Reflections Magazine Issue #48 - Spring 1998 | Page 2
Alumni Briefs
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New name,
new Alumni Weekend dates,
new events:
Things are Happening at Siena!
Its official: University status is coming
soon to a campus near and dear to you!
President Artman tells you all about it in
his column (page 3), so well just tell
you to mark your calendar. As of July 1,
1998, your alma mater changes its name
to Siena Heights University.
Keep those calendars out and take note
of the new dates for Alumni Weekend.
Weve moved the weekend about six
weeks earlier -- September 18-20 -- and
hope to take advantage of better weather
while inviting students and parents to
join in the celebration. If you graduated
in a year ending in 3 or 8 -- or have
friends who did -- plan now to enjoy a
September reunion in Adrian. Theatre
alumni from around 1975-80 are
working on a special Alumni Weekend
performance, coordinated by Marcus
Cole 81 in Oakland, Cal., and Richard
Pahl 76 in the Chicago area. An
exhibition of alumni art is planned at
Flatlanders Gallery in Blissfield. And
there will be lots more in the works.
Alumni and friends of Siena Heights
enjoyed several special events in recent
months. A small Siena group met for a
lakeside dinner near Battle Creek last
August, prior to attending a production
of The Whos Tommy at the Barn
Theatre in Augusta, with Eric Parker 92
as a featured actor. In November,
friends in the Chicago area gathered for
an Alumni After-Hours Reception at the
Oak Brook Hyatt Regency. Got an idea
for an interesting Siena Heights
gathering in your area? We want to hear
from you! Contact any member of the
Alumni Board or call Sienas Office of
Communications & Constituent
Relations, (517) 264-7143.
Siena Heights on the web: www.sienahts.edu
Siena Medal
Dr. Jeanne OLaughlin, OP 58
(2nd from left) received the Siena
Medal, the highest honor awarded
by Siena Heights, on September 4
at Academic Convocation. Sister
Jeanne is president of Barry
University and a national leader
in education. The medal is given
in honor of Christian commitment
and efforts to transform the world.
Other members of the convocation
platform party: President Rick
Artman, Adrian Dominican
Prioress Patricia Walter, OP 66,
and Academic Dean Sharon
Weber, OP 69.
INSIDE
From the President
From the Campuses
Catholic Identity
Donor Report
Sports Update
Alumni Weekend
Class Notes
p.
3
pp.
4-5
pp. 6-10
pp. 11-26
pp.
27
p.
28
pp. 29-35
ALUMNI BOARD
President
Mary Hellner Lash 88
Past President
Melissa Durbin Growden 90
Vice President
Raquel Petersen Short 91
Board Members
Amanda Adams 97
Donna Kisner Baker 84
Merry Jo Delano 91
Diane Moro Deveau 70
Elizabeth Dolan, OP 46
Cindy Doyle 72
Kathy Felan Jay 82
Judy Lavelle 58
Joann Phillips 93
Earl Reber 88
Lawrence Richardson, Jr. 76
Honorary Member
Sr. Marie Irene Miller, OP, 36
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)
Marty Dwyer 99, Krista Purvis 98,
& Roger Williams 98
Student Assistants
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.