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Shattuck-St. Mary’s School community, with its strong commitmentto protecting human rights and dignity, does not discriminate on thebasis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national orethnic origin in its admissions and scholarship programs, the admin-istration of its educational, athletic, or other school programs, or itsemployment practices.

2009 SUMMER ISSUEVolume XXXIII, No.2

Shattuck-St. Mary’s SchoolP.O. Box 218 • 1000 Shumway AvenueFaribault, MN 55021 • 888.729.4946www.s-sm.org

CONTENTSFeaturesFrom the Head of School..........................2-3STEM Facilities Update ............................4-5Going the Distance ...................................6-7Boarding at SSM........................................8-9College Placement ................................18-21

Alumni NewsAlumni Association....................................28Reunion Weekend ................................29-35Hockey Highlights ................................42-43

School NewsAwards Day ................................................10Commencement....................................11-17SSM News Notes ........................................22SSM Parents’ Association ...........................23The Savage Dilemma ............................24-25SSM Sports Shorts.................................26-27Trustees Profiles....................................36-41From the Archives......................................49

In Memoriam .............................................44Class Notes ...........................................44-48

Managing Editor: Amy Wolf • [email protected] • 507.333.1655

Editor: Julie Jensen•[email protected]

Design: Renée Thompson, Michelle Phillips

Contributing Writers: Julie Jensen, Amy Wolf, Robert Neslund,Lonnie Schroeder

Photography: Sherry Carter, Tara Langevin, Michelle Phillips,Renée Thompson, Johnnie Walker, Amy Wolf

Class Notes: Kim Cromer

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Letters to the Editor...We welcome your letters. Please note that letters may be edited for clarity and brevity.

MMOORREE CCHHIINNEESSEE CCOONNNNEECCTTIIOONNSSI have just finished reading the latest issue of The Arch.......Wow......it is very impressive......Great articles, photographs, and a fantastic way to showcase the School.

I was most interested in the article about “How SSM is Finding its Wayto China.” The company I work for, American Century Investments (www.americancentury.com), is also in the process of establishing a presence in China with an office opening up in Hong Kong in May, and I think there may be some synergies that could be explored.

I would like to introduce some of our upper management toShattuck-St. Mary’s and the many innovative programs (weCreate, STEM, Going Global, etc.) that are a part of the School.

I hope springtime is finding its way to Faribault and the campus. It is so pretty when it finally arrives. Though it was over 40 years ago, I still remember the special feeling.

-- TTiimm GGiilllliinn ’’6688

2008-09 OFFICERS, TRUSTEES & ADMINISTRATION

OFFICERSHonorary ChairThe Rt. Rev. James L. JelinekChairFred C. Krahmer ’60 Vice Chair Marion Gorton Edwards ’68 Head of School Nicholas J.B. StonemanTreasurer Jeffrey D. Chestnut Secretary Tamara Kloeckl White ’80 ADMINISTRATIONMatt Ruby Director of StudiesScott CurwinDean of Student LifeGreg EngelChief Financial OfficerLonnie SchroederDirector of Institutional AdvancementElizabeth TroutDean of the Middle SchoolAmy WolfDirector of Admissions & CommunicationsJohn LaFontaineDirector of AthleticsBOARD OF TRUSTEESEx OfficioThe Rt. Rev. James L. JelinekBishop of MinnesotaNicholas J.B. StonemanHead of SchoolCraig Whiting ’69Alumni Association PresidentKristin DahlCo-President, Parents’ AssociationVicki SinzCo-President, Parents’ Association

CO-OPTEDMerry Mendoza, Brad Gosche and Matt CavellierFaculty Liaisons to the Head of SchoolKim CromerAdministrative Assistant

2009 TERM EXPIRATIONWilliam A. Bevan ’62Edwin C. Carpenter ’60Abby Carlstrom Humphrey ’62Jeanette LeehrDavid M. McClendon ’74Samuel B. O’Brien ’71*Linda Stone Dasher ’56*Fred C. Krahmer ’60

2010 TERM EXPIRATIONBen Jaffray ’47James J. White ’52*Anne Silge Merz ’75*Craig W. Whiting ’69

2011 TERM EXPIRATIONMichael Daley ’68Richard Nicoll ’70Sonja Johnson Moore ’88Mark Alpert ’60Marion Gorton Edwards ’68Michael Harris*Jeff Chestnut*Wade Fenn ’76*Tamara White ’80

TRUSTEES EMERITILawrence J. Coman, Jr. ’41Sharon Hoffman Avent ’64Hugh Wooldridge ’55Jack Fuller ’40* not eligible for re-election

About the cover...The 2009 Commencement speaker was Hubert H. “Skip”Humphrey III ’61 . Excerpts from his speech are found on pages 14 and 15. Skip is also a newly named SSM trustee. Photo by Sherry Carter.

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n entering my seventh year as Head of School at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, I find I am the beneficiary of a deeper and morecomprehensive understanding of the vibrant and complexnature of our community. Its 150 years of history is a greatdeal to digest, grasp, and appreciate, but doing so has beenboth exciting and compelling.

Most recently, I had the opportunity to partake in an extra-ordinary process that focused on the design of our Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Center. I mentionthis because the process represents to me so much of whatour School is about, on many levels.

We began by putting together a design team of primarily fac-ulty and staff members. Working with the architect, the teamfocused on the interior space and classroom needs and con-figuration. After successfully completing that phase, the groupthen turned its attention to the exterior, at which point themajority of the participants deferred to the architect and thealumni on the team.

Over a period of several weeks, a design was forthcoming anddeclared the “look”—one of a modern, signature-style buildingthat stood intentionally in stark contrast to the rest of thecampus architecture. Reunion Weekend arrived. The elevationswere put on display for all to see. Then things started to getinteresting. In very diplomatic but candid terms, concernsstarted to emerge about the impact the design would have on the campus. Emotional appeals from alumni of all agesabout what the School, the buildings, the history all meant to them came out, followed by advice and a willingness to get involved and help.

We decided to take heed and went, literally, back to the draw-ing board. With a newly configured design team made up ofShads and Saints, administrative team members, and faculty,we had many candid meetings, exchanges, and conferencecalls that, collectively, led to an outcome that excited all of us.

I was able to be a part of a process that uncovered the intellec-tual prowess of our School’s constituency and the deeply feltemotions for the School’s sanctity, with a genuine commitmentto excellence serving as a resounding salvo.

But there was also a deeper lesson, one that I have learnedtime and again during my time here. To be a good school, wemust be truly committed to, and highly effective at, meetingthe individual needs of our members—essentially our studentsand, ultimately, our alumni as well. But, to be a great school,we must do this and go beyond to develop a shared sense of purpose, one that ultimately leads us to achieving thegreater good.

Our STEM process, which I described, met the individualneeds of the students who will be using it and the alumni whowill be seeing its arrival on their campus. The process estab-lished a shared purpose of moving the School ahead in itscommitment to evolve and develop. And, by virtue of whatthe process accomplished—a remarkably compelling design—it assured the construction of a facility that will both serve ourstudents and host the STEM Academy program, an outreachprogram for disadvantaged students in grades K-12, clearlyachieving a greater good.

We see this evolution from thinking of self to forming or join-ing the group for the good of helping others as an essential

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The Greaterby Nick Stoneman, Head of School

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part of who we are and a real indicator of our effectiveness as a learningorganization. Some examples:

• We have the benefit of developing some of the nation’s top hockeyathletes. As gratifying as that honor is, what is even more compellingis to see them back here in the summer each year, returning fromthe college and professional ranks to plan and then play in an all-star game that raises money for the Faribault Hockey Association to help out the next generation of players.

• Our Pre-Conservatory Strings Ensemble members each practice threeto four hours a day, striving to grow and develop as individuals tobecome concert-level musicians. Yet, they look beyond themselves,come together as an ensemble, and find time to perform charityconcerts to help out nonprofit organizations.

• While the student-athletes partaking in our figure skating and soccerprograms train daily, many give countless hours in the evenings andon weekends, instructing young athletes in the Faribault communityof all ages and abilities, and serving as both coaches and mentors.

• And, of course, our students, benefitting from the robust offeringsin the new STEM Center, will, in turn, work together to developevening, weekend, and summer programs and offerings in theSTEM curricula for students in and around Faribault.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School is a good school. We know that. Our longhistory speaks to that. Being comfortable with that is by no means enough.We will continue to grow, perhaps in size, perhaps in facilities, hopefullyin endowment, but, most importantly, in what we do for others once wehave taken care of our own. Selflessness, for the individual or for anorganization, is truly a sign of greatness, a greatness we will continue to work toward as a hallmark of this remarkable institution.

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Chance favors the prepared mind.

— Louis Pasteur

North elevation of theproposed Stem Centerduring evening hours with the lights on

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his fall will mark a significant moment in the architecturalhistory of the School. When the ground is broken for the newSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Center, itwill have been more than 80 years since there has been a newacademic building constructed on the Shattuck campus. Alsoadding to the significance of this event is the fact that the newSTEM Center will be physically connected to Kingham andDobbin Halls and will serve to extend these buildings on thenorth side.

As Nick Stoneman described in his preceding column, thedesign of the new STEM Center has been a collaborativeprocess. The new Center will allow the School to expand its

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Stem Update

T current classroom space, create a specific area for theBioScience program, improve overall traffic flow withinthe academic space of the Upper School campus anddevelop a useful secondary entry for the school on thenorth side. The addition will offer 15,500 square feet ofnew space. The exterior of the building will be comprisedof stone and glass, evoking the traditional architecture ofthe Upper School campus while presenting a forward-looking, outward-reaching feel.

Expected construction completion of the STEM Center isfall of 2010. Stay tuned for updates and constructionphotos on the School’s web site!

Central Courtyard

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Every sciencebegins as philosophyand ends as art.

— Will Durant

There were several designsconsidered for the newSTEM Center. The imagesshown reflect the finaldesign look whichembraces the School’s current architecture yetspeaks to the future.

West View

north view

east view

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IIt was an event that was built from a grassroots effort.We wanted to remember CChheesstteerr MMaayyoo ’’0099 and JJaayyWWaanngg ’’0088, as well as Dr. Chester Mayo and CoreyCreger—all victims of a tragic airplane crash inFaribault on November 25, 2007. But, it was more than remembering. It was about finding a way tobuild upon Jay and Chester’s contributions to the artsat SSM. And, so, “Going the Distance”—a 24-hour artsfundraiser in memory of Jay and Chester—was born.

A student committee, led by Chester’s sister CChhllooee ’’1100,directed the effort in organizing an event that ultimatelyincluded over 200 SSM community members. Teamswere formed to keep a member on the outside track for a 24-hour period, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday,April 23, until 6 p.m. Friday. Pledges were solicited to support the teams. Local businesses gave donations and a beautiful quilt was offered for a raffle at the endof the event. Proceeds from the event were donated tothe Visual and Performing Arts Department in memoryof Jay and Chester.

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Chloe Mayo ’10, left, led the student committee in organizing the event and

was joined by her “support” crew including her mom, Dr. Julie Mayo.

Going the DistanceGoing the Distance

A 24-HOUR WALK/RUN TO SUPPORT THE ARTS

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...Together

Remarkably, the kickoff brought the warmest, sunniestweather of the spring season, which felt like a specialblessing on those participating. A large tent served asthe gathering area for refreshments and musical enter-tainment provided by students while team membersclicked away their laps on the surrounding track. As the beautiful sunset faded and the sky darkened, sleepingbags were unfolded and team members prepared for thenight shift. Throughout the course of the 24 hours,fresh team members replaced those who needed rest.Faculty children came out to run and walk laps alongwith campus pets. For 24 hours, circling the trackbecame the focus of the SSM community in a unifiedeffort to “go the distance” for Jay and Chester.

—Amy Wolf, Director of Admissions and Communications

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TThe opening lap launched the “Going the Distance”event in a memorable way. A large gathering of students, faculty, staff and campus families was onhand at 6 p.m. sharp on April 23 to walk the first laptogether. Joining the participants was a special guest,former SSM Chief Financial Officer Rick Dodd. Rick is battling brain cancer and has kept his family, friendsand SSM colleagues informed of his cancer fightthrough his journal entries on the Caring Bridge web-site. Earlier this spring, SSM students and facultymembers created a human version of the words “Be Strong” to honor Rick. This human formation

was staged on the paradefield and photographed from the Clock Tower by Renée Thompson. The image soon found its way onto a T-shirt forRick and, now, note cardsthat are available throughthe School Store.

Students, onthe ground,posing for thethe human“Be Strong”message.

...TogetherBE STRONG

A Memorable Start

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roommates sayon the phoneand they don’tunderstand me,because we allspeak differentlanguages.”

Boarding stu-dents just start-ing at SSM areassigned a living space and, for nearlyall of them, that space must be sharedwith a roommate, or two or three.Returning boarding students havesome voice in who will be their room-mates, but navigating the tricky cur-rents of shared space and unsharedinterests is never completely smoothsailing.

“We’ve all had different interests,” saidJustine. “Zhou is a cellist. I don’t usu-ally go to concerts but she invited me.And afterward, she explained thingsto me. You really get to know yourroommates’ interests and see connec-tions. You find ways to learn fromeach other.”

Members of the School communitystrongly believe that one of the truebenefits of attending SSM is makingconnections with students fromaround the world. The School’s globalstudent body—with students from 17

Plenty of learning occurs outside ofShattuck-St. Mary’s School classrooms.Not in the chem lab, or athletic are-nas, but in the dormitories. Boardingstudents at SSM must learn the skill,and art, of living with people from different backgrounds, cultures and interests.

Few students have taken on that challenge as enthusiastically—andsuccessfully—as JJuussttiinnee LLeenntteerr ’’0099,HHaannnnaahh PPaarrkk ’’0099 and ZZhhoouu LLoonngg ’’0099.

“It would be boring to be with some-one too similar,” said Justine, with alaugh. Justine’s background includesher French mother, American fatherand Miami childhood. Justine andHannah, whose family lives in SouthKorea, roomed together during theirjunior and senior years. Zhou, fromChina, joined them for their last year.

“We can learn different languages and culture from roommates who are from different countries,” Zhousaid. “And we can study togetherbefore the tests or exams, and helpeach other to solve the questions that we don’t understand.”

There are other advantages, too.

“Privacy and phone calls,” saidHannah. “I don’t understand what my

countries and 39 states last year—isone of its key strengths. The residen-tial life program, through its commit-ment to integrating all students, helpsto establish this priority.

“We believe that in the global worldwe live in, part of a college preparatoryeducation has to involve working, andliving with, others from around theworld,” said Matt Cavellier, SSMDirector of Residential Life. “At SSM,students are extended a uniqueopportunity not only to take classeswith young men and women from different countries but, because of our residential curriculum, they mustlearn to live with students whosebackgrounds and beliefs may be very different from their own.”

The School also takes steps to helproommate groups succeed. New stu-dents arrive first and meet one another.All students sign a roommate contract

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with one another that covers manyissues, such as respecting boundariesand property, and addresses how theywill deal with issues that arise.

“Roommates have a responsibility notonly to keep their side of the roomclean and follow in-dorm and lights-out times but to respect their room-mate’s needs as well,” said Cavellier.“Often issues that arise can be solvedwith the help of a proctor or with nooutside help at all; the roommate con-tract is a guideline that exists so thatfaculty can help support roommatesthrough the more challenging issuesthey may encounter.”

All of the School’s faculty membershave a role in the residential life pro-gram. All new and returning staffundergo training at the start of theschool year and participate in ongoingtraining, either for all staff or at grouplevels, such as dorms. Some faculty

members work outside the dorms,serving as duty masters, runningsnack, monitoring detention, or roving the campus. The 36 dormparents, who live and work in thedorms, are in charge of getting thestudents to bed, teaching them howto do laundry and coaching them in other daily living skills.

“Every member of the SSM facultyplays a role in the development andwell-being of our students,” saidCavellier. “When the students arriveon campus, it is our job to ensuretheir safety and guide them throughthe daily challenges they face. Ourfaculty and staff take this role veryseriously and are trained to handleany situation that may arise.”

The real learning, and the success of the pairings, depends on the students, of course. Hannah, Justine

Despite differenthome countries andextra-curricularinterests, roommates,from left, HannahPark ’09, JustineLenter ’09 and ZhouLong ’09 foundfriendship whilesharing a room.

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and Zhou have some advice for thosewho will follow them at SSM.

“Don’t be afraid of getting a foreignroommate,” said Hannah. “Sometimesthey understand you better than thepeople who come from the samecountry as you do.”

“Try to understand each other,”advised Zhou, “and don’t be afraid of your international roommates.”

“Really get to know your roommates’interests,” said Justine, “and see theconnections between you. Have someguts and talk about real things.”

With a bit of luck and some effort,roommates can become friends.

“Although we are all going to collegesin different states,” said Hannah, “weplan to see each other quite often.”

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AWARDS DAY AT SHATTUCK -ST. MARY ’S

The Hauschild Senior Scholarship Prize ...............Charles Wilson ’09The Most Improved Senior Award.........................Megan Hirschy ’09The Personal Achievement Award...........................Justine Lenter ’09The Good Companion Award .................................Justine Lenter ’09The Plugger’s Prize .....................................................Saul Rosales ’09The Cornelia Whipple Award ........................Rebecca Ruegsegger ’09The Spectator Prize..........................................Keegan Gunderson ’09The Ellie Mae Dearborn Medal ..........................Maggie Archbold ’09The Below English Department Prize.................Maggie Archbold ’09The Poehler Mathematics Medal............................Yoon Gi Moon ’09The Mathematics Association of America Awards ...............Yoon Gi Moon ’09 and Waitin Kam ’11

The Agerter Science Award .......................................Derek Huang ’10The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award .........Derek Huang ’10The Bloom Memorial History Prize ............................Julianna Jack ’10The Whitney Latin Prize ..............................................Ariel Flotte ’11The Below French Prize...........................................Grace Paulsen ’09The Mandarin Chinese Prize ......................................Jimin Kwon ’09The Marthena Drybread Spanish Prize....................Mellaney Peper ’09 and Emily Hughes ’09

The American Sign Language Prize ...............Rebecca Ruegsegger ’09The English Mastery Award...................Vanessa Legault-Cordisco ’10The Wagner Dramatics Award............................Maggie Archbold ’09The National School Choral Award ......................Lucas Sorensen ’09The National School Orchestra Award .......James Zabawa-Martinez ’09The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award.............................Emily Wright ’09 The John Phillip Sousa Award.............................Seung Hee Shon ’10The Visual Arts Award .............................................Justine Lenter ’09The McGowan-Nelson Photography Award ............Camille Biard ’11 The Dancer of the Year Award ..................................Karen Yatsko ’10Rosaur Award ........................................................Lucas Sorensen ’09The Jay Wang Animation and Video Award ..........Nick Blackmer ’11 The Performer of the Year Award .............James Zabawa-Martinez ’09The Spotlight on SSM Award ....................Magdalena Mullerperth ’10The Newburg Silver Medal....................................Charles Wilson ’09The Anna Theopold Gold Medal ..........................Mellaney Peper ’09Permanent Honor Roll

(Second Student) Mellaney Peper ’09 (First Student) Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Cum Laude Society Mellaney Peper ’09 CJ Rhoades ’09 Julianna Jack ’10Alyssa Gagliardi ’10 Derek Huang ’10Seung Hee Shon ’10 Lucas Sorensen ’09

The Holsinger Girls’ Sportsmanship Award ........................Alyssa Ables ’09The Holsinger Boys’ Sportsmanship Award ...............Saul Rosales ’09The Zulfer Plaque ..............................................Alex Smereczniak ’10The St. Mary’s Hall

Most Improved Athletic Award ....................Courtney Langston ’09

The Kramer Cup ........Rebecca Ruegsegger ’09 and Alex Fallstrom ’09The Williams Cup ..............Brianna Decker ’09 and Chelsea Cline ’09The Tricker-Newman Cup ...............................Keegan Gunderson ’09The School Service Award .....................................Lucas Sorensen ’09The Elena Lizier International

Student Award.....................................................Shu-Ting Hsieh ’09The Charles B. “Bud” Wilkinson Award ...............Brianna Decker ’09The Scanlon Award ............................................Sydney Eberwein ’12The Yale Cup .......................................................Maxwell Bennett ’11The Derry Gardner Memorial Award...........................Ariel Flotte ’11The Wellesley Book Award .......................................Julianna Jack ’10The Harvard Prize Book............................Magdalena Mullerperth ’10The Cooley Award ................................................Won Ho Chung ’10The Yale Book Award........................................Adrianna Simonelli ’10Bowdoin Book Award.......................Elizabeth Althoff ’10 and John Smereczniak ’10

The Princeton Plaque .............................................Edison Crespo ’10Bishop Kellogg Scholarship Awards..............Zoie Reams ’10 and Patrick Donyen ’10

Best All-around Middle School Athlete Award ............Margaret Hausmann ’13 and Andrew Farny ’13Charles “Bud” Wilkinson Community Service Award........Rae Hohle ’13The Middle School English Prize ..................Margaret Hausmann ’13The Middle School Mathematics Prize ......................Jun Ha Jung ’13The Middle School Science Prize ..................................Rae Hohle ’13The Middle School History Prize .............................Daniel Pieper ’13The Middle School World Language Prize.................Noah Cloak ’14The Middle School Global Language Prize .............Hee Yun Choi ’13The Middle School Performing Arts Awards Winds Ensemble Award................................................Jun Ha Jung ’13Orchestral Award .............................................Eleanor MacQueen ’14Choral Award......................................................Seung Wan Shon ’13Dance Award ............................................................Daniel Tirone ’13Drama Award ..........................................................Kevin Draeger ’13The Middle School Visual Arts Award .....................Jung Ha Jung ’13The Most Improved Student Award .........................Truman Reed ’13The President’s Award for Educational Excellence

Hee Yun Choi ’13 Jun Ha Jung ’13Kevin Draeger ’13 Asha Knish ’13Jack Dudley ’13 Erin Olson ’13Andrew Farny ’13 Sang Yun Park ’13Alison Haider ’13 Daniel Pieper ’13Margaret Hausmann ’13 Seung Wan Shon ’13Rae Hohle ’13 Daniel Tirone ’13

The Bishop Kellogg Scholarship Prize .......................Jack Dudley ’13The Dobbin Scholarship Plaque ...................................Rae Hohle ’13The Jenkins Cup.................................................Seung Wan Shon ’13

You Make Us Proud!This year’s recipients of awards and prizes…

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Middle School Awards

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MEMORIESMEMORIES

COMMENCEMENTS h a t t u c k - S t . M a r y ’ sCOMMENCEMENTS h a t t u c k - S t . M a r y ’ s

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That is what we do at your school. We–your teachers–are here,

and we have been here as a great and beautiful school for these decades

and decades because we have a purpose: You.

Emily Young toasted the parents.

—Excerpt from Jan Gould Martin ’75 Baccalaureate speech, June 4, 2009

Each year at the Commencement Dinner, selected students make special remarks.The students pictured at right were this year’s Commencement Dinner speakers.

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Kenneth Moon toasted the faculty. Keegan Gunderson presented a toast to the School. Maggie Archbold gave the dinner blessing.

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XÇ}Éç g{|á Wtç4An excerpt from a speech given by Hubert H. Humphrey III ’61 at the 2009 Commencement.

ENJOY THIS DAY!You have worked long and hard to achieve this importantgoal in your life.

Relish this moment. Feel the joy of having completedyour studies and having achieved something for whichyou can be mightily proud! That is what “graduation”isall about!

In these hectic and challenging times, all too often we fail to pause—to slow down our busy lives—to just enjoy and celebrate great effort and wonderfulaccomplishment.

Here with you to bask in this moment of achievementare those who believe in you and your success—yourparents, your brothers and sisters, your fellow classmates,friends, and teachers. This is their day of reward also, forthey have been deeply invested in your success.

I can’t come back to this wonderful, beautiful campuswithout deeply held memories stirring in my soul. I hear those chapel bells toll and the chimes of ShumwayTower. (I only hope you have as many interesting storiesabout those places as we had way back in 1961, the yearof my graduation!)

So, for me, this celebration gives me pause to look backon fond times and people that I have known throughoutmy life connected to this place. But for you, thisCommencement is a celebration to begin anew, to lookforward to the exciting and challenging times that layahead in your lives. In my short time with you today, Ionly ask that you seal away in your heart some of the

best moments you experienced here at Shattuck-St. Mary’s,for those times and events are now a part of your history,the fabric of your life. Let’s look at it this way for thisshort moment.

YESTERDAY:Can you recall the first day you attended classes here at Shattuck-St. Mary’s? Remember the quiet time ofchapel when you had a few moments to reflect on eventshappening all around you? Remember the concerts, thetheater, the hockey, the soccer that caused emotional upsand downs?

Remember the professors and the challenging inquirythey helped you master? Remember the hard work ofstudy and preparation? Remember those tests? Remember the moments with friends that helped you getthrough tough times and enjoy good times? Remember!Seal those recollections into your memory to be drawnupon in days to come when you may need them.What all those experiences have given you is tied up inyour self-confidence; in your ability to face the unknownchallenges of tomorrow and to be disciplined to meet any assigned task and exceed both yours and others’expectations.

Today, more than ever before, the raw talent given to youhas been and continues to be honed into your own iden-tity and capacity of achievement. More than any othertime in your life you are ready, today, to meet and makeyour future. Today, you know you have a role in shapingthat future. Today, you know you can!

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Understand how this day, your commencement, catapultsyou into a present that is exciting. Now you can begin toutilize the knowledge you have gained here at Shattuck-St. Mary’s to give you the needed confidence and inde-pendence to experience a more mature, independent life.Today, you walk through a gate that opens to greateropportunity, advantage, and adventure.

And what of that future you are charging into? What’scoming tomorrow?

It is for many, a troubled world you step into as youngadults. The excitement and challenge of college next fall,of work, of achieving still greater academic and whole-lifeexcellence are not lessened but seem to be greater. Theneed for your energy and talent seems to be everywhere.Building on what you have achieved here at Shattuck-St.Mary’s, you can create not only your own greater success,but you will create beneficial value through your work andservice to all humankind.

Don’t think small, think big! Become engaged in BigThings, Big Dreams, Big Endeavors! Your commencement,your going forward from this hallowed place, and yourengagement in tomorrow’s challenges can help the worldtackle the seemingly impossible problems of global warm-ing, of seeking and bringing about a greater peace withless violence in our world, of expanding the energizingspirit of sport, of managing the energies of our globaleconomies and marketplaces, of conquering diseases likecancer and pandemic flu, of creating and performing newsong, dance and artistry that lifts the spirit and createsnew intellectual capital to be invested in and create betterlives for all of the world’s people.

Oh, yes. Tomorrow will have its rough and sometimessharp edges; how you come to grips with that future willbe the measure of your worth. But stepping forward fromhere, with all that you have done and with all the enthu-siasm you will bring to the tasks set before you, therecan be no doubt—you will succeed.

Congratulations on your achievement! Now grab hold of this bigger opportunity and make it your own, in thefashion and in the way you dream it should be! You havethe talent, you have the knowledge, you have the energyand passion to create something better—to make it the best!

It is your charge and challenge to remake our world.Yourambition, your vision, your imagination, your hard work,talent and skill will remake our world to be a better placefor all peoples.

Hubert H. Humphrey III, a 1961 graduate, congratulated and challenged the 2009 graduates.

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Life’s HourglassExcerpts from the Valedictory Address given by Charlie Wilson ’09 on June 5, 2009.

I believe all of our lives thus far can be comparableto an hourglass, each one of us students…a grainof sand. There are three main parts to an hour-glass, the upper half, central passageway, andlower half, and each of these symbolize a stage of our lives.

The top half represents where the grains of sand,our lives, begin. We were born and have comefrom far away from each other, from differentcountries, states, and walks of life. Going throughelementary school, middle school, and the begin-nings of high school is shown by the hourglassbeginning to narrow, bringing us, the grains of sand, even closer together.

Eventually, the grains of sand clump together in the verycenter as they prepare to enter the passageway into theunknown. This clumping represents all of us students hereat Shattuck-St. Mary’s, spending our senior year together.Whether we came to senior year here for athletics, academ-ics, or as a legacy, we are all here for a reason, and will takewith us all that we have learned and experienced, as well asthe most important lesson of just giving your best at every-thing you do.

First off, we have all given our best in the classroom. Some may believe Shattuck-St. Mary’s over-prepares us for college, as many alumni say college courses are not asrigorous or difficult as many of the courses offered here,but that only works in our favor. Giving your best in theclassroom here ends up becoming a habit that is then carried with us into the college scene and will help us excel academically there as well.

Not only do we give our best in the classroom but also outof the classroom as well. We truly are a diverse group withindividuals who excel in all types of extra-curricular activi-

ties. For athletics, we have top-of-the-line hockey players,soccer players, and figure skaters that truly stand out amongthe best. At no other school in the nation will you see studentsyear after year go on to become famous athletic icons.

We also have amazing actresses and actors who have put onphenomenal performances over the years…And how can weforget the mathletes, who year after year completely dominatethe rest of the state in solving difficult math problems. Theirintellect is astounding and brings honor and recognition toour school. No matter what extra-curricular activity any of us were involved in, we always gave our best….

Finally, as we are gathered here today, we have entered thenarrow passageway of the hourglass. One by one, each of us graduates will cross the stage, receive our diplomas, andmove on to the next stage of our lives, just as the grains ofsand pass one by one through the narrow center of the hour-glass. After passing through the center, we enter the bottomhalf of the hourglass and will spread out once again, goingoff to different countries, states, and colleges to continue ourlearning experience.

SSM Director of Studies Matt Ruby, left, and Bishop James Jelinek thanked Valedictorian Charlie Wilson for his remarks.

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Merrimack College (MA)

Miami University (OH)

Middlebury College (VT)

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Missouri State University

New Mexico State University

New York University (NY)

North Dakota State University

Northeastern University (MA)

Pratt Institute (NY)

Providence College (RI)

Purdue University (IN)

Queens University (NC)

Robert Morris University (PA)

Seattle Pacific University (WA)

Smith College (MA)

St. John’s University (MN)

St. Louis University (MO)

St. Mary's University (TX)

Sweet Briar College (VA)

Syracuse University (NY)

Union College (NY)

United States Military Academy (NY)

University of Buffalo (NY)

University of California-Los Angeles

University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Lethbridge (Alberta)

University of Miami (FL)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of New Hampshire

University of Pittsburgh (PA)

University of Rochester (NY)

University of St. Thomas (MN)

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University of Vermont

Vanderbilt University (TN)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)

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Augsburg College (MN)

Ball State University (IN)

Beloit College (WI)

Bennington College (VT)

Bethany Lutheran College (MN)

Boston College (MA)

Bowling Green State University (OH)

Butler University (IN)

California College of the Arts

Concordia College (MN)

Connecticut College

Cooper Union (NY)

Cornell University (NY)

Eckerd College (FL)

Emory University (GA)

Grinnell College (IA)

Hamilton College (NY)

Harvard College (MA)

Lafayette College (PA)

Lake Forest College (IL)

Lehigh University (PA)

Luther College (IA)

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C publics. This year, we saw the single-most applications to the University of Minnesota and two students aregoing there.”

“I think the list of schools doesn’t lookmuch different from other years,” saidAAnnnnee RReeddmmoonndd, college counselor.“Students are applying coast to coast,from California to Florida. I think that at a school similar to SSM in New England, you might have stu-dents applying to a small group ofschools—the Ivies and those close tothat, in terms of perception. In gener-al, our families are willing to look at a wider variety of colleges. And,because of the uncertainty in theeconomy, quite a number of our stu-dents were applying to lots of schools.

“The average number of applicationswasn’t up,” she said. “There are alwayssome students who just apply to oneplace and are done. But this year wehad one student who completed 25applications, and there was quite anumber of students who applied toschools in the teens.”

Of the 2009 graduating class, 31 per-cent played hockey, 29 percent playedsoccer, 4 percent were in the figureskating or pre-conservatory programs,and 13 percent were involved in otheractivities. Those extracurricular inter-ests, combined with the highest meanSAT score of the past 10 years and the highest mean ACT compositescore of the past four years, con-tributed to SSM’s impressive collegeplacement list.

“We have students here at SSM whohave aggressive college plans, as well

College placements for Shattuck-St. Mary’s School graduates in 2009looked pretty similar to previousyears’, nothing too out-of-the-ordinary,unremarkable.

Which, given the anything-but-ordi-nary economy, is remarkable.

“SSM’s college placements this yearwere a little bit like breaking even inthe recent stock market,” said DD.. LLyynnnnRReeddmmoonndd, SSM’s director of collegecounseling. “It was a very uncertain,unpredictable year with record num-bers of high school graduates.Colleges were jockeying around withtheir financial aid packages and wereuncertain of what they would have.There were so many unansweredquestions.”

Of the 91 students (including onepost-graduate scholar) in this year’sclass, 87 students completed 575 college applications. (Four studentswill try their luck at juniors hockeyinstead of going to college next fall.)Of the 575 applications, 51 percentwere accepted, 27 percent denied, 10 percent wait-listed, and 9 percentwithdrawn. About 60 percent of theSSM 2009 graduates going to collegewill attend their first choice and 15 percent will go to their second-choice school.

“We have students going to colleges in21 states and one Canadian province,which isn’t that much different than in most years,” said Lynn Redmond.“Some of our families were sort ofhedging their bets and applying topublic institutions, and close to aboutone-third, or 35 percent, are going to

they should, but who also are willingto approach the process with a littlemore realism and pragmatism than atsome schools,” said Lynn Redmond,“and, their parents are also realisticand pragmatic.

“We have a very diverse student bodywith talents in arts and athletics, andthose kids have some amazing choic-es. As we have a sizable number ofstudents seeking aesthetic and athleticopportunities at the collegiate level,we work closely with members of our coaching staff and members ofour performing and visual arts department.”

Recruited athletes accounted for 23 of the 26 SSM students who appliedto just one school. This year was especially notable for SSM’s soccerprogram. On the first day high schoolathletes could commit to a college, a record 17 SSM seniors announcedtheir college selections.

SSM Director of Soccer TTiimm CCaarrtteerr,who has 17 years of experience as acollege coach, says a coach’s role inthe athlete-college matchmakingprocess is to be honest and energetic.

“We network a great deal with collegecoaches,” said Carter. “Networking ishuge. We’re honest and upfront withcoaches—we don’t over-sell the players.We try to find a place for everybody.As they go through their collegesearch, we try to help them find thebest level for them to play in college.We tell them, ‘You have to find theright fit for you, as an athlete and as astudent.’ Some kids find their schoollate and that’s just the way it goes.”

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Carter noted that, while many issuesaffect where a student ends up goingto college, there is one particular factorthat is especially relevant for athletes.“Obviously, players have to have thetalent,” he said. “If players don’t havethe talent, nothing else matters. But,when you add in the other factors—that our kids are already participatingin a tough academic environment,playing a tough schedule, living awayfrom home—thereare a lot of thingshere that help pre-pare these youngpeople, men andwomen, to go to college.”

One of those soccerplayers is KKeeeeggaannGGuunnddeerrssoonn ’’0099, who will attend the University ofPittsburgh next yearand plans to major in mechanical engineering.

“One of the biggest factors was findinga school with a quality Division 1 soc-cer program that had openings for agoalkeeper,” said Gunderson. “It wasvery important to me to find some-where that would give me the bestopportunity for playing time. Anotherkey part of the selection was finding aschool that would be able to providefinancial support for my family. Theother thing I was looking for was anengineering program within the school.

“My coach, Tim Carter, was helpful intalking to me about finding programsthat would work best for me andbeing very supportive in my decision.

Also, Mr. Redmond was great inhelping me with the paperworkaspect of the process and alwayswanted to be kept up to date on how I was doing with it all.

“I am very happy with the decision Imade with Pittsburgh, but I do wishthat I had contacted schools earlier inthe process rather than waiting to becontacted,” said Gunderson. “That

limited my options for schools thatwere open earlier and found otherplayers to fill their open spots.”

BBaabbaallaakkiinn ((BBaabbaa)) OOmmoosseeggbboonn ’’0088graduated a year ahead of Gundersonand attends Harvard University.

“Harvard was the best fit for me and my family,” said Omosegbon.“[Selecting a college] was a gruelingprocess, at times, but very fulfillingonce completed. One has to stayfocused and keep schoolworkstronger, since the last semesters ofthe senior year are crucial in finaladmission decisions by prospectivecolleges and universities.

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“My college counselors, Mr. and Ms.Redmond, were of tremendous assis-tance to my family and me through-out the whole process, and still keepin touch to see how I am adjusting to school and college life,” saidOmosegbon. “They have been aroundthe college process for some timenow, so they had many useful tipsand suggestions for me concerningevery stage of the application process,

especially when itturned out that my top three were all IvyLeague institutions.Soccer at SSM is, ofcourse, a life lesson ofits own. I am gratefulfor that experience; Imiss my team andclassmates every day,and wish the programcontinued success.”

SSM will send anotherathlete-scholar to

Harvard next year: AAlleexx FFaallllssttrroomm ’’0099,who played on the SSM hockey teamfor two years after coming toFaribault from Stockholm, Sweden.The 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward alsowas chosen in the National HockeyLeague draft this summer. His team-mate, NNaatthhaann SSiinnzz ’’0088, who was apost-graduate student this year, willattend Colgate University next year.

“My college selection process wasunique, being a hockey player,” saidSinz. “My list of colleges includedschools with [Division]1 hockey pro-grams. The coaches at various D1schools would recruit me and then Iwould apply, which was the case atColgate.

“We have a very diverse student bodywith talents in arts and athletics,

and those kids have some amazing choices.”

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“Major factors influencing my decision werethe size of the school and the quality ofacademics combined with athletics,” hesaid. “I prefer a smaller college focused onthe liberal arts where I can receive one-on-one attention from professors. However,Colgate is a large-enough school (approxi-mately 2,700 students) where, despite itssmall size, there are a wide variety ofmajors to study. I will be challenged aca-demically and athletically. The D1 hockey is great and we play in the [East CoastAthletic Conference], which is a competi-tive league consisting of the Ivy Leagueschools. The most important decision Imade in selecting my college was visitingthe schools. The school websites and pam-phlets are nice and appealing; however, it isvital to see the school and meet the coach-ing staff and some of the students to get atrue feel of the campus.”

Athletics are, of course, just one part of the overall placement picture at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School.

“Shattuck-St. Mary’s continues to have suc-cessful candidates for admission to two ofthe ‘small market’ categories of higher edu-cational opportunities: the highest profilewomen’s colleges and our nation’s serviceacademies,” said Lynn Redmond. “Duringthe 2009-10 school year, we will have threestudents studying at the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point, New York,and one studying at the United States AirForce Academy at Colorado Springs,Colorado.”

As has always been the case, getting thecollege-application process started can beone of the most difficult steps.

“I wish that I had taken more time in thespring of my junior year and especially inthe fall of my senior year to investigatemore colleges so I was more prepared forthe application process,” said Sinz. “Simplygoing to the college library and flippingthrough a few books helped me gain a perspective on different schools.Procrastination, as always, was not ideal.Luckily, I had an extra year as a post-gradu-ate at SSM to do it right. It is valuable tolook through the college library at SSM andcreate a list of colleges you wish to attendearly in the spring of your junior year andespecially in the early fall of senior year.”

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That process may look a bit different thesedays at SSM. That’s because, as Anne Redmondput it, “Technology has changed the wholeprocess.”

“The whole world of technology has reallychanged things and eased the way we cancommunicate, with students, with parents and with colleges,” said Anne Redmond. “Wedepend on email to communicate and we sendemails to parents with some frequency.”

Communicating with parents can be particularlyimportant when so many are struggling with a rapidly changing economic outlook. Analways-stressful process becomes even more so when rising college costs intersect withfalling personal income.

“We saw more pretty stressed-out parents thisyear,” said Anne Redmond. “Some have losttheir jobs; some have lost part of their incomes.We have a sizable number of international students with the largest numbers comingfrom South Korea, Taiwan and China. Thoseeconomies are just as bad if not worse than the United States’ economy. When families are looking at what college costs now, it’s pretty daunting.”

While parents may worry, not all studentsstress out over their college decision. YYuummiiMMaattssuummuurraa ’’0088 attends American University in Washington, D.C., and is studying “interna-tional relations, for now.” She is in a doubleundergraduate degree program in which a stu-dent can earn a B.A. from American Universityand Ritsumeikan University in Japan in fouryears, attending each school for two years.

“[My process for choosing a college] was com-pletely spontaneous,” said Matsumura. “I justapplied to schools in Washington, D.C., andsome in New York and Massachusetts. I didnot give much thought to it, and, to be honest,you will never know until you start attendingcollege. It’s all about after you get there andwhether you’re happy or not.”

Open-minded attitudes, experienced collegecounselors, solid academics, well-developedtalents and diverse interests have keptShattuck-St. Mary’s students on track withtheir post-SSM plans despite the stormy economic climate.

Here’s a Little AdviceHere are some bits of advice from recent Shattuck-St. Mary’sgraduates for those just starting the college-selection process:

“Enjoy the time you have now to discover new hobbies andinterests because once you enter college, you may not havethe same opportunities again. It is important to be able tofind a school that your parents and family like and can agreeupon as well, which can make for a more pleasant andsmooth process.”

—Babalakin (Baba) Omosegbon ’08

“Don’t feel rushed or pressured into making any decision,and find somewhere you will be happy regardless of athleticsor other smaller influences on your decision.”

—Keegan Gunderson ’09

“It may sound harsh, but only go to college if you want togo. If you don’t want to go, or you feel like you’re gettingpressured by your parents and that is the only reason you aregoing, do not go. College is very expensive and it is onlyworth it with your motivation.”

—Yumi Matsumura ’08

“Ask teachers in advance to write recommendations. Do notwait until two weeks before it must be submitted. I had minedone in the spring of my junior year and in the fall of bothmy senior and post-graduate year. And above all, seeing thecampus and meeting students and staff at the college is theonly true way to gauge if it is the right fit.”

—Nathan Sinz ’08

“Make sure you exercise all your options and do not commitearly to any school or program prematurely. With sports,especially, certain programs and coaches will try to attractyou to their program with early promises that at the timeseem appealing, but may not be your best option under allcircumstances.”

—Babalakin (Baba) Omosegbon ’08

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Shattuck-St. Mary’s colleagues, alumni and students know JJoonn FFrreeeemmaann as a fine teacher, an inspiring coach, a goodfriend, but a bad (or should that be good?) punster. This spring,he left SSM for a life of travel and, of course, running.

“I am looking forward to sleeping in and traveling whenever I want,” says the man who for 40 years taught science andmath. “My wife and I are about to go on a trip to Peru to see Lima, Cusco, the Inca Trail, and Machu Picchu.”

But first, he’ll run his 92nd marathon (the Paavo NurmiMarathon in Hurley, Wisconsin). “I am also signed up for the Twin Cities Marathon on Oct. 4,” he says, “and, if thingsgo well, I hope to hit 100 marathons in about three years.”

The avid runner isn’t running away from SSM, though.

“I will always remember the wonderful students I have hadover the years,” he says. “I have had some wonderful classesover the years. Also, I have coached boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls basketball, and boys and girls track. There were a lot of highlights over the years, butwinning the last football game I coached, our girls basketballteam winning the conference championship, and our girlstrack team winning several conference championships and some earning their way to the state meet were certainlyhighlights.

“I do hope my students will think of me as a teacher whocould challenge the best students and, at the same time, workwell with the average student,” he says. “As a coach, I alsohope that the athletes I coached would think I pushed themhard, and I worked with both the very talented athletes andalso the less talented ones. I hope the students and athleteswould remember I did care about them all.”

For the third time in three years, Shattuck-St. Mary’s U-17boys soccer team narrowly missed winning a national champi-onship at U.S. Club Soccer’s National Cup Finals.

SSM won the 2009 National Cup VIII Indianapolis Regionalchampionship on June 30 and was the top team in Group B of the U-17 Boys’ Super Group division going into NationalCup play in Virginia. The championship game, against FCIrvine Toros (California), ended in a 2-2 tie in regulation.Irvine won the title on penalty kicks.

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Jon Freeman, right, was honored at this year’s Reunion luncheonfor his 40 years of service to the School.

TTrreenntt BBrroowwnn ’’0099

Trent Brown ’09 wasaccepted to the U.S.Military Academy atWestpoint and receivedhis official acceptancefrom a Westpoint representative at theAwards Assembly onJune 3rd.

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Operation Minnesota Nice is a volunteer network that preparesmonthly care packages for military personnel overseas. Staff member,PPaatt CCeepplleecchhaa, has been involved in this organization for severalyears and encouraged the SSM community this spring to lend ahand. The School Store served as the hub for the collection of items – both practical and frivolous to send to the troops. A total of 17 care packages were prepared and sent. Pat shared these photos from her soldiers showing how they shared their care packages with local children and citizens in Iraq.

SSM’s Version of Minnesota Nice

The Parents’ Association celebrated the arrival of spring at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School with philanthropy. As is ourcustom, we invited all SSM faculty and staff members tosubmit requests for program funding. The members of theParents’ Association Board reviewed funding requests from17 departments and programs, totaling $$112255,,000000. Our successful Fall Auction, which raised more than $$4477,,000000,allowed us to distribute $$4455,,110000 to programs benefitingstudents in the classroom; on the field, court or rink; andin the dorm. Projects funded by the 2008-09 Parents’Association include:

• Projectors for three classrooms

• Frisbee golf course

• Five-year $20,000 pledge to the new STEM Center

• Locker room improvements for the hockey program

• New carpeting in Breck dorm

• New treadmills in the fitness center

• Foam padding for the soccer dome

• History Department teaching materials

• Science Department lab equipment

• Middle School student programs

• Performing Arts theater lighting board

• ESL/Global Education program materials

In May, the Appreciation Committee provided treats forstudents during spring term finals and also presented acommemorative picture frame to parents of graduating seniors at Senior Dinner.

The 2008-09 Board’s final duty was to recruit and elect new members. We are pleased to introduce the 2009-10Board members: Amy Biebel, Brad Billings, Shelly Birk,Tanya Buhman, Leslie Byrne, Lesley Dudley, Sheila Farny,Mary Jane Greco, Chris Harrison, Christine Lompado, Jana MacQueen, Rob MacQueen, Katie Neal, Peggy Olivas,Karen Rhoades, Amy Vitek and Penny Wolff.

Thank you to the following retiring Board members fortheir years of service: Kristin Dahl, Jane Forgaard, WendyJoarnt, Kathy Johnson, Michele Kolz, Denise McCarthy,Gretchen Peterson, Risa Shapiro and Vicki Sinz.

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With a largely inexperienced cast, EEddwwaarrdd ““TT””MMccKKiinnlleeyy was looking for “a play with juicycharacter roles these developing artists couldreally sink their teeth into.” He found one inThe Savage Dilemma.

Set in a private care facility for the “gently dis-turbed,” The Savage Dilemma, by John Patrick,is a sequel to The Curious Savage. In The CuriousSavage, Mrs. Ethel Savage is determined to helpothers with the $10 million her late husbandhas left to her. Her adult stepchildren commither to a sanatorium, hoping to “bring her toher senses,” but Mrs. Savage finds happinessthere. She plans to stay for the rest of her lifebut the doctor determines there is no medicalreason for her to remain.

In The Savage Dilemma, Mrs. Savage returns to The Cloisters, depressed and weary. TheCloisters is on the verge of running out ofmoney but Mrs. Savage’s greedy stepchildrenare now in control of her fortune. When a couple storms in to rob the place, Mrs. Savagepersuades the pair to “kidnap” her, with theransom going to The Cloisters.

As Mrs. Savage, LLaauurreenn EEbbeerrwweeiinn ’’1111 committedherself completely to inhabiting the character ofa much older, much more eccentric characterthan she had encountered before, said herdirector. “She immersed herself in the role,physically and vocally, and taught herself stagemakeup techniques to get every wrinkle justright,” he said. “With the largest role in the play,Lauren was the first ‘off book,’ and she set avery high standard for the rest of the cast.”

The cast included four students from Players:MMaaggggiiee AArrcchhbboolldd ’’0099, NNaattaasshhaa HHeelllleenn ’’0099,AAddrriiaannnnaa SSiimmoonneellllii ’’1100, and SShhaaee WWaattssoonn ’’1122.“Shae had a particular challenge,” notedMcKinley. “Although her character was on stage for nearly the entire play, she only had five lines, five long litanies of unrelated nonsequiturs. She not only mastered the characterand her dialogue, but nearly stole the showwith her non-verbal antics. For many in theaudience, this underwritten role was theirfavorite in the play.”

SSM SPRING COMEDY JJaammeess ZZaabbaawwaa ’’0099, a violin prodigy and seniorin the Pre-Conservatory program, and MMaarrccuussZZeellzzeerr ’’1100, who had to miss several rehearsalswhen the hockey team competed in thenational tournament, were magnificent in theirfirst plays, said McKinley. SSiidd CCoonnkklliinn ’’1100, a junior who did a wonderful job in the fall drama Up the Down Staircase, created acompletely different role as an off-kilter hippiekidnapper. JJoohhaannnnaa RRuubbyy ’’1122, an outstandingvocalist, created her own role and that of herinvisible son. MMaarrttiinn MMooeenn ’’1100 played aderanged violinist whose scratching on thestrings sent hysterical chills up the spines of all within earshot. And 7-year-old JohnnieOlsen, the son of set designer Hans Olsen,made his stage debut in the final moments of the play.

“SSyyddnneeyy EEbbeerrwweeiinn ’’1122, student director andstage manager, had a challenge of her own,”recalled McKinley. “Because of the way our set was configured, it was impossible for theactors to cross behind the set during the per-formances. As a result, up to 10 people at atime found themselves sequestered in a tinyroom off stage right, attending to the action on stage, making costume changes, applyinglast-minute makeup, and, as Sydney put it,‘sweating up a storm.’

“Perhaps this experience contributed to thefact that this cast was easily the most cohesive,supportive, responsive, and enthusiastic groupI have ever directed. Their esprit de corps wasextraordinary, and the result was three consis-tently excellent performances.

“Finally, I need to express my deep respect and appreciation for HHaannss OOllsseenn’’ss amazingset and DDaallllaass MMuusssseellmmaann’’ss cheerfuland relentless support as costumer, props coordinator,logistical guru, and spiritualdynamo. The success of thisproduction arose from my collaboration with these twoamazing professionals and ayoung and very spirited cast.”

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Shae Watson ’12

From left, Maggie Archbold ’09, Johanna Ruby ’12 andMartin Moen ’10

From left, Row 1: Johanna Ruby ’12, Sydney Eberwein ’12,Shae Watson ’12 and Lauren Joarnt ’10 Row 2: Sid Conklin ’10,Natasha Hellen ’09, James Zabawa ’09, Martin Moen ’10,Adrianna Simonelli ‘10, Marcus Zelzer ‘10, Lauren Eberwein ’11 and Maggie Archbold ’09

Pulling a SwitchShe came for the ice time. She’s staying for the greasepaint.

LLaauurreenn EEbbeerrwweeiinn ’’1111 entered Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool as a freshman in 2007, intent on playinghockey and getting A’s. (“I’m passionate about academics,” she says.) Her older brother, BBrryycceenn ’’0055,had been a goalie for SSM so she’d visited multipletimes and attended hockey camps.

“But I’ve always been a singer and been involved in a lot of differentthings,” says Lauren. “Last year, I was more focused on athletics but I don’tbelieve I will play hockey next year. I love the game but my passion is thetheater and music. It was definitely a tough decision but I want to be ableto pursue a career in musical theater.”

In the 2008-09 season, Lauren had a goal and nine assists in 36 games forthe girls under-16 team.

“I was able to balance things for a year,” she says. “Balancing is complicatedbut it can be done. It’s time management and determination. It’s hectic attimes and there are multiple conflicts. Ultimately, what caused me todecide to focus on theater was respect for the team and the theater group. It’s just not fair to the two groups.”

As the lead (Mrs. Ethel Savage) in the spring play, The Savage Dilemma,Lauren led the way, according to her director, Edward “T” McKinley.

“Personally, I think the nervous energy is equal” before a hockey game or a performance, Lauren says. “In hockey, in the lockerroom, it’s all about what you must do on the ice.It’s similar on stage. It’s very mentally intense.You have to really get into the character. Iguess what draws me more to the stage isthat being on stage is such a rush. I loveit so much!”

Her younger sister, SSyyddnneeyy ’’1122, foundLauren’s enthusiasm infectious andalso enrolled at SSM. A varsity bas-ketball player, she was the studentdirector and stage manager for TheSavage Dilemma.

“At the beginning, I was caught a littleoff-guard and thought, ‘Wow, how can Ido all this?’ ” Sydney admits, “but once youget a pattern going, it’s easy. I was able to keepthings balanced during the musical. Lauren was helpful, too.”

A switch from defenseman to actor may seem a bit unusual, but Lauren doesn’t think so.

“A multitude of students here spread their wings,”she says. “The School makes it easy to do that, to trythings. We don’t have those kind of cliques, withjocks, etc., here. Here, the lines get blurred.”

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BBOOYYSS TTEENNNNIISSNNeellssoonn WWoollff ’’1100 won theconsolation champi-onship at the MinnesotaState High SchoolTournament. He lost inthe first round to theeventual runner-up, 6-4,3-6, 6-0, and thenbreezed through threetwo-set matches to finishin fifth place.

For the second consecu-tive year, Shattuck-St. Mary’s lost in theSection 1A semifinals toeventual section champ and state runner-up, RochesterLourdes. PPaauull EEnnddeerrss ’’1100 and JJaammeess PPoollkk ’’1100 earned a dramatic 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-5) victory at No. 1 doublesfor the only SSM victory.

Wolf finished second in the individual Section 1A tourna-ment. For the second year in a row, he played the top playerin state in the section final, losing 6-4, 1-6, 4-6. Endersand Polk earned fourth place at the section tournament,the highest finish for an SSM doubles team in years.

“The boys tennis team had another fun season,” said CoachAAnnddrreeww GGaarrlliinnsskkii ’’9988. “We had record numbers this year,and we actually had to turn kids away. This was upsetting,but we simply don’t have enough courts.

“We had a fun-loving team with no seniors. We had a greatgroup of juniors leading the team this year. NNeellssoonn WWoollff,PPaauull EEnnddeerrss, JJaammeess PPoollkk, PPeetteerr CClleemmeennttss ’’1100, NNiicckkBBrruunneetteeaauu ’’1100, GGeeooffff FFeerrgguussoonn ’’1100, DDeerreekk HHuuaanngg ’’1100, andsophomores TToonnyy FFrraannkkeennffiieelldd ’’1111, SSaanngg IIll LLeeee ’’1111 andeighth grader ZZaacckk MMaaccQQuueeeenn ’’1144 were the core of a teamthat will be even stronger next year.”

BBAASSEEBBAALLLLShattuck-St. Mary’s con-tributed four players—BBiillllyyBBrruuggggeemmaann ’’0099, SSppeenncceerrWWrriigghhtt ’’0099, MMaarrkk NNaassbbyy ’’0099and CCaalleebb NNeeaall ’’1100—to theco-op baseball team andthey made an impact.

Bruggeman was voted the hardest worker by histeammates (Charlie HustleAward). The team votedWright the best pitcher (Cy Young Award) and theteam’s most valuable player(MVP Award). Nasby wasvoted the most improvedplayer.

“It was a very fun season,” said Coach MMiikkee CCaarrppeennttiieerr.“The team got along great and the players were extremelyenjoyable to coach. Many players made big strides on thefield. We will certainly miss the senior leadership.

“We had a couple of very good wins, but we also had somedisappointing losses. We lost in our first playoff game.”

SSM SPORTS SHORTS

Nelson Wolf ’10

Billy Bruggeman ’09

From left, Alex Seyb ’10, Matt Bruneteau ’08 and Jimmy Mullin ’10

Max Hohle ’12

Quinton Vitek ’13

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GGOOLLFFJJaakkee CCuurrwwiinn ’’1133 and AAaarroonnFFoorrggaaaarrdd ’’1111 advanced to theboys state high school meet.Returning players KKiinnzzeeyy JJoohhnnssoonn ’’1100, MMaaddiissoonn KKoollllss ’’1100,BBrreeaannnnaa SSiimmoonn ’’1111 and SSeeuunnggWWaann ((WWeennddyy)) SShhoonn ’’1133 led the12-member SSM’s girls golf squad. MMeeggaann CCooxx ’’1111 and Kollsadvanced to the sub-sectional meet.

TTRRAACCKK AANNDD FFIIEELLDDAfter a two-year hiatus, thisspring marked the renewal of the Faribault Academies’track and field cooperative

with Bethlehem Academy. The co-op team competed inseven regular-season meets prior to the sub-section meeton May 19. Advancing to the section meet on May 26 wasthe 4x800 boys relay team, which included SSM runnerPPaattrriicckk KKeenntt ’’1111. The SSM “core eight” included AAlleexxSSmmeerreecczznniiaakk ’’1100, LLiizz AAlltthhooffff ’’1100, HHeeiiddii MMaarrttiinn ’’1111, PPaattrriicckkKKeenntt ’’1111, AAlleexx NNiillssssoonn ’’1111, CCaammiillllee BBiiaarrdd ’’1111 and 8thgraders EErriinn OOllssoonn ’’1144 and LLiiaamm BBiiaarrdd ’’1144. In addition, NNiicckk PPaarrkk ’’1144 was a faithful participant in track practices.

Plans for next year include a possible track and field co-opexpansion to include Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf.In addition, there is hope to offer a few more 5K road raceoptions to students who are interested in running but don’thave the time to be involved on the track and field team.The goal is to help students experience the joy of runningand to realize that, as the famous running guru GeorgeSheehan often wrote, “To run, is to win.”

BBOOYYSS LLAACCRROOSSSSEEThe varsity, captainedby MMiikk BBuusshhiinnsskkii ’’1111and CCooddyy MMaarroooonneeyy ’’1100,finished the seasonwith six wins and twolosses. The highlight ofthe season was a 7-6overtime victory overHastings. TTaayylloorrPPaarrkkiinnssoonn ’’1122 tied thegame in the final sec-onds of the game andBushinski scored thegame-winner while theteam was a man down.

MMaaxx BBeennnneetttt ’’1111 and TTeeddddyy DDoohheerrttyy ’’1122 shared the goal-tending duties. Coach MMuurrrraayy EEaavveess’’ all-time record nowstands at 16-21. AAddaamm NNiigghhttiinnggaallee and BBeenn MMaayyoo, a student at St. Olaf College, assisted Eaves.

The junior varsity finished with a perfect 7-0 record. Theteam was captained by AAnnddrreeww FFaarrnnyy ’’1133 and KKyyllee LLeeee ’’1122.DDaavviidd JJoohhnnssoonn ’’1122 played the majority of the season in goaland had a solid year.

GGIIRRLLSS LLAACCRROOSSSSEEThe varsity advanced to theSection 3 semifinals where a14-9 loss to BloomingtonKennedy ended its season.SSM had a 9-6 record andtwo playoff wins (16-2 overRochester Century and 17-8over Eastview).

“We had a lot of new playersand showed lots of improve-ment,” said Coach BBrreettttCCaarreeyy. “The team wasanchored by CCoouurrttnneeyyLLaannggssttoonn ’’0099 in goal, BBeeccccaaRRuueeggsseeggggeerr ’’0099 in the midfield and BBrriiaannnnaa DDeecckkeerr ’’0099 on attack.”

Decker finished the season with 53 goals and 20 assists.

Brody Decker ’12

Brian Harrison ’10

Patrick Kent ’11

Kelly Dineen ’10

Maddie Kolls ’10

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This past June, it was deeply gratifying to beelected president of our Alumni Associationduring the Annual Meeting. I look forwardto the next two years with great anticipation,for there are many exciting plans being de-veloped to greatly enhance the relationshipbetween the Association, its membershipand the School. But before turning yourattention toward what is to come, weshould take a moment to look back at howfar we have come in such a short time.

Two years ago, the Alumni Association wasreconstituted following a period of dorman-cy. Great effort was required to re-energizeand set a new, dynamic direction in onceagain making the Association an essentialpart of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s community.Under the leadership of our past president,Craig Whiting of the Class of 1969, a greatamount of momentum has been achieved.We alums should be quite thankful to Craigand his board for this fine achievement.This momentum could carry us along forsome time to come, but it should not besquandered. Instead, we should continue to build on the momentum thus achieved to ensure that our distinguished alumnibody continues to be of tremendous assis-tance as Shattuck-St. Mary’s develops andmaintains its standing as a quality institu-tion of learning.

I am pleased to report that the currentAlumni Association Board, and its variouscommittees, is strong and ready to tackle anever-increasing agenda. This strength comesfrom having retained 15 of our membersfrom the last board while adding the talentsof three new members. These volunteers’desire and loyalty to their fellow alums andthe School bodes well for our continuedsuccess. Their efforts are deeply appreciated.We are also interested in welcoming newboard members to join us in furthering themission of the Alumni Association. All youhave to do is ask!

The theme of the coming year is“Community and Communications.” As Imentioned earlier, we seek to strengthen thebond between alumni and our school. Weare actively seeking ways to develop and use

Community and Communication

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UPDATE

By Charles E. Pitte ’74, President, Shattuck-St. Mary’s Alumni Association

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various technologies to bring us all closertogether. “Social networking” is a currentbuzz-phrase, and we are exploring ways tomake it a powerful tool for our Association.We are also excited about a new projectbeing developed that will group alumni byprofession, thus allowing for stronger net-working among fellow alums, and providementoring for the next generation of leadersin our respective professions who are cur-rently studying at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

Another way for the Alumni Association tobuild “Community and Communications” is through our hands-on support of theclass agents. These volunteers have been thefoundation of the School’s efforts to remainin touch with alumni for many generations,and their efforts have served us well. Thisfall, a class agents’ manual, the product ofclose collaboration between the School andthe Association over the past year, will beintroduced. This guide aims to improve thefunctioning of the class agent group inmaintaining a two-way dialogue betweenthe School and its highly valued alumnibody. It is imperative that all classes have aclass agent. If your class currently is withoutone, we urge you to step forward and fillthis vital role. Your efforts will be warmlyreceived and certainly rewarding.

While the Alumni Association does notdirectly engage in fundraising activities forShattuck-St. Mary’s, we clearly support suchefforts. We actively consult with the School’sdevelopment team on its fundraising efforts,helping to develop healthy financial supportfrom its grateful graduates. Fundraising is ameaningful and quite necessary endeavorfor the livelihood of all high-quality educa-tional communities. We are always interest-ed in hearing from fellow alums about howthe School can continue to benefit from thegenerosity of one of its greatest assets—itsalumni. One way that you can directly help in supporting the efforts of Shattuck-St. Mary’s is to volunteer some time to helpout with the annual phone-a-thon andthank-a-thon. It’s a great way to reconnectwith some of those long-lost relationshipsfrom the past or simply catch up with old

friends. To do so, call Tharan Leopold in theDevelopment Office at 1-800-729-4946.

Recognition is another way to help buildcommunity, and it is one of the more fulfill-ing jobs of the Alumni Association. Whilemany schools such as Shattuck-St. Mary’s arereally just brick and mortar that proclaimtheir academic prowess, it is the words anddeeds of those individuals associated withsuch places that prove their worth. Thus,Shattuck-St. Mary’s is a most worthwhilecommunity, transcending its mere bricks-and-mortar façade. Please keep us informedabout the achievements and extraordinaryundertakings of you and your classmates.We love spreading the good news!

This year the Association is undertakingwork to promote community service. We allrecall that as students we were made awareof the need to help, serve and provide forothers in our communities. Communityservice is the bedrock of strong communities,and many of us, building on the lessonslearned while students at Shattuck-St. Mary’s,have made such service a key part of ourlives. It’s easy to find opportunities to giveback and improve the communities we livein. What we ask of you is to contact otheralums in your area and invite them along for a day of service. We suggest that, whileproviding these valuable services, youremember to wear your Shattuck-St. Mary’ssweatshirts or caps, and by doing so proudly,let your neighbors know that we are a com-munity that cares! We can help you findother alums in your area … just ask. Andplease let us know how the day went.

In closing I would like to underline just howimportant you are to the Alumni Associationand the School. We desire your help, ideasand support. We strive to always improveyour connection to Shattuck-St. Mary’s,keeping the memories and lessons learnedthere close to our hearts and minds. I havegreatly enjoyed and benefited from getting toknow so many of you over the four decadesthat I have been associated with Shattuck-St. Mary’s, and I cherish the thought ofmeeting many more of you in the future.

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It’s hard to explain what happens to the place during this weekend.

There are tears and talking and music and remembering and

wondering and … well, then, there is the laughter. It echoes

in the hallways of St. Mary’s Hall and Shumway. It wafts out

over the Parade Field in great gusts of stories being told and

memories being cherished. It settles softly as an amused chuckle

between two old pals sharing one of the benches in the War

Memorial Grove as an old friend is remembered. It shrieks

out of friends as they catch the first sight of each other after

they have planned for months to meet here … their home in

Faribault. Finally, it settles into a satisfied smile as the car

drives through the Arch on Sunday morning loaded with even

more SSM memories.

It’s the laughter that touches all of us who have the privilege

of working here. It’s a sure sign of the love classmates hold for

each other and for the School that brought them together.

We are grateful to you for sharing it with us.

Come home again … any time!!!!!

By Lonnie Schroeder, Director of Institutional Advancement

RETURNING HOME TO

Friends, Remembrances& Good feelings

SHATTUCK-ST. MARY’S

REUNION WEEKEND 2009

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Class of 1939

Dawes “Potts” Potter

Two Shads visit the museumat Saint Mary’s Hall.

Jack Mitchell ’44prepares for theOld Shads drill.

The two Dane brothers (John ’43, left, andGeorge ’40) share a laugh.

Class of 1944

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From left, Jack Mitchell, Jane Clapp Towne, Bob Yates,Toni Christensen Yates

Members of the Classof ’44 enjoy the figureskating exhibition.

Class of 1949

From left, Larry Framburg,Walter Barnes, FrankHirshfield


Class of 1954From left, RRooww 11:: Chuck Beard,Bill Scheel; RRooww 22:: ChuckTeeter, John Haeberle

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Class of 1959 ShadsFrom left, RRooww 11:: David Fast; RRooww 22:: John Cochran, Gary Davis; RRooww 33:: David Porth, William Newburg,James Hoehn; RRooww 44:: Marshall Blume, O.D. Hauschild,Buzz Anderson; RRooww 55:: Gus Nestler, Ian McLandress,Steve Crews, Tom Fillenworth, Paul Sudmeier; RRooww 66:: Peter Backus, Scott Berry, Dave Williams, George Renwick; RRooww 77:: Stephen Barrager, Mark Hunner,Les Magoon; RRooww 88:: John Jeremiassen, John Terhume

Class of 1959 SaintsFrom left, Mary FrokerKeefe, Susan Douthit Wirtz

Les ’59 and Katherine Magoon

From left, Norma and George ’54 Sletteland and John ’54 and Mary Haeberle

Shads from the Class of ’54 at the War Memorial Grove

Ian McLandress ’59 at the museum Head of School Nick Stoneman,left, with Buzz Anderson ’59


Class of 1969

From left, Jim Dane, Bill Humleker, Craig Whiting,Meredith Willis Potter

From left, Fran Moore Nutt,Wendy Blackmarr Mount, andSara Hiltabrand Sporrer, allfrom the Class ’64

Daryl Beam ’64

Class of 1964

From left, RRooww 11:: Sharon HoffmanAvent, Robin Theel Berenberg, Fran Moore Nutt, Ann Wirtz Tydings,Pam Wiggins Gates, Susan Robinson;RRooww 22:: Sara Hiltabrand Sporrer,Lynn Schwarz Davis, WendyBlackmarr Mount, Vail Kobbe, Linda Sturley Ritchie, Keltysue Cardy Harris, Carol Beam(honoraryalum); RRooww 33:: Bill Hemphill, MarkSchiffmacher, John Strong, Craig DeRemer, Daryl Beam

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Craig DeRemer, left, and Bill Hemphill, both from the Class of ’64

George Renwick ’59, center, leads the Old Shads drill.


Class of 1974

From left, RRooww 11:: DavidMcClendon, AyrlahnJohnson, Scott Fenn, Scott BidgoodRRooww 22:: Tom Burns, Susanne Reioux Blake,Chuck Pitte, Kristen RanumHodsdon, Guy Johnson

Class of 1979

From left,Kevin Blake, David Rasmussen

Scott Bidgood ’74 From left, Carol Sadjadi, David McClendon ’74, Susanne Reioux Blake ’74

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From left, Rick Barr ’75, Chuck Pitte ’74,Kevin Blake ’79, Mark Blake ’77

From left,Scott Bidgood ’74,Bonnie Williams,Dave Williams ’59,Susan Holland, Buzz Anderson ’59,Ayrlahn Johnson ’74

Nick Cobbett ’85 and his bandplayed for the Reunion.


Class of 1984

From left, Bill Brewster ’85, John Black, Bruce Rathe, Tom Cobbett

Class of 1989Lane Wilcox

The men’s Alumni game featured recognition of the 1999 National Championship team and their coach, Andy Murray. This was the first of many championships won by the men and women of SSM.

Dr. Brian Libby with his newly released book,Storm Approaching

The alumnae join Gordie Stafford, Director of GirlsHockey, on the ice.

Alyssa Breu ’07

Ben Grotting, left,and Jordy Mowbrayfrom the Class of2004

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Class of 1994

From left, RRooww 11:: RachelBixler, Stephanie BremerCampbell, Sara HuntleyRRooww 22:: Tryg Jensen,David Svengalis

Class of 2004

From left, RRooww 11:: CarlaThielbar, Kristin Ostebee,Emily Petraglia, LynnLarson, Megan Trout,Kacie AndersonRRooww 22:: David Dutrieuille,Carl Budd, AndrewPrazich, John Murray

From left, Ben Youds ’07, Michael Gergen ’05, Steve “Rooster” Erickson,Taylor Chorney ’05

The Saints from the Class of ’94.

Chad Whiting ’02 and Brad Gosche, SSM Teacher.

From left, Lynn Larson, Megan Trout andCarl Budd from the Class of 2004

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TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: 1960 – 1964

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: HamlineUniversity.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::President and chief executive officer ofSmead Manufacturing Company. Hasserved on the boards of Shattuck-

St. Mary’s, Regina Healthcare, Minnesota HistoricalSociety and the Hastings Public Schools Foundation.Presented with the first Distinguished Service Award bySSM in 1994; the first Building Bridges, BuildingFutures award by the Hastings Public Schools in 2001;the World Trader award by World Trader Week, Inc., in 2002; and the Spirit of Life award from the NationalOffice Products Council City of Hope in 2003.

FFaammiillyy:: Husband, Terry; two sons; three grandchildren.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Hastings, Minnesota.

TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: 1942 – 1946, the firstTexan St. Mary’s Hall had everknown!

HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM::President, freshman and sophomoreclasses; student council three years;French Club; basketball team;Winter Carnival Queen (Shattuck).

PPoosstt--SSSSMM eedduuccaattiioonn:: Two years at Pine Manor College;University of Texas at Austin.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd aaccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: I am involved in thearts community, civic community, on the grand jury andhave a great interest in the political scene. At one time, Ihad a small oil trading company. I also maintain interestin the financial world. I am a longtime member ofSt. John The Divine Episcopal Church and, at this time,I am working with the homeless.

FFaammiillyy:: Two children and three grandchildren.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: I have lived in Houston for 50 years.

SSM TRUSTEE PROFILES

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HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: I benefitedenormously from wonderful teachers(especially S. Hugh Fitch, “Buzzy” Belowand “Doc” Wilhelms), and some greatfriends (especially Bryan Marmesh, who,sadly, is no longer with us). I learned totake part in the joy of learning and talk-

ing about great ideas, and I was fortunate to have receivedsome academic honors that encouraged me to keep workingthrough the challenges that life brings to all of us. It is asource of tremendous joy to see how the current Schoolcontinues to give these gifts, experiences and support tonew generations of students whose lives will be enhanced as mine has been.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,B.S., industrial management and mathematics, 1964; University ofSouthern California, M.B.A., marketing, 1965; University ofSouthern California, M.S., quantitative business analysis, 1967;University of Southern California, D.B.A., marketing, 1968.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Foley’s Professorship inRetailing, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, where I have taught since 1968. Author or co-author of more than 60 publications. Member, editorialreview boards: Journal of Marketing and Journal of Retailing(appointed for 30 and 33 years, respectively), Journal ofMarketing Research, Journal of Business Research. Have servedon University of Texas Faculty Council, UT System AdvisoryCommission on Benefits, and several national, state, andlocal boards.

FFaammiillyy:: Married (41 years in September) to Dr. JudyItzkovits Alpert; one daughter, Nicole Alpert Ifcher.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Austin, Texas.

Sharon Avent, Class of 1964

SShhaarroonn HHooffffmmaann AAvveenntt,, CCllaassss ooff 11996644,, TTrruusstteeee EEmmeerriittuuss

CCaarroollyynn BBuurrffoorrdd BBrraaddyy,, CCllaassss ooff 11994466

DDrr.. MMaarrkk II.. AAllppeerrtt,, CCllaassss ooff 11996600

TTrustees are called upon to contribute their time,thought and energy, as well as financial resources, tosupport the vitality and growth of the School. By definition, trustees are the custodians of the integrity of the School; they hold in trust the School’s reputationas created by its founders and developed by those whohave shaped the School in the past. Trustees help formnot only the present but also the future of the Schooland its programs. At Shattuck-St. Mary’s, we are mostfortunate to have this group of people fulfilling thiscrucial role for us.

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HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: The highlightsfor me were the benefits I received fromcommitted, engaged and self-sacrificingmasters. I received a quality education bothin academic curriculum and in personal discipline and responsibility from academicsand extracurricular activities. Highlights

also were the camaraderie and friendships of residential life.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: University of Minnesota, B.A., J.D.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Attorney practicingcorporate and business law for 30 years at the Minneapolislaw firm of Gray Plant Mooty.

FFaammiillyy:: Spouse, Linda; three married sons and seven grandchildren.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Rio Verde, Arizona.

TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Became an SSM parent in 1998.

EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Wartburg College.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Accountant.

FFaammiillyy:: Spouse, Janet; sons, Tyler ’03,and Peter.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Faribault, Minnesota.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Basketballteam, tennis team, class secretary, president of the “Badgers.”

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: University ofMichigan.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Insurance broker, print and graphics broker.

FFaammiillyy:: Spouse, Chris Coman; son, Chase Coman.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Palm Desert, California.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM::Wooden Soldiers, Cum LaudeSociety, counselor for the SSM summer program for two yearspost-graduation (summer ’87 and ’88).

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Colorado College,1987 – 91; University of Colorado Medical School, 1991 –95; University of Colorado Otolaryngology, Head andNeck Surgery Residency, 1995 – 99.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Medical director ofCochlear Americas, the global leader in the research anddevelopment, manufacture and marketing of implantablehearing solutions; volunteer surgeon for OperationSMILE, a worldwide children’s medical charity; originalauthor of ENT Secrets, one of the most popular books inotolaryngology and part of the highly acclaimed SecretsSeries® by Mosby Publishing.

FFaammiillyy:: Husband, Ned; two children: Cami, 4, and Jack, 6.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Denver, Colorado.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Fouryears of outstanding high school education and military education.Extracurricular highlights includedfour years of varsity swimming, captain two years; varsity cross country;track; acolyte; senior warden of

student vestry; choir; Old Shad editor; Spectator editor;battalion staff, S-4; Garvin Cup (2); and Spectator Prize.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Grinnell College, B.A., economics,1972; Northwestern University, M.A., counselor education,1974; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, A.B.D., urbaneducation, 2000.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Higher educationadministration and student personnel work, studentaffairs, counseling and management at Grinnell College(resident advisor, career counselor, swim coach); CokerCollege (dean of students); Cornell University (assistantdirector of residential life); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (assistant director of residential life).Currently, swim coach and personal trainer.

FFaammiillyy:: Two daughters, 19 and 24. Single.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

EEdd CCaarrppeenntteerr,, CCllaassss ooff 11996600,, VViiccee CChhaaiirr

JJeeffff CChheessttnnuutt,, PPaasstt PPaarreenntt,, TTrreeaassuurreerr

LLaawwrreennccee JJaammeess ““AAbbee”” CCoommaann,, CCllaassss ooff 11994411,, TTrruusstteeee EEmmeerriittuuss

AAnnnnee SSttaarrkk CCoossggrriiffff,, MM..DD..,, CCllaassss ooff 11998877

MMiicchhaaeell KK.. DDaalleeyy,, CCllaassss ooff 11996688



HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM: So many to choose from …. maybe singing showtunes in the middle of studying for finals.Do you still have three-hour tests withblue books? There were so many “ah ha”moments of realization, both related toacademics and personal growth. I will

always credit St. Mary’s Hall with being remarkably influential in my life given that I was there only three years.Who remembers “Milk Lunch” and the thrill of chocolate-covered graham crackers?

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: University of Denver, 1972.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Currently president,International Television, 20th Century Fox. In past severalyears, I have created an international format licensing groupand have overseen several hit local versions of U.S. shows(Temptation Island in France, anyone?). I have also appearedevery year since 2003 on the “Power 100” list in theHollywood Reporter of the 100 most powerful women inHollywood (most recently at No. 37).

FFaammiillyy:: Married for 25 years (in Hollywood the equivalent of over100 years!) to Robert, and mother to Tom (age 23 and enteringhis final year at San Francisco State University) and Caroline (age 21 and entering her final year at Emerson College).

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Glendale, California.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ooff TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Crack Squad;three sports: cross country, wrestling andtennis; good friends and general mischief.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Williams College,B.A., economics and history.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Executive with Best Buy for 22 years; founder of the NavvoGroup; helped execute one of the biggest turnarounds inretail history.

FFaammiillyy:: Brandon, 23; Tess, 21; and Alejandro, 15.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Excelsior, Minnesota.


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HHiigghhlliigghhttss ooff TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: CrackSquad, Dramatic Association, unde-feated track season his senior year.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: DickinsonCollege.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Founded the Polymer Machine Corporation; receivedthe Joe McKee Old Shads’ Citation, 1995; member ofthe Whitney Society, the Founders Society, SSM Board ofTrustees; former national chairman of the Annual Fund.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Nancy; five children.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: West Grove, Pennsylvania, andTortola, Virgin Islands.


PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: University ofMinnesota, B.A., 1966; University ofMinnesota Law School, J.D., 1969.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Partner of Gislason & Hunter LLPfrom 1975 to present; captain, U.S.

Army, 1969 – 1972; member of the Minnesota State BarAssociation and the American Bar Association; named toMinnesota’s Top 100 Super Lawyers by Law & Politics;named a Top 40 Mediator by Law & Politics; Pro BonoPublico Attorney Award, 1983; named 2007 Advocateby the Civil Litigation Section of Minnesota BarAssociation.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Nancy; sons Adam, Erik and Travis.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: New Ulm, Minnesota.

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PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: AmericanUniversity, bachelor’s degree, politicalscience; University of Minnesota, law degree.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Strategic public affairs counsel with

Tunhiem Partners; Senior Fellow in the School ofPublic Health at the University of Minnesota. ElectedAttorney General of Minnesota in 1982 and served fourconsecutive terms; state senator; Deputy U.S. Marshalin Washington, D.C.; Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Member of the AARP Board ofDirectors, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rightsboard, Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota board,Joint Degree Program Advisory Board of the University of Minnesota Law School, and the Health Law CenterAdvisory Board of Hamline Law School. Received theAmerican Diabetes Association’s Minnesota HealthAward, the American Lung Association President’sAward, the University of Minnesota’s OutstandingAchievement Award, and the Consumer Federation of America’s Philip Hart Public Service Award.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Nancy Lee; three children.

RReessiiddeennccee:: Golden Valley, Minnesota.

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TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Not an alumnus.

HHiigghhlliigghhttss ooff TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Serving on the SSM Board of Trustees.

EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Ohio State University, B.S.;University of Minnesota Carlson School ofManagement, M.B.A. evening minus thesis.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: 25 years in thesecurities industry with Smith Barney and UBSPaineWebber; co-founded Velocity Express, largestsame-day delivery company in America; chairman ofFaribault Mills (formerly majority owner, president andCEO); currently managing director, GCC Operations, for the Maren Group.

FFaammiillyy:: Married 35 years to wife, Becky; three daughtersand one son.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Wayzata, Minnesota.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Thefriendships and Miss Mast, our Latinteacher.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn: Mankato StateUniversity, B.S.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Director, Montview Community Preschool andKindergarten Community; activist for early childhood education issues; volunteer with the Mayor’s Office ofEducation and Children.

FFaammiillyy:: Husband, Bill Humphrey, and children, KariDraper and Mark Draper; stepchildren, Hope Hartman and Will Humphrey; and seven grandchildren.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Denver, Colorado.

TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: 1942 – 1947, started ineighth grade at age 12.

HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: WorldWar II was on during first threeyears so there was a tremendouscommitment to military training andexcellence that generated a very bigesprit de corps. (Marched to every

single meal for five years!) Faculty was terrific and participation in Crack Squad was a special experience.The student body was the best.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Williams College.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Senior vice presidentand director at Cargill in New York, Chicago twice,Virginia, Switzerland and Wayzata. Former chairmanof Minnesota Outward Bound and a lot of other nonprofit activity.

FFaammiillyy:: Four children, five stepchildren and 18 grandchildren.

RReessiiddeennccee:: Wayzata, Minnesota.

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TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: 1971 – 72; 1973 – 74 (sophomore and senior years)

HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Summerschool, 1970; being persuaded to return formy senior year to graduate by my room-mate, Brian Jones, on a summer campingtrip; Whipple three-man room with S. Fennand B. Jones; second floor Clapp; cross

country (coached by Bob Irby ’60 [“Push it!”] and SladeSchuster), wrestling (36-24 team win over Rochester Lourdes –February 6) and tennis (coached by George King ’65; doublesvictory with P. Rooney ’75, SS five-team invitational – April 29);Mealey’s Restaurant & Smorgasbord with Mr. X, T. Burns, D.Evans, S. Fenn and J. Thomas – March 1; one of 27 Shads in the last graduating military class.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Southern Methodist University, B.B.A.,1978; University of Texas, M.B.A., 1979.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Multi- and single-family residential business for 30 years; currently pursuing an interestin Dallas-Ft. Worth commercial real estate development. SMU“M” Award (highest recognition for academic achievement andoutstanding service to the school), 1978; received highestCustomer Service Award, Ryland Homes, 1981, 1985; co-directed the start-up operations in Dallas-Ft. Worth for HolidayBuilders, L.P., 2003; joined Whitney Society, 1981; class agentsince 1999; joined Founders Society, 2002; AdvisoryCommittee, 2003 – 06; Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004;National SSM Alumni Annual Fund Chair, 2005 – 06; Board of Trustees since 2006 (current Chair, Facilities and SafetyCommittee); Alumni Association Board since 2008 (currentChair, Communications Committee); STEM/weCreate DesignCommittee, 2009.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Pam. SSM relatives: Aubrey M. Kerr Jr. ’57 (uncle).

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Plano, Texas.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: It was ALLgreat and I don’t know that one part wasmore noteworthy than the rest, but themost important part I pulled out with wasthe friends who I am still so close to. AskJan Gould-Martin what I was known for.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Wellesley, 1979.

FFaammiillyy:: Husband, Kevin ’72. We were married in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in 1979. Three children: Alexandra (19),Nicholas (16), Andrew (15). Alex and Andrew were baptized in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd by Father Henry Doyle.Family members who were also at SSM are my brother, ChrisSilge ’81, and sister, Carol Silge Boucha ’80.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Greenwich, Connecticut.

TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Four years.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Beingin the one-act play competition mysenior year, AP English with SladeSchuster, the camaraderie of Saints at SMH, the strong friendships thatstill remain after all these years.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: American University, B.A.;Chapman University, M.A., education.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Donor relations, The Saint Paul Foundation / Minnesota CommunityFoundation.

FFaammiillyy:: A wonderful husband, two teens, two toddlersand a new puppy.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: St. Paul, Minnesota.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: CrackSquad captain, National HonorSociety, Williams Cup.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM eedduuccaattiioonn:: St. Olaf College,B.A., economics, 1974.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd aaccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Ownerand chief executive officer, Johnson Hardware Company.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Nancy; daughter, Jessie; son, Jack ’08. My father, John Henry Nicoll ’33, also attended SSM.

CCuurrrreenntt rreessiiddeennccee:: Lincoln, Nebraska.

TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: One year at St. Jamesand one year at Shattuck School.

HHiigghhlliigghhttss ooff TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Watchingmy son participating in Roboticscompetitions.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: SimpsonCollege, B.A., 1976.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Investment advisorwith Capital View Wealth Management, LLC.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Sarah; daughter, Virginia, and son,Maxwell ’05. My uncle, William Brenton ’44, and aunt,Mary Elizabeth Brenton ’40, also attended SSM.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Des Moines, Iowa.

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HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Some wonderful teachers, particularly Wilhelm,Cooley and Englehart. Chapel is a fondmemory, as are wrestling and football.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Amherst College, B.A.,1956; University of Michigan, J.D., 1962.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Robert A. SullivanProfessor of Law at Michigan where I teach courses oncontracts, the Uniform Commercial Code and bankruptcy.My most significant professional accomplishment is to havepublished (with a co-author) a widely used, four-volumetreatise on the Uniform Commercial Code.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Nancy; sons Jim and Chris; daughter, Patsy;plus eight grandchildren.

RReessiiddeennccee:: Ann Arbor, Michigan.

TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: September 1975 to June 1980.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: St. Jamesgraduation, Wooden Soldiers, basketball,volleyball, track, cheerleading, 1976 – 77hockey season, musical revues, and allthe friends I made and lessons I learned.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Stanford, B.A., international relations; Virginia Tech, M.B.A., internationalmarketing focus.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Agriculture and food production, marketing and international trade. Senior director of commodities, Illinois Farm Bureau, 1998 – present; trustee, Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, 2002 – present;secretary-treasurer, International Food and AgriculturalTrade Policy Council, Washington, D.C., 1994 – present;member, Advisory Committee on Research, University ofIllinois College of Agriculture and Consumer Economics,2007 – 09; member, Agricultural Trade Policy Project,Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 2005 – 07; member,Secretary of Agriculture’s Oilseeds Advisory Committee,2002 – 04; three-time Ironman finisher; two-time BostonMarathon finisher.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Bloomington, Illinois.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM::Company 1st Sergeant, BattalionSergeant Major, S-3; flying club;radio club; vestry.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: Ripon College.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss::Former captain, Minnesota Army National Guard;banking 1976-2006.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Julie; daughter, Elizabeth; son, Chad ’02.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeennccee:: Gull Lake, Minnesota.


HHiigghhlliigghhttss ffrroomm TTiimmee aatt SSSSMM:: Swimteam; dramatic association; CrackSquad, second lieutenant; golf.

PPoosstt--SSSSMM EEdduuccaattiioonn:: MacalesterCollege, B.S., business with minor in geology.

PPrrooffeessssiioonn aanndd AAccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss:: Sales and marketing,human resources and corporate communications at 3M,1960 – 96; All American in swimming, 1959; elected tothe Macalester Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.

FFaammiillyy:: Wife, Marilyn Hancock; sons Mark, Scott andTommy. Tommy passed away in July 1971. Mark and Scott live in Edina and each have two children. We still bring our kids and grandkids down to School and they always get “stuff” from the store. We may have the only family photo taken in the old pool, just before it was closed.

CCuurrrreenntt RReessiiddeenncceess:: Edina, Minnesota; Pine River,Minnesota; and St. Simons Island, Georgia.

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CROSBYFirst Former-Sabre to Win Stanley CupFormer Boys Prep star SSiiddnneeyy CCrroossbbyybecame the first ex-SSM player to win theStanley Cup when his Pittsburgh Penguinsbeat the Detroit Red Wings in the decidingGame seven of the finals of the NHL play-offs. Crosby, who helped lead the BoysPrep team to a national Championship in2003, ended the playoffs as the 2nd high-est scorer in the league.

There were five teams in the playoffs with former SSM players in their lineups,including the final four teams. JJoonnaatthhaannTTooeewwss ’’0055 of the Chicago Blackhawks,PPaattrriicckk EEaavveess and JJooee CCoorrvvoo of theCarolina Hurricanes, TTyy CCoonnkklliinn ’’9933 of theDetroit Red Wings, as well as Crosby madeit to their conference finals. The Penguinsswept the Hurricanes to advance to theStanley Cup finals where they met thedefending champion Detroit Red Wings ina rematch of last year’s final. Crosby nettedthree of his thirty-one points in the finals,including two points in the Penguins gamefour win.

In just four years of playing in the NHL,Crosby has racked up many awards andaccolades. Some of his accomplishmentsare, winning the Hart Trophy for theleague MVP, the Lester B. Pearson awardfor the MVP voted by the players, the scor-ing title, as well as becoming the youngestplayer in league history to score 100points, which he did in his rookie season.He can now add a Stanley Cup to hisresume, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history to win the coveted trophy.Crosby is also a shoe-in to be on theCanadian Olympic Team in 2010. Withhis amazing skill, Sidney Crosby will likelyhave a long and promising NHL career. Itwould not be a surprise to see him winmore championships in the future.

HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS

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by Laurel Simer ’07

Photo curtesy of Pittsburgh Penguins

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Familiar Faces on Campus During Summerby Laurel Simer ’07

Each summer, many alumni make the trek back to Faribaultto work at various SSM hockey camps. It is a common siteto see the faces of former students roaming the halls of theiralma mater. I myself am one of these people who comeback year after year to work. This summer was my fourthyear being a counselor for the girls’ hockey camp. Everyyear it is the highlight of my summer and I schedule myplans around it. It is the one time a year where I get toreconnect with old friends, some of whom I have not seensince they graduated. But no matter how long since we’veseen each other, we pick up right where we left off, as if we were still SSM students. We recall our time we had atthe School. Whether we’re talking about a certain class orteacher we enjoyed, or a fun event in the dorm, we remem-ber it as if it was yesterday.

Apart from being able to hang out with old friends, thedaily counselor games are also a highlight of the week. Eachday, there is an hour-long time slot when the counselors get to suit up and scrimmage each other. During this time, I can’t help but think about the days of putting on the SSM jersey and taking the ice. It is a great time to play withformer teammates and reminisce about our times playingtogether. We joke around as if we were still teammates, trying to show up each other with a flashy move or a niceshot. No matter where we are today, we still remember howwe felt the first time we put on that black, white, andmaroon jersey and took the ice the first time.

And in a flash, our week-long reunion is over. We go backto our new lives, remembering the fun we had and lookingahead to the next year when we get to do it all over again.

Hockey Fans Score Big!On July 30, 1,100 eager fans packed the new icearena to watch the third annual “Shattuck vs. TheWorld” celebrity hockey tournament. Organized tobenefit the Faribault Hockey Association and gainingmomentum each year, the event proved that peoplejust can’t get enough hockey in Minnesota – even in July! Team Shattuck won the contest 10-6 andincluded alumni who are collegiate athletes as wellas NHL stars – all giving back to the youth involvedin the sport they love. A celebrity golf tournamentfollowed the next day to cap off the two-dayfundraising effort.

Three Sabres Selected in NHL DraftThree Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool athletes were amongthe record 19 high schoolhockey players chosen inthe 2009 National HockeyLeague entry draft.

The Minnesota Wild select-ed forward AAlleexxaannddeerrFFaallllssttrroomm ’’0099 and EErriikkHHaauullaa ’’1100. Minnesota usedits fourth pick (116th over-all) to take Fallstrom, whowill attend Harvard in thefall, and its seventh pick(182nd) on Haula, a forwardfrom Finland. Fallstrom ledthe SSM team in goals (40)and points (87), playing in52 games. Haula played in53 games and led the teamin assists (58). He alsoscored 26 goals.

The Tampa Bay Lightningchose KKiirryyll HHaattaavveettss ’’1100with its seventh pick (183rd).Gotovets, a defenseman, isfrom Belarus. He had sevengoals and 25 assists in 54 games.

AAlleexxaannddeerr FFaallllssttrroomm ’’0099

EErriikk HHaauullaa ’’1100

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Faribault hockey player Tyler Karow, left, was one of thelucky individuals to win a raffled autographed jersey fromRyan Malone ’99, right.

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CLASS NOTES FROM SHATTUCK -ST. MARY ’S

Stewart B. Skeith ’50March 24, 2009

Frederic H. Sabin ’52February 1, 2009

Loren D. Ford ’52February 12, 2009

Ford C. Price ’55April 2, 2009

David J. Kirk ’56March 14, 2009

E. Ross Kyger III ’59March 26, 2009

William C. Strasburger ’61March 28, 2009

Mary Scott Fuhrman ’61April 26, 2009

Suzanne Gould ’71June 21, 2009

Gary W. Obrecht ’72May 7, 2009

Alaric Miller ’84March 2009

1931Dr. Thonet Dauphiné says that heand his wife, Natalie, are fortunateto be able to continue living intheir home of 41 years and thatthey still love New England and itsweather.

1933Annette Twitchell Whiting’sfamily still gathers for theChristmas holidays in Minnesota.They had 27 people, includingthree new college grads plus theirniece and her daughter, forChristmas dinner in 2008.

1944Lois “Toni” Christensen andRobert Yates were married last year.

1945Bob Aurner just completed a majorboat show, Sail Power Expo, at JackLondon Square in Oakland, CA.

Cameron Stewart is on the looseagain, heading for northernMinnesota to catch “the big one.”

James Felton recently attended the52nd Masters Golf Tournament.

1946“Houston is buzzing in spite of theeconomy,” Carolyn Burford Bradywrites. “I look forward to my tripsto Minnesota and San Francisco.Serving on the Board will be a greatexperience. St. Mary’s Hall is dearto my heart.”

1947Mary “Terry” Balch Searlscelebrated her 80th birthday with a ride in a hot air balloon.

Patty Otto Gimm says she wasprivileged to meet the Shattuck-St. Mary’s senior girls in May 2009at a luncheon at the Sumners’home. “They are talented andimpressive,” she says. “It was agrand experience!”

Gay Batchelder Kramer ’22June 27, 2009

William J. Wolf ’26Date unknown

Kathleen Kelly Gluek ’35January 14, 2009

Fred H. Bathke ’37April 23, 2009

Jack E. Diteman ’39April 24, 2007

Alverna Balfour ’40April 10, 2009

Richard W. Anderson ’44March 20, 2009

Mary Jo Nilssen Stark ’44April 26, 2009

Horace W. Gregory ’45February 7, 2008

Elaine Adams Miller ’48June 11, 2009

William F. Pitlik ’48December 20, 2008

In Memoriam

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1948Maryal Stone Dale has written anew book, due out this fall. Thebook is titled When the PostwarWorld was New. The book featuresthe European travel adventures ofMaryal and her friends, includingSt. Mary’s Hall classmate ElaineAdams Miller (who recently died).The cover of the book features aphotograph that includes Elaineand Maryal.

1949Bill Fraser is still running competi-tively. He will walk mountainroutes this summer in YohoNational Park, British Columbia,for two weeks.

1956Carolyn Sawyer Bell writes “Our granddaughter was married in 2008, and we are lookingforward to our first great-grandsonin July 2009.”

1961Laurence Reese is a retiredbusinessman in Brea, CA, and hisson Scott Reese ’94 is a websitedesigner in El Cerrito, CA.

1962Townes Van Zandt, who died in1997, was a prolific and successfulsongwriter. On Townes, a recentlyreleased album of 15 songs writtenby Van Zandt, Steve Earle paystribute to his friend and mentor.

1971Fred Upton now serves as the topRepublican on the House Energyand Environment Subcommittee.

1978Jean Nusbaum is an anesthesi-ologist at Queen of Peace Hospitalin New Prague, MN.

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Linda Ardell ’65 and Steve Wendfeldt ’65were married on June 4, 2009, at their newhome in La Jolla, CA. It's been 45 yearssince they dated at Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool but, as they say, “Some people justneed time.” Linda and Steve say they are lookingforward to seeing classmates at the 45th reunion in 2010.

Kevin Merz ’72, Anne Silge Merz ’75 and Danni Sun ’73 had a little get-together at Danni’shome in California. From left, Kevin Merz ’72, Jed Gillin ’74, Anne Silge Merz ’75, Danni Sun ’73and Bob Hord ’72.

Here are members of the nextgeneration. From left, T.J. Powers,fiancé of Alex Merz; Kevin andAnne’s daughter Alex; and Danni’s children, Jon and Christine.

Starr Judd Tooke ’64, left, and Daryl AlcottBeam ’64 pause on Bourbon Street in NewOrleans on a recent visit. Judd and Darylroomed together during their freshman year atTulane University in New Orleans. They havestayed in close contact for the last 45 years and have met in New Orleans on numerousoccasions, the most recent being a reunion withTulane fraternity brothers during the NewOrleans French Quarter musical festival. Juddand Daryl still live by New Orleans’ slogan:“Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulier!” (Let the goodtimes roll!)

Buzz HopeAnderson ’59showed up in styleat this year’sreunion.


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1980Last fall, Ted Benson and his wife, Jackie, helped the doctor for whom she works build avet clinic. In December 2008, Tedwas promoted to director of fieldoperations for Metropics AtlantaMarket.

2000Ben Barr is an assistant hockeycoach at Union College inSchenectady, NY.

2003McLean Donnelly is a speechwriterfor Minnesota Governor TimPawlenty.

2005Mario Mjelleli finished hissophomore season at AugsburgCollege with 9 goals and 13 assists in 26 games. Augsburg, in Minneapolis, plays in theMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.


Heather HawkinsFazio ’99 and herhusband, MichaelFazio, and Max(born Feb. 4, 2009)moved to Honoluluin June.

The Class of 1980 Summer Concert Series was held this yearin Omaha, NE. Present were, from left, Scott Knutson ’80,Keith Flakne ’80, Phil Moran ’80, David Rasmussen ’79 and Pat Riordan ’80.

Tamara Kloeckl White ’80 recently completed her third Ironman triathlon. Her IronmanFlorida time of 11:25:07 was a personal bestby 37 minutes. Tamara says “I’m still tryingto qualify for Hawaii, but I need to knock offanother 45 minutes.”

Dennis and his wife, Elise, visited the TajMahal while he was stationed in Dhaka. Heis transferring to Islamabad, Pakistan. “Withthe interest the U.S. government now gives toPakistan,” he says, “it will be an interestingtime to serve in that country.”

Kathy Flanders ’86 and Robb Campbell ’86,holding ElizabethCampbell, recentlyenjoyed an outing in a Minneapolis park.

Stewart Innes Black ’83and his wife, Sherri, havea daughter, Giovanna,who was born on Dec. 14, 2008.

Sen. John McCain, left, visited with Dennis McCann ’72 while on tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dennis and his son, Kevin, attended the Marine Corps Birthday Ball in Bangladesh.

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After playing pro hockey for theJohnstown Chiefs (an affiliate of theNational Hockey League’s ColoradoAvalanche), Marty Mjelleli ’01 is nowan assistant coach for the Des MoinesBuccaneers of the U.S. Hockey League.

Julie Pulkrabek ’94 married Eric Silbermannin 2007. Andrea Silbermann ’94 and BrianGievers ’94 attended the ceremony. TheSilbermanns live in Princeton, MN, and Julie is a process deployment and trainingmanager for Siemens Hearing Instruments.

She Answered Duty’s CallFor doing what she saw as herduty, AAnnnnaa MMaarriiee RRiiddeerr ’’4433 is nowhonored in the nation’s capital.Her name is included in theWomen in Military Service forAmerica Memorial, the only majornational memorial honoringwomen who have served in ournation’s defense during all eras and in all services.

The memorial, which is near theentrance to Arlington NationalCemetery, was dedicated Oct. 18,1997. Designed by Michael Manfredi and Marion Gail Weiss, the memorial has a large wall shaped in a half-circle. In front, 200 jets of water meet in a pool. Inside the memorial, the stories of women in wartime are cut into glass panels. Computer recordscontain the names, pictures, service records and personal statementsof about 250,000 of the nearly 2 million women who have servedor currently serve in the armed forces.

After graduating from St. Mary’s Hall in 1943, Anna earned anursing degree from the University of Iowa and did post-graduatework at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital in New York City.Then, she joined the newly created U.S. Air Force.

“I was stationed at Lowry Air Force Base, near Denver,” rememberedAnna, who now lives in Missoula, Montana. “They asked us wherewe wanted to go and I put down that I would like to go toGermany or Austria. I went to Germany on March 19, 1951, andbecame a civilian in April of 1955.”

Why did the accomplished nurse join the military? “It’s what onedoes when there is a war going on,” Anna replied, a bit taken abackby the question.

Germany was far from the fighting during the Korean War, butAnna was kept busy in the former Luftwaffe hospital nearWiesbaden. And, although there wasn’t physical fighting, there was some in-fighting to endure.

“The air force was created in 1947 and a lot of people in the army switched over,” she recalled. “I was a reservist and some of [the regulars] made life miserable for us.”

Now, reservists and regulars alike peacefully share space in thememorial. Are there other St. Mary’s Hall or Shattuck-St. Mary’salumnae there? Please let us know.



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Members of the Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool community often speak of it

as a “family.” For some, of course, there’splenty of overlap between their SSMfamily and their biological relatives. Takethe case of Priscilla Gaynor Farnham ’49.

“There was no question about [where I would go to school],”says Farnham. “It was pre-ordained. I had five brothers and sisters and we all went toShattuck School or St. Mary’sHall. It started with my parentsmeeting at Shattuck School. Mygrandfather was an Episcopalminister so my father and uncleattended Shattuck School. I canremember them quoting Greek and Latin.”

Farnham, who now lives inLakeland, Minnesota, is the executivedirector of the Ramsey County HistoricalSociety, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her bestestimate is that 20 members of herextended family attended ShattuckSchool, St. Mary’s Hall or Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

“I had a wonderful experience there,” shesays. “I entered SMH in the ninth grade.I remember most the excellent teachers,particularly Margaret Smith in English. I never expected to do anything withEnglish but now I do a ton of editingand I think of her often. Her legacycertainly continues.

“We had an excellent history teacher,Mrs. Morehouse. I can rememberdrawing the Tigris and Euphrates riverson the board because we were studyingancient history. The teachers were reallydemanding. We wrote papers with

primary and secondary sources. Andeverything I learned, I’ve used.

“My most enduring friendships startedthere. Even now, when you see someoneyou haven’t seen for years, you can pickup the conversation easily.”

Editor’s Note: We don’t mean to start acompetition here, but we’d like to knowhow many other big families are a part ofthe SSM community. Do you have 20 ormore relatives who’ve attended (or areattending) our School? Please send your list to:

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Relatively Speaking, That’s A Lot of Alumni

The family of PriscillaGaynor Farnham ’49was full of ShattuckSchool and St. Mary’sHall alumni beforeshe was even born.From left, AnnGaynor (Mayne) ’34,Jeanette LynchGaynor ’08, EdmundDanforth Gaynor ’38on the lap of EdmundStoney Gaynor ’07,and FrederickBicknell Gaynor ’34.

Gathered for a family/School reunion were, from left,Gretchen Gaynor Haskins ’44, Jeanette Lynch MayneAlbertson ’56, Priscilla Gaynor Farnham ’49, PhoebeFoot Gaynor ’38 and Frederick Bicknell Gaynor ’34.


What would a school be without an Alma Mater—without the shared prideand nostalgia that its unique song repre-sents? From 1909 until at least the late’40s, Shads sang From the East and theWest, but over time the song changed abit. The original Alma Mater started withReveille and had two stanzas, plus anoptional third verse ending with a yell foruse at games. Stanza 2 emphasizedShattuck’s modest beginnings:

In the face of privation and danger

Rose the school midst the fair western plains;

Through discouragement, poverty, trouble,

To success its way slowly it gains….

By 1909, though, the school was betterestablished, its towers “unshaken andsure.” World War I added yet anotherverse to honor Shads who:

On the far fields of Argonne and Flanders,

... fearlessly played the Great Game.

Every stanza ended with a reference to theOld Chimes, the bells in Shumway tower.

By 1943, only the first verse was normallyused, and the Reveille introduction haddisappeared; but John Dane, who gradu-ated that year, told me that the AlmaMater was sung a lot and that the boysdelighted in those very low notes at theend. Not only in Chapel did they sing it,but also around the flag pole after games,with their caps on their left shoulders. Itwas a morale-builder, not least when theRed and White lost. That year, the onlyreturning football letterman was CaptainChuck Ellsworth, and the season recordwas 5-3. (The real heart-breaker wasBlake’s 10-0 win at Homecoming.)

But why around the flag pole? Shads fromafter the early ’50s may not know that the

big lawn in front of Shumway used to servedouble duty as both parade and footballfield. (For many years the school farmoccupied the area behind the line of mainbuildings.)

Early in the next school year—on October18, 1943—the Old Chimes rang their last:fire broke out in the upper part of thetower and the bells came crashing down. It also marked the end of one New Boyresponsibility: once a week raising theweights that ran the clock. Bob Yates ’44told me they were so heavy that it took two Yaps to pull them up.

In 1955, Professor Hill wrote a new AlmaMater for that year’s graduating class.Unlike From the East and the West, whosewords and music were both native toShattuck, the new one would be sung to the tune of the 1906 Amherst CollegeSenior Song.

From The Archives— by Bob Neslund, retired faculty member and Sesquicentennial book author

Top left, A 1909 Shadfootball player. Top right,Cadets gathered at theflag pole in front ofShumway Hall. Bottom,Scene from an annualSham Battle in whichboth students and facultyprepared, if necessary,for the “real thing.”


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