OA-FALL 2023 MAG-LINKS 1

ALUMNI NOTA BENE

Marylou Roth Zarbock ’53: October 9, 2022.

Rosemary Greeson ’67: March 1, 2023.

MARRIAGES

Carolyn Kessler, SP ’54: July 7, 2023. Trustee Emeritus

Jean Carr Shindler ’67: April 29, 2019.

Hailee Rittinger Manfredi ’15 was married to Tony Manfredi on October 14, 2022.

Mary Suzanna Conradt Crawford ’68: April 21, 2023.

Delores Pfister Cassidy ’55: May 1, 2023. Sister of Josephine Pfister ’49 (deceased) and Rosemary Pfister Cox ’58 (deceased). Helen Vinton, SP ’55: August 5, 2023. Sister of Donaldeen Vinton Connealy ’56.

BIRTHS

Melissa Winzenread Brown ’72: May 11, 2023.

Jennifer Cassidy Bierhaus ’11 and Zach - boy, Ellison David “Moose”- March 15, 2023. Whitney Teeters Kuszmaul ’16 and Kevin - boy, Reece Cade- June 23, 2023. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS Diann L. Neu ’71 received the Mary Magdalene Award from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Women’s Ordination Conference “For her work as a courageous, prophetic, religious leader” and for the 40th Anniversary of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) which she co founded and co-directs with Mary E. Hunt. Hailee Rittinger Manfredi ’15 earned an Excellence in Education award in 2023 at Cline Elementary.

Linda Stanley Kopcha ’72: May 21, 2023. Sister of Marsha Stanley Mongell ’76.

Margaret Kuth Eppink ’57: April 27, 2023.

Deborah Poorman Whitworth ’73: April 13, 2023.

Mary Roger Madden, SP ’57, June 24, 2023.

Julie Reed Gleixner ’60: July 20, 2023. Daughter of Kathryn Hanrahan Reed ’31 (deceased). Sister of Beth Reed Compton ’62.

Margaret Frisz Kaiser ’76: March 9, 2023.

Shirley Layman Cook ’77: July 23, 2023.

Mary Scotch Richey ’60: May 22, 2023.

Jeanette McCarty Corrigan ’82: June 24, 2023.

Judith Freeman Giblin ’61: April 8, 2021. Daughter-in-law of Frances Helm Giblin ’24 (deceased).

Virginia Zahn Schalk ’82: December 12, 2022.

Jane Griffith Stephens ’83: May 26, 2023.

DEATHS

Mary Alice Lee Stewart ’61: July 26, 2023.

Susan Sheckler ’84: October 18, 2018.

Dwynn LaFountain Coury ’63: July 27, 2023. Sister of Kateri LaFountain DeMargel ’68.

Adele Beacham, SP ’49: August 7, 2023. Sister of Marilyn Beacham Huelsman ’51 (deceased).

Julianne Carney Mitchell ’92: July 29, 2020. Anne Crozet Wagner ’03: March 19, 2022.

Donna Mulvihill Cramer ’63: February 27, 2023.

Kathleen Cole ’50: July 13, 2023.

Kathryn Sharp ’63: May 14, 2023.

Joan McCoy Larsen ’51: April 12, 2023.

Patricia Geis, SP ’64: April 17, 2023.

Natalie Nolton ’09: May 30, 2023.

Barbara Bower ’52: June 8, 2023.

Margaret Heese, SP ’64: July 21, 2023.

Max L. Gibson: August 6, 2023. Former SMWC Trustee. John R. Haggerty, Jr.: July 23, 2023. Trustee Emeritus.

Marlene Kihega Echohawk, Ph.D. ’53: April 25, 2023.

Rosemary Messenger Kaul ’64: March 31, 2023.

Mary Kennedy Keady ’53: March 12, 2023.

Kathryn Glass Quan ’64: April 2023.

Patricia Supplitt ’53: May 8, 2023. Sister of Francis Supplitt Kramer ’47. Sister-in-law of Ann Keefe Supplitt ’47 (deceased). Cousin of Claudia Chaplin Novick ’95.

Lois Ann Stoiber, SP ’64: June 22, 2023.

ALUMNI AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Eva Gankiewicz Merkel ’83, Ed.D. 2023 Frances Murphy Rumely Award Recipient

Margaret McElroy ’63, 2023 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Award Recipient

Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for service to others and accomplishments? Nominate them for the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Award, Frances Murphy Rumely Award or the G.O.L.D.E.N. Oak Award today. The awards program of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College honors the achievements of outstanding alumni by presenting these

prestigious awards, which recognize individuals for their commitment to the College and to their communities. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 15, 2024. Nomination forms and award criteria may be found online. Click here to nominate!