Alumni Briefs
Trustees Approve New
Alumni Constitution
Acting on the recommendation of the
Trustee Advancement Committee, the Siena
Heights College Board of Trustees approved
in May a revised constitution for the Siena
Heights Alumni Association. Association
President Melissa Durbin presented the constitution on behalf of the Alumni Association
Board of Directors. The Alumni Board spent
about two years considering changes to the
constitution and by-laws, which were last
updated in 1991. Changes in the constitution
were made primarily to achieve the following three goals:
• to officially identify the Alumni Association Board of Directors as the Association’s
leadership group, and to confirm its purpose
as an advisory group to the College;
• to upgrade the professionalism of the
Alumni Association Board of Directors by
establishing terms of office, term limits, a
rotating term structure, standing committees,
operating procedures and attendance expectations; and
• to ensure that the diverse membership of
the Alumni Association is better represented
in its leadership group by stipulating that the
Board include among its members representatives of off-campus center graduates,
Adrian Dominican graduates and various
decades of graduation, as well as ethnic and
gender diversity.
As stated in the new constitution, the
mission of the Alumni Association is to
strengthen and perpetuate the spiritual,
intellectual and social relationship between
Siena Heights College and its graduates and
former students; to promote the interests and
achievements of the College and its alumni;
and to aid in and encourage the financial
support of the College.
Copies of the new Alumni Association
Constitution are available from the Office of
Communications and Constituent Relations
at Siena Heights.
Alumni Event Scheduled
at Barn Theater in August
Graduates and friends throughout southwest
Michigan, along with alumni and students of
Siena’s Kellogg Community College Center
in Battle Creek and the Benton Harbor Center at Lake Michigan College, will gather
Saturday evening, August 16, for dinner and
an evening of summer stock at the acclaimed
Barn Theater, where The Who’s “Tommy”
will take the stage. Susan Strupulis, administrative assistant at the KCC Center
and a 1995 graduate of Siena’s Battle Creek
program, is coordinating the event with
assistance from Stephanie Tobolski ’96 and
Kathy Felan Jay ’82. If you will be in the
area and would like to attend, please contact
the Advancement Office on the Adrian campus (517-264-7140) or Susan Strupulis in
Battle Creek (616-965-3931, ext. 2950).
Start Planning Now:
Alumni Weekend ‘97
Plans are well underway for Alumni Weekend ’97, October 24-26 on the main campus
in Adrian. The Class of ’92 will celebrate
its first (i.e., 5th!) reunion. Graduates of ’72
and ’47 will be honored for their 25th and
50th reunions. And all classes ending in “2”
and “7” will celebrate significant landmarks.
Highlights of the weekend include men’s
and women’s varsity soccer games, an
alumni tailgate party, the traditional alumni
luncheon, Saturday evening’s reunion reception and class dinners, and the return of
Las Vegas Night under the direction of Dr.
Tim Husband and the mathematics department. Whether you were a traditional or
non-traditional student, whether you attended classes on the Adrian campus or at
one of our degree-completion centers--we
invite you to “Fall Back in Step with Siena.”
Details will be in the mail, but don’t wait for
your Alumni Weekend brochure: Mark your
calendar today! We’ll be looking for you.
INSIDE
From the President p.
3
From the Campuses p. 4-5
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Gifts and Giving p.
6
Sports
pp. 7-9
The Faculty
pp. 10-13
Academics
p. 14
Class Notes
pp. 15-22
The Inside Scoop p. 23
ALUMNI BOARD
President
Melissa Durbin ‘90
Past President
Mary Hellner Lash ‘88
Board Members
Donna Kisner Baker ‘84
Merry Jo Delano ‘91
Diane Moro Deveau ‘70
Kathy Felan Jay ‘82
Judy Lavelle ‘58
Raquel Petersen Short ‘91
Honorary Member
Sr. Marie Irene Miller, OP, ‘36
Incoming Board Members, Fall ‘97
Amanda Adams ‘97
Elizabeth Dolan, OP ‘46
Cindy Doyle ‘72
Joann Phillips ‘93
Earl Reber ‘88
Lawrence Richardson, Jr. ‘76
Reflections Staff
Editors:
Jennifer Hamlin Church
Assistant Vice President for
Communications and
Constituent Relations
Lesley L. Weidner
Director of Public Relations
Contributors:
Scott McClure ‘86
Director of Sports Information
Lad Strayer (photography)
Krista Purvis ‘98
Student Assistant
Reflections is published by
the Communications Office at
Siena Heights College. Send
correspondence to: Office of
Communications, 1247 E. Siena
Heights Drive, Adrian, MI
49221 or phone (517) 264-7145.