Quietdrive – On the Airwaves and Around the World

Quietdrive, a Minneapolis-based band featuring two Johnnies, Matt Kirby ’04 and Kevin Truckenmiller ’04, is on the move again.  They are currently prepping for a tour of Japan later this month.  Their music is currently featured on commercials for FOX 9 – the Twin Cities FOX affiliate.

Andrew Leonard '06 wins FAA award

Johnnie Grad '06, Andrew Leonard, studying aviation management at the University of North Dakota has been named "Outstanding Centers of Excellence Student of the Year" by the Federal Aviation Administration.View Full Article.

Michael Davern '92, Named Director of Public Health Research at National Opinion Research Center

A leading expert on the use of population health data to shape public health policy, Michael Davern, will join the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago on November 23, 2009 as vice president and director of the Public Health Research Department.View Full Article.

Jon Goodman '09 and Kellen Groves '09 Make Tracks with Their Sneaker Business

After graduating from Saint John's in 2009, Jon Goodman decided to make a career out of the business he's run since since he was in 10th grade at Stillwater High School.  Together with friend and classmate Kellen Groves '08, he is taking sneaker design to another level.

SJU Graduate Chase Cushman '06- Where's Obama? Ask 'the Minnesotans'

Graduate of Saint John's University '06, Chase Cushman, Political Science Major, has taken over the scheduling office for the White House, briefing president Obama and his advisors.View Full Article.

Book by Paul Theobald '78, featured in "Too Much Weekly"

Paul Theobald, SJU grad of '78, recently published a book, Education Now: How Rethinking America’s Past Can Change Its Future.View Full Article.

Fr. Bob Flannery '69 to recieve the St. John's University Alumni Achievement Award

The Alumni Achievement Award that priest Father Robert Flannery will receive next week officially honors his career working for greater religious unity and cooperation. Story about his "Genuine Love of People" was featured in The Southern. View Full Article.

Michael Farley '85 was Recently Featured in Forbes

Michael Farley '85 is featured in Forbes.  He has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of U.S. business for Transamerica Reinsurance.View Full Article.

Vande Hei '89 Selected for Astronaut Corps

Mark T. Vande Hei '89 is one of nine members of the newest class of NASA astronaut candidates.  After successfully completing a two-year training regimen, Vande Hei will become an active astronaut in NASA's space-flying ranks. View Full Article.

Dave Laliberte '00 Featured in St. Cloud Times

Dave Laliberte '00 was recently featured in an article in the St. Cloud Times.  Laliberte, an adjunct history professor at St. Cloud State University, wrote an award-winning research paper on baseball at Native American boarding schools.  He tells a story of preservation among the children who were forced to renounce their language and culture in favor of the Euro-American way of life.View Full Article.