A Publication for Alumnae Parents and Friends Winter 2016

A Publication for Alumnae, Parents and Friends Winter 2016

Class of 1946: 70 Year Reunion Lunch
July 15 11:30 a.m. Mother Alice Hall
Class of 1986: 30 Year Reunion
July 15: SJA Class of ’86 Girls’ Night
TBA
Class of 1956: 60 Year Reunion Lunch
July 15 12 p.m. Mother Alice Hall
Class of 1966: 50 Year Mass and Reception
July 15 5:30 p.m. Mass in Chapel Reception to follow
Class of 1976: 40 Year Reunion
July 15: Girls’ Night at the home of Kristy Roubique
1614 Woodchase Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70808
July 16: Joint event with CHS at Mike Anderson’s
Pricing details to follow
Check the Class of ’76 Facebook page for updates
Questions: Contact Kristy Roubique at (225) 978-4820 or
kristy@lacni.com
July 16: Joint event with CHS at City Club
Check SJA Class of 1986 Facebook page for updates
Questions: Contact Suzette Rome Say at suzette.say.5@me.com
Class of 1996: 20 Year Reunion
July 15: SJA Class of ’96 Girls’ Night
July 16: SJA/CHS Class of ’96 Night Event
July 17: Class of ’96 Mass
Questions: Contact Allison Huber at huber.allison@gmail.com
Class of 2006: 10 Year Reunion
July 15: Girls’ Night
8-10 p.m.
July 16: Joint event with CHS
TBA
Questions: Contact Stephanie Heine Potter at potters@sjabr.org

In This Issue
CONNECTIONS Winter 2016
From the President......................................................................4
SJA Community...........................................................................6
Alumnae News..........................................................................17
Alums Today..............................................................................21
Annual Fund.............................................................................27
Planned Giving..........................................................................28
On Campus...............................................................................29
Tribute Donations.....................................................................32
Transitions..................................................................................36
Elusive Alumnae........................................................................39
On the cover: Holly Randow, Wren Eversberg Eagleton ’89 and Leigh Ann King ’06 will be inducted into the
St. Joseph’s Academy Athletic Hall of Fame on February 20. See page 6.
Connections is published four times per year by the St. Joseph’s Academy Communications and Mission
Advancement offices. It is distributed free of charge to alumnae, parents and friends of the Academy. Alumnae
news, story ideas, photographs and address changes should be sent to Connections, 3015 Broussard Street,
Baton Rouge, LA 70808-1198 or connections@sjabr.org. Call (225) 388-2258. Because of space limitations, we
reserve the right to edit submitted news.
Mindy Brodhead Averitt Communications Director
Jennifer Menville Fontaine Assistant Communications Director
Erin Barrilleaux Albarado Media Coordinator
Rachael Thomas Graphic Designer
Meg Gerald Mission Advancement Director
Sister Joan Laplace, CSJ Mission Advancement Associate Director
Emily May Kline Alumnae/Special Events Director
Donna Blanc Mission Advancement Assistant
Stephanie Westers Mission Advancement Support
Megan St. Germain Mission Advancement Assistant
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A Year of Mercy
APope Francis launched the Jubilee Year of Mercy
on December 8. He asked Catholics to welcome
God and his merciful grace and to bring mercy
We are asked to help meet the physical needs of
our neighbors by
Feeding the hungry
Giving drink to the thirsty
Clothing the naked
Sheltering the homeless
Visiting the sick
Visiting the imprisoned
Burying the dead
Additionally, we are called to meet the spiritual
needs of others by
Instructing the ignorant
Counseling the doubtful
Correcting sinners
Bearing wrongs patiently
Forgiving offenses willingly
Comforting the afflicted
Praying for the living and the dead
Jan Rhorer Breen ’69
to others as we walk the different paths in our
lives. He is inviting each of us to spend the next
year with mercy as a focal point of our spirituality.
“This extraordinary year is a gift of grace and
a way to rediscover the infinite mercy of the
Father,” Pope Francis said. “Let us put mercy
before judgment in our daily living.”
As we are called to show mercy, we are reminded
of the corporal and spiritual works of mercy that
are a guide to help us grow and share God’s love.
As we have been shown mercy by God, we
are called to be merciful to each other – to be
ministers of mercy. The Latin word for mercy,
misericordia, means “a heart which gives itself to
those in misery.” May we be ministers of mercy
and never tire of extending mercy and offering
compassion and comfort.
In the Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare
writes, “the quality of mercy is not strained …. is
twice bless’d: it blesseth him who gives and him
who takes.”
We are blessed with many opportunities to give
to others: to make sandwiches to feed the hungry
each Tuesday, to volunteer our time at the soup
kitchen, participate in food drives and to prepare
a meal for someone who is sick or for a family
who is suffering from loss, to name a few. These
works of mercy are ways to live out God’s love.
We show loving kindness and compassion to people.
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Each day, give yourself one small goal of mercy. Possibly, you can give drink to the thirsty by helping
a neighbor who thirsts for someone to sit and talk with her, or you can help a parent who is seeking
compassion and understanding as she works with her special needs child.
Mercy is love in action, and there is no better way to put our love into action than to visit the sick and
share with them our love. We will grow in the virtue of compassion and know that we have made a
difference in someone’s life. A smile, a hug, the gift of your presence – all are very powerful and healing to
those who feel isolated or forgotten.
As we live the corporal and spiritual works of mercy in our daily lives, we are called to comfort the
afflicted. Let people know that they matter, that their pain matters. They need to see understanding, void
of judgment.
Be a carrier of hope. Offer the gift of your presence. Sit silently alongside a person. Slow down enough to
notice the pain in someone’s eyes. Your comforting presence may be a life-changing moment.
Each work of mercy is a manifestation of the love of God and of the love each person is called first to
receive and then to give. God’s mercy is transformative. Let mercy accompany us on every step of our
life’s journey.
May this year be an invitation to love, kindness and generosity, and may it be a year of grace from the Lord.
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2016 Athletic Hall of Fame Class To Be Inducted
The St. Joseph’s Academy Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its second class on February 20 in a special
ceremony to be held in the Activity Center. Holly Randow, Wren Eversberg Eagleton ’89 and Leigh Ann
King ’06 will be honored, as will members of state finalist teams from 1990 through 1999.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at www.sjabr.org. (Click the Hall of Fame icon on the bottom
right side of the page.) Alternatively, you may send a check, payable to the SJA Athletic Hall of Fame, to
3015 Broussard Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Deadline to purchase tickets is February 12, 2016.
SJA Community
For additional information, please contact Stephanie Westers at westerss@sjabr.org or (225) 388-2336.
Holly Randow
With a degree in physical
education from Purdue
University in hand, Holly Young
moved to Baton Rouge in 1979
to be closer to the man she
loved and hoped to marry, Glen
Randow. Sister Joan Laplace,
SJA’s principal at the time, hired
the young teacher to teach
physical education and coach
the cross country and track and field teams.
Holly happily accepted the offer of employment
but wondered how, as a volleyball and basketball
coach and former player, she would coach two
sports she knew little about.
Luckily, the Randows’ across-the-street neighbor
knew a little about the two sports to which she’d
been assigned. Pete Boudreaux was the cross
country and track and field coach at Catholic
High School. Holly spent many an evening in
Pete and Pat Boudreaux’s kitchen, throwing
plates like a discus, jumping chairs like a hurdler
and picking Coach Boudreaux’s brain for
practice plans, competition strategies and secrets
to his success.
Holly would coach cross country and track
and field from 1979 until 1987, missing the
1982 track season with a health issue. Her cross
country teams brought home state championship
trophies in 1983 and 1985 and were state
runners-up in 1980 and 1986.
In 1988, Holly left SJA to devote full-time
attention to the silkscreen business she and Glen
started. She went to work at LSU in its Short
Courses and Conferences division, then made
her way back into the education field, teaching
physical education at Our Lady of Mercy.
In 1991, Principal Sister Judith Brun called
Holly to gauge her interest in returning to SJA.
An incoming freshman wanted to play golf, but
the school didn’t have a golf program. “Would
you be willing to come back and establish a golf
team?” was Sister Judith’s question. Holly readily
accepted and worked with incoming freshman
Jennifer Abernathy to field SJA’s first golf team.
Jennifer went on to play collegiate golf at LSU.
For the next 21 years, Holly would lead SJA’s
golf program and teach physical education. Her
teams enjoyed tremendous success, winning
three state championships (2000, 2007 and 2008)
and finishing as state runners-up four times
(2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009). Among her most
memorable stretches was 2007-2009, when her
teams won two titles and finished second once.
Her assistant coach was Gretchen Balhoff ’05,
a four-year letter winner who started out as a
freshman golfer having never picked up a club.
Holly retired from coaching in 2011 to care
for her ailing mother. She continues to teach
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physical education at SJA and stays busy with the
silkscreen business.
“I never felt the pressure to win,” Holly says of
her coaching career. “My goal was for the girls
to work hard, improve and have fun. It is most
important to enjoy the sport and let the wins
take care of themselves.”
Wren Eversberg Eagleton ’89
Wren started her swimming career
as a year-round swimmer when she
was 7 years of age. She continued to
swim year round until the age of 15,
when she competed strictly on the
high school level. She discovered her
love of running when she joined the
cross country team in the fall of her
freshman year at St. Joseph’s Academy.
In the fall of her freshman year, Wren was
one of the top 10 runners in the state and was
named to the All-Parish Cross Country Team.
In the spring, she participated in swimming and
track and field, winning a state championship
in the indoor 3,000 meter run, a first place in
the 400 meter freestyle relay and state top 10
awards for the 200 and 500 freestyle. While she
enjoyed great competitive success, she was also
diagnosed with asthma.
As a sophomore, Wren participated in cross
country and swimming but sat out the track
season to attempt to avoid problems with her
asthma. She received the SJA Coach’s Award for
cross country and placed fourth in the 500 free,
fifth in the 200 free and first in the 400 freestyle
relay at the state swim meet. She was named
SJA’s most valuble swimmer and the All-Parish
team’s most improved swimmer.
As a junior, Wren won the cross country district
and state championships and she was named
SJA’s most valuable runner. She was also named
MVP of the All-Parish team. She participated
in both swimming and track in the spring,
recording fifth-place finishes in the 200 and
500 freestyle and third place in the 400 freestyle
relay in the city meet. In track, she won the
3,000 meter indoor state title and most of her
outdoor 3,200 meter races. She finished third
in the state meet at 3,200 meters. She
was also named to the All-Parish
track team for 1988.
As a senior, Wren had an undefeated
cross country season, culminating
with a state championship. She
was named MVP of the All-Parish
team and Star of Stars by the State
Times. She was also awarded a
Schering Foundation Scholarship,
which honored five top athletes with asthma in
the nation and allowed her to meet President
George Bush. In swimming, Wren finished third
in the 200 and 500 freestyle in the city meet and
first in the 400 freestyle relay. In her final track
season, she won the indoor title at 3,000 meters
and the outdoor state title for 3,200 meters. She
was named to the All-State track team.
Wren went on to Texas A&M University, where
she joined the cross country and track teams and
graduated with a bachelor of science. She also
attended the University of Florida and earned an
MHS in occupational therapy in 1996.
Today, she is an occupational therapist with
Triton Healthcare, the current chairman of
St. Aloysius Home and School Association,
a former president of the medical alliance, a
sustaining member of the Junior League, an
active member of St. Aloysius Church and a
manager for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club. She
has competed in three marathons and numerous
half marathons. She and her husband, Dr.
Bernard Eagleton, have three children, Anna
Camille, Ben and Elliott, who all attend St.
Aloysius School.
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Leigh Ann King ’06
Leigh Ann King’s first memories of swimming
date back to when she was 6 years old, taking
lessons at a neighborhood pool. She remembers
being confused as to why her
sister hated the lessons. To
Leigh Ann, swimming was
nothing short of fun.
When she was 8, Leigh Ann’s
mother insisted she join a
summer league team to help
burn off some “excess energy.”
While she initially balked at
the prospect of early morning
practice sessions, she quickly
discovered that training was enjoyable and that
swimming came naturally. She was soon winning
races and, at the age of 12, joined the Crawfish
Aquatics year-round team.
As a member of Crawfish Aquatics, Leigh Ann
received two Don Cook Memorial Awards. She
held records in the 50, 100 and 200 free. In four
state meets, she scored more points than any
other female swimmer.
As a swimmer at St. Joseph’s Academy, Leigh
Ann helped lead her teams to three state
championships and one runner-up finish. She
was named SJA’s Outstanding Sprinter all four
years and received the Most Valuable Swimmer
Award three years.
As a member of SJA relay teams, Leigh Ann
competed in 16 different events at the City and
State championship meets. Her relay teams
finished first 15 times and second once. At one
time, her relay teams held two city and two state
meet records.
As an individual, Leigh Ann swam 58 different
times. She won 51 times. She was the four-time
City Meet and three-time State Meet champion
in the 50 free. Her State Meet record time of
23.11, set in November of 2005, stands to this day.
In the 100 free, Leigh Ann was undefeated
over four years, capturing the City and State
championships at that distance three times.
Leigh Ann was named the City Championship
Swimmer of the Meet and State Championship
Swimmer of the Meet three times, was a fourtime
All-Metro Team honoree and has four
All-American Consideration times and eight
Automatic All-American times to her credit.
She was named The Advocate’s Star of Stars for
Swimming in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
As a senior at SJA, Leigh Ann was the thirdfastest
high school female swimmer in the
country in the 50 free. Her times in the 50 and
100 free were better than any other female high
school swimmer in the country and all but six
male swimmers in the 50 free.
Leigh Ann swam on the Florida State University
swim team as a freshman before transferring
to LSU in 2007. She was named to the SEC
Academic Honor Roll in 2009 and 2010. She
earned three varsity letters at LSU.
Leigh Ann graduated from LSU in 2010 with a
degree in public relations and became certified as
an elementary teacher in 2012. She is now in her
third year teaching second grade at Wildwood
Elementary in Baton Rouge.
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Support St. Joseph’s Academy as we enhance the area outside of the Sister Agatha Dining Hall. Your personalized
brick can be a part of St. Joseph’s Academy history! All proceeds benefit the future of SJA.
All brick pavers are 5 by 8 inches in size. With a $100 gift, you can leave a legacy on the St. Joseph’s Academy
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•A current SJA student
•An alumna
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•A faculty member
Examples of the kinds of messages you might include on a brick are:
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Class of 2000
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In Memory of
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Class of 1950
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SJA Graduation
Jennifer Jones ’16
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Louis Curet has established The Sister Isabel
Gosserand Scholarship in the SJA Foundation.
Mr. Curet created the scholarship in memory of
his beloved aunt, a Sister of St. Joseph for more
than 60 years.
Sister Isabel Gosserand Scholarship Established
Born Mary Isabel “Belle” Gosserand on
November 26, 1892, Sr. Isabel entered the order
of the Sisters of St. Joseph in December of 1913.
She made her final profession on August 22,
1918. She attended Sacred Heart Convent at
Convent, Louisiana, and Loyola University in
New Orleans. She taught kindergarten for nearly
35 years at St. Joseph Academies in New Roads,
New Orleans, Charenton and Baton Rouge.
In addition to her ministry in education, Sr.
Isabel was passionate about serving the poor, sick
and disenfranchised. She enjoyed gardening and
visiting with friends. She was personable, known
for her “way with children,” keen sense of humor
and jovial, informal manner. She was also a firm
disciplinarian who was beloved by generations of
youngsters. She actively served the Congregation
until her unexpected death on April 20, 1976.
“She was quite a person,” Mr. Curet said. “People
were always bringing toys and monetary gifts
to her. She was a ‘magnet’ for these kinds of
donations. She gave the toys to the orphans and
used the money to help those in need.”
Mr. Louis Curet established The Sister Isabel Gosserand Scholarship in memory of his beloved aunt. He is pictured
with his daughter, Jeanne Curet James (seated) and, from left, Mission Advancement Director Meg Gerald, Sister
Joan Laplace and SJA President Jan Rhorer Breen.
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A life-sized bronze statue of Sr. Isabel pulling two small children in a
wagon was dedicated on September 30, 2004. The children were modeled
on images of two kindergarten students taught by Sr. Isabel, Dr. Peterman
Prosser and Linda Kron Marchand.
The sculptural work, located between St. Joseph and Medaille halls on the
SJA campus, was created by artist Aaron Hussey. Mr. Curet remembers
the image with great fondness. “It wasn’t uncommon to see her shuffling
across campus with the little red wagon in tow,” he said. “It wasn’t always
filled with children, however. It was often filled with things that she had
collected or been given and that she was going to distribute.”
Mr. Curet’s daughter, Jeanne Curet James, is a 1975 graduate of St.
Joseph’s Academy. She remembers visiting with her great aunt most
Sundays after mass. “We would visit in the convent parlor,” Mrs. James
said. “When we were getting ready to leave, she would always bend down
and tell me, ‘There is room upstairs,’ letting me know that if I wanted to join the convent, she’d be happy to
have me.”
Sister Isabel Gosserand
Mrs. James recalled the story of a young Sister Ursula
Harelson and her Thanksgiving assignment of cooking
three turkeys. “Sr. Ursula was very nervous about this
responsibility and kept checking on the cooking process,”
she said. “All turned out well, and after they finished
cooking, she set them on the kitchen counter to cool.
When she went back to the kitchen to check again, one of
the turkeys was gone. She panicked, then discovered that
Sr. Isabel had taken it and was headed to the home of a
family with many children to feed.”
The Sister Isabel Gosserand Scholarship represents her
spirit and, like the sculpture in her likeness, will be a
permanent reminder of her life in service to others.
Celebrate SJA
with a gift!
Join us on March 18 as we honor the
Feast of St. Joseph with SJA’s first
day of giving.
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St. Joseph’s Academy celebrated the dedication of
The Batchelor Terrace on November 2. Located
on the orchard side of the Academy Arts Center,
the terrace was made possible by a generous
gift from Elizabeth Batchelor McKowen ’72 and
her husband, Tom, in memory of her parents,
Audrey and Aylmer Batchelor.
Batchelor Terrace Dedicated
Members of the SJA Board of Directors,
Foundation Board, Alumnae Board,
administration, staff and supporters of the
campaign which built the Academy Arts Center
gathered in the arts building for a cocktail party
catered by SAGE Dining Services.
The terrace incorporates the story of the Sisters
of St. Joseph in a lasting way, featuring fountains
to symbolize the importance of water in the
history of the Sisters’ journey from France to
the United States. Bluestone bands run through
the concrete and represent the Sisters’ journey
from southeastern France across the Atlantic and
up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge in 1868. The words “Strengthen,”
“Heal,” “Renew” and “Earth” are engraved into
the seating wall as reminders of the Generous
Promises that are guideposts for the Sisters’
gospel mission, That All May Be One, a phrase
engraved in the top step of the terrace.
The Batchelor Terrace was dedicated during a November 2
celebration. Elizabeth Batchelor McKowen, center, and her
husband, Tom, generously funded the creation of the terrace.
They are pictured with, at left, Alumnae Director Emily May
Kline and, at right, Principal Dr. Michele Lambert and Sister
Joan Laplace.
Several Sisters of St. Joseph enjoyed
visiting the terrace, which incorporates
the story of the Sisters of St. Joseph. From
left, they are Sisters Adele Lambert,
Ileana Fernandez, Johanne Pedersen,
Patricia Sullivan, Esther Hulin, Maria
Rabalais, Anne Meridier, Mildred Guillot,
Sandra Blanchard, Adelaide Williamson,
Carolyn Brady and Joan Laplace.
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On November 28, approximately 250 of an
estimated 350 descendants of Andrea Scafide
and Francesca Loiacano gathered in Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, for a family reunion. With
dozens of graduates from St. Joseph Academies
in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Bay St. Louis
on hand, the reunion also celebrated the family’s
generational commitment to Catholic education
stretching from 1900 until present day.
Scafide Family Hosts Reunion
“Our grandparents/great-grandparents, Andrea
and Francesca Scafide, certainly valued and
worked hard to bless and instill in our family
the gift of God, faith, family and education,”
said family member Sharron Burns Buchart.
“In addition, we cannot forget how the Sisters
of St. Joseph made this difficult journey to
this faraway land to establish schools and the
integral role they have played within our family
history. Now, six generations later, the fruits of
our grandparents’ desire to pass on the Catholic
faith and tradition is reflected in us all. Catholic
education is a gift for life.”
Andrea and Francesca emigrated from Sicily
as teenagers with their families. They arrived
at the port of New Orleans in June of 1892,
but because of the yellow fever epidemic
there, they were rerouted to the port in
Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
family’s clothes as well as the shrouds for the
Bay’s Italian community.
Through hard work, Andrea acquired property,
became a successful entrepreneur and built
the family home with concrete blocks he made
from molds. (They were later used to build the
stadium at St. Stanislaus College.) Andrea and
Francesca operated a grocery and dry goods
store and ice cream parlor from the ground level
of their house. Francesca made the ice cream.
They also owned a construction company and
a farm with a pecan orchard known as one of
the best in the region. Andrea sold pecans and
produce from New Orleans to Chicago. Family
holdings also included rental properties, and
Andrea was known for his compassion when
renters couldn’t pay.
Family member Nan Murtagh reported the
reunion committee met in January for postcelebration
discussions. “We don’t get much
done but sure have fun,” she said.
In 1896, Andrea and Francesca were married
at the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic
Church in Donaldsonville, then moved to
Bay St. Louis. There, they lived at the convent
of the Sisters of St. Joseph until their first
child was born. Andrea served as the Sisters’
groundskeeper and maintenance man and
helped tend the vegetable garden. Francesca
washed and ironed their habits, sewed priest
vestments and sewed and maintained the
church’s liturgical items. She made all her
Posing in front of the Scafide home in November are reunion celebrants who are
graduates of a St. Joseph Academy. Those pictured are alumnae of SJA Baton Rouge
unless otherwise indicated. From left (first row) are Alisa Blaize Dixon ’73, Tammy
Brown Bradley ’84, Joelle Wilkinson Dehon ’03, Ali Buchart ’15, Mary Frances (Manky)
Scafide Burns ’44 (SJA Bay St. Louis), Claire Bradley ’13, Katie Callender Schaefer ’02;
(next row) Nan Murtagh, Alum by Choice/SJA faculty member, Margaret Wilkinson
Claxon ’00, Sandra Cecelia Scafide Russell ’54 (SJA New Orleans), Anna Blaize
Wilkinson ’71, Leah Blaize Balhoff ’98, Debra Brown Bourgoyne ’83, Lauren Wilkinson
Wilson ’96, Catherine Wilkinson Bergeron ’94, Charlotte Brown Jackson ’82, Dr. Julia
Blaize Wilkinson ’97, Jessica Kemmerly Wilkinson ’04, Holly Cagle Callender ’80, Lizzy
Callender ’05, Jill Cagle Barousse ’83, Alyssa Cagle ’12, and Frances (Frankie Beth)
Matherne Cagle ’60 (SJA Bay St. Louis).
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Sticker Stampede 2015 Most Successful to Date
SThe fifth-annual Sticker Stampede 5K and 1-Mile
Fun Run, hosted by the St. Joseph’s Academy
Alumnae Association, set records for attendance
and money raised this year. The event drew 475
runners and raised $17,000 to benefit the SJA
Alumnae Scholarship.
The Halloween morning race was presented by
Fleet Feet Sports and Woman’s Center for Wellness.
Gold-level sponsors for this year’s run were
MAPP Construction; Baton Rouge Duplicating
Products; Sigma Engineers & Constructors
Inc.; The Celtic Group; BlueCross BlueShield of
Louisiana; Assurance Financial; and Santa Fe
Cattle Co.
Tina LaHaye Jewelry; Friends of the Animals;
Sticker Shop; BRAILLE’iant; Ali Dazzio Art;
Ruth’s Hummus; Moreau Physical Therapy; YB
Custom Jewelry; Southern Deaux Cookies and
Cakes; Gymboree; Beautiful Bottles; Arlington
House Preserves; 2 Sisters Bows; Meghan’s
Closet; BR Bandz; Zip Zam BBQ and Dipping
Sauce; Jarden Yard Creations; RE Salad Dressing;
Lea Pallet Designs; Jenny Milazzo Creations;
Helen Bolin Designs; and A&J Designs.
Red-level sponsors were Provost, Salter, Harper
& Alford, LLC; Cajun Industries; Wardlaw &
Lasseigne, LLC; JB James Construction; Bubbles
& Suds Carwash; The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus
Center; and Mary Sue Stages, CPA.
White-level sponsors were PAX, LLC; KB
Cook Weddings; Phelps Dunbar; The Pediatric
Clinic; Calvin’s Bocage Market; and Kleinpeter
Photography.
Major in-kind sponsors were Smashburger;
Rebel Graphix; Baby Boot Camp; Smoothie
King; High Rise Productions; Baton Rouge
Coca-Cola; Mockler Beverage Company; and
Event Rentals.
Other contributors were Sherman & Balhoff
Orthodontics; The Balhoff Group; Jimmy John’s;
SAGE Catering; Sno Stop; New York Bagel;
Benny’s Carwash; and Forum 35’s Reindeer Run.
Runners cross the finish line at the 2015 Sticker
Stampede 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run.
Racers and visitors enjoyed a Sticker Village
Expo open throughout the morning and
featuring Holly Clegg Autographed Cookbooks;
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St. Joseph’s Academy hosted a series of
partnership opportunities this fall, inviting
local business leaders, university administrators
and government officials to tour the new
Andrea Clesi McMakin ’74 STEM Lab. Guests
enjoyed interacting with students, who shared
their ongoing projects in the areas of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
Business, Education, Governmental Leaders Visit STEM Lab
Following their visit to the STEM Lab, guests
enjoyed lunch and conversation with SJA’s
administrators and several students.
the future,” he said. “I was thoroughly pleased
with visualizing how the young ladies at St.
Joseph’s Academy will lead the pathways and
pave the future by leading this world into new
levels of knowledge via the STEM program.
I look forward to the visit in the future to St.
Joseph’s Academy Innovation and Design Lab.”
Amy Perrin, a 2009 Academy graduate, is SJA’s
director of Innovation and Design. She explained
the Innovation and Design Lab, which will
open at SJA in August of 2016. The new lab will
build on the success of the STEM Lab and offer
cutting-edge, project-based learning to equip
young women for success in college and the
21st-century workplace. The Innovation and
Design model helps students develop criticalthinking,
collaboration, creating and problemsolving
skills. In the lab, they will design projects
to solve real-world problems and impact
their communities, taking learning beyond
classroom walls.
Dr. Cynthia Peterson, dean of the LSU College of Science, visited with
SJA students to learn more about their projects in the school’s STEM
Lab. Co-director of Technology John Richardson looks on.
Dr. Cynthia Peterson, dean of LSU’s College
of Science, said she was highly impressed with
the interdisciplinary nature of the work being
done in the STEM Lab. “It’s how we work in the
real world,” she said. “There are no boundaries
around disciplines.”
Dr. Robert Rene, director of Admissions at
Southern University, said he enjoyed his visit and
learning about SJA’s focus on STEM disciplines.
“I was very impressed with the young ladies’
projects but not surprised with the level of
educational intuitiveness at St. Joseph’s Academy
in preparing young women for the workplace of
Baton Rouge Councilwoman Tara Wicker shares a story with students
demonstrating repair of their tablet computers.
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Patricia “Pat” Martinez Tessier, a 1949 graduate
of St. Joseph’s Academy, died on December 29,
2015, after a
courageous
battle with
cancer. Mrs.
Tessier was 83.
Former Outstanding Alumna,
Long-time Volunteer Pat Tessier Dies
A lifelong
resident of
Baton Rouge,
Mrs. Tessier
graduated from
Louisiana State
University in
1952 with a
bachelor of arts
in journalism.
She would
spend 42 years
as a reporter,
feature writer
and lifestyle editor for the Baton Rouge Morning
Advocate, the State Times and The Advocate,
retiring as editor of the People section. She
enjoyed a distinguished career highlighted by
numerous state and national awards, including
several awards from Louisiana Press Women, the
Louisiana Press Association and United Press
International for feature writing and editing and
a first-place award from the National Federation
of Press Women for editing a lifestyle section.
Patricia “Pat” Martinez Tessier
Three months after retiring in 1995, Mrs. Tessier
began what she called her “new job” in the
Archives at St. Joseph’s Academy. She served as
her class representative and was past president
of the SJA Alumnae Association. In 2003, she
was honored as an Outstanding Alumna for
her many years of service to her alma mater,
the Sisters of St. Joseph and the community of
Baton Rouge.
Mrs. Tessier was an active member and lifelong
parishioner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Until weeks before her death, she also oversaw
her family’s business, Martinez Properties,
founded by her father.
Mrs. Tessier is survived by her husband of 60
years, Jefferson T. Tessier Sr.; her children,
Shivaun Tessier Davis ’74 and husband Randy;
Tara S. Tessier ’77; Jefferson T. Tessier Jr. and wife
Susanne (Soonie); and Robert L. Tessier; and
her grandchildren, Allison Davis ’07, Joey Davis,
Lauren Moore ’10 and Henry Tessier. She was
preceded in death by her parents, two siblings,
a daughter, Melanie Tessier Moore ’76, and
granddaughter Katie Moore, a member of the
SJA class of 2008.
In her eulogy, Shivaun Davis spoke of her
mother’s dedication to family and to making
everyone welcome in her home. She also spoke
of her service to others, especially the Sisters of
St. Joseph and SJA. “… as a fifth-grade student,
she would forgo her ride home each afternoon to
help Sister Alice Marie clean her classroom and
the chemistry lab,” Mrs. Davis said. “When she
was old enough to drive, Mom added chauffeur
duties to her cleaning chores. After her father
bought her a used 1937 Ford Coupe, she would
drive Sr. Alice Marie and others to Latil’s and
Kress’ on Third Street. She continued to serve
the Sisters in her volunteer work at both SJA and
at Sacred Heart, even after her diagnosis with
terminal cancer.
“We have been blessed with the most amazing
mother and role model,” Mrs. Davis added.
“She showed us how to serve others and to be
thankful for the blessings we had.”
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Alumnae News
Where we are, what we’re doing
W’67 Debbie Cade LeCompte is a retired nurse.
She graduated with honors from nursing school
in 1976 and worked in the
Houma area until retiring
10 years ago. She worked
in the local hospital, with
various physicians, in the
home-health field and
as administrator of the
nursing assistant program
at Lafourche Technical
College. She and husband
Glenn celebrated their
47th anniversary in
November. They have
three children and eight
grandchildren and enjoy spending leisure time at
their lake house in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
’75 Sandra Beatty Winchell, executive director
of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities
Council, has been named as one of 46 people
who will help Gov. John Bel Edwards develop
a plan for expanding Medicaid and addressing
other healthcare issues.
’81 Jennifer Holliday
Tompkins is the recipient of
the 2015 St. Rose Philippine
Duchesne Award from the
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Alumnae Association. The
award is given to a non-alumna
who has given of herself to the
Rosary, the name by which
the New Orleans Sacred Heart
school is affectionately known by the Network
of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States.
Jennifer retired from Sacred Heart in May 2015
after teaching lower school religion and being a
part of the campus ministry team for 13 years. In
2014, she joined with three other former Sacred
Heart religion teachers and published a book,
Rosie and Posy, Let Your Lights Shine, now in its
second printing. The book is a collection of some
of the stories the teachers wrote and told over
the years to students in preschool through fourth
grade. Jennifer and husband Peter are the parents
of three Rosary graduates: Lydia ’05, Page ’09
and Shelley ’11.
’87 Michelle Clare Benoit
graduated in December with a
doctorate of philosophy from
Louisiana State University in
curriculum and instruction.
She is a professor at LSU
teaching education classes.
Her dissertation was entitled
A Comparative Case Study:
How Literature Affects Children Going through
a Traumatic Experience. She is library and
teacher certified. Michelle’s daughter, Claire
Lynch, is a sophomore at SJA.
’89 Zola Marie Bernard Trascher is the director
of Quality Improvement and Health Informatics
for Seton Health Plan in the Ascension Catholic
Hospital System in Texas. She graduated from
Southeastern Louisiana University with a
bachelor of science in nursing. She is an RN
and a certified medical coder and worked as an
emergency room/trauma nurse at Earl K. Long
Hospital in Baton Rouge before pursuing a career
in medical auditing. She worked as a provider/
auditor specialist for the federal government
and Blue Cross Blue Shield and as
an administrator at Humana and
Scott White. Zola has three sons
and lives in Austin.
’92 Paula Duell Northern has
been promoted to the senior
executive sourcing leader of GE’s
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Subsea Systems and Drilling (SS&D) business
within GE Oil & Gas. With this promotion,
Paula is in the top 450 executives in the General
Electric Company globally. She is responsible
for designing, leading and implementing the
strategy on a $4B buy for SS&D. She is focused
on ensuring the global supplier strategy
development to drive improvement in quality,
execution and margin expansion. Paula earned
a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
from the Southern University and A&M College
in Baton Rouge and an MBA from Mercer
University in Atlanta. She has been with GE for
18 years. Paula will remain based in Houston,
where she lives with husband Heishma Northern
and their two children, Adam (8) and Brooke (4).
’96 Jenny Jeansonne
has been promoted to
head of retail and B2B
partnerships for EBAY
Inc. She is currently
living in San Francisco.
Jenny graduated
in 2000 from the
University of Alabama
with a bachelor’s of
communications and
earned her MBA in
2005 from the Terry College of Business at the
University of Georgia. After working in Atlanta
for 12 years, she moved to Melbourne, Australia,
to open the AUNZ office for INCOMM and
serve as the senior product manager of Digital
Solutions. She moved to San Francisco in
August 2014.
’97 Aimee Mackey
has joined Ochsner
as the New Orleans
hospital’s only female
breast surgeon. Her
specialty is breast
surgical oncology
and the diagnosis
and treatment of
breast cancer. Clinical
interests include the surgical treatment of
breast disease, nipple-sparing mastectomies,
sentinel lymph node biopsies, young women
with breast cancer and quality of life after breast
cancer treatment. She also treats and manages
benign breast disease. Aimee is one of the only
board-certified and fellowship-trained female
breast surgeons in New Orleans. She graduated
from Louisiana State University and earned her
doctor of medicine from LSU Medical School in
Shreveport. She completed her general surgery
residency at Ochsner Clinic and a fellowship in
Breast Surgical Oncology at Columbia University
in New York. In 2012, she joined the faculty
of Duke University as an assistant professor of
surgery. Aimee is married to Matthew Gaudet,
MD. Daughter Simone Elizabeth was born on
March 7, 2015.
’98 Sallie Curtin
DuPont is an
associate attorney
at Kinchen, Walker,
Bienvenu, Bargas,
Reed & Helm, LLC.
Her practice includes
various areas of
general civil litigation,
including insurance
defense and personal injury. She is a graduate
of Louisiana State University, University of New
Orleans and Loyola University New Orleans
College of Law.
’98 Kendall Coye Hebert has
been named the development
director at Cristo Rey Baton
Rouge High School, set to
open to the first ninth-grade
class in August of 2016. It is
part of the national Cristo Rey
Network of 30 high schools
that provide a quality, Catholic,
college-preparatory education
to young people in communities with limited
educational options.
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’00 Virginia Rose Bernard Maggorie is a
graduate of The Savannah College of Art and
Design with a master’s in architecture. She
is an AIA Architect who has worked both
domestically and internationally for Coach and
John Burch. Virginia is presently a retail architect
for Guess, designing commercial outlets in the
United States and abroad. She lives in Manhattan
Beach, California, where she and her husband
are expecting their first child in February.
’03 Lauren Brown Sanders, MD
has recently returned to Baton
Rouge to join The Women’s Clinic
after completing her internship
and residency in obstetrics and
gynecology at the University of
Alabama-Birmingham last year.
’05 Stephanie
Gremillion
Babin, DDS
has opened
a family dental practice in
Baton Rouge along with her
husband, Randy Babin Jr.,
DDS, a 2005 graduate of
Catholic High School. Babin
Dental is located at 10631
Hillary Court in Baton Rouge.
’06 Helen Moser received a master’s in
international development in May from
Georgetown University’s School of Foreign
Service. She is working as a research fellow at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies
in Washington, D.C. She has also worked at the
Asian University for Women in Bangladesh and
in the non-profit and public sectors in Sri Lanka,
the Federated States of Micronesia,
Scotland and Taiwan. Helen is a Phi
Beta Kappa graduate of the University of
Southern California.
’08 Hana Layne Hart is the lead singer
for The Anteeks, a singer with Joey and
the Jumper Cables and is the female
half of the duo Bonnie and Clyde. She completed
her studies for audio engineering at Media Tech
Institute in Dallas in 2008. She worked as a Foley
artist for Building Studios on several movies and
has done studio and soundtrack work as a singer.
She has also performed background vocals on
two albums with Jason Martin. Hana performs
most weekends at music venues in Baton Rouge
and tours the Southern circuit, performing from
Lake Charles, Louisiana to Biloxi, Mississippi.
’08 Nikki-Dean Ragusa has been named public
relations director for Louisiana Associated
General Contractors. She graduated from
Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree
in mass communication and interned for a
semester at City Social Magazine.
’08 Ashley White has joined the
newly formed Corporate Strategy
Group at AECOM, the largest
engineering design firm in the
United States, in the greater Los
Angeles area. As part of her new
role, she is helping to direct the
company’s strategic priorities,
conducting competitor intelligence
and establishing operational
improvements. Prior to joining
AECOM, Ashley was a senior
analyst at Seale & Associates,
where she participated in all
aspects of divestitures, mergers, acquisitions,
recapitalizations, valuations and strategic
alternatives assessments. She started her career as
a strategy and operations consultant at Deloitte
Consulting, working with civilian and military
clients to drive performance management, data
analytics and enterprise strategy development
efforts. Ashley graduated magna cum
laude from Howard University with a
BBA in finance. While at Howard, she
served as the financial advisor for the
Howard University Student Association
and completed summer internships with
Goldman Sachs and UBS Investment Bank.
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’10 Shelby Carbo,
’10 Camille Eleazar
and
’09 Erin Arceneaux
are pictured at the
Biennial White
Coat Ceremony
for the Audiology
Program at
Louisiana State
University Health
Sciences Center in New Orleans. They will
graduate in May of 2018 and receive their
doctorates of audiology.
’10 Bonnie McLindon is employed at Palantir
Technologies in New York City as a forward
deployed software engineer. She graduated from
Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in
computer science. At Palantir, she has worked
on projects to prevent insider trading, build
predictive risk models for audits and, most
recently, collaborate with hedge fund executives
on their data and research strategies.
’11 Elise Abshire received the habit of the
Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara on
December 7 at the Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception in Washington,
D.C. The Sisters take vows of poverty, chastity
and obedience. The Servidoras take a fourth vow
of Marian Consecration and are given a new
name. The religious name has two parts: The first
is a form of Mary, and the second is generally an
invocation of Mary. Elise’s new name is Mary,
Glory of Eternal Life.
’15 Madison Daigle was
named to the 2015 All-
Sun Belt Conference
Second Team in volleyball.
She received Sun Belt
Conference Freshman of
the Week twice during her
freshman season.
’15 Marianne Konikoff
is a sophomore at Yale
University majoring
in math. She was
recently featured in
the December issue
of The Advisor News,
published by Abel
Advisors. Marianne
worked with the
financial advisors this
summer as an intern. She developed templates
and spreadsheets currently being used by the
company and assisted with moving a number
of functions to a digital Client Relationship
Manager, enabling advisors to easily and securely
store client information and establish calendars
and pre-programmed task checklists.
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Karen Baudin Allen, a 1984 graduate of St.
Joseph’s Academy, will be among the 28
Catholic school graduates honored at the 2016
Distinguished Graduates Awards Dinner, hosted
by the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese.
The dinner/awards banquet will be held Monday,
February 1, at The Renaissance.
Karen Baudin Allen Named SJA’s
Distinguished Graduate
Karen is president of Senior Services Division,
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health
System. In her role, she provides executive
leadership and oversight to
services offered to senior
populations by the health
system and sponsored hospital
organizations. She also serves as
executive director of Programs
of All-Inclusive Care for the
Elderly (PACE) in Baton Rouge
and Lafayette. She oversees
implementation of all aspects of
the program and is responsible
for determining appropriate
operational strategies and
interfacing between the
Louisiana Department of Health
and Hospitals and the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid
Services.
With more than 25 years of
experience in the healthcare
profession, Karen has initiated
and established a number
of innovative programs and services. She has
incorporated strategic planning and daily
operational skills on the organizational and
departmental levels and has overseen all fiscal
responsibilities for enhancing organizational
performance. She serves as a lead liaison between
the medical center and numerous organizations,
governmental agencies, church and civic groups.
Karen Baudin Allen ’84 is SJA’s
Distinguished Graduate for 2016.
Numerous community organizations have
benefited from Karen’s volunteer service,
including the American Heart Association,
United Way, Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention
and Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area.
She has served St. Joseph’s Academy in many
capacities, including as chair of the SJA Board
of Directors; chair of the Search and Selection
Committee for a new principal; past Phonea-Thon
chair; and member of the Strategic
Planning Executive Committee for the school’s
most recent strategic plan.
Embodying the charism of the
Sisters of St. Joseph in all that
she does, Karen is a woman
for others in her service to her
community, church, work and
her alma mater.
“I believe that Catholic
education is the cornerstone of
developing the whole person
with the focus of understanding
the life of Christ and how we
as Christians continue these
learnings throughout our
life’s journey,” Karen said.
“This education enables one
to establish personal values,
meaningful prayer, enhance our
faith and be of service to others.”
Karen is a 1990 graduate of
Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s of
science degree in secondary education. She also
holds a master’s of science from LSU.
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Taylor Chustz, a 2007 St. Joseph’s Academy
graduate, is working with Exponential
Education, a non-governmental organization in
Ghana. Her primary focus is directing a girls’
leadership program.
Graduate Working with Girls’ Leadership
Program in Ghana
As program associate last year, Taylor led a
yearlong course of study for second-year, female
high school students in the village of Antoa,
located outside of Kumasi. The program, which
accepts 20-30 girls through an application
process, focuses on leadership, mentoring
and service.
Taylor also works with Level Up Village,
an organization that
helps bring science,
technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM)
courses to schools in
developing countries.
“My goal is to have all the
schools and students in my
village gain some level of
understanding of the STEM
fields,” she said. “I want
them all to be exposed to
STEM and realize they can
have a future in those areas
even if they come from a
low-income community in
rural Ghana.”
As a student at St. Joseph’s
Academy, Taylor was a paid
student technician in the
school’s student-run Help
Desk, believed to be the first
of its kind at an all-girls’
school. That experience, as
well as her involvement with
the Amnesty International
Taylor Chustz ’07, center, is working in Ghana,
helping young girls develop leadership skills. She is
pictured here with the Antoa junior high students
who participated in mentoring sessions with senior
high girls.
chapter on campus, pushed her towards a
service-oriented career, she said.
“In the Help Desk, we did many community
service projects that helped spark a passion
for education, service and technology for
the rest of my life,” Taylor said. “[Technology
faculty member and Help Desk Director] John
Richardson was and is still a great teacher who
believes in educating women. At a young age,
seeing that passion made me want to pursue that
field. My time at SJA was a time to help me test
boundaries and ask questions. I was fortunate
enough to have faculty, staff and friends who
thought that was a good idea.”
After spending the
Christmas holidays with
family in Baton Rouge,
Taylor returned to Ghana
and assumed the role of
senior program manager
with Exponential Education.
She will be in Ghana for at
least another year, helping
create additional leadership
programs and partnerships
for young women.
“Working in the field in
Ghana has been amazing,
and I truly enjoy the
experiences and relationships
I have gained here,” she said.
“I still have a desire to return
to the United States and
work in education, but right
now, my future is open. After
this year, who knows? Life is
an adventure.”
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Angela DiVincenti Babin, a 1998 graduate of St.
Joseph’s Academy, has always thrown parties. As
a student at SJA, Angela loved to host after-dance
get-togethers. “I’d make up any excuse to have
a bunch of people at my house,” she said. “My
mom is a Southern homemaker and big party
thrower. I learned mostly from her.”
Alumna’s Christmas Decorations Featured on
Cover of Southern Living
internships as she pursued a job in media sales.
But she quickly found the rigid routine to be
unappealing. “I am creative and spontaneous and
over the top,” she said. “I like to mix it up every day.”
Angela moved to Dallas, working several years at
Park Place Bentley. She returned to Baton Rouge
and spent time at The Lod Cook Hotel on LSU’s
campus, then became a kindergarten teacher
in the local public school system. When she
married Daniel Babin in 2011, she knew it was
time to get off the career merry-go-round and
pursue her dream career: event planning.
“I have always wanted to own my own business
and create fabulous events,” she said. “I knew
that if I ever had the opportunity, I was going to
go for it. My husband has always supported my
dream, and I am very fortunate to have a spouse
who has allowed me to do so.”
Angela Marie Events is a full-service planning
company that styles, plans and coordinates any
event. Weddings are Angela’s focus, though
she enjoys the occasional children’s party or
corporate event. “I always tell my clients: The
whole point of hiring me is so you can enjoy
your time being the hostess and not have to
worry about a thing,” she said.
Angela DiVincenti Babin, SJA class of 1998,
garnered the cover of Christmas at Home, a
magazine for Southern Living’s Christmas Special
Collectors’ Edition. The cover features a Christmas
tree and mantel she designed with a variety of plaids.
After graduating in 2002 from Louisiana
State University with a degree in mass
communications, Angela served numerous
Angela had worked with Southern Living on
previous occasions, serving as a stylist on photo
shoots in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans
areas. When an editor remembered that she had
experience decorating Christmas trees, the editor
contacted her. “She emailed me out of the blue
and asked for some Christmas pictures from
past work I had done,” Angela said. “I had no
idea why and didn’t want to ask, so I emailed her
some pictures, and that was that. Weeks later, I
heard back and was told I was chosen as one of
the three designers for the Christmas edition and
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that each would be up for the front cover. I was speechless.”
Like all photo shoots, the Christmas assignment presented unique challenges. Primarily, Angela was
scrambling to find a very tall Christmas tree on the 4th of July. “My neighbors probably thought we were
losing our minds,” Angela recalled with a laugh. “We had a real tree in the garage, an artificial one set up
in the front window of our house and then issued a desperate cry for a simple gold star on facebook only
hours before the shoot.”
The shoot came off without a hitch, and Angela was thrilled with the results, featuring her Ralph Laureninspired
design with plaids and antlers with a touch of berries and pine cones. “It was exciting beyond
words,” she said.
When Angela and Daniel aren’t busy with their careers, they love to entertain. “I am always looking for an
excuse to have a party,” Angela said.
Celebrations are in the near future, as well. Angela and Daniel will welcome their first baby in April. “We
are super excited for him to be here, though of course he is making his debut in the middle of wedding
season,” Angela said. “But I wouldn’t expect anything less.”
Sizzling Summer 2016 2016
Girls in grades 4 through 8 will enjoy an exciting array of enrichment opportunities in
academics, athletics and the arts during Sizzling Summer 2016.
Plans are now under way for a fun-filled summer program on SJA’s beautiful, safe
campus. Campers gain self-esteem and self-confidence while building new skills and
forming friendships. Look for registration details in the coming weeks.
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The St. Joseph’s Academy class of 1966
gathered at Dutch’s Seafood & Steakhouse on
January 10 for a Sunday evening celebration.
The evening featured five courses, wine pairings
and SJA administrators, faculty/staff members
and their spouses serving as celebrity waiters.
Proceeds from the dinner benefited the Spirit of
’66 Scholarship.
The SJA Alumnae Association
hosted a 1950s Decade Luncheon
on December 16. Graduates from
the classes of 1950 through 1959
gathered in Mother Alice Hall for a
ladies’ Christmas luncheon. They
enjoyed visiting with their classmates
and fellow decade graduates and
celebrating the holiday season.
Members of the class of 2015 returned to campus on
December 18 to celebrate their six-month reunion.
The event, hosted by the SJA Alumnae Association,
was held in the SJA Dining Hall. The graduates
enjoyed pizza and cookies. They visited with one
another and members of the faculty, staff and
administration. They picked up their 2015 yearbooks
and posed for a group picture. The popular six-month
reunion tradition allows former students to return to
campus and encourages them to become active
members of the SJA Alumnae Association.
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SJA alumnae living in the Fort Worth area gathered on Monday, January 18.
On January 19, SJA alums in Dallas gathered at Bar Louie.
Shreveport alums met for lunch on January 20.
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Annual Fund
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Every year, St. Joseph’s Academy asks our
alumnae, parents, faculty/staff and friends
to invest in our mission of “educating young
women as responsible and unifying members of
the world community” with a gift to the Annual
Fund. Our goal this year is a simple one: to
raise 4.1 percent of our yearly operating budget
through the Annual Fund. Our benefactors have
responded! To date, we have raised 2.86 percent
of our annual budget and project we will reach
that goal well before the end of our fiscal year
on June 30, 2016. Below is how we are achieving
that success by constituency:
Annual Fund Projected to Reach Goal
Faculty/Staff: 100% gave $20,000
Parents: 55% have given $237,626
Alumnae: 8% have given $64,711
Friends: 15% have given $68,061
Your generosity and commitment to St. Joseph’s
Academy allows us to continue to graduate
young women who will carry on the SJA
tradition dating back to 1868 of serving our dear
neighbor. Our students know the importance
of helping others by witnessing our alumnae,
parents, friends, faculty and staff give of
themselves. Thank you.
All gifts to the Annual Fund have an enormous
impact on SJA’s ability to enhance its standards
of excellence in teaching, student development
and facilities. Annual gifts fuel the success of
this school and touch every aspect of our
students’ experience.
Specifically, a gift to the Annual Fund will:
• Enable SJA to recruit and retain the highest
caliber of teachers who serve as role models for
our students;
• Contribute to the cutting-edge technology, lab
equipment and other state-of-the-art learning
tools used in the classroom;
• Instill in students a deep awareness of God’s
presence in their lives through a dynamic faith
development program;
• Offer students the opportunity to uncover
hidden talents through our fine arts offerings;
• Ensure that SJA continues its winning athletic
tradition;
• Give students an extraordinary and enriching
experience – the SJA experience – that they will
treasure for a lifetime.
St. Joseph’s Academy alumnae, parents and
friends know firsthand the transforming power
of an Academy education. Consider sharing that
gift with others. Those who financially support
SJA uphold the spirit of philanthropy that has
sustained this school since its founding. Your
generosity, leadership and faith in our mission
helps St. Joseph’s Academy flourish year after year.
The Annual Fund continues to be the primary
vehicle for members of the Academy community
to join together in a meaningful effort to support
the mission of this great school. If you have not
had the opportunity to give, donations or pledges
to the SJA Annual Fund may be made online or
by check. Every dollar and every donor play a
vital role. No matter the amount of the gift, your
investment in the Annual Fund enables current
students to receive an education that will last
a lifetime. We welcome and are grateful for
your support!
If you have any questions, please contact Mission
Advancement Director Meg Gerald at
(225) 388-2254 or geraldm@sjabr.org.
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Planned Giving
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SJA Students Are Your Legacy. If You Will It.
SMany of our alumnae, parents and friends have included St. Joseph’s Academy in their wills or estate plans
but haven’t had the opportunity to tell us. If your plans include a bequest to SJA that will one day leave a
legacy for our students, please let us know. We would like to thank you for your generous commitment and
welcome you to The Legacy Society.
Future support from people like you ensures we continue to provide a strong Catholic education for
generations of students to come. By sharing your intentions, we can keep you informed of our mission to
uphold the high standards of education which you have come to know and cherish.
A bequest is a simple way to support St. Joseph’s Academy while retaining your assets during your lifetime.
SJA can be named as the beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy or financial
accounts. So whether you are taking those first important steps towards planning your estate or updating
your estate plan, please contact us today.
Let us know.
Sharing your plan is easy and places you under no obligation.
Contact: Sister Joan Laplace, CSJ
Phone: (225) 388-2220
Email: laplacej@sjabr.org
Leaving a Legacy at St. Joseph’s Academy
I am/we are pleased to inform you that I/we (check all that apply):
Have already included SJA in my/our estate plans.
Am/are considering a planned gift to St. Joseph’s Academy.
Would like a personal call or visit to discuss a planned gift.
Would like to receive information about how to include St. Joseph’s Academy in a will.
Name(s):
Address: City: State: ______ Zip: __________
Email:
Phone:
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On Campus
F
St. Joseph’s Academy faculty members were
challenged by Principal Michele Lambert to
redesign an existing space to create a 21stcentury
classroom. Each academic department
was charged with creating student-centered
spaces that would allow for collaboration and
project-based learning as well as independent work.
Faculty Challenged to Create 21st Century Classrooms
The departments were asked to imagine a
comfortable space where students could easily
rearrange furniture, access ample writing space
and use task-appropriate technology. Faculty
members presented their concepts at the school’s
professional development meeting on October
21. The social studies and foreign language
departments submitted the winning designs and
were each awarded $10,000 to bring their ideas
to fruition.
The redesign challenge
is part of SJA’s
initiative to establish
an Innovation and
Design Lab to open
in August of 2016.
The new lab will
offer cutting-edge,
project-based learning
to equip young
women for success in
college and the 21stcentury
workplace.
The Innovation and
Design model helps
students develop
critical-thinking,
collaboration, creating
and problem-solving
skills. In the lab, they
will design projects
to solve real-world
problems and impact
their communities, taking learning beyond
the classroom.
The Innovation and Design Lab will be the
link between SJA’s recently established Andrea
Clesi McMakin ’74 STEM Lab and the global
community. Students will learn to both think
and do, said Amy Perrin, SJA’s director of
Innovation and Design. “We were overwhelmed
by the enthusiasm brought to this challenge
by every department,” she said. “The faculty
put so much time and effort into researching
21st-century learning and collaborating on the
redesign. It was incredibly difficult to choose
only two winners.”
The Innovation and Design Lab will be located
on the first floor of Medaille Hall. Renovations
will begin at the end of the semester.
Jennifer Prather, chair of the Theology department, presented her colleagues’ proposal for a
21st-century classroom.
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Fall Sports Teams Enjoy Success
FThe fall sports season drew to a close in late
November, and SJA added several pieces of
hardware to its trophy case.
The swim team captured its fifth consecutive
Division I-Class 5A state championship, scoring
472 points to outdistance the 22-team field.
Senior Amy Miller, a Texas A&M signee, set a
state record in the 100-yard free with a time of
49.97. She also won the 100-yard breaststroke
in 1:03.35, narrowly missing setting a second
record. Miller was named Female Swimmer of
the Meet. Senior Clayton Black also won two
events: the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.19) and 500-
yard freestyle (5:04.65). Bethany Seagraves was
SJA’s third double winner, capturing the 200-yard
individual medley (2:09.02) and the 100-yard
backstroke (56.98). Two SJA relay teams set state
records: the 200-yard medley (1:46.98) and the
400-yard freestyle (3:29.16).
The swim team won its fifth straight Division I
state championship.
The cross country team finished as the state runner-up.
The cross country team finished as the Class 5A
state runner-up for 2015. The Redstickers scored
59 points to finish behind Mandeville (48) in the
Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA State Cross Country
meet, which featured 35 complete teams and
261 runners.
Junior Gabbi Chauvin finished third overall in
a time of 19:51.6, and SJA’s other five runners
finished in the top 20: freshman Lauren Hendry,
13th, 20:36.6; sophomore Jennifer Bennett, 14th,
20:41.7; junior Claire Andries, 15th, 20:49.6;
freshman Leanne Livingston, 18th, 20:53.4; and
senior Natalie Aguillard, 20th, 21:00.5.
The third-seeded volleyball team advanced to the
quarterfinal round of the Allstate Sugar Bowl/
LHSAA State Volleyball Tournament before
falling to sixth-seeded Archbishop Chapelle in
four games.
The Redstickers finished the year at 28-12.
30 . SJA Connections
Coach Sivi Miller talks strategy during a
break from action in the quarterfinal-round
matchup against Archbishop Chapelle.
Seniors Clayton Black, left, and Amy Miller,
right, signed national letters of intent
in November and will compete at the
collegiate level next year. Black will swim
for LSU, and Miller will swim for Texas A&M.

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On Campus
S
St. Joseph’s Academy has established Charism
in Action, a new organization designed to help
students better understand and promote the
charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The group’s
first meeting was held November 3 in the Chapel
at SJA.
SJA Creates Charism in Action Group
Students heard from Sister Adele Lambert,
former SJA president, about the history and
charism of the Sisters. Also speaking to the group
were Dr. Greg and Mrs. Debbie (Kleinpeter ’77)
administration to join students from sister
schools in Cleveland, Ohio, and LaGrange Park,
Illinois, for the weeklong conference.
Charism in Action is open to any SJA student
who wants to enjoy a closer relationship with
the Sisters; gain a better understanding of their
charitable work and love of the dear neighbor;
work in unity to carry out the Sisters’ ideals; and
be part of an organization that may serve as a
precursor to becoming an Associate, which they
must be 18 to pursue.
Ten members of Charism in Action will be
selected to participate in next summer’s CSJ/SSJ
Student Leadership Conference, to be held in
Kansas City, Missouri.
4th Annual SJA Tennis Classic
Presented by
The new Charism in Action organization helps students better
understand and promote the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The
group is pictured following its first meeting in November.
Gelpi, who are CSJ Associates. This group of men
and women embrace the charism of unity and
reconciliation and participate in the mission of
the Sisters in their daily lives.
Also speaking to the gathering were seniors Lily
Rennhoff and Gloria Alvarado, who participated
in the inaugural CSJ/SSJ Student Leadership
Conference in Philadelphia this summer. They
were among 10 students selected by the SJA
February 26 - 28, 2016
Bocage Racquet Club
To register, visit www.usta.com
Tournament ID - 700072816
Divisions
Women’s Doubles
Men’s Doubles
Mixed Doubles
The tournament is open to all adult tennis
players. For questions, contact Alumnae
Director Emily May Kline at klinee@sjabr.org or
(225) 388-2244.
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Tribute Donations
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Tribute Donations
The following tribute donations were made between October 1 and December 31, 2015.
Please remember those being honored, as well as those who honored them, in your prayers.
If you wish to make a special gift in honor or memory of a family member or friend, you may donate
online at www.sjabr.org. Click the “Giving” tab at the top of the homepage, then “Other Ways to Give.”
If you have any questions, please call the Mission Advancement Office at (225) 388-2219.
In Honor of Ms. Kristy Roubique
Andries ’76
Mrs. Cherie Lato
In Memory of Mrs. Fay Atkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
In Memory of Dr. John Atkinson
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Brooksher, DDS
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
In Honor of Sister Jane Aucoin,
CSJ ’44
Mr. and Mrs. Zach Wilson
In Honor of Ms. Emily Bach ’07
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bach
In Memory of Mrs. Catherine Balhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Balhoff
In Memory of Mrs. Drusilla
B. Balkom
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Balkom
Dr. and Mrs. John B. Cowan
Dr. Rebecca L. Currier
In Honor of Mrs. Suzanne Day
Bassett ’66
Mrs. Alice Greer
In Memory of Mr. Paul Baxter
Ms. Gail Major
In Memory of Ms. Frances Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
In Memory of Mr. Henry J. Bellaire
Mrs. Elizabeth Bellaire
Mrs. Gina Clark
In Memory of Mr. Jerry Bourg
Laura and John Cox
In Memory of Mrs. Audry Chaney
Cashio ’53
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
In Memory of Sister Lydia
Champagne, CSJ ’42
Mrs. Barbara Manda O’Rourk
In Honor of Ms. Madison Cheatham
Melissa Heck Brown
In Honor of Ms. Anna Christian ’19
Reverend John and Dr. Mary Christian
In Honor of Ms. Sarah Christian ’15
Reverend John and Dr. Mary Christian
In Memory of Dr. Jennifer Wray
Cole, MD ’76
Kathryn Engolio Campesi
Ms. Lane Chenevert
Mr. and Mrs. Gene A. Edward
Dr. and Mrs. Greg Gelpi
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harvey
Mrs. Betty Kleinpeter Kershaw
Ms. Terry Kleinpeter
Aimee Kleinpeter Klimczak
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Leglue
In Memory of Ms. Johnice L.
Daniel ’68
Mr. John L. Daniel Jr.
Mrs. Lorraine Fourrier
Dr. Jeanne Fourrier-Eggart
Ralph and Suzette Howe
Dr. William Loe
Mrs. Mary Grace Arbour Miller
Toots Greco Villere
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Windham
In Memory of Mr. Joseph Delaune
Mrs. Heidi Hirschey Smith
In Memory of Mr. Rob Dolese
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McKenzie
In Memory of Mr. J.W. Fleniken
Mrs. Pat Fleniken Reed and Family
In Honor of Ms. Gail Gaiennie ’66
Mrs. Alice Greer
In Memory of Mrs. Mary Delle
Bogan Gerald ’47
Mrs. Linda Marchand
In Memory of Mrs. Jodi Griffon
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
Mrs. Linda Marchand
In Memory of Mrs. Deborah
Plaisance Gwin ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Balhoff
Mrs. Mary Grace Arbour Miller
Toots Greco Villere
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Tribute Donations
In Honor of Lurline Hamilton ’64
and Jill White
Ms. Nancy Arbuthnot and Ms.
Randye Watson
In Memory of Mrs. Mary Prosser
Heroman ’65
Mr. Louis Curet
In Memory of Mrs. Lillie
Jumonville Holstead
Mrs. Pat Fleniken Reed and Family
In Memory of Ms. Allison
Honeycutt ’12
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Centola III
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Chaney
Dr. R. Clay and Heidi Gould
Mr. and Mrs. D. Blayne Honeycutt
Mr. Matt Moreland
Mr. Richard G. Perque
In Honor of Mrs. Dyra Culotta
Hughes ’66
Mrs. Alice Greer
In Memory of Mrs. Margaret
Coerver Jolly ’42
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jolly
In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
C. Jumonville
Sandy and Greg Brown
In Memory of Mrs. Clothilde
Fryoux Knight ’39
Mr. and Ms. Joseph C. Holmes Jr.
In Memory of Mrs. Odile
Boudreaux Lane ’45
Grace Boudreaux Burton
In Honor of Sister Joan Laplace, CSJ
Mr. Louis Curet
Sister Adele E. Lambert, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Ristroph
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Sherburne
Dr. Helen Healy Soley ’73
In Memory of Mr. Thomas LaPorte
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Fryou
Mrs. Mary Dardenne Michel
Peachie and Phil Ragusa
In Memory of Mrs. Georgia Faye
Phillips Marcello ’47
Mrs. Tara Messenger
In Memory of Ms. Marjorie Claire
McAnelly ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Balhoff
In Honor of Mrs. Mary Hebert
McCowan ’61
Mr. Paul M. Hebert, Jr.
Mrs. Barbara Magruder
In Honor of Mrs. Erin Eckert
McLean ’83
Ms. Emily McCune
In Memory of Ms. Tabitha McLindon
Ms. Ann M. McLindon
In Honor of Mrs. Septima Brown
McNamara ’66
Mrs. Alice Greer
In Memory of Ms. Courtney L.
Myshrall ’95
Mrs. Britney Myshrall Piner
In Memory of Mrs. Lucille
P. Myshrall
Mrs. Pat Fleniken Reed and Family
In Memory of Mrs. Mary Delacroix
Olds ’34
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
Mrs. Mary Lou James
Walters, Papillon, Thomas,
Cullens, LLC
In Memory of Mrs. Lauren Savoy
Olinde ’02
Mrs. Barbara Balhoff Bagwell
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Balhoff
In Memory of Mr. Alvin Ourso Jr.
Mrs. Leola Ourso
In Memory of Mrs. Beverly Pancamo
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ethridge
In Memory of Mr. James E. Payton Sr.
Mrs. Tena McKenzie
In Memory of Mrs. Danni
Bourgeois Pecue ’58
Ms. Sara Shields
In Memory of Mrs. Camilla Rachal
Mrs. Camilla Pugh
In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth
Pecoraro Reinhardt ’57
Mrs. Dolores Curley Dartez
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Fryou
Mrs. Regina Barcelona Gautreaux
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Guidry
In Honor of Mrs. Janet Rhorer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wascom
In Memory of Mr. L.J. Sevin
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harvey
In Honor of Mrs. Lynne Suire
Dr. Geil Browning
In Memory of Mrs. Patricia
Martinez Tessier ’49
Mr. Louis Curet
In Memory of Emerson and
Leola Whitaker
Libby Whitaker Corry
Jeanie Whitaker Granberry
Bernie Whitaker Chapman
Marion Whitaker Pecue
Jack Whitaker
In Memory of Mrs. Emma
Melancon White ’45
Mr. and Mrs. Mark White
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In Honor of Ms. Maddie Wilks ’16
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilks
Brick Fund
The following donors purchased
an engraved brick as part of SJA’s
“Pave the Way” brick program. The
following donations were made
between October 1 and
December 31, 2015.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Adams
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Akin
Mrs. Ashley Balkom Alberty ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd B. Alford
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Alise
Mrs. Kacy Allensworth’s 8th hour
chemistry class
Nieces and nephews of Sister Jane
Louise Arbour, CSJ
The grandchildren of Julia
Bahlinger Arbour
Ms. Noel Ardoin
Mrs. Paige Balkom Bacile
Mrs. Juanita Bahlinger
Dr. Margaret Bishop Baier ’82
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Baird
(Rhonda Moreau ’87)
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Balkom
Ms. Kirsten Balkom
Mrs. Marianna Barber
Michelle Plauche ’86 and Terry Barclay
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bayhi
Mrs. Marjorie Persac Belou ’42
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Blitzer Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Blouin Jr.
Mr. Greg Bodin
Mr. Paul Bologna and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Boudreaux
Mr. Brad Bourg
Ms. Lorna Bourg ’60
Ms. Donna Brazile
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Breen
(Jan Rhorer ’69)
Mrs. Kaye Kleinpeter Brignac ’67
Mrs. Mary Pat Broussard
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Buchart
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Calandro
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Caruso
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Carville
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Chargois
Class of 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Kirt A. Clement
Mrs. Claire Brechtel Collier ’46
Mrs. Alicita Sigur Collins ’75
Mrs. B.C. McHugh Collins ’40
Mrs. Mary Kay Hannaman Burns
Collins ’58
Mr. Mike Collins
Dr. and Mrs. R. Mark Conger
Ms. Jane Conley ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Couvillion
Mrs. Veronica De La Garza Craven ’96
Mrs. Amey Shortess Crousillac ’77
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Curran
Mrs. Therese Barcelona Cush ’46
Mr. and Mrs. John Dabkowski
Ms. Kerri D’Amico
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Daniel Jr.
Mrs. Diane Davis
Mrs. Katherine Davis and Family
Ms. Sarah De La Garza ’99
Mr. and Mrs. John DeArmond
Mrs. Mary T. Heffron deBrueys ’72
Mrs. Becky Bello DeJohn ’67
Ms. Larissa Devlin ’88
Ms. Teresa Devlin ’94
Ms. Sue Dicharry ’67
Mr. and Mrs. David Dismukes
Mr. Paul Distefano
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Dittmar
(Millicent Boyce ’89)
Re and David DiVincenti
(Maria Bologna ’71)
Ms. Tara Dixon ’89
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dorman
Mrs. Toni White Douglas ’78
Mr. Brent Dugas
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Duplechin
Mr. Ben Elder and Dr. Maria Bhacca
Mrs. Nancy Hannaman Endom ’61
Mrs. Rachel Breen Everaard ’96
Ms. Nancy Barber Falgout ’83
Peggy Laplace Fernandez, Paul
Laplace and Jack Laplace
Mrs. Mattie Pourciau Garza ’03
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Gautreaux
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Gerald Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Giblin
Mrs. Emma Lane Gilmore ’53
Ms. Gloria Green
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grey III
Mrs. Lucy Gilbert Gritzmacher ’65
Mrs. Nancy Barker Gunn ’76
Mrs. Myrna Walker Hall ’59
Mrs. Angela Montagnino Halleck ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hamilton
(Suzanne Vasser ’08)
Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Harelson
Mrs. Lori Dugas Harrell ’87
Mrs. Liz Laenger Hasenkampf ’94
Mrs. Beverly Heil ’56
The Heine Family
Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Hollis
Mrs. Kelly Sword Hurtado ’81
Mrs. Mary Jane Iobst
Mrs. Jo Jena Noto Jackson ’61
Mrs. Mary Sue Jordan Jackson ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jolly
Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Jumonville
Ms. Summar Kasem
Ms. Jo Ellen Kearny ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Keaton
(Stacey Brenner ’86)
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelleher Jr.
Mrs. Betty Kleinpeter Kershaw ’48
Mrs. Sharon Ourso Kleinpeter ’67
Ms. Alyssa Kneipp ’07
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin F. Knobloch
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Krzystowczyk
Ms. T. LaCour
Dr. Michele Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lamonica
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Landry Jr.
Mrs. Maggie Devlin Landry ’89
Mrs. Shirley Lanier ’49
Ms. Brittni Lanoux ’12
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Michael Lawrence
(Cheryl Chagnard ’89)
Mrs. Brenda LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin J. LeBlanc Jr.
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Tribute Donations
Mrs. Katherine LeBlanc ’64
The LeBlanc Family
Mr. Louis Boo LeBlanc
Mrs. Mollie Lemoine
Mrs. Lynn Kayser Lunsford ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lyon
Mr. Wayne Macaluso
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mackey
Mr. Hal B. Macmurdo
Mrs. Carole Termini Mansur ’64
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Triche
Marchand ’55
Mrs. Nancy Levert Marchand ’67
Mrs. Ellen Chagnard Martin ’93
Marcie Maxwell ’99, Angie Maxwell
’96 and Catherine Maxwell
McDaniel ’93
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McAnelly
Mrs. Dominica Romano McCants ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McCowan Jr.
(Mary Hebert ’61)
Mrs. Mary Ruth Gilbert McKeough ’60
The Levert Family
Mrs. Erin Eckert McLean ’83
Mr. Frank McNabb
Mrs. Tiffany Quinlan Meek ’89
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Meroney
Mrs. Tara Nolan Messenger ’70
Mrs. Mary Dardenne Michel ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Miller
Mr. Ronnie Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mire
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mitchell
Mrs. Joette Monaghan
Mrs. Audrey Maggio Monlezun ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Fermin Montes de
Oca IV
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Morales
Ms. Malena Moreau ’11
Mrs. Kathryn Trick Mount ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Munn
Mr. and Mrs. Linton J. Naquin
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Neck
Mrs. Penny Hoffman Nelson ’78
Mrs. Jackie Johnston Nielsen ’67
Mrs. Karen Rhodes Novak ’97
Mr. and Mrs. Pat O’Hara
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Olinde
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ourso
Mr. and Mrs. Hays Owen
Mrs. Sue Krueger Pate
The Perrin Family
Mrs. Christine Perry
Mrs. Karen Walker Pierson ’71
Dr. and Mrs. Todd A. Pourciau
Ms. Dorothy Prudhomme
Mrs. Vicki Quick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Quinn
(Michelle Simoneaux ’82)
Mr. Harold Rabalais
Mrs. Mona Raby
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Raymond
Ms. Janet Reed ’67
Ms. Amanda Register ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richard
Ms. Mary Richardson
Mr. Scott Ritter
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rolfsen
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rome
Lindsay and Donald Rougon
Ms. Ann Ryland
Dr. and Mrs. Russell J. Saloom
Mrs. Mary Sandifer
Mrs. Kendal Balkom Scheidt
Mrs. Gloria Polito Schexnayder ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Schexnaydre
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Shedlof
Mrs. Robin Dugas Shollmier ’92
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sicard
Dr. and Mrs. Denis E. Simon
Mrs. Alanna Small ’98
Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. St. Amant
Mrs. Lori St. Germain ’82
Ms. Megan St. Germain ’11
Mr. and Mrs. Glen St. Martin
(Michelle Lorio ’83)
Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Stanford
Judi and Dan Stegemoeller
(Judy Holden ’86)
Mrs. Sissy Wall Stephens ’80
Mrs. Eleanor Favrot Stevens ’67
Mrs. Christine Cacioppo Sutton ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Talbot
(Patricia Brignac ’84)
Mrs. Mary Tebo
Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Thompson
The children of Virginia
Arbour Tomeny
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Toups
Mrs. Nancy Beatty Velardo ’67
Mr. and Mrs. John Veron
Mrs. Ella Tessier Wakeley ’47
Mrs. Jan Hollis Walberg ’67
Dr. and Mrs. William D. Wall IV
Mrs. Norma Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Weimer
Mrs. Emily Ellis Welch ’95
Ms. Mae Whitehead
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin W. Wilbert Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wilbert III
Mrs. Danielle Armand Williams ’96
Ms. Stephanie Williams ’12
Ms. Nancie Wintz ’72
Ms. Rikki Wintz ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wood III
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Wyble
Dr. Jodi Yelverton-Guy ’83
Mrs. Katy Devlin Yurk ’85
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Transitions
36 . SJA Connections
TMarriages
’98 Sallie Curtin Duplantier
DuPont to Trevor Clayton Arnold
1/20/2015
’03 Kelly Noëlle Davis to Benjamin
William Leff 12/4/2015
’03 Sunny Julian Delacroix to
Hampton Gordon West 12/23/14
’03 Katherine “Katie” Raia to
Jonathan Ryan Whittaker
6/12/2015
’04 Mallory Rae Guerin to Garrett
John Kemp 11/6/2015
’04 Marcelle Alyce Navarre to
Joshua Philip Downer 4/18/2015
’06 Joan Celeste Regard to Dr.
Wayne Leonard Rupp Jr.
12/19/2015
’07 Sarah Elizabeth Morales
to Christopher Michael Vitenas
10/24/2015
’07 Kathryn Regard to Stephen
Douglas 10/23/2015
’08 Kaitlyn Rose Chustz to Kyle
Joseph Free 4/10/2015
’08 Margaret “Maggie” Tumminello
to Steven William Tyburski
12/5/2015
’09 Carol Ann Daniel to Blake
Savoie 6/26/2015
’11 Emily Lasseigne to Jacob Meyer
Cotton 6/26/2015
Births
’88 Charlene Nolan Young:
daughter, Zélie Marie, born
6/10/2015
’97 Bridget LaBorde Orton: son,
Jack Andrew, born 10/29/2015
’98 Maria Von Gruben Donald:
daughter, Eleanor Renee, born
8/26/2015
’99 Erin McConnell Hoffman:
daughter, Cecilia Frances, born
2/19/2015
’02 Kristen Melancon Bourgeois:
daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth,
born 10/19/2015
’04 Taylor Persac Gulotta: son,
Cullen David, born 10/26/2015
In Memoriam
We make a sincere effort to
publish any close alumnae family
connections with the names of
the deceased. With more than
9,000 alumnae, please note that
our database does not include all
possible SJA relationships. We
appreciate receiving this information
from the family whenever possible.
Notices which appear in this issue
were received by January 18, 2016.
Curtis Joseph Auzenne
Father of Cynthia Auzenne Richard ’72
Harold Ignatius Bahlinger Jr.
Son of Claire Wilson Bahlinger ’53
Brother of Anne-Scott Bahlinger
Pourciau ’88
Uncle of Mary-Scott Pourciau ’18
Nephew of Frances Robichaux
Bahlinger ’41, Elizabeth Klein
Bahlinger ’42, Helen Brogdon
Bahlinger ’43 (dec.), Linda
Wilson Landry ’51, Mary Scott
Wilson Fergesen ’54 (dec.), Sister
Kathleen Bahlinger ’56 (dec.) and
Rebecca Wilson ’65
Harry William Barber Jr.
Father of Elizabeth “Liz” Barber
Spreen ’89
Paul Joseph Baxter
Grandfather of Devin Baxter ’15
Emma Frances Wilson Beck
Mother of Teresa Beck Tiller ’72 and
Barbara Beck Villar ’73
June Marie “Junie” Baudin
Bordelon ’51
Mother of Lauren Bordelon
Lapointe ’77
Sister of Betty Jane Baudin Heard ’47
(dec.)
Samson “Sam” Breen
Husband of Jan Rhorer Breen ’69
Father of Rachel Breen Everaard ’96
Richard Andrew Campbell Jr.
Father of Anna Kathryne Campbell
Kronenberger ’89, Lauren
Campbell Hughey ’90 and Judith
Campbell ’93
Uncle of Christen Campbell Siegel
’93 and Catherine Campbell ’05
Roy Frank Cangelosi Jr.
Father of Pam Cangelosi Ducote ’70,
Janet Cangelosi Hibbard ’71, Judy
Cangelosi Brousseau ’73 and
Gwen Cangelosi Mitchell ’76
Brother of Carolyn Cangelosi
Perrault ’54
Grandfather of Helen Jewell ’11
Michelle Rinaudo DeVille
Mother of Ariel DeVille ’06 and
Olivia DeVille ’17
Lucy Manisco DiVincenti
Mother of Phyllis DiVincenti
Draughon ’71, Dorothy “Dotty”
DiVincenti Smith ’72, Ginny
DiVincenti Skrobialowski ’75 and
LuAnn DiVincenti Prejean ’76
Grandmother of Stacy DiVincenti
’95, Angela DiVincenti Babin ’98
and Christina DiVincenti
O’Brien ’99
Robert “Rob” Dolese
Grandfather of Caroline Dolese ’19

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Transitions
Troy Edward Ewing
Son of Julie Nesbit ’62
Brother of Dawn Ewing Mills ’84,
Tammy Ewing ’88 and Laura
Ewing ’85 (dec.; Alumna by
Choice)
Grandson of Madeline Ortlieb
Nesbit ’40 (dec.)
C. Farrell “Benny” Frugé
Father of Debbie Frugé Meade ’73
and Teri Frugé Huff ’74
Grandfather of Kelli Huff Morgan
’06, Erica Fruge ’14 and Camille
Frugé ’18
Jewell Anthony Garon
Husband of Rita Harelson Garon ’42
Father of Marilyn Garon Miller ’66,
Linda Garon Davis ’72 and Elaine
Garon Hopkins ’76
Grandfather of Karen Young Fairess
’87, Robyn Young Brungardt ’88,
Allyson Dooley ’96 and Jennifer
Tricou Lambert ’97
Father Leo Guillot
Brother of Sister Mildred Guillot ’43,
Betsy Guillot Roark ’45 and Mary
Lee Guillot ’53
Irene Hoffman Gyan
Mother of Mary Gyan Coco ’71
Elizabeth Pecquet “Liz” Harelson ’43
Mother of Connie Bozeman
Fairbanks ’64
Brian Patrick Harris
Grandfather of Alexandra Fields ’19
Abbey Kay Hebert
Daughter of Debi Blouin Smith ’88
Niece of Dana Blouin Meadors ’85
Roy Forrest “Skee” Hill Jr.
Father of Jo Dale Hill Ales
(former faculty)
Grandfather of Elizabeth Ales Nolan
’92, Laura Ales Guillen ’95 and
Emily Waguespack Mayo ’95
Stephanie Kay Cook Hutchinson
Mother of Laura Durio ’10 and
Emily Durio ’16
Daniel Ulysse LaFleur Sr.
Grandfather of Madeline Anne
Fontenot ’14
Eppie Manuel Landry
Grandmother of Kate Barton ’16 and
Anne Barton ’19
Myrtle Talbot Landry
Grandmother of Baylea Landry ’19
Robert Andrew
“Coach Robert” Landry
Husband of Theresa Gros Landry ’65
Father of Toni Landry Ransome ’97
Grandfather of Kelsi Landry ’19
Odile Marie Boudreaux Lane ’45
Sister of Gloria Jean “Jinkie” Hale
Phillips ’45
Thomas A. LaPorte Sr.
Husband of Anna Mae Cascio
LaPorte ’43
Father of Jo Ann LaPorte Lappin ’67
and Lynn LaPorte Samuels ’72
Grandfather of Rachel LaPorte ’08
and Rebecca LaPorte ’11
Bridget Babin LeBlanc
Mother of Nancy LeBlanc Guidry ’65
Frank Malesic
Father of Karen Anne Malesic
Richardson ’74 (dec.)
Josephine Paola Martin
Mother of Lana Martin Dixon ’68
Dale M. Mayeaux
Father of Candace Mayeaux Tucker
’97 and Stacy Mayeaux Roberts ’99
Uncle of Kristi Rea Cooley ’86
Winnie Agnes Poirier Buhler
McLaughlin ’45
Sister of Dorothy “Dot” Poirier
Buhler ’33 (dec.), Muryl Poirier
Buhler ’35 (dec.), Irma Poirier
Verbois ’36 (dec.) and Eugie
Poirier Rachal ’41 (dec.)
Margie Rita Armstrong Mitchell
’42 (Alumna by Choice)
Great Aunt of Jessica Warner ’03
Mary Olive Delacroix Pierson
Olds ’34
Mother of Barbara Pierson Gauthier
’57 and Mary Olive “Ollie”
Pierson ’62
Sister of Edith Delacroix Lefebvre ’43
(dec.)
Kaarlo Arthur Oivanki
Grandfather of Claire Bailey
Thompson ’00 and Lydia Bailey ’04
Jeb Anthony Olivier
Father of Caroline Olivier ’16
Melford Francis Rabalais
Father of Ann Rabalais Cohen ’73,
Carol Rabalais James ’75 and
Susan Rabalais Nelson ’79
Grandfather of Anna Claire
Rabalais ’19
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Elizabeth “Betty” Pecoraro
Reinhardt ’57
Mother of Dionne Reinhardt
Rodriguez ’78
Sister of Carolyn Pecoraro Dupuis
’59, Kay Pecoraro Summers
’64 and Kathryn “Kay” Pecoraro
Schexnayder ’71
Beverly Stirling Robinson
Mother of Linda Robinson ’70 and
Amy Robinson Kirsch ’77
Marion Romano
Father of Jannifer Romano Watts ’86
and Shannon Romano Moore ’89
Brother of Dominica Romano
McCants ’67
Grandfather of Cassidy Pocorello ’06
and Emily Martin ’19
Carolyn Lestremau Scanlan
Mother of Jackie Scanlan Zeller,
SJA faculty
Grandmother of Carrie Zeller
Martinez ’02 and Emily Zeller ’13
Norman M. “Billy” Sutton Sr.
Father of Sandra Sutton Dykes ’80
and Michelle Sutton Plauché ’90
Grandfather of Amy Bloodworth
Sellers ’97 and Catherine
Gauthier ’15
C. Alan Tennyson
Husband of Pat Acosta Tennyson ’55
Father of Karen Tennyson Whitman ’88
Uncle of Reneé David Richard ’90
Patricia Ann “Pat” Martinez
Tessier ’49
Mother of Shivaun Tessier Davis ’74,
Melanie Tessier Moore ’76 (dec.)
and Tara Tessier ’77
Grandmother of Allison Davis ’07,
Katherine “Katie” Moore ’08
(dec.) and Lauren Moore ’10
Joy Love Clause Toups
Grandmother of Mary Toups ’14
Taylor Ryan White
Son of Bobbi Jo Couvillion Stevens ’88
John Anthony Schneller
Husband of Ann Culotta Schneller,
former faculty
Father of Gina Schneller Oldendorf,
former faculty
Grandfather of Kacey Oldendorf
Ashworth ’06 and Allyson
Oldendorf ’09
Robert W. Snelsire
Husband of Marguerite “Margo”
Kirsch ’54
Donald G. Songy
Father of Donna Songy Bolton ’77,
Sharon Songy Salzer ’79 and
Tammy Songy Callegan ’82 (dec.)
Grandfather of Suzette Songy ’02
and Emily Salzer ’10
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Elusive Alumnae
Help Us Find These Elusive Alumnae
If you have current information for any of the following graduates, please contact Alumnae
Director Emily May Kline at (225) 388-2244 or klinee@sjabr.org.
Susan Littell Mullin ’66
Linda Hidalgo Sugg ’66
Ann Levert Byrd ’71
Elizabeth Rageur Davis ’71
Cecelia Fox ’71
Vivian Freyre ’71
Ann LeBlanc ’71
Paula McGrew ’71
Andrea M. Stephens ’71
Kay Warren Thayer ’71
Shawn Robertson ’76
Rachel Stephens ’76
Sarah Robinson Barek ’81
Celeste Benede Benedetto ’81
Erin Derbes Brown ’81
Erin Langan Hense ’81
DeJeanne Pesson Keller ’81
Elizabeth McClanahan ’81
Aimee Rome Aaron ’86
Melinda Champagne ’86
Lea Smith Foster ’86
Sherry Hargooa ’86
Erin O’Connell Helf ’86
Maria Cuartas Johnson ’86
Kristin Lawton ’86
Renee Lieux-Brechbiel ’86
Amy Niebylski ’86
Lisa Anselmo Sepulveda ’86
Thais Shanks ’86
Joel Parker Smith ’86
Janell Falcon Walsh ’86
Tiffani Worsham ’86
Mikki Bader ’91
Sandra Blakemore Chedraui ’91
Keri Landers M. Conley ’91
Nicole Dahlhauser ’91
Stephanie Levasseur Devaney ’91
Stacy LeBlanc Dodd ’91
Elizabeth Fugler ’91
Marcie Saucier Graf ’91
Lucie Branton LeDoux ’91
Minh Ngoc Nguyen ’91
Anne Pizzolato ’91
Kami Roccaforte ’91
Margaret Schempf ’91
Melanie Smith ’91
Jessica Abernathy ’96
Amy Allen ’96
Molly Andrews ’96
Charlene Boudreaux Borne ’96
Yvonne Boudreaux ’96
Marci Burdette ’96
Lesley Blackwood Carrier ’96
Adrienne Cook Clement ’96
Penelope Fairchild ’96
Dona Fontenot ’96
Christy Gaudet ’96
Mrs. Brandi Harris ’96
Nicole Lemoine ’96
Jamie Lewis ’96
Mandy Miller ’96
Olivier Marie Odom ’96
Katie Osborne ’96
Jamie Resweber ’96
Margaret Frederick Schleeter ’96
Julie Tessier ’96
Melissa Turgeon ’96
Ashley Colley Willis ’96
Rachel Troyer Arnold ’01
Brandi Bielkiewicz ’01
Jessica Bodin ’01
Jessica Colby ’01
Mandi Cook ’01
Mary Daniel ’01
Rebecca Dodson ’01
Lauren McCall Fitch ’01
Katie Gonsoulin ’01
Candice Snedigar Hernandez ’01
Laney Joffrion King ’01
Katie Mancuso ’01
Meghan Merritt ’01
Margot Moore ’01
Stephanie Nunez ’01
Carlye D’Albor Roussel ’01
Lindsey Gaunt Wiggins ’01
Katherine Bryant Denemark ’06
Blair Elaine Gray ’06
Lindsey Ann Guercio ’06
Nicole Marie Hanney ’06
Emily Catherine Hoover ’06
Elizabeth Claire Jurey ’06
Anna Christine Martinez ’06
McKenzie Ann Nelson ’06
Joan Regard Rupp ’06
Alyce Lauren Thibodeaux ’06
Amy Jo Watkins ’06
Rachel Layne Lindsly ’11
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