THE LORAS COLLEGE MAGAZINE | VOL. 59 | NO. 1 | WINTER 2010

Loras jazz choral and wind ensemble students
performed for a full house at the Jazz
Gala Concert at Loras College.
The Loras Network of Cedar Rapids/Iowa
City had a Duhawk Den tailgate in Cedar
Rapids before the Loras vs. Coe game as well.
Holly Johnson (’08), Rachel Carroll (’08)
and Rosie Guerrero (’08) at the Duhawk
Den/Homecoming Tailgate.
Alumni in Huntington Beach, Calif.,
and Atlanta, Ga., had the opportunity to meet
with Msgr. Charles Lang (’61) and Pam
Gerard, vice president for institutional
advancement, to learn about current initiatives
and accomplishments of the College.
Msgr. Charles Lang (’61) and Denis Weber
(’63) at the Huntington Beach, Calif.,
Reception.
Friends gathered at the Atlanta Alumni
Reception. Pictured are seated: John O’Brien
(’84), Nan (Grooss) Griffin (’79), Lisa
(Grooss) Hoot (’77), Johnny Jones (’90), Amy
(Meyer) Merry (’87), standing: Dan Marr
(’74), Julie Marr, Kathleen Harrington, Bob
Harrington (’61) and Dennis Sterk (’77).
President Jim Collins (’84) and the Board
of Regents were present at alumni receptions
in Naples, Fla., and Washington, D.C., where
they mingled with alumni and gave a college
update.
The Washington D.C. reception was
followed by a Georgetown basketball game,
to which alumni received complimentary
tickets.
Mark Rosauer (’67), Rita Rosauer, Tara
Cicero and Troy Cicero (’84) at the Naples
Presidential Alumni Reception.
Alumni across the country also had several
opportunities to meet with current Loras
students and professors. Students from a
J-Term business course, led by Hugh
Graham, associate professor of business
administration, met with alumni in San Jose,
Calif., at Amici’s Pizzaria.
As The Jazz Experience J-Term group traveled
across the country, alumni were invited
to attend jazz band and choir performances
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in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Memphis, Paducah,
Chicago and Dubuque. The Loras Network
of Chicago hosted a reception with the
Loras students at St. Bernadette Catholic
Church in Evergreen Park, Ill., and the
students performed a Jazz Gala Concert
when they returned to Dubuque on Jan. 19,
after their tour.
Young Alumni Events/Meetings
Throughout the past few months, young
alumni volunteers, members of the Young
Alumni Advisory Board and the Office of
Alumni Relations staff have helped plan
events targeted (but not limited!) to young
alumni who graduated in 2000 or later.
In September, alumni gathered at Park Farm
Winery outside of Dubuque for wine-tasting
and Loras trivia.
Tom White (’02), Jenna Kosek (’09) and
Alyssa Hauser (’09) at the Young Alumni
Wine-Tasting Event.
In November, nearly 20 young alumni
attended the Young Alumni On-Campus
Progressive Dinner, where they enjoyed hors
d’oeuvres, gourmet sandwiches and dessert
at various locations around the Loras College
campus.
Ryan Kruse (’09), Mike Riesch (’09),
Daniel “Digger” Kurt (’09) and Elizabeth
Lampe (’10) at the Young Alumni
Progressive Dinner.
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