MMC To Begin Year With the St. John's Bible

The Benedictine Institute of Leadership, Ethics, and Social Justice has announced the beginning of one year with the Saint John's Bible at Mount Marty College. Two volumes of a seven-volume Heritage Edition set will soon be available for the regional community to enjoy.

The Saint John's Bible, the first hand-written, hand-illuminated bible in more than 500 years, has been made possible through the efforts of St. John's University and the monks of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.

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Alumni News
 
Wende Heckert, C'94
Dr. Wende Heckert, RN, MSN, MFS, DNP, APRN-NP owns Heckert Nurse Consulting, LLC and Heckert Health Center, LLC, a direct pay clinic in Norfolk, NE specializing in prevention and education. She was recently published in the Journal of Forensic Nursing and was awarded the Nebraska March of Dimes Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year for 2014. Currently, she is instructing as an Assistant Professor in the MSN Program at Mount Marty.

Pam (Cimpl) Tiede, MMHS '70

Serving as the Minnehaha County Deputy State's Attorney in South Dakota for almost 40 years, Pam Tiede, JD has toiled behind the scenes on child abuse and neglect cases that helped determine the fate of children at risk. After years of working cases that involved juveniles and remained confidential, last week the Yankton native walked out of the County Administration Building after a retirement celebration ready to begin the next phase of her own life. Her public service career consisted of more than 3,000 cases and spanned six state's attorneys since being hired out of law school in 1977.

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Sam Stukel, C'98

A fisheries biologist with the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks, Stukel is on the river more than 100 days each year. His work has deepened his appreciation for all that the Missouri River offers, especially in the Yankton area that straddles the line between the reservoirs of the upper river and the engineered channel of the lower river. The Gregory, S.D. native earned a Bachelor's Degree at MMC where he spent many evenings fishing in the Gavins Point Dam tail waters or exploring the shores of Lewis and Clark Lake. Those experiences inspired him to choose a career working with the river.

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Candice Climer, C'05

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Scott Swier, C'95

Scott Swier is featured on the cover of the January 2015 issue of BizNOW Magazine, a publication dedicated to the ingenuity of the South Dakota business community. Swier Law Firm has grown rapidly across the state and Scott says they hope to keep growing by providing the highest caliber of legal counsel and advice which is their top priority.

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MMC Welcomes New Board Members 
Four new members have recently joined the Mount Marty College Board of Trustees. Those members are: Dr. Allan Tramp (Falls City, NE), Dr. Steven P. Feeney (Watertown, SD), James R. Collier (Seattle, WA) and Nancy J. Werner (St. Louis, MO). The Mount Marty College Alumni Association (MMCAA) welcomes these new members to the Board of Trustees and thanks them in advance for their service and dedication.

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Alum Spotlight

Chris Filsinger, C'08

There were several reasons Chris Filsinger decided to attend Mount Marty College. Being a teenager who was mostly interested in sports, the opportunity to play basketball was probably the biggest reason to choose Mount Marty initially. But Chris was also attracted to and came to appreciate the college's faith based mission. Attending an actual basketball game and then having the opportunity to meet some great people on his first visit, sealed the deal for Chris.

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Two basketball greats, a baseball standout and the only undefeated baseball team in South Dakota - Iowa Conference history make up the 2015 induction class for the Mount Marty College Athletic Hall of Fame. The formal induction ceremony will be held on May 3. 

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Sister Ann Kessler Releases a Revised Book

MMC Ranked by US News as Best College

According to a ranking by US News and World Report, Mount Marty College was listed as number 45 in the Best Colleges for Regional Colleges Midwest category. Mount Marty was also listed as number 15 for  Best Colleges for Veterans. These are the top-ranked schools in the 2015 Best Colleges rankings that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members apply for, pay for and complete their degrees.

(For more information on the rankings, visit www.mtmc.edu)

Spring Noon Forum Schedule Announced

The Noon Forums at Mount Marty have recently been scheduled. Each Thursday on the Yankton campus presenters give a talk on a variety of topics. The events are held over the noon hour in the South Dining Room of Roncalli and are free and open to the public. Alumni, friends and visitors are welcomed with brown bag lunches or lunch is available to purchase in the cafeteria.

(For a list of the presenters, visit www.mtmc.edu)

MMC Named NAIA Champions of Character Institution

For the tenth consecutive year, the Mount Marty College Athletic Department has been named a Champions of Character Five-Star Institution by the NAIA. MMC was among 168 institutions named to the Five-Star list.

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Yankton College Night at Cimpl Arena February 14

Mount Marty College will be recognizing local Yankton College Alumni from the Yankton area at the Lancer home double header basketball games against Grace University on Saturday, February 14. Alumni of both colleges are invited to Lancer Landing (west balcony in Cimpl Arena) for the game, hors d'oeuvres, visiting and viewing of historic memorabilia between the two schools. An introduction of Yankton College Alumni will take place on center court at halftime of the men's game. Special Valentine gifts will be presented to those married couples in attendance that mixed it up with one graduating from YC and the other from MMC.

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Obituaries: All-School Alumni, Faculty, & Staff

The Mount Marty College and Benedictine Communities are saddened by the deaths of Doug Martin, M. Jean Heffernan, Michael Rasmussen, and Lois M. Shearn.

R. Douglas Martin, 78, of La Crosse, WI passed away December 14, 2014 at Bethany St. Joseph's Care Center. MMC's former basketball coach and a Lancer Athletic Hall of Famer meant many things to many people, and by all accounts was a classy person whose impact on student-athletes will be long lasting.

MMC has already received several gifts in Coach Martin's memory and has decided to do something fitting with those gifts. The Lancer Athletic Department is looking at an All-American mural and video board that will be dedicated to Coach Martin's memory.

(For more on his obituary, click here)

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M. Jean Heffernan, 68 of Sioux Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 7. She attended MMC where she graduated with a BS Degree in Medical Technology. Jean worked at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital as a Medical Lab Technologist.  She then moved to Sioux Falls and retired after 30 years from Royal C. Johnson Memorial Hospital and Veteran's Administration as a registered specialist in microbiology.

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Michael Dean Rasmussen, age 52, of Yankton, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 9, at his home. He graduated from Yankton High School in 1981, where he excelled in academics, athletics, music, oral interpretation, and drama. Following graduation he continued his education at the University of South Dakota and Mount Marty College.

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Lois Marie Shearn, 100, of Phillip, SD, passed away Monday evening , January 19, at the Phillip Nursing Home. She grew up on a ranch and received her elementary education in Haakon County and attended Mount Marty, a Catholic girls high school at the time. Lois graduated from high school in 1931, returned to the ranch and began teaching country school in Haakon and Jackson counties.

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