July 2017

Spring 2017

July 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Letter from the President Introducing the Class of 2017 View from the Spire Cyber Security Comes to Saint Mary Best Wishes Farewell to Some of Our Best A Major Growth in Soft Skills Alumni Corner: Class Notes In Memoriam SpireFest 2017 Recap Endowed Scholarship [...]

Alumni Calendar

July 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Athletic Department Golf Classic Sunday, Aug. 27 Registration and underwriting opportunities available. stmary.edu/GolfClassic KC Alumni Council Street Car Scavenger Hunt Sunday, Sept. 17 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Meet at Hardwick Law Office: 2405 Grand Avenue, Suite 800, Kansas City, MO [...]

Changes to the Endowed Scholarship Program

July 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Board of Trustees voted in February to change the minimum amount required to establish an endowed scholarship from $10,000 to $20,000 (one-time gift) or $25,000 (a period of five years or less). All endowed scholarships created prior to Feb. 28, 2017 are automatically grandfathered and will [...]

A Record-Setting night to Remember

July 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Another amazing night goes down in history! This year marked the 14th anniversary of SpireFest, the largest and only scholarship fundraiser at the University of Saint Mary. SpireFest 2017 brought over 500 guests together, raising nearly $260,000 (a record high) for USM student scholarships. Guests [...]

In Memoriam

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

’30’s Sr. Mary Cecilia Carig, A’38, C’51, Leavenworth, Kan., died Nov. 1, 2016. Sr. Mary Cecilia served the SCL community for 78 years. ’40s Janice Spence McMahan, A’41, San Carlos, Calif., lost her husband, Bob, on April 5, 2014. Helen Zeugin Bristow, [...]

Spring 2017 – Class Notes

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

’40s Annabel Crawford Willcott, A’46, C’50, Leavenworth, Kan., was honored in November 2016 for 15 years of service to the Sisters of Charity. Annabel answers the main telephone/switchboard at the Mother House. She is the mother of Sr. Amy Willcott, C’83, Leavenworth, Kan. [...]

Major Growth Soft Skills

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Saint Mary Students Develop What Employers Want Long gone are the days when a college education was an automatic passport to your dream job. Now, employers want more. While the bachelor’s degree may act as the strongest symbol someone is ready for the job market, today it has a lot of noise [...]

A Farewell to Some of Our Best Faculty

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sister Susan Rieke, Ph.D., Professor of English 37 years of service On retiring: Though Sr. Susan always thought she’d know it was time to retire when she no longer enjoyed the classroom and students … that never happened for her. She still got a kick out of her students as much today as she [...]

Best Wishes, Karolyn!

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Development and Alumni Office was saddened to say goodbye to one of their own, Karolyn Dreiling, this May. Karolyn started as a development officer at Saint Mary in August 2011. With her successful track record as a development officer, she quickly moved into the role of vice president for [...]

Cyber Security Comes to Saint Mary

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

New Track Added to Computer Information Systems Computer viruses, network outages, and hacking affect thousands every day—and its impact can range from inconvenient to threatening. As the number of software applications, data networks, and end-users multiply, so do opportunities for exploitation. [...]