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Matthew Kiess, OSB ‘21
1976 Fr. Walter Reger Distinguished Alumnus
Saint John's monk, science professor and innovator
Fr. Matthew Kiess, OSB, a priest, professor and pastor, was "Mr. Science" at Saint John's. He taught chemistry for 48 years and was department chair for 40 years. Nearly all Saint John's graduates who went on to medical school in the middle decades of the twentieth century would have had Fr. Matthew in the classroom. He also undertook experiments in soil rebuilding; water analysis for city water systems; and electro-plating and polishing chalices for Saint John's Abbey and area parishes.
Walter Reger Awardees
- 2012 Bob Gavin ’62
- 2011 Brian Crevoiserat ’81
- 2010 Don Schumacher ’65
- 2009 Bob Spinner ’64
- 2009 Br. Dietrich Reinhart ’71
- 2008 Dave Wendt ’63
- 2007 Dick Nigon ’70
- 2006 Steve Slaggie ’61
- 2005 Dan Whalen ’70
- 2004 Bob Wicker ’64
- 2003 Al Eisele ’58
- 2002 Dan Coborn ’52
- 2001 Joe Mucha ’66
- 2000 Thom Woodward ’70
- 2000 Bill Sexton ’55
- 1999 Don LeMay, OSB ’48
- 1998 Len Mrachek ’58
- 1997 Frank Ladner ’48
- 1996 Mike Dady ’71
- 1995 John Agee ’70
- 1994 John Rogers ’63
- 1993 Tom McKeown ’52
- 1992 Cleve Cram ’38
- 1991 Tom Joyce ’61
- 1990 Bob Shafer ’54
- 1989 Don Talafous OSB ’48
- 1988 Jerry Donovan ’53
- 1987 George Hawkins ’49
- 1986 Frank Grundman ’48
- 1985 Jack O’Connell ’42
- 1984 LeRoy Lilly ’55
- 1983 Martin Schirber, OSB ’39
- 1982 Jerry Terhaar ’48
- 1981 Harry Holtz ’39
- 1980 Joe Ryan ’31
- 1979 Fran Miller ’48
- 1978 Paul Huber ’55
- 1977 Ed Devitt ’32
- 1976 Matthew Kiess, OSB ’21
- 1975 Henry Borgerding ’07
- 1974 Fr. Dunstan Tucker, OSB ’25
- 1973 Herb Adrian ’29
- 1972 George Durenberger ’28
- 1971 Fred Hughes ’31
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