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2009-10 Alumni/ae Board
President:
Wendy Hulsebus '90
Douglas Asquith '06
Timothy Backous, OSB
Emily Bergen '08
Brenda Brown
Kip Christianson '09
Peter Dwyer '69
John S. Dwyer '07
Beth Flynn '05
Kenneth Gutzwiller '56
Abbot John Klassen, OSB, '67
Soren Lagaard '05
Marin A. Lagaard '06
Bob Mahowald '95
Rich Mies '76
Pete Mullin '04 Meghan Murphy '09
Joe Ostendorf '99
Henry Padgett '69
Tony Randall '84
Tyler Stone '08
Marty Stone '78
Donn Thurk '56
Morgan Zirbes Novak '07 |
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Alumni/ae Association
Strategic Plan
If you would like to be involved in the following areas, please e-mail the Alumni/ae Board Member who is heading up the effort and who will report back to the board for the group.
Branding Work Group By 2011, three times as many alumni/ae as now can tell us what the Board is/does and the Alumni/ae Board's profile is as high as the Board of Regent's. Contact: Wendy Hulsebus '90
Technology Work Group By 2011, we will use state of the art, consistent, user-friendly tools to communicate with alumni/ae to ensure a deep sense of community. Contact: Bob Mahowald '95
Prep Life Work Group By 2011, Prep Life will be a must-read, award-winning, high quality publication that highlights both current and past students and news. Contact: Ken Gutzwiller '56
Events Work Group By 2011, there will be a 100% increase in attendance of Alumni/ae Board Events. Contact: Tony Randall '84
Faculty/Staff Work Group By 2011, through valuable mutual experience/resource utilization, we will double the number of faculty & staff involved in alumni/ae events. Contact: Chris Schellinger '87 |
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Brenda Brown, Director of Advancement  |
It is less than two weeks until school starts and we will soon be starting our continuous 154th year of gifting the world with bright, thoughtful adults guided by Benedictine values.
This will be another incredible year for Prep. We are right on track for our budgeted goal of 305 students, we finished up last fiscal year slightly into the black and we have an amazing faculty and staff who are ready to kick off the year with workshops next week.
This fall we welcome six exciting and innovative educators! One of the new faculty is our new jazz and stings instructor, Jeff Engholm. Jeff wears many hats as an instructor, bassist, singer, songwriter, engineer, conductor, and producer. For the past thirteen years, Jeff has developed and shared his talents with the George Maurer Group, Rockhouse Productions and Hunny Nut Studios. Not only is he a professional musician who has played at numerous venues, he also taught at both the K-12 and college level. We were fortunate to have him work with our students last year during Steve Anderson's extended medical absence. I can't imagine how amazing our jazz band will sound at Fisher's Club this spring!
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we begin another year!
Benedictine Peace!
Brenda |
New school year here before we know it! |
After what feels like a summer of endless warm and sunny days, school is about to start. The doors open for class on August 23rd. Consider  joining the entire SJP community for the 2010-11 Opening Convocation ceremony 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday, August 24th at the Abbey Church. For more details, please call 320-363-3315. |
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Longing for the links? | |
It's time to think Prep Classic at Madden's. This is a fabulous fundraising golf tournament that sells out annually. Get a foursome together and golf The Classic golf course at Madden's in Brainerd, MN, September 21, 2010.
You have your choice of either 18 holes  (The Classic course) or 9 holes(social golf). Afterwards, enjoy an amazing meal on the 19th hole, prepared by the resort and hosted by SJP alum Brian Thuringer '68 and his wife Deb. Click here for more information and registration. |
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Anniversary Mass for Fr. John Kaiser '51 |
There will be a mass commemorating the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Fr. John Kaiser '51 September 19, 2010 at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud.
World mission rosary beginas at 2pm in the Crypt Church; liturgy at 3 p.m. in Upper Church. Guests include Bishop Philip Anyolo of the Diocese of Homa Bay, Kenya, and 13 other Kenyan guests. A brief presentation on Father Kaiser and hospitality time will follow Mass.
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Oktoberfest 2010 - New Style, Same Fun! |
Save the date October 9, 2010 for our Collegeville spin on Oktoberfest. It is a one night only event featuring Austrian/German food and live  entertainment. Reservations will be taken and tickets will be pre-sold only for $25 each. Please call Mary Ritter at 320-363-3317. |
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They did not Believe in Him |
Fr. Eric Buermann, OSB '37 currently resides in Puerto Rico and generously passed on an article he thought may be of interest to our community. Click here to read his article which was originally written in Spanish and published in the Review of the Charismatic Renewal in Puerto Rico, Alabare, Num 480. It is translated and published here for Prep alumni and friends.
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Can you click for us? |
What could Saint John's Prep do with a half a million dollars?! Let's find out by voting for Saint John's Prep!
In celebration of Kohl's Cares® 10th anniversary, they are donating $500,000 to 20 schools each for a total of $10 million. Please click herehttp://bit.ly/9lv2Z7 to vote for Prep today- AND please pass along this email to everyone in your email address list to help me spread the word! |
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