Students inducted into Delta Mu Delta

Ten Saint Mary’s students were inducted into Delta Mu Delta at a luncheon reception on March 19. Delta Mu Delta is an international honor society in business established to recognize and reward outstanding academic achievement of students in business administration.

SMU’s Delta Mu Delta chapter, Eta Beta, was established in 1994 to promote the national organization’s goals of promoting higher scholarship in business education and recognizing and rewarding academic attainment in business subjects. Students selected must be in the top 20 percent of their class, as well as have a minimum GPA of 3.25 for undergraduates and 3.6 for graduate students.

New inductees include, from left: Ryan Gager, Christian Gaffy, Aaron Haley, Kevin Miley, Marissa Jacob, Sara Schoenthaler, Rachel McQuiston, Lucas Kubik, Janie Maki and Katarzyna Plawiak (not pictured).

Former inductees present included, from left: Kaylee Bunne, Sean Pavelich and Cassandra Kujawa.

Academic Awards presented

Jill Spitzmueller

David Spriegel

Judy Myers with David Dean, Jacob Rivet and Thomas Conry

Saint Mary’s University recognized outstanding senior students Thursday, April 276, at the annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet. Highlights of the evening included the announcement of graduate and professional school acceptances, grants and fellowships, and the awarding of the following special honors:

American Institute of Chemists Award (chemistry award) — Benjamin Ludescher

American Chemical Society Award (chemistry award) — Jill Spitzmueller

Kevin Martineau Award (business award)  — Yu Wang

Outstanding Accounting Major (business award) — Brian Dillon

Outstanding International Business Student (business award) — Anne Drazkowski

Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student (business award) — Sheree Haslemore

Outstanding Human Resource Management Student (business award) — Samantha Otto

Outstanding Sport Management Student (business award) — Thomas Healy

Outstanding Marketing Majors (business awards) — Amanda Gehrman and Joseph Rysavy

Saint Thomas Aquinas Award for Excellence (philosophy award) — Christopher Sindelar

Father Andrew Fabian Scholarship (philosophy award) — Michael Pica

Gerald Sullivan Outstanding Theatre Major Award (theatre award) — Thomas Conry

Grove Bree Holman Award (theatre award) — Jacob Rivet

Michael G. Flanagan Ghost Light Award (theatre award) — David Dean

Brother Leo Northam Awards (math awards) — Long Chen, Justyna Kujtkowska and Yuanyuan (Jasmine) Wang

Future Alumni Committee Scholarship — Jill Spitzmueller

Lasallian Honors Program Outstanding Senior Awards — Samantha Dahlstrom and Thomas Conry

Delta Epsilon Sigma National Student Award — Megan Hellman

History Department Distinction Award and Brother J. Robert Lane Historical Essay Award — David Spriegel

Saint Teresa Leadership and Service Institute for Women — Mary Glenski, Maria Pechacek and Amy Streit

Psychology Department Distinction Awards — Morgan Carlson, Bethany Hastings, Kelsi Addabbo, Allison Johnson, Jamie Jones and Cassandra Berning

Senior Academic Honors Banquet is April 26

The annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet will be held on Thursday, April 26, beginning with a reception in the President’s Room at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and the awards program will follow at 7 p.m. in the Toner Center Dining Room.

Tickets are not required for faculty and staff but RSVPs should be made to Barb Schmidtknecht at Ext. 6678 or to bschmidt@smumn.edu by April 19.

Students recognized at Academic Honors Banquet

Lasallian Honors students

Business awards

Maria Biebel

Saint Mary’s recognized outstanding senior students Wednesday, April 27, at the annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet. Highlights of the evening included the announcement of graduate and professional school acceptances, grants and fellowships, and the awarding of the following special honors:

American Institute of Chemists Award (chemistry award) — Xin Ye from Xi'an, China.
American Chemical Society Award (chemistry award) — Sara Harstad, daughter of Charles and Lynn Harstad of Chatfield, Minn.

ACS Outstanding Senior Award — Jennifer Koezly, daughter of Edwin and Monica Koezly of Ham Lake, Minn.

Kevin Martineau Award (business award) — Dongyang Xie from Xi’an China.

Outstanding Accounting Student (business award) — Dongyang Xie from Xi’an China.

Outstanding International Business Student (business award) — Fei Zou from Xi’an China.

Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student (business award) — Erin Glovigen, son of Gene and Nancy Glovigen of Rochester, Minn.

Outstanding Human Resource Management Student (business award) — Steve Kimlicka, son of Robert and Debra Kimlicka of Bartlett, Ill.

Outstanding Sport Management Student (business award) — Laura Enstad, daughter of Steven and Linda Enstad of Austin, Minn., and Andrew Ruf, son of Richard and Jennifer Ruf of Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Outstanding Marketing Student (business award) — Kelly Wagner, daughter of Daniel and Catherine Wagner of Woobury, Minn.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Award for Excellence (philosophy award) — Maxwell Perri, son of Jeffery and Jeanne Perri of Arlington Heights, Ill.

Gerald Sullivan Outstanding Theatre Major Award (theatre award) — Lindsay Christensen, daughter of Dawn Christensen of Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Brother Leo Northam Awards (math award) — Ann Cummins, daughter of Robert and Mary Cummins of Birchwood, Minn.

Future Alumni Committee Scholarship – Steven Lochen, son of David and Jayne Lochen of Kimball, Minn., and Kristina Empanger, daughter of Jon and Carol Empanger of Chaska, Minn.

Lasallian Honors Program Outstanding Senior Award — Rebecca Sandager, daughter of Michael and Nancy Sandager of Luverne, Minn., and Lukas Wallerich, son of Randall and Peggy Wallerich of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Delta Epsilon Sigma – Maria Biebel, daughter of Robert and Mary Biebel of Winona, received the National Delta Epsilon Sigma Undergraduate Student Award; and Nakisa Khoshnevis, daughter of Hamid and Shirly Khoshnevis of Dayton, Minn., received the National DES fellowship for graduate study Award.

History Department Distinction Award — Benjamin Eirikson, son of Philip and Debra Eirikson of Austin, Minn.

Students honored at Senior Honors Banquet

Saint Mary’s recognized outstanding senior students Wednesday, April 21, at the annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet. Highlights of the evening included the announcement of graduate and professional school acceptances, grants and fellowships, and the awarding of the following special honors:

American Institute of Chemists Award (chemistry award) — Aaron Clark, son of Carol Clark of Woodbury, Minn., and Thomas Briese, son of John and Catherine Briese of Rochester, Minn.

American Chemical Society Award (chemistry award) — Sarah Murphy, daughter of William and Theresa Murphy of New London, Minn.

Kevin Martineau Award (business award) — Agnieszka Kadej of Luban, Poland, and David Dahlstrom, son of William and Rosanne Dahlstrom of Rochester.

Outstanding Accounting Student (business award) — Katherine Drazkowski, daughter of Barry and Tammy Drazkowski of Fountain City, Wis.

Outstanding International Business Student (business award) — Pawel Jan Szczpkowski of Kluczbork, Poland.

Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student (business award) — Matthew Wilgenbusch, son of Dale and Sue Wilgenbusch of Dubuque, Iowa.

Outstanding Human Resource Management Student (business award) — David Dahlstrom, son of William and Rosanne Dahlstrom of Rochester.

Outstanding Sport Management Student (business award) — Zhe Song of Xi’an, China.

Outstanding Marketing Student (business award) — Agnieszka Kadej of Luban, Poland.

Wall Street Journal Award (business award) — Zhe Song of Xi’an, China.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Award for Excellence (philosophy award) — Thomas Howes, son of Ronald and Hazel Howes of Princeton, Minn.

Grove Bree Holman Award for Musical Theatre (theatre award) — Peter Snell, son of Michael and LouAnn Snell of Lino Lakes, Minn.

Michael G. Flanagan Ghost Light Award (theatre award) — William Ronchak, son of Ronald and Dorothy Ronchak of St. Paul, Minn.

Gerald Sullivan Outstanding Theatre Major Award (theatre award) — Timothy Schmall, son of Stephen and Kelly Schmall of Dubuque, Iowa.

Brother Leo Northam Awards (math award) — Stephanie Marnocha, daughter of Jay and Jan Marnocha of Appleton, Wis., and Changyu Yang of Xi’an, China.

Distinction in Studies/Academic Work Award (social sciences award) — Mary Gleich, daughter of Peter and Kathleen Marek Gleich of Hastings, Minn.

Distinction in Studies/Academic Work-Social Activism (social sciences award) — Sarah Weir, daughter of Glenn and Veronica Weir of Oswega, Ill.

Lasallian Honors Program Outstanding Senior Award — Thomas Briese, son of John and Catherine Briese of Rochester, Minn., and Sarah Weir, daughter of Glenn and Veronica Weir of Oswego, Ill.

Senior Academic Honors Banquet to be held April 21

The annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 21, beginning with a reception in the President's Room at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and the awards program will follow at 7 p.m. in the Dining Room. For more information, contact Barb Schmidtknecht at Ext. 6678.

Report shows Saint Mary’s athletes excel in classroom

For any student-athlete, statistics help tell the story of their individual or team successes.

Goals, assists, attack percentage, field goals made, split times, service aces, batting average … the list goes on and on.

For members of the 21 varsity intercollegiate sports at Saint Mary’s, however, one statistic stands out above all the rest — 3.11. That’s the overall SMU student-athlete grade-point-average for Fall 2009 semester, as calculated by Saint Mary’s institutional research.

“I am very proud of the accomplishments of our student-athletes on and off the field of competition,” said SMU athletic director Nikki Fennern, noting that 16 of the 21 varsity teams boasted a team GPA of 3.00 or higher, with the women’s track and field (3.53) and the men’s cross country (3.43) leading the charge. “Academic success is the main goal of all of our students. To achieve this while committing many hours per week to their sport, work, and other campus activities is even more impressive.”

Of the 325 current student-athletes — who make up 25 percent of SMU’s full-time undergraduate population — 15 had perfect 4.0 GPAs, while 73 were named to the dean’s list with GPAs of 3.60 or above, and 182 finished the fall semester at 3.00 or higher.

Along with their successes in competition and in the classroom, several Cardinal teams have also been busy volunteering their time around the Winona community. Over half of SMU’s teams have spent time volunteering in the community or for special events such as cancer awareness and Gifts for Winona. More community service opportunities are scheduled for second semester.

“It is important for our student-athletes to give back to the community,” Fennern said. “These young men and women show great generosity with their time and energy.”

Senior Academic Awards given out April 22

Saint Mary’s recognized outstanding senior students Wednesday, April 22, at the annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet. Highlights of the evening included the announcement of graduate and professional school acceptances, grants and fellowships, and the awarding of the following special honors:

American Institute of Chemists Award (chemistry award) — Bethany Kaufmann and Emily Mason

American Chemical Society Award (chemistry award) — James Mazzuca

Wall Street Journal Award/Business Student of the Year (business award) — Jakub Szymanski

Kevin Martineau Award (business award) — Amanda Wiste

Outstanding Accounting Major (business award) — Radoslaw Tomczak

Outstanding International Business Major (business award) — Leah Hoglin

Outstanding Management Major (business award) — Amanda Wiste

Outstanding Marketing Major (business award) — Holly Roffler

Saint Thomas Aquinas Award for Excellence in Philosophy (philosophy award) — Thomas Otto

Grove Bree Holman Award (theatre arts award) — Anthony Freeman

Michael G. Flanagan Award (theatre arts award) — John Montecalvo

Brother Leo Northam Award (mathematics award) — Angela Buck and Kristi Recke

Distinction in Studies/Academic work (social sciences award) — Sarah Windschitl

Distinction in Studies/Academic Work-Social Activism (social sciences award) — Laura Holupchinski

Future Alumni Committee Scholarship — Sarah St. Laurent

Lasallian Honors Program Outstanding Senior Awards — Neil Leibundguth and Sarah Mueller