Contact Kathy Duerwachter at 608-796-3072 or kaduerwachter@viterbo.edu
EIGHT TO RECEIVE VITERBO DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS OCT. 11
LA CROSSE, WIS. — Viterbo University will honor eight graduates at its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and reception, which will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at the D.B. and Marge Reinhart Center, Room 134.
Mary (Fitzpatrick) Marshall, who earned her Master of Arts in Servant Leadership degree in 2014, will be honored with the Spirit of Francis Award. Marshall was the longtime emergency services director for Catholic Charities, working on both a local and national level to aid those in need after disasters as well as responding to the needs of the homeless.
Sandra Hoeser, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Viterbo in 1969, will be honored with the Service to the University Award. Since moving back to the La Crosse area six years ago, Hoeser has been an almost constant volunteer presence at Viterbo events, in addition to being involved in many other volunteer activities in the community.
Viterbo’s alumni award tradition, which goes back to 1967, got a new twist this year, with each of the university’s three colleges honoring two alumni, one for professional development and one as a rising professional.
Those honored this year from the three colleges include the following:
College of Business, Performing Arts, and Leadership
Professional Development Award: Ann Boland, vice president of IT infrastructure for Ingersoll Rand, class of 1994 (MBA in 2010)
Rising Professional Award: Evan Dreger, marketing manager for the Milwaukee Bucks, class of 2015
College of Education, Engineering, Letters, and Sciences
Professional Development Award: Melissa “Missy” (Glenna) Naylor, physician assistant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., class of 2008
Rising Professional Award: Jessica Brozek, audit delivery territory manager for North America for NSF International, class of 2009
College of Nursing, Health, and Human Behavior
Professional Development Award: Ana Eugenia Marin, relief program coordinator and social activist in El Salvador, class of 1977
Rising Professional Award: Morgan (Welte) Stidham, lead clinical dietitian at Appalachian Regional Healthcare in Hazard, Ky., class of 2015
More details on the award winners can be found at http://www4.viterbo.edu/alumni/2019-distinguished-alumni-award-recipients.
People wishing to attend the ceremony and reception are asked to register by Oct. 3 online at http://www4.viterbo.edu/events/distinguished-alumni-awards-presentation.