from the president

1th0e0tyeesat rosfltaitmere, our mission standsThe start of the autumn term and the changing of the seasons bring a combined sense of new

beginnings and marvel. I will not be the first – nor the last – to begin this letter by noting the
beauty of Dominican’s campus, especially at this time of year. This academic year is a special
one for the university community, as we celebrate our centennial of our River Forest campus.
As you will read throughout this issue, much has changed since our humble beginnings in this
village. Yet, as we reflect on the past 100 years of our history, it is even more evident that the
Dominican mission is alive and stronger than ever.

Our largest freshman class ever, 600 students, started their academic journey this fall. The
Class of 2026 is just now beginning to encounter the relationships and fundamental values

Tthat will shape them for the rest of their lives. Our strong standing in the latest U.S. News
and World Report rankings also showcases the presence of our mission. Dominican ranked
number one in Illinois in four key categories: Most Innovative, Social Mobility, Undergraduate
Teaching and Best Value.
Each of these distinctions highlights key aspects of our Dominican tradition, and it is
encouraging to be recognized for them.

“ Our largest freshman class But, as always, the most striking representation of the impact of the Dominican experience
ever, 600 students, started can be seen through the accomplishments of our students and alumnae/i. I hope that you
their academic journey share the pride that I feel when you read about the efforts of Miriam Youhanoun, Jim Revelle,
this fall. The Class of 2026 Dahlia Mijarez, Brian Manjarrez and Samar Kullab, who are, in their unique ways, using the
is just now beginning to talents and the skills they honed at Dominican to make our world safer, kinder, healthier and
encounter the relationships more just.
and fundamental values
that will shape them for the Through their lives and work, they are living examples of mission in action. They have the
”rest of their lives. vision, spirit and flexibility to pursue change, even when faced with challenges. This tenacity
and ambition are reflective of the rich heritage of this university.

We honor that heritage as we mark another important moment this year, the 175th
anniversary of the Sinsinawa Dominican congregation. This is both a milestone and a turning
point, as the Sisters have announced their decision to seek an appropriate partner to purchase
some of the buildings of the Sinsinawa Mound Center in Wisconsin. As this transition gets
underway, we embrace and re-affirm our commitment to build on the Sisters’ leadership and
the legacy of their accomplishments, as we prepare for the next century at Dominican.

Thank you for your continued relationship with Dominican University.

Sincerely,

Glena G. Temple, President

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DUNEWS

PUPPY LOVE Playwright Sandra Delgado
Joins DU as Lund-Gill Chair
DU COMMUNITY WELCOMES NEW
PRESIDENTIAL PET, ROSIE BEA Award-winning actor, playwright and producer Sandra Delgado’s
unique mix of storytelling and live performance arrived at Dominican
One of Dominican University’s newest Stars is already a University this fall with her selection as the Lund-Gill Chair of the
beloved figure on campus. Presidential pup Rosie Bea Rosary College of Arts and Sciences.
joined the DU family in July as an unofficial university
mascot and welcome ambassador. A Colombian-American playwright who delves into the history
of Chicago’s marginalized groups, Delgado is teaching a course in
Rosie resides with President Glena G. Temple and is Writing, Performance and Social Change. Focusing on social justice
named for the Rosary Beads, the university’s mascot from themes, students will create their own personal stories and turn
1975 to 1979 during its days as Rosary College. Her official them into a live performance at the conclusion of the semester.
naming came after suggestions poured in via social media
from current students, alumnae/i, faculty, staff, community “I’m really here to empower the students to find their own way
members and others. to tell a story,” Delgado explained.

Rosie can often be seen taking leisurely walks around Her students are experiencing the type of performance art
campus and making special appearances at events. When generated by Collaboraction, the Chicago social justice theater
she spots students engaged in activities, she wants to join company of which Delgado is a founding ensemble member. Artists
in the fun. who are part of Collaboraction are guided in writing personal stories
and performing them before live audiences, Delgado explained.
“Rosie Bea’s debut as a campus ambassador has been
a big hit; she draws attention wherever she goes,” Temple As an actor, Delgado appeared on the Chicago and New York
said. “Rosie is very social, loves attention — particularly theater stage and in television shows like Chicago P.D., Empire and
tummy rubs — and has lots of energy. I hope she will bring Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Turning to writing, she created
joy to many.” and starred in the production La Havana Madrid, based on a largely
forgotten 1960s Lakeview nightclub and inspired by real-life stories
Rosie even took time for an interview this year. Check it out of the Colombian, Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants who gathered
at dom.edu/university-news/meet-rosie-bea. there for live Latin music.

CHICAGO LITERARY HALL OF
FAME HONORS 2014 LUND-GILL
CHAIR ANA CASTILLO

Earlier this year, 2014 Lund-Gill Chair
and Chicago-born poet and author
Ana Castillo was presented with the
Fuller Lifetime Achievement Award
from the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame.
Castillo recalled her time teaching a
course in memoir writing at Dominican
during an interview with the university.

Read the entire interview with Castillo at
dom.edu/university-news/ana-castillo.

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Students Explore One of World’s Wonders in Quest for
Breakthrough Discovery

Dr. Joseph Sagerer accompanied DU students Avery Brown explained Quintero, a junior who is
and Oscar Meza Quintero to Mexico to prepare El Castillo, a majoring in math and mechanical
Mayan pyramid, for internal study using a muon detector. engineering.

University, said with a laugh. “But they “The goal is to hopefully see a void or
did use astronomy and the timing of empty space that no one knows about
the movement of the sun to design the yet,” added Brown, also a math and
pyramid. I think if you gave them the mechanical engineering major. “I’m hoping
knowledge about muons, it would be an that happens, but no one knows for sure.”
extension of their using the heavens for
understanding and to inspire.” The muon detector is being
developed for use inside the pyramid
In August, Sagerer, accompanied through the Non-invasive Archaeometry
by Dominican students Oscar Meza Using Muons (NAUM) project, a four-
Quintero and Avery Brown, traveled to year partnership between Dominican
Chichen Itza, an ancient Mayan city in University, Chicago State University,
Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, to prepare Fermilab, Autonomous University of
the pyramid — built between the 8th and Mexico and the National Institute of
12th centuries and commonly known Anthropology and History in Mexico. The
by its Spanish name El Castillo — for detector itself is being built over the next
ongoing study year with anticipated completion and
using a muon installation in the winter of 2023-24.
detector.
continued on next page
Muons are
In the tunnel of a 1,000-year-old particles from
pyramid, Dr. Joseph Sagerer checked space, similar to
his internet connection. electrons, that
can help identify
The Mayans who built the Temple of where voids may
Kukulcan were experts in harnessing exist behind walls,
the most advanced technology of their preventing the
day to worship their feathered serpent need for invasive
god — but even they couldn’t imagine archaeological
the wonders of Wi-Fi. excavation. “It’s
basically like an
What would they think of a group of X-ray machine for
scientists and college students designing bigger structures,”
a device that uses particles from space
— muons — to explore beyond the stone
they painstakingly laid centuries ago?

“I think they would say what we are
doing is somewhat strange,” Sagerer,
a senior physics lecturer at Dominican

5 | DOMINICAN MAGAZINE: NEWS

Lewis Hall Mural Reflects Mission, Alumnae Honored
History and Heritage for Leadership,
Volunteerism,
A newly created mural at Dominican University tells the story of the university’s culture Inclusion Efforts
and values through colorful and symbolic images.
Three Dominican University alumnae were
The Heritage Mural, lining the hallway between Lewis Hall and Crown Library, was presented with awards this year during
designed by Fran Gregory, a professional illustrator and muralist and senior graphic the first on-campus, in-person Reunion
designer with Dominican’s Office of Marketing and Communications. event held since 2019.

The first of two panels depicts the Earth suspended above hands of various skin Receiving the Caritas Veritas Award
tones, with two large faces on either side. The background consists of patterns and was Vanessa Jackson ’03; receiving
motifs of various cultures in cool purples, blues, and greens, which contrast with the the O’Keefe Outstanding Volunteer
warmth of the main elements. Achievement Award was Kathryn Klem
Large ’71; and receiving the Graduate
The figures “represent Caritas et Veritas and our role in protecting and serving our of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award was
world,” Gregory explained. “The hands holding the Earth are of all colors, reflecting a Portia A. Anderson ’12.
diverse people and the God of all races and creeds.”
Awards were presented to the
In the second panel, a contemplative winged figure with a rainbow gown holds a alumnae during a dinner in the Social
heart in her hands, a sun-like halo around her head. Butterflies flutter away on the side. Hall on June 11.

“To those visiting Dominican for the first time and those who will pass through the Vanessa Jackson is
halls every day, we hope that the mural reminds them that Dominican is home to all,” chair of the Alumnae/i
Gregory said. Leadership Council
at Dominican and
“This mural reflects our mission, our history and our heritage,” said Genaro manages daily
Balcazar, vice president for enrollment management and marketing. “It reflects the operations and
richness of our diversity on the walls of our campus.” productions at The
Lemon Ad Stand, a creative marketing
BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY CONTINUED and advertising firm she co-owns in
Maywood.
Once installed, the detector will send “Students are always blown away,”
back images to Dominican through an he said. “You get to go where the tourists Kathryn Klem
internet connection. If something of don’t go and you get the sense of, ‘OK, Large’s volunteer
interest is detected or seen in the images, this is a big project.’ Working on pieces work dates back
it will be up to archeologists to determine in the lab, it’s all theoretical. But when decades, from her
whether further exploration is warranted. you’re at the site, you see it’s real and it’s time as a Cub Scout
happening.” den mother to more
So far, a team of Dominican students recently creating
has created a 3D computerized model Michael Guadarrama, a Dominican quilts for veterans. She has helped build
of the pyramid, conducted simulations, graduate who worked on the NAUM homes for Habitat for Humanity; is a
gathered and studied data, and created a project as a student, noted that there 50-year member of her local Christ
mock detector to bring to the site. are many mysteries still hiding within El Child Society chapter, which provides
Castillo, which was built over an older necessities, educational opportunities
During the five-day summer visit, the pyramid that houses a stone Mayan and support to children and families
Dominican team tested the mock muon figure known as a Chac Mool. Evidence living in poverty; and was a member of
detector in the pyramid’s tunnel, explored of a third pyramid within the structure has Psi Iota Xi Sorority, a philanthropic
how electricity can be restored to the also been uncovered. organization, for 37 years.
tunnel so the detector can operate, and
met with archeologists working in the area. “Just being able to find something to Portia A. Anderson
convince (archaeologists) to explore more has worked in equity
This was Sagerer’s second visit to El would be great,” Guadarrama said. and inclusion roles
Castillo this year and the first to include within higher
students. education and is
currently the
assistant dean for
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
in the College of Architecture + Planning
at the University of Utah. She is also the
co-founder of the University of Utah
Black Cultural Center.

FALL 2022 | 6 

Grad Student Rescues Stories Trapped in Old Technology

AUDIO PRESERVATION GRANT OFFERS DOMINICAN STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY AND EQUIPMENT
TO PARTNER WITH WTTW

How did pop star Prince get everyone talking about audiovisual Dr. Mary Minow, 2012-14 Follett Chair, cued Dominican’s
preservation? fellowship involvement. An attorney, writer and former librarian,
Minow is a former Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet
In spring 2022, a production manager at a Minnesota CBS and Society at Harvard University. She currently serves on the
affiliate was researching a local teachers’ strike by reviewing board of the Newberry Library.
1970s footage of a similar event in Minneapolis. He discovered
interviews with local children, and one kid stood out: the face, Among other advisory roles, Minow serves on the executive
smile and effervescent demeanor. advisory council of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
and is chair of the Brown University Library Council. In 2012,
The manager was convinced the child was pop icon Prince. Dominican presented the Minow family with an unusual joint
Using special equipment, he added sound and shared the honorary degree. Among many distinctions, her father, attorney
footage with researchers, subject matter experts and the star’s Newton Minow, is former Federal Communications Commission
childhood friends. He was then able to confirm that he had chairman, former chairman of the Public Broadcasting Service,
surfaced forgotten footage of an 11-year old Prince, championing and former chair of WTTW. The Minow Family Foundation is
better salaries for his teachers. funding the preservation fellowship at Dominican.

“You’re talking about tapes that these institutions kept just Minow contacted Salvatore, who was working with graduate
for archival purposes, and they’re just sitting there — so many student David Sohl, an ideal fit for the program. To support the
wonderful stories,” said Dr. Cecilia Salvatore, professor and fellowship, a faculty advisor is designated to oversee the work
coordinator of the Archives and Cultural Heritage Program at and a local mentor is tapped to offer training and guidance.
Dominican’s School of Information Studies. “The problem is, Fellows participate in online webinars and an onsite immersion
technology has advanced, so people really can’t access these training session. Fellows also produce blog posts, preservation
old formats.” plans, tutorials and other deliverables.

With support from the Institute of Museum and Library “Real television stations that are independent may have some
Services, Boston-based GBH developed partnerships with library wonderful collections, but they’re disappearing and we need to
and information science and archival science graduate programs preserve them,” Salvatore said. She is hopeful that the digitization
at Dominican and other universities to implement the Public station will seed a new offering for Dominican students, possibly
Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship.
leading to an audiovisual preservation course in
Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship explains on its the future.
website that the fellowship trains graduate students to inventory, In the meantime, it offers a new way for
digitize and catalog small audiovisual collections, which Dominican students to excavate stories
“generates technical and preservation metadata; and processes frozen in old technology. Who knows
the digital files for ingest into the American Archive of Public who or what students may discover.
Broadcasting.”

Each institution partners with a local public media station;
for Dominican, that’s WTTW. University partners are granted
audiovisual preservation equipment. These “digitization
stations” enable a hands-on education.
“Only a few people really master
it, and they master it most of
the time by really working
with the materials.”
Salvatore said.

Graduate student David Sohl works with new audiovisual
preservation equipment secured through a partnership
between Dominican University and WTTW. 

7 | DOMINICAN MAGAZINE NEWS

DUSPORTS

Still Shining Dominican’s women’s volleyball team celebrates
scoring a point during one of the first matches played
DU UNVEILS NEW ATHLETIC BRAND, on the newly renovated Igini Sports Forum floor, which
UPDATED STAR LOGO includes the athletics department’s new Star logo.

The next chapter in the storied history of Dominican University days before the university announced the rebrand.
athletics has officially arrived. “Our new athletic brand highlights the spirit of Dominican

Dominican’s athletics department announced a new visual University in a dynamic and vibrant way that showcases our
identity in late August, unveiling a revitalized brand that pays signature colors,” said Dr. Barrington Price, vice president for
homage to the university’s acclaimed past while highlighting its student success and engagement. “These updates have already
bright future through a fresh, distinctive design. generated excitement and lively energy around campus.”

The updated version of Dominican’s iconic Star integrates
the university’s colors and symbolizes the connectivity of the
community and the teamwork that has always been a hallmark
of Stars athletics.

Erick Baumann, assistant vice president for athletics and
head men’s soccer coach, said the department engaged an
experienced outside firm to assist with the rebrand process.
The department also worked alongside a diverse committee of
student athletes and university stakeholders to develop the new
brand identity, he added.

“As Dominican University celebrates its centennial in
River Forest, now is a great time to bring the Stars and wider
university brands closer together — and strengthen both in the
process,” Baumann said.

A key aspect of the rebrand was an extensive facility project in
the Igini Sports Forum that included a newly renovated gym floor.
The Stars’ new logo was painted on center court of the gym, just

Third Time’s the Charm

DELAYED BY PANDEMIC, FOUR HONOREES INDUCTED INTO
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Dominican University’s athletics department inducted its 2022 Hall of Fame

class this summer, enshrining four distinguished and decorated individuals for

their stellar contributions to the River Forest institution.

Darcy Kammeier ’10, Lio Tovar ’11, Ken Trendel and President Emerita Dr.

Donna M. Carroll were honored during an induction ceremony recognizing them for

their excellence.

Kammeier was a four-time all-conference performer for the Stars women’s

volleyball team, departing the program as one of its most accomplished student

athletes. She finished her Stars career ranked third all-time in kills with 1,333.

Dominican University alumnus Lio Tovar delivers Tovar, a member of four NACC championship-winning teams, earned Hall of
his acceptance speech after being inducted into Fame honors for his storied career on the pitch. A four-time all-conference player,
the athletics department’s Hall of Fame. Tovar also was named a first-team All-American selection in 2010.

Trendel, who joined the university in 2003, served as the sports information

director for nearly two decades. During Trendel’s time at Dominican, he managed

and promoted the department while also leading efforts to livestream events and

document statistics.

The university’s devoted leader for 27 years, Carroll helped navigate Dominican’s shift from the NAIA to the NCAA and its inclusion in

the NACC. Significant renovations to West Campus Field and the Igini Sports Forum were also athletics highlights during her tenure.

“It took three attempts to induct this class due to the pandemic, but the third time was the charm,” said Erick Baumann, assistant vice

president for athletics and head men’s soccer coach. “DU athletics wouldn’t have been what it has been, or accomplished what it has

accomplished, without Donna and Ken’s contributions.

“Darcy was a four-time first-team all-conference player who helped lead in the turnaround that brought national recognition to the

women’s volleyball program,” Baumann added. “Lio was a first-team All-American who played in an NCAA Final Four. What a class.”

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A Century

ofOpportunity
DOMINICAN MARKS 100 YEARS
IN RIVER FOREST

9 | DOMINICAN MAGAZINE: COVER STORY

If you want to understand the the sisters’ interest in the area — but the pair’s preference for a
history of Dominican University, you specific location clashed.
must first understand the driving
force behind the institution that has While Mundelein preferred the city of Chicago, Coughlin
remained true to its mission for over wanted the school to be located in a suburb of “great distinction”
a century: The greater the need, the with nearby transportation options, according to Allison, who
more Dominican rises to the challenge. added that Coughlin emphasized that she did not want an “urban
It was that sentiment that sparked the campus.” Her hope was that Rosary College would not only
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters’ dream of continue the legacy of St. Clara, but do so in a beautiful, intimate
Rosary College. and community-oriented environment.

The story of our humble beginnings in River Forest is one of River Forest and Oak Park fit that requirement, noted
remarkable leadership, steadfast perseverance and inspired ingenuity. Frank Lipo, director of the Oak Park-River Forest Historical
Led by Mother Samuel Coughlin, the congregation’s mission to build Society. The population was growing, large single-family homes
a women’s college rooted in faith and dedicated to providing a rigorous were being developed and its proximity to Chicago was seen as
liberal arts education faced difficulties each step of the way. Yet, the advantageous, Lipo said.
Sisters remained undeterred despite being met with resistance from
leadership, having their building plans stalled by World War I and “There is no doubt Oak Park and River Forest then were
facing a host of other challenges.
thought to be high-end suburbs,” he said. “They had really good
The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters quickly established a reputation for schools, really good homes and community services, and this
excellence in education following the congregation’s founding in emerging Catholic school network.”
1847. Just years after becoming an institution of higher education
in 1901, St. Clara College was revered for its quality academics. Despite not yet having the full blessing of Mundelein, the
congregation purchased land in Oak Park. But the sisters opted to
But with St. Clara College’s existing campus bursting at the seams sell it in 1917 after building plans were halted due to World War I.
with growing enrollment and the immense logistical challenges of Shortly thereafter, the sisters purchased property in River Forest —
southern Wisconsin’s terrain, Coughlin knew changes were needed. and the beginning of the university’s history in the community was
officially underway.
“(Mother Samuel) knew that something had to be done,”
said researcher Rose Olszewski Powers ’77, MALS ’78, who is Mundelein was still resistant toward the prospects of River
completing a historical account of Rosary College that was started Forest, but he knew a harmonious relationship with Coughlin was
by the late Sr. Jeanne Crapo. “There was a lack of transportation, necessary to fulfill his hopes for a nationally regarded women’s
no railroad stop and no road, and the need for more space caused institution in the Chicago area. Coughlin also knew the two would
by increasing enrollment. Thus began the search for a new location. need to work together to help fund the new location.
It was Mother Samuel’s faith, her vision, her practicality, and her
leadership that built Rosary College.” “She needed his blessing to operate and fundraise in the
archdiocese and to expand the impact of the congregation’s
Conversations around the relocation of St. Clara commenced educational ministry, while he required Mother Samuel’s collegiate
in the early twentieth century, but talks intensified in 1912 when operation, including a roster of highly educated sister professors, to
the Sisters learned of a proposal from DePaul University for an bring to fruition his dream of an elite Catholic women’s college in
affiliated women’s college. Chicago,” Allison said.

Coughlin expressed initial interest in the proposal, but ultimately The relationship between Mundelein and Coughlin eventually
held firm her desire for curricular and administrative independence. grew into an affectionate friendship, according to Allison. Mundelein
In a letter to the Sinsinawa Sisters sharing an update on the derailed became a strong advocate as he championed the Sinsinawa Sisters’
proposal, Coughlin urged prayer for “our temporal needs and the years of effort to create a women’s college in River Forest.
establishment of a first-class college wherever God wills.”
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The congregation considered locations around the country
that featured adequate railroad access such as Denver, Nebraska,
Milwaukee and Madison, according to Dr. Christopher Allison,
history scholar and director of the McGreal Center for Dominican
Historical Studies at Dominican University.

Yet it wasn’t until 1916 that the congregation began to again
consider the possibility of the Chicago area. In a correspondence
with Chicago Archbishop George Mundelein, Coughlin detailed

A groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 2, 1920 celebrated
the beginning of construction for Power Hall. 

“It is useless for us to shut our eyes to the fact that woman is “Inspections of the institution last Saturday revealed…that, when
coming out of her former environment and taking her place alongside completed, it will rank among the really beautiful academic structures
of man in almost every avenue of professional and commercial of the middle west,” the Oak Leaves newspaper declared in June 1922.
activity,” Mundelein wrote a century ago in an address seeking
parishioner donations for the fledgling Rosary College. “It would A solemn dedication and blessing by Archbishop Mundelein
be criminal neglect on our part not to prepare her for her new took place on Oct. 1, 1922. “Thousands” witnessed the ceremony,
responsibilities.” “indicating that the institution is devoutly supported by both rich and
poor,” the Oak Leaves reported.
Fundraising would continue to be key to securing the millions of
dollars needed to build a college campus in River Forest. The campus officially opened to students for registration on Oct.
6, but the school buildings were far from complete, Powers noted.
The Rosary College Campaign was created as a major fundraising
arm, appealing to Roman Catholic parishes and would-be donors. “Classes were held in bedrooms, outside or wherever they had
space and there weren’t workers around,” she said. “Some floors had
Promotional materials for one campaign aimed at meeting a no flooring. Rooms had no doors, windows, things like that. And yet,
$500,000 goal stressed the importance of a Catholic College for they persevered.”

“I t is useless for us to shut our eyes to There were 55 Sisters on faculty when Rosary College opened,
the fact that woman is coming out of her with an enrollment of 163 students, Powers’ research confirmed. The
former environment and taking her place majority of students — 143 — resided on campus and came from 13
alongside of man in almost every avenue of states and Canada.
professional and commercial activity.”
Rosary initially awarded three degrees: A Bachelor of Arts, a
women. “The world is calling trained women today,” a pamphlet read. Bachelor of Science in home economics and a Bachelor of Music.
“There is only one way to prepare and that is through College Halls.” Tuition was $150 and room and board cost $450.

Another fundraising brochure detailed the early values of Rosary The Chicago Tribune reported that among Rosary College’s first
College, describing it as an institution “dedicated to high Christian students was Madeleine Grambois, a direct descendent of famed
purposes and which aims to give a liberal education that will train Mississippi River explorer Louis Joliet. But the average student did not
leadership in intellect, in the fine arts and in character.” have such a celebrated pedigree.

Catholics throughout the Chicago Archdiocese and beyond “This was a social elevation project,” Allison said, explaining that
were urged to contribute. Each contribution, no matter how the college drew largely “daughters of working-class people in the city”
small, was logged in a ledger and exemplified the grassroots nature who represented immigrant communities.
of the campaign.
One hundred years after bringing that vision to life, educators
“There were so many different sources of donations,” Powers at Dominican University continue to carry out the sisters’ history
noted. “Convents would raise money, the Sisters themselves would of high-quality liberal arts education, relationship-centered support
donate, school children in Dominican schools would give.” and the mission of educating the children of immigrants and first-
generation college students.
Ground was finally broken in River Forest in the winter of 1920.
The first collegiate building constructed at Rosary College was Power “The liberal arts are crucial in this journey as knowing how to
Hall. A former farmhouse, which became known as Rosary House, respect and analyze the historical, intellectual, and cultural roots
also stood on the property, predating the new buildings. of the many peoples in our world is often key to improving it.” said
Mickey Sweeney, an English professor in the university’s Rosary
111| |DDOOMMININICICAANNMMAAGGAAZIZNINE:EC: FOEVAETRURSETORY College of Arts and Sciences. “We are committed to partnering with
our students so that we can continue to develop the intellectual skills
we need to assess current complexities and thereby solve what needs
solving, innovate what needs reinventing, and create what needs to be
reimagined.”

The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters faced many challenges in their quest to open Rosary
College in River Forest. Yet, the sisters and their prioress, Mother Samuel Coughlin
(pictured right), persevered to open the school in October of 1922. 

100 years later, Dominican’s local presence is
felt more than ever
I n the century since Dominican joined the
River Forest community, the village and In the decades following Rosary College’s 1922 opening
the university have developed an enduring in River Forest, the institution rapidly expanded its curriculum
relationship. The connection between the two and reach. The growth led to more undergraduate offerings,
entities, fueled by collaboration and a shared set the establishment of high-impact graduate programs, and
of values, has helped shape Dominican’s vibrant an increased physical footprint — all of which heightened
presence in the community today. Dominican’s presence in the community.

River Forest Village President Cathy Adduci Today, local leaders still continually notice Dominican’s growth
addresses the Dominican University community on and impact. Adduci noted that she’s seen Dominican grow during
April 7 during the inauguration of Dr. Glena Temple. her tenure in two key areas: the university’s physical presence
and its offerings to residents. She added that the university’s
“Having Dominican literally down the block as a neighbor provides high-quality education, diversity of students and educators,
so many valuable opportunities and offerings to the village and enriching activities and cultural experiences all offer “major
its residents,” said Cathy Adduci, River Forest’s village president. benefits” to the community.
“Dominican is a phenomenal school with an enormous amount of
credentials and that, of course, means a lot to the community.” The bond between River Forest and Dominican further
strengthened in late 2020 when the village’s board of trustees
unanimously approved a resolution supporting a community
partnership to fight racial and social injustice. The resolution
aimed to guide the village in becoming a more socially equitable
place while also helping expand Dominican’s Truth, Racial
Healing and Transformation efforts.

“We’re working side by side with the university on (diversity,
equity and inclusion) programs and I think it’s good for us as a
village,” Adduci said. “All of it’s great. We established our own
DEI committee to address the inequities that do exist and we
want to make it better.”

Still, a century after Dominican planted its flag in the village,
there are even new possibilities to further embed the university
into the community.

“We’re constantly looking at ideas and ways that we can work
better together,” Adduci said.

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Ellen Bendry ’57 points to the graduation photo
of her mother, Ellen Hill ’24. Hill attended Rosary
College when it opened in 1922.

‘She Loved That School The memory of the care that Bendry’s mother was shown
Beyond Belief ’ while a student stayed with her throughout her life, and she often
remarked how fulfilled and at peace she felt at Rosary College,
Alumna Ellen Bendry’s Mother Was Among her daughter said.

First Students to Attend Rosary College “She loved that school beyond belief,” Bendry said. “She
loved all the nuns and respected them. It was nice to hear her
W hen Ellen Bendry ’57 speaks of her mother’s time as talk about Rosary, which she did very often.”
one of the first students to enroll at Rosary College,
Rudolph Valentino has a starring role. Hill’s education began at St. Clara College, but when the
It was 1923 and a young Ellen Hill ’24, with three of her new college campus in River Forest was completed in 1922, she
classmates, trekked to downtown Chicago for a day of shopping. traveled there to complete her degree in English and Latin.
They had permission from the Sisters at Rosary College for this
excursion, but not for what else they had in mind. Her father wanted his daughter to be college educated and,
as an Irish Catholic, he wanted her to be taught by Catholic
“What they really wanted to do was get a look at ‘the sheik’ — Sisters, Bendry said.
Rudolph Valentino,” Bendry said. “Things were strict at Rosary
then. Shopping was OK, but to take a peek at this guy? No.” “Many women did not have that opportunity and she was well
aware of that,” Bendry noted.
The group found the hotel where the heartthrob movie star
was staying and got all the way up to his room — where the It was Cardinal George Mundelein who presented Hill with
actor appeared at the door. The giggling girls quickly fled upon her bachelor’s degree, her daughter said. The class of 1924
catching a glimpse of their idol, but word of what they’d done consisted of 18 graduates.
got back to the Sisters, who began considering their punishment.
Would their fathers be called? Would they be expelled? After teaching Latin at a school in Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula near where she was raised, Hill married Joseph
Thanks to the intervention of a Sister known only to Bendry Bendry and returned to the Chicago area where she and her
as Sister Tommy, Hill and her classmates were allowed to stay at husband raised three daughters. She maintained a bond with
Rosary College. And Hill never forgot it. the Sisters she knew from Rosary, traveling with her family to the
Sinsinawa Mound for visits, Bendry said.
“My mother kept in touch with her until she died,” Bendry
shared. “For years we prayed for her. I hope she’s going to let us Her mother’s love of Rosary College influenced Bendry’s
into Heaven when it’s our time to go up!” decision to attend as well. While a student, her mother presented
her with a Rosary blazer, which Bendry proudly wears to each
13 | DOMINICAN MAGAZINE: COVER STORY Reunion event to this day.

And, like her mother, her connection to and support of the
college has been life-long.

“My mother would say, ‘I hope you’ve been very good to
Rosary because they’ve been very good to us,’” Bendry said.

B‘DTeehilnaiggthWStseheUincp’hon

BY JOHN DECOSTANZA, INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION AND MINISTRY

M ore than a century ago, Mother Samuel Like the light in Queen of the Rosary, the Sinsinawa Dominican
Coughlin, OP resisted Archbishop Sisters continue to preach with and for us even and especially in
Mundelein’s admonishment that the moments of change. There are fewer Sisters and the physical plant at the
“River Forest property of which you speak Mound, which was built for a much larger congregation, has become
is entirely out of the question.” She had two costly to maintain. The Leadership Council has planned prudently and
reasons — beauty and contemplation, integral engaged every Sister in some stage of the discernment process about
parts of a Dominican education. the responsible stewardship of land and building at the Mound. Earlier
this year, the Sisters contracted with a real estate firm that would help
In a recent issue of U.S. Catholic Historian dedicated to Dominican them to identify partnership opportunities for the use of the cherished
history, Dr. Chris Allison’s analysis of Mother Samuel’s resistance points buildings and campus. Recently, two interested parties have emerged to
to the deep spiritual well from which our charism draws. St. Thomas assume use of and responsibility for the 1964 buildings. The Leadership
Aquinas, OP, he writes, had a “pithy definition of beauty, id quod visum Council remains attentive to the close alignment with the mission of
placet (that which pleases/delights upon being seen). [This] resulted in the Order and the Guiding Principles of the congregation.
a liturgical and architectural expression that sought to create beauty to
delight…in truth and soul.” The Sisters will continue to live, work and be missioned from Sinsinawa.
As furnishings, artwork and other pieces of the heritage are moved from
Beauty and delight were the reason for the selection of the location for these buildings, conversations are occurring with sponsored institutions, like
what is now Dominican University. Beauty and delight were also the reason Dominican University, to determine which artifacts might best continue to
that Mother Samuel and the Sinsinawa Dominicans contracted with Ralph tell the story and promote the mission in new homes.
Adams Cram to design Rosary College on the site 100 years ago. Cram
had a penchant for Gothic design and his beautiful buildings also grace “These are days of tremendous change and adaptation for us and
the campuses of Princeton, Rice, the University of Chicago and Fourth for the Sinsinawa Mound itself, and in the midst of it all is both joy
Presbyterian Church near Water Tower Place. and sorrow,” said Sr. Judy Schaefer, OP, Sponsor’s Council Liaison for
Dominican University.
Beauty and delight are the inevitable experiences of one who enters
Queen of the Rosary Chapel, the crown jewel of the “1964 Building” at the The art and artistry of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters was never solely
Sinsinawa Mound. The beautiful windows, designed by Sister Teresita Kelly, nor primarily expressed in art and architecture, but in their accompaniment
OP, are oriented east to west. They tell the story of God’s saving presence in of and example for each one of us.
history through the light of the sun from its rising to its setting. In the words
of Sr. Mary Paynter, OP, “Because of the windows, the chapel preaches!” As Sr. Judy assures us, “Our faith assures us that God is with us
in these changes, and that the mission will continue. The Sisters are
doing all they can to assure this continues both at Sinsinawa and in our
sponsored institutions.”

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Choosing the
Nontraditional Path
to Service THREE ALUMNAE/I ARE USING THEIR

DEGREES IN UNIQUE WAYS
TO SUPPORT WELLBEING

The pandemic has made everyone think more deeply about wellbeing. But being well
is multi-faceted — more than the physical body, more than a negative COVID-19 test.
During these atypical times, three Dominican University alumnae/i are giving new
meaning to compassionate service by using their Dominican graduate degrees in
nontraditional ways to aid the spiritual, physical and social-emotional health of others.

Spiritual Health in the Workplace

Jim Revelle, MCR ’16 building trust with employees, so he can help them through workplace
conflict or talk them through stressful situations in their work or
I t’s a sunny spring afternoon at Sara Lee’s corporate offices in Oak personal lives.
Brook as Jim Revelle — with a friendly smile and a bit of small talk “I call it long-term relationships in 30-second increments,” Revelle says.
— gets down to work. Revelle credits his Master’s in Conflict Resolution degree, which he
It starts with a visit to the desk of customer support specialist Alyssa earned from Dominican University in 2016, with propelling him
Diaz, who has been helping her husband with the emotional task toward a new career path with Corporate Chaplains, a nonprofit
of moving his great-grandparents into assisted living. Revelle nods company supplying chaplains to businesses across the United States.
understandingly and shares a similar story of a time when he,
too, took on the task of helping someone through a “What interested me in this program was that you could study more
life transition. deeply the nuances of conflict,” Revelle said of the MCR degree.
The conversation lasts no more than 10 minutes, “Not every conflict is resolved — sometimes you just have to
but for Diaz, it’s a bright spot in her workweek. manage conflict — but how you address it and what creates
“I really look forward to Tuesdays,” she said. “I have conflict intrigued me to study it.”
an outlet I can go to.” For Ratisha Bolin, a supply chain leader with Sara
Revelle is a corporate chaplain, offering confidential Lee, Revelle’s visits are “a blessing.”
supportive care and conflict resolution services to “Last year, I went through a lot of losses
employees of eight different companies across in my family,” she said. “Jim walked me
northern and central Illinois. through the process and was supportive
At a time when work-life balance is crucial, along the way.”
Revelle’s role is critical in helping employees While Bolin was away from work
address stress to improve their spiritual and during this time, it was Revelle who
emotional health. checked in to see how she was coping.
A retired Christian minister, Revelle’s
work is non-denominational and aimed at

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“He actively texted me, he let me know he was praying for me,” she said. Helping to address challenges occurring outside the workplace that can
“That really told me I don’t just add value here for what I do, but I add impact one’s work and productivity are all part of Revelle’s job, and he is
value here because of who I am.” available to anyone who needs a safe space to talk.

Easing Access to Healthy Nutrition

Samar Kullab, MS ’20 Initially, Kullab’s social media work was a part-time passion, but in
September 2021 she took the proverbial plunge and quit her job as
A pproaching 1 million followers across three social media an outpatient dietician to invest full-time in online content creation
platforms, Samar Kullab has entered celebrity territory. when more and more companies began offering to fund her videos if
It’s a comparison the licensed dietitian and nutritionist she featured their brands.
laughs off. “I do not feel like a celebrity,” she says. “But it is really As the offers poured in, Kullab inked a deal with an agency that works
funny having people run into me at Whole Foods and say, ‘I
follow you on TikTok.’” directly with the companies looking for social media influencers
Known by her handle “chicago.dietitian,” Kullab has amassed her to help market their products. The agency handles the legal
large online following through the numerous short videos she has contracts and negotiates payments.
created in an effort to encourage healthy eating. Kullab attributes this success to consistently sharing
“A lot of people don’t have access to a dietician,” Kullab high-quality content on her sites and having
explained. “The fact that I’m able to do this for people and the credentials and experience to back up the
they don’t have to pay to have this information makes me information she shares.
really happy. I can also be myself. It’s one thing to be in a Because so many people turn to social media for
professional setting and another to be yourself and share nutritional advice, it’s important they are receiving
things in a fun way.” it from licensed professionals like Kullab, noted
Whether it’s mixing a social media influencer’s $17 Dr. Sarah Jones, Kullab’s former professor.
smoothie in a high-rise kitchen with sweeping city “We need experts out there disseminating
views, hitting a Wendy’s drive-thru for foods on the accurate, evidence-based information
healthier side of the fast-food giant’s menu, mixing up and it’s really neat to see Samar do
protein-packed “power jars” for lunch, or taking this in a hip and trendy way,” Jones
a trip to Trader Joe’s and Aldi to highlight said. “I’m so impressed by her and
some must-have, affordable meals, Kullab is what she’s done. I’m glad I was
communicating it all on social media. part of the journey with her.”
“I really focus on two things: Weight loss
and general nutrition tips,” Kullab said.
“But weight loss is one of my big ones.”

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A New Way to Help Students Succeed

Brian Manjarrez ’15, MSW ’19 Teachers may refer a student to BARR if they identify problems
with classroom performance, behavior, attendance and motivation,
T here is an assumption some Morton West High School Manjarrez explained.
students make upon hearing their school’s intervention
program acronym. After receiving a referral, a team of school professionals consider the
“When they hear BARR, high school students assume we’re best intervention options. This may include recommending the student
meeting at a bar,” Brian Manjarrez, the coordinator of the program, take part in the Tapestry program, which offers mentoring, social-
says with a chuckle. “No, we’re here at school, talking about you at emotional support and resources to families. Other options include
our BARR meetings.” meeting with parents or providing additional support from social workers.

BARR—which stands for Building Assets, Reducing Risks—is “WE WANT THEM TO
an educational model using data and relationships between students UNDERSTAND WE ARE A
and their teachers, counselors and social workers to improve student SUPPORT FOR THEM AND NOT
performance, behavior and social-emotional health. JUST PEOPLE WHO LECTURE
IN CLASSROOMS.”
Manjarrez is using his Master’s in Social Work from Dominican
to lead the program at Morton West, one of 12 schools in Illinois to Many students experience challenges at home that affect how they
implement it to date. do in school, Manjarrez noted.

Manjarrez says he was drawn toward social work after receiving “Some of them might be taking care of siblings and because of
his Bachelor of Psychology degree from Dominican and joining that, they forget to do their homework or are late to do it,” he said.
the organization Dominican Volunteers, which placed him at a “Another thing is parent involvement. A parent might not be at
homeless shelter in Racine, Wisconsin. home when the student is there, so they don’t have the motivation to
do the work or get involved.”
“That’s what led me to the social work route,” he said. “But I
always knew I wanted to be in a school setting.” As coordinator of the program, Manjarrez monitors and
tracks the student interventions.
Used in more than 200 schools around the country, the BARR
Model is centered around building on student strengths, proactively “I hope each student is aware that we are watching out
addressing the non-academic reasons why a student may not be for them and that we care about their education,” he said.
succeeding in school, and identifying “We want them to understand we are a support for them
local resources to help them. and not just people who lecture in classrooms.”

At Morton West, the
program, funded through
a grant from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation,
focuses on freshmen.

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AT THE Purp se
INTERSECTION

OF

&Profit
W hen Dahlia Mijarez ’16 started her summer internship at MB Financial, she didn’t even know
what commercial banking was, let alone where it would take her. “It was an opportunity to go
into the city, be at a bank and learn about what commercial bankers did,” Mijarez recalled.
The internship, arranged through Dominican University, led to a job discussed it. I followed her work at her prior firm for a while and

offer. Now, Mijarez is an assistant vice president at Fifth Third Bank, noticed she joined Angeles Investors as an advisor. From there, I

and she’s recently earned a spot on the 2022 “Latinos 40 Under 40” saw that they needed someone to help with membership. That fit

list amassed by award-winning Chicago publisher Negocios Now. what I was doing at the bank by networking with individuals who

Her talent and drive have distinguished the first-generation want to put their money to work and write checks for a purpose.

college student as a leader in her industry, positioning Mijarez to What excites you about this work?

give back on multiple fronts including hiring Dominican interns, Mijarez: Something I’m really excited about, that we’re

bringing her full circle. We caught up with her to learn more. working on for Angeles, is working with four Dominican interns.

How did you arrive at your current position? We’re introducing folks who may be first-generation as well to the

Mijarez: After graduation, I joined a two-year leadership idea of venture capital and bringing them into an industry they

development training at MB Financial (Fifth Third Bancorp may not know about. Leadership is bringing people with you,

merged with MB Financial in 2019). I was rotating through recognizing doors that have been opened for you, and helping

healthcare, nonprofit, commercial and industrial lending. I was more people see opportunities.

most excited to join the group focused on nonprofit lending — a What was it like to be included on Negocios Now’s

great way to arrive at the intersection of profit and purpose. I’ve “Latinos 40 Under 40” list?

been in that group since. I feel good about the work I do and Mijarez: It was definitely humbling; that list is so impressive.

the clients we serve: Nonprofits, universities, schools and social The coolest part is meeting other folks doing incredible work in

service centers across Chicago. different industries and recognizing how far we’ve come. Latinos

C an you discuss your volunteer work with Angeles are a huge population here in Chicago; to recognize their impact

Investors? and influence, it’s awesome.

Mijarez: Angeles Investors is a mission-driven venture capital W hat did you find challenging as you evolved from a

angel group aiming to find, fund and grow the most promising college student into a professional?

Latino ventures. It started here in Chicago, and it has taken off. Mijarez: Imposter syndrome can be challenging for first-

We have members in New York, California, Florida, etc. It’s about generation students. They may be juniors and still getting

building community and making meaningful change with dollars. comfortable with the idea these careers that they’re training for are

How did you discover Angeles Investors? actually possible. They may not have seen folks in their community

Mijarez: I first heard about venture capital from Samara Mejia or network go after these careers. We don’t often see people

Hernandez, Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures. I’d never who look like me in finance, commercial banking or investing. It’s

seen a Latina speak about venture capital in the way that she important to share the message, “Go for it! You can do it!”

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‫نوناحوي ةبسنلاب‬
‫الوايب‬tT‫ل‬he،‫مح‬e‫ك‬a‫فن‬cL‫عا‬ah‫سنن‬inn‫لمإ‬g‫وي‬g‫ن‬u‫د‬a‫بنغ‬a‫ااس‬Ng‫لةن‬ee‫ة‬،wo‫فكحة‬f‫لل‬GJ‫في‬ee‫إملن‬sn‫ن‬u‫و‬e‫ارسي‬sr‫ظح‬a‫سي‬ti‫ر‬o‫عمن‬n‫اىهن الاتي‬ARAMAICCLASSESAIMTORECONNECTYOUTHWITHTHELANGUAGE
‫ا ه ثياةرفغتلوسةىكملذ ويع دثظقراأل الف اح ل ا‬OF THEIR CHURCH AND CULTURE
or Miriam Youhanoun, preserving the Youhanoun’s classes, embraced by church leaders, are an
ancient language of her church and attempt at this revitalization on a small, concentrated scale.

‫ن ك‬F‫ي دلك رقفالطبا الهلثيتدفحسيي‬. ‫د ةح امو‬heritagehappensonechildatatime. The pandemic put classes on hold in 2020, but Youhanoun
A Dominican University senior studying neuroscience, renewed them in fall 2021.
Youhanoun dedicates Saturdays to teaching children and teens
“I was a little scared about the students losing interest, but
‫حدةوحرييم اتلهأكث اشيرنتفو‬. ‫و نناوهنو اثي‬، ‫ن‬tospeakandreadtheAramaiclanguage.Classestakeplacethey came back,” she said. She offers two Saturday classes:
at Youhanoun’s church, St. John the Baptist Syriac Orthodox, One for a group of about eight middle school to early high
in Villa Park. The daughter of Syrian parents, Youhanoun grew school students, and one for a similarly sized group of 8- and
up speaking Aramaic at home in Lebanon before moving to 9-year-olds. Initially, Youhanoun relied on donations from
the U.S. A Peer-Led Team Learning tutor at Dominican, she families to cover some of the costs associated with the classes,
but as a recipient of a 2022 Excellence in Experiential Learning
‫فه وط ل‬،‫ينفليكوج ربيأخفلت دةبحنال ابواطلي‬volunteeredtoteachlanguageclassesatherchurchin2019 (ExcEL) Scholar Award from Dominican, she received a $2,000
out of concern that the American-born youth did not grant to build upon her activities and lessons.
understand Aramaic—also called Syriac.
Many children from the church speak only Last Christmas, the teen group formed a choir; for the
first time, they sang traditional Syriac hymns. “A lot
‫م اة رجم‬.‫منوودينلياارهوةوعيس‬،‫ن ابكليياهنطوي‬EnglishandArabicathomebecausetheirfamilies
long ago left communities where Aramaic was still of people came up to me and said, ‘You made our
spoken, Youhanoun said. She worried this might dream come true. We thought we were losing this
cause the youth to become disconnected. generation,’” Youhanoun said.
“When I think of our culture dying
Hala Jaleel, a former member of the St. John
‫ب افصةةعيأعملمااارآجمل اليعثفدسجحرردتخيتت‬becausepeoplearemovingawayfromtheir the Baptist Syriac Orthodox Church Parish Council,
‫ي‬homes in the Middle East, it scares me,” she
noted Youhanoun’s enthusiasm and patience
acknowledged. “We can’t let this culture die.” with her students. “The kids adore her,” she
Dating back more than 3,000 years said. “All the adults are really impressed
too because the students are learning the
‫يانهيل زمنودمل ا‬،‫م ان ايسأرندبيسلرنكاييكف‬andoncetheofficiallanguageofthe language we pray in. She’s an asset to the
Persian Empire, Aramaic is especially church.” The classes are a benefit to the
meaningful for Youhanoun and church as a whole, Jaleel noted.“The goal
other members of her congregation is to concentrate on our youth,” she
said. “Many churches seem to not
‫تقلبتانتصتبعنأ أسل اللامبلقع‬، ‫مىيل إل عل‬becauseitisthelanguagethat be able to attract youth and for us,
many historians agree was spoken this is our main concern: To keep
by Jesus. them in church and teach them the
Today, varieties of Aramaic culture, heritage and language.”
are spoken by an estimated For Mahootian, saving
500,000 to 700,000 people Aramaic and other endangered
languages requires awareness
‫ ةتدحبتسمللاام ات اي أي ا لسورلكاي‬.aroundtheworld,largelyin and support — from the
parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Israel, speakers themselves and
and Syria, said Dr. Shahrzad beyond. “The community
Mahootian, a linguist and and families must want
to pass it along to future
‫مل ال عف طتأللااقمييرلفع ت ل‬adjunctfacultyatDominican generations by speaking
University. War and upheaval it at home, making it part
in the Middle East have of celebrations and other
forced many Aramaic community events,” she said.
speakers from their ancient “Ultimately, nations, communities
and families need to recognize that
‫ن ا رق أ ل انةيداقيه اقرمبل ا و‬landsandcommunities. heritage language multilingualism is a
“Based on UNESCO strength which should be protected
criteria, all varieties of Aramaic are and promoted.”
considered endangered,” Mahootian said.
“When a language is endangered, it’s on

‫ة غ ل ل ا ب ث د ح ت ل ا‬itswaytoextinctionunlesseffortsare
made to revitalize it.”

‫ ا ه ت ء ا رق و ة ي م ا رآ ل ا‬.19 | DOMINICANMAGAZINEFEATURE

‫اادممنننىييب‬ FACULTYFOCUS

Dominican faculty help build College of Applied Brennan School of
awareness and boost the Social Sciences Business
reputation of the university.
We’re pleased to highlight Dr. Bill Jenkins, associate professor of Mike Kiyosaki
some of their recent theatre and faculty member for the new CASS worked with
accomplishments. For more Masters in Trauma-Informed Leadership Wintrust and a team
information about faculty program, presented workshops for victims of Brennan School
and their achievements, visit of traumatic loss and victim advocates at the of Business
dom.edu/faculty-focus. Parents of Murdered Children and the National alumnae/i to
Organization of Victims of Crime Conferences showcase their work
Rosary College of this summer. investigating
Arts and Sciences effective tools and
Dr. Sujin Huggins, programs for successfully running a small
Dr. Jeffrey professor of information business. The presentation was delivered in
Carlson, professor studies, was selected Spanish during the Federal Reserve Bank
of theology, was this year as one of three of Chicago‘s Business Smart Week — a
an invited judges for the 2022 first in the nine-year history of the event.
participant in the Boston Globe-Horn
Inaugural Faculty Book Awards, which Humanities
Seminar on recognize excellence in Grant Focuses on
“Genocide Studies youth picture books, Culturally Relevant
and Interreligious fiction and nonfiction. Instruction
Studies: Comparative Pedagogical and
Research Approaches,” hosted by the Dr. Leticia Villarreal Changing how reading, writing and
Institute for Islamic-Christian-Jewish Sosa, professor of social speaking is taught to students from
Studies, in Baltimore, from July 11-14, work and associate dean diverse backgrounds is the goal
2022. As a result of this seminar, the of the College of Applied of a 2022 grant from the National
Journal for Interreligious Studies is Social Sciences, is the Endowment for the Humanities.
preparing a special issue focusing on 2022 recipient of
the themes of the seminar, and Carlson Dominican University’s The Culturally Relevant Voices initiative
has been invited to submit an article for Sr. Mary Clemente provides materials, strategies and
that issue. Davlin, OP Diversity training to 23 faculty members with
Leadership Award. Sosa was presented with an aim of utilizing culturally relevant
Dr. Tracy the honor during the 2022 Caritas Veritas pedagogy and diverse texts in their
Jennings, Symposium’s Academic Convocation on Sept. courses. Other goals include improving
professor of 20. She was recognized for her efforts in instructors’ knowledge of multilingual
fashion, published transforming the field of social work both locally learning and encouraging students to
The Fashion and around the world. express themselves authentically as
Design Toolkit: 18 they become better writers, readers,
Patternmaking Borra College of communicators and critical thinkers.
Techniques for Health Science
Creative Practice. One activity required faculty to read
Bloomsbury Publishing issued a summer Dr. Tamara Bland, both Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley,
release of the textbook. The text uses interim dean of Borra and La Guera, an essay on oppression
patterning tactics to inspire fashion College of Health by Cherrie Moraga.
design and demonstrates how embracing Sciences, authored the
pattern drafting skills and ethical practice application for the 2022 “We want to implement instruction
can lead to innovative and effective Lectureship Award for that resonates with our students,” said
collections. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Gema Ortega, associate professor of
and Sustainability in English. “This challenges us in many
Nursing Education, ways to listen to their voices and work
presented to Dominican University by the together — not only with other faculty,
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. but with students themselves to really
The award recognizes DU for multicultural learn and create better ways to teach
education within its nursing program. them and help them attain their goals.”

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In the classroom,
Fr. Woods is best known
for his encyclopedic
knowledge, his quirky
analyses (“the gremlins
did it”), and his capacity
to spark the imagination
of students to find God
in the most unusual of
places.

Dominican University Provost Dr. Laura
Niesen de Abruña speaks during the
annual McGreal Lecture in August.

Dominican Welcomes New Provost,
Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruña

T his summer, Dominican University “Those most in need of social justice are those who have
welcomed Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruña been racially marginalized by the dominant white narrative of our
as its new provost and vice president culture and via the intersection of social class and race,” Niesen de
for academic affairs. Abruña said. “This group often includes first-generation, poverty-
affected and racially minoritized students. Our role now is to serve
A scholar of American and Caribbean literature with a focus on that group so that we’re providing them with an extension of the
female Caribbean writers, Niesen de Abruña came to Dominican Dominican mission: To serve those most in need who don’t have
from York College of Pennsylvania, where she served as the same opportunities as white majority students.”
founding provost and vice president of academic affairs. She
also taught English. Niesen de Abruña holds a bachelor’s degree in English from
Smith College, a master’s and Ph.D. in English from the University
Niesen de Abruña previously served in these same roles at of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a master’s in higher
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut and at Roger education management from the University of Pennsylvania.
Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. She also held the
position of dean at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio and at Since 2016, she has served as director and principal
Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. investigator for the Digital Fellows Project with the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation.
During the annual McGreal Lecture this year, Niesen de
Abruña spoke of the university’s history of working for social In her role at Dominican, Niesen de Abruña, who succeeded
justice and its original mission to educate the women of Dr. Jeffrey Carlson, is charged with leading and empowering
immigrant families who did not have the same opportunities as university faculty while developing programs and experiences for
men. Today, that mission has expanded, she noted. students. She will also serve as the university’s chief academic
officer, acting as an advocate for the academic mission of
Dominican University.

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You Always Belong to Dominican good country music. While I skills and learning. And I
was in New York City, I was am chair of the Three Rivers
Class News items are submitted by alumnae/i able to have lunch with Beth Woman’s Club History
and do not represent positions, policies, or Elizabeth Linskey, Paula Committee and working to
opinions of Dominican University. Items have Schutte and Cathy Kimmel. organize and digitize the 130
been edited for length and content. Class News Beth and I also visited the years of records we have. We
published in this issue was collected before Whitney Museum together.” work in our new Woman’s
September 2022; news submitted after that Club Archives in a room at our
date will appear in the Spring issue. If you have Rosemary Kamin Felbinger newly renovated Three Rivers
news or questions, please contact the Office sent lots of grandparent news: Public Library. I am learning
of Alumnae/i Relations at [email protected] or “We are just back from a what amazing women have
(708) 524-6286. For up-to-date information ten-day trip to Virginia. Our contributed to the overall
about alumnae/i, go to dom.edu/alumni. daughter has six kids. One good of this rural Michigan
Special Olympics swimmer— community!”
Thank you for sharing your news! two golds and a silver. One Barbara McGann Hayford
5th grade graduation and writes that the article on
Undergraduate Alumnae/i Kate Zimmerman Hermann one high school graduation. the 50th anniversary of the
Class News were friends with Mary Ann One Daisy moving up to Girl Rebecca Crown Library in the
from Ascension Grade School, Scouts, six soccer games, recent Dominican magazine
1961 Trinity High School and Rosary. helped at one third grade recalled freshman English
These long-time friends helped year-end party and one high with Sister Julie. “After several
Mary Hambleton & Betty Mary Ann for several years and school graduation party, one weeks in class Sister asked us
Freehill DeGuzman were with her at the end. They mile race for 5th grader, and to draw the library next to the
Class Agents arranged for the Memorial two extra trips to elementary chapel. I panicked. Yes, I had
Mass and did the readings. school so the high schoolers walked through it on the way to
Suzanne Lawrence Rogers Good examples of charity and could march through the the dorm with hardly a passing
writes “we are delighted to friendship. building. Our grandson glance. I guess I should have
celebrate last year’s milestone Several classmates have been with autism plays the piano taken a closer look. I gave it my
of 60 years. So, the Class of able to travel again. magnificently. He just turned best shot--paper, pencil, and a
1961 will now celebrate 61 years. Kathryn Markley Scruggs 21 and said he could now have prayer.”
I am a bereavement minister writes “Max and I were so eager ginger beer.” We 63ers are now living the
at my parish and have tutored to travel. We spent four nights in More (great) grandparent 80s dream! And the Dominican
seminarians and priests from Paris and four nights in London. news from Martha Amen values still move us: Prayer,
Poland for 11 years. It has been We had dinner with friends and Daly. She writes: “I’ve become Study, Community, Service.
a blessing. Patt Joy Spatafora, enjoyed being there at sidewalk more involved with our So, we remain active, engaged,
Marlene Allessi Demski, cafes. The British Museum was parish at St. Francis Xavier vocal, humorous, and generous.
Sheila Tevenan Peebles, Judy fabulous and we had dinner with College Church in midtown St. We are looking forward to
McDonald, Norine Schneider, Turkish friends.” Louis. I’m now on our Parish our 60th reunion in 2023. We
and Mary Kay Pasin get Rose Ann Blau Dabek J.D., Ph.D. Council, a member of our now think of it as the Titanium
together for lunch.” sent this: “As I am now almost Pastoral Care Commission, anniversary of our graduation!
81, I no longer do international and recently began a support
1963 travel and keep my US travels group for caregivers there 1964
to a couple of weeks at a time. in conjunction with the
Susan M. Flynn Ph.D., MALS Thank goodness for titanium! Alzheimer’s Association. It’s Jeanette Nelson Fisher
’78 In May I traveled to New York a wonderful new beginning, Class Agent
Class Agent City for my granddaughter’s excited for the promise of This is the year that most of
11th birthday. For her present, what it can bring to those us have or are turning the big
Several items of sad news she requested that I help turn challenged by this disease. I 80! I am going to be the new
first. Beth Elizabeth Linskey her room into a “teenage” am still golfing weekly and I class representative and will
writes that her husband Charlie room complete with a neon- love it! I am enjoying my first hound you for updates. We
Brennan died in April 2022. lit mirror. I am making her a great-grandchild, Amelia. She have been silent for a couple
He was a lawyer and they were tie-dye quilt and accessories is, of course, beautiful!” of mailings so there is much
married for 44 years. in the same theme. I also went Helen Foley McNaney writes: to share. I am a grandmother
with four quilting friends to “I will be going to Albuquerque to 12 (nine boys and three
In May 2022, I attended the Pigeon Forge, TN in June for a on July 27 to see the grandkids girls) and great-grandmother.
memorial Mass for Mary Ann few days. The attraction for us and to attend the Santa Fe The oldest grandson is a
Beuthin at St. Edmund’s in was a quilt show with over 50 Opera. We are seeing back- resident in internal medicine
Oak Park, Illinois. She passed vendors and many beautiful to-back operas. I’m looking who just got engaged and
away in February 2022. quilts to admire. Of course, we forward to it as it has been two two other grandsons with
Mary Ann was a long-time went to Dollywood and heard years without an opera.” serious partners. One
member of that parish. Susan Helen McCauslin writes grandson received a Stamps
Sobey Druffel and Mary from Michigan: “I am still Scholarship and is going to
very involved with the effort Notre Dame in the fall. Our
to raise funds for the Three traveling has been curtailed
Rivers Promise. The Promise greatly since COVID. We
will give grants for tuition at decided to go to the East
post-secondary institutions coast of Florida for the last
to all graduates of the Three two winters to quarantine on
Rivers High School to help the ocean.
them achieve 21st-century
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A Lifetime of Art challenge as well as a blessing. are in Boulder and San Diego
Our four children have given - my winter retreat spots. I
Over the course of her career as an artist and educator, us 12 grandchildren and nine hope you are well.”
Anne Loquercio ’52, MFA ’53 taught a wide-reaching great-grandchildren. My motto
group of students. “My teaching career ranged from is to Practice Joyful Living 1965
kindergarten to the university,” Loquercio shared. Daily, which are the initials
of our son who is deceased. I Mar Poelking Sclawy
After earning her undergraduate degree in Italian and have been married for 58 years Class Agent
education at Rosary College, Loquercio went to Villa and will turn 80 in September.” First Zoom call of 2022 in
Schifanoia, in Florence, Italy, also run by the Sinsinawa January found eight of us
Dominican Sisters. There she studied in the company of Silvia Hajek Jorgensen chatting: from seven states
was living in Alexandria, VA and England: Maureen
painters, musicians being a nanny/granny for McMahon Hibbott, Whitley,
and dramatists. her younger daughter. Now England; Peggy Duggan von
living in Bend, OR to be near Briesen Ph.D., Wisconsin;
She went on to earn her other daughter and her Kim Regan, Hawaii; Chon
an MFA in Studio family. Feels lucky to be able to Schwope Wilson, Wyoming;
and Art History spend time with all four of her Barb Tucker Philipps,
from Stanford and granddaughters, ages 3-11. Arizona; Marifred Broucek
an MA from the Marge Melun noted she and Cilella, Georgia; Ellen
University of Hawaii her husband, Ky, are living in Rooney Kelly, New York; Mar
at Manoa where she a retirement community in Poelking Sclawy, Michigan.
studied education Sarasota, FL. Teaching English
and technology. to an Afghan refugee family Barb Tucker Philipps
Loquercio taught and involved in the community writes “Our 55th wedding
in Chicago Public library and have taken up anniversary was Titanium!
Schools, and she duplicate bridge. Joe got a new hip on May 5; I
was a tenured Nancy Burke Grivel states she followed on May 12 and our
art professor at is “not lost” and was found in anniversary was the 16th!
Northeastern Switzerland. We are working hard at our
University. Anne Higgins states she is physical therapy so we will
well, slowing down, and very be ready to head to Maui in
Loquercio also grateful for each day. August. Sending love and
chaired the Angel good wishes to all.”
Art Restoration Maureen Cox O’Doherty
on the Hawaiian answered my call and stated Maria Tsinonis Stavrakos
Island of Kauai, an she didn’t have a thing to say writes “with COVID
extensive multi-year but hello! restrictions easing up a bit,
Photo Courtesy of Michael Loquercio coffee hour after Church has
Ruthann Szymanowski been reestablished, going
project to refurbish Recktenwald writes “we out to lunch/dinner with
endangered masterpieces. The project earned honors moved a year ago to Eden friends is more frequent and
because of its meticulous preservation of Hawaiian culture. Prairie, MN from Ohio to be I have resumed going back
close to our children who live to North Carolina to visit our
“In special moments over the years, I see well how my Rosary in the Twin Cities. Our main son and his family and am
College education carried me through the by-ways of my life attraction is our 5-year-old hoping to join our daughter
journey in diverse spaces with diverse people,” Loquercio said. grandson. It was way past time and her husband for a fall trip
to be a grandma and grandpa to Alabama and a little later
Anne Loquercio passed away on Sept. 29, 2022. The in person.” will visit New York. There is a
Dominican community prays for Anne and remembers Mary Lou Hartman writes large family wedding planned
her fondly. “my family (20 strong) and for July 2023 in Greece and
I celebrated my 80th with a we’re all looking forward
Please email me, Jeanette Judith Schenk Fierke noted “I trip to the Bahamas for a week to going and reconnecting
Nelson Fisher, at still can drive 8-1/2 hours to see of fun in the sun together. It with family there. Somehow,
[email protected] my kids and grandkids, which is was the first time we have as wonderful as FaceTime
anytime with updates so they the high point of my life.” been together since losing and texting are, there’s no
can be sent out to the class. Joan Canale Szuberla noted she Chuck 17 years ago. I have substitute for being with
Bonnie (Jean) Hoshal moved is still volunteering at the Toledo 11 grandchildren who played loved ones. All fingers
to Grand Rapids, MN a town Museum of Art and has one son together snorkeling, hang crossed this will happen.”
of 11,000 after her husband who has moved back to Toledo gliding, swimming, golfing and
retired from Foreign Service and another one in Asheville. eating, lots of food. It was a Marifred Broucek Cilella
to a big house on a lake. After Ann Elliott-Holmes still lives in spectacular week and I hope writes “my big news is my
her husband and son died, Cambridge, MA and is waiting I can make it to 85 when we June 30 retirement. I can’t
she moved into town and now to meet her grandniece for the might do it again! I have one believe that it’s been 17
spends time volunteering at first time who was born during grandson down the street as a years since I arrived in
church and hanging out with COVID and is now two years old. rising sophomore at Princeton. Atlanta to become Head of
friends at the local coffee Lois Marek Deitschel writes His sister will start Bryn Mawr The Howard School. The
shop. She has one daughter “we are now living in a in August so I will have two 17 years have flown as we
and two grandkids who live Senior community that has more grandchildren nearby. moved our campus, built
about 90 minutes away. She accommodations for my My two girls reside here on the four buildings, and grew our
goes to Florida for six weeks wheelchair. I have had MS for east coast and my two sons enrollment by 200 students.
every year to escape the 40 years which has been a While I’ll still be involved in
Minnesota winters.

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the accreditation process Boston for two weeks with our Photo courtesy of the University of Arkansas
for independent schools, I daughter Jane and family. It
will welcome the flexibility was a delightful visit despite A Public Education-Faith Partnership
to travel to see family and only spreading our wings as
friends, do more gardening, far as Cape Cod which we The crossroads of faith and schooling have long been
and volunteer for some of thought was picturesque. We identifiable for Marilyn Rhames ’96.
the wonderful charities here were kept busy just taking
in Atlanta. I look forward to the kids to various clubs, “While at Dominican, I saw faith integrated into education
hearing everyone else’s news, sports, sleepovers and parties. all the time,” said Rhames, a graduate assistant at the
and I want to encourage ‘Staycations’ in the UK include University of Arkansas who researches ways religious faith
folks to join our quarterly a week on a canal boat with intersects with public education and race, particularly within
class Zoom calls. Our last call long-term friends in July. communities with a strong influence from Black Christian
included Dominican’s new Internationally, we booked to churches. “The Sisters were highly educated women of faith
president, Dr. Glena Temple, visit Helen in Japan for three that served students with passion, love and always a word of
who graciously spent time weeks in late October and encouragement. That helped me a lot to get through my four
with us sharing university November.” years there.”
news and answering our Diane Farr Knittle, upon
questions. These Zooms are reading class news in the spring A journalist turned educator, Rhames, a Christian, formed a
“come as you are” events, magazine, decided to send in consulting firm aimed at connecting faith-based nonprofits
so no need to worry about an update, “we are in Rome and with public schools to create partnerships supporting
how one looks, etc. After all, headed for 10 days in Tuscany. education and positive principles, but that are also
we’re all 57 years out from First European trip since Constitutionally permitted.
our graduation, so we’re COVID. The long flight over
bound to look different. reminded us that we are 80! We She also created Teachers Who Pray, an online community
It’s just fun to stay in touch visit with our five families, eight connecting teachers who are looking to form prayer groups
with classmates, hear about grandchildren frequently.” outside the classroom with other educators from their schools.
their families, and share I do hope some of us made it
perspectives on the world.” to Lidia Klodnycky-Procyk’s Today, Rhames is working toward a Ph.D. in education policy
Ellen Rooney Kelly writes memorial service. Since her with the goal of becoming a college professor and continuing
“my daughter Katie is through death, I have often thought of her research on faith, education and race..
with chemo and radiation her and the impact that she had
that followed her surgery on all our lives. It was such a “To understand that faith does intersect with public education
last fall, and is back to privilege to have known Lidia — even more so for certain racial groups — will make a
work before reconstructive and loved her and her kind, difference, especially if I can train others to do this work,”
surgery. All good news. My generous and fun-loving nature Rhames said.
chorus reassembled for a when we were all at Rosary
masked concert in May and together. I wish we could join AZ in late February. She youngest granddaughter’s
we hope to be bare-faced in personally in the celebration noted, “we’re still adjusting first Communion and hope to
September when we start our of the life of this exceptional, to a four-room apartment go again in August so we can
first normal season in two gifted and memorable friend. after 46 years in a 10-room head up to our cabin in North
years. It’s the Mineola Choral She must have left a very large house. We are loving being Georgia for the beautiful
Society’s 75th anniversary vacuum in their family life and near our three daughters fall. In the meantime, we
season, so lots of joyful my prayers go out to them all and four grandchildren. We are doing okay and trying
songs, and no requiems! for their great loss. were back in Georgia for our to stay busy and active. We
Despite no sung requiems As for the Sclawys, the
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from the daughter of Lidia young groundhog just whizzed
Klodnycky-Procyk of a by the window, likely headed
Celebration of Life for Lidia. for the only plant still growing
When she passed away and attractive. We’re growing
last year, such a gathering tired of finding folks to work
wouldn’t have been possible. on the house—in and out—and
This year the celebration are starting to look for smaller
was set for August 1, in the quarters, one with a meal plan.
heart of the old Ukrainian Any suggestions for getting rid
neighborhood in Chicago.” of 23 years of accumulations
in the same house? Part of the
Maureen McMahon adventure, we assume. And to
Hibbott writes “this is very all of you: Keep on keeping on,
embarrassing! Our Christmas and write to let us know what
card to you has been returned that involves. Hugs all around.
to us again. Fortunately,
Richard said he sent you 1966
an email with our annual
Christmas letter attached, Judy Purvin Scully
which was much reduced Class Agent
in size as our news was Terry Wilkinson Pawlik and
truncated in 2021 due to the her husband Ray took the
pandemic. We finally broke plunge and moved to Mesa,
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do senior fitness programs a few weeks after the all my sisters, now gone. was grand.”
and water aerobics the services. We arrived late, but In June, we visited son Pete Suzy Wills Kessler wrote
other days. The pool is right I got them in the ground and and his Jenny in Minneapolis, “Like the core of a vortex,
below us so that beckons they are doing well. attended the Pride festivities, Jack and I have stayed
me! After spending most of In July, we returned to Detroit acquired a huge rainbow fan, in place while much and
my life in Georgia, this has for a big family reunion of attended a birthday party, and many have swirled around
been a huge change.” all nine of the children of my ate the best ice cream I’ve ever us. Late autumn 2021
Jan Ciastko Lane shared eldest deceased sister (and had. That Minneapolis trip found us hesitant to drive
more information about the their children). I had thought was particularly joyful for me to our winter haven in
chemistry students she has that going back so soon would as it included a reconnection Green Valley, Arizona. The
been tutoring: “During this be too difficult emotionally, (facilitated through Dominican Upper Peninsula’s very
past school year I tutored but the gathering was a real Alumnae/i Office) and a visit cold and wet spring of
two chemistry students blessing. We renewed loving with Patricia Robertshaw 2022 also discouraged us
from two different high relationships and celebrated Raftery ’65 whom I had not from spending time at our
schools. Because of COVID, seen in more than 20 years. It forest cabin. Our suburban
I chose to do this online Milwaukee residence and
via FaceTime. Could I be Photo courtesy of Noah Groll ’21 its front and back yards
successful helping these have proven to be the
girls without ever seeing From Real Estate to Theology Studies safest, coziest, and most
them in person, I wondered? at Oxford interesting places to find
All worked out well and I ourselves. Good friends,
enjoyed meeting with them A senior year course in religion and literature sparked Noah Groll’s enjoyable neighbors, and
weekly on our respective interest in studying theology post-graduation — and overseas. former students have
computers. In April with come to our door with
the risk of COVID low, I After working in real estate for an Oak Park law firm, Groll ’21 was many memories, stories,
decided to go to Belize for accepted this fall to the Master of Studies in Theology program at and laughter to share.
a family trip. It was lovely— the prestigious University of Oxford. It’s a familiar place for Groll, The residential flora and
swimming, sun and even who also studied theology there during his junior year as part of a fauna surrounding us have
snorkeling.” visiting student program. brought much joy. Rockwell
Alice Kuehne Finn has Kent’s thought sums it up:
resumed her international “I thought this would be a good time to go back, continue to study “There are times in life
travels. She reported: and see if I want to pursue an academic career,” Groll said. when nothing happens,
“Pat & I are blessed with a but in the quietness, the
catamaran sailing gift in the After graduating from Dominican with a bachelor’s in philosophy soul expands.” Lately, I
Aegean Sea from Sean for and a minor in theology and political science, Groll was named the have thought a lot about
his dad’s milestone birthday. Theology Department’s Outstanding Senior of 2021. He said it was “Caritas et Veritas” as a
We will fly from Chicago to Dr. Clodagh Weldon’s course “The Mystery of Evil in Religion and core for all that uniquely
Amsterdam on July 2, fly Literature” that cemented his desire to continue pursuing theology. surrounds each of us dating
from there to Split, Croatia, from our shared lives at
followed by a car drive to “That was my last theology class at Dominican,” he said. “When it Rosary College. The song
Trogir, all on July 3, & finally was over, I thought, ‘I’d like to keep going.’” “Seeds” (by Kathy Mattea
meet Sean, Shelly & two on YouTube) seems to
of their friends on board “I like taking a subject, really chewing on it for a while and looking approach this same core
the boat! So begins the at different perspectives,” Groll explained. “The concentration I’m in from another angle.”
adventure planned by Sean blends theology and philosophy with the idea of really digging into Lina Fruzzetti shared that
for the next five days.” topics and looking at things from different viewpoints.” she and her husband “have
Bev Doherty shared her been here in Carrara and
news: “This year has been Falcinello, the two cities in
life-changing for me in so Italy that the digital book is
many ways. On April 30, about. We are completing
along with her children, I a few interviews about the
said goodbye to my dearest family, and their sense of
friend, my sister Pat. Patsy political and social change
and I had a good final three that they experienced in
months together as I joined the last three decades. Too
her family in her care. We busy, but the weather is
watched the snowdrops intense, humidity parallels
and all the very first flowers that of Bengal, and
come up and enjoyed the exhaustion is unparalleled,
sunshine, the birds and her topping anything I
grandchildren as we sat experienced before. We will
outdoors in her garden on fly back home July 15, after
the few warm days in late five amazing, productive
April. She told me to bring weeks.”
back patches of the flowers Linda Lindsay-Scott is
from her yard; so, I brought finally retiring this summer
back three big patches in after 30+ years at Delgado
boxes that covered the back Community College in New
seat of the car when Tom Orleans teaching English as
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Mary Janowski Buettner home for our grandson, enjoyed spending time with 1968
shared news from Oswego. John IV’s Confirmation. He DU’s president, Glena Temple,
“After eighteen years of graduated from St. Francis and several faculty members Suzanne Engle MALS ’76
teaching/tutoring at Aurora Xavier in June and will be and staff while listening to the Class Agent
University, I retired in attending Loyola Academy concert. Glena shared that
December. I still tutor ESL in the fall. His sister, Shae, they have deposits for 600 Thanks to all who attended
at the Dominican Literacy will be in 8th grade at St. students, the largest number our class Zoom meeting
Center in Aurora, and Brad Francis Xavier. Grace Tucek, of freshmen by more than 100. in April, hosted by Tomi
and I work with the needy Jack and Julie’s daughter, is That’s three times the number Campbell Hubert and
through our local St. Vincent enjoying her job and loves in our freshman class in 1962! Marilyn Freehill Jancewicz.
de Paul Conference. It’s her new apartment in the big We had a lively and
surprising how many cases city. Her sister, Emma, just inspiring conversation with
we get from this relatively completed her freshman year two DU students who are
affluent community. We at Dayton, spent a week on a
are very proud of our houseboat with the waterski Photo courtesy of Vicki Whooper ’11
six grandchildren. Two team and is already planning
granddaughters are working to do it again next year. She’s ‘Whatever your dream is, keep chasing it’
as nurses, and another going on a wilderness hiking
is pursuing her master’s trip in British Columbia next It was during her sophomore year at Dominican University that
degree in social work. week. The Scully III’s spent Vicki Whooper ’11 found her calling as a stage manager.
One grandson is studying 10 days in Italy this summer
engineering at Michigan while the Tuceks traveled to “Krista Hansen, the current chair of the department, approached
State, and the other has an Spain for two weeks. Grace’s me and said, ‘I think you’d make a great stage manager,’” Whooper
ROTC scholarship at the year abroad was cut short by recalled. “I didn’t even know what that was! But once I learned about
University of North Georgia. COVID, so she was excited it, I thought, ‘This is what I’m going to do for the rest of my career.’”
Our youngest granddaughter to return to Spain and regain
will be a senior in high her fluency in Spanish. We are Her prediction is coming true. Whooper is now riding a wave of
school in the fall and hopes looking forward to our first professional success, serving as an assistant stage manager of
to become a midshipman international trip since COVID Broadway’s A Strange Loop, which took home the Tony Award this
at the Naval Academy in in November. Our trip to Israel year for Best Musical.
Annapolis next year. We are has been rescheduled for the
excited as we plan to attend fourth and final time, we hope! “I am hoping this show opens people’s eyes and minds to the fact that
our eldest granddaughter’s We had a chance to spend the Black experience is not a monolith,” Whooper said. “We need to
wedding in Tennessee this time with classmates over hear the vastness of the ways in which Black people, people of color
August. We hope all of you the past few months, visiting and queer people move through this world.”
are well and enjoying these with Sandy Kern Cyr and
golden years.” Kathy Pudik Rey in Sarasota While a student at Dominican, Whooper worked on productions like
Lu DiSalvo Hartman and before our flight home from Into the Woods, the Wiz, Macbeth and Noises Off, among others.
her husband, Larry, have Florida and attending the
been living in southwest Trustee Benefit this year “Whatever your dream is, keep chasing it — you’ll get there,” Whooper
Florida since the end of with Linda Miller Drennan recommends. “It was a very circuitous route to Broadway, but I never
2017. “COVID kept us and her husband John, Mitzi questioned it. I knew I wanted to work on a Broadway show at some
from physically being with Battista Witchger and her point, so I trusted that whatever path I had to get there was going to
family, but we were able to husband Tom and Maureen get me there.”
visit frequently via Zoom & O’Rourke Cannon. The Kristin
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live in our neighborhood delightful. Donna Freehill
full time were all vaccinated Land and her husband Ed had
so we visited in driveways planned to join us, but the
& at the pool. Our main closing date for the sale of
excitement is that my their B&B Landhaven had to
youngest son is getting take precedence.
married in August in IL. Paula Hirschboeck shared a
We’re extending our time flyer that stated “Prajnatara
while there & I’m looking Paula Hirschboeck’s new book,
forward to it.” Turning and Being Turned:
Summer for the Scullys was A Zen Circle of Practice
filled with the usual family Realization, is a handbook for
gatherings in Minocqua, with practicing Buddhist teachings,
a full house Fourth of July ancient and contemporary. It
weekend which included supports those who aspire to
fireworks on Fence Lake. awaken within today’s Earth
Boating, swimming, skiing, Emergency-the tipping point of
tubing and hotdogging kept losing the world as we know it.”
everyone busy during the More music at Dominican
day and s’mores over the fire in the form of 10 concerts
started most evenings after this summer taking place in
dinner. We were pleased to the quad are a fun tradition
be able to get back to Hawaii in the making. We were able
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recipients of scholarships In the spring of 2020, I Photo Courtesy of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice
funded by the Class of was directing a production
1968. Crystal Medrano of ‘August, Osage County’ A Data-Driven Dietitian
’19 was awarded the Study when COVID shut us down.
Abroad Scholarship for During the pandemic, Watching her mother cook homemade meals and her father
study in Spain. Christina performances were shifted cultivate crops on his farm, Marie Molde RD, MBA ’11 embraced
Bennett ’22, majoring in to digital and I performed healthy nutrition early in life.
Corporate Communications, in a lovely ensemble piece
received the Golden called ‘Almost, Maine’ that was It’s led her to a career as a registered dietitian, trends expert and
Jubilee Scholarship. Also broadcast online. This season advocate for Americans to eat more plant-based foods.
awarded the Golden Jubilee we are back to theatre in
Scholarship was Sabrina person. I appeared in the play “The average American eats less than one fruit or vegetable per
Hufana, a senior majoring ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ day,” explained Molde, a client solutions executive with
in Dietetics and Nutrition. and directed a readers’ theatre Datassential, a market research firm that uses data to help the
Congratulations to them all! production of a charming food and beverage industry make nutritional decisions. “Eating
It was great to spend time play called ‘Leaving Iowa’. more produce and focusing on a plant-based diet is a really
with classmates in person During the pandemic, I read important thing for overall health, and I’m proud to be part of any
at the DU Reunion on countless books and finished work I can do to move people toward that choice.”
campus in June! Plans are a lot of counted cross-stitch
already underway for our projects. But it is great to be Molde was drawn to Dominican University because it offered a
55th reunion in June 2023. back doing the things I love combined MBA with a registered dietitian degree, which she says
Look for emails and check the most. Stay well, everyone.” set the foundation for her career.
our class Facebook page
for details as they become Margaret Baker Rasin visited “Oftentimes, I do have students reach out to me asking how I got
available. Edna Del Zoppo-Hancock to where I am, as it’s pretty unique for a dietician to work at a
Congratulations to Sister in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia market research firm,” Molde said. “I give credit to Dominican for
Ann Henkel, OP, who is in June with her 16-year-old developing this program where I could get both areas of
celebrating her Golden granddaughter. In August, she expertise: business and nutrition.”
Jubilee as a Sinsinawa traveled to Iceland with her
Dominican Sister this year! 13-year-old granddaughter. Earlier this year, Molde was recognized among the “40 under 40
Ann writes: “I had neck She is widowed and lives in rising stars of produce” by Produce Business, an international
surgery in June to fix some Chestertown, Maryland. She publication and website dedicated to the fruit, vegetable and
rather alarming problems says she loves to travel! floral industries.
with my spine. It went very
well - better balance, better Congratulations to Kathy Suzanne Engle MALS ’76 University in Wichita,
penmanship (never my Gaspers Szeszol, an and Donna Renn recently Kansas where she lives.
strong suit) among other accomplished artist, for attended the hysterically Overlapping this is a
things. I sent a thank-you her recent awards! On funny show “Late Night contract for establishing
card to the surgeon with a International Women’s Day, Catechism” starring DU an Intergenerational
picture of St. Cecilia, the one she received the Mayor’s Theater Arts Professor Rose Wellness Center in Fort
who refused to die, despite Award of Influence Excellence Guccione. How funny is it? Collins, Colorado, next year.
many attempts to make her from the City of Aurora for her Come to our 55th Reunion in The center will house a
a martyr. This past April, I volunteer work in the arts. In June! Montessori Preschool and a
had a delightful visit from my June she won a merit award Susan Bakel Cohn is Residential Care Center for
dear friend, Kathleen Foley at the Naperville Art League finishing a contract for elders 60 and above. She
Hickey. For me, it was a pure for her beautiful watercolor teacher workshops in the will present the Montessori
gift, and I’m pretty sure she of a dragonfly with gold leaf. Montessori Method with Peace Curriculum at the
found the trip worthwhile - Kathy also exhibits at the a Kansas Educational American Montessori
helps that Mobile, Alabama DuPage Art League, where grant. Graduate units were Society International
has French roots going back she serves as Vice President available from Newman Conference in Boston in
centuries.” of Education on the Board of March 2023.
Kristin Tyrrell writes: “I am Directors.
submitting this from The
Roses, a lovely Victorian B&B Marita Hoy Fenley told us
in St. John’s, Newfoundland. about her get-together in
I have begun traveling again. the spring with Peggy May
Last October I went to Paris Schrage, Carol Anderson
for a week to see my great- Kunze and Jeanne-Marie
niece who had just started Smith MM ’70. This was
college there. In May I took around the same time as
a refresher course in playing classmates gathered in
my hammered dulcimer at Coachella, California for a
the Folk School in North mini-reunion. Marita says:
Carolina. In Newfoundland, “Western Coachella ’68
I learned local knitting and had sunshine, warm days,
rug hooking techniques swimming pools. St. Louis
as I travel and see the Coachella ’68 had gray skies,
sights. And, of course, I cold winds, and rain-filled
am still involved in theatre puddles. Despite the weather,
in Kalamazoo, Michigan. we had a great time!”

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Mary Duncan Gemkow Rapids and her hometown organized and hosted by meantime, wish you all good
writes: “Ron and I spent Muscatine. We shared many the Western Posse team of health and happiness.”
a week in Oneonta and stories and laughs. The six Donna Renn, Marilyn Dobes Keep up to date on our private
Cooperstown, New York, for of us were a close group Placek, Gail Rihacek Daniels Facebook page “Rosary
a baseball tournament at during that amazing year and Suzanne Cosimano College Class of 1968”.
the All-Star Village with our in Fribourg. After Iowa, my Awalt, as well as gracious Share your news by emailing
12-year-old grandson and husband and I spent a few hospitality from Donna Renn [email protected]
daughter and son-in-law. days in Chicago and I was and Suzanne High. In April, Caritas et Veritas!
What a beautiful part of the able to meet more ’68ers in Jack and I were delighted to
country! Unfortunately, it was Oak Park for lunch. Marilyn attend Dr. Glena Temple’s 1969
also the same weekend as Freehill Jancewicz, Donna inauguration with other
our class reunion on campus. Renn, Carol Anderson Kunze 68ers. It was inspirational, Susan Kreuz McCoyd
Missed seeing all who and Ann Wagner Ahmari all impressive and particularly Class Agent
attended. Hopefully, many of made time to meet me. We festive with a large contingent A salutation intended to
us will be able to get together had such a great time! Carol of students in the audience. include everyone and
for our 55th next year! We and I will be in Paris at the It was truly a “Proud to be hopefully offend no one. No
now have 11 grandchildren same time in October so Dominican” day! In June, I class news appeared in the
who all live within about 10 another meet-up is planned.” joined a group of nine other Spring 2022 issue of the
miles of us. Lots and lots of classmates for our 54th Dominican Magazine. So,
activities to attend. Hope Esther Maresso Langlois Reunion on campus. It was news to date beginning with
all of you are well and look shared: “I recently underwent interesting to hear Dr. Glena November 2021:
forward to seeing you on our minor surgery to install a Temple’s update and plans for
Zoom calls.” medication pump to help DU, and fabulous to reconnect Nancy Schumacher Piedlow
Pat Fitts Jacobson sent control medication for my with classmates. A special writes, “We are still enjoying
this update on her travels: Parkinson’s disease. The treat was meeting Mary Ann life in Crestview, Florida. I
“Early this year, I DROVE device gives me a continual Gately Jensen’s aunt Grace LOVE Florida! Not tropical
from Ohio to San Diego to stream of medication and a Wright Mayer ’48. Also in June, here; more like Alabama than
see my daughter’s family much more stable reaction. I met up with Pat Stephens Miami. Our grandsons are
and multiple friends, and to Many details to manage, Mitchell, visiting Chicago from growing. Ben is eight, Stevie
join our classmates at the which I can do because my Annapolis, and Joanne Moore is seven and William is five.
Rosary68 Coachella reunion mental capacity has not Kiewicz, to see the Cezanne We had a visit from them in
in March. What a joyful trip! diminished. So far, so good! exhibit at the Art Institute June; the boys stayed at our
Then in early June, I drove I have started painting and have dinner together. Pat condo on the beach in Destin
to Topsail Beach, North watercolors again, to my and I visited Marilyn Freehill and loved the ocean. They
Carolina with my son’s family surprise, and have new Jancewicz for more catching came up to our house every
for a week of sand and sun energy for other things. I am up. My youngest sister, Teresa day and enjoyed our pool and
- delightful! Then in June, sorry to inform you that I Anderson Shultz ’79, retired all the Crestview goodness.
I flew to New Orleans for a lost my brother-in-law Jim from teaching in June. She Dale and I are active in our
close friend’s son’s wedding. to heart disease in April in and I met our middle sister, parish, Our Lady of Victory in
Lovely event, reconnected North Carolina, and another Maria Anderson Knudtson, Crestview. Best parish ever!
with old friends. My next trip brother-in-law here to old in Galena, Illinois where we It’s a small town and homey.
is a 2-week bus tour of Italy in age in October. I still hear enjoyed shopping, the pool, Everybody knows your name.
October.” from Nicky Santi Thorson, a pontoon boat, and most of Life is good here and I hope
Mary I O’Keefe Bateman Chris Savage Corbett and all, three days of hanging out it is the same for y’all. Rosary
visited Carol Niccolai at her Lynne Wykowski Loresch, together. In June I made a trip will always be a wonderful
home in Montague, Michigan and others. I enjoy hearing to Oak Park to have lunch memory for me.”
in August. She says, “I am about other classmates’ with Kathleen Foley Hickey Ruth Kessler Dallas writes,
looking forward to getting adventures, travels or who was in from Wilmington, “My life is good, blessed and
out of the city for a few days grandchildren. I can’t travel Delaware, and joined by quite ordinary, I suppose.
and having Carol take me anymore myself but I have Donna Renn, Ann Wagner Snail mail, phone calls, and
boating on Lake Michigan.” three grandkids that keep Ahmari and Marilyn Freehill chance encounters with
Kathleen Foley Hickey me occupied. We recently Jancewicz. It was yet another classmates are few and far
writes: “I’ve been on a little learned that my jeweler son delightful time to reconnect between. I just missed seeing
tour visiting classmates. has been commissioned in person. When not visiting Christine Godsil Cooper
In April I went to Mobile, by the Quebec Diocese to and catching up with friends, I in Fort Myers Beach, FL in
Alabama, to see Sister Ann remodel a silver chalice and keep busy with volunteer work February by one day.
Henkel, OP. She showed a silver plate for Pope Francis writing grant applications Mary Malone Janicki,
me Mobile and we had a to use when he comes in July. and periodically refreshing husband Dennis, Susan
wonderful visit. We met We are really proud of our my limited Italian. I am Kreuz McCoyd, and husband
Lynn Troy for lunch in son. I hope this letter finds writing this from lovely Lake Kevin met in South Bend, IN
Chesapeake City, Maryland you all happy and healthy Macatawa where we spend as for the dedication of the Klau
in May. In July we went to and blessed”. much time as possible and are Center for Civil & Human
Cedar Rapids, Iowa for a enjoying a Michigan summer Rights at the University of
mini-Fribourg reunion and Carol Anderson Kunze at its best. I send my heartiest Notre Dame – excellent
to see Kathy Wessels Cook. It writes: “After a quiet winter, I congratulations and good tailgating with the extended
was great to reconnect with was delighted to have several wishes to Sister Ann Henkel, Klau family & friends and
Kathy, Molly Connor, Rich opportunities to connect with OP on her jubilee year. Thanks the ND Alumni Association,
Connor & Tom Farrell. Kathy Rosary classmates during to all who have participated along with an ND win over
showed us around Cedar spring and summer. I made in our class Zooms. I hope to Navy. Janickis, Klaus and
a short trip to theCoachella see many 68ers at our 55th
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McCoyds have traveled to such prospective students Glena Temple for graciously Reunion. We met our goal
Europe together several were also in attendance welcoming us to her home thanks to your generosity!
times since 2012. with Eileen. for our class cocktail party.
In early December, In July, my husband and It was a delightful weekend .1972
Maureen Burke Furey I spent an afternoon with and passed too quickly and
MBA ’84, husband Michael Mary Dempsey Lowry we wanted more time to visit Christine Lapetina Kukla
Furey MBA ’81, Susan in Richmond, VA at the with each other! I can proudly Class Agent
Kreuz McCoyd, husband Virginia Museum of Fine tell you that as of this writing, Our 50th Reunion was
Kevin, and a few other Arts. Since graduating from our Class raised an additional great with close to twenty
Rosary/ Dominican Rosary, Mary has lived in $60,000 in honor of our 50th
alumnae/i attended a London, England where she
Holiday, Hanukkah, worked at the American Photo Courtesy of Public Library Director’s Toolkit
Christmas party held at the Embassy and has, at one
home of President Glena time or another, resided Leading a Library Through the Pandemic
Temple. In late December in seven different states.
2021 Eleanor Seitter, Currently retired she is a Being named 2021 Librarian of the Year by the Illinois Library
Terry Korbecki Daniello, Master Gardener. Association after weathering two years of pandemic challenges
Susan Kreuz McCoyd, Did you know that once was “a ray of light” for Northbrook Public Library Director Kate
and Michelin Paterno you reach the 50th Hall ’01, MLIS ’02.
Lentino enjoyed lunch at Reunion year you may
Michelin’s country club attend Reunion every year “It was like, ‘Oh yeah, you’ve done good work that has made an
in Lincolnwood. Lively thereafter? Yes, it’s true. impact and means something,’” Hall said of the honor recognizing
conversation with lots of At Reunion 2022, I was distinguished service and leadership. “It reminded me why I do this
laughs went on for hours. the sole attendee from the work.”
On March 17, Michelin Class of 1969. We don’t
Paterno Lentino and her have to wait until 2024 While the pandemic altered the way patrons use the library, it
husband Les hosted a to gather with former did force Hall and her staff to expand how the public can access
Rosary/Dominican alumnae/i classmates. information from beyond the physical building — through a mix of
gathering at their home in All in all, in terms of class virtual programs, online classes and the promotion of eBooks.
Arizona. Those in attendance news, I believe Terri Cahill
raved about the Lentino’s Mehl has summed it up “Our job is not to serve only people who come into the library, but
gracious hospitality and best. “Sometimes our lives to connect with everyone in the community,” she says.
delicious food. Thank you, as senior citizens are not
Michelin & Les! filled with cruises and While pursuing a degree in English literature with a minor in
The Dominican University fabulous trips. We can live French at Dominican, Hall took a job at a bookstore — and
Scholarship Luncheon the Gospel in ways closer to discovered a new career path that would allow her to share her
was held in April. The home.” Amen. love of books without meeting a sales quota. She focused on
recipient of the Class of children’s literature during her MLIS studies and later published
’69 Scholarship is Morgan 1971 The Public Library Director’s Toolkit, which was used for a
Lanton. Morgan is a senior semester by Information Studies Professor Dr. Bill Crowley.
majoring in Communication Kathy Klem Large
& Media Studies. A cousin Class Agent “The fact that he chose my book, I felt a bit like a rock star for a
who graduated from A heartfelt “thank you” to minute,” Hall said with a laugh.
Dominican told Morgan she the Class of 1971 Reunion
should consider Dominican Committee who worked
and she is very pleased tirelessly for almost two
that she did so and thanked years to make sure that
the Class of 1969 for the our 50th/51st reunion took
financial scholarship she place on June 11, 2022, at
received. Several members Rosary! After two “Zoom
of our Class of ’69 Facebook Call” reunions, the gift of
page posted congratulatory our bookmark designed
messages to Morgan. by classmates, numerous
Our 50th Reunion Class gift emails, phone calls to
of over $100,000 allowed encourage donations to our
us to establish the Class of class scholarship fund and
’69 Endowed Scholarship. If mailings from Dominican,
you like, you may continue it really happened! The
to contribute to our Class luncheon count was 35 and
Endowed Scholarship Fund dinner was also close to
with a gift of any amount. that number. A thank you
Eileen Willenborg attended is in order to the Alumnae/i
the Scholarship Luncheon. Office and the Office of
Eileen sponsors two Development for all that they
endowed scholarships - did to plan the logistics and
in memory of her sister, see that the event went as
Anne Therese, and for smoothly as possible. I would
Native American students be remiss if I didn’t extend
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attendees from our Class of difficult loss since Laura had Bernadette Stepnowski degree in Early Childhood
1972. It was good to see our been her caregiver for many Freeman wrote, “I am in Special Education and
classmates at the luncheon years and they were often Edinburgh, on holiday with change careers when my
and recall our time at together; Jeanne Sullivan my sister. Next, we go to kids were young. Now I
Rosary College. Health and Goss MALIS ’82 who lost Canterbury.” Shades of our look forward to more travel.
Happiness to All! her brother Steve in March; London semester! My two sisters (including
and Anne Schurmann Nancy Greco is headed Carol Anderson Kunze
1973 Klytta, who lost a brother- back to the Greenhouse ’68) took me to Galena to
in-law when her husband Theatre in Chicago. “I am celebrate my retirement.
Kate Noreiko writes “In Dallas lost his brother Sid in doing yet another version So fun! I plan more visits
November 2021, I was June. May time and happy of a Nuns4Fun show. This to see my grandchildren
appointed to the City memories bring healing. one begins July 1 and is in Georgia. And volunteer
of DeKalb (Illinois) first Joy Allegra Davy wrote to called “Are You Smarter work at The Common
Citizens’ Police Review say, “The Hawthorne School Than Your 8th Grade Nun?” Pantry of Chicago (our local
Board for a two-year term. [which she wrote as Sylvie I am playing the MC and food pantry). And I hope
We underwent extensive Perry] is selling well for the the Nun--switching off with to visit some of my RoCo
training including a publisher, who is asking me another actress. My dog, friends around the country.
simulation exercise and to write a new book! In my Chase, even got in on the So many possibilities!”
ride-along. I have also just therapy work, I’m still seeing publicity.” Helen Hollerich and I
been named to the Board all my clients via the internet, Tom Krickl checked in. “I enjoyed celebrating with
of Directors for JAMS as now that we’ve gotten teach in Hong Kong now, her over lunch, which
(Jane Adeny Memorial used to it, no one wants to do not in mainland China. also anticipated both my
School), a girls’ secondary in-person sessions. That’s a Hong Kong along with the July birthday and Helen’s
level boarding school in surprise!” rest of China keeps chasing successful cataract surgery.
Kenya. The school serves the Zero COVID dream, so Helen likened the surgery’s
approximately 165 low- Bridget (Wolter) MBA ’82 there are still many COVID aftermath to the moment
income and orphaned girls and Jose Cortina MBA restrictions that the rest when “The Wizard of Oz”
in an environment that ’82 have made plans to of the world has dumped. switches from black & white
supports their physical, celebrate their 50th wedding Anyway, it’s good to have a to technicolor. She will get
emotional, mental, spiritual anniversary in September job here.” the second eye done later
and intellectual growth.”. 2022. Son Rick Cortina ’06, Robin Nystrom has been this summer.
MBA ’08 will host a luncheon knitting up a storm, or at Rick Wilk wrote, “My two
1978 in Illinois. “We were able to least many hats. Last year boys are doing service
stay in touch with five of the she started volunteering “for work in different states and
Lynn O’Mara recently wedding party and hope they the very worthy “Hats for while I miss seeing them
opened StratCat can all attend. We have been Sailors” project. Last year more frequently, they are
Consulting™, LLC. Most working on a slide show to they donated 6,400 hats making the world a better
recently, Lynn was V.P. of highlight the 55+ years we for US Sailors stationed on place.” He hasn’t retired
Administration and Projects have known each other.” an aircraft carrier and two because he’s in his “dream
for Northern Nevada They were also able to take a other vessels. I’m up to 33 job helping communities
Development Authority. Caribbean cruise. completed year-to-date, across the country develop
Prior to that, Lynn worked for Bill Dicker has been playing plus I’ve managed to make a comprehensive, community-
the Nevada Department of with his bands The Whiskey few non-hat items for myself based care coordination
Health and Human Services, Pistols and Catcher’s Hollow. and family members.” She systems for persons most
a southern California He and Suellen “still live in added “On the adventure at risk of poor outcomes”
Nasdaq technology and Prescott Valley, Arizona and side, I took inspiration from via the non-profit Pathways
defense R&D company, welcome visitors from all Rick Wilk’s peregrinations Community HUB Institute.
and several large medical over.” Bill continues to be a and jaunted off to Spain for He also fit in a trip to Europe
centers. sought-after Santa in the two weeks with my sister and “which included 13 days in
region and will be retiring finally had a chance to visit Barcelona.”
1979 in November from being a the Alhambra and Generalife Washington State Supreme
counselor. Two of his sons Palaces. It was great to travel Court Justice Hon. Mary Yu
Hilary Ward Schnadt got married this year and he someplace both new and threw out the ceremonial
Class Agent is “still quietly awaiting some familiar once again.” first pitch of a Seattle
grandchildren.” Mariners baseball game
I am deeply saddened Marg Doss is proud to spend Teresa Anderson Shultz against the Oakland
to report that soon after part of her retirement as is making a welcome Athletics in May.
I submitted the last set a Forest Park Voyager, “a transition. “Yes, I’ve just
of Class Notes, we lost cadre of interdisciplinary retired from being an Caroline Sanchez Crozier
classmate Susan Norton educators trained to provide Early Childhood teacher has been awarded the Cesar
Brickell on February 5, experiential learning using for more than 20 years. Chavez Leadership and
2022. As her obituary the park, its museums, Funny since I had never Community Service Award
stated, “The world without learning through play, all planned to be a teacher. I from the League of United
her is less bright, less lively, the wonderful history and first worked in International Latin American Citizens
and lacking in colorful, witty natural wonders it has to Banking after college with (LULAC), the largest and
commentary.” Classmates offer!” She adds, “I’m scoring my French/International oldest Hispanic membership
who had further losses in National Board portfolios for Finance degree. But life organization in the country.
these past months include my paid gig this summer-- happened and I’m happy Crozier was honored for her
Laura Graf Holden, who hanging out, having fun.” that I was able to return 30+ years of volunteerism
lost her mother Josephine to school for a master’s and leadership for LULAC.
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President and CEO of the Ensemble, as well as in Hispanic Council (a think Who in the World. He was a
CSC Consulting Group. numerous stage productions. tank) at the Capitol. The 2019 Recipient of the Albert
Crozier is a former Trustee Our daughter, Rowan, is panelists were leaders Nelson Marquis Lifetime
of Dominican and a past a junior at Fenwick High from Congressional Achievement Award.”
recipient of the University’s School. This past spring, she Hispanic Caucus Institute;
Hispanic Heritage Award. was a member of the Fenwick the Congressional Hispanic 1993
My husband Corky and Math Team that took first Leadership Institute; the
I were able to attend the place in the 2022 Division 2A Latino Partnership for Bridget Loar Harvey MLIS
inauguration of President State Math Championship. Conservative Principles and ’01
Glena Temple in April and I Brenda is now in her 24th International Human Rights Class Agent
was glad to see classmates year teaching in the Morton Group, and a former chief of
Kevin Killips and Sr. West High School social staff of Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) Bridget Loar Harvey MLIS
Peggy Ryan, OP on that sciences department, and I’m ’01 was recently hired as the
festive occasion. I’m still in my ninth year with NAVS, a And finally, while she wasn’t new math/science/STEM
volunteering with a Women non-profit animal protection in our graduating class, so teacher at Fox River Grove
in Religion WikiProject organization. many of us in the class of Middle School in Fox River
dedicated to adding to Korin Heinz recently traveled 1989 were friends—then Grove, IL.
Wikipedia biographies to France, Belgium and and now—with Adriana
of women who achieved London where she connected (Iglesias) McCormack ’90, 2001
notability in religion. I with some old “Rosary in and were saddened to learn
got recruited by a retired Strasbourg” friends. Korin of her passing over the Alison Hecimovich MSPED
theology prof in one of my is still teaching French and summer. Adriana, you will ’05
book clubs and have felt German at Fenwick High always have a special place Class Agent
self-conscious about my lack School, where she has had in our hearts.
of disciplinary knowledge. my and Brenda’s daughter as Alison Hecimovich MSPED
The other volunteers a student. 1990 ’05 accepted a position
are theology professors, Laura Preston Guzman is with Sidwell Friends School
seminary librarians, and grad happy to report that her Nicola Germann & Juan (Washington, DC) as the
students in religious studies oldest daughter, Alyssa, Rodriguez Middle School Academic
from all over the world, and graduated from Jacobs High Class Agents Support Coordinator in June
I had only one college-level School and is attending 2021. As a member of the
religion course, taught by Dominican University starting Juan Rodriguez writes “I leadership team, Ali develops
Sr. Marie Walter Flood, OP in the fall of 2022! Alyssa will have just celebrated eight academic systems, supports,
during our undergrad days. be majoring in elementary years with the Automobile policies, and protocols
After I completed my most education. Congrats! Mechanics’ Local 701 to enrich the academic
recent Wikipedia entry, for a Pension Fund working as programs and support the
Canadian theologian named Margaret Whalen Stec Lead Pension Representative. social-emotional health of
Sr. Ellen Leonard, an astute MLIS ’16 shares that after I just returned from a trip to the student body. Ali and her
Helen Hollerich recognized more than 27 years in Oak San Diego, visiting friends. wife are enjoying exploring
the academic regalia worn in Park, she and her husband, I’m looking forward to a DC and all it has to offer
her photograph as matching Michael Stec ’88, MBA ’92, weekend trip to New York
the regalia in a photo from are “beginning a new chapter City to visit historic Yankee Bronwyn McDaniel writes
our 1979 graduation day right by the river” in Batavia, Stadium and see some sights “Last fall, I was honored to
and verified that Sr. Marie Illinois. Margaret tells me in September. I welcome any join the Dominican University
Walter would have been her that “condo life is upon news that you wish to share. Board of Trustees. I am
graduate school classmate us—purging and packing is My email is jmrodrig68@ grateful for the opportunity
at a time when few women my life now!” Michael is also yahoo.com.” to serve the university
were getting doctorates in teaching a career counseling community in this way.”
that field. I’ve decided to course at Dominican, 1992
regard that connection to my which he is enjoying, while 2003
subject as a sort of cosmic Margaret is celebrating 10 Melissa Santo Pietro
imprimatur for my efforts. years as a children’s librarian Class Agent Mary Minster, Yvette Pratt
Stay well and keep in touch! in La Grange Park. Class Agents
Stephanie Mason just Dr. Mark Harry Gordon
1989 wanted to say “hi” to all her writes “after graduation Amanda Bohne has been
fellow alums! Hi, Steph— from Rosary College in promoted to Senior Lecturer
Garett Auriemma hugs! 1992, Mark has been an in the English Department at
Class Agent On June 28, Ramiro administrator, educator, the University of Illinois at
J. Atristain-Carrion Religion Coordinator, and Chicago.
Hey, Class of ’89! It’s been moderated a round table Technology Director in the
so nice to hear from (and discussion at the U.S. Capitol Roman Catholic Elementary 2006
see) so many of you recently. in Washington DC. The Schools, a Branch Manager
Most of the news from discussion took place after and Reference Librarian at Anne Halsema, Diane Meske
Brenda Groeper MAT ’01 the presentation of a report the Cicero Public Library, MAED ’15
and me comes—as usual— titled “Spanish in United and now, a part-time Class Agents
from our kids. Our son, Evan, States politics: analysis professor in the graduate
is a sophomore at Elmhurst of its use in the House of and doctoral schools at As he celebrated his
University, majoring in music Representatives and the Concordia University since 11th anniversary as a
education. He performs Senate” prepared by the 2005. Like his mother, he has staff member at Rotary
with the university’s Wind been noted multiple times in International, John Hannes
both Marquis’ Who’s Who in accepted the new position
America and Marquis’ Who’s of Club and District Support
Global Initiatives Supervisor.

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2007 opened a pizzeria in Edison 2015 Graduate School News
Park called Pizzaboy with her
Stephanie Lieberman, Mark husband Carlo. She will also Tanner Strong, Katie School of Information
Carbonara, EdD, Stephanie be starring in Season Four of Schmidt Studies
Taylor the reality show sMothered Class Agents The University of Nebraska at
Class Agents on TLC on Mondays starting Kearney announced that Evan
Julie Binggeli Hawks is August 8, 2022. Kevin Miller was offered Boyd MLIS ’09, library
excited to share the news and accepted a tenure- director and archivist at
that her family will be moving Mark Carbonara, EdD track faculty position at United Lutheran Seminary,
back to Chicago from Los recently took a new role within Dominican University’s has been selected to serve as
Angeles, as her husband Dominican University as School of Social Work. Dean of the Library.
has taken a job coaching Executive Director of Student Janice Gintzler MLIS ’07
the Men’s Volleyball team at Experience overseeing In February, Meagan writes “I am the social action
Loyola University Chicago! the areas of Residence O’Leary and Andrew Hayes coordinator for United Women
She is looking forward to Life, Student Involvement, MBA ’20 married in Oak in Faith. As such, I engage all
living back in Chicago, Leadership Programming, Brook, IL. They started the time: walking down the
and being closer to college SOAR/Orientation, and dating in March 2015 after Dan Ryan Expressway with
friends and Dominican. co-curricular collaboration. meeting as extras on the TV Father Pfleger to end gun
Mark’s role will help create and show “Chicago Fire”. They violence; planting trees near
Katie Lischwe Williamsen maintain a truly “Dominican” got engaged days before the Riverside UMC, along the
and Chad Williamsen ’06 experience during their time world started shutting down Chicago River and writing to
welcomed Caliyah Celeste on campus. Mark will be in his for COVID in March 2020. corporations to end plastic.”
into their family on October tenth year at Dominican as a Meghan Haddad-Null MLIS
6, 2021, through a beautiful staff member. 2022 17 writes “In May 2021, I gave
adoption. Katie, Chad, and birth to a beautiful daughter,
Caliyah reside in St. Louis, MO. 2010 Jasmine Hernandez shares April. In January 2022,
“I have been working as a I started a new role with
Kym Wroble El-Adawy Ann Bala, Michelle Schultz behavior technician. I work Creativebug as the Senior
got married on October 23, Class Agents with children with autism Library Account Manager,
2021, to Tamer El-Adawy. and provide them with overseeing global library and
Kym works on the Marketing Suzy Herman welcomed her ABA therapy. I have been group sales.”
Team as a Dietitian and son Malcom James Farrell on learning so much and I can’t
Non-Commercial Business February 23, 2022, with her wait to continue gaining Brennan School of Business
Solutions Specialist for husband, Connor Farrell. more experience.”
Gordon Food Service, while Richard Karner MBA/JD ’13
her husband is the General 2014 Adilene Villalpando is a family law attorney and
Manager at Sunset Ridge writes “upon graduating Guardian Ad Litem/Child
Country Club. In December, Sam Viola, Megan Graves, from Dominican in May, Rep at Bernicky Law Firm in
Kym took on the role of Anthony Garcia I was published with my Naperville.
President and Chair of the Class Agents senior collection in PhoMo
American Wine Society magazine and invited to Mediation and Conflict
Chicago chapter. Where in the world is Sam Durango Fashion Week in Resolution Programs
Viola? In May 2021, Sam Mexico. I consider Durango In March 2021, Lucy
Abby Zupancic Frisk founded his travel agency, my hometown. My parents Hancock MCR ’16 started her
married Karl Frisk on Uproute Travel, to help grew up in Durango and I own business, Inward Inquiry,
December 11, 2021, at people take the vacations spent almost every summer LLC, where she serves as an
Dominican in the beautiful they’ve always dreamed of. there. A huge dream of emotional-wellness coach
Rosary Chapel. After two He’s not just talking about mine was to be recognized and a facilitator of workplace
years of postponement travel though, he’s living as a designer by Durango development trainings. She
because of the pandemic, it. In December 2021, he Fashion Week.” attributes her MCR degree
they were able to have the took off for a 16-month to much of her success and
ceremony and celebration adventure around the world, ability to navigate hard
of their dreams with all spending four months in conversations. On a personal
their family members, South America, Europe, Asia, note, she was a warded an
closest friends and several and Africa. The purpose International Education
Dominican graduates in of this trip is to fulfill a Administrator Fulbright
attendance. lifelong dream while meeting to Japan where she spent
Rose Mae Turner is a industry professionals along three weeks in June 2022
sustainable swimwear the way. A lifelong traveler visiting higher education
designer and textile artist himself, Sam has visited professionals in Tokyo and
based in New York City. more than 55 countries and Hiroshima.
She founded her brand has a goal of never being
Rosina~Mae shortly after older than the number of
graduating from Dominican countries he’s visited.
and since then has shown
her work on the runways of
New York Fashion Week and
in galleries throughout the
greater New York area.
Cristina Bertolli recently

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PSALM 34:18

INSYMPATHY

ALUMNAE/I ’71 Debra Brown Dibbern ’92 * Veronica Larkin ’79
Eva Scholz Brown MALS ’72 Kimberly Singleton Garrett MSED Keylee Medrano ’15
1940’s Jennette Schermerhorn Rader Marcia Kerbel Stephen ’66
Virginia Idasek Dooley ’47 ’96 * Daniel Walsen ’09
Ann Bauer O’Leary Kerley ’47 MALS ’72 Margaret Stahulak Gipson MBA ’82 SPOUSE OF
Connie Tapia ’72 Gail Wallace Goggin ’05 Maureen Butler Clark ’65
MHS+ Mary Slawson Duff MALS ’73 Sean Hanley ’92 Patricia Harnett Farrell ’71, MALS
Margaret Collins Creek ’48 MHS Celia Johnson Pappas ’73 Holly Goetz Hoffman ’85
Bernardine Oates Dramm ’48 Lydia Colon Perera ’73 Susan Kaszynski ^ ’81
JoAnn Frawley Osten ’48 Vivian Frazier MALS ’74 Christopher Kennedy ^ Rosalind Conklin Hays MBA ’86,
Loretta Shagzdas Raman ’49 Kathleen Ktsanes Secco ’74 Colleen Goggin Krupa ’02
Patricia O’Donnell Wadden ’49 Br. Roger Shondel, OP ’74 Andrea Bartzis Leinweber ’05, MLIS ’98
1950’s Mary Tierney Bowman MALS ’75 Mary Jo Bergl Jacobs ’69
Jacqueline Weitz ’50 Mary Ellen Foran Clancy ’75 MBA ’06 Jose Jimenez ^
Frances Hoffman Brunkan ’51 Karl Kerbel ’75 Kathryn Markley Scruggs ’63 Lucinda Sorenson Kanczuzewski
Patricia Skau MALS ’75 Michael Stephen^
MHS Seamus Brennan ’76 Janice Holland Walsen ’77 ’68
Sr. Jean McSweeney, OP ’51 FS+ Christopher N. Ejimkonye MALS GRANDPARENT OF Claudia Jelen Kerbel ’75
Catherine Karmazin Nebel ’51 Emma Dibbern ** Mary Elizabeth Linskey ’63
Peggy Stoeckinger Tieman ’51 ’77 Andrew Kurber ’13 Mary Markley Moriarty ’60
Mercedes Quinn Weber ’51 Frances Lane Bradley Poole MALS PARENT OF Jane Downie Sorensen MALIS ’86
Lois Schmidt Borman ’52 Moira O’Leary Bell ’81 Renata Willings Stetina MALS ’75
Anne Loquercio ’52, MFA ’53 ’77 Rahel Bokretsion * Michele Floersch Strange MALS
Jay Gould ’53 James Stetina MALS ’77 Jo Ann Gaeke Bondi ’73 *
Joan Kantowicz Brennan ’55 Leo Trinkuns MALS ’77 Roxanne Calibraro ’67 ’68
Rita Keegan, MM ’56 Susan Norton Brickell ’79 Mary Dibbern Cappelli MALIS ’93 Donna Allendorf Wahlert ’62
Barbara Meiers Sullivan ’56 Gerald Farrell MBA ’79 Christine Rickerl Chorostecki MLIS Janice Holland Walsen ’77
Marguerite Hanley McIntyre ’57 Carole Showalter Janda MALS ’79 UNIVERSITY FRIENDS
Betty Parker Johnston MALS ’58 1980’s ’10, MSIM ’18 * James Arkins
Veronica Hanley Joslin ’58 Donna Sundstrom MALS ’80 Annette Clemens ’92 MHS Barry Bauman
Maureen McGarrity Kuhn ’58 Marvin Garber MALIS ’85 Kavita Dhanwada ^ Joseph Berman
1960’s Thomas Brozich ’87 Ann Farrell ’14 Robert Berner Jr.
Joanne Klupar Gabert ’60 Jean Zboran Dunning ’89 Joseph Farrell ’17 Margaret Brennan
Elizabeth Kilbride May ’60 1990’s Stephanie Blue Fletcher MLIS ’12 * Sr. Marie Condon, OP
Christa Carl Knechtel ’61 Adriana Iglesias McCormack ’90 Edmund Gaeke Jr. ’82 Sr. Catherine Cox, OP
Joan Cerasani Kulik ’62 Sr. LaDonna Jeno, OP ’93 Jill Soens Gordon ’93 Michael Goggin
Mary Porazinski Rycroft ’62 Nancie Mitchell MLIS ’94 Russina Rusev Grady ’81 Guadalupe Jimenez
Mary Ann Beuthin ’63 MHS 2000’s Laura Graf Holden ’79 Sr. Monice Kavanaugh, OP
Sr. Arturo Cranston, OP ’63, MFA Mary E. Murray MLIS ’05 Jose Jimenez III ’11 Marie Kratzer Loretan MHS
Timothy Hickey MLIS ’07 Luz Jimenez MBA ’09 Eileen Rosenblum Mackevich
’67 Maureen Mason Spatz MLIS ’08 Lorraine Gaeke Mack ’86 Sr. Suzanne Schuman, OP
Susan Pettinger Fox ’64 2010’s Bronwyn Clark McDaniel ’01 T Susan Stearns
Sr. Mary Jane Herlik, OP ’64 Jennifer Medrano ’19 James Miller * Marilyn Ver Halen
Nancy Huggins Krug MALS ’64 FAMILY MEMBER OF Christina Reilly ^
Evelyn Fenton Swanson MALS ’64 Luis Argueta * Ofelia Sanchez * + Former Trustee
Carolyn Connors Etten ’65 William Bell ’96 Julie Molony Stephan ’93 (T) Current Trustee
Mary Ellen Golich ’65 Bridget Goggin Bigane ’97, Daniel Walsen ’09 * Staff/Faculty member
Carol Gorecki Dooley ’67 SIBLING OF ** Student
Ann Mossner Boggess ’68 MSPED ’98 Timothy Cook * ^ Friend
Cynthia Walan Deaver Perrone ’68 Jane Vanderheiden Bolger ’58 Beverly Doherty ’66 (FS) Founding Sister
Mary Bolger Anderson Porter ’68 Tracy Quinn Brooker ’91 Germaine Goetz-Sota ’59 * (MHS) Mazzuchelli Heritage Society
Thomas Strange MALS ’68 Annette Burdi-Gaeke ’81 Brian Goggin ’74 (NGA) Non-graduating Alumna
Nancy Stewart ’69 Sheila Goggin Burns ’99, MSED Trudi Goggin MCR ’14
1970’s Jeanne Sullivan Goss ’79, MALIS
Marjorie Beck Gibson MALS ’70 ’02
Emily A. Jackson ’70 Mary Butler ’64 ’82
Kathryn Murphy ’70 MHS Gregory Cappelli MBA ’92 + Martha Larkin ’71
Paula Orchowski Herman MALS Elizabeth Collier Mary Larkin ’81
Karen Joy Allegra Davy ’79

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“Dominican encourages me to push forward, do my best and
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As a Sinsinawa Dominican–sponsored institution,
Dominican University prepares students to pursue truth,
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creation of a more just and humane world.

Rosary House (pictured), located where Circle Drive is today,
was part of the McCurrin estate, the first piece of property
purchased by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters in River Forest
in 1917. The building was first used to hold academic classes,
which were predominantly from nearby Trinity High School
prior to its move up Division Street. Rosary House also played
host to a variety of other events, including fashion shows,
fundraisers and theater performances.