What's New with the Class of '68
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Greg Scherer '68 Receives Alumni Achievement Award
Greg Scherer '68 (right) receives congratulations on receiving the Alumni Achievement Award during class reunion activities at Homecoming. With him is Tom Yencho, a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Greg, a retired business executive, was recognized for his many and varied volunteer commitments.
Classmate to Receive Alumni Achievement Award
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Faculty Forum discussion with Tom O’Connell ’69 and Dr. Joseph Farry on SJU in the late 1960s
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A Note from Jim Nicholson '68
I was saddened to see that Pat Antrim died and on my birthday. I have no idea of Pat's life after SJU, but in 1964 he was a stocky, cheerful guy from Breckenridge.
One January weekend, Pat invited Steve Heinemann and me to hitchhike to Breckenridge for the weekend. We started early on a very still, very bright Saturday morning. The temperature was -26. Only a stupid Okie would have agreed to such a plan. I had a pair of heavy Sears boots that my father, a guy from Tennessee, insisted I would need in Minnesota winters, and the Breckenridge adventure seemed like the perfect opportunity to break them in.
We got lucky leaving campus and managed the first 40 miles pretty quickly. After that our luck ran pretty thin. As you winter veterans know, the stillness of the weather masked the temperature, and we got very cold standing there pleading by the highway. My Sears boots did not keep my feet warm, but they sure kept them freezing once the cold set in. An elderly woman picked us up and got us to within 60 miles of Breckenridge.
The afternoon was wearing on when Pat called his mom to come and get us. She did, and we lived. That evening, as the temperature continued to drop, Pat's parents took us to the country club for dinner. His dad, a locomotive engineer, left the car running in parking lot the entire time we were there. I remember his saying that having a warm car running was worth a quarter tank of gas. I couldn't have agreed more.
Pat taught me to play cribbage, a mixed gift I admit. Already prone to mismanaging time, Pat gave me an important tool to mismanage it more effectively. We spent many hours honing our point counting skills. He was a great friend.
I never hitchhiked again, and I never again wore those miserable boots.
Jim |
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News on Dr. Patrick A. O'Dougherty '68
Dr. Patrick A. O’Dougherty ’68 has recently had his poetry published in two Library of Poetry volumes. He is also featured in the St. Paul Almanac, 2008. As well as being a noted poet, O’Dougherty also has experience as an Obama Fellow, a volunteer during Obama’s presidential campaign. O’Dougherty says of his time as an Obama Fellow in Sheboygan, WI: “It is a great honor to be awarded an Obama Fellow.” |
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Stay up-to-date with Saint John’s!
A conference call was recently held for all class agents and committee members for an update on Saint John’s. Click here to see the notes from the call.
What is a Class Committee?
Class Committee members are volunteers from each class who gather to enjoy the kind of camaraderie that only Johnnies can share. They work together to connect other classmates to Saint John’s and to each other.
So How Can I Get Involved?
If you’d like to be involved with our class committee, please contact Thom Woodward, 320.363.7303. Over the coming year, our class will be working on supporting the Four Cornerstones of the Alumni Association:
1. Student Recruitment: Asking classmates to refer potential students to the CSB/SJU Admission Office. (To do this, please visit the Online Referral Page.)
2. Student Preparation: Preparing current Johnnies for life after graduation through job placement, internships, and mentoring.
3. Alumni Connections: Enriching the lives of our 20,000 alumni and engaging them in support of the Saint John's community, as well as reconnecting them in the online community or at SJU events.
4. Resource Development: Addressing the financial needs of the SJU community by supporting the Annual Fund or Capital Campaign.
We'd love to see you get involved, so please contact Thom Woodward today. The Class Committee is a great way to get reconnected to Saint John's or to strengthen the connections that you already have.
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