RUSADER CONNECTION

CWINTER 2007
EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
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Edgewood in the Community
A big thank you goes out to the more than 700 student, parent/
guardian, faculty and staff volunteers who stepped forward to help
make the seventh annual “Edgewood in the Community” a great
success. The kindness and generosity displayed were greatly
appreciated. We are grateful to everyone who worked to give nearly
4,000 hours of service at over 50 locations in the Madison area.
Thanks also go to the event’s lead sponsor, Econoprint, as well
as sponsors American Family Insurance, First Weber Group, M&I
Bank, SSM Health Care of Wisconsin, SYSCO and Wiedenbeck,
Inc.; supporters Capital City Cleaning & Supply Inc., Flad
Development & Investment Corp., Pepsi Cola of Madison, US
Bank and UW Provision Co.; and contributors Associated Bank,
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance and Top Promotions.
Top (l-r): the St. Bernard’s Church cleaning crew of (back) parent
volunteer Lonnie Wilson, Haylie Linn, Andrea Lutz and (front) Mary
Werner; the Hawthorne school yardwork team of students Robert Yocum
and Shannon Lins alongside music teacher Ann Nelson.
Bottom (l-r): Parent
volunteer Lisa Andrews and
student Marissa Dean
prepare food at the Atwood
neighborhood center; others
at the center who helped
serve food were students Sam
Zimmer, Courtney
McKenna, Peter LaForge
and Michaela Harms and
(behind students) English
teacher Craig Clauson.
Edgewood’s Ironman team
raises over $22,000
Our thanks go to Craig Witz ’76 who came up with the idea of
organizing the 2006 Ironman team and then followed through in
recruiting and helping to train fellow team members. In addition to
Craig the team included alumni Tim Berger ’84, Jim Gallagher ’89,
Mike Gitter ’76 and Jessica Barghusen ’01; alumni/current EHS parents
Doug Dittmann ’76, Chris Driscoll ’83 and Peggy Schaefer ’76 ; parent
Bill Herbert; teacher Wade DallaGrana; and a friend, Dick Emmerich,
plus one participant who preferred to remain anonymous. Team
members raised pledges toward their performance in the grueling
swim/bike/run competition and also raised matching funds.

New Economic Structure
to Move EHS Forward
Mission-based model to take effect July 1, 2007
Judd Schemmel,
President
It’s interesting how, at the start of each
year, many of us take stock in who we
are, where we’d like to go and how we
can get there. Sometimes this self-reflection
results in a slight change in our eating habits
or exercise routine. In other cases, what we
see when we “look in the mirror” results in
significant life-changing actions that will
lead us in the direction of our truest
potential and ultimate happiness. Regardless
of the time of year, undertaking a regular
self-examination is most often a positive
exercise, particularly if it drives us toward
personal improvement.
In October 2005, the Edgewood High
School Board of Trustees took a long look
in the mirror and here is what we saw. We
were gratified to see the continuation of so
many of the characteristics that have made
EHS special, that have set us apart in the
past and will position us to be a key asset to
the greater Madison community today and
for years to come. We also found we were
operating under an economic structure in
need of our attention; an economic structure
in need of change if we are to address our
current day-to-day needs and prepare for our
future. The result of this institutional “look
in the mirror” was the creation of an eightmember
task force charged with breaking
down our current operations and bringing
forth recommendations on a new missionbased
sustainable economic model.
I’m exceptionally happy to share with
you that not only did this task force meet its
charge, it did so in a thoughtful, productive
and professional manner. The work of this
task force was another clear illustration for
me of the depth of the EHS community’s
caring and commitment.
As you read on and gain a deeper
understanding of our new economic
structure, I hope you will also consider the
role you can play in its long-term success.
When embraced by all, our new missionbased
economic model will allow us to meet
our operational needs and continue to play
a formative role in the positive development
of young lives. I’m proud to share this work
with you because I have great faith in the
work we have done and great confidence in
the promise it holds.
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Why a New Model?
In order for any organization to flourish
it must operate under a business model that
supports the organization’s mission; be built
on reasonable, repeatable assumptions;
affords an opportunity to address financial
challenges and pursue improvements; and
can engender support from constituents.
A review of EHS operations over the last
four to five years revealed to the task force
that various key indicators needed attention
and needed to move in a new direction.
When considered collectively, the key
indicators spoke loudly that no aspect of
Edgewood’s operations should escape our
review and we should not shy away from
bold steps where needed.
Key Indicators
1. Budget
Over the last four years, EHS has run at
an average annual budget deficit of
$166,000. The deficits have ranged from
a high of $364,000 (2002-2003) to a low
of $7,400 (2005-2006).
2. Current Debt
a) $1,000,000 line of credit that
fluctuates annually between $350,000
and $950,000
b) $650,000 loan from Edgewood
College related to construction of the
Sonderegger Science Center
c) $170,000 loan for auditorium renovations
not addressed via fundraising
3. Annual Income
a) Full tuition and fees are currently
$7,400/student (this represents
approximately 80% of the school’s cost
to educate each student.)
b) Advancement goals are primarily
driven by the difference between cost
to educate ($9,511) and tuition/fees
($7,400). The resulting $2,111 per
student “gap,” when multiplied by
630 students, results in an annual
Advancement goal beginning at
$1.2–$1.5 million.
c) EHS endowment current balance =
$3.5 million and our annual average
transfer = $313,765.
4. Financial Aid
a) Currently 40% of EHS families receive
some measure of financial aid, ranging
from a few hundred dollars to 50% of
tuition ($3,700).
b) Financial aid currently represents 11%
of overall tuition and totals more than
$500,000.
5. Enrollment
a) Enrollment continues to trend upward
b) We have completed a study related to
our optimal enrollment. Based on
conclusions reached through this
study, we will manage toward
approximately 175 students per class
and 700 students overall (current
enrollment is 630 students).
We share these key indicators with
you because it is important that all in the
EHS community understand the challenges/
opportunities that lie before us and the
positive potential of the new economic
model.
What’s in a Task Force?
In this case, a lot. The EHS Board of
Trustees sought to create a working group
with diverse professional backgrounds and
a variety of relationships with EHS. The
Sustainable Economic Model Task Force
members are:
Londa Dewey – President, Madison Market,
US Bank; current parent (Co-Chair)
Patrick Sweeney – Business attorney;
alumnus and current parent (Co-Chair)
Michael (Mick) Casey – CFO, Frank Liquor;
current parent
Mike Elliott – Senior VP, Suttle-Straus
Printing; alumnus and current parent
Tami Holmquist – EHS Business Manager;
current parent
Sr. Maggie Hopkins, OP – Sinsinawa
Dominican, Corporate Sponsor
Floyd Rose – Executive Director, Wisconsin
Supplier Development; past parent
Judd Schemmel – EHS President

Over the course of a year-long effort,
this group analyzed Edgewood’s economic
structure and influencing factors from a
variety of perspectives including:
• Reaffirming our mission
• Understanding our current financial
challenges/opportunities/priorities
• Benchmarking through a detailed financial
profile survey sent to 35 schools
• Reevaluating:
Historical tuition levels/increases
Our financial aid program
Achievable Advancement targets
(Endowment/Annual Fund, etc.)
Facilities and grounds
challenges/opportunities/priorities
• Assessing enrollment trends and our
“optimal” enrollment by class and overall
• Confirming fiscal discipline measures
• Prioritizing spending categories for
anticipated additional revenues
In the end, this work led the task force
to a series of goals and objectives, some
arrived at with great ease and others after
strong debate, but all focused on two goals:
1. Ensure good financial stewardship of
tuition and donations:
• Practice strong fiscal discipline, including a
commitment that all capital projects are
fully funded/pledged prior to undertaking.
• Pay down previously acquired debt.
• Enact fund depreciation, allowing
reinvestment in our facilities.
• Operate under a realistic expectation for
success of advancement efforts.
• Prepare for a fiscal “rainy day.”
2. Ensure continuation and enhancement
of the ability to fulfill our mission:
• Plan salary and benefit increases for faculty
and staff, without whom our excellent
school is not possible.
• Increase the endowment to ensure an
ability to continue excellent educational
programs.
• Work toward the optimal annual
enrollment goal of 175 students per class.
• Keep annual tuition increases at or below
historic averages.
• Continue to invest in youth through
needs-based financial aid.
A focus on these goals will allow us to
celebrate and support our strengths,
acknowledge our needs, be respectful of our
students, families, alumni and friends and
position EHS for a bright future.
EHS Economic Model’s Top Ten
The EHS Mission-Based Sustainable
Economic Model contains ten key
objectives. These key objectives will guide
our fiscal operations in the next 4 to 5 years;
will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure
ongoing applicability; and, when embraced
by our extended community, can and will
support a very bright future for Edgewood.
1. Tuition
Over the next 4-5 years, recommend annual
tuition increases of 7% per year.
Our 15-year historical annual increase is
7.41% and 10-year historical average is
7.12%.
2. Financial Aid
Over the next 4-5 years, recommend
financial aid increases of 4% per year.
Financial aid increases have varied greatly
from year to year (3% to16%).
3. Tuition and Cost to Educate
Over the next 4-5 years, maintain a
reasonable financial subsidy, the difference
between the EHS cost to educate per student
and full tuition.
The 2006-2007 subsidy gap = $2,111
(EHS cost: $9,511; Full tuition: $7,400).
4. Advancement Expectations
Over the next 4-5 years, achieve an annual
unrestricted giving total of $750,000 with
a 4% escalator each year.
5. Endowment
Long range, progress toward an endowment
balance equal to three times the annual
operating budget ($6 million) or $18
million.
The current endowment balance is
approximately $3.5 million.
6. Constituency Education
Over the next 4-5 years, take affirmative
steps to educate the entire EHS community
on where we stand financially and how we,
collectively, can ensure financial stability.
We will take every opportunity available
(meetings, letters, school forms, etc.) to
educate our constituents on three points:
a) The education of every student to attend
EHS has been subsidized
b) Current families with the financial ability
must consider bridging this subsidy gap
and our alumni must consider supporting
the education of today’s Edgewood
students
c) Every EHS family, along with alumni and
supporters play an important role in the
success of our sustainable business model.
7. Enrollment
Over the next 4-5 years, seek to maintain
a minimum enrollment of 640 students.
Current EHS enrollment stands at 630
students. Note: EHS has determined its
optimal enrollment to be approximately 175
students per class and 700 students total.
8. Capital Projects
Over the next 4-5 years, enter into capital
projects only when assured both of the value
of the project and that all necessary funding
is in place.
9. Day-to-Day Fiscal Operations
Over the next 4-5 years, continue to practice
strong fiscal discipline.
A review of expenses and expense management
indicates strong day-to-day fiscal
discipline is in place.
10. Revenue Priorities
Over the next 4-5 years, utilize anticipated
additional revenues to address the following
targeted priorities:
a) Reduce our reliance on a line of credit and
structural debt by $690,000.
b) Reinvest in the needs of our facilities:
$500,000.
c) Allocate a total of $200,000 in one or
more of the following areas:
• Additional financial aid
• Additional debt reduction
• Salary and benefit adjustments
• Additional endowment contributions
• Mitigate annual tuition increases
Together we can accomplish
great things
It can be a challenge to take a project of
this duration and importance and reduce it
to a couple pages while still doing justice to
the work accomplished. Not one to shy from
a challenge, I want to take these pages and
reduce them to two words: Join us.
Join us in continuing to believe in
the value of an EHS education, centered
in faith.
Join us in believing that as a fully
self-supporting high school, we must
speak clearly about our financial health.
Join us in embracing our new
economic model and the promising
future it holds.
Join us in understanding that others
helped you while at EHS and now it’s
your time.
Join us and together we can
accomplish great things!
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And the award goes to…
Hall of Fame and Alumni Awards presented at Reunion Weekend
The highlight of the 2006 Alumni and
Friends Reunion Weekend in September was
the awards dinner at which 12 people were
recognized for their contributions to
Edgewood, their professions and the
community.
EAA Hall of Fame
The Edgewood Athletic Association
inducted two new members to the Athletic
Hall of Fame: Kenneth S. Keryluk and
Richard E. Newton II ’92.
Ken Keryluk coached hockey at EHS
from 1984 to 2001 with a record of 352
wins, 102 losses and 14 ties. During his
tenure, the hockey team racked up an
impressive number of championships. In the
1989/90 and 1990/91 seasons the Crusaders
ranked #1 in the State and in 1990/91 were
#4 in the Nation. He is currently a USA
Hockey Level Five Coach with the Southwest
Eagles Youth Hockey
Association.
Rich Newton
coaches the Crusader
baseball team; in 2004
the team won the
WIAA Division 2 State
Championship under
his leadership. His
award, however, was
for a lifetime of athletic
achievement. While a
student at Edgewood,
Rich was a three-sport
I was a kid from
the wrong side
of the tracks.
Edgewood made
it possible for me
to become the
best I could be.
That wouldn’t
necessarily have
been the case
somewhere else.
Rich Newton ’92
athlete who won 11 letters total in baseball,
basketball and football. He is a member of
the “1000 Point” club in basketball. After
graduating, Rich played football for four
years at UW-Whitewater, where he made the
All-Conference Team his junior and senior
years and set the single season receiving
record as a junior. He has taught physical
education and coached in a variety of sports
at a number of schools, currently at EHS.
Alumni Awards for Service
The Mazzuchelli Award for Service to
Christian Education was presented to Rae
Carol Rocca ’57. “Rach” earned a B.A. in
education from Edgewood College and then
pursued a career in elementary education that
lasted 40 years, including serving in the
Department of Defense Overseas Schools in
Germany and 36 years in the Madison
Metropolitan School District. Now retired,
she continues to volunteer at elementary
schools, with her parish and with care centers
for the elderly.
Raymond T. Laufenberg ’53 and
Madeline Pelleter Thiel Laufenberg ’53
were presented the Dominican Award for
Service to Humanity for their extensive
Pictured are award
recipients (back, l-r):
Rae Carol Rocca ’57, Rich
Newton ’92, Pam Hanson-
Stewart, Dennis McKinley
’63 and Joe Zaiman, Sr.
and (front, l-r): Ray ’53
and Madeline ’53
Laufenberg, Nick Burrows,
Marilee Zaiman (accepting
for Joe Zaiman), Zebbie
Allison ’82 and Susan
DeGroot Boucher. Not
pictured: Terri Webb ’87.
volunteerism. They have worked with the
Scouts, the Jaycees, religious education, and
St. Paul’s meal program, among other
activities. Their most outstanding example
of service is the nearly 5,000 volunteer hours
they have given the St. Mary’s Hospital
Auxiliary. They also recently made a
substantial gift to the St. Mary’s Foundation
for the hospital and its care center.
The Dominican Award was also given to
Therese M. Geroux Webb ’87, honored for
her service as a nurse in the pediatric bone
marrow transplant unit of the University of
Minnesota Hospital. Terri became very
involved in the lives of her patients and their
families; her brother’s experience with brain
tumors and eventual death after 12 years
gave her great empathy. She extended her
care beyond the hospital, volunteering at the
Ronald McDonald House and cooking meals
and collecting Christmas gifts for the
families.
Shakespeare in Under 2 Hours
Life is short; the complete works of Shakespeare are long.
Reduced Shakespeare Company’s The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (abridged) comes to the rescue, condensing the Bard to
90 roller-coaster minutes. An EHS ensemble cast warmed up with a
send-up of Romeo and Juliet and then dispensed the comedies with
one fell swoop, on the grounds that the tragedies are funnier. From
Othello as a rap song to Hamlet, the fitting finale, told through
audience participation, improv ruled the stage. The play marked the
beginning of the second year of the drama program’s collaboration
with director Andrew Abrams of Four Seasons Theatre.
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Alumni Appreciation Award
The recipients of this award were three faculty members:
Nicholas J. Burrows, Pamela Hanson-Stewart and Joseph E.
Zaiman, Jr. (presented posthumously). All were recognized
for their 25 years of dedicated service to Edgewood.
Sr. Alphonsine’s
motto was “Love
‘em to death,
believe in them no
matter what, and
chew ‘em out when
you have to. Some
of them may barely
make it through
high school, but
watch…they’ll be
late bloomers.”
Nick Burrows
Nick Burrows has been a
counselor at EHS and his
currently the head of Student
Services. He has received several
state awards in the past. Outside
of EHS, Nick volunteers with
youth athletics and in other civic
and parish organizations.
Pam Hanson-Stewart, known
to the Edgewood family simply as
“PH,” has been an English and
communications teacher and
drama director. She was one of
the first inductees to the EHS
Fine Arts Hall of Fame, honored
for both her teaching and her previous work in professional
theatre, and has won numerous other education awards.
Joe Zaiman, who died in 2004, was a beloved biology
and environmental science teacher who was also active in
a number of professional organizations. His commitment
was recognized with several teaching awards and fellowships.
Joe escorted students on annual environmental field
trips to local and global locations and volunteered with
numerous humanitarian and environmental organizations.
The EHS student science research journal, Wings of
Discovery, was his dream.
Fine Arts Hall of Fame
Zeborah R. Hart Allison ’82 has been a dance
instructor for 25 years, as well as a cheerleading and
pompon coach. She has
choreographed Edgewood’s Swing
Choir, the Edgefest Follies, and a
dozen EHS musicals. In addition,
Zebbie has worked with other
area high school groups, CTM
Madison Family Theater and
Middleton Players Theater.
Susan DeGroot Boucher is
well known to anyone who has
been in an EHS musical for the
My mom worked
very hard to get me
here. And when I
got here, you all
embraced me, and
from that time on
Edgewood has been
my home.
Zebbie Hart Allison ’82
past decade. Despite a busy career as a lawyer (she has been
named one of the top lawyers in the areas of adoption and
trusts/estates by Madison Magazine), Susan volunteers to
rehearse with and accompany several school and parish
groups, including EHS musicals and the Show Choir.
Dennis R. McKinley ’63 has been a music teacher,
associate principal, interim president, director of alumni
relations, and all-around ambassador for EHS. He was the
the school’s first recipient of the Bassett Foundation
teaching award and has also been recognized by Catholic
Charities and United Way for his volunteerism. Dennis
performed as a professional musician for many years, has
been a choir director at his church, and also spent 30 years
working with the UW Summer Music Clinic.
Dominican Prayer for Peace
Brother Carlos Azpiroz Costa,
Master General of the Dominican
Order, invited the worldwide
Dominican family to join together
to pray for peace on September 21.
On that day, designated as an
International Day of Peace by the
United Nations, EHS students
gathered around a Peace Pole erected
on the Edgewood College campus
on the first anniversary of 9/11.
Students in religious studies classes
walked in procession down to the
Peace Pole and gathered for public
prayer, a simple gesture that
reminded us of Jesus’ call to be
peacemakers and of the belief that
peace is possible. Around the Peace
Pole, individual petitions were heard
along with a reading of “A Prayer for
Peace in Iraq.”
Visitor from across
the globe
Yuki Hiro Kasai, a visiting
teacher from Kagawa,
Japan, offered guest classes
on Japanese culture. He
demonstrated calligraphy,
talked about traditional
Japanese homes, taught
students to count to ten,
and showed a video of a
Shinto wedding ceremony.
EHS Drums play a gig with Bucky!
Drummers from Edgewood’s band and an appreciative Bucky Badger
were part of the entertainment for the Suby, Von Haden & Associates
accounting firm gala
at Monona Terrace
Convention Center.
Pictured are (l-r):
Mitch Gallagher,
Austin Douse, Josh
Burrington, Bill Van
Wagner, music teacher
Carrie Backman ’99,
Shannon Lins and
Buckingham U.
Badger
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National Merit
Commended
Students
This year, we are pleased to
announce that seven seniors have
been recognized as Commended
Students for exceptional academic
promise they demonstrated by their
outstanding performance on the
qualifying test used for entry to the
Merit Program. More than one
million students took the 2006
PSAT/NMSQT last October and
entered the 2007 Merit Program.
Congratulations to Adam Brasich,
Samuel Hathaway, Christopher
LaBella, Haylie Linn, Cedric
Meyers, Jim Mott and John
Paradise. Also, congratulations to
Derek Behnke who is one of 3,000
students who received the 2007
National Achievement Program
Scholarship.
2005-06 Advanced
Placement Results
One hundred-sixteen EHS
students took a total of 207 A.P.
exams from 16 different exams last
year. Most colleges grant credit to
students who score three or above
on a grading scale of one to five.
We are proud to announce that 145
(71%) were in the three or higher
range.
Edgewood congratulates the
following students and graduates
who earned honors for their cumulative
performance on AP exams:
Scholar: Andrew Aebly, Jehad
Algharabli, Michael Bush, Elisabeth
Gard, Ed Lange-Novak, David
Meicher, Carissa Molina, Nick
Oliphant, Jonathon Seaton, Jay
Sekhon, Adam Skokan, Aileen Wall
Scholar with Honor: Magdalena
Cerrina, Kelsey Donald, Maura
Foley, Matthew Knutson, Kristin
Kopish
Scholar With Distinction: Jeffery
Buchanan, Jocelyn Burke, Edward
Conway, Sean McLane, Joy Tesensky
ACT Results Strong Again
Of the 140 graduates in the class of 2006, 129 (92%) took the ACT test.
Edgewood continues to surpass the state average in all areas. Our overall
school composite is 24.5. The following table lists this year’s scores by topic, as
well as a three-year comparison of composite scores.
Edgewood State*
English 24.6 21.5
Math 24.0 22.0
Reading 25.0 22.4
Science 23.8 22.2
*State scores include non-public schools
Edgewood Composite Sores
24.5 (2006)
24.7 (2005)
24.4 (2004)
Winning Writers
Greater Dane County Youth Poetry Festival
Andrew Aebly ’06 and Joy Tesensky ’06, earned fourth place awards in the
Dane County Youth Poetry Festival.
NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing
Emer Lucey ’07 was nominated for the 2006 National Council of Teachers
of English Achievement Awards in Writing which recognize the best student
writers in the nation.
Charles G. Matthews Memorial Writing Scholarship
To encourage students to explore their interest in writing and to learn the
fundamentals of the craft, Anne Matthews ’??, a creative writing professor at
Princeton University, established an annual writing scholarship in memory of
her father, Charles G. Matthews. This year’s recipients are Chris LaBella ’07,
who will be attending the University of Northern Illinois’ Summer Journalism
and Media Camp, and Sam McLaughlin ’09, who will be attending the
Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth’s Summer Writing Course
at St. Norbert College.
Santa (Edgewood’s own “saint” Nick!) poses with EHS teacher
Joan Rundhaug Witz and her sons.
Breakfast with Santa
Edgewood High School Advancement and Admissions
Offices held the second annual Breakfast with Santa. This
wonderful event is open to the public and was attended this
year by more than 300 people.
This fun event is our way of reaching out to our
Edgewood community as well as our Madison community.
Breakfast with Santa is the perfect way for us to invite
young families to Edgewood to celebrate with us during the
Christmas season.
Guests at the event were treated to a pancake breakfast
served by Santa’s Elves, a free photo with Santa, face
painting and games for the kids.
Left: A student elf
paints the face of a
new young friend.
Bottom: Parent
volunteer elves Jon
& Minh Duong
Martin.
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Senior center Stephanie
Harrison puts one into the net
for the Crusaders in a game
against the Cuba City Cubans
Lady Crusaders
bring home golf
trophy… again!
There’s no doubt it’s become a
dynasty, but this year’s victory by
the girls’ golf team made history by
becoming the first team to win six
consecutive WIAA state titles. After
a disappointing first day that saw
the Crusaders behind for the first
time in six years, the golfers came
back on the second day to win by
24 strokes.
The celebrating lady linksters are (l-r): Alyssa
Elliott ’09, Michelle Hird ’07, Alex Lake ’09,
Mari Morrison ’07 and DJ Enriquez ’10.
PHOTO BY JOHN MANIACI
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
Edgewood hosts annual American Family/
WBCA Tournament at Kohl Center
For the first time, high school basketball teams invited to
play in the holiday tournament had the opportunity to
play in the Kohl Center on the UW-Madison campus.
Formerly known as the Badger Classic, the tournament
was generously sponsored for 20 years by UW Provision
Company, hosted by EHS, and held at the UW
Fieldhouse. American Family, First Business Bank and
Norstar sponsored the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches
Association competition that featured match-ups between
22 boys’ and girls’ teams from across Wisconsin.
Above: Lynne Kroll (mother), Haylie Linn,
coach Lora Staveness and Steve Linn (father).
Signing on the line
Senior Haylie Linn signed a letter
of intent to play basketball for
Indiana University, one of IU
women’s basketball coach Felisha
Legette-Jack’s first recruiting class.
In addition to being a terrific
athlete, Haylie is a top student
with a 4.12 GPA and has given, to
date, 171 volunteer hours during
high school, far above the 100
service hours required to graduate
from Edgewood.
Senior guard Alex
Minnaert looks to
evade opposing
Madison Memorial
Spartans
PHOTOS BY JOSEPH D. HENRICKS ’85
APS Classes Study Midterm Elections
This past fall, the 95 juniors and seniors enrolled in American Political
Systems (APS) followed the issues and candidates of Campaign 2006. Many
students worked on campaigns and approximately 25 students worked on
Election Day as official City of Madison poll workers.
One of the highlights of the APS course, a semester-long social studies
elective offered during midterm and presidential election years, is the
opportunity to meet the candidates running for office. Some of candidates
and other guests who visited the APS classes this semester included First Lady
Jessica Doyle; Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D); Dave Magnum (R);
Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Rae Vogeler and gubernatorial candidate
Nelson Eisman; and State Representative Brett Davis (R), who spoke on
behalf of the Mark Green for Governor campaign.
The APS classes also sponsored an hour-long forum/debate on the
Marriage Amendment. Arguing for the “No” side was Mike Tate, executive
director of Fair Wisconsin, and for the “Yes” side, Juliane Appling from the
Family Research Institute.
An all-school midterm election was held on November 2. The school-wide
voter turnout was 75%. American Political Systems will be offered again in
the fall of 2008. Presidential candidates are already jockeying for position.
Politically, it will be an interesting two years between now and 2008. Let the
race for President begin. The APS classes at Edgewood can’t wait!
CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007 7

Musings
EHS Reunion Influences
Alum’s School Choice
Another class reunion season has come and gone and
I am left with yet another collection of the memories of
alumni ranging in age from 23 to 73! As I listen to the
alumni tell me the stories of their days at Edgewood, I feel
as though I get more threads to weave into the tapestry
that, taken as a whole, makes up the very fabric of what
Edgewood has been, is, and will be.
After one of the reunions this year, I received a letter
that moved me deeply because it embodied what Edgewood
has tried to accomplish through its mission over these 126
years. While protecting the privacy of the letter’s author,
I would like to share some of its contents:
“In addition to many fond high school
memories, I was amazed at the amount of faith
I felt while walking the hallways of Edgewood 20
years after graduation. I have to admit that I took
for granted and didn’t fully appreciate the gift of a
Catholic education while I was in high school.
“It’s funny how things change when we mature
in both life and faith. Now, as a parent, my child’s
education is extremely important to me. I have been
on the fence trying to decide whether to send my
child to a Catholic or public school, admittedly
leaning to the public side. I often feel that Catholic
schools are regarded nowadays merely as “private”
schools and the religious aspect isn’t always the
priority in people’s decision making.
“After walking the halls with you, I felt the
genuine and sincere effort that a school and its
Dennis R. McKinley ’63
Music Teacher
faculty make in trying to build a relationship
between a student and Christ. I think the proof of a
faith-based community is in the actions and words
of the people and you are a pillar of proof for EHS.
“One of things I remember learning in a religion
class at Edgewood is that God shows himself
through different channels, one being through other
people. How ironic that this has come full circle. I
learned this at EHS, and 20 years later experienced
this at EHS. You have helped me make a big
decision that I have been struggling with.
“I will always remember that my 20-year
reunion made me decide to give my child a Catholic
education. More importantly, it strengthened my
faith in Christ. Not only do I thank you, but my
child thanks you also, without even knowing it yet.”
Those of us fortunate enough to call ourselves alumni
of Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart have the
privilege of having the school’s mission engrained within
the fiber of our being. It may take a reunion to bring it to
the surface, but it’s always there helping us in our day-today
lives and on our journey to eternal life!
Consider attending your next class reunion, especially
if you haven’t ever been to one. It would be great to see
you there!
Reunion Scenes
Members of the Class of 1946 gathered in the Commons during
Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend.
Attendees of the Class of 1961’s 45th reunion in Summer 2006 gathered in the
EHS Sacred Heart Chapel for a group photo.
8 CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007

Things I
Think I Think
by David LeDuc
Director of Institutional Advancement
Do you remember…?
The first time you saw
Edgewood High School?
The first day you walked the hallways?
The challenging teachers who gave you
personal attention?
Opportunities to learn outside
the classroom?
Cheering for your Crusaders?
Making lifelong friends?
The way you felt at graduation?
Having the time of your life?
Do you still remember
Edgewood High School?
One way to do so is to make a gift to
Edgewood’s Annual Fund. The Annual Fund
provides critical financial support on a yearly
basis. Tuition only covers approximately 78% of
Edgewood’s operating costs — the balance
comes from charitable donations. Gifts to the
Annual Fund directly assist all students daily by:
· supporting innovative, challenging teaching
· purchasing books/periodicals for
the Library
· improving technology in labs and
classrooms
· funding extra-curricular, cultural and
athletic activities
Most importantly, the Annual Fund provides
financial support for students. Edgewood
awards over half a million dollars in financial
aid to students each school year with 40% of
our students receiving support.
So, why make a gift?
· To demonstrate pride in the quality of the
education you received
· To participate in a long-standing tradition
of alumni giving
· To enable current students to benefit from
the same excellent education that you did
· To make a difference today, this year, and
every year!
· To feel a connection with Edgewood and
know that you are influencing it in a very
personal way
· To demonstrate your satisfaction and belief
in the continuation of Edgewood’s strong
126-year legacy
· To give back to your alma mater, one that
gave you a top-notch faculty, outstanding
co-curricular activities, a personal touch
and lifelong friendships
· To help increase Edgewood’s alumni
participation rate, which helps the school
when we apply for foundation grants
· To support the mission of the school
· And the #1 reason you should make a gift:
because it really does matter.
How we’re doing
so far this year
Annual Fund Goal
$790,000
Current Total
$405,399
Alumni Participation Goal
15% (1233 Donors)
Current Participation
6.25% (514 Donors)
Parent Participation Goal
55% (275 Donors)
Current Participation
25.2% (126 Donors)
Alumni Parents Participation Goal
20% (440 Donors)
Current Participation
8.6% (190 Donors)
Please use the enclosed envelope to
send your contribution today.
Every gift of any size helps us
move closer toward our
participation goals!
CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007 9

Nominate someone for the EHS
Alumni Awards
Every year since 1979, Edgewood
High School has presented awards to
alumni who have shown exemplary
service in their personal or professional
lives to the school, to Christian education
and to the broader community. More
recently, awards have been established to
recognize exceptional contributions in the
arts. The awards are presented during
Alumni and Friends Reunion Weekend.
Edgewood needs the help of our alumni
and friends in identifying people who
deserve recognition. Please complete the
form below and nominate someone you
know who would be a worthy candidate
for consideration of an award to be
presented in Fall 2007.
Dominican Award
for Service to Humanity
This award is presented to Edgewood
graduates whose lives have been
distinguished by outstanding service to
the community and parish, reflecting one
or more of the values of truth, justice,
compassion, partnership and community.
Mazzuchelli Award
for Service to
Christian Education
This award is presented to Edgewood
graduates whose contributions through
scholarship, financial assistance, volunteer
service or employment have been valuable
in the promotion and implementation of
Christian education.
Alumni
Appreciation Award
This award is presented to persons
(other than alumni) whose record of
service to Edgewood High School through
volunteerism, support and other community
service has been outstanding over
the years.
Outstanding
Fine Arts Graduate
A graduate of Edgewood High School
who:
1. participated in and contributed to the
fine arts (at least one of the following:
art, dance, drama, music, writing) while
a student.
2. is currently a fine arts professional, a
long-term committed fine arts amateur
or a fine arts educator who has made a
significant contribution to the fine arts
or has shown a high level of commitment
to the fine arts.
3. has been in his/her field for a minimum
of 10 years.
Current/Past EHS
Fine Arts Educator
A faculty member who has:
1. inspired a love for the fine arts
in students.
2. demonstrated a significant commitment
and contribution to his/her program/
curriculum in particular, and the fine
arts at EHS in general.
3. served as role model for students and
the Edgewood community.
Friend of EHS Fine Arts
Persons nominated in this category may be
anyone who has demonstrated a long-term
commitment to the fine arts at Edgewood
through volunteer efforts, financial
support and/or enthusiastic promotion of
the fine arts at EHS.
2007 EHS Alumni Awards Nomination Form
I would like to nominate: Class of for:
PLEASE PRINT
❑ Dominican Award for Service to Humanity
❑ Outstanding Fine Arts Graduate
❑ Mazzuchelli Award for Service to Christian Education ❑ Fine Arts Educator
❑ Alumni Appreciation Award
❑ Friend of EHS Fine Arts
Nominee’s address or phone number:
Brief reason for nomination (please attach any additional biographical information available):
(if applicable)
Nominated by:
Phone number:
Return this form by May 1, 2007, to: Edgewood High School • Alumni Office • 2219 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711
10 CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007

Alumnews Alumnews
includes information received as of January 25, 2007.
1947
James T. “Andy” Devine has been inducted into the
Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame. He had played on
the university club team while at UW-Madison and
was a founding member of the Blue Line Club. He
started the Madison Midget Hockey team for players
who didn’t make their high school team and was
active in volunteering with youth hockey. One of his
hockey highlights was being the assistant manager of
the 1976 USA Olympic Hockey Team.
John J. Roach received the Gus Burwell Award —
a lifetime achievement
award for his support
of area baseball — from
the Dugout Club. He
asked Coach Wilke
to start EHS’s first
baseball team, began
playing in the Madison
Industrial League at 16,
and over the years
played with Madison
baseball legends John Gerlach, Eddie Basteen, Elroy
Hirsch, Dynie Mansfield and Gene Calhoun. He
played against Satchel Paige as a member of
the Industrial League All Star team that played the
touring Kansas City Monarchs. He tried out for the
Boston Braves system and was sent to the Braves
national rookie tryout camp in Myrtle Beach,
Florida. John was one of only two out of 200
prospects from around the country signed to a
Boston Braves contract. He was sent to play for the
Appleton Papermakers.
John returned to Madison and became Edgewood’s
baseball coach for five years before joining Badger
Sporting Goods full time. Thirty years later he
became the company’s president. Badger Sporting
Goods has sponsored Madison’s American Legion
team for over fifty years. John coached several of his
sons and countless other young ballplayers at
Madison’s West Side Little League.
In his later years John was a member of the Glenway
Liquor softball team that shocked much of Madison
by making it to the city softball finals even though
most every member of their team had about nine
kids.
1948
Mary Paynter, OP, has been active in promoting
canonization of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli. In the
Fall 2006 edition of The Sinsinawa Dominican
Vision, she had an article describing the many
activities being undertaken in celebration of the
bicentennial of Father Samuel’s birth.
1952
Virginia Ripp, OP, is now living at the Dominican
Convent in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. After a year of
sabbatical she is ministering part time at the
Dominican Center for Women in central city
Milwaukee. The Center was founded by two
Dominican sisters, one of whom was Sr. Anne-Marie
Doyle ’57, now deceased. The center’s mission is to
provide educational, home-ownership and
community programs and to create a safe and
friendly neighborhood environment.
1954
Jo Jean Kehl Janus and the Kehl School of Dance
were recently recognized as the “First Family of
Dance” by Historic Madison. She was also published
in Goldrush, a national dance magazine, and was
featured in an article entitled “Joys of Dancing” in
the Phi Chi Theta professional businesswomen’s
publication, Iris.
1955
Deanna L. DeBower Bowers returned in summer
from 3-1/2 years as a school nurse and health science
teacher at St. Rita’s Technical School in Nkambe,
Cameroon. She and her husband, Warren, who
taught project planning/management and woodworking,
had gone there with Lay Mission Helpers,
a Catholic volunteer organization.
S. William Reese was profiled in a Minocqua-area
magazine for seniors in an article by Dean S.
Acheson that focused on his history as a pilot and
on the Stinson plane he bought several years ago and
has worked to refurbish. Bill now serves on the board
of directors for the Hall of Fame for the Wisconsin
Aviation Association. He lives in Woodruff,
Wisconsin, where he is the sales manager for
Burton Industries.
1956
Raphael G. “Ray” Shunk received the first Cardinal
Award from St. Maria Goretti Middle School in
Madison, given to him in recognition of his many
hours of community service and stewardship to the
parish and school community. Ray has been a parish
volunteer since 1967and supported the school’s
athletic program as a coach, referee, scorekeeper,
umpire, game scheduler and concession stand worker
for volleyball and basketball games.
1959
Nancy B. Eck Schmelzer and her daughter, Paula F.
Schmelzer ’97 have joined the Sun Prairie office of
First Weber Group Realtors.
1962
Michelle (Margaret A.) Germanson, OP was
honored with the Impact Award from the Chicago
Archdiocesan Development Council. Her “expertise,
influence, inspiration and dedication” as president of
Trinity High School in River Forest, Illinois, were
cited among the reasons for here selection.
1965
Karen T. Ruff Bate received Madison Channel 3
television’s “Top Notch Teacher” award in July 2006.
Karen teaches kindergarten at Kennedy Elementary
School in Madison.
Joseph W. Kemnitz was interviewed for an article in
the Wisconsin State Journal regarding scientific
research and animal rights advocacy. He works for
the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
1967
Susan M. Schmitz, president of Downtown
Madison Inc., has been named to the boards of
Madison Festivals Inc. and Wisconsin Community
Bank.
1968
Thomas R. Remington works as an agribusiness
consultant with Catholic Relief Services in Africa,
currently in Nigeria. Sr. Kathleen Phelan ran into
Tom at a conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where
he was a guest presenter.
1969
John M. Flesch was interviewed for an article in
the Wisconsin State Journal about the company for
which he is executive vice president and treasurer.
The Gordon Flesch company, founded by his father,
Gordon J. Flesch ’41 (deceased), provides office
supplies and equipment for businesses throughout
southern Wisconsin as well as northern Illinois and
Ohio. John’s brother, Thomas G. Flesch ’70, is
company president and works at their office in
Columbus, Ohio. A third brother, William, works
out of the Lake Geneva, Illinois office.
Want to contact a former teacher
who’s still at Edgewood High School?
Go to www.edgewoodhs.org and click on Faculty/Staff.
A list of names will come up and when you click on the
one you want, you'll be able to email him or her.
CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007 11

1971
Neil J. Fauerbach has been promoted to partner at
Smith & Gesteland, an accounting and consulting
firm in Madison.
Constance M. Reuschlein began studying “energetic
healing” in 1991 under a Brazilain healer. She now
develops classes and offers workshops for those
interested in metaphysics and other forms of selfempowerment.
Her company is Rosewood Moon,
located in El Paso, Texas.
1972
Thomas J. Geier, Peter J. Aspinwall, Stephen P.
Manion ’72 and David A. Geier ’72 were featured
in a Wisconsin State Journal cover story about a
four-foot Bucky Badger statue in front of the house
owned by Steve and Dave. The statue was carved
with a chainsaw from an elm tree that had to be cut
down. According to Tom, “For about $500, it looks
a heck of a lot nicer than that new
statue at the stadium.” [For those
not in the Madison area, the
“other” statue is Donald Lipski’s
48-foot tall “Nail’s Tails” tower of
footballs that cost $200,000 and
stands at the intersection of Breese
Terrace, Regent Street and Monroe
Street.]
1973
Timothy J. Bremer is vice president of the
information services department at General Casualty
Companies in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He manages
the department’s technology and support division.
Tim and his family live in Cottage Grove.
1979
Naomi J. “Nikki” Baumblatt, who was director
of development at EHS from 1987 to 1991, was
featured in the “Know Your Madisonian” column
of the Wisconsin State Journal in August.
Mary Theresa “Tracy” Wolfgram Walker is the
advertising coordinator and script writer for Digital
Media Classified at the Knoxville News Sentinel in
Knoxville, Tennessee, writing radio and television
commercials. She and her husband, Bill, also run a
recording studio in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where
they live.
1980
Thomas Farley was featured last summer in In
Business: Madison magazine in their “Movers &
Shakers” column. He runs the Chris Farley
Foundation, which educates youth about the dangers
of substance abuse.
Scott J. Seymour has been promoted to vice
president of government affairs and compliance at
American Family Insurance in Madison.
Making the grade
When In Business: Madison magazine published its 2006 Executive Register feature, “an honor roll of
the most civic-minded business, non-profit and government executives” in the Greater Madison
area, among the names were Edgewood alumni:
Joseph Daniels ’68
Michael Elliott ’77
Neil Fauerbach ’71
John Flesch ’69
Tom Flesch ’70
James Imhoff, Jr. ’62
Gordon Meicher ’70
James Ring ’82
Charles Saeman ’67
Susan Schmitz ’67
1982
Elizabeth L. Roggensack Donley is CEO of
Stemina Biomarker Discovery, a company that began
operations in 2007 and is an early innovator in stem
cell metabolomics —using biomarkers to predict and
diagnose disease and to screen and develop drugs.
Peggy Sue Annen Joyce is working as an interior
designer for Norwood Furniture in Gilbert, Arizona.
She and her son, Justin, live in Chandler.
1983
Terrence R. Wall wrote the “Open Forum” column
in the January 2007 In Business: Madison magazine.
The opinion piece focused on local zoning and
restrictions for business and commercial development.
1984
Paul D. Cranley has joined Madison law firm Bell,
Gierhart and Moore as firm director concentrating
in professional liability defense, commercial and
products liability litigation and insurance defense.
Amy Laszewski Meyer ran the Milwaukee Marathon
in October 2006. Her time was under 3:45 which
qualified her to run in the Boston Marathon in
which she will participate in April 2007. She is
married to Gregory C. Meyer ’82.
John J. Sweeney is quoted on Starbucks cups as The
Way I See It #183. “Improvisers don’t look at change
as an obstacle; we look at it as fuel. We know that
the next great idea lies just on the other side of the
change. We are constantly asking ourselves, “What
can I do to incite change?”
1986
Francis J. “Frank” Rottier is a podiatric surgeon at
Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago where
he and his wife, Karen, live with their son, John.
1987
Eileen F. Tatarsky Peña is the principal of St. Anne
Catholic Grade School, a small inner-city school in
Sacramento, California. She and her husband,
Michael, have a daughter named Grace.
1988
Michael A. Papi, Jr., is a senior account executive
for Knowledge Factor in Denver, Colorado. He and
his wife, Stacey, have a son named Aidan.
Brian A. Hayes is a sergeant for the Dane County
Sheriff’s Office. He was recently commended for
implementing preventive strategies in avoiding gas
station drive-offs (when customers fail to pay for
gas). His strategies, including gathering critical
information at the time of drive-off, using pre-pay
Kelly Starr-King ’79
Vincent Sweeney ’69
Terrence Wall ’83
Ruth Ann Weber ’74
Kathleen Green Woit ’65
pumps and installing videocameras, have reduced the
criminal behavior by 66 percent. Brian received the
Sir Robert Peel Award, named for the man viewed as
the father of modern day community policing.
Michael B. Wittenweyler, who works as an attorney
for Godfrey & Kahn in Madison, was named a 2006
Wisconsin Rising Star by the Law & Politics journal.
1989
Renee M. Hahn Burke has been working for the
past 12 years for LASPAU: Academic and
Professional Programs for the Americas, an affiliate of
Harvard University, administering higher education
exchange programs with institutions in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
Mary E. Giswold, MD, moved from Denver,
Colorado, and joined a surgical practice in Portland,
Oregon.
1990
Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Duncan Lynch works for
Operation Fresh Start in Madison.
Eric M. Rottier is president of Chart/Asia for Chart
Industries in New Prague, Minnesota. He and his
wife, Nora, live in Excelsior.
1991
Jill C. Bleifuhs Elfering is the technology
coordinator at Blessed Trinity Catholic School in
Richfield, Minnesota.
Kevin J. Musser has joined First Business Financial
Services in Madison as a database analyst and
developer.
1993
Brian W. Bauman, an attorney at Foley & Lardner
Law Firm in Madison, was named a 2006 Wisconsin
Rising Star by the Law & Politics journal.
1994
Kelly L. Cotter was named a new member of the
National Cancer Institute Director’s Consumer
Liaison Group. She will serve a four-year term as one
of 16 consumer advocates on the federal advisory
panel, advising from the perspective of a cancer
patient.
Kathryn M. “Katie” O’Brien Kaull is a special
education teacher in Oregon, Wisconsin. She and her
husband, Jon, live nearby in Stoughton.
1995
Joshua M. Alexander, earned his PhD from UW-
Madison in 2004. He is presently a post-doctoral
research associate at the university. He and his wife,
Lois, have two daughters, Abigail and Aubrey.
12 CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007

Ann E. Bradt works for the Discovery Kids show
“Growing up Creepie” and as a commercial actor in
Los Angeles, California.
On a recent trip to New York City, EHS drama
teacher Pamela Hanson-Stewart visited Timothy P.
Domack, who is the props design/construction
manager of The Juilliard School of the Arts.
Christopher O. Karbo earned a flattering review in
The Capital Times for his role as The Narrator in a
recent Madison Theatre Guild production of The
Fantasticks. The reviewer noted, “His strong voice
and presence brought the show to a level more
professional than community theater.”
Arika R. Kleinert has been named facility director at
Swim West in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.
Lori A. Leonovicz, UW 2002 Order of the Coif, has
joined the fraud section of the U.S. Department of
Justice Criminal Division, Washington, D.C.
Peter L. Rottier earned an MBA from Stanford
University in June 2006. He and his wife, Katie, have
moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where Peter
accepted a position with Summit Partners.
Christopher T. Tierney has been promoted to
assistant vice president at Merrill Lynch, a financial
management and advisory company in Madison.
1996
Stephanie R. Schanel Gifford is a professional
make-up artist at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in the
Chicago area. She and her husband, Bill, live in
Algonquin, Illinois.
1997
Maria C. Herro, is a writer and internal project
manager at Epic Systems Corporation, a software
company founded in Madison and now located in
Verona, Wisconsin.
Jessica A. Mattix, is teaching first grade at
Immaculate Heart of Mary in Madison. One of her
colleagues is second grade teacher Susan Keim, OP,
who formerly taught Religion at Edgewood.
1998
Jessica M. Israel graduated in June 2006 with an
MBA from UCLA and has moved to San Diego,
California.
1999
Catherine S. Mattix lives in Oconomowoc where
she is a registered nurse and her husband, Justin R.
Blanchar ’00, is a firefighter/EMT.
2000
Brooke E. Anderson Bryand works for Smart
Motors Toyota in Madison while she attends
Edgewood College, where she plans to receive a
degree in business marketing in May 2007.
2001
Michael E. Israel is attending the University of
Minnesota Law School.
Ross E. Rikkers graduated from Dennison
University with a degree in economics and German
and is currently a Fulbright Scholar in Bregenz,
Austria. While a student, he had been on exchange
programs in Prague in the Czech Republic, and in
Stuttgart and Freiberg, Germany.
2002
Jason Carlos Gonzalez received a 2007 Martin
Luther King Jr. Award for his volunteer work at two
fire departments and at Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Dane County. He plans to graduate from UW-
Madison with a double major in legal studies and
political science, and has applied to law school. With
a Wisconsin Ideas Undergraduate Fellowship, he
helped the town of Madison Fire Department
develop a listing of emergency questions in English
and Spanish to help firefighters do their job more
effectively. He is also a member of the Dane County
Enhanced Young Gang Prevention Task Force.
Craig Schultz lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where he is
flight instructor at the Chesapeake airport at Horizon
Flight Center.
2004
Terrence M. McCoy, who attends the University of
Iowa, was awarded an American Iron and Steel
Institute summer internship at the trade association’s
Washington, D.C. office.
2005
Sophia M. Minnaert was an intern at the Madison
Catholic Herald for 10 weeks in the summer. She is
studying journalism at Marquette University and
occasionally writes articles for the Marquette Tribune.
2006
Jocelyn E. “Jolly” Burke received attention in The
Daily Iowan as a runner on the Hawkeye crosscountry
team as one of the season’s runners to watch.
Former Faculty
Several Sinsinawa Dominican sisters with EHS
connections celebrated their Golden Jubilees last
September. Among them were alumnae Rita Mae
Burger, OP (Sr. M. Raffaello) ’52, Carol Coenen,
OP (Sr. M. Giordano) ’53 and Sr. M. Lauretana
(Mary Frances) Gorman, OP ’53. Also celebrating
her 50th year as a sister was Helen Hayes, OP (M.
Margaret Cortona), who taught English and
Religion (1957-1963), then returned to serve as
Edgewood’s development director (1985-1987).
Diane Kennedy, OP (Sr. Alana), who taught
English at EHS (1957-1967), received the 2006
Distinguished Service Award from the Association of
Theological Schools in the United States and
Canada. She was cited for her “unfailing
commitment to excellence in theological education.”
Judy Lund, OP, who taught English at EHS (1972-
1981), was voted runner-up Best Teacher of the Year
by readers of the Kalispell, Montana, Daily Inter
Lake in the newspaper’s annual “Best in Flatland”
poll.
Anne Marie Mongoven, OP (Sr. Thomas à
Becket), who taught religion at EHS (1966-1968)
wrote an article on aging for the Fall 2006 edition of
The Sinsinawa Dominican Vision.
Kathleen Phelan, OP, an EHS social studies teacher,
(1968-1974) and later EHS principal (1984-1989),
is a provincial council for the Sinsinawa Dominicans.
Ruth Roland, OP (Sr. Estevan), who was the EHS
business officer (1968-1970), has a fund named
after her. Catholic Eldercare of Minneapolis, an
organization which she co-founded, established the
Ruth Roland Society to recognize donors and honor
Sr. Ruth who “represents the very heart and soul of
Catholic Eldercare’s compassionate care.”
MARRIAGES
Kathryn M. Giswold, DDS ’92 married Douglas
Ferris, DDS, on August 19, 2006. They live in
Madison, where they both are dentists.
Renee M. Hahn ’89 married Brian Burke on
October 8, 2005, in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Holly J. Husom ’98 married Samuel C. Beson-
Crone ’97 on September 3, 2006, in Haven,
Wisconsin. They live in Minneapolis, where they
both work for the Target Corporation.
Catherine S. Mattix ’99 married Justin R. Blanchar
’00 on September 9, 2006, at St. Francis Xavier
Church in Cross Plains, Wisconsin.
Katherine M. “Katie” Maturi ’96 married James
Stafford in San Rafael, California, on June 30, 2006.
Kate E. McCormick ’84 married Thomas J. “Toby”
Pearson on November 4, 2006, in St. Thomas
Chapel in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Kathryn M. “Katie” O’Brien ’94 married Jonathan
P. Kaull in Door County, Wisconsin, on July 29,
2006.
Jessica A. Shaw ’95 married Thomas Lerner on
July 8, 2006. They live in Chicago.
Sarabeth N. Shimanski ’97 married Michael O.
Keating on May 18, 2006, in Makena, Maui,
Hawaii. They live in Denver, Colorado.
Andrea L. Shult ’00 married Matthew R. Koser on
October 14, 2006, at St. Ann’s Church in Stoughton,
Wisconsin, where the couple now lives.
Theresa A. Uiker ’80 married Chris Zenchenko on
October 3, 2006, in Janesville, Wisconsin.
CRUSADER CONNECTION, WINTER 2007 13

BIRTHS
Samuel J. ’97 and Ann E. Richert ’97 Ballweg are
parents of a son, Michael Owen, born on February 5,
2007.
Maureen E. Berigan ’88 and Stephen Dinerestein
became parents of a daughter, Rachel Ellen, born on
August 29, 2006. Rachel has two brothers, Kenneth
and William.
Dustin J. ’88 and Stephanie M. Leonard ’89
Hackbart are parents of a third child, a daughter
named Emerson, born on July 23, 2006. Emerson’s
siblings are a brother, Barrett, and a sister, Campbell.
Maria C. Herro ’97 and her husband, Jason
Czerwonka, are parents of a new daughter, Natalie
Grace, born on June 14, 2006. Natalie has a brother,
Kevin, and sister, Molly.
Jerome J. ’85 and Kelli Kuypers ’85 are parents of a
second daughter, Campbell Rose, born on November
1, 2006. Campbell has a sister, Reagan.
Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Duncan Lynch ’90 and her
husband, Timothy J. Lynch, are parents of their first
child, a daughter named Olivia Grace, born on
October 1, 2006.
Timothy M. Lynch ’88 and his wife, Amy, became
parents of twins, Lillian and Samuel, on August 5,
2006.
Peter J. Rothering ’96 and his wife, Amy, are
parents of a son, Jack Michael, born on January 22,
2007. Jack has an older sister, Claire.
Stephen Z. Royko ’90 and his wife, Jessica, are
parents of a son, Anton Edward, born on August 21,
2006. Anton has a sister, Anja.
Mary T. Schmiedicke ’83 and her husband, John
Hong, are parents of twins, a daughter named Rain
Tessa and a son named Kai Theodore. Mary and her
family live in Destin, Florida.
Ty M. ’95 and Julie A. Jurgovic ’98 Shea are
parents of a daughter, Addison Grace, born on
November 1, 2006.
Angela E. Olson Trausch ’88 and her husband,
Douglas, are parents of a daughter, Ava Evelyn, born
on August 13, 2006.
Helen M. Jordan Turner ’91 and her husband,
Tom Turner, are parents of a second daughter,
Lauren Grace, born on September 25, 2006. Lauren’s
sister is Katie.
Robert T. ’87 and Therese M. Geroux ’87 Webb
are parents of a third son, Henry Thomas, born on
August 18, 2006. Henry’s brothers are John and
Charlie.
DEATHS
1928 Helen K. Schwarz Grant Forster 08/25/06
1929 Eleanor M. O’Sheridan Dahle 12/15/06
1930 Mary B. Rieder Bosold 12/22/06
1934 Roman J. Hilgers 08/17/06
1934 Agnes G. McCoy Post 07/05/06
1934 James J. Prindiville 12/24/06
1936 Vina V. McCranner Rohr 01/07/07
1936 Eileen E. Conway Tennant 08/18/06
1937 Helen S. Martinson (Hughes) 07/23/06
1938 Arthur W. Burnstad 11/19/05
1939 Marie V. Nachreiner 03/19/05
1940 Robert E. McDermott 11/27/06
1940 Eva M. Dirienzo Mender 07/16/06
1941 Otto K. Breitenbach 01/02/07
1942 David W. Fauerbach 02/04/07
1942 John E. Wells 10/13/06
1943 C. Elizabeth Conlin
Whalen Buehner 09/13/06
1943 Rosemary McGilligan McDermott 09/11/06
1944 James J. Schmitz 01/05/07
1945 E. Jeanne Schyska Austin 09/13/06
1946 Eleanor E. Way Lean 06/13/06
1946 Catherine A. Jones Losby 08/06/06
1946 Stanley M. Weber 11/11/06
1947 Kathleen M. Bankers Heimlich 10/11/06
1947 Kenneth J. Kopp 12/06/06
1948 James M. Adler 07/11/06
1948 James J. Oakey 12/16/06
1948 Margaret “Maggie” T.
McCormick Schuchardt 07/13/06
1951 Edward J. “Butch” McNamara 12/10/06
1952 Sharon K. Schwarz Santulli Dunn 01/08/07
1954 Mary T. White Nelson 01/06/07
1955 Terrence P. Connors 11/10/06
1955 Richard R. Pope 12/17/06
1957 John L. Beglinger 01/01/07
1957 John J. Simon 11/30/04
1957 John W. Triggs 06/09/06
1960 M. Eileen Riordan Harper 09/14/06
1961 Michael J. Fiscus 08/29/06
1962 Thomas R. Fleury 11/18/06
1962 Roberta E. Fox 04/28/06
1964 Paul A. Wagner 11/02/06
1965 Linda J. Bennett 11/14/06
1966 Karen M. Jensen Marvin Davis 10/05/06
1970 Timothy J. Berschens 09/30/06
1980 Patrick T. Charleton 08/24/06
1984 Jayne F. Schumacher Peterson 08/31/06
Save the Date!
E.J.Wilke
Golf Outing
June 8, 2007
Hawks Landing
call Coach Chris Zwettler for
details at 257.1023, ext. 144
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Reunion Updates
CLASS OF 1942
Dates TBA
Dr. Charles Larkin 608-238-1288
CLASS OF 1947
EHS has no information at this time. Please call the EHS Alumni Office if
you are willing to help plan this event.
CLASS OF 1952
EHS has no information at this time. Please call the EHS
Alumni Office if you are willing to help plan this event.
CLASS OF 1957
July 27-29, 2007
Rae Carol Rocca 608.255.9037
Patricia Diederich Hansen 608.233.6578
Tom Dueppen
tjdueppen@aol.com
Fri. 27 TBA
Sat. 28 Dinner at Blackhawk Country Club
Sun. 29 TBA
CLASS OF 1962
EHS has no information at this time. Please call the EHS
Alumni Office if you are willing to help plan this event.
CLASS OF 1967
June 30, 2007
Anne Grady - Chair 608.238.5079
Greg Sweeney
gswny435@charter.net
CLASS OF 1972
August 11-12, 2007
Nancy Parisi Degnan
ndenman@denmanmay.com
John “Otto” Skillrud
johnskillrud@gmail.com
Diane Ripple Roach
dirips4@aol.com
Dan Crowley
dcrowley@tds.net
Bob Roach
rfr54@charter.net
Steve Manion
smanion@theloraine.com
Jay Bruner
bruski5@aol.com
Debbie Schiro Digney
mddigney@charter.net
Mary Jane Best
maryjane.best@wtcsystem.edu
Peggy Lynch McCullough
pegmcc72@hotmail.com
Sat. 11 TBA
Sun. 12 Evening at Elks Club; details TBA.
CLASS OF 1977
Mary Kleppe - Chair
kleppemail@charter.net
Marcia Warner
No date has been set. Please contact Mary if you can help with the planning.
CLASS OF 1982
Jane Griffin
845.3099; jane.griffin@charter.net
No date has been set. Please email Jane with preferences of a date between
July 6th & August 16th. Please email Jane if you are interested in helping
plan the event & to get your email on the contact list.
CLASS OF 1987
Clare McCarthy Kindt
clarekindt@yahoo.com
Eileen Tatarsky Peña
eileen3@juno.com
No date has been set. Please contact Eileen or Clare to update your email or
home address so you will receive upcoming information and dates/
CLASS OF 1992
Mike Hayes
hayes44_michael@hotmail.com
Class of 92 Reunion is going to coincide with the 2007 EHS Alumni &
Friends Weekend in late September. Please watch the EHS web site for future
details and specific dates. Contact Mike if you are interested in helping plan.
CLASS OF 1997
November 24, 2007
Kristin Lindbloom Siminski
rocklindy@yahoo.com
Laura Daniels
ldaniels01@tds.net
The reunion will be held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Details TBA.
CLASS OF 2002
EHS has no information at this time. Please call the EHS
Alumni Office if you are willing to help plan this event.
Save the date for the
1ST ANNUAL EHS
Co-ed Alumni
Soccer Game
SATURDAY JULY 14
12 noon
Edgewood High School
All EHS soccer alumni who graduated in ’05 or earlier
are invited to participate in this event, hosted by the
EHS Soccer Program.
Watch your email for more details. An invitation
will be sent out later this spring.
Please contact EHS Head Soccer Coaches
Dave Perkins (dperkins@edgewood.edu) or
Chris Martinelli ’90 (martinelli@oncology.wisc.edu)
for more details or to update your contact information.
Class of ’76 Reunion Report
A good time was had by all who attended the Class of ’76 reunion on July 22,
2006, in the Promenade Lounge at the Overture Center. Many thanks go to
the committee members who planned and coordinated the reunion, including
Cathy Rose Baer, Pat Wall, Colleen O’Malley Bowar, Sharon Topp Clukas
and Colleen Feeney Kavanaugh. Great food, great atmosphere, and great
conversation with old friends—who could ask for more?
The informal get-together Friday night with West High School Class of ’76
had a great turnout and was lots of fun! Edgewood classmates enjoyed getting
reacquainted with West grads, many of whom they had not seen since high
school or even grade school days.
Cathleen M. Rose Baer ’76
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Permit #649
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MADISON, WI 53711
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Auditorium rededication and local
premiere of a Broadway musical
In 2005, the Sr. Kathleen O’Connell
Auditorium underwent extensive renovation.
During the past several months, the hallway
outside the auditorium has also been redone and
now includes a trophy case for theatre and other
fine arts awards as well as a wall with plaques
recognizing the Fine Arts Hall of Fame inductees.
On opening night of this year’s musical, the
auditorium will be rededicated in honor of
Sr. Kathleen and donors to the project will be
recognized. For an illustration and additional
information about the renovation, go to the
EHS website, www.edgewoodhs.org.
Little Women has just been released for
production across the country and Edgewood is
the first group in the area to receive rights to
perform the show. The Broadway musical based
on Louisa May Alcott’s book will be staged in
the Sr. Kathleen O’Connell Auditorium on
Thursday–Saturday, March 8–10 at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 p.m. To reserve
tickets ($12 and $10) please call 257.1023,
ext. 342.
An Evening in the
Emerald City
EHS 2007 Auction and Social
Saturday, April 21 • 6-10 p.m.
Invitations to be mailed in March.
For only $50 you will be treated to an all-youcan-eat
strolling dinner, open bar, live and
silent auctions and several raffles…and “lions
and tigers and bears, oh my!”
Can’t attend? Be sure to get your “Best of the
Live Auction” Raffle tickets in March. The
winner gets to choose from a variety of
fabulous items on the auction block!
If you do not receive an invitation or wish to
contribute items for the silent or live auction,
call 608.257.1023, ext. 133, or email
battlor@edgewood.k12.wi.us.