Marian Magazine - Marian High School

Nancy Ricceri Major ’72 was a calculus reader
(grader) for the AP Calculus BC exam in June in
Kansas City. Nancy is a mathematics teacher at
Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village,
CO. She became a grandmother for the first time
when her grandson, Vincent James, was born April
19, 2010.
Meg Gross Minton ’75 was inducted into the
University of Nebraska – Kearney (UNK) 2010
Athletic Hall of Fame. Meg was an outstanding
tennis player and pioneer on the first Loper tennis
teams from 1976 to 1979. She played No. 1 singles
and No. 1 doubles for all four years. She was
the first woman to qualify and compete in four
post-season regional tennis tournaments. As a
freshman in UNK’s first season of women’s tennis,
she qualified for the AIAW post-season play in
both singles and doubles. After graduating magna
cum laude, she became a certified U.S. Professional
Tennis Association teacher for 13 years in Hawaii.
She was named Kauai Woman of the Year in Sports
in 1988 for her work with junior tennis. After
moving to Eau Claire, Wis., she has continued
teaching tennis and has served as director of the
Eau Claire YMCA Indoor Sports Center.
Geri Hewitt Michelic ’74 is marketing director at
the Salvation Army Kroc Center.
In September 2010, Dr. Susan Galvin Scholer ’74,
received the Partnership Award from the Servants
of Mary’s, Susan is a Physician with Immanuel
Senior Living and also the Physician for the
Servants of Mary.
Susan Galvin Scholer ’74 with Sr. Mary Gehringer, OSM
’66, provincial for the Servants of Mary
Cher Klosner Lane ’76, along with her brother
Gene Klosner, sang the National Anthem for Game
1 of the 2010 College World Series. They also
kicked off the Bank of the West Celebrates America
concert with the National Anthem – opening for
Kansas, Styx and Foreigner. The duo also sang the
team’s “Omaha Royals say, Fun Rules!” jingle on
the radio and TV in the Omaha area.
Joanne Eglseder Beiermann ’80 is a writer for
The Columbus Telegram in Columbus, NE. She
recently wrote an article reminiscing about her
time at Marian and her 30-year class reunion.
Margaret Dunn ’82 graduated with a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Arizona State University’s
School of Sustainability in May 2010. She will
begin the Executive MBA program at ASU’s W. P.
Carey School of Business this fall. Margaret started
and owns Ollie the Trolley, a local transportation
company with a fleet of trolleys and motor coaches
serving a ridership of more than a quarter-million
annually. Now named Dunn Transportation,
and preparing to celebrate 25 years in business,
the company offers city tours, holiday lights
excursions, corporate outings, fundraisers and
trolley rides for private events.
Margaret Dunn ‘82 is the founder of Ollie the Trolley
Dr. Theresa Townley ’82, assistant professor of
medicine and director of Creighton’s Medicine/
Pediatrics Residency program, was a part of a team
of Creighton medical professionals who traveled to
Haiti to help care for the survivors of the January
2010 earthquake. Theresa, a team leader at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Jimani, made an
urgent appeal on behalf of some of her critically
ill patients on the evening of Friday, January
29, 2010. She contacted Creighton surgeon Dr.
Charles Filipi to report that certain patients would
survive only if they could be airlifted to a hospital
in Cap-Haitien, which has an intensive care unit,
located in northern Haiti. Dr. Filipi conferred with
other Creighton administrators, including Dr.
John Cernech, dean of students & vice president
for student services, and Professor Patrick
Borchers, vice president for academic affairs, and
successfully contacted Sen. Ben Nelson’s office for
assistance. By noon on Sunday, the first group of
the most critical patients and their families were
transported in a C-53 helicopter. Three subsequent
flights airlifted a total of 40 patients.
Kristine Thomas ’84 moved from Omaha to San
Antonio in August of 2009 with her husband Bill
and three kids, Quintin, 9, Mitchell, 8 and Gillian, 7.
Maureen Finnigan ’86 and husband Dan Madison
ran the Boston Marathon.
Teresa Kramer Ruback ’90 is a chef and worked
at the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA.
Erin Grace ’91, an Omaha World-Herald staff
writer for nearly 12 years, has won a national
writing award given annually by the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs. Erin was presented
with the 15th annual Jane Cunningham Croly/
GFWC award for excellence in covering issues
of concern to women on June 14, as part of the
federation’s 119th annual international convention
in Omaha. Erin was selected for her July 12, 2009
article “Why Are There So Few Women?” detailing
how women are outnumbered by men in Omaha
boardrooms.
Pam Fortun ’92 received the 2010 Young Leader
of the Year Award from the Kansas City Metro
Chapter of the American Public Works Association.
The award recognizes young APWA members who
have demonstrated an initial commitment to the
profession and the association, promoting the
concept that length of career does not necessarily
indicate leadership abilities or potential for service.
Pam is a Senior Stormwater Treatment Engineer
for the City of Overland Park, KS. For the past four
years, she has been leading the city’s efforts to comply
with the EPA’s mandate for municipalities to control
post-construction runoff as part of their National
Pollution Detection and Elimination System (NPDES)
Permit. Pam received her degree in civil engineering
from the University of Nebraska – Omaha in 1999 and
master’s degree in civil engineering at the University
of Missouri - Kansas City.
Abby Klusmire Jordan ’96 is the co-owner of
eCreamery and was featured on WOWT in March
2010. eCreamery is an online custom ice cream and
gelato shop where you choose your own flavors,
mix-ins, packaging and even your own ice cream
name. They also have a small boutique ice cream
parlor in Omaha. It has been featured on The View,
The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The New York
Times.
Abby Klusmire Jordan ’96 with her business partner
Becky App
Sarah Farha Troia ’97 and Jenny Farha Galley
’03 were featured on KETV Channel 7 and in the
September 14, 2010 issue of the Omaha World-
Herald for their latest contribution to the Omaha
fashion scene, the Denim Saloon. The sisters
opened their denim boutique in the heart of
Dundee in early September 2010. Check out their
website at www.denimsaloon.com
Jennifer Jester ’98 was promoted to vice president
of accounting at First Westroads Bank. She joined
the bank in 2001 and graduated from the University
of Nebraska – Omaha.
Eileen Maziarz ‘98 is in residency at the Duke
University Medical Center.
Katie Beller Frazell ’00 was featured in the April/
May 2010 issue of Her Magazine with her daughter
Mary Kate, who suffers from Sturge-Weber
Syndrome. Katie raises money for The Sturge-
Weber Foundation by selling hair bows online at
www.creations4acause.com.
Marijo Bosiljevac ’02 will represent the United
States in the 2010 World Kayak Polo Tournament
in Milan, Italy. Marijo teaches kayaking lessons for
Nebraska Kayak Polo.
Christine Weremy ’02 and two partners started
a web marketing company called Web Business
Consultants, http://webbizconsultants.com. It
is an online marketing consulting agency which
targets small to medium-sized businesses in the
Midwest to increase brand and product awareness
via website creation and Internet marketing
strategies. The WBC’s primary goal is to teach
businesses how to become self-sufficient with
online marketing practices. They are currently
working on a web site for author Timothy “Speed”
Levitch, http://www.speedlevitchonline.com.
Christine received her bachelor of arts degree in
2002 from Marquette University in journalism and
graduated with a master’s degree in journalism with
an emphasis on marketing and communication
from the University of Kansas in May 2010. She
currently lives Kansas City.
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