Tribute and Memorial Gifts

We thank our generous supporters for tribute gifts received from February 23, 2023, through November 17, 2023.

To make a tribute gift, please use our online form.

In Memory of ...

Judith C. (Winter) Anderson ’84
James N. Anderson 

Andrew and Josephine Balistreri
Barbara Jeske ’82

George and Alice Barr
Elaine C. Garvey ’63 

Patricia Beidatsch ’52
Patricia Rickert ’52

Jim Berkes
Mary E. Devitt ’82 ’02

Sister Dorothy Bock '50
Sister Elaine Hirschenberger '65

Lida Bosetti ’78
Marie T. Bosetti ’93

Dr. Richard Brewer
Mary Kay Baum ’62
Joyce Cupertino ’62
Carol Z. (Zinner) Dolphin ’62
Mari-Anne ’91 and Donald Hechmann
Catherine Labinski ’62
Rose E. Purpero Spang ’62
Judy Walczak ’62

Vickie Brown '67
Barbara Marks '67

Sister J. Dolores Brunner
Anna Villarreal ’01

Kathleen Armbrust Coulston ’68
Nancy Ann Javore ’67

In memory of deceased members of the Class of 1966
Patricia G. Harmon ’66

Rose Delahaut
Marilyn A. Marks ’65

Emilie Daubner
Sharon Doersching ’63

Sister Austin Doherty ’54
Mary Jean Collins ’63
Jeanne Emerson ’70
Monica T. Gomez Isaac ’01

Carol (Wolf) Edelblute ’65
Dr. Joan Sattler ’65

Sister Edelwalda Endres
Marie ’54 and David Kuemmel

Sister Elmerita, source of wisdom and great stories
Marie Gery '60

Sister Elizabeth Engel H '80
Diana Burns '78

Sister Johanella Fiecke
Caroline Urban '62

Metty Fredricks ’98 ’12
Rose Fyock
Kay Lettenberger 

Diane (Searing) Galles ’65
Rose Mary Walecki ’65

Sister Joselma Gartner ’42
Sister Frances P. Cunningham ’65

Sister Marie Gnader ’52
Enid A. Bootzin Berkovits ’78

Beverly Griesemer ’61
Arleen Faeth ’74

Bernadette (Koller) Hamilton ’73
Rosemarie Barrette
Don Biemann
Barbara Dassow
John Delaney
Paul and Julie Eisenhauer
Jim and Angie Gates
Norbert Greis
Mary Koller
Marion Koller
Marnie and Carl Komp
Jeffrey and Debra Metz
Diane Molitor
Anita Nickerson
Mary and Ed Nohr
Beth and Gary Peters
Janet Totero
Jenn and Regan Vehring
Patty and Ben Yanasak
Karen Zacharias

Sister Bernarda Handrup ’50
Dr. Peggy A. House ’63
Veronica Wielebski '66

Judith Reisetter Hart
Janice Kayser

Sister Margaret Held ’71
Elizabeth A. Bacik ’66

Thomas Hendricks
Heidi M. Hendricks ’99

Sister Lee Agnes Hodapp '66
Patricia G. Harmon '66

Sister Mary Maurelia Hueller ’43
Sister Patricia Kieler ’60

Sister Martine Hundelt '40
Sister Patricia Ann McCarthy '68

Sister Theophane Hytrek ’38
Sister Luanne Durst ’59
Elizabeth M. Seaver ’67

Patricia Jensen ’71
Marlene L. Kukla ’88 ’06
Margaret J. Sergon ’15 ’18
Marilyn J. Zwissler ’08

Mary Jo (Secanky) Kaiserlian ’58
Winifred Nathan ’58

Sister Viola Koenigsfeld '66, source of wisdom and great stories
Marie Gery '60

Joan Kasdorf Kraft ’54
Bernadine R. Szopinski ’54

Shirley (McKee) Kemp
Bunny K. Booker ’13

Sister Roberta Klesener ’68
Jane Sanford ’69

Sister Julie Knotek ’46
Jean M. Berens ’91

Jeri Koss '73
Susan Koebel '73

Sister Laura Lampe H ’78
Glenda Holm ’69

Oliver and Theresa Land
Theresa M. Roznik '78

Marie Georgiann Langreck
Kevin Langreck

Lillian Leenhouts, my mom
Robin S. Leenhouts

Sister Georgine Loacker ’47
Valerie J. Brown '60
Jan Cosmos ’63
Marie Gery '60
Dr. Peggy A. House ’63
Sister Julia A. Rice ’54

Jan Martin H ’11
Vincent Martin
Martin Family Foundation

Sister Mary Georgia Matlock '60 '85
Janice K. Gifford '82

Kathleen Mayer ’60
Miriam Montavon ’60 

Carol M. Meils '75
Eric Meils, Sr.

Janet R. (Sperber) Miller '76
Richard Miller
Marcia Liebau Schultz '78

Mary M. Cayton Mirhoseini ’85
Dr. Mahmood Mirhoseini

Pilar Moller ’97
Brooke P. Wegner ’99 ’03

Kathryn Pauly Morgan ’65
Rose Mary Walecki ’65

My mother
Francette Hamilton ’58

My parents, Louise and Lloyd
Lou Ann Roloff ’64

Janice Stewart Nessibou ’71
Nancy Karnowski ’61

Sister Nicoletta, source of wisdom and great stories
Marie Gery '60

Fredrick T. O'Rourke
Diana Marie O'Rourke '65

Kathleen Zellmer Parker ’62
Joyce M. Cupertino ’62
Carol Z. (Zinner) Dolphin ’62 

Marciano and Rosita Perez
Raquel Perez

Kristin Pokrovac
Patrick Pokrovac

Sister Joan Puls ’58
Sister Irene Zimmerman ’58

CSM Thomas Ray
Sister Mary A. Ray '53

Sister Joel Read ’48
Kathleen ’95 and Robert Brumder
Cheryl Ellis ’90
Kathleen C. Gigl ’66
Dr. Maureen Hellwig ’68
Nevenka Lutzow Bralic ’77
Mary C. McNamara ’61
Mary J. Meehan H ’05
Rose E. Purpero Spang ’62
Caroline Urban '62

Sister Rosenda
Angela S. Maloy ’63

Judy A. Sabel ’13
Jennifer L. Krueger ’09 ’13

Sister Celestine Schall ’48
Adekola L. Adedapo ’10 ’21
Linda M. Van Treeck ’01

Ruth and Leonard Schilz
Bonni M. Wagner '91

Audrey Schmitt ’60
Arleen Faeth ’74

Jo Ann Schmitz ’68
Linda Umbdenstock, PhD ’68

Ted Schuldt
Lynn E. Schuldt '92

Deceased School Sisters of St. Francis
Diane M. Miller ’85

Marlene (Fortaw) Schuler ’62
Thomas R. Schuler

Robert O. Schlytter, Marion C. Schlytter and Robert B. Schlytter
Lynne Miller

Sister Helena Steffens-meier '75, Art Department
Elvira Sandoval Denk '64

Lisette Stehr
Karen C. Reske '80

Edward and Helen Sundell
Nancy J. Kaump '86

Rev. Karen S. Sundland
A. Virginia Andrews ’92

Bethany Thiede
Bethany B. Thiede Wray '04

Arline Thill
Jeanne S. Gundrum '70

Nancy (Maricle) Vaseloff '61
Linda R. Quinlan '61

Dorothy Vittone '76
Nancy V. Paddison

Sister Roseann Wagner ’56
Toni A. Gradisnik ’75

Nancy Dale Wallace, my sister who died of cancer 1991
Susan Schmitt Winchester

Rita Wassenberg, to honor my mother
Janice A. Neubauer '71

Sister Armella Weibel ’46 ’85
Patricia Kimberley ’59
Judith Weiand ’64
Veronica Wielebski '66

Marilyn Wright, my dear mother
Cynthia A. Wright '97

In Honor of …

All alumnae
Jovita Carranza H ’11

All brave enough to pursue their goals
Curonda M. Davis ’12

All who sustain the presence of Alverno
Sister Kathlyn A. Brenner '60

Jenny Allan ’22
Johanna J. Bryan ’22

Alverno, for having had a powerful effect on my career
Charline Cauley ’01

Kristen Belkofer ’08 ’14, recipient of Alverno’s Rising Star Award
Mari-Anne ’91 and Donald Hechmann

April P. Bentley
Bregetta Wilson ’18

Roseanna Berger ’09
Martha Berger

Marian Berger
Judith A. Berger ’98

Mary Beth Berkes '75
Katherine M. Hudson H '14

Raymond W. Betts
ReeAnn M. Betts-Morris ’94

Melissa Bonds
Desiree H. Pointer-Mace

Christy L. Brown, JD, President of Alverno College
Margaret Cary ’60
Mari-Anne ’91 and Donald Hechmann
Debra J. Jupka ’75
Julie A. Moore ’95

Johanna Bryan ’22
Jenny L. Allan ’22

Lisa Calderone-Stewart
Erica J. Weber ’12

Wilbert and Betty Carr
Beverly Collins ’88

Jovita Carranza H ’11
Anonymous

Sister Mary C. Carroll ’62
Charlene Chapman Madden ’64

Class of 2022
Kathy ’02 and Michael Marr

Class of 1994 Social Science Dept
Beth M. Pankonen-Mortl ’94

With gratitude to the Community Psychology Program
James B. South ’21 

Dr. Vivien DeBack ’54
Dr. Carriette Weddle ’76

Sister Bernardin Deutsch ’53
Judith W. Amberg ’67
Joseph J. Foy
Ellen M. Goldstein ’89
Diane M. Wagner ’65

Sister Mary Diez ’67
Monique Y. Abujana ’98 ’00
Sister Bernardin Deutsch ’53
Sister Marjorie Ann J. Eisenmenger ’58 

Brad Duckworth, 2023 Alverno Athletics Hall of Fame Coach/Administrator Inductee
Mari-Anne '91 and Donald Hechmann

Margaret Sue (Van Duser) Duea ’68
Cynthia Frami ’68

Sister Margaret Earley ’52
Alice Hatzenbeller ’88
Rebecca A. Valentine ’95 

Jodi Eastberg, for all the great work she does
Kathleen Raab

Sister Bette Edl '62
Mary F. Grimes '68

Sister M. Galgani
Beneta Dompke ’62 

Jessica Giese '09
Chris Giese

Cecelia Gore ’92 08
Anonymous

Dionne Grayson ’96, recipient of Alverno's Service to the Community Award
Mari-Anne ’91 and Donald Hechmann

Jessie T. Hausch ’15
Dr. Donald Hausch and Rev. Joanne Thomson

Mari-Anne Hechmann ’91, recipient of Alverno’s Outstanding Alum Award
Abby P. Andrietsch
Charles and Teresa Hall Bartels
Kristin Belkofer ’08 ’14
Carol Z. (Zinner) Dolphin ’62
Catherine ’91 and Richard Dowdell
Roberta Efraimson
Lois Gresholdt ’91
Sandra Lockhart
Marianne and Sheldon Lubar
Elizabeth K. Lukowitz ’15 ’20
Samantha M. Maldonado ’09 ’11
Vincent Martin
Kim M. Muench ’89
Dr. Marilyn Shrude ’69
Meghan E. Walsh ’16
Patricia Wilde ’61

Ellen Hopper ’96
Tamara C. Strause ’96

Kathy Hudson H ’14
Mary Beth Berkes ’75

My mother, Patricia Johnson
Linda M. Johnson-Dynek ’91 ’99

Mary Pat Kerrigan ’58
Mary A. Chambers

Katie Kordsmeier ’99
John and Connie Kordsmeier

Sarah Kordsmeier ’12
John and Connie Kordsmeier

Dara Larson
Denise M. Cawley ’96

The La Verna Society Celebration
Debra J. Jupka '75

Sister Andrea Lee, IHM
Anonymous

Trish Lewis
Anonymous

Helen Habriga Lococo ’74
Joan M. Poletti ’74

Essie Lyons
Cynthia H. Dugan ’71

Theresa A. Marsicek, PhD ’11 ’13
Robert J. Boehm

Sheri Masiakowski '74
Gloria M. Konkel '83

Dana McCullough
Madeline M. OMalley

Sue Mente
Suzanne M. Cornell

School Sisters of the Music Department
Mary C. Stryck ’86

Sister Marlene Neises H ’99
Nancy T. Sawyer ’20

Kathleen O’Brien ’67
Anonymous

Maddie O’Malley, for her technical assistance
Dana McCullough

Jim Oppermann, 2023 Alverno Hall of Fame Trailblazer Inductee
Mari-Anne '91 and Donald Hechmann

Annette Padron
Rosanna A. Padron Treuden ’01

Desiree Pointer-Mace
Angela A. Peterson ’06 ’12

Presidential Search Committee Members
Anonymous

Dr. Stephani Richards-Wilson
Jennie L. Benz ’18 ’21

School Sisters of St. Francis
Judge Stephanie A. Arend ’85
Suzanne Constantini ’69        

Sister Judeen Schulte ’71
Rosemary A. Stetzer

Laura Sear
Anonymous

Wendy Serafin
Evonne Zalewski ’82

Rose E. Purpero Spang ’62
Catherine Labinski '62
Dr. Mary Ann Schwartz ’62 and Dr. Richard Brewer
Gina M. Spang ’08

Claudia Spice ’23
Linda M. Spice

Dr. Tracy Stockwell ’95
Jodi R. Eastberg

Samantha Vinti
Derek Vinti

Sister Mary Jane Wagner ’64
Sheri Masiakowski ’74

Sharyn Warren ’22
Anonymous

Rita Wassenberg
Janice A. Neubauer ’71

Brook Wegner ’99 ’03
Anonymous

Greg Wesley
Anonymous

Damon White ’93
Erika B. White ’21 ’22

Erika White ’21 ’22
Natalie B. White ’16 ’20