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Erika Schlichting Egli ’93 – Inspiring Woman: On a mission to help others
11/17/2009 - A pivotal moment for Erika Egli happened in the wilds of the Amazon. While on a one-month study abroad trip to Brazil, Egli visited a village several hours up the Amazon River. After encountering darkness, delays and rough waters during the eight- to 10-hour boat ride, they finally saw their destination. Full Text…
Pk Kriha Ziaja '91 fast-tracks to become shareholder at RJF Agencies
11/13/2009 - After only six years at RJF Agencies, Employee Benefits Consultant PK Ziaja has risen to become a part-owner of the company. Full Text…
Monica Haller ’02: Riley and His Story (A soldier's trauma reflected through pictures)
11/09/2009 - In a dark hospital station in Abu Ghraib prison in 2004, doctors and nurses struggle to keep up with the Full Text…
Pamela Woods ’74 prepares to ‘Come home again’ for special concert event
11/02/2009 - Almost 30 years and 1,600 miles separate Freeport from a chance event – but music lovers on Grand Bahama will get the benefit on November 13th. Full Text…
CSB Graduate Founds Local Stop CMV Chapter
10/26/2009 - College of Saint Benedict graduate Jodi Saari ’98 recently founded a local chapter of Stop CMV, a grassroots organization working to foster awareness about Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Full Text…
Kerry K. Fierke '96 / Manager of leadership and staff development at SMDC
10/22/2009 - What do you actually do? I manage the strategy, implementation and coordination Full Text…
Susan Heying ’91 joins CentraCare as Nurse practitioner
10/22/2009 - Certified family nurse practitioner Susan Heying joined CentraCare Clinic-St. Joseph Full Text…
Renee Mayers ‘87 Appointed AVP, Human Resources at the College of The Bahamas
10/22/2009 - Mrs. Renee Mayers has joined The College of The Bahamas as Associate Vice President, Human Resources, effective October 1, 2009. Full Text…
Katy Bendewald ’00 likes Huron’s great sense of community
10/22/2009 - Katy Bendewald says she likes to talk to her clients about life challenges and moving beyond them. Full Text…
Katie Bendewald '00 New Social Worker with Community Counseling Services
10/12/2009 - Katy Bendewald, csb, college of saint benedict, 2000 Full Text…
Jill Mensing Kelly ‘98 new assistant principal
10/05/2009 - There are a lot of new faces at Cedar Creek Community School (CCCS) this year. One of them is Jill Kelly. Kelly is the school’s new assistant principal. Full Text…
Kirsten Skjei Olness ’04 joins staff of clinic
10/01/2009 - Kirsten Olness, a family nurse practitioner, has joined the staff at HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinics. Full Text…
Mary Hughes Mathews ‘66 forges bonds between neighbors, city and university
09/29/2009 - There was a time when Mary Mathews could look out her front door and point to the one house on the block across the street that was a rental property. Full Text…
Anna Rehmann Riegle ’80 Recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who
09/23/2009 - Anna R. Riegle, Director of Workforce Development for Nursing at Martinsburg VA Medical Center, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in process improvement, patient safety, quality management, and documentation of policies and procedures. Full Text…
Jody Schindele Martinson ’97 - New Music Director for Minnesota Center Chorale
09/17/2009 - Minnesota Center Chorale has named Jody Martinson its new music director. Full Text…
Judge Elizabeth Hayden ’68 Receives Award
09/15/2009 - A Stearns County judge is among three judges who have been honored for serving on the panel that heard the Norm Coleman-Al Franken Senate trial. Full Text…
Judy Forstner Poferl ’82 to head NSP-Minnesota
09/11/2009 - Judy M. Poferl, formerly regional vice president, NSP-Minnesota, will replace Sparby as president and chief executive officer of NSP-Minnesota Full Text…
Polly Kulas Berendes ’02 and Chuck Berendes ’02 – Baby born at 9:09 on 9/9/09 weighs 9 lbs., 9 oz.
09/11/2009 - Laughter erupted in hospital room when nurse announced significant digits Full Text…
Patricia Welter '70 Receives 2009 Benedicta Riepp Award from Sisters of Saint Benedict
08/28/2009 - The 2009 Mother Benedicta Riepp Award was presented to Patricia Welter of Waite Park, Minn., by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Full Text…
Jeanne Mock '82 is on the DQ Blizzard Cup!
08/19/2009 - Who needs high-priced models when your friends will do? Full Text…
Kathleen Kulus '89 (Pediatrician) Added to Board of Directors
08/03/2009 - Dr. Kathleen Kulus, a pediatrician with CentraCare Clinic, recently was appointed to the CentraCare Clinic board of directors. Full Text…
Palin Appoints Alaskans to State Boards on June 22, 2009
08/03/2009 - Governor Palin reappointed Margaret A. Volz to the Alaska Children's Trust Board Full Text…
Judith Huber, OSB: Counselor to Work at Local Clinic
07/24/2009 - Judith Huber recently joined Catholic Charities as a counselor at the Catholic Charities Emergency Services Mental Health Clinic in St. Cloud and Alexandria. Full Text…
Staff Member, Amy Sager Lloyd, Receives UW System Award
07/22/2009 - The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has recognized three individuals from across the System with the 2009 Academic Staff Award for Excellence. This is the highest recognition bestowed on members of the UW System’s academic staff. Full Text…
Colette S. Peters '93 Appointed to Lead the Oregon Youth Authority
07/09/2009 - Colette S. Peters was appointed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to lead The Oregon Youth Authority, the state juvenile corrections agency Full Text…
Kathryn Kucienski Ciesla ’93 ELECTED NORTHBROOK VILLAGE TRUSTEE
06/15/2009 - Kathryn Kucienski Ciesla began serving as Village Trustee of Northbrook in May. She was elected to a four year term on April 7, 2009. Full Text…
From Preemies to Adults
05/18/2009 - When Katie Kenefick '11 was born 15 weeks early, she weighed just 1 pound 14 ounces and was no longer than a dollar bill. Full Text…
Michelle M. Blaeser '87, Mary Z. Miley '79 and Suzette E. Sutherland '84 Voted Top Doctors for Women
05/18/2009 - Minnesota Monthly mailed surveys to more than 5,000 Twin Cities doctors, asking them to nominate up to five "outstanding" doctors in their field of expertise. Full Text…
CSB and SJU Host Annual Caritas Award Ceremony
05/15/2009 - This year’s Saint Ben’s recipients of the award are Ashleigh Leitch '09, CSB senior and political science major from Willmar, and Marilyn and Joe Schmit, CSB alumna ’56 and SJU alumnus ’55, respectively. Full Text…
Kathy Mock '80 has been named senior vice president of Public and Health Affairs
05/04/2009 - Kathy Mock '80 has been named senior vice president of Public and Health Affairs Full Text…
Karen Gfroerer ’93 2009 Outstanding Performance Award winner
05/04/2009 - Karen Gfroerer ’93 2009 Outstanding Performance Award winner Full Text…
Govenor Pawlenty Appoints Karen Janisch '87 to Fourth Judicial District Judgeship
04/29/2009 - Govenor Pawlenty Appoints Karen Janisch '87 to Fourth Judicial District Judgeship Full Text…
CSB students take out the trash, clean up campus
04/20/2009 - Students and alumni from the College of St. Benedict gathered Sunday to not only clean up their community but to show appreciation. Full Text…
Honoring the memory of Anne Notch '97 through kids run
04/18/2009 - Honoring the memory of Anne Notch '97 through kids run Full Text…
Krysta Arnold-Schultz ’06 is one of 9 Philanthropist-Candidates
04/14/2009 - Krysta Arnold-Schultz, of Rockford, is a 2009 Philanthropist-Candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year event, which kicked off on April 1st. Those competing in this annual fundraising competition are uniting with hundreds of men and women across the country to raise money and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s life-enhancing programs: Research, Patient Services, Education and Advocacy. Full Text…
Jeanette Blonigen Clancy ’65 writes book urging Christians to abandon claim to religious superiority
04/13/2009 - In “God Is Not Three Guys in the Sky,” Jeanette Blonigen Clancy urges Christians to abandon their claim. Full Text…
Debra Greene '81 embarks on a national book tour to promote her new book
03/02/2009 - Debra Greene '81, embarks on a national book tour in April to promote her new book, Endless Energy: A Simple Guide to Energy Health. Full Text…
Michelle Barlau Goodman ‘03 Rebounding from a Bad Bounce
02/27/2009 - In 1999, I was a freshman basketball player at the College of Saint Benedict in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The College of Saint Benedict was an established Division III program that was returning four of five starters from the previous year’s National Championship runner-up team. Full Text…
Foley & Mansfield Litigation Firm Names Heather Holland Neubauer ’99 Partner
02/09/2009 - The national litigation firm Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, has named College of St. Benedict graduate Heather H. Neubauer (’99) a partner. Neubauer is located in the firm’s Minneapolis office. Full Text…
Kathryn Rothstein Minnich ‘01 joins firm as associate attorney
02/02/2009 - Kathryn R. Minnich ’01 has joined Rinke Noonan, 1015 West St. Germain St., as an associate attorney. Full Text…
Kristin Roehl '07 discovers new ways to help children
01/28/2009 - For Kristin Roehl, a 2007 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota, her stay in Bangladesh was about bringing dignity and fairness to disadvantaged children and their parents. Full Text…
Emily Pearson '08 was named Princess of Winter Carnival
01/27/2009 - New Ulm native Emily Pearson, a teller at Alliance Bank in St. Paul, was chosen as the Princess of the West Wind for the 2009 St. Paul Winter Carnival. Full Text…
Govenor Pawlenty Appoints Karen Janisch '87 to Fourth Judicial District Judgeship
01/22/2009 - Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Karen A. Janisch and Thomas M. Sipkins to two Fourth Judicial District trial court bench vacancies in Hennepin County. Full Text…
Kathleen Skoglund Kulus '89 receives excellence award
01/22/2009 - Congratulations to Kathleen A. Kulus, MD, CentraCare Clinic, Women & Children - Pediatrics Clinic who was honored Jan. 8th with the Physician of Excellence award. Full Text…
Mary Bussman '88 hired as new principal of Central Middle School
01/20/2009 - Columbia Heights Public Schools has named Mary Bussman, currently the principal at Valley View Elementary in Columbia Heights, as the new principal of Central Middle School (CMS). Full Text…
Beth Hartman ’01 to make debut with Minnesota Opera chorus
01/20/2009 - After years of studying music, Beth Hartman, a 1997 Choteau High grad, will make her debut with the Minnesota Opera next week performing in Charles Gounod's "Faust." Full Text…
Stearns judge Elizabeth Hayden ’68 among those picked for recount trial
01/14/2009 - A Stearns County judge is among three who will hear the highly charged election lawsuit that stands between Minnesota and its second U.S. senator. Full Text…
Carlson Appoints Heather Glidden Passe '93 as VP Customer Relationship Management
01/08/2009 - Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that Heather Passe has been appointed to the position of Full Text…
People are getting creative by decorating their own cakes and cupcakes
12/22/2008 - Caughey, a 2004 College of St. Benedict graduate, started her company, Kenna’s Cupcake Co., this year after taking a decorating class. Now, she incorporates everything from miniature coffee cups to puppies on her cupcakes. Full Text…
Joanne Sunquist '76 elected 2009 Chair of the College of Healthcare Information
12/19/2008 - Joanne Sunquist, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hennepin County Medical Center(hcmc.org), has been elected 2009 Chair of the College of Healthcare Information (CHIME). CHIME is the professional organization for over 1300 healthcare CIOs. Full Text…
Heather Holland Neubauer '99 Named to Minnesota Law & Politics’ 2009 Rising Stars List
12/19/2008 - Heather Holland Neubauer, Class of ’99 an attorney with national litigation firm Foley & Mansfield PLLP, was named to the 2009 Rising Stars list compiled by Minnesota Law & Politics. Full Text…
Ann Lenczewski '83 to lead the powerful Taxes Committee
12/17/2008 - After the DFL took over the Minnesota House in 2006, new Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher selected Bloomington’s Ann Lenczewski to lead the powerful Taxes Committee. Full Text…
Janie Becker '76 offers gift of music Saturday
12/16/2008 - Back in the 1970s, Jane “Janie” Becker entertained diners by playing the organ — along with some hosting duties — at Michael’s Restaurant in Worthington. Full Text…
Eli Becker Condon '05 recently accepts position
12/03/2008 - Eli Becker Condon '05 recently accepted a position at Minnesota Waters (www.mnwaters.org) as program coordinator in St. Paul, MN. Full Text…
Damaris Thompson '78 Plans Retirement
12/02/2008 - After a career spanning more than four decades, veteran educator Damaris Thompson is bidding farewell to the profession that has been for her more than simply a job, but rather a life-long passion. Full Text…
Jill Warner '81 Shared Gifts with Community
11/26/2008 - An interim pastor is not just one who provides a segue for a parish following the loss of its pastor until the next arrives. It has been said that the ministry of transitional pastors is crucial, that they come into a church in a unique period of its history and have unusual opportunities of service. Full Text…
Kim Ferlaak Motes '89 joins Theater Latté Da.
11/18/2008 - Kim Ferlaak Motes '89 joines Theater Latte Da. Full Text…
Erin McKee Merrigan '80 is part of Fox 9 Investigative Report
11/18/2008 - Think about the health of your parents, aunts, uncles. If your family tree is a mystery, so are many of the most important questions of your life: How healthy am I likely to be? Full Text…
Laura Herbst Sherburne '03 Wins on Price is Right
11/17/2008 - Laura Sherburne '03 won a trip to Rio de Janeiro on The Price is Right show. Click here to watch the clip (she is on stage about 24 minutes into the show). Full Text…
Heidi Schwichtenberg ‘99 Starts Women's Basketball League
11/10/2008 - Heidi Schwichtenberg ‘99, a longtime basketball player, was tired of driving to the Twin Cities to play in an adult women’s basketball league, so she started her own in Becker. Full Text…
Lori Lowe Hume ’82 selected as a “Top Women in Finance” award recipient
11/07/2008 - Lori Lowe Hume ’82 has been selected as a “Top Women in Finance” award recipient by Finance and Commerce newspaper. Full Text…
Kenna Caughey '04 - Cupcakes mentioned in Minneapolis Picks
11/06/2008 - We’ve had a long and delicious love affair with the cupcake and would do just about anything to score one of these sweet treats. Full Text…
Janie Becker ’76 celebrates the release of her new CD "Forever Friends”
11/06/2008 - This collection of original piano pieces, or "musical daydreams" as I like to think of them, is my tribute to the people whose lives have touched and shaped my own. Full Text…
The Power of Mentoring
10/29/2008 - College of Saint Benedict junior Breanna Peterson pays close attention to the advice and insight she receives from a woman she’s actually met just once. As part of an e-mentoring program, Peterson has ready access to her mentor, Suzette E. Sutherland, M.D., who listens, acts as a sounding board and offers support to Peterson via e-mail. Full Text…
Kenna Caughey ’04 launches Kennas Cupcake Company
10/28/2008 - Oddly enough, her love of sweets didn’t start with an Easy Bake Oven. Full Text…
Megan Bjerke '05 joins the Nilles Law Firm's Fargo Office
10/28/2008 - Megan Bjerke has joined the Nilles Law Firm’s Fargo office as associate attorney. Full Text…
St. Paul names day for Linda St. Ores '78
10/28/2008 - Linda St. Ores of Woodbury, a city of St. Paul human rights department specialist, was an innovator in helping those in need. Full Text…
Rebecca (Hermes) Hafner-Fogarty '74, MD, MBA Receives Promotion
10/20/2008 - Rebecca(Hermes) Hafner-Fogarty, MD, MBA was recently promoted to Chief Clinical Officer for MinuteClinic. Full Text…
Diane Gerdts Hovey '81 writes a new book "Princess Sophia's Gifts"
10/17/2008 - Princess Sophia's Gifts is a tale of loss and a tale of finding what makes our spirit dance. It is a journey through the unknown in search of wisdom, a family story of growth and healing. Full Text…
Lisa Szromba '91 Receives Award
10/13/2008 - Lisa Szromba recently received the Advising Profession Impact Award from the Wisconsin Academic Advising Association. Full Text…
Renee Wall Rongen joins Pay It Forward as spokesperson
10/09/2008 - Renee Wall Rongen ‘83, Inspirational and Humorous Keynote Speaker will join Catherine Ryan Hyde as an additional speaking resource and Spokesperson for the Pay It Forward Foundation. Full Text…
Damaris Thompson '78 is bidding farewell after 46 years of teaching
09/25/2008 - After a career spanning more than four decades, veteran educator Damaris Thompson is bidding farewell to the profession that has been for her more than simply a job, but rather a life-long passion. Full Text…
Stephanie Lee '02 Named ASTA's Young Professional
09/10/2008 - Stephanie Lee, marketing director for TravelQuest in Albertville, MN, was awarded ASTA's Young Professional Award during ASTA's annual meeting in Orlando. Full Text…
A Lifelong Friendship
09/05/2008 - Lois Levasseur Liners '46 and Donna Coyne Rajkowski '46 have been close friends since their days as CSB roommates 63 years ago. Full Text…
Anne Walters '02 Manager of Individual Philanthropy
09/06/2008 - Anne has accepted a new position as Manager of Individual Philanthropy at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (www.iatp.org). Full Text…
Sarah Mechtenberg '99 recently accepts position in Bolivia with the Carmen Pampa Fund
09/02/2008 - Sarah Mechtenberg, a 1999 graduate of the College of St. Benedict, recently accepted a position in Bolivia with the Carmen Pampa Fund, a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Full Text…
Tiffany Ogle ’02 is reporting all week at the Minnesota State Fair with KARE 11.
08/28/2008 - Tiffany Ogle ’02 is reporting all week at the Minnesota State Fair with KARE 11. Full Text…
Monica Haller '02 receives 2008 BUSH Foundation Artist Fellowship
08/22/2008 - Monica Haller has a BA in peace and conflict studies from the College of St. Benedict and a MFA in Visual Studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Full Text…
Colleen Quinlivan OSB ’88 installed as sub-prioress
08/21/2008 - When Colleen Quinlivan OSB ’88 was a student, Sister Marlene Schwinghammer ’71 invited her to join Sisters Across Campus, a program which connected students with sisters. Full Text…
Yuko Taniguchi '98 is a finalist for Dayton Literary Peace Prize
08/18/2008 - Minnesotan Yuko Taniguchi's debut novel, "the Ocean in the Closet," is among five finalists for this year's $10,000 Dayton Literary Peach Prize in fiction. Full Text…
Mary Halek Cherrico '73 receives promotion at the University of Iowa
08/19/2008 - Mary Halek Cherrico '73 receives promotion Full Text…
Glennis Warner-Roseboom '93 part of U.S. Olympic management team
08/12/2008 - She's not actually COMPETING at the Olympics, but a former member of the College Full Text…
PhD Researcher Karla Ziegelmann Fjeld '01 Joins MicroBioLogics Inc.
08/04/2008 - Karla Ziegelmann Fjeld '01 has joined MicroBioLogics Inc. as an industrial quality control technologist. Later this year, she will lead a research development team. Full Text…
Mary Cullen Yeager '82 Elected Chair of William Mitchell College of Law Board
08/04/2008 - Mary Cullen Yeager, a 1982 graduate of CSB, has been elected Chair of the William Mitchell College of Law Board. She has served on William Mitchell's board of trustees since 2002. Mary received her JD from William Mitchell College of Law in 1989 and is currently a partner with Faegre & Benson. Full Text…
Sara Boyle Trautner '75 Featured in 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival
08/03/2008 - Sara Boyle Trautner '75 is the star, producer and co-writer of My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back. The show is playing at the Theatre de la Jeune Lune during the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Full Text…
Alumnae Attend Policy Event, Sponsored by the Citizen's League
07/31/2008 - Zora Radosevich '77, Executive Director of Girl's International Forum, joined students she's teaching this summer through the U of M Student Leadership Institute at Policy Event on July 10, 2008, sponsored by the Citizen's League. Full Text…
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