The BVC Class of 2017
Members of the 2017 Benedictine Volunteer Corps, listed alphabetically with hometown, major and city assignment:
Jacob Bellendir (Broomfield, Colo./Biology) – Imiliwaha, Tanzania
Sam Burns (Le Sueur, Minn./Social Work) – Tabgha, Israel
Ryan Buron (St. Paul, Minn./Biology) – Montserrat, Spain
Lucas Giese (Eau Claire, Wis./Political Science) – India/Sri Lanka
William Harren (Wasilla, Alaska/Philosophy) – St. Anselmo, Rome
Joe Koll (Winona, Minn./Chemistry) – Katibunga, Zambia
Dylan Lehrer (Prior Lake, Minn./Computer Science) – Hanga, Tanzania
Rashid Locario (Brooklyn, N.Y./Communication) – Montserrat, Spain
Connor Magee (Omaha, Neb./Global Business Leadership) – Newark, N.J. Saint Benedict’s
Jared McComber (Andover, Minn./Biology) – Newark, N.J. Saint Benedict’s
Alex Melchor (Newark, N.J./Psychology) – Bogota, Colombia
Ramond Mitchell (Nassau, Bahamas/Theology) – St. Anselmo, Rome
Abdi Musse (St. Cloud, Minn./Peace Studies) – Hanga, Tanzania
Thomas Niles-Melchert (Willmar, Minn./Chemistry) – Hanga, Tanzania
Shamus Olson (Victoria, Minn./Economics) – Katibunga, Zambia
Travis Spillum (Little Falls, Minn./Mathematics and Economics) – Imiliwaha, Tanzania
Brett Watercott (Becker, Minn./Accounting and Finance) – Bogota, Colombia
Thomas Widmer (New Prague, Minn./History) – Tabgha, Israel
Leng Xiong (St. Paul, Minn./Environmental Studies) – India/Sri Lanka