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<strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
OF MINNESOTA<br />
2009 Charles F. Lennon, Jr. Award Recipient<br />
BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER July 2010<br />
2010 Scholarship Challenge Golf Tournament:<br />
A Rousing Success<br />
Tom Whelan, Dermot Cowley, Brady Quinn, Jerry Bodine, David Crawford<br />
Over 130 enthusiastic golfers, including alumni and<br />
friends, gathered June 30 th at StoneRidge Golf <strong>Club</strong> in<br />
Stillwater for the 18 th annual Scholarship Challenge Golf<br />
Tournament. Mother Nature cooperated with a beautiful<br />
day. This year, the golfers were joined on the course by<br />
former ND greats Brady Quinn and Ryan Harris (now<br />
with the Denver Broncos), John Sullivan (now with the<br />
Vikings), John Carlson (now with the Seattle Seahawks),<br />
Mark Levoir (now with the New England Patriots), and<br />
Marcus Freeman. Josh Barrett <strong>of</strong> the Denver Broncos<br />
also joined the golfers on the course. Everyone had a<br />
great time regardless <strong>of</strong> how well they did on the course!<br />
There were contests for great prizes on nearly every<br />
hole. The silent auction included an amazing array <strong>of</strong><br />
items including helmets and footballs autographed by<br />
our celebrity guests, Twins and Vikings tickets, NDthemed<br />
artwork and books, and other great items. The<br />
raffle included tickets for the ND-Purdue game, the U <strong>of</strong><br />
MN – So. Cal game, and an autographed football.<br />
Following the tournament, our celebrity guests mingled<br />
with the gathered alumni, friends, and Page Scholars<br />
during the social hour. The evening‟s program included<br />
an announcement <strong>of</strong> the scholarship funds raised (over<br />
$11,000), an introduction <strong>of</strong> the Page Scholars in
attendance, and a presentation <strong>of</strong> Tournament awards.<br />
The <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> leprechaun even made a surprise visit<br />
and got the crowd going.<br />
Ron Leung (‟80), the <strong>Club</strong>‟s<br />
Page Scholarship coordinator,<br />
introduced Sara Burt (‟14) who<br />
was the only Page Scholar able<br />
to attend. As a new Page<br />
Scholar, Sara introduced herself<br />
and thanked the <strong>Club</strong> for her<br />
scholarship. Page Scholars<br />
unable to attend the dinner<br />
included Maurice Baynard<br />
(‟12), Angelo Brown (‟12), Lei<br />
Lei (‟12), Nicole Timmerman<br />
(‟13), Edithstein Cho (‟14), and<br />
Wendy Hatch (‟14). This past May, Chi-Dao Phan was<br />
our most recent Page Scholar to graduate from <strong>Notre</strong><br />
<strong>Dame</strong>.<br />
The evening<br />
concluded<br />
with a<br />
question and<br />
answer panel<br />
session. Our<br />
celebrity<br />
guests were<br />
joined on the<br />
panel by Leo<br />
Collins from<br />
the ‟66 National Championship team. The Q&A session<br />
was moderated by Pete Bercich (who also served as<br />
emcee for the evening‟s program).<br />
The Tournament again raised over $11,000 for the<br />
<strong>Club</strong>‟s Page Scholarship fund. Thanks to the generosity<br />
<strong>of</strong> the sponsors, patrons, and golfers each Page Scholar<br />
will receive a $2,000 scholarship for the 2010-11<br />
academic year.<br />
A big “Thank You” goes out to our Pro Sponsors:<br />
AM950 Radio – Janet Robert (‟77) and Bill Luther, and<br />
T.J. Brink (‟88) and all<br />
our Hole Sponsors:<br />
Gold Hole Sponsors<br />
Dougherty Financial<br />
Group, Hammel, Green<br />
& Abrahamson, Inc.,<br />
and Ron Leung (‟80)<br />
Blue Hole Sponsors<br />
Casper Insurance<br />
Mark Levoir answers a<br />
question<br />
Agency, Conlin<br />
Law Firm, LLC,<br />
KLN Family<br />
Brands, Meshbesher<br />
& Spence, Ltd., Sit<br />
Investment<br />
Associates, Inc.,<br />
The Spirit<br />
Collection by Paul<br />
Kamish, Standard<br />
Insurance/Mike<br />
Moore (‟92), Super Valu, and Tee-to-Green Events.<br />
Thank you also to our Tournament Patrons: Tony<br />
Belden (‟82), Kip Browne (‟73), Leo Collins (‟67), Bob<br />
Lumpkins (‟66), Mike Schnaus (‟75), Kate Swanson<br />
(‟92), Barr Engineering Company, and ExpressPoint.<br />
Tournament volunteers this year who kept things<br />
running smoothly included: Amy Buser, Alan<br />
Creveling, Erika and Mary Hagstrom, George Lang, Don<br />
Nollet, Paul Quinn, Warren Roberts, Michelle Rovang<br />
Burke, Ruth Ann and Emily Swanson.<br />
Sarah Traverse, Jay Traverse, John Sullivan,<br />
Bob Kuhns, Rob Martin, John Carlson<br />
Tournament photos can be downloaded from flickr.com.<br />
To access the photos, sign in with the Yahoo ID<br />
golfndmn and password golf08. Go to the You drop<br />
down menu and click on Your Sets where you‟ll find all<br />
the photos from the tournament. Photos can then be<br />
printed or copied and saved to your computer.<br />
Kudos to the Tournament Committee which included<br />
Ron Leung,<br />
Tim O‟Neill,<br />
Pat Reis, Kate<br />
Swanson, and<br />
John Greer for<br />
putting<br />
together<br />
another great<br />
tournament.<br />
Pat Reis and the<br />
Leprechaun
YOUNG ALUMS<br />
WELCOME TO THE TWIN CITIES<br />
Saturday, July 10<br />
Mark your calendars because on Saturday, July 10 th we<br />
will be hosting our first ever Welcome to the Twin Cities<br />
event at Bryant Lake Bowl in Uptown, Minneapolis<br />
from 4 to 7 PM.<br />
WHAT: Young alums new to the Twin Cities can meet<br />
fellow club members, and learn about all the fun and<br />
exciting <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Alumni <strong>Club</strong> events taking place in<br />
and around Minneapolis and St. Paul.<br />
WHEN: Saturday, July 10th from 4 – 7PM.<br />
WHERE: Bryant Lake Bowl in Uptown, Minneapolis<br />
(www.bryantlakebowl.com). (810 West Lake Street,<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55408-2846; (612) 825-8949)<br />
WHY: We‟ll have appetizers on the <strong>Club</strong> and all<br />
bowling lanes reserved for ourselves as alums both new<br />
and old can enjoy meeting new friends while discovering<br />
what the Twin Cities and the ND Alumni <strong>Club</strong> have to<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer! ALL alums are encouraged and welcome to<br />
attend.<br />
HOW MUCH: $6/person gets you food, bowling, and<br />
bowling shoes for the evening.<br />
DINNER AND DIALOGUE<br />
Tuesday, July 13<br />
The Young Alumni present "Dinner & Dialogue" with<br />
featured guest Shawn O'Grady (’86), Senior Vice<br />
President; President, US Retail Sales, General Mills, Inc.<br />
Join us for dinner at The Oceanaire Restaurant.<br />
Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss Mr.<br />
O'Grady's personal and pr<strong>of</strong>essional development since<br />
leaving <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong>.<br />
WHEN: Tuesday, July 13th, 6:30 - 9 pm<br />
WHERE: The Barracuda Room at The Oceanaire<br />
Restaurant (1300 Nicollet Mall, Hyatt Regency Room,<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55403)<br />
COST: $35 for dues-paying members<br />
$60 for non-dues-payers<br />
(This amount includes club dues in addition<br />
to event price.)<br />
Valet parking, three-course dinner and a<br />
complimentary beverage included.<br />
This event is limited to 30 people so make sure to<br />
purchase your tickets online (www.ndmn.org) asap!<br />
CLUB FOOTBALL TICKET ALLOTMENT<br />
Congratulations to those Alumni that received ND<br />
vs. Purdue tickets through our <strong>Club</strong>'s annual ticket<br />
lottery. You will receive your tickets in the mail at<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> August.<br />
The <strong>Club</strong> still has Purdue tickets available at $200/pair.<br />
If you are interested in tickets, please contact Ellie<br />
Kuhns at info@ndmn.org<br />
If you have or need tickets for any football<br />
games this season please visit the club‟s bulletin<br />
board at www.ndmn.org<br />
Questions? Contact Bill Lynch at 651-686-6536 or<br />
footballtickets@ndmn.org.<br />
2010 FRESHMAN SEND-OFF<br />
Volunteers Needed on Sunday, August 1<br />
The <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> Freshman Send<strong>of</strong>f<br />
will be Sunday, August 1 st at Our Lady <strong>of</strong> Grace<br />
Church in Edina, MN. All incoming <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong>/St.<br />
Mary‟s freshmen and transfer students are invited to this<br />
event along with their families. The event will be<br />
conducted by current students, parents and alumni<br />
answering questions and sharing insights about life at<br />
<strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> with a picnic meal to follow.<br />
The <strong>Club</strong> is looking for volunteers to help with food<br />
preparation as well as current students/alumni/parents to<br />
field questions from our audience. Plus, if any alumni<br />
band members would like to kick <strong>of</strong>f this event with<br />
your instruments to celebrate this occasion, it would be<br />
fantastic.<br />
If you wish to volunteer, please contact Leslie Nardine at<br />
freshmansend<strong>of</strong>f@ndmn.org or 612-435-9432 (w).<br />
SUMMER SERVICE INTERNS<br />
Three ND students are interning in the Twin Cities<br />
during the Summer, Elizabeth Klinepeter ('13), Andrew<br />
Seter ('12) and Kathleen Snyder ('11).<br />
Help these ND students make the most <strong>of</strong> their<br />
summer in the Cities. If you have additional tickets or<br />
coupons to an event, game, concert, museum, etc.,<br />
consider passing them along to one <strong>of</strong> the ND Summer<br />
Service Interns!<br />
Contact communications@ndmn.org to donate to one <strong>of</strong><br />
the ND students.
THE 2010 NOTRE DAME CLUB OF MINNESOTA HONOR ROLL<br />
A big thank you goes out to all those listed below who have paid their 2010 <strong>Club</strong> dues (as <strong>of</strong> 6/30/10). Your outstanding<br />
generosity continues to be the reason we can bring you events like the Young Alumni Dinner & Dialogue, UND Night<br />
and the Twins baseball game at a discount, keep feeding the homeless at Dorothy Day, organize countless other<br />
community service activities, publish this newsletter, and much, much more. If you are not listed and have paid your<br />
dues, or if you are listed incorrectly, please call our <strong>of</strong>fice at 763-478-3226 so that we may correct our records and give<br />
you the recognition you have earned and deserve.<br />
Lifetime Members<br />
Thomas Abood<br />
Kathryn Beenen<br />
Anthony Belden<br />
Nicholas Berreau<br />
Kathleen Blatz<br />
David Boehnen<br />
Charles Brink<br />
Benjamin & Molly Carpenter<br />
Thomas Conlin<br />
Steven Curry<br />
James Daniel<br />
James D'Aquila<br />
W. Dudley<br />
Vincent Eilers<br />
Steven Gorman<br />
Thomas Greene<br />
Matthew Hinderman<br />
Paul Jungquist<br />
Christopher Knoedler<br />
David Koch<br />
James Lockhart<br />
William Lynch<br />
George Maas<br />
Michael Maguire<br />
Philip Manz<br />
Kenneth Marcotte<br />
Thomas McIntosh<br />
John McShane<br />
James Noonan<br />
Michael Norman<br />
Annie O'Neill<br />
Timothy O'Neill<br />
Christine Peterson<br />
Paul Quinn<br />
Mark Rauenhorst<br />
Steven Rothmeier<br />
David Rowland<br />
Mrs. Joseph Ryan<br />
Christopher Schneeman<br />
Stephen Sefton<br />
Loren Solfest<br />
Kathryn Van Etta<br />
Jean Walsh-Simonse<br />
Gold Level Members<br />
James Adaniya<br />
Christopher Barry<br />
Nicholas Basil<br />
Thomas Brink<br />
James Engels<br />
Todd Johnson<br />
Greg Miller<br />
Michael Moore<br />
Jack Myers<br />
Nylce Prada Myers<br />
John Neis<br />
Kenneth Nelson<br />
Anita Pampusch<br />
Len & Kathleen Thiede<br />
Thomas Williams<br />
Blue Level Members<br />
Robert Barniskis<br />
Timothy Bott<br />
William Brennan<br />
Peter Brennan<br />
Christopher Browne<br />
Douglas Christensen<br />
David Cochran<br />
James D‟Aurora<br />
Thomas Grojean<br />
Frances Handzel<br />
Denis Hauptly<br />
Michael Healy<br />
John Koltes<br />
Richard Manderfeld<br />
Brian McMenamin<br />
Harry McPeak<br />
Todd Miller<br />
Mary Mingo<br />
Matthew Pfohl<br />
Robert Plouff<br />
Mark Povalski<br />
Janet Robert<br />
Carl Rubner<br />
Megan Ruwe<br />
Michael Schnaus<br />
Nicholas Shea<br />
Kathleen Swanson<br />
Wayne Tauber<br />
Todd & Dawn Tessman<br />
Neil Vill<br />
James Vos<br />
Michael Wahoske<br />
Robert Werner<br />
Regular Members<br />
Calvin Allen<br />
Joyce Almario<br />
James Anderson<br />
James Anderson<br />
Mark Anderson<br />
Sami Andrea<br />
Dina Andreotti<br />
Troy Androli<br />
Charles Anhut<br />
Frederick Arnason<br />
Marc Asch<br />
Curtis & Kathleen Bailey<br />
Bridget Baird<br />
Justin Barber<br />
Brad Barker<br />
Lawrence Barker<br />
Francine Barley<br />
Robert Baumgartner<br />
Aly Baumgartner<br />
Daniel Bell<br />
Robert Bennett<br />
Janet Bergeron<br />
Mark Berno<br />
Jeffrey Betts<br />
Andy & Anne Biebl<br />
Kristin Blakeslee &<br />
James Jarocki<br />
Thomas Bohen<br />
Larry Boll<br />
Elizabeth Boo<br />
James Booth<br />
Mathew Boro<br />
Vicky Boros<br />
Patricia Bowler<br />
Warren Bowles<br />
Katherine Brady<br />
Jonathan Brass<br />
James Brehl<br />
Kaela Brennan<br />
Steven Bulmer<br />
John & Heidi Burmis<br />
Christine Burns<br />
Caitlin Burns<br />
Laetitia Cadigan<br />
John Campbell<br />
James Cardle<br />
Maria Cardle<br />
Stephen Carter<br />
C. Caruso<br />
Steven Chavez<br />
Arthur Cheney<br />
Thomas Chervenak<br />
Jessica Chimerakis<br />
Nicholas Chimerakis<br />
Mark Cipos<br />
Andrew Clark<br />
John Clifford<br />
Jeffrey Cloninger<br />
Daniel Cloninger<br />
Katherine <strong>Club</strong>b<br />
Eli Coats<br />
Jeremy Coe<br />
Leo Collins<br />
Kristin Commers<br />
Richard & Annette Conklin<br />
Patrick Conley<br />
Timothy Connelly<br />
John Connelly<br />
Kevin Conry<br />
James Cordes<br />
Timothy Corrigan<br />
John Crowther<br />
Katharine Cummins<br />
Kenneth Dahl<br />
Ryan & Janelle Dailey<br />
Jennifer Dewing<br />
Richard Diaz<br />
Daniel & Colleen Diemer<br />
Vincent & Kathleen DiGiorno<br />
Stephen Dornbach<br />
Dennis Dotson<br />
Colin Dougherty<br />
Patrick Dougherty<br />
Brenna Doyle<br />
Justin Doyle<br />
James Dudley<br />
George Duggan<br />
Kermit Duncan<br />
Eileen Eggenberger<br />
Ryan Eggenberger<br />
Anthony Eggink<br />
William Ehrlich<br />
James Engel<br />
James & Jennifer Erickson<br />
Mickey Erickson<br />
Mark Erpelding<br />
Jacklyn Fallenstein<br />
John Fallenstein<br />
Morgan Farmer<br />
Kevin Farner<br />
L. Michael Fenocketti<br />
Frank Ferrin<br />
Terrence Fettig<br />
Tim Feyma<br />
Kevin Fitzpatrick<br />
Mark & Kathleen Foresman<br />
John Fossum<br />
David & Mary Jo Franske<br />
Jeffrey Fritz<br />
Angelo & Cara Galioto<br />
Daniel Gallagher<br />
Joseph Gallatin<br />
Joseph Garry<br />
Dale Garton<br />
John Geelan<br />
Jerome Geis<br />
Joe Genereux & Shannon Riley<br />
Joe George<br />
Aaron Gill<br />
James Gilliland<br />
William Gleason<br />
Edward Gordon<br />
David Green<br />
John Greer<br />
Jacob Greiner<br />
John Greving<br />
Bernard Grisez<br />
Elle Grothaus<br />
James Gruver<br />
Jackie Guy<br />
Mike & Mary Hackner<br />
Edward Hagerty<br />
Todd Hall<br />
John Halloran<br />
Clare Halloran<br />
Michelle Halverson<br />
Leo Hamilton<br />
Cole Hanson<br />
Steven Hartle<br />
Thomas Hayes<br />
Patrick Healy<br />
Steve Heise<br />
David Hemler<br />
Laura Hemler<br />
William Herber<br />
William Herzog<br />
William Herzog<br />
Eric Hess<br />
Ann Hickey<br />
William Hilpisch<br />
Daniel Hilson<br />
Jerry Hinderman<br />
William Hittler<br />
Brian Hobbins<br />
Kevin Hoene<br />
Carol H<strong>of</strong>fmann<br />
Kevin H<strong>of</strong>man<br />
Dawn Holicky<br />
Kelly Holland<br />
Douglas Holod<br />
William Hood<br />
Emily Howald<br />
Peter Huch<br />
Thomas Hudson<br />
Daniel Humboldt<br />
Kenneth Iverson<br />
Ann Jensen<br />
Neal Johnson<br />
Lindsay Johnson<br />
Michael Johnson<br />
Tara Johnson<br />
Patricia Jones<br />
Bob Jones<br />
Jeffrey Joseph<br />
Ellen Kaiser<br />
Gina Kastel<br />
Bill Kaufman<br />
Charles Kelly<br />
Kevin Kelly<br />
Michael Kenefick<br />
Kris Kennedy<br />
Laurence Kennedy
Timothy Kenny<br />
Robert Kiley<br />
Sung-Hoon Kim<br />
Joe Kimball<br />
James Kirihara<br />
Tony Klein<br />
Craig Kleis<br />
William Koegel<br />
Bert Koehler<br />
Julie Koepke<br />
James Koepke<br />
Elmer Kohorst<br />
Mark & Anne Koop<br />
Stephen & Mary Kozachok<br />
Jacob Kraus<br />
Thomas Krick<br />
John Kritzer<br />
Mark & Sally Kronholm<br />
Timothy Kuehl<br />
Cindy Kuhar<br />
Eleanor Kuhns<br />
Robert Kuhns<br />
Ann Kulprathipanja<br />
Timothy Kuntz<br />
Michael Laak<br />
Brian LaBine<br />
Margaret Laboe<br />
Todd Laddusaw<br />
George Lang<br />
Joseph Larson<br />
Benjamin Larson<br />
Mary Angela Lasagna<br />
Luke Latterell<br />
Dacey Lauren<br />
Meghan Lawless<br />
Elizabeth Lawton<br />
Thomas Lee<br />
John Lee<br />
Jim Lefebvre<br />
Michael Leukam<br />
Ron Leung<br />
Charles Liddy<br />
Amy Liesenfelt<br />
Jerry & Peggy Lindgren<br />
Susan Link<br />
Daniel Locke<br />
Brent Lothrop<br />
Scott Lunger<br />
Michael Luzum<br />
Patrick Macdonald<br />
James Machowski<br />
John Madden<br />
Lance Madson<br />
Christopher Magpuri<br />
Edward Mahoney<br />
Mark Mancini<br />
Joseph Mansur<br />
James Manthe<br />
Lezlie Marek<br />
Thomas Marek<br />
Robert Martin<br />
Dan Marvin<br />
Robert Mattison<br />
Claire Mattison<br />
Joel Maturi<br />
Tricia Matzek<br />
William McDonald<br />
Alison McElroy<br />
Daniel McInnis<br />
Michael McKim<br />
Kathleen McMahon<br />
John McManus<br />
David McMonagle<br />
Edward Meyer<br />
William Miller<br />
Renee Miller<br />
Richard Miller<br />
Matthew Mohs<br />
Lawrence Moloney<br />
Arthur Monaghan<br />
Shawna Monson<br />
James Moore<br />
John Moore<br />
Kathryn Mulvehill<br />
Richard & Catherine Mulvey<br />
Mary Murphy<br />
Brendan Murphy<br />
Dennis Murphy<br />
Philip Murphy<br />
Andrew Mushett<br />
Catherine Myers<br />
Grace Myers<br />
Marissa Najera<br />
Maureen Nalezny<br />
Leslie Nardine<br />
Susan Naughtin Potter<br />
Michael Nead<br />
Scott Neilson<br />
Kevin Nicholson<br />
Laura Nilan<br />
Ruth Noack<br />
Katherine Noack<br />
D. Noonan<br />
Angela North<br />
Mark Novitzki<br />
Katie Oberstar<br />
Clare O'Brien<br />
Brian O'Connell<br />
Nancy O'Connell<br />
Benjamin O'Connor<br />
J. Kirk Ogren<br />
William O'Hara<br />
Michael & Carol O'Keefe<br />
Joseph O'Neill<br />
Terence O'Reilly<br />
Alan Page<br />
Robert Pampusch<br />
Eric Paredes<br />
Janet Patience<br />
Colin Patience<br />
Lynne Patzelt<br />
Edward Paulsen<br />
Rebecca Paulsen<br />
Jeffrey & Jillian Pearson<br />
Angelo Percich<br />
Philip Pezza<br />
Martha Pfeifle<br />
Thomas Philbin<br />
Taras Pidhayny<br />
Timothy & Mary Pieh<br />
Elizabeth Pike<br />
Jennifer Pimenta<br />
Louis Podbelski<br />
David & Amy Pohlen<br />
Richard Potvin<br />
Kenneth Powaga<br />
Thomas Powers<br />
David Pries<br />
Joseph Pupel<br />
Patricia Pupel<br />
Kevin Raasch<br />
James Radde<br />
Douglas Ramler<br />
Cheryl Ramsey<br />
Colleen Raphael<br />
Richard Raphael<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey & Jean Ratte<br />
Sean Regan<br />
T. Matthew Reichert<br />
Patrick Reis<br />
Margaret Requet<br />
Donald Reuvers<br />
Jeanette Reuvers<br />
Paul Reuvers<br />
Robert Richards<br />
John Richardson<br />
Krista Richardson<br />
Raymond Richelsen<br />
Jennifer Richelsen<br />
Karen Richelsen<br />
Kenneth Richelsen<br />
Michael Ridgway<br />
2010 DONATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY<br />
If you are making a donation to the University this year, consider<br />
earmarking your contribution to either the:<br />
1. ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN Scholarship Fund,<br />
2. ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN Page Scholarship Fund,<br />
3. ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN - SSLP, or<br />
4. ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN-Excellence in Teaching Conference<br />
All donations to ND designated for any one <strong>of</strong> these programs will count<br />
toward meeting your minimum donation required to be eligible for the<br />
ND alumni football ticket lottery. For more information, please contact<br />
the <strong>Club</strong> at info@ndmn.org or visit the <strong>Club</strong> website at www.ndmn.org.<br />
Joseph Riehle<br />
Erinn Riley<br />
Peter Riola<br />
John Ritchie<br />
Peter Ritten<br />
Molly Rivard<br />
Louis Robards<br />
John Roberg<br />
Warren Roberts<br />
Ryan Robinson<br />
Robert & Kathryn Roche<br />
James Rogers<br />
William Rothstein<br />
Michelle Rovang Burke<br />
Steven Saeugling<br />
Andrew Sawyer<br />
Daniel Scaminace<br />
Robert Schaefer<br />
Ryan Schildkraut<br />
Peter Schmitz<br />
Erin Schneeman<br />
Nicholas Schneeman<br />
Adam Schreier<br />
Thomas Schreier<br />
Richard Schroeter<br />
John Sebastian<br />
Brian Sefton<br />
James Seidel<br />
Diane Seligman<br />
Mike Setter<br />
Jason Shaw<br />
Daniel Shaw<br />
David Shearon<br />
Dudley Sherman<br />
Terry Shidla<br />
Joseph Shiely<br />
Kevin Short<br />
Maura Short<br />
Meghan Short<br />
Ryan Sienko<br />
Joseph Simonet<br />
Shane Slominski<br />
Steve Smith<br />
Ronald Smith<br />
William Smoley<br />
Ronald Snyder<br />
Stephen & Laura Soderling<br />
Ellen Sommerlad Bednar<br />
R. St. Anthony<br />
Donald Stolz<br />
Matthew Stump<br />
Terrence Sullivan<br />
Gina Svarovsky<br />
Michael Svarovsky<br />
Andrea Swan<br />
Ruth Ann Swanson<br />
Emily Swanson<br />
David Tarantino<br />
Janette Theis<br />
Jeffrey Thiede<br />
Maureen Tholen<br />
Stephanie Thomas<br />
James Thomas<br />
Shannon Thompson<br />
James Thomson<br />
Michael Timmerman<br />
Nicole Timmerman<br />
Jessica Tobin<br />
John Tracy<br />
Michael Traeger<br />
Jay Traverse<br />
Michael Tutoky<br />
William & Wanda Ubl<br />
Jon Umhoefer<br />
Kevin Unger<br />
Anna Ursano<br />
Elaine Valerius<br />
Elizabeth Venditto<br />
Edward Vizard<br />
Brian Vnak<br />
James Wagemaker<br />
Craig Wageman<br />
Wilda Wahpepah<br />
Janeva Waked<br />
Mark Walbran<br />
Kevin Walker<br />
Frank Walz<br />
Mary Waris<br />
Sheila Webster<br />
Edward Weinkam<br />
Walton Welna<br />
Michael Werner<br />
Katie Whalen<br />
Thomas Whelan<br />
Melissa White<br />
Dean & Lexy Wikenheiser<br />
Alicia Williams<br />
Philip Williams<br />
Jeffrey Withuski<br />
John Yaggy<br />
Bridget Zappa<br />
Patrick Zappa<br />
Paul Zenker<br />
Mark Zoia<br />
Claudia Zweber<br />
ND WOMEN CONNECT<br />
Calling All ND Women! Plans are underway for<br />
the ND Women Connect group and for the<br />
“<strong>of</strong>ficial” Kick<strong>of</strong>f Event to be held early in the<br />
fall. Watch your email for more details.<br />
Contact Margaret Cronin (‟93) at<br />
women@ndmn.org if you would like more<br />
information about ND Women Connect.
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE<br />
MINNESOTA MEETS ECUADOR<br />
The ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> and the ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Ecuador are the first two worldwide alumni clubs to take<br />
part in the <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Alumni Association's Global<br />
Partnership initiative.<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this program is to connect a domestic<br />
club with an international club, creating an exchange <strong>of</strong><br />
best practices between club leaders, providing support<br />
for ND students and alumni when they are visiting each<br />
partner club's area, sharing <strong>of</strong> cultural traditions and<br />
networking between the two groups <strong>of</strong> alumni, and<br />
generally forming a long term partnership between two<br />
clubs separated by a long distance <strong>of</strong> geography, but<br />
bonded as <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Alumni.<br />
Our partnership with the Ecuador club began in 2009,<br />
when the MN <strong>Club</strong> volunteered to be a pilot domestic<br />
club. We began by putting together funding to bring<br />
Pablo Iturralde, the president <strong>of</strong> the Ecuador <strong>Club</strong>, to<br />
Alumni Senate. Pablo stayed with the MN delegation at<br />
the home <strong>of</strong> a MN club board member and Senate<br />
delegate, and he shadowed our club leaders during<br />
Senate. Since Senate in 2009, our club continues to<br />
communicate with Pablo on a regular basis. For<br />
example:<br />
The MN Student <strong>Club</strong> has invited students from<br />
Ecuador to all <strong>of</strong> their events, and one Ecuador<br />
student attended a <strong>Club</strong> game watch in the fall.<br />
Our <strong>Club</strong>‟s webmaster, Ed Paulsen (‟90),<br />
worked with Pablo to build a club website and to<br />
learn how to use Irish Online. Check out the<br />
Ecuador website at www.ndecuador.org<br />
MN alums are helping Pablo connect with<br />
Andean Health Care, arranging for the Ecuador<br />
<strong>Club</strong> to provide support to the ND SSLP<br />
students who intern there each summer.<br />
We are hopeful that our partnership will continue to<br />
grow and to benefit both clubs. We are also hopeful that<br />
our work together will become an example and a<br />
template for other domestic-international club<br />
partnerships in the future.<br />
HEARTS & HAMMERS<br />
SPRING PROGRAM DAY<br />
Hearts & Hammers Spring Program Day took place on<br />
Saturday, May 15 th in St. Paul. Over 400 volunteers<br />
worked to paint and refurbish 15 homes in the<br />
Summit/University and Frogtown areas <strong>of</strong> St. Paul. All<br />
<strong>of</strong> the volunteer teams met for a morning kick<strong>of</strong>f at the<br />
Maxfield Elementary School. During the kick<strong>of</strong>f rally,<br />
the <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN was honored for over 10<br />
years <strong>of</strong> service with Hearts & Hammers. <strong>Club</strong><br />
President John McShane accepted the award from Mike<br />
Hutson, Executive Director <strong>of</strong> Hearts & Hammers, Twin<br />
Cities. After the rally, each <strong>of</strong> the volunteer teams<br />
dispersed to their respective homes to start their projects.<br />
The <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong> had 45 enthusiastic volunteers<br />
who worked at the home <strong>of</strong> Rosa, a long time St. Paul<br />
resident much in need <strong>of</strong> assistance. The volunteers<br />
worked tirelessly throughout the day, painting Rosa‟s<br />
home and two garages, making repairs to the exterior,<br />
and landscaping the yard beautifully. The day was a<br />
huge success thanks to the teamwork and boundless<br />
energy and <strong>of</strong> all those who stepped up to help! Rosa<br />
was extremely grateful for the generosity and kindness<br />
<strong>of</strong> the volunteers. Without their help, she would have<br />
been faced with the difficult decision <strong>of</strong> having to sell<br />
the home which she has owned for over 30 years.<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> Hearts & Hammers is to improve<br />
neighborhoods in Minneapolis & St. Paul by<br />
refurbishing the housing stock, focusing on low income<br />
homeowners, typically elderly, who are unable to<br />
maintain the exterior upkeep <strong>of</strong> their homes. Many<br />
thanks are owed to the hard working ND <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN<br />
volunteers, lead by Team Captains Mike Moore and Erik<br />
Stordahl, who devoted a Saturday to the project and<br />
made it a truly memorable day. It was another great day<br />
<strong>of</strong> service for the <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong> honoring Fr.<br />
Hesburgh‟s birthday.<br />
For more information about Hearts and Hammers, please<br />
visit www.heartsandhammers.org
A large crowd turned out on a<br />
beautiful May 25 th evening at<br />
Interlachen Country <strong>Club</strong> in<br />
Edina for 2010 Universal <strong>Notre</strong><br />
<strong>Dame</strong> Night featuring Scott<br />
Malpass, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer.<br />
Mr. Malpass arrived in the afternoon and engaged <strong>Club</strong><br />
Patrons at a reception held in Interlachen‟s Fireside<br />
Lounge. Mass was then held in private room for all<br />
UND Night attendees, with Fr. Joe Gallatin presiding<br />
and music compliments <strong>of</strong> Sonia Miller-Van Oort, Mark<br />
Van Oort, Tom Conlin and Tim O‟Neill. A cocktail<br />
reception followed in Interlachen‟s Porch Room, where<br />
many alumni, students, families and friends reconnected<br />
and socialized. A delicious chicken and pasta dinner<br />
was served in the Grand Ballroom, with a scenic<br />
backdrop featuring Interlachen‟s panoramic golf course<br />
and a series <strong>of</strong> lightning storms passing through the area.<br />
<strong>Club</strong> President Tim O‟Neill (‟94) kicked <strong>of</strong>f the program<br />
by thanking all attendees and volunteers for their support<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Club</strong>. Tim also recognized Judge McShane (‟68)<br />
for his years <strong>of</strong> service as <strong>Club</strong> President. Mike Schnaus<br />
(‟75) highlighted the numerous awards won by the <strong>Club</strong><br />
at the recent Alumni Senate Meeting, including the 2009<br />
Charles F. Lennon Award – the most prestigious award a<br />
club can be given. The <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Club</strong> was the only<br />
winner <strong>of</strong> this award out <strong>of</strong> 250 ND Alumni <strong>Club</strong>s. Pat<br />
Reis (‟85) recognized ND students and University<br />
dignitaries in the crowd, including Jim Tyler, Alumni<br />
Board Representative for Region 4. Pat also introduced<br />
the inaugural class <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Club</strong> “Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame “ program<br />
- initial inductees consisted <strong>of</strong> Dr. Patrick Barrett (‟51),<br />
Patrick Dougherty (‟50), John Greer (‟83), John Healy<br />
Scott Malpass<br />
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer<br />
Highlight Speaker at Universal <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Night 2010<br />
(„50), Paul (‟51) and Marge Kruse, Ron Leung (‟80),<br />
John McShane (‟68), Len Mrachek (‟60), Leslie Nardine<br />
(‟83), Tom Novitzki (‟80), Joseph O‟Neill (‟53), Joseph<br />
O‟Neill (‟53), Rebecca Paulsen (‟90), Joseph Pupel<br />
(‟87), Pat Reis (‟85), John Roberg (‟62) and Kathy<br />
Corrigan Vanderwall (‟79).<br />
Scott Malpass then addressed the crowd. He spoke <strong>of</strong><br />
his career at <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong>, starting as a student in 1980<br />
and continuing later through his 21 year tenure as chief<br />
investment <strong>of</strong>ficer, during which time the endowment<br />
grew from $425 million to over $5 billion. Scott also<br />
talked about the many initiatives now being undertaken<br />
at the University to sustain academic excellence, and he<br />
held an open question and answer session covering a<br />
broad range <strong>of</strong> University topics. Following the<br />
program, Scott stayed for an extended period <strong>of</strong> time to<br />
hold personal conversations with many in attendance.<br />
Pat Reis presented the 2010 <strong>Club</strong> Award winner - Amy<br />
Liesenfelt, a current student, was recognized for her<br />
efforts in establishing the first <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Club</strong> on<br />
campus for current students. We thank Amy for her<br />
contribution to the <strong>Club</strong> and to the local students. Pat<br />
also highlighted the upcoming ND Golf Outing featuring<br />
an outstanding<br />
collection <strong>of</strong> former<br />
ND football players<br />
It was a full program<br />
and a very enjoyable<br />
evening for all who<br />
attended. It was<br />
great for local <strong>Notre</strong><br />
<strong>Dame</strong> alums, friends<br />
and families to spend<br />
an evening with Scott Malpass and enjoy time together<br />
centered around all things that make <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> a<br />
special place. Thank you to all who attended and to<br />
those who supported <strong>Club</strong> activities over the past year.<br />
The Charles F. Lennon Award belongs to all <strong>of</strong> you.<br />
FOOTBALL SEASON IS<br />
COMING!<br />
The <strong>Club</strong> will Host Gamewatches<br />
for Several ND Football games<br />
this Fall – Details to come!
<strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
OF MINNESOTA<br />
18305 46 th Avenue North<br />
Plymouth, MN 55446<br />
The <strong>Club</strong> Needs Your Talents<br />
Here are the current committee chairs and their email<br />
addresses. Pick an activity that interests you and get involved.<br />
Alumni Schools Pat Reis alumnischools@ndmn.org<br />
Apparel Kate Scott apparel@ndmn.org<br />
<strong>Club</strong> Emails Grace Myers communications@ndmn.org<br />
Cont.Education Paul Reuvers continuinged@ndmn.org<br />
Christmas Party Mark Zoia christmasparty@ndmn.org<br />
Dorothy Day Ron Leung dorothyday@ndmn.org<br />
Football Tickets Bill Lynch footballtickets@ndmn.org<br />
Golden Domers John McShane goldendomers@ndmn.org<br />
Golf Tournament John Greer golf@ndmn.org<br />
Masses Sonia Miller-Van Oort dormmass@ndmn.org<br />
Mass Crawl Justin Doyle masscrawl@ndmn.org<br />
Membership Ellie Kuhns membership@ndmn.org<br />
Monogram <strong>Club</strong> Leo Collins monogram@ndmn.org<br />
Newsletter Ellie Kuhns newsletter@ndmn.org<br />
Page Foundation Ron Leung pagefoundation@ndmn.org<br />
Social Concerns Ron Leung socialconcerns@ndmn.org<br />
Transportation Sonia Miller-Van Oort transpo@ndmn.org<br />
UND Night Mike Schnaus undnight@ndmn.org<br />
Website Ed Paulsen webmaster@ndmn.org<br />
Young Alums Phil Pezza youngalums@ndmn.org<br />
Officers<br />
President<br />
Tim O‟Neill (‟94) 612-802-0285 (h) president@ndmn.org<br />
Vice-President<br />
Paul Reuvers (‟88) 952-431-5794 (h) vp@ndmn.org<br />
Treasurer<br />
Caitlin Burns (‟07) 763-764-8904 (w) treasurer@ndmn.org<br />
Past President<br />
John McShane (68) 952-842-9222 (h) pastpresident@ndmn.org<br />
Directors<br />
Michael Blaes 612-701-5457 (h) mblaes@ndmn.org<br />
John Greer 612-920-9285 (h) golf@ndmn.org<br />
Jacob Kraus 651-646-8665 (h) jkraus@ndmn.org<br />
Ron Leung 952-921-0463 (h) socialconcerns@ndmn.org<br />
Sonia Miller-Van Oort 952-931-2268 (h) transpo@ndmn.org<br />
Michael Moore 612-616-6692 (h) hh@ndmn.org<br />
Leslie Nardine 651-730-1940 (h) lnardine@ndmn.org<br />
Ed Paulsen 612-868-0044 (h) webmaster@ndmn.org<br />
Rebecca Paulsen 612-868-0044 (h) rpaulsen@ndmn.org<br />
Pat Reis 612-636-3905 (h) alumnischools@ndmn.org<br />
Mike Schnaus 952-922-0325 (h) undnight@ndmn.org<br />
Kate Swanson 612-747-1958 (h) apparel@ndmn.org<br />
Mark Zoia 612-922-0489 (h) christmasparty@ndmn.org<br />
Popular University Websites:<br />
Alumni Association: alumni.nd.edu<br />
University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong>: nd.edu<br />
Pray.nd.edu: http://pray.nd.edu<br />
ONWARD: Alumni Career Development:<br />
http://alumni.nd.edu/career<br />
CALENDAR<br />
JULY<br />
NONPROFIT<br />
U.S.POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
PERMIT #1140<br />
ST. PAUL, MN<br />
Sat. 7/10 Homeless breakfast at Dorothy Day, St. Paul, 7:30 am<br />
Sat. 7/10 YA Bowling Event, Bryant Lake Bowl, 4-7 pm.<br />
Tues. 7/13 Dinner and Dialogue Event, Oceanaire, 6:30 -9 pm.<br />
Thur. 7/15 Twins Event.<br />
Mon. 7/19 Monthly <strong>Club</strong> Meeting, Nicollet Island Inn, 6:00 pm<br />
Sun. 8/1 Freshman Send-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
AUGUST<br />
Sat. 8/14 Homeless breakfast at Dorothy Day, St. Paul, 7:30 am<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Game Watches Begin! See Website For Details!<br />
Sat. 9/4 PURDUE Game.<br />
Sat. 9/11 Homeless breakfast at Dorothy Day, St. Paul, 7:30 am.<br />
Sat. 9/11 MICHIGAN Game.<br />
Sat. 9/18 Michigan State Game.<br />
Mon 9/20 Monthly <strong>Club</strong> Meeting, Nicollet Island Inn, 6:00 pm.<br />
Sat. 9/25 STANFORD Game.<br />
How To Contact The <strong>Club</strong>:<br />
Email: info@ndmn.org<br />
Web Address: www.ndmn.org<br />
Facebook: www.facebook.com<br />
Group: <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Phone: 763-478-9485<br />
Mail: 18305 46 th Avenue North, Plymouth, MN 55446
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