President's Report 2025

ON THE COVER

ONYX Anneau PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2025

A beautiful snapshot of places, faces and activities of the Woods Community.

CONTENTS

Vol. 101

No.2

2 Snapshot of the year 2025

Brennan J. Randolph President Catherine Mickey Saunders ’98 Editor in Chief Vice President for Advancement BJ Riley ’16, ‘23MLD, ‘24MBA Editorial Director Associate Vice President for Strategic Marketing and Community Relations Elizabeth “Izzy” Reel ’21, ‘25MLD Managing Editor Advancement Officer Kristy Fry Creative Director Director of Creative Services Betsy Simon Writer Digital and Brand Marketing Manager

4 G.O.L.D.E.N. Oak Award 2025 -

Mary Alvanos Deady ’19

8 A Slam Dunk Year for Athletics 2025

CONTRIBUTORS Sara Church ‘07, MS Lucia Fruchtenicht ’25 Kevin Lanke

14 Tim Tesmer -

Beloved Campus Minister

20 New MS in Clinical

Mental Health Counseling

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INSIDE EVERY ISSUE Nota Bene....................................................................................................................10 Woods Today..............................................................................................................11

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