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

Alumni News | Spring 2011
In December, more than 100 alumni attended
the Loras Network of Chicago Alumni
Holiday Party at the Cubby Bear in downtown
Chicago.
Michaela Pease (’10), Carolyn Zens (’10),
Leah Corkery (’09), Rachel Gunderson
(’09) and Alisha Espey (’10) at the Loras
Network of Chicago Alumni Holiday Party.
The young alumni of Dubuque also attended
a Dubuque Fighting Saints Hockey game at
the new Mystique Community Ice Center on
Jan. 14. If you are interested in planning
young alumni events in your area, or if you
would like to join the Young Alumni
Advisory Board, please email
elizabeth.elsbernd@loras.edu.
Chris (MA ’03) and Bob (MA ’03) Smialek
at the Dubuque Fighting Saints Hockey
Game.
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Happy Hours
Several alumni happy hours have been
organized throughout the past several
months, including a Rockford social at
Der Rathskeller on June 11, 2010.
The Nov. 18 Shrink ’n Drink event in
Milwaukee was a mixture of talk show,
classroom lecture and bar chatter, featuring
Loras alumnae and psychologist Julie
Helmrich, Ph.D. (’78).
Kathleen Volk (’07), Julie Helmrich (’78),
Mike Riesch (’09) and Terry McCauley
(’78) at the Shrink n’ Drink in Milwaukee.
Kelly Mostek (’08), Ryan Wertz (’08),
Bridget Rhines (’07), Meredith Marlow
(’08) and Ryan Small (’08) at the Loras
Network of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City
Happy Hour.
In December, the young alumni in Cedar
Rapids/Iowa City planned a holiday happy
hour at Moose McDuffy’s.
In January the Loras Network of Des Moines
gathered at Rock Bottom in West Des Moines
to tour the brewery and enjoy a happy hour
with fellow Duhawk alumni and friends of the
College.
Patrick Freund (’07), Brittany Martinez
(’09) and Erik Hulscher (’96) at the Loras
Network of Des Moines Happy Hour.
Thanks to all of our alumni volunteers who
have helped plan, organize, host or cover the
cost of an event. We could not do it without
you! �