Thursday, January 31, 2008

Annual Twin Cities admission reception a success

On Sunday, Jan. 27, the Admission Office hosted a reception at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott Hotel in Bloomington. The event drew almost 90 students and their parents. This successful event could not have happened without the generous support of many faculty, staff, current students and alumni who shared their Sunday to assist in bringing a taste of Saint Mary’s to prospective students.
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Thanks go to following individuals for their efforts:

Winona campus faculty, staff and coaches: Carolyn Ayers, Dan Bucknam, Jim Callinan, Gary Diomandes, Lupita Garza-Cienfuegos, Karen Hemker, Nigel Jenkins, Sarah Kay, Chad Kjorlien, Katie LaPlant, Preston Lawing, Melissa Luedtke, Tom Marpe, Shawn McMahon, Jeanne Minnerath, John Paulson, Ken Pellegrini, Tony Piscitiello, Megan Radke, Joy Rockwell, Jenny Shanahan, Kenneth Stenstrup, Karen Sullivan, Jen Trewick, Mike Trewick, Chandu Valluri, Tammy VonDrasek, Ron Weimer, Nick Winecke and Jayne Wobig.

Twin Cities campus staff: Becky Copper and Faith Seim.

Current undergraduate students: Kevin Black, Jillian Connolly, Olga Diaz-Lopez, Grecia Garcia, Ashley Kleist, Megan Mollison, Kim Riley, Andy Weigman and Andrew Winecke.

Undergraduate alumni: Amy Blaz ‘03, Libby Pegg ‘05, Matt Rink ‘05, Matt Smith ‘01, Dave Weigman ‘83 and Amanda Weinmann ‘07.

Parents of current SMU students: Lisa and Dave Weigman.

The positive comments heard from students and their parents after these events remind us that this is a valuable way to connect with future Saint Mary’s students.