To Our Friends

Letter From the President

June 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, Many of you have reached out during this challenging time of COVID-19. You have provided words of encouragement, supported student scholarships, and asked how you could help our community. I send my sincere gratitude for your support, concern, and prayers. Your generosity [...]

Letter From The President – Fall 2019

November 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, Our beginning this August was bittersweet. We lost our No. 1 Spires fan, Sr. Madonna Fink, and welcomed the largest freshman class in years. Sr. Madonna, C’54, retired from Saint Mary as a reference librarian, but she was so much more to our students, particularly our [...]

Letter From the President – Summer 2019

June 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, The 94th class of Saint Mary graduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas on May 4, and now, the Saint Mary alumni family has 426 new members. Now, there are 426 more men and women in our world who, grounded in faith, have the knowledge and skills to help shape the [...]

Letter From the President – Fall 2018

November 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, This season of Thanksgiving reminds me of my mother who was forever asking us if we knew how blessed we were. The correct answer was, “Yes, mom.” Mom was right to continually call our attention to how blessed we are. We have clean water, food, and shelter. We are [...]

Letter From the President – Summer 2018

June 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, Summer is upon us. Another school year has passed. The 93rd class of Saint Mary graduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas and our Saint Mary alumni family has 378 new members. I could not be more proud of these Saint Marians. They will better our world as [...]

A Letter from the President – Fall 2017

October 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, One of the great joys of education is we get to start anew each year. Each year, we welcome a new class of fresh-faced freshmen and a growing number of transfer students to Saint Mary. This year, we welcomed the largest class in recent history. The day the students arrive [...]

A Letter from the President – Spring 2017

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, Another school year has passed. They go faster each year. Yet, each is unique because of the students who are with us. We do our best to help them develop their God-given potential. We strive to instill in them a love for life-long learning and care of their brothers and [...]

A Letter from the President – Holiday 2016

December 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, As I continue to bask in Christmas joy and ponder the mystery of God among us, my heart overflows with gratitude for all the blessings the Saint Mary family has enjoyed this past year. We continue to build and remodel to accommodate our growing student body, so we can [...]

A Letter from the President — Fall 2016

September 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, As we welcome another class of young Saint Marians, a deep sense of gratitude wells up within me. Because of friends and alumni like you, these young students will experience a new food court and eat in a renovated Saint Joseph Dining Hall. They will study in refurbished [...]

A Letter from the President — Spring 2016

May 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Alumni, Another school year has passed. They go faster each year. Yet, each is unique because of the students who are with us. While we do our best to instill in them a love for life-long learning and care of their brothers and sisters in need, we also learn from them. I learn anew [...]