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In Our Prayers: Jack Huber '67
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers Jack Huber '67, who passed away on March 28, 2022. Huber was 77 years old. He is survived by his wife, Professor Emerita and former St. Thomas Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Sue Huber '82 MA, '90 PhD; sons Thomas and Andrew '94; and four grandchildren. After completing…
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St. Thomas Connect
AlumniYoda, Mr. Miyagi, Dumbledore. What do all three of these characters have in common? All are mentors who offer sage advice at pivotal moments of impact that alter the lives of Luke, Daniel and Harry. Movies and literature often take the stance that mentors are only wizened elders. However, that is not the whole picture… -
CUGMEC Scholarship Prepares Educators of Color
AlumniSt. Thomas’ School of Education is constantly working to help increase the number of teachers of color in the classroom through various partnerships, including state-funded teaching preparation programs. One, the Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color (CUGMEC) scholarship program, is a private/public partnership designed to recruit, support and retain teachers of color and… -
The Schoenecker Effect: Guy and Barbara Schoenecker
AlumniGuy Schoenecker, a 1949 alumnus of the University of St. Thomas, was the founder, chairman and CEO of Edina-based BI Worldwide, formerly known as Business Incentives. His passion for St. Thomas and the value of higher education was evident through his generous donations of both dollars and time. Since 1977, the Schoenecker Family Endowed Scholarship… -
‘Who Will Carry Me?’ Leads to Grammy Nomination for Alumnus
AlumniMusic can heal, teach and improve lives. This is especially true for Trevor Nicholas, a high school choral director in Chicago who received his Master of Arts in music education in 2020 from the Department of Music at the University of St. Thomas. He is a finalist for a 2022 Grammy Music Educator Award and… -
A Changemaker From St. Thomas to South Africa
AlumniAs Jake Hodge ’21, a biology major at the University of St. Thomas, approached graduation, he packed up his belongings and prepared for an experience that would make him stand out from his fellow graduates in more ways than one. He wasn’t going back to his home of Brainerd, Minnesota, or anywhere within an 8,000-mile… -
Pioneering Alumna Champions Diversity in Public Service
AlumniSt. Thomas alumna Kelsey Dawson Walton '02, '09 MA likes to flash passersby with a warm, welcoming smile. “That's the kind of thing that I think sometimes can be missing in our world,” she said. “I think when you show humanity then you do open doors in life for yourself.” And some doors have opened… -
Class Project Set Alumnus on Entrepreneurial Path
AlumniDwight B. Anderson ’11 came to St. Thomas as an undergraduate, thinking he was going to be a lawyer, not an entrepreneur. But an online platform he built with fellow students for an entrepreneurship class set him on a different trajectory. Today he is CEO of Design Task Group, a virtual graphic design firm on… -
First Friday Five Observations: Ozzie Nelson '87 Discusses the 'Phygital' Workplace
AlumniOzzie Nelson, chairman and CEO of NELSON Worldwide, joined St. Thomas’ Associate Vice President of Alumni, Career and Corporate Engagement Karyn McCoy on March 4 for the First Friday Speaker Series to provide insights on how to thrive in a hybrid work environment. He also shared advice on how to approach career advancement, foster workplace… -
In Our Prayers: Aaron Sather '17
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers Aaron Sather '17, who passed away on Feb. 20, 2022, at Fairview Southdale Hospital. Sather was 26 years old. Aaron is survived by his parents, Michelle "Shelley" and Steven; brother, Kyle; grandfather, George Ware; uncle, Curt (Sue) Sather; and fiancee, Claire Gagnon. After completing his undergraduate degree in history at…