Onyx Anneau Fall 2021

ONYX Anneau FALL ISSUE 2021

Vol. 96

No. 1

Karen Dyer Editor in Chief Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives BJ Riley ’16 Editorial Director Director of Marketing Marissa Schmitter Managing Editor Content Marketing Specialist Kristy Fry Creative Director Director of Creative Services CONTRIBUTORS Anwyn Payonk ‘21 Catherine Mickey Saunders ‘98 Heather Tighe Sue Weatherwax

Nancy Payonk ’81 , Kymberli Huet Payonk ’86 , Janet Keller ’17 , Anna Madden ’18, ‘20G and Jan Giddens Lorenzano ’84 volunteered their time to SMWC. These dedicated Woods women added beautiful flowers and plants to the Guerin Cross Garden, located next to the Guerin Hall porch, for all to enjoy. The creation of the Guerin Cross Garden was a gift from Nancy and is the new home of the original cross that previously adorned the roof of the building. The new aluminum cross was installed on top of the building in 2017.

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Welcome to ONYX Anneau - Anneau is French for ring.

180 YEARS — OUR JOURNEY 4 THE CAMPUS SPEAKS 10

Please send correspondence to: Office of Advancement PO Box 70 Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 47876-0070 Phone: 812-535-5270 E-mail: alumni@smwc.edu © 2021 by Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Printed in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information contained in this magazine is accurate.

ON THE COVER A page from the 1921 Les Bois yearbook of the Conservatory of Music.

CHANGE MAKERS 20

INSIDE EVERY ISSUE The Woods Today..........................................3 Athletics.........................................................18 Nota Bena......................................................29

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