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