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Please Remember Joan M. Boyer in Your Prayers
24 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
She was the mother-in-law of Joanne Boyer, Child Development Center, and grandmother of Nathan Boyer ’08 and Matthew Boyer ’09.
Please Remember Edward R. Brandt in Your Prayers
22 Jan 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Among his many achievements, he served as a Foreign Service officer for the U.S. Information Agency for 10 years, a state representative for four years, and taught political science at St. Thomas in the 1970s. After retiring he co-founded the Germanic Genealogy Society and the multinational Federation of East European Family History Societies.
St. Thomas Dance Team Earns Sixth National Championship
20 Jan 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The Tommie dancers finished in first place in the Open Jazz Division at UDA College Nationals in Orlando, Fla., earning its sixth national championship since 2007 and its first back-to-back win in the jazz category.
Please Remember George Barnard ’53 in Your Prayers
10 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He was the first in his family to graduate from St. Thomas, and the father-in-law of Phil Hoeppner, Alumni and Constituent Relations.
A Passion for Alternative Energy That Crosses Borders
10 Jan 2013 by Greg Mowry / 1 Comment
There is a great need for social entrepreneurship with the goal of developing economical and robust systems that provide fresh water and electricity. The engineering challenges are significant but surmountable. It simply takes will and funding.
Please Remember Rafi Goshen in Your Prayers
09 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He was the brother of Talia Nadir, O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
Please Remember Maureen Sweeney in Your Prayers
09 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
She was the sister of Jerry Sweeney, who works in Catering, Dining Services.
Glenn Caruso ‘Three-Peats’ as Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year
07 Jan 2013 by Gene McGivern / No Comments
St. Thomas head football coach Glenn Caruso was introduced in Miami on Jan. 7 as the first three-time recipient in the seven-year history of the elite national Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year program. He also was named Division III National Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA) on Jan. 8. The elite award is voted on by fellow Division III coaches.
Please Remember James Malone in Your Prayers
07 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He was the brother of Father John Malone, vice president for mission.
Please Remember Hans Anthony Zimmerman in Your Prayers
03 Jan 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
He was the son of Dr. Fred Zimmerman, professor emeritus of engineering at the University of St. Thomas.
Please Remember Greg Ring in Your Prayers
03 Jan 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
He was the father of Kellie Ring, a senior and starting guard on the St. Thomas women’s basketball team.
Please Remember Paul Brandes in Your Prayers
20 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
He was the brother of Margaret Brandes, Department of Campus Life.
Father Dease to Receive Honorary Degree From St. Catherine University
18 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Father Dennis Dease, president of St. Thomas, will receive an honorary degree from St. Catherine University at its winter commencement exercises Thursday.
Please Remember the Victims of the Newtown, Conn., Tragedy in Your Prayers
17 Dec 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Resources are available to St. Thomas students, faculty and staff in need of emotional support after Friday’s tragedy.
UST in the News for Dec. 18, 2012
17 Dec 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
Football featurettes and Stagg Bowl coverage dominate headlines this week.
The Weigh-In: Beyond Grief at Sandy Hook
17 Dec 2012 by Bruce Kramer, Ph.D. / 4 Comments
After the killing of so many children and their teachers, our human journey is at a crossroads where our intentions – beautiful and transcendent, compassionate and caring, loving and forgiving, intelligent and thoughtful – continue to retreat in confusion and horror from the enormous evil we can and will inflict upon one another. For Bruce Kramer, Sandy Hook is personal.
Long Drives Frustrate Tommie Defense
15 Dec 2012 by Gene McGivern / No Comments
The St. Thomas defense slowed a potent Mount Union attack, but in the end the Purple Raiders made enough plays to post a 28-10 victory Friday night and claim the program’s 11th Division III national championship.
Tommies Fall to Mount Union in D3 Football National Championship
14 Dec 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / 2 Comments
St. Thomas’ bid for a national football championship ended Friday night with a 28-10 loss to Mount Union in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
Please Remember Parnell Francis McCabe in Your Prayers
14 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He was the father of Maureen Murphy, Opus College of Business.
Kristine Wammer and Her Students Take on a Major Source of Environmental Pollutants
14 Dec 2012 by Kristine Wammer / No Comments
Chemistry professor Kristine Wammer studies the effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment. “I am a ‘farm kid.’ I grew up on a corn and soybean farm in southern Minnesota that truly was the middle of nowhere, with the nearest town (Butternut) having a population that hovered around a dozen. Having no kids nearby meant that my brother Todd and I had to come up with creative – if slightly dangerous – ways to entertain ourselves.”
Three Tommie Award Finalists Announced
13 Dec 2012 by Student Affairs / No Comments
Eyo Ekpo, Rae Horton and Shalaw Mohammed have been voted finalists for the 2013 Tommie Award.
Please Remember Carol Corey Dunham in Your Prayers
11 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
She was the mother of Associate Professor Laura Dunham and mother-in-law of Associate Professor John McVea, Opus College of Business.
Depth of Field: O Christmas Tree
10 Dec 2012 by Mike Ekern '02 / 4 Comments
I’m going to make this simple, folks. When someone tells you they’re constructing a 34-foot Christmas tree over three to five days, you shoot a time lapse of it. Read on to find out how we did it.
Life After Catholic Studies
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Undergraduate and Graduate Alumni Speak About Bringing Catholic Studies Into the “Real World”
Memorial Mass is Monday Night for Student Mark Langdon
07 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A memorial mass will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas for student Mark Langdon.