Alumni Gatherings 2015-2016
Director of Development for Sciences and Health Sciences Therese Wetta, ASC ’64, right, visited Rogers, Ark., Nov. 17, 2015, to meet with alumni from northwest Arkansas. With Wetta are, l-r: Judith Harvey ’03; Josie (Josephine) Feliciano ’05; David Harris ’94; Alisha Burgess Chouinard ’04.
Alumni softball players gathered at Newman Oct. 17, 2015 for a reunion and game. Shown are, l-r, front row: Emily (Iseman) Montenegro ’04; Becky Sailor ’07; Kelsey Jones Unruh; Jaimie Johnston ’03 (with her baby); back row: Katie Traffas Barrientos; Melissa (Plymale) Edwards’ 05; Leslie Sailor Turner; Jennifer Stasiewicz ’10; Taylor Schawe; Katelyn Padilla; Sarah Balderas; Molly Deering Alvarez ’04; Shelly (Van Horn) Ferris ’08.
Newman alumni from the Kansas City area met at Royals Stadium Aug. 13, 2015 to tailgate and watch the Royals take on the Los Angeles Angels.
Newman alumnus Tom Giroux ’85 hosted a group of fellow alumni in his skybox at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., for a Jan. 20, 2016 NBA game of the Washington Wizards vs. the Miami Heat. The group included, l-r: Archie Macias ’74; Flip Anderson ’81; Katie (Valliere) Streit ’08; Jason Streit ’08; Tom Giroux ’85; Director of Alumni Relations Sarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ’90, ’15; Robert Otey ’74; Will Keen ’99; JoEl Gichinga ’09; Maurice Gikima ’10.
Newman alumnus Barry Rudy ’72 hosted Newman alumni and staff members in Edmund, Okla., after the first game of the Newman men’s basketball season on Nov. 13, 2015. Shown are, l-r: Dick Whalen ’71; Senior Development Officer David Alexander; Kirk Lester ’74; Tim Eckberg ’76; Manager of Newman Fund Blaine Crouch; Jason Knox ’97; Director of Alumni Relations Sarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ’90, ’15; Rory Hamilton ’98; Allison (Barse) Hamilton ’03; children Avery and Maddox Hamilton; Rebecca Knox ’97; Director of Development for Sciences and Health Sciences Therese Wetta, ASC ’64; Judy Simon ’66 and friend; Barry Rudy ’72; Vice President for University Advancement J.V. Johnston ’82.
SACRED HEART ACADEMY CLASS OF ’65 CELEBRATES 50TH REUNION
Members of the Sacred Heart Academy Class of ’65 gathered at Newman Oct. 9 – 10 for their Golden Hearts Reunion. Alumnae enjoyed campus tours, meals and other festivities, and spent time finding the names of classmates in the memorial bricks of the Academy Plaza.
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- Members of the Sacred Heart Academy Class of ’65 who attended the reunion are, l-r, front row: Ileen (Neises) Weber; Patricia Sabala; Jean (Blick) Farmer; Gerry Killeen; Kay (Becker) Hallacy; Susan (Mohr) Blanchat; Susan (Graham) Mann; Cathy Dondlinger; Dorothy (Spexarth) Helton; Phyllis (Riebel) James; Linda (Snyder) Wasinger; Diana (Barton) Szambecki; Patty (Bissing) Schnittker; Janet (Triana) Terrones; Annie (Helten) Wasaka; back row: Grace Engelbrecht; Liz (Chavez) Tejeda; Gerri (Wetta) Hilger; Terrie Lewis; Kay Baker Palmgren; Mary Cramm; Rebecca (Fey) Freund; Patricia (Blaine) Walters; Mary Kay Verla-Mohr; Janet (Moeder) Dalrymple; Phyllis (Watson) Zeller; Mary Schwartzman; Patty Rudy-Baese; Elaine (Ashford) Mulcahy; Kathy (Birket) LeFevre; Cindy (Moore) Jesseph; Lois (Winter) Heart; Connie (Masterson) Robinson. Not pictured: Jeanne (Roth) Malone; Virginia (Loehr) Ruedebusch; Mary (Gasche) Templeton; Pam (Zimmerman) Smith; Vicki (Riddel) Helton.
To see more photos from the reunion, visit: go.newmanu.edu/65reunion.