Onyx Anneau Spring 2021

ONYX Anneau SPRING ISSUE 2021

Vol. 95

No. 3

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 Jennifer Fredricks Dorsey ’97 Lindsey Richardt ’07 Catherine Mickey Saunders ’98 Heather Tighe Dylan Thomas ’18, ’21G Sue Weatherwax

The Simmons triplets are taking after their mother, Jessica Olsen Simmons ’72 , as the juniors received Woods Rings during the 1 p.m. Ring Ceremony on March 20, 2021. L to R: Jessica Olsen Simmons ’72 is pictured with her children, Hailey, Christopher and Ashley and husband, Brian Simmons.

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ON THE COVER Students and alumni love to visit the statue of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and place their Woods Rings into her hand following the annual ceremony.

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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.

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INSIDE EVERY ISSUE The Woods Today........................................8 Nota Bene......................................................31

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